Thanks!

@@warrioroflight8802 I do not want to discuss this with a legalist.

Thanks for the comment. So here’s my response. When Paul said “such were some” of you he’s not referring to a change in their behavior. Paul literally just got through chastising this group about their behavior. The apostle Paul is talking about their ‘identity’ change. So, the difference isn’t that their behavior got better, but rather exactly what Paul said, the difference is they ‘were washed’, they ‘were cleansed’, they ‘were justified’. And the point the apostle Paul is making an all of this is basically telling them. Do they not know that they are new creations, fully accepted and loved by God.? And if they know this, what in the world are they doing living as the gentiles/atheist do? In other words, you Corinthians really need to stop behaving like a bunch of heathens and live out your identity. And that really is the sum total of what’s going on in this letter. I’m not sure how some are able to read 1 Corinthians and not see that these believers are making some really dumb choices and not living out their identity. We can accept that these were Christians who were practically breaking world records for sin, and not commit intellectual suicide by acknowledging that they were fully saved. Sin is bad. We should totally turn from it. We’re not made for it. But the Children of God really need to get away of this idea that Christians are not capable of making some really bad choices. I’ve made bad choices, and I knowledge them. And I’m sorry for them. But I do not subscribe to the idea that when I stumble, hard that I am somehow no longer a Christian or deceiving myself. Unfortunately, as we read this word ‘practicing’ you almost need to have to be a linguist to unpack it correctly. Because if we don’t, we immediately end up with the wrong conclusion, that if a Christian makes bad choices for a week, a month, or more, that this somehow equates to ‘practicing’ sin. I often play basketball with my son for fun. But I don’t practice it. LeBron James practices basketball. At its core this term practice is referring to a spiritual identity than it is an outward behavior. Christians are not capable of practicing inward sin. No, I did not say we are not capable sinning, and perhaps at times a lot. But as Christians we only “practice righteousness”. And that righteous practicing is not outward effort, but rather inward believing. I think a lot of people are confused with 1 John 3:9, which reads: *No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God* Because this would be a very odd statement, considering that the letter opened up accusing them of practicing all kinds of outward sin. They were literally engaged in stuff that none of us typically would even consider doing. So, in light of the extreme outward sinning they were guilty of, what is the context of 1 John 3:9? What kind of sin are they practicing? And I think what he’s actually talking about is inward sin. The sin of unbelief. No one who has the seed of God of them goes on practicing unbelieving again. In the same letter he goes on to talk about keeping Commandments in verse 22. He says 'if we keep his commandments, we do the things that are pleasing to Him'. But I want you to notice these Commandments are not addressing outward behavior or in anyway connected to the law. If we just read verse 23, he literally tells us what those new commandments are. And they are INWARD commands: [1 John 3:23] *This is His commandment* *1-that we BELIEVE in the name of His Son Jesus Christ* *2-and LOVE one another, just as He commanded us* Again, this is all about inward sinning, not outward sinning. And I want to be clear again, you can say that and still not come within than 1000 feet of condoning sin. How do we get saved/born again? Is it by behaving better, or by faith? And we know that no one can be saved through performance. We are saved through faith alone. The only way to be righteous is to be in Christ. The very second you believe you are instantly practicing righteousness. And that’s because practicing righteous is referring to your spiritual practice, not your earthly practice. [1 John 2:29] *If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness also has been born of Him.* The scripture teaches that we are the righteousness of Christ. If we are the righteousness of Christ exactly how righteous is that? You see you’re not righteous one moment and then unrighteous the next. You are not justified one moment, and then unjustified the next. You are not holy one moment, and then unholy the next. Stupid choices do not undo the work of Jesus. And again, the Corinthians were making some really dumb choices so we’re going to be hard-pressed to say that Christians are not capable of really going overboard with dumb decisions. Certainly, at some point in your life, you found yourself heading in the wrong direction? Haven't we all? But I have to tell you, even during that temporary season in my life, I never once stop having faith in Jesus. It turns on if we're going to go on doing a bunch of stupid things we're gonna have to do it with Jesus living in us because he will not leave us or forsake us, and he's very clear about that. When we are faithless, he will, indeed remain faithful, because he cannot disown himself. It is a misunderstanding of the Scriptures when we think our identity in Christ is according to how perfectly we avoid sin. Your performance literally has absolutely zero to do with salvation. How do you obtain your identity. And it’s so unfortunate that people are so terrified of this good news that the moment we claim it they immediately respond as if we are condoning sin and ungodly living. We absolutely will not do that. At the very least, we should scratch our heads when we see these very people who were having orgies, getting drunk, arguing, and abusing the Lords supper were told they would be “presented as blameless in the end”. That alone should put resolve to this discussion. Find to disagree, but my friend, I think you may be missing some really good news here. Unfortunately. I’m not sure where this message got started that Christians are incapable of making bad choices. In conclusion, I think it’s fully OK to acknowledge that saying is REALLY BAD while at the same time, understanding that people live in broken bodies and they can really do some pretty stupid things. And I think, if we’re all honest with ourselves, we can turn our finger around a point to ourselves and say “yep I’ve been there before”. When we do that, what the world sees is that we are not boasting about our performance. We are boasting in the Lord. We are literally acknowledging our constant need for Jesus. We are letting the world see the grace that has been showered upon us. We are showing them what forgiveness looks like. We are showing them what it looks like to be in Christ. And yes, I would agree that if someone is truly saved they WILL ultimately turn their sin and bad choices. And repainting is also how we show the world that Christ is in us. But my point is, that may be a week, a month, or maybe even a year for new immature believers who still have a lot of renewing their minds to do. So I had a lot to right here in summer ask why do I think it's important to go into such detail? And the reason I do that is that this message can really cause a new believer to stumble, even more. Imagine a new believer, who still has a lot of old programming and bad habit to break. Well, with good intentions, a message like this would cause them to doubt who they are in Christ. Convincing them that they are dirty worms, unworthy of Jesus, or not real Christians will not produce any change. In fact, it will most likely cause them to continue in their sin. So what should we say to them? Should we can down there? Bad choices? Of course, not, and I hope you know that I'm not saying that in, nor did the apostle Paul.. But one of our response was to not only tell them that this behavior is not consistent with thier new identity in Christ, but what if I wanted to remind them of what Jesus did to them spiritually? What if I said: *you're really making some bad choices that I think you will find will never fulfill you. Do you not remember that you were washed? Jesus died on the cross and took your sin away, and you are fully justified? You've been cleansed brother, and I just wanna encourage you to remember who you really are in Christ in change your behavior. You really will never be happy until you do* In that case, we are calling out their bad choices, but we also want them to remember who they are In Jesus. It's really when they renew their mind and remember the cross that they will make a choice to repent. As my pastor used to say, if you tell somebody they're dirty they're going to live out that identity. If you tell somebody they've been washed and they are cleaning close to God they will ultimately live out that identity. And I want every child of God to know that they will be presented as blameless in the end. That they are perfect and holy, not because they avoid sin really well, but rather because Jesus shed his blood, so that anyone who would call on his name will have the right to be called children of God, and be loved and accepted, sins remembered no more, gone, nailed to the cross, so, then, on the day of judgment day, you could stand before Jesus with confidence.

