I once thought the bible contradicted itself. But I'm a writer. I published a short story and a reader submitted a review complaining about how the characters talked like they were British when the story was set in Texas. The story is very much set in the UK. I responded to the reader and asked why she thought it was set in Texas. This person pointed out the line mentioning something being as big as Texas. It was the only time Texas was even mentioned. Everything else- dialogue, weather (cold and rainy), terminology, cuisine all pointed to the UK. But because the reader drew a conclusion that shaped her view, everything else she read contrary to her conclusion cultivated frustration which ended in her (NOT questioning her own understanding)questioning and even accusing the actual author(me). It was then I realized that my assumption of a scripture could later interfere with my understanding of another scripture which lead to me believing the Bible contradicts itself. This is where pride and arrogance need to take a seat.
Definitely Bible is not how God speaking too us. But what God already said. Also Bible consist different parts and not the same receivers but same reason why it's its made. There is teachings, songs , revelation. To know how people should understand God. Bible contains God's word but also peoples words. Those writing is from authors preserved interaction of God along with his servants. The problem is not the book itself but the one who interpretating it goes wrong to understand the bible. Many teachers had fall in wrong understanding of bible and reflect itself to his followers and audience.
Yeah, makes you question becoming one, if nobody is going to take the time to listen. Doesn't it? It's like, I spent 20 years writing all these books, only for what? People to half understand them, or intentionally not get them. So, I'm not sure what to do. As, interpolation is a problem I'm only starting to crack the surface of. Mostly it's due to the fact that the average person is half illiterate, only able to understand at about a fourth grade reading comprehension. But a large part of the problem is it's encouraged by top literary circles. And there we get into the problem that art has meaning, but nobody wants to take the time to know what that is. They just want it to be whatever they feel like.
"I'd rather be in hell"... said by people who don't even believe in hell, and have no concept of what it actually is. It's literal separation from God, so that nothing but evil exists. The worst thing you could imagine would never compare to it. It isn't just suffering, it's beyond any suffering you could ever know or comprehend in this life.
and that is pretty much why normal people can't trust you. Abstract horror is the basis of your dreadful religion. You have invented a nasty unethical monster who holds a vicious eternal grudge against his own children for the "crime" of dissent. No wonder the mind rotting stuff is incomprehensible. Ugh.
@@luckdragongirl What most religious fanatics yearn for is the rapture or end of days or some other apocalypse so that they can set the world on fire and curse the rest of us to hell. Cowards.
"I'd rather be in hell with the gay people than in heaven with judgmental people." This statement assumes that hell will be some sort of social environment where you get to be around and interact with people.
This just showed that she doesn't understand what hell is and what Jesus was describing of hell. Why would Jesus even die on the cross if hell is just a giant party social event? lol
Exactly. Despite being surrounded by others, hell is an isolating experience. If the descriptions from the major prophets are to be taken more literally, hell basically sounds like a giant pit of refuse, fire, and maggots, all of which never go way. It’s on the very outskirts of the kingdom. It’s filled with shame and grief and anger, and the bodies that are there seem like they’re thrown on top of each other. My impression is that they’re bound to being a conscious corpse, always rotting, unable to move, just able to groan and weep and gnash teeth. At least, that’s what I’m getting from the passages in Isaiah, Ezekiel, etc.
As soon as she said “oh that’s outdated” I started to realize that she didn’t fully understand what she was talking about so we need to pray for her so God can guide her and help her better understand.
I don’t think people know they won’t remember the things of this world but when they go to hell they gonna remember every single minute of being on earth saying “I should’ve believed”
I genuinely wouldn’t know how to respond to someone like Dani Cimorelli, for me It’s much more difficult to handle the emotional, rather than the rational response, and I’m glad there are Christians out there who can handle the emotional response better!
i agree with this completely. the thought of speaking out scares me everytime but i try to think about it in terms of love. if i truly care for anyone i will say something. whether or not they take it to heart will be on them, but i feel like if i dont say something i will always regret it. it is definitely really, REALLY hard…
Just read the Bible. Not only read but study and memerize verses. Use them as they are your weapon. The full armor of God goes further into this but it’s so very true! Having a knowledge of the Bible is key. Just looking up “verses about the armor of God” or “bi or verses for spiritual warfare and defense against spiritual attacks”. Im praying for you my friend!
"Christian" parents, including myself, need to do a better job educating their children. Her statements were very typical, level 1 stuff. However, there's a difference between genuine questions and excuses. Because we have so much access to whatever information we choose, it's becoming more and more obvious that ignorance is a choice. At the end of the day, people just want to justify their sin and because of this, they are ready to run with the silliest objections. I regularly look back on my "spiritual" lifestyle, and can now see how inconsistent I was, how illogical my beliefs were, and that my ignorance was intentional. I didn't want truth at all. I wanted to eliminate all guilt so that I can ignore/dull my conscience, and sin freely.
I think that Dani is open to answers. She clarified that she was stating her opinion and to not be taken as facts. I think she's wrestling with her faith. I've had these questions as well but I still believe in Jesus and the Bible and want to learn more.
@@monsev.arellano9125 the honest truth is that we must accept that there are those that will be dead in their sin forever But that's something we should do
Exactly. The truth is waiting for those who seek it! Generally, any question you have has been asked by many people over the course of hundreds of years.
I agree with your statement about Christian parents needing to do better. Growing up, I was just expected to believe in God and Jesus and what he did, but they never talked to me about reading the Bible or having discussions with them. It took me a long time to finally pursue Jesus, which I am currently doing, but I do believe that it would've come earlier if they had been more active in my life regarding that aspect.
I think the biggest misunderstanding among non-Christians is the old law and why we don’t follow it. They look at verses in say, Leviticus where it talks about what you can/cannot eat, where, and do and think “well Christians don’t follow that! They must be picking what verses they want to follow and ignoring these! They’re not true Christians if they don’t follow every law!” They don’t understand that Jesus’ sacrifice and his blood covered all the old sins and we are now a new people with different teachings than before. Yet, no one seems to explain it to them this way and I don’t know why. As Christians we need to be better about giving context because just saying “oh we don’t follow that” results in massive confusion and makes us look extremely hypocritical!!
Oh, people have explained it correctly before. The problem is that the person is so unwilling to listen that they’ll just continue to accuse Christians of picking and choosing. I once spent several paragraphs explaining the purpose of the law and its relationship to the new covenant with Bible references and everything. After all that: “Well you’re just trying to choose what you want to believe.” I shut my computer down and got some fresh air.
@@Window4503 oh that is so frustrating! Yeah I totally get what you mean. I didn’t mean to imply it was all Christians’ fault at all. I just see so many instances where there is an opportunity to share the word that is not used and it is so frustrating
To clarify that: Jesus sacrifice fulfilled the law (old covenant) now we are under (new covenant) grace. The old covenant-laws put in place to temporarily appease God's anger which includes animal sacrifice. New Covenant- God's grace sealed by the Holy Spirit and God's law written in our hearts made possible and covered by the sacrificial Lamb, the perfect sacrifice Jesus the Son of God.
The problem is that most Christians don't even know why some parts of the OT still apply and others don't. It's because, as stated in the video, the moral law still applies due to God's nature not changing. It's so important that we understand this.
Agreed. But sadly, she's just as lost as the rest of the Cimorelli girls who are trapped in their Catholic works-based path. We should definitely pray for all of them to be born again and come to saving faith in Christ.
@@MagicalFishy I agree. Their song "I am Enough" was really alarming to me and another song one of them chose to sing because it reminded her of herself with a line that goes, "there's nothing I'm not worthy of." That scares me to think about because how can we come to Christ with that attitude. How can we be forgiven if we believe we're worthy of His love or live up to His holy standard in any way. Just a thought. But ever since then I've been concerned for them and need to remind myself to pray for them.
I grew up Catholic, and I held onto these beliefs as well until God found and saved me, I know it's frustrating to see someone go down this road, But as an ex catholic, I grew up believing that Protestants ( Christians ) were wrong, It took a life changing event for me to open my eyes to see that the bible is truth, and there should be no conflict between Catholics and Protestants. Just keep praying for her. :)
I just left this comment on a video of yours from a few weeks ago, but I wanted to leave it here too because it has a higher chance of you seeing it. I want to thank you for sharing the gospel online, content like yours helped me open my open my eyes, which lead me to opening my heart for Christ. I went to church until I was 7 and all I remembered was "Jesus loves you" from Sunday school. I grew up thinking that as long as I didn't do anything like kill someone, I would go to heaven, because Jesus loves me so he wouldn't send me to hell. From the age of 13-19 I was addicted to pornography. I dealt with other sins, like everyone does, but lust was the biggest one on my plate. In August of 2021 my UA-cam feed got flooded with content from you, John Piper, Doug Wilson, and Mike Winger. I finally heard the gospel, and in September of 2021 I gave my heart to Christ. I've been trying to live my life for Him, but in the past 9 months I have still stumbled a few times and viewed pornography and dealt with lustful thoughts, but each time I got back up, put on my spiritual armor, and put to death my flesh. I just want to thank you and others for exposing me to the gospel, the real gospel, not the "hell is fake and you don't need to follow Jesus to go to heaven" gospel that progressive Christians teach.
@@megamamab333 I take it this is an objection or misunderstanding. If I’m wrong tell me. John's baptism with water symbolized cleansing with the Holy Spirit. All believers in Christ are Spirit- baptized (1Co 12:13); and 3) with ... fire. Because fire is used throughout this context as a means of judgment (vV. 10, 12), this must speak of a baptism of judgment upon the unrepentant.
Oh man I literally went through the same thing 😢but God is good and if He began a good work in you He will finish it. Thank you for telling us your story it's really encouraging to me especially because I've also been battling with lust and pornography, but God is faithful. For weeks now everytime I have a lustful thought I remind myself that this person is made in the image of God, they have intrinsic value and Jesus Christ has died in order to save them. The thought then goes away😁and the same with pornography that's how I've been defeating lust also I've stopped reading Wattpad stories because I always allow myself to read the pornographic content there.
... At age 29 I was a radical atheist. I went out of my way to argue with Christians. I was a rarity at the time. Sure their were many famous atheists and a lot of people were agnostic at worst, or indifferent at best but they were not outright hostile atheists. That was 29 years ago. I’ve been a radical Christian for those 29 years. God his demonstrated his existence and his love for me on numerous occasions throughout that time He is a living God that wants to share himself with humanity. But that’s not the point of this comment. 29 years later and I find the number of outspoken radical atheists is well beyond what I ever saw or imagined. I never imagined that we (they) would outnumber the Christians. I suppose that there is hope for them... some of them, as there was for me. However, I think it’s a much clearer picture of how near we are to the end of it all.
How has the Christian god demonstrated his existence to you? And would any of that be evidence that you can use to convince others, as in demonstrable evidence rather than some sort of personal experience?
@@Maksie0 ... It is true that there is no DNA evidence of God’s existence nor is there traditional “forensic” evidence. He exists outside of time and space. However, there is overwhelming circumstantial evidence for the existence of God. Too many people think that CSI Cold Case is normative for solving crimes. Most convictions occur due to circumstantial evidence. We convict murderers with much, much less. Science clearly shows the design of nature. This occurs in the symbiotic relationship between organs and processes in the human body. These symbiotic relationships occur in almost all creatures. It’s seen in the natural world around us: The distance the earth is from the Sun - which support life The distance the moon is from the earth to create tides which effect life. Trees which filter CO2 and provide oxygen. Watersheds which filter the rain and return in to the ocean where it begins the process again. Science demonstrates that processes go from order to chaos. Evolution postulates in reverse - contrary to established science. For example: if you do not maintain your car or your house they do not become monkeys and onward to humans. They become rubbish. The universe demonstrates order and design, thus a designer. The odds of evolution occurring in one species must be uncountable and miraculous! Then consider it occurred in all other living creatures and in the natural world around them. Which came first: the chicken or the egg? It’s an oversimplified question but it should cause us to consider, which came first: the mouth which receives food, the teeth that chew it, the tongue that assists, saliva which softens it, the epiglottis, the throat, the stomach, the intestines which absorb nutrients from that food. When did the nutrients evolve. How did they know to evolve so that they could provide nutrition to the human body? That is just one process in one species. Consider: blood, heart, valves, oxygen, electrical impulses, eyes, optic nerve, brain. &etc. And that same evolution allegedly occurred in every species in the world all while the earth was evolving to sustain life. Furthermore, for the evolutionist, their thoughts, emotions, and judgements are nothing more than chemical and electrical reactions in the organ called the brain. It is logically impossible for them to form a judgement on anything. Further billions of years from now those thoughts, emotions, and judgements will evolve into something else. The Bible is full of prophecy: From the book of Isaiah chapter 46: 9-10 He lists his qualifications for being God. “Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:” For example: the birth of the nation of Israel, their disobedience and removal from their promised land, God’s promise to keep them as an identifiable people and restore them into that land in the latter days. Prophecy regarding the Babylonians, Greeks, & Romans. Prophecies regarding the coming of a messiah, his life, death and resurrection. All fulfilled with noteworthy accuracy. Testimony of contemporary historians who record the life, death, and alleged resurrection of Jesus. These are only historians, granted - but they demonstrate that a guy named Jesus lived and died, his followers claiming he rose from the dead. *by contemporary they lived in the approximate time frame that Jesus did. They record his history. Eye witnesses accounts of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Paul wrote 13 letters to the early church. He wrote of the resurrection of Jesus which was witnessed by 500 people “who are alive unto this day” says Paul. That is the claim of someone who was there and noted witnesses who could have refuted him. There is no evidence that they did. The Apostle John records, in 1 John 1: 2-4 “we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our[a] joy complete” He claims to be a witness. There is no evidence that he was not a witness. Peter claims, in 2 Peter 1: 16-18 “For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”[b] 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.” He claims to be an eyewitness. Luke was a doctor and historian. He was a contemporary of Paul and noted the history of the early church and missionary journeys of Paul.. History records that 10/12 apostles were killed because they refused to recant the resurrection of Jesus. They refused to change their story. Throughout history we have hundreds of millions of Christians willing to take the stand, under oath, and declare “I’ve met him, he’s talked with me, He’s changed me. He’s performed miracles in my life.” I can attest to all of those things in my 27 years as a Christian. Previously I was a rabid atheist. Where I once denied him with ferocity - going out of my way to dispute with Christian, I am now a follower of Christ. There is no way I could deny him. My faith isn’t based on the Bible alone. I’ve met him. I have had innumerable interactions with him that are beyond human explanation. These are intimate personal interactions that cannot be explained by “coincidence”. I could tell you story after story, but unless you are predisposed to recognize them then you will deny them, call me crazy and look for every opportunity to discount them as nothing. The human heart despises God and rejects him because he is rightfully in charge and to acknowledge him is to admit that we are sitting on a throne that does not belong to us. And yet, at the same time, humans are deeply superstitious and will believe anything except the God of the Bible - who has shown his existence in very real ways throughout history.
@@Maksie0 What's it to you when you don't even believe? Why ask questions when you know you are set in your ways? Can physically demonstrate the existence of a Neutrino without the aid of a Scientific experiment?
