Evaluating the Teaching of Joyce Meyer 

Dear Lord, Do not make me rich, do not make me poor, just give me my daily bread. Thank you. I rest in your peace Father God.

"Seek ye first the Kingdom..." has worked consistently for me for 50 years.

I've been saying this for years! Some of the people in my church love her. Until or unless we read & study the Bible for ourselves, we will be prone to listen to whatever 'sounds Christian'".

I have spent my adult life suffering horribly but I suffer with a smile and thank God every day for the suffering because at least I am still alive.

I have listened to her for years. And my Church just brought out a series on False Faith Teachers. I was shocked to see Joyce Meyer. I went home and threw out everything. O am ashamed that I listened to her for so long and believed her. I am thankful I never let go of Jesus of went off the wall. I teach my children to read to Word every day and hear Jesus. Thank you for telling the truth

I remember Joyce being a guest in my parents’ home several times when I was a kid. I remember hearing her voice from the basement, where all us kids were playing; it was so shrill and bombastic, talking over everyone else. She was a stuck up, rude lady. My family knew her when she was just starting in ministry at Life Christian Center in St. Louis, Missouri. I’ll not forget those days. She, Rick Shelton and many others, were living really well, all the while telling struggling folks to give more so they, too, can live abundant lives.

Joyce Meyer does way more for others by her preaching, then you. Hearing her preach for the first Time, brought me Closer to God. Soo what! What everyone says, that woman saved what i was ready to throw away. God bless. I am happy today, thank you God for putting Joyce Meyer on my path Amen

I watched her for a couple of years. Then I ran across a clip of a video where she was being interviewed. She was ask if she felt guilty that some of the money that she received might be from the elderly who really couldn't afford to give. Without any hesitation she replied why should I feel guilty? If they wanted to send it to me, why should I refuse? That struck me as cold and heartless. Just listening to the clip you played made me nauseated. If she chooses to live the good life on this Earth, that's on her. But to think she would knowingly take from the poor, that's rather low.

Wow so agree! I have been born again for 26 yrs. To think when I was first saved I listened to them all!!!??? God removed me and my family from a church we had been in for years. I had put a certain woman Pastor on a pedestal. Then one morning in church she emotionally and spiritually abused me. I have chosen to forgive but...it was never the same again. The hard thing is...my Sister and Mum still go and everything has changed with us.

From Jesus in the sermon on the mount Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21...... Also recorded in Luke 12:32-34 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

I was hoping this was the perspective you would take and I am grateful for you telling the truth in a soothing way. I listened to liars for years, filtering out what I knew was and wasn't right, but never had the courage to address the red flags until recently. Now I am addressing lies and liars. Thank you.

I have to tell the world that after l made that last comment, I just uncontrollably started crying like a baby! It was like resergance of the holy spirit. I think something wonderful just happened! Hallelujah! Amen!

THANKYOU HANK...WE ARE BLESSED YOU ARE STILL AT IT..

I was in the health wealth Prosperity cult for a couple of years with my brother. Hank Hanegraaff and John MacArthur Junior helped us tremendously, but the biggest thing was actually reading our Bibles and realizing that what we were being taught did not line up with the scriptures. The breaking point was when someone tried to push me over who claimed to be a prophet and when I didn't fall over like I was dead they said I resisted the Holy Spirit LOL. I left all of my friends popularity and pretty girls behind while they all stayed in that cult. The truth will set you free

Listening to Joyce has brought me closer to God. She still teaches people to put God first in your life and have faith and be thankful.

Oh Hank, been listening to you for decades. My grandmother listened to The Bible Answer Man on the radio and also J Vernon McGee. HAHAHA. What a voice he had. THANK YOU for the wealth of education over the years that kept me grounded.

that's just magical hooy. I have a whole slew of genetic disorders and more going on in my life. But I am rich in spirit and live an abundant life. Praise God.

