John Lee There are far more inactive Mormons than active they are throwing themselves out they know its not true. I’m sure you have inactive family members.
“What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?” That’s the mic drop that got me. Scripture that cuts to the bone. God bless your guys’ ministry.
B U L L C R A P. You born-agains think they have an inside track on Salvation. You assume a lot. Thousands of "ex" Mormons come back ALL THE TIME. SO just get over yourself. Don't kid yourself Dudes. You have missed the boat and are risking a lot by knocking a Major Christian Religion of the World. You are really wrong about all these "issues". Your elitist and exclusionary mentality are sickening. The " biggest issue " you claim~~way off base. Jesus is the SON of GOD. What you are doing is basing conclusions on FALSE premises and YOUR personal interpretations. Your context is skewed beyond belief. Blanket statements about LDS beliefs: laughable at best. You yourself are 'TWISTING" the Scriptures. Thousands of "christian" Churches are charlatans as you say. But that is not what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is. Not even close. Salvation": of course "man" doesn't qualify himself. Your knowledge of the Scriptures is not as great as you think it is. Again, your holier than though attitude~~~ It really sucks. I HAVE lost everything before. It's just my wife and me now. We have gained more than you can imagine so get over yourself. We are following Christ so QUIT all the judgment and double-talk. Go ahead and build up teachers after yourselves having itching ears. You have FALLEN SHORT. Wash and Pray. Salvation is a FREE GIFT from the Lord and Savior even Jesus Christ.
Dan Stephensen Was this meant to go to me? Because things that you said i stated, I didn’t. My comment on here was very quick. I don’t think you know at all what I believe, my friend.
@@danstephensen9902 do you think non-lds numbers will go to hell? I ask this because, if what you teach is true, I may only attain salvation through my works... Not by faith alone, this in and of itself contradicts the bible. Your so-called book, is full of double contradictions against the one true word of God, it is really sad. "For i testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book" revelation 22:18 My friend I hope you fined God, the one true God, his love and grace knows no bounds. I encourage you to actually read the Bible and understand the context, Just as you are encouraging us to do, but you will find that if you truly do understand, the book of Mormon is nothing but false doctrine, taught by poor misled soul.
@@danstephensen9902 "You born agains" Have you read the gospels? have you read the epistles of Peter and Paul? IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN BORN AGAIN, INDWELT BY THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD, THAN YOU AREN'T ONE OF GOD'S CHILDREN, I.E. NOT SAVED. You don't want to be a Mathew 7 "I never knew you" person.
I was born and raised as a Mormon and then Jesus found me and now I am a new creation in Christ. I love my Mormon family and pray that the truth will set them free. That Only Jesus is enough and through His righteous alone will they be saved.
False information is being passed around by these man-made churches. I’m not sure if it’s mainly through ignorance or if it‘s part of their agenda. I think it’s partly both. We Latter-day Saints are exactly that: Latter-day Saints, which distinguish us from the former-day Saints who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ 2000 years ago. It is the latter days now, so, since we are members of the Church of Jesus Christ in the latter days, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself gave His Church the name The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the New Testament, the Lord gave the organization of His Church 2000 years ago. NONE OF THE MAN-MADE CHURCHES ON THE EARTH TODAY USE THAT ORGANIZATION. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses the organization that the Lord has instructed it to use. There are certain changes because of the Church of Jesus Christ being much larger today in the latter day than it was 2000 years ago, but something that needs to be said is this: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the EXACT SAME CHURCH that the Savior organized 2000 years ago. On May 15, 1829, John the Baptist PERSONALLY APPEARED to the Prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, laid his hands on their heads, and conferred the AARONIC PRIESTHOOD on them. He also Restored the Authority to baptize, which Authority had been lost for centuries. Shortly afterwards, Peter, James, and John personally appeared to them, laid their hands on Joseph Smith’s head and Oliver Cowdery’s head, and conferred the MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD on them. ONLY THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BAPTIZE, BESTOW THE HOLY GHOST, AND TO PERFORM THE HOLY ORDINANCES OF GOD. God and Jesus Christ both, together, personally appeared to 14-year-old Joseph Smith in the Spring of 1820, and Jesus Christ, knowing there were three Protestant denominations having Revivals in the Palmyra-Manchester area at that time, voiced His feelings about man-made churches. He told Joseph Smith: Join none of them, for they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They teach for doctrine the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof. The people on this thread who say they left the Mormon Church (they always use the term Mormon) and found Jesus, I will say this to you: when you left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and connected with one of the man-made churches of the world, you offended God and Christ, and none of these man-made churches in the world can save you. Just like the Apostle Paul in the New Testament says, and Jesus Christ in personal Revelation confirms, there are three degrees of Heaven, and God and Christ dwell in the Celestial Kingdom, which the Apostle Paul likened unto the sun, and is the third Heaven that he saw himself in vision a part of. The people who struggle against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will only condemn themselves before God.