@@Maksie0 Most of the things true Christians experience are personal and spiritual and can't be physically proven. But the point of Christianity and Jesus is to have TRUST and FAITH in Him. He will show people who want to know him. I hope you're able to have that experience too because it's clear you have not. It's ok though because you may not know until later on in life.
The irony of people who claim to be non-judgmental. we are all judgmental to some degree, but others deny it because they like to seem like better people. It's why the bible teaches us HOW to judge with righteous judgment and not be hypocrites about it. But she is displaying a clear sign she didn't really read her bible through the eyes of the Holy Spirit. (Yes, I'm judging lol)
You’re taking her at face value. The issue at hand here is that you’re all judging the homosexual community and hiding behind the veil of “this is what god says about it, not me.” I call this rhetorical hand grandes. Toss a grenade into a scrum, watch the chaos and then proclaim that it’s not your fault because you were wearing your friend’s gloves when you threw it. You don’t absolve yourselves from culpability because of your beliefs. It remains a fact that you *believe* what you believe to be the case. At the same time, you refuse to own it, you merely say, “hey! This is what the bible says, not me!” No, you’re the ones saying it. You’re the ones casting judgement on others. If you respectfully disagree and carry on with your day and kept your opinions to yourselves, you wouldn’t get the backlash you get. She is non-judgemental when it comes to the LGBTQ community. She is not saying she is simply non-judgemental. There is no irony to n her comment at all and you’re really doing here is demonstrating you really don’t want to listen to her or what she has to say.
I love your methods of apologetics. For being such a young man, it's impressive. I hope to learn and gain this ability. It's so hard in the moment to have a good discussion with non-believers like this. Keep up the good work brother.
I do think some Christian's have trouble with this and i also think us as Christians should acknowledge that we should be applieing all of God's word to our daily lives like I'll swallow my pride and say God is the same God as he was then and is today may God bless your work Isaac
I don't have trouble with answering questions that Atheists ask. But alot of times when I do answer their question they all do the same thing and scoff at it and tell me that I'm wrong and try to educate me on something that they don't believe in!
It is "christianity" and its dreadful sinister god that causes alienation. Any god that threatens our so called freedom of choice with horrible unending vicious torment is not worthy of worship.
Day 1 apologetic stuff, as always. It is frustrating sometimes how misinformed non-believers are in their attacks. And sadly, how ignorant some Christians are with these issues. We should be ready to defend the faith, and that includes having answers to a lot of these common objections.
@TP The Free Thinker What was seen with human eyes was Jesus after the resurrection. The empty tomb was seen. By faith we look forward to final resurrection of the dead and final judgement. Great question Free Thinker.
@TP The Free Thinker It defends the gospel, which we're commanded to do (2 Corinthians 10:5; 1 Peter 3:15). It also answers honest questions these opponents have. With the defense we share they could come to believe having their objections cleared up.
It is disheartening but we, as Christians, have to have a good look at ourselves. Why do unbelievers think like her? I can tell you from my past (I used to think exactly like this young woman): it's because Christians are not consistent when it comes to following the Law. All the excuses why they can eat pork, black pudding and lobsters. All the excuses why they remember the Lord's day (4th century made-up stuff) and not the Sabbath day as the Lord has commanded. All the excuses why it's okay for Christian women to wear extravagant/revealing clothes. All the reasons why one denomination does this and the other one something else. The Torah is as clear as day. Pigs and hares/rabbits, everything that lives in the water and has no fins/scales- these are unclean- they were unclean from the times Moses received the law from the Lord and they are still unclean. Consuming blood and animal fat (from beef, sheep and goats) was forbidden then and it is still forbidden. There's no reason why Christians should find excuses for their poor behaviour. It's not such a big deal to give up on bacon, is it? I have stopped eating pork and black sausage (I am allergic to seafood, haven't had a glass of alcohol for years) once my heart was refreshed and I don't miss it one bit. I am now in a process of cutting off all animal fat- being an epileptic, it poses quite a challenge (fat is what helps me go through the day without having a seizure), but it can be done. Anything for the Lord, Our God. Jesus observed the Sabbath day (Friday dusk till Saturday night) and kept it holy. Nowhere in the Bible does it tell us to remember the Lord's day- so why so many Christians do as they please and follow human traditions on this Commandment? If you can follow 9 Commandments, surely you can do the tenth (fourth, actually) one! If we are to be the ambassadors of God on this earth, then it is essential that we do follow what the Bible tells us to. No maybes, no ifs, no buts. No excuses. The Lord is so good to us, full of mercy and love. The least thing we can do is to follow His instructions to the dot.
I think she’s happy and healthy and away from things that once made her miserable. That’s what matters most in my opinion, the fact that she’ll live a better life
@@andreamovi6780 What makes you happy isn’t always what’s good for you. Drugs can make you happy, but they still do great harm to you. Same with sin. True beneficial happiness comes from knowing Christ and repenting, asking for forgiveness of your sins. And we can’t ignore this. Jesus commanded us to make disciples of the Nations and call them to repent.
@@KingNazaru that’s what makes you happy, your religion. She was very religious for most her life and was not. She’s doing no wrong , only working, having harmless fun and being married. If she goes back to the church then it’ll be a choice! But before, it was just her parents choice
@@andreamovi6780 Having faith in God and trying to have relationship with him is not a bad thing. Outside of God leads to confusion and sin, even if the sin isn’t overt. And the wage of sin is spiritual death and destruction. To true happiness and fulfillment, she must return to Christ.
"I based my belief on Jesus". What Jesus? Because the ONLY Jesus that's worth believing is the one described in the bible. Which she said she doesn't trust. The inconsistency is just heart breaking. I don't know who she is but i pray that God may change her heart and she can truly understand scripture and believe in Jesus of the scripture. This is a reflection of a lot of people now days, they are living based on youtube and tiktok clips and they base their understanding on that rather than going to the source. I wish people would just take the time to go read it for themselves. You did a great job braking this down, i just wanted to point that out.
"The one described in the bible"? If you read the Bible for yourself as you claim people should do, you must have noticed that it's not one Jesus described there. Matthew's Jesus is different from Mark's Jesus, from Luke's Jesus, and all three are very different from John's Jesus, and yet again different from Paul's Jesus. Do you mean the Jesus that said: "Whoever is not against us is for us" (Mark 9, 40) or the one who said: "Anyone who is not for me is really against me" (Matthew 12, 30), although both statements are mutually exclusive? The one who said: "Whoever disobeys even the least important of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be least in the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matthew 5, 19), or Paul's Jesus, who happily did away with almost the entire corpus of Old Testament laws? The Jesus who says: "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone." (Mark 10,18), or the one who claims: "The father and I are one" (John 10, 30). The one who only talks about himself and his mission confidentially with his disciples, as in the synoptics, or the one who openly gives long speeches about himself and his purpose, as in John? And so on and so forth. You have to decide which is the "one" Jesus described in the Bible. You can't have everything at the same time.
@@doloreslehmann8628 I’m not sure I’m understanding what you are saying, different Jesus? So each one of those talk about a different Jesus? So marks Jesus is not the same as John’s? First time I’ve ever heard this in my life!! A book so confusing that each represent a different Jesus. So many different Person of Jesus. What do you mean by that? I though the trinity doctrine is hard to explain, I would like to see how you explain that. I don’t even know how those verses even contradict each other to say there are “multiple” Jesus. Read in context my friend read in context. If you are responding as a “believer” I highly recommend taking a course to help read the Bible correctly.
@@angelpaez6135 What I mean is that each of the New Testament writers had a different concept of Jesus in mind. If you carefully study what Jesus is supposed to have said or done (yes, in context), in each one of those texts, you have to come to the conclusion that it couldn't have been just one and the same man doing and saying all those things. There are contradicting versions, yes, even contradicting character traits. None of the Gospel writers have met Jesus in person. Everyone is relying on different sources, oral and written ones, sometimes identical, sometimes different sources. And each and every one tells what he thinks fits best with what the actual Jesus would have said and done. But it's just like different authors writing a biography about a historical person. The person they describe is always supposed to be the same, yet the descriptions contradict each other, they include some things others left out, and leave out things others included. And so, they give a different impression of what the person was like. It's the same with Jesus. Just one clarification to the examples I gave: Don't you notice that "Whoever is not against me is for me" and "Whoever is not for me is against me" are mutually exclusive? Then try to picture this: There are the people who are clearly against Jesus. And there are the people who are clearly for Jesus. And then there's a large group of people who don't know Jesus, or are indifferent to him. Are they for or against Jesus, according to Jesus? Well, according to Mark's Jesus, they are for him. According to Matthew's Jesus, they are against him. But what did the actual Jesus really think of them? Do you get what I mean?
I think you may be reading these books wrong. They may have different perspective but all describe the same Jesus. His foundational character all agree with each other. When we read all the gospels in context, if you get that there are different Jesus, you are reading it wrong. Each writer had different audience but all spoke of the same person. No historical scholars would agree with your statement. Same Jesus and only contradiction is found when reading out of context. Name one real contradiction because your example is not a contradiction, same point written differently.
I liked this approach and your attitude. One of my favorite things about your channel is you do the satirical clips, but you're not condescending when you refute things.
Dude seriously such a good video. Really gonna watch it again because it really brings to light a lot of things common people and Christians struggle with but need to be addressed to create a solid foundation for faith. Great stuff and I hope you continue making content as you are a gifted speaker that is so easy to understand which is a rare quality that you are putting to good use.
She is using hyperbolic expression here to say how much she hates the idea of God. For comparison let's say I had bullies at school that made fun of me. One day the teacher says "where going on a school trip to a water park" and then I said "I would rather take a trip inside a volcano than be with them. " It's not that I hate somewhere fun like a water park, but I also don't want to jump in a volcano either. It's just expressing how much I don't like those bullies that are going. In this case it's sad because I think she is being serious when she says I would rather suffer for all eternity because she hates God, and that pridefulness in her will unfortunately separate her from him. I used to be part of the LBGTQ but I never let that make me despise the idea of a God that would want me to go to heaven.
That expression is normally levied at the idea that there is no free will in heaven. The idea of hell is quite a pernicious one and uniquely Christian.
@@Bomtombadi1 i see how that's understandable, but let's use a different example, Islamics believe in a heaven and hell. Let's say I die and the Muslim god (Allah) was the true God all along and he thought I deserved to have a choice to choose heaven or hell. If I told him "send me to hell because I don't wants to spend any times when them Muslims" I would be crazy because even if I don't agree with everything they do, I should not hate them so much that I would rather suffer for eternity rather than going to heaven and be with them, that would also be an insult to Islamic people if I said something like that out of hate. My point is if we all had the choice to choose heaven or hell, there is no logical reason to choose to be in torment rather than paradise. Either way though I still respect and love them regardless of what they believe in.
@@Bomtombadi1 Is being a true diehard Atheist mean you have to go to every Christian you see and "Educate" us on "Your" version of Truth? I'll let you know something about Truth, it's not subjective.
I am a follower of Christ and there are plenty of things I don't understand about scripture, but I don't let that hinder my walk. We walk by faith, and God promises to answer all of our questions one day in His timing. Secondly, if we can at least accept even the concept of an all powerful, all knowing creator, then who are we, as creations, to even begin to second guess or question someone who knows infinitely more than we could ever know? Even children of earthly parents question and challenge mom and dad nonstop and often think they know better. But if even earthly parents generally know better than their toddler children, how much does an all powerful God know more than us? But let's just cut through all the arguments and excuses. The bottom line why most of us choose not to believe in or follow God is just plain old rebellion. "I want to do what I want to do and who are you to tell me what to do?" We all struggle with these desires, even followers of Christ.
Wait but as a Christian that analogy with the lying to the judge and cop etc. really helped me and helped me understand my faith a lot more. I’ve been wondering about some things lately thanks so much.
Definitely Bible is not how God speaking too us like people think and introduction though. But what God already said. Also Bible consist different parts and not the same receivers but same reason why it's its made. There is teachings, songs , revelation. To know how people should understand God. Bible contains God's word but also peoples words. Those writing is from authors preserved the interaction of God along with his servants.
The example he used at 16:20 reminds me of am analogy people at my church use, same point, just worded differently. If I were to slap my sibling I would probably get a stern talking to from my parents. Or whoever was there when I did it. If I were to slap my parents I would be getting seriously talked to, and maybe even some other consequences, if I were to slap a police officer I would be charged with assaulting an officer, if I were to slap the president of the United States I would be in prison for the rest of my life, and if I were to slap the ruler of Saudi Arabia I would immediately get shot and killed. Even though it was the same, single offense, as I did it to someone who was entitled to more respect and had more authority, the consequences were more severe, until even having the eternal consequence of death even. Now imagine that each time you sinned, you slapped the eternal, perfect, all powerful king of the universe of in the face. What consequence should we get? Keeping in mind, that unlike when we hypothetically slapped the ruler, we have sinned thousands of times against this king if the universe. Same example, just different words really, but both are equally good at proving our worthiness for hell.
When she talked about only good people going to heaven it reminded me of Luke 15:3-7. Jesus tells a parable about a shepherd who owns 100 sheep, but realizes that he is missing one of them. Instead of hoping that the sheep will come back, he leaves the other 99 sheep by themselves and goes to find the one lost sheep. When he finds it, he throws a party for all of his friends and neighbors to celebrate. Jesus finishes the story by saying, “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who do not need to repent.” Who would a parable like this be talking about?
Exactly! And some of the saints, people we are pretty darn certain are in fact in Heaven, were terrible, sinful people at some point in their lives. St. Paul, anyone?
I'm so tired of everyone saying christians judge. It's Gods judgment not ours but because christians show others how sinful we all are then we're judging but it's Gods standards we're showing
... “Don’t be surprised if the world hates you. It hated me first.” -Jesus Unfortunately, the Church has done enough apart from Christ’s teachings to warrant hatred.
@Prey R We have to judge in side the church. All outside the church will judge God. Thats what Gods word say. Of course we have to warn them... God bless
I appreciate you saying you’re not trying to “dunk on me” 💙 I’m sure you have good intentions when responding to people and you’re free to talk about what you want on your channel but it does make me look a little silly when I just sort of spew my thoughts and don’t give evidence because I’m not trying to argue! I have my own beliefs based on my own research and I appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions but we still disagree and that’s okay. Again, I don’t share my thoughts on Christianity for well educated people to respond because I am not sharing my own well educated beliefs, I’m just sharing a very small portion without referencing the Bible or anything because again - I’m not here on my channel to argue I’m simply here to share my thoughts in a basic way that’s entertaining for people, not to convert people to my perspective. But again I don’t mind that you made this video I just hope people watching you understand that the playing field isn’t really level when you are making a well researched video on my stream of consciousness :)
I don’t think you looked silly, you are asking questions/wondering about such an important topic, probably the most important topics here on earth. Where or what do we put our faith in? Is there something bigger than us? Or is this life just ours to live and die? That is an excellent question, and I believe it’s put on our hearts for a reason. Best of wishes, God bless.
