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1. Eric in Norway Question: "There seems to be very little apart from the specific doctrines that we hold and our specific ritual practices that separate us from other belief systems. Faith healings, prophecies, speaking in tongues, mystical experiences of something greater, loving one's neighbor, forgiveness, inner peace, formation of character, prayer, and a relationship to a God-all of these can be found to some degree or other in other philosophies or religions. Which features of our faith as lived out in the present are truly unique and special for Christians? If there are none, then are we condemned to a purely intellectual basis for our faith?" Answer: Tom acknowledges Eric’s observation by agreeing that many practices and values are shared across different faiths. However, he emphasizes the unique role of Jesus in Christianity. He explains that Christianity is distinct because it centers on the historical events of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, which Christians believe defeated the powers of evil and initiated a new creation. Unlike other religions that may focus on spiritual experiences or mystical revelations, Christianity is grounded in specific historical happenings that have had a profound and transformative impact on the world. Tom underscores that this historical foundation provides a robust basis for Christian faith beyond purely intellectual aspects. 2. Miriam in York Question: "My sister is a New Age adherent, and I find that whenever we talk about spirituality, we use much of the same language-the universe loves her, God loves me, etc. We even seem to agree on principles like mercy and self-giving love. We both have arrived at similar ways of living life through different means. How does the work of the Holy Spirit fit into this? Should I be somehow better at this way of life than her, given that we're roughly equal otherwise but I have the Holy Spirit guiding me? Also, if our way of life can be copied without having our faith, why is membership in God's family a necessary prerequisite for becoming part of His new creation project?" Answer: Tom uses a railway analogy to explain the similarities and differences between Christian faith and other spiritual paths. He points out that while there may be overlapping values and practices, the origins and ultimate destinations differ significantly. Christianity, according to Tom, offers a unique path centered on Jesus and the historical events that have shaped its teachings and community. He suggests that shared values may stem from a common Judeo-Christian heritage but asserts that Christianity provides a distinct transformative experience through the Holy Spirit and the new creation narrative. Membership in God's family, therefore, is portrayed as essential because it aligns individuals with the unique historical and spiritual journey that Christianity offers, beyond merely adopting similar moral or ethical practices. 3. Fred in Ontario, Canada Question: "What do you have to say about those who have never heard the gospel or Jesus? The famous John 3:16 presents two paths: those that believe in Christ will have eternal life, and those that reject him will perish. But what about the third group-those who've never heard about the gospel or Jesus? Considering Romans 1, which talks about humanity exchanging the truth of God for a lie, don't you think many humans do this unconsciously through their sinful nature?" Answer: Tom responds by acknowledging the complexity of the question and states that it's ultimately God's role to judge and decide the fate of individuals. He reflects on how distorted or incomplete teachings of the gospel can lead people astray, making it challenging for them to accept the true message of Christianity. Tom emphasizes that God's nature is one of generous and outgoing love, cautioning against humans making definitive judgments about God's actions or decisions regarding salvation. He encourages Christians to live authentically, showing love and hospitality, and trusting that God will work in people's lives appropriately. Tom highlights the importance of inviting others into a relationship with God through genuine actions and relationships rather than presuming to know their eternal destiny. 4. Travis in Montana Question: "When discussing the historical Jesus, it's mentioned that many historical figures and events are known to us through only one source. Therefore, if we discount the validity of the New Testament as evidence for the historical Jesus, we should also discount a good deal of other ancient history. How then can we discount the accuracy of other religious works such as the Quran or the Book of Mormon? How is the New Testament different?" Answer: Tom addresses this by differentiating the nature of the New Testament from other religious texts. He explains that while other scriptures like the Quran or the Book of Mormon may focus on mystical or private revelations, the New Testament presents public historical events, particularly those concerning Jesus Christ. Christianity, according to Tom, is unique because it is built upon verifiable historical happenings that were witnessed and recorded publicly, making its narrative distinct. He argues that this public and historical foundation gives the New Testament a different kind of credibility compared to other religious texts that are more centered on personal or mystical experiences. Tom emphasizes that the transformative impact of Christianity arises from these historical truths, setting it apart from other faith traditions. 5. Additional Discussion on The Insider Movement Topic: Discussion about The Insider movement, where certain Muslims in parts of the Arab world believe in Jesus as God's son but remain within the Muslim community to avoid persecution. Answer: Tom explains that movements like The Insider are attempts by individuals to reconcile their belief in Jesus with their Muslim identity without openly declaring it due to societal and political pressures. He notes that similar phenomena exist in other religious communities, such as Orthodox Jews who secretly follow Jesus while maintaining their Jewish practices. Tom highlights the challenges these individuals face in expressing their true beliefs openly and the delicate balance they must maintain to avoid conflict or persecution. He relates this to the early Christian church, where believers had to navigate their faith within predominantly non-Christian societies, emphasizing the ongoing need for discernment and wisdom in interfaith contexts.
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@@Essa-mx7db Certainly there are contradictions between Christian groups, but contradictions in the Bible itself are vanishingly rare. We will be happy to answer any concern. Why should Muslims become Christian? Because it is the fulfillment of the confusing things in Islam, that the Quran says we can answer for you. (Yunas 10:94). The universe is too complex to be by chance. The Bible best explains reality: where we came from, why we are both good and bad, and how our Creator, although innocent of wrong, like a father paid our debt by dying as the Lamb of God, Jesus, in our place. In both Christianity and Judaism God has required blood sacrifice for sin (Leviticus 17:11), but this is inexplicably missing in Islam. A video explains this on our we. bsite.
If you're already convinced that human beings are born with sin and only Jesus can accomplish atonement for your sins and lead you to salvation, of course every religious faith devoid of that specific belief/theology will seem deficient. This is just confirmation bias.
At least represent the truthfulness of what the Bible says not what has been regurgitated over and over again this becomes monotonous really! What the Bible says is that we are born with a sinful nature and this is evident by the things we can actually see, sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, cdivisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. These are not things that just happen or fictitious, the are real things we know of. Tell me from your own world view since you also have the same responsibility to explain why these things are part of the human make-up what causes them?
Dr Wright in your talks propagating Christianity to be about the kingdom you use the term Crusiform theocracy, could you please explain what you mean as it relates to me living my vocation .
@@markharbour5175 It’s a scholarship thing. An attempt to remain or be perceived as being objective. It carries more weight with skeptics. I think in Wright’s case he aligns his beliefs to what is true. And urges others to do so as well.
Really interesting the point re: a pagan point of view vs Christian. It’s not that we as Christians are living a similar life to those with a new-age viewpoint - it’s that we have all grown up in a society based on Christian values and so whatever we say we believe, our underlying beliefs, understanding, values and ways of working are Christian - e.g. the law, justice etc - so those who don’t profess Christ are living a Christian-esque life - albeit those values are slowly being eroded.
where do you live that you grew up in a society with mostly Christian values? I'm from America where its.. where can I spend my money on myself and my family.
Nice mention of Epictetus. His way is actually very difficult to follow. His prayer I dare not pray, because I'm scared that God or fate or what have you may take me up on it: "Dare to face God and say, 'From now on, use me as you like. I am of one mind with you, I am your peer. Whatever you decide, I will not shrink from it. You may put me where you like, in any role regardless: officer or citizen, rich man or pauper, here or overseas. They are all just so many opportunities to justify your ways to man, by showing just how little circumstances amount to.'" Epictetus, Discourses, II.16.42-43
I was homeless, got into drugs, went into prisons, then i got to know Jesus, He changed my life.. Now i make 22k weekly. have a home, a wife, a lovely daughter... A child of God. HALLELUJAH!.
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Problem is there are many former religious teachers for whom Jesus was the only way. They now firmly believe they were wrong and regret having spent years persuading people into the Christian faith. Yes, i fully appreciate the opposite is also true but that doesn't invalidate the experience of either group. Your truth is not necessarily 'The Truth'.
@@jeffbetts9420 he who endures to the end will be saved. This is obviously someone who’s given up. There is no salvation outside of Jesus Christ. I have no truth, but Jesus Christ is the truth. He’s the way and the life. No one goes to the father, but by him. Deal with it or don’t., it’s only your soul at stake. And if you persist until death, you’ve crossed over there are no do overs. Can Jesus save persons who are not Christian? Yes, he can by a special act of grace, not the ordinary grace, which is through his cathollic church and the sacraments. If you want to be on fire forever, where it gets increasingly hotter and hotter for all eternity, that’s your call. And you could never know true peace without Jesus. Jesus did not come to condemn. He came to save, those who stubbly resist they’re the ones who are going to be in trouble at the end of their life. It’s not gonna be skin off of anyone’s nose, but the person who keeps resisting God and until the moment they die.
@@jeffbetts9420 the experiences of other are rubbish if they are outside of Jesus, he is the way there is no other. I’m worried you are rejecting this reality. I don’t care what you say to me. I would prefer that you save your soul, but the world is full of people who are bound and determined to send themselves to hell forever
Sure, faith is the assurance of things unseen. It's not definitively provable to a hardened skeptic except by God himself, either by the Holy Spirit in conversion or the Second Coming.
Whoever is saved by God's grace, past or present or future, it is through the righteousness and justice of the Lord Jesus. This includes many who never knew of him. (The only way to have assurance of that salvation here and now, however, is by opening one's heart to his power and new life in this day. This is his covenant promise.) What matters is what a person does with what they know. God knows every heart and every choice, and he is not to be mocked. All shall rise and see him on that day.
@@seankennedy7276 If it is an addiction that debilitates your life, then the power of the Spirit can enlighten, convince, and deliver. On the other hand, if it is a useful tool then perhaps the Spirit will call you to use it for the good. The name of Jesus is divine power for new life. His presence is peace.
