The man who kickstarted my re-investigation of Christianity as an adult, beyond what I'd been told was true as a kid - my introduction to Michael's content was honestly one of the defining moments of the past few years of my life. Stay strong and keep going.
@@K.Jerico no smugness detected. I've just answered the same question elsewhere, so I'll copy it here. yes. I have had personal dealings with him, that are sadly no longer visible because he removed the discussion from his blog, but if you want a really good exposition of how he misrepresents things made by two actual scholars who are experts in the fields Mike is trying to discuss, go to Kipp Davis' channel. There are a few videos there - made by people who are really trying to be charitable towards Mike. If you want an example that doesn't rub up against your own religious belief, how about his video on the Thanksgiving/early colonist period in America. He claimed as one of the reasons why the early colonists weren't just stealing land from the indigenous people, that the Indians weren't using the land. He says he does a lot of research when making his videos - but it's clear that he doesn't. All he does is parrot talking points from apologists confirm his biases. His bad scholarship was very much exposed on the colonist video, since it's not actually hard to find sources that contradict his narrative and reveal the gaping holes in it. Hope that's at least a good start for you.
@@bengreen171 Nice, I will check out Davis' channel, thank you for recommending! I'm a Theologian myself, but more interested in what's true/most probable/logically consistent - so getting information that would be contradicting to my thoughts on a subject wouldn't be a problem. I do hold Jones in a very high regard although there are times I disagree with him. On the subject you were referring to I can't make any comments unfortunately, as it's not my field, but thank you for letting me know. I would love to look into it. I guess my high regard for him is highly dependent on my interest in theology, archeology, ancient linguistics and ancient historical context; where I think he does remarkably well (although he does have some weird conclusions when it comes to the primeval history). I liked how he cited K.A. Kitchen in his video series about the Exodus; who I view as an expert in the field. But when it comes to non-biblical history or non-church history, as in Philosophy, Science or statistics I am quite neutral - although I like hearing about it quite a lot
@@K.Jerico no worries. Actually the only example I've ever seen of Mike admitting he was wrong was his video about the Exodus. He was critiqued by an egyptologist - who happened to be a Christian. The critique was incredibly snarky - which is something you'll find Mike complaining about a lot when he thinks atheists are doing it. But it was a good critique from someone who actually studies the field. So Mike made revisions to his original take. Because the critique came from a fellow Christian. You might think that's me reading too much into it - but trust me, I've seen a lot of Mike's stuff, and a lot of the critiques of mike's stuff. The idea that the only retraction he made had nothing to do with the fact that it came from a fellow Christian just isn't plausible - as I think you will find out when you look at Kipp's channel. good luck.
Ngl I was hesitant to start his videos. But one day at the gym I saw the video he referenced on Genesis 3 and gave in and was not only super impressed, but it expanded my desire for the Bible and prompted me to go far beyond what I knew only to find I knew so little 😂. It’s lead me to fall more and more in love with the word and the history behind our faith.
