Dr. Charles Stanly always preached the word of God. His messages are transformation to my life. I learn to listen to God's voice and walk in His ways and developed an intimate relationship with God and His word. His messages always draw closer to God.
The biblical definition of fellowship isn't,' let's have a cup of tea and talk'. When the Bible says fellowship it means you are gathering together with those that are in agreeance. (Same doctrine, same beliefs, like mindedness if you will) it is vital that a church is United in its theology.
No probs Caroline. 😊 I find I get a bit miffed when I hear my fundamentalist pastor say ' please join us for a cuppa and some fellowship after the service'. Total misunderstanding of the proper use of the word 'fellowship'. However it's not my place to try and correct him. My husband does that if he thinks it appropriate. 😉
Sola Scriptura are you saying that he apologized twice in that message? Because I listened to it and that’s just not there. Some things that were in there though: the title alone is an indictment to the Mormon faith “The exclusivity and sufficiency of Jesus Christ”. Also that “the Christian faith is UNIQUELY the faith that offers forgiveness of sins”. You can make the argument that he didn’t go in and condemn their beliefs and have a pointed discussion on why Mormonism is flawed, which I would agree that he could have done so sternly, but I don’t believe it’s grounds to call him a false teacher because he did not speak another Gospel message. He spoke Christ crucified for the forgiveness of sin and our proper response to that. Also, please do give reference for those claims you’ve made... without such evidence would be slander and such should not take place in the body of Christ (as the Word says). Blessings.
E-man 25 see my comment to sola ... it’s accurate to say he didn’t denounce it outright, but the the true gospel being preached is itself a denouncing of their beliefs.
Spencer, I really enjoy your videos, you're bringing Biblical truth to light, which is what we need today more than ever! I go to a Southern Baptist Church, actually my pastor was Billy Graham's pastor (Dr. Don Wilton) but I had no idea some of the things Billy has said over the years, even his son Franklin disagreed with him. I think of myself as fundamentalist (Bible is truth without error) and "old fashioned" by most. It seems this nation and the world is being overwhelmed by false doctrines, sermons, music, books, film, etc.. And people don't seem to know any better than to listen to them?? I just read the Bible for myself, ask for the Lord to guide me to truth, and give me discernment to recognize error. Most of the time it seems fairly easy to spot, sometimes even before they get started good I believe the Holy Spirit is giving me warnings to turn away from what some people say. It is good to see a young man as yourself boldly standing up for the Gospel. I'm afraid you're gonna find yourself more and more an outcast by most Christians, judgmental and narrowminded but Jesus said wide is the path that leads to destruction and many go there. I wish I had done more for Christ when I was younger. Even at 52, I can still do my part, thanks for encouraging me and I'm sure others on this channel !!
Mr. Smith, I appreciate your content. I read through most of the comments and I tend to think you did well in explaining where the point of compromise is and why it nought be. It seemed clear to me that you also weren’t questioning salvation or love for the Lord but rather the need to shore up the standard and not compromising. Keep up the good work, God Bless!
John Piper is a brilliant, humble, and completely biblical teacher. To say that we should put that all aside and pay attention to who he associated with one time is wrong, Spencer. I enjoy your videos and appreciate you speaking truth. But when it comes to this, I cannot ignore the fact that John Piper has always been consistent and always biblical.
I think it is always good to understand that anytime the Word of God is spoken, we can learn and grow because God does not honor the messenger, but the WORD. He always Honors His Word, no matter who speaks it. The key is being wise enough to continually STUDY so that along with The Truth, we do not accept error!
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” Mark 2:17 Jesus was teaching to and was around sinners most of the time, who are we not to?
Yes but Jesus was not "hanging" around people, who wore the label of godly people but were actually not... the pharisees... he only ministered to them and made clear separation...
I would like to make my statement clear. By no means do I mean that we should be close with or hang out with unbelievers without a purpose. If ever we do, it should be to preach the gospel. "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?" 2 Cor 6:14
Unless you are specifically commanded by God to do such evangelization to false believers, we ought to do what the bibles says we should do: Do not fellowship with them. Even those would probably preach then walk away like the prophets did.
@@kenim No , we are not suppose to fellowship with non believers. But I'm pretty sure the false (non) believers is who he wants us to evangelize ! Believers do not need evangelizing .
I have never heard charles stanley stir away from the Word or context of scriptures.however,he does beleive in a pretrib rapture,i don't.he also beleives in tithes but to support the ministry and the pastor.he lives modestly and is a great shepard.he loves the Lord.you do not know the hearts of these men,only God knows
Well said Cynthia. This Pastor is to focus on criticizing other Pastors , that's all his sermons are about. No one want to keep hearing this, we want the word ( bible) please. Mockers in the last days. Every Pastor is on his list, Pastor Spencer is going to be the only preacher left that's not on his list. Lol Paul talks about these kind of Pastors Cynthia, get away from them, they have a agenda.
I agree, I have yet to hear Charles Stanley stray from doctrine. I appreciate what Spencer is doing but every video I have seen posted has been bashing even doctrine based pastors. At the end of the day, we cannot rely on pastors. We need to be deep in our word and study doctrine ourselves
Totally agree. This guy criticizes and judges Godly men as if he is the be all end all of evangelism. He doesn't seem to recognize the difference between rebuke and correcting with judging and criticizing. No worries. He will be judged with the same measure he is judging.
They do not believe the Gospel is enough to draw people to salvation. They think they need sugar to make the medicine (Gospel) taste better. The sugar is the things the flesh likes.
I feel demotivated. Every preacher I've been listening to is being exposed. I think I'm done with listening to ANYONE preaching Christianity and just stick to my Bible.
I have been exactly there. On the other side of that, it's possible to fall into the danger of eisegesis. Try listening to some Puritan sermons, C.H. Spurgeon, A.W. Tozer, and J. Gresham Machen. You will find Biblically sound theology in all of them.
Look up Pastor Charles Lawson and Robert Breaker on UA-cam. They believe exactly as Spencer does, and are two of the very few true men of God left. KJV only, dispensationalists. Only straight Bible.
Dr. Charles Stanley is probably one of the greatest pastor's I've ever seen and heard. Everything he says comes straight from scripture and this man lives for God and God only.
@Chanchan des Iles he focuses on building a relationship with God which is very important, if you build a relationship with him, you don't have much to worry about. We all know Jesus is coming soon and so he does
@Chanchan des Iles thank you so much for your kindness, it really warms my heart! I agree with you completely dear, God bless you, you have beautiful discernment ❤️
Ravi Zacharias is actually Representing the Message of God in dark places. Same thing goes with Christian Rock. It isnt removing the power of the message, and yes though it seems weird or "neo evangelical", they're actually doing something authentically that i think you need to look up too. Let me know your thoughts sir. Btw, i love your videos, and tell me which is pure or which type of teaching is THE Standard??
Yes, but the problem with "Christian Rock" is that they are using music that sounds no different to secular artists to share the Gospel. I've started to notice that a while back. Songs like "Me Without You" by Tobymac sounds too similar to an Owl City song, or "Overcomer" by Mandisa sounds a bit like "Firework" by Katy Perry. I've heard someone say this, "You can't Change the world by looking exactly like it." I think that's the point he's trying to make.
@@MrSpectro14 I understand where you're coming from but does BIble tell what a music should be like for God? Bible anything that has breath, praise the LORD. Bible also says to worship the LORD with loud cymbals, and with joyful praise and to play it skillfully. Next, tobymac has produced music that are even heard by drug addicts because thats where you take music to meet the encounter. God can use anyone in any way. The other day, ive seen people who were satanists loving christian metal bands like Impending Doom or Stryper because though the music is "secukar" there is still that fire and a seed of God sowed in them, because the lyrics speak to them. Also, we get so lost in "christian music" that we often forget who we are singing to. Im not saying that christian rock is better nor that hymns are the best alone because that would be heresy too. All im saying is that Music was created by God byt the DEvil has manipulated it for his own ways, but we as Children of God have the right to use any style or genre of music for the Glory of God, as long it is pleasing and fruitful for the Kingdom. Finakky, i urge you to look into the lyrics of the band and artists that you say are "sounding secular". Come on!! Who made the rules that the style of God is not Rocking???
I love many styles of music - so clearly I am an outcast. I love Casting Crowns, MercyMe and find their messages amazing. God given talent to exult the name of God. I strongly disagree that only one style of music is acceptable to Christ. Talent comed from Him! But lets leave those on the outside there and talk amongst ourselves - at least we all believe the same thing, right? My understanding of thr gospel is to go an make disciples of ALL people. I always wonder - if Jesus can to your churce, will you actually let him in?
I've been listening to you for some time now. I listen to no one without testing the spirits (I John 4:1). I always ask the Holy Spirit to guide me in His Truth. I read Paul's letter to the Philippians, chapter 1. I quote from this chapter, vs. 15-18: "Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel; the former proclaim Christ out of partisanship, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; AND IN THAT I REJOICE." We do not live under law. God's call from the New Testament was for the Jews to DO. Some Christians took this and made the famous WWJD? In the New Testament: Our word is DONE. Not what would Jesus do, rather what did Jesus believe? "it is finished." is our Victory Cry! The word in Greek for the gospel is (euaggelízō), the same word that is used when a runner comes to the city and gives the "Good News" that the battle has been won. The Battle has ALREADY been won. The "work" he would have us do is in John 6:29, "Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent". In other words, we only believe what has already been DONE! All the law and the prophets are fulfilled in, "Love the Lord your God with all your hearts, soul and mind and your neighbour a yourself." Matthew 22: 34-40. I appreciate some of your work, and no mature Christian could possibly disagree with Hillsong, etc. However, I ask for you to be gentle on men like John Piper and Ravi Zacharias. I am an apologist by training (Briercrest Bible College) and admit that no one can divide the Word of God into the simplest explanations of the most difficult concepts like C.S. Lewis, and Ravi Zacharias was also a great apologist. Too many Christians don't know why they believe what they believe. Both Mr. Lewis and Mr. Zacharias have informed me of much. You have also talked about the important of this and of knowing sound doctrine and being able to give a reason for your faith when asked. I do believe John Piper and Ravi Zacharias were able to do this, no matter what conventions they went to. Maybe they wanted to go to these conventions in order to shine a little light and some sound doctrine in otherwise confused Christians? May God bless your ministry as you do teach truth, I pray your family and your loved ones stay safe in our Lord's Loving Arms.
@@ariebebrucy2175 What's more, their doctrine is sound and all about Scripture, they're such amazing teachers. I don't think God is quick to put people, especially His own, in a box. I sometimes think that this ministry is more about building himself up as He knows best, instead of praying for those who have gone astray. However, only God knows his heart. Jesus went to the sick and infirm, not the righteous, not to those who thought they were right and bragged about it, talking about their own righteousness. He saved His harshest words for them. However, he is giving a service to those who don't know about false teachers.