It seems also a striking difference in religions of the world and Christianity is the true forgiveness and freedom from condemnation of our sin. It is unjust and impossible to be forgiven in any other way than the cross and resurrection of Jesus
When you read the Bible according to the Bible one of the biggest reasons why people became Christians was because as the gospel was being preached the apostles were actually performing Miracles and those things. People are saying that so tongue speaking was common back then but that doesn't seem to make sense when you look at how the Christians early Christians saw tongue speaking as something unique and fantastic. Yes there are other people who do tongues but most of those tongue speaking people are after the fact. Just like in Islam you have a tongue speaking faction of Islam but even that faction of Islam is greatly influenced by Christianity the argument that Tounge speaking was normal for pagans is probably an argument that is made by people who want to delegitimize tongue speaking for today. No where does Paul tie Tongue speaking into Pagan rituals or pagan practices. That's a over extrapolation of what he was saying about them being pagans formerly. He wasn't addressing pagan tongue speaking he was addressing Christian Tongue speaking
If one wants to see what living in a gray zone means, and never really commit or say things clearly as a christian, just listen to N.T. Wright, he's part of the scholars who, instead of presenting Jesus' teachings in a way that is simple but clear, clear in a way that puts you before a real choice, the kind that compels you to change your mind and behavior, dilutes the radicalness of Jesus' teachings, to a point where being christian is "preferable", but no necessarily the only way to salvation because only God sees the heart. I have come to see how N.T. Wright is so careful as to make sure his words won't offend or exclude the listener, that he forgot how to present the Gospel. Very sad. I would even go as far as saying that he's become uncomfortable with the NT radical nature.
I would be careful of the line of thought that Christianity is unique because of the "public" nature of the events. The resurrection was witnessed by relatively few people. We have a claim that 500 saw the resurrected Christ, but in reality, we only have one firsthand account from Paul, and even that has some ambiguity. The book of Genesis, if it actually is written by moses, is inherently a revelation. Moses was not present at the creation, so the information was revealed to him. The Exodus doesn't have much historical evidence despite being a monumentally large event. Isaiah has huge sections writing about visions he had. The book of Revelation is a private revelation to John. I imagine the main point is that the central event of the Christian faith is the resurrection, not all the rest of the Bible. But the gold plates were witnessed by at least 11 people apart from Smith.
I heard various testimonials of X-Muslims who said: "How much do you have to HATE me NÓT to share the GOOD NEWS of SALVATION of JESUS CHRIST." Muhammad Faridi - UA-cam channel
The way to heaven is to love God and one's neighbor as oneself. When the real Jesus is asked what is the great commandment in the law, he does not claim that he is the way, truth and life etc., but he recites these verses from the Torah, and he concludes by saying: "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets". There is nothing else that seekers after heaven need. To qualify for heaven they could cut these verses from the Bible and throw the rest away and even destroy the written law. The parable of the Good Samaritan exemplifies these commands. And the implication is that God really is love or that love really is God!
Could be wrong, but I don't know of any other major faiths that claim that God IS Love, i.e. he isn't loving -- he is love. And that love looks like the cross in the sense that it turns the world upside down. In several ways, but the most important way for me is the place that the weak, the poor, the dependant, the children, the unclean -- take. Instead of the runt of the litter being pecked or trampled to death by stronger chicks -- that runt comes first for Christians. That runt is Jesus. That's contrary to the way nature works, broadly -- that is, as Darwin (rightly) wrote, Nature operates on the level of survival of the fittest. Jesus took the place of the least fit, the "least of these my brethren". (Matt smthg --can't remember). Further, he also said that when you see him, you see the father - God. That's the place God would take were he here, not the place of the powerful or extraordinary or brilliantly 'fit' but of a child, someone with no power at all. And then the resurrection shows that that place of powerlessness -- of weakness -- of love -- is more powerful than death. Real radical -- real different.
Only way to heaven? There appears to be considerable ambiguity and variety of interpretation in the Christian theological theories. There appears to be many textual references that point to a future kingdom of God on Earth - to a contrast with a doctrine about a destination of heaven. And that the dead are resurrected (brought back to life from death) and some will be be rewarded with life in that kingdom - on earth.
Interesting conversation, but don't believe Wright ever answered the headline question. I like him a lot, but he can be too diplomatic, which frustrates me to no end. Just answer the question, Tom!
Thanks for this comment. I read it at 3:03 minutes and stopped watching. NT is a master of the art of no-committal reply, as I have observed from other videos too.
@garthh7314 Not so. Eyewitness reports put in writing to tell a coherent story of something significant is documentary evidence, bruh. This is basic stuff.
I notice that you talk about jesus not God as if your interest is with the one who is going to hold your sins not the god who is going to judge you the day after!!!!🎉
What did Christ look like before he was Jesus? Christ is God, correct? Then who are we to say he couldn't appear as different forms in other cultures. There is only one God. Do you really believe He wouldn't help the millions of people before His advent on Earth as Jesus? Yes God as Christ is the only way because He is the One and only God made manifest. He is Timeless, formless, Omniscient, Omnipotent & Omnipresent. Do we dare to think that we can tell God what He can and can't do? Do you think He would punish His Children just because we didn't get His name right? Even a parent wouldn't do that, much less so God our Father. God is Love and if your heart is sincere & pure in intent He will not deny you and will forgive our silly fumblings.Put full trust in God and He will not let you down. In the name of our beloved Lord, AMEN.
He couldn't because the fundamental philosophies and cosmologies of the other religions are incompatible with Christianity. If Christ came as the Buddha then Heaven and Nirvana would be the same. They are not anything like one another. Nirvana is the dissolution of the individual into either nothingness or everything. Either way, one's identity as an individual ends. For one, Mark 12:25, among other verses, would seem to directly contradict that idea. An angel is a distinct being with an individual personality and identity so if we're going to be like angels then Heaven is nothing like Nirvana. In Christianity, we retain our individual identities; we don't cease to exist or dissolve into the universe. The same rough argument can be made regarding Hindu Moksha ergo Christ was not Krishna.
@@jacksonhamilton6302 Hi Jackson, generally you're correct, there is however a common misunderstanding of Nirvana, Liberation etc. The truth is as we awaken in Him we become ourselves, fully and completely. WE don't dissolve into nothing but we do dissolve into becoming ourselves. It's only the evil qualities that we falsley identified with that are destroyed. Then as it states in the Bible ,"They shall stand like pillars in the temple of God forever". So then terms such as the above have no meaning. It's difficult in a forum like this to go into detail but I do understand your point of view. But as our beloved Jesus said; "In my fathers house there are many mansions" I have to state this clearly. Christ is and always will be the only way to God & Freedom. May the Love of Christ always be with you.
@@stug8017 Your response is a typical Western Buddhist response. The idea that Nirvana is nonexistence is clear and simple Sanskrit but Westerners do not like this idea so they pretend that's not what Nirvana is. They like Buddhism because it's peaceful and compassionate and then confirmation bias confirms the rest of Buddhism to be exactly what they want it to be. Through confirmation bias Nirvana becomes anything you want it to be. My background is political communications and you're engaging in confirmation bias. I doubt you'll admit that; no one admits to making cognitive mistakes. You're doing what happens in basically any debate where an ideology is accused of something that would incur negative PR which is denying that the ideology is politically incorrect and saying that the ideology instead is, if you truly understood it, actually politically correct. All bad accusations are actually misunderstandings. I got more wits than that.
@@stug8017 I am also rather confused as to how, in Buddhism, we awaken in Him. The Buddha is not a God. Which is another problem with your claiming the Buddha was a prior incarnation of Jesus. Jesus is God so if Buddhism teaches that the Buddha is not God then they're different people. People don't awaken in the Buddha, they awaken to the idea that the universe is ultimately meaningless and not worth suffering for and then commit spiritual suicide through asceticism. The Buddha, himself, said that the atman (soul) does not exist so once your karmic seed is neutral then your aggregates don't recongregate and you never exist again. You can say that's not Buddhism and say that Buddhism is actually a New Age syncretic faith where Nirvana is actually like Western Heaven and the anatman (the Buddhist no-self) is actually a Western-style soul and Buddhism is about souls going to Heaven. Which seems to be your position. But that would suggest you are just projecting Western Christian theology on Buddhism which is just confirmation bias for your hypothesis that the Buddha was a prior incarnation of Jesus.
CSB 1st John 5:9-12. 9) If we accept human testimony, God’s testimony is greater, because it is God’s testimony that he has given about his Son. 10) The one who believes in the Son of God has this testimony within himself. The one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony God has given about his Son. 11) And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12) The one who has the Son has life. The one who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
@@NomadOutOfAfrica Try it this way. The Bible itself makes exclusive truth claims. For example: Jesus claimed that He “is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Christians like NT Wright and myself then can believe Jesus and other truths of Scripture as God’s revelation of Himself to us! And we can share with others that we have found life and truth in these Scriptures that teach of God and point to Jesus and reveal how we can know Him, love Him, and follow Him obediently. Or we could suppose: No, that was just Jesus’ opinion. What does he know? Maybe he got it wrong. He’s only the Son of God! And reduce him to be among mere men who philosophize and suggest various ideas. I guess the ultimate question is: Who was Jesus? (And the associated, Why did He come?) If He came as the God-man to redeem the world and show us the path to God, die for our sins, be resurrected back to life and is Lord of the universe - well then it really doesn’t matter what other viewpoints have suggested to the contrary. The Lord has spoken. We had better listen! The awesome news is that the message includes an invitation: Come and See if these things are true! Receive the Truth and the Truth will set you free. And then your eyes are opened and you see the reality of competing “faux-truths”. And, like once you’ve married your spouse it becomes unhelpful to pursue other women, it becomes counterproductive to continue to entertain rival views that have missed the most important central truths about Jesus. I hope you come to discover and know Him! It makes all the difference.
