I really enjoyed hearing what the Mennonite culture believes regarding baptism. I grew up Southern Baptist and was saved at nine, but my dad wanted me to wait a couple years (till I was twelve) to be baptized. This was because of personal convictions we had as a family and then when my family switched over to Reformed Baptist and we found our current church, my family and I together decided I was ready to be baptized. And now I am so thankful to have waited those couple years because I was able to be baptized in the midst of my dear church family and not in a mega church where I didn't know anyone.
I grew up attending a Mennonite church and school. I’m so grateful for my experiences but as I got older I had to re-evaluate what I truly believed and get serious about my personal relationship with Jesus. I no longer attend church due to many, many heartbreaking events in various churches that we tried to attend over the years. But my heart will always be at Bart Mennonite Church where I was loved and accepted and very well cared for. I will never find a church like that or people like that again and it grieves me. But GOD! I know I am loved and accepted by Him. He is all I need.
I have on worship music all day long as I go about my day. It never ceases to amaze me how God uses these songs to speak to my heart. I may be dusting and something touches me and my hands reach out to worship him.
I was raised in a little Christian church literally by a hog lot in rural Indiana. I went to Catholic nursing school, big shocker to me. As a nurse, I cared for all races, and religious beliefs. I've read a poem that fits me. "You have Aids, you're an addict, you've committed crimes, or youve had an abortion. It doesn't matter, I'll take care of you! When l did homecare, I planned visits around prayer times. Judgment wasn't in any care plan! I used to pray before each visit. Some were hard on my heart, especially hospice patients. I learned a stronger Christian walk by my career.
I just love listening to you ladies! My mother in law was Mennonite but now joined our southern Baptist church and she asked the pastor if it was going to be an issue that she kept her head covering …. He was like absolutely not! We are here for God and that’s all that matters! I’ve known her since I was 17 ( now almost 45) and she has never shamed me or questioned me about any of my clothes or even swimwear. she says that is between you and God and your convictions not mine. She reminds me of a 77 ur old version of you ladies!❤❤
Megan, in regard to the "household baptisms" in the NT, they should be taken in context with the overall teaching of baptism in the NT, which is always "believe and be baptized." So, in those few instances in which Luke tells us of a household being baptized, we must understand it to mean that all those who believed the Gospel were baptized. The implication is that God was gracious to extend salvation to not only the believing men, but women, too; not only the family, but the believing household servants as well.
This is a really good comment and has helped me as someone that has wrestled with this passage but believes we must be baptized to be saved. Thank you!
Yes! Beautifully explained. Baptism wasn't a new belief before Jesus came along, Jews baptized themselves to symbolize submission to a certain rabbi's authority. So that's why people would need to be re baptized to belief in Jesus and really changes the perspective of an entire household "switching" their trust to Jesus rather than any human leadership.
@@HoneyImHomemaker Hey, Megan, if you feel like you'd have some time to do a little more than "breeze through" the doctrine of baptism, I'd highly recommend Peter Goeman's book, "The Baptism Debate." He is a seminary professor, but this book is very readable for ordinary folk like us.
I love these types of conversations. I'm not Mennonite but I am a born again Christian and on many things, except for the strong close community that you are so blessed to have, we are really so very much alike.
A lot of Amish don’t shun either,especially in the New Order churches. I came from a New Order Amish setting and joined a Non-denominational church,I also still have Amish family + Parents who we daily interact with and they support us etc etc. our church has a lot of Ex-Amish who come from churches who don’t shun but then there’s a lot that do as well,just varies I think mostly on the church setting/beliefs. Most New Order churches would believe that shunning is to be used when there’s sin and someone is unrepentant of their sin and chooses to continue living in it,like I feel like the Bible teaches,and also that there’s more than one way to be a Christian as far as culture goes etc,versus some churches,Old order Amish etc may feel like leaving the Amish is leaving “the faith” and while some might not openly say so,view driving cars,Mennonite dress etc is worldly and “sinful” so they shun for leaving…
This was really enlightening! I learned a lot, and was especially interested in Jayna's answer to the question of joining the Mennonites if you didn't grow up in the culture. Like Megan said about the Italians, you can go live among another culture, but you will always be a little outside it. I'm English Canadian and I live in France with my French husband. We lived in Canada for the first 15 years of marriage, and have been in France for over 9 years now. I definitely see the differences in the cultures, although my husband noticed it less in Canada because in fact his mum is Canadian. It has made for interesting experiences though! I really appreciate you both showing us your Mennonite faith and culture!
Good discussion ladies! There are many more areas of commonality between Mennonites and other denominations that are Bible-believing. We have liberty in Christ to follow Biblical convictions, and the culture doesn’t need to be the deciding factor in salvation. I love watching you two as you work through your culture to model a Christ-like walk in the world. Keep it up & God bless you and your families!
Greetings from a Mennonit from Paraguay. ❤ Love you guys. Sooo much in common. We are a German speaking menonits, immigrated from Canada over 90 years ago .
As an ex-Mennonite I have a problem with the way their culture mixes with religious belief. My cousin told a little girl once that women wearing pants are going to hell. And my family who was still quite conservative was always the black sheep of the family, feeling lots of persecution from the more conservative ones. Missionaries often change the culture of the host country to soon be looking and dressing like cape dress wearing Mennonites when that's so far from their culture. I think that's wrong. But I still value my upbringing even tho some Mennonites think they're the ultimate way of being Christian.
Another great episode but I’m a little confused as to why people wait to be baptized or their church puts it off because in the Bible there are many examples of them being baptized immediately. Why was it an urgent thing to do ….even in the middle of the night? The Bible tells of believers being baptized for the forgiveness of their sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Col 2:12-13). They were baptized for salvation (Mark 16:16; 1 Pet 3:21). Anyways just wanted to share a different interpretation 💕
I've been extremely church hurt and i'm still trying to figure out my journey in Christianity. One thing that always bothered me in Christianity was how judgmental everyone around me was and that caused me to become judgmental. I've been slowly trying to re-expose myself to all kinds of Christian content. Thanks girls.
One thing I've embraced recently from the scriptures, is how a love for God will create/grow a love for His people. As I've grown in knowing and loving God I've come to love my (very flawed) congregation. Before I was just ambivalent towards most people in my church. Now I feel much more goodwill and kinship, not only with my local fellowship but with all true professing Christians near and far. Idk what you've been through but I pray someday you'll heal from the pain that was inflicted on you, and you'll find your way to healthy Christian relationships that build you up in the love of Christ! Once you are stronger I pray He will grant you peace and love, even for the people who hurt you, whether they truly believe in Jesus or not. 🙏🏽 God bless you!
@peachfountain Thank you for being very kind. I've been a Christian for years, But I never grew up in the church because my parents were not Christian. But my grandmother was, and so I never went to church until I went to college. And I just was so exhausted from going to church all the time. And feeling like I had to put up a pretense. And it was just so tiring for me. Like I really wanted to learn more about god and I wanted to be a christian but it's at this point where i'm just too afraid to go to hell, and that's why i'm still in it. I know that's not a good reason. But I'm just trying to find the love because I haven't felt it in a long time.
@@QuiteQuietASMRThank you for being kind. It's not necessarily about the people. A lot of Christians around me pretend that they're not flawed but I know they are because we all are.
I am a Christian first and a church member second. From the scriptures the only place a woman has to cover her head is in 1 corinthians 11 in a church context. We are all in God's family through Jesus and have that in common. Great topics ladies. Watching from the UK
For Catholics, when “praying to” a saint, it just means praying for that saint’s intercession on your behalf. So like if you’d ask your mom, “mom, will you pray to God for me that we are safe on our trip?” That’s what Catholics do when “praying to” saints. We are asking for them to intercede for us. So like “St. Anthony, help me find my lost dog” means “St. Anthony, please help me by praying to God on my behalf to help me find my lost dog”. It’s not like Catholics pray TO a saint like they pray to God, it’s like asking a family member or friend to help pray for you. Thanks for your episodes, I love watching!
@@allisonw1547 Prayer is an act of worship. We pray TO God on behalf of someone else, if we are in right standing with God through the blood of Christ and the Bible tells us Jesus intercedes for us. We don't pray TO another human, to intercede for us. That is idolatory. No human has that power. You are worshipping the creation, not the creator. Mary is not someone who can intercede for anyone. A flawed human. A sinner. She cannot intercede for you. Jesus alone, is the mediator between God and man. Period! You have graven images and statues of dead 'saints' in your churches, that people pray to. The Bible forbids it.
