That’s what happened to me. Was raised Christian, rejected it and began to be agnostic until I studied science and psychology and found it backed up so many concepts i started to remember from the Bible
Yeah, how did learning more about science and psychology push you towards faith? It worked in the complete opposite way for me. Now I’m an agnostic antitheist lol.
When he’s saying he doesn’t “know what to do with the burning bush”, he simply means he doesn’t really know how that applies to his life, or how that should effect his daily life. He’s not necessarily doubting miracles. 🤦🏼♀️ He just needs someone to explain to him what the implications of those miracles are.
Yes. we need to explain with love to people with this kind of doubt what that means. We need to explain what God wanted to communicate to us in those moments that are not just about ethical-moral principles. Nothing in the word of God is in vain, everything has an important message for our spirit.
Right, I think he is saying, “God hadn’t shown me any burning bushes, or manna, divided the sea, etc., and until he does, I’ll just know that it happened in the Bible.”
That God is mighty and what He does no man can do and what He purposes no man can change. The miracles were a showing of the Lord's power. I think Matthew just needs a better mentor in Christ
This reminds me of when Jesus said if the world hates me then, the world will hate you too. So if your christian, you should expect the world to hate you. God bless!
How about we as Christians, just PRAY for Matthew, that he gets SAVED and leave it at THAT??!!! Instead of Judging him and throwing stones, etc, just Shut UP and Pray for him!!!!!!! He is Obviously Searching and struggling TO understand THE LORD..SO Again, Let's just PRAY for Matthew, Pastor MARK!!!!
@@marymyers8706 if he doesn't believe in miracles, it would seem to follow that he doesn't believe in the resurrection of Jesus. That is non-negotiable. Without that being discussed we don't really know for sure what he believes about it though.
I don’t recall ever reading about anyone telling someone else to shut and up just pray? I recall Jesus clearly telling us to make a righteous judgment and to expose darkness? Also, you are calling others out on their wrongs… why don’t you just “shut up and pray” for them instead? From the way you speak, I don’t believe you are saved either.
What will drive them to bow is this: they will realize that Phil. 2 actually is saying "Yahuah is Yahusha," and they will see His scars and who put them there.
Matthew is actually off to a great start. He is open to God and His word. In time He will understand who Jesus is and who He becomes when He believes in Him 🙏🏼
We need to remember it seems like Matthew McConaughey doesn't believe everything in the Lord's word but he needs to believe the whole thing of the Lord's word and who he is because the devil is nothing but a deceiver when it says the second Corinthians 4:4. And the devil and demonic spirits will do anything that they can to whisper things and a Christian's ear is having that Christians start doubting things and slowly over time that believer will lead astray. But we need to remember when someone is truly saved and born again the devil cannot possess a Christian a child of God but the devil won't demonic spirits can put a footing words in our minds telling us that we're not loved or not forgiving or the Lord don't love us. Christianity is not religion it's a relationship with the one and only true God the Jesus Christ who is holy Spirit. And for a true Christian we will know them by their fruits a fruit of the spirit Galatians 5:22:23. And to always love our neighbors as ourselves no matter what. Any other false religions and false idols and false guys are works religions you have to do so many good works to get to heaven.what I mean by this is the Roman Catholics the Mormons the Jehovah's witnesses the Buddhist the Hindus all these are works religions we need to remember in the Lord's ten commandments ye shall have no other gods before me. When Matthew McConaughey was having struggles believing in the burning bush we need to remember just because we breathe in the air and even though we don't see it doesn't mean it's not there. Just like God he is the image of the invisible God the firstborn of all creation. You can take the old Dead Sea scrolls and translate them into many different languages and you'll see the Lord's word never changes. Because the Lord will preserve his word and keep it safe.
The burning bush actually has many great principles and practice for everyday life. For being with God is a sacred and holy experience where we learn reverence for his holiness. It teaches us about his eternal attributes and his identity of being the great I AM.
100% agree. It takes more than just reading the story to appreciate the value of that miracle. Ponder it, meditate, consider, listen to God and you see His nature in the Burning Bush.
My burning bush experience was hearing His whisper voice from a tree across a canal. He saved me from drowning myself. 2 months later I got baptized & saved. God is good! Still struggle years later but thankful everyday. 🙌🙏
Very Good. Regarding Matthew, I like his honesty, everyone is at different levels of understanding and God is so gracious ❤ I'm sure every believer has thought about things in the Bible and wondered how to get your head around it, well, God is very clear that His ways are not our ways, so somethings we won't know fully until we are with Him face to face. Glory To God in the Highest 🙌 Just Believe and you Will be Saved ❤
Hello, I am also a Christian and dealing with ppl who claim to be a Christian and act otherwise behind closed doors no one else seems to see this I'm afraid... plz pray for protection against curses ty
@@zacharyshort384 never mind!! you seem to not understand my point, i don't know why even christians, assuming you are one, want to fight now, God bles!!
I watch joe Rogan's show sometimes i used to watch it a lot and he talks about god a lot with people i feel like he is seeking god and god is working on him i pray he finds him we all should!
God’s name deserves the reverence of capitalization, he’s God not god. Lower case “g” is false gods. Please don’t be insulted, Im informing, not criticizing ✝️❤️
The burning bush is most correctly translated from Hebrew as “burning forest” or “burning grove”. It was a larger area than just a bush. And burning was most likely the only word that existed to describe whatever luminescence Gods presences emitted.
I respect MM in that he is outspoken about his beliefs. I would like to see more actors professing faith in Jesus to making a difference in the choices they make for movies. Talking about it is one thing, living it, being an example to your kids is another.
It’s not ridiculous, science only exists because we are intelligible beings who live in an intelligible universe with intelligible reliable laws. Science literally started out because people wanted to explore and better understand the laws the creator has set. Science is a tool, not a worldview, not a person, not a belief system, just a tool and like any other tool it can be wrong and be used in the wrong way by the people using the tool. Science can’t verify logic or mathematics, in order for science to work you need to presuppose that logic and math are true. These are transcendental not physical things. Because of materialism is how we get things like people saying that 2+2=5 and that all of reality is a lie, because yes without anything transcendental to root is reality is nothing more than chaotic sense data and there is no such thing as truth or facts. Obviously, we experience and orderly life every single day, so there’s something grounding us. Even within mainstream science itself, they are all moving on and talking about higher dimensions, other universes, quantum physics and all sorts of stuff that kills materialism. Any staunch materialist is still stuck in the early 2000s. To Christians I would say stop seeing science as the ultimate epistemological tool, scienctific institutions can be, have, and are very corrupt and blatantly lies about many things.
@@JA-jx1hk The point is science and the scientific method has nothing to with the pursuit of God, if anything science has been successful as making the religious change their view that the bible is literal to it being figurative. Also, use paragraphs and learn what the word intelligible means.
HERE is The ONLY Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Why does Hollywood look down on Christians and Christian beliefs? Easy. John 3:19 “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.” People hate Christ because they love their sin.
Isn’t it obvious? Jesus literally says this would happen. Hollywood is literally overtly satanic. Crowley, Anton LaVey, look into all this stuff. There basically all satanic pedophiles. Not all but a lot. Any clueless idiot that doesn’t see what’s going on in the world and tells you Christians have a “persecution complex” or “victim mentality” is ignorant or dishonest and a fool. Funny how they say this meanwhile they cry about something silly. You guys need to start having some teeth, don’t be nice to a world and people that hate Christ, hate you and hate what is good and what you dead. Loving someone doesn’t mean to be nice and be a doormat.
@@JA-jx1hk you are erring in your belief. One of the fruits of the spirit is kindness. We fight a spiritual war but we don’t fight it the same way as the world does. The early church was robbed, beaten, killed, imprisoned in Jesus’ name. Jesus loved the world and laid down his life, being crucified for the sake of mankind. Don’t go on preaching that we need to fight fire with fire, it’s unbiblical and not Christ-like
Good review, Pastor Mark! I love to hear that Matthew McConaughey says he doesn't know what to do with the burning bush but other biblical truths help him in his everyday life. This shows that he is growing in his quest/walk towards Christianity which include the deeper truths of Miracles as you said Pastor Mark, the biggest Miracle being Christ saving us through the miracle of salvation. God bless you Matthew for standing up for what you have found to be true and real in your life. My prayers are with you.
"Believing" translated in the bible does not mean a belief in the idea of a man in the sky. Believer literally means -- "Doing" what Jesus Christ wants you to do. It's an everyday uphill fight. A believer's life is not for the faint of heart. No one knows where anyone else is in their walk with Christ so rather than judge others, worry about yourself so that you can lead by example... as a believer. Prayers for the entertainers.
@@zacharyshort384 Not any verse specifically but rather the entire new testament as a whole. I'm sure I can look up several verses that would translate it.
First off, either you believe or not, Jesus said "I wish you were hot or cold, but you're lukewarm and I will spit you out!" We don't have to understand everything to believe just as again Jesus said "Blessed are those who believe but do not see." Religion is what put Jesus on the cross, relationship is what brought myself to believe not religion or church or a preacher... I was an devout atheist not looking for a God or crutch... But he said I called on you though you didn't acknowledge me. It's by the spirit that we gain understanding not theology. That's a real problem these days, everyone trying to be wise in the eyes of others and dressing to impress. Wake up!
The Bible has not been “translated over and over” or reinterpreted. We still have ancient manuscripts from as early as 400 BC. Get your facts straight.
Having ancient manuscripts that old has zero bearing on the fact we absolutely don't have any original texts for, say, The New Testament. That's a fact. One of significance.
The man is right. Let me respectfully explain. The bulk of the original manuscript for the Bible has been lost. It's the copies from those original manuscripts that were discovered that have been translated and re interpreted several times based on newly discovered information, understanding of the time period and much more. 1. If you read a Bible in English or Spanish or French or Swahili or in Portuguese or in any other language other than the original languages found in the source manuscripts from which they are based (Aramaic, Greek, Syriac, Latin, Hebrew) then it is translated. And if you speak several languages you'll notice that when someone translates a phrase from one language to another it will change based on interpretation, different people will interpret the same message in different ways sometimes. That's because language is based on context and ones understanding of the message. 2. As for re-interpretation, this is clearly seen in the different Bible Versions that exist such as the NIV's, the King James Versions, the NKJV, the GNB's. Etc... These are all re-interpretations. Let me conclude by saying, you can read further on this by googling this info or even better, reading the Preface of whichever Bible version you have in hand. They explain their process. This is standard with almost all standard Bibles. I can understand why you thought what you thought, not many people know this, for it requires a deep dive of research. But easy and widely accessible research really. I hope what I wrote shades some clarity on the matter. To God all mighty be the glory forever and ever and through Jesus Christ and the grace of the Holy Spirit may we all benefit in wisdom and truth. May God Bless you.