To be fair, I think Tom is actually acknowledging Jesus' own view on his uniqueness and claim to be the unique way to God. He is, I think, humbly acknowledging that Jesus is in a better place to know the route to God than himself. If Jesus is who he claims to be, to accept Jesus' claim seems far humbler than to suggest I know better than him. The many roads up the mountain picture seems very humble. However, Jesus says "I am the the only way". To say that he is wrong obviously means you are convinced you have a better view than Jesus! At the end of the day it comes down to who you think Jesus is - one of many teachers (who got it spectacularly wrong on such a key issue of the route to God) or God come in flesh. I humbly go with Jesus on this one. A
to me , it’s as though i had lost three CHILDREN : i lost 3 rabbits in three days ! i'm abominable sinner, that's why : i wish i had never existed ! i don't want to exist ever since they went to Heaven : i'm a monster : i feel guilty: i don't see the point of living without rabbits : i lost the three loves of my life : my progenitors won't adopt bunnies : life without bunnies, oh no, HORRIBLE !!! wha a sadness to not have bunnies ! i miss them ! i want them to be with me ! the worst is yet to come : now the r and d say they're going to DESTROY , MURDER my hens and dog: again because of my infame sins : oh NO, NO:: Maker , have mercy on my hens !!!! it's depressing losing your animals !! my rabbits and animals are my sole reason to live i think : i think i ain't got nothing else, no one else : empty house without rabbits : room, living- room, therasse without caytlin, amanda and crystal my three rabbits : i think i should be in hell and they should be on the earth !! they were INNOCENT, they have NOT sinned !!! I have sinned !!! i'm the one who did bad stuff against the Maker and the curse went on my animals, not on me ?? i feel like my animals got PUNISHED , not me : i've been unjust, not the Maker: he's just : i wish i had never done all these abominations so that crystal, amanda and caytlin would be alive: i want to see you, pet you, look at your beautiful eyes, my fauve de bourgogne rabbit, my mini rabbit and my lop ears rabbit but i can't: i want to hug you, kiss you, i can't: i feel like i'm a zombie without my bunnies : i'm worried about my hens and doggy: WOW !!! the terrible revelations messages from the r and d for my hens and dogs: scary, HORROR !!!! i think i should ve never existed if i destroy all my loved ones with my sins, causing their death , illness, suffering : horrible things the r and d say they're gonna do to my animals very soon : i want to kick the bucket : i think i should've never existed : everytime i sin strongly, terribly, one or several of my animals die : when will the Maker chastise ME and not my animals ?? the day i don't have animals no more ..... / i want animals !!!!! more than all things!!! i think the animals are the SOLE stuff i want !!!! i think i can NEVER be happy if i don't have animals !!!! i think that Maker does not chastise me but my animals : i mean he takes away from you the most important, the most valuable thing you think you have : to me, the most IMPORTANT thing are my animals: that's the reason why when i do something ultra bad, the Maker makes pass away one or several of my animals : this time it was the WORST SIN i've ever made ?? for it was not one or two animals , but THREE animals in three days: no wonder why r had said at the same time or simultaneously : i get why they said that : it meant three DEATHS , three SICKNESS at the same time : three sick animals FOR NO REASON , SUPERNATURALLY, at the same time : on top of that, the r said 3 weeks : now one week has passed : what ? they didn't say the whole say : two weeks for what ?? the DEATH of my hens , or dogs, burned live jennifer ( hen ), fighting to death chelby, brianna and brittany ( hens ) ? shortly after, kylie can't pee and passes away ( dog ) : oh NO , if only i had never been , if only i had never had a life !!!! all this is two or three weeks or a bit more ???? i want to cease living !!!! they must have suffered HORRIBLY !!! how caytlin suddenly screamed , of pain probably, ultra loudly : SCARY !!! and a day after, how amanda would scream, again and again, having convulsions , moving his head ultra fast , putting it ultra on the back, again and again, doing little screams again and again, his legs so hard, so tense, mega extended, wow, he would move and move : oh poor him ! all this because of my sins ! HORRIBLE seeing this !!!! i wish it had been me , not him ! increible that amanda died one hour after i think, not right away when all this was happening : and then putting his body normal, then moving his body again , his legs mega fast, wow : and crystal couldn’t put his head normal, he was so weak : he would simply put his head on the floor, powerless, without strength : all this because of my sins : farewell everyone ! i can't take it no more : thanks for all Maker bless you : i need to seek the help of Maker and born again christians : but even if i beg pastors to pray for me to stop sinning, for me to stop massacring every single beloved animal i adopt , i CAN NOT stop sinning : i think i'm like these high level murderers: all i do is destroy : that's why i think i deserve to die : i think i MUST de , for if i carry on living and i adopt animals, they will all DIE as newborn animals, i'm sure: i sin so much , so terribly, that they wouldn't last not even one week, poor them ! their destiny would have been different if they had been adopted by someone who is NOT a monstrous sinner unlike me : they would 've lived 10 years, not 2 and 1 year, my adored bunnies : these bunnies were EVERYTHING to me : these hens and dog are MY ONLY loved ones : my only reason to be : or i can live for the rest of my life not adopting any animal but what a SAD life without any animal , too DEPRESSING, oh no, i think i CAN NOT live without animals : i'd be like a zombie, always depressed and sad : i think i must sacrifice myself for my animals : anyway, i don't want to live since the Maker wants me to become his and get pregnant and have sexual intercourse and i'm virgin, with phobia of sexual intercourse : i'm anti pregnancy and anti sexual intercourse : thus, since this is very soon according to the messages from d and r , in october and december 2024, i think all i have left to do is join the majority ( die ) : what else can i do ? hell is horrible : wow, poor persons there !!! i don't want to get devoured by 15 cm worms, spiders: i don't want to BURN, you can't breath in there: there's no water, you're TOO THIRSTY : but i DESERVE hell : i've been TOO WICKED to animals and men all my life : a vegan that murders all my animals , wow, false vegan i suppose !!!!!! to me , these animals ARE MY CHILDREN, my BABIES !!!!!! i DO NOT want to destroy the destiny, DESTROY the destiny, of holy little animals that i ADORE !!!! poor little dogs !!! my porgenitor is about to adopt two dogs: OH WOW, i'm too afraid for them poor little things , adorable little angels !!!!!!!!!!!!! i CAN NOT get rid of my sins !!! hatred, wrath, evil thoughts, evil wishes : i beg you Maker, curse me, NOT my animals and future animals !!! i beg you Maker, destroy ME, NOT my animal angels !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think i should not adopt any animal but just go see animals in ethical places such as pedagogic farms , hoping that they treat animals well there : but it's NOT the same than living with the animals, and being able to pet them, kiss them, see them, look at their beautiful faces and bodies and eyes, hugg them , whenever you like : i don’t see the point of living without animals and rabbits : i think that i see the point of living SOLELY with animals and rabbits : why living if you don’t have animals or bunnies ?? i think the only reason why i should get up in the morning is my animals and rabbits if i had some :
@jeff789able The Bible. But I guess you have been told that it's a "library" (ridiculous, right?). Assuming that: the propaganda book allegedly written by John chapter 14 verse 6.
Rev. 20:5 The “rest of the dead” (the unsaved) lived not again until the thousand years were complete. Why resurrect the unsaved? To condemn them? To offer them salvation?
"And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire" (Rev. 20:15). "God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with His powerful angels. He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might..." (2 Thes. 1: 6-9). "Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt" (Daniel 12:2).
I think N.T. Wright really does not come to grips with the faiths of 5 billion+ people, who don't really accept his understanding of a God who is the creator and sustainer of the entire cosmos. He has lived all his life in a beautiful but limited garden with high walls with little perforations through which he glimpses the world outside, from time to time but cannot really comprehend its depth , diversity and also its deep spirituality.
Greg Laurie, the great West Coast evangelist, years ago noticed there were church attendees with “Coexist” bumper stickers. “ I have an answer for those who believe in those Coexist bumper stickers. The answer is easy. No. No because we don’t believe in the same God. Our God is 3-in-One. Father, Son, Holy Spirit.” Many so called Christian faiths don’t believe in the Triune God. To the follower of Jesus Christ, it’s a simple theology. Any other belief is not scriptural and a man made religion. Essentially, paganism.
4.5 billion years on, and still no clarity of who God is what he wants. 2000 years after he came to save all of humanity and things are worse than ever. 6billion of the planet have no clue what he stands for. About 3billion don't ever think about him once in their lives. God needs a new plan
I would encourage you to read the Bible and specifically the juxtaposition between the world and God's kingdom. Also , look closely at how God's kingdom occurs and what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. The Bible clearly states that the world does not get better, but rather worse. The world crucified Jesus, but if you want to change the world for the better, accept Jesus and do what He says to do in the entire Bible and plead with others to do the same.
@@bevanbasson4289 God is enacting His plan! Things are not worse than ever. Like a mustard seed, the tree of God’s kingdom is incrementally ever-expanding. Initially, there was one man of God, Abraham. Then there was a family. They became 12 tribes of a nation, known as Israel. Eventually from Israel came Jesus -God come to earth to show us the way, His Way! He invested in 12 disciples. They expanded to hundreds while Jesus was on the earth. Then many thousands shortly after his death, resurrection, and return to heaven. Then the followers of Jesus around Judea spread to the known world, and then exploded throughout the Roman empire. Today there are a couple Billion people who adhere to some form of Christianity, many hundreds of thousands who are genuinely born again and living according to the way of Jesus. And many societies have been at least partial beneficiaries of living by some of the teachings of Scriptures. Sin continues to be devastating and destructive! But the plan of God (through the biblical Scriptures and focused on faith in and obedience to Christ) is the solution! We welcome you aboard!
I love these podcasts, and reading your books!! (Both of you). But I am uncomfortable with using the words ‘evangelise’ and ‘evangelism’. I understand the concept, but these don’t seems to appear in Scripture. Maybe we could change the sales pitch jargon as it is so jarring in this culture? Perhaps a more accurate thing would be to talk about ‘how we teach others to be disciples of Jesus’ or even ‘introducing them to Jesus Himself’. It feels off putting and unbiblical to say ‘I am trying to Evangelise’ or (as I saw a few days ago) ‘we are having an evangelism service’ - who of other religions or none wants to come to that…? 😳. Just a thought 😉
It helps knowing what the word means. Evangelism comes from the Greek words euaggelion - a good message, or gospel - and euaggelizo - to announce, declare, bring, or preach this good news.
Have a dialogue with prominent spiritual leaders from other faiths to get a better perspective on this topic. Swamiji Savarpriyananda from the Ramakrishna Mission for one.
I do not understand. Once you truly meet Jesus, you do not want anything else. You just just want to tell others about Him so that a hurting world can experience the love, freedom, peace, etc. that you did. I guess that you could use an interfaith conversation to tell others about Jesus. I do not understand why exclusivity is so bad. It is a normal.