be ye *transformed* by the renewing of your mind, if we live in the Spirit let us *also walk* in the Spirit, go and *sin no more* , let us cleanse *ourselves* from all filthiness of the flesh, *repenting from* uncleanness, *flee* fornication, *cast off* the works of darkness, *put off* the old man ... *put on* the new man, *come out* from, *mortify* members of the earth, *abstain* from, *depart* from iniquity, purge *himself* , *deny* ungodly lusts, *striving* against sin, purifies *himself* as He is pure, *refrain* from, giving all *diligence* , *overcome* evil with good, ... Rom 12^2, Gal 5^25, 2-Cor 7^1, Jn 8^11, 2-Cor 12^21, 1-Cor 6^18, Rom 13^12, Eph 4^22...24, 2-Cor 6^17, Col 3^5, 1-Thess 4^3, 2-Tim 2^19-21, Tit 2^11-15, Heb 12^4, 1-Jn 3^3, 1-Pet 3^10-11, 2-Pet 1^5, Rom 12^21, ...

Indeed, it is not our place to judge someone's salvation. Scriptures are very clear about that. However, IF someone is a professing Christian, the Scriptures are very clear that it is our place to judge extremely bad behavior. We see that example as a man was kicked out of the Corinthian church.

"You who judge another have become not a doer of the law, but a judge, and there us but one Judge, Jesus Christ" So, they put on themselves to usurp Jesus's authority.

@Julana what about the one in Corinthians who was saved and slept with his step mother?