I haven't listened to much of this man's teachings yet, but everyone needs to remember that believers are to rightly divide or handle God's breathed words. Paul says to Timothy that a time was coming when men (women included) will NOT ENDURE SOUND TEACHINGS/DOCTRINE... Paul's epistles are polemical as well as instructional concerning our doctrine as the body of Christ. In Romans 6 he says we are to judge within the Body, God will judge those outside the body. He warns the Elders in Ephesus in Acts 20 about "savage wolves" that would essentially come after the flock they were overseeing and protecting. In Galatians Paul rebukes believers for wanting to go under law again and asked "who has bewitched you" , after warning of condemnation to anyone giving a gospel other than what he gave them; that whole letter is a rebuke and warning against ungodly men deceiving them while reiterating the change from laws observed under the Mosiac Covenant for the Jews and the grace for justification by faith. It must have included what Paul explains about the Gentiles in Romans 2 "law unto themselves". Gentiles were not under the Law of Moses. Christian cults, Roman Catholicism, Calvinism (Piper - a Calvinist- believes that a person is regenerated/born again before even hearing the Gospel, let alone believing it. This alone is heresy. Calvinism's 9-not 5 points, are utterly FALSE and easily refuted from Genesis to Revelation, but so many are buying into Calvinism because 1) at first they do not know about the 9 points and 2) they believe that we are saved by Grace through faith, which we are according to CLEAR text and that is a deception because Calvinism teaches one is already justified and born again -made alive Spiritually- before even hearing the Gospel, having been given FAITH before hearing the Gospel also, which actually COMES FROM HEARING as Paul says faith in Romans 10:17. Calvinism is one of the greatest of deceptions) Islam, kjv only cult, Bart Erhman- who claims to have believed what Christians actually believe but cannot, admittedly, understand why Jesus claimed to be God, but didn't know the day or hour he would return to earth in Matthew 24:36. Anyone professing to be born again that has a mere fraction of Erhman's knowledge of the Greek or English New Testament should be able to explain Jesus not knowing by at least using Philippians 2:6-11. Erhman uses this verse in Matthew as one of his main arguments against the Deity of the Lord in his book "Misquoting Jesus". The average Muslim, Atheist, Unitarian, etc., constantly quotes Erhman on this and other things Erhman doesn't understand. There is no biblical evidence that he was every born again; a New Testament Greek scholar would easily understand Matthew 24:36 if indeed the Spirit was indwelling him. I said all of this to say that 2 Timothy 4:3 is happening today. Not only is the teaching in the congregations presently, appallingly shallow and lacking, the vacuum has caused a lack of knowledge and understanding of God's Breathed words and has been filled with EMOTING, feelings about what God's breathed words say, mixing law with grace, most everything is about the music and raising monies, youth conferences, concerts, etc. Brothers and sisters are being absolutely deceived in this generation and much of the last 2 and only God knows how it will be in the next now that the embrace of FALSE teachings is exponentially spreading. These men and women need serious rebuke. The body is completely divided. Denominational distinctions are DIVISION BY DEFINITION. Paul used the word rebuke just as he did the word encourage. We are to love but we are to rebuke and expose false teachings within the Body of Christ!
This also makes me think of Francis Chan. Someone who had incredible sermons and who seemingly loves the Lord (even still currently) but will not separate from false teachers and goes deeper and deeper into heresy because he refuses to separate. So sad
One is either a sheep or a goat....you cannot be a sheep (one who belongs to God through redemption by Jesus' atonement) and go deeper and deeper into heresy. It is just not possible. Like being part dead or part pregnant! Not possible....
I acknowledge I'm not perfect, but in light of what we celebrate this weekend, I'm grieved to see all the vitriol in these comments. Spencer, I've only watched a few of your videos, so I don't know how you communicate, but if you don't already, please encourage your viewers to remember the grace and mercy of Christ. If an unbeliever were to read some of these comments, I for sure wouldn't want to have anything to do with Christians or the God they claim to love and follow. I understand that you don't control what folks say or think. However, if your demeanor communicates a lack of love (not saying it doesn't, as I've only watched a few videos), that's gonna transfer to your viewers.
Ravi never took the gospel out of context. I see more criticism on this channel then i do gospel teaching. You speak of all the others saying that they don't preach the gospel but neither do you. I liked this channel until i noticed you criticize other than preach. Sorry man but i can't agree. Thanks for trying.
Luis Sanchez he is the type that preaches to the choir, that stays in his self-righteous bubble while criticizing others who are out there trying to reach out to people who are hard to be reached unless they step into his church. I agree with a lot of his views, but his harsh criticisms of people who do a lot for God’s kingdom just shows where his priorities are. I also call people like him religious...the type that would criticize Jesus for being seen near a prostitute or thief.
He is doing God's work. He is helping us so that we don't loose our salvation for lack of knowledge. Everything he speaks he links to the word of God which must be our filter in everything, besides our faith is about Jesus and not man and we are to obey Jesus commands no matter how painful it maybe sometimes. I still love Ravi too but we just need to correct each other without taking offence.
I wouldn't put Charles Stanley or John piper in this category, but I appreciate your views. We can't be to critical, we need to bring the Gospel in the world.
I agree with you about Charles Stanley. Piper is a great teacher, but he did endorse Rick Warren's book, Purpose Driven Life, which offers easy believism and assault the character of God.
John Piper is one of the most faithful expositors of God’s word that this generation and the one before it has ever seen. This video reminds me of the Pharisees being angry at Christ for healing on the Sabbath. We should build one another up in love not fine comb their ministry from start to finish to find something that makes them a Neo-evangelical. Check yourself as well brother. You stand in the pulpit weekly and you too will answer to the Ancient of Days just as these men will. I doubt you will tell our gracious Father that you never said anything questionable in your ministry!
Look at and refer to scripture about Piper's "Christian Hedonism" and his pragmatic approach to female "teachers," such as the rank heretic Beth Moore who is spreading the cancer of feminism throughout evangelicalism. No thanks.
John Trevett all Piper is preaching in this video is that faith without works is dead. Piper is a proponent of the doctrines of grace. He is on the other end of the spectrum that we attain salvation by works. If one has faith in Christ yet refuses to fight against lust, to use his example from the video you shared, then what kind of faith is that? To not want to kill your sin dead on behalf of Christ. Be careful not to put the cart before the horse! We are saved by God drawing us to his grace. The genuine test of that faith is your works. You aren’t saved by those works but by grace through faith. The bigger picture piper probably laid out in the fullness of the sermons that were snipped in the video was the antithesis to your accusation. The question that now arises brother is Do you believe one can believe in Christ and carry out the rest of his life having never repented or worked to put to death sin and make it to heaven? See 1Corinthians 15:10. Paul worked, but it was not him but the grace of God!
Brother Spenser you've been a phenomenal tool of teaching for my family and I. We really appreciate all the hard work you put forth exposing these issues.
The famous John 8:7 , unless you are the perfect pastor , you shouldn’t be criticizing the men of God who have lead most us people here to God. You call out all these pastors , but the one you’ve never called out is Pastor Spencer 🤷🏽♀️
Very helpful! Neo-Evangelicals were all around me when I was a lost and not one of them ever shared the gospel with me. After I was born again at 49 (while reading through the Bible) and was looking for a church, the Neo-Evangelical pastors I ran into were aloof and totally disinterested in my testimony. This might have been due to Calvinism too, not sure, maybe both.
Thank you Spencer! I am thankful for people like you who say the hard things! The most important thing we can do is read the Bible for ourselves. The more we know what the Bible actually says then we will more easily be able to recognize false teaching, and stay away from it. We also should pray for those who are fellowshipping with false teachers, and giving the appearance of accepting their false doctrines. You are right, it will lead people, especially young people to accept them as a good teachers.
My church is evangelical and I think we do a good job of not getting caught up in trendy music and teachers And my heart broke when Francis Chan got friendly with NAR and RCC I won’t get rid of his old books but I’m not buying new ones
No matter where Ravi Zacharias preaches, he preaches the truth. If folks got saved under a Billy Graham you can be sure that the same Holy Spirit can works thru the uncompromising preaching of Ravi Zacharias. Have you listened to the sermon that he preached at BYU. Truth. That was his criteria for going. He did exactly that. I haven’t heard his sermon at the Passion Conference, but I’d be surprised if he was not consistent with the true Gospel. He just doesn’t compromise. Matthew 5:13-16. There are LOST folks in all these venues. There are lost folks in your church. Matthew 7:21. There are some that you mention that I’ve heard the compromise and it’s paramount. But how will they hear Romans 10:14-17. How to we make the distinction with whom we share the Gospel? Dr. Zacharias likely was the only one in either venue who spoke the Truth. They need to hear...they must hear! My conclusion is the same as the Apostle Paul in 2nd Timothy 2:21-26, focusing on 25-26, ...”And the servant of the Lord must not strive;?but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.” But what do I know? I’m just a woman with a KJV Bible.
Such a great teaching, very informative. This explains so much of what I have seen in so many churches. I'm so thankful that God is not the author of confusion, yet sadly, so many preachers bring people into confusion and bondage with their "Incorrect" method of presenting the truth of God's word. So appreciate this!! I have shared it with many of my friends who need to hear this!
I agree with what Ravi did, preaching sound doctrine in a mormon temple. Spencer, don't be so insular or provincial that you keep the true gospel from being preached even at a mormon temple, and by an intelligent and wise man of God. Yes, we should understand, learn and preach sound doctrine, but don't hamstring yourself by keeping the gospel from being preached anywhere. I continue to learn from your ministry. Blessings.
Charles Stanley and Chip Ingram are one of the most Amazing man of God which are being used by God Himself to speak to us through Christ and by the power of His Holy Spirit.
Hi,,this program is to teach us to recognize and discern whether a teacher is not mixing scripture with unbiblica teachings. We are expected to discern spiritually to not be deceived. Jesus, Himself, warned us of false teachers arising..
No disrespect, but I notice most of your videos I came across, and I just started checking them out, almost all seem to mostly provide critism, I don't disagree with everything, but when I came to your channel to learn, it seems you have a very pessimistic approach, but we are called to love, if you have not love then what's the point? I feel like a lot of these preachers have done excellent things for the Gospel, Ravi did excellent things for the gospel and Billy Graham's family shows the fruit of that, like Franklin Graham, I don't feel comfortable with trying to pick out what's wrong with most preachers , I feel like no preacher can be approved by you... But remember we are men, the only perfect one was Jesus. God looks at the intentions of the heart.
Some men are like this, He perceives this as love, because he's taking his time to try and show them the error of thier ways so they do not perish. In his view he's trying to save them and that is love. It doesn't seem like love does it? But what if it is? No man is perfect, we are all a work in progress, this man has his vices as also do we.
@Priscilla respectfully ma'am you're assuming that I have not read or studied my bible, after this comment I actually posted scripture on this same video and s lengthy amount, but you're assuming I haven't read my Bible, and you are very mistaken that I am not familiar with the Word
@@stephen100676 i don't see what's wrong with being a baptist, so long as they are preaching foundational biblical truth it doesn't matter what denomination they are, what matters is their heart for God, God looks at the intentions of the heart, and I don't think we are in the place to judge that, do long as they do and teach the Word that's what matters as Jesus says in the sermon on the mount
Those of you who are angry at these kind of videos: are you following your favorite preacher...or Christ? 2 Tim 4:3 "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear." We must EVER be on guard, brothers and sisters.