Hi Dani, glad you got to watch this. I think it is good video because a lot of people do have similar perspectives to you and it was obvious that those were just your thoughts but to people who may have thoughts like you and want those questions answered, I like that there’s a more informative resource. Anyways, it broke my heart to hear you say you would rather be in hell with the gays than heaven with Christians who don’t believe homosexuality is ok- or are ‘judgey’ . I watch your videos and heard it before watching this video. But that just made me think of your judgement toward Christians who do believe the Bible and try to live according to it, is that any better? Anyways I support you and wish the best for you and that you find the full truth of God’s word because it truly does bring life and life more abundantly when you dig in and study for yourself. It’s been changing my life and I’ve grown closer to God and keep uncovering the depth of His love 💕. His mercies are new every morning, and right now He is sitting on the mercy seat, but one day His judgement will come and I hope you will realize the weight of those words and that choice before that day comes. Also reminder to anyone reading this that none of us are perfect! His mercies are new every morning because we are bound to mess up everyday. That verse gives me so much peace because I struggle with a few specific sins that I keep bringing back to God in my prayer time every morning. It sucks to struggle but I’m so thankful that my struggle doesn’t define me in the eyes of Jesus ❤️
Surprised to find your comment all the way down here. I hope the best for you, Jesus said all those that His father has given Him, he has not lost one, and none can take them out of His hand. If you wander for a while, He will eventually bring you back. Because it is He who calls us, ordains us, saves us, changes us, renwes our minds and has already prepared a place for us in heaven.
I hope that she does watch this video and learns something from it. We need people like you to reach out to people like her. Also I thought that all of the Cimorelli girls were Christians because they sang at least one worship song (Reckless Love).
The current Cimorelli band members are practicing Christians 😁! But just because someone in your family does something doesn't mean everyone in that family does- like in Dani's case and in my own family as well! God bless 🙏🏽
Hey, Isaac! I really appreciate your content. I don’t know if you’ll see this, but may I request a video on the asexual spectrum (asexuality, demisexuality, aromantic, etc.)? Given the definitions and connotations of this spectrum it could be a pitfall for many young Christians. It would be helpful to have a Christian lens through which to look at this specific issue as it’s now an accepted part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good idea! I am trying to focus on God more and eliminating distractions.. being desiring a relationship. After praying, God has helped me not be distracted (hallelujah!) which means no crushy feelings. Which sounds like what people call asexual. Some people may be so unfocused on romance they feel nothing at all, but they could go down the road as identifying as LGBT+. We should not label or seek to identify w/ worldly things for acceptence. All you're doing would be focusing on God! And this is not due to genes and whatnot, it's a gift of God that He deserves all the glory for!
Even though I respect the Bible in that it is written eye witness testimony and historical accounts, I would go on to say that the “changes” she says are actually apparent. But that it’s because of translation and modern day vocabulary usages. That isn’t much, but a word or two can change drastically in 2,000 years, and what is perceived now isn’t what was understood back then. This is not to say the Bible is “incorrect” but that WE are incorrect if we misinterpret. This ultimately means that if you want to know what the actual meaning was, you’d have to read it in its native grammar. You must understand ancient reading comprehension of Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew. This would help you get to the Truth. I would say NEVER take new age literature at face value as if they were perfectly copied.
Frankly, if someone wants to go to hell, then more power to them. People embrace various nonsense about the bible because it is convenient for their metaphysical preferences. I have had, for years, conversations with atheists making all sorts of silly claims about the bible and Christianity. After explaining things to them, pointing them to all sorts of scholarship and biblical teachings, do they learn anything? Nope, never, not once. Why not? Because their complaints have nothing at all to do with Christianity or God or knowledge. Jesus explains this in John 3: 16-21. The rejection of God has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge or evidence or biblical understanding, but is about a love of sin instead of a love of God. Once I fully understood this, I realized that all attempts to teach atheists, etc. the bible, offer them great scholarship and so on are pointless. In the end, it's about a love of self and a hatred of God. I have several times gotten to this point in conversations where the atheist will outright admit that this is what it's about. They don't want to surrender their "identity" or stop doing the sins they love doing. There is, however, a great value in apologetics, and it is almost 100% for the education of the Christian. We can learn a lot about the bible, the historical, cultural and linguistic context of its writings, a greater appreciation for its teachings, and more.
If someone admitted to you that they hate God then that person is an anti-theist not an atheist. I can’t hate something I don’t believe exists. I do agree that apologetics is 100% for believers. These arguments are not going to bring non-believers to the faith. They do help believers convince themselves they are being rational.
Of course they don't want to go to "hell" but they are describing how convoluted the ideas of certain believers appear to them. They have not resigned themselves to a destiny they do not even believe in. People were almost bestial creatures back when the Bible was written and things have advanced so much. Modern human rights started to come about because of things like the French revolution. Some people will have an emotional experience or upbringing that will cause them to embrace some sect of christianity and others will have an experience that will lead them down some different spiritual path. You say that someone does not want to choose your faith because they love sin. Well you are engaging in a very simple fallacy of circular argument where you define that which does not fit your faith according to the private beliefs of your faith by smearing it as a sin, which is meaningless to anyone who does not believe in your faith already. That's like me arguing that not praying every day muslim style is wrong and you simply don't want to give up your wrongful freedom of not having to pray that way every day. If you want people to inconvenience themselves greatly you have to give them something in return and sociologists know that adult religious conversion is mostly about other people and not some grand theological beliefs that are not based on logic. If I find some people that are nice and charismatic and have the best time of my life with them and find out that they are buddhist the chances are fairly decent that I will feel compelled to become a buddhist. Until the 19th century people in the west were in the dark about any other religion than christianity because the crusades forced us to give up our old faiths through violence and intimidation and we have only enjoyed religious freedom for a short while in many 1st world countries...for a much shorter time than blacks have been free of slavery in the United States. Even today in my country the christian church enjoys abundant state privileges over other religions that is keeping people in the dark about spirituality more or less but in this day and age with the level of education people have simply intimidating them with stories about torment is not going anywhere. Most people are far too smart and brave for that.
@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 No. God is the only truth. Jesus died for our sins and He came here to save people, not condemn. But we must repent and follow in his ways of love.
I feel strongly like you going to be one of the first genuine Christian UA-camrs to reach a million subscribers I may be wrong but I’m pretty confident
If we'are talking about being judgmental in Christian context, the answer is complicated. According to Christianity, being judgmental means judging one's whole being. Someone lies, and we call them a liar. Another practice homosexuality, and we call them an adulterer. And if someone does good deeds, we call them a good person. By doing that, people are guilty of blasphemy because only God judge people in that sense. Declaring someone to be a sinner we basically send them to Hell, and by doing that we make ourselves Gods. Instead of that, Christians should say something like "forgive me, my brethren, for my weak understanding and merciless heart, but what you're practicing seems to be sinful according to what I know about God". That way, Christians judge the works of people, not people themselves, by following the teachings of the LORD... and therefore they themselves do not judge the works of people, and they even admit they can be wrong. In this meaning of being judgmental, Christians are not actually judgmental and therefore judging the works is not called judgmental. So yes, all people are judgmental. But there is the way to leave it behind, and it's different to judge someone than to judge their actions... the difference most people probably cannot see, because one's works are seen as a part of one's being.
Honestly if she was raised Catholic she should know about the three kinds of laws. The first year after I converted to Catholicism I learned that we don't keep the civil laws, but we do keep the ceremonial laws (the liturgy) and the moral laws. I'm wondering how she missed this.
(Just finished the video and realized he literally talks about this in the video 😂) Ah yes… I was in the position she was at one point. “Why some issues we say the Bible says this about, but other things we say are outdated??” Then, partly from sermons and this channel I learned the difference between ceremonial laws and moral laws. The latter never changes, for example “thou shalt not murder” is a law we must always follow. No matter how many years it’s been since it was written. Whereas for ex. the Israelites not being allowed to eat certain meats was a ceremonial law. It only applied during that time for many reasons, not all are known even to this day (I encourage you to do some research). Anyways, there’s whole lists online and in one of his videos showing the difference between ceremonial laws and moral laws. Be familiar with it ❤️
"THOU SHALT NOT KILL Murder. But when you think about it, religion has never really had a big problem with murder. More people have been killed in the name of god than for any other reason. All you have to do is look at Northern Ireland, Kashmir, the Inquisition, the Crusades, and the World Trade Center to see how seriously the religious folks take thou shalt not kill. The more devout they are, the more they see murder as being negotiable. It depends on who's doin the killin' and who's gettin' killed." -George Carlin
The only reasoning I know for a piece of ceremonial law is related to the not eating certain meats, specifically pork. Pigs will eat anything, everything and anything. In those times, pigs would eat the corpses on battlefields, which is why God said they were unclean to eat, because they ate dead humans (and I honestly wouldn't want to eat something that eaten dead humans either). Now, pigs aren't swarming the battlefields for rotting corpses, so they're safe to eat. I can't remember where I heard that, but it definitely helped to clarify that area for me.
It is important to remember that the Bible, which contains multiple books and accounts, was translated very carefully by many expert linguistics. Many people seem to have the impression that (a) random person(s) translated the Bible carelessly. I also have yet to meet someone who makes the argument that translations have mistakes to give me an actual example of a mistake, especially one that didn’t come from a random source on the internet. (So often, these “evidences” come from a throwaway article they saw or even just friends/family that don’t know much about linguistics) Oh, and it is true that Hebrew has multiple words where English only has one word to describe a concept. For example, “love”. Thus, it’s worth trying to learn even a little Hebrew to further study the scriptures. However, these translations have _never_ changed the meaning of passages or versus. Not even a little. Also… context is important! Never read a verse alone. God bless :)
It's truly remarkable how much care went into faithfully translating and preserving the scriptures. The argument that the Bible has been changed in all these ways over the years was more common before 1947 when the dead sea scrolls were discovered. When comparing the copy of the OT in the dead sea scrolls from over 2200 years ago to modern translations it turns out there were no significant changes at all, just minor translation differences. I think the argument that we don't have the same scriptures today that the Jewish people and early Christians did is a pretty dated one that doesn't hold up anymore.
I like this video more than your previous videos. You did great explaining the concept of exegisis and also the context of the different kinds of laws. You have disected it well and presented scriptures accordingly. Keep up the great work!
Maybe that's the place where I finally find a Christian who would reply to this question without dodging it: How can you possibly know that the Bible is, actually, in its entirety, the word of God? Without stating: Well, because the Bible says so!
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV bible.com/bible/1/2ti.3.16-17.KJV
Because our main sources of information about God is the Bibel. I think that God would NOT let it happen that anyone would change it. Another thing that shows me how important the Bibel is, is actually found in the Bibel itself. It was when Jesus was fasting in the desert and the devil tried to tempt him, but failed because Jesus pushed him back by quoting verses of the scripture. (Mathew Chapter 4). If Jesus put his trust into the scripture why shouldn't I?
Hey awesome video!!! around 12:00 when she was talking about weird stories I immediately thought of Samson's story and then you happened to mention it as well. Super good video, id love to learn where you got a lot of your theological knowledge!
Pain is a result of the curse, you could take someone through the 10 Commandments to show them they have violated God's Law and have sinned against Him and are deserving of His just punishment in hell forever. Also, many people belittle sin and make the excuse that everyone does it, well just let them know that wasn't God's will for us, He made man upright, but one day God will take away all the pain of believers (Rev 21:4). “See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.” Ecclesiastes 7:29
@@changedman6035 Honor thy Mother and Father. What if a father beats their child, rapes them, then scadaddles out of their never to be seen from again? What about a mother who prostitutes her 13 year old daughter for drugs? What about parents who abandon their children? Like George Carlin says "Respect shouldn't be automatic. It should be earned. It should be based on the parents performance. Some parents deserve respect, most of em don't. Period."
@@ayybeealternative1999 In these cases that you mentioned, the civil authorities (police) should be brought in because the parents have overstepped their authority. But not all parents are like this. They may be mean at times but they are still our parents. Let me ask you this. Have you ever lied?
Came to the comments, looking for exactly this. Lol! Thank you for saying something about this. I could hardly listen to her because of her "microphone". Kept wondering if there was a mic in there. Lol!!
@@Maksie0 you don’t understand. We are looking at it from a Christian perspective, us Christians are here to serve god and follow in his footsteps. It’s not a slave level, it’s trying to be the best person you can.
@@Maksie0 not really. Serving God is the kind of servitude like where you help your neighbor mow the lawn just because you love them. Serving God and loving him is a choice. We were given free will and can choose to serve him. It’s not God forcing us to labor for him, it’s an open invitation to have a relationship with him. God loves you so much, not because of the things you do but just because he made you. (And that love will never change) When you fully grasp this it feels like you’ve won the lottery and you want to tell everyone you know! Serving God is an outpour from the heart because you start to realize how precious life is and how you can use your time here to love others well, just as Jesus loves you. I hope this kind of helps! I know it can be A LOT from an outside perspective and I didn’t even understand it until I experienced it for myself.
I love the Lord. Recently, as I’ve been reading my Bible, I’ve had a lot of doubts come up and a lot of questions… I don’t know if it’s normal to wonder if Jesus really is who he says he is. I wonder at a lot of how these things come to be true… I honestly struggle with the idea of God sending people to hell too… I ask this because I am curious, and I wanted to know if someone could answer this question for me: Since God tells us to forgive others even if they do not ask for forgiveness from us, why does God not save those who did not repent and are going to hell? I’m not going to turn away from Christ because I love Him too much to do that. But is it normal to have those doubts? It usually comes up when I am alone with God and I pick up my Bible
Hello, sister in Christ. It's normal to have doubts. I used to struggle with that too. The answer to your question is this: God is both loving and just. It seems paradoxical but that is who God is. For He is just, he punishes sinners. But because He is also love, He grants us the Grace to be free from eternal damnation. Remember, we all are sinners and we all deserve to go to hell. It is not wrong for God to send us there because of that. However, since He loves us so much that He sent Jesus to die for our sins so we may have eternal life. As long as we repent (we must mean it), then God will forgive us.
God doesn't send anyone to hell. Hell is where we are automatically destined to be without God. When Adam and Eve sinned, they were separated from God and sentenced to death. We bear the same punishment today, except God has extended us a pardon through Jesus Christ... the only way we can be saved from our fate.
It’s the story of the prodigal son. The father was always forgiving of his son who abandoned him. It was the son who removed himself from his father. But also notice that the father didn’t go searching for the son to force his forgiveness onto him. This is the same when it comes to salvation. We are saved, all of us, but it’s up to us to accept that salvation. If we don’t, God isn’t going to force it onto us. He’s going to let us make our choices even if it means we remove ourselves from his presence eternally.
You are brilliant David you give informed gracious easy to understand commentary on difficult issues. God is truly using you in this difficult & Relativistic age that we live in
I have a question, well two, for the Daily Disciple. First, we must recognize that Jesus identity is central to the Bible's explanation of what salvation is. So who exactly who is Jesus, and then how is Jesus able to pay for the sins of the whole world?