I would also add to what Kamu said, that the fact that we don't have any original texts of the New Testament, rather we only have copies, makes the case for the authenticity and accuracy of the New Testament even stronger. Since we have so many manuscript copies (~5800 complete and/or partial fragments) of the New Testament in the original Greek, historians have been able to cross reference all of these copies to see what is authentic, and what isn't (historians call this process textual criticism, and it is the way that virtually all historians are able to verify whether or not an ancient text is reliable/accurate). The remarkable thing is that, time and time again, when historians (both Christian and secular) have textually criticized the NT manuscripts that we have in our possession, an overwhelming majority of the manuscripts are in agreement in what they each record and say, and the few outliers that aren't in agreement are thrown out. It would be the same thing as if I went on a trip with some friends, and afterwards I asked each friend to write down their own independent summaries of our trip. Then without me being in the room, someone else takes their personal handwritten summaries and compares them. That person would be able to immediately see the similarities in the testimonies of the friends who actually went on the trip with me, as opposed to a summary written by a person who only heard about the trip but never actually was there as a witness. This is how we know that the New Testament is accurate and reliable. To just put this in perspective, Homer's Iliad is estimated to have been originally written in ~762 B.C, and the earliest complete manuscript that we have of the Iliad is from the 10th century A.D. So the first complete copy of the Iliad comes 10,000 years after the original was written. Yet historians inarguably agree that the copies of the Iliad are true to the original. Now we take a look at the New Testament, and we have known fragments of copies that are dated to within 100 years of the events themselves. For example, there is a fragment of a copy of the Gospel of John that is dated to ~125-175 A.D. We know that Jesus historically died in 33 A.D, so this means there is a copy of the original Gospel of John dated within 150 years of Christ's death, and because this is just a copy, that means that the original text is even earlier!!! Amazing! I hope that this can shed some light on the topic for everyone and be a blessing. Definitely an interesting and important part of Christian history that everyone should know. God Bless !!!
America has been given over by YHVH. We’re under His judgement, and He has turned His face from this nation. Read Romans 1, because it tells you the signs that God has given over a nation, and there’s no revival coming for America, only further apostasy. This is true for many, if not all, other nations as well. It’s not too late for individuals to be saved though. When we look at what the Bible says about the end times, there’s no revival, period. 2 Thessalonians 2 says there’s A GREAT FALLING AWAY FROM THE FAITH before the final Antichrist is revealed, which means professing believers will depart from the faith, and there’s no revival coming. I don’t mean born again believers fall away from the faith, because that’s not possible since we have the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ dwelling in us who gives us the strength to endure until the end. I mean those who profess to believe in Jesus Christ, but are not born again, they will stop believing in Christ. They’re the tares amongst the wheat, and the seed that was sown that didn’t fall on fertile ground, but only endured for a short time because they were not rooted firmly in Christ, in the Word of God. The latter is exactly what we see happening in the world. People who are departing from the faith, because it takes the indwelling Holy Spirit to give any believer the strength to endure the persecution by the world that’s directed against followers of Jesus Christ. If you believe in the true Jesus Christ of the Bible, the Jesus Christ who is Almighty Jehovah in the flesh, the Jesus Christ who the Bible says created all things, both visible and invisible, and you uphold the biblical truths of God about what is good, and what is evil, then you will be hated and persecuted by the world. If you’re a compromiser who does not uphold the scriptures, or you profess to believe in a false Christ who is no different from any other gods of other religions, then the world will love you, but Jesus says if you deny Him before men, He will deny you before the Father. There’s only a small remnant who refuse to compromise. The majority of professing believers would rather be friends with the world than be faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ. That’s just the plain truth, and if you look at the world church system, you see it clearly. Churches which teach the truth of the scriptures are not popular, they don’t have thousands of people flocking to them, because this world wants self-help gurus and ear ticklers as preachers. This world does not want Holy Spirit filled preachers who preach the truth of God’s Word, that convicts sinners of their sins so they will turn from sin to our Lord Jesus Christ, so that they will come to repentance and be saved. But the reality is that only the truth of God’s Word is going to set us free, and for that, I’m thankful for the few preachers we do have that preach God’s Word without compromise, regardless of whether or not they’re liked by the world.
I appreciate you showing this video, because I wasn’t aware of Matthew’s faith. He sounds like a man who has a genuine faith, but needs some discipleship and support. While it may seem impossible to reconcile Christians being in Hollywood, God wants his love, his Word, and his character everywhere! God bless you, Pastor Mark, and God bless Matthew! James Ponak (Chilliwack, BC)
My Pastor has healed the sick, cast out demons, raised the dead and preaches the gospel. I have been completely healed/delivered from depression, ptsd, chronic pain and addiction. I never get sick and I believe Everything about the bible!! I may not understand all of it but Jesus is The Christ. ❤
Burning Bush experience is the most Christian experience. That's when Holy Spirit becomes personal to you. The ONE who created the heavens and earth can present HIMSELF as fire, or as a dove.
The word religion comes from the latin word ligare: to join, or link, classically understood to mean the linking of human and divine. So why would the word religion not be an accurate label for the Christian relationship of God with humanity?
Amen brother! The “burning bush” has done more in my life than the principles like “treat those how you want to be treated”. It isn’t until I’m about to give up everything and then a miracle happens!!! I’ve never felt to good with these two and now I realize why. They are blocking Christ and pushing him away. I pray that the Lord is working under their hood! :)
HERE is The ONLY Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
The whole of life is a race, nice to see others on their own race towards understanding, as I am on mine. No one knows everything about everything and we don’t need to in order to believe the truth of what Jesus did, and why it matters. If we can continually learn, that means there are things that we currently don’t know, previously didn’t know, and are yet to know. It’s the surrender to the pursuit that’s what should be noted, not primarily the stage each of us are at, at any one point in time.
So he “picks and chooses” what he “likes and agrees with” . Or....what he “knows what to do with” within his OWN reasonings. But, all he is saying is he doesn’t follow the Word of God.,,because he “follows self reasoning”. Because you either take the WHOLE WORD OF GOD..or none. You can’t pick and choose what “makes sense” and ignore what you don’t like or what doesn’t make “sense” and say you are serving Christ. Because you aren’t. You are serving what makes sense to “you”. 🤷🏻♀️ And “you” are not a God.
I thought he was saying that he didn’t know how some parts of the Bible teach him something he can practically apply to his life or how they happened, not that he didn’t accept those parts as true.
Maybe he just doesn’t understand it all yet. He never said he rejects miracles, he just said he doesn’t know what to do with them. Isn’t that how most of us start out? I’m glad we have a patient God.
Sadly many people don't realize this. I think with everything going on right now people need to rethink God. I understand some don't believe but if we believers turn out to be wrong then we just die and that is that. No harm, no foul, but if non-believers are dead wrong, it could be too late to ask for forgivenes and they are going to suffer for eternity for rejecting Jesus. Its hard to understand why anyone would not want to try to get to know Him before they make a decision that will determine their eternal destination. God talks to everyone all day long, some just aren't listening. He really does open the door if you knock and if you seek Him with all your heart, you really will find Him. And He really does tell you things you do not know. The deeper you dig in the bible the deeper your relationship grows, the more wisdom you receive and the more knowledge you gain.
I honestly can't understand how you can have a personal relationship with Jesus and not be religious? In my view, you can absolutely be religious without having that personal relationship with Jesus but you can't have a personal relationship with Jesus and not be religious.
So refreshing to see a Hollywood great speak out about his faith...my prayer is that God blessed you, your family and career richly🙏🏼👍 Hopefully this will prompt others in Hollywood to be as courageous as Matthew! One of my most favorite actors! Hi Mathew🙌🙌
I've really come to like that Matthew McCoughnaughy. He seems like a really stand-up guy. I like that he marches to the beat of his own drum and calls out the hyppocricy of Hollywood. Excellent commentary 👍
Thank you. As a Christian educator, I am very aware of how prejudice most of my colleagues are towards my faith. It is VERY HARD to work daily in a career that is dominated by liberals. I'm hearing similar stories from those in the medical field. The prejudice is apparent in many careers.
Absolutely! I don’t believe you can be a preacher without basic knowledge of many aspects of life and especially people and how we are. You must be knowledgeable-period.
It's called wisdom. See when God calls people he pours his spirit his wisdom in them. I was called in 2012 and somehow I got to understand and see things differently and I realised it was not me. I got to know a lot, I could see outcomes before they happens, my pastor called it Knowledge from God
In my own faith and reading the Bible for myself I have realized how inclusive and tolerant the word of God is. It's not judgemental as some Christians can be. As long as you follow Jesus and turn away from your sins you will find freedom. That is what I've learned.
Mark you might want to get on the bandwagon of reacting to Tom Macdonald. He is like the biggest, fastest growing, independent rapper, and he always discusses modern landmine topics. I enjoy his song Cancelled, but he also has a song more in the wheelhouse of UA-cam channel called Satanic Rappers or Blame the Rappers. Each song discuss the content of modern hip-hop and our cultures fixation on the message: girls, money, etc.
HERE is The ONLY Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Some stars choose thier own doctrines as a"christian". Some christians dont like Galations 5 and 6 and 1 corinthians 5 and 6. And make up thier own doctrine. "Do not be deceived ..."
I am part of a biker ministry. We serve those who most people (including Christians and progressives) ignore. We hug on the homeless, feed the working poor, find programs for those who want to get sober, we are at the door when a man is released from prison, give hope to those who are lost. We never stopped during Covid. We never closed our doors - many churches did - the weren't essential. As bikers we can go into places where most middle class and upper class people won't go. We do exactly what Christ did and what he commissioned us to do. We simply love people.
