According to the Bible, there is. We should define "perfect" from how it's used in the Bible to describe people. From the verses below (and there are more than this) it would seem to mean: attempting to follow the example of Jesus as best you can, being forgiven of your sins (having them erased from your record) and repenting (abandoning sinful habits), doing good works, and being united with other Christians. Matthew 5:48 "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." Luke 6:40 "The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master." John 17:23 (Jesus praying regarding His disciples) "I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one [i.e. unity of mind and purpose] ..." 2 Timothy 3:17 "That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." James 1:4 "But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." James 3:2 " ... If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body."

@@RB-bd5tz And does that mean leaving flawed people in charge of inquisitions, national churches, or as popes? And flawed interpretations of Jews or descendants of Ham, too?

@Lucem yesssssssssss!!!!!

@Xwole O which part of the bible says that jesus is God?

@ Maureen Christ was not a Christian bcoz he was The Christ.

It's very clear that's the case for these speakers. A lot of common sayings from many years of watered down Bible teaching.

thing is no one can read the true bible. it's been corrupted by hateful people. translations aren't accurate. The most accurate is the King James Versions of the bible. The other versions are far gone. The truest Bible is the bible in its original language. People can't just take any bible, read it, and make their thoughts because that Bible was man-altered

No

Agree

@@brndnii7840 When you truly follow God he will guide you to the correct path and teach you everything. Even tho we live in a hateful world we’re they change the Bible many times to there own benefits, God teachers the good and the bad to the ones who follow him

Unfortunately If you read the bible in whole over and over again it does not condone homosexuality. Please let me know what verse tells us homosexuality is normal acceptable behavior

@@juliorosenberg2222 well i’m not much of a reader and also i’m against homosexuality. but i know for a fact that picking a single scripture might be in your favor but when you read previous scriptures that let to that one scripture, you’ll find out that it wasn’t really in your favor.

or, you could simply disregard the bible completely

There is only one author and one viewpoint that matters and that is Gods viewpoint on all matters.

@@juliorosenberg2222 you can look up the verses. It’s not that hard.

spot on! many teachers appeal to humanity's basest instinct of suspicion towards those who are different, self-righteousness ("thank you God that I'm not like that tax collector"), and sense of power over vulnerable minorities. I'm seeing more and more alleged Christians resort to deceit to preserve the status quo. thankfully we have these kind speakers who point us to God's love and are leading many to repentance.

Okay let’s bring back slavery then since the bible endorses that

@@MusicalRaichuI don't think "The Dude" meant what you think he did.

@@andytyler6252 I pointed out how that scripture applies to what happened in the church, consistent with the message in the video. some have misused it against anything they don't personally agree with, but you shouldn't make such an accusation without proof.

AMEN! God never changes, nor his laws or precepts. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. His WORD is true!

yep, that's exactly what this video is saying! people can misinterpret the bible to make it say discriminatory and hurtful things. 16:00 onwards

People can get the Bible to say whatever they want because the Bible is polemical and filled with varying and often contradictory perspectives. The Bible is not monolithic, but instead is a preservation of diverse Jewish and Christian thought, which doesn’t always agree in harmony.

@Touch Blampied AMEN. Thank you for speaking the truth boldly.

@@MusicalRaichu It does not discriminate, the truth of the Word can only hurt people who let it. Too often, people want to taint the Bible to make them more comfortable and more American. They don't want to hear what it has to say if they don't like it.

@@chubbybutterflies8971 But if people who don't know much take the word of vocal church figures who say discriminatory things, then they will genuinely feel hurt. They haven't heard talks like this which tell them what the Bible actually says, so they end up rejecting God for the wrong reason.

i've heard many jokes of this verse, and many different jokes about many different translations, but this might be one of my all time favorites

I didn't understand what you say honestly

I think this is saying you don’t lie with either gender.

@@elesca1883 I wouldn't lie to you, regardless of your gender

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Amen!

Because one agrees that homosexuality is wrong does not make it hate,except that you want it to as it also makes you much more woke in some eyes. Jesus loves all and calls homosexuals as well as other sinners to repent.thanks

@@joman388 yes it does amount to hate because you think heterosexuals should have privileges that homosexuals shouldn't. That is hate.

A bit of a strawman argument, don't you think? Aside from "learning" to arrive at conclusions you find agreeable and blind hatred, surely there is room for other nuances? I can think of literally dozens of them...

@@joebriggs5781 I ask you what privileges homosexuals do not have that anyone else in America has,apparently you were without answer,so I will take it as that and your statement would be false.thanks

so are we going to heaven or not!??!

@@lunacatplays It's not a we thing. I'm trying to make it. Idk about y'all.

It's not wise to question god

Even God.

@@adg5889 it brings severe consequences, but then again suffering will teach you to love, so in that context maybe so in the end

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why?

but 1.4 million on youtube

@@alejandratilano7180 It was at 6am. People are sleepy.

@vctjkhme They do that on every TED talk.

Would you argue that this interpretation is more "accurate" in the sense of the word?

@@donovana2861 no, it is not !

I don't think they were "speaking out" against interpreting it to match your beliefs full stop, more so against overly simplistic interpretations that treat the bible as having a single definitive voice.

And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds [i.e., peoples]? Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people." But the answer of his people was only that they said, "Evict them from your city! Indeed, they are men who keep themselves pure." So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; she was of those who remained [with the evildoers]. And We rained upon them a rain [of stones]. Then see how was the end of the criminals. Qur'an 7:80-84 --

@@mylordtakemeaway who does WE refer to

Amazingly bored

The Bible is the most beautiful book.

i think its true to each to own like poetry and art everyone takes what they want from it 1 painting 2 people will have two ideas or thoughts describing it so n bibles been edited we know many different types its hard to say

Do you mean the part about how you can own someone and beat them as long as they don't die in a couple days?

@@danieltugga4263 Harry Potter is better.

