The Question that Stops Christians in Their Tracks

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7 жыл бұрын

Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason explains how to rephrase the question that stops Christians in their tracks.
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@STRvideos
@STRvideos 2 жыл бұрын
Here are some common questions and helpful resources on Hell - If sin is finite, why is Hell eternal? rsn.pub/3tSTiUv Why did God create people if he knew so many would go to Hell? rsn.pub/3O1RGyK How can we square God's desire for all to be saved with the existence of Hell? rsn.pub/3SeQPND What’s the difference between Hell, Hades, Sheol, and Gehenna? rsn.pub/3SfxUCb Did Jesus descend into Hell? rsn.pub/3HeKyuT Be sure to check out Tim Barnett's three-part series on why STR believes Hell is biblical: Part 1 - rsn.pub/48KtIzM Part 2 - rsn.pub/498wpvt Part 3 - rsn.pub/3tYVgCJ Here are two problems that Hell solves: rsn.pub/47C9qrg
@markbrown6978
@markbrown6978 2 жыл бұрын
@@nickjones6651 eh...open your eyes, look in a mirror, think about what your asking, think about thinking? Wonder why your in such a minority history wide?
@philkershner5313
@philkershner5313 2 жыл бұрын
@@markbrown6978 "a minority"? Most people have not believed in the Christian God. Those who do are in the minority.
@bilgitz1900
@bilgitz1900 2 жыл бұрын
@@nickjones6651 maybe the fact Yeshua (Jesus) is mentioned in not only the Christian Bible but the Muslim bible as well? That says something. If that’s not enough, there are LITERAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES mentioned in the Bible. If that’s true, why would Jesus not be? Also, Read about the second law of Thermodynamics if you believe in science instead of God.
@nonfecittaliter4361
@nonfecittaliter4361 2 жыл бұрын
@@nickjones6651 Do you think a fine tuned super complex universe and every single particle and system of it isn't enough for you?
@nonfecittaliter4361
@nonfecittaliter4361 2 жыл бұрын
@@tommytomtom5531 Stupid reasoning!
@user-eg2jr8dt1j
@user-eg2jr8dt1j Жыл бұрын
Winning a debate and holding the correct ideas are two different things.
@user-eg2jr8dt1j
@user-eg2jr8dt1j Жыл бұрын
​@@jeffforsythe9514 Very true, very wise words.
@donhue4546
@donhue4546 Жыл бұрын
@@jeffforsythe9514 your wrong,there should be no rules only guidance,if you like rules change your belief,we shall be judged by what ever god you believe in,you maybe 73 and think you understand wisdom,a wise person is always learning
@scottg6754
@scottg6754 Жыл бұрын
@@jeffforsythe9514 Drowning humans because God screwed up by making faulty humans is pretty messed up. Why would I want to worship a flawed god.
@user-eg2jr8dt1j
@user-eg2jr8dt1j Жыл бұрын
@@scottg6754 That's not what happened though. Additionally, why would you assume that Yawhey is a just god? It says in Exodus that he's a man of war and in Genesis Yawhey preferred blood sacrifices of Abel over the sacrifice of bountiful produce. In fact, according to the book called the Ascension of Isaiah, the entire purpose of Jesus is that he's a kind of multiverse traveler who has to trick the powers of our mortal realm into killing him in order for him to pass through the multiverse from realm to realm. In doing so, Jesus was able to triumph over Yawhey who is a kind of false god and ascend to unite our mortal world with the true God's supreme grace.
@Brian.001
@Brian.001 Жыл бұрын
@@donhue4546 It's you're. Not very difficult.
@ChrisC30
@ChrisC30 Жыл бұрын
If you care about winning more than about being truthful, you've already lost the battle.
@kittenlang8641
@kittenlang8641 11 ай бұрын
🙏❤️🌞
@UNFORGIVABLExGAMING
@UNFORGIVABLExGAMING 11 ай бұрын
Well when Christians "win" - they historically get away with genocide and child "abuse". So yeah, your "truth" always seems to leave out those ACTUAL truths.
@johnhough4445
@johnhough4445 11 ай бұрын
In my case, the truths I use prevent me losing the battle.
@UNFORGIVABLExGAMING
@UNFORGIVABLExGAMING 11 ай бұрын
@@johnhough4445 Because your truths aren't truths and you call them truths because they are derived from an ancient book who's proof always relies on itself for verification.
@johnhough4445
@johnhough4445 11 ай бұрын
@@UNFORGIVABLExGAMING My truths are derived from my own mind and a long lifetime garnering various experiences (and dare I say it? Wisdoms...) Now, please read your comment above-don't they apply more to you than to me?
@Mark4Jesus
@Mark4Jesus 8 ай бұрын
Asking questions is actually the best way to teach because it's the best way to get people to actually listen because you have first listened to them.
@mamaluvsherbabes
@mamaluvsherbabes 7 ай бұрын
Plus, asking questions requires that the person we are trying to reach THINKS about what both they and we are saying. Their having to answer a question directly involves them in the thought/analyzation process. Depending on the path the questioning takes, they can actually end up answering their own unbelief with statements that prove a reason to believe.
@Sara-gl8ue
@Sara-gl8ue 7 ай бұрын
Sounds like a manipulation tactic to me. Kind of like what a salesman does.
@zaxbitterzen2178
@zaxbitterzen2178 7 ай бұрын
@@Sara-gl8ue Well it doesn't help that even "intelligent" people can be easily tricked by basically telling them the truth.
@hunterhall1575
@hunterhall1575 7 ай бұрын
Its also a great way to avoid answering questions honestly when you know your answer makes you look bad
@billweir8824
@billweir8824 6 ай бұрын
True!!! Jesus gave 3 answers but asked 300 questions ⁉️ please see 'Christadelphian videos and Christadelphian bible talks'for the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ speakers worldwide from Australia NewZealand England South Africa and North America United States and Canada wonderful subjects to understand the truth of God
@Mrbullfrog-hp3he
@Mrbullfrog-hp3he 5 ай бұрын
The question that stops Christian's in their tracks is hey im down on my luck can i barrow 100 bucks
@TimothyBall-mv3lp
@TimothyBall-mv3lp 23 күн бұрын
5-12-2024. Dollars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@twistedtitan5485
@twistedtitan5485 9 күн бұрын
The problem with your scenario is rarely does that solve the problem Over 90 % of the time it's poor money management skills A better question is are you open to being educated so that you are not in the place where you are asking strangers for money
@pastorofmuppets777
@pastorofmuppets777 8 күн бұрын
Following Jesus doesn't mean uou are responsible for the irresponsable 😂❤
@Mrbullfrog-hp3he
@Mrbullfrog-hp3he 8 күн бұрын
I follow no man
@humbleevidenceaccepter7712
@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 5 күн бұрын
Here's a question that stops Christianity: Hurricanes, famine, earthquakes, and all other tragedies happen all the time. Millions suffer in agony and death. Young and old. That means either your god can't stop them (which makes it powerless), OR it chooses not to (which makes it evil), OR it doesn't exist (which makes it imaginary). Every apologetic excuse given unavoidably leads back to those three choices. Which one do you choose?
@devinbryne9208
@devinbryne9208 Жыл бұрын
The Truth is the Truth no matter how hard it may be to swallow. I'd rather be divided by truth than united in error.
@jonathan4189
@jonathan4189 Жыл бұрын
In the hypothetical that God is real, people are not denying the truth of the proposition, they are pointing out that the truth (and the one who makes it true) is inconceivably evil. It’s a criticism of God’s immortality, not a rejection of his dominion.
@Phylaetra
@Phylaetra 11 ай бұрын
@@jonathan4189 I think you meant 'immorality' not 'immortality' there - stupid autocorrect!
@josephdiaz2182
@josephdiaz2182 11 ай бұрын
@@Phylaetra either way, what a foolish thing to think. Just believe what ever you want. No matter what, if it isn't in your heart to repent of your sins, and humble yourself and believe in Jesus, that He died for you, then just keep searing your conscience. It's your life, He gave us Freewill, either be a slave to sin, or be a Slave to God. Choose or don't no matter what, if you are neither hot or cold, but luke warm? He will spit you OUT! Stop sitting on the fence.
@Phylaetra
@Phylaetra 11 ай бұрын
@@josephdiaz2182 so in your religion, we were created only to be slaves? What kind of immoral monster do you believe in?! Why would a just and loving God give beings free will and then punish them for using it? If God doesn't want us to behave in certain ways, he could have created us so that we literally could not. Why didn't he?
@singNsong-gc9kt
@singNsong-gc9kt 10 ай бұрын
​@@PhylaetraYour born in sin no matter what you are born from the flesh and those who don't follow Jesus are a slave to sin. It's the truth he gives a choice because he wants true love and not forced love. People ask why did God put the tree in the garden it's because he wanted to give a choice. If you stare into the abyss it stares back right? If you follow sin then eventually you can't go back and you become it's slave
@incog858gfg
@incog858gfg Жыл бұрын
It's not about winning a debate , it's about speaking the truth. Like it or not, the truth doesn't always sit well with those who don't like the truth
@lmcb2x
@lmcb2x Жыл бұрын
I always have to defend myself to Christians… livin in the Bible Belt- n’all.
@jonathan4189
@jonathan4189 Жыл бұрын
Are you okay with telling people what you believe and them looking at you like your some kind of sadistic monster worshiping the most evil deity conceivable? Lots of people feel icky when perceived as a henchman of a cosmic villain so they try to couch their beliefs or try to explain away why it only _appears_ to be a morally heinous religion.
@harzroller9862
@harzroller9862 Жыл бұрын
@@jonathan4189 what do you suppose leads to them believes? (I am, ironically, an atheist)
@jonathan4189
@jonathan4189 Жыл бұрын
@@harzroller9862 fellowship, belonging, normalizing the bizarre, reassurance about primary fears, ego stroking, reassurance about primary angers. That and when everyone you love and trust says the same thing, which includes that you are among the chosen people and can be besties with the creator if the universe who loves you, you just don’t question it.
@harzroller9862
@harzroller9862 Жыл бұрын
@@jonathan4189 so in a sense a hatred of life as we live it and a contentment with others of your clade
@KobusBotha-wl7in
@KobusBotha-wl7in 6 ай бұрын
Bitter truth is better than a sweet lie.
@craigsmith1443
@craigsmith1443 2 ай бұрын
Not that people will accept that. We're reluctant to do so ourselves.
@danieltenebrion9413
@danieltenebrion9413 2 ай бұрын
The ones lying are always those that say they know the truth yet never question what is real.
@micklumsden3956
@micklumsden3956 Ай бұрын
An easy soundbite. But I thought the pool said in one Corinthians chapter 13 that unless I have love, I am nothing. Therefore it’s better to be kind than to be right
@craigsmith1443
@craigsmith1443 Ай бұрын
@@micklumsden3956 _I thought the pool said in one Corinthians chapter 13 that unless I have love, I am nothing. Therefore it’s better to be kind than to be right_ 1. 'The pool'? 2. You're half right. Paul never said, 'it's better to be kind than to be right.' Paul did say, 'Speak the truth in love,' so we must be both kind and right, but if one had to choose between the truth and a lie, Paul, who always advocated for the truth would advocate for the truth here, too, however we felt about it.
@randybackgammon890
@randybackgammon890 29 күн бұрын
Where ignorance is bliss it folly to be wise
@user-tg5ky1je9r
@user-tg5ky1je9r Жыл бұрын
“The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.” Ecclesiastes 9:5
@josephdiaz2182
@josephdiaz2182 11 ай бұрын
a text taken out of its context, in isolation of the CO-text, is a pre-text. Very lazy, some thinker you are.
@Nonexistent10
@Nonexistent10 6 ай бұрын
@@josephdiaz2182 not at all, the dead don't know anything because they are asleep in the grave waiting for the Day of Resurrection. No one will ever go the Heaven.
