The paradigm (pro life-vs.pro-choice) is also a part of the problem. More young females needed to learn what abortion actually is : human sacrifice to the devil.
@@Matthew_85k The problem goes back to the pulpits as state-run Christianity [501c3 clause] is horrendous and not of Christ. "...If Satan rules in our halls of legislation, the pulpit is responsible for it. If our politics become so corrupt that the very foundations of our government are ready to fall away, the pulpit is responsible for it." Charles Finney [Reverend/leader in the Second great awakening of The U.S.A.]
I was 15 when I had my first daughter. I'm now 36, have three children and married and have a business with my husband. Things were not always easy but I wouldn't trade it for the world. I understood even at 15, it was my responsibility and God has a plan for me AND also the baby inside. When I gave birth to her I realized what true love was. I cried when I first saw her. When people tried to say it's just a clump of cells, I think of how Mary and Sarah were pregnant together and Jesus and John the Baptist even responded to each other and their mother's wombs. Baby's experience pain. All of my children are drastically different. But they were definitely people from the start. God bless the work you're doing. Thank you very much.
You’re thinking of Elishevat wife of Zechariah the priest who was the cousin of Miryam but Sarah was the wife of Avraham in Torah who was also an older infertile woman who miraculously got pregnant with Yitzhak like Elishevat did with Yochanan
It’s easy to see how tough life can be and why abortion is a simple short term solution but most people will not be where they currently are in 20 years.
Allie, I respect you standing on truth. My heart was truly hurting when I heard Beggs response. I have listened to his teachings for years, and learned a lot from them. I agree, he is wrong on this subject. Lawson is 100% correct. I have a personal play in this one, that is why it pains me to hear Beggs stance. I have a son that professed to be homosexual when he was around 16. In all of my discouragement he decided to fall full into that lifestyle and all that entails. Lived that lifestyle under Gods grace for almost 10 years. All the while as a mom, I was praying and loving him, and speaking truth into his life , even when he asked me to leave him alone. I was, by the grace of God, living out Spurgeons quote “ If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our dead bodies. And if they perish, with our arms wrapped about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let no one go unwarned and un prayed for. “ One morning, about 8 months ago, my son came to me broken, telling me that the Lord revealed himself to him and he asked me what should he do. He went to church with me that morning and surrendered his life to the Lord. I hope this helps someone reading. this. That was one of the toughest things I have ever had to watch;my son hurt like he was in that lifestyle, but I could NEVER condone it.
Praying for you and for your son, that he will find comfort in knowing how much God and his mother love him!! Thank you for sharing your testimony and also for the Charles Spurgeon quote. I think that we must never give up; God hears our prayers and although we may not receive the outcome for which we hope and pray, God always with us, sustaining us. One of my children struggled with drug addiction 13 years. He professes quietly that God has healed him and is doing well. I was not aware of Spurgeon's writing (and I'm not sure if my Mom knew of Spurgeon's writing , in her lifetime, either) but both of us had this "mindset" in praying for, and in interactions with my son and with other grandchildren whom we have felt were not in alignment with what the teachings of the Lord and the Scriptures have provided us, in how best to live our lives.
my mom and I watch alester begg every Sunday and love him so much...but you are 100% correct on everything you said about this subject. my mom is on his side and so was I until I watched your thoughts and I realized the truth of the matter..I think I was and mom is sort of blinded by our love of his teaching and so we had blinders on.. thank you for helping me see the truth!
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@@ChristianchooseI encourage you to read the Bible with the sincere heart and pray just as your church encourages you to do about the BOM. You will see that the Bible, which you guys believe is true and not corrupt (just missing pieces) does directly contradict things in the BOM. your sprit may feel good about many things in it bc it does have some truth from the Bible. Also things like the word of wisdom includes some good advice that would help anyone ( as example many people don't realize their excessive drinking of coffee may cause anxiety disorder but then they stopped drinking that because of the words of wisdom and then they feel like it's actually the religion that has freedom from their anxiety). There is significant evidence that Joseph Smith completely either made up or was Guided by an evil spirit in his translation of the book of abraham. There is undeniable evidence that the ancient Egyptian does not say that and that it was a funeral text. Please be honest with yourself and look into this and notice that he cannot be a true prophet of God because in his own diary he states that these were the words directly written on the Papyrus by Abraham and that he translated it. You also cannot deny that he used a Seer Stone to translate the book of mormon. This is directly a form of divination which directly goes against scripture and even the LDS church now speaks against any forms of Witchcraft, new age, or divination. The way people can control others is by manipulating and convincing them that modern-day prophets can have current revelation of new doctrines and principles of the Lord opposed to just the Holy Spirit giving us conviction in our lives to line up with what the Lord has already said. The whole point of prophet was to point us to Jesus Christ and he has already come. Anyone who tells you differently is going directly against scripture and needs to be seen as a false prophet or just ignorant and wrong. I plead with you to consider these truths and pray, but to look at direct evidence. There is evidence that is undeniable
I heard the original podcast, after which I wrote him a letter because I was shocked at his answer. I also listened to every word of the follow up message AND read the transcript. I still think his advice was bad, but I also think we need to weigh this one situation alongside his clear history of calling this sin what it is. He sited his experience at the university when so many women walked out during his unpopular message, and numerous other sermons where he has not shied away from saying the hard truth of scripture. He reiterated that it was not a blanket statement of advise and in another situation he would respond totally differently. I hope people with allow him to be a fallible human being, albeit a public human being whose words are forever frozen in time. He even said he struggles with these issues - he should be given grace in light of his honesty.
I understand what you are saying, but at the same time he needs to clarify things and understand the love/concern/shock people are experiencing. It seems like he sees no problems with what he said and people just make a big deal out of nothing. We should pray for humility and clarification. 🙏🙏🙏
I actually appreciate his honesty on how he felt with this particular subject matter. He doubled down on it so obviously that is how he sees it. BUT it's still wrong and could affect other Brothers and Sisters who are in the same dilemma. He hasn't said anything to the point that we in anyway shud discredit him as a Brother in Christ or of the wonderful teaching ministry he has. I believe his intentions were good but I also believe he is wrong! That's why we must always go to the WORD OF GOD for ourselves and ask for the leading of the Holy Spirit. I heard the grandmother did not go so if that is the case she didn't need the Brothers councel. She already knew in her heart what to do. If it wasn't such a in your face subject everywhere we go now maybe more grace would have been given. But this subject affects our children as well as an abomination before God.
I understand what you’re saying. I certainly wouldn’t classify Pastor Begg as a false teacher, nor do I want him to be “canceled.” However, his initial advice to the grandmother was unacceptable, and his defense of that advice has been even worse. I pray that Pastor Begg will reconsider his position on this issue.
The big fail by his critics, in my opinion, is that they are treating his pastoral advice in a very particular situation-and remember this is coming from a man who has been led by the Holy Spirit and had a fruitful life for many years, as a general statement of doctrine. His doctrine on the issue of homesuality is clear-he has made it so for years. But in this sinful world, finding the line to walk between loving someone and endorsing their actions is not easy when it is a child or other person who is in your life. The attack on Alister is evidence that the Church is filled with people with a strong inclination to act as Pharisees. But in this age of social media and the ease of casting judgments from afar-and doing so for UA-cam money making clips if many attacking Alister on podcasts would honestly admit, it’s not surprising go see the mob. But so very sad.
One odd thing in pastor Begg’s sermon is he started with the end of the parable & not the beginning. The father let the son & his relationship go, as the relationship was broken for a time until the son came back repentant. The father didn’t get in the pigpen with his son. Begg says he was concerned to save a relationship which is against what the parable is teaching.
@@gsusfan1but maybe the father saw the son coming back very ragged and hopeless vs the way he left the home taking his inheritance before his father had even died.
Dr. Lawson focuses strictly on the issue (and I agree with him on the issue). Still, he doesn't throw Dr. Begg under the bus, making derogatory comments about his character, motives, or future ministry. If the host of others sharing their opinions used this same surgical precision and professional consideration, the body of Christ would be far less wounded by what has become a social media fiasco.
I agree with @JohnTucker and Dr. Lawson. However, because Begg demonstrates himself from the pulpit blame shifting and re-charectorizing everything in order to look good..that is not above reproach and is not a reasonable leadership position to leave in tact with that example. Being America as poorly spiritually knit together as we are...Begg needs to be under real church discipline. Playing footsie with this will toss our youth to transgender surgery. One man going down that acts like a definsive teenager handling the word of God after 40 years? Worth removing from the pastorate. My view is not cancel culture. My view is this man's reasoning does not belong in the pulpit. Perhaps he has early stage dimensia. Understandable if so. But leaving Begg in tact is a circus fiasco on America. I like Begg. Alot. But this its not ministry to pussy foot. Good to give him time to repent. But if there is no real men skin in the game on this...I do not support America will tank nearing the tribulation motif. But if Begg floats and we play footsie...i"d say America is toast. Blessings.
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My favorite Alistair Begg response is still the Doug Wilson: there's no debate whether a Christian should ever attend a celebration for a married man introducing his new girlfriend or the launch party for a neo-nazi publication and gay 'marriage' is no less sinful than adultery or racism.
And yet he married a pedophile who later was arrested concerning his own child. Seems maybe the same measure applied to Alistair should be applied to Doug.
@@lukedornon7799 You're deranged for comparing gay marriage to literal pedo 'marriages'. Learn what 'consent' and 'adult relationships' mean and then come and act self righteous!
Regarding Alistair Begg, who has taken such a strong stand against homosexuality & whose personal integrity, attunement to Scripture & humility of spirit has remained historically astute, I just want to say, he's in good company. Christ, too, chose to speak to the woman at the well, invite himself to the home of Zacchaeus, and bring Matthew (Levi) on board as a disciple. In our culture, it's very easy to view those choices as loving and even righteous, but certainly not in His culture. The phariceutical criticisms that came fast & furious in Jesus' day were because of His choices over & over to be sinless, but loving, to risk what people thought of His faith in order to make connection to the lost, the individual, one at a time. Alistair was very clear that IN THIS CASE, he would advise going to the event, but under different circumstances, he might choose otherwise. Living for Christ one prayerful decision at a time is certainly more difficult, but more Christlike. Jesus said that the poor we would always have with us... that's also true of pharasees... they're always there, as long as there's a Scripture to dismantle from its context in order to hurl stones with authority, they'll hurl! My hope, as I read response after response on several channels from people who have "sworn off the man" or "glad to know the truth about Alistair Begg " -are not people who need the Gospel derived from his teaching or at least are people who will not be discouraged to the point of abandoning ship! And for certain, those who move forward in their calling can still be strengthened to speak, knowing that their Biblical messages will not only convict the guilty but will be the comfortable cause for mud-slinging from their fellow soldiers. Softening a statement in context does little good when the headline serves the first punch!
