Joyce Meyer is an American televangelist and a person who is ahead of God. This is the view of her husband, Dave. Ahead of God? Total nonsense! How can anyone be ahead of God? Joyce Meyer considers herself to be an excellent preacher who can be trusted blindly.

The gospel will be proclaimed throughout the world. God warns us, “But in the latter days, there will be many false teachers who will falsify it. Beware of the hypocrisy of such liars; their shame is seared into their conscience.” So we have to be very, very careful with everything Joyce Meyer and co. tell us. The saying “Being ahead of God” is suspicious. For me, Joyce Meyer is running after the devil.

Is God, as a moral authority, the opposite of money? Who invented money? Since when have banks existed? Joyce Meyer teaches that you can serve mammon and God. Jesus' words on this subject are found in Matthew 6. What does mammon stand for? Mamona is Aramaic and refers to material possessions. Some go a step further and call dishonestly acquired wealth mammon.

Enjoying prosperity is the maxim of this serpent. And money ensures prosperity. This package conveys a sense of security—a fallacy! The capitalism associated with prosperity can never form the basis of ethics. We know advertising as a concentrated expression of capitalism. This has always contributed to people worshiping idols. These are made of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk. Nowadays, the artificial gods can hear, speak, and even move. Inside them is a computer containing rare earth elements. Mark 10 tells us how difficult it is for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. People who are financially well off should think carefully about what they do with their money. To be rich is not a sin but a burden.

“Make the decision today to steer your thoughts in the right direction,” writes Joyce Meyer in one of her books. I read two books by her. Joyce Meyer's books show strategies for a happy and blessed life with God. They are about money and overcoming crises. In other words, topics that move us humans. However, her guides have a lot to do with psychology, esotericism, the New Age, and positive thinking. I do not recommend reading any of these books. Let me make this very clear: The only book I can recommend to anyone is the Holy Bible. And I do not recommend any religious community or Church. I don't belong to any religious group myself.

Of course, you should think positively. Those who are blessed with the spirit of truth automatically think positively. They have the certainty that Jesus will be with them until the end of time (Matthew 28). This blessing comes from God, who has mercy on his children. Whoever follows Jesus is on the right path. So anyone who reads the New Testament stays close to Jesus (to the truth). Those who close themselves off from the truth harden their hearts. Such a person loves lies and deceives himself.

“Make decisions that you can take responsibility for.” Joyce Meyer is not the only one to say that, because that's exactly how I see it. Every decision has consequences. The first wrong decision a man made was to listen to the serpent. This had serious consequences. In this day and age, people continue to listen to the serpent. In the meantime, the beast has disguised itself and is therefore not easy to recognize. Sometimes it appears in a fine suit; sometimes it wears a priestly robe or a T-shirt with the confession “I love Jesus.”

Jesus said, “Be wise as serpents.” The snake, as we know it today as a creeping creature, had a different appearance before it was punished by God. My guess is that it resembled a dragon. The ancient Greek word for snake is drakon. Now the snake creeps, and you hardly notice when it's beguiling you.

Joyce Meyer earns a lot from the topic of God. She is earthly-minded and, therefore, loves prosperity. Prosperity requires the mobility of people and goods. This all is not particularly sustainable. “A good preacher must also drive a good car,” she once said. Doesn't anyone notice how the devil's pride comes through here? I maintain that a good preacher does not need a good (expensive) car because he remains humble and does not fall prey to pride. He gives his saved money to the hungry. Those who are blessed with the Holy Spirit have no great desire for material, perishable things. He is concerned with righteousness, fear of God, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

Joyce Meyer once trumpeted, “You don't need to give your tithe (no alms); you'll get to heaven that way too!” Enthusiasm about this sentence was evident among those who cling to money. How does Joyce Meyer know who goes to heaven and who doesn't? Only God knows that! Here Joyce Meyer was playing God. And who has always wanted to be like God?

Joyce Meyer doesn't get some things across badly; I'll give her that. However, it is sometimes a highly explosive cocktail of cool sayings, good advice, and deadly tips. It's easy to fall for her untruths. Of course, even dubious preachers are absolutely right on certain points. But watch out! The seductive potential of false teachers lies in the mixture of truth and lies. They follow the whispers of fallen angels, who wield the dark power of their wings over them. Incidentally, these angels have been extremely active on earth since Nine-Eleven.