I had to learn the hard way. Was involved in one of LA's voilent gangs.Was shot twice od'd on heroin, seen many of my friends murdered, od'd, some doing life in prison. Spent 13 years in and out of juvenial hall, county jail, and state prison, but thank God that God did not give up on me. Now i have the privlage of pastoring a church reaching souls for the Kingdom of God!
What a testimony. How many nights did you look up at the ceiling wondering why you were even born. Now you've been through the fire and can provide direction away from it to countless young men. You are amazing and irreplaceable! ❤
When DC Talk released this song, "The Hard Way", they pitched it to MTV as well. MTV declined to air this music video because "it doesn't do anything for us." Shows exactly where their heart and worldview lies...in direct opposition to this song's harsh yet true message: the wages of sin is death. Crime and punishment. Plain and simple. Hence why we all need a Savior. Thank you, DC Talk, for being so bold and honest with your music.
I stopped watching MTV the day I got done with prayer and bible study and I turned on my tv and literally heard a teenage boy " praying to Satan" my youth pastor at the time had been warning us about watching MTV for years. He said that the leader of Acquire the fire ministries had interviewed the President of Viacom about whether he marketed to a certain age demographic 15- 30 or something along those lines. He straight up answered " We don't market to them we own them". The same people who own Viacom also run Nickelodeon. They have an agenda for making lifelong consumers " from the cradle to the grave" by pushing certain ideas on the younger generation. It started back in the 80s and is just getting worse. Best to steer clear of that type of branding or influence altogether. Have you read the book " Battle cry for a generation?" It explains this better than I can.
I first saw this video in my prison cell, in my 18th year of incarceration. It gave me hope in knowing that there were actually people on the outside that, 'remembered those in prison, as ye suffer with them'...for the first time in the 20 years since my release, I just came across it the other day. Man, I cried, I know the faces. And until you've viewed the guard tower from inside the prison yard, wow. Thanks for the posting...
The beautiful thing about God is that he is a forgiving and loving God; through our good times, bad times, and of the best of times. Just like falling off a bike, we as His children, when we fall, He is always there to pick us back up regardless. Just like any parent will tell us..."we got to learn the hard way".
Still a great song and let us never forget the brothers and sisters in prison...been doing prison ministry for 35 years and i really do love this song....i still dig DC TALK...
Love you DC Talk. This was one of my favorite music videos as a kid. It resonated with me so much, seeing those men and prison. As I get older, I sooo much appreciate the fact that DC Talk is still one of the only bands to actually do prison ministry and focus on racial equality and relating to believers and non believers with the most amazing music to my ears. I dont care what anyone says. Their ministry blew my mind as a kid. Its a shame to see the racial divide today. I remember when Toby was much younger and he playfully said "Im mixed" and he also said "white is also a color" which is true. Imagine making those statements today, tho. People would be so "offended" instead of adhering to the beautiful message. We're all colored people. This was one of the purest bands in history and will probably never happen again. They never politicized themselves, it was all about Jesus and loving your brother. I miss y'all sooooo much. I cry when I see these videos. I had all your music video collections as a kid and would watch them for hours LOL. And I had the concert tapes too and the on the road documentaries. I love y'all soooooooo much MUAH!
I'm now in my fifties, yet young at heart, til I go to My Father. Learned the hard way that christian music needs saving. So much beauty but far from what reaches the lost. Toby Mac out here singing "Help is on the way" keeps me singing. More christian singers need to aspire to develop a rich, full sound. Believers need to invest in the artistry that the world has invested in. Otherwise, we have two Chris Brown's and don't know which way to turn. Both Chris Brown's are talented. But one is playing as a goat, sacrificed. The other praising the one true God. And the world chooses to hear the goat, because man, that is music to our ears.
Just writing to say your comment was a great one..the band spoke to all of us with truth,well written and truly great songs that touched the heart as well as the mind...take care
I hate when they call white people white like it's not a color. White people aren't white either. We're more of a tan color. Black people actually have brown skin.
this song slaps fr....and I mean SLAPS with truth and Love of the LORD our God. Hallelujah..ay'...Hallelujah Thank you God so much for blessing us all with dc talk for they, Father, pour in to us. I pray that you bless them and all that commented and will comment on this channel, and I pray that you bless the people running this channel. Hallelujah in Jesus name Amen.
