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>>I think Christians can leave it to God to expose the work. Christians need to focus more on what THEY are teaching, and less on what OTHERS are teaching.<<

Unfortunately, the Bible disagrees with you:

1 Thess 2:11-12; 1 Thess 5:21; 2 Tim 4:2; Eph 5; 1 John 4:1; The Bereans in Acts 17; and every single Biblical warning to avoid false teachers. You cannot determine false teachings unless you test their words and discern if they're preaching the truth.

>>The obsession with "correcting" "false doctrine" is really an admission that you don't trust God to take care of false doctrine Himself.<<

Not at all - see above. Making a righteous, discerned judgement is straight-up Biblical doctrine.

>>Most of the time, of course, it isn't "false" doctrine, but a true interpretation that runs against the grain of an established denomination.<<

And there are a lot that use false interpretations just to get as many people in the door as possible; while at the same time forsaking Biblical truth. Gotta pay those huge mortgages, don't they? And you sure as heck can't fill seats if you're telling people that they're sinners in need of redemption. That offends too many who are looking for speakers to satisfy their "itching ears".

>>but have you ever heard of anyone dissuaded from going along with JJ due to someone else "exposing" him? I haven't. Usually, it only makes people dig in their heels even more.<<

Our job is not to pursuade or dissuade. Our job is to proclaim Biblical truth, and from what I've seen Osteen is very light on using scriptural exegisis to prove his points. A lot of it is watered-down feel-goodism.