The power of life and death is in your tongue Proverbs 18

The holy Spirit came to me in my darkest hour and showed me the truth. I'm am so thankful.And now I hunger for it! Amen!

I am going to be..... what ever The Lord Almighty has in His will for me. NOT what Joyce Meyer tells me to talk to! My wallet will stay empty if that is Gods will and I am happy with that because All I and everyone else needs is Him. 😊🙌

Keep up the courageous defense of the gospel, Hank. Americans are so gullible. "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

I love u man God's word it's the only truth, nothing else,God bless you

Most of the time she sounds like a classic motivational speaker that you would hear at a Dale Carnegie class or one of those classes like you have infinite power or something like that. She uses typical motivational power language.

I love that phrase - "The Osteenification..." How true!

amen, I was listening to a preacher creflo dollar, his words sounded very advertising, my mind was like woop woop amen, yes I don't got to be sick, I don't got to be poor... lol but as ausome as it sounded my spirit was tugging me telling me to get out of my mind and feelings , it was my flesh that was amening his words because they were lovley words I mean who wouldn't want to be rich and healthy and heal people.... but blessed am I for the lords spirit that pulls me back into the reality of his spirit, and gives me the strength to not pray to remove all my problems but pray too help me rise above them by enjoying his life in me... it was through my "problems" that I was drawn closer to the lord :) how amazing and mysterious he is that somehow in the midst of what seems like hell he stirs up my spirit and instead of wollowing in self pitty I praise him! :) oh lord Jesus thank you

My discernment agrees with your opinion on this subject. Thank you for this topic & no one is above God's mercy.

I hope The Lord our Savior Jesus Christ continues to hold you up brother Hannegraff. I want you to know how much your right dividing The Word of truth has helped me run this race and stay the course. I wish I had the space in this post to tell you how much the WOF teaching has negatively effected my life. Praise be to God for your ministry.

Try preaching Joyce Mayers message on the “wallet” to the starving (literally), and persecuted Church. It wouldn’t encourage anyone there to carry on and endure. Thank you for making the twisting of Gods word so clear

God bless you for exposing people like Joyce Meyer.

very well discerned Hank.We need to help vulnerable listeners thanks

And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty. - Proverbs 22:16b (She'll never tell you about that verse.)

Spurgeon said Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong, it's knowing the difference between right and "almost" right

Hank thank you for directing people to the Word to test all things. Thank you also for taking the arrows that so many people are shooting at you and your ministry.

Spiritual ritchness through Christ Jesus... ❤❤

You can have it all like she does but you have to make a covenant with the Devil. I have 11 children from one marriage I’m now 76 The Lord has been good to me always. I have seen Gods hand in my life so often but most when I went through a deep valley. I had no income whatsoever for 2 years with 11 small children. However every day we had everything we needed. My Lord took care of all my needs everyday. It was the best time of my life. I have seen so many miracles happen before my own eyes. After 2 year we had income again. My wife said: “one thing of all we sold I miss, that is the antique clock.” The clock had a special sentimental value for us. I said: “let me see if I can buy one the same.” Yah she said: “but it will never be the same.” I went to the store but there was no Clock even not one that looked like it. So I asked the owner if he still knew me. Yes he said. So I asked if he ever get a clock the same as I sold him. To my surprise he answered: “It is at my house, My wife took it home.” I did get it back for the same money as I got for it. The Lord knew that my wife would miss it and kept it for us. It is only by the Holy Spirit that we can understand that God the Creator of all things Sent His Only Begotten Son for us to Die at the cross for our sins; and come to know the forgiveness of sins for all those who put their faith and trust in Him. I feel so sad for people who Mock with God and the Lord Jesus.

Jesus is all I need. He takes care of me and my family He alone is Enough!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

One constant in all these preachers. They all live lavish lifestyles while hitting up people who are just getting by up for more money. That should tell you all you need to know. If you spend the time to know the word yourself then getting caught in false teachings isn't as easy. We'll all give an account one day.

