"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." - Ezekiel 36:26
"You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit." ~ Mat 7:16-18
Yes, there is a difference, @@patrickparker8417. But how else would you be able to tell if someone's alleged salvation is authentic? Remember: there are folks who doubt Dr. Wood's salvation because of his lack of feelings/sympathy/empathy.
IndianaJoe0321 the Bible says that if your confess Jesus is lord and beloved in your heart he rose from the dead you’ll be saved. Secondly, God will judge his heart not us. Thirdly he has done more for the kingdom than most pastors I know so your quote on know me by the fruits goes in favor of David. David has done a lot. More than even pastors of mega churches. I have no doubt. Finally I think you should focus on the verse that says judge not lest you be judged too
Psychopaths can be saved by truth. Absent of remorse, psychopaths are still capable of recognizing the truth. Absent of remorse, psychopaths can still be convicted of sin by the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the truth, the way, and the life.
Every one is saved through faith in word of truth - the Gospel of our salvation. Feelings are from brain chemistry. Repentance - metanoia is from conviction by Spirit of Truth - Holy Spirit about sin, about salvation and about judgment of God. None is saved through feelings. I like that people have proper feelings according truth. I do not like that people have good felings while live in sin and that they have bad feelings about faith, holiness and eternal hope. Feelings are not a measure of faith and holiness.
mineben256 Good point 🤔 and the channel name use to be Dickheads Rebuked but, unsurprisingly this was somewhat controversial, so I took someone’s suggestion to switch the name to flatheads as pun towards flat earthers 😂
David I hope you read this. My husband is a narcissist he process emotions differently and did a lot of bad things. Everyone in UA-cam said its impossible for them to change. please pray.for my husband and our marriage.
Everybody can change, by the grace of God. It's not very likely that he will experience feelings like grattitude, remorse and genuinely being happy for someone else. But it's a start that apparently he told you? I'm guessing, because you said he process emotions differently. Anyway, be open with each other and pray. That's what I'd suggest.
I hope you got out. Narcissists are rough. Mine is out w/ his girlfriend right now. We've had a 9 year relationship, and the last year finding out about his gf and his creeping around on me was bad. It got worse over a month ago when I caught him again and now he does it openly while still living here.
My dear, the vast majority of narcissists can't be changed because they are so sick in the head. The only way that they can change if they can develop self-reflection. I highly recommend that you get out of that relationship immediately and pray that God can open his eyes and give him the comprehension of self-reflection. In the mean time, stay away from him and put up strong boundaries against him.
Sure they can change but the reason they change is not because they suddenly grow a conscience, they lack that part. The reason they change if they do is because they've calculated that it would be a net benefit to them. The moment it's not they'll do something else. If your husband is truly a malignant narcissist I suggest you get out when you can. That belief that you can change someone is what keeps every beaten spouse in their toxic relationships when they could be living a life that is truly good for them. I get it, we do want to care for other people (yes, even an atheist like myself often puts others before myself) but in this case it truly is a hopeless pursuit.
This brother is a blessing. I've watched 3 of his interviews. People do try to guilt you into emotional responses to prove you're repentant rather than just turning away AKA repenting.
Am blown away by the lack of feelings of guilt because repentance isn’t about your feelings of guilt but a clear decision to never return to the path of evil. I’ve fallen for that trip of expecting feelings of guilt in order for me to try to repent which I fail miserably time and time again. I finally started to make a clear humble decision to repent which is to never return to sin again. Thank you brother David Wood!
Bingo. Feelings can be affected by many things. It isn’t necessary to feel remorse in order to repent. Repenting is changing your mind towards God. You did that. And. Yeah. I’ve known “good” people who won’t admit they need a savior. They are convinced they can save themselves.
I bet when you're really in a pinch and need help, those ":good" people will have strong objections or excuses (good excuses and shabby excuses) to not help you.
Emotions are over rated 😒 I’m an emotional wreck most of the time and it can stop you from achieving what you need to achieve in life. Use your character ‘flaw’ for something great. Be fearless ☺️
I have been there, as well. I am very emotionless before, but God changed my life. During my encounter with God (an event in our church) and when I have accepted Jesus, I cried hard. Now, I have a lot of emotions to show. Love of God changes you a lot! 💗
David Wood has a good version of audacity to stand up for the faith right in the face of those who would try to make him and other Christians feel bad for being Christian. For others who are very emotional and very sensitive to criticism, that ability would be a real quality or talent to develop, not to be unfeeling, but to be strong in the faith, unmoved by detractors and haters, and to proclaim THE truth (Jesus is the truth) that sets us free to live abundantly and to love as Jesus loved us.
And to love as Jesus love is always that touch me no matter how i tried to turn against him....in him, i.saw a new heart that the world cant give me...and lots of people.saw that too....and they fall in love too❤
@@mugogrog I concur, and its a reason people need to read the bible, not rely exclusively on what is said in church or radio sermons, which can be educational though. The bible has things in it that you won't hear, and you'd be reminded again and again, that we need to *discern* - and Jesus did not bend for anyone, or fall for things at face value. It is replete with examples.
David you are certainly saved and filled with the Holy Spirit, any one who says different has no idea what they are talking about. You must fight harder than other "regular" people, which shows that you really want it. God Bless you and your work.
100% agree. Shame and guilt can be misleading and also manipulated. Cults, for example, can incite overwhelming emotional response to coerce and control. An unrepentant person can feel overwhelming shame and guilt, or the perception of guilt, but then be angry for feeling weak and may turn against the one they first harmed as if they were to blame for making them look or feel bad. This is often recognised in the cycle of domestic violence. Eventually, showing remorse, guilt, shame, can be purely for show in order to manipulate and control the person(s) abused).
David reminds me of Data on Star Trek TNG...he says he doesn’t feel, but I think he does...just in a different way....desire itself is a feeling and he yearns for God and love.