Jordan Gardner Play Degrassi Tyson on KZfaq

Jordan Gardner Play a documentary of Degrassi Tyson on KZfaq

All we can do is pray for them.

Jordan Gardner I was thinking the same thing.. because they did so it does change the whole story of their premise of what they're trying to achieve knowing that full detail if they were not human that they were angels and On Assignment to save lot changes up everything.. Smh.. if we tell the truth you have to tell it in detail and in love or us the people who are listening to your truth will never hear the real truth , just a half truth which is a whole lie. IM JUST SAYING.

@Jordan Gardner--I would go further to say they are false teachers who don't want to accept and teach what the Bible says about the subject. We don't judge, but the Bible does. It's not being kind to people to deliberately ignore what the Bible teaches. The speakers left out all the passages that address the subject directly.

If a parent hides, demands to be treated like a parent, and often recklessly endangered their children, whilst playing FAVORITES with others, @Anais S , but was otherwise visible to you, then would you still, hold precisely the same views, therefore? And who chose, to be born 'natural men', meantime?

@@chrissonofpear1384 I try not to judge. Don't even understand what you're trying to say. Do what you want.

@@anaiss265 Well, fair enough. It depends what you meant by the gifts, I suppose. Or who is giving them? That may have been my own misreading.

@@chrissonofpear1384 no worries, thanks.

I know. The serpent misrepresented God as harsh, creating the woman with need for food yet telling her that God forbade her from eating anything. Exactly how the error that has infiltrated our churches tells gays, who have been created with needs for companionship and intimacy like anyone else, that God arbitrarily forbids them from satisfying those needs. Good thing we have kind people like these speakers who seek to correct this terrible misinterpretation of God's word.

You say that because you can’t answer the questions they pose. Ignorance is not holy.

Then he wasn't Jewish. The modern Jewish Hebrew language was developed long after Moses and the flood, about 400BC. Their version of Hebrew has no similarity to the Paleo-Hebrew language in use by the writers of the Old Testament. If the people who identify as the Jewish racial groups today were the Hebrews of ancient biblical script, they would not have developed their own language and call it Hebrew. They would have simply improved upon their original Hebrew language and we would find the Paleo-Hebrew roots within their version and this does not exist. The racial group of the Paleo-Hebrew language would be the genetic lineage of Israel. Did the people who call themselves Jews reinvent themselves in 400BC?

Haha, "He-brews it" haha

@@davidwest2963 way to ruin a well executed joke

No

@@isaacezekielthecolorblindg7343 Yes

Catholic Church has been doing it for years. 🥱

True

God is imaginary

@@lizichell2 GOD wont be cause you said so Things are not true to how much your repeat them to YOURSELF GOD is real and exists

@@betelhemabebe2763 pretty much a full gone conclusion that God is imaginary as are all supernatural unscientific myths

Very true. The most accurate English version is the New King James, because it skips the Latin translation and comes directly from Hebrew. Still, there are certain words and concepts that do not have a direct Hebrew to English translation.

Jesus spoke Aramaic. I have seen translations of this that are way different than the King James, and other versions. You can find versions here on KZfaq.

@yurei8 None of the original texts are in Aramaic. I think there is a verse or two that quotes Aramaic, but all the original manuscripts are primarily in Greek or Hebrew. Now, there *are* translations that come out a little different than the King James, but, to the extent that this is a result if using different sources, these simply privilege different manuscripts *of the same language.* There is no version that relies on "the original Aramaic," because, even if such manuscripts ever existed (and we don't know that they did), there are certainly no copies of these around today.

Aramaic, Greek, Hebrews, Italian, and likely many others were the languages spoken in scripture. Someone translated them at some point in time using understanding from their time and context into Latin. It is retranslated, updated, etc by people over time using their best judgement from their historic contexts. That people would be willing to condemn a whole group of people based on a very few passages that may or may not apply to that group and which has been translated and retranslated over time by various peoples from various contexts without even entertaining the POSSIBILITY they could have less than clear understanding is insane.

Most Americans in general Very over privileged and spoilt people Come to Nigeria first You go see shege

1000000% wrong. I'm wondering if either of them have ever read a bible

Mormon? Maybe

I think that was part of the example, not what he really believes.

He was acting, it was part of the example. To show us that "some" people actually do that.

They were putting on a skit (which he even pointed out) of the common Christian.

i agree it wasn't phrased well. what i think he meant was that we have made advances in our understanding of a range of issues since it was written, that we shouldn't necessarily base what we do on outdated ideas and practices. he later 15:40 that we continue to base our society on the scriptures. and 16:27 about basing our values and morality on the bible. i think his point is not to use the bible as prooftexts and look for precedents to push discriminatory beliefs, and instead look at the underlying values such as non-discrimination.

@@MusicalRaichu thank u for clarifying I was also confused

It was rhetorical.

They are false prophets clearly.

Yes, are wolves in sheep's clothing.

Did you not just watch the video? Those words are taken out of context. It never says plainly in the bible "Homosexuality is a sin."

@@WandasGaySon yeah, the “man shall not sleep with man” is “man shall not sleep with boy” as in paedophilia. Not homosexuality. The word Homosexuality was first seen in the English language in 1892. Leviticus 18 was written in about 332 BC. I wish we could do what makes our Lord God truly happy and ‘love thy neighbor’ instead of hurt and disdain them.

@@Cat-mv6il See I love fellow Christians like you but hate ones who use god to spread hate and hurt people.

Hope you didn't write this wearing multiple kinds of fabric

@@WandasGaySon "Where in the Bible does it say that homosexuality is a sin?" Right in the book of Leviticus! "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable" (Leviticus 18:22) and "If a man lies with a man as one lies with woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads" (Leviticus 20:13). You can not dictate to God!

"This thing is displeasing to me and I find no appeal in it... I deem it a SIN!"