@Julana You seem to have missed the explanation of verse 11. It's not saying that they have stopped sinning. It says that their identity has changed. Check minute 26:43 in this clip.

@Julana so his "soul" could be saved, so he clearly was still saved.

@Julana I do not condone sin either, but we all still sin. We're never going to be perfect. We can sure try, and are expected to, but our salvation is by believing in Christ death burial and resurrection and by us admitting that we are sinners. Trust me, I know I am a sinner and I know I can't save myself. It's either all Him, or not. You can't save yourself. And if you're trying to, you'll sure look like a fool come judgement day.

I hear your heart.. And that's probably exactly how people felt about the Corinthians. As they engaged in orgies, drunkenness, and all kinds of vile behavior. They certainly were willingly setting for quite some time. It turns out, they were absolutely foolishly abusing their grace. I think the big surprise is that they were still told they would be found blameless in the end. They were told they had every spiritual blessing. Now this was not to ignore their foolish disgusting behavior. Paul was very clear that this behavior of theirs was repulsive. He certainly did not endorse those poor choices. So I want you to consider my point here. I do not endorse the homosexual lifestyle. I think it is ungodly and repulsive. However, to the extent that these men and women have called on the name of the Lord, they will be presented as blameless in the end. I am not defending their behavior. I am defending the work of Jesus for anyone who calls on him.. There is a significant difference in the two. I hope that clarifies. But as I always say, it is OK to disagree. I am not here to force my view on anyone, but rather to share it with anyone who wants to hear it

Thanks for your note. I'm sorry to hear that your marriage is facing difficulties due to differences in opinions on who Jesus is for us. If I had any advice to give, it would be for you to be willing to allow your husband to be wrong. Remain gentle and kind, and just express the same grace that has been given to you from Jesus. I too think the Pentecostal church is (mostly) a cult and honestly shows very little room for Jesus. Unfortunately, I would never be able to use this channel to offer any comments on ending a marriage. There is far too little information for me to even come close to that line, and obviously I do believe that the heart of God is that if he marriage can be saved, then it's worth fighting for. Rewind 10 years ago my wife and I had similar problems. I knew, and believe deep in my heart, that the grace of Jesus was exponentially greater than the version of Jesus she was chasing after. Don't get me wrong, she was a question, but she was very much a legal list, and was under very bad teaching. This was a great strain on our marriage. But I chose to allow her to be wrong, or at the very least disagreed with me. She viewed my theology as 'license to sin'. She viewed me as using this grace message to 'make excuses for my sin'. None of this was true, but she saw me as an ill-informed, confused, baby Christian who had a lot of growing to do. Again, I allowed her the freedom be wrong and see me how she chose to. Overtime, as we gentle discussed each others view, she finally made it to view of grace. We are both fully on the same page now, and she'd say she knows and loves Jesus more now than she ever could have as a legalist. My guess is your husband means well. He really is convinced that what he's being taught is true and accurate. So, consider letting him be wrong. Just express kindness, grace, and forgiveness even as he stumbles in legalisms. He may one day see what you see. Let Jesus do the changing. I hope that helps.

Paul is not saying we do not sin. You're talking about the apostle who wrote the Corinthian church who were engaged in every kind of sexual sin. So he's certainly not naïve. But what's going on in Romans 6 needs to be understood more clearly. Romans 1-3 is the apostle Paul describing that the entire world has a problem. It's sin. Romans 4+ then begins talking about the solution, and it turns out the entire world's solution is the same. We need Jesus. Then we see in chapters 5 and 6+ he starts saying stuff that's really offensive to the Jewish people. Remember the Jewish people think the way to God it's the human effort (avoiding sin, keeping the law). But Pauls message had nothing to do with human performance. He's talking about something much different. Salvation through faith. APART from WORKS. So this message about being saved through faith alone apart from works is wildly offensive. The Jewish people are basically thinking how dare you come out and say people can be saved through faith alone. So what's actually happening here is there accusing him of acting like send does not matter. They're accusing him of saying it's OK to just sin. And that's what you're doing to me right now in a sense. You're offended that I would even suggest that certain people can't be saved even when their performance is not good. And the apostle Paul is defending his ministry. And that's what I'm doing right now. If your implication is that I believe people should just keep living godless lives, and you missed my message, and that's very common people don't trust the message of salvation through faith alone. They immediately think it's a license to sin. So as the Jewish people are accusing Paul of teaching this garbage that sin is no big deal, he defends it by saying: [Roman 6:1-2] What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? Far from it! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? In other words, he's basically telling the Jewish people to let it go. Stop accusing him of treating something that he's not teaching. But he's not going to back off from his message they are saved through faith, not works of the law. In conclusion, no one here is saying we need sin. By no means, how come when you die to it still desire to live in it? But I will not cave-in and deny the grace of God. And that includes for people that you and I both realize are living in ungodly situations. God's grace is still fully being poured out on them. And if people really have a heart for them to change their lifestyle, perhaps they should take a different approach in their responses. It is grace that leads to repentance.