This song, to me, is exactly what I needed to hear the day before Valentine's Day. Christians aren't perfect, and we still mess up. Yet no matter how bad our crime, God takes us back into his arms, loving us more than we can possibly fathom. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
What I love about Christian artists is that 9 times out of 10 they stick to Christian music, and worshipping our Lord Heavenly Father. You rarely ever see or hear (if it truly really has ever happened) about an Christian artist in the news regarding something crazy stupid as far as beinga arrested, drinking, or drugging.They walk, talk, and act of who and what they are all about and that is being disciples of God and spreading his message and his love. God is good!!
@@celtjade Yes those are the few men waiting for Bible study Everyone else was locked in their cells They had a mini concert at the Chapel There were 1500 men there Only about 30 were Christian s The rest Muslims or did not care I coulda been in the video I went home Nov 2nd 1989
This song has been the song of my life. I fell in love with DC Talk in 89....Winter Jam in OKC. 30 years later it means more than I ever thought it would mean. Thank you for being a redeeming God!
I was raised christian, but I never liked the label of religion. I don't identify as a christian, but these guys are just speaking the truth, as jesus did. I had to learn the hard way. It's better to learn the hard way than to just believe something without truly understanding it at your core. That is my experience.
man this used to be my jammm. Vivid memories of my twin brother and I singing along to this in the car with our mother.. Must have been at least 4 or 5 back then.. aw man
Anyone who has gone through a bottom or is an addict or alcoholics in recovery can totally identify with this song I need Gods help each and every day.
I saw DC Talk in concert back in 1995 when I was 10. I loved every min of the concert and was a great experience I will never forget. I love their music.
I've been a prison guard Over the murderers in the men's prison in the LA area of California and law enforcement in the Army, New York, Chicago, LA, LA County and been on the LA Swat Team . Plus I've fought combat on the front lines in all four branches of the military, including hand to hand combat. And after one of my best friends said they were glad they went to jail because it straightened them out, I am really thankful for this music music video ! REV. DR. SUSAN E. TURNER THE FIRST !
I needed hear those words and now the message is starting to reach me. I am finding myself coming back and he is welcoming me back with open arms like I never left. God is good! Thank you for being his tool to help a lost soul even if you didn't know you were going to help.
My ex is still learning things the hard way and now she's walked out of a court ordered drug rehab for the second time in two years.I've prayed for her innumerable hours on end and hopefully this trip won't be a one way trip to hell.
I hope that she found her freedom from addiction..God delivered my husband from addiction. It took a long time and a lot of praying but he is living for God now and I couldn't be more proud of him.
Keep praying. My friend's daughter finally changed & it's lasting this time. She didn't go back to her old life in spite of many trials... "There's no pit so deep that Jesus is not deeper still." Corrie Ten Boom
Love this song. "But you accept me every time and again and never mention just how selfish I've been" - really shows God's grace for us. Everlasting and loving Father.
I grew up on (with) DC Talk. Still my favorite christian hip hop group of all time...cuz they started it. They were the first big group that showed you could be successful doing christian hip hop. T-Pain, The Grits, Lecrae, etc. all owe thanks to DC Talk
I want y'all to know I love you guys and appreciate the standard you set for us, for calling attention to the needs of mankind out of the goodness of your hearts. Till the day I die, you will be my top heroes. I wear my TobyMac sweatshirt with pride and admiration. Keep up what you are doing no matter what comes. I mean it when I say I love you. That means for life and beyond. Wish I would have gotten a classic DCTalk t-shirt when I saw you in concert (good Lord was that over 15 years ago???) Blessings, my brothers.
15 years is not so bad! For me it will be 22 years ago this Sunday. Couple weeks before they were on The Tonight Show! After Kevin did the thing with his hair and like buzzed it all off. Toby Mac hardly ever comes to Canada! Newsboys were here in 1996 not since then. Canada is not really evangelised. Total spiritual famine up here no food to eat lots of flies in our food. Lots of Bimbos in the basket going to Babylon riding on the wings of the storks. No spiritual warfare in Canada.
+micks336...bimbos in the basket is a good line. I will have to use it now. I want to come to Canada one day...there is spiritual warfare in every place now. Mexico or Canada...hmmmmm. How are the winters there? Cold I bet. :) Flies in your food for reals? GEESH!!!
@@thordadrocks3263 I wrote that post over six years ago. Stephen Harper was the PM. Maybe get a life! I may not be a Christian anymore. It's all that Canadian socialism that offends the Christian snob such as yourself that has turned me off. Posts like yours. Ever even been to Canada ever left the USA? The land alone is enough to make one a believer because of its vast Beauty. No wonder americans are jealous.