@@allisonw1547 no I didn't. You cannot petition someone who has left this earth, to intercede for you. That's nonsense. Either you believe the Bible is the Word of God or you don't. No in between. Do not add or take away. We go direct to God in prayer and by the blood of Christ, we are heard.
Re: dancing. I personally love to dance! I took lessons as a child (tap, jazz, ballet) and our homeschool community offers social dancing lessons (swing, line) for our teens! I agree dancing can be highly sexualized, but you can definitely learn to dance in a fun, modest, and respectful way. I love seeing all our teens learn grace and courtesy on the dance floor-so very different from the mainstream! I can understand not wanting to quibble over specifics though; to each their own! Re: baptism-as a Catholic, we do baptize our infants, speaking for them until they are old enough to speak for themselves. As teenagers, they can be confirmed in the faith and choose it for themselves.
Very fascinating, I love learning about other faiths!💕 I’m an Orthodox Christian and we typically say morning and evening prayers as well as a prayer before and after meals. There are also prayers that we do before and after communion. Happy Thanksgiving to you both!!☺️♥️
Older Christian here… (and I love to mentor the younger ☺️) I love your vids. I listen to the Bible as well - YouVersion is awesome! We hold so many tenets in the same vein, I find the differences interesting… though it would probably be tough for me to attend a Mennonite church, I play bass in mine 😉 Lord bless you and have a great Thanksgiving!!!
Glad you spoke about dancing! I actually grew up dancing in Mennonite churches. (I know that sounds wild!) With lots and lots of layers in our outfits and it was praise and worship dance only. We had so many guidelines for modesty. Most of my friend's Mennonite grandparents would not have agreed with dancing but the doors were opened for us. Some very dear memories!
Love your podcast and am always delighted to see another episode go up!! 🫶🏼Love watching/listening while doing dishes,laundry etc…makes those mundane tasks funner and go by faster😅
Love these videos ! I am curious about the Mennonite beliefs on vanity. Megan seems to always want everything to appear perfect and pretty. Nothing at all wrong with that but I had the assumption Mennonites are more “plain” and did not put such emphasis on looks, clothes, etc. Maybe that is more Amish than Mennonite. Can’t wait for the next video ! Happy Thanksgiving to you both !!
There are as many differences in Mennonites as there are in any other denomination. My farrier is Mennonite and his beliefs resemble closer to the Amish. Hell, fire, and brimstone is where he's coming from.
As a Mennonite (Mosaic Conference), my head covering is my extremely long hair, since it is my crown of glory and this is based off of 1 Corinthians 11:15. No one wears a head covering in my church, though in the past, I was the only one who had done so. Ah, my church does baptisms separate from membership, but when being baptized, they have a choice to also take membership classes (as the service usually does both that day). When we baptize a 12 year old, they most likely will not be taking membership classes yet. It is funny that my mom is mainly German and Dutch and her mother's family did come from PA, but they were all raised Baptist. I have been trying to research to see if I have a Mennonite in my line. My husband's line (his dad is half German) DOES have a Mennonite line in it, yet his parents are Christian Reformed (which is so odd since they were Mennonite first). No one in our families speaks either, but I did attend a Dutch Reformed school through 9th grade (and was mocked highly for being the only unbaptized person - since they were taught to baptize babies).
I will make a correction here, as it isn't quite fair for some Amish with what you said. :) You might not know but there are Old order Amish who do not shun people for joining a Mennonite church. My husband's parents live in Montana at an Amish church. Some people call this type "western" Amish but they are all over and not just in the west. This type doesn't wear the heart shaped "caps". Just thought I'd share.:)
I’m quite sure the heart shaped coverings are mostly exclusively a Pennsylvania style. They’re not in Iowa and I’ve never seen them anywhere else, but I’ve never heard them called western.
Ive heard Cecilia say you can stay on Svalbard as long as you are healthy and able to care for yourself. After that you need to go to the mainland Norway or whatever country you are from and want to return to.
I am planning to get my ears pierced so I was interested in Jaynas point of view. I personally don’t see it as of this world but my reason for getting earrings is that my husband wants me to. The women in the church we attend don’t have pierced ears but I have studied the Bible on this topic and haven’t found anything saying it is wrong. I grew up in a very conservative Mennonite church and I am deeply saddened by the legalism in our culture, which seems to affect beliefs more than the Bible in some circles and is almost a deterrent for me at this point.
To me, the issue of pierced ears comes down to culture. My maternal grandmother was Spanish and it was tradition to pierce baby girls’ ears. She did it with my mom, my mom did it with me, I did it with my daughters. I don’t see the issue, but I also wear a wedding ring, so coming from a different perspective.
Just a heads up most older denominations (Catholic, Orthodox, Anglicans, Lutheran) historically do have a allegorical/not literal reading of the first 11 chapters of Genesis. The literal reading is really tied to the anabaptist changes/movement.
I love this discussion; I am an apostolic and I love your content because I feel from a religious background is very close to Mennonites. We do believe the Acts 2:38 way and it being the only way to make it into heaven. Firstly, I live the way I do because I have seen and felt the things the bible says to be true for myself which we all should do - As a 32 year old women I'm not choosing to wear skirts ect because I have to it's because I want to and follow the scriptures about modesty and do what I feel matches up and I am and have continually been blessed for it. However receiving the Holy ghost is of most importance, most people get it when they come out of the water - I did, but so many have gotten it years later after being baptized, the major point in this is the person never stopped trying to receive it and they eventually did receive it because Gods word can not lie. Baptism when it comes to children some may get the holy ghost at a young age and will get baptized if the parents agree to it, but really we mostly do it when the child can fully understand what is happening. Heaven is going to be filled with people we probably wouldn't ever think would be there, it's pointless to get hung-up on what others do or don't do. I just pray we all make it!
I was raised General Association of Regular Baptist church. You can be baptized at any age and become a church member, but you needed to be I think it was 16 to be a voting member of the church. Just to give you some maturity.
Megan I commented this on your other video but maybe you’re more likely to see it here. On your newest Sams Club video on your main channel, the thumbnail has a typo! It says “Life Latey”
While I think the Bible condones dancing, it's true that it is dicey territory when it comes to how you dance, so the rules can make sense. However, if you grow up in a culture that promotes godly styles of dancing, you find a good bit of decent types of dancing. From liturgical dancing in church to Pride and Prejudice dancing, you've got some good options.
My personal prayer time is absolute chaos right now, i have to do better about consistently setting some time aside daily to spend with the Lord.. i am always praying throughout the day but vast majority of the time I don't sit quietly to read and pray! 😬
Loved this video. As a Catholic, there is always a misconception that we "pray to the saints"...we do not "pray to the saints" we "ask the saints to intercede for us and pray for us". We believe only God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit will answer our prayers. Just like as humans we ask others to pray for us. Or as children we may go to our mom and ask her to go to our dad to ask on our behalf. Again with Mother Mary, we don't pray to her to answer our prayers, we ask her to intercede for us and ask her take our prayers to her son on our behalf and ask her to pray for us. Another myth is that we don't follow the bible. Not true. Our entire mass consists of passages from the bible. We read the Gospel at every mass; we use the psalms and other books of the bible for our readings. We love other faiths and welcome all Christians into our church. Thank you again for a great video. God Bless!!!
@kcotjo For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus There is only one intercessor. Jesus. Only he can bring our prayers to the father. No saints can hear you. The catholic church does not believe in the authority of scripture alone. The Catholic church teaches that scripture is equal to church tradition and the writings of the early church fathers. That's why we see so many teachings and practices that aren't found in scripture......
@@bribriannita7935Scripture itself is the inspired word of God through apostles, disciples, angels, all God’s chosen messengers. Also, a great deal of what we know about Christian Theology is because of the documentation of the early Catholic Church.
@@j8n8ll8 Yes, scripture is the inspired word of God. That's why it's scripture. The writings of "early Church fathers" are not the inspired word of God and definitely not from where we know much of christian theology is from. That's why so much of it actually contradicts what we see in scripture. The catholic church does not believe scripture alone is sufficient. Scripture and church tradition are equally important and both necessary according to the church.