Missed this one. Sorry. Unsaved people sin. They don’t have Jesus. BUT, they can’t come to know Jesus if we avoid them. So, Jesus also did not avoid them. These verses then refer to people who have been saved, and have Jesus. It’s not talking about people who sin here and there, i.e. occasionally drink struggle with looking with lust. It calls us to not associate with believers who professing Christians who are not only sinning, but arrogant about it. i.e. openly committing adultery. Once that example might be a homosexual. We would not be called to avoid them if they were struggling with homosexuality, but we’re not flaunting it in our face. They were not arrogant about it, or showing public displays of affection with not a care in the world.. By the flipside, if a professional Christian was in your face, and could care less what the world thought of their sin, and we will be call to avoid being with them. Another example might be someone who drinks alcohol. Someone may struggle with alcoholism, and perhaps sit in his own home drinking considerably more than they should. Let’s assume that Christian is ashamed of his struggles, and does not think it is appropriate to be a drunkard. That’s different than the local Christian who’s hanging out at the bar, pounding shots, starting fights, and has absolutely no shame. One final example might be someone struggling in their relationship, and secretly committing adultery. That is WRONG. But it happens. And usually people are very ashamed of it and try to keep it as out of the public eye as much as possible. If you found out about it, I don't believe you would be called to completely disconnect from them. On the flipside, there are people who openly commit, adultery, over and over again, and have absolutely no second thought, and could care less who sees them doing it. These people have no business being in our congregation because it makes the church look like a joke, and it's suggest that the rest of us condone such behavior. But if the person is ashamed of it, and it's coming to us looking for a way out, to the extent that they are not arrogant about their sin, and I'm not publicly displaying their poor choices, I believe we are called to build them up and remind them who they are in Christ. Everybody sins. But I believe the content here is referring to arrogant, open sin, and by people who could care less what it makes the Christian life look like.