:-) .....bless u too........ am i the oldest guy here? hahaha....at 38, still love their music.....that's how powerful music is...... (it reached me all the way from one of the remote islands in the Philippines during the '90's)
The problem is we forget that Christians are sinners and human, therefore they will hurt people at times. Also just because someone claims to be a Christian doesn't mean they are either. We need to remember we need to keep our hearts and eyes on God and all the other things will fall in place. I am sorry if you've been hurt.I think we've all have been hurt by people in the past, family, Christians, friends, and the list can go on and on. We just need to remember to love them and move on,
I learned the hard way...so much self inflicted wounds..but I found my knees...and I found the way.Thru losses dear to me.Here I am now...cofessing a way in faith.Wow....just nothing but faith of things not known yet remain to be seen.I believe it...then see it!
This song explains the way that I had to learn. I mean I had a crazy sinful life and got into trouble as a youth and even after I had been punished I still haven’t learned until I went to and went to the Church My Uncle went to and that completely changed me ! I was always at Church Sunday morning before it opened so I could be there to fellowship with the other Church members when they got there. My Paster Gil only preached from the Scripture and I loved that so much. I had to move away but I’m searching for another Church that has a Preacher that Preaches like Pastor Gil.
So true..I happen to be 1 of those people..Thank god Ive finally acknowledged my faults and began walking in the right direction..Blessings from 2012..peace..........
Probably one of the better DC Talk songs. I was reading a Biblical passage and got emotional. So the master (God) forgives the debts of one of his men but that man refuses to forgive the debts of the man under him. And the master punishes the first man. I feel like that is more profound than asking God for forgiveness for screwing it up.
I honestly believe that the hard way is the only way to truly find god. I was born and raised in a christian home, and I accepted god at a young age, but only recently have I had struggles and truly found god. Jeremiah 29:13 When you seek me you will find me, when you seek me with all your heart. God bless DC talk for insight, and if any disagree with me, please feel free to say so. I do not claim to know all, unlike many whom I have met.
I am finding God works in mysterious ways lately. I grew up listening to this music and I have over the last decade strayed because of hurt from Christians. I missed this music because it's what I grew up on and even though I don't agree with the message anymore I found myself coming to these videos. I came across this one and saw your comment and it really hit me.
@MrBlktalon3 We are much alike you and I and agree whole heartedly with what you have written here. This song has seen me through a very tough and rough test. I love it and I love them. Praise God for the music that he bring's us through them. I love the song "IN THE LIGHT" it to has comforted me in some hard time's.
Turned my back on everything that was TRUE... That was ME at one time in my life... I Pray that Amanda doesn't have to learn the same way :'( Please pray for God to touch and heal Her heart from past hurts. When that happens, I believe She will be able to see what HE is offering US. But I know *I* can't change Her, and I don't want to, only God can...
Hay DC Talk, This is the song that help stay me out prison. And yes, I to had to learn the Hard Way, but I have a God of compassion that pulled me from the Fire. And now I live for Jesus
Everybody talks ,but no one copy paste the lyrics . Some people gotta learn the hardway I guess I'm the kinda guy That has to find out for myself I had to learn the hardway, Father I'm on my knees and I'm crying for help Now I've been high and I've been low I've been some places that you will not go I never thought there would come the day When I wished I never would've lived this way But I've been searching for a long, long time I thought the devil was a friend of mine I turned my back on everything that was true And wasted years that belong to you [repeat chorus] It took so long for me to see That I'm a victim of nature and me Left to myself I realize I am the maker of my own demise But you accept me every time and again And never mention just how selfish I've been Why must it always take me so long to see That I have fallen but you will forgive me? [repeat chorus 2x] The warning signs are like flares in the night Still I proceed my greed is in spite of the fire I know that's bound to burn Why is it that I always gotta learn... The hardway, the hardway, I had to learn the hardway The hardway, the hardway, I had to learn the hardway
Moved from Florida to Georgia in 1996, listened to this over and over on my boom box in the back seat of my ‘84 Camaro on the way up here. Probably heard it a thousand times by now. Such a great song and reminds of Gods grace, we mess up so many times and yet he loves and forgives us. These are tough times but God’s grace, mercy, and love are never changing!
The hard way is the one you appreciate the most, secondhand wisdom isn't as convincing or as changing as knowing it for yourself. It yields the most change but is the hardest to obtain.
DC TALK absolutely beautiful songs. Beautiful men. Loss was great to lose one to New AGE 'christianity'. God's still got him though, we can pray THAT MUCH!