As long as Mormons stay in this church they feel everything will be okay, they are not able to understand the truth of the Bible, 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: They are not taught that Satin in the very beginning deceived first man to disobey God, and that it is in the same way he is deceiving them today, he does it so subtle even though when the indoctrination starts even though they sort of see the truth then another one of their apostles will lie to them and since they think these apostles are speaking the truth from God they then believe more lies. The sad thing is that Satin has deceived them through Joseph that there is no Hell and that in the end they will end up in Heaven anyway and that only if they cannot achieve the Celestial Kingdom they will still end up in the third Heaven which can’t be that bad because it is still Heaven, they believe as long as they don’t become an apostate by leaving the church, those people are the only ones that end up in Hell. Satin is able to convince them through Joseph as long as they stay in church. The Mormons have changed the core meaning of God’s Word that has been around for thousands of years, Joseph destroyed it in less than 200 years. God’s Word was changed into the different languages so the World could understand the originals but Gods Word stayed the same in those translations. Another thing was that both sides showed each other great respect, so that the audience could hear both sides quite clearly. This was so commendable on both sides. The wonderful thing about this whole thing was that Jeff has done his homework and was so prepared, Praise be to God for people like Jeff, he actually make the Mormon people look foolish because they show us that it is okay that they are being deceived but that part did not matter as long as they stay faithful to the doctrine of the Mormon teachings no matter how deceiving it has been according to Gods own Word. If only each Mormon that hears this and allows their heart to be opened to this Good News, I believe more Mormons will be reached by this RUclips Video than anything else that I have heard. The Sad thing I find is that most Mormons that leave their church, don’t seek out the true Jesus but become either Atheist or an Agnostic, and they seem to forget that they are still going to give and account for what they did with Jesus Gods only Son, and for that rejecting of His Son the Lord Jesus they are going to be punished FOREVER. This hurts me to think about that because I want them, the same as Jeff truly does, to also see them in Heaven FOREVER instead. Jesus took their punishment on the cross instead and He is their free gift to them if only they will hold out their hand and say YES Lord Jesus, I accept you as MY OWN personal Savior.
I'm a former Jehovah's Witness. Coming to Christ felt like receiving an invitation in the mailbox that was addressed to the wrong person. Jesus couldn't possibly be talking to me! But I kept seeing that invitation in the Greek scriptures and 1 John 5:1 was the ultimate scripture that removed the scales from my eyes. I appreciate videos like this one because I still struggle with believing I'm justified because I daily fall and sin. Thank you for this video.
So how did u come to Christ???? Im a JW as well ..I do feel something is missing.. I've always thought that people find Jesus in different religions people have found them in Mormon churches people have found them in JW organization, baptist, pentecostal, so how does one really find Christ I always hear that people leave different organizations and they found Christ but what church do they go to after that?
@@mahalmousito8079 I have heard people who have done that. If you don't know any Christians. You may want to go Church shopping. Look for a group that preaches from the Bible , is not saying God will make you rich if you are good or give money. Lol. Look for people who are authentic , humble and kind. These Churches are harder to find these days, but they are still out there. Blessings to you in Jesus holy name. I am rejoicing that you want to be baptized. I will be praying for you. Sorry for the delay. I have serious migraines that last for days. I will text a list of Bible teachers and Pastors that l like and trust. Perhaps you can get a recommendation for a Church from one of these in your area. ❤🙏🕊🙋😀
One of the most merciful gifts of God is that a person can be saved on their death bed, like the thief on the cross, and no religion has that, Only faith in Jesus Christ alone,
I too left the mormon church and i got saved almost 5 years ago. I love what God has done for me in my life. He saved me, He chose me to be apart of His eternal kingdom. I am the first in my family to have left the lds church and have been disowned by the majority of my family but i have been freed by the love of Christ. I am a child of God, and im with my eternal family forever....Thank you God!!
I went from new age to Christianity. Joe Rogan turned me away from God with videos about natural psychedelics and DMT. I was a new age young man who was a raver.. I became deceived, and I was enslaved by my sin for years. Always seeking drugs for spiritual rebirth.. Only to be enslaved by my sin time and time again. Unfortunately, for me, it took leading myself to complete depravity, emptiness, darkness, weakness, poor health in the midst of my drug and alcohol addiction to finally turn to Christ. For YEARS I struggled with depression. My lust addiction made me feel worthless, and broken all the time. I never had confidence, and I didn't care anymore. I just accepted I was going to have to deal with it and be a broken person for the rest of my life. Having submitted to Christ, those empty depressed feelings are being replaced with love, and comforting care. Giving my life to Christ is the best decision Ive ever made. I know he has a beautiful plan for me, and although walking by faith isn't easy sometimes, I know I can count on him and fully submit to him everyday, and trust that he has his reasons for everything. Praise be to God! Amen!
You were/are completely Depraved, Empty, in Darkness, etc etc etc you said... as a unregenerate person. Every human being is born that way. The only humans that get a Pass and into unaccountable Salvation are babies and certain age children. Because they haven't the cognitive ability yet of Right and Wrong, Sin and Death. If you came to Christ to be rescued from the consequences of your rave life, that's not the Biblical calling to Salvation.
Cannabis, LSD, Mushrooms, Ketamine, Opium, Ecstasy. Jesus walked among the people. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. Praise the most high.
No, I do not know. I only hope. Before leaving, I was lied to and lied to others that I knew with certainty. Thank God, that freed me of these lies and pride.
