Is Christianity oppressive? Shedding light on what lies behind this statement.

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19 күн бұрын

While researching our recent book, Tim and I discovered that common reasons people cited for their deconstruction included issues such as "Christians oppressing homosexuals" and support for political figures like Donald Trump. When someone asserts that Christianity oppresses homosexuals, it often comes with a set of cultural and philosophical assumptions. To address this complex topic, Dr. Carl Trueman joins us to explore the question: Is Christianity oppressive? Don't miss this insightful conversation!

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@ChildofGod98765 17 күн бұрын

Father God give me strength I seem to bear the weight of the world on my shoulders as a single mom, I often face challenges that can seem insurmountable especially with raising two children with special needs. I’m trying to balance everything but Lord I’m struggling to make ends meet, to pay bills, and to put food on the table for my children. At times I want to give up but I know God will provide. 💕

@johnsmit5999 16 күн бұрын

It is like I am being oppressive to a thief who is stealing my car because I don't want him to.

@davidlafleche1142 16 күн бұрын

That's what happened in Massachusetts. A homeowner caught somebody breaking into his truck, so he got him. The owner was arrested!

@Tom-cv7sf 17 күн бұрын

God doesn't accept anyone the way they are 😮 He meets them where they are at and takes them to where He wants them to be 🎉 Hear Yahweh's Voice and Obey 😮

@GabrielleTollerson 9 күн бұрын

I feel so alone though..I seek God,but the noisyness of the world and the many MANY progressive christians that surround me,including my parents,I cannot hear Him or find Him,and now I'm numb,scared,depressed and lost. I feel defeated.

@Tom-cv7sf 8 күн бұрын

@@GabrielleTollerson For Peace of mind,,, sing Helleluyah softly over and over until the desired result is achieved. Yahweh inhabits Your praises He is an All Consuming Fire 🔥 Summon God's presence through praise and worship 💓 Fire 🔥 from heaven just for You 💖

@g1hannamax514 17 күн бұрын

Always a treat to see Dr. Truman in these videos! Just got done reading Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self. Very insightful and well-read. My hope is that the church is able to show Christ to these communities in a way that is patient, cogent, and truthful to Scripture.

@Buy_YT_Views_641 17 күн бұрын

added to my playlist.

@JamesRichardWiley 13 күн бұрын

Born bad with Original Sin on my soul and commanded to be good. Where is the Original Sin and where is my imaginary soul? Since I am forming and replacing every cell of my body I should know where to find the Original Sin and my soul. Nothing so far. Oh, wait, it's invisible.

@GabrielleTollerson 9 күн бұрын

the only people who find it oppressive are people who want no accountability for their gross actions

@daino7259 4 күн бұрын

Ahahsahshahsh is because you see only the gross. You see only 2 man using their holes instead see love,affections and more... Do you want I use the same view on you? Ok: send my greetings to who use your holes and you have married...

@eleanorgathright605 16 күн бұрын

“True humility is contentment.”

@greysuit17 17 күн бұрын

If by opress you mean warning them they are going to hell if they don’t repent….then yes.

@johnbenedict1883 17 күн бұрын

Christ is Christianity, and he lifts up the repenting and believes the Good News!

@rodneyaustin3999 16 күн бұрын

This LGBT christian movement is blasphemous. It makes a mockery of Christ and the cross. If Jesus accepted us the way we are there was no need for Him to die. This should anger us and cause us to read more and pray so that we can be consistent in extending truth and mercy to the lost.

@kevindahlenburg6014 15 күн бұрын

Start by reading The Children Are Free by Jeff Miner. Analysis of the anti gay verses in the Bible

@rodneyaustin3999 15 күн бұрын

@@kevindahlenburg6014 - what's the purpose of doing that? I don't know the book or the author. I'm wondering if the book affirms the Word or contradicts it.

@kevindahlenburg2528 15 күн бұрын

@@rodneyaustin3999 You wrote about reading more in your first post. This book has all the sources consulted at the end of each chapter, for those who wish to validate the source material. The Gospel is upheld, it's just that people haven't had a personal reason to dig any further than the surface of the scriptures - which we tend to do when applying biblical principals to others. The only way you're gonna know is to read it for yourself. I doubt if it will change your mind about anything but you can at least see why others are coming to believe that being gay and in a loving relationship does not contradict the Bible. It's 100% up to you.

@rodneyaustin3999 15 күн бұрын

@@kevindahlenburg2528 Hi Kevin, I appreciate the response. I will clarify that when I wrote "read more" I meant Scripture. I respectfully disagree in that the whole of Scripture contradicts such a lifestyle. Personally I'm not a fan of books that change the Gospel for cultural relevance. I have family members in that life and I myself have struggle and still struggle with lust. I never justify my life and the fact that I continue to struggle has given me great heartache. However, I do keep myself from dating and do my best to keep myself from situations that will compromise the word. I have heard of pastors who have proclivities for the gay lifestyle yet they remain celibate and choose to honor God with their body, which I respect and find inspiration from. However, I do not believe that the Bible affirms any lifestyle outside of a marriage between a man and woman with sex prohibited outside that holy covenant.

@NC-vz6ui 14 күн бұрын

What is blasphemous is the Christians who want to be gatekeepers of Christ and prevent people from coming to him. Jesus accepts you the way you are as a starting point.The Holy Spirit changes us, but he is not going to change how he created you to begin with. He is going to change your heart and how you relate to other people, not how he wired you to begin with.

@kimsteinke713 15 күн бұрын

And these two light bulbs haven't stopped for even a minute in the last 10 years to see well maybe maybe it's just me maybe we are looking at this the wrong way maybe we have an opened our hearts or maybe we're looking at all this the wrong way......No not once. 😂😂😂

@MartyMcFly1085 11 күн бұрын

This guy is an expert, I can tell. Psychiatric journals have shown that the best thing anyone that is homosexual can do is to deny themself the chance for love and intimacy. Be alone forever! Celebrate being celebate! Never mind your innate psychological needs that are part of your cortex and hypothalamus, that’s only the devil at work in your head. Yes, deny yourself, and watch the shame, depression, and anxiety float away. Now, study after study shows that such denial dramatically increases risk of suicide and chronic depression, but remember that these aren’t the studies to look at and were influenced by the devil. Let the Christians, the true experts, guide your sexual decisions. They have a ghost/zombie/invisible man that tells them all the truth, so it must be true.

@johnhammond6423 16 күн бұрын

I don't find Christianaty oppressive, I just ignore them and have nothing to do with religion.

@rihraw 17 күн бұрын

It's a bit of a ridiculous discussion

@johnsmit5999 16 күн бұрын

How so?

@GabrielleTollerson 16 күн бұрын

stay mad

@kimsteinke713 15 күн бұрын

This video is full of the most anti-intellectual verbes I've ever heard in my entire life. They having a clue😂😅😅

@gnosticallyspeaking3544 16 күн бұрын

Why are reasonable people leaving Christianity? One reason might be that they see what Jesus warns about in Matthew 15:7. It's a fine line between righteousness and hypocrisy. Jesus didn't affirm a prostitutes lifestyle but he also did not judge them Just saying "I believe in Jesus" doesn't absolve a person who has a hard heart. Which Jesus also foresees in Luke 6:46.

@davidlafleche1142 16 күн бұрын

They are false converts. They are leaving because God will not approve their sins and heresies.