People who think he should cry to show his remorse... all that proves to me is that they don't understand what it means to be a psychopath. If he were crying to try to convince you of his remorse, that would be MANIPULATION, as sociopaths DO NOT feel remorse. Instead, he admits that he knows it was wrong, though he emotionally doesn't feel guilt. At least he isn't faking. That shows integrity. It is hard for me to trust sociopaths, and because of that I have to admit that I do struggle with listening to David Wood. That being said, I believe we serve a miracle working God, and so I look forward to seeing him in heaven some day.
David, Thank you because whilst one can tame or alter behaviour, feelings or lack of them such as Sociopath, psychopath, same sexual attraction, opposite sex attraction, extravert, introvert, alpha, beta etc are not within the remit of total human control. Thats life no, but, Who ever we are, we need gracious and kind hearts. To say yes or no to our invites xx
It takes courage to risk your name ,to be disclosing your sins publicly ...admitting that you r wrong.David has a repentant heart .God has forgiven him.Now we know him by his fruits.
It's the truth that convicts us of sin to save us. Emotions play no part. The root of salvation is the Truth, revealed in Jesus. I truly am starting to believe that the false holy spirit in the last days is people's emotions/feelings. People thinking because it feels good it's love, because it's pleasing to the world it's truth. I see it deceiving a lot of church leaders. Wanting to make people "happy". The Holy Spirit is a higher/deeper place that is not emotion. To walk in the Spirit is to not walk in our own emotions which are self serving and deceptive. I'd really like to hear others thoughts on this as it's been something that has had my attention for a while during my time spent in God's presence during prayer and fellowship.
So the response is what God wanted. It just doesn't look like our avenue of response but, was still repentance and turning around. This gives me hope for other psychopaths and it is really what Paul said. There is no excuse.
GOD is the GREAT PHYSICIAN,HE Knows ALL Things,HE know what's in man,there's no searching HIS understanding and appeal to any man's heart with HIS SPIRIT And WORD..
As one healed of psychopathy and born again, I can say that I had no human love or affection. Do you, David have human love for your sons and your wife?
@@welshie2007 unfortunately those diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder are very good at EXPRESSING emotion... it's just not something that they feel. It is a manipulation tool. I do believe Jesus can redeem anyone though.
David had spoken about it in another video. Psychopathy is a mental illness in which the person exhibits a lack of empathy, lack of sympathy, lack of remorse, a need for stimulation, a high degree of manipulation, superficial charm, pathological lying, narcissistic tendencies, callousness, etc.
David is doing better than most. However, it is Jesus who chose this unempathetic psychopath who doesn’t rely on feelings but reason. Glory be to the Father who drew him to Christ.
Believing is only thing needed for salvation “Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. John 6:28-29 KJV “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” John 6:37 KJV “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” John 6:47 KJV “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38 KJV
It is faith AND repentance. Without repentance there can be no Salvation. They are 2 sides of the same coin and are both required: “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” - Proverbs 28:13 “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” - Acts 3:19 “But unless you repent, you too will all perish.” - Luke 13:3
More support for the fact that the gospel is to BELIEVE and TRUST the gospel, not to have to “feel” something... God even foresaw this in His sovereignty! This is why God made salvation EASY!!! Believe 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Ephesians 2:8 Guilt isn’t a requirement for salvation, receiving the gospel is. Period!
Thank you. This was very insightfull. I was wondering about this ever since you uploaded the last video with david wood. Although i do not know how you begin to convince a psychopath that he is guilty and he needs a savior. How do you approach him? Or is it something only for Christ to do?
Salvation really is a miracle from God whether a person is a psychopath or not. Thank God the Holy Spirit is the One who convicts and makes Christians. Like IndianaJoe said, the logical truth lines up with God's Word. If a person values truth more than being right, they can be humbled enough to receive it. In David's testimony, he said the Christian he knew in prison simply asked him questions. This caused David to have to reevaluate his own worldview. Both Orpah and Ruth cried when Naomi was leaving to return to Israel. Orpah returned to her pagan background, yet Ruth was determined to stay with Naomi. Repentance is not merely tears, but a change of heart and direction. Just like how love is more than emotions that come and go. Agape love is sacrificial and willing to endure no matter the cost. I'm probably the opposite of David on the emotional spectrum, but it's so cool to watch Jesus change all kinds of hearts. Our God is truly awesome! :)
Dear David - can you make video about how Hadith was compiled? I heard Boukhari had 600,000 hadiths and accepted 7525 hadiths . can you explain the process of rejecting Hadiths by Islamic sources? what books mention that process? please also mention references, How many hadiths were rejected? How we know that?
According to Strongs concordance, number G3340, the Greek word 'repent' as uttered by Jesus in Mark's gospel chapter 1 v 15 means 'To think differently or afterwards, that is, re-consider'. I believe it has nothing to do with feelings or even feeling bad. It has to do with thinking differently about what you used to do. A realization that it was the wrong way to live and a conscious choice to not live that way any longer.
Next question: what kind of psychopathy is it for someone to easily accept a guilt trip for something done by others, and especially mythical ancestors?
No, that's not it. Saying one thing is not true does not make the inverse true. It's also important to keep in mind that feelings and internal processes don't necessarily change overnight, nor do they have to. That is part of sanctification. That is a part of being born again. God gives us a new heart which then grows and learns to seek and love him. That is what matters. As a result of that, the outward changes and respond accordingly. It's a process.
When becoming a christian and being a christian is about feelings, you are vulnerable to your needs and criticisme of people, because feelings are subjective. When logic is the source of repentance and change of your life and choices, it will not depend of feelings and whatever happens to you in life because you have an understanding of God and Christ and what He has done for us and what our purpose is. Nothing is so capricious as feelings. Your believe will not perpetuate.
The way I see this is that a person with a fully functioning brain able to allow that person to physically experience feelings of guilt, remorse and empathy will respond to the gospel by showing some outward physical sign that their spirit is being affected by the truth of the gospel where as a psychopath or someone who lacks the ability to physically experience the feelings of guilt, remorse and empathy is going to respond to the gospel by looking at the cross logically and coming to the conclusion that it makes good sense that they, being sinners according to scripture, need a savior and that Jesus was and is that savior which is evident based on the life that He lived, the things that He did that no other person could do and the instances where He Himself openly acknowledged His identity as the Messiah. So I think for the Christian psychopath the truth of the gospel is more of a logical and rational set of cause and effect events that make sense rather than what would be the standard Christian reaction to the gospel which is usually expressed very emotionally.