It is good that you are free of lies. I don't think anyone is ever free of pride. It is always an ongoing struggle. The gospel means, 'good news.' However, in order to have good news there must obviously be bad news. The bad news is that we are born in sin (Psalm 51:5), and we are guilty of breaking God’s holy laws (Romans 3:9-20, 23; 1 John 1:8-10). We are enemies of God (Romans 5:6, 10; 8:7; Colossians 1:21), deserving of death (Romans 6:23a). We are unrighteous (Romans 3:10) and without means of justifying ourselves (Romans 3:20). Spiritually, we are destitute, blind, unclean, and dead. Our souls are in peril of everlasting punishment in outer darkness/hell. Eph. 2 And you were (spiritually) dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Satan), of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. ....and were by nature children of wrath, Dead people cannot get to the hospital. Besides, there is nothing we can do to merit salvation and everlasting life. We cannot bribe the God of the universe. "By the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified." Not even Abraham was justified by his works. Romans 4 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, The gospel, the good news, is that God himself became a man, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus Christ humbled himself, shed His blood, died and rose again. He paid the penalty for your sin. All you need to do is humble yourself, repent of your sin and put your faith in Jesus Christ. The moment you do that God will grant you the gift of everlasting life. Romans 6:23 God will also fill you with His Holy Spirit. Eph. 1:13 It is that simple. If you're in a court of law guilty of serious crimes (lying, adultery (whoever looks at another person to lust after them has committed adultery), murder (whoever hates his brother is a murderer already in his heart), stealing, etc.) and the judge finds out someone has already paid your fine, the judge has to let you go. Every sin you have ever committed must be paid for. Saying 'sorry' to the Judge isn't going to work. "Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin." Jesus has already stepped in and paid your fine with His life's blood. Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,..... that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, _______________ How to be saved is illustrated in this parable. Luke 18 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.” God bless you!
I am a lifelong Christian- but I am overjoyed to be reminded of the righteousness of Christ being credited to me. Such a beautiful gift I can never deserve. So thankful.
This so important!!!!! I left Mormonism over 10 years ago and didn’t want anything to do with religion. I told people I was a “non-practicing atheist” because I didn’t believe but didn’t want to be associated with what I saw as the hate filled atheists I saw. I went to an Alpha class a course 2 years ago, then went a second time and started going to a Christian Church. I didn’t realize that I did not know Christ. The God I wasn’t believing in was not the God of the Bible. I was an atheist of the Mormon god. I have many friends I made in the Mormon church who have now also left. ALL of them have left all religion behind snd it makes me sad. It makes me mad at the Mormon church and leads me to believe that the lds church is NOT just another church, but a work of the devil. My faith in Christ is new and not perfect. I want to learn the Bible as well as Jeff. I want to be able to quote scriptures so that I can testify of Jesus to Mormons.
Jay, that is very important. 45 years ago I was asked if I was Born Again, and instead of asking them the meaning I spent over a year in a persistent search for the answer. It was pre internet and I was only about 14, but I figured 1)Is God real - if He is He is probably not in the church a mile from my house. 2) There must be a million churches (I was young!), and 3) Is the bible true, and if not which books is. I did not believe then God had placed those questions in my heart, but as I see how little people care about the issues now (in general) I believe He did. I found the Protestant seemed to have the most going for it so I compared every group (I learned) to the Protestant faith, and then spent several months doing what I could to see if the bible was true (Thank you, Josh McDowell who had just published "Evidence That Demands a Verdict"). I mention all this to make a point, and it is not to claim any infallibility or even to be a better believer than anyone else. The point is, as a result of this study, I had found LDS and JW members who served "God" with all their heart, but did not know they had been serving a false construct. Dr. Walter Martin was still alive and I got to see him speak in Portland. Despite any negative feelings toward him people had, there was no doubt in my mind he loved the LDS people and was willing to be hated to see them saved. Since then I have felt the continuing call to witness to them. Although harvests have been few, the chance to water comes every week. While not claiming to be gifted with the skill Pastor Jeff Durbin has, I have carried the concern for them as a burden, feeling a tiny bit like the Apostle Paul who stated "woe be to me if I do not preach the Gospel". Dispite enjoying witnessing to anyone who will listen, the LDS have been the people I have been given a burden for the most. Jay, I have shared this testimony many times, so I don't do it here to boast - I share it here because you are one of the people God pt on my heart years ago when He called me to reach the LDS. I am so glad you shared you story with us. God Bless you.
@spangler, Bellowes, Burris I came across a comment once in the comment section of a video. It was from some Hispanic woman. She stated that her mother researched everything for and against Joseph Smith. It took two years. Her mother said that she found that Joseph Smith was a true true prophet.
It could I suppose take two years to determine that Joseph Joseph was indeed a true prophet. To somebody that is new to the church, that is. Although it couldn't take decades to finally see this. Therefore I am kind of puzzled as to your posts. As there of course is no way that Joseph Smith could not be a true prophet.
I have been so depressed while I was a member in the mormonchurch. Fear and depression was my second name and I did not know Jesus..alot of occult in this cult that really made me sick for a long time. But within my darkest night I prayed to God and asked him to help me out of this misery. And he answered me and today I´m saved and living my life for the lord and are praying for sick people and tell people about Jesus of the Bible! And I´m so happy and have peace within! I feels like I´m alive again. God bless you all!