Ive always listened to John Piper but I definitely don't think he should ever share a pulpit with people like Stephen Furtyk or however you spell his last name. I was shocked to see there names together at the Passion conference.
Ruth M Steve Lawson, is a phenomenal teacher, preacher.... He is my son’s most fav. He came a couple of times to Impact Bible conference in NZ and I still can remember His teaching.... super powerful. His testimony is also great! If you love him, I’m sure you will appreciate Paul Washer... God bless!💓🙏🏻
exactly! I thought the same thing.. I usually agree with him but not this time, Jesus was always around sinners preaching to them so why can't we do the same? how else can we reach them if we are not around them ? we need to be the light in the darkness...
Servus Christi has done an excellent expose on Ravi. It was eye-opening to say the least. Ravi has done some very questionable things in the last 10 years and greatly comprimised his ministry. I would highly recommend you watch it. There truly are very few well-known ministers who are not comprimised.
@@carldevries9108 I wouldn't hold Servus Christi as a credible example. He tends to be LEGALISM on steroids and less than honest in his presentations! Take a look for example at his UA-cam commentary on Justin Peters, who is one of the most theologically SOLID Bible teachers around. Servus Christi thinks John MacArthur is too liberal or in some ways heretical. Sorry, but Servus Christi is not a good reference of solid orthodoxy. (also see Justin Peters strongly worded UA-cam response to Servus Christi) here: ua-cam.com/video/Y61fsHuCKvo/v-deo.html
Ravi failed to preach the gospel at the LDS tabernacle. He has endorsed Catholics. He spoke at heretic Robert Schuller's ReThink conference. He slid very far in his associations.
Eric Gray Provide factual proof for each of those things “Accusations “ about Ravi Z. He was not perfect, but last time I checked-Bible tells me “no of us is worthy to enter the Kingdom of heaven,no not one. You can’t call someone a false teacher based off isolated events or decisions you did not agree with.If he were alive I am sure he would tell you he made mistakes.They may not be the ones you think were mistakes but when you view his entire ministry through the biblical filters-he was a humble and dedicated Shepard of God’s word. Lastly-provide me the name of the person (not named Christ) in the Bible,that God used to advance his Kingdom, that did not flaws. Kinda think God goes out of his way to make that point, throughout the Old and New Testament Ravi Z a false teacher- really ..truly you jest.
@@edwardconrad4359 Ravi Zacharias touched and reached hundreds of thousands of people around the globe with the simple message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He spoke freely and clearly about heaven and hell, God's wrath, and God's grace. This video intimating ANYTHING inappropriate or "off" or disparaging or questioning Ravi's ministry makes me want to vomit. God in Heaven, have mercy. Ravi's entire life's passion was to see people come to the loving, saving person of Jesus. Anybody that seeks to discredit him in any way is in total error. This video was 30 minutes of utter blather. I will never get this time back. What a waste. Jesus had dinner with sinners!!!!! People of different theological perspectives can learn from each other!!! This video is ridiculous.
I've become a Christian a year ago, and all of this stuff confuses me too much, I feel myself confused lately, all these different views, I don't how to keep the true view from the wrong view anymore, I know it never said that my life will get easy now, but harder, but in the beginning I found myself liberated from my pointless pain of life, now that's just coming back now, I don't know what to do..
It confuses me too when it comes to breaking the categories down to this extent. And my family is in ministry. I'm sure they don't know about any of this either although it's interesting. Maybe just read the Bible and keep things basic for now. Remember to thank God for and rejoice in your salvation.
Thank you for your ministry, sir! I’ve been a churchgoer all my life and have seen the full gamut of what you described. I grew up in a charismatic church where Benny Hinn was a frequent guest speaker and a lot of things were done for show. Most of my adult life I’ve been in neo-evangelical churches…although many start out more on the fundamental side, but I’ve seen many compromise doctrine when the church starts growing and they build multiple campuses and start bringing in modernists as guest speakers…it seems that when the church gets big, they become willing to do anything to bring in money and get people in the door. Lately God has been showing me a lot of doctrinal error that I learned and He is showing me the truth by digging into the Word. Your videos are very helpful! God bless your ministry.
in my humble opinion, if you listen to Ravi's statement prior to him speaking at the mormon tabernacle, you would understand that he was not fellowshipping with them. he was invited to be an itinerant speaker. while i don't know how the man himself would categorize himself, to be neo evangelical or fundamentalist, i know he always quoted hymns and seemed to like singing them too. JS.
I've spent several hours today listening to your videos. Unfortunately for me. I heard a lot of bashing and saw a lot of finger pointing at others, and in the next breath lifting yourself above the others. You have a paid by YT platform that you could actually preach and teach people the Bible and about Jesus Christ, but it's shameful you don't. I won't be subscribing to your channel and it will be blocked from my feed.
I disagree, we are called to be the light in darkness, Ravi Zacharias was a man of God! so we are not to have friends in the world? i guess Jesus didn't get the memo when he was called "friend of sinners" I get what you are saying about hillsong, bethel church even some singers like TobyMac who love the world and act like it but you are wrong about casting crowns and Ravi zacharias. smh
Pardon me you judge to much I'm from South Africa and testing the spirits and al I found on you American preachers are critical to your fellow preachers l personally like Ravi
Funny thing is,Billy Graham's ministry went global,I myself even grew up in That sort of pentecostal,for 25 years,Then I heard the voice of William Branham,and Well,Then I came to rele know the Bible and know God better.
This is the historical contrast between Puritans and Separatists, represented by Neoevangelicals and Fundamentalists respectively. I wish you'd mention that.
I'm rewatching some of your videos because I've been praying to have a clear understanding & you provided a very clear picture of some things I needed some clarity on. I've had a long troublesome journey & I've had to really deal with some things in my life, I dont want to be lead wrong & I've stayed neutral for sake of an argument & I know that's no way to be so thank you for the way you lay it all out there. Amen
Please continue to teach us so that we do not loose our salvation because of lack of knowledge. This is ultimately about the true doctrine of Christ and if there is error it is your job to call that out and help us the flock of Jesus. So don't be disheartened by the negative comments that are here. It is better to know the cold hard truth than to be damned to eternal hell because of another man who is ultimately a sinner just like me. The word of God and doctrine of Jesus Christ is our ultimate filter, if it's not what the word commands then its WRONG whether we like it not.
I have just recently started watching Spencer and Absolutely love what I'm hearing.I also have watched Servus Christi and agree with his calling out of some of these pastors that are meshing with the modernists such as Hillsong,Bethel Elevation,Joel Olsteen and such.Although he does go on and on and is extremely harsh,(Possibly needs to be).I have listened to Joshua Chavez(Servus Christi),and as well the rebuttals from those he calls out and believe at the end of it all that Servus Christi is correct in his actions.What I'm trying to say is I wasnt quite sure why I believed in his harshness until Spencer explained this in these videos.I wondered why they were meshing with these modernists.Great video! Thank you for this!Praise God for you and your ministry.God bless!
Maybe this is what happen too Ravi Zacharies in his fall? From what I saw on his fall he was doing yoga/ and Hindu practices in these massage parlors he owned along with the sexual harassment charge tht are ongoing comeing out of his ministry from these investigators. Sad too see these men fall.😞
let us remember that the heart is deceitful a love everything and desperately wicked and don't think you stand lest you fall and don't think too highly of yourself and many will say Lord Lord and only a few will enter,
I assumed that Ravi Zacharias preaches to mormons and the like because he is hoping to save them. But the way you explain it sheds a new light on the error of his fellowship. I will pray that God shows him the truth; all of us must be steadfast not to be misled even when we have the best of intentions. God bless you, Pastor Spencer.
@@TheJpep2424 You're right, I never thought of it that way before. For some reason I thought he was being more subtle about it on purpose, but I see now how wrong that is. It's of the utmost importance that Christian leaders say what needs to be said even though it's unpopular and is becoming increasingly dangerous. God bless.
I agree with you sir. I’m saying if The BLOOD HAS BEEN APPLIED That You Are A Child Of The KING. Doctrine doesn’t Matter and I’m saying that No One sees exactly the same thing.!It just hurts me to hear him bringing all these people down because they don’t see as he does😓
You are so right about the desire to be accepted intellectually by the world. This is how people who believe in Jesus, or claim to, believe in Darwinian evolution. It is a desire to have their intellect validated by the world that they admire and want to be part of but they want to avoid going to hell so they have an intellectual foot in both worlds.
I'm so glad I found your station, learning a lot. Very interesting. I will keep watching often before I decide if I will donate or not. But sending you my wishes of God's grace and peace be with you always. God bless.
I disagree about Charles Stanley.... He has been preaching longer than some of you have been alive. I've listened to his sermons, read his books. He backs it up with scripture! He does not take the Bible out of context... I believe because of his son Andy's beliefs Dr Stanley has come under fire. God will judge him just like he judges everyone. I am meaning no disrespect to anyone but I disagree!!!!
I have no issue with Charles Stanley. He was the real deal. He is not responsible for his son's decisions on doctrine. Andy Stanley is a false teacher and apostate. He will answer to God
Too bad at the end of Pastor John's August 9, 2020 John MacArthur turned the sermon into Calvinist doctrine of no hope of salvation for billions. He said it is impossible for you to beg Jesus to save you. His election doctrine came up that God has his elect from the beginning of time all others will have no chance of salvation, so billions are destined to hell fire forever with no hope to ask Jesus to save them. What a horrible doctrine. John Mac Arthur falsely says you can take the mark of the beast and go to heaven.
That would contradict several biblical passages. For example: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter:3:9 God doesn't want anyone to perish, however, he predestines some to hell? How does that work? Isn't that contradictory? Someone wants to be saved and cries unto God and God says "Sorry, you are predestined to hell" and that would also contradict several passages in the book of John. In the whole bible actually. Sure, some things are predestined, like that the believer shall carry the image of Christ, or He elects and chooses, like when he chose Abraham. But I think there's a huge gap between chosing that and choosing who is going to hell without opportunity to ever come to Him.
@@Salvation-Damnation That was a calming and soothing text you sent, that God does not want anyone to perish but that all would come to know Jesus now that is a loving God not like Calvin's God.
Jack Hyles in a sermon said that"hell cannot be too hot for professors who deny that the Bible is the word of God".. Yet later on in a book he cast doubt on whether the book of Esther should be on the Old Testament. He could not see how God could honour a Jewish girl being married to a divorced pagan emperor.
I have been thinking that there was something wrong with the way that I was feeling when all along it was the Lord leading me. Thank you for giving voice to what the Lord has been telling me in my heart.
Dear friend, just do not slip into "soluschristy" path where everyone is worthless. It is true that some preachers are more liberal than the others, but there must be clear cut where is that point of no return. Of course there are preachers who need to be called out and exposed for their serious erroneous doctrine and heresy and I am personally all for it. So keep up the good work and teach us how to be discerning, careful, watchful and above all children who bring glory to their heavenly father.