Right on brother secular thinking starts with man. You said you start with Christ and work backward. That is absolutely right you start with God not man. That's why secular philosophy and psychology and sociology is all bunk. They start with the wrong thing.
@Kiing_ Kiing_ At present, the theory of evolution has the most evidence. I know. It's hard for people to wrap their brains around billions of years, when we enjoy an average lifespan of 70. Try this: If you were to extend your arms straight out from your side, and imagine the length from fingertip to fingertip was "all time' since the big bang, the entirety of human existence as we know it, is one shaving of your fingernail. That should give a good reference for how long it took to get to where we are.
@Kiing_ Kiing_ So you're a Occam's Razer fan huh? Fake it, till you make it. FYI - the Big Bang doesnt say "something came from nothing" They say: "We dont know." But if you want to walk that path. What created your God? Since something cant come from nothing.
He’s a casual, feel good “Religious person”( most likely a Freemason)Cant get into the kingdom if you don’t acknowledge Jesus , His death and resurrection !
You can be born again and religious. Infact, Christianity is rooted in religiousness and this is important for it is the way, Paul writes about this several times in the different letters he wrote in the new testament. The modern practice of religion may have been distorted from the original ways and the new age teachings that to be born again is to be separate from religious ways is a misinformation / misinterpretation, if of course you are to base it off from the Bible scriptures. I do not have the verses that touch on religion specifically at the top of my head; Which wouldn't even be enough, for a verse with out the greater context of the book can be misinterpreted. I might revisit this chat and point them out, maybe. Never the less, some time devoted to some in depth reading of Paul's teachings will illuminate this truth. The two things go hand in hand. Religion is the practice of the belief and teachings. However, you are all right to say, the belief in Christ and the resurrection is key, that's the born again part. But I do write this before I've finished watching the video.
Right on brother. The resurrection. The resurrection showed he had power over death. He said I am the resurrection and the life. Revelation 1 after John Sees God and falls to his knees Jesus touches him on his shoulder and says do not be afraid I'm the first and last I am he who is dead and behold I am alive for Evermore and I have the keys to Hades and death. It's about the resurrection. You're right that is the central Factor. And John 10 he says I have other sheep that are not of this fold I must bring them also and you will become one. He says I Lay My Life down freely I have the power to lay it down and I have the power to take it up again this Authority I received from my father. 1st Corinthians 4:20 I think says the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. Resurrection power
Also, recognition of a huge part of your being is starved and ignored is being addressed. Understanding the metaphysical and opening to it is entering a new dimension that is life giving.
I appreciate Mcconaghey’s openness about what he does and doesn’t understand. He has studied enough that he can quote scripture that has initially grabbed him. I feel certain he is a very new believer and still learning. I think it’s ok that what has grabbed him first are the fundamental values taught in the bible. After all, Jesus taught those values. So he doesn’t understand the burning bush. Maybe he’s not meant to yet. I don’t know that I take everything at face value, either, as it was written to explain the unexplainable to simple people. I don’t know that it’s that important to understand what he refers to as “the magic tricks.” I think the values should be the first thing you really get. I think it’s important to live your life and make your decisions based on the values taught in the Bible.
@@amsterdamG2G Masonic and Christianity don’t go in the same sentence. Read that Bible and you’ll understand why. Jesus called out the “religious” people of his day and said they were vipers and that their father is the devil. Read that Bible
@@amsterdamG2G no such thing. There's only ONE real CHRISTIANITY and then there's all the other religions that are of Satan .Some may say they're Christianity but they're just devices of satan as are every other religion . JESUS CHRIST is the ONLY WAY!
Understanding the Bible is an evolving practice. Sometimes, I don't understand it (in my heart) and then I do. Matthew is in that process because he is a seeker and a thinker. His understanding will continue to grow through the Holy Spirit. God knows, God made him.
When the Bible says, "even in HELL they can't escape God's presence," maybe He was talking about Hollywood.. Good for MM for having the guts *and the backbone* to speak out.
@Mama Bambina Wrong, God is in Hell.. His wrath abides there and it will be a constant reminder that the flames of Hell burn because of the righteousness of God.
Isaiah 5:20 King James Version 20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 2 Timothy 4:3, NIV: "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear."
@@jebusthelordfraudimeantgod8634 One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn’t even find time to eat. When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said. But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.” Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. “How can Satan cast out Satan?” he asked. “A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart. And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive. Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger-someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house. “I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences.” He told them this because they were saying, “He’s possessed by an evil spirit.” Mark 3:20-30 NLT
Right belief and right practice don’t equal eternal life but right relationship with Jesus Christ = Eternal life. Of course we first have to possess the right beliefs to be in right relationship with Christ and it’s all 💯% God. Saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.🙌🏼🙌🏼
Stephen Blackwell:Perhaps you should define what the right beliefs are for a right relationship with Christ.This would be to the benefit of anyone out there seeking or wanting to know.I'm not criticizing you,just a reminder for all of us to be complete witnesses.
HERE is The ONLY Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
@@Praise___YaH You are right as in Jesus and the father are one and the God man Christ was crucified. John14:9 “Anyone who has seen me has seen The Father.” The whole reason they crucified Jesus was because He claimed to be equal to God being He was and is God.
@@Crezelltree4261 Ok I see what you are saying ....Sorry if I wasn’t on point. We have to believe Jesus as the virgin born sinless man. He never at one point offended God but came only to do the will of The Father. He was with a The Father in eternity past and created all that is then humbled Himself in becoming a man and fulfilling the law of God. He never committed one act of sin....in other words He never did anything wrong by Gods standards which are found in the Ten Commandments. He died on a cross taking your punishment if you believe it and then by faith turn or repent from your sin by faith and put your trust in Him for your salvation. He proved He was accepted as payment and proved Himself to be God by being raised from the dead and now lives making intercession for us and is the only mediator between God and man. There is no other way to be saved . A Holy God can’t allow us to live with a Him in heaven until He has allowed us to be covered in the righteousness of Christ. By faith anyone who turns and follows Jesus and denies himself will be saved. So that being said we can believe these things as the demons do and aren’t saved but we have to believe in such a way as it makes a difference in how we live. If we jump out of a plane with a parachute and if we believe it will save us we pull the string and so to speak if we believe Jesus is who He said we will follow Him and learn from Him in relationship as we read His Word from the Bible.
The cutaways in this video are hilarious LOL. Also, it would be awesome to see Pastor Mark react to how the Christian faith is portrayed on the show Superstore :)
Oh man I watched that show. Liked the show but HATED the way Glenn was the christian rep. He was literally a progressive Christian. If u can even call that a chriatian
On the one hand I can understand what Matthew McConaughey saying but on the other hand, as a recipient of numerous miracles, and the knowing that without the miracles which were the signs that Christ was God, that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah. I see it this way, Matthew McConaughey is on a journey just like with all of us are and he still has a ways to go
Science is a study of the bible. Big bang, the gap theory, the theory of everything all goes back to God's creation. The bible is a study of God for us "His creation" about what his original plan was and still is. The whole bible is God's mission statement for us and Jesus brought us back to that.
I would say that you guys (Bible only westernized Christians) need to stop having such a high view of “science”. Look into some rabbit holes, find out who really runs these establishments and what their endgame actually is and itll become apparent. Basically everything in America is controlled by certain families who have certain goals of what the future should look like and you can’t bring that about unless you change the foundational views of society.
Such a weird thing to say (at 2:16): "...been translated from multiple different languages *back* to English." To me, at least, "back to English" suggests that the Bible originally was written in English, translated to another language, and then back, like a certain theatre group did with one of Shakespeare's plays when they took an Icelandic translation of it, translated that translation into English, and then performed that.
Uh...idk if ya noticed but Jesus went to the cross alone and the ONE man who did help was basically just yanked outta the crowd it wasn't Peter and them walking up Cavalry. I admit it ain't a good luck but considering how it turned out for Peter and the rest of the crew....you don't get to make this call in a blanket generalization.
At this age I am I’m very happy I finally don’t care what people will ever think of me for saying I definitely believe every word in the Bible and believe in God and don’t care who’s offended or who wants to or I don’t care what the world thinks about it!
6:50 - They're Jewish, but they're not religious. Hollywood takes an issue with traditional Jewish beliefs as well. Many secular Jews enjoy the cultural and political aspects of Judaism, but get a bit shaken up by the religion itself. I myself used to be a secular Jew and crossed that threshold into religiosity (i.e., Orthodox Judaism).
Not that I closely follow McConaughey, but this is the FIRST I’m hearing of him being a Christian, yet he claims to have been one his whole life. He does not shine. He is not willing to stand up for the “controversial” aspects of the Bible which most people who claim to be Christians have no idea how to explain. “I deal with the practical aspects of the Bible”. Sorry, but if you don’t take and accept the whole Bible, you reject all of it. McConaughey is off on this one. He’s the lukewarm Christian Jesus talks about.
You must be one of the JUDGEMENTAL people Jesus spoke. Everybody's talking about hollywood not accepting towards christians, but nobody is more cold then the way fellow christians treat each other.
@@salvadorvasquez5292 You said, “Everyone’s talking about Hollywood not being accepting of Christians”, but that’s not what I said. I said McConaughey had the opportunity to affirm the Bible as the inerrant word of God, but he didn’t. He watered down his belief. The Bible talks about these types of Christians as “lukewarm” and warns that God will spit them out of his mouth (Revelation 3:16). Jesus also says that “whoever denies me before man, I will deny before my Father who is in Heaven” (Matthew 10:33). McConaughey denies God His deity by watering down portions of the Bible. Just calling a spade a spade.
@@salvadorvasquez5292 Christians should be righteous in their judgements. This notion of not being able to be a Christian and also make judgements is a lie from hell. When you judge, judge righteously, for in the same measure you judge, so will the father judge you. I read that in a book you should also read.
Even Peter initially denied Christ but then became bold and went to his death, but didn't reject Jesus. Maybe Mathew is at the beginning of his journey. He's already publicly professing his faith in Jesus Christ. Keep it up, Mathew! God bless you and your beautiful family. Run the race and finish well.
