I love how Ravi never looks down on people. He is always sincere in his comments and even with his level of intellect and wisdom, he is not full of himself. I admire how he remains composed and have very organized thoughts even in heated arguments. He always speaks the truth in love. He really walks his talk by reaching out to people with loving kindness and gentleness. To God be the glory!
People need to remember that not everyone understands Christianity in its entirety. To throw a bunch of godly verses from the Bible at someone and say "there's your answer it's that simple, take it" will not help them. If that were the case, Jesus who has every right to do so or lay commands, would have, but he didn't. He taught them using wisdom and parables. In that way, he was able to guide them with love and kindness by giving them information they could understand and relate to, from a godly perspective Modern man requires more than parables. By offering a book that can speak to us on a topic we don't know enough about, will be the intellectual understanding we need and once we have clarity, we can take comfort and strength in God. Ravis answer was diplomatic and stops anyone who is not religiously orientated from turning off. If they don't want the the the second part of his advice, the godly side of it, then at the very least, they have been guided to some form of material that can help them in their struggle
God used parables to keep hidden things that were wise from the foolish. If you want to understand the things of God you must hear and seek after the truth. Otherwise you are using human understanding for spiritual things.
Really appreciate what you've said in your comments. Being sensitive and diplomatic to those people who are struggling get a dose of understanding, kindness (maybe for the first time) and acceptance and acknowledgement as a person loving them where they are at and offering guidance and further opportunity to build a relationship and I think that's what every heart longs for. Love me and teach me and guide and let me know I matter and that your for me, not against me. I can then begin to grapple with me situation (and confusion) and begin to change gaining clarity. I am never a fan of beating someone over the head with scripture. I would not have come to know Christ and his grace if I had. Though I am a survivor of scriptural abuse. Draw me in...dont push me away....and when necessary rebuke or admonish me. Its no ones job to be insensitive and hurtful for the sake of gospel. I once heard it said....you catch more bees with honey than you do vinegar.
@Not the real Tupac You are so wrong, the fact you use so much profanity is proof that you are in a dark place, you are being fooled and your heart has hardened. God is waiting for you to come back to "the narrow path with a small door" for few there are that find it.
Not that he needs me to come to his defense but it disappoints me to hear some people say Ravi is a sellout, that the answer here is to just slap people with the Bible and go on thinking you’re spreading the Word. It just that attitude that drives so many people away from the Christian Faith. You say we should do as Christ would do? Well then love them where they’re at not where you think they ought to be. You trivialize the magnitude of the grip sin has on many people and it’s pure ignorance to say just stop sinning because the Bible says so. We as Christians need to show true compassion by meeting people in their sin and loving them so they know they aren’t alone. And then help guide them on the right path. We are all sinners. We all fall short of God’s perfection. It’s too easy to just sit back, recite a couple of lines of scripture and then call it a day. Get out of your comfort zone and really reach out to people as if their soul was at stake. Oh wait, it is.
... I think Ravi did great, it is our commandment to love others and to spreads word about Jesus. Jesus has to be accepted, and the struggle they feel, is real. Let the truth set you free, and truth comes from intention rather than expression
People are not turned away by the bible...It's the wrong system of education. Going through formal education is what has destroyed many..many are inclined to their own selfish ways...and they find the word of God abhorrent. You cannot redeem without first being inspired of it...and if you're a Christian, then the word of God is your standard of measure as this word did not come by secret but by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. If one hates the bible...It's like discarding your navigation, taking the wrong course and still expecting to arrive at the destination...in this case understanding the mind of God..which was in Christ Jesus. Jesus quoted the scriptures to Satan...Satan had come to Him with twisted scripture quoting...and Jesus said to him, 'it is written'... Ask yourself why you have so much fear for the word...each should be taught to read on their own...It's a personal responsibility.
And what is your sin? In the 78 years I have seen to many sins become ok, movies, dancing, the list of what we wear is in the hundreds, music, working on Sundays. We make what is a sin and what is not.
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; Romans 1:28
what about children who deal with homosexuality. did they wake up and decide to be gay at 10yrs old? just asking if you could help me with what Jesus said, not paul but Jesus
Excellently explained. Coming in from a rational point of view and showing the people of reason how it is not the way to live. It is about surrendering all for Jesus, this includes your body.
You have been sent by God for me. I believe you have saved my spiritual life and I can get on with the business of loving and serving Christ. The core truths of Christianity have made me "Christocentric" and I love Christ more than I fear hell. Thank you again for your assistance. Stay well. I will try to pray for your sustained love and vitality every day You are a 20/20 Saint. God bless you and your loved ones always. Cliff Simske. M H Cliff Simske
Yes, the WORD of GOD cuts like a knife but we have to be very careful how we wile that knife much like a surgeon with a scalpel. If you nix the wrong things you can turn a routine surgery into reconstruction nightmare for that person.
But we are humans, friend, and we're told to "salt" our words from the scripture. (If you'd like me to tell you the verse, I'd be happy to. :) ). As a Christian our duty is to by sympathetic and empathetic, realizing that harsh words or "brute honesty" does not simply win over people - not for us anyway. When we're told to salt words, we're meant to think about other people and their struggles, and shape our words so they listen. Being honest is good, but being honest and telling people in a way where they will actually be willing to accept or atleast consider what you say is better. I fall victim to the trap of brute honesty, too, but I've just come to realize people don't listen when you say it bluntly. Humans are emotional creatures, and the moment you speak with no consideration to their own beliefs, they tune you out (myself included). So if we're supposed to believe what the scripture says - that in the beginning there was the word, it was with God, and it was God, then the Bible (which God revealed to us) says He does want you to care about offending others. Not just from the verse about salting our words but also from that we should treat enemies and friends alike as ourselves.
It fascinates me that some people think that being gay, trans and gender fluid is something you’re born with. But those same people don’t apply that same logic to paedophiles.
For some reason this video is a mirror image. Notice Ravis wedding ring looks like it is on his right hand. So you see the reverse as you normally see him. Meanwhile, as an itinerate, he is weary. Keep praying!
@Not the real Tupac "Fictional" - Historians have discarded that myth as "fiction" and so have scientists. Just like the 89% of Nobel prize winning scientists were Christian, I've read plenty of books that provided solid evidence. And it's not just books. Ravi, John Lennox, Albert Einstein, and the great many scientists of the past who founded so many important theories have found them because their drive was to find more evidence of God's existence. And they definitely found it. Not a single soul and read anything they've ever talked about or discovered and say: "I know better than this. Just because it's religion means it's not true and it's all a farce" without being considered blindly prideful and stupid. And I'm not even talking out of any biased opinion. Sure, the Big Bang was originally thought to be Atheist, but then the actual Atheists realized that it actually pointed to God's creation and thought up the multiverse idea without any actual proof that it could possibly exist. Religion founded science dear sir, and if you wanna doubt me on that, talk to your ancestors and see if their belief is any different than yours. I'd be genuinely delighted if you could quit raising your Arrogant nose so high in the air and look at actual evidence for once. The ignorance and education of Atheists knows no bounds. At least the ignorance part doesn't. The education part definitely has a limit. And that limit goes by the name of "Religion is wrong because some kid with a biology major said it was because he didn't like the thought of God existing or any hope after death"
@Not the real Tupac Even when Jesus was alive, lots of people don't believe in him. But If the book is so ordinary, how can it predict so accurately that in the future, this world will turn to be full of people like you? The Bible mention people like you who mock the follower of Jesus. Sorry bro, it's too much coincidence for the Bible to be so accurate. If you don't believe me, read it urself, it mentions things going on in this world right now and it was written even before you and I were born. So at the very least, the book is smarter than you and me. But one thing for sure is that nothing is gained in this world from not believing In the Bible. I don't know what you gain really. You don't get to become a genius or become smarter just becoz u don't believe like the rest of us. Not believing will not give you anything really.i see different in my life when I stop believing in the Bible. I become a horrible person. My heart and my mind were not in the right place. So hopefully you were not that person. I hope you have the peace that this world can offer you, coz I know for sure no peace is found in this very world. No peace what so ever. I don't know how people can go to work everyday wake up be kind to others if they don't believe in God . I don't know how. Maybe you get the answers for everything. But I only find my answers when I believe in Him. Too many books by so called smart educated people out there offering their advice on things. But funny thing is that the Bible has everything written down already. You will never shake my faith by saying I am a fool. Never. Coz I know who the fool is. I don't know where you turn for answers when life gives you lemon. But you certainly cannot give me answers for everything that I am going through now. No body can give me answers for why things are the way they are now. Only God through Jesus Christ can.