She’s never read the Bible and if you don’t believe in God and try to read the Bible you will come up with contradictions when you have a reprobated mind and try to read the Bible it will not work
When saying that Christians pick and choose about Jewish law is because she forgets Peter’s speech in the book of Acts about how the law applies after Jesus’s ascension
She will get her wish, she is judging God not people. It’s funny when people think they are all knowing and all seeing to be able to claim God is not real or God is bad. They just make stuff up and they have no wisdom or authority. She will see God and hopefully it’s before it’s too late.
How do you respond to people who give the following line of reasoning for universal salvation: 1. God is all powerful. 2. God loves all mankind. 3. Given 2, God wishes for all mankind to be saved. 4. Given 1, God has the power to save anyone. 5. Given 3 & 4, God will use His power to ensure the ultimate salvation of all mankind. The argument is that if God does not save everybody then He does not really love all mankind or He is not all powerful. Naturally many people will bring up free will as a retort to that, but if that's the case, then what about this argument: 1. God created all mankind. 2. God loves all mankind. 3. God is all knowing. 4. Given 2, God wants all mankind to choose Him freely. 5. Given 1 & 3, God knows which people will ultimately reject Him before they've even been created by Him. 6. Given all of the above, God would not knowingly create people which He knows will ultimately reject Him and receive eternal punishment. Basically, suggesting that God is dooming people to hell by creating human beings which He knows will ultimately reject Him. And assuming God really does love all mankind, why would He not exclusively create people who He knows will ultimately choose Him in the end? I am personally on the fence about how I feel towards universal salvation. But I've heard these arguments from sincere Christians, not anyone else. I'm curious how you would respond to it.
He created even people he knew people would reject them. Because of free will, and because of Love. God. Because free way to save but if people refuse to reject the gift. They choose sin over God. Instead of forgiveness it's their choice. Wanted God to have people a choice. God knowing that people depress and reject his Son. Heck even some of his own kind Jews reject Jesus. Send his son anyway because sin has to justified . There are people to save.
@@phantomdragon3893 Thanks for the reply. But I think you are not fully understanding my question. The question was this: Since God already knows whether a person will reject Him before they ever exist, why create that person at all? It is not for that person's own good, obviously, since they are doomed to go to hell and He knows it. And it would not seem to line up with what God would want either, given that He loves all mankind. If He loves all mankind, then it would make more sense for Him to only create human beings that He knows will eventually choose to follow Him and be saved, right?
@@Lady_de_Lis I am a Christian but I don’t believe actually in hell, because I’ve read somewhere that hell isn’t actually eternal and it was translated wrong, meaning that if you chose sim over God than you’re wasting your life, you’ll live as you want here on earth but you won’t have eternal life
@@millenadecampos7192 I've heard that perspective. Annihilationism, I believe it's called? I know multiple people who believe in universal salvation. However, they still believe in hell. Instead, they believe that hell is a temporary place, and that those of us who do not come to Jesus in this life will go there. Rather than a punishment, it's meant to be like purifying fires, where people finally shed the darkness of their souls for good so they can be with God. A painful but restorative process. I'm not sure if I believe that or not, but it's an interesting idea to say the least.
@@Lady_de_Lis Yes something like that but I’m still studying scripture and I think there’s a lot of things we don’t now however I do have certainty that God exists
immediately hearing that "a loving god wouldn't send people to hell." the point THE POINT is that he saves us from hell. satan tricks people into thinking that hell isn't so bad, while God chases us to bring us back home. this video is great, i hear a lot of these arguments every time i discuss religion with friends, and i am intensely grateful for the opportunities to refine my responses and open people i care about up to deeper understanding of these (awesome) questions! thanks for this video, isaac!
When she said “I like can’t just willing like ‘hm yeah that sounds right’ to the Bible when I don’t understand half of it. And also the parts that I do understand of it; I’m like ‘what the hell are you talking about?’”. That’s just very telling about many in our generation. Too many people formulate their opinions based on external sources and exclude the Bible altogether and then preach why it’s wrong or why they don’t believe in religion at all.
In Buddhism there is a short story called the spider's thred that basically says that if you saved one tiny spider then it absolved robbery and potential murder. This is something that never takes evil seriously. Additionally it pre supposed a deity to judge right from wrong.
I've heard a lot of non-believers ask, "If God is so good, why would He send people to hell?" He sends you there because He honors your free will. The condition of heaven is accepting God and becoming his bond servant. By refusing it, God honors your choice and sends you to the only other place you can go. God loves you, but He gave you free will so you could love Him freely. By rejecting Him, you choose not to love Him. You tell God you don't want Him. Hell is a place completely devoid of God, eternal separation. Hell is exactly what you asked for; to never be with God.
I usually watch something that look easy & see people struggling with it. I would usually think or say that I can breeze through it. Then I finally do it & within the first min, I'm thinking of quitting straight away because of the realization that it really is hard. This kind of mindset can be compared to this type of people. But the difference is I can quit & walk away whenever I want whereas these people can't because it is for eternity.
She shall get what she desires. The Lord is coming, the season is now! Amen. God is merciful. He always forgives. Never be ashamed to take your failures to him. He is for you, not against you! God is with you in the storm. He knows your troubles, he hears you! He is for you, on your side, always! It may feel silent at times, but he’s holding you close! May the Lord return soon! We are drawing closer. He is coming! Believe and trust in the Lord, you will be saved. Period. May the Lord bless you all! Hang in there family. Stay strong. It is not easy following the Lord. We are scoffed at. We give up our earthly dreams, our fleshly desires. What the enemy offers is short lived, but heaven is forever! Life may seem or be unfair, but God is with you! Always remember that. Things may get better or worse for you, but a kingdom awaits you! Finish the race! Repent daily and carry your cross. This world is fading fast. Your troubles are temporary! New channel here, I’d appreciate any kind of support. Don’t give up! God loves you so much! So do I. The Lord bless you!!
Wow I remember them all saying that they were Christian. All of her sisters are still Christian and they were also advising her not to get into a relationship with the guy she’s now married to. He was kind of a bum and didn’t really seem to love her. Little did we later learn that he wasn’t even Christian either. Now she’s not a Christian anymore too. So really it all comes down to the guy that her family warned her about.
It's not harsh it's foolish. It takes the Holy Spirit and a humbled heart to realize that God is not a bad God trying to hurt sinners, but a Good God that has to judge sin. What we see as insignificant or no big deal in regards to sin, is abhorrent in Gods eyes. God help us all and open the eyes of everyone.
Jesus said to spread His gospel to all people, but if someone denies you or turns you away, shake the dust off your sandals and leave that place. This applies to individuals, I believe; Not our place to do anything further than spread the news that Jesus is risen, then leave and say a prayer, let God deal with their souls, that’s His job. Who even is this person and why is she speaking into a tube of toothpaste?
Mate was asking myself the same thing, never, ever heard of her, have no idea of what type of content she posts. And agree with you, although hurts thinking the end that people who don't born again will have, If I tried my best i must follow what God says us , and I always recall Mathew 7:6 __“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces”__
I never understood this strange "we have to spread the gospel" stuff. Can´t your god communicate in a different way than all the gods from all the fake religions? Wouldn´t a real god understand that you can´t convince anybody with such nonsense? Sure, you can brainwash children, but that´s it. What would you say is the most convincing argument for your god to be more real than all the other gods worldwide? And if you think about it and figure out that its not convincing at all, would you agree that all this makes zero sense and no real god would even try to communicate in such a way, or even worse, punish people when they are not able to believe in stuff like zombies that walk on water or turn it into wine because people say so?!
@@justacutie. Amen, brother. Hard truths are hard truths. It is sad that there are so many who will be lost, all we can really do in that case is pray for the unbelievers that God will open their eyes and soften their hearts. This world is depraved, stay strong and keep faith 🙏🏼 Jesus is Risen and He is in control.
@@fabricatorgeneralcaz534 LOl, first you say that it´s your job to spread the gospel, and when finally somebody is interested and asks you just to present a single rational argument or a single impressive prophecy, you immediately run for the hills. How unreal weak and ridiculous is that?!
Part of Dani's questions were things like why should a Buddhist kid go to Hell when they never heard about Jesus? There are also questions like what about misscarried babies or christians who lost their minds when they died? Questions like that go unanswered and the best answer I can give is God only Knows. God is the final Judge and he exists outside of time, all-knowing. It's up to God to decide whether or not those who didn't get the chance to believe in him should be accepted into the kingdom of heaven. Simply because he knows who will be there in the end, but that doesn't mean he won't pursue those who deny him at first. There is hope and a chance for everyone, but it's up to them to choose to accept Christ's offer of eternal life and salvation through faith and repentance.
0:50 "Do you think God is loving if He sends people to Hell?" I heard a very interesting answer to these sorts of questions once. I don't know it word for word, so bear with me. First off, God doesn't want anyone to go to Hell. He wants us all to be happy with Him in Heaven forever and ever. He loves us all more than we could ever imagine, and if Hell is complete and total separation from God, can you imagine how much pain it'd cause to be separated from your child like that, knowing that they're suffering for eternity? Secondly, we are pretty much responsible for if we're going to Heaven or Hell. By the choices we make, whether we strive to be holy or be evil, that makes a difference. Now, none of us can know who is in Hell and who isn't, or if there is anyone in Hell yet aside from the demons. We don't know. Third, and this is the point that stuck out to me. If you're ending up in Hell, it's a mercy. If you hate and despise and want absolutely nothing to do with God, then Hell's exactly where you'd want to be, not stuck in Heaven surrounded 24/7 by God and all His glory. If you really don't want to be that close to God, He won't make you do that. And who knows what exactly causes someone to go to Heaven or Hell? There are some saints who started off as pretty terrible people - hello, Paul? Literally murdering hundreds of thousands of people? Now he's one of the greatest saints of all time - and look where they are now? Our God is a God of mercy and redemption. If He can make saints out of terrible people, He can do anything. God doesn't send people to Hell willy-nilly. That's the last thing He would ever want for us. He wants us to experience eternity with Him in pure and complete joy forever and ever, joy and beauty that we can't even begin to comprehend! And going back to what Dani said about how she'd rather rot in Hell with the gays: not every gay person is going to Hell. Being gay in and of itself is not a sin. Entering into gay sexual relationships is, just like a straight person masturbating or having sex outside of the bonds of marriage is also a sin. Heaven is not specifically for straight people, and Hell is not the ultimate LGBTQ club. There'll probably be plenty of gay people going to Heaven, and plenty of straight people going to Hell. And there'll probably be plenty of straight people going to Heaven and gay people going to Hell. Your sexuality isn't a one-way ticket to wherever you're going after death. If it was, there'd be a lot if straight people in a whole lotta trouble too. In conclusion: your sexuality doesn't not define you or your eternity, Christians don't hate gays (and if they do, they need to do some serious inner work and reread the scriptures on loving one's neighbor as thyself), and no one knows who is going to Heaven or to Hell.
Thank you for this video, you answered all her questions thoroughly but I just need clarity on the question she asked. The one about why would someone that is a Buddhist for instance and not know of God go to hell? I'm not sure if I missed if you answered that or not? Would really help if someone would ask me and I didn't know how to answer to and witness to them; Thank you in advance.
I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.” Psalms 77:11-12 NIV
I once thought the bible contradicted itself. But I'm a writer. I published a short story and a reader submitted a review complaining about how the characters talked like they were British when the story was set in Texas. The story is very much set in the UK. I responded to the reader and asked why she thought it was set in Texas.
This person pointed out the line mentioning something being as big as Texas. It was the only time Texas was even mentioned. Everything else- dialogue, weather (cold and rainy), terminology, cuisine all pointed to the UK. But because the reader drew a conclusion that shaped her view, everything else she read contrary to her conclusion cultivated frustration which ended in her (NOT questioning her own understanding)questioning and even accusing the actual author(me).
It was then I realized that my assumption of a scripture could later interfere with my understanding of another scripture which lead to me believing the Bible contradicts itself. This is where pride and arrogance need to take a seat.
Love this writers perspective.
@@thechrastastrophe same
Definitely Bible is not how God speaking too us. But what God already said. Also Bible consist different parts and not the same receivers but same reason why it's its made. There is teachings, songs , revelation. To know how people should understand God. Bible contains God's word but also peoples words. Those writing is from authors preserved interaction of God along with his servants.
The problem is not the book itself but the one who interpretating it goes wrong to understand the bible. Many teachers had fall in wrong understanding of bible and reflect itself to his followers and audience.
@@jeusmarcomascarina4102 The Word of God is alive and living, sharper than any two edged sword. The Word is still speaking to millions today.♡
Yeah, makes you question becoming one, if nobody is going to take the time to listen. Doesn't it? It's like, I spent 20 years writing all these books, only for what? People to half understand them, or intentionally not get them.
So, I'm not sure what to do. As, interpolation is a problem I'm only starting to crack the surface of. Mostly it's due to the fact that the average person is half illiterate, only able to understand at about a fourth grade reading comprehension. But a large part of the problem is it's encouraged by top literary circles. And there we get into the problem that art has meaning, but nobody wants to take the time to know what that is. They just want it to be whatever they feel like.
"I'd rather be in hell"... said by people who don't even believe in hell, and have no concept of what it actually is. It's literal separation from God, so that nothing but evil exists. The worst thing you could imagine would never compare to it. It isn't just suffering, it's beyond any suffering you could ever know or comprehend in this life.
and that is pretty much why normal people can't trust you. Abstract horror is the basis of your dreadful religion. You have invented a nasty unethical monster who holds a vicious eternal grudge against his own children for the "crime" of dissent. No wonder the mind rotting stuff is incomprehensible. Ugh.
Yes! The soul is a creation of God and yearns to be with God.
@@luckdragongirl What most religious fanatics yearn for is the rapture or end of days or some other apocalypse so that they can set the world on fire and curse the rest of us to hell. Cowards.
Wow this is the one. I’m going to screenshot and save it so that I can reference it.
Hell is something you do not want to be in with an eternity of Pain and Suffering
"I'd rather be in hell with the gay people than in heaven with judgmental people."
This statement assumes that hell will be some sort of social environment where you get to be around and interact with people.
This just showed that she doesn't understand what hell is and what Jesus was describing of hell. Why would Jesus even die on the cross if hell is just a giant party social event? lol
all I need to hear is "gnashing of teeth" to know you wont exactly be living large in hell
Exactly. Despite being surrounded by others, hell is an isolating experience. If the descriptions from the major prophets are to be taken more literally, hell basically sounds like a giant pit of refuse, fire, and maggots, all of which never go way. It’s on the very outskirts of the kingdom. It’s filled with shame and grief and anger, and the bodies that are there seem like they’re thrown on top of each other. My impression is that they’re bound to being a conscious corpse, always rotting, unable to move, just able to groan and weep and gnash teeth. At least, that’s what I’m getting from the passages in Isaiah, Ezekiel, etc.
yeah they think it's gonna be a big party. The only socializing you get in hell is with the demons who are raping and torturing you
You guys know hell doesn't actually exist, right?
As soon as she said “oh that’s outdated” I started to realize that she didn’t fully understand what she was talking about so we need to pray for her so God can guide her and help her better understand.