Thanks for your comment. Let’s talk about some of them. Re: There are also many places in the New Testament, where Paul warns us not to fall away from the faith. Sounds like you think, falling away from the faith is making bad decisions and choosing sin. This warning from Paul is not about believers making bad/stupid decisions. It’s about Jewish people, hearing the good news, being partakers of this good news, tasting the good news, and then rejecting it. That’s how they ‘fall away’. And when they fall away, what are they falling towards? There are falling towards the law (performance) for righteousness, instead of Jesus.. Your challenges really simple. Do you believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins? And if you do, do you believe he died for just some of them, just the small ones, just the ones you rarely commit, or did he take them all away? This is a decision that you need to make, because it really determines how much you really trust Jesus and what he did on the cross. You should not be concerned about the law demanded of us. Of course, the word us was your work, but the law only made that demand of Jewish people. In the intent of the law was just show them how hopeless they were under that law. Indeed, God did flip the script. He brought the law in as a picture of something greater. The law was called a ministry of condemnation and death. The law made no one righteous. The law caused sin to increase. These are not my words. These are Gods words. This flip-flop was not God changing his mind. It was God showing us how hopeless we were under the law, and how much we need to Jesus. So, if we want to be honest with ourselves, he really did not flip-flop, his intention all long was to show us our need for Jesus. A better covenant.. God did not change his mind about sin being terrible. He did not change his mind about it being necessary for sin to be punished. Instead, he decided to take the punishment on his own shoulders. Because there’s never was a time for any human being could be without sin.. And make no mistake, as James said, if we keep the entire law, but stumble at just one point, we are guilty of it all. I think this is what you’re missing. You think if we just do our best and do OK and avoiding sin, then that’s good. But the truth standard of the law is you either pass with a 100% perfect record, or you missed the mark one time and you get eternal punishment. This should be an eye-opener. We all need Jesus. As the scripture says, the law shuts every mouth up. And I guess that’s because there’s not one of us was qualified to keep it. Don’t get hung up on this idea that we’re teaching people can do anything they want and be guaranteed salvation as long as they pray to sinners prayer. That’s not what we’re teaching. What we are teaching is that the cross worked. Yes, it is true that we can make unlimited stupid decisions as believers, and still be saved. This is not semantics. You either believe Jesus fully paid for your sins, or are you don’t. I’m not excusing Christians sinning. May never be. But I will not water down the blood of Jesus that was shed for those stupid decisions.. You either believe he was the full payment for them, or are you don’t. There is no gray area. YOU WROTE: By the way, there is no sinners prayer I’m not sure about what your point is. I have never once suggested that there was a prayer or a so-called “sinners prayer” that saves us. I am very clear that we are saved by faith. Regardless of you walking in front of a crowd, or saying any specific words to a group of people.. Salvation comes from Faith. Believing in your heart, that Jesus is Lord.. As far as these other authors, we have described, some of them I admire, but they also points that I disagree with. I think that fundamentally many of them missed the true message of the cross. I’m not worried about what they think. But what do you think. Did Jesus die on the cross and shed his blood for your sin? Do you think he put limitations on it? And do you think just because you make stupid decisions that that means Jesus will revoke your forgiveness? The reality is, Jesus loves you, and he shared his blood to take away every sin you have ever committed. Does that mean you won’t make stupid decisions? Absolutely not. Is that the greatest motivation ever for you to walk in the spirit and not in the flesh? Absolutely yes. Be careful, because as I read your message, it sounds like what you're accusing me of saying is that, if I'm going push 100% of saved by faith, apart from human effort, then that is going to encourage people to sin more. If so, what you’re really saying is that Grace is the cause of more sin. And what we learned is that it is Grace that leads us to say no to sin. And it is law that causes sent to increase. You need to except grace. You need to believe that Christians, those of us that mostly walk in the spirit, and even those that make really stupid decisions, are all equally saved by the blood of Jesus. Through Grace. It is not of ourselves. It is a gift. You can read that in Ephesians, but do you really believe it?

Almost every church I have attended and every teacher I’ve heard espouses that those practicing the sins mentioned will be rejected by God. Obviously, you’re teaching something different here. I was wondering what you thought about why so many preachers and teachers teach the exact opposite of what you are teachIng? I ponder these questions a lot. Are they doing it out of malice? Are they doing it in an attempt to control the people in their congregations? Are they doing it because they actually believe it’s true? I understand what you’re saying you’re saying, you can’t have it both ways because all of us has committed at least one of those sins, and maybe more at sometime during our life. So that would exclude everyone I often hear the argument of the present progressive tense being used here meaning people who continue to practice the sins over and over again, but that just begs the question of where is the line? If you do it five times are you good but if you do it six times you’re going to hell? What are your thoughts on this?

My thoughts are they likely should not be teaching scripture because they have not correctly understood it. The only thing that turns away God's wrath is being in Christ. So, the verse in question is talking about human interactions with other humans. It's about how HUMANS treat HUMANS when we speak offensively. It's teaching us that, even if we disagree with someone, or don't like them much, speaking gently will get you a much better response than being a jerk will. Which, we all (self-included) can be guilty of doing at times.

Give me that lust for being a Poofter!

Thank you Vince! If you are ever tempted with any curse of lust just make sure I am forever the one to receive such curse and be without any deliverance or exorcism until the day I am dead! I cant stop fully rock hard right now!