Interesting you watch that channel about Svalbard for a view of a different culture! I watch both that one and your channel for a taste of a very different life from my own
I watch Cecilia on UA-cam and find it’s so fascinating. I think I’ll take the darkness . I’d sleep all day and stay awake all night to watch the northern lights .
Being raised in the Mennonite church, I am glad to say we are about Jesus and His teachings. We often refer to scriptures for our answers. However, I am often baffled why different groups of the plain people are not friendly and hard to carry on a conversation if they do not know us. Quite unfriendly!
While many believe that Mennonite is a religious group, it sounds like it's much more about history, community, and culture. Your religious beliefs are not very different from the Baptist church that I grew up in or even the church I attend now although neither of these wear head coverings. Most say the head covering is not literal though I do not personally believe that. So far I have not been brave enough to wear a head covering and risk standing out and being questioned. Also, its meaning is an area of my life in which I struggle. You alluded to head-covering makers. How do you shop for something like that? Just everyone know someone in the area? Are there references from someone within the church? I live in California. I know that Mennonites live here and have churches here but I don't know of any head-covering shops or artists. Interesting that veils are considered more progressive. I think a more full head-covering than the token you all wear would be in more proper keeping of scripture. Do you not have any divorced and remarried couples/families in your church? Are there any people there who did not come to Christ until later in life and perhaps were not raised in a believing home? Or perhaps were raised in a Christian home but rejected it for 20 or so years and then came back? You both seem to have lovely husbands but do any have husbands that use religion as the tool to sort of lord it over their wives and not do right themselves?
Kinda sad that your responses to what motivates you to biblestudy did not include getting to know the One whom you profess to have a personal relationship with, or to grow your knowledge and understanding of the scriptures. Girls you missed a perfect opportunity to talk about Jesus!😢
Yet their human response, shows me a busy mama that I'm not alone. Even though we might desire a personal relationship with Jesus, sometimes there is a catalyst that prompts our study of the word of the Bible.
Megan and Jayna - I’m a little confused by something. You both talk about being teachers, but I wondered if, as Mennonites, you have formal teaching qualifications? Here in the UK you could only be a ‘teacher’ if you had undergone a university education and attained the appropriate qualifications. Is it possible to teach in the US without such training, or are you what we would class here as ‘teaching assistants’ working under the supervision of a qualified teacher? Thank you.
They were teachers in their church sponsored school. The majority of these schools do not require licensed teachers. The curriculum is also different than what public schools use.
Hey there. I just wanted to jump on and clarify something that unfortunately many people believe about Catholics. I am a Catholic and we/I do not pray to the saints or Mary. I guess the best way to describe it is this. Have you ever been in a situation where you have asked one of your friends to pray for you? Someone you trust that you know will pray Gods will in your life and situation? Well, that’s how I personally talk to Mary. I will Ask her to please pray/intercede to her Son on my behalf. I mean who better to ask to pray for you than Jesus’s mother?! That’s why we say “Holy Mary, mother of God PRAY for us. It’s the same with the saints, we just ask them to pray for Us regarding a certain situation. Jayna, completely agree. We are all saints in this world, just trying to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and to help walk each other home. Thanks for reading, I just wanted to clarify that. Have a blessed day!
Catholics don't pray to the saints, as we would to Jesus and God. We pray for their intercession, much like you would a friend or prayer warrior. People also think that we pray the rosary to Mary. The rosary was developed to help Christians meditate on the various events in Christ's life when people were illiterate or didn't have access to the Bible. The Hail Mary is a prayer asking for Mary's intercession in our behalf.
I would be interested in hearing which verses were used for the basis of the idea of Mary being our intercessor. We would believe that Jesus is able to intercede for us. Romans 8:34: "Christ Jesus who died-more than that, who was raised to life-is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us
I was raised Catholic but became a Christian and was baptized about 30 years ago. Our particular church taught us to pray to Mary for her to go to intercede to Jesus. Even writing this sounds ridiculous to me now.
The Bible strongly condemns anyone praying or speaking to the dead. Leviticus 20:27. Deuternomy 18:10-13. 1 Samuel 28:7-19. Mary was a sinner, saved by grace, she was a finite being, with limitations. She is not omniscient. How can she possibly intercede for millions of people? We approach God on the merits of Christ, who intercedes on our behalf. The mediator between God and man. Praying to Mary is idolatory.
@@janetlovesjesus100 Did you see I’m no longer Catholic? I’m a believer just like you. I don’t believe in the religion and haven’t for many years. Mary was a sinner saved like you and me. And the priests are also addressed as Father. My Father doesn’t live in a church.
In 2nd Peter 3:8 it says basically that Gods time is not our time, so while I believe that he created the world in 6 days, those days are probably not a 24 hour day as we know them to be.
"The evening and the morning were the first" makes it seem to be that it was a literal 24-hour day... however, many people believe it might not have been a literal day. I'm never going to say I know exactly how it happened, I wasn't there 😅
@@jaynaburkholder1507 This is how I explain science to my kids evolution ect. We weren't there so we will never know for sure. That it is not in understanding to know for sure but to just have faith. We were at the geology museum and they have dinosaurs, Neanderthal etc. "Isn't great that God gave us all this to learn about, and to know that it is all theories and ever changing, that our only constant is God."
I agree you you Jayna on so many things but not on saying that the Cooper is better looking than a Tesla. And im not fan of Tesla but it looks elegant.
I would be curious to know if your churches baptize 7 or 8 years old?? In our church you typically dont get baptized until 15 or 16 even if you were a christian for years.
Hi Ladies! I enjoy all of your podcast videos so much and admire your humility . I have a genuine question, and in no way am I trying to be antagonistic in the least. It is a genuine question I have. I noticed that you all base your faith on the Bible alone. I have also heard you say that the Bible is not always explicit and you struggle to answer certain questions where the Bible does not have everything written out clearly. My question is , where does the Bible say that your Christian faith must be based solely on what’s written in the Bible(Sola Scriptura?).
They work at a church school, many private schools uphold the same government standards as public schools. Because we live in a country with religious freedom and the ability to teach our own children that can be done by parents, other church members, ect…
✍ Hello Ladies... I grew up in a very strict Grace Wesleyan Methodist Church. My uncle was a Pilgrim Holiness preacher and in the early 60s the 2 churches merged together well we had many Mennonites who attended our church and a head covering of some kind was worn by most women also they didn't believe in wearing wedding rings but exchanged watches because its a time piece also no shorts, pants, short sleeves, cosmetics so I can understand your Mennonite belief. You girls were speaking about how you wish the Bible would be more black and white well...when Catholics have a Bible study its usually lead by a priest or a deacon because we as the participant aren't schooled in the languages and interpretations the Bible is written. You and I are going to read the Bible and interpret in different ways but a priest is going to teach it the way God wants us to understand. I have a friend who belongs to one of those churches that have no affiliation to any particular group and she goes to a Women's Bible study and just anyone can lead a bible study class but they aren't schooled in religion or any particular faith. she was telling me what they talked about well I won't argue religion but what she was saying was all wrong from what the Bible actually is trying to get across. So I don't talk to her anymore about her Bible study I just change the subject. The Old testament was originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic and the New Testament in Greek. A Catholic priest has to learn all that. So that's why I wouldn't go to a class held by just anyone no matter how good their intentions. The Bible mentions a woman's head must be covered...no jewelry etc. so there is scripture to back up those beliefs. Well its late Good Night😴 God Bless LuvYa! Bye from NE Ohio🌹
I believe in an older earth because of the geological record and also the distance of stars we can see in the sky. However, growing up I just reconciled the Genesis account by thinking God could make the earth on any timeline he wants. In his timeline perhaps it was days but perhaps to our human conventions it appears older. Or time is such a nutty concept in general perhaps it was days and billions of years at the same time. Lol
With your comments on older and younger women:you corks take it another way, in that you should seek to advise and nurture those women younger thackeray you and learn from those older than you. It also doesn't necessarily mean only age, those older or younger in faith. If you are a women saved in childhood and waffling faithfully, you may be considered "older" than a 60 year old who wandered into a church and was saved 3 weeks ago. Hope that makes sense, but basically you could be in both camps at the same time.