Weak people unfortunately are born into or join the Mormon church all the time and usually cycle out just as fast. They find out that this religion will actually expect something of them and the deadwood starts looking for the door. They begin to look for reasons to be offended or claim they were "lied to" about the history of the church and being such principled people, they wimp out. That's why I'm happy to see them go. It makes us stronger when this sort are gone. I wish them well on their continuing quest for the soft landing...not to be found in the Mormon church.
The biggest problem with the mormonchurch is that it is not a christan church. It is a occult organisation, which pretends to be a christian church. The more you give, the more they want and in the end you are so worn out, so you don´t have the strenght to continue building this "heaven" they believe they are building, with secret temple oats where Lucifer gives order. People in this religion needs alot of prayers, so they can wake up and be saved.
You, brother, didn't know what (Who) you were leaving. Please find out; Christ waits for you! So many answers on this website. God's blessings! www.catholicconvert.com/blog/category/conversions/
Weak people unfortunately are born into or join the Mormon church all the time and usually cycle out just as fast. They find out that this religion will actually expect something of them and the deadwood starts looking for the door. They begin to look for reasons to be offended or claim they were "lied to" about the history of the church and being such principled people, they wimp out. That's why I'm happy to see them go. It makes us stronger when this sort are gone. I wish them well on their continuing quest for the soft landing...not to be found in the Mormon church.
They are lied to about the history of the Mormon church, it is based on false premise and lies. Then to be taught about a different Jesus than the Bible. When your religion negates scripture you have a choice to make. Follow a false prophet or turn and follow Jesus.
@@johnlee1352 Jesus loves you. His yoke is easy, His burden is light. Take His yoke upon you and learn of Him. He is meek and humble in heart. He knows you perfectly, and He loves you perfectly.
Praise the Lord for the body! I am an old Christian and I needed to hear this. My son-in-law is a Mormon and we are praying for him. Thank you for your faithfulness to the word of God!
Liz evans, I'm a former 6th generation Mormon. I was very very devout and Temple going and Temple garment wearing. And I want you to know that your prayers are being heard by the Lord Almighty! My husband joined the Mormon church because of me. And his family prayed for us for 10 years before the Lord delivered us both out! Believing what you're praying is key! I'm so thankful for his family to have done such a thing for me! My best friend that I grew up with had prayed also during our entire growing up. My husband and I are born again and it's going on 20 years! I tell you this to encourage you to never stop praying and Believe God when you're asking for such a wonderful thing! They prayed in and with faith that God would do it ! They didn't wring their hands or hearts with worry or doubt. They believed! They continued you to live their lives in Christ before me. They never spoken an ugly word against Mormonism. Of which, I was very surprised. They accepted me with full Hearts and love to me as a person. And them living their lives as true Christians, planted seeds in me through the years. I would have never thought for one second that I would ever leave the Mormon church, but then God!!! And at the right time, God awoke me to John chapter 5 verse 29. And from there from February 16, 2000 - March 23rd 2000- I was on a collision course with my Saviour! And the Lord pick me up and brought me out of the pit of which I was in, totally unaware of, and brought me to Himself! So continue to pray and believe and the Holy Spirit will do the work!! 😄❤❤❤
Liz Evans keep a watch out, mormons play the long game when trying to recruit their spouses, or future kids. The youth programs will guilt the kids into bringing their whole family to church as well.
This is amazing....lds for 35 yrs. Blinded but now I see! Thank you for doing this, un-learning false doctrine and getting it straight in my head is the hardest thing I've ever done . Please make more discussions like this explaining the true Gospel Every definition of doctrine vocabulary is different now. Understanding is so difficult.
cinderella princess, Dear friend, so happy to hear the Holy Spirit is opening your eyes - glory to God! I left the church over 30 years ago, and have known Christ since April, 1987. Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born again.” Have you experienced this yet? You’re right - un-learning false doctrine is hard. I would like to help by suggesting you read the Bible and ask the Lord to help you find a church who teaches only His truth so you can learn and grow in the Lord, and where Christ will need you. Talk to the pastor and explain the situation. Most orthodox Christian churches have their “Statements of Faith” (the Essentials) which unites us (see link below). Keep in mind, that if Jesus Christ is in the people, then Jesus Christ is there. We are His “building”. Here are the Christian Essentials that Christians hold to: www.gotquestions.org/essentials-Christian-faith.html Also, a free Bible app: BibleHub.com Your friend, Stacy 🕊
I am an ex Mormon. I served a mission and everything. I was disfellowshipped after I slept with a girl on my mission, it hurt me so bad that I left the church after reading and seeing how messed up it all was. Leaving the church has been so very hard but every day I read my bible and I wear a cross which reminds me of My duty to spread his word. I love this channel. I hope apologia studios can get in contact with me. I want to be baptized by you!!!
I think the church should have cheerfully accepted your filthy fornication while on a mission and representing the Savior...Don't you? What's the matter with those Mormons? Idiot.
I'm so sorry that is horrible. I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I served a mission too. That is why they say lock your heart. I am sorry that you shared and rude nonchristians are ridiculing you. That really happens. People come home from missions but there is life after a fallen mission and you can return to the temple. May you walk in his spirit and I invite you to read the book of Mormon. Take care.
Baptizm is an outward expression of an inward reality!! We are emmersed in water " dead to old self and raise from water cleaned " new self" in Jesus Christ!!