@josephdiaz2182
@josephdiaz2182 6 ай бұрын
@@Nonexistent10 can you please tell me where you found this?
@doug753
@doug753 5 ай бұрын
If you have been made alive by Christ, then you are not dead even tho you are in the grave. Lazurus and the rich man shows much activity in the grave. And to claim no one will ever go to heaven, what do you base that claim on?, It is written that their is a ressurection of the just(justified) and the unjust(not justified). So apparrently all that is in the grave is delivered up to Judgement one way or the other based upon the book of life and the lamb's book of life. This happens at the Throne of God so once again apparrently everyone goes to heaven at least once. @@Nonexistent10
@dreyri2736
@dreyri2736 3 ай бұрын
This reminds me of a pretty cool poem for my country called "Paul's third letter to the Corinthians" I, who am about to die Dwell with thee, whom the Lord hath giveth Eternal life. And the Lord giveth all Eternal life But, Eternal life does not exist Sadly.
@bobwoods5017
@bobwoods5017 2 жыл бұрын
A priest and a rabbi were having lunch when the rabbi asked if the priest had ever broken his vows? The priest thought a bit and replied he had. He said a woman had come to him who was so lovely both in spirit and in physical beauty and a relationship developed. He gave into temptation and slept with hef. The rabbi said to priest really? That is better than my ham sandwich!
@christophermonteith2774
@christophermonteith2774 2 жыл бұрын
nice
@mikaelium192
@mikaelium192 2 жыл бұрын
i dont get it
@christophermonteith2774
@christophermonteith2774 2 жыл бұрын
@@mikaelium192 both breaking their religious vows
@bobg.3206
@bobg.3206 2 жыл бұрын
That is perfect. Best one I've heard in a while.
@teachingtetelestai
@teachingtetelestai 2 жыл бұрын
One night an atheist came outside on his balcony an stared up at the stars. He smiled as looked at them and thought to himself, "I see 👀 the (same) stars every night and they are so beautiful, they are always there and they don't change." Then he went back inside to finish the book he was reading about "The Journey of earth catapulting through space"... When he got to chapter about earths travels he read that the earth is traveling at 30 kilometers per second through space. He was puzzled and took out some paper and a pencil and started to calculate this theory. He quickly realized that the book was wrong because if the earth was traveling at 30 kilometers per second it was mathematically impossible for him to see the same stars at night, not only him but all of the countless generations that came before him who also saw the same stars. He thought to himself if that theory were actually accurate then every 500 years we would see different stars and star systems and that astronomy would be changing rapidly, but it doesn't.
@jackstand3852
@jackstand3852 2 жыл бұрын
I thought the question was gonna be "If God is omniscient, why would he create a mankind of which most are destined for hell?"
@faithplusnothing
@faithplusnothing 2 жыл бұрын
@Phil Silverman God did send His Son to intervene.
@faithplusnothing
@faithplusnothing 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone born has the opportunity to be saved.
@alfredbenedek3398
@alfredbenedek3398 2 жыл бұрын
Hmm, Maybe, just maybe, be - cause some Morons go agains the truth, facts & all good things! Including, Orders, the basic laws, oh, and they deni them! Now, that answers that! The stinking gate is open, go to hell !!
@druid54us
@druid54us 2 жыл бұрын
@@faithplusnothing yeah god sent jesus to stop Hitler 2,000 years ago… results to be heavily debated
@faithplusnothing
@faithplusnothing 2 жыл бұрын
@@druid54us Jews thought the Messiah was going to be a mighty warrior that would protect them, when Jesus came to town on a donkey they missed who He was. Jesus paid the penalty of Sin on the cross, even today, few except it and believe.
@daddywoodentop2820
@daddywoodentop2820 6 ай бұрын
What you've just described us an excercise in obfuscation and sophistry
@SuperBC10
@SuperBC10 Ай бұрын
Some “Christian” eh?
@craigbassett7146
@craigbassett7146 6 ай бұрын
It's good for us to remember that everyone isn't taught by the same techniques. Not all teachers teach use the same methods. This is why we had some teachers that we loved and others not so much. To ram the notion of sin down someone's throat doesn't always work. To make them see their sin can work much better. This is what I think he was doing here. I train/teach a lot of people about commercial insurance (yeah, I know) and I use the method of asking questions all the time. It works great to lead people to an answer they might not otherwise see. Remember, some plant seeds, some water those seeds and some harvest those seeds. No matter what part you play, you do it as unto the Lord and He gets the glory. Your reward is in Heaven. His "sidestepping" the question wasn't to deflect from it, it was to frame the answer in such a way that the one asking could see it without feeling accused. Jesus did this all the time with parables. When asked who my neighbor is, Jesus presented the answer in such a way as to force the one asking to consider his own condition, not ram some rule down his throat which he already knew the answer to.
@janetch7384
@janetch7384 2 ай бұрын
just wish the radio preachers would do this, instead of yelling and condemning everyone
@craigsmith1443
@craigsmith1443 2 ай бұрын
_To ram the notion of sin down someone's throat doesn't always work_ False Dilemma Fallacy because you do not explain it. To talk about sin is not to 'ram it down someone's throat.' To not talk about sin is to ignore or reject the most obvious character of human life. So where does that leave us?
@craigbassett7146
@craigbassett7146 2 ай бұрын
@@craigsmith1443 False Dilemma Fallacy? Did you not read the rest of my comment? The very next sentence suggested leading someone to recognize their sin and not being the one to condemn them in it by jamming it down their throat. The entire purpose of repenting is recognizing your sin and turning toward God. You cannot talk about salvation without discussing sin and repentance. I think we're on the same page, but it appeared that you missed the bases of my initial comment. I hope this clarifies it
@craigsmith1443
@craigsmith1443 2 ай бұрын
@@craigbassett7146 Apparently not, for it does not appear on my screen for some reason. _it appeared that you missed the bases of my initial comment. I hope this clarifies it_ It does indeed appear so, and yes, it does. Thank you.
@royalreigns3373
@royalreigns3373 2 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what drove me from religion. I ask questions about religion because I want the answer.
@delishme2
@delishme2 2 жыл бұрын
Bishop Barron if you are an intellectual.
@falconmyst
@falconmyst 2 жыл бұрын
The assumption from the beginning is that - Jesus is the Judge who takes his robe off; that is the crux; not that of the moral question of being a sinner. So the 'answer' of the guilt problem is that the assumption must be correct. MY question is: IF GOD can not lie; "IF" he did would it be a lie or a paradox? If Jesus is lord, does that mean he is LORD? [Gensis 15:7; cf Exodus 6:3]. Back to the assumption.
@canadiankewldude
@canadiankewldude 2 жыл бұрын
I pray you research these videos here, then continue research beyond this site. Christianity has finally set my faith in stone. Sadly, far to many Christians and pastors, do not know the answers. They should study more, to be able to answer general inquires.
@canadiankewldude
@canadiankewldude 2 жыл бұрын
@monty_hall A PhD in evolutionary biology has no rational explanation for the origin of life. Louis Pasteur disproved the Abiogenesis Theory experimentally.
@marilynbrown5274
@marilynbrown5274 2 жыл бұрын
Ask JESUS CHRIST. Respectfully, that is. "Ask and you shall receive..Seek and you shall find...Knock and it shall be opened unto you."
@DLFfitness1
@DLFfitness1 Жыл бұрын
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” ― Carl Sagan
@logicalmuslim1590
@logicalmuslim1590 Жыл бұрын
Atheism as conspiracy theory.
@apubakeralpuffdaddy392
@apubakeralpuffdaddy392 Жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation of why voters keeping voting for the corrupt, incompetent, & criminal Democrat party.
@DejiAdegbite
@DejiAdegbite Жыл бұрын
@@logicalmuslim1590 How so?
@logicalmuslim1590
@logicalmuslim1590 Жыл бұрын
@@DejiAdegbite whether your preferred conspiracy is illuminati or chemtrails or flat earth or fake moon landing or that all religions are concocted by a cabal to control the public they have the following in common. 1) belief that a secret cabal has lied to the public 2) massive ego rush from discovering that you see the lie that others don't. 3) belief that anyone who doesn't believe in the conspiracy theory is either a part of the conspiracy or a dupe of the conspiracy too stupid to see the lie. 4) a feeling of entitlement to condescend to anyone who doesn't believe in the conspiracy.
@DejiAdegbite
@DejiAdegbite Жыл бұрын
@@logicalmuslim1590 Ok, so how is atheism a conspiracy theory?
@benvanrensburg4261
@benvanrensburg4261 6 ай бұрын
I am thankful for this honesty about a dishonest rhetorical trick. Note that the original question was not actually answered, but circumvented, by the oratory. (BTW If anyone else claims to be the only forgiver, does that make him / her the Only Way, too?) Now, for the record: I, too, have done wrong things. I got punished for most of them and I'm not complaining. As for the rest, I reject the idea of shoving the rightful punishment off onto any innocent person past, present or future. So the circumvention does not work, in my case. And, besides, we know what the answer to the original question is. I am glad that the presenter admitted it.
@nickgiglio7109
@nickgiglio7109 5 ай бұрын
But the twisted thing is... The punishment is already paid in his poor analogy... And the victim is the judge himself! A better analogy with the judge would be for the judge to say that at the start of his career he spent a year in jail and can now pardon any and all crimes for those who wish to have their crimes pardoned... No matter how many times you commit the crime and appear before the judge. There is no punishment for doing wrong in this, if you do or don't do wrong, the same punishment has already been enacted. This is the opposite of justice and worse yet it gives blanket permission to commit whatever abhorrent deed you desire...
@RyanGr33n
@RyanGr33n Ай бұрын
It’s amazing how many people say they don’t believe in Hell, but they get offended if you say they’re headed there.
@petes.7967
@petes.7967 2 жыл бұрын
Not only did this not provide a rational answer to the question, it comes across as manipulative with these used car salesman tactics. That being said, they could work on people who are vulnerable and searching for answers. And in this case, they would likely take any answer. But as far as convincing someone not of the same faith, it falls flat. You’d have a better chance at appearing credible with your initial honest answer of “yes, if you’d don’t believe the way I do, you’re doing to hell”.
@ceoelektronika8604
@ceoelektronika8604 Жыл бұрын
I prefer my approach: "I don't CARE what you believe. Jesus is Lord. Hell is real, as is heaven, and you can go to either all you want." Dismissed.
@petes.7967
@petes.7967 Жыл бұрын
@@ceoelektronika8604 prove it. Oh, that's right, you can't. Thus endeth the lesson
@Lucas-Darkin
@Lucas-Darkin Жыл бұрын
If someone asks you a simple question, you should dodge te answer and give a monologue. Thats what that video teaches
@sweetweebygoodness8693
@sweetweebygoodness8693 11 ай бұрын
the video uses the same approach dipak used with him. it's all about phrasing or how you present your case. Just like how Dipak Chopra was able to present his question in a belligerent sort of way to lead you to the answer he wants you to arrive at, Mr. Kouki simply used that same method in explaining the gospel to someone else although less belligerently. It's like asking someone if they would get the death penalty simply for not thinking the same way. there's a lot being left out of the question.
@-WhyteOwl
@-WhyteOwl 10 ай бұрын
@@sweetweebygoodness8693 This is my problem with most religious people. They defame and slander people to support their agenda. The question Deepak Chopra asked was not belligerent in ANY sort of way. You subjectively interpreted it that way and decided to present such statement as truth, as you do with most other aspects of your religion. He wasn't leading any answer; it was a simple yes or no question. Even if it WAS a leading question, using that same method is not moral, it's manipulative. Someone will probably try to quote me some scripture, save your time. defending your logic with a book based on circular reasoning holds no bearing with me. I believe in proven truth, not a prayer.