John 17:17-Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. I Peter 3:18-22-For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. There is also an antitype which now saves us-baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him. -Galatians 3:27 (put on Christ), Acts 22:16 (washed away sins), Acts 2:38 (remission of sins), Romans 6:17-18 (made free from sin), Romans 6:3-4 (benefit of Christ’s death), I Corinthians 12:13 (entered the body of Christ) What is the condition without baptism? -James 1:22, Mark 16:16, I John 3:21-22, I Peter 4:17-18, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:16
A teachers aide doesnt have a degree here( southern hemisphere)..only those who do a university teachers degree can be called TEACHERS..i think miss megan should only refer to herself as a teachers aide . Dont devalue Teachers' training.
I respectfully disagree! You definitely do not need a college degree to be a teacher! A teacher is in charge of the classroom and teaching the curriculum to the students. A teacher's aide assists the teacher in the classroom but is not in charge. Private school teachers often go to teacher training courses and have yearly workshops trainings, so there is still a level of training and continuing education.
I respectfully disagree! Megan was a teacher! Anyone in charge of a classroom and responsible for teaching the curriculum is a teacher! Our church's private school uses Christian Light Education curriculum and they have a teacher's training course that is required for teachers. And every year there is a day of workshops/continuing education. A teacher's aide helps the teacher with specific duties in the classroom but is not in charge of the classroom or responsible for completing the curriculum.
Don't drive a Tesla through a cemetery at night. You will see people and critters that are not there...I've seen it personally. DARKNESS. My own boss...my own kingdom...my own domain...Megan, I LOVE this about you, truly. I'm not trying to be hurtful at all, but you realise the pride in your life, right? You want to dress cute, it's important to you to do these things and that feels ok with me. Am I wrong? Is that not considered pride? Again, I mean absolutely no disrespect. Now, the entire Christian issue still breaks my heart because the truth is, until and unless we all meet our maker, none of us know if we've found the only way to reach God. Honestly, I cannot idolise any flesh and blood person. Not a prophet, nor a saint, I pray to God and Christians are the only judgemental group who insists on and are proud to tell me I'm never going to reach God. It's all judgement and ego, no matter how you try to wrap up with a bow. I cannot understand how my faith walk is not as important as a Christian. I am Jewish and my blessings and prayers do include singing. It's called davening and it's very important to me. I revere all people of God. They might not give 2 hoots about me but that's ok because I can only control myself. Regardless, I always enjoy all your videos, regardless of my religion. 🩵
Jesus states in the Bible that the only way to God is through him. It's got nothing to do with ego etc. it's just a fact. You might want to look into Messianic Judaism, these are descendants of the original Christians, because Jesus came to preach to His people - Jews, as it says in the Bible.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Fascinating...I can comment til the "cows come home" and tell Megan all the good stuff I usually say and crickets...then, I say something I find disconcerting or I leave my observation and then...people have something to say. If either one of you don't understand judgement/pride/ego, it's fine...it absolutely is rampant in the "Christian" community and to the people who tell me I'll not make it to God, you're judgemental people who know nothing and you'll NEVER know if you won the God lottery until you die. Don't profess to know the will of God because you're basing it all on books written by mortals. If you cannot see that, I don't know what to tell you. It's the height of judgement, pride and ego. If you believe these things, I low-key feel sorry for you. If you believe the kingdom of God is only for Christ followers, shame on you. Just go back to status quo and leave me alone.
Im just surprised to see a head covering mennonite paint nails in such a bold color , almost looks like Halloween 😢 im sure u will think differently about makeup and nails once your daughter starts to want to also .
I agree the dark nail polish looks very out of place, however what makes one color wrong or right? If one color is wrong then all nail polish should be wrong.🤷 But I'm not necessarily saying that nail polish is wrong.
Only people from mennonite backgrounds ( myself ) would know why it is even a topic of discussion. I absolutely love how committed Megan and Jayna are to head covering and modest dress , and that is why people even listen to or watch the channel . Conform, and u lose the " world " Being unique and strong in your beliefs is what gets the "world's " attention and hopefully to Jesus 🙏 I am so thrilled there are people still out there who want to stand strong , so its really sad when I see someone lets worldly influences come in more and more . There's a a quote , ( What this generation tolerates , the next generation embraces. )
Baptism (in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins) does save you! :) “This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.” (1 John 5:6-8 KJV) “The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:” (1 Peter 3: 21 KJV) “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” (Acts 2: 38 KJV)
Amen! I got convicted on this a few months ago after doing a study on baptism(basically looking up all verses on baptism in the NT) and got baptized(or re-baptized if one thinks the first one was somehow valid) as a true believer. My life has changed since and I now have so much more confidence in the assurance of my salvation. I just encourage everyone to read the Bible and take it as it says without believing our pre-concieved ideas or how we were taught, more then what the Bible actually says..It was a hard thing for me as I had a strong belief on the common belief on salvation, but God helped me humble myself and He helped me want nothing but His truth and what the Bible says. Praise God! Also, in John 3, Jesus said we must be born again, ..by water and by the Spirit. I believe by water He is talking about water baptism. And btw, baptism ALWAYS means dipping,immersing,fully made wet. Look up the definition in like a Strong's concordance. Baptism is never sprinkling just like walking is never running etc.
PS...We don't pray to the saints. Its like asking someone to pray for you. People are so misguided when they speak about Catholics. Learn, before you speak about the original faith. Martin Luther caused all this miscommunication because he wanted a divorce and the Catholic church wouldn't allow it.
Henry VIII, not Martin Luther, wanted a divorce, and the Catholic Church would not allow it; thus, he created the Church of England, which King Charles is currently head of.
I really enjoyed hearing what the Mennonite culture believes regarding baptism. I grew up Southern Baptist and was saved at nine, but my dad wanted me to wait a couple years (till I was twelve) to be baptized. This was because of personal convictions we had as a family and then when my family switched over to Reformed Baptist and we found our current church, my family and I together decided I was ready to be baptized. And now I am so thankful to have waited those couple years because I was able to be baptized in the midst of my dear church family and not in a mega church where I didn't know anyone.
I grew up attending a Mennonite church and school. I’m so grateful for my experiences but as I got older I had to re-evaluate what I truly believed and get serious about my personal relationship with Jesus. I no longer attend church due to many, many heartbreaking events in various churches that we tried to attend over the years. But my heart will always be at Bart Mennonite Church where I was loved and accepted and very well cared for. I will never find a church like that or people like that again and it grieves me. But GOD! I know I am loved and accepted by Him. He is all I need.
I have on worship music all day long as I go about my day. It never ceases to amaze me how God uses these songs to speak to my heart. I may be dusting and something touches me and my hands reach out to worship him.
I was raised in a little Christian church literally by a hog lot in rural Indiana. I went to Catholic nursing school, big shocker to me. As a nurse, I cared for all races, and religious beliefs. I've read a poem that fits me. "You have Aids, you're an addict, you've committed crimes, or youve had an abortion. It doesn't matter, I'll take care of you! When l did homecare, I planned visits around prayer times. Judgment wasn't in any care plan! I used to pray before each visit. Some were hard on my heart, especially hospice patients. I learned a stronger Christian walk by my career.
I just love listening to you ladies! My mother in law was Mennonite but now joined our southern Baptist church and she asked the pastor if it was going to be an issue that she kept her head covering …. He was like absolutely not! We are here for God and that’s all that matters! I’ve known her since I was 17 ( now almost 45) and she has never shamed me or questioned me about any of my clothes or even swimwear. she says that is between you and God and your convictions not mine. She reminds me of a 77 ur old version of you ladies!❤❤
Megan, in regard to the "household baptisms" in the NT, they should be taken in context with the overall teaching of baptism in the NT, which is always "believe and be baptized." So, in those few instances in which Luke tells us of a household being baptized, we must understand it to mean that all those who believed the Gospel were baptized. The implication is that God was gracious to extend salvation to not only the believing men, but women, too; not only the family, but the believing household servants as well.
Wow! That's beautiful. I just noticed it in passing as I was breezing through Acts.
This is a really good comment and has helped me as someone that has wrestled with this passage but believes we must be baptized to be saved. Thank you!