Repentance doesn't mean turn a way. Its from the Greek word "metanoia" which means change of mind. Believing on the Lord Jesus to save you from the penalty of sin which is death and hell. So a psychopath has to recognize that he needs and savior he doesn't necessarily need to feel emotionally guilty. So when he recognizes he can't save himself and place his faith on Jesus Christ to save him he has repented and believed for salvation.
@@lindajohnson4204 Yes you can use that way. The question is turn from what in the context? In the case of everlasting salvation . Turn from unbelief to belief.
The repentance that saves is believing on Christ alone for salvation. When you have believed you have repented unto life. Jesus Christ gets all the glory for saving anyone and as such He will not save anyone who is trusting partially in their good works and partially in Him. Jesus paid for all the sins of all the world (past, present, and future). That payment is put to your account when you have believed on Christ alone for salvation. To be saved you must admit that you are a hopelessly lost sinner and turn (repent)from whatever you trusted in before and trust Jesus Christ as your only hope of getting to Heaven. You are trusting in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation.
Christians who say you should be able to weep over your sins before you can be saved are shutting the door to heaven for many people. People with autism, narcissists, sociopaths and psychopats (can) all have this issue. And most of them were born with it.
Doesnt mean that they don't feel or recognize or show their emotion. How can that guy think people who don't weep or show emotion or look like they feel bad in front of other people. Yesterday was one day I felt nervous reading because I am so happy to read the word of God. Yet when I feel remorse I cry or show this when I am alone. I have lived a good life, a spoiled life and even a poor extremely low income poor life. I feel comfortable in the poor life but able to work for others no matter their income. And I love sharing the Gospel, sharing the Letters written to others that describe our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And I love how the prophets wrote in the past of what was to come and what is to come of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Hi David I just want to know, why would Muslims always bring up King Solomon when talking about wives and concubines when Solomon was NOT a.Prophet or the MESSIAH? I believe that Solomon also ended up worshipping other Gods ... i mean, did Solomon even make it to heaven?
Repent means to change your mind... Strong's Definitions: μετανοέω metanoéō, met-an-o-eh'-o; from G3326 and G3539; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. reconsider (morally, feel compunction):-repent. It doesn't mean stop sinning. EDIT. I like Dr. Ralph 'Yankee' Arnold's teching on this subject . Works determine rewards or losses in Heaven, not whether you are going there.
If we truly have repented of your sins (even by your definition), that repenting will eventually result in a change of action as well (especially with God's help).
@@Pyroverbs205 Not always. What if you were a devout J.W. They have more works and live more wholesome lives than many professing Christians, including myself. They and Jews are burdened by the Law. That's not good news if you need to remain under the yoke of The Law. Jesus said to leave the tares among the wheat lest you pull out the wheat. Works may determine your reward or lack thereof in Heaven, but they are not a requirement for salvation. Jesus cried, tetelestai, paid in full, on the Cross. Anything else is a rejection of the free gracious gift of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
@hwd I agree that works are not a requirement of salvation. I never said they were. Good works show that you have truly repented. They're the evidence or result of repentance. Like a tree bearing fruit. There are two "identical-looking" trees but one bears good fruit and the other bad. Obviously, you'll know them by their fruits. If you read James, you'll see this too. God bless
King David repented with weeping & prayer after his first born infant son died. His genuine remorse was a result of his repentance for killing Uriah and committing adultery with Bathsheba
Psychopaths can believe in the gospel because it's based on faith,understanding and actions not feelings.And they have the ability to do all that. If one is led by their feelings in order to do God's will, they will be led by their feelings to stop doing God's will. Because a sin can feel bad for the first time but after repetitive exposure you might get accustomed and start enjoying it. And if you base you faith on your feelings, you will say why would God make it a sin if it feels so good? But if you're lead your life by what you know to be true(faith & understanding) you will say regardless how it feels because God says it's a sin I won't do it anymore. My biggest battle has been putting my feelings above the word of God or using them to justify my sins. So being a psycho can have its benefits after all.
Love is not really an emotion, it's an action and a choice. For most it can begin with an emotional response, or hormonal response (ie. release of hormones after birth so a mother will feel protective), but deep love is an action, a behavior.
@Christine What do you mean by "love"? You mean a psychopath needs to feel emotions to make sure his wife is loved by him? How can a person's internal emotions make a wife feel loved? What matters is that he does the actions and words. 1 cor 13 is all about what you do more than how you feel.
judge not least ye be judged with the same manner you have judged others...... alot of people hide behind that when your attacking a beleif and not useing it the correct way........people claiming your not saved cause you lack feelings is the reason why jesus said judge not lest you be judged by the same manner you judge others....im sorry david........man id love to talk to you some time.......got a friend who is also antipersonality disorder tryig to figure out how to reach him i also got many questions that your the only one i know with a unique enough perspective to give those answers
@@YamnayaSintash Yes, I am bored...but I like somethings : I do some traslations from english to spanish, from spanish to italian or from english to italian...I love cooking and knitting things (caps, bags and sweaters) and I love learning languages for that reason I learned english and italian and I know some portuguese and esperanto
@@conociendoelislam85 Hmm I am just trying to find the difference between some one like me and you. I am never bored because I play video games, watch you tube, play music and write stuff. Are all these things boring to you or do you just have less of an interest? Side note, I am also learning Brazilian Portuguese too!
David would you consider your repentance to be an intellectual thing then? Editing now because I just read the comment below about how God gives us a heart of flesh to replace a heart of stone. So even though you aren’t emotional I guess you have a softened heart of flesh given by God, right? You decided in your mind to repent (which of course was an act of God). You submitted to his authority in your will (which also was an act of God). And then he supernaturally gave you a heart of flesh and you were born as, not a psychopath, but a new creature in God. Just thinking it out.
