Pastor Jim Davis on Fixing America's Crisis of Purpose
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- Vivek and Pastor Jim Davis investigate the crisis causing Americans to abandon their churches -- dechurching. Our hearts have God-shaped holes. In today's episode, we learn what else Americans are using to try to fill those holes right now and discuss how to restore meaning and purpose to our nation.
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Man I hope Vivek ends up being our VP 🙏🙏🙏...
I am fascinated by his remarks about funding of police given technology and surveillance. Sincw homosexual skew in Dept of Justice Education means brutality toward babushkas. I regret an incident where I was overworked and a neglected blue eyed elder involving a Black SF cop perhaps trained by a well-funded homosexual police union
Yes or perhaps he will get a more awesome title
I like Vivek in a role other than VP. Think chief of staff or Secretary of State. (Roles that are more ‘executive’ and less legislative - eg not as ‘president of the senate’ as the VP role).
I understand the sentiment of wanting him to be VP, however, imagine what an awesome job he could do as Attorney General. Cleaning up the Justice Dept, the FBI, etc, and putting traitors in prison. That's more important then banging a gavel on ceremonial occasions and will set him up equally well for the presidency.
I am all for whatever role that gives Vivek more exposure that makes him the Republican presidential candidate in 2028.
most Christians I know are extremely supportive of Vivek!
I came to know Christ in jail in 2013 by reading a book, "Overcoming spiritual blindness" by James P. Gills MD. The veil was taken off my eyes. Heaven came through for me. Now i have a home a husband and a lovely year old daughter (Zoa), and a stream of income that get me $25,000 monthly. I can support God's work and give back to my community. God is absolutely more than enough!
But how do you make so much in a month?mind sharing?
Only God knows how much grateful i am. After so much struggles I now own a new house and my family is happy once again everything is finally falling into place
Mrs Mary Margaret Schimweg is lord sent!!!
Thank God for Bringing Mrs Mary Margaret Schimweg, I'm happy for God's grace have found me, Mrs Mary Margaret Schimweg is lord sent!!!
YES!!! That's exactly her name (Mary Margaret Schimweg) so many people have recommended highly about her😊 and am just starting with her Brisbane Australia🇭🇲
One of my favorite things that Vivek does is tell stories about our history
GREAT CONVERSATION GENTLEMEN.
May the Lord expand n bless your ministry Pastor ..and Vivek God will guide you to lead us to Victory ❤
Vivek, as a Christian myself, I strongly recommend pastor Douglas Wilson for a REALLY deep discussion about the interplay of faith and politics.
Proving that the fact that Vivek is Hindu is relevant. Our President for cultural reasons needs to be Christian.
I'm a hellenistic pagan and I love douglas wilson. Incredibly based and intelligent guy.
I'm glad pastor Jim is having this discussion, because not many Christians are discussing solutions to the problem.
. *****Trump/Ramaswamy 2024*****
My heart is restless until I rest in God said St Augustine
Reading "Confessions" was the beginning of my return into a REAL RELATIONSHIP with the Living God through faith in Christ Jesus. ❤
Vivek❤
Great topic, Vivek. Thank you. Support from Iowa
Once religion was taken out of our schools the country began to spiral downward "in my opinion" .
How about teaching Hinduism in the schools?
I disagree. It is not the school's job to teach kids about God. It is the parent's job. I also live in CA and if we allow religion in school, then we would need to allow ALL religions, no thank you.
The question of religion in schools is pretty deep. It definitely needs to be looked at closely. One option is to encourage people to create many different kinds of schools and then let them compete free market style. Maybe the best option. I think the public school system should be a classical type education combined with real world skills, things like home economics. Now that I think about it, we should also find an answer to the question of what topics should be taught by schools and what should be learned at home. I'm not sure if I like the idea of out-sourcing parenting to the government, that's kind of how we got in this mess in the first place.
Government-funded education is risky since it allows for indoctrination so creating a culture of transparency would be a good thing.
I remember a time the national anthem was played followed by the pledge of allegiance then a moment of silence.. during that moment of silence you were allowed to reflect, also IF you choose to do so have a "silent prayer" to yourself in whatever religion you choose. Of course there were no smart phones. You did math on a scratch sheet of paper. Now today no national anthem,no moment of silence, 90 minute classes where both the teachers and students are on Snapchat, UA-cam,IG and Tik Tok. I'm not saying teach religion.