One of my most cherished childhood memory was when my brothers and I sang this song together. We were 8, 7 and 4. When I hear this song it brings me back to that moment and always remind me that our Father will always accept us Him if we ask Him.
I had to learn the hard way. Was involved in one of LA's voilent gangs.Was shot twice od'd on heroin, seen many of my friends murdered, od'd, some doing life in prison. Spent 13 years in and out of juvenial hall, county jail, and state prison, but thank God that God did not give up on me. Now i have the privlage of pastoring a church reaching souls for the Kingdom of God!
Praise God! YOU ARE FREE! It's like my pastor once told me. God doesn't call the qualified he qualifies the called!!!
What a testimony. How many nights did you look up at the ceiling wondering why you were even born. Now you've been through the fire and can provide direction away from it to countless young men. You are amazing and irreplaceable! ❤
Only God does this God bless you pastor Glory to you Father God Almighty
Amen, all by the mercy and grace of God.
🙌🏼
This was the day when Christian music spoke to all of us. 20 yrs later and DC Talk still speaks to my soul :)
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Leslie Hanes amen
If you're a Christian, any music glorifying God should speak out to you. JS.
Yup
Jesus Christ speaks to your soul through dc talks
When DC Talk released this song, "The Hard Way", they pitched it to MTV as well. MTV declined to air this music video because "it doesn't do anything for us." Shows exactly where their heart and worldview lies...in direct opposition to this song's harsh yet true message: the wages of sin is death. Crime and punishment. Plain and simple. Hence why we all need a Savior. Thank you, DC Talk, for being so bold and honest with your music.
Screw MTV. I never needed them anyways.
I stopped watching MTV the day I got done with prayer and bible study and I turned on my tv and literally heard a teenage boy " praying to Satan" my youth pastor at the time had been warning us about watching MTV for years. He said that the leader of Acquire the fire ministries had interviewed the President of Viacom about whether he marketed to a certain age demographic 15- 30 or something along those lines. He straight up answered " We don't market to them we own them". The same people who own Viacom also run Nickelodeon. They have an agenda for making lifelong consumers " from the cradle to the grave" by pushing certain ideas on the younger generation. It started back in the 80s and is just getting worse. Best to steer clear of that type of branding or influence altogether. Have you read the book " Battle cry for a generation?" It explains this better than I can.
@@candacecasey5222I love 💗 song 🎵
@@candacecasey5222Controlled by the Jesuits.
Then why did Michael Tate say he wasn't trying to save anybody? DC TALK NEVER CARED ABOUT THE GREAT COMMISSION WHICH WAS COMMANDED BY JESUS TO US!
It took me going through a "hard way" to learn that Jesus loves me, and always has. Praise to you Jesus!!!
Praise Jesus.
Amen, praise Jesus
O a man 👨 p o and I love 💕 song 🎧
😊
AMEN!!!!!!
❤ love DC talk I heard 1995 love you Jesus
2023 still loving it
2024 ❤ ✝
I first saw this video in my prison cell, in my 18th year of incarceration. It gave me hope in knowing that there were actually people on the outside that, 'remembered those in prison, as ye suffer with them'...for the first time in the 20 years since my release, I just came across it the other day. Man, I cried, I know the faces. And until you've viewed the guard tower from inside the prison yard, wow. Thanks for the posting...
Wow….get your life ❤
Wow. This song means so much more to me at 32 than it did at 16.
Romeo and Juliet "Though the outward man perish, inwardly we are renewed day by day." New Testament
Romeo and Juliet
...and now for me at 48...
MegaHolyroller agreed. The lyrics seem to speak to us individually, right? We must've been too blinded back then
I'm 16 right now woahh
The beautiful thing about God is that he is a forgiving and loving God; through our good times, bad times, and of the best of times. Just like falling off a bike, we as His children, when we fall, He is always there to pick us back up regardless. Just like any parent will tell us..."we got to learn the hard way".
40 years old and just found this song again after 17 years.. What a great song!
wow. that is such an intense example of God at work. thanks for sharing.
Amen! 🙏
Same
38 and feel the same
Amen brother
Still a great song and let us never forget the brothers and sisters in prison...been doing prison ministry for 35 years and i really do love this song....i still dig DC TALK...