You dont have to recognize remorse is not the Gospel. acknowlledging youte a sinner but that can come before or after trusting in Christ. Its about acknowledging and BELIEVING in who HE its not about our sins. Our sins were dealt with on the cross.
Forget about the psychopath to human...think like this, David knows he did wrong to other human through God, but there are people who dont felt guilt that they did something wrong to the Creator....you know, killing people and not feeling wrong is not only psychopath....if you commit adultery...taking ones husband/wife away and feeling no guilty to their partner seems a psychopath to me as well😁he/she hurts that person as well, may be killing him/her deep inside....just that way...you can say that we all have done sonething wrong to others that really hurt them in the mean time we think that we did nothing wrong and does not feel sympathy for them...so arent we a psychopath at some how😁...well if we gonna measure that psychopathy is no feeling guilty at all....then he is a free psychopath you see....he knows he did wrong and never try to do it again
@@geodude171 Well if he rejected the gospel we definitely agree he wasn't saved. I believe in the reprobate Doctrine as detailed in Romans chapter 1. There was no hope of salvation for Dahmer. He was rejected by God aka reprobate mind. There is no coming back from God giving you a reprobate mind. Your free will is gone.
So yall redefine everything just to answer the hard question that challenges the practical side of Christian fundamental. Recognize your sin feel guilt about sin recognize you need help and ask for forgiveness while repentant changing your mind and actions to not repeat the act. How can a psycho truly be saved based on those principles if there tendency is to obsessively commit the act (even tho they recognize its wrong) how can they be sincere with wanting forgiveness if they dont feel bad for what they did. Sound like your saying if you get a psycho to confess sin ask for forgiveness then you've won a soul to heaven. But this isnt how salvation works and has painful as it may be this video still doesn't answer or resolve the complicated opposition of salvation such as this one and other mental illness. So if the person mental illness cause them to still commit horrible acts and there not caught yet because of christianity influence they ask god for forgiveness yet they continue there sinful psycho act that they cant stop on there own. Are they heaven or hell bound? Most importantly is it consistent evidence to prove holy spirit can change that person regardless of there capabilities?
Salvation by racial identity is a false gospel, too. In Revelation, the woman with the crown of 12 stars symbolizes the Jews, and it is the devil who seeks to kill her.
Research Gods creation. flat earth. Genesis chapter 1. Your foundation. Ask to be healed. Hes just right there not in another dimension. Just right above us
"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." - Ezekiel 36:26
"You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit."
~ Mat 7:16-18
"By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
~ John 13:35
None of you here are refering to salvation but discipleship, please don't confuse the two ..
Yes, there is a difference, @@patrickparker8417. But how else would you be able to tell if someone's alleged salvation is authentic?
Remember: there are folks who doubt Dr. Wood's salvation because of his lack of feelings/sympathy/empathy.
IndianaJoe0321 the Bible says that if your confess Jesus is lord and beloved in your heart he rose from the dead you’ll be saved.
Secondly, God will judge his heart not us.
Thirdly he has done more for the kingdom than most pastors I know so your quote on know me by the fruits goes in favor of David.
David has done a lot. More than even pastors of mega churches. I have no doubt.
Finally I think you should focus on the verse that says judge not lest you be judged too
David wood has one of the most interesting testimonies I've heard. Thank you both for your ministries.
Psychopaths can be saved by truth. Absent of remorse, psychopaths are still capable of recognizing the truth. Absent of remorse, psychopaths can still be convicted of sin by the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the truth, the way, and the life.
Amen
Amen
Every one is saved through faith in word of truth - the Gospel of our salvation. Feelings are from brain chemistry. Repentance - metanoia is from conviction by Spirit of Truth - Holy Spirit about sin, about salvation and about judgment of God. None is saved through feelings.
I like that people have proper feelings according truth. I do not like that people have good felings while live in sin and that they have bad feelings about faith, holiness and eternal hope. Feelings are not a measure of faith and holiness.
Ingus Dauksts I wouldn’t say feelings are mere brain chemistry not at all.
mineben256 Good point 🤔 and the channel name use to be Dickheads Rebuked but, unsurprisingly this was somewhat controversial, so I took someone’s suggestion to switch the name to flatheads as pun towards flat earthers 😂
The kudos is not to David, the kudos is to the Lord for the miracle of conversion.
@Dianne Higo ua-cam.com/play/PLsdT_5k9wPhHDDVtz-B4mBDQeC9vMB535.html
Not a miracle this sicko is using hate Christianity delivers
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A Song of the Ascents. Of David.
122 I rejoiced when they said to me:
“Let us go to the house of Jehovah.”+
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BOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG!
You said it. LOL.
Lol. Better than watching some lame video about how stupid Islam is 😁
I was not bored!!! Also my bird likes you!!! Sometimes I forget I have feelings since I had to bury them for so long!!!
I thought I would see Sam on here posting that 🤣
@@alexmatos4735 Sam knows better.
David I hope you read this. My husband is a narcissist he process emotions differently and did a lot of bad things. Everyone in UA-cam said its impossible for them to change. please pray.for my husband and our marriage.
God can do ALL things xxx
Everybody can change, by the grace of God. It's not very likely that he will experience feelings like grattitude, remorse and genuinely being happy for someone else. But it's a start that apparently he told you? I'm guessing, because you said he process emotions differently. Anyway, be open with each other and pray. That's what I'd suggest.
I hope you got out. Narcissists are rough. Mine is out w/ his girlfriend right now. We've had a 9 year relationship, and the last year finding out about his gf and his creeping around on me was bad. It got worse over a month ago when I caught him again and now he does it openly while still living here.
My dear, the vast majority of narcissists can't be changed because they are so sick in the head. The only way that they can change if they can develop self-reflection. I highly recommend that you get out of that relationship immediately and pray that God can open his eyes and give him the comprehension of self-reflection. In the mean time, stay away from him and put up strong boundaries against him.