This interview is so good! I was built up in my faith by listening to the discussion. Even for Christians to hear this would be good, not just ex Mormons.
My best friend is Mormon, and I have been struggling with how to talk with him about Biblical truths. Seeing this video today was incredibly encouraging
Katie Moore stay tuned next week, were going to be spending a little more time in the next video on how to talk to a Mormon and how to get them to a point that they will begin to listen to the bible as it was meant to be read.
Dan Tate Awesome, I can't wait to watch! I will be praying over these videos; I can already tell they're going to be a great resource for people, including myself.
That is the only thing I can reason from all of the posts. I once was her... The more I looked, the more I saw. One thing that really made me take another look was when someone told me that I better be dead sure, because my eternal soul depended on it. It caused me to really look into it. I am so glad I did. Its like a million pound weight has started to lift off of my spirit. Trying to earn your way into heaven is something that weighs heavily on LDS.
Looks like you made up your mind 40 years ago. To each his/her own. I feel the same way that you do, except I cant believe how clueless the people in the church are.. Actually, I do know why Mormons are the way they are. I remember sitting there with my best friend when we were 18 years old preparing for our missions... we said to each other "There is no way that this church couldn't be true".. we were referring to the way we felt, emotionally, after "feeling the spirit" fast forward 20 years, having opened my mind to the possibility that things could be different than what I had learned, I started reading the Bible with an open mind. That is where it started to fall apart. I cant tell you the fear I had. When seeing for the first time that something wasn't right. It scared me to death, and made me think, "Oh man, if I could only keep my emotions out of this, I could make some real decisions." I only wish that I could have let my best friend know about the great stuff I am learning in the Bible because when he started to see the cracks in the religion, he went the other way, and is no Atheist. Sad stuff, so this is why videos like this are so important to people leaving the Mormon religion. To steer them to the truth, instead of letting Mormonism steal their souls. There is nothing you can say to make me come back now, because I have seen, and cannot un-see...
I thought Jeff Durbin struggled with arrogance in the past. Maybe, but this is so not arrogant. Jeff talks what he lives, clearly. His heart for Jesus is awesome. I hope we can all grow together.
I've been watching these videos for a few weeks now and I don't see arrogance. I see confidence and knowledge. I've read others depicting him as arrogant, in the same breath they disagree with his theology and use of scripture. They poke at his passion while speaking and how he stays on point. That's dedication. Some could call that love and ministry.
It has taken years for the religious poison that is Mormonism, to leave my soul so that my vision and understanding could be clear enough, to understand what is plainly written in the scriptures about the Lord Jesus Christ and his saving work.
"Poison that is Mormonism" This reminded me of "The hacker known as 4Chan" LOL Seems a little dramatic for a church is always the first on the scene for disaster relief and humanitarian efforts. One that preaches the importance of family. I wonder if people like you have with such bold opinions have even read the Book of Mormon. Seriously. The entire thing does NOTHING but glorify Christ. Tell me again how that's poison?
Ah...the lure of the unaccountable life! It seems you are sagging into the comfortable arms of Christianity; where nothing is expected and you can do what you want! Your "understanding" is complete.
I had Mormon missionaries offer me a Book of Mormon which I refused to take. I love how you use scriptures to show us a need of grace alone by faith to forgive sin!
@@johnlee1352 Who wouldn't love to be thrown out of a Satanic cult masquerading as Christianity? God bless ex-Mormons and the Wilder family for standing up for The Way.
I spoke with a Mormon one time and it was the first time I heard that there were different levels of heavens and your works determined which level you went to. So my question to him was “how do you know that you’ve done enough good works to enter the first level then?” He couldn’t answer….
What an amazing exposition of the gospel and salvation. I have never heard these issues articulated in such a fantastic and memorable way. Thank you so much for such a loving, civil, and informed conversation.
I know this is more than 2 years later, but i literally watched this LAST NIGHT and had a Mormon reach out to me that very same night asking me about and quoting these very passages to me. God is good, and i feel so incredibly blessed to have been more prepared than i would have been without this. i pray so hard i represent Christ properly. may He work all of this together for good even in my potential folly.
Jeff I come from the same background as you (reformed baptist) yet as I watched this video in its entirety, you opened up the scriptures to me at a level I've never experienced. The connection between the Abrahamic covenant and the New Testament was eye opening. I always loved to read Romans but couldn't understand much of the content. Now it is much clearer thanks to you. May God bless your ministry.
I am a Christian and been a Christian my whole life believing I can loose my salvation. I clicked on this video just to listen and Jeff’s explanation of Matthew 7:23 and how our Salvation is secure le in Christ brought eye opening and joy to me! Thank you Jesus for the blood! 😩😭😭🙌🏼❤️
You can also watch videos by Sandra Tanner, who is the great granddaughter of Brigham Young. Also, MIcah Wilder. ruclips.net/video/r0mckI8Xfl8/видео.html This website is also helpful. carm.org/mormonism/teachings-of-mormonism God bless you!
@@johnlee1352 wow. Is this how the Mormon people treat people who leave their denomination? By saying thanks for leaving so you then wouldn’t have to “throw them out”?