@teresastaalcowley8521
@teresastaalcowley8521 9 күн бұрын
Your KZfaq came up this morning in 2024. After a lengthy discussion, my husband and I had last night about this very topic how I share God's Word as a mixed media calligraphy artist. Also, it is profoundly interesting that I first heard about Deepak Chopra when he opened his practice next door to my late husband's fireplace shop that he moved to La Jolla. They got into many discussions on this topic. I always treasure your discussions when we worked at Hope Chapel in the graphics department.
@LONGTALL686
@LONGTALL686 26 күн бұрын
I Am So Grateful For This Enlightening Moment Of Truth & Clarity, It Allows Me The Honor Of Truth & Decency Which Is A Moment We All Need Because Look Where We Are While Knowing Where We Want To Be Eternally Instead🙏🏻
@BiologicalComputer
@BiologicalComputer Жыл бұрын
“If I say what I really think people will think I’m a monster” sounds good homie
@paradoxofepicurus
@paradoxofepicurus Жыл бұрын
Yep and biggots like him don't like to be called monsters.
@86Corvus
@86Corvus Жыл бұрын
you are, and so is your god.
@BiologicalComputer
@BiologicalComputer Жыл бұрын
@@86Corvus sir, I’m an atheist.
@dorkthrone
@dorkthrone Жыл бұрын
It was an uncharacteristically candid admission, huh? Avoiding questions, sidestepping, and generally being dishonest with the audience so that Jesus looks better. Neato!
@asadunbar3324
@asadunbar3324 Жыл бұрын
you said it!
@williamburts5495
@williamburts5495 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, it's not about argument, it's about realization. Truth is that which is realized to be true not argued to be true.
@christophermonteith2774
@christophermonteith2774 2 жыл бұрын
kind of, its more truth is proven to be true, which can come from either evidence or in some cases experience. likelihood can be argued, not truth itself. sorry if I'm being rude or nit-picky
@danieltenebrion9413
@danieltenebrion9413 2 ай бұрын
Yeah, like how we understand findings in science and psychology as our best guess of what is real truth instead of bible scriptures that are only relative to individual interpretation of them.
@everaldodejesus4018
@everaldodejesus4018 10 ай бұрын
When I ask a question and the person begins by asking ME questions, I know it's an attempt to paint me into a corner from which I may not be able to extract myself from. I interrupt and say "just answer the question."
@freiherr260
@freiherr260 10 ай бұрын
Exactly. Having "discussions" at this level is just a waste of time.
@isaac13d
@isaac13d 10 ай бұрын
Eh, depends on the question.
@freiherr260
@freiherr260 10 ай бұрын
@@isaac13d No.
@isaac13d
@isaac13d 10 ай бұрын
@@freiherr260 eh, yeah.
@freiherr260
@freiherr260 10 ай бұрын
@@isaac13d eh (?)
@clayc124
@clayc124 6 ай бұрын
Sometimes the truth hurts, but it's still the truth.
@indyj16
@indyj16 3 ай бұрын
Yes, the truth is hard. Lies are easy.
@MovieMakingMan
@MovieMakingMan 3 ай бұрын
Anyone who seeks the truth and goes to the Bible is laughable. They go to the Bible to be deluded.
@brysonmcgrew6253
@brysonmcgrew6253 3 ай бұрын
And Jesus is that Truth
@morbidclash
@morbidclash 2 ай бұрын
​@@MovieMakingManwhat is the truth and where did you find it if you did?
@MovieMakingMan
@MovieMakingMan 2 ай бұрын
@@morbidclash Truth is being in accord to reality. That leaves out the Bible since it is collection of books of stories plagiarized for centuries of thousands of years and virtually all is authors are ANONYMOUS. There is zero evidence the biblical god is real. There isn’t any contemporary evidence Jesus even existed. Sadly, that doesn’t stop christians from deliberately lying and living in delusion.
@darrenbaugh6579
@darrenbaugh6579 2 жыл бұрын
Ask a physicist/biologist/chemist questions about the origins of the universe, the origins of life, mankind, etc and they will go into great detail. Ask a christian a similar, tough question and the best advice is to learn how to sidestep it?
@falsegrit3452
@falsegrit3452 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Christianity!
@marilynbrown5274
@marilynbrown5274 2 жыл бұрын
Conceited in their science...as they think THEY are masters of it. Christians of true Faith..(not pseudo..or tv phones that are out to make money) come from an interior source that CREATED them. Some are open to that GRACE..many are not. It is the acknowledgement that CREATOR ..who is ALL GOOD...has made the Universe.
@PeterKKraus
@PeterKKraus 2 жыл бұрын
The "scientists" will only spout theories that haven't been proven nor are repeatable.
@johntasha2
@johntasha2 2 жыл бұрын
@@marilynbrown5274 Huh?
@marilynbrown5274
@marilynbrown5274 2 жыл бұрын
@@johntasha2 uh, what? I can't help If you can't comprehend it.
@skyeangelofdeath7363
@skyeangelofdeath7363 2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that Christians always fail to realize why this question makes them uncomfortable.
@skylarborsman5690
@skylarborsman5690 2 жыл бұрын
Continue...
@skyeangelofdeath7363
@skyeangelofdeath7363 2 жыл бұрын
@@skylarborsman5690 They know on some level that this tenet of their beliefs is not justice.
@SpotterVideo
@SpotterVideo Жыл бұрын
New Covenant Whole Gospel: Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him. He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth. Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD: Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis? Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart. Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36) Watch the KZfaq videos “The New Covenant” by Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.
@skyeangelofdeath7363
@skyeangelofdeath7363 Жыл бұрын
@@SpotterVideo You have serious psychological issues.
@shaunguffey9199
@shaunguffey9199 Жыл бұрын
Jesus and our Father in Heaven know what's in each of our hearts.
@aoiichika928
@aoiichika928 9 ай бұрын
“Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭(NASB1995‬‬)
@walterbrown8694
@walterbrown8694 10 ай бұрын
A very clear answer to such a question as you pose can be found in Scripture. God's Word is the Christians reference, and I have found no reason to not direct such questions to it. It's not what I believe, but what God says that matters. Reason tells me that if I wish to know God's position on a matter, His Word would be the place to start in a search for answers.
@Thruevangelisteyes
@Thruevangelisteyes 6 ай бұрын
You hit it Walter !🎯 Now let’s go tell someone else about Jesus. 🙏🏼🎶 Are you in ?
@paulatiredofthisshit
@paulatiredofthisshit 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the Bible says that whoever doesn't believe the way the Bible says going to hell. Now if we could only figure out which version and which denomination is right.
@danielmouton4952
@danielmouton4952 2 жыл бұрын
I've read at least 5 different versions of the Holy Word of the Living God Jesus Christ's biography since the early 1970's, the Holy Bible, in general about 8 times, and the New Testament at least 300 times. Every time I open God's Word, He speaks to my heart and leads me further down the path of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit! I wouldn't recommend the archaic King James because of the outdated vernacular. The New King James is better. The Amplified Bible is excellent but much wordier than any others, the New American Standard version is a very good Bible should someone choose to pursue the Catholic perspective. I really like Young's Literal Version when you want to study the original meanings of the Aramaic and Greek. I'm not impressed with "the Living Bible because of the paraphrasing or any of the other modern versions. If I was just beginning to start reading the Word, I probably would stick to the Latin Vulgate, the Septuagint, or maybe a website where you can study at least five versions at once so you can delve into the original meaning of the Aramaic, Greek, and Hebrew. Either way, I always preface any of my study by an intense, devoted prayer asking the Holy Spirit to guide me by His anointing. If you haven't been baptized in the Holy Spirit, I would strongly recommend that you first become rock solid and build some trustworthy friendships with fellow believers who believe in the inerrancy of the scriptures and who don't get too legalistic but let the Holy Spirit move! They have many full-gospel congregations who operates in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and who you can turn to in times of trial. I will ask Jesus to help you! God bless!
@chris532008
@chris532008 2 жыл бұрын
@Péter Magas sparcely truthful as naturally those elietes hold onto their power by all kinds of schemes infiltrations violence etc. but if the bible is looked into as christ as the mesiah realizing he was god on earth and that he has the last word then all of the paul infiltration into christianity must b thrown out the window the christ never told the people are objects of the state and must support it he in fact said and showed the opposite
@chris532008
@chris532008 2 жыл бұрын
@Péter Magas wrong u didn t get the message u re apparently under satan s thumb i d suggest major learning of the bible
@alfredbenedek3398
@alfredbenedek3398 2 жыл бұрын
That is/ are simply man made up! "" Hah, whwich version?! "" How abou, what the common sense tells all of us? To choose betwene Good & Evil? Truth / False? It's given & written in all Bibles! It just shows, too many people read the Bible for a while, they look at it, @ their own way(S) than they make some VHS / Videos & they get quickly rich, off of lots of true & busy yet naive pople! Slide down, past PATEGONIA?! Past the Southern black whole = To HELL!!
@piefacemms8546
@piefacemms8546 2 жыл бұрын
You don't have to figure anything out hell is only for Satan and his demons. According to Peter Jesus went to hell while he was dead for three days and saved the people that died before the cross. After the cross we are all saved by grace. When you ask forgiveness of a sin you are crucifying Jesus again and again we are already saved by grace and the cross once and for all. Read the New Testament after the four Gospels. Judgement day is just too determine the extent of our reward not whether we are going to heaven or hell.
@JohnHake
@JohnHake Жыл бұрын
Well done. I would answer that question with a story. Remember the two thieves on their crosses to the left and right of Jesus? These two men, in their own way, encapsulate all of humanity and our responses to Christ. On the one hand is a thief who questions why an all powerful being doesn’t save himself (and us!) the trouble of punishment. The existence of punishment is an offense to that theif. On the other hand is a thief who recognizes that he deserves what’s he's getting, and that Jesus doesn’t, so he asks to be remembered by the eternal being at his side. It’s quite a statement of faith, given that all of the disciples had scattered, and Jesus was seemingly defeated at that point. Logically, the whole idea would’ve been preposterous to the other thief who was singularly focused on escaping justice. The cross has always been an offense to those who are perishing. He was scolded by the other thief, “Don’t you fear God? We are getting what we deserve, but this man has done nothing wrong. Jesus, remember me when you enter into your kingdom.” The simple prayer of “remember me” harkens back a number of prayers for salvation and forgiveness among multiple Old Testament figures. We are all thieves awaiting punishment, to one degree or another. Justice must be served. How we respond to the offensive cross will determine whether we escape it.
@STRvideos
@STRvideos Жыл бұрын
That's a fantastic illustration, John. Thanks for sharing!
@bunsenn5064
@bunsenn5064 7 ай бұрын
Couldn’t one simply deny the idea, and it wouldn’t be so? After all, reality is simply the projection of how the mind perceives the universe, rather than the universe itself. So in that sense, an insane man could not be punished, since he wouldn’t be able to comprehend that he is being punished. Nor could a man who is cognitively impaired, or a man who is brain-dead. To them, there is no reality but their own.
@billweir8824
@billweir8824 6 ай бұрын
Baptism into Christ is our crucifixion and so the thief really was taking baptism seriously and like many today ignore this command to be baptized by God
@billweir8824
@billweir8824 6 ай бұрын
Great answer! I hope you will take a few moments to get to know the Christadelphians worldwide from Australia NewZealand England South Africa and North America United States and Canada wonderful subjects to understand the truth of God by watching 'Christadelphian videos and Christadelphian bible talks'
@doug753
@doug753 2 ай бұрын
Well said
@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr
@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 2 ай бұрын
This was outstanding. "If you've never done anything wrong.. then you don't understand the need for a pardon". (And that is why, whenever I am asked that question ...and it does come up on occasion... I always respond by saying that I will not answer, unless I am able to offer the reason for my answer as well.)
