http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolves/oprah-fool.wmv

(MN: Let’s call it a reminder. My original post is in here somewhere. )

P.S. pray and Watch…… Thus saith the Lord of Hosts….

We now live in the age of technology and Everything is Entertainment/Media/Communications driven…Everything. It is the fastest most powerful way to get and keep people’ attention. I can only speak for myself when I say that I am absolutely surrendered to God and for me Jesus Christ Is the Truth, Way, and the Life Here Now and For All Eternity. But and this is a Big Big But, this is Only True For Me If I am Loving Him by Keeping His Commandments His Commandments Are Divine Pure Perfect Unconditional Eternal Immortal Love For God and For My Neighbor As My Self…Everyone Is My Neighbor…If I AM Truly following the instructions of Jesus Christ NO ONE CAN BE OMITTED. I AM TO PRAY FOR MY ENEMIES. I AM TO FORGIVE 70×7 AND I AM TO PRAY WITHOUT CEASING. I AM TO SEE ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AS GOD SEES THEM THROUGH THE EYES OF CHRIST. What did Jesus say to the adulterous woman, “Neither do I condemn thee…go and sin no more.” What did Jesus say to those condemning her, “He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone.” What did Jesus say on the cross, “Father Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do.” They know not what they do.

Who amongst us is completely without sin right now…Let that one holier than thou filled with spiritual pride…so so so proud of all his spiritual accomplishments cast the first stone. We cannot not go around judging, criticizing, condemning, and thinking we are higher and better just because we may study the word more, live the word more, let the word live more in us, and operate closer to the truth of Christ, Jesus than others. It is God’s Law that we Love One Another. We are bounded by God’s Law…Let’s Never Find Ourselves Guilty of Violating God’s Law For We Are Certainly Being Held to A Much Higher Standard Than Oprah No Matter How Much Money and Fame She Has…We Sow to the Spirit Not to the Flesh. As Christ, Jesus would direct us to do We Are To Forgive the Flesh And Pray That The Light Of Christ Shines Through the Hearts and Minds of Everyone On Earth As It Is In Heaven…Amen.

You might as well say that chairs are ungodly because of the ungodly people who sit in them everyday. That soccer is ungodly because it was originally a game using severed heads. That the internet is ungodly because of the pornography it displays.

A medium, in and of itself, cannot be ungodly. Hip hop is a type of music. The people who use it can have it glorify Christ, or glorify man, as you are so eagerly focused on. Singing in that case can also be used for or against God. Not everyone who can sing, sings for God, as displayed with Yolanda Adams.

There are plenty ideas grafted into the church that were originally in the world. Its your presuppositions against something that clouds your judgement about it and rejects it.

- Which is why I was asking the question…So there are some things that are “exceptions?” Then what is pleasant music? I understand you not wanting to hear “pimp music,” but what would you consider pleasant? Is all music other than gospel unpleasant? Is gospel sung by artists who you question their spiritual, theological beliefs “unpleasant?” These are more rhetorical questions than anything else….

(MN: But I think they are also perfectly valid questions one should consider in building their standards and general walk. )

Yolanda Adams is a Minister, why would she want to sing a song on adultery? Is this not against Jesus preaching? How is she ministering to the secular world if she is conformed to and accepting their environment?

I could be wrong on this, Denise Williams and Shirley Murdurk both secular singers turned gospel–I have not yet seen them at an event such as this.

Is this the case for a “celebration” such as the one stated above or are there other “celebrations” that you, as a Christian, would not participate? For example, would you not attend a birthday or graduation party if they were playing some form of music other than gospel in the background? I’m just trying to follow and understand your comment…

Simply pitiful. I was disgusted.

Look at Usher and Mariah Carey, etc. They were all amazed at the performers, not at the work of our Redeemer (As mentioned by Czarina, “idol anyone?”). I mean, when was the last time you heard Dionne Warwick sing? Gladys Knight the Mormon experiencing God but denying the deity of Christ? How about Tina Turner the Buddhist in the audience? And certainly “Pastor” Shirley Caesar doesn’t get a pass either, I don’t care how many gospel albums she’s put out. What a joke. . .

Furthermore, all the singers who did grab the mike were concentrating on outsinging, outrunning or outperforming each other rather than focusing on lifting up praise and exalting God. Hard to see how God gets the glory out of that. . .

Oprah may rally believe what she says. If she does, then to her, the event at her house was a wonderful affair where people got to experience God.

In Janet’s case I pray that you’re right. We will see how things turn out with her six month to a year later down the line.

I knew she was a fake years ago when I saw her reaction when Donnie sang “stand”. She is a Christian when she needs to be, and a pagan when she needs to be…
Truthteller,
James 4:1 ” ..friendship with the World is enmity with God”. Don’t lose focus on the fact that you can’t win the Lost by being like the lost. There can’t possibly be any souls won in a place where the true gospel isn’t being preached/taught/witnessed. (unless you believe that preaching is pointless..but that was another argument..) The last time I checked, an enemy of God, cannot be a witnees to the lost…
I like the way Oprah thinks she is the “ambassador” to all those hoity toity “white folks” that were in attendance, like Mrs. Terminator. I didn’t appreciate the way she stereotyped us.
NCW,
my version of “Sweet Thang” in the 80’s was by an obscure rapper named Kwame, who also dubbed himself “the Boy Genius.” It was even nastier.He wore Polka Dots all the time. When I came back from the mall in my Polka Dot gear, my grandma laughed at me so hard, I never wore it again….