Judge righteously should not be taken with a grain of salt. Reading these comments reminds me of th e Pharisees in the bible who held a close allegiance to the law. Jesus fulfilled the law. You can call "a spade a spade" but I pray that when judgment is on you that you show mercy. "Let he who have no sin cast the first stone" All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Step down from y'all arrogance and seek Gods love and peace.
I understand what Matthew means by, "I don't know what to do with the burning bush." It doesn't mean that I don't believe in the miracles and the resurrection. It just means that I didn't witness it. I don't deny that something happened. And translation and language could make things difficult for whomever is writing, to really get across to the reader that which they are trying to describe. And possibly, they didn't quite understand what was happening but described it the best they could. I believe, despite not seeing!!
Good for you Matthew for standing up for Jesus being a Hollywood star 🌟 Your reward in eternity will be so big. Keep shining for Jesus and stand firm in your beliefs . God bless you ♥️💗
Can someone give me insight into what this verse that Mathew mentioned means? Matthew 6:22-23 King James Version 22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
This dude is on a campaign to be the next Governor for TX. He’s doing an incredible job. He called himself “God” in his Oscar speech. ... Lots of red flags going off. Good actor an all, but I ain’t buy in’ it.
Wow for him to be so bold to profess his faith and he hasn’t gotten the revelation that everything in the Bible is true and God breathed and is the actual power of God through our beautiful Jesus Christ! Wow can you imagine what will happen when he gets that revelation?
The burning bush doesn’t need to be understood. Faith in God, believing without having to see-trust and hope abound, is not a cerebral examination. “Faith like a child” is not blind acceptance but a heartfelt, soul deep acceptance based not on study of the way a child should behave but natural response to what is genuinely, joyously felt when growing up in Faithful family. Absolute evidence of Gods love is without end-no coincidences!
I think so too, sometimes we need teachings to give us clarity on scriptures and if no one is there to guide you but you read it on your own you won’t get the message that is there for u
The truth will be revealed in different ways and to different people - at different times. Heaven and earth will pass away but My word will never pass away...
Amen, Matthew.. I applaud that you stand in the company of others and profess the name of Jesus Christ to the world. I honestly wish more were as bold with their faith.
I've noticed that too. I wish he would get Frank Turek on or someone that could actually school Rogan. Rogan is so ignorant in his claims against Christianity.
It’s great to hear MM talk about the bible my questions is, is he born again; does he believe he needs to repent and live a life pleasing to God knowing there is no good work he can do to enter heaven it’s a finished work on the cross.
Closest a believer in Jesus will ever get to hell, is this life. However, Closest any nonbeliever in Jesus will ever get to Heaven, is this life. Let that sink in. Jesus for the win. These guys are screwed, solely bc of their ego. How could God be bigger than them??? How could anyone be better than they think they are...
What confused me so much as a child (in the 90s and early 2000s) was how every winner at an awards show ceremony would start off their speech with, "I'd like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" even when what they won the award for was very obviously ungodly. I did not understand the intent and still don't.
“I don’t know what to do with the burning bush everyday in my life.” Exactly. You are outside of yourself. You give that to Him. As you absorb sincerely the scriptures, “being” is changed vs. “doing”. On purpose. You are worthless doing until your being is transformed to rely onHis leading. Matthew reminds me of Peter. Recognizes but is geared to run ahead of His particular purpose.
The miracles signs and wonders in the bible are accounts where The Father intervened in mankind and show us that in Him and Him alone all things are possible. It activates faith and vision, and without vision the people perish or fall back instead of moving forward in regaining relationship with God that which we were intended.
People perish *when* god intervenes, too, apparently. A genocidal flood. Carpet-bombing two thriving city-states with brimstone. Interesting way to have a relationship.
@@zacharyshort384 those people didn't desire a relationship with him.. and I wouldn't call that thriving only maybe thriving in their sins and in evils which leads only to death and destruction anyway
@@rainbow-on1be Riiigghht the infants, toddlers and preteens were all relishing in their evil wicked ways and deserved the utterly inhumane and horribly painful death of drowning.
No kidding I thought I was the only one who heard that and knew something wasn’t right here. He definitely is not a born again believer of Jesus Christ
Sorry to break it to you but every Christian on earth picks and chooses what works for them. They might simply be lazy or come up with nice theological acrobatics to justify it, but they all do. And everyone thinks their selective process is the correct interpretation. It’s a book written by humans that gets interpreted by humans.
@@zealandsword9557 The books of the Bible were voted by committee some 200 years after Jesus. It’s riddled with internal inconsistencies on very basic things like Jesus’ genealogy. There’s clear evidence of it being a mashup of saviors, demigods, and miracles pinched from other traditions. Things held up as prophecy (“by his stripes we are healed”...therefore crucifixion/atonement!) are about as precise as a horoscope or fortune cookie. Different denominations use different versions of the text (including disagreements on which are canon or apocryphal) and there are hundreds of denominations. For nearly any given issue, you can find Christians who support both sides of the argument and they all think the others are wrong. At the end of the day, there’s every sign that is a collection(s) of books, from some 35-40 authors, assembled over centuries. Personally I think it’s all BS (was Christian for 25 years) but for a presumed believer to criticize another believer for picking and choosing is laughable. Picking and choosing is how Christianity was born.
Mary here When mathew. Got his awards..first thing he did was thank. A higher power. Which was God.. Hope he can continue to show others to be humble onto the Lord...
There is nothing harder than doing the right thing when everybody else abandons you. That's true bravery. True courage.
Christ has been abandoned by all yet He died for all
@Jon Johnson yeah
The world will abandon you...
Yes. True in, and out of Christ.
That’s what happened to me. Was raised Christian, rejected it and began to be agnostic until I studied science and psychology and found it backed up so many concepts i started to remember from the Bible
Lol wow.
Can you extrapolate on that. I did the same thing and I find Christianity impossible to believe in due to my study.
Yeah, how did learning more about science and psychology push you towards faith? It worked in the complete opposite way for me. Now I’m an agnostic antitheist lol.
Name one please. Lol.
👊🙌🙌
When he’s saying he doesn’t “know what to do with the burning bush”, he simply means he doesn’t really know how that applies to his life, or how that should effect his daily life. He’s not necessarily doubting miracles. 🤦🏼♀️ He just needs someone to explain to him what the implications of those miracles are.
Yes. we need to explain with love to people with this kind of doubt what that means. We need to explain what God wanted to communicate to us in those moments that are not just about ethical-moral principles. Nothing in the word of God is in vain, everything has an important message for our spirit.
Right, I think he is saying, “God hadn’t shown me any burning bushes, or manna, divided the sea, etc., and until he does, I’ll just know that it happened in the Bible.”
That's quite an inference.
That God is mighty and what He does no man can do and what He purposes no man can change. The miracles were a showing of the Lord's power. I think Matthew just needs a better mentor in Christ
This reminds me of when Jesus said if the world hates me then, the world will hate you too. So if your christian, you should expect the world to hate you. God bless!
Because Jesus rapes more children in this (real) world than embraces fake children in the fake news gospels.
Pray for those who laugh at Christians..They won't be laughing when they stand in front of the Lord.
Yes, that’s true
We all need to be prayerful
Amen!
Y! That WILL be a SAD day. My heart weeps for those who 'trying' to do good,but in the end..............
Facts
How about we as Christians, just PRAY for Matthew, that he gets SAVED and leave it at THAT??!!! Instead of Judging him and throwing stones, etc, just Shut UP and Pray for him!!!!!!! He is Obviously Searching and struggling TO understand THE LORD..SO Again, Let's just PRAY for Matthew, Pastor MARK!!!!
I agree!!
Respectfully, how did you discern that Matthew is NOT saved?
@@marymyers8706 if he doesn't believe in miracles, it would seem to follow that he doesn't believe in the resurrection of Jesus. That is non-negotiable. Without that being discussed we don't really know for sure what he believes about it though.
@@johnbarker6763 but he never said he doesn’t believe in miracles, he said he doesn’t know what to do with it.
I don’t recall ever reading about anyone telling someone else to shut and up just pray? I recall Jesus clearly telling us to make a righteous judgment and to expose darkness? Also, you are calling others out on their wrongs… why don’t you just “shut up and pray” for them instead? From the way you speak, I don’t believe you are saved either.
Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ.
Yes
Amen, all glory goes to God.
Preach it sister. No way to the Father except through the Son.
THE LORD!
What will drive them to bow is this: they will realize that Phil. 2 actually is saying "Yahuah is Yahusha," and they will see His scars and who put them there.
Matthew is actually off to a great start. He is open to God and His word. In time He will understand who Jesus is and who He becomes when He believes in Him 🙏🏼
Excellent comment.👍🏻
And a smug rich ass who are always Christ's favourites.
Amen
We need to remember it seems like Matthew McConaughey doesn't believe everything in the Lord's word but he needs to believe the whole thing of the Lord's word and who he is because the devil is nothing but a deceiver when it says the second Corinthians 4:4. And the devil and demonic spirits will do anything that they can to whisper things and a Christian's ear is having that Christians start doubting things and slowly over time that believer will lead astray. But we need to remember when someone is truly saved and born again the devil cannot possess a Christian a child of God but the devil won't demonic spirits can put a footing words in our minds telling us that we're not loved or not forgiving or the Lord don't love us. Christianity is not religion it's a relationship with the one and only true God the Jesus Christ who is holy Spirit. And for a true Christian we will know them by their fruits a fruit of the spirit Galatians 5:22:23. And to always love our neighbors as ourselves no matter what. Any other false religions and false idols and false guys are works religions you have to do so many good works to get to heaven.what I mean by this is the Roman Catholics the Mormons the Jehovah's witnesses the Buddhist the Hindus all these are works religions we need to remember in the Lord's ten commandments ye shall have no other gods before me. When Matthew McConaughey was having struggles believing in the burning bush we need to remember just because we breathe in the air and even though we don't see it doesn't mean it's not there. Just like God he is the image of the invisible God the firstborn of all creation. You can take the old Dead Sea scrolls and translate them into many different languages and you'll see the Lord's word never changes. Because the Lord will preserve his word and keep it safe.
I wish Trump was anywhere like him.
The burning bush actually has many great principles and practice for everyday life. For being with God is a sacred and holy experience where we learn reverence for his holiness. It teaches us about his eternal attributes and his identity of being the great I AM.