@@paulrobinson9318 God gave his clear word to keep His church alive. Miracles and healings are not mandatory for Christian's (the way you formulated it). Apostles and prophets again dear sir be aware that you need to understand the context of the written word. Are you aware who were prophets or apostles Paul was referring to? Guess not. Let me put it this way; " today while Corona virus is running rampant around the world, Christians are watching UA-cam and encouraging each other with cell phones and SMS messages." What do you think, what would Christians 2000 years ago understand from that sentence? That is my point, they would not understand anything, because they do not get what certain terms mean. Same is with us and therefore your conclusion...
@@paulrobinson9318 So let me get this straight, in the past reply you wrote load of text, supported it with bible verses and now you are tearing down the bible clarity? Are you saying that you trust history more than what the bible says? Miracles are still possible and still here, however it is Gods prerogative to exercise them, not the choice of few liars who prey on their victims for financial gain. At the same time all those manifestations we see around today are nowhere limited to "christianity". Tongues, Hindus have them, healings too, miracles as well, so how do you make a clean cut between right and wrong. Verify first, 99,9% of so called miracles dissapear when you want to verify them, 100% of healings are gone too (either person was never really affected or did not receive healing). I would say it had nothing to do with God of the bible. When God was doing miracles everything was made clear nothing was hidden, in fact Jesus said "go, show yourself to the priests". Today we are supposed to take all for granted and just trust them...? Did God change there? I guess... If the Bible is not clear and accurate than you can make anything out of it. What you are doing, otherwise you would know that there are only 12 Apostles (And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Revelation 21:14 ESV). But the bible is unclear so now you have "apostles" everywhere, speaking special revelations that are necessary for today's church...even when the scriptures said that it is good enough and sufficient (All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV) But it is still unclear, right? But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 Peter 2:1 Still unclear... Well if you reject the scriptures (and its clarity), than you can do pretty much whatever you want, there are no limits. This is actually happening, people are rejecting the scriptures and the results are visible. Oh I forgot to touch on prophets, first and foremost prophets were servants of God who took the word of God and explained it to the people. They were not predictors of the future as we have them portrayed today and as some of self proclaimed prophets want us to believe. How do we know? Their prophecies do not come true. They are as accurate as Horoscope. The scriptures tell us how to recognize a real forteller of the future "when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord , if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him." Deuteronomy 18:22 ESV But again, scripture is unclear...there in lies your problem and that is why people like Kenneth Copeland can missguide you into thinking that they rule the Covid 19 and can heal and rebuke the sicknesses that we are promised in the atonement according to Isaiah 53. BTW please show me your glorified body that comes with the atonement too if you are claiming full health for now.
@@paulrobinson9318 Since KK declaration disease started to diminish??? Friend there has been over 700K people infected up to this day in the US alone. Two weeks back the number was 350K again US alone. How is that diminishing??? You are being delusional. "Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes." Proverbs 26:4-5 ESV I rest my case...
Maybe piper and the neo evangelicals “fellowship” or preach at these churches to share truth that isn’t being shared. Cant throw out these great preachers and teachers this easily. Yet another video of licking people apart rather than sharing Jesus with your audience
Spencer what do you think about secular music from the 90s and 80s. I sometimes feel like listening to them though I don’t listen to modern music. But sometimes when I feel let down old songs gives me happiness. Is it okay? Or do you think Christians should only seek happiness in gospel songs? It would be nice if you could address this.
@@spencersmith312 not trying to be rude or disrespectful to you whatsoever but from what I've seen of your videos everybody is doing wrong. Why not bring people together with the good news of the Gospel which is Jesus died on the cross for our sins so we can have eternal salvation in heaven when we die and leave this planet but also teach people at the same time from Genesis to Revelation and everything in between because obviously the whole Bible is excellent to know. God is a holy just God who is to be feared and reverenced , a consuming fire and a jealous God. Hell also must be preached about because once again it's biblical and scriptural but he's also a god of love peace and hope and told us to be humble. I would just encourage you to use more humility and maybe gentleness in your videos so you could reach more people. Just a thought God bless
Brother Spencer, I feel compelled to express that any evangelical who would side against Jesus, if in the flesh, is not saved. They are like the Jews of John 8:12-59. I quote the following scriptures to show the need to do the will of God in the Christian life to prove our salvation and the indwelling of the Spirit in us. I know of many more scriptures, but I decided this was enough. 2 John 9, Luke 13:22-30, Matthew 7:21-27 given the Sermon on the Mount is the context, Matthew 7:15-20, Matthew 25:14-30, Matthew 25:31-46, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15, Matthew 13:1-23, Matthew 13:24-30, 1 John 2:1 John 3:1-24, 1 John 4:20-21, 3 John 11.
@@madcow9421 This does not answer my question. I never said that I was never wrong. There is no implication of that in my question. I am just looking for a simple answer, not an argument.
Again Orthodox is a loaded term. The Pharisees had/have some correct teaching (doctrine) yet many were soundly condemed by Messiah. To sum up, correct doctrine is not indictive of a relationship to the Master.
The Bible says believers will cast out demons...lay hands on the sick and they will recover ...they will speak with new tongues ...etc.... how come we don't ever hear much about that ? *honest question
My concern with not infiltrating the universities: their influence spreads to the churches eventually. The same universities we decry are often the same ones that give degrees to our student members, which we praise them for achieving. So we don't decry the need for the university... clearly it needs more Christians in it then, right? There's a book called "Christ and Culture" which looks at 5 different ways the church interacts with the culture and the state. All 5 methods are critiqued, but the first one, Separation, is the most-critiqued method out of all of them. It has the most negative consequences, for obvious reasons. For this reason, I think the risk of interaction in the world is valid, all you need to do first is to make sure you affirm the identity of the members before they start interacting. All that being said, I am unsure whether or not I'd let Merlyn Manson sing at a church gathering. But what if that opportunity makes him a Christian? You never know.
Odd thing about Cash... I sent the song God's Gonna Cut You Down to someone yesterday. I believe he was saved at this point. When he died, Hollywood made the video. Interesting. Yes. Being too intelligent can cause a problem.... I now spend a lot of time alone.... Checking myself often. It's tough. .. I see it in a friend who is similar to myself.... It's bizarre how your knowledge base increases - you truly have to check yourself often.
The more one listens to sound doctrine and prays for wisdom/DISCERNMENT, the easier it is to hear those that are straying. Dont be deceived by the tolerance unity hype. Jesus said he came to cause division not unity. Those who don't understand the difference...you need study your bible with open eyes.
A lot of people criticizing this video, but I have seen exactly what Spencer describes: "Neo-Evangelical" parents, unwilling to call out false doctrine except in the most extreme of cases. Their kids become sympathetic to modernist views and end up with a real flaky doctrine/ leave the church entirely.
Spencer Smith I hope God strengthens you and your church to be fearless with the new mandates in your state brother. It’s safe to say God is testing every church in America right now.
You know it’s really sad to see another brother in Christ attacking other believers. I’ve been blessed by a lot of these people’s teachings. Don’t rob other people of that! Nobody has 100% sound doctrine yourself included. We do our best and worship God as HE leads. Please stick to preaching. These people have led many people to Christ. Probably even more than you have.
Dr. Charles Stanly always preached the word of God. His messages are transformation to my life. I learn to listen to God's voice and walk in His ways and developed an intimate relationship with God and His word. His messages always draw closer to God.
Amen Dr. Charles Stanely doctrine is biblical I've learned to walk with God and to listen to God
Don't care for Andy Stanley at all
I totally agree,but on the other hand,his son Andy does NOT preach the truth!it amazes me how that is!
@@glennestes4940 I agree with you. Andy Stanley's preaching does not agree with the word of God. He might not have fully surrendered to the Lord.
Yet he included his heretic son as a preacher on these so-called Christian cruises.
If they use carnal methods to draw men into the church, they will have to use carnal methods to keep them in the church
True
Paul washer quote
One of my favorite preachers😃
And by carnal you mean.... exactly what?
WHAT CARNAL METHODS HAVE...PIPER OR RAVI USED?
The biblical definition of fellowship isn't,' let's have a cup of tea and talk'. When the Bible says fellowship it means you are gathering together with those that are in agreeance. (Same doctrine, same beliefs, like mindedness if you will) it is vital that a church is United in its theology.
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Glad to have someone explain. I was wondering about that.
No probs Caroline. 😊 I find I get a bit miffed when I hear my fundamentalist pastor say ' please join us for a cuppa and some fellowship after the service'. Total misunderstanding of the proper use of the word 'fellowship'. However it's not my place to try and correct him. My husband does that if he thinks it appropriate. 😉
Thankyou for explaining that! Very helpful
What your children who have friends who are not saved
You need to start your own youtube channel
Ravi went into the mormon temple and preached the true gospel. That's brilliant and courageous, not unwise or unbiblical. Come on... lol
Wake up..
@@jupiterinletfreediving3 WHEN IN HIS LIFE,DID THIS OCCUR??
He still didn’t denounce Mormonism...
Sola Scriptura are you saying that he apologized twice in that message? Because I listened to it and that’s just not there. Some things that were in there though: the title alone is an indictment to the Mormon faith “The exclusivity and sufficiency of Jesus Christ”. Also that “the Christian faith is UNIQUELY the faith that offers forgiveness of sins”. You can make the argument that he didn’t go in and condemn their beliefs and have a pointed discussion on why Mormonism is flawed, which I would agree that he could have done so sternly, but I don’t believe it’s grounds to call him a false teacher because he did not speak another Gospel message. He spoke Christ crucified for the forgiveness of sin and our proper response to that. Also, please do give reference for those claims you’ve made... without such evidence would be slander and such should not take place in the body of Christ (as the Word says). Blessings.
E-man 25 see my comment to sola ... it’s accurate to say he didn’t denounce it outright, but the the true gospel being preached is itself a denouncing of their beliefs.
Spencer, I really enjoy your videos, you're bringing Biblical truth to light, which is what we need today more than ever! I go to a Southern Baptist Church, actually my pastor was Billy Graham's pastor (Dr. Don Wilton) but I had no idea some of the things Billy has said over the years, even his son Franklin disagreed with him. I think of myself as fundamentalist (Bible is truth without error) and "old fashioned" by most. It seems this nation and the world is being overwhelmed by false doctrines, sermons, music, books, film, etc.. And people don't seem to know any better than to listen to them?? I just read the Bible for myself, ask for the Lord to guide me to truth, and give me discernment to recognize error. Most of the time it seems fairly easy to spot, sometimes even before they get started good I believe the Holy Spirit is giving me warnings to turn away from what some people say. It is good to see a young man as yourself boldly standing up for the Gospel. I'm afraid you're gonna find yourself more and more an outcast by most Christians, judgmental and narrowminded but Jesus said wide is the path that leads to destruction and many go there. I wish I had done more for Christ when I was younger. Even at 52, I can still do my part, thanks for encouraging me and I'm sure others on this channel !!