In case anyone’s interested in praying for our Christian ministries/leaders/shepherds/evangelists/apologists like Michael Jones: 16 prayer points you can pray for them: 1 You can pray that they will always have a good walk with God (that they will not forget their first love), that God will bless their daily private Bible reading and prayer life, and that they will have good sound doctrine. 2 You can pray that they will be full of the Holy Spirit and that God will bless their ministries so that many more people will come to faith in Jesus for God’s glory, and that they will feed God’s sheep and disciple them properly. 3 You can pray that they will be humble, that they will remember how many Christian leaders in the past have fallen, and that they will have a very healthy fear of the Lord. 4 You can pray that God will protect them and the ministry God has given them from: Pride Love of fame Love of money Desire for the approval of people rather than the approval of God Being worried about offending people Compromising God’s Word Sexual temptation Demonic attacks Persecution (from outside the Church and inside the Church) 5 You can pray for their PHYSICAL HEALTH and that God will heal all their health problems. 6 You can pray for their MENTAL HEALTH. Pastors and Christian workers often have stress and battle discouragement and depression. Please God touch them and heal them of all mental and emotional problems and distress. They can also sometimes be hurt by the people they serve or by other Christian leaders - so we can pray that this won’t happen but that if it does that God will heal these wounds and strengthen His servants to forgive each other and that God will restore unity for His Glory. 7 You can pray that God will bless and protect their families. Satan often attacks Christian workers by attacking their loved ones. So you can pray that their family members will all have a good walk with God, have good sound doctrine, that God will protect them all from demonic attacks, that God will also bless and protect their physical and mental health, heal them of all infirmities, and that God will bless all their family relationships so that there is peace and love in their families. You can pray that God especially blesses and protects all areas and parts of their marriages, so that they will not be tempted to look elsewhere. Also please God bless their marriages especially so that they can be a model and example for other Christians. 8 You can pray that God will abundantly bless and protect the finances of the ministries and also the personal finances of God’s servants (especially finances needed for health or medical expenses). You can pray that they always have abundant finances so that they can always do every good work God wants them to do. 9 You can pray that God blesses and protects the relationships between Christian co-workers in ministries - so that no jealousy or strife or bitterness takes root. That they will all have Christian unity and that their focus will be on God getting all the glory and rejoice in any and all work for God. 10 You can pray that God prevents any technical or logistical or legal or any type of problems for their ministry, but if they have any such issues/problems that God will help them resolve/fix and totally solve and remove these problems. 11 If it’s an internet (e.g. UA-cam) ministry you can pray that God will help the videos spread on those platforms and get many views and that God will use the videos to bring many people to repentance and faith in Jesus. 12 You can pray that God will help Christian leaders be good shepherds of Jesus’ sheep and continue to feed Jesus’ sheep, and that they will not only convert people, but also disciple new converts so that they can grow and develop and mature in a healthy and supported way. 13 You can pray that God will give them the heart of a servant. 14 You can pray that God gives them wisdom and helps them and powerfully guides them when making all decisions and plans. 15 You can pray that if they make mistakes or sin that God will grant them humility and repentance and restore them. 16 You can pray that more Christians will pray consistently for Christian leaders/pastors/shepherds/workers/ministries. *********************** You could make a list of pastors/ministries you want to support and pray for them regularly. Jesus said: “ when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will REWARD you.” Matthew 6:6
14 more BIBLICAL prayer points for praying for the LOST: 1 You can pray for God to draw more people to Jesus and to grant more people to come to Jesus. Jesus said: "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them" John 6:44 Jesus said: “No one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.” John 6:65 -------------------------- 2 You can pray that God will REVEAL the reality and truth about Jesus to more people. "Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not REVEALED to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in Heaven." Matthew 16:16-17 "At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and REVEALED them to little children." Matthew 11:25 --------------------------- 3 You can pray that God will teach more people. Jesus said: "It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him COMES TO ME." John 6:45 -------------------------- 4 You can pray that God will open more hearts to attend to His message. "The Lord opened her heart to attend to the things being spoken by Paul." Acts 16:14 -------------------------- 5 You can pray for more laborers. "Then Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”" Matthew 9:37-38 Jesus said: “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." Luke 10:2 ------------------------- 6 You can pray that God will use these labourers to OPEN MORE EYES and turn more people from darkness to light. Jesus said: "I send thee (Paul), TO OPEN THEIR EYES, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me." Acts 26:17-18 ------------------------- 7 You can pray that God will grant more people repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth: “in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth” 2 Timothy 2:25 ------------- 8 You can pray for more opportunities to share the Gospel, and for God to open more doors for effective work: "And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains." Colossians 4:3 “ because a great door for effective work has opened to me” 1 Corinthians 16:9 ------------------------- 9 You can pray that God will give all Christians the boldness to share the gospel. "Lord... grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness... And when they had prayed... they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness." Acts 4:29-31 ------------------------ 10 You can pray that Christians will speak boldly RELYING ON THE LORD: “ they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord” Acts 14:3 ------------- 11 You can pray that God will give us all the right words to say. "Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel," Ephesians 6:19 ------------------------- 12 You can pray that God will give more people eyes to see and ears to hear so that they would turn to God and God would heal them. “while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand….. OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.’ But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.” Matthew 13:13…16 ----------- 13 You can pray that God will even open blind eyes and bring prisoners living in spiritual darkness out into the light of Jesus: “a light to the nations, To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.” Isaiah 42:7 ----------- 14 “pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified” 2 Thessalonians 3:1 ---------- 15 You can pray that we will have more of God's love in our hearts for the lost so that we will not be afraid to share the Gospel, but that God's love in us will override any fears and make it automatic that we share the gospel in love. If there was a frozen lake, you wouldn't want to go swimming in it. But if a small child fell in, you would automatically dive in to save them. We can pray for love that will cause us to act. ------------------------- "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." Colossians 4:2 Jesus told us multiple times throughout Scripture to watch and pray always.