@deadlinefortheendtribulati4437
@deadlinefortheendtribulati4437 Жыл бұрын
"if they don't believe what you believe they are going to hell? He loves the sound of his own voice and the answer is "yes"
@tuberhead
@tuberhead 2 жыл бұрын
When I was a child in the grips of catholicism, I asked questions that the nuns and others did not like. I was told "Don't ask questions." I said (silently) "Phooey on that". I divorced myself from religion (superstition, mumbo-jumbo, hoo-doo voodoo) on the spot.
@jackgriffith9229
@jackgriffith9229 2 жыл бұрын
Your faith should nothing to do with religion.
@jackgriffith9229
@jackgriffith9229 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesstumpff7774 I only saved your post and after work today I am going to listen to this post and consider what you have to say. I only have faith. I am not a scholar or philosopher but a Christian and not as knowledgeable as I should be however I will still entertain your question and see what I think about it. I am not making any claims as to making as to making things up.
@rickcimino5483
@rickcimino5483 2 жыл бұрын
that is a shameful thing to do to a young mind. I feel badly for you.
@jackgriffith9229
@jackgriffith9229 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesstumpff7774 James, Thank You for the invitation and the idea that you would like to hear more from me. Thank You so much however I must decline the invitation as I am a married man with children and I am really enjoying taking the kids Turkey 🦃 hunting and then fishing 🎣 in June and in short I want every instant of their childhood to build memories and to have plenty of “Do you remember when” moments that I can. James all the best to you and I will say a prayer for you! God bless you!
@chrissonofpear1384
@chrissonofpear1384 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesstumpff7774 Saved from what, again - sigh? Adam and Eve's general state of ill preparedness, to make 'choices' for us, perhaps? Also, tell us later your view of Matthew 7:18 - and how broad the path for demented rebel angels, onto this world, was? And saying you're a sinner is little better than saying you are mortal - or fallible. If infallibility could so easily and inevitably be stolen from us by two people with an apple, then I assume this is how we were basically meant to be.
@ceoelektronika8604
@ceoelektronika8604 Жыл бұрын
My answer to contentious people is "I don't care if you go to hell. Believe whatever you want. Go argue with a brick wall if you need to argue with something. I tell you the truth, you can accept it or reject it, but your accepting or rejecting it does not change the truth."
@kurthasedd7923
@kurthasedd7923 9 ай бұрын
The debate shouldn't be seen as sticking it to your opponent, but as a way to bridge understanding between you and them. If you're a Christian who doesn't want to look stupid or who wants to stick it to some atheist who thinks they know better than you, your head is in the wrong place. Whether you debate a Muslim or a Jew or a Buddhist or an atheist, you should always keep in your mind that at then end of the conversation you want to call them brother or sister and no to push them away out of vanity. The Bible has the answers, if it didn't it wouldn't have spread all over the world and stuck. People have questioned the Bible since its conception and they always should because it needs to stand up to scrutiny. With that said, this is a good way of handling it. When blunt questions are asked like this the questioner almost always wants a blunt answer intentionally. They don't want a follow up, they just want "yes if you don't believe in Jesus Christ you're going to hell" and nothing more. It's meant to shame you rather than engage with you, but when you have the opportunity to engage and to delve deeper and explain that we are human beings and we have done wrongs and because we've done wrong we deserve punishment as punishment is apart of justice, but that God in choosing to die at our hands and telling us we are forgiven is payment for our sins from then on, it becomes a bigger a deal. If you know of Christ and know that he died for the forgiveness of sins, how can you refute God? To refute him and to say I don't believe is to not want God and hell is punishment because it is a place without God. Now if one were to say "I'm not convinced" I would still say that there is reason to examine the bible further and examine the points of doubt, because there are answers out there, you just have to look
@melluzi
@melluzi 2 ай бұрын
You're wong. "some atheist who thinks they know better" is not the case. Unlike Christians, atheists don't care about unanswered questions as unlike any religion, science and common sense answer them one by one. There are millions of things that used to be explained as God's punishment and now turned out to be absolutely natural and explainable. Nobody will ever provide an evidence a guy called Jesus didn't live in that place during that time as that would mean saying there was no John Smith living in London in 2005. Unfortunately, all the rest is mythology and it's totally unnecessary if you just want to be a good person living a good life. Willingness to do good things to others must be much stronger motivation than the fear of going to hell and it that's not the case for someone, he has serious issues.
@doug753
@doug753 Ай бұрын
well said...
@waterboy12342232
@waterboy12342232 14 күн бұрын
Very well written. Agree.
@chrisp9500
@chrisp9500 2 жыл бұрын
In regards to believing the same thing, remember the criminal on the cross who asked Jesus to remember him. He might not have known everything in detail, but he had faith in Jesus.
@sambun6394
@sambun6394 2 жыл бұрын
i think that’s one of the evidences we have that it is by faith in Jesus and Him being Lord truly is the fact of praising the Lord and His Son. And if you are truly following the holy spirit and morals He gives you and try to follow and love Him and everyone you will then produce the fruits. But it’s not be fruits or worms that u r saved those r just the bonus to the love you get❤️ i always loved how Jesus reassured the man on the cross because that must have taken a lot of energy for both of them and they must have celebrated afterwards🐑🥰
@sambun6394
@sambun6394 2 жыл бұрын
@Keyser Söze okay. Lord please give me the proper words here. i’m sorry if I dont explain all of my reasonings correctly but i’ll try my best cause I really want you to believe that I truly believe and Love that He’s actually real. It fills the searching your soul wants and being given The Holy Spirit really changes entire life when you ask God speak to you. Have you heard of sedimentary layers and how with each layer in stone or earth is a year and we can look at the age of stones objects etc? It’s just a part of science these days but i’m not a scientist. Anyways, the dead sea, basically it’s Gods target for history right beside Jerusalem and I say that because anything that happens in that city, earthquakes, eruptions etc will be recorded in the rocks layers and u can date a specific earthquake to when Jesus died and it’s seen in the layer of rock at the dead sea. There’s a whole lot more to it if you want to know I just skimmed the surface there. And I know it’s like so what if an earthquake happened when he died but it’s cause of the tearing of the curtain and what humans did, what and how God told us exactly what would happen to His Son. It proves Jesus was real and it’s now down to if you believe He is Lord. And that’s why God said the only way to Him was through His Son. There’s a lot more, a lot.
@sambun6394
@sambun6394 2 жыл бұрын
@Keyser Söze Did you not read what I tried to say? And I had no bible quotes in my response above. I took the time to respond and I could give you a verse about your ears specifically telling you why you find hatred and no evidence with what I just said, but you don’t desire The Lord or His guidance. You can go look further and look up what I mentioned above about the earthquake at the moment Jesus died to specifically show you he died on a cross on this year and we know it’s accurate because we can see significant earthquakes from hundreds of years (more than 400) years before Christ and so we can date that a specific even did take place. Read about it. That’s not even biblical it’s historical. I’m trying to offer you one piece of evidence but you completely have no desire to hear and that’s why your not seeing or hearing. I feel that way a lot and it’s not that we have to know every detail but it’s the Faith as Chris P said. Talk to Him and He will listen.
@ddt6468
@ddt6468 2 жыл бұрын
@@sambun6394 no offense but this is the random gibberish people give me when I ask questions. It’s all pivoting and deflection. Let’s just be honest: YOU DONT KNOW. What’s sad is that so many are brainwashed and indoctrinated to follow such beliefs.
@sambun6394
@sambun6394 2 жыл бұрын
@@ddt6468 i’m sorry but to be saved by The Lord is something you must desire. I’m only on this planet to love other people and share The Good News that you and I are both saved but only if you trust Jesus Christ and want The Lord. If you don’t want to hear Him then you don’t know Him.
@SaneNoMore
@SaneNoMore Жыл бұрын
“You don’t have to believe what I say you have to believe what God’s word says”.
@lindastrang6755
@lindastrang6755 Жыл бұрын
The Bible says that the Jews God Yehovah (Jehovah is God) John 17:3, John 4: 23,24, John 20:17, 1 Peter 3:22, 1 Corinthians 15:24-28.
@HuxtableK
@HuxtableK Жыл бұрын
And he couldn't even say that honestly to Chopra's face.
@SaneNoMore
@SaneNoMore Жыл бұрын
@@aliasfakename4143 2 Peter 1:20-21 “knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Tim 3:16-17 “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” 1 Thes 2:13 “And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.” But I do not expect you to believe these things for as scripture tells us, Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. (1 Cor 2:12-13)
@Philitron128
@Philitron128 Жыл бұрын
How do you know it to be god's word?
@BlacksmithTWD
@BlacksmithTWD Жыл бұрын
@@Philitron128 Religion is about belief, not about knowledge. If you want to know about what we can know, I suggest to start with Socrates.
@USCG.Brennan
@USCG.Brennan 19 күн бұрын
Amen, Brother.....well said and done!!
@TerryC69
@TerryC69 20 күн бұрын
Hi Greg! This is my first time visiting the channel. I just wanted to compliment you on how well you communicated your points. I have indeed been approached with the question you talk about it, and your answer is the best I have heard thus far. Many Thanks! Subscribed!
@STRvideos
@STRvideos 19 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Blurns
@Blurns Жыл бұрын
Oh yes, the "answer a question with another question" trick.
@iwinyoulose9427
@iwinyoulose9427 Жыл бұрын
Presenting it as if it’s a some sort of new debate tactic too 😂
@doug753
@doug753 6 ай бұрын
Jesus himself did this, so are you saying that it is unacceptable?
@Blurns
@Blurns 6 ай бұрын
Yes.@@doug753
@Penetrate-the-evening
@Penetrate-the-evening 5 ай бұрын
Absolutely , you know , like wen a secular " scientist" gets grilled on the longevity of comets☄️, and they get in their rescue box and pull out an imaginary comet generator
@RafaelMarques01
@RafaelMarques01 2 жыл бұрын
“We are not meant to belong, we are meant to stand out.”
@elijahgreen2479
@elijahgreen2479 Жыл бұрын
“If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! __ Matthew 18: 6_7
@P.H.888
@P.H.888 Жыл бұрын
We belong to God Jesus is The 1 alone ✝️ who stands out! 🕊
@melquesedekcastro7480
@melquesedekcastro7480 6 күн бұрын
Rafael you can use your strength either to harm or to help your brother. Always chose to help because by helping you are not going to have any reason to regret. Think about, how complex we are. Try to get some information about how the human eyes work and you are going to understand it would never come to be without a Creator. Now I am going to mention the bible. This is Jeremiah 17: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his [b]strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord. The man that try to stand without God isn't a really intelligent man. The reason is: The life you have is God's Spirit giving you life. Without God, no nothing would exist. We came to exist out of Him. Now from the bible again Jeremiah 17: 7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not [c]fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit. The Creator of everything wants to relate to you and bless you and make you fruitful. The only thing He wants if for you to give Him a chance to make you better. Have a blessed day brother.
@bobjacobson858
@bobjacobson858 2 ай бұрын
Excellent video! I'm going to remember, and use, this approach!
@JesusChristLivesForever33
@JesusChristLivesForever33 10 күн бұрын
That was a good message. I've heard a similar story before, which I like to tell non Christians. I say something like you or me we're standing in a courtroom before the Judge who is Gid. He has in His hands thousands and thousands of dollars in parking fine that I owe. He knows I don't have the money to pay for them and He's about to slam the gavel and throw me in jail when all of a sudden this man walks into the courtroom (Jesus) and He tells the Judge that He has paid all of my parking fines therefore the Judge accepts this and dismisses the case. So because I have Jesus in my life whenever I mess up I repent and ask for forgiveness and because Jesus paid the ultimate price for my sins God will forgive me. God bless.