PERIODT

Ikr like how does the decay and corruption of the society you live and raise your children in affect you? Just live and let live

@@DarkPablo the decay and corruption in my society has nothing to do with homosexuality in any way. It's entirely the result of corporatist politicians, corporations, a shitbag moralizing "christians," trying to inflict a theocracy on us.

Sure. Live the way you want. Just don't force religious people to endrose or participate in your way of live. Like forcing them to make cakes or decorate flowers for your wedding.

Whoa ima keep this quote PREACH!

@AaronBosley66 Whoa ima keep that quote PREACH!

@Smeagol The wizard you're so smart 🧠 🙄

2 Timothy 3:7

Jesus: "Ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding". - Mark 4:12

Genesis 2:18 (KJV) And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

God created women to be equal partners and also God only allows male and female marriage.

do some biblical research bro

They also left out Corinthians 11:6 "For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head." Leviticus 19:27 Do not cut the hair on the sides of your head nor shave your beard Timothy 2:12 A woman shall not hold authority over a man or usurp a mans authority Corinthians 14: " Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church." Bible says what it says right.

@@michaelibraniibrani9029 The Bible says nothing about what kind of marriage "God allows". The OT law even affirmed polygamy and concubines. Just because the Bible refers positively to marriage between a man and a woman says nothing one way or the other about what God thinks of two men or two women.

Yes I would never treat a person that cheated on his wife or her husband bad. Even though I knew it was a sin and I would never treat anyone that lied all the time bad either even though I knew it was a sin. And I would never treat a person that killed someone on purpose without it being self-defense bad even though I knew it was a sin. I just would not treat anyone bad even though I knew what they were doing was a sin including a man that would lay with another man as if it was a woman even though I knew it was a sin. And I wouldn't go around wearing a shirt promoting any of the things that they were doing like that even though I knew it was a sin. I know no one is perfect. But I wouldn't go around promoting those things because I know that it is a sin. Even though I know no one is perfect. That doesn't mean I should go around promoting the imperfections in people.

periodt.

Amen sister

I mind my own business when LGBT community stop teaching the younger generation that being homosexuel is okay ,and teaching parents that they have to let kids decide their gender.

@@salahmed2805 Exactly!

@@salahmed2805 ? So then you're not ok with it. It's not telling them what they have to be. It's telling them that they can be whatever they feel they are...

That's in the new testament, you can't cherry pick evidence, it paints the entire religion under a coat used in the new testament, you have to take into account the entire book and not just take bits and pieces, not only that but there are many branches of Christianity that each have different explainations on how to reach heaven

Josh Platt Amen! It’s much easier to love than it is to hate!

@@jeffwelch6605 and it's also a lot easier to ignore evidence than it is to see the truth

Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. (Proverbs 27:5) The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. (1 Corinthians 2:15) Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? (Mathew 7:1-3) Yes we are saved by grace through faith but we are not to compromise the truth for the world, but instead refute people who spread lies in a loving way

@@HerveyShmervy are you forgetting the old testament?

Christian Girl PP yP.

I like how the two ministers talk about not twisting scripture, and look at the entire context, then they go ahead and twist scripture and not look at the entire context. The bible is supposed to be a book that teaches righteousness and love, yet when people accept sin and corruption as okay and acceptable just to please some political agenda, you're not loving people - you're misguiding them. Sin is a sin, and we're all sinners. We come before God and thank Jesus for his sacrifice to deliver us from sin. We don't go ahead and say well now we're saved, it is okay to keep sinning. Instead, we study the scripture to know right from wrong and we discipline ourselves to prevent our sinful nature from taking control. Likewise, we shouldn't tell people that what they're doing is okay, just to make them feel better about themselves. When people say homosexuality is not a sin and is okay, they're only going to trip these people from following God. You should love them because we're all children of God, but instead of saying what they're doing is okay, you need to guide them and make them better. A good example is mental disorders such as depression. You shouldn't threaten, mock, or seclude people with depression and other mental disorders, nor should you say that feel depressed and suicidal is normal and they're totally okay. Instead, you need to show them love and support and help them get better.

If it doesn't matter in heaven, why does it matter here?

Christian Girl, it means we are not this flesh; this encasing; this cocoon. This shell doesn't make us who we are. It's just where we reside/housed for the time being. We are WHAT makes us move; WHAT animates us. Read it. HE said HIS image. WHAT is HE? Spirit. Love.

Lt. Nan , sin is sin. What is sin? Think about Jesus and the whole cross scenario. Why did God forsake Jesus that day? What was put upon Jesus that made God look the other way? God could have saved him. Why didn't he? Isn't it not stated, 'flesh is to sin?' God is not about saving flesh. Flesh equates to sin. That's why we ARE sinners. This flesh; this corruptible shell we reside in. God is seeking that which resides in that shell, that fleshy house; The Spirt. As long as we live on earth, we will always be separated from God. We must move away from, "your "sin" is worse than mine." Your flesh is not worse than mine because it is ALL SIN in HIS eyes. The sooner we can realize that, we can really work on what God intended; that Holy Spirit filled relationship with HIM. You can only serve God in spirit and in truth.

No it does not. It does not mention gender nor number of partners. Just that marriage is an important commitment to make if you want prosperity.

Wait...are you against gays? Just asking?

Joseph Savoca God bless you brother

Isn't the soul the most important part of a human being for christianity?

@@danktankdragkings7117 it does

so why always rely on all biblical translations, including the translation given to 1 Corinthians 6:10, for the terms malakoi and arsenokoitai?

nichols why are you focused on the insignificant details and not the mission?

Wtf wym b?

david nichols cause it saves a lot of time. I do it all the time.

@david nichols I think it's because they are constantly on the computer, and it's unnecessary to type them out tbh.

True That Austin

@Nick Rato God's word is to be taken the way it was written. Nothing should be added or taken away. They are only trying to confuse those who don't know God's word. hope I answered your question

@@austinjohnson9706 i disagree.

yeah? do you regularly stone people wearing mixed fabrics?