*Titus 1:6 An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe[b] and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.* So what we have here is Titus is appointing various men of God to lead local congregations. The apostle Paul wants to be clear that the leaders should be very self controlled, mature Christians, who do not behave like unbelievers do. And that’s because it makes a mockery of the church and it’s very difficult to lead unbelievers to Christ when the leader himself acts like a heathen. Imagine you are non-believer and you going to the local church for the first time. There you are considering the message and you've been there for two or three weeks. And then you find out the pastor is having an affair and sleeping with another man's wife. That doesn't mean he's not saved, but it darn sure will be like a sledgehammer to your pending faith, and you most likely will lose all confidence that this guy's message was real, and you will walk out the door never to return again. And as I read this letter I would absolutely assume there are a couple believers who are living lives like a Corinthians. Stupidness. Drunkenness. Out of control and an embarrassment to the church. While those people can be Christians, the point is they have no business being in leadership roles. The same holds true today. I see these are towns with a lot of lost people who need real leaders to lead them to the truth and knowledge of Jesus. They are rebellious, they are destructive, they are dishonest. And when he refers to, “especially those of the circumcision group” he would be referring to the Jewish people for trying to push old covenant laws on new covenant believers. Aside from teaching, the historical old covenant laws, they have no place to being pushed on new covenant Christians. So if I could summarize it. We’ve got to town with a bunch of wild out of control unbelievers. We’re trying to build a church here and lead the to Jesus, but Paul wants to be clear you can’t just put anybody in these leadership roles. These leaders need to see a real men of God, who live Christianity out in their daily lives. So on that note, while, the people I’m about to describe absolutely could be saved, these are groups of people that God would not want in leadership roles at the church. Homosexuals, drunkards, thieves, adulterers, etc.. Yes, all of those sins are forgivable, and all of those people are invited to the table of God, but they have no business in leadership roles if they lack self-control. And that’s mostly because if unbelievers see the leaders lack self control it’s going to be very difficult for them to take any of us Seriously. But again, even those that lack self control come, they have just as much love, just as much forgiveness, and just as much closeness with God as those that do have self control. It's just about ready or not. You should be leading sheep when you yourself can't lead yourself.. For this reason, I always strongly oppose poor choices and living a life of ungodliness. And sometimes when we’re preaching the Grace message, it sounds like we’re saying ungodliness is OK. It is not, and that’s not what we’re teaching. We just want people to know that if you put your faith in Christ, you have all the forgiveness you will ever need. Whether or not we are mature enough to live it out in our own lives is a totally different question. Many people live out very stupid lives as if they don’t even recognize their new identity. And that is very sad, indeed.

It's not a command. We are not under the law. It's good godly consult. Same advice would apply for a thief. An adulterer. A drunkard. Don't hang out with them. No good comes from it. If you still run with them, you are free to do so. But it may come back with WORLDLY consequences. But you are still safe with God.

hey Brittney, thats a good question .

@@jesuswithoutreligion good answer , but how to live with them day in day out ?

Sure, I can help. Jesus brought the dead back to life. Jesus spent thousands with just a fish. Jesus healed the sick. Jesus walked on water. Then he says we will do "greater things". Those things were pretty amazing, but as it turns out LOVE is greater than any of those miracles could ever be. That's what he was talking about. [1 Cor 13:13] And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is LOVE. [1 Cor 13:1-3] If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have LOVE, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have LOVE, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have LOVE, I gain nothing. So the apostle Paul is saying you can have all these gifts but apart from LOVE you are absolutely nothing.

@@jesuswithoutreligion okay, thank you ❤. You’re good at solving these issues. Keep up the good work. Also, I got another question. It’s about speaking to the non living. I heard about witchcraft. Yes some people use this spirit box on KZfaq to find out where the non living person is at or something like that which I don’t think is a good thing to do and could be considered witchcraft and the conjuring up evil spirits which is that too. But what about if you’re at a funeral and you mention the deceased person name and you say “I love you and I miss you and wish you were still here” some may say it’s demonic for you to “talk to them” or “say that” bc it’s “witchcraft.” My cousins and I went to my grandmothers grave and sing happy birthday birthday to her, bc it was her birthday. Some people say they “talk” to their deceased loved ones visiting their grave. They may say something like, I love you and I miss you so much or they may mention that while they’re somewhere else and say, I miss you such and such and I wish you were still here. What are your thoughts, Is that considered “witchcraft” ?

@@jesuswithoutreligion “Blessed are those who keep his status and seek him with all their hearts.” -PSALMS 119:2 some may soul also say, keep the law and you’ll be good when it comes to this verse. But I believe if you give your life to Jesus, then that’s when you’ll be okay. What are your thoughts on this verse.

@@brittneythompson2041 We grieve when people we love die. There’s absolutely nothing demonic about saying the words ‘I love you and wish you were here’. You can still love someone who is no longer a lie and there’s nothing demonic about wishing they were still here. You can still love someone who is no longer a lie and there’s nothing demonic about wishing they were still here. Obviously, if we’re singing at a grave or talking were are doing it for our own needs. We know that the dead are no longer there and nor do they hear us, or see us from above, as some would say. We will see them again in the kingdom but for now, they are with the Lord waiting to see us again. So nothing you described is anywhere remotely near witchcraft. It’s just how humans respond to pain. Now if we start trying to conjure up their spirit we are definitely crossing a line.