Jeff Durbin is awesome! I’m a pre-Oxford movement Anglican...love his ministry...Soli Deo Gloria! Happy to hear him mention the Ascension as occurring (church calendar) during the video. I’m used to the church calendar, it’s a good tool for teaching the gospel.
Thank you so very much for doing this dialog. My husband and I have invited Mormons into our home in the past in hopes to show them the truth, and they left unchanged (unless God continued to work afterwards). Now we are expecting new Mormon missionaries to come this week. I am grateful -- very grateful -- for you two talking in this living-room-like setting and giving a lot of great insight.
@Bridgee Bridge Sorry Bridgee. I didn't get your notification until I got someone else's and saw yours. You’re right. *_Severed_* is a strong word…. This verse was taken from the Berean Study Bible on BibleHub.com. The word can also be found in the ESV, NASB, NAS 1977, ASV, and ERV. Hope this helps! God bless!
God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Law was right for Jews, keep by Christians and will be kept in Heaven. Grace help us keep the law, but does not do away with it. Law nailed to the cross, were the laws for sacrifice. ( Christ being the true Lamb) Paul was a ex-Jew speaking to new Christians who were also ex-Jews and knew the Law. The Sabbath was lost by the Catholics to bring in Sun worshipers and pagans. So faith (Spirit) with grace (Christ) and the law (Father) is the only way. 10 Commandments same as yesterday, today and forever.
@@froggycroaked1603 The law in this context refers not to the ten commandments or “moral law” but the old testament customs the judiazers were using. Like seeking circumcision to enforce on the new gentile christians who are ethnic jews. Paul says many times that they are spiritual jews and by grace are not put under the same restrictions as the ethnic Jews. Also, even if you disagree with Catholics.. sun worshipping and pagan? I don’t even think I have to address this.. I’m assuming your referring to them worshipping on sunday rather than saturday as “losing the sabbath”? I hope you also condemn Jeff durbin and his church then as “losing the sabbath”: for worshiping on sunday as opposed to Saturday. You’re probably one of those who think it was changed in which case you have very bad theology. I think you should look again.
Well I see you can't or won't explain what you found about Jesus outside of the LDS faith that you could not have from within. I hear that a lot but there is only one Jesus Christ to be found. Actually, I was referring to which Lord...... The Father or Christ. I was wondering which one you found. Both are Lords of this creation just as the scriptures tell us They are. Interesting Luke....... just what did Joseph Smith "make up" about Jesus that is not true?? Thanks.
truthseeker staats Well if you haven't figured that question out then the ball is in your court my friend... There is a distinct difference between the doctrines of grace Jesus and the Joseph Smith Jesus , but only the Spirit can shine the light or open the eyes not anyone's text..
What drew my family to the LDS church was the sense of belonging, a strong sense of community, I loved my new friends we use to have such a wonderful clean time together. Then a Baptist pastor gave my mom a list of the Mormon beliefs . Beliefs that they don’t share with you in the discussions. This devastated her so she and my Dad left the church And left me to figure it out on my own. I ended up moving to salt lake trying to find my way. That didn’t work out as planned and I ended up coming home totally depressed. I read everything on Mormonism for several years, basically trying to find the truth. After being married for a few years I lost a pregnancy and through this tragedy I found Jesus. I still question but I know the truth of Jesus. His saving grace
@@enjoyingthejourney8890 Proudly so. Re-reading your post makes me thank you once again for leaving the church. Your confusion and weakness will not be missed.
John Lee you are obviously a very angry person or you like to stir the pot out of pure enjoyment. Where does this come from John ? Hum, I wonder? In one of your trolls you posted you were disabled and made a comment about another persons lack of sensitivity to your disability. Really one that considers himself a Shepard should act in a way that he would gain respect. I have seen none of your posts that emulate our Lords actions. I am sad for you actually. And I am sure Our Heavenly Fathers Heart Hurts when he sees you stirring the pot and your hurtful words. What kind of fruit do you yield John? On the account of obvious anger and self righteousness a good therapist might be able to help you with that.
d everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. Matthew 19:29
My wife and I would have called ourselves saved. For me since I was 18. For my wife since she was a child. Yet we still engaged in premarital sex. I struggled with alcohol even after the day I would say my conversion. We knew these things were wrong and wanted to stop, but still struggled. I'm not sure the exact point in my life when I gave myself to Christ. Was it when I was 18? That's when my life began to become more holy even though I struggled with sin still. Was it after I repented from my misuse of alcohol? Was it when we were convicted to stop having premarital sex and wait until after marriage? Was it when God gave me the strength to overcome pornography? I'm not sure. I just know that the sanctification in my life is palpable. It's pretty cool to see God work in my life and make me more holy. I sometimes question my faith. My life has been so full of sin. Christ is my cornerstone and I need to be filled with God's strength and have total reliance upon my faith. Not really sure what I'm trying to say. Just rambling at this point haha.
Learned so much about both My faith in Christ as well as the religion of mormonism in this I’m thankful that mormons can see from this that they’re way is lost and that through Christ Jesus they can be shown the truth
Very good job, Jeff. One of the best explanations of the doctrine of Grace I've ever heard. A simple way to put the question of "swimming in and out of grace" is thus: When I become saved, am I saved because I never sin again, or am I saved by my faith in Christ? I've always looked for a way to explain this. Because it seems many try to teach "perfectionism". The idea that, if you sin as a believer, were you ever saved in the first place. Even though Paul tells us that the Law was there to show us we could NEVER live up to it. Not in the flesh. So we are sealed and justified in the Spirit, and it is not "us" who sins, but our flesh. And it is a war that rages between our spirit and our flesh. We are going to mess up even after we are saved. It is inevitable. But we are not saved by our ability to not sin. It is only thru by grace thru faith.