mikeironhorse Caused by too many speaking engagements, one right after the other? Does he ever take a decent, restful holiday?. Even the Lord had to withdraw from the masses from time to time. There's danger in accepting too many engagements. Ravi needs to learn to say, "No."
I am 56 years old and have never met a transgender til now. She(he), looks so much like a 24 year old Woman!! Beautiful, NO surgeries, body shaped like a woman. The only way you will know is the voice. I love my co worker and she(he) is so wonderful, loving, kind person. It's so sad to see her like that BUT, my co worker listens and hangs on to every word I share with her about the Gospel!! I'm not going to judge her, but I sure tell her the truth. Jesus would
The two books and authors mentioned "Understanding Gender Dysphoria" by Mark Yarhouse and "Transgender" by Vaughan Roberts. Easy to find on sites like Amazon.
Ravi is a man I very much appreciated and still do thanks to technology... I am confident in saying that our Lord is pleased with him! What a gift he was for us!
It falls flat to have a sexual predator talk about how others should struggle and repress themselves while secretly surpassing the boundaries when it suited him.
Great answer. This totally helps to be applicable and relevant in case I’m asked about what I believe in here. It’s an answer that shows care, a concrete next step, and leads a person to a start to have a relationship with God first..
Nathan Prindler2, are you saying RZIM Ministries doesn't want their message on this subject given or shared with the world? That's their whole mission, to share and defend the gospel. This is a deeper argument on their channel. Maybe I misunderstand what you're saying in your title
If peopl do not have a negative impact on my life, I accept and love them. I do not have a problem with transgenders and I wonder why people make such a big fuss over them.
Ravi is ill and quite tired.But he is still very much in love with Christ and what He represents for mankind.Pray for Him. He is very close to God. AMDG. BVMH. .
Rodel Pasuit - You sir are wrong. God did make all of them. There is only one Creator and again, He made all of us. Yes, you are correct in that there are only two sexes, but I’m pretty sure that transgender is never mentioned in the Bible. So man can infer what he wishes, but no word came from God as to any beliefs He had about them. There are only two things that you have to do (and ten that you must not do) and that is to love one another, including me and not judge anyone, including me, as I am transgender.
Well said jordan,I have no problem with Christ , the greatest force that ever swept the planet,but I'm deeply ,deeply ashamed of these bigots ! As Ghandi said " I like your Christ but I do not like your christians because they are so unlike your Christ"
@@sharronjohnson7737 no I don't think God has told me to transition however I also don't necessarily see anywhere scripture that forbids it I mean you say people were God created man and woman in his image I believe this and that is why people being transgender is not violating this image. I believe that all scripture is God breathed and that transitioning is not violating this image because I feel that I was supposed to be born female so there's no reason that there could not be mutation like any other like: blindness deafness born without limbs and I think transgenderism could be just like this. it doesn't mean that it's God's will. I'm saying that we live in a fallen world and part of that fallen world is that some of us who were meant to be female are born male and some of us who were born female were meant to be male so really I'm just asking for an actual scripture that more clear speaks one way or another to this subject or for this scripture I don't think is thorough enough.
Now, this is the "SHOULD WE PAY TAX TO CEASER" kind of question where yes or not is not an answer rather " GIVE UNTO CEASER WHAT BELONG TO CEASER AND GIVE UNTO GOD WHAT BELONG TO GOD" is the answer and Ravi has just given such an answer.
Why use other books to decide whether transgerism is godly? Just go straight to the bible. Being transgender is not easy at all, but it also goes against God's natural design. If you're transgender and reading this, please know that only the God of the universe is the solution. DON'T ask for help from the world which only has the desires of the flesh.
In the past there was a bunch called crusaders and they used the bible to fight a physical war with moslems and they killed in the name of God. Not everyone understands how to use the Bible, it's and very big book that was written in Hebrew and street kind of Greek. So its fair to have some researchers explain things to us, otherwise Christianity would be known as place of ingnorants. Jesus was God, He did not need a teacher, but we need some.
When a person has been born again and possess the Holy Spirit, it's not difficult to understand Gods will for mankind. The devil and the world have no answers for anything in life but sin and self.
@@pth6060Thiessen that's not the issue but how do these new Christians come to terms with their sexuality without being burden with guilt for having these feelings. Satan exploits everything especially a Christian who might think he or she is the only one dealing with this. We are ALL SINNERS and have something we must deal with or come to terms with. When we don't discuss these things openly and honestly it gives satan an opportunity to isolate the person and when he or she can't take anymore they go out and do all kinds of sinful things. Expose sin and call it what it is and deal with it but not just theirs but everyone's.
ShakeyBritches, thank you! Right-wing Christians always say that God created only male and female, and that He doesn't make mistakes, ignoring hermaphroditism. The problem with them is that they are convinced that they're 100% correct, and everyone else is wrong, even when faced with scientific evidence. Their thinking is circular and myopic. I know their theology intimately because I was reared in a fundamentalist church, and attended their seminary. Thankfully, I escaped that mind controlling poison.
@@enchamade8 If anyon is myopic it is you. Our theology is fla it is yours. You are prejudice of Christianity an plas sho us the scientific proof bu I ill say congratulations for getting out of fundamentalism
Obedience comes even before sacrifice... Obedience always first. When obedience to God comes first, God always gives the power to become right. It is a promise.
To be honest, talking about this is not hard at all. The only reason why it is hard is because the person trying to explain it is trying to balance between Scripture and PC.
I think it's safe to say, is that when you want to give an answer to someone who does not live their life according to the word of God, so that you're not coming from a perspective of being judgemental
@@charlesterrizzi8311 I feel like that is exactly what Ravi said... Allow Jesus to come into your heart/body and "He" will tell you how to live. Ravi is allowing the Spirit to do the convicting. His response is pin-pointing the main problem, which I believe to be the sin nature, not the "individual" sins.
In a previous presentation under the subject "Is God okay with people being transgender?" Ravi gave an illustration about Elisha and Naaman. This is recorded in 2 kings 5. I don't know where Ravi got that conversation from but it is not in that chapter. At least not in the Bible. Then no one can make any comment after. To think what these people from these universities are doing to the Bible to promote their agenda is a total disgrace.
Yeah, what I did right after I read this was look up the speech and the reference, to be honest I was baffled for some time but , Only you can decide. Sometimes you will be right and sometimes wrong. And sometimes you won’t know which. Elisha says, “Go in peace.” Life is not easy; you’re not perfect. The life of faith is full of stumbles and even disastrous falls, but the God of Israel is the God of all grace, the God of all kinds of tax collectors, prostitutes, and self-righteous Pharisees.