@@haveanicedaythanks1570 about what?

those who know the truth will find this easily misinterpreted and false but those who don't know the truth WHOA to them leading the Lord people astray to make it sound that its ok to fit their desires into their lives by twisting God's truth

false prophets aye.

Exactly correct.

😂😂 “teachers that make points that sound smart and makes sense”. Warning to believe what doesn’t make sense is the alternative? That’s the back up plan for your mind to stay imprisoned

@@1108dmv No... ...it simply means that it's important to read, know and understand scripture in its proper and correct context, or else be deceived by false, inaccurate or disingenuous teachings.

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Actually this is true of all churches who teach from the modern bibles. The Gospel has been bastardized and the word of God changed. Men no longer understand the message of Love. They now spend their lives thinking in terms of "sin". The Gospel, the real Gospel does not teach in this way. Jesus taught that Love fulfills the law.

@@franco634 true, and that's all I teach is Christ crucified. Also loving one another. That's all I teach my Sunday school class kids

@@WalkingFree-eo8mc You are a very smart person Walking Free. The message is simple. Kindness and love toward all. It is not always easy. I fall short quite often but pick myself up and try and try again. It is a pleasure to meet you. Thank you!

@@franco634 you as well brother! It's all what love is about. Loving even the most difficult of people. If God wasn't as patient as he is in love, we would all be doomed. We fall short all the time, even as Believers

you need to take it in context. he later says 15:40 that we continue to base our society on the scriptures. and 16:27 we base our values and morality on the bible. he meant that we have made advances in our understanding of a range of issues since it was written. his point is not to use the bible as prooftexts and look for precedents to push discriminatory beliefs, and instead look at the underlying values such as non-discrimination.

Is very sad , remember what our Lord God Jesus said, woe to that man by whom the offence comes

Doesnt make me sad. It makes me furious

You completely took his words out of context. He posed the question as more as "heres why we're doing this talk for you guys" and not like "we shouldn't listen to the Bible anymore"

Exactly. Go to God first.

@@seeinspiration4359 honestly, reading the whole bible is the best way to become an Atheist. No way you can read the whole thing and still believe any of it is true.

@@joecoolioness6399 That certainly didnt work for me,as I believe all of it is true.thanks

@Joe Coolioness, I know, the Bible definitely is a lot to take in. When I was younger, I thought it was so boring and refused to read it. But as time passed, I guess someone had been praying for me, because it’s words started to make sense. I understand that a lot of it may be very hard to believe, but sometimes we don’t always take it literally or it doesn’t apply in the exact same way. For example, many people in the Old Testament married family members, which we wouldn’t dream of doing nowadays. Joe, you are lacking faith, and I have to admit that a lot of times I do too. But don’t give up. And you sound very committed if you read the whole Bible. God sees your effort and will reward you. Ask with faith, and you shall receive. I’ll be praying for you my friend:). And hey, something just popped into my mind: I think you should go to a Bible study. I’m sure many churches near you will have it. That’s what Jesus told me to do, and things make a whole lot more sense now:)

@@joecoolioness6399 Come on, try it, have faith, since I was a child I believed that they were made up stories and that is how it was until my adolescence but then thanks to some very kind people, the kindest people I have ever met in my life helped me see things in another way, no I say that now is perfect, but it is the best thing that can happen to you now and at any time.

George Jarrold that’s the point....they talk about unicorns but they weren’t actually seeing unicorns back then. Sodom doesn’t mean homosexuality. That’s the point

@@redneckgirl679 well they certainly knew about Rhinos. The inhabitants of Sodom were guilty of sinful conduct in many ways and one they all shared was the unnatural lust for homosexuality. They knew it was not in accordance with the natural order of things as ordained by God, but they made no attempt to control themselves and were shameless. Why do you think that Sodom had no connection with homosexuality?.

Or more like a one horned mutant goat

@@forthfarean you geeksneed to read dont take some homophobes words as truth

@@forthfarean first off all the inhabitants were not homsexual

bakslashr This is why we must rely on the Holy Spirit and listen for the answer when we have a question!

Eugene Rasband yea, the Holy Spirit told this man its wrong to be gay, this other man says the holy spirit told him to be Gay is okay. listening to the "holy spirit" is a useless practice.

the Holy Spirit will always act in accordance with the Word of God. i.e. if the "holy spirit" tells you to rob a bank you are not listening to the Holy Spirit because the Bible records the commandment from God not to steal.

The problem is that secularism, atheism, agnosticism, humanism, etc. can all qualify as religions. So, it often looks more like a case of to whose religion should we listen.

LizAgr71 No they don't. Atheism is the lack of belief, there is no doctrine and nothing to follow. Is the lack of belief in bigfoot also a religion? Religions are cults that follow a common core belief. Rejecting that belief isn't a religion. Shows that you don't think for yourself but regurgitate the nonsense that is spoon feed to you. Atheism by definition can't be a religion or belief system.

Funny laughed

I saw that and laughed way too much

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Hahaha. I saw the tape and thought the same thing. 🤔🤔🤔

Yep. It's disturbing, they are leading many astray.

@@JesusLightsYourPathI agree. The Bible must be taken literally. Otherwise anyone can twist the true message

@@MindfulConsciousness Good, that's clear: So, the true and resonant message of 2 Samuel 24, and/or of Exodus 34, are...? Or of if any angels, pre Revolt, encountered a 'glass darkly' or were born 'spiritually dead'? As I'd appreciate more details, there. I think maybe a lot of people, would. Also, what does predestinate, mean...

they were angels and depraved inhabitants of the city were requiring Lot to deliver angels to them for their depraved goals. what a shame all this presentation on ted!!! same depraved mind to please depraved people of now days...

@@sunray535 how the heck these two ted perverts concluded that two strangers from the bible were two committed to each other homosexuals???? these two ted folks are tooo fkcung much!!!!!