@@mcw3560 Your statements suffer from the sin of assumption one after the other. Just because you have found peace in Jesus doesn't mean somebody else will
@@st.mephisto8564 Why? It is not like I am the only one who has found peace with God and the peace of God. As the Bible says, come and "taste and see" that the Lord in good. Enter into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ and be free.
It’s appropriate. Biblical Christianity makes exclusive claims. The Qu’ran (Islam) and Book of Mormon plus Docrine and Covenants (LDS) are spurious corruptions. The have rival claims to legitimacy, but they stand as appendages to the Bible. The parallel would be to follow Jesus rather than false prophets who take away from and add to Jesus. The variances reveal the spurious roots. They aren’t worthy of the time.
Don't think he said that. I think if you questioned him about his understanding of different faiths you might be spurpised by how much he does know. He is standing with Jesus, who claimed to be the unique revelation of God and the unique way to the Father. I think the issue he raises for us is should we accept Jesus and his unique view or dismiss him. Ultimately that comes down to whether there is good reason and evidence to suggest he is who he claimed to be. Other theologies are important (I need to understand the theology of my Muslim neighbour if I am to care for them) but it doesn't mean they offer the same thing or all delver what they promise. A
@@simonskinner1450 The truths in Romans 1 are not limited to the immediate audience of current days Roman citizens. Re-read it! Notice that the argument goes back to creation and is focused on sins of the past. Those past human realities then become also true for Paul’s contemporaries. And likewise for us.
@@chaddonal4331 The truth of righteousness is part of the gospel of salvation, those who hold the truth in unrighteousness are counted as unbelievers with God and return to condemnation, there is only no condemnation for those who hold the truth in righteousness as Romans 8:4. Paul is talking to those baptised with the Spirit in Rome, those as described have no excuse in Gods judgement, which will be carried out by Jesus as Romans 2:16.
@@simonskinner1450 It sounds like you are asserting that the warnings to judgment in Rom 1, the judgment of Christ in 2:16, and the distinguishing between those in the Spirit and those in the flesh (Rom 8) all pertain only to the narrow group of then-current Romans who have converted to Christ. So, there are warnings for current Roman believers about being cut off (lose their salvation of being “in Christ”) by not having sufficient righteousness. Is that your view?
@@chaddonal4331 The gospel of salvation is the same for everyone in the new covenant, be it Rome or here and now, the law is righteousness by faith. It is having unrighteousness or sin, not, not having sufficient righteousness, as as those called have promised to be dead to sin. As Romans 5-8 is about baptism Paul sets out the requirements of faith, to retain their access to grace, having been promised eternal life in a covenant contract based on sanctification, which is Romans 12-15. I have a Ytube video series called 'Myths in so-called Christianity' that has the NT truth, which exposes false teaching in Christianity.
@LaneMichaelMusic Without a god, life is precious and more valuable. Life is what you make it. I live as though it could end any second. I'm doing my best to support a positive future for people I'll be leaving behind when I die. Gods are not needed. I care about what's true, even if it's not always pleasant.
@@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety Without a god, yeah. But without God, not at all. We're just insignificant specks of stardust in an uncaring universe filled with random tragedy. No gods aren't needed but God definitely is
@@paradisecityX0 God is a god, so no gods(including yours) are needed. I'm an atheist, and you're similar in that you only believe in one god. I just went one further in not seeing any proof in any gods, including the one you believe in.
@@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety Wrong. God is the Prime Mover: the uncreated creator of all that is and source of all life -- the eternal force behind the laws of physics and probability. gods are lesser divine beings. I have no god because l don't believe in gods. You can be an atheist and acknowledge the difference.
Logic demands that only one religion can be valid. God acknowledges the presence of imaginary deities. The first commandment is: Exodus 20:3 "You shall have no other gods before me." All religions have differing accounts of the origin of the universe, the nature of God, and what he has or has not said. Therefore, the law of non-contradiction is all that is necessary to understand that only one of them can be true. Furthermore, God knows he gave logical minds to mankind. So, he does not spend any effort trying to disprove things that every man already knows are logically impossible.
I would rather be damned for eternity than believe in a god which blames me for following my conscience and the brain she gave me. By the way modern physics, neuroscience, psychology demonstrates that I have no freewill and my ego is a social construct. Tat Tuam Asi.
@@donlmilne Hugh Ross is an apologist trying to prove his preconceived beliefs with science rather than using science to arrive at God. His arguments are very stock and people only believe him because of his background. I prefer apologists who are honest about their religious conviction rather than using their authority to pass off bad apologetics as science.
Are you missing your own self-contradiction? You think that modern science has taken away your free will, but you will deny God and take damnation rather than follow your own will. Maybe think thru that for another moment…
Jesus created heaven. Jesus is heaven, heaven is wherever Jesus is. There’s nothing outside of him and no one who can intrude on him. There’s no place for havin to be because Jesus is omnipresent. He’s everywhere that means somebody else would have to intrude on him and create their own version of heaven. The problem there is Jesus is omnipotent, you cannot intrude and set up your own thing inside of him. Or outside of him.. is the alpha and the omega. The beginning and the end. Everything exists through him with him and for him and by him. Nothing that exists can exist outside of him. He holds everything continuously in existence forever. His attributes are that he is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. All powerful all knowing and everywhere at the same time. So I guess the question is can Muhammad get people to heaven. That is extremely unlikely he would have to have Jesus permission since heaven belongs to Jesus .. Mohammed has too many attributes of satan. So really the answer is no, nobody can get you to heaven but Jesus.
You are the personification of an intellectually, challenged imbecile. The pinnicle of someone who can't critically think for himself. In short a brainwashed indoctrinated twat!!😂😂
Yes, Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven (cf. John 14:6). HOWEVER, other religious faiths can (more or less) put one on the road to the True and Living God (see Nostra Aetate, cf. Acts 17:22ff). The distinction between Jesus and heaven, and other faith traditions and the road to God must be made. 🙂
Jesus is a trilogy, as Colossians 2:9, he is the way to be followed, he is the truth of God's righteousness, and the life as he was baptised with the Spirit that took him to heaven. Christianity does not follow the holy trilogy of Jesus, its all in John's gospel as witness to Jesus as the Messiah and Redeemer, the seed of Abraham of the Torah with the Spirit of promise. Jesus is the only way as our mentor, teacher of God's word, and taken to heaven as only way by the Spirit as John 3:13. I have a Ytube video series 'Myths in so-called Christianity' for the truth of the NT, as Jesus died in such a way as to regain eternal life lost by Adam for everyone, and only in his everlasting covenant can those in Christ go to heaven. Jesus will judge if we take the responsibilities given by Jesus and Paul seriously. Neither Christianity, Judaism or Islam are legitimate as none follow the Torah of Abraham, the father of Jesus in the flesh, raised from his people under the law.
At the heart of the Gospel is God's forgiveness of sins. That alone distinguishes Jesus' message from the usual, "Prove yourself" of law and religion. Alongside that comes the disciple's necessary forgiveness of others. Sounds difficult, but there's no special effort in this according to a faith which says to God, "You are the judge not me," as modeled by Christ. Who else promotes such things?
I and my wife Ex-muslim Somalians 🇸🇴 and Jesus Christ saved us deep darkness in Islam by the power of the Holy spirit, we accepted Christ as our Savior despite knowing the consequences w could face, we lost everything Yet we chose Jesus Christ, we receive death threats because of leaving Islam but we said no matter what happens, we won´t ever stop having faith in Jesus the Persecution forces us to turn to God and find hope in Him rather than the world and the Persecution draws us closer to God,and builds our confidence in God, now we know the truth, and the truth is that the way, the truth and the life is only Jesus Christ, The goal of our life now is to help the lost sheep of God in receiving the same peace and inner satisfaction that w have received in Christ.
What a powerful testimony! I pray that God continues to use you and your wife. Peace and blessings to you!
You are very brave people and I admire you for that.
May the Love of Jesus Christ protect and comfort you always. God bless you.
Praise the Lord 💙
You became a pagan and took a man god as your saviour and his blood.
@@ponderingspirit that man Jesus all Muslims waiting to come and save them, they are waiting but I'm not waiting but I accepted my saviour now now
1. Eric in Norway
Question:
"There seems to be very little apart from the specific doctrines that we hold and our specific ritual practices that separate us from other belief systems. Faith healings, prophecies, speaking in tongues, mystical experiences of something greater, loving one's neighbor, forgiveness, inner peace, formation of character, prayer, and a relationship to a God-all of these can be found to some degree or other in other philosophies or religions. Which features of our faith as lived out in the present are truly unique and special for Christians? If there are none, then are we condemned to a purely intellectual basis for our faith?"
Answer: Tom acknowledges Eric’s observation by agreeing that many practices and values are shared across different faiths. However, he emphasizes the unique role of Jesus in Christianity. He explains that Christianity is distinct because it centers on the historical events of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, which Christians believe defeated the powers of evil and initiated a new creation. Unlike other religions that may focus on spiritual experiences or mystical revelations, Christianity is grounded in specific historical happenings that have had a profound and transformative impact on the world. Tom underscores that this historical foundation provides a robust basis for Christian faith beyond purely intellectual aspects.
2. Miriam in York
Question:
"My sister is a New Age adherent, and I find that whenever we talk about spirituality, we use much of the same language-the universe loves her, God loves me, etc. We even seem to agree on principles like mercy and self-giving love. We both have arrived at similar ways of living life through different means. How does the work of the Holy Spirit fit into this? Should I be somehow better at this way of life than her, given that we're roughly equal otherwise but I have the Holy Spirit guiding me? Also, if our way of life can be copied without having our faith, why is membership in God's family a necessary prerequisite for becoming part of His new creation project?"