The number of unanswered questions the Bible, nor any of the books sum total at any moment in human history, leave unanswered specifically, is immense. The virtues which any religion teaches successfully is a measure, I think of that religion, more than the specific rules or regulations the religious texts spell out. Better for religion to teach successfully virtues for the benefit of all humans, period. Stress virtue teaching, not answering questions that coerce and confine and harm some people who themselves are more virtuous than are the religious persons trying to confine and coerce and do harm to those persons who are more virtuous. Virtues are so key to human progress. Focus on human virtue building in each other.
I want to add to my comment...we are living in a toxic world..the Hormones that are in our food..from a food chain..giving hormones to animals we eat..n then it's passed down to the consumer..I think this has added to the issue..plus, there are legitimate persons who are born with both characteristics. However, the latter is not common.
I'm reading all these comments about people saying that Ravi answered the question very well. It's such a shame that professing Christians have no discernment and are still on milk and not solid foods when it comes to scripture (Heb 5:12-14). When we don't know what the Bible says, we'll believe anything someone else says. I appreciated the work that Ravi has done in bringing many to Christ. BUT it seems like he didn't answer that question according to THE Truth; and it doesn't matter whether the person was an unbeliever or not. There is one standard of Truth, and that's God's. I do like that Ravi compared heterosexual lust to homosexual lust. But he should've called sin what sin is; and they both are.
We often want what we believe we don't have. If we believe our creator created us with a purpose and that he died in our place to save us from the judgement from the damage we caused we should desire His will more - not our own. He will supply all your needs and no temptation has overtaken you except what is common. He will provide a way out when you are tempted.
Gender dysphoria is very complex. I wish Christians would take the time to research before judging or rebuking. As a layman that has been exposed to some neuroscience this is what I have come to understand: The male and female brains are distinctly different. One major difference is that the female brain has more white matter which is actually the axons of nerve cells I.e the grey matter. This insures strong interconnectedness between different parts of the brain and explains why women can multi task or be very self aware. There are other differences too. In utero the fetus's brain will either be masculised or feminized by the hormones the body of the mother releases this process is controlled by epigenetic switches. So a person could have a feminized brain but have a male body. It is very possible. There was a small research project that was conducted I think in Sweden/Switzerland where the brains of deceased trans females were compared to those of deceased females and was found to be the same. Also there are androgen deficient syndromes which can cause a male to present as a female. I.e they have female genitalia but genetically they are male. There are so many facets to this. There people born with external female genitalia but have pseudo testes internally producing testosterone and causing clear masculine characteristics in a female. The South African runner Caster Simenya is a prime example of this. She appears to be male but is actually female. Let's just learn to love people and help them to know the Lord as well as His love for them. He is the creator and He loves us all unconditionally.
Isaiah 56: 4,5 For thus says the LORD: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And hold fast My covenant, Even to them I will give in My house And within My walls a place and 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬; 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟. Psalms 139: 16 God has seen u even before u were a zygote unformed.
To quote Denzel Washington in one of his movies I forget at the moment. "My job isn't to judge your actions. I'm just arranging the meeting. " (with God ) so true but not in the killing sense he was for evil people.
The sound is so bad 🙉 The microphone is really picking up the whistle in his speech. It sounds like a fire alarm when it’s running out of battery. Makes it hard to concentrate
Putting intercourse aside and just thinking about someone who wants to change their gender. First of all, there was one thing that God created and He said it was "not good"..... "for man to be alone". God is a Trinity after all. Only a person gifted with celibacy should be alone. Secondly, God is neither male nor female. The only way we as humans determine gender is by looking between a babies legs. (I know it can get more complicated than that though)..... God doesn't have legs and He doesn't have any of the parts that we would recognize as determining gender. Jesus did create a male body that He would inhabit... but that was because of the culture of the day. Therefore, being in the image of God, has nothing to do with gender. It's something else, like our eternal soul, our regenerated spirit, our intrinsic sacred value. Thirdly, when our bodies are resurrected to heaven...... we will all be gender neutral..... we will be non gender like God. There is no "giving in marriage" in heaven as the Bible says. So we won't need any of the parts that have anything to do with making babies. (my own personal belief is that the wonderful food that God has prepared for us to eat in Heaven will be totally consumed by our perfect bodies and there will also be no waste) We will still be who we are, as our soul is eternal.... and our previous life gender won't matter. So let's just agape love people who are trying to find themselves, let them work it out and call them by the name they want. Let's be there for them when they are depressed. These bodies of ours are so temporal and in the end, before we come alive again, the only thing that matters is that they have believed in Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, that He died to forgive our sins, that He rose again, conquering death for Him and His chosen ones, and He will come again to take us home.
@@Mark-fr2eb In dealing with newborn babies, there has been genetic changes due to drug related mothers. There have been babies born with both sets of sex organs. The parents have to make the decision which sex the child will grow into. There are many defects that have been entered in to this world by the choices made by the mother caring the child. So there are defects that happen because of the nature of the parents (agent orange during Vietnam) create a child that alters their genetic code and therefore their sex of either male or female. This is a complicated medical situation that science tries to explain, but it then becomes a moral, spiritual and sociological context that is very complicated.
"BE NOT DECEIVED:" Not only homosexuals, all of us who commit sins written in 1 Corinthian 6:9, cannot enter the kingdom of God. Every man & woman on earth are committing the sin of idolatry & reviling. That is the basic. This includes those who look at a person lustfully, they already commit the sin of adultery by just looking - lust of the eyes. Therefore, watching pornography is looking lustfully - the "lust of the eyes" which is adulterous, as JESUS said. We all need CHRIST to save us from hell. CHRIST is also the bondage-breaker to set us free from the bondage of sin. All glory to CHRIST. 1 Corinthian 6 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor thecovetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
@Ellie Moore I have read what you have commented on other comments and agree with your points but if you talk to ppl calmly with facts then when you win your argument you will have done it properly. I agree with you and just hope everyone else can be excepting and stop using God as an excuse to discriminate.
Now that RZ's "private" accommodation of his own aberrant sexual appetites is public knowledge, how can you reference his vaunted "intellect" on such matters? It is a sad day when you would "rehabilitate" a man who so lightly threw his credential away!
@MsMarian Rogers I suggest you to read all old testament and new testament if you can ...then you will understand why we Christian are eating pork and shellfish 👍👍
Thats why God gaves us power when we come to Jesus.. to cast out all those demons and feeling that are making war against us.. Use the Power and Authority in Jesus Name and for sure sin will flee from us. we must be aware that there is a spiritual world too.
Don’t know about 47, but There’s certainly more than 2 genders, unless you subscribe to the idea that all males are equally masculine and all females are equally feminine. To me gender is more of a spectrum.
@@redbedhed in the beginning God made them both Male and Female. That's all I need on this topic of gender. You are not greater than God so I won't be looking to you for any education.
... find the answer from the time when the serpent seed was first laid.. & the revelation of your father is the father of lies & we will do his will.. unless we are born-again...& it is the most precious thing that comes from The Heavenly Father.. Abba Jesus Christ..