Greg Jacques Lucifer's Jizz Gargler he did that to give humans free will. All of the world’s chaos and destruction is caused by Satan combined with the wicked will of humans. To live in a perfect world, we would need to be robbed of this free will. All God has wanted from the beginning was to live happily with humans, hence literally the WHOLE Bible. What he chooses to do is allow a way for those who want to live with him eternally to do so, through his son Jesus Christ. I don’t know if that really answers your question but I tried.

@@albusdumbledore8173 agreed. 2nd Timothy 4: 3-4

As far as Lot knew, at the time, they were men. And they may have just been human messengers from God. The language is unclear. Otherwise, why wouldn't Lot assume that the angels of God could handle THEMSELVES, in a crowd. Heck "angels" as u understand them, would just ascend on Lot, directly, without having to pass by the townsfolk, first.

You gave up something to be closer to the Lord and you got delivered . What the LGBTQ's won't accept is that they must sacrifice their lifestyle to be heard from God. They want God's blessing but, don't want to do what God tells them to do in regard to ridding their lives of sin that OFFENDS God.

Richard Michael McDonnell 🤣 How did it destroy Sodom and Gomorrah? I see no connection. Please enlighten me

Boss: Give me the All Father. My honor before the word, my actions before my soul.

Religion was just made up so that we'd all try to live our lives for the better. It's here to control us and confine us to beliefs from century's ago.

when you learn to spell, I'll listen to you. Figure it out.

David Rutgers I'm not sure if you actually want an explanation, but there are reasons the letters of Paul also are not meant as base condemnations.

I'd love an explanation! Gives me a chance to evaluate/rethink my ideas and if needed adapt/change :)

David Rutgers Sure, but it will be long winded. I also don't pretend to be an expert in theology in any way, I have found this argument in articles and interviews with experts in theology, and I'll try to reply with sources, but I basically have committed this to memory. Ok so essentially what is important to remember with the letters written by Paul, is that they are letters written usually to a specific people. The letter he wrote to the Romans is different than the letter he wrote to the Corinthians. They have the same theme and message, essentially, but Paul was actually really good at paying attention to his audience. The different groups he wrote to all had different perceptions of Christianity, they all had different traditions, ideologies, histories, etc. For example, the letter to the Ephesians talks about acceptance of Gentiles into Christianity more than some other letters, because they was a larger issue in that group. There was a lot of sentiment that Gentiles had no place, as they were not Jewish before Jesus came, and they weren't circumcised, and so on. On to your verse. I Cor 6 v9 lists all these unrighteous traits that shall not inherit the kingdom of God. It lists adulterers, thieves, the greedy, etc. It also says "abusers of themselves with mankind," which is the part most commonly interpreted as about male on male intercourse. Here is the context with verses like these. We see similar ones in other letters (there is another example in Romans), and what I have found really important is that the people that Paul is writing to here have NO history of Christianity, and to some extent, little history of Judaism. Very similar to the teachings on circumcision, these people knew little about what was the baseline in a moral Christian life. The traditions or practices of each group were interfering spiritually, and they did not realize it. Paul used his letters to emphasize the spirit that a Christian should have. For each group, he had to explain what practices in each group were in violation to the morality of a christian. he used examples of people and practices, not to point out inherit sin, but to point out how easily these can lead to sin. it would seem, through Scripture, that being a tax collector is a sin, but in reality, tax collectors were just a really good example of greed. Paul pointed out tax collectors to show a person that everyone knew who might be corrupted with greed. In the "abusers" example above, and through the original Hebrew translation, he was pointing out the only practice of gay sex that was commonly know and reported at that time. Within the Corinthians, and also with the Romans, it was really common for highly ranked men, in politics or in military, to rape young male servants, mostly young teenagers. This was no secret, but it wasn't really addressed as a problem. Paul pointed out that this practice was ungodly, violent, and wrong. He could not have been talking about a modern, consenting gay couple, as these did not exist at this time. The form of gay sex that he was condemning was essentially institutionalized rape of young men by their older masters. many modern Christian leaders interpret now, that an adult, consenting gay couple essentially should follow the same moral restrictions as a straight couple, and that both relationships would be recognized equally by God it would be really easy to discount this explanation with "but Paul just meant that all gay sex is wrong," but all examples of sex being talked about as sinful in the New testament are examples of extramarital sex, (a breach of trust with your spouse), or violent rape of a slave.

Thanks a lot for this well thought out (and quoted/citated ;) ) response! I've saved it and will certainly read it again. I'm not totally convinced yet, but intrigued enough to start researching again. Who knows what will be the result of that! To be fair: The explanation that you gave would certainly benefit me as a gay male :) So thanks again and who knows what the future brings? :)

David Rutgers No problem. If you want a really good movie about this, I would suggest "Fish Out of Water"

you lead a life of celibacy or otherwise take a vow of silence, dopey

two males

God didn't say that. Man did.

😂😂😂 maybe they DID! That's why they lets Donald Trump be President :/

***** I once heard Neil DeGrasse Tyson say something like that, and I agree.

Maybe they did and just moved as far as they can get form us because of how stupid we are, and that's the reason we can't find any alien life.

what if aliens get here and look at atheist and think we are all morons.? what if aliens get here and look at cars and think we are all morons? what if aliens get here and look at everybody living on one planet and think we are all morons? what if aliens get here and look at cat's and think we are all morons? what if aliens get here and look at dog's and think we are all geniuses? what if aliens get here and look at the Internet and think we are all memes.? what if aliens get here and look at Donald Trump and don't care about he? what if aliens get here and look at Our AI and think we are all morons? what if aliens came here and looked at dinosaurs and shot a giant space rock at them?

josiah O'Neill You are moron

Bradley Hite Did you completely ignore the talk altogether? They are simply advocating for a more fluid interpretation. and besides, if they had taken that passage literally, they would be saying it is a sin to be male or female, which they did not do

They wanna be the ones who decide what to take literally. The definition of dictators.

Your mind is so closed, go back to your cave.

They were using it as an example of how the scripture can be taken literally for both sides of the argument, to show how people shouldn't take everything in the bible so literally. Your comprehension skills are really bad...

