HT: Sothenes at Talkwisdom Message Board.
One of the best comments at the GodTube site:
I do not view posting this as judgmental. I view it as Christians being informed and knowing how we should pray for someone who is so influential in our society as Oprah.
The Bible does not say that you will get to Heaven by doing good deeds. John 14:6 says "Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Jesus is the ONLY way, He said so Himself in this verse. The sad thing here is that Oprah has a good heart, she does good deeds, but does that make her saved? I cannot say if she is a Christian or not because ONLY God knows her heart, BUT I can say that when she tells people (even if it is just her opinion) that there is more than one way to Heaven and it does not have to be Jesus that she is leading people astray.
It is important as a Christian to not lose sight of what that means. Christ is the ONLY truth; it does not matter if people choose to accept that fact or not, because in the end all will know it to be truth even if they did not accept Him when they had the chance.
The Bible says in Philippians 2:9-11 "Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
I do agree that Oprah has done some wonderful things for people who are suffering in this world and that should challenge every Christian to evaluate what we are doing for others. But wouldn't you agree that while doing these wonderful things Glory and Honor should be given to Jesus Christ who has given her everything including her life?
What a powerful witness for Jesus Oprah could be because of what she can do with the wealth that the Lord has blessed her with. Instead, we see "I did this, and I did that...I, me, etc."
Fame, fortune, good deeds, all of that will fade away.
Jesus said in Matthew 26:6 "What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?"
Bottom line we should pray for Oprah. We should pray that the Lord (who she says she believes in) will unveil her heart and show her that there truly is only one way to heaven and that is through Jesus Christ.
Just because we do not agree with her opinion does not mean we have judged her. As Christians we should stand up for the Truth when a deceptive lie is spoken that could lead many astray. (bold mine)
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My husband woke me out of the bed in the wee hour of one morning to listen to the statement she made about Jesus. He found it on another site. It has since been removed, but I was amazed that she would speak such foolishness. There is one way, one God, one Jesus which we shall be saved. This world is making the cross of none effect. My faith in Christ, knowing that he is my sacrafice, that he is my mediator, that my only hope and trust is in the finished work of calvry - that I will someday see heaven. Not by no good thing that I've done, but because of the Love the father hath bestowed upon us that we can be heirs to him through his only begotten son, "Jesus." There is One Lord, one faith, one baptism,Ephesians 4:5:
NEEDLESS TO SAY MONEY HAS DRIVEN HER UP THE WALL WHEN SHE FALLS THEN SHE WILL KNOW WHETHER THE POWER TO CHANGE HER LIFE IS IN HER OR IN CHRIST. SHE WILL BE ALRIGHT, GOD LOVES HER AND SHE WILL SEE JUST HOW MUCH THE SOOTH SAYERS REALLY KNOW BECAUSE IF THEY REALLY KNEW ANY THING THEY WOULD TELL HER LIKE NATHAN TO HEZAKIAH OPRAH GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER AND I DONT MEAN REARRANGE YOUR FURNITURE MAY GOD BLESS HER AND THE WORD OF GOD CONVICT HER OF HER UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL. BLACK ALABAMA
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