Yes! Beautifully explained. Baptism wasn't a new belief before Jesus came along, Jews baptized themselves to symbolize submission to a certain rabbi's authority. So that's why people would need to be re baptized to belief in Jesus and really changes the perspective of an entire household "switching" their trust to Jesus rather than any human leadership.
@@HoneyImHomemaker Hey, Megan, if you feel like you'd have some time to do a little more than "breeze through" the doctrine of baptism, I'd highly recommend Peter Goeman's book, "The Baptism Debate." He is a seminary professor, but this book is very readable for ordinary folk like us.
@@makenzieburnett5659 Thank you. Can I ask why you believe you must be baptized to be saved. (I hope I'm reading your comment correctly.)
Happy Thanksgiving to the Fox family, and Janya and family. May Gods many blessings be with both families.😊
jana's outfit is SO CUTE!!
Jayna I love your outfit ! 😊
Thank you!❤
@@jaynaburkholder1507 where is the sweater from? I love it.❤
The sweater is from Amazon. It's in my storefront.
@ thank you 🙏
I love these types of conversations. I'm not Mennonite but I am a born again Christian and on many things, except for the strong close community that you are so blessed to have, we are really so very much alike.
A lot of Amish don’t shun either,especially in the New Order churches. I came from a New Order Amish setting and joined a Non-denominational church,I also still have Amish family + Parents who we daily interact with and they support us etc etc. our church has a lot of Ex-Amish who come from churches who don’t shun but then there’s a lot that do as well,just varies I think mostly on the church setting/beliefs. Most New Order churches would believe that shunning is to be used when there’s sin and someone is unrepentant of their sin and chooses to continue living in it,like I feel like the Bible teaches,and also that there’s more than one way to be a Christian as far as culture goes etc,versus some churches,Old order Amish etc may feel like leaving the Amish is leaving “the faith” and while some might not openly say so,view driving cars,Mennonite dress etc is worldly and “sinful” so they shun for leaving…
This was really enlightening! I learned a lot, and was especially interested in Jayna's answer to the question of joining the Mennonites if you didn't grow up in the culture. Like Megan said about the Italians, you can go live among another culture, but you will always be a little outside it. I'm English Canadian and I live in France with my French husband. We lived in Canada for the first 15 years of marriage, and have been in France for over 9 years now. I definitely see the differences in the cultures, although my husband noticed it less in Canada because in fact his mum is Canadian. It has made for interesting experiences though! I really appreciate you both showing us your Mennonite faith and culture!
Good discussion ladies! There are many more areas of commonality between Mennonites and other denominations that are Bible-believing. We have liberty in Christ to follow Biblical convictions, and the culture doesn’t need to be the deciding factor in salvation. I love watching you two as you work through your culture to model a Christ-like walk in the world. Keep it up & God bless you and your families!
Greetings from a Mennonit from Paraguay. ❤ Love you guys. Sooo much in common. We are a German speaking menonits, immigrated from Canada over 90 years ago .
As an ex-Mennonite I have a problem with the way their culture mixes with religious belief. My cousin told a little girl once that women wearing pants are going to hell. And my family who was still quite conservative was always the black sheep of the family, feeling lots of persecution from the more conservative ones. Missionaries often change the culture of the host country to soon be looking and dressing like cape dress wearing Mennonites when that's so far from their culture. I think that's wrong.
But I still value my upbringing even tho some Mennonites think they're the ultimate way of being Christian.
I agree, the culture is so intertwined with the Biblical principles we try to uphold that sometimes we can get confused which is which!
My absolutely favorite episode of yours ever!!!! thank you ladies for the encouragement!!!! Love this channel!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Whoohoo! New episode drop right when baby went down to nap and I'm about to do house work.
Oh my goodness! Perfect timing. Hopefully we can help you get in the groove. Love how you set the scene!
Janya, you are rocking your outfit!!!
Another great episode but I’m a little confused as to why people wait to be baptized or their church puts it off because in the Bible there are many examples of them being baptized immediately. Why was it an urgent thing to do ….even in the middle of the night? The Bible tells of believers being baptized for the forgiveness of their sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Col 2:12-13). They were baptized for salvation (Mark 16:16; 1 Pet 3:21). Anyways just wanted to share a different interpretation 💕
Yes, that's what i was trying to say. I think we should re think how we do things a little bit. But there are different ways of looking at it i guess.
This was a great video!! Love you girls! ❤❤
Woohoo! Quoting scripture ladies. Love it 😊
I really enjoy u two ladies! Thank u
I've been extremely church hurt and i'm still trying to figure out my journey in Christianity. One thing that always bothered me in Christianity was how judgmental everyone around me was and that caused me to become judgmental. I've been slowly trying to re-expose myself to all kinds of Christian content. Thanks girls.
Yes, please don’t allow a few of the wrong people to hurt your view of Christ himself and Christianity. We are all flawed humans.
One thing I've embraced recently from the scriptures, is how a love for God will create/grow a love for His people. As I've grown in knowing and loving God I've come to love my (very flawed) congregation. Before I was just ambivalent towards most people in my church. Now I feel much more goodwill and kinship, not only with my local fellowship but with all true professing Christians near and far.
Idk what you've been through but I pray someday you'll heal from the pain that was inflicted on you, and you'll find your way to healthy Christian relationships that build you up in the love of Christ! Once you are stronger I pray He will grant you peace and love, even for the people who hurt you, whether they truly believe in Jesus or not. 🙏🏽 God bless you!
@peachfountain Thank you for being very kind. I've been a Christian for years, But I never grew up in the church because my parents were not Christian. But my grandmother was, and so I never went to church until I went to college. And I just was so exhausted from going to church all the time. And feeling like I had to put up a pretense. And it was just so tiring for me. Like I really wanted to learn more about god and I wanted to be a christian but it's at this point where i'm just too afraid to go to hell, and that's why i'm still in it. I know that's not a good reason. But I'm just trying to find the love because I haven't felt it in a long time.
@@QuiteQuietASMRThank you for being kind. It's not necessarily about the people. A lot of Christians around me pretend that they're not flawed but I know they are because we all are.
I am a Christian first and a church member second. From the scriptures the only place a woman has to cover her head is in 1 corinthians 11 in a church context. We are all in God's family through Jesus and have that in common. Great topics ladies. Watching from the UK
I always enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for all your time ❤
Always love listening to you Ladies! ❤️
I love Jayne’s outfit!
For Catholics, when “praying to” a saint, it just means praying for that saint’s intercession on your behalf. So like if you’d ask your mom, “mom, will you pray to God for me that we are safe on our trip?” That’s what Catholics do when “praying to” saints. We are asking for them to intercede for us. So like “St. Anthony, help me find my lost dog” means “St. Anthony, please help me by praying to God on my behalf to help me find my lost dog”. It’s not like Catholics pray TO a saint like they pray to God, it’s like asking a family member or friend to help pray for you. Thanks for your episodes, I love watching!
Thank you for clarifying that!!
@@allisonw1547 Prayer is an act of worship. We pray TO God on behalf of someone else, if we are in right standing with God through the blood of Christ and the Bible tells us Jesus intercedes for us.
We don't pray TO another human, to intercede for us.
That is idolatory.
No human has that power.
You are worshipping the creation, not the creator.
Mary is not someone who can intercede for anyone. A flawed human. A sinner. She cannot intercede for you. Jesus alone, is the mediator between God and man. Period!
You have graven images and statues of dead 'saints' in your churches, that people pray to.
The Bible forbids it.
@ you missed the point of my comment entirely
@@allisonw1547 no I didn't. You cannot petition someone who has left this earth, to intercede for you. That's nonsense.
Either you believe the Bible is the Word of God or you don't. No in between.
Do not add or take away.
We go direct to God in prayer and by the blood of Christ, we are heard.
@ happy thanksgiving and God Bless
Re: dancing. I personally love to dance! I took lessons as a child (tap, jazz, ballet) and our homeschool community offers social dancing lessons (swing, line) for our teens! I agree dancing can be highly sexualized, but you can definitely learn to dance in a fun, modest, and respectful way. I love seeing all our teens learn grace and courtesy on the dance floor-so very different from the mainstream! I can understand not wanting to quibble over specifics though; to each their own!
Re: baptism-as a Catholic, we do baptize our infants, speaking for them until they are old enough to speak for themselves. As teenagers, they can be confirmed in the faith and choose it for themselves.