Wow, well said, I agree with that. I was debating responding to that same point, but now I don't have to!
100% agree. It takes more than just reading the story to appreciate the value of that miracle. Ponder it, meditate, consider, listen to God and you see His nature in the Burning Bush.
My burning bush experience was hearing His whisper voice from a tree across a canal. He saved me from drowning myself. 2 months later I got baptized & saved. God is good! Still struggle years later but thankful everyday. 🙌🙏
@@69CrystalballPalace That's an amazing testimony Crystal! Praying for you !
Very Good.
Regarding Matthew, I like his honesty, everyone is at different levels of understanding and God is so gracious ❤
I'm sure every believer has thought about things in the Bible and wondered how to get your head around it, well, God is very clear that His ways are not our ways, so somethings we won't know fully until we are with Him face to face.
Glory To God in the Highest 🙌
Just Believe and you Will be Saved ❤
Trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding...proverbs 3:5
My go to verse.
In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths v 6 I always feel these go together
@Jack Helmut Isaiah 53
I don't think we're supposed to understand it. We listen to the Word, believe and have faith in Him.
@Jack Helmut He gave His entire creation free will. Choose this day who you will serve. Choose life!!
I am a proud Christian, I don't follow a religion, I follow Christ, I don't believe in a religion (dogmas), I believe in Christ!!!
Hello, I am also a Christian and dealing with ppl who claim to be a Christian and act otherwise behind closed doors no one else seems to see this I'm afraid... plz pray for protection against curses ty
Do you believe in Scripture?
@@zacharyshort384 yes!! that's why I follow only Jesus!! I only follow His word!! Not what men say and stablished!!
@@marisolmagana6862 So you're saying you follow his word, but those words are not to be found in Scripture?
@@zacharyshort384 never mind!! you seem to not understand my point, i don't know why even christians, assuming you are one, want to fight now, God bles!!
I watch joe Rogan's show sometimes i used to watch it a lot and he talks about god a lot with people i feel like he is seeking god and god is working on him i pray he finds him we all should!
God’s name deserves the reverence of capitalization, he’s God not god. Lower case “g” is false gods. Please don’t be insulted, Im informing, not criticizing ✝️❤️
The burning bush is most correctly translated from Hebrew as “burning forest” or “burning grove”. It was a larger area than just a bush. And burning was most likely the only word that existed to describe whatever luminescence Gods presences emitted.
@@johannwilder1437 - or more likely...
It was a primitive, bored goat herder, who ate a few too many psychedelic mushrooms.
@Kiing_ Kiing_ still doesn't mean we shouldn't pray for him
@@Proverbs--tx6yr thanks
I respect MM in that he is outspoken about his beliefs. I would like to see more actors professing faith in Jesus to making a difference in the choices they make for movies. Talking about it is one thing, living it, being an example to your kids is another.
Love this actor so much! Hope he finds peace in Jesus christ!
"Science is the practical pursuit of God." Love it.
That's a ridiculous quote.
It’s not ridiculous, science only exists because we are intelligible beings who live in an intelligible universe with intelligible reliable laws. Science literally started out because people wanted to explore and better understand the laws the creator has set. Science is a tool, not a worldview, not a person, not a belief system, just a tool and like any other tool it can be wrong and be used in the wrong way by the people using the tool. Science can’t verify logic or mathematics, in order for science to work you need to presuppose that logic and math are true. These are transcendental not physical things. Because of materialism is how we get things like people saying that 2+2=5 and that all of reality is a lie, because yes without anything transcendental to root is reality is nothing more than chaotic sense data and there is no such thing as truth or facts. Obviously, we experience and orderly life every single day, so there’s something grounding us. Even within mainstream science itself, they are all moving on and talking about higher dimensions, other universes, quantum physics and all sorts of stuff that kills materialism. Any staunch materialist is still stuck in the early 2000s. To Christians I would say stop seeing science as the ultimate epistemological tool, scienctific institutions can be, have, and are very corrupt and blatantly lies about many things.
@@JA-jx1hk The point is science and the scientific method has nothing to with the pursuit of God, if anything science has been successful as making the religious change their view that the bible is literal to it being figurative.
Also, use paragraphs and learn what the word intelligible means.
HERE is The ONLY Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
@@Praise___YaH That's not his name though.
The bible said he would be called Emmanuel. Is jesus anything like emmanuel? 🤣 🤣
Why does Hollywood look down on Christians and Christian beliefs? Easy. John 3:19 “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.” People hate Christ because they love their sin.
exactly
Amen and Hallelujah! God Bless you.
Hollywood doesn't look down on Christians, you just have a victim complex and you view everything as persecution
Isn’t it obvious? Jesus literally says this would happen. Hollywood is literally overtly satanic. Crowley, Anton LaVey, look into all this stuff. There basically all satanic pedophiles. Not all but a lot. Any clueless idiot that doesn’t see what’s going on in the world and tells you Christians have a “persecution complex” or “victim mentality” is ignorant or dishonest and a fool. Funny how they say this meanwhile they cry about something silly. You guys need to start having some teeth, don’t be nice to a world and people that hate Christ, hate you and hate what is good and what you dead. Loving someone doesn’t mean to be nice and be a doormat.
@@JA-jx1hk you are erring in your belief. One of the fruits of the spirit is kindness. We fight a spiritual war but we don’t fight it the same way as the world does. The early church was robbed, beaten, killed, imprisoned in Jesus’ name. Jesus loved the world and laid down his life, being crucified for the sake of mankind. Don’t go on preaching that we need to fight fire with fire, it’s unbiblical and not Christ-like
Good review, Pastor Mark! I love to hear that Matthew McConaughey says he doesn't know what to do with the burning bush but other biblical truths help him in his everyday life. This shows that he is growing in his quest/walk towards Christianity which include the deeper truths of Miracles as you said Pastor Mark, the biggest Miracle being Christ saving us through the miracle of salvation. God bless you Matthew for standing up for what you have found to be true and real in your life. My prayers are with you.
"Believing" translated in the bible does not mean a belief in the idea of a man in the sky.
Believer literally means -- "Doing" what Jesus Christ wants you to do.
It's an everyday uphill fight. A believer's life is not for the faint of heart. No one knows where anyone else is in their walk with Christ so rather than judge others, worry about yourself so that you can lead by example... as a believer.
Prayers for the entertainers.
Well said, hope you are well!
@@jedicouncil66 Do my best. Hope you are as well.
Faith may abide
Are you referencing a specific verse when you say the literal meaning of 'believer'?
@@zacharyshort384 Not any verse specifically but rather the entire new testament as a whole. I'm sure I can look up several verses that would translate it.
First off, either you believe or not, Jesus said "I wish you were hot or cold, but you're lukewarm and I will spit you out!" We don't have to understand everything to believe just as again Jesus said "Blessed are those who believe but do not see." Religion is what put Jesus on the cross, relationship is what brought myself to believe not religion or church or a preacher... I was an devout atheist not looking for a God or crutch... But he said I called on you though you didn't acknowledge me. It's by the spirit that we gain understanding not theology. That's a real problem these days, everyone trying to be wise in the eyes of others and dressing to impress. Wake up!
You read my mind!
@@reneehomen2226 that must have been Jesus pointing you in this direction I'm no one.
Atom - yeah but the word religion is in the Bible, the word relationship is NOT!!!
@@PinkSoldier2009 you're only arguing with yourself. So go on with that idiocracy.
@@atomovedin3970 You're super tedious. Good grief.
The Bible has not been “translated over and over” or reinterpreted. We still have ancient manuscripts from as early as 400 BC. Get your facts straight.
Having ancient manuscripts that old has zero bearing on the fact we absolutely don't have any original texts for, say, The New Testament. That's a fact. One of significance.
The man is right. Let me respectfully explain.
The bulk of the original manuscript for the Bible has been lost. It's the copies from those original manuscripts that were discovered that have been translated and re interpreted several times based on newly discovered information, understanding of the time period and much more.
1. If you read a Bible in English or Spanish or French or Swahili or in Portuguese or in any other language other than the original languages found in the source manuscripts from which they are based (Aramaic, Greek, Syriac, Latin, Hebrew) then it is translated. And if you speak several languages you'll notice that when someone translates a phrase from one language to another it will change based on interpretation, different people will interpret the same message in different ways sometimes. That's because language is based on context and ones understanding of the message.
2. As for re-interpretation, this is clearly seen in the different Bible Versions that exist such as the NIV's, the King James Versions, the NKJV, the GNB's. Etc...
These are all re-interpretations.
Let me conclude by saying, you can read further on this by googling this info or even better, reading the Preface of whichever Bible version you have in hand. They explain their process. This is standard with almost all standard Bibles.
I can understand why you thought what you thought, not many people know this, for it requires a deep dive of research. But easy and widely accessible research really.
I hope what I wrote shades some clarity on the matter.
To God all mighty be the glory forever and ever and through Jesus Christ and the grace of the Holy Spirit may we all benefit in wisdom and truth.
May God Bless you.
I would also add to what Kamu said, that the fact that we don't have any original texts of the New Testament, rather we only have copies, makes the case for the authenticity and accuracy of the New Testament even stronger. Since we have so many manuscript copies (~5800 complete and/or partial fragments) of the New Testament in the original Greek, historians have been able to cross reference all of these copies to see what is authentic, and what isn't (historians call this process textual criticism, and it is the way that virtually all historians are able to verify whether or not an ancient text is reliable/accurate).
The remarkable thing is that, time and time again, when historians (both Christian and secular) have textually criticized the NT manuscripts that we have in our possession, an overwhelming majority of the manuscripts are in agreement in what they each record and say, and the few outliers that aren't in agreement are thrown out.
It would be the same thing as if I went on a trip with some friends, and afterwards I asked each friend to write down their own independent summaries of our trip. Then without me being in the room, someone else takes their personal handwritten summaries and compares them. That person would be able to immediately see the similarities in the testimonies of the friends who actually went on the trip with me, as opposed to a summary written by a person who only heard about the trip but never actually was there as a witness.