Michael Cascio Hi Michael I understand your point and sometimes it’s not just that simple. Most people already know what the Bible says, they know the Bible’s position. But they still come to these conferences and ask these questions, Why? For a speaker It’s sometimes tough to say it like that not because you fear anyone. But a lot of times the question people ask isn’t about the issue itself but the struggle. So as an ambassador you want to get people to be honest with the struggle. We all walk through different struggles some of us have just allowed God in and trust Him enough to lead the way. Not everyone has reached that point. We should also continue to pray for these guys that they will be able to deliver the message in Love and Power. It’s a tough job requiring Love and Wisdom, navigating a hurting world seeking answers while protecting the integrity of the message and your faith at the same time. Hope you have a wonderful day.
probably trying for it not to be misused, so they have to lay down the yardstick equally with everyone; notice that in their official videos they take out the ability to comment & there's a good reason for that, if you know anything about "the power from beneath"..
In Genesis or in the Bible as said God created male and female. Then how do you say in the Bible but in Matthew chapter 19 vs 12, Jesus says " Some eunuchs are born this way. Some eunuchs are made by men. Some eunuchs may renounce marriage in the kingdom of God. He who may accept this can do so. "? Jesus never contempts or says eunuchs(unfertilized men that also equivalent to intersex, transgender etc) is a sin. Jesus accepts and loves the same.
If you are Lgbt and fighting against God because you think he hates you then you have not accepted God in any way, shape or form. For God is absolute perfect love and it is not selfish love like the flesh of the body. God in his love gives us and saved us through his Son, Jesus Christ. God does not condemn people but loves them. How much more will God love you if you follow him. Ask and you shall recieve and even for any catholic or Christian or Jew the road to God is a difficult one. If any one of you Lgbt people hope to be accepted by God then you too will have to struggle and fight for the way into Paradise by sacrificing, giving, and serving others then you will know and come to understand that what you are God hasn't hated you for it but has loved you because you are his children and God's children do the works which Christ did while he was on earth.
The hardest, yet most easiest, it the option to choose. We all have taken our own sin and made it 'not as bad as....' stance on someone else. Bigotry, greed, lust, bullying, abuse of any kind , stealing, gossip, adultery even in our thoughts, all are same in God's view. And all will keep a person out of heaven, rejection of Christ. It is the Gospel, Cross, and Holy Spirit who does the real cleanup work. We just point the way to Jesus and let Him begin, He is much more loving and forgiving than we are.
Im saddened how people twist the Word of God here as they call themselves teachers, o my! To put your own theology and not the bibles theology.. Wow its so amazing.. Now, this is the question, why did God burned Sodom and Gomorrah! What spirit is roaming around on that place that God hate it so much to burn in into ashes.. And answer me not with your own understanding but answer me according to what the bible shows and says.
Bible answers it *Isaiah 56: 3-5* Let not the eunuch say "Here I am, a dry tree." For thus says the LORD: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And hold fast My covenant, Even to them I will give in My house And within My walls a place and 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬; 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟.
EVERYONE of us has a ‘cross to bear’ in life. Sin exists and we’re all imperfect human beings. But only God can keep us in His path - call on His strength and take each day, each challenge you face with His perfect will foremost in your heart, desires and intentions. ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In ALL your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths... Proverbs 3:5-6
HI DEALCS 7 , i for one would not copy gods morals , let see drowns pregnant woman in Noahs flood and millions of innocent animals . Read second kings ch 2 vs 21-25 , kills 42 children for laughing at a bold man . Surly god could fix us , if he is a genius ? But kills his own son to fix the problem ! THATS REPUGNANT .
@@edmonddantes3640 hi Edmond, do you believe in Noah's flood ? If you do ? are you ok with millions of innocent animals being drowned ? I do not eat meat, because i believe animals have just as much right to live as me . Can you explain the moral story of killing 42 children for laughing at a bold man ? Did your god put uranium 238 into the crust of this earth ? Is the main cause of tsunamis , that have killed over 600,000 humans in my life time alone ? Do you believe god has cursed us ? it appears to be true , read Romans ch 8 vs 22. Sorry to be so harsh
I love how Ravi never looks down on people. He is always sincere in his comments and even with his level of intellect and wisdom, he is not full of himself. I admire how he remains composed and have very organized thoughts even in heated arguments.
He always speaks the truth in love. He really walks his talk by reaching out to people with loving kindness and gentleness. To God be the glory!
Indeed
Ravi is Trans
@@jasontrotter7660 no he’s isn’t
Sadly he wasn't kind to the women he sexually abused.
"boundaries I don't necessarily want or like"
Zacharias sure didn't like those boundaries.
One of the most well balanced and God centric viewpoint on the topic I have come across. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👏 Thanks for sharing..
People need to remember that not everyone understands Christianity in its entirety. To throw a bunch of godly verses from the Bible at someone and say "there's your answer it's that simple, take it" will not help them. If that were the case, Jesus who has every right to do so or lay commands, would have, but he didn't. He taught them using wisdom and parables. In that way, he was able to guide them with love and kindness by giving them information they could understand and relate to, from a godly perspective
Modern man requires more than parables. By offering a book that can speak to us on a topic we don't know enough about, will be the intellectual understanding we need and once we have clarity, we can take comfort and strength in God.
Ravis answer was diplomatic and stops anyone who is not religiously orientated from turning off. If they don't want the the the second part of his advice, the godly side of it, then at the very least, they have been guided to some form of material that can help them in their struggle
Your Ravis apologetics are well taken by my experiences,ty.
God used parables to keep hidden things that were wise from the foolish. If you want to understand the things of God you must hear and seek after the truth. Otherwise you are using human understanding for spiritual things.
Really appreciate what you've said in your comments. Being sensitive and diplomatic to those people who are struggling get a dose of understanding, kindness (maybe for the first time) and acceptance and acknowledgement as a person loving them where they are at and offering guidance and further opportunity to build a relationship and I think that's what every heart longs for. Love me and teach me and guide and let me know I matter and that your for me, not against me. I can then begin to grapple with me situation (and confusion) and begin to change gaining clarity. I am never a fan of beating someone over the head with scripture. I would not have come to know Christ and his grace if I had. Though I am a survivor of scriptural abuse. Draw me in...dont push me away....and when necessary rebuke or admonish me. Its no ones job to be insensitive and hurtful for the sake of gospel.
I once heard it said....you catch more bees with honey than you do vinegar.
@Not the real Tupac You are so wrong, the fact you use so much profanity is proof that you are in a dark place, you are being fooled and your heart has hardened. God is waiting for you to come back to "the narrow path with a small door" for few there are that find it.
@Not the real Tupac ua-cam.com/video/t2sMJMXDiH4/v-deo.html
Not that he needs me to come to his defense but it disappoints me to hear some people say Ravi is a sellout, that the answer here is to just slap people with the Bible and go on thinking you’re spreading the Word. It just that attitude that drives so many people away from the Christian Faith. You say we should do as Christ would do? Well then love them where they’re at not where you think they ought to be. You trivialize the magnitude of the grip sin has on many people and it’s pure ignorance to say just stop sinning because the Bible says so. We as Christians need to show true compassion by meeting people in their sin and loving them so they know they aren’t alone. And then help guide them on the right path. We are all sinners. We all fall short of God’s perfection. It’s too easy to just sit back, recite a couple of lines of scripture and then call it a day. Get out of your comfort zone and really reach out to people as if their soul was at stake. Oh wait, it is.
Bruh, no one needed that lip at the end.
We are to love them no matter what!!! The greatest of these is LOVE!!
... I think Ravi did great, it is our commandment to love others and to spreads word about Jesus. Jesus has to be accepted, and the struggle they feel, is real. Let the truth set you free, and truth comes from intention rather than expression
@@ddll23 Right! Intention rather than expression. My intent is to stop eating cake but my expression may have crumbs. I get it now. Thank you.
