Joyce Meyer, born Pauline Joyce Hutchison on June 4, 1993, is one of the world’s leading practical Bible teachers. During her childhood, Joyce was abused sexually, emotionally, verbally and physically. Enduring a traumatic childhood, she now teaches on a number of topics with a particular focus on the mind, mouth, moods, and attitudes. Her candid communication style allows her to share openly and practically about her experiences so others can apply what she has learned to their lives. Through her troubled childhood, Joyce has grown into an amazing charismatic Christian who shapes others’ lives tremendously.
As a young child, Meyer’s father sexually abused her. Meyer states, “I was sexually, mentally, emotionally and verbally abused by my father as far back as I can remember until I left home at the age of eighteen. He did many terrible things…some which are too distasteful for me to talk about publicly” (Meyer, n.d.). Upon growing up, she married a …show more content…
She teaches that she is not a sinner; that the atonement of Christ on the cross was not complete, that all believers will attend the Great White Throne of Judgment, and that Christ had to be born again in Hell, according to Lori Eldridge. Meyer concludes, “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.” According to Eldridge, the Bible concludes that if one claims to be without sin, one deceives him-or herself and the truth is not within them. Eldridge believes that Joyce Meyer is a false teacher, due to the fact that she is preaching a false Christ and a false Gospel (Eldridge, 2001). Aside from this, Don Corrigan of the St. Louis Journalism Review states, “the way she has operated raises a lot of questions. Her business practices raise concerns about donors getting bamboozled” (Corrigan,
As a young child, Meyer’s father sexually abused her. Meyer states, “I was sexually, mentally, emotionally and verbally abused by my father as far back as I can remember until I left home at the age of eighteen. He did many terrible things…some which are too distasteful for me to talk about publicly” (Meyer, n.d.). Upon growing up, she married a …show more content…
She teaches that she is not a sinner; that the atonement of Christ on the cross was not complete, that all believers will attend the Great White Throne of Judgment, and that Christ had to be born again in Hell, according to Lori Eldridge. Meyer concludes, “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.” According to Eldridge, the Bible concludes that if one claims to be without sin, one deceives him-or herself and the truth is not within them. Eldridge believes that Joyce Meyer is a false teacher, due to the fact that she is preaching a false Christ and a false Gospel (Eldridge, 2001). Aside from this, Don Corrigan of the St. Louis Journalism Review states, “the way she has operated raises a lot of questions. Her business practices raise concerns about donors getting bamboozled” (Corrigan,