This is how we know that the New Testament is accurate and reliable. To just put this in perspective, Homer's Iliad is estimated to have been originally written in ~762 B.C, and the earliest complete manuscript that we have of the Iliad is from the 10th century A.D. So the first complete copy of the Iliad comes 10,000 years after the original was written. Yet historians inarguably agree that the copies of the Iliad are true to the original. Now we take a look at the New Testament, and we have known fragments of copies that are dated to within 100 years of the events themselves. For example, there is a fragment of a copy of the Gospel of John that is dated to ~125-175 A.D. We know that Jesus historically died in 33 A.D, so this means there is a copy of the original Gospel of John dated within 150 years of Christ's death, and because this is just a copy, that means that the original text is even earlier!!! Amazing!
I hope that this can shed some light on the topic for everyone and be a blessing. Definitely an interesting and important part of Christian history that everyone should know. God Bless !!!
@@Jared-Cruz Interesting indeed. Thanks for sharing that information.
We only have Genesis from 400 BC. The gospels were written around 30ad.
It’s good to see McConaughy coming around to the truth. I hope he can influence man of those in his circle. This country needs revival in a bad way.
Our country needs separation of church and Hollywood as much as it needs separation of church and state.
I don't think he's "coming around". I think he's known and believed for a long time, he just had to be quiet about it.
I think he can start by knowing what to do with the burning bush, HE’S GOD, He comes in ANY form He choices..
America has been given over by YHVH. We’re under His judgement, and He has turned His face from this nation. Read Romans 1, because it tells you the signs that God has given over a nation, and there’s no revival coming for America, only further apostasy. This is true for many, if not all, other nations as well. It’s not too late for individuals to be saved though. When we look at what the Bible says about the end times, there’s no revival, period. 2 Thessalonians 2 says there’s A GREAT FALLING AWAY FROM THE FAITH before the final Antichrist is revealed, which means professing believers will depart from the faith, and there’s no revival coming. I don’t mean born again believers fall away from the faith, because that’s not possible since we have the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ dwelling in us who gives us the strength to endure until the end. I mean those who profess to believe in Jesus Christ, but are not born again, they will stop believing in Christ. They’re the tares amongst the wheat, and the seed that was sown that didn’t fall on fertile ground, but only endured for a short time because they were not rooted firmly in Christ, in the Word of God. The latter is exactly what we see happening in the world. People who are departing from the faith, because it takes the indwelling Holy Spirit to give any believer the strength to endure the persecution by the world that’s directed against followers of Jesus Christ. If you believe in the true Jesus Christ of the Bible, the Jesus Christ who is Almighty Jehovah in the flesh, the Jesus Christ who the Bible says created all things, both visible and invisible, and you uphold the biblical truths of God about what is good, and what is evil, then you will be hated and persecuted by the world. If you’re a compromiser who does not uphold the scriptures, or you profess to believe in a false Christ who is no different from any other gods of other religions, then the world will love you, but Jesus says if you deny Him before men, He will deny you before the Father. There’s only a small remnant who refuse to compromise. The majority of professing believers would rather be friends with the world than be faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ. That’s just the plain truth, and if you look at the world church system, you see it clearly. Churches which teach the truth of the scriptures are not popular, they don’t have thousands of people flocking to them, because this world wants self-help gurus and ear ticklers as preachers. This world does not want Holy Spirit filled preachers who preach the truth of God’s Word, that convicts sinners of their sins so they will turn from sin to our Lord Jesus Christ, so that they will come to repentance and be saved. But the reality is that only the truth of God’s Word is going to set us free, and for that, I’m thankful for the few preachers we do have that preach God’s Word without compromise, regardless of whether or not they’re liked by the world.
He's been in church for years
I appreciate you showing this video, because I wasn’t aware of Matthew’s faith. He sounds like a man who has a genuine faith, but needs some discipleship and support. While it may seem impossible to reconcile Christians being in Hollywood, God wants his love, his Word, and his character everywhere! God bless you, Pastor Mark, and God bless Matthew! James Ponak (Chilliwack, BC)
I totally agree 💯
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My Pastor has healed the sick, cast out demons, raised the dead and preaches the gospel. I have been completely healed/delivered from depression, ptsd, chronic pain and addiction. I never get sick and I believe Everything about the bible!! I may not understand all of it but Jesus is The Christ. ❤
Wow. Your experience is nowhere near what Jesus told us to expect. Interesting
Amen
No, it's not. Bible says more would happen with the Holy Spirit.
@@AB-ol5uz Just stop. You're embarrassing yourself. I can elaborate if need be.
God healed through your pastor.
Burning Bush experience is the most Christian experience. That's when Holy Spirit becomes personal to you. The ONE who created the heavens and earth can present HIMSELF as fire, or as a dove.
It's about the relationship between God and man, Father and son, daughter." We are closer to God as we choose to be"
Christianity is not based on religion, it’s based on a relationship.
It’s based on faith and salvation
@@tanagunda1368 Christianity is based on the Lord Jesus Christ and believing he is the Son of God and accepting and declaring him as Lord and Savior.
The word religion comes from the latin word ligare: to join, or link, classically understood to mean the linking of human and divine. So why would the word religion not be an accurate label for the Christian relationship of God with humanity?
Amen brother! The “burning bush” has done more in my life than the principles like “treat those how you want to be treated”. It isn’t until I’m about to give up everything and then a miracle happens!!!
I’ve never felt to good with these two and now I realize why. They are blocking Christ and pushing him away. I pray that the Lord is working under their hood! :)
I'm praying for Rogan's salvation. Have been for years. Jordan Peterson as well. He is right on the edge of believing. Praise the Lord!
@@douca1 🙏 amen
@@douca1 Their heads are too bunged up with stuff. Their salvation will come simply.
HERE is The ONLY Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
The whole of life is a race, nice to see others on their own race towards understanding, as I am on mine.
No one knows everything about everything and we don’t need to in order to believe the truth of what Jesus did, and why it matters.
If we can continually learn, that means there are things that we currently don’t know, previously didn’t know, and are yet to know. It’s the surrender to the pursuit that’s what should be noted, not primarily the stage each of us are at, at any one point in time.
I like that he has faith but also admits he just doesn't understand or cant explain how God does what he does
So he “picks and chooses” what he “likes and agrees with” . Or....what he “knows what to do with” within his OWN reasonings.
But, all he is saying is he doesn’t follow the Word of God.,,because he “follows self reasoning”. Because you either take the WHOLE WORD OF GOD..or none. You can’t pick and choose what “makes sense” and ignore what you don’t like or what doesn’t make “sense” and say you are serving Christ. Because you aren’t. You are serving what makes sense to “you”. 🤷🏻♀️ And “you” are not a God.
Amen so true
Amen! Preach it sister! 🙌
I thought he was saying that he didn’t know how some parts of the Bible teach him something he can practically apply to his life or how they happened, not that he didn’t accept those parts as true.
Maybe he just doesn’t understand it all yet. He never said he rejects miracles, he just said he doesn’t know what to do with them. Isn’t that how most of us start out? I’m glad we have a patient God.
THIS
But I didn't like MM saying "I don't know what to do about burning bush" just own it man ,we are Christian.either we walk by sight or by faith.
Amen amen own it 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Excellent
I’m not religious, I have a personal relationship with Jesus! Religion isn’t the same as a personal relationship!
Just semantics. We are all still quote unquote religious. A true Christian just doesn’t fall into the stereotypes of religion.
Sadly many people don't realize this. I think with everything going on right now people need to rethink God. I understand some don't believe but if we believers turn out to be wrong then we just die and that is that. No harm, no foul, but if non-believers are dead wrong, it could be too late to ask for forgivenes and they are going to suffer for eternity for rejecting Jesus. Its hard to understand why anyone would not want to try to get to know Him before they make a decision that will determine their eternal destination. God talks to everyone all day long, some just aren't listening. He really does open the door if you knock and if you seek Him with all your heart, you really will find Him. And He really does tell you things you do not know. The deeper you dig in the bible the deeper your relationship grows, the more wisdom you receive and the more knowledge you gain.
Amen, Mel! PTL!
I honestly can't understand how you can have a personal relationship with Jesus and not be religious? In my view, you can absolutely be religious without having that personal relationship with Jesus but you can't have a personal relationship with Jesus and not be religious.
Maybe you meant non-denominational? Otherwise Christianity is a religion.
Pastor Mark does a very good job of describing the real difference between being religious or spiritual, OR Christian!
It seems like to me Hollywood is going in the opposite direction of Christianity ✝️
But Christians have their own entertainment media. So why complain?
Truth
So refreshing to see a Hollywood great speak out about his faith...my prayer is that God blessed you, your family and career richly🙏🏼👍
Hopefully this will prompt others in Hollywood to be as courageous as Matthew!
One of my most favorite actors!
Hi Mathew🙌🙌
A great video, and it’s nice to see an actor be honest, instead of hiding behind a “I’m in the club” mask.
I've really come to like that Matthew McCoughnaughy. He seems like a really stand-up guy. I like that he marches to the beat of his own drum and calls out the hyppocricy of Hollywood. Excellent commentary 👍
Thank you. As a Christian educator, I am very aware of how prejudice most of my colleagues are towards my faith. It is VERY HARD to work daily in a career that is dominated by liberals. I'm hearing similar stories from those in the medical field. The prejudice is apparent in many careers.
I'm realizing that preacher's overall r very intelligent people, kind of having to at least know a little bit about everything .
Absolutely! I don’t believe you can be a preacher without basic knowledge of many aspects of life and especially people and how we are. You must be knowledgeable-period.
It's called wisdom. See when God calls people he pours his spirit his wisdom in them. I was called in 2012 and somehow I got to understand and see things differently and I realised it was not me. I got to know a lot, I could see outcomes before they happens, my pastor called it Knowledge from God
@@siyafaith5615 same
Not all of them. Some are very deceptive and evil, actually!’
There’s wisdom everywhere in the BIBLE!!
In my own faith and reading the Bible for myself I have realized how inclusive and tolerant the word of God is. It's not judgemental as some Christians can be. As long as you follow Jesus and turn away from your sins you will find freedom. That is what I've learned.
Amen💜💜💜
Mark you might want to get on the bandwagon of reacting to Tom Macdonald. He is like the biggest, fastest growing, independent rapper, and he always discusses modern landmine topics.
I enjoy his song Cancelled, but he also has a song more in the wheelhouse of UA-cam channel called Satanic Rappers or Blame the Rappers.