Excellent commentary from Hank.. Excellent ! Thank you.

So grateful Joyce Meyer's & Joel Osteen & the lot are finally being revealed for who they really are. I'm surrounded by so many who eat everything they say up like it's truer than the Real Word of God. I speak against her & people think I'm a crazy radical nutjob. So sad.

Let your messages open the eyes of many.. Bless you man of God.

When sound doctrine is being taught by the power of the spirit is has the most humbling effect on the hearers . It exhalts God the father and the Lord Jesus and should bring man low by the illumination of there increased understanding of God being revealed by a Holy spirit led Teacher. Many preachers today esp on TV who are preaching messages which apeal to the fleshly mind and its desires . If you want to pack a church today it seems you just have to preach health wealth and prosperity . Things that people who have no profession desire . Test all things by the written word and prayer as we have the biblical characters and apostles lives as examples .

I've never understood why people equate being rich/or wealthy with happiness? We live in a material culture that tells us we have to have material wealth to be happy. I'm not saying that it's wrong to have nice things, or to be blessed with an abundance, but happiness does not come from wealth or prosperity. Nor should we feel like we're unblessed if God only supplies us with our basic needs. If we have a roof over our heads, food in our stomach, and clothes on our back, we should be thankful and content with our blessings. Many people in the world lack even the basic necessities for survival. I've never been someone who feels like I need the fanciest house, or the fanciest car to be happy in life. Many people go into the military because they feel God has called them to sacrifice their lives to protect other people. These soldiers go through difficult military training, and many other discomforts and inconveniences. Some of them go through pure living hell, loose their life, or their limbs. Are they any less blessed than you and I because they sacrificed their lives, dreams, and personal ambitions, to protect other people? No I would say they are more blessed than other people. They are heroes, and Saints.

Biblical Christians test all things to the word of God. It's called discernment.

I love listening to Joyce Meyer. I thank God for her!!!

My mother gave her heart to the Lord a few years ago because of Joyce Meyers bible teaching. My mother was a hard core bitter liberal old woman...then while we were taking care of her as her hospice care...she asked me to come into her room and shared with me that she believed in Jesus Christ as her Savior and she prayed the sinners prayer to be named one of Gods children because of the Word being shared by Joyce Meyer. John McCarther admitted years ago...we all are going to be surprise how wrong a lot of us were in our doctrine. To me...Joyce Meyer is teaching Malachi 3...on general tithing or giving.

You mentioned the applauds coming from the audience, I watched several of her enjoying everyday life programs & noticed that the front row is full of her staff and some family members. I call them the cheerleaders, sitting closest to the microphones.

Im not saying that she's right or wrong in this instance, but for anyone listening to her, if God is first in their lives and they listen to the voice of God, then what does it matter if she gets it wrong at times? I don't agree that everything she teaches is scripturally sound, but she speaks from her heart and has encouraged thousands and helped pull them from despair, myself included. Therefore I can only say I am grateful for her confessions that have encouraged me.

Haters always envy the blessed. I've been so blessed at times it brought me to my knees with streams of tears. Tears of unbelievable joy. God working through Joyce saved my life and brought me back to God. I thought I was gonna be living in a shack. Instead God grants me a three bedroom, three bath, two living rooms, a beautiful kitchen, ground level, ulitilies included all for free. How do you not fall to your knees and not rejoice God. Or going from homeless. To selling koa wood for 5.25 - 21.00 a board foot and your selling 8000 board foot of Koa wood and we were only paying ten cents a board foot and had the lowest bid to obtain that job ??? God !!! We took the leap of faith. Gave up two apartments to live in a Manson container with two kids and a year later we got that koa bid. You gotta know the personal journey. Before you go pointing fingers. God knows we will never be perfect. But he knows our intentions

I find it impossible to believe any biblical teacher who states that she herself is NOT a sinner. That is heresy, utterly opposed to the scriptures. On her audio tape "From the Cross to the Throne", Joyce Meyer states adamantly that she is NOT a sinner: "All I was ever taught to say was I a poor miserable sinner. I am NOT poor, I am NOT miserable, and I am NOT a sinner -- that is a lie from the pit of hell, that is what I were and if I still was, then Jesus died in vain. I'm gonna tell you something, folks: I didn't stop sinning until I finally got it through my thick head I wasn't a sinner anymore.". Compare that with the bible: 1 John 1:8 says "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.". Romans 3:23 says "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.".