+Mr Edison Not necessarily. The most common version of the bible in the US is the King James version. How can there be multiple, and sometimes contradictory, versions of what is supposedly infallible, holy truth? The king James version is a translation, and a rushed translation at that, of scriptures that were already a bit old and confusing in the King James era. That particular translation was ordered by King James so that the general interpretation could be controlled to favor him. The KJ bible was later re-written again to be more poetic. And even at the time, some of the words and passages were confusing, or simply forgotten and the meaning was guessed. Not to mention, the bible had parts taken out and locked away during the council of Nicea/Nicaea. The Vatican has thousands of treasures and volumes locked away. The version of the bible you're most likely familiar with is as much ancient propaganda as it is actual scripture. The bible has always been a political tool. At least this time, no one is forcing the bible to be edited and killing translators and printers who disagree.

And not even a very limber one at that...

That's basically what they're saying. Misinterpretations of the Bible that appeal to our base human instinct of suspicion towards those who are different, to our self-righteousness "thank God I'm not like that tax collector", to our sense of power over vulnerable minorities appeal to many.

Yes, and discernment requires a clean heart and an upright mind!

Well no its simply a book that was translated wrong.

Christian definition of discernment: perception in the absence of JUDGMENT with a view to obtaining spiritual guidance and understanding. So, I guess your right, anyone (preacher's included) can make the Bible say what they see as the truth.

@@Ave_Satana666 How's that?

@@JacksonCampbell I forget something about it being in Hebrew like for instance Jesus isn't Jesus he is Joshua.

yes these pea brain sized liberals aren't that smart.

It’s amazing how they take parts of the Bible and add their own. Those two guys wasn’t just walking and looking around for a place to sleep! Read the WHOLE chapter!!!

@@donniesimon9194 highly agree!

@@IsraelCountryCube It's funny how you call us "pea brain" when you believe in a fairytale. The bible is completely fiction.

B-RYE its funny how you come onto a Christian page then spew hate and expect people to listen. Im not a republican and im still Christian

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The Holy Ghost does not speak in words. It speaks in images and symbols!

God did not dictate the Bible. God guided what people wrote with their human minds so that it would contain the message he wanted to give us. While there is one underlying Spirit, his word comes to us through different voices. Moses the lawgiver to the Israelites, Ezekiel speaking to the people of Judah in exile, John the Baptist preparing the way, Paul writing to the gentiles. You need to understand each author's individual context to properly understand what they were saying.

@@janchol916 The bible does not believe in evolution. It believes in creationism.

@@janchol916 Not interested in any communication with you. Just letting you know so you won't wonder why I ignore any future comments.

I agree "why do we care" was not phrased well. In context, he's saying it's wrong to take texts written thousands of years ago without taking into account what people understood at the time, and to ignore the wealth of knowledge we have today. Later on he affirms that we should take the Bible seriously and learn the right lessons from it.

@@MusicalRaichu Jesus came at a specific time in history for a purpose. This is why his word has lasted longer than every civilization, social construct, ideology, worldview or technological advancement. I have heard countless pastors interpret the Bible to fit their agenda. I have watched denominations that are prevalent say perversions such as , "Jesus is Lucifer's brother," and history has proven the wickedness of warping the word of God. You can dismiss his words, or give yourself context to make yourself feel how you want. No follower of Christ with any curated fellowship in the spirit will agree with this message. Mixing some truth with the lie will not make it better. You are actually passively defending him and that's what the most upsetting part. This is how these people turn the hearts of Christians away from God. We all sin, and the Bible has addressed all sin in the same manner. It doesn't matter what time in history it occurs or what the social structure is or what the sin is. God bless you.

@@TheWorldisInfinite By all means I don't agree twisting what the Bible says to fit one's own ideas. I have always sought to follow what it teaches. But every commentary I've looked at seeks to understand its message by following these people's method: note what it says and what it doesn't say (i.e. read it carefully without presuppositions) and take it the way the original readers would have taken it. That means learning the cultural and historical context and seeing how that helps you understand the message. This video then applies that principle to the example of the story of Lot's rescue and shows that it teaches the exact opposite of how some people choose to misuse it. However you choose to interpret the Bible, I have studied God's word carefully and I agree with these people's conclusions: there is no evidence that same secs relationships are wrong. That's a man-made tradition that nullifies the word of God, that pushes people away from the gospel of grace, and has done so much harm that the church has blood on its hands and has brought the way of Christ into disrepute. Please don't confuse fellowship with the Spirit with feeding your instinctive bias against minorities that are different to you. And I have been hearing more of this belief in infallibility lately. Can you believe some guy in my church claimed that the Spirit led him to believe that the creation story was a historical account!? The protestant belief is that the church can err. You can err. Sorry to be blunt but falling back on a claim that God himself has revealed the right interpretation to you is a crutch to save you from admitting that you can and have made a mistake.

Is a pastor?

@@TheWorldisInfinite hello, I'm a Hindu, our civilization is still going strong.

That’s exactly the category these false teachers fall into. The dark rulers of this world never rest. They will corrupt this world beyond recognition.

I never knew you... you who practice lawlessness.

brandywinehammer better translated as “you never knew me”. And more profound.

Amen

Actually it is correct the way it is put in Scripture. God knows all of us better than we know ourselves. As He said “ before I knit you together in your mother’s womb, I knew you. “ This tells us God puts us there and the spark of life enters us at conception. This is why I find abortion so abhorrent. The only one who has the right to control life is God. Because He created and creates it. How people can think otherwise is beyond comprehension.

try matthew 22.40 and romans 13.8-10. the bible says pretty much the same thing.