Each song discuss the content of modern hip-hop and our cultures fixation on the message: girls, money, etc.
WOW. Interesting and thanks for the name. I'll check him out.
HERE is The ONLY Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
I understand about people who say they are tolerant until they find out you study your Bible. Then they try to intellectually shame you.
Some stars choose thier own doctrines as a"christian". Some christians dont like Galations 5 and 6 and 1 corinthians 5 and 6. And make up thier own doctrine. "Do not be deceived ..."
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Now THIS is what it looks and sounds like to make a case for one's faith with reasonableness and meekness! I love it!
I am part of a biker ministry. We serve those who most people (including Christians and progressives) ignore. We hug on the homeless, feed the working poor, find programs for those who want to get sober, we are at the door when a man is released from prison, give hope to those who are lost. We never stopped during Covid. We never closed our doors - many churches did - the weren't essential. As bikers we can go into places where most middle class and upper class people won't go. We do exactly what Christ did and what he commissioned us to do. We simply love people.
Right on brother secular thinking starts with man. You said you start with Christ and work backward. That is absolutely right you start with God not man. That's why secular philosophy and psychology and sociology is all bunk. They start with the wrong thing.
If there are no Gods, and the lack of evidence suggests that is the case, then starting with delusions gets you where? Exactly?
So you advocate for starting with a presupposition? What the...? That's completely irrational.
@Kiing_ Kiing_ Wow, your ignorance of scientific theories is palpable. Thanks for the fallacious argument from incredulity.
@Kiing_ Kiing_ At present, the theory of evolution has the most evidence.
I know. It's hard for people to wrap their brains around billions of years, when we enjoy an average lifespan of 70.
Try this:
If you were to extend your arms straight out from your side, and imagine the length from fingertip to fingertip was "all time' since the big bang, the entirety of human existence as we know it, is one shaving of your fingernail.
That should give a good reference for how long it took to get to where we are.
@Kiing_ Kiing_ So you're a Occam's Razer fan huh? Fake it, till you make it.
FYI - the Big Bang doesnt say "something came from nothing"
They say: "We dont know."
But if you want to walk that path. What created your God?
Since something cant come from nothing.
I think Matthew is religious as opposed to born again but that's just me.
Exactly what I was thinking, I just wasn't sure how to word it. I like you how put that.
Yep. We need to pray God speaks to his heart.
Def!
He’s a casual, feel good “Religious person”( most likely a Freemason)Cant get into the kingdom if you don’t acknowledge Jesus , His death and resurrection !
You can be born again and religious. Infact, Christianity is rooted in religiousness and this is important for it is the way, Paul writes about this several times in the different letters he wrote in the new testament.
The modern practice of religion may have been distorted from the original ways and the new age teachings that to be born again is to be separate from religious ways is a misinformation / misinterpretation, if of course you are to base it off from the Bible scriptures.
I do not have the verses that touch on religion specifically at the top of my head; Which wouldn't even be enough, for a verse with out the greater context of the book can be misinterpreted. I might revisit this chat and point them out, maybe.
Never the less, some time devoted to some in depth reading of Paul's teachings will illuminate this truth. The two things go hand in hand. Religion is the practice of the belief and teachings.
However, you are all right to say, the belief in Christ and the resurrection is key, that's the born again part.
But I do write this before I've finished watching the video.
Right on brother. The resurrection. The resurrection showed he had power over death. He said I am the resurrection and the life. Revelation 1 after John Sees God and falls to his knees Jesus touches him on his shoulder and says do not be afraid I'm the first and last I am he who is dead and behold I am alive for Evermore and I have the keys to Hades and death. It's about the resurrection. You're right that is the central Factor. And John 10 he says I have other sheep that are not of this fold I must bring them also and you will become one. He says I Lay My Life down freely I have the power to lay it down and I have the power to take it up again this Authority I received from my father. 1st Corinthians 4:20 I think says the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. Resurrection power
Also, recognition of a huge part of your being is starved and ignored is being addressed. Understanding the metaphysical and opening to it is entering a new dimension that is life giving.
“A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.”
I appreciate Mcconaghey’s openness about what he does and doesn’t understand. He has studied enough that he can quote scripture that has initially grabbed him. I feel certain he is a very new believer and still learning. I think it’s ok that what has grabbed him first are the fundamental values taught in the bible. After all, Jesus taught those values. So he doesn’t understand the burning bush. Maybe he’s not meant to yet. I don’t know that I take everything at face value, either, as it was written to explain the unexplainable to simple people. I don’t know that it’s that important to understand what he refers to as “the magic tricks.” I think the values should be the first thing you really get. I think it’s important to live your life and make your decisions based on the values taught in the Bible.
Christian and Hollywood don’t go in the same sentence. Point blank. You must be born again
AMEN
It goes very well with Masonic Christianity
@@amsterdamG2G Masonic and Christianity don’t go in the same sentence. Read that Bible and you’ll understand why. Jesus called out the “religious” people of his day and said they were vipers and that their father is the devil. Read that Bible
@@amsterdamG2G no such thing. There's only ONE real CHRISTIANITY and then there's all the other religions that are of Satan .Some may say they're Christianity but they're just devices of satan as are every other religion . JESUS CHRIST is the ONLY WAY!
@@donttakethemark4085 Yep....Jesus the only True and Living GOD. Only resurrected GOD. All the others are dead and worthless
I admire him for not judging people. Thou shalt not judge
Maybe the Lord is separating the wheat from the chaff?! Be alert and Repent now! Jesus is coming!
Understanding the Bible is an evolving practice. Sometimes, I don't understand it (in my heart) and then I do. Matthew is in that process because he is a seeker and a thinker. His understanding will continue to grow through the Holy Spirit. God knows, God made him.
When the Bible says, "even in HELL they can't escape God's presence," maybe He was talking about Hollywood.. Good for MM for having the guts *and the backbone* to speak out.
@Mama Bambina
This is the verse i meant:
"If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there." Ps 139:8
@Mama Bambina Wrong, God is in Hell.. His wrath abides there and it will be a constant reminder that the flames of Hell burn because of the righteousness of God.
Isaiah 5:20
King James Version
20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
2 Timothy 4:3, NIV: "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear."
@@lsnymodel Well, we are certailnly there, now. Wish i lived in earlier times..
Fantastic Video! Well done. Thank you!
You should react to Jordan Peterson getting emotional while talking about Jesus.
Absolute joke lol
Yes, very close to finding Jesus. Praying for him.
Yes, that would be a good video!!
@@jebusthelordfraudimeantgod8634 One time Jesus entered a house, and the crowds began to gather again. Soon he and his disciples couldn’t even find time to eat. When his family heard what was happening, they tried to take him away. “He’s out of his mind,” they said. But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan, the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.” Jesus called them over and responded with an illustration. “How can Satan cast out Satan?” he asked. “A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse. Similarly, a family splintered by feuding will fall apart. And if Satan is divided and fights against himself, how can he stand? He would never survive. Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger-someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house. “I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences.” He told them this because they were saying, “He’s possessed by an evil spirit.”
Mark 3:20-30 NLT
@@edseldocena1623 Thank you.
Very well done. Thank you. God Bless
Right belief and right practice don’t equal eternal life but right relationship with Jesus Christ = Eternal life. Of course we first have to possess the right beliefs to be in right relationship with Christ and it’s all 💯% God. Saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.🙌🏼🙌🏼
Stephen Blackwell:Perhaps you should define what the right beliefs are for a right relationship with Christ.This would be to the benefit of anyone out there seeking or wanting to know.I'm not criticizing you,just a reminder for all of us to be complete witnesses.
HERE is The ONLY Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
@@Praise___YaH You are right as in Jesus and the father are one and the God man Christ was crucified. John14:9 “Anyone who has seen me has seen The Father.” The whole reason they crucified Jesus was because He claimed to be equal to God being He was and is God.
@@Crezelltree4261 Ok I see what you are saying ....Sorry if I wasn’t on point. We have to believe Jesus as the virgin born sinless man. He never at one point offended God but came only to do the will of The Father. He was with a The Father in eternity past and created all that is then humbled Himself in becoming a man and fulfilling the law of God. He never committed one act of sin....in other words He never did anything wrong by Gods standards which are found in the Ten Commandments. He died on a cross taking your punishment if you believe it and then by faith turn or repent from your sin by faith and put your trust in Him for your salvation. He proved He was accepted as payment and proved Himself to be God by being raised from the dead and now lives making intercession for us and is the only mediator between God and man. There is no other way to be saved . A Holy God can’t allow us to live with a Him in heaven until He has allowed us to be covered in the righteousness of Christ. By faith anyone who turns and follows Jesus and denies himself will be saved. So that being said we can believe these things as the demons do and aren’t saved but we have to believe in such a way as it makes a difference in how we live. If we jump out of a plane with a parachute and if we believe it will save us we pull the string and so to speak if we believe Jesus is who He said we will follow Him and learn from Him in relationship as we read His Word from the Bible.
Excellent video. I am now a new subscriber
The cutaways in this video are hilarious LOL. Also, it would be awesome to see Pastor Mark react to how the Christian faith is portrayed on the show Superstore :)
Oh man I watched that show. Liked the show but HATED the way Glenn was the christian rep. He was literally a progressive Christian. If u can even call that a chriatian
@@terdsandwich1121 yeah I agree it makes me cringe.
On the one hand I can understand what Matthew McConaughey saying but on the other hand, as a recipient of numerous miracles, and the knowing that without the miracles which were the signs that Christ was God, that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah. I see it this way, Matthew McConaughey is on a journey just like with all of us are and he still has a ways to go
Science is a study of the bible. Big bang, the gap theory, the theory of everything all goes back to God's creation. The bible is a study of God for us "His creation" about what his original plan was and still is. The whole bible is God's mission statement for us and Jesus brought us back to that.
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. I read it daily and pray often. I put my faith and trust in Jesus the Christ.
I would say that you guys (Bible only westernized Christians) need to stop having such a high view of “science”. Look into some rabbit holes, find out who really runs these establishments and what their endgame actually is and itll become apparent. Basically everything in America is controlled by certain families who have certain goals of what the future should look like and you can’t bring that about unless you change the foundational views of society.