@thomasdevlin5825
@thomasdevlin5825 Жыл бұрын
The problem is "Bad people deserve to be punished" is not even remotely the same statement as "People that do not worship Jesus will go to hell". He didn't want to provide the answer he thought was right because it would have made his religion look bad, so instead of answering honestly he dodged the question and gave him an answer that was so watered down that it was completely irrelevant to the argument. He intentionally left the moral crimes and the punishment ambiguous because that makes it more palatable, if he came out and said the crime was looking at a woman and thinking she was attractive, and the punishment was burning in hell for eternity, that would have been more difficult for him to justify
@Jayyyy5454
@Jayyyy5454 Жыл бұрын
He had to explain it that way bcoz that's the only way he could've made you understand. If we come clean, we'll sound too harsh and paint a bad picture of God even though what we say is the truth.
@Jayyyy5454
@Jayyyy5454 Жыл бұрын
I need you to read this illustrative story. A father had 2 children. He was very close to them and loved them very dearly. One day as he went out, he told the children not to ride the new bikes he just bought for them bcoz they could get injured but that they could play with every other toy they had. While he was away, a cunning friend of theirs came by and was able to convince them to ride their bikes. They did and got injured. So he grounded them by not letting them ride their bikes for a period of time while making sure they got medical treatments. He told them they would get even better bikes if they perfected their bike-riding skills which they couldn't do without practice. So he rented bikes for them . He employed professional trainers for them while heading the team and being there to give them some guidelines . The children had to go through intense training. Sometimes out of enthusiasm or excitement, they did what they wanted to do and ended up getting injured. He was always there to pick them back up and encourage them knowing their ultimate goal was to get their dream bikes. Long story cut short, they finished the training successfully and got their dream bikes.
@yoeyyoey8937
@yoeyyoey8937 10 ай бұрын
You are right. They are not equivalent at all and conflates human made ideas of justice based on emotion and instinct with the Logos that is God. Technically speaking, as a human you think someone deserves punishment but that doesn’t translate to what God wants
@danielwright4987
@danielwright4987 10 ай бұрын
​@@Jayyyy5454okay, should the kids go to he'll for riding their bikes?
@OneBoundMusic
@OneBoundMusic 7 ай бұрын
He literally addressed that in the beginning of the video.
@billbrock8547
@billbrock8547 2 жыл бұрын
"A Christian apologist debates a new age guru . . ." Is this the opening line of a joke?
@bennylane9701
@bennylane9701 2 жыл бұрын
Only if they walk into a bar.
@johnhough7738
@johnhough7738 2 жыл бұрын
Could certainly be ... so let's cut to the punchline~!
@tomtoss2463
@tomtoss2463 2 жыл бұрын
LOL
@elijahgreen2479
@elijahgreen2479 Жыл бұрын
“If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! Matthew 18: 6_7
@elijahgreen2479
@elijahgreen2479 Жыл бұрын
“If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! __ Matthew 18: 6_7
@1968jpy
@1968jpy Ай бұрын
Wow phenomenal video and thank you for this much appreciated 🙏🏻
@larryroberts8512
@larryroberts8512 11 ай бұрын
Where can I watch the debate with the guru?
@margarettelaizure3220
@margarettelaizure3220 Жыл бұрын
If I had a nickel for every time I heard the argument for Christianity I’d be more wealthy than the therapists who have people come to untangle the mess that the interpreters have caused.
@littlesilver2205
@littlesilver2205 Жыл бұрын
We both be on a cruse linear going to Hawaii about now lol
@cornet959
@cornet959 11 ай бұрын
Margarette? Where your parents, grandparents and great grandparents, Christians or Atheists
@gordoncrawley5826
@gordoncrawley5826 7 ай бұрын
There is no argument, the Gospel is a message, accept it or reject it. But be sure, God is just and keeps His promises both for heaven and hell. You can say you do not believe in God, but that does not change anything, for his word is good, and He will perform.
@SHAVIM
@SHAVIM 6 ай бұрын
@@gordoncrawley5826 agree with you but there actually are a lot of arguments for God
@SHAVIM
@SHAVIM 6 ай бұрын
there are so much arguments for christianity you just don't bother noticing them
@Thejourney100
@Thejourney100 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your approach
@endofscene
@endofscene 20 сағат бұрын
"If I just answered the question honestly then I would have looked really bad."
@Bridget369
@Bridget369 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Sir, for this.
@electrical5
@electrical5 2 жыл бұрын
When someone says "... so you are saying... ." immediately respond, no, you are the one saying that.
@aldewachter7986
@aldewachter7986 2 жыл бұрын
Good one! Personally I tend to retort "Was I in any way unclear?"
@godswill2260
@godswill2260 Жыл бұрын
being passive aggressive is a good way to have a conversation unlike your approach
@godswill2260
@godswill2260 Жыл бұрын
@@aldewachter7986 what do you mean? wooosh
@aldewachter7986
@aldewachter7986 Жыл бұрын
@@godswill2260 I mean: if you're going to play games, don't follow silly rules.
@doug753
@doug753 2 ай бұрын
Are you saying paraphrasing is a bad thing?
@johnasher5684
@johnasher5684 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video! I saw it today but still.
@tomsmith2013
@tomsmith2013 10 ай бұрын
The true Church is engraved on the heart, dwells in the mind and made eternal by the soul. ‘Love one another as I have loved you.’ Nothing else is required.
@davidscott2809
@davidscott2809 Ай бұрын
Well maybe truth is the first thing.
@havenbastion
@havenbastion Жыл бұрын
"Not getting away with" and punishment are ethically distinct ideas that must not be conflated.
@profskeptic
@profskeptic 2 жыл бұрын
This line of reasoning assumes several things, 1. The Bible is the true word of God, 2. A common definition of "bad things" or "sins", 3. Any violation deserves a sentence of eternity in he'll, 4. Hell exists. I reject all of these.
@FLAC2023
@FLAC2023 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly... good and bad area both relative to circumstances, individuals, who defines them, etc...
@Gablesman888
@Gablesman888 2 жыл бұрын
Then what is your game plan on Judgment Day when you find you have lived a lie? Be specific. Elaborate.
@garypage9515
@garypage9515 2 жыл бұрын
@@Gablesman888 Everything that is, exists. If a creator god exists, by definition that god made everything, including all existing animals and the nature he created in them. If a creator god made animals, he did so because he cares about the things he created. A creator god would not cause any of his creations to suffer, because of the nature that he created in any other of his other creations. Humans, and African wild spotted dogs exist. African wild spotted dogs, by their created nature, eat their prey while the prey is alive, causing horrible pain and suffering. Humans, by their created nature, cause other humans and other animals to suffer. No creator god exists.
@brutusmaximumus
@brutusmaximumus 2 жыл бұрын
@@Gablesman888 is this a serious question? What other hypothetical imaginary scenarios can anyone concoct and demand how someone would respond to it? What is your game plan when you find out its a big illusion and the Lord Zod demands you to subjugate to his power or else, what will you do? Be specific. Elaborate. Making up hypothetical fantasies and asking others how they would respond may be fun but not very useful.
@profskeptic
@profskeptic 2 жыл бұрын
@@Gablesman888 there is no judgement day. I don't believe in a supreme being, heaven, or hell. When you die, that's the end. There is no afterlife.
@infrasleep
@infrasleep 2 жыл бұрын
It's an easy question for Christians to answer ; "I'm not the yardstick by which others are judged, God is the only one that can judge. It's up to God if he saves you or me" The only reason it's "hard" for too many is simply because they DO set themselves up as yardsticks and foolishly believe God thinks exactly as they do.
@KBS117
@KBS117 2 жыл бұрын
Jesus said for us to judge righteously, so we are to judge.. we are not to condemn.. why do people confuse those 2 words.
@ericthomas7195
@ericthomas7195 2 жыл бұрын
Bingo! That old "It's not for us to judge" canard is the mark of either a new believer or a lukewarm one.
@KBS117
@KBS117 2 жыл бұрын
Jesus said we are to judge righteously. We are not to condemn.. that is for God to do
@MovieMakingMan
@MovieMakingMan 2 жыл бұрын
@@KBS117 It’s hilarious how Christian republicans lap up every lie from rightwing radio, Fox and all the other rightwingnut media. Those sources do nothing but bear false witness and judge others and tell massive lies. Christians lap up every lie like thirsty hyenas. Rightwing Christians are all hypocrites. And not one Christian follows god’s 613 laws. Hell, I doubt if any rightwing Christian even knows there are 613 laws. And rightwing Christians couldn’t even name the Ten Commandments. And rightwing Christians don’t even read the Bible. If they did and if they were honest they’d reject Christianity and its psychopathic god and become atheists. I’ve never met or heard of one rightwing Christian who was honest.
@marksykes5434
@marksykes5434 2 жыл бұрын
OMG there isn’t any god ffs!
@timmyturner6880
@timmyturner6880 2 ай бұрын
HALLELUJAH
@trship6274
@trship6274 11 ай бұрын
Praise The Lord!
@GenerationX1984
@GenerationX1984 11 ай бұрын
Which Lord? Baal means lord in Hebrew, so I have to assume that's who you're talking about. 😂😂😂😂
@Thruevangelisteyes
@Thruevangelisteyes 6 ай бұрын
Amen ! Praise the Lord ! The unbeliever in his love for sin , has no lord , but himself. They would not recognize mercy and grace if Jesus himself was standing in front of them. That’s why we present our arguments, but there are some who are not interested in Good answers; they are only interested in arguing. Psalm 103:1-5 🙏🏼🎶🪖
@jeffreyjackson5229
@jeffreyjackson5229 2 жыл бұрын
I have grown such that I don't even get into these types of things, because my experience has shown me that they go no where and have no conclusion. I believe what I do and don't have to justify it, and I give the individual the same liberty. A Christian's responsibility is two-fold: Strive to let Christ live out His through them and proclaim, not debate. After you have done the latter, you have planted a seed and that's it. If God wants it watered, it will be and He will give the increase. If they won't hear you, Jesus said shake the dust off of your feet. The way he comes across is that he is concerned about looking bad in man's eyes. Dr. Chopra's question, in my opinion, made him shift his attention from God/The Bible to himself. Tell him what The Bible says and leave it, and he can take it or leave it.
@Doc-Holliday1851
@Doc-Holliday1851 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Unfortunately if someone identifies as an atheist they are usually beyond help. I will still get into debates because A. It’s helpful in strengthening my faith. B. It may be helpful to those who are reading the debate who are not yet lost.
@jeffreyjackson5229
@jeffreyjackson5229 Жыл бұрын
Doc, we all have our own individual walk, so if debating strengthens your faith, so be it. I understand your point it helping those listening. I am assuming that you mean relative to hell when you say lost, because they are already lost. Remember that Jesus said that he came to seek and save that which was lost. So we were born lost.
@Theescapist_87
@Theescapist_87 Жыл бұрын
I agree. I love apologetics, but if someone's heart isn't receptive to God's Word then no amount of debating or attempting to reason them will have an effect. We can plant the seed, but God is the one that ultimately waters it. I came to the Lord when I was at rock bottom after living in a way that broke a few of the 10 commandments. You know what made me want to turn away from sin? God's love and stern warnings throughout the scriptures that said how I had lived was wrong.
@Christianos_Theophile
@Christianos_Theophile Жыл бұрын
Exactly, bro. Well said
@morrisdennis
@morrisdennis 2 жыл бұрын
Most ppl can't even give u a definition of sin, they really don't understand how 2 critically think anymore. 🤔
@Vivi-vg9lx
@Vivi-vg9lx Жыл бұрын
this is exactly the opposite. They can't give you definition because they DO think critically. Sin as in the bible or sin as just doing something bad, which society doesn't approve or sin as your own moral code. It's the Bible fanatics who can't think critically and take whatever is in the Bible as the only truth without asking questions. Critical thinking is all about asking questions, whether something is true or not and finding arguments to prove one or the other.