Yes. I agree with you. The more I read comments why people are disappointed with Alister’s advice the more I realize they’re tired of Christians looking like the world. I get that. I really do. It’s confusing for Christians and non-Christians when so called “Christians” are drunks, gossips, practice slander, witchcraft, idle, cutting themselves, sleeping around, sorcery and group masturzating (what Corinthians, Timothy and Galatians were dealing with). All of us are wrong. God is right. No one knows the activity of God. So we must fear Him alone and obey Him and work out our own salvation with fear and trembling to walk in His works set before us. One thing I know for sure: He pursues sinners like me. I was lost but now I am found. Which is Alister Begg’s point.
I mean you could say the same about Elvis, Three Dog Night , any kinda secular music. Obviously some are more evil and promoting demonic things than others. I’m sure every Christian has a secular song the enjoy..
Spot on, you’re absolutely right and it’s not even complicated to parse this one out. Mr. Begg needs to be checked on this and we need to continue to call things like this out.
I enjoy the award show commentary. Part of it is that producer Bree is nice to watch - she has a relaxed, calm but straightforward energy that for some reason I really like.
I feel God is doing something in the reformed christianity. There has been an american fundamentalism creeping in that is lacking love and forgetting that people should actually wrestle with God with these things that are going on. We are quick to cancel someone WHO DARES to actually wrestle with God. We behave like a woke mob, when our favourite online pastor or commentator tells someone is wrong. No thinking. No praying. No listening. Just quick mouths speaking and always speaking. We have a huge log in our own eyes, yet we continue in our hardness. Begg's answer was not a sin. It is not sin in ALL circumstances to join to gaywedding. It can be in most cases. But to call one answer a sin and man to repent for giving answer you wouldn't give.. Oh boy. Pharisees de facto made their own, more-strick-than-the-Bible-says definition of sin. And they made everyone to obey their rules. How is this different what you are doing Allie? "You obey ME (30year old talking head online) or else.......: Begg didn't say to granma that she can become a man or fornicate or anything. He said in this particular situation granma maybe should participate to that wedding and give a gift. She did and gave them a Bible. It is you Allie who should repent for making a mob mentality against a faithful pastor.
My concern is the grandmother's conscience was not part of Begg's public conversation. He may have caused her to sin against her conscience and made their private conversation public. So sad, I prayed for her.
I've had a csection, vbac, d&c for miscarriage, and then another baby(my fertility wasn't harmed, and i had a very uneventful C-section). I have a friend who has had 5 c-sections. Others who have had 3 or 4. Others who have had multiple vbacs. Her argument is not valid since as you said, there's also risk with an abortion. These arguments about the mother's life being in danger(which is rare) are exhausting!
Another respected Christian apologist, Dr. Robert Gagnon , pointed out an aspect of what attending a gay marriage means. He said not only are you celebrating the two people's sinful wedding, you are also affirming their commitment to continue in sin indefinitely. You are celebrating their decision to reject God and engage in sinful lifestyle that will exclude them from the Kingom of God.
I agree with someone who said that Alistair had been the pastor of that church in Cleveland for at least 40 yrs and you never care to point out something good about his ministry! Now, it’s very important for you to bring the negative headlines about him! Why? Because you are a righteous Christian? Or a business women? Jenny cell , Pure Talk, Carlie Jeans, Good ranchers and so on! Are they perfect Christians like you?!
@@amyfornear i am not a better Christian than her. I tried to be a good one everyday but it’s hard because we are a work in progress! I don’t have a problem with Allie making money! I have a problem with Christians judging other people in front of many viewers as if they were God and making a whole program out of it and keeping her worldly format of advertising products in between segments !!!
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Thank you for responding to the Alistair Begg comments...I was hoping you would. Glad you reiterated what you already stated. Appreciate your clarity. Praying for you to continue to speak the truth of God's Word.
Why r we fighting over what Alistair Begg said over trans marriage? Pastor Begg would agree that marriage is defined as one biological man and one biological woman.
it's easy to "agree" with it verbally than it is to actually believe it. About 20 yrs ago, Barack Obama said that he believed that marriage should only be between a man and woman. However, all of his naked attacks against the nuclear family since then has clearly revealed that he never truly believed it.
I know a family whose son was diagnosed with Tris 18 in utero. They were devastated, but never once considered abortion. They were absolutely prepared for the heartache that was to come. But God. 😃 That baby boy was born perfectly healthy without a trace of any problem. He is about 6 years old now. The doc had told her to abort the baby. When she delivered a healthy baby boy, she made sure to lovingly, but boldly tell the doctor of his error in encouraging an abortion. Docs aren’t always right, and God still does miracles.
I wonder how Cox's other children felt when they learned their lives could have been considered disposable. I don't know their ages but to discover at any age that your Mother's love was conditional must hurt.
Alastair Begg has been a good Bible teacher, but he is incredibly NAIVE about dealing with “people in the world” (nonbelievers), especially those in the LGBTQ+ crowd. Most committed Christian lay people who work in non Christian settings know that it’s not worth risking one’s testimony to attend such an event - especially one that applauds a lifestyle that the Bible calls an “abomination” just so the nonbelievers will not label the Christian as “judgmental” !! And the fellow believers I’ve known who have fallen prey to this, feel very foolish after they attended the event, most leaving early! Consider how uncomfortable a Christian would feel if they’re at the wedding reception and they witness lewd behavior from some other attendees, which is NOT uncommon in such “celebrations”! THE LEWD BEHAVIOR IS TRULY NOT UNCOMMON IN SUCH CELEBRATIONS. Psalm 1:1 speaks about not walking, standing or sitting with nonbelievers in “scornful” situations. Please fellow believers, take heed. And by the way, if one’s gay or trans relative knows that you believe their lifestyle is “sin”, I can absolutely predict that they most likely won’t appreciate your presence at their wedding ceremony anyway! They may even blow you off, or straight out ask you, “So what are you doing here?!?” This is how “the world” is when they know you don’t approve of their lifestyle & “marriage”.
Learn of Jesus Christ visiting another nation in 3 Nephi 11 in the Book of Mormon! Read it from cover to cover and underline the words of Jesus Christ and God. Keep track!
Once one engages in 'paraphrasing' or summation of what they deem as 'implicit statements', then that is a matter of your opinion that, just as Pasto Begg has learned, could lend itself to a wide array of interpretations. This division is being continually fomented by commenters who now want to engage with those who disagree with their opinion. This needs to stop.
I don't think they're saying that the ban causes rape, it's just an effort to feel sorry for the 64000 women forced to bear a child that they did not consent to. Still a ridiculous "study."
" And the Lord passed before Moses and proclaimed : 'The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering and abounding in Goodness and Truth (7) keeping Mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgressions and sin, by no means clearing the guilty." Exodus 34 : 6,7
The point for many in this sad public parade is the disloyalty coming from saints who sow discord. Alistair was perfectly clear regarding “nuance”- please refer to his response. He definitely used Scripture to challenge any pharisaical attitudes for those that missed the point in this passage that demonstrates God’s desire to SEEK the LOST (not the believer). Alistair absolutely did not employ “ad hominem” or bully pulpit. He in no way implied or tacitly endorsed AS A RULE anything other than being as wise as a serpent and as harmless as a dove. In this instance, he was encouraging a specific woman to do something bold and courageous in the hopes that her SEEKING her lost loved one would be seen as the kindness of God and that may bring repentance. The easiest and safest thing for the grandmother to do is to not go to the wedding… that would be no surprise at all to that given family as Alistair explains. Neat little formulas for unique situations do not always work and may often times quench the Spirit. The gift wrapped Bible may be received… the grandchild may come to dinner… the spouse may now consider the love expressed by the grandmother… etc. etc. Jesus may call this “shrewd “ as he did in the parable of the shrewd manager. These would all be prayers as she acted and agonized over her grandchild. No true believer is going to say you “should” go to every wicked celebration to evangelize…. Nuance. Anybody who has really listened to Alistair over the decades knows that he would not be calling for this. Absurd. Prayerfully we seek answers from God within the context of a fallen world. I’m so happy that Alistair isn’t a politician and is able to discern in these difficult gray areas. I pray for reconciliation of the grandchild with her Maker. I pray for Alistair and for his gifts to be continually used for the glory of the LORD. I pray the saints will be tender hearted towards Alistair and as loyal as Christ is towards all of His purchased possession.
Even a sincere, devote pastor like Allister Beggs can make an honest mistake. Allister suffered a thinking error. His premise was incorrect, which is why he advised as he did. Beggs assumed that his advice if followed would result in a positive outcome for the grandmother, the grandson, and the church. Of course Beggs intentions were for good; but because his assumtions were incorrect, his remedy was incorrect. Begg made a mistake he has not yet recognized. You are pointing out Beggs thinking errors. You are correct.
If grandma goes to her grandchild’s wedding to join him or her to a trans person, she will most definitely be affirming that union. No matter if she says she does not affirm it, going to the wedding is affirming it. Saying one thing while actions say the opposite, just confuses everyone. She is giving a gift and attending the celebration of their union in marriage. As for keeping her relationship going with the grandchild, that can be done in everyday life. Invite the grandchild and other family to dinner. Take the grandchild out to dinner. Whatever normal things grandma does with her grandchildren……keep doing it. Missing the wedding does not have to change their relationship.
@@nataliarose2073 perhaps in these dreadful days it is best for us to only listen to podcasts and YT channels that focus on the Word of God and biblical teaching. Let’s keep away from channels that discuss the world, the culture, the filth….we learn nothing from such discussions, we see images we cannot unsee, and we already know what sin is surrounding us at all times, so what use is diving into it?! I shall strive to take my own advice , with God’s help😀
They have to dehumanize and Doublespeak just like they did during slavery. Because they know what they’re doing is wrong, but actively suppress their conscience in rebellion and hatred. Our country is suffering judgement and honestly, we deserve worse than we’re getting so I praise God for His mercy. We’ve got to stand strong upon the Word and not let the world fool us into thinking confidence in Biblical principles is “arrogance” or a “haughty heart”. Don’t let the slippery manipulation quash the Holy Spirit indwelling you. We are mandated by God to live out our Faith in EVERY aspect of our lives- including at the voting booth, the workplace, the public square, and in our relationships. With a humble heart, knowing we ourselves are sinners- but with no less conviction for the truth.
Just figured out why Pastor Begg is right. To be heterosexual does not mean that a person is straight. Heterodox means that you are "against" the established norms. The Evangelistic movement shot itself in the foot when it co-opted the term as one of identification. When the Apostle Paul gives us that list of sinners that ends with the "and such were some of you", he was not referring to homosexuals mainly but all who fall in the category of being Heterodox. So basically you have to heterodox to even become a homosexual.. ..looks like the guilt surrounding the misuse of definitions has to be shared, but those who use the media system that is tilted toward driving our conversations are also culpable.
YUK TO THE GRAMMIES NEVER WATCH IT NEVER WILL!!! AND THEIR OUTFITS VERY VERY UN CLASSY!!!!IN FACT GAUDY, GAUD,Y GAUDY!!!AND LAUREN SEEMS TO BE A COMPROMISER!!!!SORRY!!!