People are not turned away by the bible...It's the wrong system of education. Going through formal education is what has destroyed many..many are inclined to their own selfish ways...and they find the word of God abhorrent. You cannot redeem without first being inspired of it...and if you're a Christian, then the word of God is your standard of measure as this word did not come by secret but by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. If one hates the bible...It's like discarding your navigation, taking the wrong course and still expecting to arrive at the destination...in this case understanding the mind of God..which was in Christ Jesus. Jesus quoted the scriptures to Satan...Satan had come to Him with twisted scripture quoting...and Jesus said to him, 'it is written'...
Ask yourself why you have so much fear for the word...each should be taught to read on their own...It's a personal responsibility.
Wrong thinking leads to wrong action. 'As a man THINKS, so is he.' Prov 23:7; Ro 1:18-23.
We should pray people struggling with this, we all sin, by Jesus we can overcome any sin.
And what is your sin? In the 78 years I have seen to many sins become ok, movies, dancing, the list of what we wear is in the hundreds, music, working on Sundays. We make what is a sin and what is not.
Amen Ravi, well put at the end. All praise be to the God of the universe and our Lord Jesus Christ.
@@redbedhed May God bless you to.
God word is truth,seek God for your answer
Bobbie Tucker amen!
Accept you be born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God!
Said Jesus to Nicodemus.
Who was a religous teacher, and a Pharisee.
Which one? So many to choose from.
@@briankrakau8371 Jesus, no other religious doctrine is able to go to war with science.
Unless given a special grace by God, that of purity, we're all tempted by the flesh and struggle with it almost, if not, daily
Lord, I pray that You bless 🙏 me with a fraction of his wisdom and knowledge
Praise God for the perfect answer!
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; Romans 1:28
what about children who deal with homosexuality. did they wake up and decide to be gay at 10yrs old? just asking if you could help me with what Jesus said, not paul but Jesus
AMEN
Then comes strong delusion.❌™
@@michellejackson1096 amen as well.❌™
Jesus never talked about pedophilia but I'm sure he was against it. Jesus destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah you know Jesus is GOD ALMIGHTY right.
That is a truly excellent answer, it really is.
Wisdom is a beautiful thing.
It's music.
Excellently explained. Coming in from a rational point of view and showing the people of reason how it is not the way to live. It is about surrendering all for Jesus, this includes your body.
You have been sent by God for me. I believe you have saved my spiritual life and I can get on with the business of loving and serving Christ. The core truths of Christianity have made me "Christocentric" and I love Christ more than I fear hell. Thank you again for your assistance. Stay well. I will try to pray for your sustained love and vitality every day
You are a 20/20
Saint.
God bless you and your loved ones always.
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Although you would not think it from some of the comments, Ravi is brave in his reply.
Awesome and prayers for our dear brothers health in Jesus name Amen and Amen!!!
Its only difficult when you don't want to offend people, God don't care about offending people he sets them straight
Yes, the WORD of GOD cuts like a knife but we have to be very careful how we wile that knife much like a surgeon with a scalpel. If you nix the wrong things you can turn a routine surgery into reconstruction nightmare for that person.
But we are humans, friend, and we're told to "salt" our words from the scripture. (If you'd like me to tell you the verse, I'd be happy to. :) ).
As a Christian our duty is to by sympathetic and empathetic, realizing that harsh words or "brute honesty" does not simply win over people - not for us anyway.
When we're told to salt words, we're meant to think about other people and their struggles, and shape our words so they listen. Being honest is good, but being honest and telling people in a way where they will actually be willing to accept or atleast consider what you say is better.
I fall victim to the trap of brute honesty, too, but I've just come to realize people don't listen when you say it bluntly. Humans are emotional creatures, and the moment you speak with no consideration to their own beliefs, they tune you out (myself included).
So if we're supposed to believe what the scripture says - that in the beginning there was the word, it was with God, and it was God, then the Bible (which God revealed to us) says He does want you to care about offending others. Not just from the verse about salting our words but also from that we should treat enemies and friends alike as ourselves.
I love listening to Ravi. Blessed with such brilliance and wisdom. God is using him in a might way!!
He's an arrogant asshole.
It fascinates me that some people think that being gay, trans and gender fluid is something you’re born with. But those same people don’t apply that same logic to paedophiles.
J Audrey Dear God, I hope not!!
You are obviously an ignorant person.
You are truly fucking stupid.
@J Audrey Its just a matter of time.
I say the same...its a sickness and a wicked temptation.
@@jordanelias9156 it's actually true, they're trying to do this as we speak. It's not about ignorance this is the corrupt world in which we live
What a great answer that is , non judgmental and always reaching for the higher vision , that answer comes from the Holy Spirit
Ravi is looking weary. Praying for his health.
For some reason this video is a mirror image. Notice Ravis wedding ring looks like it is on his right hand.
So you see the reverse as you normally see him.
Meanwhile, as an itinerate, he is weary. Keep praying!
@Not the real Tupac Well, I'll pray you someday grow up and not be quite so narrow minded. But of course, that won't happen now will it?
@Not the real Tupac "Fictional" - Historians have discarded that myth as "fiction" and so have scientists. Just like the 89% of Nobel prize winning scientists were Christian, I've read plenty of books that provided solid evidence. And it's not just books. Ravi, John Lennox, Albert Einstein, and the great many scientists of the past who founded so many important theories have found them because their drive was to find more evidence of God's existence. And they definitely found it. Not a single soul and read anything they've ever talked about or discovered and say: "I know better than this. Just because it's religion means it's not true and it's all a farce" without being considered blindly prideful and stupid. And I'm not even talking out of any biased opinion. Sure, the Big Bang was originally thought to be Atheist, but then the actual Atheists realized that it actually pointed to God's creation and thought up the multiverse idea without any actual proof that it could possibly exist. Religion founded science dear sir, and if you wanna doubt me on that, talk to your ancestors and see if their belief is any different than yours. I'd be genuinely delighted if you could quit raising your Arrogant nose so high in the air and look at actual evidence for once. The ignorance and education of Atheists knows no bounds. At least the ignorance part doesn't. The education part definitely has a limit. And that limit goes by the name of "Religion is wrong because some kid with a biology major said it was because he didn't like the thought of God existing or any hope after death"
@Not the real Tupac Even when Jesus was alive, lots of people don't believe in him. But If the book is so ordinary, how can it predict so accurately that in the future, this world will turn to be full of people like you? The Bible mention people like you who mock the follower of Jesus. Sorry bro, it's too much coincidence for the Bible to be so accurate. If you don't believe me, read it urself, it mentions things going on in this world right now and it was written even before you and I were born. So at the very least, the book is smarter than you and me.
But one thing for sure is that nothing is gained in this world from not believing In the Bible. I don't know what you gain really. You don't get to become a genius or become smarter just becoz u don't believe like the rest of us. Not believing will not give you anything really.i see different in my life when I stop believing in the Bible. I become a horrible person. My heart and my mind were not in the right place. So hopefully you were not that person. I hope you have the peace that this world can offer you, coz I know for sure no peace is found in this very world. No peace what so ever. I don't know how people can go to work everyday wake up be kind to others if they don't believe in God . I don't know how. Maybe you get the answers for everything. But I only find my answers when I believe in Him. Too many books by so called smart educated people out there offering their advice on things. But funny thing is that the Bible has everything written down already. You will never shake my faith by saying I am a fool. Never. Coz I know who the fool is. I don't know where you turn for answers when life gives you lemon. But you certainly cannot give me answers for everything that I am going through now. No body can give me answers for why things are the way they are now. Only God through Jesus Christ can.
mikeironhorse Caused by too many speaking engagements, one right after the other? Does he ever take a decent, restful holiday?. Even the Lord had to withdraw from the masses from time to time. There's danger in accepting too many engagements. Ravi needs to learn to say, "No."