Awesome comment! God bless you!
i would say this much, i dont agree when they talk about easter, christmas etc. CHarles stanley never had an issue with his theology. Even methods
Mr. Smith, I appreciate your content. I read through most of the comments and I tend to think you did well in explaining where the point of compromise is and why it nought be. It seemed clear to me that you also weren’t questioning salvation or love for the Lord but rather the need to shore up the standard and not compromising. Keep up the good work, God Bless!
John Piper is a brilliant, humble, and completely biblical teacher. To say that we should put that all aside and pay attention to who he associated with one time is wrong, Spencer. I enjoy your videos and appreciate you speaking truth. But when it comes to this, I cannot ignore the fact that John Piper has always been consistent and always biblical.
I think it is always good to understand that anytime the Word of God is spoken, we can learn and grow because God does not honor the messenger, but the WORD. He always Honors His Word, no matter who speaks it. The key is being wise enough to continually STUDY so that along with The Truth, we do not accept error!
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” Mark 2:17
Jesus was teaching to and was around sinners most of the time, who are we not to?
So true. We also need to be cautious because bad company also corrupts good morals.
Yes but Jesus was not "hanging" around people, who wore the label of godly people but were actually not... the pharisees... he only ministered to them and made clear separation...
I would like to make my statement clear. By no means do I mean that we should be close with or hang out with unbelievers without a purpose. If ever we do, it should be to preach the gospel.
"Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?" 2 Cor 6:14
Unless you are specifically commanded by God to do such evangelization to false believers, we ought to do what the bibles says we should do: Do not fellowship with them. Even those would probably preach then walk away like the prophets did.
@@kenim No , we are not suppose to fellowship with non believers. But I'm pretty sure the false (non) believers is who he wants us to evangelize ! Believers do not need evangelizing .
I have never heard charles stanley stir away from the Word or context of scriptures.however,he does beleive in a pretrib rapture,i don't.he also beleives in tithes but to support the ministry and the pastor.he lives modestly and is a great shepard.he loves the Lord.you do not know the hearts of these men,only God knows
Well said Cynthia. This Pastor is to focus on criticizing other Pastors , that's all his sermons are about. No one want to keep hearing this, we want the word ( bible) please. Mockers in the last days. Every Pastor is on his list, Pastor Spencer is going to be the only preacher left that's not on his list. Lol Paul talks about these kind of Pastors Cynthia, get away from them, they have a agenda.
There is a lot of scripture in New Testament speaking of a pre trib I believe it will be pre trib as well
But I agree with the other things you say
I agree, I have yet to hear Charles Stanley stray from doctrine. I appreciate what Spencer is doing but every video I have seen posted has been bashing even doctrine based pastors. At the end of the day, we cannot rely on pastors. We need to be deep in our word and study doctrine ourselves
Totally agree. This guy criticizes and judges Godly men as if he is the be all end all of evangelism. He doesn't seem to recognize the difference between rebuke and correcting with judging and criticizing. No worries. He will be judged with the same measure he is judging.
They do not believe the Gospel is enough to draw people to salvation. They think they need sugar to make the medicine (Gospel) taste better. The sugar is the things the flesh likes.
It was enough for me. Thank God the preacher preached right to me the night I got born again.
@@paulrobinson9318 Jesus isn't a false teacher He's everything. As for the rest of what you said I'm not sure what you're talking about. My apologies.
I feel demotivated. Every preacher I've been listening to is being exposed. I think I'm done with listening to ANYONE preaching Christianity and just stick to my Bible.
I have been exactly there. On the other side of that, it's possible to fall into the danger of eisegesis. Try listening to some Puritan sermons, C.H. Spurgeon, A.W. Tozer, and J. Gresham Machen. You will find Biblically sound theology in all of them.
Look up Pastor Charles Lawson and Robert Breaker on UA-cam. They believe exactly as Spencer does, and are two of the very few true men of God left. KJV only, dispensationalists. Only straight Bible.
@@kathyburke133 thank you
Dr. Charles Stanley is probably one of the greatest pastor's I've ever seen and heard. Everything he says comes straight from scripture and this man lives for God and God only.
@Chanchan des Iles he focuses on building a relationship with God which is very important, if you build a relationship with him, you don't have much to worry about. We all know Jesus is coming soon and so he does
@Chanchan des Iles thank you so much for your kindness, it really warms my heart! I agree with you completely dear, God bless you, you have beautiful discernment ❤️
Charles Stanley is excellent. If you're looking for godly wisdom, it's hard to find a better preacher.
I totally agree. Listening to Dr Charles Stanley brought me close to God snd led me to be saved in our Lord Jesus Christ alone. Hallelujah.
Ravi Zacharias is actually Representing the Message of God in dark places. Same thing goes with Christian Rock. It isnt removing the power of the message, and yes though it seems weird or "neo evangelical", they're actually doing something authentically that i think you need to look up too. Let me know your thoughts sir. Btw, i love your videos, and tell me which is pure or which type of teaching is THE Standard??
Yes, but the problem with "Christian Rock" is that they are using music that sounds no different to secular artists to share the Gospel. I've started to notice that a while back. Songs like "Me Without You" by Tobymac sounds too similar to an Owl City song, or "Overcomer" by Mandisa sounds a bit like "Firework" by Katy Perry. I've heard someone say this, "You can't Change the world by looking exactly like it." I think that's the point he's trying to make.
@@MrSpectro14 I understand where you're coming from but does BIble tell what a music should be like for God? Bible anything that has breath, praise the LORD. Bible also says to worship the LORD with loud cymbals, and with joyful praise and to play it skillfully. Next, tobymac has produced music that are even heard by drug addicts because thats where you take music to meet the encounter. God can use anyone in any way. The other day, ive seen people who were satanists loving christian metal bands like Impending Doom or Stryper because though the music is "secukar" there is still that fire and a seed of God sowed in them, because the lyrics speak to them. Also, we get so lost in "christian music" that we often forget who we are singing to. Im not saying that christian rock is better nor that hymns are the best alone because that would be heresy too. All im saying is that Music was created by God byt the DEvil has manipulated it for his own ways, but we as Children of God have the right to use any style or genre of music for the Glory of God, as long it is pleasing and fruitful for the Kingdom. Finakky, i urge you to look into the lyrics of the band and artists that you say are "sounding secular". Come on!! Who made the rules that the style of God is not Rocking???
@Kevin J that's true. Kindly check the lyrics and then talk pls. Would you?
Wasn’t Jesus criticized in His day for spending time with sinners? Do you ever think this might have been Ravi’s strategy also?
I love many styles of music - so clearly I am an outcast. I love Casting Crowns, MercyMe and find their messages amazing. God given talent to exult the name of God. I strongly disagree that only one style of music is acceptable to Christ. Talent comed from Him! But lets leave those on the outside there and talk amongst ourselves - at least we all believe the same thing, right? My understanding of thr gospel is to go an make disciples of ALL people. I always wonder - if Jesus can to your churce, will you actually let him in?
I've been listening to you for some time now. I listen to no one without testing the spirits (I John 4:1). I always ask the Holy Spirit to guide me in His Truth.
I read Paul's letter to the Philippians, chapter 1. I quote from this chapter, vs. 15-18:
"Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel;
the former proclaim Christ out of partisanship, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.
What then?
Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth,
Christ is proclaimed; AND IN THAT I REJOICE."
We do not live under law. God's call from the New Testament was for the Jews to DO. Some Christians took this and made the famous WWJD?
In the New Testament: Our word is DONE. Not what would Jesus do, rather what did Jesus believe?
"it is finished." is our Victory Cry!
The word in Greek for the gospel is (euaggelízō), the same word that is used when a runner comes to the city and gives the "Good News" that the battle has been won.
The Battle has ALREADY been won.
The "work" he would have us do is in John 6:29, "Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent".
In other words, we only believe what has already been DONE!
All the law and the prophets are fulfilled in, "Love the Lord your God with all your hearts, soul and mind and your neighbour a yourself." Matthew 22: 34-40.
I appreciate some of your work, and no mature Christian could possibly disagree with Hillsong, etc.
However, I ask for you to be gentle on men like John Piper and Ravi Zacharias.
I am an apologist by training (Briercrest Bible College) and admit that no one can divide the Word of God into the simplest explanations of the most difficult concepts like C.S. Lewis, and Ravi Zacharias was also a great apologist.
Too many Christians don't know why they believe what they believe. Both Mr. Lewis and Mr. Zacharias have informed me of much.
You have also talked about the important of this and of knowing sound doctrine and being able to give a reason for your faith when asked.
I do believe John Piper and Ravi Zacharias were able to do this, no matter what conventions they went to.
Maybe they wanted to go to these conventions in order to shine a little light and some sound doctrine in otherwise confused Christians?
May God bless your ministry as you do teach truth, I pray your family and your loved ones stay safe in our Lord's Loving Arms.
I love Ravi teachings and yours
Can't deny that Ravi and John's love for the lord is real and genuine!
@@ariebebrucy2175 What's more, their doctrine is sound and all about Scripture, they're such amazing teachers.
I don't think God is quick to put people, especially His own, in a box.
I sometimes think that this ministry is more about building himself up as He knows best, instead of praying for those who have gone astray.
However, only God knows his heart.
Jesus went to the sick and infirm, not the righteous, not to those who thought they were right and bragged about it, talking about their own righteousness. He saved His harshest words for them.
However, he is giving a service to those who don't know about false teachers.
Agreed
I haven't listened to much of this man's teachings yet, but everyone needs to remember that believers are to rightly divide or handle God's breathed words.
Paul says to Timothy that a time was coming when men (women included) will NOT ENDURE SOUND TEACHINGS/DOCTRINE... Paul's epistles are polemical as well as instructional concerning our doctrine as the body of Christ. In Romans 6 he says we are to judge within the Body, God will judge those outside the body. He warns the Elders in Ephesus in Acts 20 about "savage wolves" that would essentially come after the flock they were overseeing and protecting.
In Galatians Paul rebukes believers for wanting to go under law again and asked "who has bewitched you" , after warning of condemnation to anyone giving a gospel other than what he gave them; that whole letter is a rebuke and warning against ungodly men deceiving them while reiterating the change from laws observed under the Mosiac Covenant for the Jews and the grace for justification by faith. It must have included what Paul explains about the Gentiles in Romans 2 "law unto themselves". Gentiles were not under the Law of Moses.