Joyce Meyer agrees with the worst heretical teaching in 'Word of Faith': She says “You know, I was listening to a set of tapes by one man and he explained it like this, and I think this kind of gets the point across, he said, ‘Why do people have such a fit about God calling His creation, His man-not His whole creation, but His man-little gods? If He’s God, what’s He going to call them but the god-kind?’ I mean, if you as a human being have a baby, you call it a human kind. If cattle has another cattle, they call it cattle-kind. So, I mean, what’s God supposed to call us? Doesn’t the Bible say we’re created in his image? Now, you understand I am not saying you are God with a capital G.” (Joyce Meyer, Authority and Opposition, audio tape number 1236.) The God of the Bible teaches that ALL other gods are false gods. One can only guess which Word of Faith (Prosperity Gospel) teacher Meyer was listening to! Was it Copeland, Hagin, Dollar, Duplantis etc etc? They all teach this HERESY. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TFgVTnlP-0A.html .

She is a master mind that's why many are deceived but she is teaching prosperity using faith, twisting the word, and telling people to call things that are not as though they were, only God can do that. I agree new era disguised with laughter and manipulated bible verses

The broad road to destruction is full of riches. But the narrow road of Holiness is full of loneliness and pain. Jesus said if anyone wants to be his disciple he must carry his cross daily and follow him. My hands are busy carrying my cross. I can't fill it up with riches too. I only have one master and that is Jesus Christ.

Hard to see where Paul takes collections for other churches because of their extreme poverty but these people act like we're guaranteed to be wealthy.

So how is what Joyce Meyer said supposedly heresy? Didn't Jesus say that if you had faith as a mustard seed that you could speak to the mountain and it would be thrown into the sea? Didn't he also say that if his words abide in you and you abide in him, that you could ask what you will and it shall be done for you? Doesn't proverbs say that if you cast your bread upon the waters that it will return to you after many days? Does God want us to be poor, is there any blessing or joy in poverty? If we invest in his kingdom and exercise our talents, will they not come back to us? This man is making excuses in this case because he perhaps does not have faith to cast his bread upon the waters. Sounds good doesn't it? The little boy invested his lunch (fishes and loaves) and Jesus multiplied it, didn't he? In Joyce Meyers' case, she provides real world testimony of cases when she gave into God's kingdom and it was paid back to her. Do you believe her? Has this radio host tried what she has suggested, even once? A person can take the Word and choose any preconceived notion that they want, but it is not necessarily faithful. What did Jesus believe? He said that we could do what he did, so long as we abide in Him and exercise faith, and speaking, faith and giving are all a part of the blessings available to us. God spoke the universe into existence, we are made in his image and redemption through faith makes is available to us, and faith (within his will) must be exercised in order to grow and be effective.

I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. - 1st Timothy 2:12 It doesn't get any clearer than that.

That should be known because people has the idea that when they got saved all would be well. The person got saved and got sick and had to retire from work because of his sickness he could not work again and therefore was terribly disappointed in his salvation.

I am glad you pointed this out because I was into her until I heard what you said.

Here's another one who has mastered the art of convincing and convicting the gullible that they applaud so much.

I would like to add that J.M. saying words have power is right out of the word of faith false doctrine, Kenneth Copland. A person can make thier mouth say anything. That doesn't mean that a person can create reality with words. That is a God thing ,ONLY.