Official prayer(teachers leading kids on prayer)was taken out of public school in 1963. Months later, 11/22/63 occurred and there's always been a sense that America shifted from that point on.
Such a relevant and needed discussion. So grateful for being alive in the same century as Vivek Ramaswamy, future president of The United States 🇺🇸
Here are the facts about the qualifications for President. Was Vivek a US citizen on June 21, 1788? Of course not. What would that make him? Our founders were though. George Washington's dad was NOT born in England. He was born in Virginia which of course was a colony of England but again George Washington was a US citizen on June 21, 1788. Given that no one I know of who was a US citizen on June 21, 1788 is still alive, that qualification is obsolete. Therefore we need to go to the other qualification which is you have to be natural born. Born to US citizen parents on US soil. Not either or. Both. So whereas Vivek might have been born on US soil he was NOT born of US citizens. Both parents were Indian at the time of his birth. His mother later became a US citizen but his Dad never did. His Dad is STILL a foreign citizen.
Loved this episode. One thing missed in the interview--how churches failed the people during the pandemic. When we needed them most, churches shut their doors and cooperated fully with the shut down. I know they did it out of fear, but God is greater than fear. Perhaps you could interview Pastor Art Pawlowski, the Canadian pastor who went to jail and is still fighting court battles because he refused to shutter his church and refused to stop feeding the hungry. He is a very courageous man who lives his faith!
Ive been loving Vivek since day 1 his running P campaign. He unlocked the frozen brain of society from lost & confused to Brilliance Mind Opening loosen all toxic disinformation we’ve been feeding for 3 decades from left leaning govt.
Believing in something bigger than yourself is an essential component that we’re missing in modern society. I’m always learning something about living a better life from Vivek. I hope we as Americans start to inspire one another once again, rather than beat ourselves down ❤
Vivek! 🫡🇺🇸
Jai Shree Ram! Proud of you for not being a Rice bag and sticking with your faith.
Andhbhakt is what you are my friend!
Very good point " politics has a become a replacement for religion!!"
' ! ✌️ ! TRUTH. Be Told " Victory Vivek " ! ✌️ ! ' ! ❤️ ! " Responsibility Matters for ALL Lives " ! USA ! '
I hope and pray that President Donald Trump will pick VIVEK for his VP or SEC
Fox had a study showing that Tim Scott brings the most to the Ticket.
Truth to power, bada-boom.
Great dialogue! Thank you ❤
Great interview with a knowledgeable, intelligent guest!
I really appreciate Viveks willingness to be engaging and patient with the Christian community, and I think he continues to impact us as well in a positive way.
Being a Hindu =Jesus was a Divinely blessed and considered a Demigod by all Hindus!
Thank you, gentlemen, 🙏🙏for today.
Well done Vivek!!!
HARI OM!
CONTINUE TO BE A KARMA YOGI!!!
Yes but don't be an andhbhakt
Vivek, I went to a Catholic school ( St. Joseph Girls High School). I had moral science class Mon Wed and Fri. I was involved in the dispensary, actually the whole school was. We had prayer before we started class in the assembly. We were taught to wear school uniforms, it had to be clean and hair tied. I don't know why but I loved it. Manners and behavior were given importance. I pray every day. I still use my school prayers to communicate with God. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
Are u hindu?
Well done, pastor, I pray that Vivek will proclaim his faith in Jesus Christ.
This CUBAN-BORN, who happens to be a Naturalized American Citizen
trust that our great President Trump chooses Vivek Ramaswamy as his VP, as the only way to insure the continuation of President Trump's America First🙏❣️
Here are the facts about the qualifications for President. Was Vivek a US citizen on June 21, 1788? Of course not. What would that make him? Our founders were though. George Washington's dad was NOT born in England. He was born in Virginia which of course was a colony of England but again George Washington was a US citizen on June 21, 1788. Given that no one I know of who was a US citizen on June 21, 1788 is still alive, that qualification is obsolete. Therefore we need to go to the other qualification which is you have to be natural born. Born to US citizen parents on US soil. Not either or. Both. So whereas Vivek might have been born on US soil he was NOT born of US citizens. Both parents were Indian at the time of his birth. His mother later became a US citizen but his Dad never did. Do we want a President with a foreign father?