Mr. Jones does an admirable job of contending for the faith delivered only once to the saints. We need to pray for him and encourage him on a constant basis. Knowledge can surely puff up a person.
Special request, Michael… talk about tongues. And especially, I’d like to hear your thoughts about people going though these church services carrying on with all of their, “Rah Sahminna Ta Ta Ta”, stuff
Orthodoxy is one who believes in a traditional approach, often associated with formal liturgy, thus Catholocism and Orthodox. Fundamentalism is more akin to fanaticism that allows no questioning and often responds negatively and aggressively to challenge.
So Michael doesn't have a title on philosophy, theology or biblical studies? Not trying to be rude, you don't need to know everything to make a point and I actually like his videos, but there must be a reason on why studying these things professionally take years EDIT: He does have a masters in philosophy, so rest assured
His master's in Philosophy is just recent. Not saying that there's anything bad about that, in fact I think that that's an awesome and admirable thing. Michael started creating videos (as far as I'm aware) without having any formal educational background about the topics that he's talking about. He learned everything through research and reading, and yet managed to create awesome and informative content. He also dominated many debates including debates with prominent atheists such as Aron Ra and Matt Dillahunty.
@@someguyontheinternet2729 you say he 'dominated' many debates - but he really didn't. He simply denies any data that refutes his biases, reinterprets Biblical texts to pretend they are talking about something they are definitely not, and has been shown his shortcoming every time he actual scholars that study the fields he tries to opine on.
He has made a point of never quite disclosing his denomination, as he feels it could cause himself to be overwhelmed with people debating him about which denomination he should be. Although, I do believe he is protestant.
Have enjoyed his informative videos for some time now, just realized recently though he has a few videos defending the Roman catholic church. I think he is a catholic unfortunately which is very surprising to me.
@@thomasjj70 yes. I have had personal dealings with him, that are sadly no longer visible because he removed the discussion from his blog, but if you want a really good exposition of how he misrepresents things made by two actual scholars who are experts in the fields Mike is trying to discuss, go to Kipp Davis' channel. There are a few videos there - made by people who are really trying to be charitable towards Mike. If you want an example that doesn't rub up against your own religious belief, how about his video on the Thanksgiving/early colonist period in America. He claimed as one of the reasons why the early colonists weren't just stealing land from the indigenous people, that the Indians weren't using the land. He says he does a lot of research when making his videos - but it's clear that he doesn't. All he does is parrot talking points from apologists confirm his biases. His bad scholarship was very much exposed on the colonist video, since it's not actually hard to find sources that contradict his narrative and reveal the gaping holes in it.
@@bengreen171 I am unsure how a the topic of archeology could "rub up against my religious beliefs", but thank you for the Dr. Davis channel, I will check it out. What assertions on the Thanksgiving video(New England Puritans + Native American Tribes) causes you trepidation? I just watched it, and it seems rather even-handed.