I am poor and I am filled with the love of the Lord. That's what I want not money. Christ is risen!

Very commendable Hank,

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God. I don't want to be rich...NO! Prosperity Preaching is, well, all about money and as we all know, the love of money is the root of all evil. You can have all this world, just give me Jesus.

I have studied Pastor Hank Hanegraaff books and teaching for over 30 years. He teaches Christian Apologetics. Apologetics. ( Greek ) means a system of discourse in defence of the doctrine and theology and writings of the early Christians. +

I have listened to Joyce Meyer for many, many years. I've never heard her say ONE THING that God would not approve of. Neither have I ever heard her teach a "prosperity" message, like you define prosperity. Joyce teaches that if you belong to the Lord, He'll supply all your needs. I've had this proven true in my life. God provides everything I need; He's never failed me yet. Joyce teaches the same thing: If you serve the Lord and belong to Him, He'll provide for all your needs. Joyce has written many,many books and I'm sure she's made a lot of money from them - that's her business. It's NOT your business to criticize how she spends her money. The money coming in from partners goes to the many, many outreaches she has all over the world. Joyce builds homes, hospitals, schools all over the world, while telling them about Jesus. She has wells dug for clean water for many, many people. She does many other things for many people around the world. When was the last time you fed a starving person, or flew around the world to dig them a well, or told them about Jesus. You - author of the criticism above, you're spending your life sitting on your hind end looking for things to criticize about followers of Christ, while you judge them by your pitiful, shortsighted little opinion. You are willfully disobeying the Lord by judging His followers and trying to convince others to do the same. You are getting your desire to tear down people who are doing more than you've ever dreamed of doing from your father- satan himself. And one day you will burn with him. And all who read your comments and jump on your bandwagon will burn with him too. People, take seriously God's command not to judge others or you will slide right into hell with all the other people who refuse to obey God's warnings.

I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with speaking positively. But I don't think your checkbook hears you when you speak to it. If you're a salesman, and you're attitude is positive, more than likely you'll get positive results. I believe if you tithe and give offerings from a sincere heart, God will bless you because He has found a vessel through which He can bless others. It's a part of His kingdom. But speaking money into bank accounts and checkbooks isn't God's prosperity model.

I realized years ago Joyce Meyer is a false teacher. 2nd Peter 2 warns us of those who would make merchandise of you.

Joyce Meyer is an inspiration for me. She's not wrong. She helps me understand the bible.

Thank you, Hank. I would not have caught that. She does say some good stuff, and she is a remarkable lady, to say the least, but there are so few true bible expositors left..... you are a Godsend

So tithing was good in the Old Testament but now it’s heresy?

Yes unfortunately it took me quite a while to realize this

Well first of all 1st Corinthians chapter 14, verse 34 says "Let your women keep silence in the churches for it is not permitted unto them to speak, but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law!

Whatever happened to the message of Repentance and Remittance of sin?

Think of all the apostles. They all suffered. God doesn't care about your check book.

Matthew 21: 21 So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done. 22 "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." Mark 10:29 So Jesus answered and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel's,

Hear is the payer you need to pray . "Two things I ask of you , O Lard: do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me ;give me neither poverty nor riches but give me only my daily bread . Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say , who is the Lord? Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God."

Giving 10% is not Biblical. They always using Old Law scripture for New Testament church. If we give 10% then we are neglecting the other 20% we're supposed to give as well if we are going to live by the Law. People need to read the Bible themselves.

Joyce Meyer abandoned Jesus army, and she has enrolled(maybe not even realizing) in Satan's army, deceiving herself and unfortunately deceiving her listeners. May God open your eyes, Joyce, untill is not too late for you.

Yes exactly $ going in her pocket

I dont think hank is eluding to the fact that Christians have to be poor. The point is that ministries like Joyce m are focussed on building up self...I personally realize that nothing I am or have to give of myself is accepted by God. Only what is of Christ is pleasing to God. John the Baptist said " I must decrease, and He must increase. Its okay to despise your flesh....even not trusting self. You can do that and still have a prosperous joyful life. People don't need happy lessons.