As someone who just experienced a MC and passed the baby naturally, the whole abortion debate infuriates me even more. I don’t think I can even listen to these evil people explain why they have a right to willingly and intentionally kill their babies in their wombs. I’d give anything to be pregnant again.
Regarding Pastor Begg, I believe there is a premise being argued against him deserving critique, namely, the assertion that a person cannot be present at a gay wedding and not be sinfully supporting that union. This is a universal, all-encompassing position in how it has been framed. Is the janitor that happens to pop by sinning, or is the caterer's employee sinning? Is God sinning by being omnipresent at the ceremony? Let us consider a parallel concern, if a pastor was to recommend a church member look at pornography he would likely be chastised for such counsel. However, what if the member requesting counsel was in law enforcement and was working a sex trafficking case in which some of the evidence was pornographic. Is that sin to examine under such circumstances? While I agree pastors generally ought not counsel christians to attend gay weddings, I cannot make the blanket assertion that there is never an occasion where this can be done without sin. I too fear the slippery slope of compromising to the world but there is another slippery slope in the other direction and Begg is right to recognize it. The danger of holding to such a universal view is that you may call sin what is not actually sinful and this is a form of adding to God's law, if not pharisaic legalism. I think Romans 14 is relevant here, those who believe it is always sinful to go to gay weddings should not condemn one who chooses to do so with a clear conscience and godly motive. And those who go should not encourage those who cannot to follow. If Begg has erred it is in encouraging believers to go against their consciences. Let us heed God's word: "Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand" Rom 14:4. I pray this comment is taken with the grace in which it was written.
No sir, you are bringing in Romans about how the church back then was struggling with understanding not being under the Mosaic law pertaining to food. Paul writes that if a person’s conscious allows them to eat it, they should. If it doesn’t, they shouldn’t. Gay “marriage” is not something that God has allowed or ever indicated is NOT sin. Therefore, your scripture “application” is considerably inappropriate here.
@@AraceliSpeed Idolatry was not allowed when Romans 14 was written and still is not. To eat food sacrificed to idols was considered by some to be "participating" in idolatry (see 1 Cor 10 for context). Yet Paul is clear that "eating" is not the issue but rather one's faith. Likewise, "going" to a gay wedding ceremony is considered by many to be "participating" in the homosexual sin. Nobody is questioning the sinfulness of homosexuality. The question is, does simply "going" to the ceremony constitute approval and therefore sin in every case? This is a matter of dispute and I believe the application of Rom 14 is not only appropriate, but essential to respond biblically. There is a clear parallel between the "going" and the "eating," neither is sin of itself but may be if it cannot be done in faith. "Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister" Rom14:13.
@@joshua_24.15 Hi Joshua. Thank you for responding. Let’s say that your gay family member brought you a plate a food leftover from their “wedding”, or a piece of the cake…. If your conscience allows you to eat it, you are not sinning. If your conscience doesn’t allow you to eat it, that’s okay too, you should toss it because to eat it while your conscience is telling you not to would be a problem. However, to say that attending the wedding and being a part of the actual celebration where you’d clap when they are pronounced “husband and husband” or “wife and wife” and then you’d clap when they have their first dance, etc., please don’t get this confused with being parallel to eating the plate of food at your house after the fact. The Lord won’t judge you for eating the food/cake which itself contains no sin, but he will certainly not be happy about you getting dressed, driving to the venue, watching, clapping, saying congratulations, smiling, getting caught up in the emotions, etc, of this sinful union.
And do NOT attend any weddings if they work on Sundays, or are Jewish or atheists, or eat pork. Or it's a second marriage. Of if they masturbate or had premarital sex. Do a thorough background check first!
I was about to tell yall I love the red carpet outfit segments until you both hated the only dress I liked! 😂 Lana's dress had the cutest silhouette. It was modest and fun but still classy, and I loved the flowers. 9/10 for me, only because I don't love black.
I like ur podcast. I agree with" self love won't save you." I do say tho,that I grew up Christian and was sexually abused when very young,3yrs old.This changed me whether i knew it or not.By the time I was 22yrs old,behind my parents back,I was smoking,using alcohol,weed and on into harder drugs. At 17 i had a crisis pregnancy and kept my child. I did not want any harm to come to her. God used her to save my life at the time. I married and had many more children.Sexual abuse as a child changed me as how i parented my children. I didn't recieve treatment until i was in my early 40's as it took that long for what i unknowingly (subconsciously)had repressed to start manifesting in symptoms(I could no longer repress)needing diagnosis.I have struggled with"self love".It is part of " love ur neighbor as yourself."Mt.22:37-39. Love yourself says the Word of God.Will you do a show discussing this kind of self love the Bible speaks of? Many abuse victims struggle with self hate or suicidal intrusive thoughts that come with trauma and CPTSD. God doesn't always grant an" instant miracle" in healing,but rather a long,progressive healing of emotions that really tests one's faith.I know the truth in word,from the Word as quoted above.But to really know it,experience it,in my wounded heart is difficult for me and maybe other Christians or non alike.Perhaps as a result of so much abuse in this world we have in society this false emphasis on "self love"Maybe the Lord allows those of us who struggle with this issue as Christians to remain humble so we must rely on God's grace,like Paul's thorn in the flesh.2Cor.12:6-7. I think the "self love" u quote on ur shirts is not love at all. Maybe an affirmation of love that is true is a better message. Like,"You Are Loved!" This also just as well opens up a conversation about the gospel. I appreciate your podcast and love how you "speak up". This takes courage and true love.Eph.4:11-16 for full context
The arrogance of the stone-throwers towards a faithful pastor of decades, like sharks who smell blood in the water, is MORE disturbing than Begg’s poor advice. By this point in the big PUBLIC controversy, fueled primarily by UA-camrs, you’d think Begg has left his own wife to be in a gay wedding or that he actually went to the wedding himself! It’s really disturbing how at-the-ready these keyboard warriors are-complete with their camera, microphone, and requests for likes & subscriptions to their channels (not to mention the ones selling “merch”)-to totally destroy a faithful pastor’s reputation over one bit of counsel they don’t like or agree with (btw, I disagree with him entirely on the advice). The irony is sad and palpable that EVERY CRITIC of Begg’s advice is voicing their views on a platform (UA-cam), a company that is one of the most hardcore supporters of all things leftist and trans on planet earth. You all see this irony right? I mean, you all know this I’m certain and you’ve carved-out your own (good) rationale for why you would not only view/use UA-cam but also become a producer of content on UA-cam-a partaker and contributor of UA-cam’s ultimate success as a company. Mind you, I accept and agree with your rationale for doing this, even though it would be nice to have an alternative to UA-cam. What about other areas in which you “compromise” with the world’s values and support, either directly or indirectly, the horrific present world system? I’m sure many of you go to NFL games. Do I really need to tell you what level of evil the NFL or the NBA represents today?? How about the godless annual event we call the Super Bowl that celebrates all things pagan? Are you planning to watch it? Have you carved out your rationale for why it’s okay for you to participate? Hmmm 🤔. How is this different from Begg carving out his rationale for the advice he gave? We may not agree with it, but how reckless of the stone throwers to castigate the man as though he has not made his views on homosexuality abundantly clear. It’s intellectually dishonest (ignorant) to go forward with all of these charges against the man on his advice as though you don’t know what his views are on these matters. It honestly appears that many of the loudest voices out there in the UA-cam sphere either really enjoy this morsel of gossip or they’ve just needed a scandal of some sort in order to show all of their friends and followers how discerning and committed to the Truth they are! I hardly need to remind anyone in these spaces, who know their Bibles, that the elephant-in-the-room on this is their uncanny resemblance to the Pharisees in the Gospels-who likewise cared a great deal what their friends, followers, and subscribers thought of them too as they persecuted without empathy or love those who were unfortunately in their sights. And before anyone of this ilk says “oh, but it was done in love; I love Alistair and I’m just saying this because I love him a d care about him.” they ought to examine their own hearts and the truthfulness of their “love defense” because they can say love, love all day and yet not actually show it or believe it. For example, I hardly think someone “loves” Begg as a Christian brother in this controversy when they so enthusiastically post their videos with a rah-rah tone and big neon graphics (click bait) like some sort of bozo ball sports fan talking about their favorite team or the big upset at the last game. They ought to get a clue as to how disgusting this looks not only to the church but-MORE IMPORTANTLY-to the unbelieving public. They’re not only dragging Alistair Begg through the mud, but also the glorious Gospel of Christ they claim to proclaim! But I’m sure it matters little to the aspiring legalist who is desperate for ethos, acceptance, and approval in the circles in which they traffic (at church or online) to get their chance with the hatchet and take a few whacks at one of the few Redwoods in the forest of Christendom today! I’m sure some of them feel pangs of guilt in light of their own gross immaturity and inadequacy (as a UA-camr) in contrast to this pastor’s decades of faithful preaching to a real congregation and dealing firsthand for all these years with a plethora of significant problems and giving wise biblical counsel to his flock. He’s taught thoroughly and soundly through the scriptures for decades. He is a pastor’s pastor, and as much as this bit of advice was a bad decision, this is not the scandal that so many of these virtue-signaling and hyped-up basement bloggers want it to be. But the larger picture of Begg’s faithfulness matters very little because they’ve got him on something! And I’m sure they wish it was deeper theologically, as in an explicit heresy they could point to that he teaches in error, but no-it wasn’t that. No heresy here; rather, it was a mistaken bit of (bad) advice to a grandmother and now he’s receiving the Reformed equivalent to the Spanish Inquisition!
11:26 There is one situation where the non-believer will point to that person as "so tolerant" -- namely when dealing with believers who are less "tolerant" ... A bit like a Swedish Lutheran parish, I engaged on the Reformation, and they told me other Catholics were SO much more tolerant. Catholics in Sweden overall are a very marginal group. They are not comparable even to Mormons in the US, perhaps to JWs. They cultivate a culture of live and let live. Myself I was in the process of converting. I tried to start converting others. You get the picture. So, if the granny went to the "wedding" there is one context where the grandson is very sure to note how tolerant she was -- when speaking with other believers (assuring them their own "intolerant" position is not even representative, because the granny proves the contrary).
Excellent points re: the Alistair Begg controversy. One wonders what those in the ceremony and the others attending would think of our love of X, His word, and His holiness when they see us sitting there. I can't imagie that they would take our profession of fidelity to Christ very seriously.
Prayers for this family battling the state over there daughter..that is so crazy and they get away with it..that's what's crazy..we live under a tyrannical government who does not care what our constitutional rights are..the state of Indiana has revoked my nursing license because I don't agree with transgender people..
Learn of Jesus Christ visiting another country soon after his resurrection in 3 Nephi 11, Jesus Christ visits the people and they testify that he is Christ1 Read the Book from cover to cover underlining the words of Jesus Christ and God!
I love the awards show segments! I usually listen to the podcast, but when you have these segments I pause it at the end and come to UA-cam just so I can see the outfits and the two of you commenting on them!