Answer: Tom uses a railway analogy to explain the similarities and differences between Christian faith and other spiritual paths. He points out that while there may be overlapping values and practices, the origins and ultimate destinations differ significantly. Christianity, according to Tom, offers a unique path centered on Jesus and the historical events that have shaped its teachings and community. He suggests that shared values may stem from a common Judeo-Christian heritage but asserts that Christianity provides a distinct transformative experience through the Holy Spirit and the new creation narrative. Membership in God's family, therefore, is portrayed as essential because it aligns individuals with the unique historical and spiritual journey that Christianity offers, beyond merely adopting similar moral or ethical practices.
3. Fred in Ontario, Canada
Question:
"What do you have to say about those who have never heard the gospel or Jesus? The famous John 3:16 presents two paths: those that believe in Christ will have eternal life, and those that reject him will perish. But what about the third group-those who've never heard about the gospel or Jesus? Considering Romans 1, which talks about humanity exchanging the truth of God for a lie, don't you think many humans do this unconsciously through their sinful nature?"
Answer: Tom responds by acknowledging the complexity of the question and states that it's ultimately God's role to judge and decide the fate of individuals. He reflects on how distorted or incomplete teachings of the gospel can lead people astray, making it challenging for them to accept the true message of Christianity. Tom emphasizes that God's nature is one of generous and outgoing love, cautioning against humans making definitive judgments about God's actions or decisions regarding salvation. He encourages Christians to live authentically, showing love and hospitality, and trusting that God will work in people's lives appropriately. Tom highlights the importance of inviting others into a relationship with God through genuine actions and relationships rather than presuming to know their eternal destiny.
4. Travis in Montana
Question:
"When discussing the historical Jesus, it's mentioned that many historical figures and events are known to us through only one source. Therefore, if we discount the validity of the New Testament as evidence for the historical Jesus, we should also discount a good deal of other ancient history. How then can we discount the accuracy of other religious works such as the Quran or the Book of Mormon? How is the New Testament different?"
Answer: Tom addresses this by differentiating the nature of the New Testament from other religious texts. He explains that while other scriptures like the Quran or the Book of Mormon may focus on mystical or private revelations, the New Testament presents public historical events, particularly those concerning Jesus Christ. Christianity, according to Tom, is unique because it is built upon verifiable historical happenings that were witnessed and recorded publicly, making its narrative distinct. He argues that this public and historical foundation gives the New Testament a different kind of credibility compared to other religious texts that are more centered on personal or mystical experiences. Tom emphasizes that the transformative impact of Christianity arises from these historical truths, setting it apart from other faith traditions.
5. Additional Discussion on The Insider Movement
Topic:
Discussion about The Insider movement, where certain Muslims in parts of the Arab world believe in Jesus as God's son but remain within the Muslim community to avoid persecution.
Answer: Tom explains that movements like The Insider are attempts by individuals to reconcile their belief in Jesus with their Muslim identity without openly declaring it due to societal and political pressures. He notes that similar phenomena exist in other religious communities, such as Orthodox Jews who secretly follow Jesus while maintaining their Jewish practices. Tom highlights the challenges these individuals face in expressing their true beliefs openly and the delicate balance they must maintain to avoid conflict or persecution. He relates this to the early Christian church, where believers had to navigate their faith within predominantly non-Christian societies, emphasizing the ongoing need for discernment and wisdom in interfaith contexts.
What a joy to hear NT Wright speak. Always interesting and insightful. Thank you for the podcast. I look forward to more conversations with him.
N T Wright makes so much sense to this Christian. 👍🏻
Every religion has some truth, but it does not make it The Truth.
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I'm agnostic Muslim but why should Muslims be Christians bible has more contradictions than hair on my head
@@Essa-mx7db Tell me about one or two that bother you the most.
That's because Satan repackages some of God's truth and mixes it with his lies. That's how he poisons people
@@Essa-mx7db Certainly there are contradictions between Christian groups, but contradictions in the Bible itself are vanishingly rare. We will be happy to answer any concern.
Why should Muslims become Christian? Because it is the fulfillment of the confusing things in Islam, that the Quran says we can answer for you. (Yunas 10:94).
The universe is too complex to be by chance. The Bible best explains reality: where we came from, why we are both good and bad, and how our Creator, although innocent of wrong, like a father paid our debt by dying as the Lamb of God, Jesus, in our place.
In both Christianity and Judaism God has required blood sacrifice for sin (Leviticus 17:11), but this is inexplicably missing in Islam.
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If you're already convinced that human beings are born with sin and only Jesus can accomplish atonement for your sins and lead you to salvation, of course every religious faith devoid of that specific belief/theology will seem deficient. This is just confirmation bias.
At least represent the truthfulness of what the Bible says not what has been regurgitated over and over again this becomes monotonous really!
What the Bible says is that we are born with a sinful nature and this is evident by the things we can actually see, sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, cdivisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. These are not things that just happen or fictitious, the are real things we know of.
Tell me from your own world view since you also have the same responsibility to explain why these things are part of the human make-up what causes them?
Amen. Jesus is the only way to the Father.
Dr Wright in your talks propagating Christianity to be about the kingdom you use the term Crusiform theocracy, could you please explain what you mean as it relates to me living my vocation .
NT Write tells us "Christianity teaches this",
but it seems difficult and rare for him to say, "I believe"
@@markharbour5175 It’s a scholarship thing. An attempt to remain or be perceived as being objective. It carries more weight with skeptics.
I think in Wright’s case he aligns his beliefs to what is true. And urges others to do so as well.
Really interesting the point re: a pagan point of view vs Christian. It’s not that we as Christians are living a similar life to those with a new-age viewpoint - it’s that we have all grown up in a society based on Christian values and so whatever we say we believe, our underlying beliefs, understanding, values and ways of working are Christian - e.g. the law, justice etc - so those who don’t profess Christ are living a Christian-esque life - albeit those values are slowly being eroded.
where do you live that you grew up in a society with mostly Christian values? I'm from America where its.. where can I spend my money on myself and my family.
Nice mention of Epictetus. His way is actually very difficult to follow. His prayer I dare not pray, because I'm scared that God or fate or what have you may take me up on it:
"Dare to face God and say, 'From now on, use me as you like. I am of one mind with you, I am your peer. Whatever you decide, I will not shrink from it. You may put me where you like, in any role regardless: officer or citizen, rich man or pauper, here or overseas. They are all just so many opportunities to justify your ways to man, by showing just how little circumstances amount to.'"
Epictetus, Discourses, II.16.42-43
Religion is not needed to be spiritual
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How did you do it? Do explain please 😯
My family have been into series of sufferings lately.
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I do know Christina A. Tucker, I also have even become successful....
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Problem is there are many former religious teachers for whom Jesus was the only way. They now firmly believe they were wrong and regret having spent years persuading people into the Christian faith. Yes, i fully appreciate the opposite is also true but that doesn't invalidate the experience of either group. Your truth is not necessarily 'The Truth'.
@@jeffbetts9420 he who endures to the end will be saved. This is obviously someone who’s given up. There is no salvation outside of Jesus Christ. I have no truth, but Jesus Christ is the truth. He’s the way and the life. No one goes to the father, but by him. Deal with it or don’t., it’s only your soul at stake. And if you persist until death, you’ve crossed over there are no do overs. Can Jesus save persons who are not Christian? Yes, he can by a special act of grace, not the ordinary grace, which is through his cathollic church and the sacraments. If you want to be on fire forever, where it
gets increasingly hotter and hotter for all eternity, that’s your call. And you could never know true peace without Jesus. Jesus did not come to condemn. He came to save, those who stubbly resist they’re the ones who are going to be in trouble at the end of their life. It’s not gonna be skin off of anyone’s nose, but the person who keeps resisting God and until the moment they die.
@@jeffbetts9420 the experiences of other are rubbish if they are outside of Jesus, he is the way there is no other. I’m worried you are rejecting this reality. I don’t care what you say to me. I would prefer that you save your soul, but the world is full of people who are bound and determined to send themselves to hell forever
@@kevincrandall2751how do you even get yourself to make such ridiculously rubbish authoritarian superstitions.
Sure, faith is the assurance of things unseen. It's not definitively provable to a hardened skeptic except by God himself, either by the Holy Spirit in conversion or the Second Coming.
Whoever is saved by God's grace, past or present or future, it is through the righteousness and justice of the Lord Jesus. This includes many who never knew of him.
(The only way to have assurance of that salvation here and now, however, is by opening one's heart to his power and new life in this day. This is his covenant promise.)
What matters is what a person does with what they know. God knows every heart and every choice, and he is not to be mocked. All shall rise and see him on that day.
If I open my heart to Jesus will it keep me off the internet?
@@seankennedy7276 If it is an addiction that debilitates your life, then the power of the Spirit can enlighten, convince, and deliver.
On the other hand, if it is a useful tool then perhaps the Spirit will call you to use it for the good.
The name of Jesus is divine power for new life. His presence is peace.
It seems also a striking difference in religions of the world and Christianity is the true forgiveness and freedom from condemnation of our sin. It is unjust and impossible to be forgiven in any other way than the cross and resurrection of Jesus
When you read the Bible according to the Bible one of the biggest reasons why people became Christians was because as the gospel was being preached the apostles were actually performing Miracles and those things. People are saying that so tongue speaking was common back then but that doesn't seem to make sense when you look at how the Christians early Christians saw tongue speaking as something unique and fantastic. Yes there are other people who do tongues but most of those tongue speaking people are after the fact. Just like in Islam you have a tongue speaking faction of Islam but even that faction of Islam is greatly influenced by Christianity the argument that Tounge speaking was normal for pagans is probably an argument that is made by people who want to delegitimize tongue speaking for today. No where does Paul tie Tongue speaking into Pagan rituals or pagan practices. That's a over extrapolation of what he was saying about them being pagans formerly. He wasn't addressing pagan tongue speaking he was addressing Christian Tongue speaking
I love NT wright 🙏
If one wants to see what living in a gray zone means, and never really commit or say things clearly as a christian, just listen to N.T. Wright, he's part of the scholars who, instead of presenting Jesus' teachings in a way that is simple but clear, clear in a way that puts you before a real choice, the kind that compels you to change your mind and behavior, dilutes the radicalness of Jesus' teachings, to a point where being christian is "preferable", but no necessarily the only way to salvation because only God sees the heart. I have come to see how N.T. Wright is so careful as to make sure his words won't offend or exclude the listener, that he forgot how to present the Gospel. Very sad. I would even go as far as saying that he's become uncomfortable with the NT radical nature.