Love you DC Talk. This was one of my favorite music videos as a kid. It resonated with me so much, seeing those men and prison. As I get older, I sooo much appreciate the fact that DC Talk is still one of the only bands to actually do prison ministry and focus on racial equality and relating to believers and non believers with the most amazing music to my ears. I dont care what anyone says. Their ministry blew my mind as a kid. Its a shame to see the racial divide today. I remember when Toby was much younger and he playfully said "Im mixed" and he also said "white is also a color" which is true. Imagine making those statements today, tho. People would be so "offended" instead of adhering to the beautiful message. We're all colored people. This was one of the purest bands in history and will probably never happen again. They never politicized themselves, it was all about Jesus and loving your brother. I miss y'all sooooo much. I cry when I see these videos. I had all your music video collections as a kid and would watch them for hours LOL. And I had the concert tapes too and the on the road documentaries. I love y'all soooooooo much MUAH!
I'm now in my fifties, yet young at heart, til I go to My Father. Learned the hard way that christian music needs saving. So much beauty but far from what reaches the lost. Toby Mac out here singing "Help is on the way" keeps me singing. More christian singers need to aspire to develop a rich, full sound. Believers need to invest in the artistry that the world has invested in. Otherwise, we have two Chris Brown's and don't know which way to turn. Both Chris Brown's are talented. But one is playing as a goat, sacrificed. The other praising the one true God. And the world chooses to hear the goat, because man, that is music to our ears.
@@KB-by3vl PREACH!!!!!
Just writing to say your comment
was a great one..the band spoke to
all of us with truth,well written and
truly great songs that touched the
heart as well as the mind...take care
I hate when they call white people white like it's not a color. White people aren't white either. We're more of a tan color. Black people actually have brown skin.
this song slaps fr....and I mean SLAPS with truth and Love of the LORD our God. Hallelujah..ay'...Hallelujah Thank you God so much for blessing us all with dc talk for they, Father, pour in to us. I pray that you bless them and all that commented and will comment on this channel, and I pray that you bless the people running this channel. Hallelujah in Jesus name Amen.
I first time I heard this song I was sitting in prison. Needless to say, it spoke to me.
Mark Smith
i was at this prison
DC talk played for free
It was 1990
A real dungeon
Built 1880's
Ionia michigan
They closed it recently
Stay strong, bro. It's better out here, than in there.
I was turned on the song so
@@rudyquijas8262 I hope you are doing well, bro!
I everyone is out of prison, BLESSED 🙏 in CHRIST!
This song, to me, is exactly what I needed to hear the day before Valentine's Day. Christians aren't perfect, and we still mess up. Yet no matter how bad our crime, God takes us back into his arms, loving us more than we can possibly fathom.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
When you learn the hard way, you never go back.............
Amen
True.
Love the lyrics. DC Talk your Heavenly. God's Way is the Hardway. Stay in the word ya all. He lives!!!
What I love about Christian artists is that 9 times out of 10 they stick to Christian music, and worshipping our Lord Heavenly Father. You rarely ever see or hear (if it truly really has ever happened) about an Christian artist in the news regarding something crazy stupid as far as beinga arrested, drinking, or drugging.They walk, talk, and act of who and what they are all about and that is being disciples of God and spreading his message and his love. God is good!!
Unfortunately Kevin Max deconstructed his faith publicly
These guys are really good. Never heard of them. Oh by the way I was an officer at this prison.
😊😊😊
They actually went into the prison and made this with the men who were incarcerated at that time?
By the way I was at this prison when they were here
29 years ago
Doing ok
Still saved
182---
I did learn the hard way
Peace to u
@@celtjade
Yes those are the few men waiting for Bible study
Everyone else was locked in their cells
They had a mini concert at the Chapel
There were 1500 men there
Only about 30 were Christian s
The rest Muslims or did not care
I coulda been in the video
I went home
Nov 2nd 1989
I watch this video
Every month sometimes every week
Keeps me close to Jesus
Love this band
This song has been the song of my life. I fell in love with DC Talk in 89....Winter Jam in OKC. 30 years later it means more than I ever thought it would mean. Thank you for being a redeeming God!
I believe some people are still learning the Hardway including myself at times.
You don’t have to be in a literal prison to learn the hard way.
Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love me. John 14:21
Still one of the best song from DC Talk..
So stoked when I listen to dc talk. JESUS IS THE KING. FEAR NO MAN
I Love Jesus Christ Forever
Much love and encouragement to you! God bless you!
I was raised christian, but I never liked the label of religion. I don't identify as a christian, but these guys are just speaking the truth, as jesus did. I had to learn the hard way. It's better to learn the hard way than to just believe something without truly understanding it at your core. That is my experience.