@quinnlynnspencer7045
@quinnlynnspencer7045 Жыл бұрын
I doubt you have talked to most people so how do you know… 🤔
@Paakku97
@Paakku97 Жыл бұрын
Fundamentalism usually erodes critical thinking skills, and through that the dogma cements itself in the mind of the host
@toasterbath1795
@toasterbath1795 Жыл бұрын
Wow you won the imagnary battle, have a metal
@doug753
@doug753 2 ай бұрын
@@Vivi-vg9lxCritical thinking should have for it's culmination the solution of it's concerted effort, else it is a waste of time and energy, let alone the frustration that will ensue...
@brandywell44
@brandywell44 22 күн бұрын
Thankyou for this presentation and thankyou Jeshua for all you do for us
@shankargopal4150
@shankargopal4150 Ай бұрын
I was expecting something more profound than vicarious redemption.
@Limeskin
@Limeskin Жыл бұрын
I honestly thought he was going to ask a question that would be so hard for Christians to answer, as if he just destroyed Christianity. But I was very well pleased.
@singed8853
@singed8853 Жыл бұрын
A question cannot generally destroy a religion which is not founded on reason and evidence. The stuff is s essentially a cult where different dogmas run through the minds of the followers.
@hoodatdondar2664
@hoodatdondar2664 11 ай бұрын
@@singed8853 You might enjoy “ The testimony of the evangelists”, a study of the gospels by a lawyer, according to the rules of evidence.
@rubber2023
@rubber2023 6 ай бұрын
a cult? why does that matter if God's fake and we'll all vaporize?? @@singed8853 also, define 'cult'. " a religion which is not founded on reason and evidence." sounds like the athiesm that many internet athiests have.
@doug753
@doug753 5 ай бұрын
I beg to differ, I say that the Faith of Messiah has more reason and evidence then anything else period, it's just that so many refuse to accept the reality of that. So the narrative becomes lack of reason or evidence because of the many.@@singed8853
@rarescevei8268
@rarescevei8268 2 ай бұрын
​@@singed8853The world's largest religion is a cult? Do you even know what the word cult means? Also, the bible is still the most attested to document in History. Saying there is no proof is ridiculous and ignorant.
@jameshavard3182
@jameshavard3182 2 жыл бұрын
I take my dogs to the dog park everyday (not raining). Today I saw a 9 month old dog at his first day in the park. He was apprehensive of what was going on and cautious of other dogs and people. But after a few minutes he ventured out to see other dogs and people and he went from cautious and apprehensive to happy. So I thought that God put people in this universe and we are like this pup coming to a dog park for the first time. We are apprehensive and cautious but God means for us to be happy and God gave us the rules to live by to be happy.
@chrissonofpear1384
@chrissonofpear1384 2 жыл бұрын
Who do you mean, then, @James Harvard ? And how happy did Exodus 21:20 make people? Also, what by default happened to many gay people in Christendom, after Matthew 5:18? Also, per Romans 9:12 and 8:30, who is the 'us' you actually mean? And how many. Is it an open ended list, or predestinated, instead? And just ask a Spanish Jew in the 1500s whether they should be apprehensive or not, sometimes, too?
@frusia123
@frusia123 Жыл бұрын
Beautifully put 🙂
@clintonleonard5187
@clintonleonard5187 Жыл бұрын
Eh, idk. Life is pretty painful and not really happy at all, for some people. I think the point is to be a good person in spite of that. To use the negativity of the world to push you harder to be a good person. To turn the other cheek toward someone who does you wrong, to eat a loss and not cheat someone else, to get somewhere last and not cut in front. Make a sacrifice of yourself once a day and you will be on the right track.
@sloucher5777
@sloucher5777 Жыл бұрын
LMAOOOOOO THIS IS INSANE
@ari-man
@ari-man Жыл бұрын
Wow, beautiful analogy! I once saw a story on the internet of a dog that was beaten and starved to death. Poor thing, but I guess that's what happens when you don't venture out enough. 100% deserved.
@RichardSmith-dj2th
@RichardSmith-dj2th 2 ай бұрын
the best direction is to just quote scripture, too many people are trying to answer questions by trying to get into God's mind, and figure out His thinking process, the mind that created this universe, just quote scripture and stop trying to figure out why God wrote it..........
@garybowler5946
@garybowler5946 Жыл бұрын
"I side stepped the issue", all religions answer to all questions.
@tedlodholz1039
@tedlodholz1039 2 жыл бұрын
Mind blown! God bless!
@k.k.9011
@k.k.9011 2 жыл бұрын
Mind blown? 😂😂😂
@JB-yb4wn
@JB-yb4wn Жыл бұрын
@@k.k.9011 Well, yes, that one brain cell that was left in his head. All gone now, the brain said that "if you aren't going to use me, I'm outta here!"
@JB-yb4wn
@JB-yb4wn Жыл бұрын
@@SilenceDogwood. No, gullible belief in magic sky fairies is for the weak minded. 🤔
@JB-yb4wn
@JB-yb4wn Жыл бұрын
@@SilenceDogwood. Creationists do exactly the same thing when they have irrefutable evidence that their crazy book is wrong. I thought they taught you these techniques in "gawd" school.
@JB-yb4wn
@JB-yb4wn Жыл бұрын
@@SilenceDogwood. "a person who believes that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account." You can't google for some reason?
@pgerschibm
@pgerschibm Жыл бұрын
The guy at the bookstore should said, it depends on how bad was the thing they did. All wrong deeds don’t deserve going to hell for eternity.
@JesusismyGOD
@JesusismyGOD Жыл бұрын
All bad deeds against the Almighty ETERNAL creator do, and that is why he wrote the bible for us, sent his prophets and apostles and Jesus to inform us of how things actually work, not the manipulation tactics that weak and pitiful limited man tries to spin things to their own destruction and shipwreck.
@dwashington1333
@dwashington1333 Жыл бұрын
the wages of sin is death, not torture.
@dwashington1333
@dwashington1333 Жыл бұрын
@@GoddessTier Who in the hell is Jebus?
@HarpsDad22
@HarpsDad22 Жыл бұрын
@@dwashington1333 The wages of sin is death, yes. But the word death here refers to eternal death, a separation from God in the lake of fire.
@danellewashington2402
@danellewashington2402 Жыл бұрын
@@HarpsDad22 yes I agree but the Lake of Fire is not a literal fire. You can't throw death and hell into a literal fire
@jamescorletta
@jamescorletta 6 ай бұрын
We live in one reality. Obviously people perceive reality differently. People have beliefs they actually think comport with reality.
@michaelkelly5104
@michaelkelly5104 Ай бұрын
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
@kelev48
@kelev48 Жыл бұрын
Isnt the justice system how we deal with guilty people?
@MatthewChenault
@MatthewChenault 2 жыл бұрын
With this sort of question, I don’t deny what the Bible says. However, how I approach it is through a systematic fashion to explain the reasoning behind why the answer is what it is. Whether they accept it or not is on them.
@WeirdWonderful
@WeirdWonderful 2 жыл бұрын
And you don't consider the answer as making your god out to be infinitely unjust ?
@MatthewChenault
@MatthewChenault 2 жыл бұрын
@@WeirdWonderful, no? How is God unjust if God provides His laws for everyone to understand and provides for them the ability to read it. Those who might not know the Word are an exception and that all depends on their moral character. However, those that do know the Word are subject to it, whether they accept it or deny it.
@christophermonteith2774
@christophermonteith2774 2 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewChenault its unjust because the punishment is far heavier than the crime could ever be, assuming your particular take is that its either eternal punishment or eternal reward, with nothing in-between, like many others seem to. if its finite, then maybe, but also depends on many things besides knowing or not, such as the severity of the law broken, how many times was it broken, what were the consequences of it being broken and many others besides.
@elijahgreen2479
@elijahgreen2479 Жыл бұрын
“If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! _ Matthew 18: 6_7
@Truswordftw
@Truswordftw 2 ай бұрын
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Eph:6:12
@wendymoran6759
@wendymoran6759 Жыл бұрын
Soooo ... Still waiting for the answer to the question. Is there a Part 2?
@wakeupuk3860
@wakeupuk3860 Жыл бұрын
Yes me too. Never ceases to amaze me, that Christians especially this type of guy who I suspect they know the game is up on religion especially as it based on faith and not factual evidence, it's origins no matter the religion pretty much come humans in caves petrified and trying to make sense and reason of why that very large yellow ball and the smaller silver one at nighttime don't fall to the ground like rocks do. Each century basically waffle as this guy does by using words (like a con man does) to build their own arguements that to them prove their belief as oppose as in Science where sometimes years of logic, experimentation, counter proofs to disprove the scientific law are carried out. To me, guys like this one are just mentally ill !!
@kaitlinrose6352
@kaitlinrose6352 Жыл бұрын
The video was about tactics, not trying to answer the question. But: “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬
@wendymoran6759
@wendymoran6759 Жыл бұрын
@@kaitlinrose6352 Wow, you really thought that through!
@StevenPJames-fl1un
@StevenPJames-fl1un Жыл бұрын
@@wendymoran6759 I don't think it can be any more obvious than that. If you choose to ignore it than go ahead, it is your prerogative. Many do. If you find it offensive, I'm sorry for that.
@gtdadof10
@gtdadof10 Жыл бұрын
Wendy, the answer is as follows, first, the question was not really intended as an actual question, it was intended as a trap, a stumbling block. That notwithstanding, how I believe is not the key to being right with God; thus, to the direct, verbatim question, the answer is, no, you don't need to believe exactly like me to go to heaven, be right with God, or however one thinks of that. The issue is this, you and I and all of us were irrevocably destined to be separated from our loving God, Creator and Father forever. There was absolutely nothing that could be done about that. BUT, He loved us, He loved me, He loved you; so much so that He was willing to put aside His royal rights, become one of us, and associate with our pain and suffering by suffering Himself, and even dying for us. He paid for our reconciliation, restoration and restitution. He won our war with a horrible destiny and, now, let's us enjoy the rights and privileges to be called children of the King of all kings. I think this is the greatest news ever! The real answer to the question is that God created you for relationship with Him. That's still what He wants; and He was willing to humble Himself and pay with His own life to get it. God bless you, Wendy. I'm praying your eyes are opened to the beauty of true life.
@obrodave5038
@obrodave5038 Жыл бұрын
Truth is TRUTH. You don’t need to play any tactics.
@burningsnow9870
@burningsnow9870 Жыл бұрын
Aye but what is truth definitively? Is it what you believe? What you can prove? Or is it what you're presented?
@danielsanford4109
@danielsanford4109 Жыл бұрын
@@burningsnow9870 The Hebrew term ʼemethʹ, often rendered “truth,” may designate that which is firm, trustworthy, stable, faithful, true, or established as fact. (Ex 18:21; 34:6; De 13:14; 17:4; 22:20; Jos 2:12; 2Ch 18:15; 31:20; Ne 7:2; 9:33; Es 9:30; Ps 15:2; Ec 12:10; Jer 9:5) The Greek word a·leʹthei·a stands in contrast with falsehood or unrighteousness and denotes that which conforms to fact or to what is right and proper. (Mr 5:33; 12:32; Lu 4:25; Joh 3:21; Ro 2:8; 1Co 13:6; Php 1:18; 2Th 2:10, 12; 1Jo 1:6, 8; 2:4, 21) A number of other original-language expressions can, depending upon the context, also be translated “truth.”
@burningsnow9870
@burningsnow9870 Жыл бұрын
@@danielsanford4109 I'm referring to what it is in practice. I'm well aware of the definitions
@KendraAndTheLaw
@KendraAndTheLaw Жыл бұрын
The Torah is not history
@gringoofcandamo
@gringoofcandamo 2 ай бұрын
@@burningsnow9870 I suppose you think you;re smart by quoting Pontius Pilate. The truth is that elusive thing beyond your intellectual opinion, and beyond those of others. It exists, but you cant find it because you're so busy (ironically) trying to discover it, or deny it from others.
@thomasleebrown3136
@thomasleebrown3136 11 ай бұрын
I'm Impressed !