Such a weird thing to say (at 2:16): "...been translated from multiple different languages *back* to English." To me, at least, "back to English" suggests that the Bible originally was written in English, translated to another language, and then back, like a certain theatre group did with one of Shakespeare's plays when they took an Icelandic translation of it, translated that translation into English, and then performed that.
If you deny your God and Christianity because you're worried about getting a job in the future then you're not a Christian
We're not supposed to deny Christ. Peter denied Him three times the night before His crucifixion. Grace abounds.
It’s not up to you to decide if someone is a Christian. Take that plank out of your own eye, and all that other stuff... ya know?
Uh...idk if ya noticed but Jesus went to the cross alone and the ONE man who did help was basically just yanked outta the crowd it wasn't Peter and them walking up Cavalry. I admit it ain't a good luck but considering how it turned out for Peter and the rest of the crew....you don't get to make this call in a blanket generalization.
Thank you guys for a nice talk!
Keep them coming!
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At this age I am I’m very happy I finally don’t care what people will ever think of me for saying I definitely believe every word in the Bible and believe in God and don’t care who’s offended or who wants to or I don’t care what the world thinks about it!
How are you doing 😊☺️
6:50 - They're Jewish, but they're not religious. Hollywood takes an issue with traditional Jewish beliefs as well. Many secular Jews enjoy the cultural and political aspects of Judaism, but get a bit shaken up by the religion itself. I myself used to be a secular Jew and crossed that threshold into religiosity (i.e., Orthodox Judaism).
Not that I closely follow McConaughey, but this is the FIRST I’m hearing of him being a Christian, yet he claims to have been one his whole life. He does not shine. He is not willing to stand up for the “controversial” aspects of the Bible which most people who claim to be Christians have no idea how to explain. “I deal with the practical aspects of the Bible”. Sorry, but if you don’t take and accept the whole Bible, you reject all of it. McConaughey is off on this one. He’s the lukewarm Christian Jesus talks about.
You must be one of the JUDGEMENTAL people Jesus spoke. Everybody's talking about hollywood not accepting towards christians, but nobody is more cold then the way fellow christians treat each other.
@@salvadorvasquez5292 You said, “Everyone’s talking about Hollywood not being accepting of Christians”, but that’s not what I said. I said McConaughey had the opportunity to affirm the Bible as the inerrant word of God, but he didn’t. He watered down his belief. The Bible talks about these types of Christians as “lukewarm” and warns that God will spit them out of his mouth (Revelation 3:16). Jesus also says that “whoever denies me before man, I will deny before my Father who is in Heaven” (Matthew 10:33). McConaughey denies God His deity by watering down portions of the Bible. Just calling a spade a spade.
@@salvadorvasquez5292 Christians should be righteous in their judgements. This notion of not being able to be a Christian and also make judgements is a lie from hell. When you judge, judge righteously, for in the same measure you judge, so will the father judge you. I read that in a book you should also read.
Even Peter initially denied Christ but then became bold and went to his death, but didn't reject Jesus. Maybe Mathew is at the beginning of his journey. He's already publicly professing his faith in Jesus Christ. Keep it up, Mathew! God bless you and your beautiful family. Run the race and finish well.
Judge righteously should not be taken with a grain of salt. Reading these comments reminds me of th e Pharisees in the bible who held a close allegiance to the law. Jesus fulfilled the law. You can call "a spade a spade" but I pray that when judgment is on you that you show mercy. "Let he who have no sin cast the first stone" All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Step down from y'all arrogance and seek Gods love and peace.
I understand what Matthew means by, "I don't know what to do with the burning bush."
It doesn't mean that I don't believe in the miracles and the resurrection. It just means that I didn't witness it. I don't deny that something happened. And translation and language could make things difficult for whomever is writing, to really get across to the reader that which they are trying to describe. And possibly, they didn't quite understand what was happening but described it the best they could.
I believe, despite not seeing!!
Good for you Matthew for standing up for Jesus being a Hollywood star 🌟 Your reward in eternity will be so big. Keep shining for Jesus and stand firm in your beliefs . God bless you ♥️💗
Can someone give me insight into what this verse that Mathew mentioned means?
Matthew 6:22-23
King James Version
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
This dude is on a campaign to be the next Governor for TX. He’s doing an incredible job.
He called himself “God” in his Oscar speech.
... Lots of red flags going off. Good actor an all, but I ain’t buy in’ it.
Same...always annoyed me when ppl say they're spiritual not religious..like????
Nice video. Jesus denied those that deny Him!
I’m not Christian because it makes me feel Good no I’m Christian because it is match with reality and objectively true
using science to deny God is to use brownies to deny the baker
The music in the "background" when pastor Mark is talking is REALLY distracting.
Wow for him to be so bold to profess his faith and he hasn’t gotten the revelation that everything in the Bible is true and God breathed and is the actual power of God through our beautiful Jesus Christ! Wow can you imagine what will happen when he gets that revelation?
The burning bush doesn’t need to be understood. Faith in God, believing without having to see-trust and hope abound, is not a cerebral examination. “Faith like a child” is not blind acceptance but a heartfelt, soul deep acceptance based not on study of the way a child should behave but natural response to what is genuinely, joyously felt when growing up in Faithful family. Absolute evidence of Gods love is without end-no coincidences!
Knowledge is power, as we know..I think Matthew "doesn't know what to do with burning bush" because he is missing some good teachings?🤔
I think so too, sometimes we need teachings to give us clarity on scriptures and if no one is there to guide you but you read it on your own you won’t get the message that is there for u
The truth will be revealed in different ways and to different people - at different times. Heaven and earth will pass away but My word will never pass away...
Amen, Matthew.. I applaud that you stand in the company of others and profess the name of Jesus Christ to the world. I honestly wish more were as bold with their faith.
Thanks Mark (and Family working WITH him). I'd love to hear/see his take on this Jordan Peterson clip. :)
I've listened to Rogan for years and years...I've never seen him speak to anyone with a legit grasp of basic Christian apologetics.
I've noticed that too. I wish he would get Frank Turek on or someone that could actually school Rogan. Rogan is so ignorant in his claims against Christianity.
He would never. Then he would be forced to either bow to the truth or continue to deny the truth.
Even better would be Johnathan Cahn or John Rameriz. 😯
I love that he said science is the practical pursuit of God cos I’m always telling people this !!
Life on earth affects life in eternity. When you get right with God through Jesus Christ He will show you your true purpose
It’s great to hear MM talk about the bible my questions is, is he born again; does he believe he needs to repent and live a life pleasing to God knowing there is no good work he can do to enter heaven it’s a finished work on the cross.
Closest a believer in Jesus will ever get to hell, is this life. However,
Closest any nonbeliever in Jesus will ever get to Heaven, is this life.
Let that sink in. Jesus for the win. These guys are screwed, solely bc of their ego. How could God be bigger than them???
How could anyone be better than they think they are...
Pride/ego man really destroys. The root of all evil is money. You can even love money even if you are poor. We gotta be watchful.
What confused me so much as a child (in the 90s and early 2000s) was how every winner at an awards show ceremony would start off their speech with, "I'd like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" even when what they won the award for was very obviously ungodly. I did not understand the intent and still don't.
because not even the leaf of a tree moves, if God does not allow it
“ I don’t know what to do with that stuff “,either you’re a believer or your not. I kinda feel like he weaseled out.
Fence riders will be condemned.
How? God could be working on Him not everyone understands every part of the Bible right away.
"Science is the practical pursuit of God. " So very true.
Out of 2 million christian's - 6 can follow the first ten commandments !
“I don’t know what to do with the burning bush everyday in my life.” Exactly. You are outside of yourself. You give that to Him. As you absorb sincerely the scriptures, “being” is changed vs. “doing”. On purpose. You are worthless doing until your being is transformed to rely onHis leading. Matthew reminds me of Peter. Recognizes but is geared to run ahead of His particular purpose.
The miracles signs and wonders in the bible are accounts where The Father intervened in mankind and show us that in Him and Him alone all things are possible. It activates faith and vision, and without vision the people perish or fall back instead of moving forward in regaining relationship with God that which we were intended.
People perish *when* god intervenes, too, apparently. A genocidal flood. Carpet-bombing two thriving city-states with brimstone. Interesting way to have a relationship.
@@zacharyshort384 those people didn't desire a relationship with him.. and I wouldn't call that thriving only maybe thriving in their sins and in evils which leads only to death and destruction anyway
@@rainbow-on1be Riiigghht the infants, toddlers and preteens were all relishing in their evil wicked ways and deserved the utterly inhumane and horribly painful death of drowning.
Great video! Thanks for posting this!! Very informative. God Bless!!!! :-)
He said he “picks out the parts that “work for him”. Sorry, that’s not Christianity. But then again he didn’t say he was a Christian, did he?
No kidding I thought I was the only one who heard that and knew something wasn’t right here. He definitely is not a born again believer of Jesus Christ
It’s either all true, or none at all.
Sorry to break it to you but every Christian on earth picks and chooses what works for them. They might simply be lazy or come up with nice theological acrobatics to justify it, but they all do. And everyone thinks their selective process is the correct interpretation. It’s a book written by humans that gets interpreted by humans.
@@acslater017 You’re comment is so generalized that it doesn’t provide validity from the onset. You can’t assume that much.
@@zealandsword9557 The books of the Bible were voted by committee some 200 years after Jesus. It’s riddled with internal inconsistencies on very basic things like Jesus’ genealogy. There’s clear evidence of it being a mashup of saviors, demigods, and miracles pinched from other traditions. Things held up as prophecy (“by his stripes we are healed”...therefore crucifixion/atonement!) are about as precise as a horoscope or fortune cookie. Different denominations use different versions of the text (including disagreements on which are canon or apocryphal) and there are hundreds of denominations. For nearly any given issue, you can find Christians who support both sides of the argument and they all think the others are wrong. At the end of the day, there’s every sign that is a collection(s) of books, from some 35-40 authors, assembled over centuries. Personally I think it’s all BS (was Christian for 25 years) but for a presumed believer to criticize another believer for picking and choosing is laughable. Picking and choosing is how Christianity was born.
Mary here
When mathew. Got his awards..first thing he did was thank. A higher power.
Which was God..
Hope he can continue to show others to be humble onto the Lord...