Sure they can change but the reason they change is not because they suddenly grow a conscience, they lack that part. The reason they change if they do is because they've calculated that it would be a net benefit to them. The moment it's not they'll do something else.
If your husband is truly a malignant narcissist I suggest you get out when you can. That belief that you can change someone is what keeps every beaten spouse in their toxic relationships when they could be living a life that is truly good for them.
I get it, we do want to care for other people (yes, even an atheist like myself often puts others before myself) but in this case it truly is a hopeless pursuit.
He is exactly right. I love his response. Crying and feeling sorry is not repentance.
Agreed.
Yet another reason Calvinism is false, as it eisegetes neo-Gnostic philosophy into the Text.
This brother is a blessing. I've watched 3 of his interviews. People do try to guilt you into emotional responses to prove you're repentant rather than just turning away AKA repenting.
I'm diagnosed with aspd and I'm glad you guys have covered this
Am blown away by the lack of feelings of guilt because repentance isn’t about your feelings of guilt but a clear decision to never return to the path of evil. I’ve fallen for that trip of expecting feelings of guilt in order for me to try to repent which I fail miserably time and time again. I finally started to make a clear humble decision to repent which is to never return to sin again. Thank you brother David Wood!
Bingo. Feelings can be affected by many things. It isn’t necessary to feel remorse in order to repent.
Repenting is changing your mind towards God.
You did that.
And. Yeah. I’ve known “good” people who won’t admit they need a savior. They are convinced they can save themselves.
I bet when you're really in a pinch and need help, those ":good" people will have strong objections or excuses (good excuses and shabby excuses) to not help you.
This is enlightening as I’m pretty emotionless myself.
It actually helps to know you’re making a conscious decision repent rather than from a desire to resolve emotional conflict and feel better.
Emotions are over rated 😒 I’m an emotional wreck most of the time and it can stop you from achieving what you need to achieve in life. Use your character ‘flaw’ for something great. Be fearless ☺️
I have been there, as well. I am very emotionless before, but God changed my life. During my encounter with God (an event in our church) and when I have accepted Jesus, I cried hard. Now, I have a lot of emotions to show. Love of God changes you a lot! 💗
David Wood has a good version of audacity to stand up for the faith right in the face of those who would try to make him and other Christians feel bad for being Christian. For others who are very emotional and very sensitive to criticism, that ability would be a real quality or talent to develop, not to be unfeeling, but to be strong in the faith, unmoved by detractors and haters, and to proclaim THE truth (Jesus is the truth) that sets us free to live abundantly and to love as Jesus loved us.
And to love as Jesus love is always that touch me no matter how i tried to turn against him....in him, i.saw a new heart that the world cant give me...and lots of people.saw that too....and they fall in love too❤
If your faith tells you to trust a psychopath I suggest there might be something that needs tweaking in that faith.
@@mugogrog
What "faith" are you talking about?
@@mtlicq The part that makes you feel that even trusting a psychopath is a good idea because he tells you what you want to hear perhaps.
@@mugogrog I concur, and its a reason people need to read the bible, not rely exclusively on what is said in church or radio sermons, which can be educational though. The bible has things in it that you won't hear, and you'd be reminded again and again, that we need to *discern* - and Jesus did not bend for anyone, or fall for things at face value. It is replete with examples.
David you are certainly saved and filled with the Holy Spirit, any one who says different has no idea what they are talking about. You must fight harder than other "regular" people, which shows that you really want it. God Bless you and your work.
Thank you David. To Jesus be the glory.
The modern emotionalization of the gospel is likely not a very historically sound way of looking at it anyway, so this is helpful.
Jim Absolutely!
True dat!
100% agree. Shame and guilt can be misleading and also manipulated. Cults, for example, can incite overwhelming emotional response to coerce and control. An unrepentant person can feel overwhelming shame and guilt, or the perception of guilt, but then be angry for feeling weak and may turn against the one they first harmed as if they were to blame for making them look or feel bad. This is often recognised in the cycle of domestic violence. Eventually, showing remorse, guilt, shame, can be purely for show in order to manipulate and control the person(s) abused).
Love you David brother, you are blessed. Keep you both the good work, thank you.
When I read the titel I thaught : We have God of miracles.
What is imposible with man, is possible with God. Luc 18:27
As someone who has always wondered about his own lack of emotional responses- I appreciate this.
Very interesting. The holy spirit is more powerful the any disorder
Thank God for men like you both
Love you boys God bless
You have a beautiful testimony, David.
Always learning from David. Thanks for the video.
Very well done. Thank you gentlemen.
Greater than the 'cure' for psychopathy or sociopathy is the miracle of salvation. Great is the Lord our God!
God bless David Wood
Renewing your mind.Walk the path of Jesus Christ.
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Amen brother ☝🏻🙏 cool seeing David wood on here
Mathew 17:21
"But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."
David reminds me of Data on Star Trek TNG...he says he doesn’t feel, but I think he does...just in a different way....desire itself is a feeling and he yearns for God and love.
Wow awesome testimony.
It's about acknowledging the universality of 'sin' rather than having any feelings of 'guilt' I do believe?
One of my favorite books was "The Good Psychopaths Guide to Success:
Book by Andy McNab and Kevin Dutton"
Well... God knows how psychopaths are deeply so of course He can save them
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@@lioness9039 My God is The Greatest and Almighty God,I was a physcopath,after accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and savior,my life being change 😄
People who think he should cry to show his remorse... all that proves to me is that they don't understand what it means to be a psychopath. If he were crying to try to convince you of his remorse, that would be MANIPULATION, as sociopaths DO NOT feel remorse. Instead, he admits that he knows it was wrong, though he emotionally doesn't feel guilt. At least he isn't faking. That shows integrity. It is hard for me to trust sociopaths, and because of that I have to admit that I do struggle with listening to David Wood. That being said, I believe we serve a miracle working God, and so I look forward to seeing him in heaven some day.
David, Thank you because whilst one can tame or alter behaviour, feelings or lack of them such as Sociopath, psychopath, same sexual attraction, opposite sex attraction, extravert, introvert, alpha, beta etc are not within the remit of total human control.