@user-fj6bg8xf3o
@user-fj6bg8xf3o 6 ай бұрын
What most people do not understand about being a Christian is that we are messengers. It is our responsibility to deliver the message, not to decide who accepts or rejects that message
@Thruevangelisteyes
@Thruevangelisteyes 6 ай бұрын
Perry, you hit the mark. 🎯 Now let’s go tell someone else about Jesus . 🙏🏼🎶 Here we go ! Are you in ?
@jeffs60s
@jeffs60s 23 күн бұрын
I'm a Christian, and I've seen this tactic used often. I'd be more interested in how you would directly answer Deepak's question.
@solapowsj25
@solapowsj25 2 жыл бұрын
The final words, "Love one another as I have loved you 🌹. " He atoned for my sins.
@bartbannister394
@bartbannister394 2 жыл бұрын
What a cop out. You and only you are responsible for your sin, atonement is the only way to salvation. That's the way it is, that's the way it's always been, that's the way it will always be.
@denisep9497
@denisep9497 Жыл бұрын
Each bad deed is not the same. There is a complexity in how to deal with and apply consequences to those deeds.
@goofiestmold3151
@goofiestmold3151 Жыл бұрын
Yes my miscarriages child did soooo much to offend god
@denisep9497
@denisep9497 Жыл бұрын
@@goofiestmold3151 I think I hear you saying that a miscarriage is not just. I agree.
@benjaminholland7774
@benjaminholland7774 Ай бұрын
The image if the Judge stepping down to be persecuted is beautiful. Thank you.
@vigosun777
@vigosun777 Ай бұрын
According to any law there's no such thing as a judge stepping down to take the sentence for the "guilty" perpetrator. The law punishes and judges the law breaker. The judge has to break the law himself and judged separately from the other perpetrator. No pardoning. It's a flawed analogy that doesn't apply in real life.
@artgamesforfun
@artgamesforfun 6 ай бұрын
our unethical bits are driven by a sense of separateness and ignorance, and although forgiveness is transformative, there are many paths to get there. We could transcend the judgements we place on ourselves and recognize that shared essence behind these different costumes we wear. Belief is a tool used to have a beautiful Earthly experience and if we can put it in its place we would live in a pretty awesome world rather than one torn by warmongers, politicians, religions, nations, cultures, money hungry separate selves. Stop being tools and use yours!
@thelma4697
@thelma4697 Жыл бұрын
Just tell them the truth. The truth always hurt and offend otherwise you know who you will answer to.
@Joe-nj2ui
@Joe-nj2ui Жыл бұрын
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!
@BlacksmithTWD
@BlacksmithTWD Жыл бұрын
I'd be more carefull when using the word 'always' in this context.
@saxmanjpr5092
@saxmanjpr5092 2 ай бұрын
No. That is borderline legalism and legalism is very unloving,. controlling, and is saying "You offend me."
@tomrudderow5479
@tomrudderow5479 2 жыл бұрын
The “problem” Jesus “solved” is based on the strange assumption that God can’t forgive without someone being sacrificed, and that this God must punish one forever and ever unless you accept the horrifying sacrificial death that He demands. What a sad god. I grew up with this nonsense and it still makes me feel nauseous. My little two year old great nephew came up to me once and said, “Uncle Tom, did you know Jesus died for my sins?” That’s sad, and sick. This nonsense didn’t come from Jesus, but from Paul after he fell off his horse, knowing nothing of Jesus and his message of loving and caring for one another. If this “belief” somehow brings you closer to God, believe it. But from my experience, most people that do believe this are some of the most unkind, unthoughtful, and often the most racist folks I’ve ever met. I asked my Christian, racist dad once if Black folks will be in heaven. “Of course,” he said, “if they believe Jesus died for their sins. They’ll be in their part.” His heaven will be segregated. It’s a get out of hell free card, without any inner work or growth. By the way, if a judge does decide to grant someone a pardon, that judge isn’t going to make another innocent person take on that person’s punishment. He just pardons.
@GhostShooz
@GhostShooz 2 жыл бұрын
I suppose there’s really nothing a Christian, like myself, could say to you to change your mind. But since you posted this publicly, I guess I just feel like responding, lol cuz that’s my nature I suppose. You’re right. Too many people who claim to follow Christ aren’t kind, charitable, or loving. They believe they checked off some spiritual box that allows them to boldly judge others, promote their own agendas, all because of they’re supposed “get out of hell free card”. I think people like that have missed the message of Christ (a lot of atheists would disagree with me and say the bible teaches hate, intolerance, and harshness. But I guess I don’t see the bible like that, lol which they would again say I’m wrong). This brings me to my next point(Christ’s Message) to what you were saying about the horrible sacrifice and God’s “demand” for it. God didn’t demand it. If, and I say “if” because I know you don’t believe and I can’t quantify to you what I do believe, so IF the punishment for sin is a spiritual death ( ie. the inability to be in the presence of God who the bible says is the source of life) and IF God is supposed to be this perfect being, how can he just pardon spiritual criminals? Wouldn’t we fire and lambast any judge in our own legal system who just pardons a rapist or a murderer? Our laws demand retribution. Why wouldn’t God’s? The horrific nature of Christs death was not demanded by God. The horrific torture was implemented by twisted evil people at that time. And God didn’t demand the REAL sacrifice that Christ made for humanity, the spiritual separation from God. God didn’t demand it, the bible says Jesus willingly made that sacrifice. And that God rewarded his faithfulness by restoring Him to life, never to die again. And I think that any person that looks to that sacrifice as a pardon for their own sins and acts the way a lot of these “believers” do is a liar. Because the bible says “those who are forgiven much, will love much and those who are forgiven little will love little”. I know this most likely won’t change your beliefs. I guess I just wanted to stick up for the Christians like myself, who are def still very imperfect, but that our faith makes us love the world and try to be the best we can in it.
@oizahe3745
@oizahe3745 2 жыл бұрын
If only all judges acted this way, what a good and just world we would have!
@dalphon987
@dalphon987 2 жыл бұрын
I liked you comments and feel sad too because a 2 year old should be eating cookies and playing with puppies, not being told they are sinners.
@tomrudderow5479
@tomrudderow5479 2 жыл бұрын
@@GhostShooz Drefner. I’m bummed. I had responded to your big, long response to my big, long share with yet another big, long comment, and I just went to see if there was any further dialogue from you when I saw that my response to yours was not included here. I’m not going to try to rewrite it, concerned that after all the effort it will be not included again. I will though, as I had, include my email in case you see this and would like to dialogue with me. I’ll be honest, I find it unusual that a Christian is able to actually have a conversation without proselytizing, but you seem to have that ability, very unlike the guy in the video. So, Drefner, if you would like to have a conversation about all this stuff, get in touch and I’ll email my phone number to you. Please don’t respond if you just want a potential convert. I am not that person, but I am someone who loves and learns from a good spiritual conversation. Although I am not what one would consider a Christian, I am a very spiritual guy and a big fan of Jesus. Peace, Tom. childofgod54@icloud.com
@saxmanjpr5092
@saxmanjpr5092 2 ай бұрын
Just because someone says that they are a Christian does mean that they are. Actions speak louder than words. Jesus said, the road is narrow and VERY FEW are those that find it. 2.2 BILLION people who called themselves "Christians" in todays age alone, is NOT "a few!" I accepted the lord 40 years ago ad have only met many FIVE people that were eerily saved. - Just last week, I reached out to a church for help and was reprimanded. I got an email response for one of the pastors woh told me that he knew all about me (from something that occurred 25 YEARS AGO when I was going through a rough time in my life and made some threats) and this pastors was not even on staff at the time. In fact ALL of the leadership at hat church at the time I originally went is not even employed there anymore. So this gut wa holding a GRUDGE against me! He also said many other things that reveled that they had me on their RADAR one my email came in when I signed uo to take a new comers meeting class, AND the head pastor was actually being deceptive in "welcoming me." Not everyone who says "Lord, Lord" will make into heaven! What you aid about Paul is actually not true.Jesus tells Paul in Acts 9: 15-16 to carry on his message. - Jesus actually IS the pardon for us because someone has to pay in Gods eyes, so Jesus actually told his Dad (God) "I'll do it," and came down to Earth and did so.
@duanemcclure8324
@duanemcclure8324 6 ай бұрын
I'm kinda partial to "Ray Comfort"s approach...myself. I like the "stack of speeding tickets in court" analogy. It works and EVERYONE relates to that! I am - (sometimes, much to my dismay) - am not exactly "patient and loving" and people sometimes take it as being arrogant. Paul tells us that we can proclaim our salvation WITH BOLD CONFIDENCE! People tend to forget about those verses. Unlike us, God doesn't break His promises and if HE says it, I KNOW I can "take that to the bank"! God says it. I believe it. That's that. The approach here is similar to Ray's in that, we must approach others with love and kindness if they are to fairly give us a few moments to speak on Jesus. There will ALWAYS be "hardened hearts" no matter what we tell them though. Very difficult in today's world where ANYTHING seems to be "politically incorrect" and somewhere someone's gonna "find it offensive". Well, I'm ALL broken up about their "feelings"! A REAL friend tells you what you NEED to hear, NOT what you WANT to hear! That's "having itching ears" as the Bible calls it - the WHOLE problem in today's church. They're all "asleep" and SO afraid of running anyone out so they keep quiet about sin, hell and death..the things Jesus talked more about than ANYTHING else! If a church isn't adhering to the scriptures, don't walk - RUN to the nearest exit! I had to recently from the very church I was baptized in some 40 years ago! I recently paid a visit to it and found it very "new age". It's a sad day when one has to STRUGGLE to find a home church!
@georgearden7075
@georgearden7075 5 ай бұрын
It is very simple , you believe or you don't, it is a question of faith. Proof, what better proof then ourselves.
@CutTiesWithYourCaptor
@CutTiesWithYourCaptor Жыл бұрын
So basically a short version of Ray Comfort's method...
@Aurealeus
@Aurealeus Жыл бұрын
Does Ray Comfort get his answers in Genesis from Kent Hovind or Ken Hamm? That's what I'd like to know...
@rondotexe
@rondotexe Жыл бұрын
How to answer The Ultimatum: Redirect their attention to their own guilt, then dismiss the question. Got it.
@eltonrosas
@eltonrosas Жыл бұрын
Exactly. He is afraid to answer the question with his erroneous belief. He needed to answer....."yes I do believe you will go to hell because you don't believe in Christ as I do."
@melissaculpepper7663
@melissaculpepper7663 Жыл бұрын
@@saddrums One day your tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord and you will bow before Him. Jesus is coming back soon as Judge. Choose Jesus and have eternal life. God will not be mocked. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Choose you life for God wishes that none should perish. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, And whosoever shall believe in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.
@lightmagnet1961
@lightmagnet1961 Жыл бұрын
​@@melissaculpepper7663 When you cant answer a question such as why do children get raped or die from cancer. You always answer " We dont know Gods plan" That doesnt answer anything. The problem is you dont have the answer. The issue with organized religion is only breeds hatred and closedmindedness. I learned along time ago EVERYONE needs to find their own truth because there isnt only one truth. You believe as you will. You are a sheep nit a trailblazer. Jesus said seek and you shall find. Seek your truth and I will seek mine. Sorry it isnt the only way as pushy Christians want it to be. For Buddists there tryth is theirs. Muslims its their truth. Dont belueve for one moment you know everyones truth. That is just plain insanity. Let EVERYONE find their way and quit pushing your way in everyone else. There are signs EVERYWHERE. Evolve!!
@dannysutherland4911
@dannysutherland4911 Жыл бұрын
@@saddrums Don’t you think it would be wise to investigate the evidences before dismissing a claim as a “story tale”?