@@jeezythecat It’s not the label that matters it’s the trust or as the Bible puts it faith.
man this used to be my jammm. Vivid memories of my twin brother and I singing along to this in the car with our mother.. Must have been at least 4 or 5 back then.. aw man
I'm happy I was able to allow God to work through me.
Aaahh!! I like your name
Anyone who has gone through a bottom or is an addict or alcoholics in recovery can totally identify with this song I need Gods help each and every day.
Never realized this song had a music video. Good idea to go with this song. It sends a powerful message.
A masterpiece, really! To God be the glory! May many souls be saved! Jesus is all we need!
I saw DC Talk in concert back in 1995 when I was 10. I loved every min of the concert and was a great experience I will never forget. I love their music.
Blasting this while we head back to the devastation we live in after hurricane Michael. I love you Jesus.
I remember praying on my knees many times while listening to this song when I was a teen, it was good I was found early...
+Guillermo Roccuzzo same here bro =)
Oak Trees Short for homosexual.
I've been a prison guard
Over the murderers in
the men's prison in the
LA area of
California and
law enforcement in the Army,
New York,
Chicago,
LA,
LA County
and been on
the LA Swat
Team .
Plus I've fought combat
on the front
lines in all four
branches of the military,
including hand
to hand combat. And
after one of
my best friends said they were
glad they went
to jail because
it straightened
them out, I am
really thankful
for this music
music video !
REV. DR. SUSAN E. TURNER THE FIRST !
I needed hear those words and now the message is starting to reach me. I am finding myself coming back and he is welcoming me back with open arms like I never left. God is good! Thank you for being his tool to help a lost soul even if you didn't know you were going to help.
Praise God for finding us when all our human nature wants to do is reject Him. His love and mercy is more than we deserve and yet he gives it freely.
I love this song I have over and over had to learn the hardway thank god we have a forgiving father that loves us and forgives us
Still after 20 plus years, these lyrics still roll on. God is in control. No matter what you may see today.
I have been this way for a long time thank you father for your son and second chances
Love this song. DC TALK is still in my life today
"Anything worth it's value, doesn"t come easy"
Amen ❤❤
You’re right.
Good ol' VHS! Awesome music video tapes.
My ex is still learning things the hard way and now she's walked out of a court ordered drug rehab for the second time in two years.I've prayed for her innumerable hours on end and hopefully this trip won't be a one way trip to hell.
Martin Britton Sad, Lord please open her eyes and heart. May she humble herself and recieve Jesus as her Lord and Savior.
I hope that she found her freedom from addiction..God delivered my husband from addiction. It took a long time and a lot of praying but he is living for God now and I couldn't be more proud of him.
Keep praying. My friend's daughter finally changed & it's lasting this time. She didn't go back to her old life in spite of many trials... "There's no pit so deep that Jesus is not deeper still." Corrie Ten Boom
Love this group- wish they were still around today- I think they put out a really good message
Love this song. "But you accept me every time and again and never mention just how selfish I've been" - really shows God's grace for us. Everlasting and loving Father.
Indeed, indeed!
Powerful lyrics and video.
Two words: Reunion. Tour.
It's happening this year, Sir. 2017 is it.
Yes SIR!!!
It will hopefully be a reunion, when we are raptured up. :)
I guess there was a third word: Cruise.
2019!!!!!
I grew up on (with) DC Talk. Still my favorite christian hip hop group of all time...cuz they started it. They were the first big group that showed you could be successful doing christian hip hop. T-Pain, The Grits, Lecrae, etc. all owe thanks to DC Talk
T bone was there at the beginning...
I want y'all to know I love you guys and appreciate the standard you set for us, for calling attention to the needs of mankind out of the goodness of your hearts. Till the day I die, you will be my top heroes. I wear my TobyMac sweatshirt with pride and admiration. Keep up what you are doing no matter what comes. I mean it when I say I love you. That means for life and beyond. Wish I would have gotten a classic DCTalk t-shirt when I saw you in concert (good Lord was that over 15 years ago???)
Blessings, my brothers.
15 years is not so bad! For me it will be 22 years ago this Sunday. Couple weeks before they were on The Tonight Show! After Kevin did the thing with his hair and like buzzed it all off. Toby Mac hardly ever comes to Canada! Newsboys were here in 1996 not since then. Canada is not really evangelised. Total spiritual famine up here no food to eat lots of flies in our food. Lots of Bimbos in the basket going to Babylon riding on the wings of the storks. No spiritual warfare in Canada.