@@thomasjj70 I was referring to Mike's video on the colonist pilgrim fathers - since it's a history piece rather than a religious piece. I thought you'd be able to look at it without your biases getting in the way. But since you have watched it and found it 'even-handed', I must surmise that you know nothing of that period. It's been a long time since I watched it myself, but I recall Mike claiming that the colonists merely started using land that the Indians weren't using. This is simply false. Mikes video seems even-handed because he's lying about the notion that the Indians pretty much gave the colonists the land. In fact, the colonists took it, fenced it and allowed their livestock to roam where it wanted. There were even statutes made to prevent this from happening - but these were ignored because no-one really cared to defend the rights of the Indians. In short, the video was white Christian nationalist revisionism. Mike used sources that only told one side of the story. He basically made the same video Ben Shapiro did. It was a pure propaganda piece.
Protect this Michael guy at all costs.....much love brother 👍👍
He is not a Christian. He is an liberal. He is against chriatianity
The man who kickstarted my re-investigation of Christianity as an adult, beyond what I'd been told was true as a kid - my introduction to Michael's content was honestly one of the defining moments of the past few years of my life. Stay strong and keep going.
you should know that he's a really bad scholar who misrepresents the data and puts great store in fringe theories he cannot justify.
@@bengreen171 Care to give som examples? (not trying to be smug just genuinely curious)
@@K.Jerico
no smugness detected. I've just answered the same question elsewhere, so I'll copy it here.
yes. I have had personal dealings with him, that are sadly no longer visible because he removed the discussion from his blog, but if you want a really good exposition of how he misrepresents things made by two actual scholars who are experts in the fields Mike is trying to discuss, go to Kipp Davis' channel. There are a few videos there - made by people who are really trying to be charitable towards Mike.
If you want an example that doesn't rub up against your own religious belief, how about his video on the Thanksgiving/early colonist period in America. He claimed as one of the reasons why the early colonists weren't just stealing land from the indigenous people, that the Indians weren't using the land. He says he does a lot of research when making his videos - but it's clear that he doesn't. All he does is parrot talking points from apologists confirm his biases. His bad scholarship was very much exposed on the colonist video, since it's not actually hard to find sources that contradict his narrative and reveal the gaping holes in it.
Hope that's at least a good start for you.
@@bengreen171 Nice, I will check out Davis' channel, thank you for recommending!
I'm a Theologian myself, but more interested in what's true/most probable/logically consistent - so getting information that would be contradicting to my thoughts on a subject wouldn't be a problem.
I do hold Jones in a very high regard although there are times I disagree with him. On the subject you were referring to I can't make any comments unfortunately, as it's not my field, but thank you for letting me know. I would love to look into it.
I guess my high regard for him is highly dependent on my interest in theology, archeology, ancient linguistics and ancient historical context; where I think he does remarkably well (although he does have some weird conclusions when it comes to the primeval history). I liked how he cited K.A. Kitchen in his video series about the Exodus; who I view as an expert in the field. But when it comes to non-biblical history or non-church history, as in Philosophy, Science or statistics I am quite neutral - although I like hearing about it quite a lot
@@K.Jerico
no worries.
Actually the only example I've ever seen of Mike admitting he was wrong was his video about the Exodus. He was critiqued by an egyptologist - who happened to be a Christian. The critique was incredibly snarky - which is something you'll find Mike complaining about a lot when he thinks atheists are doing it. But it was a good critique from someone who actually studies the field. So Mike made revisions to his original take. Because the critique came from a fellow Christian. You might think that's me reading too much into it - but trust me, I've seen a lot of Mike's stuff, and a lot of the critiques of mike's stuff. The idea that the only retraction he made had nothing to do with the fact that it came from a fellow Christian just isn't plausible - as I think you will find out when you look at Kipp's channel.
good luck.
Protect this guy ✊🏻
Yeah, I stumbled onto his breakdown of Tolkien's worldview versus rings of power and it's worth watching!