It's okay for you to disagree with Alistair but to call him to repent is a judgment against him. That's the difference between grace and the condemnation of a Pharisee.
@AllieBethStuckey He was calling out those who were demanding that he repent not disagree with him. That's God's job, not ours. We need to be careful in taking Matthew 7:1-5 seriously. I can only apply that to myself, not to others.
@mktay2067 Social media talk shows and podcasts are not the ecclesiastical authority of the church. They each have a narrative of their own. Sadly they have succeeded in taking a faithful servant of Christ out of the Shepherd's Conference and other platforms. It's sad that the Shepherd's Conference leaders caved to the condemning talking heads of social media. I am so disappointed but firmly believe that God will use this blown out of proportion mess for His glory.
It might do us all a lot of good to take a pause and consider the title of Snoopy's Theology book: " Has It Ever Occurred to You That You May Be Wrong?" That might help keep us from rushing to judgment.
People would cling to the truth of the Bible if they could feel the pain we have felt from the transgender community. This sin tears families apart and it is being celebrated instead of corrected.
45:33 A quick glance at Miley. Her outfit matches what a girl in second grade had on an end of term event, with the teacher applauding her "courage" ... yes, I said second grade. Like the year when we were having our ninth birthdays. That's Sweden of the seventies, for you.
I enjoy when y'all talk about the awards shows! I usually just listen to the podcast, but when I know you guys are gonna judge the outfits for something, I go to UA-cam! lol
It seems to me that some Christians wander off the path of God into the wilderness thinking that they will go after and rescue a person(s) God says to turn away from, because they esteem being compassionate ABOVE believing, trusting, and obeying God; and they think they are showing the compassion that THEY believe God SHOULD show. They end up deceived, thinking they are more compasionate than God. Then when confronted, they react in anger because they see themselves as having 'the ultimate virtue' (compassion for those God has given over), placing their mercy above God's. Reference: Compare Romans 1: 26-32 and 2Timothy 3:1-5. Also, Romans 9: 14-18
Just a point of interest John MacArthur was the one who recommended to Parkside Church to ask Pastor Begg 40 years ago. They have a long history together and I think J M isn’t pleased with this.
So if we attend a wedding and the couple are not virgins (the majority today) are we condoning fornication and immorality? Like Jeff Foxworthy joked about - "why is she wearing that WHITE gown?"
I’ve been listening to Pastor Begg’s sermons for a couple years now on FM radio. Enjoy his delivery, messages, and must say ….im quite disappointed with his decision and stance on this subject. I know we ALL have made sinful choices in life and I can only pray he repents on his stance.
Just curious.. you speak of Patriot Mobile as the ONLY Christian mobile. What about PureTalk? Its advertised as conservative in the NRA magazine.. just curious the difference between them.
I'm sure you know this, but conservative does not necessarily equate to Christian. Patriot Mobile is the best. Part of every dollar I give them is spent actively supporting Right to Life, first and second amendment rights, etc. Check them out.
@@HannahsCats-zp6rb hhhhmmmm… I kind of find that hard to believe knowing human nature to be what it is. I’m pretty sure abortion has been used as a cover up more than you will ever know.
As I said in your original posting about Alistair Begg's position on the grandmother attending her trangsender grandson's wedding, I agree with your Biblically-sound points. I was friends with another woman, who was originally heterosexual like myself. Then she DECIDED she was "lesbian" after some THERAPY (that's a BIG part of the problem in today's culture ways, hint hint!) over a breakup with a boyfriend. Hmmm? She then got involved with a much older woman. Now, she knew I was a Christian. Besides being concerned about the rather large age difference (my friend was in her mid-30s and the woman she became involved with was in her mid-50s), I made clear to her my position on the topic of homosexuality, but that didn't mean we couldn't still be friends, as long as she always kept that truth in the back of her mind. She was very respectful of my faith. And the woman she was with was very nice, very kind, very good to my friend. They never kissed or did anything "sexual" in front of me. They'd come to my town once a month and we'd go out to lunch and then play Scrabble or something like that and talked about very benign subjects. Then, a couple of years into their relationship, my friend told me that her companion was transgender. SHE had just learned it, and I was SHOCKED! Her companion had the sex change many years before and she genuinely looked and sounded like a woman in her 50s. I again shared my faith and my concerns, including about the deception, while at the same time not wanting to be "harsh" or condemn a sinner, since Jesus saved a sinner like myself. But I always thought in the back of my mind, "Boy, I hope they don't plan to marry, because that is something I will NOT attend; I cannot CELEBRATE sin." Then, I think being with that transgender woman, whom I'd always gotten along with and been respectful to, started having a much worse influence on my friend. That, combined with the rising tide of pro-LGBT in the media, they started trying to change my mind on the subjects of homosexuality and transgenderism and then tried to TRICK me into going to one of those Lavender meetings (? I can't remember what they were called) which I found out about at the last minute, and didn't go. That made me mad. Things went downhill after that and unfortunately we are no longer friends. Ya know, it's this very fine line we, as Christians, have to walk, where we don't pass judgement against sinners and are merciful toward them as God has been merciful to us, but we also have to seek God's righteousness and uphold His Word. And it will cost us at times, which of course, Jesus said it would. Sorry this is such a long post, but you touched on several things I want to address. I agree that the "64,000 Rapes..." article has nothing to do with states that prohibit abortion. I went and read the original research study, and I'm still not sure what their point or correlation was supposed to be? UNLESS what they were saying is that the pregnancies were carried to full-term because they couldn't get abortions, but even then, they didn't say that? Now, you said that rapists deserve the death penalty. Now, trust me, I believe in the right to life. And I absolutely agree that conceived children and the innocent have the right to life. BUT, believing the rapist deserves the death penalty, I don't think so. And I was raped! Don't misunderstand: I believe in punishment for breaking the law absolutely, and it is a horrible crime that creates a lifetime of problems, but the death penalty is a pretty harsh judgment for MAN to exact or demand. I confess I'm on the fence in general about the death penalty, because don't I deserve death, too? But Jesus saved me, and maybe a rapist can be saved too? Peace.
THIS INCIDENT SERVES TO GIVE THE WORLD A LOOK INTO WHO ALISTAIR BEGG REALLY IS. THIS YOUNG LADY IS RIGHT ON POINT. BEGG SEEMS TO BELIEVE THAT THE "WEDDING" IS THE ONLY CHANCE FOR THE GRANDMOTHER TO SHOW LOVE AND JESUS TO HER GRANDSON.
Your videos are very helpful, encouraging, and informative; I respect you. But on the Begg situation, I am going to have to leave it at: agree to disagree.
I firmly believe that Alistair Bagg gave the wrong advice to this grandma. That being said he gave a very recent interview in which he said pastors must be willing to go to jail for speaking the truth that marriage is between one man and one woman. While it is absolutely okay to call him out for this, I believe it's wrong to act as if he has changed his whole theology. That is not an accurate statement. @alli Beth Stuckey
Attending a homosexual wedding shows that you are legitimizing it, and are even setting your seal of approval on it, celebrating it. You’re sending the wrong message. Same with sending a gift. It’s difficult to not attend when you love the people, but standing for God’s truth is always the right thing to do. It’s sad that Alistair Begg has given such bad advice. I hope he will repent. 🙏🏼✝️
The paradigm (pro life-vs.pro-choice) is also a part of the problem. More young females needed to learn what abortion actually is : human sacrifice to the devil.
wat?
@@Matthew_85k You didn't understand that abortion is actually human sacrifice to the devil?
@@Matthew_85k The problem goes back to the pulpits as state-run Christianity [501c3 clause] is horrendous and not of Christ.
"...If Satan rules in our halls of legislation, the pulpit is responsible for it. If our politics become so corrupt that the very foundations of our government are ready to fall away, the pulpit is responsible for it."
Charles Finney [Reverend/leader in the Second great awakening of The U.S.A.]
I have always been prolife. But I only learned that recently.
I prefer the term abolitionist over pro-life.
I was 15 when I had my first daughter. I'm now 36, have three children and married and have a business with my husband. Things were not always easy but I wouldn't trade it for the world. I understood even at 15, it was my responsibility and God has a plan for me AND also the baby inside. When I gave birth to her I realized what true love was. I cried when I first saw her. When people tried to say it's just a clump of cells, I think of how Mary and Sarah were pregnant together and Jesus and John the Baptist even responded to each other and their mother's wombs. Baby's experience pain. All of my children are drastically different. But they were definitely people from the start. God bless the work you're doing. Thank you very much.
God bless you! 🙏🏼
You’re thinking of Elishevat wife of Zechariah the priest who was the cousin of Miryam but Sarah was the wife of Avraham in Torah who was also an older infertile woman who miraculously got pregnant with Yitzhak like Elishevat did with Yochanan
It’s easy to see how tough life can be and why abortion is a simple short term solution but most people will not be where they currently are in 20 years.
Allie, I respect you standing on truth. My heart was truly hurting when I heard Beggs response. I have listened to his teachings for years, and learned a lot from them. I agree, he is wrong on this subject. Lawson is 100% correct. I have a personal play in this one, that is why it pains me to hear Beggs stance. I have a son that professed to be homosexual when he was around 16. In all of my discouragement he decided to fall full into that lifestyle and all that entails. Lived that lifestyle under Gods grace for almost 10 years. All the while as a mom, I was praying and loving him, and speaking truth into his life , even when he asked me to leave him alone. I was, by the grace of God, living out Spurgeons quote “ If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our dead bodies. And if they perish, with our arms wrapped about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let no one go unwarned and un prayed for. “ One morning, about 8 months ago, my son came to me broken, telling me that the Lord revealed himself to him and he asked me what should he do. He went to church with me that morning and surrendered his life to the Lord. I hope this helps someone reading. this. That was one of the toughest things I have ever had to watch;my son hurt like he was in that lifestyle, but I could NEVER condone it.
Praying for you and for your son, that he will find comfort in knowing how much God and his mother love him!! Thank you for sharing your testimony and also for the Charles Spurgeon quote. I think that we must never give up; God hears our prayers and although we may not receive the outcome for which we hope and pray, God always with us, sustaining us. One of my children struggled with drug addiction 13 years. He professes quietly that God has healed him and is doing well. I was not aware of Spurgeon's writing (and I'm not sure if my Mom knew of Spurgeon's writing , in her lifetime, either) but both of us had this "mindset" in praying for, and in interactions with my son and with other grandchildren whom we have felt were not in alignment with what the teachings of the Lord and the Scriptures have provided us, in how best to live our lives.
Thanks for sharing that amazing story. Amen :)
Wow!! Would you mind if I share your story with others??
Thank you for sharing this testimony ❤ praise God 🙌
my mom and I watch alester begg every Sunday and love him so much...but you are 100% correct on everything you said about this subject. my mom is on his side and so was I until I watched your thoughts and I realized the truth of the matter..I think I was and mom is sort of blinded by our love of his teaching and so we had blinders on.. thank you for helping me see the truth!