Thats life no, but, Who ever we are, we need gracious and kind hearts. To say yes or no to our invites xx
"repentence means turning back" - David Wood
Psalm 51:
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise.
That’s usually interpreted as a bawling and whimpering heart.
It takes courage to risk your name ,to be disclosing your sins publicly ...admitting that you r wrong.David has a repentant heart .God has forgiven him.Now we know him by his fruits.
Anyone else amazed that 50% of serial killers *aren’t* psychopaths? That you can have normal emotions and be capable of guilt and still do that?
It's the truth that convicts us of sin to save us. Emotions play no part. The root of salvation is the Truth, revealed in Jesus.
I truly am starting to believe that the false holy spirit in the last days is people's emotions/feelings. People thinking because it feels good it's love, because it's pleasing to the world it's truth. I see it deceiving a lot of church leaders. Wanting to make people "happy". The Holy Spirit is a higher/deeper place that is not emotion. To walk in the Spirit is to not walk in our own emotions which are self serving and deceptive. I'd really like to hear others thoughts on this as it's been something that has had my attention for a while during my time spent in God's presence during prayer and fellowship.
Quite true
Thank you for this, very very useful
So the response is what God wanted. It just doesn't look like our avenue of response but, was still repentance and turning around. This gives me hope for other psychopaths and it is really what Paul said. There is no excuse.
GOD is the GREAT PHYSICIAN,HE Knows ALL Things,HE know what's in man,there's no searching HIS understanding and appeal to any man's heart with HIS SPIRIT And WORD..
As one healed of psychopathy and born again, I can say that I had no human love or affection.
Do you, David have human love for your sons and your wife?
Not trying to accuse you, I am simply trying to understand.
@@welshie2007 unfortunately those diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder are very good at EXPRESSING emotion... it's just not something that they feel. It is a manipulation tool. I do believe Jesus can redeem anyone though.
You love for your wife as a Christian is to be like the love that Jesus has for His bride: sacrificing His life for her.
I love David Wood and his work... I followed almost all his work and use it with Muslims.
Great response, in light of this, can I get a solid definition of psychopath?
David had spoken about it in another video. Psychopathy is a mental illness in which the person exhibits a lack of empathy, lack of sympathy, lack of remorse, a need for stimulation, a high degree of manipulation, superficial charm, pathological lying, narcissistic tendencies, callousness, etc.
David is doing better than most. However, it is Jesus who chose this unempathetic psychopath who doesn’t rely on feelings but reason. Glory be to the Father who drew him to Christ.
David is big. Big brother
Dear Bobby, would you please do video on Narcissism/NPD?
Truly informative, Jesus is coming back, will you be ready?
Believing is only thing needed for salvation
“Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
John 6:28-29 KJV
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”
John 6:37 KJV
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”
John 6:47 KJV
“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.”
John 7:38 KJV
Amen!
It is faith AND repentance. Without repentance there can be no Salvation. They are 2 sides of the same coin and are both required:
“Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” - Proverbs 28:13
“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” - Acts 3:19
“But unless you repent, you too will all perish.” - Luke 13:3
Nick _7 repentance is just a change of mind, not trusting in yourself anymore but trusting God and what he did on the cross to save us
@@japexican007 Indeed it is a change in mind that leads to a change in action.
Nick _7 which scripture are you referring to?
More support for the fact that the gospel is to BELIEVE and TRUST the gospel, not to have to “feel” something...
God even foresaw this in His sovereignty!
This is why God made salvation EASY!!!
Believe 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Ephesians 2:8
Guilt isn’t a requirement for salvation, receiving the gospel is.
Period!
Thank you. This was very insightfull. I was wondering about this ever since you uploaded the last video with david wood. Although i do not know how you begin to convince a psychopath that he is guilty and he needs a savior. How do you approach him? Or is it something only for Christ to do?
May I recommend David's video "Why am I a Christian?". It may answer some questions... or create more, idk but it will show you his journey to Christ.
Reasoning and logic.
If someone is intellectually honest, then s/he doesn't have enough faith to be an atheist.
Salvation really is a miracle from God whether a person is a psychopath or not. Thank God the Holy Spirit is the One who convicts and makes Christians. Like IndianaJoe said, the logical truth lines up with God's Word. If a person values truth more than being right, they can be humbled enough to receive it. In David's testimony, he said the Christian he knew in prison simply asked him questions. This caused David to have to reevaluate his own worldview.
Both Orpah and Ruth cried when Naomi was leaving to return to Israel. Orpah returned to her pagan background, yet Ruth was determined to stay with Naomi. Repentance is not merely tears, but a change of heart and direction. Just like how love is more than emotions that come and go. Agape love is sacrificial and willing to endure no matter the cost.
I'm probably the opposite of David on the emotional spectrum, but it's so cool to watch Jesus change all kinds of hearts. Our God is truly awesome! :)
Yeah, much harder for him. God is great.
Dear David - can you make video about how Hadith was compiled? I heard Boukhari had 600,000 hadiths and accepted 7525 hadiths . can you explain the process of rejecting Hadiths by Islamic sources? what books mention that process? please also mention references, How many hadiths were rejected? How we know that?
What about Narcissists who are incapable of repentance?
According to Strongs concordance, number G3340, the Greek word 'repent' as uttered by Jesus in Mark's gospel chapter 1 v 15 means 'To think differently or afterwards, that is, re-consider'. I believe it has nothing to do with feelings or even feeling bad. It has to do with thinking differently about what you used to do. A realization that it was the wrong way to live and a conscious choice to not live that way any longer.
Next question: what kind of psychopathy is it for someone to easily accept a guilt trip for something done by others, and especially mythical ancestors?
So feelings and internal processes don't matter; How one responds outwardly matters, is that it?
No, that's not it. Saying one thing is not true does not make the inverse true. It's also important to keep in mind that feelings and internal processes don't necessarily change overnight, nor do they have to. That is part of sanctification. That is a part of being born again. God gives us a new heart which then grows and learns to seek and love him. That is what matters. As a result of that, the outward changes and respond accordingly. It's a process.