And it means she heard that reasoning from Christians who didn't know what they were talking about either.
Is God only going to guide her and help if we pray? Is God gonna be like "well i was going to help this lady but yall didn't pray so 🤷♂️"
I don’t think people know they won’t remember the things of this world but when they go to hell they gonna remember every single minute of being on earth saying “I should’ve believed”
@@Good-ke5tk so then our time on earth is a waste then. Our time on Earth is going to be erased, so then what's the point.
@@Good-ke5tk is there any second chances of getting out of punishment?
I genuinely wouldn’t know how to respond to someone like Dani Cimorelli, for me It’s much more difficult to handle the emotional, rather than the rational response, and I’m glad there are Christians out there who can handle the emotional response better!
i agree with this completely. the thought of speaking out scares me everytime but i try to think about it in terms of love. if i truly care for anyone i will say something. whether or not they take it to heart will be on them, but i feel like if i dont say something i will always regret it. it is definitely really, REALLY hard…
Just read the Bible. Not only read but study and memerize verses. Use them as they are your weapon. The full armor of God goes further into this but it’s so very true! Having a knowledge of the Bible is key. Just looking up “verses about the armor of God” or “bi or verses for spiritual warfare and defense against spiritual attacks”. Im praying for you my friend!
@@chancemodiri3672 You guys just cant´t handle or see the real point of what she says
@@mariadelmargomezacuna1864
That she is emotionally traumatised and needs to reconcile her relationship with God.
"Christian" parents, including myself, need to do a better job educating their children.
Her statements were very typical, level 1 stuff. However, there's a difference between genuine questions and excuses.
Because we have so much access to whatever information we choose, it's becoming more and more obvious that ignorance is a choice.
At the end of the day, people just want to justify their sin and because of this, they are ready to run with the silliest objections.
I regularly look back on my "spiritual" lifestyle, and can now see how inconsistent I was, how illogical my beliefs were, and that my ignorance was intentional.
I didn't want truth at all. I wanted to eliminate all guilt so that I can ignore/dull my conscience, and sin freely.
I think that Dani is open to answers. She clarified that she was stating her opinion and to not be taken as facts. I think she's wrestling with her faith.
I've had these questions as well but I still believe in Jesus and the Bible and want to learn more.
@@monsev.arellano9125 the honest truth is that we must accept that there are those that will be dead in their sin forever
But that's something we should do
Exactly. The truth is waiting for those who seek it! Generally, any question you have has been asked by many people over the course of hundreds of years.
I think her questions where reasonable there is no such thing as a bad question
I agree with your statement about Christian parents needing to do better. Growing up, I was just expected to believe in God and Jesus and what he did, but they never talked to me about reading the Bible or having discussions with them. It took me a long time to finally pursue Jesus, which I am currently doing, but I do believe that it would've come earlier if they had been more active in my life regarding that aspect.
I think the biggest misunderstanding among non-Christians is the old law and why we don’t follow it. They look at verses in say, Leviticus where it talks about what you can/cannot eat, where, and do and think “well Christians don’t follow that! They must be picking what verses they want to follow and ignoring these! They’re not true Christians if they don’t follow every law!” They don’t understand that Jesus’ sacrifice and his blood covered all the old sins and we are now a new people with different teachings than before. Yet, no one seems to explain it to them this way and I don’t know why. As Christians we need to be better about giving context because just saying “oh we don’t follow that” results in massive confusion and makes us look extremely hypocritical!!
Oh, people have explained it correctly before. The problem is that the person is so unwilling to listen that they’ll just continue to accuse Christians of picking and choosing. I once spent several paragraphs explaining the purpose of the law and its relationship to the new covenant with Bible references and everything. After all that: “Well you’re just trying to choose what you want to believe.” I shut my computer down and got some fresh air.
@@Window4503 oh that is so frustrating! Yeah I totally get what you mean. I didn’t mean to imply it was all Christians’ fault at all. I just see so many instances where there is an opportunity to share the word that is not used and it is so frustrating
most Christians don't even understand the OT, so of course unbelievers aren't going to get it.
To clarify that: Jesus sacrifice fulfilled the law (old covenant) now we are under (new covenant) grace. The old covenant-laws put in place to temporarily appease God's anger which includes animal sacrifice. New Covenant- God's grace sealed by the Holy Spirit and God's law written in our hearts made possible and covered by the sacrificial Lamb, the perfect sacrifice Jesus the Son of God.
The problem is that most Christians don't even know why some parts of the OT still apply and others don't. It's because, as stated in the video, the moral law still applies due to God's nature not changing. It's so important that we understand this.
She would not be saying that if she knew what hell is like💀
Ikr
Someone’s gotta warn these people of the consequence of sin, time to preach the Gospel!
I think she knows what is taught about hell in the Bible
She will
@@notleon.k8478 If she doesn't repent, of course. If she does and puts her faith in Jesus she will go to heaven.
I watched Cimorelli growing up… this is wild to see Dani having gone down this path. Pray for her. 🙏
Agreed. But sadly, she's just as lost as the rest of the Cimorelli girls who are trapped in their Catholic works-based path. We should definitely pray for all of them to be born again and come to saving faith in Christ.
@@ashleykoenig920 Not all Catholics are trapped in works-based religion but I completely get what you’re saying. I hope that they aren’t!
@@MagicalFishy I agree. Their song "I am Enough" was really alarming to me and another song one of them chose to sing because it reminded her of herself with a line that goes, "there's nothing I'm not worthy of." That scares me to think about because how can we come to Christ with that attitude. How can we be forgiven if we believe we're worthy of His love or live up to His holy standard in any way. Just a thought. But ever since then I've been concerned for them and need to remind myself to pray for them.
I grew up Catholic, and I held onto these beliefs as well until God found and saved me, I know it's frustrating to see someone go down this road, But as an ex catholic, I grew up believing that Protestants ( Christians ) were wrong, It took a life changing event for me to open my eyes to see that the bible is truth, and there should be no conflict between Catholics and Protestants. Just keep praying for her. :)
@@ashleykoenig920 Ironically, that comes from all the damage done by works-righteous theology
I just left this comment on a video of yours from a few weeks ago, but I wanted to leave it here too because it has a higher chance of you seeing it. I want to thank you for sharing the gospel online, content like yours helped me open my open my eyes, which lead me to opening my heart for Christ. I went to church until I was 7 and all I remembered was "Jesus loves you" from Sunday school. I grew up thinking that as long as I didn't do anything like kill someone, I would go to heaven, because Jesus loves me so he wouldn't send me to hell. From the age of 13-19 I was addicted to pornography. I dealt with other sins, like everyone does, but lust was the biggest one on my plate. In August of 2021 my UA-cam feed got flooded with content from you, John Piper, Doug Wilson, and Mike Winger. I finally heard the gospel, and in September of 2021 I gave my heart to Christ. I've been trying to live my life for Him, but in the past 9 months I have still stumbled a few times and viewed pornography and dealt with lustful thoughts, but each time I got back up, put on my spiritual armor, and put to death my flesh. I just want to thank you and others for exposing me to the gospel, the real gospel, not the "hell is fake and you don't need to follow Jesus to go to heaven" gospel that progressive Christians teach.
Stay in the word, keep repenting, God bless you!
Keep faith brother, remember God is good! Slay temptation with the sword of the Holy Spirit!
Hey brother have you been baptized in water and in fire ?
@@megamamab333 I take it this is an objection or misunderstanding. If I’m wrong tell me. John's baptism with water symbolized cleansing with the Holy Spirit. All believers in Christ are Spirit-
baptized (1Co 12:13); and 3) with ... fire. Because fire is used
throughout this context as a means of judgment (vV. 10, 12),
this must speak of a baptism of judgment upon the unrepentant.
Oh man I literally went through the same thing 😢but God is good and if He began a good work in you He will finish it. Thank you for telling us your story it's really encouraging to me especially because I've also been battling with lust and pornography, but God is faithful. For weeks now everytime I have a lustful thought I remind myself that this person is made in the image of God, they have intrinsic value and Jesus Christ has died in order to save them. The thought then goes away😁and the same with pornography that's how I've been defeating lust also I've stopped reading Wattpad stories because I always allow myself to read the pornographic content there.
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At age 29 I was a radical atheist. I went out of my way to argue with Christians. I was a rarity at the time. Sure their were many famous atheists and a lot of people were agnostic at worst, or indifferent at best but they were not outright hostile atheists.
That was 29 years ago. I’ve been a radical Christian for those 29 years. God his demonstrated his existence and his love for me on numerous occasions throughout that time He is a living God that wants to share himself with humanity.
But that’s not the point of this comment.
29 years later and I find the number of outspoken radical atheists is well beyond what I ever saw or imagined. I never imagined that we (they) would outnumber the Christians.
I suppose that there is hope for them... some of them, as there was for me. However, I think it’s a much clearer picture of how near we are to the end of it all.
How has the Christian god demonstrated his existence to you? And would any of that be evidence that you can use to convince others, as in demonstrable evidence rather than some sort of personal experience?
@@Maksie0 ...
It is true that there is no DNA evidence of God’s existence nor is there traditional “forensic” evidence. He exists outside of time and space.
However, there is overwhelming circumstantial evidence for the existence of God.
Too many people think that CSI Cold Case is normative for solving crimes. Most convictions occur due to circumstantial evidence.
We convict murderers with much, much less.
Science clearly shows the design of nature. This occurs in the symbiotic relationship between organs and processes in the human body. These symbiotic relationships occur in almost all creatures.
It’s seen in the natural world around us:
The distance the earth is from the Sun - which support life
The distance the moon is from the earth to create tides which effect life.
Trees which filter CO2 and provide oxygen.
Watersheds which filter the rain and return in to the ocean where it begins the process again.
Science demonstrates that processes go from order to chaos.
Evolution postulates in reverse - contrary to established science.
For example: if you do not maintain your car or your house they do not become monkeys and onward to humans. They become rubbish. The universe demonstrates order and design, thus a designer.
The odds of evolution occurring in one species must be uncountable and miraculous!
Then consider it occurred in all other living creatures and in the natural world around them.
Which came first: the chicken or the egg?
It’s an oversimplified question but it should cause us to consider, which came first: the mouth which receives food, the teeth that chew it, the tongue that assists, saliva which softens it, the epiglottis, the throat, the stomach, the intestines which absorb nutrients from that food. When did the nutrients evolve. How did they know to evolve so that they could provide nutrition to the human body?
That is just one process in one species. Consider: blood, heart, valves, oxygen, electrical impulses, eyes, optic nerve, brain. &etc.
And that same evolution allegedly occurred in every species in the world all while the earth was evolving to sustain life.
Furthermore, for the evolutionist, their thoughts, emotions, and judgements are nothing more than chemical and electrical reactions in the organ called the brain. It is logically impossible for them to form a judgement on anything. Further billions of years from now those thoughts, emotions, and judgements will evolve into something else.
The Bible is full of prophecy:
From the book of Isaiah chapter 46: 9-10 He lists his qualifications for being God.
“Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:”
For example: the birth of the nation of Israel, their disobedience and removal from their promised land, God’s promise to keep them as an identifiable people and restore them into that land in the latter days. Prophecy regarding the Babylonians, Greeks, & Romans. Prophecies regarding the coming of a messiah, his life, death and resurrection. All fulfilled with noteworthy accuracy.
Testimony of contemporary historians who record the life, death, and alleged resurrection of Jesus. These are only historians, granted - but they demonstrate that a guy named Jesus lived and died, his followers claiming he rose from the dead. *by contemporary they lived in the approximate time frame that Jesus did. They record his history.
Eye witnesses accounts of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Paul wrote 13 letters to the early church. He wrote of the resurrection of Jesus which was witnessed by 500 people “who are alive unto this day” says Paul. That is the claim of someone who was there and noted witnesses who could have refuted him. There is no evidence that they did.
The Apostle John records, in 1 John 1: 2-4
“we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our[a] joy complete”
He claims to be a witness. There is no evidence that he was not a witness.
Peter claims, in 2 Peter 1: 16-18
“For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”[b] 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.”
He claims to be an eyewitness.
Luke was a doctor and historian. He was a contemporary of Paul and noted the history of the early church and missionary journeys of Paul..
History records that 10/12 apostles were killed because they refused to recant the resurrection of Jesus. They refused to change their story.
Throughout history we have hundreds of millions of Christians willing to take the stand, under oath, and declare “I’ve met him, he’s talked with me, He’s changed me. He’s performed miracles in my life.”
I can attest to all of those things in my 27 years as a Christian. Previously I was a rabid atheist. Where I once denied him with ferocity - going out of my way to dispute with Christian, I am now a follower of Christ. There is no way I could deny him. My faith isn’t based on the Bible alone. I’ve met him. I have had innumerable interactions with him that are beyond human explanation.
These are intimate personal interactions that cannot be explained by “coincidence”.
I could tell you story after story, but unless you are predisposed to recognize them then you will deny them, call me crazy and look for every opportunity to discount them as nothing.
The human heart despises God and rejects him because he is rightfully in charge and to acknowledge him is to admit that we are sitting on a throne that does not belong to us.
And yet, at the same time, humans are deeply superstitious and will believe anything except the God of the Bible - who has shown his existence in very real ways throughout history.
@@Maksie0 What's it to you when you don't even believe? Why ask questions when you know you are set in your ways?
Can physically demonstrate the existence of a Neutrino without the aid of a Scientific experiment?
@@Maksie0 that's what I thought.
@@Maksie0 Most of the things true Christians experience are personal and spiritual and can't be physically proven. But the point of Christianity and Jesus is to have TRUST and FAITH in Him. He will show people who want to know him. I hope you're able to have that experience too because it's clear you have not. It's ok though because you may not know until later on in life.
She seems just as judgemental as the people she accuses of being judgemental
The irony of people who claim to be non-judgmental. we are all judgmental to some degree, but others deny it because they like to seem like better people. It's why the bible teaches us HOW to judge with righteous judgment and not be hypocrites about it. But she is displaying a clear sign she didn't really read her bible through the eyes of the Holy Spirit. (Yes, I'm judging lol)
lol exactly.
@@CuteSceneChicJudging is normal for humans. Everybody be doing it 🤷♀️
Hahah
You’re taking her at face value. The issue at hand here is that you’re all judging the homosexual community and hiding behind the veil of “this is what god says about it, not me.”
I call this rhetorical hand grandes. Toss a grenade into a scrum, watch the chaos and then proclaim that it’s not your fault because you were wearing your friend’s gloves when you threw it.
You don’t absolve yourselves from culpability because of your beliefs. It remains a fact that you *believe* what you believe to be the case. At the same time, you refuse to own it, you merely say, “hey! This is what the bible says, not me!”
No, you’re the ones saying it. You’re the ones casting judgement on others. If you respectfully disagree and carry on with your day and kept your opinions to yourselves, you wouldn’t get the backlash you get.
She is non-judgemental when it comes to the LGBTQ community. She is not saying she is simply non-judgemental. There is no irony to n her comment at all and you’re really doing here is demonstrating you really don’t want to listen to her or what she has to say.
