I agree...Old heresy, new faces. Unfortunately Oprah is incrediby well-respected, listened to and watched by millions of women. These women are raising the children who will lead us in the future. Women may not be the head of the home, but they have incredible influence. I pray more women seek the truth in God's word, not chicken soup for their souls.
Oprah here. I just want you to know that I am a Christian, and I'd like to clear up any misunderstandings you may have concerning my spirituality (not my religion, because the two are completely distinct). I believe in Jesus. And I believe that he was selfless. So much so that he did not come to teach us how divine he was but to teach that divinity was within us. I used to believe that the Good News was that Jesus died and was raised to new life for our salvation, but in light of the new spirituality, in light of the influences of open-mindedness in my life, I've come to realize that Jesus came to show us the way to true spirituality. Not divisive religious doctrine and practice, but to show us how to live and find the God within us all. I've come to understand that God is love...in a new and profound way. He is love, so much so, that in his love there couldn't possibly be only one way...Love appreciates the sincere. Love respects personal sacrifice. Love always wins. I mean, does the Christian God care about your heart or whether you called His Son Jesus?
A native of Houston, Texas, Todd served as youth pastor in churches in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Todd was called as the first pastor of Metro East Baptist Church in September of 1999. In November 2008 Todd became the Teaching Pastor of Church of the Saviour in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Following a call to the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), Todd became the Lead Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, VA in August of 2013.
He is a graduate of Southwest Baptist University and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Todd and his wife, Karen, have been married since 1990 and have three children: Kate, Ryan, and Matthew.
"Therefore the Christ who is grasped by faith and who lives in the heart is the true Christian righteousness, on account of which God counts us righteous and grants us eternal life."
Martin Luther
"The Gospel is sheer good tidings, not demand but promise, not duty but gift."
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I agree...Old heresy, new faces. Unfortunately Oprah is incrediby well-respected, listened to and watched by millions of women. These women are raising the children who will lead us in the future. Women may not be the head of the home, but they have incredible influence. I pray more women seek the truth in God's word, not chicken soup for their souls.
Lame.
Noel & Casey,
Well said.
Yes, these "other ways to God" do indeed lead to the same place - eternal separation from God and His righteous judgment.
Todd...
Oprah here. I just want you to know that I am a Christian, and I'd like to clear up any misunderstandings you may have concerning my spirituality (not my religion, because the two are completely distinct). I believe in Jesus. And I believe that he was selfless. So much so that he did not come to teach us how divine he was but to teach that divinity was within us. I used to believe that the Good News was that Jesus died and was raised to new life for our salvation, but in light of the new spirituality, in light of the influences of open-mindedness in my life, I've come to realize that Jesus came to show us the way to true spirituality. Not divisive religious doctrine and practice, but to show us how to live and find the God within us all. I've come to understand that God is love...in a new and profound way. He is love, so much so, that in his love there couldn't possibly be only one way...Love appreciates the sincere. Love respects personal sacrifice. Love always wins. I mean, does the Christian God care about your heart or whether you called His Son Jesus?
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Casey,
I think you have channeled Oprah. Spooky!
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