Please see and think about this.
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Hmmm. How about Rom. 1:26-31? Also, if you can't love, how do you keep his commands?
What about Rom 1:26-31?
You can love even without the emotions.
1 Cor 13 is about what you do more than what you feel.
Can you perform acts of sacrificial love without feelings? Possible.
When becoming a christian and being a christian is about feelings, you are vulnerable to your needs and criticisme of people, because feelings are subjective. When logic is the source of repentance and change of your life and choices, it will not depend of feelings and whatever happens to you in life because you have an understanding of God and Christ and what He has done for us and what our purpose is. Nothing is so capricious as feelings. Your believe will not perpetuate.
The way I see this is that a person with a fully functioning brain able to allow that person to physically experience feelings of guilt, remorse and empathy will respond to the gospel by showing some outward physical sign that their spirit is being affected by the truth of the gospel where as a psychopath or someone who lacks the ability to physically experience the feelings of guilt, remorse and empathy is going to respond to the gospel by looking at the cross logically and coming to the conclusion that it makes good sense that they, being sinners according to scripture, need a savior and that Jesus was and is that savior which is evident based on the life that He lived, the things that He did that no other person could do and the instances where He Himself openly acknowledged His identity as the Messiah.
So I think for the Christian psychopath the truth of the gospel is more of a logical and rational set of cause and effect events that make sense rather than what would be the standard Christian reaction to the gospel which is usually expressed very emotionally.
Even Paul from the Bible was converted .God is using brother David for His glory ...like He used Paul.We have fallen short of God's glory .
Repentance doesn't mean turn a way. Its from the Greek word "metanoia" which means change of mind. Believing on the Lord Jesus to save you from the penalty of sin which is death and hell.
So a psychopath has to recognize that he needs and savior he doesn't necessarily need to feel emotionally guilty. So when he recognizes he can't save himself and place his faith on Jesus Christ to save him he has repented and believed for salvation.
turn = change
@@lindajohnson4204 Yes you can use that way. The question is turn from what in the context? In the case of everlasting salvation . Turn from unbelief to belief.
Ethan Yes. Because faith in Christ Jesus saves you not faith that God exists.
The repentance that saves is believing on Christ alone for salvation. When you have believed you have repented unto life.
Jesus Christ gets all the glory for saving anyone and as such He will not save anyone who is trusting partially in their good works and partially in Him. Jesus paid for all the sins of all the world (past, present, and future). That payment is put to your account when you have believed on Christ alone for salvation.
To be saved you must admit that you are a hopelessly lost sinner and turn (repent)from whatever you trusted in before and trust Jesus Christ as your only hope of getting to Heaven. You are trusting in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation.
Christians who say you should be able to weep over your sins before you can be saved are shutting the door to heaven for many people. People with autism, narcissists, sociopaths and psychopats (can) all have this issue. And most of them were born with it.
Doesnt mean that they don't feel or recognize or show their emotion. How can that guy think people who don't weep or show emotion or look like they feel bad in front of other people. Yesterday was one day I felt nervous reading because I am so happy to read the word of God. Yet when I feel remorse I cry or show this when I am alone. I have lived a good life, a spoiled life and even a poor extremely low income poor life. I feel comfortable in the poor life but able to work for others no matter their income. And I love sharing the Gospel, sharing the Letters written to others that describe our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And I love how the prophets wrote in the past of what was to come and what is to come of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
It simply means that we do not rely on our emotions to live our faith in Christ.
Hi David I just want to know, why would Muslims always bring up King Solomon when talking about wives and concubines when Solomon was NOT a.Prophet or the MESSIAH? I believe that Solomon also ended up worshipping other Gods ... i mean, did Solomon even make it to heaven?
So when Christians say you should feel bad for sinning otherwise the Holy Spirit is not working in you is a lie?
I am quite sure that even a psychopath could recognize truth if he wanted to........
Repent means to change your mind...
Strong's Definitions: μετανοέω metanoéō, met-an-o-eh'-o; from G3326 and G3539; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. reconsider (morally, feel compunction):-repent.
It doesn't mean stop sinning.
EDIT.
I like Dr. Ralph 'Yankee' Arnold's teching on this subject .
Works determine rewards or losses in Heaven, not whether you are going there.
If we truly have repented of your sins (even by your definition), that repenting will eventually result in a change of action as well (especially with God's help).
@@Pyroverbs205 Not always.
What if you were a devout J.W.
They have more works and live more wholesome lives than many professing Christians, including myself.
They and Jews are burdened by the Law.
That's not good news if you need to remain under the yoke of The Law.
Jesus said to leave the tares among the wheat lest you pull out the wheat.
Works may determine your reward or lack thereof in Heaven, but they are not a requirement for salvation.
Jesus cried, tetelestai, paid in full, on the Cross.
Anything else is a rejection of the free gracious gift of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
@hwd
I agree that works are not a requirement of salvation.
I never said they were.
Good works show that you have truly repented.
They're the evidence or result of repentance.
Like a tree bearing fruit. There are two "identical-looking" trees but one bears good fruit and the other bad.
Obviously, you'll know them by their fruits.
If you read James, you'll see this too.
God bless
King David repented with weeping & prayer after his first born infant son died. His genuine remorse was a result of his repentance for killing Uriah and committing adultery with Bathsheba
You're forgetting one thing though. He was reminded of this sin by that one guy, whose name I can't remember.
If god gave us free will, why are psychopaths unable to control their actions?
Psychopaths can believe in the gospel because it's based on faith,understanding and actions not feelings.And they have the ability to do all that. If one is led by their feelings in order to do God's will, they will be led by their feelings to stop doing God's will. Because a sin can feel bad for the first time but after repetitive exposure you might get accustomed and start enjoying it. And if you base you faith on your feelings, you will say why would God make it a sin if it feels so good? But if you're lead your life by what you know to be true(faith & understanding) you will say regardless how it feels because God says it's a sin I won't do it anymore. My biggest battle has been putting my feelings above the word of God or using them to justify my sins. So being a psycho can have its benefits after all.