Is everything that happens is everything that happens. Is there anything other than that?
I would be careful of the line of thought that Christianity is unique because of the "public" nature of the events. The resurrection was witnessed by relatively few people. We have a claim that 500 saw the resurrected Christ, but in reality, we only have one firsthand account from Paul, and even that has some ambiguity.
The book of Genesis, if it actually is written by moses, is inherently a revelation. Moses was not present at the creation, so the information was revealed to him. The Exodus doesn't have much historical evidence despite being a monumentally large event. Isaiah has huge sections writing about visions he had. The book of Revelation is a private revelation to John.
I imagine the main point is that the central event of the Christian faith is the resurrection, not all the rest of the Bible.
But the gold plates were witnessed by at least 11 people apart from Smith.
I heard various testimonials of X-Muslims who said: "How much do you have to HATE me NÓT to share the GOOD NEWS of SALVATION of JESUS CHRIST."
Muhammad Faridi - UA-cam channel
The way to heaven is to love God and one's neighbor as oneself. When the real Jesus is asked what is the great commandment in the law, he does not claim that he is the way, truth and life etc., but he recites these verses from the Torah, and he concludes by saying: "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets". There is nothing else that seekers after heaven need. To qualify for heaven they could cut these verses from the Bible and throw the rest away and even destroy the written law. The parable of the Good Samaritan exemplifies these commands. And the implication is that God really is love or that love really is God!
Could be wrong, but I don't know of any other major faiths that claim that God IS Love, i.e. he isn't loving -- he is love. And that love looks like the cross in the sense that it turns the world upside down. In several ways, but the most important way for me is the place that the weak, the poor, the dependant, the children, the unclean -- take. Instead of the runt of the litter being pecked or trampled to death by stronger chicks -- that runt comes first for Christians. That runt is Jesus. That's contrary to the way nature works, broadly -- that is, as Darwin (rightly) wrote, Nature operates on the level of survival of the fittest. Jesus took the place of the least fit, the "least of these my brethren". (Matt smthg --can't remember). Further, he also said that when you see him, you see the father - God. That's the place God would take were he here, not the place of the powerful or extraordinary or brilliantly 'fit' but of a child, someone with no power at all. And then the resurrection shows that that place of powerlessness -- of weakness -- of love -- is more powerful than death. Real radical -- real different.
Jesus would say, "you are not far from the kingdom of God."
Private angelic revelations - Have you actually read Paul?
Are you aware of Jewish interpretations of the Hebrew Bible?
Where did evil originate? Careful!
Only way to heaven? There appears to be considerable ambiguity and variety of interpretation in the Christian theological theories. There appears to be many textual references that point to a future kingdom of God on Earth - to a contrast with a doctrine about a destination of heaven. And that the dead are resurrected (brought back to life from death) and some will be be rewarded with life in that kingdom - on earth.
Is this like minotaurs versus unicorns?
Interesting conversation, but don't believe Wright ever answered the headline question. I like him a lot, but he can be too diplomatic, which frustrates me to no end. Just answer the question, Tom!
It's necessary for healthy intellectual conversations. He is trying to reason with unbelievers.
Thanks for this comment. I read it at 3:03 minutes and stopped watching. NT is a master of the art of no-committal reply, as I have observed from other videos too.
You're right in a way. Dr William Craig seems to be the opposite. He's blunt, yet he remains courteous.
Have any gods ever been you know... demonstrated to exist?
Yeah. The God-man Jesus Christ is well documented to have lived, died, and then on the third day rose again from the dead.😉
@@signposts6189 🤣
@@signposts6189 that's the claim - not the evidence love
@garthh7314 Not so. Eyewitness reports put in writing to tell a coherent story of something significant is documentary evidence, bruh. This is basic stuff.
@@signposts6189 *claims of eye witness reports - unless you believe all the Hindu miracles that are witnessed daily as well? Special pleading dipshit
If there is no imputation, then there is no justification... All your words do not make any sense sense after all.
Radical evil is the idea of original sin.
Non credo abdurdum est.
I don't believe because it is ridiculous.
I notice that you talk about jesus not God as if your interest is with the one who is going to hold your sins not the god who is going to judge you the day after!!!!🎉
What did Christ look like before he was Jesus? Christ is God, correct? Then who are we to say he couldn't appear as different forms in other cultures. There is only one God. Do you really believe He wouldn't help the millions of people before His advent on Earth as Jesus? Yes God as Christ is the only way because He is the One and only God made manifest. He is Timeless, formless, Omniscient, Omnipotent & Omnipresent. Do we dare to think that we can tell God what He can and can't do? Do you think He would punish His Children just because we didn't get His name right? Even a parent wouldn't do that, much less so God our Father. God is Love and if your heart is sincere & pure in intent He will not deny you and will forgive our silly fumblings.Put full trust in God and He will not let you down. In the name of our beloved Lord, AMEN.
He couldn't because the fundamental philosophies and cosmologies of the other religions are incompatible with Christianity. If Christ came as the Buddha then Heaven and Nirvana would be the same. They are not anything like one another. Nirvana is the dissolution of the individual into either nothingness or everything. Either way, one's identity as an individual ends. For one, Mark 12:25, among other verses, would seem to directly contradict that idea. An angel is a distinct being with an individual personality and identity so if we're going to be like angels then Heaven is nothing like Nirvana. In Christianity, we retain our individual identities; we don't cease to exist or dissolve into the universe. The same rough argument can be made regarding Hindu Moksha ergo Christ was not Krishna.
@@jacksonhamilton6302 Hi Jackson, generally you're correct, there is however a common misunderstanding of Nirvana, Liberation etc. The truth is as we awaken in Him we become ourselves, fully and completely. WE don't dissolve into nothing but we do dissolve into becoming ourselves. It's only the evil qualities that we falsley identified with that are destroyed. Then as it states in the Bible ,"They shall stand like pillars in the temple of God forever". So then terms such as the above have no meaning.
It's difficult in a forum like this to go into detail but I do understand your point of view. But as our beloved Jesus said; "In my fathers house there are many mansions"
I have to state this clearly. Christ is and always will be the only way to God & Freedom.
May the Love of Christ always be with you.
@@stug8017 Your response is a typical Western Buddhist response. The idea that Nirvana is nonexistence is clear and simple Sanskrit but Westerners do not like this idea so they pretend that's not what Nirvana is. They like Buddhism because it's peaceful and compassionate and then confirmation bias confirms the rest of Buddhism to be exactly what they want it to be.
Through confirmation bias Nirvana becomes anything you want it to be. My background is political communications and you're engaging in confirmation bias. I doubt you'll admit that; no one admits to making cognitive mistakes. You're doing what happens in basically any debate where an ideology is accused of something that would incur negative PR which is denying that the ideology is politically incorrect and saying that the ideology instead is, if you truly understood it, actually politically correct. All bad accusations are actually misunderstandings. I got more wits than that.
@@stug8017 I am also rather confused as to how, in Buddhism, we awaken in Him. The Buddha is not a God. Which is another problem with your claiming the Buddha was a prior incarnation of Jesus. Jesus is God so if Buddhism teaches that the Buddha is not God then they're different people.
People don't awaken in the Buddha, they awaken to the idea that the universe is ultimately meaningless and not worth suffering for and then commit spiritual suicide through asceticism. The Buddha, himself, said that the atman (soul) does not exist so once your karmic seed is neutral then your aggregates don't recongregate and you never exist again.
You can say that's not Buddhism and say that Buddhism is actually a New Age syncretic faith where Nirvana is actually like Western Heaven and the anatman (the Buddhist no-self) is actually a Western-style soul and Buddhism is about souls going to Heaven. Which seems to be your position. But that would suggest you are just projecting Western Christian theology on Buddhism which is just confirmation bias for your hypothesis that the Buddha was a prior incarnation of Jesus.
@@jacksonhamilton6302 Okay my friend, each to his own. May Christ's love fill your heart always. All the best
Guy never actually answers the questions lol. Just repeats the question and says yes but Jesus
CSB 1st John 5:9-12.
9) If we accept human testimony, God’s testimony is greater, because it is God’s testimony that he has given about his Son. 10) The one who believes in the Son of God has this testimony within himself. The one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony God has given about his Son. 11) And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12) The one who has the Son has life. The one who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Apologists like NT are part of the reason I could never be a Christian. NT thinks he is right about god and that all others are wrong.
@@NomadOutOfAfrica Try it this way. The Bible itself makes exclusive truth claims. For example: Jesus claimed that He “is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Christians like NT Wright and myself then can believe Jesus and other truths of Scripture as God’s revelation of Himself to us! And we can share with others that we have found life and truth in these Scriptures that teach of God and point to Jesus and reveal how we can know Him, love Him, and follow Him obediently.
Or we could suppose: No, that was just Jesus’ opinion. What does he know? Maybe he got it wrong. He’s only the Son of God! And reduce him to be among mere men who philosophize and suggest various ideas.
I guess the ultimate question is: Who was Jesus? (And the associated, Why did He come?)
If He came as the God-man to redeem the world and show us the path to God, die for our sins, be resurrected back to life and is Lord of the universe - well then it really doesn’t matter what other viewpoints have suggested to the contrary. The Lord has spoken. We had better listen!
The awesome news is that the message includes an invitation: Come and See if these things are true! Receive the Truth and the Truth will set you free.
And then your eyes are opened and you see the reality of competing “faux-truths”. And, like once you’ve married your spouse it becomes unhelpful to pursue other women, it becomes counterproductive to continue to entertain rival views that have missed the most important central truths about Jesus.
I hope you come to discover and know Him! It makes all the difference.