@@brittneythompson2041 my thoughts are we need to keep in mind these are old testament letters, many of which are from King David. So Context is important. King David prayed to God not to take his spirit away, but on this side of the cross the spirit of God lives in us and will never leave us. Everything is different under the new covenant. Sure blessed would be those who kept the commandments, so king David was not wrong there, but what we discover is no one could do it. The scriptures tell us that not one person will be found righteous through the law. I would even point out something else, how did king David do at keeping the commands? He was a murderer and he was an adulterer. He literally got Bathsheba pregnant and had her husband killed. So it should be noted that king David was a far stretch from the guy keeping any commandments.

I'd ignore them. If they can't point to the Scriptures to undoubtedly make their point they are likely frauds pushing a dead religion.

@@jesuswithoutreligion what does James 1:19 mean? Being quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to get angry. Some people say don’t get angry. What’s the context of it

@@brittneythompson2041 It doesn't say 'don’t get angry', it says 'be SLOW to get angry'. God got angry. Jesus got angry. We get angry. But be slow. Don't just fly off the handle. Don't let silly things get you angry. Work to resolve disputes. Again, it is okay to be angry, but just be slow to do it, and then don;t let your anger cause you to sin. But being angry is NOT a sin by itself.

@@jesuswithoutreligion okay, thank you. Now there is something that is, what I believe very misused in church among married couples which is 1 Corinthians 7 3-5. In church this message gets used to weaponize it against women. As to say "do not deprive your husband of sex" or "do not refuse sex, and if you do, you're sinning" A lot of women are hurt by this message. An the problem is that they make sex out to be an obligation. And they leave out verses 1-2 and verse 6. I believe Sex in marriage is a beautiful gift but there are Christians that say it's a "command" that you have to have sex, no mater how you feel in order to fulfill your "marital duty" and some say the Same about having children. That it is a " commandment. " I think you and your spouse have the freedom in Christ to decide if you want to have children or not and I say the same thing about sex. If you and your spouse have self control when it comes to sex be a lot of ppl will say, if you don't have "sex" with your husband, he will be tempted by Satan to look at porn and they use 1 Corinthians 7 verse 5 to say that it's the woman's responsibility to have "enough sex" so the husband won't be tempted to look at porn or lust after other women and I believe that message is very hurtful to both the husband and wife and it can cause resentment towards marriage and make sex look like a chore instead of an enjoyable gift, something you "have to" do and I don't want that to be my sex when I get married. Some would use the verses that talks about "the 2 shall become "one flesh" as to say that you have to have sex, that it's a commandment. Also some would use the "be fruitful and multiply" verse to say that Married couples have to have children. I believe sex in marriage and having babies is a beautiful thing and I would like to enjoy intimacy with my husband someday, but I don't think God would make a commandment universal if he knows it's not possible for everyone to fulfill. I think that would be crazy. Some people can't really have sex or children. What are your thoughts on this? Do You think sex and having children are a commandment? And if you can, could you try and do a video on this topic and what the context really is about?

@@brittneythompson2041 I do NOT think 'sex and having children are a commandment'. Paul even says if you have the gift to avoid being with a spouse, then do it. However, YES, sex and having children are a gift from God and no doubt good godly advice. But, to call them commands suggests if we don't do them then God will react negatively to them. He will NOT

The Bema seat of judgment. But don't think you know more than Jesus.

To be clear, if my following God's law you are referring to the mosaic law, you definitely are not following that successfully. In fact I would say you would be failing miserably. I'm going to assume that is not the law you are referring to.

I find it surprising that you, presumably identifying as a Christian, would make such a harsh comment toward someone who obviously has a deep love for Jesus. It's important to distinguish between demons and Christians. Demons do not acknowledge Jesus as their Lord, nor do they believe that Jesus can offer them salvation. They haven't sought Jesus to deliver them from their sinful ways or trusted him for salvation. Have you? So, to reiterate, choosing to follow Jesus is a pivotal - actionable decision. Are you actually implying that demons have made this choice? Do you believe their faith is comparable to ours? You mention that I lack fear of God, and you're correct. Why should I fear a God who has forgiven me of my sins, nailed them to the cross, and promised to present me as blameless on judgment day? I've been assured by God that there is no condemnation for me in Christ, so what is there for me to fear? Your comment suggests you do fear God, as which suggest you're concerned about divine retribution. Punishment. This makes me wonder if you've fully grasped the concept of God's love, or even if you genuinely hold faith in Him. I don't know. I can only interpret your spiritual standing based on your own words. *[1 John 4:18] There is NO FEAR in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is NOT perfected in love.*

@@jesuswithoutreligion Deuteronomy 8:6 KJV Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. Deuteronomy 13:4 KJV Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. Ecclesiastes 12:13 KJV Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. You don't fear God because you don't keep His commandments. Do you think they have been nailed to the cross?