+micks336...bimbos in the basket is a good line. I will have to use it now. I want to come to Canada one day...there is spiritual warfare in every place now. Mexico or Canada...hmmmmm. How are the winters there? Cold I bet. :) Flies in your food for reals? GEESH!!!
@@micks336 socialism is rampant in Canada and that’s why everything sucks.. socialism is anti Christian
@@thordadrocks3263 I wrote that post over six years ago. Stephen Harper was the PM. Maybe get a life! I may not be a Christian anymore. It's all that Canadian socialism that offends the Christian snob such as yourself that has turned me off. Posts like yours. Ever even been to Canada ever left the USA? The land alone is enough to make one a believer because of its vast Beauty. No wonder americans are jealous.
This song was written for me for sure
GOD is great i wouldnt be here other wise on my knees but Jesus hold my hand and pulls me up :)
still listening to this ....2016......memories....(still got the tape back in cdo:-)
:-) .....bless u too........ am i the oldest guy here? hahaha....at 38, still love their music.....that's how powerful music is...... (it reached me all the way from one of the remote islands in the Philippines during the '90's)
jesusfreak no.youre not the oldest. 59 and holding.
hahaha......what matters though is that we were both blessed by their music.....God Bless:-)
Frances Venezia 59 AND HOLDING. PS just discovered him
2019 here! 😊
Yes indeed, fed my spirit and spoke to my soul. I so agree. I was so caught up in Christian music, I could never go back to secular just to listen.
God can save to the utter ( gutter ) most those who call upon His Son Jesus through faith in his name..the Spirit of the Lord be with you 😊
The problem is we forget that Christians are sinners and human, therefore they will hurt people at times. Also just because someone claims to be a Christian doesn't mean they are either. We need to remember we need to keep our hearts and eyes on God and all the other things will fall in place. I am sorry if you've been hurt.I think we've all have been hurt by people in the past, family, Christians, friends, and the list can go on and on. We just need to remember to love them and move on,
I learned the hard way...so much self inflicted wounds..but I found my knees...and I found the way.Thru losses dear to me.Here I am now...cofessing a way in faith.Wow....just nothing but faith of things not known yet remain to be seen.I believe it...then see it!
This song explains the way that I had to learn. I mean I had a crazy sinful life and got into trouble as a youth and even after I had been punished I still haven’t learned until I went to and went to the Church My Uncle went to and that completely changed me ! I was always at Church Sunday morning before it opened so I could be there to fellowship with the other Church members when they got there. My Paster Gil only preached from the Scripture and I loved that so much. I had to move away but I’m searching for another Church that has a Preacher that Preaches like Pastor Gil.
i grew up on DC Talk as well they are very inspirational and i love them i would give anything to meet them
I can always remember these lyrics when conviction of the Holy Spirit hits me
My absoulte favorite song from any bamd/artist . I had to learn the hardway in order to understand the absolute importance of this song in my life
So true..I happen to be 1 of those people..Thank god Ive finally acknowledged my faults and began walking in the right direction..Blessings from 2012..peace..........
I never forget this song I myself love jesus God is good.
This group has always been inspirational to me.
The Spirit Of God Flowed through this music now todays christian music is devoid of the Spirit of God and sounds like secular music
Thought about this song yesterday. Took me back to my childhood.
me too...
Probably one of the better DC Talk songs. I was reading a Biblical passage and got emotional. So the master (God) forgives the debts of one of his men but that man refuses to forgive the debts of the man under him. And the master punishes the first man. I feel like that is more profound than asking God for forgiveness for screwing it up.
I'm listening now as an adult. And hearing great sounds that i didn't pay attention to then. Like that electric guitar strumming.
I still love DC Talk...God bless everyone of these guys.
Back when DC TALK Were so young, arrogant and didn't even get along with each other as believers. Imagine that!
We all have been young and arrogant! Especially as Believers! What does that have to do with the video?
Even So ~ in the middle of my 6th decade and I'm still learning the hard way~~~~
I honestly believe that the hard way is the only way to truly find god. I was born and raised in a christian home, and I accepted god at a young age, but only recently have I had struggles and truly found god.
Jeremiah 29:13
When you seek me you will find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
God bless DC talk for insight, and if any disagree with me, please feel free to say so. I do not claim to know all, unlike many whom I have met.
I am finding God works in mysterious ways lately. I grew up listening to this music and I have over the last decade strayed because of hurt from Christians. I missed this music because it's what I grew up on and even though I don't agree with the message anymore I found myself coming to these videos. I came across this one and saw your comment and it really hit me.