I love your methods of apologetics. For being such a young man, it's impressive. I hope to learn and gain this ability. It's so hard in the moment to have a good discussion with non-believers like this. Keep up the good work brother.
I do think some Christian's have trouble with this and i also think us as Christians should acknowledge that we should be applieing all of God's word to our daily lives like I'll swallow my pride and say God is the same God as he was then and is today may God bless your work Isaac
Well I was meaning some Christians in general
I don't have trouble with answering questions that Atheists ask. But alot of times when I do answer their question they all do the same thing and scoff at it and tell me that I'm wrong and try to educate me on something that they don't believe in!
This girl is an example of someone alienated from their Creator. I hope she finds her way back😢
It is "christianity" and its dreadful sinister god that causes alienation. Any god that threatens our so called freedom of choice with horrible unending vicious torment is not worthy of worship.
Day 1 apologetic stuff, as always. It is frustrating sometimes how misinformed non-believers are in their attacks. And sadly, how ignorant some Christians are with these issues. We should be ready to defend the faith, and that includes having answers to a lot of these common objections.
@TP The Free Thinker Sorry I'm not sure I understand your question
@TP The Free Thinker Christianity, what the video is about. It would be foolish to believe anything you're not ready and able to defend.
@TP The Free Thinker What was seen with human eyes was Jesus after the resurrection. The empty tomb was seen. By faith we look forward to final resurrection of the dead and final judgement. Great question Free Thinker.
@TP The Free Thinker It defends the gospel, which we're commanded to do (2 Corinthians 10:5; 1 Peter 3:15). It also answers honest questions these opponents have. With the defense we share they could come to believe having their objections cleared up.
@TP The Free Thinker haha ok man. Have a good one.
So glad he started showing the verses on screen!
I’ve seen so many people be like her. It’s rather disheartening. I pray she learns the truth and repents before it’s too late.
It is disheartening but we, as Christians, have to have a good look at ourselves. Why do unbelievers think like her? I can tell you from my past (I used to think exactly like this young woman): it's because Christians are not consistent when it comes to following the Law. All the excuses why they can eat pork, black pudding and lobsters. All the excuses why they remember the Lord's day (4th century made-up stuff) and not the Sabbath day as the Lord has commanded. All the excuses why it's okay for Christian women to wear extravagant/revealing clothes. All the reasons why one denomination does this and the other one something else.
The Torah is as clear as day. Pigs and hares/rabbits, everything that lives in the water and has no fins/scales- these are unclean- they were unclean from the times Moses received the law from the Lord and they are still unclean. Consuming blood and animal fat (from beef, sheep and goats) was forbidden then and it is still forbidden. There's no reason why Christians should find excuses for their poor behaviour. It's not such a big deal to give up on bacon, is it? I have stopped eating pork and black sausage (I am allergic to seafood, haven't had a glass of alcohol for years) once my heart was refreshed and I don't miss it one bit. I am now in a process of cutting off all animal fat- being an epileptic, it poses quite a challenge (fat is what helps me go through the day without having a seizure), but it can be done. Anything for the Lord, Our God.
Jesus observed the Sabbath day (Friday dusk till Saturday night) and kept it holy. Nowhere in the Bible does it tell us to remember the Lord's day- so why so many Christians do as they please and follow human traditions on this Commandment? If you can follow 9 Commandments, surely you can do the tenth (fourth, actually) one!
If we are to be the ambassadors of God on this earth, then it is essential that we do follow what the Bible tells us to. No maybes, no ifs, no buts. No excuses. The Lord is so good to us, full of mercy and love. The least thing we can do is to follow His instructions to the dot.
I think she’s happy and healthy and away from things that once made her miserable. That’s what matters most in my opinion, the fact that she’ll live a better life
@@andreamovi6780 What makes you happy isn’t always what’s good for you. Drugs can make you happy, but they still do great harm to you. Same with sin. True beneficial happiness comes from knowing Christ and repenting, asking for forgiveness of your sins. And we can’t ignore this. Jesus commanded us to make disciples of the Nations and call them to repent.
@@KingNazaru that’s what makes you happy, your religion. She was very religious for most her life and was not. She’s doing no wrong , only working, having harmless fun and being married. If she goes back to the church then it’ll be a choice! But before, it was just her parents choice
@@andreamovi6780 Having faith in God and trying to have relationship with him is not a bad thing. Outside of God leads to confusion and sin, even if the sin isn’t overt. And the wage of sin is spiritual death and destruction. To true happiness and fulfillment, she must return to Christ.
"I based my belief on Jesus". What Jesus? Because the ONLY Jesus that's worth believing is the one described in the bible. Which she said she doesn't trust. The inconsistency is just heart breaking. I don't know who she is but i pray that God may change her heart and she can truly understand scripture and believe in Jesus of the scripture.
This is a reflection of a lot of people now days, they are living based on youtube and tiktok clips and they base their understanding on that rather than going to the source. I wish people would just take the time to go read it for themselves.
You did a great job braking this down, i just wanted to point that out.
"The one described in the bible"? If you read the Bible for yourself as you claim people should do, you must have noticed that it's not one Jesus described there. Matthew's Jesus is different from Mark's Jesus, from Luke's Jesus, and all three are very different from John's Jesus, and yet again different from Paul's Jesus.
Do you mean the Jesus that said: "Whoever is not against us is for us" (Mark 9, 40) or the one who said: "Anyone who is not for me is really against me" (Matthew 12, 30), although both statements are mutually exclusive?
The one who said: "Whoever disobeys even the least important of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be least in the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matthew 5, 19), or Paul's Jesus, who happily did away with almost the entire corpus of Old Testament laws?
The Jesus who says: "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone." (Mark 10,18), or the one who claims: "The father and I are one" (John 10, 30).
The one who only talks about himself and his mission confidentially with his disciples, as in the synoptics, or the one who openly gives long speeches about himself and his purpose, as in John? And so on and so forth.
You have to decide which is the "one" Jesus described in the Bible. You can't have everything at the same time.
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I’m not sure I’m understanding what you are saying, different Jesus? So each one of those talk about a different Jesus? So marks Jesus is not the same as John’s? First time I’ve ever heard this in my life!!
A book so confusing that each represent a different Jesus. So many different Person of Jesus. What do you mean by that? I though the trinity doctrine is hard to explain, I would like to see how you explain that.
I don’t even know how those verses even contradict each other to say there are “multiple” Jesus.
Read in context my friend read in context. If you are responding as a “believer” I highly recommend taking a course to help read the Bible correctly.
@@angelpaez6135 What I mean is that each of the New Testament writers had a different concept of Jesus in mind. If you carefully study what Jesus is supposed to have said or done (yes, in context), in each one of those texts, you have to come to the conclusion that it couldn't have been just one and the same man doing and saying all those things. There are contradicting versions, yes, even contradicting character traits.
None of the Gospel writers have met Jesus in person. Everyone is relying on different sources, oral and written ones, sometimes identical, sometimes different sources. And each and every one tells what he thinks fits best with what the actual Jesus would have said and done.
But it's just like different authors writing a biography about a historical person. The person they describe is always supposed to be the same, yet the descriptions contradict each other, they include some things others left out, and leave out things others included. And so, they give a different impression of what the person was like. It's the same with Jesus.
Just one clarification to the examples I gave: Don't you notice that "Whoever is not against me is for me" and "Whoever is not for me is against me" are mutually exclusive? Then try to picture this:
There are the people who are clearly against Jesus. And there are the people who are clearly for Jesus. And then there's a large group of people who don't know Jesus, or are indifferent to him. Are they for or against Jesus, according to Jesus? Well, according to Mark's Jesus, they are for him. According to Matthew's Jesus, they are against him. But what did the actual Jesus really think of them? Do you get what I mean?
I think you may be reading these books wrong. They may have different perspective but all describe the same Jesus. His foundational character all agree with each other.
When we read all the gospels in context, if you get that there are different Jesus, you are reading it wrong.
Each writer had different audience but all spoke of the same person. No historical scholars would agree with your statement.
Same Jesus and only contradiction is found when reading out of context. Name one real contradiction because your example is not a contradiction, same point written differently.
If we're all God's children, what makes Jesus so special?
I liked this approach and your attitude. One of my favorite things about your channel is you do the satirical clips, but you're not condescending when you refute things.
Your answer to her question about glossing over verses was very gracious and well spoken.
Wow! I didn’t realize how much your channel had grown since I was first subscribed to you ! God bless that’s amazing
Dude seriously such a good video. Really gonna watch it again because it really brings to light a lot of things common people and Christians struggle with but need to be addressed to create a solid foundation for faith. Great stuff and I hope you continue making content as you are a gifted speaker that is so easy to understand which is a rare quality that you are putting to good use.
She is using hyperbolic expression here to say how much she hates the idea of God.
For comparison let's say I had bullies at school that made fun of me. One day the teacher says "where going on a school trip to a water park" and then I said "I would rather take a trip inside a volcano than be with them. "
It's not that I hate somewhere fun like a water park, but I also don't want to jump in a volcano either.
It's just expressing how much I don't like those bullies that are going.
In this case it's sad because I think she is being serious when she says I would rather suffer for all eternity because she hates God, and that pridefulness in her will unfortunately separate her from him. I used to be part of the LBGTQ but I never let that make me despise the idea of a God that would want me to go to heaven.
That expression is normally levied at the idea that there is no free will in heaven. The idea of hell is quite a pernicious one and uniquely Christian.
@@Bomtombadi1 i see how that's understandable, but let's use a different example, Islamics believe in a heaven and hell. Let's say I die and the Muslim god (Allah) was the true God all along and he thought I deserved to have a choice to choose heaven or hell.
If I told him "send me to hell because I don't wants to spend any times when them Muslims"
I would be crazy because even if I don't agree with everything they do, I should not hate them so much that I would rather suffer for eternity rather than going to heaven and be with them, that would also be an insult to Islamic people if I said something like that out of hate.
My point is if we all had the choice to choose heaven or hell, there is no logical reason to choose to be in torment rather than paradise.
Either way though I still respect and love them regardless of what they believe in.
Reprobate 101
@@axkmex really? How?
@@Bomtombadi1 Is being a true diehard Atheist mean you have to go to every Christian you see and "Educate" us on "Your" version of Truth?
I'll let you know something about Truth, it's not subjective.
I am a follower of Christ and there are plenty of things I don't understand about scripture, but I don't let that hinder my walk. We walk by faith, and God promises to answer all of our questions one day in His timing.
Secondly, if we can at least accept even the concept of an all powerful, all knowing creator, then who are we, as creations, to even begin to second guess or question someone who knows infinitely more than we could ever know? Even children of earthly parents question and challenge mom and dad nonstop and often think they know better. But if even earthly parents generally know better than their toddler children, how much does an all powerful God know more than us?
But let's just cut through all the arguments and excuses. The bottom line why most of us choose not to believe in or follow God is just plain old rebellion. "I want to do what I want to do and who are you to tell me what to do?" We all struggle with these desires, even followers of Christ.
I love this!❤
Wait but as a Christian that analogy with the lying to the judge and cop etc. really helped me and helped me understand my faith a lot more. I’ve been wondering about some things lately thanks so much.
Definitely Bible is not how God speaking too us like people think and introduction though. But what God already said. Also Bible consist different parts and not the same receivers but same reason why it's its made. There is teachings, songs , revelation. To know how people should understand God. Bible contains God's word but also peoples words. Those writing is from authors preserved the interaction of God along with his servants.
The example he used at 16:20 reminds me of am analogy people at my church use, same point, just worded differently. If I were to slap my sibling I would probably get a stern talking to from my parents. Or whoever was there when I did it. If I were to slap my parents I would be getting seriously talked to, and maybe even some other consequences, if I were to slap a police officer I would be charged with assaulting an officer, if I were to slap the president of the United States I would be in prison for the rest of my life, and if I were to slap the ruler of Saudi Arabia I would immediately get shot and killed. Even though it was the same, single offense, as I did it to someone who was entitled to more respect and had more authority, the consequences were more severe, until even having the eternal consequence of death even. Now imagine that each time you sinned, you slapped the eternal, perfect, all powerful king of the universe of in the face. What consequence should we get? Keeping in mind, that unlike when we hypothetically slapped the ruler, we have sinned thousands of times against this king if the universe.
Same example, just different words really, but both are equally good at proving our worthiness for hell.
It's really messed up how Christians believe they are worthless, evil sinners, garbage pieces of crap who can only be fixed with the power of Jesus.
You deserve eternal torment and torture for slapping someone?
This the best analogy 👍
It's actually Dani Calleiro🙈 Thanks for your reaction video, I hope she's going to see it🙏🏼💯
When she talked about only good people going to heaven it reminded me of Luke 15:3-7.
Jesus tells a parable about a shepherd who owns 100 sheep, but realizes that he is missing one of them. Instead of hoping that the sheep will come back, he leaves the other 99 sheep by themselves and goes to find the one lost sheep. When he finds it, he throws a party for all of his friends and neighbors to celebrate. Jesus finishes the story by saying, “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who do not need to repent.”
Who would a parable like this be talking about?
Exactly! And some of the saints, people we are pretty darn certain are in fact in Heaven, were terrible, sinful people at some point in their lives. St. Paul, anyone?
That’s part of their issue is assuming we are all inherently good instead of inherently sinful
That’s part of their issue is assuming we are all inherently good instead of inherently sinful
Thanks for sharing sir I love videos like this I like the long ones lol 🤩🙏🏾
I'm so tired of everyone saying christians judge. It's Gods judgment not ours but because christians show others how sinful we all are then we're judging but it's Gods standards we're showing
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It's not the fact we are judging to be mean or seem higher morally etc it's because we worry and do care for them as we DO believe in it.
@@lastdays8500 exactly
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“Don’t be surprised if the world hates you. It hated me first.” -Jesus
Unfortunately, the Church has done enough apart from Christ’s teachings to warrant hatred.
@Prey R We have to judge in side the church. All outside the church will judge God.
Thats what Gods word say.
Of course we have to warn them...
God bless
I appreciate you saying you’re not trying to “dunk on me” 💙 I’m sure you have good intentions when responding to people and you’re free to talk about what you want on your channel but it does make me look a little silly when I just sort of spew my thoughts and don’t give evidence because I’m not trying to argue! I have my own beliefs based on my own research and I appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions but we still disagree and that’s okay. Again, I don’t share my thoughts on Christianity for well educated people to respond because I am not sharing my own well educated beliefs, I’m just sharing a very small portion without referencing the Bible or anything because again - I’m not here on my channel to argue I’m simply here to share my thoughts in a basic way that’s entertaining for people, not to convert people to my perspective. But again I don’t mind that you made this video I just hope people watching you understand that the playing field isn’t really level when you are making a well researched video on my stream of consciousness :)
I don’t think you looked silly, you are asking questions/wondering about such an important topic, probably the most important topics here on earth. Where or what do we put our faith in? Is there something bigger than us? Or is this life just ours to live and die? That is an excellent question, and I believe it’s put on our hearts for a reason.
Best of wishes, God bless.