And he who occupies my body is The Holy Spirit. He leads me.
Are you then possessed?
@@jeffallcock4561 wise up
I am 56 years old and have never met a transgender til now. She(he), looks so much like a 24 year old Woman!! Beautiful, NO surgeries, body shaped like a woman. The only way you will know is the voice. I love my co worker and she(he) is so wonderful, loving, kind person. It's so sad to see her like that BUT, my co worker listens and hangs on to every word I share with her about the Gospel!! I'm not going to judge her, but I sure tell her the truth. Jesus would
She probably just wants to be called she not he
The serpent looks luxurious in its golden shimmering scales, Wickedness doesn't present itself as hideous.
huh. my dad is the same age and he's met several of them! very strange
@@hello-jy9hf I have met the predecessors...pray young ones pray
@@thistlethrook2778 what?
That was an excellent answer!
One God; two genders. World without end. AMEN
Don't confuse sexuality with gender.
Wow, kind but in truth, amazing.
Wow. Brilliant answer🔥🔥🔥
Where's the curb your enthusiasm music
Why is the test mirrored?
Could anyone tell the book names mentioned here?
Thanks.
God be with you.
The two books and authors mentioned "Understanding Gender Dysphoria" by Mark Yarhouse and "Transgender" by Vaughan Roberts. Easy to find on sites like Amazon.
Thank you @@joeldanie3510 !!
Ravi is a man I very much appreciated and still do thanks to technology... I am confident in saying that our Lord is pleased with him! What a gift he was for us!
Pleased with a man who led a double life full of sexual sin??
We are not our bodies we are born again through Christ Jesus.
It falls flat to have a sexual predator talk about how others should struggle and repress themselves while secretly surpassing the boundaries when it suited him.
wonderful statement Ravi may God bless you always..
Don't you know he was a deceitful sexual abuser????
Great answer. This totally helps to be applicable and relevant in case I’m asked about what I believe in here. It’s an answer that shows care, a concrete next step, and leads a person to a start to have a relationship with God first..
Good answer at the end of message. Our bodies are God's temple, ask Him how to care for the temple in which He lives!
Intention must come before expression! Wow!
Nathan Prindler2, are you saying RZIM Ministries doesn't want their message on this subject given or shared with the world? That's their whole mission, to share and defend the gospel. This is a deeper argument on their channel. Maybe I misunderstand what you're saying in your title
If peopl do not have a negative impact on my life, I accept and love them. I do not have a problem with transgenders and I wonder why people make such a big fuss over them.
Ravi is ill and quite tired.But he is still very much in love with Christ and what He represents for mankind.Pray for Him. He is very close to God.
AMDG. BVMH.
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He's gone man, may he rest in peace. R.I.P 🕊
@@johnwept5250 He lived his life and has left a beautiful legacy well but it still seems he was gone too soon.
Whats with your description?
God only made male and female....not LGBT......
Truth hurts but it heals
Rodel Pasuit love the statement “Truth hurts but it heals.”
Rodel Pasuit - You sir are wrong. God did make all of them. There is only one Creator and again, He made all of us. Yes, you are correct in that there are only two sexes, but I’m pretty sure that transgender is never mentioned in the Bible. So man can infer what he wishes, but no word came from God as to any beliefs He had about them. There are only two things that you have to do (and ten that you must not do) and that is to love one another, including me and not judge anyone, including me, as I am transgender.
Well said jordan,I have no problem with Christ , the greatest force that ever swept the planet,but I'm deeply ,deeply ashamed of these bigots ! As Ghandi said " I like your Christ but I do not like your christians because they are so unlike your Christ"
@@jordanelias9156 lol the Bible says a man should not wear women's clothes and vice versa . So ??
The lgb part is still part of the gender binary
A difficult subject but I agree
"Let Him tell you how to live in that body" 💕 Truth.
To me that seems like a non-answer though because what if I believe that what God wants me to do is to transition and be a godly woman
@@jonsumner1382 Then you are not hearing from God.
@@sharronjohnson7737 no I don't think God has told me to transition however I also don't necessarily see anywhere scripture that forbids it I mean you say people were God created man and woman in his image I believe this and that is why people being transgender is not violating this image. I believe that all scripture is God breathed and that transitioning is not violating this image because I feel that I was supposed to be born female so there's no reason that there could not be mutation like any other like: blindness deafness born without limbs and I think transgenderism could be just like this. it doesn't mean that it's God's will. I'm saying that we live in a fallen world and part of that fallen world is that some of us who were meant to be female are born male and some of us who were born female were meant to be male so really I'm just asking for an actual scripture that more clear speaks one way or another to this subject or for this scripture I don't think is thorough enough.
Now, this is the "SHOULD WE PAY TAX TO CEASER" kind of question where yes or not is not an answer rather " GIVE UNTO CEASER WHAT BELONG TO CEASER AND GIVE UNTO GOD WHAT BELONG TO GOD" is the answer and Ravi has just given such an answer.
Why use other books to decide whether transgerism is godly? Just go straight to the bible. Being transgender is not easy at all, but it also goes against God's natural design. If you're transgender and reading this, please know that only the God of the universe is the solution. DON'T ask for help from the world which only has the desires of the flesh.
In the past there was a bunch called crusaders and they used the bible to fight a physical war with moslems and they killed in the name of God. Not everyone understands how to use the Bible, it's and very big book that was written in Hebrew and street kind of Greek. So its fair to have some researchers explain things to us, otherwise Christianity would be known as place of ingnorants. Jesus was God, He did not need a teacher, but we need some.
When a person has been born again and possess the Holy Spirit, it's not difficult to understand Gods will for mankind. The devil and the world have no answers for anything in life but sin and self.
@@pth6060Thiessen that's not the issue but how do these new Christians come to terms with their sexuality without being burden with guilt for having these feelings. Satan exploits everything especially a Christian who might think he or she is the only one dealing with this. We are ALL SINNERS and have something we must deal with or come to terms with. When we don't discuss these things openly and honestly it gives satan an opportunity to isolate the person and when he or she can't take anymore they go out and do all kinds of sinful things. Expose sin and call it what it is and deal with it but not just theirs but everyone's.
ShakeyBritches, thank you! Right-wing Christians always say that God created only male and female, and that He doesn't make mistakes, ignoring hermaphroditism. The problem with them is that they are convinced that they're 100% correct, and everyone else is wrong, even when faced with scientific evidence. Their thinking is circular and myopic. I know their theology intimately because I was reared in a fundamentalist church, and attended their seminary. Thankfully, I escaped that mind controlling poison.
@@enchamade8 If anyon is myopic it is you. Our theology is fla it is yours. You are prejudice of Christianity an plas sho us the scientific proof bu I ill say congratulations for getting out of fundamentalism
Obedience comes even before sacrifice... Obedience always first. When obedience to God comes first, God always gives the power to become right. It is a promise.
Outstanding answer.
OHHHHHH!!!! WISDOM!!!!
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Conclusion===GOD LIVING IN ME {ACCEPT JESUS AS THE SAVIOUR} === SOLUTIONS🙏
What a beautiful explanation of this very topic thousands of people worldwide are struggling with..
The stats say it's likely tens of millions or more.