Very fascinating, I love learning about other faiths!💕 I’m an Orthodox Christian and we typically say morning and evening prayers as well as a prayer before and after meals. There are also prayers that we do before and after communion. Happy Thanksgiving to you both!!☺️♥️
Older Christian here… (and I love to mentor the younger ☺️)
I love your vids. I listen to the Bible as well - YouVersion is awesome! We hold so many tenets in the same vein, I find the differences interesting… though it would probably be tough for me to attend a Mennonite church, I play bass in mine 😉 Lord bless you and have a great Thanksgiving!!!
Nice! We have piano/guitar added in for special occasions and it's always so fun!
Jayna your outfit is very flattering on you. ❤love it !!
Glad you spoke about dancing! I actually grew up dancing in Mennonite churches. (I know that sounds wild!) With lots and lots of layers in our outfits and it was praise and worship dance only. We had so many guidelines for modesty. Most of my friend's Mennonite grandparents would not have agreed with dancing but the doors were opened for us. Some very dear memories!
This was a very interesting video thank you
hey y'all- love the chat😁 You both are two smart cookies😘 Have a blessed Thanksgiving🥰
We believe that saints, like what is in our Church name, is just another word for members.
Love your podcast and am always delighted to see another episode go up!! 🫶🏼Love watching/listening while doing dishes,laundry etc…makes those mundane tasks funner and go by faster😅
Good show ladies❣️
I always enjoy listening to your podcasts. Keep it up! Where does your cute side table come from? Is it still available?
I have extremely thick hair and get migraines when I try to wear it up. I always wondered what an Amish or Mennonite would do in that case. 🤷🏻♀️
Probably thin it out to make a smaller bun. Since ur hair is in a bun under a covering no one would know
Love these videos ! I am curious about the Mennonite beliefs on vanity. Megan seems to always want everything to appear perfect and pretty. Nothing at all wrong with that but I had the assumption Mennonites are more “plain” and did not put such emphasis on looks, clothes, etc. Maybe that is more Amish than Mennonite. Can’t wait for the next video ! Happy Thanksgiving to you both !!
There are as many differences in Mennonites as there are in any other denomination. My farrier is Mennonite and his beliefs resemble closer to the Amish. Hell, fire, and brimstone is where he's coming from.
As a Mennonite (Mosaic Conference), my head covering is my extremely long hair, since it is my crown of glory and this is based off of 1 Corinthians 11:15. No one wears a head covering in my church, though in the past, I was the only one who had done so.
Ah, my church does baptisms separate from membership, but when being baptized, they have a choice to also take membership classes (as the service usually does both that day). When we baptize a 12 year old, they most likely will not be taking membership classes yet.
It is funny that my mom is mainly German and Dutch and her mother's family did come from PA, but they were all raised Baptist. I have been trying to research to see if I have a Mennonite in my line. My husband's line (his dad is half German) DOES have a Mennonite line in it, yet his parents are Christian Reformed (which is so odd since they were Mennonite first). No one in our families speaks either, but I did attend a Dutch Reformed school through 9th grade (and was mocked highly for being the only unbaptized person - since they were taught to baptize babies).
I will make a correction here, as it isn't quite fair for some Amish with what you said. :) You might not know but there are Old order Amish who do not shun people for joining a Mennonite church. My husband's parents live in Montana at an Amish church. Some people call this type "western" Amish but they are all over and not just in the west. This type doesn't wear the heart shaped "caps". Just thought I'd share.:)
I’m quite sure the heart shaped coverings are mostly exclusively a Pennsylvania style. They’re not in Iowa and I’ve never seen them anywhere else, but I’ve never heard them called western.
Ive heard Cecilia say you can stay on Svalbard as long as you are healthy and able to care for yourself. After that you need to go to the mainland Norway or whatever country you are from and want to return to.
I am planning to get my ears pierced so I was interested in Jaynas point of view. I personally don’t see it as of this world but my reason for getting earrings is that my husband wants me to. The women in the church we attend don’t have pierced ears but I have studied the Bible on this topic and haven’t found anything saying it is wrong. I grew up in a very conservative Mennonite church and I am deeply saddened by the legalism in our culture, which seems to affect beliefs more than the Bible in some circles and is almost a deterrent for me at this point.
To me, the issue of pierced ears comes down to culture. My maternal grandmother was Spanish and it was tradition to pierce baby girls’ ears. She did it with my mom, my mom did it with me, I did it with my daughters. I don’t see the issue, but I also wear a wedding ring, so coming from a different perspective.
Just a heads up most older denominations (Catholic, Orthodox, Anglicans, Lutheran) historically do have a allegorical/not literal reading of the first 11 chapters of Genesis. The literal reading is really tied to the anabaptist changes/movement.
I love this discussion; I am an apostolic and I love your content because I feel from a religious background is very close to Mennonites. We do believe the Acts 2:38 way and it being the only way to make it into heaven. Firstly, I live the way I do because I have seen and felt the things the bible says to be true for myself which we all should do - As a 32 year old women I'm not choosing to wear skirts ect because I have to it's because I want to and follow the scriptures about modesty and do what I feel matches up and I am and have continually been blessed for it. However receiving the Holy ghost is of most importance, most people get it when they come out of the water - I did, but so many have gotten it years later after being baptized, the major point in this is the person never stopped trying to receive it and they eventually did receive it because Gods word can not lie. Baptism when it comes to children some may get the holy ghost at a young age and will get baptized if the parents agree to it, but really we mostly do it when the child can fully understand what is happening. Heaven is going to be filled with people we probably wouldn't ever think would be there, it's pointless to get hung-up on what others do or don't do. I just pray we all make it!
I was raised General Association of Regular Baptist church. You can be baptized at any age and become a church member, but you needed to be I think it was 16 to be a voting member of the church. Just to give you some maturity.
Megan I commented this on your other video but maybe you’re more likely to see it here. On your newest Sams Club video on your main channel, the thumbnail has a typo! It says “Life Latey”
While I think the Bible condones dancing, it's true that it is dicey territory when it comes to how you dance, so the rules can make sense. However, if you grow up in a culture that promotes godly styles of dancing, you find a good bit of decent types of dancing. From liturgical dancing in church to Pride and Prejudice dancing, you've got some good options.
Love Cecelia from Svalbard.
Never clicked so fast
Welcome!! Let's hang out for a bit!
I do the Bible recap too. In the New Testament right now. I listen to it as well.
My personal prayer time is absolute chaos right now, i have to do better about consistently setting some time aside daily to spend with the Lord.. i am always praying throughout the day but vast majority of the time I don't sit quietly to read and pray! 😬
Hi I'm germen high and low germen😂 and I learned english from my mom she's a Canadian
What it comes down to it… obey what’s in the Word of God because we will be judged by the Word!!
Loved this video. As a Catholic, there is always a misconception that we "pray to the saints"...we do not "pray to the saints" we "ask the saints to intercede for us and pray for us". We believe only God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit will answer our prayers. Just like as humans we ask others to pray for us. Or as children we may go to our mom and ask her to go to our dad to ask on our behalf. Again with Mother Mary, we don't pray to her to answer our prayers, we ask her to intercede for us and ask her take our prayers to her son on our behalf and ask her to pray for us. Another myth is that we don't follow the bible. Not true. Our entire mass consists of passages from the bible. We read the Gospel at every mass; we use the psalms and other books of the bible for our readings. We love other faiths and welcome all Christians into our church. Thank you again for a great video. God Bless!!!
@kcotjo
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus
There is only one intercessor. Jesus. Only he can bring our prayers to the father. No saints can hear you. The catholic church does not believe in the authority of scripture alone. The Catholic church teaches that scripture is equal to church tradition and the writings of the early church fathers. That's why we see so many teachings and practices that aren't found in scripture......
@@bribriannita7935Scripture itself is the inspired word of God through apostles, disciples, angels, all God’s chosen messengers. Also, a great deal of what we know about Christian Theology is because of the documentation of the early Catholic Church.
@@j8n8ll8 Yes, scripture is the inspired word of God. That's why it's scripture. The writings of "early Church fathers" are not the inspired word of God and definitely not from where we know much of christian theology is from. That's why so much of it actually contradicts what we see in scripture. The catholic church does not believe scripture alone is sufficient. Scripture and church tradition are equally important and both necessary according to the church.