Hi Dani, glad you got to watch this. I think it is good video because a lot of people do have similar perspectives to you and it was obvious that those were just your thoughts but to people who may have thoughts like you and want those questions answered, I like that there’s a more informative resource.
Anyways, it broke my heart to hear you say you would rather be in hell with the gays than heaven with Christians who don’t believe homosexuality is ok- or are ‘judgey’ . I watch your videos and heard it before watching this video. But that just made me think of your judgement toward Christians who do believe the Bible and try to live according to it, is that any better?
Anyways I support you and wish the best for you and that you find the full truth of God’s word because it truly does bring life and life more abundantly when you dig in and study for yourself. It’s been changing my life and I’ve grown closer to God and keep uncovering the depth of His love 💕.
His mercies are new every morning, and right now He is sitting on the mercy seat, but one day His judgement will come and I hope you will realize the weight of those words and that choice before that day comes.
Also reminder to anyone reading this that none of us are perfect! His mercies are new every morning because we are bound to mess up everyday. That verse gives me so much peace because I struggle with a few specific sins that I keep bringing back to God in my prayer time every morning. It sucks to struggle but I’m so thankful that my struggle doesn’t define me in the eyes of Jesus ❤️
Surprised to find your comment all the way down here. I hope the best for you, Jesus said all those that His father has given Him, he has not lost one, and none can take them out of His hand. If you wander for a while, He will eventually bring you back. Because it is He who calls us, ordains us, saves us, changes us, renwes our minds and has already prepared a place for us in heaven.
God is good✝️✝️✝️
I hope that she does watch this video and learns something from it. We need people like you to reach out to people like her.
Also I thought that all of the Cimorelli girls were Christians because they sang at least one worship song (Reckless Love).
Please don't be deceived!
The current Cimorelli band members are practicing Christians 😁! But just because someone in your family does something doesn't mean everyone in that family does- like in Dani's case and in my own family as well!
God bless 🙏🏽
@@585Courtney I’m not thank you
@@Totoro-in-the-TARDIS couldn’t agree more
@@Totoro-in-the-TARDIS They are practicing roman Catholics which are different from the church Jesus started!
Subconscious statements understandable. may God open her eyes to see and ears to hear.
thanks for sharing its great you can answer challenging questions that often a lot of people have trouble answering
Hey, Isaac! I really appreciate your content. I don’t know if you’ll see this, but may I request a video on the asexual spectrum (asexuality, demisexuality, aromantic, etc.)? Given the definitions and connotations of this spectrum it could be a pitfall for many young Christians. It would be helpful to have a Christian lens through which to look at this specific issue as it’s now an accepted part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good idea! I am trying to focus on God more and eliminating distractions.. being desiring a relationship. After praying, God has helped me not be distracted (hallelujah!) which means no crushy feelings. Which sounds like what people call asexual. Some people may be so unfocused on romance they feel nothing at all, but they could go down the road as identifying as LGBT+. We should not label or seek to identify w/ worldly things for acceptence. All you're doing would be focusing on God! And this is not due to genes and whatnot, it's a gift of God that He deserves all the glory for!
Even though I respect the Bible in that it is written eye witness testimony and historical accounts, I would go on to say that the “changes” she says are actually apparent. But that it’s because of translation and modern day vocabulary usages. That isn’t much, but a word or two can change drastically in 2,000 years, and what is perceived now isn’t what was understood back then. This is not to say the Bible is “incorrect” but that WE are incorrect if we misinterpret.
This ultimately means that if you want to know what the actual meaning was, you’d have to read it in its native grammar. You must understand ancient reading comprehension of Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew. This would help you get to the Truth. I would say NEVER take new age literature at face value as if they were perfectly copied.
They aren’t eyewitness accounts though. They are anonymous writings.
Frankly, if someone wants to go to hell, then more power to them. People embrace various nonsense about the bible because it is convenient for their metaphysical preferences. I have had, for years, conversations with atheists making all sorts of silly claims about the bible and Christianity. After explaining things to them, pointing them to all sorts of scholarship and biblical teachings, do they learn anything? Nope, never, not once. Why not? Because their complaints have nothing at all to do with Christianity or God or knowledge. Jesus explains this in John 3: 16-21. The rejection of God has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge or evidence or biblical understanding, but is about a love of sin instead of a love of God.
Once I fully understood this, I realized that all attempts to teach atheists, etc. the bible, offer them great scholarship and so on are pointless. In the end, it's about a love of self and a hatred of God. I have several times gotten to this point in conversations where the atheist will outright admit that this is what it's about. They don't want to surrender their "identity" or stop doing the sins they love doing.
There is, however, a great value in apologetics, and it is almost 100% for the education of the Christian. We can learn a lot about the bible, the historical, cultural and linguistic context of its writings, a greater appreciation for its teachings, and more.
If someone admitted to you that they hate God then that person is an anti-theist not an atheist. I can’t hate something I don’t believe exists.
I do agree that apologetics is 100% for believers. These arguments are not going to bring non-believers to the faith. They do help believers convince themselves they are being rational.
Of course they don't want to go to "hell" but they are describing how convoluted the ideas of certain believers appear to them. They have not resigned themselves to a destiny they do not even believe in.
People were almost bestial creatures back when the Bible was written and things have advanced so much. Modern human rights started to come about because of things like the French revolution. Some people will have an emotional experience or upbringing that will cause them to embrace some sect of christianity and others will have an experience that will lead them down some different spiritual path. You say that someone does not want to choose your faith because they love sin. Well you are engaging in a very simple fallacy of circular argument where you define that which does not fit your faith according to the private beliefs of your faith by smearing it as a sin, which is meaningless to anyone who does not believe in your faith already. That's like me arguing that not praying every day muslim style is wrong and you simply don't want to give up your wrongful freedom of not having to pray that way every day. If you want people to inconvenience themselves greatly you have to give them something in return and sociologists know that adult religious conversion is mostly about other people and not some grand theological beliefs that are not based on logic. If I find some people that are nice and charismatic and have the best time of my life with them and find out that they are buddhist the chances are fairly decent that I will feel compelled to become a buddhist.
Until the 19th century people in the west were in the dark about any other religion than christianity because the crusades forced us to give up our old faiths through violence and intimidation and we have only enjoyed religious freedom for a short while in many 1st world countries...for a much shorter time than blacks have been free of slavery in the United States. Even today in my country the christian church enjoys abundant state privileges over other religions that is keeping people in the dark about spirituality more or less but in this day and age with the level of education people have simply intimidating them with stories about torment is not going anywhere. Most people are far too smart and brave for that.
@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 clearly missed their point but go off.
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No. God is the only truth. Jesus died for our sins and He came here to save people, not condemn. But we must repent and follow in his ways of love.
I like how you said people who believe in evolution are "Not really against believing unbelievable stories". So so true.
I feel strongly like you going to be one of the first genuine Christian UA-camrs to reach a million subscribers I may be wrong but I’m pretty confident
I pray our generation finds the truth ❤️
I'm confused, isn't everyone judgemental, bc we judge everyone based on our own biases or other ppls biases
If we'are talking about being judgmental in Christian context, the answer is complicated. According to Christianity, being judgmental means judging one's whole being. Someone lies, and we call them a liar. Another practice homosexuality, and we call them an adulterer. And if someone does good deeds, we call them a good person. By doing that, people are guilty of blasphemy because only God judge people in that sense. Declaring someone to be a sinner we basically send them to Hell, and by doing that we make ourselves Gods.
Instead of that, Christians should say something like "forgive me, my brethren, for my weak understanding and merciless heart, but what you're practicing seems to be sinful according to what I know about God". That way, Christians judge the works of people, not people themselves, by following the teachings of the LORD... and therefore they themselves do not judge the works of people, and they even admit they can be wrong. In this meaning of being judgmental, Christians are not actually judgmental and therefore judging the works is not called judgmental.
So yes, all people are judgmental. But there is the way to leave it behind, and it's different to judge someone than to judge their actions... the difference most people probably cannot see, because one's works are seen as a part of one's being.
Honestly if she was raised Catholic she should know about the three kinds of laws. The first year after I converted to Catholicism I learned that we don't keep the civil laws, but we do keep the ceremonial laws (the liturgy) and the moral laws. I'm wondering how she missed this.
Are you still Catholic?
(Just finished the video and realized he literally talks about this in the video 😂)
Ah yes… I was in the position she was at one point. “Why some issues we say the Bible says this about, but other things we say are outdated??” Then, partly from sermons and this channel I learned the difference between ceremonial laws and moral laws. The latter never changes, for example “thou shalt not murder” is a law we must always follow. No matter how many years it’s been since it was written. Whereas for ex. the Israelites not being allowed to eat certain meats was a ceremonial law. It only applied during that time for many reasons, not all are known even to this day (I encourage you to do some research). Anyways, there’s whole lists online and in one of his videos showing the difference between ceremonial laws and moral laws. Be familiar with it ❤️
"THOU SHALT NOT KILL
Murder. But when you think about it, religion has never really had a big problem with murder. More people have been killed in the name of god than for any other reason. All you have to do is look at Northern Ireland, Kashmir, the Inquisition, the Crusades, and the World Trade Center to see how seriously the religious folks take thou shalt not kill. The more devout they are, the more they see murder as being negotiable. It depends on who's doin the killin' and who's gettin' killed."
-George Carlin
What if someone is trying to murder you? Are you allowed to murder then?
The only reasoning I know for a piece of ceremonial law is related to the not eating certain meats, specifically pork. Pigs will eat anything, everything and anything. In those times, pigs would eat the corpses on battlefields, which is why God said they were unclean to eat, because they ate dead humans (and I honestly wouldn't want to eat something that eaten dead humans either). Now, pigs aren't swarming the battlefields for rotting corpses, so they're safe to eat. I can't remember where I heard that, but it definitely helped to clarify that area for me.
Your videos are very informative 👍 and I hope that your channel and channels like yours grow so that more people can hear the truth!
She said she didn't understand a lot in her video, and I whole-heartedly agree. She clearly doesn't understand.
Thank you for sharing this video! It addressed some very relevant things that I did not know how to respond to before watching this.
Thus, why there will be weeping and nashing of teeth in the lake of fire. So very sad the enemy has numbed the truth to what is to come.
Great video Isaac! we need more stuff like this
It is important to remember that the Bible, which contains multiple books and accounts, was translated very carefully by many expert linguistics. Many people seem to have the impression that (a) random person(s) translated the Bible carelessly. I also have yet to meet someone who makes the argument that translations have mistakes to give me an actual example of a mistake, especially one that didn’t come from a random source on the internet. (So often, these “evidences” come from a throwaway article they saw or even just friends/family that don’t know much about linguistics)
Oh, and it is true that Hebrew has multiple words where English only has one word to describe a concept. For example, “love”. Thus, it’s worth trying to learn even a little Hebrew to further study the scriptures. However, these translations have _never_ changed the meaning of passages or versus. Not even a little.
Also… context is important! Never read a verse alone. God bless :)
It's truly remarkable how much care went into faithfully translating and preserving the scriptures. The argument that the Bible has been changed in all these ways over the years was more common before 1947 when the dead sea scrolls were discovered. When comparing the copy of the OT in the dead sea scrolls from over 2200 years ago to modern translations it turns out there were no significant changes at all, just minor translation differences. I think the argument that we don't have the same scriptures today that the Jewish people and early Christians did is a pretty dated one that doesn't hold up anymore.
I like this video more than your previous videos. You did great explaining the concept of exegisis and also the context of the different kinds of laws. You have disected it well and presented scriptures accordingly. Keep up the great work!
I'm having a hard time listening to her because I'm trying to figure out why she's holding a tube of... toothpaste? like it's a microphone.
Great video!
I just really like your "Hmmm..." at 7:20 lol
Maybe that's the place where I finally find a Christian who would reply to this question without dodging it: How can you possibly know that the Bible is, actually, in its entirety, the word of God? Without stating: Well, because the Bible says so!
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV
bible.com/bible/1/2ti.3.16-17.KJV
Because our main sources of information about God is the Bibel. I think that God would NOT let it happen that anyone would change it. Another thing that shows me how important the Bibel is, is actually found in the Bibel itself. It was when Jesus was fasting in the desert and the devil tried to tempt him, but failed because Jesus pushed him back by quoting verses of the scripture. (Mathew Chapter 4). If Jesus put his trust into the scripture why shouldn't I?
Hey awesome video!!! around 12:00 when she was talking about weird stories I immediately thought of Samson's story and then you happened to mention it as well. Super good video, id love to learn where you got a lot of your theological knowledge!
To anyone who sees this: let me say that I hope everyone is able to hold on to their faith in God during these dark and hard times❤️✝️
You should have a debate with Collin from Fighting for Truth. I think you two would appreciate each other's perspectives!
One of the most common questions i get asked is if God is real and loving how is there so much pain in the world.
Pain is a result of the curse, you could take someone through the 10 Commandments to show them they have violated God's Law and have sinned against Him and are deserving of His just punishment in hell forever. Also, many people belittle sin and make the excuse that everyone does it, well just let them know that wasn't God's will for us, He made man upright, but one day God will take away all the pain of believers (Rev 21:4).
“See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Ecclesiastes 7:29
@@ayybeealternative1999 Which ones?
@@changedman6035 Honor thy Mother and Father.
What if a father beats their child, rapes them, then scadaddles out of their never to be seen from again?
What about a mother who prostitutes her 13 year old daughter for drugs?
What about parents who abandon their children?
Like George Carlin says "Respect shouldn't be automatic. It should be earned. It should be based on the parents performance. Some parents deserve respect, most of em don't. Period."
@@ayybeealternative1999 such as?
@@ayybeealternative1999 In these cases that you mentioned, the civil authorities (police) should be brought in because the parents have overstepped their authority. But not all parents are like this. They may be mean at times but they are still our parents.
Let me ask you this. Have you ever lied?
Great explanation my brother
The fact she is using toothpaste as a microphone lol
Came to the comments, looking for exactly this. Lol! Thank you for saying something about this. I could hardly listen to her because of her "microphone". Kept wondering if there was a mic in there. Lol!!
Excellent video bro. Good job. Keep it up 👍
Such a great video testifying to the truth! Thank you for what you do!
What is the truth and how does it apply to life?
You have helped so much with these answers keep doing what your doing.
Thanks to Christ's sacrifice we no longer live by the old testament. We live by the new testament.
You’re a wonderful speaker! God bless you!
Her real problem is, she believes God is here to serve us. We are here to serve HIM.
I'm not here to serve anyone. I'm nobody's slave.
@@Maksie0 you don’t understand. We are looking at it from a Christian perspective, us Christians are here to serve god and follow in his footsteps. It’s not a slave level, it’s trying to be the best person you can.
@@chaotically-moon The "Christian perspective" is an irrational and harmful one.