Great guest and show..
Aging population, better off than before financially and both parents working may play a role and no roll model at the highest level of our government and different ethnicity and religions
Great conversation. Informative and provocative.
🙏👍❤ excellent opening 👏.
Good conversation and I enjoyed listening to it!
He did a great job of clarifying the scriptural gospel when that got a bit muddy by Vivek's reframe of the reason Jesus died, but he finally nailed it at 54:12 re the shrinking of the church as a process of God in allowing the sin in this nation and in the West to become so prevalent as to overtake the church, putting it to the test which will expose those who are in it for the wrong reasons vs those that are truly loving and worshiping God.
The mind is a battle field, Jesus Christ is out defense He paid for my sins, He rose and in Heaven, thank You Jesus 💖 I love You Lord Jesus 💕💕
Is Vishnu your defense?
It’s the pride cycle. Affluence creates a sense that we can take care of ourselves and don’t need to lean on God. In addition when people divide into classes it fractures society and the loving bonds God wants for his children. Humbling usually comes via wars, famines or pestilence. Then people return to God for help. As they follow the commandments and strive to love one another again that leads to a return of peace and prosperity.
Great conversation ❤️
Great conversation!
One of the main answers is the rise of the mega-church. As someone who was saved, then worked for 3 years, which means I saw behind the curtain of one of the largest mega-churches in America, I can tell you that the money and influence does corrupt. This along with the feel-good style of churches where they don't want to talk about anything that might make people feel bad because they are sinning are the reasons why people are leaving the church in droves.
Well done!
Very interesting conversation!
This was quite enlightening !
One nation under God, we were a God guided country! Churches are closing right and left around where I live in NEPA. And I want to paintball the Biden expressway sign but Jesus told me not too. 🙏🏼❤️
Good conversation enjoyed it.. liked the Pastor speaking the Biblical truth with no compromise.
Fix the machinery of rewarding cooperation in doing good -- end the all-borrowed money supply
GOD blessyou senator Vivek Ramaswamy
He's not a senator
Doing my senior thesis on this same topic. Love you Vivek!
Good conversation. As a conservative republican voter since 1971, I notice that many assume me to be Christian. My faith is Sanatana Vedic Dharm.
Many of those Christians have blasted me to hell, lol.
Faith and politics have rights in America. Right to choose or not choose. Faith is divine. Politics is mundane, material.
Vote Nov5, 2024.
MAGA USA
Trump/Ramaswamy
I believe the amount of evil exposing itself today is very good for Christianity
Vivek God is calling you..turn to Jesus u are right there❤
At least pretend to. We need our Presidents to be Christian.
Does jesus not say to love everyone regardless of what they believe in? Why do u want him to be Christian?
@@ashwinpawar5325 Our President serves a cultural role as well as the official political one. Our culture is Christian.
Is not usa secular or you just preach secularism to others.
Hypocrites
@@user-nv8nd6gt8v Don't say "you". We hate those leftist think tanks as much as you do. If your press tells you that the "Secularism issue" has been decided in America they are lying to you. You merely have to look at our money: "In God We Trust".
We are a country who doesn't want the government interfering in church affairs. It doesn't mean we don't have a religious culture, or I should say HAD as that is what this particular discussion is about here. The lost of the religious nature of our culture.
Vivek, you are not far from the Kingdom of God, There is only one way to God. Jesus said, " I am the Way the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father but though Me". Believe!
Roman Catholic faith here , and having to try to attend other churches that don't fully align with religion and when prayer is not allowed in schools and when financially parents have to work and children are not able to attend and getting no teaching of religion
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Vivek must be V. P. !
That’s that we said they want to take the coins out, especially the quarters because he says and God we trust that’s why they wanna take the coins of the change. They wanna change that so they can take God out of our country and once you get out of your money.