There is another testament of Jesus Christ the Book of Mormon!
in 3 Nephi 11, Jesus Christ visits the people of ancient America! They testify that he is Jesus Christ.
get a copy and read it from cover to cover underlining the words of Jesus Christ and God!
This is such an encouraging comment to read!
Great! Reading the Bible and the Book of Mormon helps us to build a better relationship with Jesus Christ.
Get a notebook and write down your impressions and feelings as you read and mark the words of Jesus Christ and God!@@callforsalt2624
Take the challenge and read another testament of Jesus Christ The Book of Mormon from cover to cover underlining the words of Jesus Christ!@@callforsalt2624
@@ChristianchooseI encourage you to read the Bible with the sincere heart and pray just as your church encourages you to do about the BOM. You will see that the Bible, which you guys believe is true and not corrupt (just missing pieces) does directly contradict things in the BOM. your sprit may feel good about many things in it bc it does have some truth from the Bible. Also things like the word of wisdom includes some good advice that would help anyone ( as example many people don't realize their excessive drinking of coffee may cause anxiety disorder but then they stopped drinking that because of the words of wisdom and then they feel like it's actually the religion that has freedom from their anxiety). There is significant evidence that Joseph Smith completely either made up or was Guided by an evil spirit in his translation of the book of abraham. There is undeniable evidence that the ancient Egyptian does not say that and that it was a funeral text. Please be honest with yourself and look into this and notice that he cannot be a true prophet of God because in his own diary he states that these were the words directly written on the Papyrus by Abraham and that he translated it. You also cannot deny that he used a Seer Stone to translate the book of mormon. This is directly a form of divination which directly goes against scripture and even the LDS church now speaks against any forms of Witchcraft, new age, or divination. The way people can control others is by manipulating and convincing them that modern-day prophets can have current revelation of new doctrines and principles of the Lord opposed to just the Holy Spirit giving us conviction in our lives to line up with what the Lord has already said. The whole point of prophet was to point us to Jesus Christ and he has already come. Anyone who tells you differently is going directly against scripture and needs to be seen as a false prophet or just ignorant and wrong. I plead with you to consider these truths and pray, but to look at direct evidence. There is evidence that is undeniable
I heard the original podcast, after which I wrote him a letter because I was shocked at his answer. I also listened to every word of the follow up message AND read the transcript. I still think his advice was bad, but I also think we need to weigh this one situation alongside his clear history of calling this sin what it is. He sited his experience at the university when so many women walked out during his unpopular message, and numerous other sermons where he has not shied away from saying the hard truth of scripture. He reiterated that it was not a blanket statement of advise and in another situation he would respond totally differently. I hope people with allow him to be a fallible human being, albeit a public human being whose words are forever frozen in time. He even said he struggles with these issues - he should be given grace in light of his honesty.
Check out the podcast A word fitly spoken I was shocked to find out this isn't his first slip
I understand what you are saying, but at the same time he needs to clarify things and understand the love/concern/shock people are experiencing. It seems like he sees no problems with what he said and people just make a big deal out of nothing. We should pray for humility and clarification. 🙏🙏🙏
I actually appreciate his honesty on how he felt with this particular subject matter. He doubled down on it so obviously that is how he sees it. BUT it's still wrong and could affect other Brothers and Sisters who are in the same dilemma. He hasn't said anything to the point that we in anyway shud discredit him as a Brother in Christ or of the wonderful teaching ministry he has. I believe his intentions were good but I also believe he is wrong! That's why we must always go to the WORD OF GOD for ourselves and ask for the leading of the Holy Spirit. I heard the grandmother did not go so if that is the case she didn't need the Brothers councel. She already knew in her heart what to do. If it wasn't such a in your face subject everywhere we go now maybe more grace would have been given. But this subject affects our children as well as an abomination before God.
I understand what you’re saying. I certainly wouldn’t classify Pastor Begg as a false teacher, nor do I want him to be “canceled.” However, his initial advice to the grandmother was unacceptable, and his defense of that advice has been even worse. I pray that Pastor Begg will reconsider his position on this issue.
The big fail by his critics, in my opinion, is that they are treating his pastoral advice in a very particular situation-and remember this is coming from a man who has been led by the Holy Spirit and had a fruitful life for many years, as a general statement of doctrine. His doctrine on the issue of homesuality is clear-he has made it so for years. But in this sinful world, finding the line to walk between loving someone and endorsing their actions is not easy when it is a child or other person who is in your life. The attack on Alister is evidence that the Church is filled with people with a strong inclination to act as Pharisees. But in this age of social media and the ease of casting judgments from afar-and doing so for UA-cam money making clips if many attacking Alister on podcasts would honestly admit, it’s not surprising go see the mob. But so very sad.
Thank you, Allie, for standing for truth on the Allistair Begg situation.
Not about Begg, but wanted to comment on godly women honoring God with wholesome modesty. That's true femininety.
One odd thing in pastor Begg’s sermon is he started with the end of the parable & not the beginning. The father let the son & his relationship go, as the relationship was broken for a time until the son came back repentant. The father didn’t get in the pigpen with his son. Begg says he was concerned to save a relationship which is against what the parable is teaching.
The father RAN to the son once he saw him in the distance! The son HAD NOT repented or said a word to the Father yet.
@@gsusfan1EXCELLENT POINT! I had not even thought of that. Wow!
In his sermon he dealt primarily with the response of the OTHER son, not the prodigal.
The son had turned and was headed for home before the father began that run @@gsusfan1
@@gsusfan1but maybe the father saw the son coming back very ragged and hopeless vs the way he left the home taking his inheritance before his father had even died.
Allie, thank you for always standing for Biblical truth 100% without compromise. Courage begets courage :)
Currently 22 weeks pregnant and I think my baby will know the voice of you & Alex Clark before my own 😂 love your content. Thanks for sharing!
OMG I love them both too! We need an Allie and Alex collab!!!
Dr. Lawson focuses strictly on the issue (and I agree with him on the issue). Still, he doesn't throw Dr. Begg under the bus, making derogatory comments about his character, motives, or future ministry. If the host of others sharing their opinions used this same surgical precision and professional consideration, the body of Christ would be far less wounded by what has become a social media fiasco.
Very well said. Thank you.
I agree with @JohnTucker and Dr. Lawson. However, because Begg demonstrates himself from the pulpit blame shifting and re-charectorizing everything in order to look good..that is not above reproach and is not a reasonable leadership position to leave in tact with that example. Being America as poorly spiritually knit together as we are...Begg needs to be under real church discipline. Playing footsie with this will toss our youth to transgender surgery. One man going down that acts like a definsive teenager handling the word of God after 40 years? Worth removing from the pastorate. My view is not cancel culture. My view is this man's reasoning does not belong in the pulpit. Perhaps he has early stage dimensia. Understandable if so. But leaving Begg in tact is a circus fiasco on America. I like Begg. Alot. But this its not ministry to pussy foot. Good to give him time to repent. But if there is no real men skin in the game on this...I do not support America will tank nearing the tribulation motif. But if Begg floats and we play footsie...i"d say America is toast. Blessings.
There is another testament of Jesus Christ The Book of Mormon!
in 3 Nephi 11, Jesus Christ visits the people soon after his resurrection! They Testify that he is Jesus Christ!
Read it from cover to cover underlining the words of Jesus Christ and God!
There is another testament of Jesus Christ the Book of Mormon!
Jesus Christ visits the people and they testify that he is risen and resurrected!
read it from cover to cover underlining the words of Jesus Christ and God!
My favorite Alistair Begg response is still the Doug Wilson: there's no debate whether a Christian should ever attend a celebration for a married man introducing his new girlfriend or the launch party for a neo-nazi publication and gay 'marriage' is no less sinful than adultery or racism.
Yes. He and John Harris were spot on.
And yet he married a pedophile who later was arrested concerning his own child. Seems maybe the same measure applied to Alistair should be applied to Doug.
@@charityvaughn2288 The equivalent case would be the marriage of a pedophile to a child.
@@lukedornon7799 You're deranged for comparing gay marriage to literal pedo 'marriages'. Learn what 'consent' and 'adult relationships' mean and then come and act self righteous!
That information on Doug is very interesting. How do you know this?
Your Begg analysis is perfect. Thank you.
Regarding Alistair Begg, who has taken such a strong stand against homosexuality & whose personal integrity, attunement to Scripture & humility of spirit has remained historically astute, I just want to say, he's in good company. Christ, too, chose to speak to the woman at the well, invite himself to the home of Zacchaeus, and bring Matthew (Levi) on board as a disciple. In our culture, it's very easy to view those choices as loving and even righteous, but certainly not in His culture. The phariceutical criticisms that came fast & furious in Jesus' day were because of His choices over & over to be sinless, but loving, to risk what people thought of His faith in order to make connection to the lost, the individual, one at a time. Alistair was very clear that IN THIS CASE, he would advise going to the event, but under different circumstances, he might choose otherwise. Living for Christ one prayerful decision at a time is certainly more difficult, but more Christlike. Jesus said that the poor we would always have with us... that's also true of pharasees... they're always there, as long as there's a Scripture to dismantle from its context in order to hurl stones with authority, they'll hurl! My hope, as I read response after response on several channels from people who have "sworn off the man" or "glad to know the truth about Alistair Begg " -are not people who need the Gospel derived from his teaching or at least are people who will not be discouraged to the point of abandoning ship! And for certain, those who move forward in their calling can still be strengthened to speak, knowing that their Biblical messages will not only convict the guilty but will be the comfortable cause for mud-slinging from their fellow soldiers. Softening a statement in context does little good when the headline serves the first punch!
Yes. I agree with you.
The more I read comments why people are disappointed with Alister’s advice the more I realize they’re tired of Christians looking like the world. I get that. I really do. It’s confusing for Christians and non-Christians when so called “Christians” are drunks, gossips, practice slander, witchcraft, idle, cutting themselves, sleeping around, sorcery and group masturzating (what Corinthians, Timothy and Galatians were dealing with).
All of us are wrong. God is right. No one knows the activity of God. So we must fear Him alone and obey Him and work out our own salvation with fear and trembling to walk in His works set before us.
One thing I know for sure: He pursues sinners like me. I was lost but now I am found. Which is Alister Begg’s point.
100% agree with your take on Alistair Begg 👍
Re. Allister Begg: Allie, I agree with your response/rebuttal 100%.
Never understand how a professing Christian can continue to listen to Taylor Swift.
Agreed. I was very surprised to hear her express interest in Swift.
I mean you could say the same about Elvis, Three Dog Night , any kinda secular music. Obviously some are more evil and promoting demonic things than others. I’m sure every Christian has a secular song the enjoy..
@@theselittlepigsstayedhome not me. It's like enjoying a drop of the sewage that I was saved from in my clear, sparkling drinking water.
@@dd41283 lol okay whatever 😂
@@theselittlepigsstayedhome you've never experienced the majestic miracle of being born again, have you?
Spot on, you’re absolutely right and it’s not even complicated to parse this one out. Mr. Begg needs to be checked on this and we need to continue to call things like this out.