@@Maksie0 not really. Serving God is the kind of servitude like where you help your neighbor mow the lawn just because you love them. Serving God and loving him is a choice. We were given free will and can choose to serve him. It’s not God forcing us to labor for him, it’s an open invitation to have a relationship with him. God loves you so much, not because of the things you do but just because he made you. (And that love will never change) When you fully grasp this it feels like you’ve won the lottery and you want to tell everyone you know! Serving God is an outpour from the heart because you start to realize how precious life is and how you can use your time here to love others well, just as Jesus loves you. I hope this kind of helps! I know it can be A LOT from an outside perspective and I didn’t even understand it until I experienced it for myself.
thank you for your content praise God I'm so ready to go home
I love the Lord. Recently, as I’ve been reading my Bible, I’ve had a lot of doubts come up and a lot of questions… I don’t know if it’s normal to wonder if Jesus really is who he says he is. I wonder at a lot of how these things come to be true…
I honestly struggle with the idea of God sending people to hell too… I ask this because I am curious, and I wanted to know if someone could answer this question for me: Since God tells us to forgive others even if they do not ask for forgiveness from us, why does God not save those who did not repent and are going to hell?
I’m not going to turn away from Christ because I love Him too much to do that. But is it normal to have those doubts? It usually comes up when I am alone with God and I pick up my Bible
Hello, sister in Christ. It's normal to have doubts. I used to struggle with that too. The answer to your question is this: God is both loving and just. It seems paradoxical but that is who God is. For He is just, he punishes sinners. But because He is also love, He grants us the Grace to be free from eternal damnation. Remember, we all are sinners and we all deserve to go to hell. It is not wrong for God to send us there because of that. However, since He loves us so much that He sent Jesus to die for our sins so we may have eternal life. As long as we repent (we must mean it), then God will forgive us.
God doesn't send anyone to hell. Hell is where we are automatically destined to be without God. When Adam and Eve sinned, they were separated from God and sentenced to death. We bear the same punishment today, except God has extended us a pardon through Jesus Christ... the only way we can be saved from our fate.
@@lolasfave Thank you! God bless you, sister in Christ ✝️
@@shaunsteele8244 Hey! Thank you for telling me this! Thank you for being so kind enough to respond to my question. God bless ✝️💜
It’s the story of the prodigal son. The father was always forgiving of his son who abandoned him. It was the son who removed himself from his father. But also notice that the father didn’t go searching for the son to force his forgiveness onto him. This is the same when it comes to salvation. We are saved, all of us, but it’s up to us to accept that salvation. If we don’t, God isn’t going to force it onto us. He’s going to let us make our choices even if it means we remove ourselves from his presence eternally.
You are brilliant David you give informed gracious easy to understand commentary on difficult issues. God is truly using you in this difficult & Relativistic age that we live in
when you want a mic but you don't have a mic.
I have a question, well two, for the Daily Disciple. First, we must recognize that Jesus identity is central to the Bible's explanation of what salvation is. So who exactly who is Jesus, and then how is Jesus able to pay for the sins of the whole world?
She’s never read the Bible and if you don’t believe in God and try to read the Bible you will come up with contradictions when you have a reprobated mind and try to read the Bible it will not work
When saying that Christians pick and choose about Jewish law is because she forgets
Peter’s speech in the book of Acts about how the law applies after Jesus’s ascension
I would love to see a dialogue between you two. She actually seems like a very open minded person as do you.
I would too.
And our God is so loving that if being in His presence is harmful or against a person's will condemning them to Hell is the most compassionate thing.
She will get her wish, she is judging God not people. It’s funny when people think they are all knowing and all seeing to be able to claim God is not real or God is bad. They just make stuff up and they have no wisdom or authority. She will see God and hopefully it’s before it’s too late.
I feel so sorry for her. I still love her as a fellow human, but I pray she finds God’s love in her heart one day.
How do you respond to people who give the following line of reasoning for universal salvation:
1. God is all powerful.
2. God loves all mankind.
3. Given 2, God wishes for all mankind to be saved.
4. Given 1, God has the power to save anyone.
5. Given 3 & 4, God will use His power to ensure the ultimate salvation of all mankind.
The argument is that if God does not save everybody then He does not really love all mankind or He is not all powerful.
Naturally many people will bring up free will as a retort to that, but if that's the case, then what about this argument:
1. God created all mankind.
2. God loves all mankind.
3. God is all knowing.
4. Given 2, God wants all mankind to choose Him freely.
5. Given 1 & 3, God knows which people will ultimately reject Him before they've even been created by Him.
6. Given all of the above, God would not knowingly create people which He knows will ultimately reject Him and receive eternal punishment.
Basically, suggesting that God is dooming people to hell by creating human beings which He knows will ultimately reject Him. And assuming God really does love all mankind, why would He not exclusively create people who He knows will ultimately choose Him in the end?
I am personally on the fence about how I feel towards universal salvation. But I've heard these arguments from sincere Christians, not anyone else.
I'm curious how you would respond to it.
He created even people he knew people would reject them. Because of free will, and because of Love. God. Because free way to save but if people refuse to reject the gift. They choose sin over God. Instead of forgiveness it's their choice. Wanted God to have people a choice. God knowing that people depress and reject his Son. Heck even some of his own kind Jews reject Jesus. Send his son anyway because sin has to justified . There are people to save.
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Thanks for the reply. But I think you are not fully understanding my question.
The question was this:
Since God already knows whether a person will reject Him before they ever exist, why create that person at all? It is not for that person's own good, obviously, since they are doomed to go to hell and He knows it. And it would not seem to line up with what God would want either, given that He loves all mankind.
If He loves all mankind, then it would make more sense for Him to only create human beings that He knows will eventually choose to follow Him and be saved, right?
@@Lady_de_Lis I am a Christian but I don’t believe actually in hell, because I’ve read somewhere that hell isn’t actually eternal and it was translated wrong, meaning that if you chose sim over God than you’re wasting your life, you’ll live as you want here on earth but you won’t have eternal life
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I've heard that perspective. Annihilationism, I believe it's called?
I know multiple people who believe in universal salvation. However, they still believe in hell. Instead, they believe that hell is a temporary place, and that those of us who do not come to Jesus in this life will go there. Rather than a punishment, it's meant to be like purifying fires, where people finally shed the darkness of their souls for good so they can be with God. A painful but restorative process.
I'm not sure if I believe that or not, but it's an interesting idea to say the least.
@@Lady_de_Lis Yes something like that but I’m still studying scripture and I think there’s a lot of things we don’t now however I do have certainty that God exists
immediately hearing that "a loving god wouldn't send people to hell." the point THE POINT is that he saves us from hell. satan tricks people into thinking that hell isn't so bad, while God chases us to bring us back home. this video is great, i hear a lot of these arguments every time i discuss religion with friends, and i am intensely grateful for the opportunities to refine my responses and open people i care about up to deeper understanding of these (awesome) questions! thanks for this video, isaac!
I'd rather be in heaven with the repented former homosexuals
Yep
And other FORMER Sinners.
When she said “I like can’t just willing like ‘hm yeah that sounds right’ to the Bible when I don’t understand half of it. And also the parts that I do understand of it; I’m like ‘what the hell are you talking about?’”. That’s just very telling about many in our generation. Too many people formulate their opinions based on external sources and exclude the Bible altogether and then preach why it’s wrong or why they don’t believe in religion at all.
In Buddhism there is a short story called the spider's thred that basically says that if you saved one tiny spider then it absolved robbery and potential murder. This is something that never takes evil seriously.
Additionally it pre supposed a deity to judge right from wrong.
Such a great video! Truly so helpful!!
I've heard a lot of non-believers ask, "If God is so good, why would He send people to hell?" He sends you there because He honors your free will. The condition of heaven is accepting God and becoming his bond servant. By refusing it, God honors your choice and sends you to the only other place you can go. God loves you, but He gave you free will so you could love Him freely. By rejecting Him, you choose not to love Him. You tell God you don't want Him. Hell is a place completely devoid of God, eternal separation. Hell is exactly what you asked for; to never be with God.
I usually watch something that look easy & see people struggling with it. I would usually think or say that I can breeze through it. Then I finally do it & within the first min, I'm thinking of quitting straight away because of the realization that it really is hard.
This kind of mindset can be compared to this type of people. But the difference is I can quit & walk away whenever I want whereas these people can't because it is for eternity.
She shall get what she desires. The Lord is coming, the season is now! Amen. God is merciful. He always forgives. Never be ashamed to take your failures to him. He is for you, not against you! God is with you in the storm. He knows your troubles, he hears you! He is for you, on your side, always! It may feel silent at times, but he’s holding you close! May the Lord return soon! We are drawing closer. He is coming! Believe and trust in the Lord, you will be saved. Period. May the Lord bless you all! Hang in there family. Stay strong. It is not easy following the Lord. We are scoffed at. We give up our earthly dreams, our fleshly desires. What the enemy offers is short lived, but heaven is forever! Life may seem or be unfair, but God is with you! Always remember that. Things may get better or worse for you, but a kingdom awaits you! Finish the race! Repent daily and carry your cross. This world is fading fast. Your troubles are temporary! New channel here, I’d appreciate any kind of support. Don’t give up! God loves you so much! So do I. The Lord bless you!!
Do you have proof of this?
@@ayybeealternative1999 no one does bro; not even Christ himself. It’s all up for God to decide.
This is like old school Sunday school for this old man sipping his morning coffee. Bless you.
Wow I remember them all saying that they were Christian. All of her sisters are still Christian and they were also advising her not to get into a relationship with the guy she’s now married to. He was kind of a bum and didn’t really seem to love her. Little did we later learn that he wasn’t even Christian either. Now she’s not a Christian anymore too. So really it all comes down to the guy that her family warned her about.
And now they are separated so looks like her family was right🤷♀️
We not perfect, we sin every day, but we repent, that’s where grace comes.
It's not harsh it's foolish. It takes the Holy Spirit and a humbled heart to realize that God is not a bad God trying to hurt sinners, but a Good God that has to judge sin. What we see as insignificant or no big deal in regards to sin, is abhorrent in Gods eyes. God help us all and open the eyes of everyone.
I'd like to see a debate or something between these two, it'd be interesting for sure. As long as both of them are gentle with spirit and respectful
Jesus said to spread His gospel to all people, but if someone denies you or turns you away, shake the dust off your sandals and leave that place. This applies to individuals, I believe; Not our place to do anything further than spread the news that Jesus is risen, then leave and say a prayer, let God deal with their souls, that’s His job.
Who even is this person and why is she speaking into a tube of toothpaste?
Mate was asking myself the same thing, never, ever heard of her, have no idea of what type of content she posts.
And agree with you, although hurts thinking the end that people who don't born again will have, If I tried my best i must follow what God says us , and I always recall Mathew 7:6 __“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces”__
I never understood this strange "we have to spread the gospel" stuff. Can´t your god communicate in a different way than all the gods from all the fake religions?
Wouldn´t a real god understand that you can´t convince anybody with such nonsense? Sure, you can brainwash children, but that´s it.
What would you say is the most convincing argument for your god to be more real than all the other gods worldwide?
And if you think about it and figure out that its not convincing at all, would you agree that all this makes zero sense and no real god would even try to communicate in such a way, or even worse, punish people when they are not able to believe in stuff like zombies that walk on water or turn it into wine because people say so?!
@@hitman5782 Original name, I’m not trying to convince you… you can leave now 😎
@@justacutie. Amen, brother. Hard truths are hard truths. It is sad that there are so many who will be lost, all we can really do in that case is pray for the unbelievers that God will open their eyes and soften their hearts. This world is depraved, stay strong and keep faith 🙏🏼 Jesus is Risen and He is in control.
@@fabricatorgeneralcaz534 LOl, first you say that it´s your job to spread the gospel, and when finally somebody is interested and asks you just to present a single rational argument or a single impressive prophecy, you immediately run for the hills.
How unreal weak and ridiculous is that?!
Part of Dani's questions were things like why should a Buddhist kid go to Hell when they never heard about Jesus? There are also questions like what about misscarried babies or christians who lost their minds when they died? Questions like that go unanswered and the best answer I can give is God only Knows. God is the final Judge and he exists outside of time, all-knowing. It's up to God to decide whether or not those who didn't get the chance to believe in him should be accepted into the kingdom of heaven. Simply because he knows who will be there in the end, but that doesn't mean he won't pursue those who deny him at first. There is hope and a chance for everyone, but it's up to them to choose to accept Christ's offer of eternal life and salvation through faith and repentance.
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0:50 "Do you think God is loving if He sends people to Hell?"
I heard a very interesting answer to these sorts of questions once. I don't know it word for word, so bear with me.
First off, God doesn't want anyone to go to Hell. He wants us all to be happy with Him in Heaven forever and ever. He loves us all more than we could ever imagine, and if Hell is complete and total separation from God, can you imagine how much pain it'd cause to be separated from your child like that, knowing that they're suffering for eternity?
Secondly, we are pretty much responsible for if we're going to Heaven or Hell. By the choices we make, whether we strive to be holy or be evil, that makes a difference. Now, none of us can know who is in Hell and who isn't, or if there is anyone in Hell yet aside from the demons. We don't know.
Third, and this is the point that stuck out to me. If you're ending up in Hell, it's a mercy. If you hate and despise and want absolutely nothing to do with God, then Hell's exactly where you'd want to be, not stuck in Heaven surrounded 24/7 by God and all His glory. If you really don't want to be that close to God, He won't make you do that.
And who knows what exactly causes someone to go to Heaven or Hell? There are some saints who started off as pretty terrible people - hello, Paul? Literally murdering hundreds of thousands of people? Now he's one of the greatest saints of all time - and look where they are now? Our God is a God of mercy and redemption. If He can make saints out of terrible people, He can do anything.
God doesn't send people to Hell willy-nilly. That's the last thing He would ever want for us. He wants us to experience eternity with Him in pure and complete joy forever and ever, joy and beauty that we can't even begin to comprehend!
And going back to what Dani said about how she'd rather rot in Hell with the gays: not every gay person is going to Hell. Being gay in and of itself is not a sin. Entering into gay sexual relationships is, just like a straight person masturbating or having sex outside of the bonds of marriage is also a sin. Heaven is not specifically for straight people, and Hell is not the ultimate LGBTQ club. There'll probably be plenty of gay people going to Heaven, and plenty of straight people going to Hell. And there'll probably be plenty of straight people going to Heaven and gay people going to Hell. Your sexuality isn't a one-way ticket to wherever you're going after death. If it was, there'd be a lot if straight people in a whole lotta trouble too.
In conclusion: your sexuality doesn't not define you or your eternity, Christians don't hate gays (and if they do, they need to do some serious inner work and reread the scriptures on loving one's neighbor as thyself), and no one knows who is going to Heaven or to Hell.
she admitted she doesn’t understand half of it. and she’s not bashing christians which is nice we can all get along and not be hateful
Thank you for this video, you answered all her questions thoroughly but I just need clarity on the question she asked. The one about why would someone that is a Buddhist for instance and not know of God go to hell? I'm not sure if I missed if you answered that or not? Would really help if someone would ask me and I didn't know how to answer to and witness to them; Thank you in advance.
Boy. She's in for a rude awakening. God never sends man to hell. Rather they choose it. Praying for her eyes to open.
I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
Psalms 77:11-12 NIV