Interesting you watch that channel about Svalbard for a view of a different culture! I watch both that one and your channel for a taste of a very different life from my own
I watch Cecilia on UA-cam and find it’s so fascinating. I think I’ll take the darkness . I’d sleep all day and stay awake all night to watch the northern lights .
Being raised in the Mennonite church, I am glad to say we are about Jesus and His teachings. We often refer to scriptures for our answers. However, I am often baffled why different groups of the plain people are not friendly and hard to carry on a conversation if they do not know us. Quite unfriendly!
While many believe that Mennonite is a religious group, it sounds like it's much more about history, community, and culture. Your religious beliefs are not very different from the Baptist church that I grew up in or even the church I attend now although neither of these wear head coverings. Most say the head covering is not literal though I do not personally believe that. So far I have not been brave enough to wear a head covering and risk standing out and being questioned. Also, its meaning is an area of my life in which I struggle. You alluded to head-covering makers. How do you shop for something like that? Just everyone know someone in the area? Are there references from someone within the church? I live in California. I know that Mennonites live here and have churches here but I don't know of any head-covering shops or artists. Interesting that veils are considered more progressive. I think a more full head-covering than the token you all wear would be in more proper keeping of scripture.
Do you not have any divorced and remarried couples/families in your church? Are there any people there who did not come to Christ until later in life and perhaps were not raised in a believing home? Or perhaps were raised in a Christian home but rejected it for 20 or so years and then came back? You both seem to have lovely husbands but do any have husbands that use religion as the tool to sort of lord it over their wives and not do right themselves?
Kinda sad that your responses to what motivates you to biblestudy did not include getting to know the One whom you profess to have a personal relationship with, or to grow your knowledge and understanding of the scriptures. Girls you missed a perfect opportunity to talk about Jesus!😢
Yet their human response, shows me a busy mama that I'm not alone. Even though we might desire a personal relationship with Jesus, sometimes there is a catalyst that prompts our study of the word of the Bible.
We hit a deer on the highway with our kids in the car two weeks ago. It was terrible
Megan and Jayna - I’m a little confused by something. You both talk about being teachers, but I wondered if, as Mennonites, you have formal teaching qualifications? Here in the UK you could only be a ‘teacher’ if you had undergone a university education and attained the appropriate qualifications. Is it possible to teach in the US without such training, or are you what we would class here as ‘teaching assistants’ working under the supervision of a qualified teacher? Thank you.
They were teachers in their church sponsored school. The majority of these schools do not require licensed teachers. The curriculum is also different than what public schools use.
Hey there. I just wanted to jump on and clarify something that unfortunately many people believe about Catholics. I am a Catholic and we/I do not pray to the saints or Mary.
I guess the best way to describe it is this. Have you ever been in a situation where you have asked one of your friends to pray for you? Someone you trust that you know will pray Gods will in your life and situation? Well, that’s how I personally talk to Mary. I will
Ask her to please pray/intercede to her Son on my behalf. I mean who better to ask to pray for you than Jesus’s mother?! That’s why we say “Holy Mary, mother of God PRAY for us. It’s the same with the saints, we just ask them to pray for
Us regarding a certain situation.
Jayna, completely agree. We are all saints in this world, just trying to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and to help walk each other home.
Thanks for reading, I just wanted to clarify that.
Have a blessed day!
As a fellow Catholic, you did a nice job explaining intercession! I’m so grateful we have Mama Mary to go to Jesus on our behalf! ❤
But Mary is dead! Not?
@elainetschetter3246 Jesus died too right? Don’t we talk to Him?
What educational backgrounds do menonite teachers have?
Catholics don't pray to the saints, as we would to Jesus and God. We pray for their intercession, much like you would a friend or prayer warrior. People also think that we pray the rosary to Mary. The rosary was developed to help Christians meditate on the various events in Christ's life when people were illiterate or didn't have access to the Bible. The Hail Mary is a prayer asking for Mary's intercession in our behalf.
I would be interested in hearing which verses were used for the basis of the idea of Mary being our intercessor. We would believe that Jesus is able to intercede for us.
Romans 8:34: "Christ Jesus who died-more than that, who was raised to life-is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us
I was raised Catholic but became a Christian and was baptized about 30 years ago. Our particular church taught us to pray to Mary for her to go to intercede to Jesus. Even writing this sounds ridiculous to me now.
The Bible strongly condemns anyone praying or speaking to the dead.
Leviticus 20:27. Deuternomy 18:10-13.
1 Samuel 28:7-19.
Mary was a sinner, saved by grace, she was a finite being, with limitations. She is not omniscient.
How can she possibly intercede for millions of people?
We approach God on the merits of Christ, who intercedes on our behalf. The mediator between God and man.
Praying to Mary is idolatory.
@@janetlovesjesus100 Did you see I’m no longer Catholic? I’m a believer just like you. I don’t believe in the religion and haven’t for many years. Mary was a sinner saved like you and me. And the priests are also addressed as Father. My Father doesn’t live in a church.
@@Susanjoc..yes I did. My response was to the 1st comment, about Mary interceding.
In 2nd Peter 3:8 it says basically that Gods time is not our time, so while I believe that he created the world in 6 days, those days are probably not a 24 hour day as we know them to be.
"The evening and the morning were the first" makes it seem to be that it was a literal 24-hour day... however, many people believe it might not have been a literal day. I'm never going to say I know exactly how it happened, I wasn't there 😅
@@jaynaburkholder1507 This is how I explain science to my kids evolution ect. We weren't there so we will never know for sure. That it is not in understanding to know for sure but to just have faith.
We were at the geology museum and they have dinosaurs, Neanderthal etc. "Isn't great that God gave us all this to learn about, and to know that it is all theories and ever changing, that our only constant is God."
Believing in anything other than a six day literal creation is a slippery slope. That being said, it’s not a salvific issue so…
There’s a talk here on UA-cam “Why Does the Universe Look So Old?” by Albert Mohler-I found it to be very helpful on this issue. 🙂
I agree you you Jayna on so many things but not on saying that the Cooper is better looking than a Tesla. And im not fan of Tesla but it looks elegant.
That's ok. 😂
I would be curious to know if your churches baptize 7 or 8 years old?? In our church you typically dont get baptized until 15 or 16 even if you were a christian for years.
It really varies.... some probably would.
I don't understand why you wouldn't be allowed to wear you wedding ring??
Hi Ladies! I enjoy all of your podcast videos so much and admire your humility .
I have a genuine question, and in no way am I trying to be antagonistic in the least. It is a genuine question I have. I noticed that you all base your faith on the Bible alone. I have also heard you say that the Bible is not always explicit and you struggle to answer certain questions where the Bible does not have everything written out clearly. My question is , where does the Bible say that your Christian faith must be based solely on what’s written in the Bible(Sola Scriptura?).
Are you ladies certified teachers? Did you go to college? Or are you only qualified to work at a private school?
They work at a church school, many private schools uphold the same government standards as public schools. Because we live in a country with religious freedom and the ability to teach our own children that can be done by parents, other church members, ect…
I doubt those schools require any of the teachers to have any such qualifications.
@ginismoja2459 it does vary from school to school, but often, there is a goal to have a certain percentage of staff with degrees
@momoflittleladies yup! And I think our quality of education for exceeds the public school system, even without all teachers having degrees❤
@@jaynaburkholder1507 It probably does!! 😅
✍ Hello Ladies... I grew up in a very strict Grace Wesleyan Methodist Church. My uncle was a Pilgrim Holiness preacher and in the early 60s the 2 churches merged together well we had many Mennonites who attended our church and a head covering
of some kind was worn by most women also they didn't believe in wearing wedding rings but exchanged watches because its a time piece also no shorts, pants, short sleeves, cosmetics so I can understand your Mennonite belief. You girls were speaking about how you wish the Bible would be more black and white well...when Catholics have a Bible study its usually lead by a priest or a deacon because we as the participant aren't schooled in the languages and interpretations the Bible is written. You and I are going to read the Bible and interpret in different ways but a priest is going to teach it the way God wants us to understand. I have a friend who belongs to one of those churches that have no affiliation to any particular group and she goes to a Women's Bible study and just anyone can lead a bible study class but they aren't schooled in religion or any particular faith. she was telling me what they talked about well I won't argue religion but what she was saying was all wrong from what the Bible actually is trying to get across. So I don't talk to her anymore about her Bible study I just change the subject. The Old testament was originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic and the New Testament in Greek. A Catholic priest has to learn all that. So that's why I wouldn't go to a class held by just anyone no matter how good their intentions. The Bible mentions a woman's head must be covered...no jewelry etc. so there is scripture to back up those beliefs. Well its late Good Night😴 God Bless LuvYa! Bye from NE Ohio🌹
I believe in an older earth because of the geological record and also the distance of stars we can see in the sky. However, growing up I just reconciled the Genesis account by thinking God could make the earth on any timeline he wants. In his timeline perhaps it was days but perhaps to our human conventions it appears older. Or time is such a nutty concept in general perhaps it was days and billions of years at the same time. Lol
But why is piercing your ears bad or something that should not be tempting?