This is a great video. These foundational truths just aren't commonly expounded upon anymore. This is a great video for people in all walks of life. I will share this where ever I can.
Brought out of mormonism in 2008 and was born again on 6-18-2009!✝🙌🏼👏🏼praising HIM forevermore! This conversation is HOLY SPIRIT driven, no doubt about it!!
Weird. The Lord says you are not born again unless you are baptised by those with authority to do so and receive the holy Spirit. That is only available in the LDS faith.
Thirty-five years ago I lead a guy out of Mormonism. Funny thing is, I couldn't even remember the guy! He called me in Wisconsin from San Francisco and thanked me for witnessing to him while I was living there.
I get so tired of people saying LDS are not Christian. Stop judging that. Period. Perhaps you feel this way based off your opinion, interpretation or extrapolation of the Bible. I understand and empathize that you were un-affected by your membership of the church. I don't blame anyone for finding what works best for them. This goes to everyone reading - it is no longer a question of who we think is right or wrong. It is merely a question of who lives to the best they can according to the light and knowledge they have. Our society needs goodness and upright principles. May everyone stop trying to 'prove' each other wrong and especially stop creating these videos that only focus on trying to prove other churches wrong. We must work to build unity and belief in Jesus Christ. But at the least build goodness and upright principles in society.
I left Mormonism almost 20 years ago I was born into the religion had no clue that I was not a Christian had no clue that there were contradictions between Mormonism and the Bible, I was lucky I over heard something on the radio about the DNA of the Native Americans versus the book of Mormon stories come so I started to do research and I learned more and more and more and more then I went to ask my bishop and he couldn't answer my questions so I started asking more people and they just got upset with me including my family and at first it was very difficult on a family member were shocked didn't want to hear anything about it from me they thought that I was possessed, told me that things were really bad but it wasn't funny it was really serious and I spent nearly 20 years trying to convince them that they are on the wrong path and true Christians are on the right path oh, thanks for your righteous efforts a great videos videos and God bless
This is where I felt conflicted in the LDS church. NOW I do believe that they follow another Jesus.....not the real Jesus Christ. The Jesus Christ that I believe in, died for ALL sins.....not SOME sins. I follow Jesus Christ and His doctrines......not man (prophet/profit) and doctrines of men.
You believe Jesus, who you claim is god, died by the hands of his own creation, ie. mankind? His creation killed the creator? And you further believe your god can die? And if he came back to life (resurrected), who brought him back to life? If you say God the Father, doesn't that make the father more powerful than Jesus? Jesus said to pray to God, just like he prayed to God. Jesus fell on his hands and knees and prayed to God. Jesus also said that all his miracles were the acts of God, and he himself can do nothing except by the will of God. Jesus himself said his message was for the lost sheep unto the house of Israel, meaning the Jews of that time. Paul spread a false doctrine and said it's for all humanity, Jesus never said that. Jesus was a mighty messenger of God Almighty. He worshipped God, the creator and sustainer of the Earth and the heavens. Repent, submit, and surrender to God Almighty, and heaven will be your forever reward.
@@thewallcometh1444 You are off base on just about everything you said. There is a difference between the developing , growing, learning, human side of Christ and His divinity. That clears up all the apparent contradictions you brought up. His humanity died, but the divinity or Father principle in Him cannot die and raised Him up. That is why He gave all credit to the Father and was an example to us. His message was for the lost sheep of Israel FIRST and then to the rest of the world.The Old Testament makes clear that Israel and the Messiah were for the blessing and salvation of all nations. The Quran has too many basic errors to be the Truth. Whoever wrote it did not know that Maryam, the mother of Jesus was not Maryam the sister of Moses and Aaron. The Quran does not know that God's personal name is YHWH and that "Allah" simply means The God and is not a name at all. Seek the truth beyond Islam my friend. Christ is Love and does not tell us to kill the infidels or those who leave the faith like Islam does.
Thank you Jeff for posting this video. As someone who possesses to be a Christian this was soo helpful to me. Your explanations of scripture are so helpful. I Praise God for u and thank u for teaching truth.
I lived in Salt Lake as a non-Mormon and I love Pastor Jeff’s heart for these beautiful people!! The absolute example of truth in love!!!! You inspire me to get out ....so many in darkness
I get so tired of people saying LDS are not Christian. Stop judging that. Period. Perhaps you feel this way based off your opinion, interpretation or extrapolation of the Bible. I understand and empathize that you were un-affected by your membership of the church. I don't blame anyone for finding what works best for them. This goes to everyone reading - it is no longer a question of who we think is right or wrong. It is merely a question of who lives to the best they can according to the light and knowledge they have. Our society needs goodness and upright principles. May everyone stop trying to 'prove' each other wrong and especially stop creating these videos that only focus on trying to prove other churches wrong. We must work to build unity and belief in Jesus Christ. But at the least build goodness and upright principles in society.
