Victoria Osteen Says Worship, Obedience is for Self

"A recently recorded video is circulating online of Victoria Osteen, wife of megachurch speaker and author Joel Osteen, calling on congregants at Lakewood Church to 'do good for your own self' because obedience, the church and worship are not for God as much as for self-happiness. 'I just want to encourage every one of us to realize when we obey God, we're not doing it for God--I mean, that's one way to look at it--we're doing it for ourselves, because God takes pleasure when we're happy,' she declares in the undated 36-second clip with her husband standing by her side and nodding. 'That's the thing that gives Him the greatest joy…' 'So, I want you to know this morning: Just do good for your own self. Do good because God wants you to be happy,' Osteen continues. 'When you come to church, when you worship Him, you're not doing it for God really. You're doing it for yourself, because that's what makes God happy. Amen?" Osteen is the author of the book Love Your Life, and is 'co-pastor' of Lakewood in Houston, Texas. Her husband Joel is known for his motivational speeches and his books Your Best Life Now and It's Your Time."

("Osteen Says Obedience, Worship 'Not for God,'" Christian News Network, Aug. 28, 2014)

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