@@MusicalRaichu ah i see, Thank you for the info

@@MusicalRaichu Loving someone does not mean allowing someone to live a sinful lifestyle. Loving someone means you are willing to tell them what they don't want to hear and what they are doing is harmful, even if it only affects themselves. Luke 17:3 and 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (particularly 6 and 7)

@@ethanisapickle9818 you shouldn’t judge people who feel different as you. People don’t choose who to love. Let God be the one guiding them to their purpose. The importance here is to praise and worship God every day of our lives as well as to not sin as to the 10th commandments. Loving God and every person on the world regardless of the sins they do is our job. God’s job is to say the final word on those people. As none of us have seen what will happen beyond death and what God may or not do.

Agree 💯

You can’t separate a politician from his values. Even if they are religious values. A person with bad value is a person with bad values regardless of why.

Thank you for providing convincing evidence of this claim of yours. Oh, wait. You didn't. I see nothing more than a "cuz I said so" argument.

WHAT cracks me up, is that you actually think you know what (No one has been able to understand in any consistent way) God is teaching through the bible, and you don't even realize that God didn't write it.

You are right, that is exactly why you shouldn't believe in pastors, preachers or priests

Really? Who was that wise man? Where did you get that from? Do all people who speak passionately not know what they are speaking about? I would love to hear more. Please educate me.

@Will Reddish Of course she will. She knows only hate. Funny as Jesus taught only love. Goes to show how much Boimah Sambola really knows.

Corinthians 2:14-16 "The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God (bible) but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, 16 for, 'Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?'"

Except god isn't real.

Cocoo262 the spirit of god is not the Bible lol

Dave Miller 😂😂😂😂

AMEN!! AMEN!! AMEN!! YES!!

exactly. just as well that we have people like these nice speakers to guide us away from the false teaching that has destroyed so many lives.

@@MusicalRaichu all that matter is Jesus’s everything else is pointless

Nice of you to provide a bio so we know your intentions.

@@almondwater9583 You need to look at what Jesus says in Matthew 19:11-12. It is a reaction to the Disciples, about what he said at the beginning of the chapter. I say that you won't understand. But Jesus himself here, says that 'not everyone can understand it.

Lol so true

half of what people say who condemn samesecs relationships doesn't even appear in scripture either. like "definition of marriage", "complementary-ism", "all samesecs relationships are sinful", "God destroyed those cities because of the H thing", "adam and eve not adam and steve", ...

Scripture read for yourself ! ROMANS CHAPTER 1: 24 ,Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 ,Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 ,For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 ,And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 ,And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; GOD DOESN’T DEAL BY SITUATION ETHICS !

@@savedbygrace8337 That's not even relevant to the topic. The issue is whether ALL same secs behaviour is wrong, not on what male roman idolators were doing two millennia ago.

So what you're saying is that half of what they're saying does appear in scripture... Also, the scripture isn't the only form of information. It's possible to use other sources to come to conclusions. For example, we didn't invent computers by using the Bible, yet computers still work.

Who's the true teacher then? How do you know that that's really the true teacher and not a false one? Other people are utterly convinced that their teacher is true. You're probably utterly convinced that your teacher is true yes? How can you possibly say for certain that you know that you're right and haven't been misled, When others are convinced of the very same thing? Because the true teacher told you so? Have you ever met the true teacher in person? Have you met them at all? have you met this teacher only in your head, only through what other people have said about this teacher, or only through your books?

@@jdavi6241 Jesus proved to be true in all he said and did, he backed up everything he said and did on the eye witnesses account of hundreds and hundreds of people. He fulfilled prophecies 400-1,000+ years before he ever became flesh. No it's not just blind faith it's all intellectual. Some of it to where you cant even explain it like how the old and new testament have 30 or so authors over thousands of years and doesnt contradict itself. Have you actually read the bible to see if it's true?

@@evans436 Actually some translations of the bible have contradicted itself. There are multiple translations of the Bible, and you never know if you got the right one. Also, people rely on the old testament when judging others, but the new testament when judging themselves. Care to cover any of those?

@@jdavi6241 agreed. I don't care for all these shallow comments drawing the conclusion that they are "false teachers" without stating where they went wrong.

There is no forgiveness for blasphemy.

True

They need it

They need it

I will pray for you and your hateful ways. Please see that being LGBTQ+ is being true to oneself.

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FYI if you look up what the word is used to refer to throughout the old testament, it's most common use is in reference to idolatrous practices. it's second most common use (mostly in Proverbs) is unjust hurtful behaviour. In a few cases in the latter prophets, the two are linked.

Actually one of the "detestable things" was seafood (Deut 14.10). So I don't think God wiped them because of their callous disregard for people's welfare but because of their diet. Maybe those towns had a chain of seafood restaurants.

@@MusicalRaichu It said fins and scales as it was regarding to the mammals of the ocean, eating these animals would have been unclean, however if it had scales and fines it would be fine, so for instance you couldn't eat a crocodile or a dolphin for instance as they are missing one or the other, they must have both like fish do.

@@mr.chicken.186 i know. i was poking fun at the idea that when Ezekiel said the town was doing "toevah" it meant they were doing one particular toevah when there is no evidence for it. You could just as easily say it was because of toevah food. Rather, the word is primarily associated with idolatry and secondarily with unjust behaviour like what Ezekial had just described. It makes more sense that toevah refers in this case to this callous disregard for people's welfare.

Don’t forget they used a “Revised” version of the Bible too and not the KJV, which uses the word “abomination.”

Yep! Thanks!

To justify their complete defeat to diabolic Lust, they falsely teach that God's supporting this lateral way of thinking. Too bad for them, God is not Anti-Christ and neither is the Bible. People please read original interpretations of Church fathers of late antiquity. They're just an eye opener. Glory to God

Can't abandon sin when it doesn't exist lmao.

@@williamwyckoff If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Leviticus 20:13 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was DEATH. Romans 1:27

Glory to God.

Dave Nelson that’s true but he still does literally kill the whole city. Which is mass genocide by the way. The city most likely had children and babies in it as well :)

Justin Lugo Yeah your right about the mass kill, of everyone, inc children. But that was also the case in the flood/Noah story or in the last plague killing of the firstborn story. There are lots of stories of the Israelites killing ethnicity on Gods instruction or with assistance. But technically they would have all had be the same race/ethnicity for it to be genocide.