The later half of this video where Ravi speaks of God sexual boundaries for men are very interesting considering everything that happen
To be honest, talking about this is not hard at all. The only reason why it is hard is because the person trying to explain it is trying to balance between Scripture and PC.
Yes he bounced all around the sin part.
I think it's safe to say, is that when you want to give an answer to someone who does not live their life according to the word of God, so that you're not coming from a perspective of being judgemental
Why did Jesus not simply throw stones at the adultress? He went deeper helping those involved understand their true motives.
Dale .Myhre He forgave her and told her to stop sinning (repent)
@@charlesterrizzi8311 I feel like that is exactly what Ravi said... Allow Jesus to come into your heart/body and "He" will tell you how to live. Ravi is allowing the Spirit to do the convicting. His response is pin-pointing the main problem, which I believe to be the sin nature, not the "individual" sins.
I heard RZIM actually allows you to repost their videos given that you put the original link, unless it is not on their channel.
In a previous presentation under the subject "Is God okay with people being transgender?" Ravi gave an illustration about Elisha and Naaman. This is recorded in 2 kings 5. I don't know where Ravi got that conversation from but it is not in that chapter. At least not in the Bible. Then no one can make any comment after. To think what these people from these universities are doing to the Bible to promote their agenda is a total disgrace.
Yeah, what I did right after I read this was look up the speech and the reference, to be honest I was baffled for some time but , Only you can decide. Sometimes you will be right and sometimes wrong. And sometimes you won’t know which. Elisha says, “Go in peace.” Life is not easy; you’re not perfect. The life of faith is full of stumbles and even disastrous falls, but the God of Israel is the God of all grace, the God of all kinds of tax collectors, prostitutes, and self-righteous Pharisees.
This is a much better answer than some Christians have given.
The number of unanswered questions the Bible, nor any of the books sum total at any moment in human history, leave unanswered specifically, is immense. The virtues which any religion teaches successfully is a measure, I think of that religion, more than the specific rules or regulations the religious texts spell out.
Better for religion to teach successfully virtues for the benefit of all humans, period. Stress virtue teaching, not answering questions that coerce and confine and harm some people who themselves are more virtuous than are the religious persons trying to confine and coerce and do harm to those persons who are more virtuous.
Virtues are so key to human progress. Focus on human virtue building in each other.
I want to add to my comment...we are living in a toxic world..the Hormones that are in our food..from a food chain..giving hormones to animals we eat..n then it's passed down to the consumer..I think this has added to the issue..plus, there are legitimate persons who are born with both characteristics. However, the latter is not common.
I'm reading all these comments about people saying that Ravi answered the question very well. It's such a shame that professing Christians have no discernment and are still on milk and not solid foods when it comes to scripture (Heb 5:12-14). When we don't know what the Bible says, we'll believe anything someone else says. I appreciated the work that Ravi has done in bringing many to Christ. BUT it seems like he didn't answer that question according to THE Truth; and it doesn't matter whether the person was an unbeliever or not. There is one standard of Truth, and that's God's. I do like that Ravi compared heterosexual lust to homosexual lust. But he should've called sin what sin is; and they both are.
excellent explanation by Mr Ravi Zacharias
A wonderful answer Dr Ravi, God bless you more
Why is the video backwards?
These guys belong to some occult..
Awesome answer!
We often want what we believe we don't have. If we believe our creator created us with a purpose and that he died in our place to save us from the judgement from the damage we caused we should desire His will more - not our own. He will supply all your needs and no temptation has overtaken you except what is common. He will provide a way out when you are tempted.
Could anyone send me the name of the book of the second author Ravi talked about please? Mr. Roberts.
Gender dysphoria is very complex. I wish Christians would take the time to research before judging or rebuking. As a layman that has been exposed to some neuroscience this is what I have come to understand: The male and female brains are distinctly different. One major difference is that the female brain has more white matter which is actually the axons of nerve cells I.e the grey matter. This insures strong interconnectedness between different parts of the brain and explains why women can multi task or be very self aware. There are other differences too. In utero the fetus's brain will either be masculised or feminized by the hormones the body of the mother releases this process is controlled by epigenetic switches. So a person could have a feminized brain but have a male body. It is very possible. There was a small research project that was conducted I think in Sweden/Switzerland where the brains of deceased trans females were compared to those of deceased females and was found to be the same. Also there are androgen deficient syndromes which can cause a male to present as a female. I.e they have female genitalia but genetically they are male. There are so many facets to this. There people born with external female genitalia but have pseudo testes internally producing testosterone and causing clear masculine characteristics in a female. The South African runner Caster Simenya is a prime example of this. She appears to be male but is actually female. Let's just learn to love people and help them to know the Lord as well as His love for them. He is the creator and He loves us all unconditionally.
interesting, sources?
The sad thing is all these people that are so deceived into believing that they're in the wrong body they will be so sorry someday.
Isaiah 56: 4,5 For thus says the LORD: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And hold fast My covenant,
Even to them I will give in My house
And within My walls a place and 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬; 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟.
Psalms 139: 16 God has seen u even before u were a zygote unformed.
I nicknamed my car Ravi. It's a Rav4
HE wishes to live in your body...mashaAllah
To quote Denzel Washington in one of his movies I forget at the moment. "My job isn't to judge your actions. I'm just arranging the meeting. " (with God ) so true but not in the killing sense he was for evil people.
What a guy ❤️❤️
@@redbedhed horrible little girl
Sadly not. He was leading a double life of sexual sin.
@@truthseeker9975 why do you feel the need to say that. We will all have to stand before God, you included
The sound is so bad 🙉
The microphone is really picking up the whistle in his speech.
It sounds like a fire alarm when it’s running out of battery.
Makes it hard to concentrate
Putting intercourse aside and just thinking about someone who wants to change their gender. First of all, there was one thing that God created and He said it was "not good"..... "for man to be alone". God is a Trinity after all. Only a person gifted with celibacy should be alone. Secondly, God is neither male nor female. The only way we as humans determine gender is by looking between a babies legs. (I know it can get more complicated than that though)..... God doesn't have legs and He doesn't have any of the parts that we would recognize as determining gender. Jesus did create a male body that He would inhabit... but that was because of the culture of the day. Therefore, being in the image of God, has nothing to do with gender. It's something else, like our eternal soul, our regenerated spirit, our intrinsic sacred value. Thirdly, when our bodies are resurrected to heaven...... we will all be gender neutral..... we will be non gender like God. There is no "giving in marriage" in heaven as the Bible says. So we won't need any of the parts that have anything to do with making babies. (my own personal belief is that the wonderful food that God has prepared for us to eat in Heaven will be totally consumed by our perfect bodies and there will also be no waste) We will still be who we are, as our soul is eternal.... and our previous life gender won't matter. So let's just agape love people who are trying to find themselves, let them work it out and call them by the name they want. Let's be there for them when they are depressed. These bodies of ours are so temporal and in the end, before we come alive again, the only thing that matters is that they have believed in Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, that He died to forgive our sins, that He rose again, conquering death for Him and His chosen ones, and He will come again to take us home.
Very good answer, Amen😊
@@Mark-fr2eb In dealing with newborn babies, there has been genetic changes due to drug related mothers. There have been babies born with both sets of sex organs. The parents have to make the decision which sex the child will grow into. There are many defects that have been entered in to this world by the choices made by the mother caring the child. So there are defects that happen because of the nature of the parents (agent orange during Vietnam) create a child that alters their genetic code and therefore their sex of either male or female. This is a complicated medical situation that science tries to explain, but it then becomes a moral, spiritual and sociological context that is very complicated.