The fact that she listens to Taylor's music is no diffident than what Begg did!
Most secular music is the Trojan horse in Christianity. It's sensual and worldly and sits seeds of the same in our hearts.
I enjoy the award show commentary. Part of it is that producer Bree is nice to watch - she has a relaxed, calm but straightforward energy that for some reason I really like.
I feel God is doing something in the reformed christianity. There has been an american fundamentalism creeping in that is lacking love and forgetting that people should actually wrestle with God with these things that are going on.
We are quick to cancel someone WHO DARES to actually wrestle with God. We behave like a woke mob, when our favourite online pastor or commentator tells someone is wrong. No thinking. No praying. No listening. Just quick mouths speaking and always speaking.
We have a huge log in our own eyes, yet we continue in our hardness.
Begg's answer was not a sin. It is not sin in ALL circumstances to join to gaywedding. It can be in most cases. But to call one answer a sin and man to repent for giving answer you wouldn't give.. Oh boy.
Pharisees de facto made their own, more-strick-than-the-Bible-says definition of sin. And they made everyone to obey their rules. How is this different what you are doing Allie? "You obey ME (30year old talking head online) or else.......:
Begg didn't say to granma that she can become a man or fornicate or anything. He said in this particular situation granma maybe should participate to that wedding and give a gift. She did and gave them a Bible.
It is you Allie who should repent for making a mob mentality against a faithful pastor.
My concern is the grandmother's conscience was not part of Begg's public conversation. He may have caused her to sin against her conscience and made their private conversation public. So sad, I prayed for her.
I've had a csection, vbac, d&c for miscarriage, and then another baby(my fertility wasn't harmed, and i had a very uneventful C-section). I have a friend who has had 5 c-sections. Others who have had 3 or 4. Others who have had multiple vbacs. Her argument is not valid since as you said, there's also risk with an abortion. These arguments about the mother's life being in danger(which is rare) are exhausting!
I agree. She just wanted an abortion.
Another respected Christian apologist, Dr. Robert Gagnon , pointed out an aspect of what attending a gay marriage means. He said not only are you celebrating the two people's sinful wedding, you are also affirming their commitment to continue in sin indefinitely. You are celebrating their decision to reject God and engage in sinful lifestyle that will exclude them from the Kingom of God.
I agree with someone who said that Alistair had been the pastor of that church in Cleveland for at least 40 yrs and you never care to point out something good about his ministry! Now, it’s very important for you to bring the negative headlines about him! Why? Because you are a righteous Christian? Or a business women? Jenny cell , Pure Talk, Carlie Jeans, Good ranchers and so on! Are they perfect Christians like you?!
@@amyfornear Care to point out exactly how/when she lied?
@@amyfornear i am not a better Christian than her. I tried to be a good one everyday but it’s hard because we are a work in progress! I don’t have a problem with Allie making money! I have a problem with Christians judging other people in front of many viewers as if they were God and making a whole program out of it and keeping her worldly format of advertising products in between segments !!!
Excellent podcast. Allie, thank you for standing up for the unborn. It is no easy task!
There is another testament of Jesus Christ the Book of Mormon! Read it from cover to cover underlining the words of Jesus Christ and God! keep track of the number of times they are teaching you!
Thank you for responding to the Alistair Begg comments...I was hoping you would. Glad you reiterated what you already stated. Appreciate your clarity. Praying for you to continue to speak the truth of God's Word.
Why r we fighting over what Alistair Begg said over trans marriage? Pastor Begg would agree that marriage is defined as one biological man and one biological woman.
Yea, he’s”would” agree, but he did not
it's easy to "agree" with it verbally than it is to actually believe it. About 20 yrs ago, Barack Obama said that he believed that marriage should only be between a man and woman. However, all of his naked attacks against the nuclear family since then has clearly revealed that he never truly believed it.
I know a family whose son was diagnosed with Tris 18 in utero. They were devastated, but never once considered abortion. They were absolutely prepared for the heartache that was to come. But God. 😃 That baby boy was born perfectly healthy without a trace of any problem. He is about 6 years old now. The doc had told her to abort the baby. When she delivered a healthy baby boy, she made sure to lovingly, but boldly tell the doctor of his error in encouraging an abortion. Docs aren’t always right, and God still does miracles.
I wonder how Cox's other children felt when they learned their lives could have been considered disposable. I don't know their ages but to discover at any age that your Mother's love was conditional must hurt.
Alastair Begg has been a good Bible teacher, but he is incredibly NAIVE about dealing with “people in the world” (nonbelievers), especially those in the LGBTQ+ crowd. Most committed Christian lay people who work in non Christian settings know that it’s not worth risking one’s testimony to attend such an event - especially one that applauds a lifestyle that the Bible calls an “abomination” just so the nonbelievers will not label the Christian as “judgmental” !! And the fellow believers I’ve known who have fallen prey to this, feel very foolish after they attended the event, most leaving early! Consider how uncomfortable a Christian would feel if they’re at the wedding reception and they witness lewd behavior from some other attendees, which is NOT uncommon in such “celebrations”! THE LEWD BEHAVIOR IS TRULY NOT UNCOMMON IN SUCH CELEBRATIONS. Psalm 1:1 speaks about not walking, standing or sitting with nonbelievers in “scornful” situations. Please fellow believers, take heed.
And by the way, if one’s gay or trans relative knows that you believe their lifestyle is “sin”, I can absolutely predict that they most likely won’t appreciate your presence at their wedding ceremony anyway! They may even blow you off, or straight out ask you, “So what are you doing here?!?” This is how “the world” is when they know you don’t approve of their lifestyle & “marriage”.
You are brilliant. I love your clear-headed way of thinking through your various positions. Keep up the good work. It's appreciated.
Learn of Jesus Christ visiting another nation in 3 Nephi 11 in the Book of Mormon!
Read it from cover to cover and underline the words of Jesus Christ and God. Keep track!
@@Christianchoose No thank you.
Once one engages in 'paraphrasing' or summation of what they deem as 'implicit statements', then that is a matter of your opinion that, just as Pasto Begg has learned, could lend itself to a wide array of interpretations. This division is being continually fomented by commenters who now want to engage with those who disagree with their opinion. This needs to stop.
Amen Allie! Thank you for speaking truth.
I don't think they're saying that the ban causes rape, it's just an effort to feel sorry for the 64000 women forced to bear a child that they did not consent to. Still a ridiculous "study."
" And the Lord passed before Moses and proclaimed : 'The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering and abounding in Goodness and Truth (7) keeping Mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgressions and sin, by no means clearing the guilty." Exodus 34 : 6,7
I am Messianic.
Great job explaining the AB issue.
I felt your commentary on Alistair Begg was. spot on!
You are so right Allie. I could not believe Begg would condone this
The point for many in this sad public parade is the disloyalty coming from saints who sow discord. Alistair was perfectly clear regarding “nuance”- please refer to his response. He definitely used Scripture to challenge any pharisaical attitudes for those that missed the point in this passage that demonstrates God’s desire to SEEK the LOST (not the believer). Alistair absolutely did not employ “ad hominem” or bully pulpit. He in no way implied or tacitly endorsed AS A RULE anything other than being as wise as a serpent and as harmless as a dove. In this instance, he was encouraging a specific woman to do something bold and courageous in the hopes that her SEEKING her lost loved one would be seen as the kindness of God and that may bring repentance. The easiest and safest thing for the grandmother to do is to not go to the wedding… that would be no surprise at all to that given family as Alistair explains. Neat little formulas for unique situations do not always work and may often times quench the Spirit. The gift wrapped Bible may be received… the grandchild may come to dinner… the spouse may now consider the love expressed by the grandmother… etc. etc. Jesus may call this “shrewd “ as he did in the parable of the shrewd manager. These would all be prayers as she acted and agonized over her grandchild. No true believer is going to say you “should” go to every wicked celebration to evangelize…. Nuance. Anybody who has really listened to Alistair over the decades knows that he would not be calling for this. Absurd. Prayerfully we seek answers from God within the context of a fallen world. I’m so happy that Alistair isn’t a politician and is able to discern in these difficult gray areas. I pray for reconciliation of the grandchild with her Maker. I pray for Alistair and for his gifts to be continually used for the glory of the LORD. I pray the saints will be tender hearted towards Alistair and as loyal as Christ is towards all of His purchased possession.
Spot on!
Pharisees like Allie are incapable of that I think.
Spot on Sean...where is a gracious spirit .
You are correct. I truly think that many have just listened to commentaries and did not take time to listen to the sermon.
Absolutely 💯 Sean.
The "context" banner on this video is disgusting and maddening. ABORTION IS MURDER.
Now, now, do not question the official narrative.
i don't understand why atheist even get married? it's definitely a religious ceremony even if they try to say it isn't lol
Even a sincere, devote pastor like Allister Beggs can make an honest mistake.
Allister suffered a thinking error. His premise was incorrect, which is why he advised as he did.
Beggs assumed that his advice if followed would result in a positive outcome for the grandmother, the grandson, and the church.
Of course Beggs intentions were for good; but because his assumtions were incorrect, his remedy was incorrect.
Begg made a mistake he has not yet recognized.
You are pointing out Beggs thinking errors. You are correct.
The best explanation I’ve seen and heard on UA-cam. Thank you.
If grandma goes to her grandchild’s wedding to join him or her to a trans person, she will most definitely be affirming that union. No matter if she says she does not affirm it, going to the wedding is affirming it. Saying one thing while actions say the opposite, just confuses everyone. She is giving a gift and attending the celebration of their union in marriage. As for keeping her relationship going with the grandchild, that can be done in everyday life. Invite the grandchild and other family to dinner. Take the grandchild out to dinner. Whatever normal things grandma does with her grandchildren……keep doing it. Missing the wedding does not have to change their relationship.
I really wish that the award shows and fashion shows were not part of this podcast.😢
It’s the world we should take no part in.
I agree! Why waste time on those subjects.
Agree....and why did they OK Miley Cyrus outfit? Its so immoral.And Taylor Swift with swearing in songs was wayered down!! Im turned off this program.
@@nataliarose2073 perhaps in these dreadful days it is best for us to only listen to podcasts and YT channels that focus on the Word of God and biblical teaching. Let’s keep away from channels that discuss the world, the culture, the filth….we learn nothing from such discussions, we see images we cannot unsee, and we already know what sin is surrounding us at all times, so what use is diving into it?!
I shall strive to take my own advice , with God’s help😀
Allie keep standing for truth and not compromising under the attacks
They have to dehumanize and Doublespeak just like they did during slavery. Because they know what they’re doing is wrong, but actively suppress their conscience in rebellion and hatred. Our country is suffering judgement and honestly, we deserve worse than we’re getting so I praise God for His mercy. We’ve got to stand strong upon the Word and not let the world fool us into thinking confidence in Biblical principles is “arrogance” or a “haughty heart”. Don’t let the slippery manipulation quash the Holy Spirit indwelling you. We are mandated by God to live out our Faith in EVERY aspect of our lives- including at the voting booth, the workplace, the public square, and in our relationships. With a humble heart, knowing we ourselves are sinners- but with no less conviction for the truth.