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Our understanding??? Your understanding
Somewhere at about 36 minutes, Pastor Davis says that orthodox Christianity agrees with his viewpoints. Actually, the whole concept of deserving the wrath of God came in during Luther/Calvin. The early Church didn't project an angry God onto the Father. In actually, He didn't take His wrath out on Jesus. Father, Son & Spirit are of one accord. Jesus came to recreate humanity - dying to the law of sin/death (all that causes us to live as if we are God and which produces Death in and through us) on behalf of humanity - opening a new way for us to be new creations (in union with Him). Wrath is simply a person's "No" - not an angry revengeful punishment. Father Son & Spirit (God) is Love.
It very sad!
There are Christians who leave their churches and may forsake God, because God gave everyone FREE WILL, God LOVES everyone, but GOD does NOT FORCE anyone to LOVE HIM.
Bring Doug Wilson or Voddie Baucham on. Then do a pastor who is propped up by legacy media, like Russell Moore.
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There's something more going on but I think we should get rid of the Feds.
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel".
Samuel Johnson
I am proud to be Canadian
Proud to be Muslim
@@dawoodsaddique5432 I am proud to be an American.
yep "One Nation Under God" was added during the anti red politics fever of the 1950's
Good as it should be. Our rights come from God, Natural rights endowed our Creator not the state and definitely not the Commiecrats
My mom as a child wrote a letter to the government urging them to put that in there.
What happened because the value of the United States what he says and God we trust and we go to another nation and they get their hands also they’re getting blessed
Foreign Politics don't have much to do with this matter other than financial ties
Anchor Baby. When immigrants have a child within America which ensures they get to stay in America. Since the child is an US citizen the child needs parents, right so the parents get to stay to raise the American Citizen Child.
Trump /Vivek
It is an inconvenience to go to church or pray in a rat race- dog-eat-dog highly competitive world. Keeping nose above stormy waters of inflation is a survival instinct
"No one comes to the Father except through me " John 14:6 ❤
Every religion has their own favorite and exclusive way of stating this.
A 1878 Morgan Silver Dollar has in God we trust in the rear side of the coin..
at this point, solutions will need to come from Christian s themselves, and it will require leadership and innovation. of course, history can change dramatically and affect people's mindset and priorities.
I know Press Secretary would be a position far beneath Vivek's abilities, but watching him shut down the Trump media smear on a daily basis would be incredible television.
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I am a Christian who believes that JESUS CHRIST is the ONLY WAY to HEAVEN, however I want VIVEK to be the VP or SEC of President DONALD TRUMP, because President Trump needs someone like VIVEK to help him in his administration, President Trump has Christian Pastors advisors.
But according to you Vivek will go to hell.
I want to return to church! As a Christian I feel that I am not welcome?
Reaching out to a church you attend for help and you pay tithes to and don't get help then that would be one reason, another reason would be churches don't help like they used to for family issues and churches have very little power that can help in matters of court examples are family courts and the biggest role is separation of church and state
You might do well, Pastor, to remember what Reagan said. "I didn't leave the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party left me." I would love to find a church similar to the one I grew up in, but all of them have had to "conform" to "attract young people". And the key is the music, not the message (though that seems to have been somewhat diluted as well, so as not to offend.) It seems now that anywhere I go the question of "how Christian are you?" is answered by how quickly I raise a hand when the "music" starts. And by "music" I mean five or six words that are sang over and over, and over, and over. And over. Then a few more times. It all seems very neatly choreographed, so that was impressive, but didn't make up for the lack of actual - you know - church music.
I'm sure they all prayed for me to find Jesus, because I obviously wasn't sanctified, because I wasn't waving back and forth with my hands in the air. And I'm not talking about a charismatic church being demonstrative in the way they've always been (no offense, much love to you guys), I'm talkin' Southern Baptist!
Of course there are those churches which offer both "contemporary" and "traditional" services, but in reality they have become two different churches sharing a facility, so they'd probably be better off just kicking out all those old fashioned people who don't belong in such a hip place.
And that's not even counting the ones in which the "gay" and lesbian and gender-confused clergy wear "pride" flags for vestments.
(EDIT - LET ME CLARIFY FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE OFFENDED - My issue is not that there is a church that does that, my issue is that it looks like EVERY church has become that.)