@@virginiastrole3897 I understand and I'm sorry you have to deal with that, that's very sad😔
"BE NOT DECEIVED:"
Not only homosexuals, all of us who commit sins written in 1 Corinthian 6:9, cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Every man & woman on earth are committing the sin of idolatry & reviling. That is the basic.
This includes those who look at a person lustfully, they already commit the sin of adultery by just looking - lust of the eyes.
Therefore, watching pornography is looking lustfully - the "lust of the eyes" which is adulterous, as JESUS said.
We all need CHRIST to save us from hell.
CHRIST is also the bondage-breaker to set us free from the bondage of sin.
All glory to CHRIST.
1 Corinthian 6
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor thecovetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
@Ellie Moore I have read what you have commented on other comments and agree with your points but if you talk to ppl calmly with facts then when you win your argument you will have done it properly. I agree with you and just hope everyone else can be excepting and stop using God as an excuse to discriminate.
Now that RZ's "private" accommodation of his own aberrant sexual appetites is public knowledge, how can you reference his vaunted "intellect" on such matters? It is a sad day when you would "rehabilitate" a man who so lightly threw his credential away!
Thank you Ravi for sharing us not just your insights but wisdom so we can somehow be guided by God with our own identity.
I don't know about these other books he's talking about, but according to holy scriptures, it's an abomination "filthy sin".
@MsMarian Rogers I suggest you to read all old testament and new testament if you can ...then you will understand why we Christian are eating pork and shellfish 👍👍
Thats why God gaves us power when we come to Jesus.. to cast out all those demons and feeling that are making war against us.. Use the Power and Authority in Jesus Name and for sure sin will flee from us.
we must be aware that there is a spiritual world too.
"He wishes to live within this body". WOW
Created in the image of God!!! Male and Female. ONLY.
I miss Ravi❤
I once worked with a young lady who told me that there are 47 genders and that she was an expert in this area. I didn't respond because I was shocked.
There is a difference between sexuality and gender.
Don’t know about 47, but There’s certainly more than 2 genders, unless you subscribe to the idea that all males are equally masculine and all females are equally feminine. To me gender is more of a spectrum.
@@redbedhed in the beginning God made them both Male and Female. That's all I need on this topic of gender. You are not greater than God so I won't be looking to you for any education.
@@ddhardial If god made them male and female, you might want to ask god why there are over 36,000 sexes of fungi. 🤣
@@goodday512 people are different from fungus. Poor you. God is spell with a Capital by the way. Poor you.
..the gospel is the answer to the question.. ..old things have passed away behold all things become new.. ..we have been crucified with christ..
... find the answer from the time when the serpent seed was first laid.. & the revelation of your father is the father of lies & we will do his will.. unless we are born-again...& it is the most precious thing that comes from The Heavenly Father.. Abba Jesus Christ..
Just say what the Bible says and then say you'll let God judge.
Michael Cascio Hi Michael I understand your point and sometimes it’s not just that simple. Most people already know what the Bible says, they know the Bible’s position. But they still come to these conferences and ask these questions, Why?
For a speaker It’s sometimes tough to say it like that not because you fear anyone. But a lot of times the question people ask isn’t about the issue itself but the struggle. So as an ambassador you want to get people to be honest with the struggle. We all walk through different struggles some of us have just allowed God in and trust Him enough to lead the way. Not everyone has reached that point.
We should also continue to pray for these guys that they will be able to deliver the message in Love and Power. It’s a tough job requiring Love and Wisdom, navigating a hurting world seeking answers while protecting the integrity of the message and your faith at the same time.
Hope you have a wonderful day.
This is sad to watch given the information that has now come out... How tragic
probably trying for it not to be misused, so they have to lay down the yardstick equally with everyone; notice that in their official videos they take out the ability to comment & there's a good reason for that, if you know anything about "the power from beneath"..
Jesus is the Word and He is the Truth and the Truth is Everlasting.
The wisdom of this man never ceases to amaze me!
He is subtil
In Genesis or in the Bible as said God created male and female. Then how do you say in the Bible but in Matthew chapter 19 vs 12, Jesus says " Some eunuchs are born this way. Some eunuchs are made by men. Some eunuchs may renounce marriage in the kingdom of God. He who may accept this can do so. "? Jesus never contempts or says eunuchs(unfertilized men that also equivalent to intersex, transgender etc) is a sin. Jesus accepts and loves the same.
If you are Lgbt and fighting against God because you think he hates you then you have not accepted God in any way, shape or form. For God is absolute perfect love and it is not selfish love like the flesh of the body. God in his love gives us and saved us through his Son, Jesus Christ. God does not condemn people but loves them. How much more will God love you if you follow him. Ask and you shall recieve and even for any catholic or Christian or Jew the road to God is a difficult one. If any one of you Lgbt people hope to be accepted by God then you too will have to struggle and fight for the way into Paradise by sacrificing, giving, and serving others then you will know and come to understand that what you are God hasn't hated you for it but has loved you because you are his children and God's children do the works which Christ did while he was on earth.
The hardest, yet most easiest, it the option to choose. We all have taken our own sin and made it 'not as bad as....' stance on someone else. Bigotry, greed, lust, bullying, abuse of any kind , stealing, gossip, adultery even in our thoughts, all are same in God's view. And all will keep a person out of heaven, rejection of Christ. It is the Gospel, Cross, and Holy Spirit who does the real cleanup work. We just point the way to Jesus and let Him begin, He is much more loving and forgiving than we are.
My only question is how do you explain hermaphrodites ?
Chromosomal abnormality?
Im saddened how people twist the Word of God here as they call themselves teachers, o my!
To put your own theology and not the bibles theology.. Wow its so amazing..
Now, this is the question, why did God burned Sodom and Gomorrah!
What spirit is roaming around on that place that God hate it so much to burn in into ashes..
And answer me not with your own understanding but answer me according to what the bible shows and says.
@@strikemaster1 wow glory to God brother!
Thanks for that great testimony
Great answer
Ironically he never took his own advice. Man of week flesh
This sounded like beating around the bush. Did he answer the question?
Bible answers it *Isaiah 56: 3-5* Let not the eunuch say "Here I am, a dry tree." For thus says the LORD: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And hold fast My covenant,
Even to them I will give in My house
And within My walls a place and 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬; 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟.
Hallelujah
EVERYONE of us has a ‘cross to bear’ in life. Sin exists and we’re all imperfect human beings. But only God can keep us in His path - call on His strength and take each day, each challenge you face with His perfect will foremost in your heart, desires and intentions.
‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In ALL your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths...
Proverbs 3:5-6
HI DEALCS 7 , i for one would not copy gods morals , let see drowns pregnant woman in Noahs flood and millions
of innocent animals . Read second kings ch 2 vs 21-25 , kills 42 children for laughing at a bold man . Surly god
could fix us , if he is a genius ? But kills his own son to fix the problem ! THATS REPUGNANT .
@@gknight4719 Yours is a smugly mendacious and simplistic reply.
You cherry pick and distort.
@@edmonddantes3640 hi Edmond, do you believe in Noah's flood ? If you do ? are you ok with millions of innocent animals being drowned ?
I do not eat meat, because i believe animals have just as much right to live as me .
Can you explain the moral story of killing 42 children for laughing at a bold man ?
Did your god put uranium 238 into the crust of this earth ?
Is the main cause of tsunamis , that have killed over 600,000 humans in my life time alone ? Do you believe god has cursed us ? it appears to be true , read Romans ch 8 vs 22. Sorry to be so harsh