Thank you, Allie
I love the award recaps!!!
Just figured out why Pastor Begg is right. To be heterosexual does not mean that a person is straight. Heterodox means that you are "against" the established norms. The Evangelistic movement shot itself in the foot when it co-opted the term as one of identification. When the Apostle Paul gives us that list of sinners that ends with the "and such were some of you", he was not referring to homosexuals mainly but all who fall in the category of being Heterodox. So basically you have to heterodox to even become a homosexual.. ..looks like the guilt surrounding the misuse of definitions has to be shared, but those who use the media system that is tilted toward driving our conversations are also culpable.
YUK TO THE GRAMMIES NEVER WATCH IT NEVER WILL!!! AND THEIR OUTFITS VERY VERY UN CLASSY!!!!IN FACT GAUDY, GAUD,Y GAUDY!!!AND LAUREN SEEMS TO BE A COMPROMISER!!!!SORRY!!!
Dude, Taylor has that witchcraft song where she does a witch spell on stage. THAT’s why we don’t like her anymore.
As someone who just experienced a MC and passed the baby naturally, the whole abortion debate infuriates me even more. I don’t think I can even listen to these evil people explain why they have a right to willingly and intentionally kill their babies in their wombs. I’d give anything to be pregnant again.
Regarding Pastor Begg, I believe there is a premise being argued against him deserving critique, namely, the assertion that a person cannot be present at a gay wedding and not be sinfully supporting that union. This is a universal, all-encompassing position in how it has been framed. Is the janitor that happens to pop by sinning, or is the caterer's employee sinning? Is God sinning by being omnipresent at the ceremony? Let us consider a parallel concern, if a pastor was to recommend a church member look at pornography he would likely be chastised for such counsel. However, what if the member requesting counsel was in law enforcement and was working a sex trafficking case in which some of the evidence was pornographic. Is that sin to examine under such circumstances? While I agree pastors generally ought not counsel christians to attend gay weddings, I cannot make the blanket assertion that there is never an occasion where this can be done without sin. I too fear the slippery slope of compromising to the world but there is another slippery slope in the other direction and Begg is right to recognize it. The danger of holding to such a universal view is that you may call sin what is not actually sinful and this is a form of adding to God's law, if not pharisaic legalism. I think Romans 14 is relevant here, those who believe it is always sinful to go to gay weddings should not condemn one who chooses to do so with a clear conscience and godly motive. And those who go should not encourage those who cannot to follow. If Begg has erred it is in encouraging believers to go against their consciences. Let us heed God's word: "Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand" Rom 14:4. I pray this comment is taken with the grace in which it was written.
Very well said! 100% agree!
No sir, you are bringing in Romans about how the church back then was struggling with understanding not being under the Mosaic law pertaining to food. Paul writes that if a person’s conscious allows them to eat it, they should. If it doesn’t, they shouldn’t. Gay “marriage” is not something that God has allowed or ever indicated is NOT sin. Therefore, your scripture “application” is considerably inappropriate here.
@@AraceliSpeed Idolatry was not allowed when Romans 14 was written and still is not. To eat food sacrificed to idols was considered by some to be "participating" in idolatry (see 1 Cor 10 for context). Yet Paul is clear that "eating" is not the issue but rather one's faith. Likewise, "going" to a gay wedding ceremony is considered by many to be "participating" in the homosexual sin. Nobody is questioning the sinfulness of homosexuality. The question is, does simply "going" to the ceremony constitute approval and therefore sin in every case? This is a matter of dispute and I believe the application of Rom 14 is not only appropriate, but essential to respond biblically. There is a clear parallel between the "going" and the "eating," neither is sin of itself but may be if it cannot be done in faith. "Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister" Rom14:13.
@@joshua_24.15 Hi Joshua. Thank you for responding. Let’s say that your gay family member brought you a plate a food leftover from their “wedding”, or a piece of the cake…. If your conscience allows you to eat it, you are not sinning. If your conscience doesn’t allow you to eat it, that’s okay too, you should toss it because to eat it while your conscience is telling you not to would be a problem. However, to say that attending the wedding and being a part of the actual celebration where you’d clap when they are pronounced “husband and husband” or “wife and wife” and then you’d clap when they have their first dance, etc., please don’t get this confused with being parallel to eating the plate of food at your house after the fact. The Lord won’t judge you for eating the food/cake which itself contains no sin, but he will certainly not be happy about you getting dressed, driving to the venue, watching, clapping, saying congratulations, smiling, getting caught up in the emotions, etc, of this sinful union.
And do NOT attend any weddings if they work on Sundays, or are Jewish or atheists, or eat pork. Or it's a second marriage. Of if they masturbate or had premarital sex. Do a thorough background check first!
I had four csections. Abortion is always wrong.
The day our SCOTUS agreed on same sex marriages i knew where this would turn and see no end to it as long as Pastors do what Beggs did.
Spot on Alistair Begg! God's word is very clear!!!❤
im in complete agreement with you on everything you discussed... this was a great show!😇😎🥰
48:50 The femme fatale of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
That was one of the last times I actually went to cinema, btw.
Jessica Rabbit.
Ah! Of course UA-cam gives us a "context" warning for this content.
Yup, ridiculous 🙄
Doncha just hate when they do that? GRRRRR
I listen to your podcast on Apple Podcasts but always go to your UA-cam channel when you rate outfits so I can see them too!
I was about to tell yall I love the red carpet outfit segments until you both hated the only dress I liked! 😂 Lana's dress had the cutest silhouette. It was modest and fun but still classy, and I loved the flowers. 9/10 for me, only because I don't love black.
The congregants of Begg's church need to be exercising biblical discipline on him over this issue.
24:48 When you called Joe Biden a "devout Catholic" -- was that some kind of joke?
It was sarcasm
@@laurenkwarren I hope!
Given Allie is a Protestant, I'd love to have it from her.
Thanks Allie! We should never celebrate what breaks the heart of God. It's that simple.
I like ur podcast. I agree with" self love won't save you." I do say tho,that I grew up Christian and was sexually abused when very young,3yrs old.This changed me whether i knew it or not.By the time I was 22yrs old,behind my parents back,I was smoking,using alcohol,weed and on into harder drugs. At 17 i had a crisis pregnancy and kept my child. I did not want any harm to come to her. God used her to save my life at the time. I married and had many more children.Sexual abuse as a child changed me as how i parented my children. I didn't recieve treatment until i was in my early 40's as it took that long for what i unknowingly (subconsciously)had repressed to start manifesting in symptoms(I could no longer repress)needing diagnosis.I have struggled with"self love".It is part of " love ur neighbor as yourself."Mt.22:37-39. Love yourself says the Word of God.Will you do a show discussing this kind of self love the Bible speaks of? Many abuse victims struggle with self hate or suicidal intrusive thoughts that come with trauma and CPTSD. God doesn't always grant an" instant miracle" in healing,but rather a long,progressive healing of emotions that really tests one's faith.I know the truth in word,from the Word as quoted above.But to really know it,experience it,in my wounded heart is difficult for me and maybe other Christians or non alike.Perhaps as a result of so much abuse in this world we have in society this false emphasis on "self love"Maybe the Lord allows those of us who struggle with this issue as Christians to remain humble so we must rely on God's grace,like Paul's thorn in the flesh.2Cor.12:6-7. I think the "self love" u quote on ur shirts is not love at all. Maybe an affirmation of love that is true is a better message. Like,"You Are Loved!" This also just as well opens up a conversation about the gospel. I appreciate your podcast and love how you "speak up". This takes courage and true love.Eph.4:11-16 for full context
P.S. just posted.* 12 yrs old correction. 🙄 oops
The arrogance of the stone-throwers towards a faithful pastor of decades, like sharks who smell blood in the water, is MORE disturbing than Begg’s poor advice. By this point in the big PUBLIC controversy, fueled primarily by UA-camrs, you’d think Begg has left his own wife to be in a gay wedding or that he actually went to the wedding himself!
It’s really disturbing how at-the-ready these keyboard warriors are-complete with their camera, microphone, and requests for likes & subscriptions to their channels (not to mention the ones selling “merch”)-to totally destroy a faithful pastor’s reputation over one bit of counsel they don’t like or agree with (btw, I disagree with him entirely on the advice).
The irony is sad and palpable that EVERY CRITIC of Begg’s advice is voicing their views on a platform (UA-cam), a company that is one of the most hardcore supporters of all things leftist and trans on planet earth. You all see this irony right? I mean, you all know this I’m certain and you’ve carved-out your own (good) rationale for why you would not only view/use UA-cam but also become a producer of content on UA-cam-a partaker and contributor of UA-cam’s ultimate success as a company. Mind you, I accept and agree with your rationale for doing this, even though it would be nice to have an alternative to UA-cam.
What about other areas in which you “compromise” with the world’s values and support, either directly or indirectly, the horrific present world system? I’m sure many of you go to NFL games. Do I really need to tell you what level of evil the NFL or the NBA represents today?? How about the godless annual event we call the Super Bowl that celebrates all things pagan? Are you planning to watch it? Have you carved out your rationale for why it’s okay for you to participate? Hmmm 🤔.
How is this different from Begg carving out his rationale for the advice he gave? We may not agree with it, but how reckless of the stone throwers to castigate the man as though he has not made his views on homosexuality abundantly clear. It’s intellectually dishonest (ignorant) to go forward with all of these charges against the man on his advice as though you don’t know what his views are on these matters.
It honestly appears that many of the loudest voices out there in the UA-cam sphere either really enjoy this morsel of gossip or they’ve just needed a scandal of some sort in order to show all of their friends and followers how discerning and committed to the Truth they are! I hardly need to remind anyone in these spaces, who know their Bibles, that the elephant-in-the-room on this is their uncanny resemblance to the Pharisees in the Gospels-who likewise cared a great deal what their friends, followers, and subscribers thought of them too as they persecuted without empathy or love those who were unfortunately in their sights.
And before anyone of this ilk says “oh, but it was done in love; I love Alistair and I’m just saying this because I love him a d care about him.” they ought to examine their own hearts and the truthfulness of their “love defense” because they can say love, love all day and yet not actually show it or believe it. For example, I hardly think someone “loves” Begg as a Christian brother in this controversy when they so enthusiastically post their videos with a rah-rah tone and big neon graphics (click bait) like some sort of bozo ball sports fan talking about their favorite team or the big upset at the last game. They ought to get a clue as to how disgusting this looks not only to the church but-MORE IMPORTANTLY-to the unbelieving public. They’re not only dragging Alistair Begg through the mud, but also the glorious Gospel of Christ they claim to proclaim!