I grew up in this type of name it claim it doctrine, listening to Copeland and Hagen and every week someone from the pulpit would either shame you into giving or try to excite you into giving and both would blame your lack in your life on a lack of giving .I never failed to give my 10% plus, every week until I lost my house and everything I had. The funny part is the amount I was behind on my mortgage was almost to the dollar what I had given to the church. Then I went to the Bible to see what God had to say about prosperity. Lev.26 says that if you are careful to keep the law and commandments and ordinances you will be blessed and not cursed. The word also says you will be the head and not the tail, the first and not the last, the lender and not the borrower. So I decided to do the laws of God with my family. We keep the Sabbath and the feast days, the new moons and the health laws. I grow a beard etc. You may say that I'm crazy and that Jesus fulfilled all that and we are not under the Law. I say that I work the same job and am the same person that I was but now I have a big house, my cars and trucks are payed for (not old junk) and I have money in the bank which I give away as the Spirit leads and even 10 horses. Even my 6 children and my 7 grandchildren are blessed because they continue in what I have taught them from God's word. Jesus said; that those who keep the laws and teach others will be the greatest in the kingdom and those who don't and teach other not to keep the law will be the least in the kingdom (the kingdom is on earth now). He also said seek you first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (which means to keep the law) an all these things will be added unto you. I chose to believe what Jesus said and not these prosperity teacher and now I live a prosperous life just like Jesus said I would and you can too. God is not a liar and He never changes. The truth is prosperity doesn't come from giving; it comes from obedience to God's laws and commandments. I hope my testimony helps someone.

Way to take her message out of context! If you listened to her on a regular basis you would know that she battled cancer and a brother's suicide. I am a changed person thanks to the Holy Spirit using her messages to bless me! We are tithing and now have more than enough so that for the first time in our lives we can financially bless others. She admits she's not where she wants to be but is so thankful to her Father, she's not where she used to be. She had a horrible start in life but through the grace of God she is pressing on. I've never failed to be blessed by a single message of hers in its entirety!

you've nailed her goofy teachings!

Optomism NOT negativity that is rampant everywhere. I have proven prayers and the power of positive thinking results in my life for YEARS. God is real and with usif you listen i the midst of all this nouse.

a very sober message....what is very scary is his last sentence, the osteenification of american christianity where is the message of I preach Jesus and him Crucified, raised from the dead for my justification and sitting at the right hand of the Father to make intercession for the saints. if it were not for the Living Savior whom i trust and holds me, i fear what would await my death

I think the Bible already explains this people who are not born of the spirit ( born again) have only the power of the flesh working in them, those who are born of the spirit have the power of God which is the Holy Spirit and a New man or inner man which is a new being created in us when we are born again. As we have also inherited original sin from, Adam, we also inherited our flesh or carnal nature which is the fifth column in very Christian (an enemy within ) This is why Paul warned the Galatians about " beginning in spirit ending in the flesh " . Galatians 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? If you end in the flesh you are not abiding in the true wine which is Christ and in day of judgement he will separate those who abide in the true wine and bore fruits from those who did not bear fruits once saved all aways saved is myth if we end in the flesh we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven John 15 1-4 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me." For we are warned that in the last days there will be many who will fall from the true faith by seduced by deceiving spirits. The where seduced by deceiving spirits because they never chastised their flesh which will always be the fifth column till the day our Lord returns. If we do not follow the guidance of the holy spirit in every aspect of our life, then we will end in flesh holy spirit was given to us not Only to lead us in prayer or to speak in tongues but also to guide us in every aspect of life and we need the power of God to overcome the flesh, the world and Satan . If we are not lead by the spirit then our flesh will take over. For Jesus spoke of people are neither warm or cold this refers to Christians who have the power of flesh working in them and never allowed the spirit to chastise their flesh Rev 13:6 KJV "So then because of thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." Pls read Matthew 25:14-30 The Parable of the Talents John 15 full chapter Abiding in the Vine which is christ we are expected to follow a narrow path and obey God's commandments ie love your lord your God with all your heart and soul and to love your neighbours including your enemies as your self it is hard to follow this as our flesh would be the greatest hindrance to this commandment as our flesh wants to be glorified itself rather than glorify God . It impossible for man to do this on his own will as by nature we are sinful and it would lead to self-righteousness and pride can only achieve this with the supernatural power of God and through power the holy spirit our guide and helper. hence we must take great care in overcoming our flesh and world for God promised the kingdom of God and eternal life for those who overcome till the very end. The proof that we are following the narrow path to life is our character we are supposed to bear good fruit ie love, patience, understanding, good judgment, wisdom , hate for sin and injustice , patiently preaching the word to those who are mislead by satan with love and concern , praying for your enemies and those who wrong you and for giving them , repenting from your sins , etc