@dannysutherland4911
@dannysutherland4911 Жыл бұрын
@@melissaculpepper7663 Love it! The gospel of Jesus Christ in a nutshell. 🙌
@diannkelley3481
@diannkelley3481 8 ай бұрын
This question just now popped into my mind. Would God create people who are sociopathic (without a conscience) knowing that the sins they commit will lead them to hell?
@STRvideos
@STRvideos 7 ай бұрын
That's a great question! We invite you to call in to our weekly broadcast to ask Greg your question. He'd love to hear from you. Or you can submit an #STRask or Open Mic question. Visit www.str.org/broadcast for details.
@diannkelley3481
@diannkelley3481 7 ай бұрын
@@STRvideos naw, I’m not much into that. Many things can be explained away by knowledgeable people. I also wonder why God created hell, since we believe He created everything. Why did He just destroy Satan and his minions rather than creating a place (hell) which could be used to keep people in line out of fear?
@richmyers6128
@richmyers6128 6 ай бұрын
Only God knows the answer, but here's my opinion: Why did He create sociopaths? For that matter, why did He create psychopaths, serial killers, puppy kickers, etc, etc, etc..... because God uses all things to give Him glory. Without seeing and knowing the evil in the world, we wouldn't need faith, would we? Everything would be perfect, and we would thank God and love Him without choosing to love Him...... but there's the other predicament. He gave us free will, so that we have the CHOICE to love Him. We also have the choice to sin and send ourselves to hell.
@doug753
@doug753 6 ай бұрын
Just because you have sinned doesn't mean your going to hell. Hell is not the same as the. Lake of fire and brimstone. And the Lake of fire and brimstone wasn't created for man. It was created for Satan and his angels.
@johnnyreb280
@johnnyreb280 6 ай бұрын
So.. Matthew Henry's commentary often emphasizes the concept of free will in interpreting biblical passages. In the context of individuals with sociopathic tendencies sir, the perspective could be that God grants humans the freedom to make choices, even if those choices lead to immoral behavior. The idea is that God's omniscience doesn't negate human responsibility for their actions. Consequently, the potential for sins leading to hell may be viewed as a consequence of individual choices rather than a predetermined design by God. This perspective aligns with the theological theme of free will present in many Christian interpretations.
@ciphergrey6298
@ciphergrey6298 11 ай бұрын
I’d say that people who do bad things, are often punished by the mere fact that they are the ones doing them. Mabye not right away, but at some point.
@ramaraksha01
@ramaraksha01 11 ай бұрын
We are still stuck with ideas of vengeance - so a person steals money from me, am I supposed to be happy that he got cancer and is suffering? How does that help me? An eye for an eye will make things better? Why is it that we can't see this simple truth?
@ciphergrey6298
@ciphergrey6298 11 ай бұрын
@@ramaraksha01 we are not all stuck with the idea of vengeance. I want nothing to do with it.
@ramaraksha01
@ramaraksha01 11 ай бұрын
@@ciphergrey6298 So where are the articles against Hell? All Hell does is punish the criminal AFTER he is dead and can no longer do any harm! But how does Hell help the victim? Does a father who has his child abducted care that the criminal is being tortured in Hell & from the other side of the mouth Christians & Muslims promise Heaven if the criminal repents? All a father wants is his child back - but it seems the Christian/Muslim God cannot deliver Justice - they can only deliver Vengeance But how come the only person asking such questions is me? . Clearly it shows that these religions are man-made - Ancient people living under Kings/Dictators used them as a template for God! God is a King, a Dictator, a Putin! Putin is the top God in the 21st century! Putin says, "Believe in me, support me blindly and be rewarded or else!" And we all agree that Putin is scum, his supporters are scum But change the name Putin to God and now we get "Praise the Lord!" Hello!
@ramaraksha01
@ramaraksha01 11 ай бұрын
@@MarcusHitch Thank you What frightens me is the silence of Teachers and students of morals & values When Christians say "Only those who believe in Jesus get Heaven" or when Muslims say, "Only those who believe in Allah get Heaven" the rest to be condemned to hell, clearly, they are saying that morals, values, who we are as human beings does not matter All that matters is loyalty, belief and obedience How anyone can miss seeing a King/Dictator like Putin in these Gods is beyond me Putin rewards those who believe and support him blindly - oligarchs and other blind supporters have done well under Putin This is God? . Is the afterlife like living in North Korea? Where the few who support the "Dear Loving Leader" get the good life while the vast majority starve & live dirt poor lives? This is Heaven in the 21st century? I keep asking where are the educated? The intellectuals? How come they can't see any of this?
@ciphergrey6298
@ciphergrey6298 11 ай бұрын
@@ramaraksha01 here’s the truth, it’s your choice on how you wish to handle it. . I have seen Jesus, in his resurrected, spirit body. As well as angels, ascending and descending what I believe to be Jacobs ladder. The Shroud of Turin, is authentic. So is the Prince of Peace painting. Space is just a space they created between us and heaven. It’s heaven up there. Aliens aren’t real, and the “alien” greys, are spiritual entities. I’m not sure if they are good or bad, but they watch us along with the other entities that do, and there are indeed more than one kind watching us, I believe always. We are chosen, to know, or not know. Some will be false prophets, and teach the incorrect gospel. If they claim Jesus is God, and not Messiah, they are teaching false doctrine. Father is the only true God. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. He is necessary. He is real, and he is risen! John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Romans 8:29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God; and such is the spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come, and even now already it is in the world. Luke 1:35: “...therefore the child to be born will be called holy-the Son of God.” Luke 4:41: “And demons also came out of many, crying, ‘You are the Son of God!’ But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.” Mark 3:11: “And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, ‘You are the Son of God.’” John 1:34: “And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.” Matthew 14:33: “And those in the boat worshipped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God.’” Matthew 16:15-16: “He said to them, ‘But who do you say I am?’ Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’” Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 1:11 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, Romans 8:29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; Romans 8:30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. John 15:16 You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. John 6:37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. Revelation 7:9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
@jimquantic
@jimquantic 2 жыл бұрын
Yet, there is a serious danger to answering someone's question by "rephrasing" it. Sure, great IF the rephrase does not CHANGE the question into something it never was in the first place. Watch for subtlety when anyone "rephrases" YOUR question--is the rephrased question still, your question or it is changed in a seemingly minor way, but actually turning it into a question....you never asked?
@davidhunt7249
@davidhunt7249 2 жыл бұрын
Well stated. Thnk you for your post. Peace.
@jimhughes1070
@jimhughes1070 2 жыл бұрын
May I submit that it is not potentially dangerous... But actually the most polite and courteous form of communication in debate...
@oscarh1697
@oscarh1697 2 жыл бұрын
@@jimhughes1070 of course we are assuming good intentions but quite often they are not...
@jan_777
@jan_777 2 жыл бұрын
@@oscarh1697 The initial question, the video is about, is already asked in bad intention or under false pretence. The tactic here is to get rid of the bad intentions and show the other person why salvation is needed.
@reggieb184
@reggieb184 2 жыл бұрын
At 1:34 he admits to side stepping the issue. He does believe that, he just doesn't want to say so because it sounds bad, because it IS bad.
@dandeleona4760
@dandeleona4760 2 жыл бұрын
Lol. That's what I do when I talk to people about Jesus. The sequential question method. But it works both ways. :D
@johnc.8298
@johnc.8298 Жыл бұрын
In pedagogy it's referred to as the socratic approach to teaching.
@dandeleona4760
@dandeleona4760 Жыл бұрын
@Uploading Truth I dunno. Even at 5 years old we know the moral of the 3 little pigs when the brick house remains standing without critical thinking. Some of it is understanding bricks, some of it is trusting the authority that says bricks aren't blown down. Can we understand the parable of a house on the sand without analyzing it any more than a 5 year old? In later years we'll try to tease parables for more content, but the basics remain, and even the mentally impaired can 'get' it. Maybe the wise can miss the point entirely.
@dandeleona4760
@dandeleona4760 Жыл бұрын
​@Uploading Truth Not exactly. In the 3 pigs example, children don't entirely use critical thinking when they hear the story, they trust authority that this brick house holds better than the other houses. When we're older and know what bricks ARE, then we see the rationale behind the assertion, but not necessary when we believe 'like a little child'. And while adults despise the milk when there's meat, Jesus said no one enters unless their belief is like a little child. As for the remark about teasing parables, that's another situation entirely in my argument, tho I didn't state it plainly. It's usually adult activity separate from the 'like a little child', because adults get bored with the surface house on sand story and seek to tease it apart to find more meaning in it. We start to go to the Greek and Hebrew word origins and get out the Concordance for other places those words were used, teasing meaning from those contexts, too. That's critical thinking, and I didn't say it was inferior, or not critical thinking, but that it's not essential to hearing or understanding a parable. Personally, I like critical thinking, but I also understand it can strangle a childlike faith. This whole ARGUMENT is critical thinking, but it's not about parable as much as what we want to do with them. People who happen to like critical thinking want to use it everywhere and then tend to go on to assert it MUST be used everywhere. I see it most in so-called Apologetics which seeks to creates believers by brain not the Holy Spirit. I happen to like apologetics, but no one I know has been saved with it. Prayer for their salvation has been more effective. But Jesus understood not everything about His word is about the brain. Sometimes it's just trust and the heart, otherwise the mentally impaired or morally weak could not come to Him in strength of just trust. The wise would be foolish and the foolish wise. We are in that between world, not knowing we only understand a fraction of what He meant - even with critical thinking - a method which both expands and truncates what's there in the Spirit. That the Word CAN be expanded and truncated like that is one of the mysterious and wonderful features of Scripture.
@dandeleona4760
@dandeleona4760 Жыл бұрын
I'm not technically disagreeing with you. We're just talking.
@dandeleona4760
@dandeleona4760 Жыл бұрын
i@Uploading Truth Not sure it's contradiction as much as ineffectual. I like to read apologetics, it has its good points, but it tends to mostly convince people who really didn't need any convincing to begin with. The real Faith comes from hearing and believing. Convincing comes later. Kinda like falling in love with anyone. We desire and make it a point to be around someone more and more, and from there we build the bond. I can't say I've seen anyone come to Christ with a logical argument, or fall in love that way either.
@DMO831
@DMO831 11 ай бұрын
Excellent
@living4thekingdom170
@living4thekingdom170 2 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@kieranjohnston7550
@kieranjohnston7550 2 жыл бұрын
I like this because it is honestly about tactics, about how to manipulate an argument in your favor. As such, it has everything to do with the structure of logic, NOT with the structure of reality. It would be nice to hear proponents of other religions demonstrate their own impeccable logic to come to vastly different conclusions.
@robh7445
@robh7445 2 жыл бұрын
Judaism states that there is only ONE God. Period. The whole concept of a Trinitarian godhead or vicarious atonement has no precedence, substance, or foundation in the Hebrew bible. Judaism has a rich and vibrant tradition of asking questions and debating. Yet, most of the many, many flavors and denominations for Christianity insist on the unquestioned belief that salvation is through Jesus alone. All on faith, no proof.
@Mdebacle
@Mdebacle 2 жыл бұрын
Religions will teach how an offended deity can be reconciled by human efforts. Faith will teach how the offended deity provided the reconciliation.
@Mdebacle
@Mdebacle 2 жыл бұрын
@@robh7445 "vicarious atonement has no precedence". And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
@elijahgreen2479
@elijahgreen2479 Жыл бұрын
“If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! __ Matthew 18: 6_7
@kieranjohnston7550
@kieranjohnston7550 Жыл бұрын
@@robh7445 Judaism states…..Christianity states…..Islam states…..all states of mind, aren’t they?
@dawndid5972
@dawndid5972 Жыл бұрын
A book "Desire" by John Elredge helped me. Thank you for this clear ethic morals mash 🙌
@Ozman676
@Ozman676 6 ай бұрын
May God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
@AlanWinterboy
@AlanWinterboy Жыл бұрын
Wow. Sales strategies to avoid answering a simple question. "The Devil is a Liar, and the father of Lies."
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