But I’m sure it matters little to the aspiring legalist who is desperate for ethos, acceptance, and approval in the circles in which they traffic (at church or online) to get their chance with the hatchet and take a few whacks at one of the few Redwoods in the forest of Christendom today! I’m sure some of them feel pangs of guilt in light of their own gross immaturity and inadequacy (as a UA-camr) in contrast to this pastor’s decades of faithful preaching to a real congregation and dealing firsthand for all these years with a plethora of significant problems and giving wise biblical counsel to his flock. He’s taught thoroughly and soundly through the scriptures for decades. He is a pastor’s pastor, and as much as this bit of advice was a bad decision, this is not the scandal that so many of these virtue-signaling and hyped-up basement bloggers want it to be.
But the larger picture of Begg’s faithfulness matters very little because they’ve got him on something! And I’m sure they wish it was deeper theologically, as in an explicit heresy they could point to that he teaches in error, but no-it wasn’t that. No heresy here; rather, it was a mistaken bit of (bad) advice to a grandmother and now he’s receiving the Reformed equivalent to the Spanish Inquisition!
Well said!
Allie, please don’t stop judging the award show outfits!! I show my husband and we crack up every time at the commentary 😂❤️
11:26 There is one situation where the non-believer will point to that person as "so tolerant" -- namely when dealing with believers who are less "tolerant" ...
A bit like a Swedish Lutheran parish, I engaged on the Reformation, and they told me other Catholics were SO much more tolerant.
Catholics in Sweden overall are a very marginal group. They are not comparable even to Mormons in the US, perhaps to JWs. They cultivate a culture of live and let live.
Myself I was in the process of converting. I tried to start converting others. You get the picture.
So, if the granny went to the "wedding" there is one context where the grandson is very sure to note how tolerant she was -- when speaking with other believers (assuring them their own "intolerant" position is not even representative, because the granny proves the contrary).
-Allie, you are doing a honest and good job - and nobody is going to be perfect Just always keep that in mind
But it's biblical to call another believer out on something that's not right.
Excellent points re: the Alistair Begg controversy. One wonders what those in the ceremony and the others attending would think of our love of X, His word, and His holiness when they see us sitting there. I can't imagie that they would take our profession of fidelity to Christ very seriously.
Prayers for this family battling the state over there daughter..that is so crazy and they get away with it..that's what's crazy..we live under a tyrannical government who does not care what our constitutional rights are..the state of Indiana has revoked my nursing license because I don't agree with transgender people..
There are always so many people commenting that have obviously not listened to what you said Allie. I agree with you 100% on the Begg situation
Learn of Jesus Christ visiting another country soon after his resurrection in 3 Nephi 11, Jesus Christ visits the people and they testify that he is Christ1
Read the Book from cover to cover underlining the words of Jesus Christ and God!
Love your program, Allie! Keep it up!
Love Steven Lawson too!
I love the awards show segments! I usually listen to the podcast, but when you have these segments I pause it at the end and come to UA-cam just so I can see the outfits and the two of you commenting on them!
Me too!
It's okay for you to disagree with Alistair but to call him to repent is a judgment against him. That's the difference between grace and the condemnation of a Pharisee.
So calling him to repent is wrong, but calling people who disagree with him Pharisees is fine?
@AllieBethStuckey He was calling out those who were demanding that he repent not disagree with him. That's God's job, not ours. We need to be careful in taking Matthew 7:1-5 seriously. I can only apply that to myself, not to others.
1 Corinthians 5 might disagree with you.
@mktay2067 Social media talk shows and podcasts are not the ecclesiastical authority of the church. They each have a narrative of their own. Sadly they have succeeded in taking a faithful servant of Christ out of the Shepherd's Conference and other platforms. It's sad that the Shepherd's Conference leaders caved to the condemning talking heads of social media. I am so disappointed but firmly believe that God will use this blown out of proportion mess for His glory.
It might do us all a lot of good to take a pause and consider the title of Snoopy's Theology book: " Has It Ever Occurred to You That You May Be Wrong?" That might help keep us from rushing to judgment.
People would cling to the truth of the Bible if they could feel the pain we have felt from the transgender community. This sin tears families apart and it is being celebrated instead of corrected.
45:33 A quick glance at Miley. Her outfit matches what a girl in second grade had on an end of term event, with the teacher applauding her "courage" ... yes, I said second grade. Like the year when we were having our ninth birthdays.
That's Sweden of the seventies, for you.
I enjoy when y'all talk about the awards shows! I usually just listen to the podcast, but when I know you guys are gonna judge the outfits for something, I go to UA-cam! lol
It seems to me that some Christians wander off the path of God into the wilderness thinking that they will go after and rescue a person(s) God says to turn away from, because they esteem being compassionate ABOVE believing, trusting, and obeying God; and they think they are showing the compassion that THEY believe God SHOULD show. They end up deceived, thinking they are more compasionate than God. Then when confronted, they react in anger because they see themselves as having 'the ultimate virtue' (compassion for those God has given over), placing their mercy above God's.
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Compare Romans 1: 26-32 and 2Timothy 3:1-5. Also, Romans 9: 14-18
It's l forcing someone to condone a sin. It's backhanded and manipulative
Your response to Begg was 100% on. He can be excellent on other subjects but was totally off on this!!!
Just a point of interest
John MacArthur was the one who recommended to Parkside Church to ask Pastor Begg 40 years ago.
They have a long history together and I think J M isn’t pleased with this.
So if we attend a wedding and the couple are not virgins (the majority today) are we condoning fornication and immorality? Like Jeff Foxworthy joked about - "why is she wearing that WHITE gown?"
I’ve been listening to Pastor Begg’s sermons for a couple years now on FM radio.
Enjoy his delivery, messages, and must say ….im quite disappointed with his decision and stance on this subject. I know we ALL have made sinful choices in life and I can only pray he repents on his stance.
Just curious.. you speak of Patriot Mobile as the ONLY Christian mobile. What about PureTalk? Its advertised as conservative in the NRA magazine.. just curious the difference between them.
I'm sure you know this, but conservative does not necessarily equate to Christian. Patriot Mobile is the best. Part of every dollar I give them is spent actively supporting Right to Life, first and second amendment rights, etc. Check them out.
Your take on Mr Beg, was bomb centre
love the light hearted bits about celebrity clothing.
Why? It mixes with Christian content like darkness mixes with light or oil mixes with water.
@@dd41283 LOL
I would like to see a study that would show the true role of abortion in aiding and abetting child abuse and human trafficking.
There have been a bunch of these studies. There is no relation.
@@HannahsCats-zp6rb hhhhmmmm… I kind of find that hard to believe knowing human nature to be what it is. I’m pretty sure abortion has been used as a cover up more than you will ever know.
As I said in your original posting about Alistair Begg's position on the grandmother attending her trangsender grandson's wedding, I agree with your Biblically-sound points. I was friends with another woman, who was originally heterosexual like myself. Then she DECIDED she was "lesbian" after some THERAPY (that's a BIG part of the problem in today's culture ways, hint hint!) over a breakup with a boyfriend. Hmmm? She then got involved with a much older woman. Now, she knew I was a Christian. Besides being concerned about the rather large age difference (my friend was in her mid-30s and the woman she became involved with was in her mid-50s), I made clear to her my position on the topic of homosexuality, but that didn't mean we couldn't still be friends, as long as she always kept that truth in the back of her mind. She was very respectful of my faith. And the woman she was with was very nice, very kind, very good to my friend. They never kissed or did anything "sexual" in front of me. They'd come to my town once a month and we'd go out to lunch and then play Scrabble or something like that and talked about very benign subjects. Then, a couple of years into their relationship, my friend told me that her companion was transgender. SHE had just learned it, and I was SHOCKED! Her companion had the sex change many years before and she genuinely looked and sounded like a woman in her 50s. I again shared my faith and my concerns, including about the deception, while at the same time not wanting to be "harsh" or condemn a sinner, since Jesus saved a sinner like myself. But I always thought in the back of my mind, "Boy, I hope they don't plan to marry, because that is something I will NOT attend; I cannot CELEBRATE sin." Then, I think being with that transgender woman, whom I'd always gotten along with and been respectful to, started having a much worse influence on my friend. That, combined with the rising tide of pro-LGBT in the media, they started trying to change my mind on the subjects of homosexuality and transgenderism and then tried to TRICK me into going to one of those Lavender meetings (? I can't remember what they were called) which I found out about at the last minute, and didn't go. That made me mad. Things went downhill after that and unfortunately we are no longer friends. Ya know, it's this very fine line we, as Christians, have to walk, where we don't pass judgement against sinners and are merciful toward them as God has been merciful to us, but we also have to seek God's righteousness and uphold His Word. And it will cost us at times, which of course, Jesus said it would. Sorry this is such a long post, but you touched on several things I want to address. I agree that the "64,000 Rapes..." article has nothing to do with states that prohibit abortion. I went and read the original research study, and I'm still not sure what their point or correlation was supposed to be? UNLESS what they were saying is that the pregnancies were carried to full-term because they couldn't get abortions, but even then, they didn't say that? Now, you said that rapists deserve the death penalty. Now, trust me, I believe in the right to life. And I absolutely agree that conceived children and the innocent have the right to life. BUT, believing the rapist deserves the death penalty, I don't think so. And I was raped! Don't misunderstand: I believe in punishment for breaking the law absolutely, and it is a horrible crime that creates a lifetime of problems, but the death penalty is a pretty harsh judgment for MAN to exact or demand. I confess I'm on the fence in general about the death penalty, because don't I deserve death, too? But Jesus saved me, and maybe a rapist can be saved too? Peace.
I love the fashion talks!
Love the award show style commentary!
Why??
Would you attend a wedding for an unequally yolked heterosexual couple?
THIS INCIDENT SERVES TO GIVE THE WORLD A LOOK INTO WHO ALISTAIR BEGG REALLY IS.
THIS YOUNG LADY IS RIGHT ON POINT.
BEGG SEEMS TO BELIEVE THAT THE "WEDDING" IS THE ONLY CHANCE FOR THE GRANDMOTHER TO SHOW LOVE AND JESUS TO HER GRANDSON.
Shame on Allistair Begg, if you're gonna support one sinful lifestyle, then you have to support all sinful lifestyles!
He never claimed to be a member of the "moral majority"! He said so himself!
The fashion episodes are the ones I switch over to UA-cam for! Keep doing it! 🎉
Same! I switch over to UA-cam and fast forward to see the dresses
Should always watch on UA-cam! lol
Your videos are very helpful, encouraging, and informative; I respect you. But on the Begg situation, I am going to have to leave it at: agree to disagree.
I firmly believe that Alistair Bagg gave the wrong advice to this grandma. That being said he gave a very recent interview in which he said pastors must be willing to go to jail for speaking the truth that marriage is between one man and one woman. While it is absolutely okay to call him out for this, I believe it's wrong to act as if he has changed his whole theology. That is not an accurate statement. @alli Beth Stuckey
Attending a homosexual wedding shows that you are legitimizing it, and are even setting your seal of approval on it, celebrating it. You’re sending the wrong message. Same with sending a gift. It’s difficult to not attend when you love the people, but standing for God’s truth is always the right thing to do. It’s sad that Alistair Begg has given such bad advice. I hope he will repent. 🙏🏼✝️