To be fair, I think Tom is actually acknowledging Jesus' own view on his uniqueness and claim to be the unique way to God. He is, I think, humbly acknowledging that Jesus is in a better place to know the route to God than himself. If Jesus is who he claims to be, to accept Jesus' claim seems far humbler than to suggest I know better than him. The many roads up the mountain picture seems very humble. However, Jesus says "I am the the only way". To say that he is wrong obviously means you are convinced you have a better view than Jesus! At the end of the day it comes down to who you think Jesus is - one of many teachers (who got it spectacularly wrong on such a key issue of the route to God) or God come in flesh. I humbly go with Jesus on this one. A
TRUTH is a very narrow reality.
to me , it’s as though i had lost three CHILDREN : i lost 3 rabbits in three days ! i'm abominable sinner, that's why : i wish i had never existed ! i don't want to exist ever since they went to Heaven : i'm a monster : i feel guilty: i don't see the point of living without rabbits : i lost the three loves of my life : my progenitors won't adopt bunnies : life without bunnies, oh no, HORRIBLE !!! wha a sadness to not have bunnies ! i miss them ! i want them to be with me ! the worst is yet to come : now the r and d say they're going to DESTROY , MURDER my hens and dog: again because of my infame sins : oh NO, NO:: Maker , have mercy on my hens !!!! it's depressing losing your animals !! my rabbits and animals are my sole reason to live i think : i think i ain't got nothing else, no one else : empty house without rabbits :
room, living- room, therasse without caytlin, amanda and crystal my three rabbits : i think i should be in hell and they should be on the earth !! they were INNOCENT, they have NOT sinned !!! I have sinned !!! i'm the one who did bad stuff against the Maker and the curse went on my animals, not on me ?? i feel like my animals got PUNISHED , not me : i've been unjust, not the Maker: he's just : i wish i had never done all these abominations so that crystal, amanda and caytlin would be alive: i want to see you, pet you, look at your beautiful eyes, my fauve de bourgogne rabbit, my mini rabbit and my lop ears rabbit but i can't: i want to hug you, kiss you, i can't: i feel like i'm a zombie without my bunnies : i'm worried about my hens and doggy: WOW !!! the terrible revelations messages from the r and d for my hens and dogs:
scary, HORROR !!!! i think i should ve never existed if i destroy all my loved ones with my sins, causing their death , illness, suffering : horrible things the r and d say they're gonna do to my animals very soon : i want to kick the bucket : i think i should've never existed : everytime i sin strongly, terribly, one or several of my animals die : when will the Maker chastise ME and not my animals ?? the day i don't have animals no more ..... / i want animals !!!!! more than all things!!! i think the animals are the SOLE stuff i want !!!! i think i can NEVER be happy if i don't have animals !!!!
i think that Maker does not chastise me but my animals : i mean he takes away from you the most important, the most valuable thing you think you have : to me, the most IMPORTANT thing are my animals: that's the reason why when i do something ultra bad, the Maker makes pass away one or several of my animals : this time it was the WORST SIN i've ever made ?? for it was not one or two animals , but THREE animals in three days: no wonder why r had said at the same time or simultaneously : i get why they said that : it meant three DEATHS , three SICKNESS at the same time : three sick animals FOR NO REASON , SUPERNATURALLY, at the same time :
on top of that, the r said 3 weeks : now one week has passed : what ? they didn't say the whole say : two weeks for what ?? the DEATH of my hens , or dogs, burned live jennifer ( hen ), fighting to death chelby, brianna and brittany ( hens ) ? shortly after, kylie can't pee and passes away ( dog ) : oh NO , if only i had never been , if only i had never had a life !!!! all this is two or three weeks or a bit more ???? i want to cease living !!!! they must have suffered HORRIBLY !!! how caytlin suddenly screamed , of pain probably, ultra loudly : SCARY !!! and a day after, how amanda would scream, again and again, having convulsions , moving his head ultra fast , putting it ultra on the back, again and again, doing little screams again and again, his legs so hard, so tense, mega extended, wow, he would move and move :
oh poor him ! all this because of my sins ! HORRIBLE seeing this !!!! i wish it had been me , not him ! increible that amanda died one hour after i think, not right away when all this was happening : and then putting his body normal, then moving his body again , his legs mega fast, wow : and crystal couldn’t put his head normal, he was so weak : he would simply put his head on the floor, powerless, without strength : all this because of my sins : farewell everyone ! i can't take it no more : thanks for all
Maker bless you : i need to seek the help of Maker and born again christians : but even if i beg pastors to pray for me to stop sinning, for me to stop massacring every single beloved animal i adopt , i CAN NOT stop sinning : i think i'm like these high level murderers: all i do is destroy : that's why i think i deserve to die : i think i MUST de , for if i carry on living and i adopt animals, they will all DIE as newborn animals, i'm sure: i sin so much , so terribly, that they wouldn't last not even one week, poor them !
their destiny would have been different if they had been adopted by someone who is NOT a monstrous sinner unlike me : they would 've lived 10 years, not 2 and 1 year, my adored bunnies : these bunnies were EVERYTHING to me : these hens and dog are MY ONLY loved ones : my only reason to be : or i can live for the rest of my life not adopting any animal but what a SAD life without any animal , too DEPRESSING, oh no, i think i CAN NOT live without animals :
i'd be like a zombie, always depressed and sad : i think i must sacrifice myself for my animals : anyway, i don't want to live since the Maker wants me to become his and get pregnant and have sexual intercourse and i'm virgin, with phobia of sexual intercourse : i'm anti pregnancy and anti sexual intercourse : thus, since this is very soon according to the messages from d and r , in october and december 2024, i think all i have left to do is join the majority ( die ) : what else can i do ?
hell is horrible : wow, poor persons there !!! i don't want to get devoured by 15 cm worms, spiders: i don't want to BURN, you can't breath in there: there's no water, you're TOO THIRSTY : but i DESERVE hell : i've been TOO WICKED to animals and men all my life : a vegan that murders all my animals , wow, false vegan i suppose !!!!!! to me , these animals ARE MY CHILDREN, my BABIES !!!!!! i DO NOT want to destroy the destiny, DESTROY the destiny, of holy little animals that i ADORE !!!! poor little dogs !!! my porgenitor is about to adopt two dogs: OH WOW, i'm too afraid for them poor little things , adorable little angels !!!!!!!!!!!!!
i CAN NOT get rid of my sins !!! hatred, wrath, evil thoughts, evil wishes : i beg you Maker, curse me, NOT my animals and future animals !!! i beg you Maker, destroy ME, NOT my animal angels !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think i should not adopt any animal but just go see animals in ethical places such as pedagogic farms , hoping that they treat animals well there : but it's NOT the same than living with the animals, and being able to pet them, kiss them, see them, look at their beautiful faces and bodies and eyes, hugg them , whenever you like : i don’t see the point of living without animals and rabbits : i think that i see the point of living SOLELY with animals and rabbits : why living if you don’t have animals or bunnies ?? i think the only reason why i should get up in the morning is my animals and rabbits if i had some :
19:48 leave the Muslim be. That's what you do.
The “New” Testament is a Christian anti-Jewish polemic. Its depiction of Judaism and especially the Pharisees is distorted and inaccurate.
Yes, Jesus is the only way to Heaven. It says so in his book of propaganda.
which one?
@jeff789able The Bible. But I guess you have been told that it's a "library" (ridiculous, right?). Assuming that: the propaganda book allegedly written by John chapter 14 verse 6.
It won't work! Tough luck, loser 😂
@@goodquestion7915 ohhhh.... so no evidence based... good...burbok.
@jeff789able what? Bible is what? ... an imaginary text? You just learned the word "evidence" and want to use it everywhere, huh?
Rev. 20:5
The “rest of the dead” (the unsaved) lived not again until the thousand years were complete. Why resurrect the unsaved? To condemn them? To offer them salvation?
"And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire" (Rev. 20:15).
"God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with His powerful angels. He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might..." (2 Thes. 1: 6-9).
"Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt" (Daniel 12:2).
I think N.T. Wright really does not come to grips with the faiths of 5 billion+ people, who don't really accept his understanding of a God who is the creator and sustainer of the entire cosmos. He has lived all his life in a beautiful but limited garden with high walls with little perforations through which he glimpses the world outside, from time to time but cannot really comprehend its depth , diversity and also its deep spirituality.
Their is no vs it is always JESUS Perido.
Greg Laurie, the great West Coast evangelist, years ago noticed there were church attendees with “Coexist” bumper stickers. “ I have an answer for those who believe in those Coexist bumper stickers. The answer is easy. No. No because we don’t believe in the same God. Our God is 3-in-One. Father, Son, Holy Spirit.” Many so called Christian faiths don’t believe in the Triune God. To the follower of Jesus Christ, it’s a simple theology. Any other belief is not scriptural and a man made religion. Essentially, paganism.
Where is heaven ,Sir.
Dead bodies decomposing in graves for millenniums.
Various faiths and beliefs have some truth to them but Christianity lines up the most with reality
@paradisecityXO can you just clarify why you consider "Christianity lines up the most with reality"
@@carlv424 It has the most evidence supporting it
@@paradisecityX0 like?
@@paradisecityX0 like?
@carlv424 The Resurrection. And the fact that we're far too intricate to not have a creator
4.5 billion years on, and still no clarity of who God is what he wants. 2000 years after he came to save all of humanity and things are worse than ever. 6billion of the planet have no clue what he stands for. About 3billion don't ever think about him once in their lives. God needs a new plan
I would encourage you to read the Bible and specifically the juxtaposition between the world and God's kingdom. Also , look closely at how God's kingdom occurs and what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. The Bible clearly states that the world does not get better, but rather worse. The world crucified Jesus, but if you want to change the world for the better, accept Jesus and do what He says to do in the entire Bible and plead with others to do the same.
@@bevanbasson4289 God is enacting His plan! Things are not worse than ever. Like a mustard seed, the tree of God’s kingdom is incrementally ever-expanding. Initially, there was one man of God, Abraham. Then there was a family. They became 12 tribes of a nation, known as Israel. Eventually from Israel came Jesus -God come to earth to show us the way, His Way!
He invested in 12 disciples. They expanded to hundreds while Jesus was on the earth. Then many thousands shortly after his death, resurrection, and return to heaven. Then the followers of Jesus around Judea spread to the known world, and then exploded throughout the Roman empire.