And does the reason now when you go and get like roll of quarters they charging you taxes and they do that purpose so that way you don’t ask for quarters no more because he says thank God with trust is the main target they get rid of
There isn't any Roman Catholic churches near where I live nowhere close , I live in the Bible belt so what is the excuse for that ? There are Baptists, Lutheran's ,Pentecostal, non denominational, and later day saints churches , the problem is separation of church and state and also laws stopping prayer in school and educational standards when students have at least one working parent and cost of living rising and there are so many issues that aren't explained in this interview
many Christians I think don't attend church because it is not very relational at this time. people can listen to messages and music at home, so there is less of a reason to attend a service. if it does not have a relational component that works. small groups do not work to fill the gaps created by very large churches.
Vivek is the best Black VP candidate.
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what does Vivekji think of BBC analysis on Putin and Kim Jong partnership vis a vis China and USA.
Also in the news not forgetting ukraine war,Gaza war and more in our troubled world today?
BBC
China is the true power in Putin and Kim’s budding friendship
9 hours ago
At least Vivek's Dad isn't a Chinese Citizen.
I see a world seeking purpose and that world includes the majority of Christians. New Christian: "I've accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, now what? Pastor: "Um, well, keep praying". But our Lord has told us what we must do and that is to love our neighbor. Trying to obey His command to love our neighbor is how we seek God for where love is, there God is also. Or as Martin Buber put it “The true meaning of love one’s neighbor is not that it is a command from God which we are to fulfill, but that through it and in it we meet God.” The churches are not telling this to their congregations.
That's not my email?
Dr. Ben Carson 4VP! Vivek press secretary he would shut up the clowns in media....lol
7:31 The criticism from the left is correct in the general and wrong in the specific. It _is_ the fault of churches, but it isn't misogyny, racism, abuse, and scandal that drive people away. Those have always existed, because fallen human nature hasn't changed. It is churches accommodating and accepting the values of secular society that drives people away, because you are giving them nothing they can't get elsewhere.
10:58 Correct. "In God we trust" is also in the fourth stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner.
At various points around 38m, 41m, 46m, and 48m, Pastor Davis alludes to but doesn't outright state the following fact: it is specifically _liberal_ churches that are losing members. Across denominations, churches which preach a traditional, uncompromising, and deliberately anti-secular version of the faith are seeing attendance flourish, and this is especially true among younger people.
Christians are ok with Trump because we know 1 that God often chooses sinners to get a job done and 2 because we had no other fighters in the Republican party and we need a fighter
Trump is a sinner?
I don't know how to say the point I want to get across without it being rude but here it goes. I think church is basically just a fraternity for people to hang out and not be alone. The people who work in the church or assist with the church are largely unemployed, self-interested/self-motivated, and narcissistic. I know so many narcissists from churches, it's actually absurd.
I agree but their answers will be pathetic and don't worry, you just classified yourself as "spiritually blind" according to their dangerous ideology, they can have their identity and leave the rest of us ALONE but they won't, they spiritually on a mission to decimate any and all belief systems outside of theirs...they still justify everything they do as acceptable by their god... absolutely sickening
Here are the facts about the qualifications for President. Was Vivek a US citizen on June 21, 1788? Of course not. What would that make him? Our founders were though. George Washington's dad was NOT born in England. He was born in Virginia which of course was a colony of England but again George Washington was a US citizen on June 21, 1788. Given that no one I know of who was a US citizen on June 21, 1788 is still alive, that qualification is obsolete. Therefore we need to go to the other qualification which is you have to be natural born. Born to US citizen parents on US soil. Not either or. Both. So whereas Vivek might have been born on US soil he was NOT born of US citizens. Both parents were Indian at the time of his birth. His mother later became a US citizen but his Dad never did.
Paul Washer, Mr. Vivek.
Vivek do you want to accept Jesus in ur heart
He is calling you!
In the gaudiya vaishnavism branch of Hinduism, the one which vivek follows...there is one God but he has many Avatars or forms.
So we believe that Jesus is one of the many avatars of the same God.
So in that sense Vivek already accepts Jesus Christ as God. But obviously it's different in Christianity where u say jesus is the only way to heaven
Ring Ring, VIVEK DONT ANSWER.... RUN
Interview Dr Taylor Marshall! Traditional Catholic theologian. Get some more Christian perspective.