Christian cults, Roman Catholicism, Calvinism (Piper - a Calvinist- believes that a person is regenerated/born again before even hearing the Gospel, let alone believing it. This alone is heresy. Calvinism's 9-not 5 points, are utterly FALSE and easily refuted from Genesis to Revelation, but so many are buying into Calvinism because 1) at first they do not know about the 9 points and 2) they believe that we are saved by Grace through faith, which we are according to CLEAR text and that is a deception because Calvinism teaches one is already justified and born again -made alive Spiritually- before even hearing the Gospel, having been given FAITH before hearing the Gospel also, which actually COMES FROM HEARING as Paul says faith in Romans 10:17. Calvinism is one of the greatest of deceptions) Islam, kjv only cult, Bart Erhman- who claims to have believed what Christians actually believe but cannot, admittedly, understand why Jesus claimed to be God, but didn't know the day or hour he would return to earth in Matthew 24:36. Anyone professing to be born again that has a mere fraction of Erhman's knowledge of the Greek or English New Testament should be able to explain Jesus not knowing by at least using Philippians 2:6-11. Erhman uses this verse in Matthew as one of his main arguments against the Deity of the Lord in his book "Misquoting Jesus". The average Muslim, Atheist, Unitarian, etc., constantly quotes Erhman on this and other things Erhman doesn't understand.
There is no biblical evidence that he was every born again; a New Testament Greek scholar would easily understand Matthew 24:36 if indeed the Spirit was indwelling him.
I said all of this to say that 2 Timothy 4:3 is happening today. Not only is the teaching in the congregations presently, appallingly shallow and lacking, the vacuum has caused a lack of knowledge and understanding of God's Breathed words and has been filled with EMOTING, feelings about what God's breathed words say, mixing law with grace, most everything is about the music and raising monies, youth conferences, concerts, etc. Brothers and sisters are being absolutely deceived in this generation and much of the last 2 and only God knows how it will be in the next now that the embrace of FALSE teachings is exponentially spreading. These men and women need serious rebuke. The body is completely divided. Denominational distinctions are DIVISION BY DEFINITION. Paul used the word rebuke just as he did the word encourage. We are to love but we are to rebuke and expose false teachings within the Body of Christ!
This also makes me think of Francis Chan. Someone who had incredible sermons and who seemingly loves the Lord (even still currently) but will not separate from false teachers and goes deeper and deeper into heresy because he refuses to separate. So sad
kyliegomez he’s a Catholic now right?
Sierra Mahina He’s definitely headed that way. Especially with his views on communion now.
One is either a sheep or a goat....you cannot be a sheep (one who belongs to God through redemption by Jesus' atonement) and go deeper and deeper into heresy. It is just not possible. Like being part dead or part pregnant! Not possible....
Alexandra Hippisley hahaha! Bingo!
Good summary of Chan....now I can't watch him any more....find him over-emotional and theatrical.....and a little off.
I acknowledge I'm not perfect, but in light of what we celebrate this weekend, I'm grieved to see all the vitriol in these comments. Spencer, I've only watched a few of your videos, so I don't know how you communicate, but if you don't already, please encourage your viewers to remember the grace and mercy of Christ. If an unbeliever were to read some of these comments, I for sure wouldn't want to have anything to do with Christians or the God they claim to love and follow. I understand that you don't control what folks say or think. However, if your demeanor communicates a lack of love (not saying it doesn't, as I've only watched a few videos), that's gonna transfer to your viewers.
Wake up the world is like Sodom and gomorah .. you need love and judgment preaching
Ravi never took the gospel out of context. I see more criticism on this channel then i do gospel teaching. You speak of all the others saying that they don't preach the gospel but neither do you. I liked this channel until i noticed you criticize other than preach. Sorry man but i can't agree. Thanks for trying.
Luis Sanchez he is the type that preaches to the choir, that stays in his self-righteous bubble while criticizing others who are out there trying to reach out to people who are hard to be reached unless they step into his church. I agree with a lot of his views, but his harsh criticisms of people who do a lot for God’s kingdom just shows where his priorities are. I also call people like him religious...the type that would criticize Jesus for being seen near a prostitute or thief.
Don't follow people Follow Jesus ..
John Piper is a really good, solid, biblical teacher. To call him a neo-evangelical is absolutely ridiculous.
He is doing God's work. He is helping us so that we don't loose our salvation for lack of knowledge. Everything he speaks he links to the word of God which must be our filter in everything, besides our faith is about Jesus and not man and we are to obey Jesus commands no matter how painful it maybe sometimes. I still love Ravi too but we just need to correct each other without taking offence.
Well said
I wouldn't put Charles Stanley or John piper in this category, but I appreciate your views. We can't be to critical, we need to bring the Gospel in the world.
I agree with you about Charles Stanley. Piper is a great teacher, but he did endorse Rick Warren's book, Purpose Driven Life, which offers easy believism and assault the character of God.
John Piper is one of the most faithful expositors of God’s word that this generation and the one before it has ever seen. This video reminds me of the Pharisees being angry at Christ for healing on the Sabbath. We should build one another up in love not fine comb their ministry from start to finish to find something that makes them a Neo-evangelical. Check yourself as well brother. You stand in the pulpit weekly and you too will answer to the Ancient of Days just as these men will. I doubt you will tell our gracious Father that you never said anything questionable in your ministry!
Look at and refer to scripture about Piper's "Christian Hedonism" and his pragmatic approach to female "teachers," such as the rank heretic Beth Moore who is spreading the cancer of feminism throughout evangelicalism. No thanks.
It applies to you too brother .. have a blessed day
@@ernestbailey6617 AND YOU..
www.desiringgod.org/topics/christian-hedonism
He has videos on youtube. Research it.
John Trevett all Piper is preaching in this video is that faith without works is dead. Piper is a proponent of the doctrines of grace. He is on the other end of the spectrum that we attain salvation by works. If one has faith in Christ yet refuses to fight against lust, to use his example from the video you shared, then what kind of faith is that? To not want to kill your sin dead on behalf of Christ. Be careful not to put the cart before the horse! We are saved by God drawing us to his grace. The genuine test of that faith is your works. You aren’t saved by those works but by grace through faith. The bigger picture piper probably laid out in the fullness of the sermons that were snipped in the video was the antithesis to your accusation. The question that now arises brother is Do you believe one can believe in Christ and carry out the rest of his life having never repented or worked to put to death sin and make it to heaven? See 1Corinthians 15:10. Paul worked, but it was not him but the grace of God!
Brother Spenser you've been a phenomenal tool of teaching for my family and I. We really appreciate all the hard work you put forth exposing these issues.
The famous John 8:7 , unless you are the perfect pastor , you shouldn’t be criticizing the men of God who have lead most us people here to God. You call out all these pastors , but the one you’ve never called out is Pastor Spencer 🤷🏽♀️
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Very helpful! Neo-Evangelicals were all around me when I was a lost and not one of them ever shared the gospel with me. After I was born again at 49 (while reading through the Bible) and was looking for a church, the Neo-Evangelical pastors I ran into were aloof and totally disinterested in my testimony. This might have been due to Calvinism too, not sure, maybe both.
Patrick 777 777 I got saved through reading the Bible and believing the gospel.
@@wigglesworth3717 Praise The Lord!!
Your story mirrors mine. Not one of my two close friends ever shared the Gospel with me.
Thank you Spencer! I am thankful for people like you who say the hard things! The most important thing we can do is read the Bible for ourselves. The more we know what the Bible actually says then we will more easily be able to recognize false teaching, and stay away from it. We also should pray for those who are fellowshipping with false teachers, and giving the appearance of accepting their false doctrines. You are right, it will lead people, especially young people to accept them as a good teachers.
My church is evangelical and I think we do a good job of not getting caught up in trendy music and teachers
And my heart broke when Francis Chan got friendly with NAR and RCC
I won’t get rid of his old books but I’m not buying new ones
No matter where Ravi Zacharias preaches, he preaches the truth. If folks got saved under a Billy Graham you can be sure that the same Holy Spirit can works thru the uncompromising preaching of Ravi Zacharias. Have you listened to the sermon that he preached at BYU. Truth. That was his criteria for going. He did exactly that. I haven’t heard his sermon at the Passion Conference, but I’d be surprised if he was not consistent with the true Gospel. He just doesn’t compromise. Matthew 5:13-16. There are LOST folks in all these venues. There are lost folks in your church. Matthew 7:21. There are some that you mention that I’ve heard the compromise and it’s paramount. But how will they hear Romans 10:14-17. How to we make the distinction with whom we share the Gospel? Dr. Zacharias likely was the only one in either venue who spoke the Truth. They need to hear...they must hear! My conclusion is the same as the Apostle Paul in 2nd Timothy 2:21-26, focusing on 25-26, ...”And the servant of the Lord must not strive;?but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
But what do I know? I’m just a woman with a KJV Bible.
boooo KJV. Poor bible for accurate exegesis.
Blazius liar
Just keep on reading your bible and ignore these witches comments
Such a great teaching, very informative. This explains so much of what I have seen in so many churches. I'm so thankful that God is not the author of confusion, yet sadly, so many preachers bring people into confusion and bondage with their "Incorrect" method of presenting the truth of God's word. So appreciate this!! I have shared it with many of my friends who need to hear this!
I agree with what Ravi did, preaching sound doctrine in a mormon temple. Spencer, don't be so insular or provincial that you keep the true gospel from being preached even at a mormon temple, and by an intelligent and wise man of God. Yes, we should understand, learn and preach sound doctrine, but don't hamstring yourself by keeping the gospel from being preached anywhere. I continue to learn from your ministry. Blessings.
oh brother Spencer ive seen the 3 million views award on yt how amazing is that?? 😁
may God be Glorified 🙌🏻🙌🏻
'I can do all things through a verse out of context' just seen this on your mug on your shop
Genius! I applaud you! 🤣
Grow up
Charles Stanley and Chip Ingram are one of the most Amazing man of God which are being used by God Himself to speak to us through Christ and by the power of His Holy Spirit.
I was sad to see Charles Stanley in this list I really enjoy his preaching. I learned a lot.
Waiting for the video listing the people this guy DOES like and agree with...
did you check his play list before you posted your comment?
You can tell who he likes by who he doesn't go after.
Don't agree with you on some of these things.
Hi,,this program is to teach us to recognize and discern whether a teacher is not mixing scripture with unbiblica teachings.
We are expected to discern spiritually to not be deceived. Jesus, Himself, warned us of false teachers arising..
ua-cam.com/video/I0fa8vWc0-k/v-deo.html
No disrespect, but I notice most of your videos I came across, and I just started checking them out, almost all seem to mostly provide critism, I don't disagree with everything, but when I came to your channel to learn, it seems you have a very pessimistic approach, but we are called to love, if you have not love then what's the point? I feel like a lot of these preachers have done excellent things for the Gospel, Ravi did excellent things for the gospel and Billy Graham's family shows the fruit of that, like Franklin Graham, I don't feel comfortable with trying to pick out what's wrong with most preachers , I feel like no preacher can be approved by you... But remember we are men, the only perfect one was Jesus. God looks at the intentions of the heart.
Some men are like this, He perceives this as love, because he's taking his time to try and show them the error of thier ways so they do not perish. In his view he's trying to save them and that is love. It doesn't seem like love does it? But what if it is? No man is perfect, we are all a work in progress, this man has his vices as also do we.