Ngl I was hesitant to start his videos.
But one day at the gym I saw the video he referenced on Genesis 3 and gave in and was not only super impressed, but it expanded my desire for the Bible and prompted me to go far beyond what I knew only to find I knew so little 😂. It’s lead me to fall more and more in love with the word and the history behind our faith.
This is awesome. I love Michael Jones and Inspiring Philosophy.
Philosophy destroyed christianity. This guy rejected Christianity in a lot of ways
In case anyone’s interested in praying for our Christian ministries/leaders/shepherds/evangelists/apologists like Michael Jones:
16 prayer points you can pray for them:
1
You can pray that they will always have a good walk with God (that they will not forget their first love), that God will bless their daily private Bible reading and prayer life, and that they will have good sound doctrine.
2
You can pray that they will be full of the Holy Spirit and that God will bless their ministries so that many more people will come to faith in Jesus for God’s glory, and that they will feed God’s sheep and disciple them properly.
3
You can pray that they will be humble, that they will remember how many Christian leaders in the past have fallen, and that they will have a very healthy fear of the Lord.
4
You can pray that God will protect them and the ministry God has given them from:
Pride
Love of fame
Love of money
Desire for the approval of people rather than the approval of God
Being worried about offending people
Compromising God’s Word
Sexual temptation
Demonic attacks
Persecution (from outside the Church and inside the Church)
5
You can pray for their PHYSICAL HEALTH and that God will heal all their health problems.
6
You can pray for their MENTAL HEALTH. Pastors and Christian workers often have stress and battle discouragement and depression. Please God touch them and heal them of all mental and emotional problems and distress.
They can also sometimes be hurt by the people they serve or by other Christian leaders - so we can pray that this won’t happen but that if it does that God will heal these wounds and strengthen His servants to forgive each other and that God will restore unity for His Glory.
7
You can pray that God will bless and protect their families.
Satan often attacks Christian workers by attacking their loved ones.
So you can pray that their family members will all have a good walk with God, have good sound doctrine, that God will protect them all from demonic attacks, that God will also bless and protect their physical and mental health, heal them of all infirmities, and that God will bless all their family relationships so that there is peace and love in their families.
You can pray that God especially blesses and protects all areas and parts of their marriages, so that they will not be tempted to look elsewhere.
Also please God bless their marriages especially so that they can be a model and example for other Christians.
8
You can pray that God will abundantly bless and protect the finances of the ministries and also the personal finances of God’s servants (especially finances needed for health or medical expenses).
You can pray that they always have abundant finances so that they can always do every good work God wants them to do.
9
You can pray that God blesses and protects the relationships between Christian co-workers in ministries - so that no jealousy or strife or bitterness takes root. That they will all have Christian unity and that their focus will be on God getting all the glory and rejoice in any and all work for God.
10
You can pray that God prevents any technical or logistical or legal or any type of problems for their ministry, but if they have any such issues/problems that God will help them resolve/fix and totally solve and remove these problems.
11
If it’s an internet (e.g. UA-cam) ministry you can pray that God will help the videos spread on those platforms and get many views and that God will use the videos to bring many people to repentance and faith in Jesus.
12
You can pray that God will help Christian leaders be good shepherds of Jesus’ sheep and continue to feed Jesus’ sheep, and that they will not only convert people, but also disciple new converts so that they can grow and develop and mature in a healthy and supported way.
13
You can pray that God will give them the heart of a servant.
14
You can pray that God gives them wisdom and helps them and powerfully guides them when making all decisions and plans.
15
You can pray that if they make mistakes or sin that God will grant them humility and repentance and restore them.
16
You can pray that more Christians will pray consistently for Christian leaders/pastors/shepherds/workers/ministries.
***********************
You could make a list of pastors/ministries you want to support and pray for them regularly.
Jesus said:
“ when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will REWARD you.”
Matthew 6:6
14 more BIBLICAL prayer points for praying for the LOST:
1
You can pray for God to draw more people to Jesus and to grant more people to come to Jesus.