Today there are a couple Billion people who adhere to some form of Christianity, many hundreds of thousands who are genuinely born again and living according to the way of Jesus. And many societies have been at least partial beneficiaries of living by some of the teachings of Scriptures.
Sin continues to be devastating and destructive! But the plan of God (through the biblical Scriptures and focused on faith in and obedience to Christ) is the solution! We welcome you aboard!
I love these podcasts, and reading your books!! (Both of you). But I am uncomfortable with using the words ‘evangelise’ and ‘evangelism’. I understand the concept, but these don’t seems to appear in Scripture. Maybe we could change the sales pitch jargon as it is so jarring in this culture? Perhaps a more accurate thing would be to talk about ‘how we teach others to be disciples of Jesus’ or even ‘introducing them to Jesus Himself’. It feels off putting and unbiblical to say ‘I am trying to Evangelise’ or (as I saw a few days ago) ‘we are having an evangelism service’ - who of other religions or none wants to come to that…? 😳. Just a thought 😉
It helps knowing what the word means.
Evangelism comes from the Greek words euaggelion - a good message, or gospel - and euaggelizo - to announce, declare, bring, or preach this good news.
@@sarahentwistle554 See the prior comment! Evangelism is absolutely a Scriptural word!
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Have a dialogue with prominent spiritual leaders from other faiths to get a better perspective on this topic.
Swamiji Savarpriyananda from the Ramakrishna Mission for one.
its a bit difficult to have a dialogue when you ahve your head so much up your ass
I do not understand. Once you truly meet Jesus, you do not want anything else. You just just want to tell others about Him so that a hurting world can experience the love, freedom, peace, etc. that you did. I guess that you could use an interfaith conversation to tell others about Jesus. I do not understand why exclusivity is so bad. It is a normal.
@@mcw3560 Your statements suffer from the sin of assumption one after the other. Just because you have found peace in Jesus doesn't mean somebody else will
@@st.mephisto8564 Why? It is not like I am the only one who has found peace with God and the peace of God. As the Bible says, come and "taste and see" that the Lord in good. Enter into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ and be free.
Man who spends his whole life studying one theology alone says other theologies unimportant...
Yes…..true enough. I look forward to your published works on the topic
It’s appropriate. Biblical Christianity makes exclusive claims. The Qu’ran (Islam) and Book of Mormon plus Docrine and Covenants (LDS) are spurious corruptions. The have rival claims to legitimacy, but they stand as appendages to the Bible. The parallel would be to follow Jesus rather than false prophets who take away from and add to Jesus. The variances reveal the spurious roots. They aren’t worthy of the time.
Don't think he said that. I think if you questioned him about his understanding of different faiths you might be spurpised by how much he does know. He is standing with Jesus, who claimed to be the unique revelation of God and the unique way to the Father. I think the issue he raises for us is should we accept Jesus and his unique view or dismiss him. Ultimately that comes down to whether there is good reason and evidence to suggest he is who he claimed to be. Other theologies are important (I need to understand the theology of my Muslim neighbour if I am to care for them) but it doesn't mean they offer the same thing or all delver what they promise. A
Sorry but Romans 1 is not humanity not hearing the gospel, but those in Rome already converted without excuse as they were given the truth then sin.
@@simonskinner1450 The truths in Romans 1 are not limited to the immediate audience of current days Roman citizens. Re-read it! Notice that the argument goes back to creation and is focused on sins of the past. Those past human realities then become also true for Paul’s contemporaries. And likewise for us.
@@chaddonal4331 The truth of righteousness is part of the gospel of salvation, those who hold the truth in unrighteousness are counted as unbelievers with God and return to condemnation, there is only no condemnation for those who hold the truth in righteousness as Romans 8:4.
Paul is talking to those baptised with the Spirit in Rome, those as described have no excuse in Gods judgement, which will be carried out by Jesus as Romans 2:16.
@@simonskinner1450 It sounds like you are asserting that the warnings to judgment in Rom 1, the judgment of Christ in 2:16, and the distinguishing between those in the Spirit and those in the flesh (Rom 8) all pertain only to the narrow group of then-current Romans who have converted to Christ. So, there are warnings for current Roman believers about being cut off (lose their salvation of being “in Christ”) by not having sufficient righteousness. Is that your view?
@@chaddonal4331 The gospel of salvation is the same for everyone in the new covenant, be it Rome or here and now, the law is righteousness by faith.
It is having unrighteousness or sin, not, not having sufficient righteousness, as as those called have promised to be dead to sin.
As Romans 5-8 is about baptism Paul sets out the requirements of faith, to retain their access to grace, having been promised eternal life in a covenant contract based on sanctification, which is Romans 12-15.
I have a Ytube video series called 'Myths in so-called Christianity' that has the NT truth, which exposes false teaching in Christianity.
If god knows everything, then prayer is pointless.
If there is no God, everything is pointless.
@LaneMichaelMusic Without a god, life is precious and more valuable.
Life is what you make it.
I live as though it could end any second.
I'm doing my best to support a positive future for people I'll be leaving behind when I die.
Gods are not needed.
I care about what's true, even if it's not always pleasant.
@@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety Without a god, yeah. But without God, not at all. We're just insignificant specks of stardust in an uncaring universe filled with random tragedy.
No gods aren't needed but God definitely is
@@paradisecityX0 God is a god, so no gods(including yours) are needed.
I'm an atheist, and you're similar in that you only believe in one god. I just went one further in not seeing any proof in any gods, including the one you believe in.
@@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety Wrong.
God is the Prime Mover: the uncreated creator of all that is and source of all life -- the eternal force behind the laws of physics and probability. gods are lesser divine beings. I have no god because l don't believe in gods. You can be an atheist and acknowledge the difference.
Logic demands that only one religion can be valid.
God acknowledges the presence of imaginary deities. The first commandment is:
Exodus 20:3
"You shall have no other gods before me."
All religions have differing accounts of the origin of the universe, the nature of God, and what he has or has not said. Therefore, the law of non-contradiction is all that is necessary to understand that only one of them can be true.
Furthermore, God knows he gave logical minds to mankind.
So, he does not spend any effort trying to disprove things that every man already knows are logically impossible.
The deities are not imaginary. The cariacatures of them are but they do exist...or did exist.
Psalm 82 and Deuteronomy 32:8-9
@@paradisecityX0 are you interested in honest dialogue?
Those beings are what we in the western world call angels.
@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodin1559 Or rather elohim (spirit beings)
I would rather be damned for eternity than believe in a god which blames me for following my conscience and the brain she gave me.
By the way modern physics, neuroscience, psychology demonstrates that I have no freewill and my ego is a social construct.
Tat Tuam Asi.
What do you think of Hugh Ross? He has a strong science background as an astrophysicist and he can reconcile science and faith.
You may well get your wish
@@donlmilne Hugh Ross is an apologist trying to prove his preconceived beliefs with science rather than using science to arrive at God. His arguments are very stock and people only believe him because of his background. I prefer apologists who are honest about their religious conviction rather than using their authority to pass off bad apologetics as science.
@@michaelcorner6861 Eternity is a long time
You get used to anything after a few trillion years
Tat Tuam Asi
Are you missing your own self-contradiction?
You think that modern science has taken away your free will, but you will deny God and take damnation rather than follow your own will. Maybe think thru that for another moment…
Jesus created heaven. Jesus is heaven, heaven is wherever Jesus is. There’s nothing outside of him and no one who can intrude on him. There’s no place for havin to be because Jesus is omnipresent. He’s everywhere that means somebody else would have to intrude on him and create their own version of heaven. The problem there is Jesus is omnipotent, you cannot intrude and set up your own thing inside of him. Or outside of him.. is the alpha and the omega. The beginning and the end. Everything exists through him with him and for him and by him. Nothing that exists can exist outside of him. He holds everything continuously in existence forever. His attributes are that he is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient. All powerful all knowing and everywhere at the same time.
So I guess the question is can Muhammad get people to heaven. That is extremely unlikely he would have to have Jesus permission since heaven belongs to Jesus .. Mohammed has too many attributes of satan. So really the answer is no, nobody can get you to heaven but Jesus.
You are the personification of an intellectually, challenged imbecile. The pinnicle of someone who can't critically think for himself. In short a brainwashed indoctrinated twat!!😂😂
Brilliant 👏
Word salad.
It's a pretty good salad. Iceberg lettuce, onions, croutons, ranch & French dressing
That phrase actually has meaning. It doesn’t apply to Dr Wright. He’s actually speaking substantially. Are you having difficulty following?
Incoherent and unhelpful waffle at the start. The real content starts at 1:16, and it's very good.
Yes, Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven (cf. John 14:6). HOWEVER, other religious faiths can (more or less) put one on the road to the True and Living God (see Nostra Aetate, cf. Acts 17:22ff). The distinction between Jesus and heaven, and other faith traditions and the road to God must be made. 🙂
Jesus is a trilogy, as Colossians 2:9, he is the way to be followed, he is the truth of God's righteousness, and the life as he was baptised with the Spirit that took him to heaven.
Christianity does not follow the holy trilogy of Jesus, its all in John's gospel as witness to Jesus as the Messiah and Redeemer, the seed of Abraham of the Torah with the Spirit of promise.
Jesus is the only way as our mentor, teacher of God's word, and taken to heaven as only way by the Spirit as John 3:13.
I have a Ytube video series 'Myths in so-called Christianity' for the truth of the NT, as Jesus died in such a way as to regain eternal life lost by Adam for everyone, and only in his everlasting covenant can those in Christ go to heaven. Jesus will judge if we take the responsibilities given by Jesus and Paul seriously.
Neither Christianity, Judaism or Islam are legitimate as none follow the Torah of Abraham, the father of Jesus in the flesh, raised from his people under the law.
At the heart of the Gospel is God's forgiveness of sins. That alone distinguishes Jesus' message from the usual, "Prove yourself" of law and religion. Alongside that comes the disciple's necessary forgiveness of others. Sounds difficult, but there's no special effort in this according to a faith which says to God, "You are the judge not me," as modeled by Christ. Who else promotes such things?
The name of the true God is Yehovah not Jesus.
Oh grow up