@Priscilla respectfully ma'am you're assuming that I have not read or studied my bible, after this comment I actually posted scripture on this same video and s lengthy amount, but you're assuming I haven't read my Bible, and you are very mistaken that I am not familiar with the Word
@@stephen100676 i don't see what's wrong with being a baptist, so long as they are preaching foundational biblical truth it doesn't matter what denomination they are, what matters is their heart for God, God looks at the intentions of the heart, and I don't think we are in the place to judge that, do long as they do and teach the Word that's what matters as Jesus says in the sermon on the mount
Those of you who are angry at these kind of videos: are you following your favorite preacher...or Christ? 2 Tim 4:3 "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear." We must EVER be on guard, brothers and sisters.
Ive always listened to John Piper but I definitely don't think he should ever share a pulpit with people like Stephen Furtyk or however you spell his last name. I was shocked to see there names together at the Passion conference.
I recently discovered Dr Steven Lawson, I enjoy his teachings
You should discover the Word of God called the Bible that is great
Ruth M Steve Lawson, is a phenomenal teacher, preacher.... He is my son’s most fav. He came a couple of times to Impact Bible conference in NZ and I still can remember His teaching.... super powerful. His testimony is also great! If you love him, I’m sure you will appreciate Paul Washer... God bless!💓🙏🏻
Steve Lawson is pretty good from what I’ve seen
Check out Charles Lawson...my absolute favorite!
why do we need to keep dividing the church? As a non-denom I'm pretty unfamiliar with all of this. it's just so technical.
Ravi is on your list.... oh man- If he is I can’t take your content too serious.
exactly! I thought the same thing.. I usually agree with him but not this time, Jesus was always around sinners preaching to them so why can't we do the same? how else can we reach them if we are not around them ? we need to be the light in the darkness...
Stephen Marvin test everyone and everything, stay safe Brother
Servus Christi has done an excellent expose on Ravi. It was eye-opening to say the least. Ravi has done some very questionable things in the last 10 years and greatly comprimised his ministry. I would highly recommend you watch it. There truly are very few well-known ministers who are not comprimised.
@@carldevries9108 I wouldn't hold Servus Christi as a credible example. He tends to be LEGALISM on steroids and less than honest in his presentations! Take a look for example at his UA-cam commentary on Justin Peters, who is one of the most theologically SOLID Bible teachers around. Servus Christi thinks John MacArthur is too liberal or in some ways heretical. Sorry, but Servus Christi is not a good reference of solid orthodoxy. (also see Justin Peters strongly worded UA-cam response to Servus Christi) here: ua-cam.com/video/Y61fsHuCKvo/v-deo.html
@@caryt59 John McArthur said you can take the MOTB MARK OF THE BEAST and still be saved. That is incredibly not Biblical.
Was ravi fellowshiping with these people or just ministering to them? they need right teaching right?
Just tells you he doesn't know the difference
Ravi failed to preach the gospel at the LDS tabernacle. He has endorsed Catholics. He spoke at heretic Robert Schuller's ReThink conference. He slid very far in his associations.
Eric Gray
Provide factual proof for each of those things “Accusations “ about Ravi Z.
He was not perfect, but last time I checked-Bible tells me “no of us is worthy to enter the Kingdom of heaven,no not one. You can’t call someone a false teacher based off isolated events or decisions you did not agree with.If he were alive I am sure he would tell you he made mistakes.They may not be the ones you think were mistakes but when you view his entire ministry through the biblical filters-he was a humble and dedicated Shepard of God’s word.
Lastly-provide me the name of the person (not named Christ) in the Bible,that God used to advance his Kingdom, that did not flaws.
Kinda think God goes out of his way to make that point, throughout the Old and New Testament
Ravi Z a false teacher- really ..truly you jest.
@@edwardconrad4359 Ravi Zacharias touched and reached hundreds of thousands of people around the globe with the simple message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
He spoke freely and clearly about heaven and hell, God's wrath, and God's grace.
This video intimating ANYTHING inappropriate or "off" or disparaging or questioning Ravi's ministry makes me want to vomit.
God in Heaven, have mercy.
Ravi's entire life's passion was to see people come to the loving, saving person of Jesus.
Anybody that seeks to discredit him in any way is in total error.
This video was 30 minutes of utter blather.
I will never get this time back.
What a waste.
Jesus had dinner with sinners!!!!!
People of different theological perspectives can learn from each other!!!
This video is ridiculous.
@@edwardconrad4359 RIGHT!... WE NEED TO STOPP THIS!.. I'M GONNA HAVE TO UNSUB
I've become a Christian a year ago, and all of this stuff confuses me too much, I feel myself confused lately, all these different views, I don't how to keep the true view from the wrong view anymore, I know it never said that my life will get easy now, but harder, but in the beginning I found myself liberated from my pointless pain of life, now that's just coming back now, I don't know what to do..
It confuses me too when it comes to breaking the categories down to this extent. And my family is in ministry. I'm sure they don't know about any of this either although it's interesting. Maybe just read the Bible and keep things basic for now. Remember to thank God for and rejoice in your salvation.
Thank you for your ministry, sir! I’ve been a churchgoer all my life and have seen the full gamut of what you described. I grew up in a charismatic church where Benny Hinn was a frequent guest speaker and a lot of things were done for show. Most of my adult life I’ve been in neo-evangelical churches…although many start out more on the fundamental side, but I’ve seen many compromise doctrine when the church starts growing and they build multiple campuses and start bringing in modernists as guest speakers…it seems that when the church gets big, they become willing to do anything to bring in money and get people in the door. Lately God has been showing me a lot of doctrinal error that I learned and He is showing me the truth by digging into the Word. Your videos are very helpful! God bless your ministry.
That's why we reach out to them and tell them the truth, instead of turning them away.
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in my humble opinion, if you listen to Ravi's statement prior to him speaking at the mormon tabernacle, you would understand that he was not fellowshipping with them. he was invited to be an itinerant speaker. while i don't know how the man himself would categorize himself, to be neo evangelical or fundamentalist, i know he always quoted hymns and seemed to like singing them too. JS.
Blessings to you and your beautiful beautiful family
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I've spent several hours today listening to your videos. Unfortunately for me. I heard a lot of bashing and saw a lot of finger pointing at others, and in the next breath lifting yourself above the others. You have a paid by YT platform that you could actually preach and teach people the Bible and about Jesus Christ, but it's shameful you don't. I won't be subscribing to your channel and it will be blocked from my feed.
I disagree, we are called to be the light in darkness, Ravi Zacharias was a man of God!
so we are not to have friends in the world? i guess Jesus didn't get the memo when he was called "friend of sinners" I get what you are saying about hillsong, bethel church even some singers like TobyMac who love the world and act like it but you are wrong about casting crowns and Ravi zacharias. smh
We're talking about doctrinal integrity.
Pardon me you judge to much I'm from South Africa and testing the spirits and al I found on you American preachers are critical to your fellow preachers l personally like Ravi
Funny thing is,Billy Graham's ministry went global,I myself even grew up in That sort of pentecostal,for 25 years,Then I heard the voice of William Branham,and Well,Then I came to rele know the Bible and know God better.
This is the historical contrast between Puritans and Separatists, represented by Neoevangelicals and Fundamentalists respectively. I wish you'd mention that.
I'm rewatching some of your videos because I've been praying to have a clear understanding & you provided a very clear picture of some things I needed some clarity on. I've had a long troublesome journey & I've had to really deal with some things in my life, I dont want to be lead wrong & I've stayed neutral for sake of an argument & I know that's no way to be so thank you for the way you lay it all out there. Amen
Please continue to teach us so that we do not loose our salvation because of lack of knowledge. This is ultimately about the true doctrine of Christ and if there is error it is your job to call that out and help us the flock of Jesus. So don't be disheartened by the negative comments that are here. It is better to know the cold hard truth than to be damned to eternal hell because of another man who is ultimately a sinner just like me. The word of God and doctrine of Jesus Christ is our ultimate filter, if it's not what the word commands then its WRONG whether we like it not.
I have just recently started watching Spencer and Absolutely love what I'm hearing.I also have watched Servus Christi and agree with his calling out of some of these pastors that are meshing with the modernists such as Hillsong,Bethel Elevation,Joel Olsteen and such.Although he does go on and on and is extremely harsh,(Possibly needs to be).I have listened to Joshua Chavez(Servus Christi),and as well the rebuttals from those he calls out and believe at the end of it all that Servus Christi is correct in his actions.What I'm trying to say is I wasnt quite sure why I believed in his harshness until Spencer explained this in these videos.I wondered why they were meshing with these modernists.Great video! Thank you for this!Praise God for you and your ministry.God bless!
CAN’T WAIT for the fundamentalist one!!
Thanks Brother Spencer I've really learned alot from you.
Maybe this is what happen too Ravi Zacharies in his fall?
From what I saw on his fall he was doing yoga/ and Hindu practices in these massage parlors he owned along with the sexual harassment charge tht are ongoing comeing out of his ministry from these investigators. Sad too see these men fall.😞
And I thought I was too legalistic..
I love these teachings so much TY
Just wondering where you are in these categories. All I see is that you are very good at pointing out other preachers.
ET ET he is a fundamentalist at best
Someone need to warn you so you can wake up.. it is a cruel world we living in brother
let us remember that the heart is deceitful a love everything and desperately wicked and don't think you stand lest you fall and don't think too highly of yourself and many will say Lord Lord and only a few will enter,
I assumed that Ravi Zacharias preaches to mormons and the like because he is hoping to save them. But the way you explain it sheds a new light on the error of his fellowship. I will pray that God shows him the truth; all of us must be steadfast not to be misled even when we have the best of intentions. God bless you, Pastor Spencer.
@@TheJpep2424 You're right, I never thought of it that way before. For some reason I thought he was being more subtle about it on purpose, but I see now how wrong that is.
It's of the utmost importance that Christian leaders say what needs to be said even though it's unpopular and is becoming increasingly dangerous. God bless.
Thank you and God bless you Spencer!!!!
It seems that you say everybody is wrong except you...you also seem very legalistic.
I agree with you sir. I’m saying if The BLOOD HAS BEEN APPLIED That You Are A Child Of The KING. Doctrine doesn’t Matter and I’m saying that No One sees exactly the same thing.!It just hurts me to hear him bringing all these people down because they don’t see as he does😓
He has never said that you guys are just trying to start stuff.
@@williamburleson5150 You are totally misunderstanding what he is saying and yes doctrine DOES matter
You are so right about the desire to be accepted intellectually by the world. This is how people who believe in Jesus, or claim to, believe in Darwinian evolution. It is a desire to have their intellect validated by the world that they admire and want to be part of but they want to avoid going to hell so they have an intellectual foot in both worlds.
Thank you again brother Spencer for uploading your video
Only God knows how many people have been saved under the preaching of Billy Graham.
I'm so glad I found your station, learning a lot. Very interesting. I will keep watching often before I decide if I will donate or not. But sending you my wishes of God's grace and peace be with you always. God bless.
I disagree about Charles Stanley.... He has been preaching longer than some of you have been alive. I've listened to his sermons, read his books. He backs it up with scripture! He does not take the Bible out of context... I believe because of his son Andy's beliefs Dr Stanley has come under fire. God will judge him just like he judges everyone. I am meaning no disrespect to anyone but I disagree!!!!