Is that the DEXTER, in a flash at 3:52?????

(MN: I think it’s probably her husband, Courtney Vance)

It makes me sick when I see believers watching her show and justifying it. It makes me sick that the people at her event are all hellbound, and the so-called gospel singers are hellbound hypocrites.

I do not agree that Oprah got these people together to spread the gospel. Actually, just thinking about it, she probably was led by Satan to have the performance there, everyone having ’such a good time’ and as we saw, getting psychologically dooped. …And she didnt use Vaseline… Just think about what the people said.
‘They will never have another experience like this ever again’, ‘Never had an experience like this’, ‘Most spiritual moment in life’, you get the picture. They are really saying that they won’t experience “god” like this without Oprah.

Idol anyone?

Something else that caught my eye on one of the blogs was the mention of “rap” invading the church. I see no problem with it. Why would I? You didnt see any christian rappers at Oprahs event “rapping praise” to a false god did you? But you saw all your ‘favorite’ gospel singers making a fool of themselves.

There are more theologically based, Master’s in seminary trained hip hoppers in the church than there are so called ‘pastors’. Just because you like to listen to comtemporary and gospel, doesn’t mean the next generation should. And I do believe that at one time, your music was refused at the church as well…

One word folks: Legalism.

She has neglected the gift of the HOLY SPIRIT to minister to these famous folks that could give a hill of beans about JESUS, to the point where the anointing and the glory of GOD has departed from her music. All she is now is a clanging cymbal to me. And I loved her music dearly. I still do.

I pray she repents and turns from these people. The only way that people recieve the Spirit of salvation is that they first see it operating in you. If you’re singing “Sweet Thang”, you look and sound just as worldly as I do.

Pray for those stars and minister the LORD’s WAY to them, but don’t be so quick to jump up abnd join them in song. Now, that and two cents will get you a half a cup of java at Starbuck’s…

People, please listen and formulate your own opinions before jumping on the bandwagon. If I were rich and famous and an athlete, and were to throw a party many would come. If I were having a bible study no one would come. If you have a party and with the sole purpose of ministering to your peers after having a fun filled day of playing tennis, eating, etc., you will have more of a turnout. Invite your neighbors over for a cookout and then witness to them. I dare you! I am in no way praising Oprah, but when was the last time you ministered to a large group of people?

I will love you anyway
even if you can not stay
I think you are the one for me
here is where you want to be
I just want to satisfy ‘ya
you’re not mine and I can’t deny it
don’t you hear me talkin’ baby
love me now or I’ll go crazy

(Chorus)
Whoa, Sweet thang
don’t ‘ya know you’re my everythang
Whoa, Sweet thang
don’t ‘ya know you’re my everythang
Yes you are

Now I grew up in the 70s and Rufus was the thing back then, when I was in the world. If you know anything about that song it was a song about a cheating relationship. Not a good song to sing for Yolonda since she’s suppose to be save sanctified.

Does anybody think I’m wrong?

I will tell you how it is a lie. They don’t have the Holy Ghost in them what they have is emotion. It is the emotion that has gotten to them, is the reason why they are singing. First off when you are a born again Christian, you are made new…..you are not made of the world but you are passing through the world. So for Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar and all them to take part in the singing, lets you know how bad the church has fallen, because people like Yolanda Adams feel like they have to go back in the world to have their music accepted. Yolanda Adams performing with Kanye West at the BET awards. That was sad.

How dare Oprah have the audacity to say that Jesus is only one of a many ways to get to heaven. That lady was right Jesus is the only way. For Patti Labelle to even grab the mike and talk like she is saved. You see the problem with the church is it has become too complacent. It has gone away from the teachings of what is sinful to God and what is not sinful to God. Preachers today try to interpret their own meaning of what God means. God knew what he meant when he said don’t be like the world. And it has happened. The church is trying to become like the world.

Church’s are so busy teaching about prosperity and how to get your blessing from God, what church’s need to be talking about is what God wants from his flock. The church has gotten away from teaching about Hellfire, and Brimstone, because they don’t want to step on anybody’s toes. They don’t want to offend anybody. Let me tell you something if Jesus cared about who he offended he wouldn’t have thrown the people out of God’s temple when they were setting up shop in his house. If Jesus was worried about who he offended he wouldn’t of proclaimed himself the “King of Kings” and “Lord of Lords.”

Another problem with the church is that it has gotten too sanctified. The church has gotten too good for its own good. We are more worried about getting our blessing instead of being a blessing to somebody else. These preachers who are coming up in the church today, some of them are losing their vision. Satan has twisted the church to where we no longer say no more, we allow rap in the church, homosexuality is allowed in the church, we have holy-hiphoppers and people who think that if you put a sticker on the back of your car or if you wear a cross that makes you saved.

Your not saved by your works, but you’re saved by your faith. We need to realize where we came from, and who instituted the idea and the principles of the church. God is looking down on us and he is not impressed with their singing. He could care about Patti Labelle stomping her foot or them raising their hands. God is looking at our inside. He is looking at our heart. Maybe that’s where we need to check first.