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I am new to David Wood: is he Calvinists
I would say no
Could he ever...ever cry
not really.
What about bart ehrman
How does a psychopath love?
With Jesus's help and teaching of how to do that. Love is not merely an emotion
Love is not really an emotion, it's an action and a choice. For most it can begin with an emotional response, or hormonal response (ie. release of hormones after birth so a mother will feel protective), but deep love is an action, a behavior.
I just wonder him being psychopath how does he make sure his wife feels loved by him. I mean love is important in marriage.
@ClandestineOstrich I don't think that's the way empathy works. From the literature that I've read, what you're describing is sympathy
@Christine
What do you mean by "love"?
You mean a psychopath needs to feel emotions to make sure his wife is loved by him?
How can a person's internal emotions make a wife feel loved?
What matters is that he does the actions and words.
1 cor 13 is all about what you do more than how you feel.
David, is a psychopath, correct? He was diagnosed with being a psychopath when he almost murdered his father correct?
And he doesn't deny that. And he doesn't say he's a better person now. He just knows he needs a saviour.
judge not least ye be judged with the same manner you have judged others...... alot of people hide behind that when your attacking a beleif and not useing it the correct way........people claiming your not saved cause you lack feelings is the reason why jesus said judge not lest you be judged by the same manner you judge others....im sorry david........man id love to talk to you some time.......got a friend who is also antipersonality disorder tryig to figure out how to reach him i also got many questions that your the only one i know with a unique enough perspective to give those answers
I am a psicopath...I dont feel almost anything...
Are you bored most of the time then? If so, how do you entertain yourself?
@@YamnayaSintash Yes, I am bored...but I like somethings : I do some traslations from english to spanish, from spanish to italian or from english to italian...I love cooking and knitting things (caps, bags and sweaters) and I love learning languages for that reason I learned english and italian and I know some portuguese and esperanto
@@conociendoelislam85 Hmm I am just trying to find the difference between some one like me and you.
I am never bored because I play video games, watch you tube, play music and write stuff. Are all these things boring to you or do you just have less of an interest? Side note, I am also learning Brazilian Portuguese too!
@@YamnayaSintash I dont like videgames...And I almost dont use youtube these days
They react like the topic is annoying and dont care.
I tryed talking about it but, trying to reason with them better go talk to a wall.
Sounds like David heard the Gospel, believed, and repented (i.e. not a Calvinist).
David would you consider your repentance to be an intellectual thing then?
Editing now because I just read the comment below about how God gives us a heart of flesh to replace a heart of stone. So even though you aren’t emotional I guess you have a softened heart of flesh given by God, right? You decided in your mind to repent (which of course was an act of God). You submitted to his authority in your will (which also was an act of God). And then he supernaturally gave you a heart of flesh and you were born as, not a psychopath, but a new creature in God.
Just thinking it out.
You dont have to recognize remorse is not the Gospel. acknowlledging youte a sinner but that can come before or after trusting in Christ.
Its about acknowledging and BELIEVING in who HE its not about our sins. Our sins were dealt with on the cross.
I don’t believe David Woods story of being a psychopath but I totally believe he’s a sociopath.
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.5% . The rest Nope.
Forget about the psychopath to human...think like this, David knows he did wrong to other human through God, but there are people who dont felt guilt that they did something wrong to the Creator....you know, killing people and not feeling wrong is not only psychopath....if you commit adultery...taking ones husband/wife away and feeling no guilty to their partner seems a psychopath to me as well😁he/she hurts that person as well, may be killing him/her deep inside....just that way...you can say that we all have done sonething wrong to others that really hurt them in the mean time we think that we did nothing wrong and does not feel sympathy for them...so arent we a psychopath at some how😁...well if we gonna measure that psychopathy is no feeling guilty at all....then he is a free psychopath you see....he knows he did wrong and never try to do it again
David Wood is most definitely saved 👍🏼. Didn’t Jeffery Dahmer get saved?
I would like to know more about that. I actually do wonder about it.
@@yabrufto be fair, that wouldn't stop him from being saved. He just didn't accept the gospel from what I understand
Dahmer was born again and baptized before he was murdered in prison.
@@Karyn64 Amen I didn't know that
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Well if he rejected the gospel we definitely agree he wasn't saved.
I believe in the reprobate Doctrine as detailed in Romans chapter 1.
There was no hope of salvation for Dahmer. He was rejected by God aka reprobate mind.
There is no coming back from God giving you a reprobate mind. Your free will is gone.
So yall redefine everything just to answer the hard question that challenges the practical side of Christian fundamental. Recognize your sin feel guilt about sin recognize you need help and ask for forgiveness while repentant changing your mind and actions to not repeat the act. How can a psycho truly be saved based on those principles if there tendency is to obsessively commit the act (even tho they recognize its wrong) how can they be sincere with wanting forgiveness if they dont feel bad for what they did. Sound like your saying if you get a psycho to confess sin ask for forgiveness then you've won a soul to heaven. But this isnt how salvation works and has painful as it may be this video still doesn't answer or resolve the complicated opposition of salvation such as this one and other mental illness. So if the person mental illness cause them to still commit horrible acts and there not caught yet because of christianity influence they ask god for forgiveness yet they continue there sinful psycho act that they cant stop on there own. Are they heaven or hell bound? Most importantly is it consistent evidence to prove holy spirit can change that person regardless of there capabilities?
Christians, this is a good argument for Christianity. Please do more of this kind of thing, instead of wasting time denying science.
science falsely so called...
@@yabruf Do you deny the science behind this writing of English? Be sensible. Be better instead of spreading sour grapes.
Sorry bro, but don't trust psychopaths.
Really?
Psychopath? Just ask the jews!
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Salvation by racial identity is a false gospel, too. In Revelation, the woman with the crown of 12 stars symbolizes the Jews, and it is the devil who seeks to kill her.
Research Gods creation. flat earth. Genesis chapter 1. Your foundation. Ask to be healed. Hes just right there not in another dimension. Just right above us