Pennsylvania dutch funnily enough is actually closer to German than actual netherlands dutch 😂
Baptist are patriotic? What are you referring to. I’m Baptist and there is very little difference in us and the Mennonite
I think our non resistance stance is the biggest difference between us and baptists
With your comments on older and younger women:you corks take it another way, in that you should seek to advise and nurture those women younger thackeray you and learn from those older than you. It also doesn't necessarily mean only age, those older or younger in faith. If you are a women saved in childhood and waffling faithfully, you may be considered "older" than a 60 year old who wandered into a church and was saved 3 weeks ago.
Hope that makes sense, but basically you could be in both camps at the same time.
John 17:17-Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
I Peter 3:18-22-For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls,
were saved through water. There is also an antitype which now saves us-baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
-Galatians 3:27 (put on Christ), Acts 22:16 (washed away sins), Acts 2:38 (remission of sins), Romans 6:17-18 (made free from sin), Romans 6:3-4 (benefit of Christ’s death), I Corinthians 12:13 (entered the body of Christ)
What is the condition without baptism?
-James 1:22, Mark 16:16, I John 3:21-22, I Peter 4:17-18, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:16
A teachers aide doesnt have a degree here( southern hemisphere)..only those who do a university teachers degree can be called TEACHERS..i think miss megan should only refer to herself as a teachers aide . Dont devalue Teachers' training.
She was a teacher. Not a teachers aide
@torimts did she goto college..i thought most Mennonites don't go to college???
I respectfully disagree! You definitely do not need a college degree to be a teacher! A teacher is in charge of the classroom and teaching the curriculum to the students. A teacher's aide assists the teacher in the classroom but is not in charge. Private school teachers often go to teacher training courses and have yearly workshops trainings, so there is still a level of training and continuing education.
I respectfully disagree! Megan was a teacher! Anyone in charge of a classroom and responsible for teaching the curriculum is a teacher! Our church's private school uses Christian Light Education curriculum and they have a teacher's training course that is required for teachers. And every year there is a day of workshops/continuing education. A teacher's aide helps the teacher with specific duties in the classroom but is not in charge of the classroom or responsible for completing the curriculum.
A lot of the amish will join a Mennonite church. Anyways in Lancaster county.
If they leave the amish church.
Do you know any mennonites with tattoos?
I do actually!
@ I’d love to hear more about this in a future episode!
Don't drive a Tesla through a cemetery at night. You will see people and critters that are not there...I've seen it personally. DARKNESS.
My own boss...my own kingdom...my own domain...Megan, I LOVE this about you, truly. I'm not trying to be hurtful at all, but you realise the pride in your life, right? You want to dress cute, it's important to you to do these things and that feels ok with me. Am I wrong? Is that not considered pride? Again, I mean absolutely no disrespect.
Now, the entire Christian issue still breaks my heart because the truth is, until and unless we all meet our maker, none of us know if we've found the only way to reach God. Honestly, I cannot idolise any flesh and blood person. Not a prophet, nor a saint, I pray to God and Christians are the only judgemental group who insists on and are proud to tell me I'm never going to reach God. It's all judgement and ego, no matter how you try to wrap up with a bow. I cannot understand how my faith walk is not as important as a Christian. I am Jewish and my blessings and prayers do include singing. It's called davening and it's very important to me. I revere all people of God. They might not give 2 hoots about me but that's ok because I can only control myself. Regardless, I always enjoy all your videos, regardless of my religion. 🩵
Megan is not prideful, she is enthusiastic and has enjoyment in what she does.😊😊😊😊😊
Jesus states in the Bible that the only way to God is through him. It's got nothing to do with ego etc. it's just a fact. You might want to look into Messianic Judaism, these are descendants of the original Christians, because Jesus came to preach to His people - Jews, as it says in the Bible.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@ messianic Jews re not Jews. The end.
Fascinating...I can comment til the "cows come home" and tell Megan all the good stuff I usually say and crickets...then, I say something I find disconcerting or I leave my observation and then...people have something to say. If either one of you don't understand judgement/pride/ego, it's fine...it absolutely is rampant in the "Christian" community and to the people who tell me I'll not make it to God, you're judgemental people who know nothing and you'll NEVER know if you won the God lottery until you die. Don't profess to know the will of God because you're basing it all on books written by mortals. If you cannot see that, I don't know what to tell you. It's the height of judgement, pride and ego. If you believe these things, I low-key feel sorry for you. If you believe the kingdom of God is only for Christ followers, shame on you. Just go back to status quo and leave me alone.
I am Baptist, but have never thought of us as being more Patriotic than any others 🤔
Im Baptist and really could care less about politics.. Sure, I voted but in the end its in His hands!
Im just surprised to see a head covering mennonite paint nails in such a bold color , almost looks like Halloween 😢 im sure u will think differently about makeup and nails once your daughter starts to want to also .
Nothing wrong with her nail polish
I agree the dark nail polish looks very out of place, however what makes one color wrong or right? If one color is wrong then all nail polish should be wrong.🤷 But I'm not necessarily saying that nail polish is wrong.
To me, make up and painted nails do not belong with a head covering . Why do we want to look more like the world?
Nail polish isn't wrong so yall need to chill out
Only people from mennonite backgrounds ( myself ) would know why it is even a topic of discussion. I absolutely love how committed Megan and Jayna are to head covering and modest dress , and that is why people even listen to or watch the channel . Conform, and u lose the " world " Being unique and strong in your beliefs is what gets the "world's " attention and hopefully to Jesus 🙏 I am so thrilled there are people still out there who want to stand strong , so its really sad when I see someone lets worldly influences come in more and more . There's a a quote , ( What this generation tolerates , the next generation embraces. )
Megan, tmi on the deer accident🤦🏼♀️😢
Baptism (in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins) does save you! :)
“This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.”
(1 John 5:6-8 KJV)
“The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:”
(1 Peter 3: 21 KJV)
“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
(Acts 2: 38 KJV)
Amen! I got convicted on this a few months ago after doing a study on baptism(basically looking up all verses on baptism in the NT) and got baptized(or re-baptized if one thinks the first one was somehow valid) as a true believer. My life has changed since and I now have so much more confidence in the assurance of my salvation. I just encourage everyone to read the Bible and take it as it says without believing our pre-concieved ideas or how we were taught, more then what the Bible actually says..It was a hard thing for me as I had a strong belief on the common belief on salvation, but God helped me humble myself and He helped me want nothing but His truth and what the Bible says. Praise God! Also, in John 3, Jesus said we must be born again, ..by water and by the Spirit. I believe by water He is talking about water baptism. And btw, baptism ALWAYS means dipping,immersing,fully made wet. Look up the definition in like a Strong's concordance. Baptism is never sprinkling just like walking is never running etc.
PS...We don't pray to the saints. Its like asking someone to pray for you. People are so misguided when they speak about Catholics. Learn, before you speak about the original faith. Martin Luther caused all this miscommunication because he wanted a divorce and the Catholic church wouldn't allow it.
Henry VIII, not Martin Luther, wanted a divorce, and the Catholic Church would not allow it; thus, he created the Church of England, which King Charles is currently head of.
Martin Luther was single when he left the Catholic Church. He married late and he never divorced.
@@joycemiraglia280 Henry VIII was the one who left the Roman Catholic Church to get a divorce.