@@John-eh4yk a very important distinction needs to be made here. Your citing verses from the old testament. Everyone was under the law. No one was under Grace. The new covenant is not even nearly in place. The cross is likely 2000 years away from the time these verses were written. I hope we can agree that the new covenant is not like the old one. The old one was weak and useless, and made nothing perfect. The new one is founded on better hopes, and better promises.

@@jesuswithoutreligion the old testament is what Jesus preached and what the apostles quoted. There was no new testament in the time of Jesus. Have you not read the old testament? God doesn't change. There is one law, for the one that is homeborn AND the stranger. In the new testament. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. The new covenant is the old covenant but the law is placed in your heart. The fault was with THEM because they kept disobeying God. Nothing has changed. You still remain disobedient to God. God's law is not weak and useless. Psalm 19:7 KJV The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. Proverbs 6:23 KJV For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: Revelation 22:14 KJV Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. It doesn't blessed are those that don't do His commandments.

@@John-eh4yk When Jesus spoke of the old covenant, he was showing the Jews, the true standard and perfection of the law. Look with lust, you’re better off to cut out your eyes. If your right hand causes you to sin, you’re better off to amputate it. The goal was never to encourage people to do their best to keep the mosaic law. Jesus was showing them how hopeless they are under a covenant that only leads to death. A covenant where he said no one will be found righteous. God does not change. Correct. However, the covenant did change. And if you’re choosing the old covenant, as being what does not get the change simply because you think it was first, then, perhaps this verse will change your thinking, as you discover the new covenant was actually the first one. Galatians 3:16-18 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as one would in referring to many, but rather as in referring to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ. What I am saying is this: the Law, which came 430 years LATER, does NOT invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise. For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise. So the promise to Abraham was the new covenant, which came in 430 years before the old covenant ever existed. The old covenant was temporary early, brought in to show the Jewish people that they could not be made right with God for their own human efforts. It is highly that you would say the new covenant is the same as the old covenant. Hebrews literally says this covenant is not like the old one. Everything about the new covenant tells us we are released from the old one. That the old one was weak and useless. That it is going to be obsolete. The old is called a ministry of condemnation and death. My friend, I do believe there’s a lot of mental gymnastics to even suggest that the two covenants are even remotely one in the same.

My friend, unfortunately, you're simply posting a piece of scripture is not giving weight to your argument. You're leaving out the entire context. And I simply cannot respond when you copy and paste half of the Bible. I would have to write a 5000 word essay to clarify your misunderstanding of each of the scriptures. I will start with your first scripture in Acts. It is calling for repentance. These are unbelievers who are in darkness. They need to turn to God. Additionally, even if it were referring to turning turning sin, it would be important to note that I have never suggested differently. Rozz, you seem to be hijacking several of our post, and there's a common theme. The common themes, that you misunderstand scriptures, and you have very little trust in what Jesus did for you.. You're hyper focused on YOUR effort, seem to give very little confidence HIS effort on the cross. When I say forgiveness, you hear lawlessness. When I say grace, you hear license to sin. It's like you want to hijack our confidence in the promises of Jesus. It's like your gospel message is one of fear and condemnation. I want to assume that you mean well, but I am going to be clear about this. You are not showing any faith in Jesus..

@Julana Corrrect. God’s approval is all that I need. If you’re so gung-ho about following all of “God’s laws”, then prove it.

@Julana That’s literally following the law of Moses. You’re saying one is ONLY under God’s grace as long as you do this or don’t do that. There’s no difference.

@Julana Rom 2:21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? Rom 2:22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? Rom 2:23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? Do you still sin Julana?

@Julana Joh 8:15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. Not only are you deceived Julana, you are trying to condemn wounded dreamer for his actions of the flesh. You want scriptural proof that you are deceived? Please answer this question honestly; Do you still sin?

@Julana “if you were truly a child of God” Did he ever say he was a sinner? Why are you avoiding my question? Do you still sin?