Jesus said:
"No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them"
John 6:44
Jesus said:
“No one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”
John 6:65
--------------------------
2
You can pray that God will REVEAL the reality and truth about Jesus to more people.
"Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not REVEALED to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in Heaven."
Matthew 16:16-17
"At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and REVEALED them to little children."
Matthew 11:25
---------------------------
3
You can pray that God will teach more people.
Jesus said:
"It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’
Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him COMES TO ME."
John 6:45
--------------------------
4
You can pray that God will open more hearts to attend to His message.
"The Lord opened her heart to attend to the things being spoken by Paul."
Acts 16:14
--------------------------
5
You can pray for more laborers.
"Then Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”"
Matthew 9:37-38
Jesus said:
“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
Luke 10:2
-------------------------
6
You can pray that God will use these labourers to OPEN MORE EYES and turn more people from darkness to light.
Jesus said:
"I send thee (Paul), TO OPEN THEIR EYES, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me."
Acts 26:17-18
-------------------------
7
You can pray that God will grant more people repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth:
“in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth”
2 Timothy 2:25
-------------
8
You can pray for more opportunities to share the Gospel, and for God to open more doors for effective work:
"And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains."
Colossians 4:3
“ because a great door for effective work has opened to me”
1 Corinthians 16:9
-------------------------
9
You can pray that God will give all Christians the boldness to share the gospel.
"Lord... grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness... And when they had prayed... they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness."
Acts 4:29-31
------------------------
10
You can pray that Christians will speak boldly RELYING ON THE LORD:
“ they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord”
Acts 14:3
-------------
11
You can pray that God will give us all the right words to say.
"Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,"
Ephesians 6:19
-------------------------
12
You can pray that God will give more people eyes to see and ears to hear so that they would turn to God and God would heal them.
“while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand…..
OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES,
HEAR WITH THEIR EARS,
UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND RETURN,
AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.’
But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.”
Matthew 13:13…16
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13
You can pray that God will even open blind eyes and bring prisoners living in spiritual darkness out into the light of Jesus:
“a light to the nations,
To open blind eyes,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.”
Isaiah 42:7
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14
“pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified”
2 Thessalonians 3:1
----------
15
You can pray that we will have more of God's love in our hearts for the lost so that we will not be afraid to share the Gospel, but that God's love in us will override any fears and make it automatic that we share the gospel in love.
If there was a frozen lake, you wouldn't want to go swimming in it.
But if a small child fell in, you would automatically dive in to save them.
We can pray for love that will cause us to act.
-------------------------
"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."
Colossians 4:2
Jesus told us multiple times throughout Scripture to watch and pray always.
Thanks for putting this together!
It was great having him on!
So inspiring to learn more about his story!
Imagine him making his own book
I learned a lot from this guy
Mr. Jones does an admirable job of contending for the faith delivered only once to the saints. We need to pray for him and encourage him on a constant basis. Knowledge can surely puff up a person.
Nice
Why on earth is Michael Jones not wearing a grey shirt partially unbuttoned showing off his chest tattoo?!?!
Finally. I found the GigaChads Testimony.
Special request, Michael… talk about tongues. And especially, I’d like to hear your thoughts about people going though these church services carrying on with all of their, “Rah Sahminna Ta Ta Ta”, stuff
Is there a full podcast with Michael?
That is literally my story along with several other people I know. Some survive fundamentalism but many others I know did not.
I'm not a fan of Michael's theology, but his videos can be helpful at times
Cool - I thought he studied apologetics/ theology @ uni not film 😆
Cool
Well said
Cool
A similar journey to men like Mark Dever
what's the difference between fundamentalism and orthodoxy?
Orthodoxy is one who believes in a traditional approach, often associated with formal liturgy, thus Catholocism and Orthodox.
Fundamentalism is more akin to fanaticism that allows no questioning and often responds negatively and aggressively to challenge.