Mixing truth with lies is apostasy.

I listen to Joyce off and on. I have to say that she helps me. I'm not looking for riches. I want peace of mind and to have a close personal relationship with Jesus. I use her more for motivation than for learning biblical doctrine. Everything she says is not wrong. I think she is trying to help people APPLY the teachings in the Bible. I listen to her for that reason. But I listen to other preachers like Paul Washer for doctrine, messages on the Cross. I can't continually listen to a preacher who is stuck at the cross and how to obtain salvation. You must learn that, absolutely, and get it down good, then you should learn how to work out your salvation and how to live by The Word in your daily life. That is what she helps me with. But you know, God created the universe by "speaking" and life and death are in the power of the tongue, and we will have to account for every idle word so does anyone here believe that Words have power, just wondering because it makes sense to me. I can't help it and so does the law of attraction and the power of positive thinking. People believe that positive thinking has helped people recover from sickness more quickly than those who fear. I understand the Gospel is self-denial and picking up your cross and following Jesus and that Jesus is enough in good and bad. But what's wrong with striving to have a positive attitude? I have found that it helps me have a better day.

Thank you Hank /CRI

Well I'm certainly not a bible scholar and I don't generally defend any tv preachers as in never but as per your comment about words and reality. The opposite of reality is fantasy. The power of life and death are in the tongue, sure doesn't give the appearance of fantasy, at least to me.

I always knew from the first time I saw her she was evil. Something about her just screamed demonic. Now that I herd what she said, it’s no doubt in my mind that she’s teaching a wicked doctrine straight from hell.

Joyce Meyer teaches that John (the Revelator) was "SELF RIGHTEOUS" because he referred to himself as "The apostle that Jesus loved".

Doing what the Bible says. Great advise from a woman thinking she is a pastor. She should let Gods word be absorbed. Women should remain silent in the church

Joyce Meyer is wonderful. Dont take 2 minutes out of an hour long message and talk about context. Before you criticise Joyce Meyer please listen to a few of her sermons in full.

Thank you brother .i was waiting for someone to EXPOSE THESE DOGS ..

John 5 : 37 " You have never heard HIS voice nor seen HIS form, nor does HIS word dwell in you,for you do not believe in the one He sent."

Thank you so much Hank, for giving an excellent refutation of the prosperity gospel heresy.

This is so sad to hear his words. What Joyce said is completely being taken out of context! She has had tragedy, cancer, a brother who committed suicide, being molested and on and on. Any one could take a snippet of your sermon and twist it. Very sad!!!!!

it's all very simple really; a vicious cycle. she preaches prosperity, which appeals to the greed of her congregation prompting them to make more donations. becsuse of the excessive donations she is able to model the doctrine of "blessings" she preaches which appeals even more to her congregation prompting them to give even more than they had given before. then the cycle continues.

Maybe she was making reference to Mark 11:24 "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

Well said brother!