I have no issue with Charles Stanley. He was the real deal. He is not responsible for his son's decisions on doctrine. Andy Stanley is a false teacher and apostate. He will answer to God
Very helpful! Thanks
Too bad at the end of Pastor John's August 9, 2020 John MacArthur turned the sermon into Calvinist doctrine of no hope of salvation for billions. He said it is impossible for you to beg Jesus to save you. His election doctrine came up that God has his elect from the beginning of time all others will have no chance of salvation, so billions are destined to hell fire forever with no hope to ask Jesus to save them. What a horrible doctrine. John Mac Arthur falsely says you can take the mark of the beast and go to heaven.
That would contradict several biblical passages. For example:
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter:3:9
God doesn't want anyone to perish, however, he predestines some to hell? How does that work? Isn't that contradictory? Someone wants to be saved and cries unto God and God says "Sorry, you are predestined to hell" and that would also contradict several passages in the book of John. In the whole bible actually.
Sure, some things are predestined, like that the believer shall carry the image of Christ, or He elects and chooses, like when he chose Abraham. But I think there's a huge gap between chosing that and choosing who is going to hell without opportunity to ever come to Him.
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That was a calming and soothing text you sent, that God does not want anyone to perish but that all would come to know Jesus now that is a loving God not like Calvin's God.
Charles Stanley is a true man of God and so is Billy Graham. Yo... I guess you’re the best pastor on the planet... you have thick skin.
Billy Graham compromised the Gospel
I’m so thankful for your work, Spencer. I pray God will bless you and your family beyond measure, in the name of Jesus!!!!
Jack Hyles in a sermon said that"hell cannot be too hot for professors who deny that the Bible is the word of God".. Yet later on in a book he cast doubt on whether the book of Esther should be on the Old Testament. He could not see how God could honour a Jewish girl being married to a divorced pagan emperor.
I have been thinking that there was something wrong with the way that I was feeling when all along it was the Lord leading me. Thank you for giving voice to what the Lord has been telling me in my heart.
Dear friend, just do not slip into "soluschristy" path where everyone is worthless. It is true that some preachers are more liberal than the others, but there must be clear cut where is that point of no return. Of course there are preachers who need to be called out and exposed for their serious erroneous doctrine and heresy and I am personally all for it.
So keep up the good work and teach us how to be discerning, careful, watchful and above all children who bring glory to their heavenly father.
@@paulrobinson9318 God gave his clear word to keep His church alive. Miracles and healings are not mandatory for Christian's (the way you formulated it). Apostles and prophets again dear sir be aware that you need to understand the context of the written word. Are you aware who were prophets or apostles Paul was referring to? Guess not.
Let me put it this way; " today while Corona virus is running rampant around the world, Christians are watching UA-cam and encouraging each other with cell phones and SMS messages." What do you think, what would Christians 2000 years ago understand from that sentence?
That is my point, they would not understand anything, because they do not get what certain terms mean. Same is with us and therefore your conclusion...
@@paulrobinson9318 So let me get this straight, in the past reply you wrote load of text, supported it with bible verses and now you are tearing down the bible clarity? Are you saying that you trust history more than what the bible says?
Miracles are still possible and still here, however it is Gods prerogative to exercise them, not the choice of few liars who prey on their victims for financial gain.
At the same time all those manifestations we see around today are nowhere limited to "christianity". Tongues, Hindus have them, healings too, miracles as well, so how do you make a clean cut between right and wrong. Verify first, 99,9% of so called miracles dissapear when you want to verify them, 100% of healings are gone too (either person was never really affected or did not receive healing). I would say it had nothing to do with God of the bible. When God was doing miracles everything was made clear nothing was hidden, in fact Jesus said "go, show yourself to the priests".
Today we are supposed to take all for granted and just trust them...? Did God change there? I guess...
If the Bible is not clear and accurate than you can make anything out of it. What you are doing, otherwise you would know that there are only 12 Apostles (And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Revelation 21:14 ESV). But the bible is unclear so now you have "apostles" everywhere, speaking special revelations that are necessary for today's church...even when the scriptures said that it is good enough and sufficient (All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV)
But it is still unclear, right?
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter 2:1
Still unclear...
Well if you reject the scriptures (and its clarity), than you can do pretty much whatever you want, there are no limits. This is actually happening, people are rejecting the scriptures and the results are visible.
Oh I forgot to touch on prophets, first and foremost prophets were servants of God who took the word of God and explained it to the people. They were not predictors of the future as we have them portrayed today and as some of self proclaimed prophets want us to believe. How do we know? Their prophecies do not come true. They are as accurate as Horoscope.
The scriptures tell us how to recognize a real forteller of the future "when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord , if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him."
Deuteronomy 18:22 ESV
But again, scripture is unclear...there in lies your problem and that is why people like Kenneth Copeland can missguide you into thinking that they rule the Covid 19 and can heal and rebuke the sicknesses that we are promised in the atonement according to Isaiah 53.
BTW please show me your glorified body that comes with the atonement too if you are claiming full health for now.
@@paulrobinson9318 Since KK declaration disease started to diminish??? Friend there has been over 700K people infected up to this day in the US alone. Two weeks back the number was 350K again US alone. How is that diminishing??? You are being delusional.
"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes."
Proverbs 26:4-5 ESV
I rest my case...
Maybe piper and the neo evangelicals “fellowship” or preach at these churches to share truth that isn’t being shared. Cant throw out these great preachers and teachers this easily.
Yet another video of licking people apart rather than sharing Jesus with your audience
Thank you! Great videos!
I must agree with many of the posts here. Who do you think is a moral and faithful teacher?
Some of the men you are tearing down is unbelievable.
Spencer what do you think about secular music from the 90s and 80s. I sometimes feel like listening to them though I don’t listen to modern music. But sometimes when I feel let down old songs gives me happiness. Is it okay? Or do you think Christians should only seek happiness in gospel songs? It would be nice if you could address this.
Thank you for your teachings. It helps to clarify who is whom.
I have to respectfully disagree with you. I have grown up and followed the teachings Dr. Stanley for years and his teaching is correct.
Maybe you should actually listen to the video...
@@spencersmith312 not trying to be rude or disrespectful to you whatsoever but from what I've seen of your videos everybody is doing wrong. Why not bring people together with the good news of the Gospel which is Jesus died on the cross for our sins so we can have eternal salvation in heaven when we die and leave this planet but also teach people at the same time from Genesis to Revelation and everything in between because obviously the whole Bible is excellent to know. God is a holy just God who is to be feared and reverenced , a consuming fire and a jealous God. Hell also must be preached about because once again it's biblical and scriptural but he's also a god of love peace and hope and told us to be humble. I would just encourage you to use more humility and maybe gentleness in your videos so you could reach more people. Just a thought God bless
But Jesus “fellowship” with sinners 👍
I mean to win them over naturally or because he wanted to
I am old-school so deep it's not comfortable in this world. I wish everything was just as it should be. But that's not in my hands.
Brother Spencer, I feel compelled to express that any evangelical who would side against Jesus, if in the flesh, is not saved. They are like the Jews of John 8:12-59.
I quote the following scriptures to show the need to do the will of God in the Christian life to prove our salvation and the indwelling of the Spirit in us. I know of many more scriptures, but I decided this was enough. 2 John 9, Luke 13:22-30, Matthew 7:21-27 given the Sermon on the Mount is the context, Matthew 7:15-20, Matthew 25:14-30, Matthew 25:31-46, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15, Matthew 13:1-23, Matthew 13:24-30, 1 John 2:1 John 3:1-24, 1 John 4:20-21, 3 John 11.
Are you saying that the Independent Fundamental Baptist is the only true church or the only right church?
EZ James never wrong, right?
@@madcow9421 This does not answer my question. I never said that I was never wrong. There is no implication of that in my question. I am just looking for a simple answer, not an argument.
Thank you for your service brother, and those who help!
Charles Stanley is a man of God.
Again Orthodox is a loaded term. The Pharisees had/have some correct teaching (doctrine) yet many were soundly condemed by Messiah. To sum up, correct doctrine is not indictive of a relationship to the Master.
The Bible says believers will cast out demons...lay hands on the sick and they will recover ...they will speak with new tongues ...etc.... how come we don't ever hear much about that ?
*honest question
My concern with not infiltrating the universities: their influence spreads to the churches eventually. The same universities we decry are often the same ones that give degrees to our student members, which we praise them for achieving.
So we don't decry the need for the university... clearly it needs more Christians in it then, right?
There's a book called "Christ and Culture" which looks at 5 different ways the church interacts with the culture and the state. All 5 methods are critiqued, but the first one, Separation, is the most-critiqued method out of all of them. It has the most negative consequences, for obvious reasons.
For this reason, I think the risk of interaction in the world is valid, all you need to do first is to make sure you affirm the identity of the members before they start interacting.
All that being said, I am unsure whether or not I'd let Merlyn Manson sing at a church gathering. But what if that opportunity makes him a Christian? You never know.
It's like a man going to bars to witness in hopes that maybe one person is saved. In the meantime, that's compromise. The Lord says " be ye separate "
@@patedwards8844 Not the same at all- that’s just an excuse to be intellectually lazy
Odd thing about Cash... I sent the song God's Gonna Cut You Down to someone yesterday. I believe he was saved at this point. When he died, Hollywood made the video. Interesting. Yes. Being too intelligent can cause a problem.... I now spend a lot of time alone.... Checking myself often. It's tough. .. I see it in a friend who is similar to myself.... It's bizarre how your knowledge base increases - you truly have to check yourself often.
Here I ammm spencer ! Preach brother
I appreciate the break down here. Thx
The more one listens to sound doctrine and prays for wisdom/DISCERNMENT, the easier it is to hear those that are straying. Dont be deceived by the tolerance unity hype. Jesus said he came to cause division not unity. Those who don't understand the difference...you need study your bible with open eyes.
Do neo-evangelicals put up ads promoting secular products and services on their channels like this one?
Such as women in bras?
Just wondering...
Thank You Brother Smith
What is your opinion of Ray Comfort of Living Waters ministries? Fundamentalist? Or Neo Evangelist?
A lot of people criticizing this video, but I have seen exactly what Spencer describes: "Neo-Evangelical" parents, unwilling to call out false doctrine except in the most extreme of cases. Their kids become sympathetic to modernist views and end up with a real flaky doctrine/ leave the church entirely.
I would say it’s a stretch to call John Piper a “neo evangelical” simply because he interviewed rick warren once on theology.
*Fellowships with Rick Warren
Spencer Smith I hope God strengthens you and your church to be fearless with the new mandates in your state brother. It’s safe to say God is testing every church in America right now.
You know it’s really sad to see another brother in Christ attacking other believers. I’ve been blessed by a lot of these people’s teachings. Don’t rob other people of that! Nobody has 100% sound doctrine yourself included. We do our best and worship God as HE leads. Please stick to preaching. These people have led many people to Christ. Probably even more than you have.
Praise the LORD GOD