@@mickyfrazer786 I was talking about small o orthodoxy. Because from what I understand both mean to follow "the good way".
Is it a sin to be wealthy?
So Michael doesn't have a title on philosophy, theology or biblical studies? Not trying to be rude, you don't need to know everything to make a point and I actually like his videos, but there must be a reason on why studying these things professionally take years
EDIT: He does have a masters in philosophy, so rest assured
He actually has a masters in philosophy. It’s posted on his TikTok.
He has a masters in philosophy last I checked.
that's great, thanks for telling me ;)
His master's in Philosophy is just recent. Not saying that there's anything bad about that, in fact I think that that's an awesome and admirable thing. Michael started creating videos (as far as I'm aware) without having any formal educational background about the topics that he's talking about. He learned everything through research and reading, and yet managed to create awesome and informative content. He also dominated many debates including debates with prominent atheists such as Aron Ra and Matt Dillahunty.
@@someguyontheinternet2729
you say he 'dominated' many debates - but he really didn't. He simply denies any data that refutes his biases, reinterprets Biblical texts to pretend they are talking about something they are definitely not, and has been shown his shortcoming every time he actual scholars that study the fields he tries to opine on.
What religion is Michael Jones? Is he evangelical?
Did you ever find out?
@@ByGraceThroughFaith777 no I didn't. Do you know?
He has made a point of never quite disclosing his denomination, as he feels it could cause himself to be overwhelmed with people debating him about which denomination he should be. Although, I do believe he is protestant.
Have enjoyed his informative videos for some time now, just realized recently though he has a few videos defending the Roman catholic church. I think he is a catholic unfortunately which is very surprising to me.
@@robbieg.3462He's not since he defends sola fide
thats chet hanks
Mike argues against strawmen and misrepresents the data to put forward fringe ideas.
Thanks for your reply, could you support your assertion with some examples?
@@thomasjj70
yes. I have had personal dealings with him, that are sadly no longer visible because he removed the discussion from his blog, but if you want a really good exposition of how he misrepresents things made by two actual scholars who are experts in the fields Mike is trying to discuss, go to Kipp Davis' channel. There are a few videos there - made by people who are really trying to be charitable towards Mike.
If you want an example that doesn't rub up against your own religious belief, how about his video on the Thanksgiving/early colonist period in America. He claimed as one of the reasons why the early colonists weren't just stealing land from the indigenous people, that the Indians weren't using the land. He says he does a lot of research when making his videos - but it's clear that he doesn't. All he does is parrot talking points from apologists confirm his biases. His bad scholarship was very much exposed on the colonist video, since it's not actually hard to find sources that contradict his narrative and reveal the gaping holes in it.
@@bengreen171 I am unsure how a the topic of archeology could "rub up against my religious beliefs", but thank you for the Dr. Davis channel, I will check it out.
What assertions on the Thanksgiving video(New England Puritans + Native American Tribes) causes you trepidation? I just watched it, and it seems rather even-handed.
@@thomasjj70
I was referring to Mike's video on the colonist pilgrim fathers - since it's a history piece rather than a religious piece. I thought you'd be able to look at it without your biases getting in the way.
But since you have watched it and found it 'even-handed', I must surmise that you know nothing of that period. It's been a long time since I watched it myself, but I recall Mike claiming that the colonists merely started using land that the Indians weren't using. This is simply false. Mikes video seems even-handed because he's lying about the notion that the Indians pretty much gave the colonists the land. In fact, the colonists took it, fenced it and allowed their livestock to roam where it wanted. There were even statutes made to prevent this from happening - but these were ignored because no-one really cared to defend the rights of the Indians. In short, the video was white Christian nationalist revisionism.
Mike used sources that only told one side of the story. He basically made the same video Ben Shapiro did. It was a pure propaganda piece.
@@bengreen171 White christian nationalism? Dude lol if you tried to put foward a serious idea that part undermines it all and makes you seem crazy