Tala Habern What's the point you think it doesn't change?

Woah that's a crazy good point that one.

@@justinlugo3732 funny you mentioned that, their is an equally horrifying reality to what happends when you don't kill your enemy in the world of an eye for an eye -which we no longer live in by the way. Simply put, they come back to kill you. But now we have God to take care of that so we don't have to kill people and living things everytime we sin haha.

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 That’s hilarious!

@@malechi1973 oh your face isn't hilarious😂💀

Nunya Business no. My face is lovely thanks!

@@onepunchman4481 his face is beat. You ain't no one to tell him what he looks like😍

@@hibunauannationalhighschoo7714 no it's taking the Bible out of context and proportion

Don't really think you can say that Old Testament and New Testament God are the same.

If God is not the author of confusion then WHY are there so many different denominations in the Christian religion? Why can't even christians agree on points in their own faith?

Justin Kerns Agreed. There are so many contradictions in the Bible it's no wonder Christians can't agree amongst themselves. The Bible absolutely _is_ the source of a great deal of confusion. If you think it's the word of God (which I don't) then you've only got one person to blame.

γρηγορέω 1127 AMEN! 🙏❤

Shelly Rae Reed God is indeed the same yesterday, today and forever: a figment of people's imagination.

Yes just because an atheist put on a cross doesn't make them a Automatic Christian and that's why people with Gold crosses don't have any value don't trust those with a tatoo.

@@IsraelCountryCube what? they dont have value?

Israel Country Cube You don’t need any cross to be a Christian.

I get what you’re implying with the cross remark. However millions of people wear a cross and I’m 100% sure ,you as well as anyone lacks the intuition , wisdom or basic knowledge to judge a single one of them.

Amen!

Calls The Bible not serious, yeah, these people are def false prophets

Both these people misunderstand the message behind this

@@Feliciant Who us? or the people that in the Ted skit?

Amaimon Moore Amaimon Moore you two, their message is clear to me, it mimics Christians that only use the Bible literally when it most suits them, it uses the skit show cos these Christians are hypocrites and also show overall that the Bible can be interpreted in many ways, you don’t have to compromise you’re beliefs or your OWN identity, life or morals because one line in a huge book said so, we live in a world where the western world is diverse with different interpretations of the Bible, of religion in general and a democracy (not saying you can’t disagree). The skit is there to support people who are close to Christians like this, and (probs in poor taste) welcome the audience. It is simply trying to support those in the LGBTQ community in saying that they can still believe in their religion, not all LGBT people are atheists

@@amaimonmoore4498 It is in a few and it isn't in others. Really depends on which you subscribed too. Also as far as the Leviticus one goes, you can't use that one unless you rely on the others. No excuse, and no cherry picking. So instead rely on the new testament it does talk about it there as well. Not to mention according to what I read. Apparently, it can also be used as a punishment if done in a certain way. So not just a sin.

SondrianMusic Amen.

People trying to excuse their sin. Anytime I hear someone speak like this, I realize they never took the time to really study it. And those that heed their teaching (take on the word), have never studied it themselves.

he's a preacher...

EXACTLY my thought while listening to this nonsense...

yes same thing

God bless you👏

Also Roman's 1:24-27 amongst others.

@@ratedg5039 Amen

@@maggietahan4283..God bless you as well Maggie

Just one of the countless prophecies that the Bible has proven true! God bless you!

Listen to what God says not what 2 humans say

The woman speaker also said, The Bible has no agenda, which is an erroneous statement. The Bible has an agenda of bringing salvation to sinful man through Jesus Christ. Bringing man reconciliation to God through sanctification, propitiation, forgiveness of one's sins, by accepting Christ as ones Savior, and having a relationship with God through Christ. It also has a message of bringing God's kingdom to Earth. Their message is one of Universal inclusion, which is contradictory to what the Bible teaches. The Bible also talks about a narrow gate that leads to life, and there are few who find it, and turning away from one's sins. You're also a new creation in Christ. You can't bring practicing sins from your carnal self into the Christian life to get through the gate.

@@kevinmalone3210 The Bible has no agenda as far as love is concerned. God loves all, even if you don't.

@@briancoogan2784 Another strawman. How do you know whom Kevin loves? And anyone who's raised children knows that "love" does NOT imply silence about all behaviors and indulgence of them. Well, it seems like the Bible can equally proclaim love and reject sin. How about that...

Corinthians 11:6 "For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head." Leviticus 19:27 Do not cut the hair on the sides of your head nor shave your beard Timothy 2:12 A woman shall not hold authority over a man or usurp a mans authority Corinthians 14: " Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church." Bible says what it says right.

@@kevinmalone3210 She can claim that the Bible has no agenda (although, like you, I disagree). But it's pretty clear that she does!

WestOfEarth excellent post!!!

the prophets that didn't exist? Making prophecies that never actually came true. Like Daniel?

Daniel Essex He apparently predicted the Persians, Greeks, Romans, and our age in the time of Babylon.

Daniel....no the prophets that did exist and prophecies that did come true, like the formation of the nation of Israel. And there are more prophecies that have not come true yet, but they will.

Lmao! "Prophecies do come true, they just haven't yet!" Hilarious.

As long as there is a serious will for repentance

1 John 2:4 If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. True, God's love is greater than your sin, BUT staying in sin while knowing you're sinning is nothing to be proud of. And I'm not one to talk either because I'm guilty of this as well, but at least I am making efforts to stop, are you?

Thank you God bless

@@Brother_Antony_NPDsurvivor There are no conditions for God's love. It is.

@@carolynfranklin1447 You're absolutely right but I think that there're choices that we make by which we expel God from our own created world lest we risk being irresponsible for our freedom of choice. I believe that God Himself respects our freedom of choice as humans.