@MrBlktalon3 We are much alike you and I and agree whole heartedly with what you have written here. This song has seen me through a very tough and rough test. I love it and I love them. Praise God for the music that he bring's us through them. I love the song "IN THE LIGHT" it to has comforted me in some hard time's.
well the music is slow the message is powerful. I never knew it had a music video.
Saw these guys live in Dallas, TX back in the 90's. Great song.
I work in a juvenile hall..I always pray for Gods guidance and think of this song before I meet with the youth..
I learned somethings the hard way. Thank God for another chance, and another
That’s me. Thank you for this song.
I learned the hard way. And this song/band helped me through the hard part
Truly a moving song I really love this one Good job on relaying "the message." Remember to pray god does and will listen to you.
Loved this song many years ago,found it today on UA-cam!! Very true words,we often do learn the hard way...
DC Talk is a great Christian Band. I never heard of them but Toby and Michael Tait are awesome...So is Kevin. Can't forget you man.
Turned my back on everything that was TRUE...
That was ME at one time in my life...
I Pray that Amanda doesn't have to learn the same way :'(
Please pray for God to touch and heal Her heart from past hurts.
When that happens, I believe She will be able to see what HE is offering US.
But I know *I* can't change Her, and I don't want to, only God can...
The lead of DC Talk is like a spiritual Darius Rucker & Phillip Bailey to me.
That's the sign of a good song I can play it today and it's just as relevant and the music doesn't date it to bad either
something this good can never go out of style
I love my Jesus music, Toby Mac rocks
yes toby do rock
Hay DC Talk, This is the song that help stay me out prison.
And yes, I to had to learn the Hard Way, but I have a God of compassion that pulled me from the Fire. And now I live for Jesus
Toby I just sent you a message through Facebook Messenger so you know it's me
Everybody talks ,but no one copy paste the lyrics .
Some people gotta learn the hardway
I guess I'm the kinda guy
That has to find out for myself
I had to learn the hardway, Father
I'm on my knees and I'm crying for help
Now I've been high and I've been low
I've been some places that you will not go
I never thought there would come the day
When I wished I never would've lived this way
But I've been searching for a long, long time
I thought the devil was a friend of mine
I turned my back on everything that was true
And wasted years that belong to you
[repeat chorus]
It took so long for me to see
That I'm a victim of nature and me
Left to myself I realize
I am the maker of my own demise
But you accept me every time and again
And never mention just how selfish I've been
Why must it always take me so long to see
That I have fallen but you will forgive me?
[repeat chorus 2x]
The warning signs are like flares in the night
Still I proceed my greed is in spite of the fire
I know that's bound to burn
Why is it that I always gotta learn...
The hardway, the hardway, I had to learn the hardway
The hardway, the hardway, I had to learn the hardway
Appreciated, brother
Waw it's been maybe more than 10 years that I haven't listen to this song... It moved me just as I heard it for the 1st time. ^-^ 1 love
Moved from Florida to Georgia in 1996, listened to this over and over on my boom box in the back seat of my ‘84 Camaro on the way up here. Probably heard it a thousand times by now. Such a great song and reminds of Gods grace, we mess up so many times and yet he loves and forgives us. These are tough times but God’s grace, mercy, and love are never changing!
I absolutely LOVE this song.
'I REALLY ENJOYED THIS PIECE OF MUSIC SONG TOO RIGHT HERE ALSO, OK MY BROTHERS IN CHRIST!?' "THANKS AGAIN, GOD BLESS U HERE!." 'ALRIGHT!?.'
Still love it after all these years!
The hard way is the one you appreciate the most, secondhand wisdom isn't as convincing or as changing as knowing it for yourself. It yields the most change but is the hardest to obtain.
One of my all time favorites!!!
God bless dc talk they bless me always and give life to my cartoons and faith
Alot of people gotta learn the hard way, including me!!
From my heart , this is my favorite song ever written on paper
DC TALK absolutely beautiful songs. Beautiful men. Loss was great to lose one to New AGE 'christianity'. God's still got him though, we can pray THAT MUCH!
31 yrs ago
Stepped out
Never went bk
This is condemned now
Horses and prisoners stayed at the same time
Now u get yrs.
One of my most cherished childhood memory was when my brothers and I sang this song together. We were 8, 7 and 4. When I hear this song it brings me back to that moment and always remind me that our Father will always accept us Him if we ask Him.