I am a Christian. I loved this. I look forward to watching many more of these conversations. God Bless both of you and everyone watching this.Share this with anyone you love and want to see in heaven. So EVERYONE ❤
Love your heart for Mormons. We know three Mormon couples we love deeply. Looking for ways to pray and witness true grace of God alone. One have had three kids go their Mormon mission.
Romans 6 talks about no longer sining and misuse of Gods grace to justify sinning. I love walk people thru Romans road Romans 3:23 to Romans 10 that say if you confess Jesus as Lord and was raised from the dead you will be saved. Romans 5 speaks of death through Adam and life through Christ and He died for the ungodly and while we’re still sinners.
When I left the Mormon church, I took a 3 1/2 year detour through atheism before finding Jesus ( well, really, *He* found *me* ). I'm so glad this good brother wasn't given to atheism as so many ex-Mormons are.
Please do more education for people leaving the lds church! This video helped me greatly understand things I have been struggling to untangle from what is truth and what isn’t. Thank you!
carm.org/mormonism mit.irr.org/lds-temple-and-lucifers-power-and-priesthood www.gotquestions.org/Mormons.html Watch Sandra Tanner, the great great granddaughter of Brigham Young, discuss the doctrines on You Tube. UTLM.org Watch Micah Wilder. ruclips.net/video/r0mckI8Xfl8/видео.html His mother wrote a book, Unveiling Grace. www.eternallifeblog.com/jesus-divide-families/ God bless you.
Born and raised in the Catholic Church and when I left I bumped into god of the Bible and born again and Called to apologetics and been teaching at my church for Many years ....
I personally believe there is MUCH GOOD in ALL Churches. It would be great if certain so-called "Christians" would stop being so JUDGEMENTAL about others. That in itself is NOT a very Christian practice in reality. Hence this Video. HOLIER THAN THOU Elitist attitudes are prevalent.
Dan Stephensen trying to save people from eternal damnation is being judgmental? Ummm, okay. Would you not tell someone not to do something because it’s breaking the law or you will go to prison? Is that being judgmental too? If I tell someone that he packed his parachute wrong and that if he uses it, he will die, is that being judgmental too?
David G Catholics, like Mormons use works as a form of salvation. They go to a priest for forgiveness when the Bible clearly states that Jesus is the only way to the father. Man cannot forgive sins because they are sinful too. They worship Marry. They pray to saints.
Jason T Catholic here. I don’t think that is what the Catholic Church teaches. Sounds like something you’d hear from an Atheist about Catholicism. The Catholic Church is at the heart of Christianity. All the very best to you and your journey.
Great job Jeff 👏, praise God for giving you that understanding and God bless you for your faithfulness and seeking of truth. Dan, praise God for you that you stuck with truth and didn't maintain a lie for the sake of family or fear. God bless you.
Amen my bearded brother! It truely is a glorious gospel that humbles me and fiils me with joy every time I hear it. Your evangelistic outreach and approach is so inspiring. Just started listening to you this week Jeff, very powerful.
Jim Caponzi I'm Baptist not morman. You can do whatever you want man, im just saying. I'm sure we don't agree on everything but I wouldn't call you a nasty Catholic. Like I said, do what you want bro.
Jim Caponzi I understand it's personal, and I'm not going to tell you what to do, so I'll just leave by this here. But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect- Peter
Jim Caponzi oh, I know how blasphemous it is. I guess where you and I different is how we handle interacting with them. Ill call it for what it is, a lie. But I won't personally insult the person who is fallowing that religion. Like Peter said, I approach them with gentleness and respect. Not all of them do the sexually imoral deeds you mentioned above. They have been decieved, and all I'm saying is what the Bible says, gentleness and respect are how it's supposed to be done.
Hale Hafa I think one of the major things we would disagree with right off the bat is that mormans believe that God was once a man, while Christian's believe God has always been God. That charecteristic in itself makes the morman god completely different than the God of the Bible. My God has no origin story because he has always been. " As man now is, God once was." If you want to talk about the trinity we can, but right now we're not even on the same God my friend.
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve been wrestling with some of these questions over the past week about Baptism and the thief on the cross, and you’ve answered them beautifully. Praise God and praying for you both and the Apologia ministry 😁
I was raised Mormon. I left home at 15 and a half. Partially due to questions that I asked my dad who was bishop. But other issues as well. But the one question I asked my dad was if the New Testimate was the true word of Jesus Christ then why have the other books. My dad told me not to question.
It's so heartbreaking to see people who have been so damaged by religion that they struggle to understand the free gift of salvation, God's amazing grace and mercy through the finished work of Jesus at the cross.
I think for Mormons having these terminologies that look Biblical helped them deceive genuine investigators. That is what happened to me long long time a go. When they say God, Jesus, Holy Ghost, Grace, Word of God, Church, Prophet, Gift of the Spirit etc. All these terms are completely derailed from the fact or the Biblical meaning. You understand how much you were tricked once it is late. After close to two decades I am considering leaving, I am trying to untangle my self, lots of entaglement. But, right now I confessed to my Heavenly Father and Jesus Chirst my mistakes. Now I am believing Jesus Christ in the Bilble and I am glad that I found him back. I am extreemly grateful for returning back to the true faith on our God. Thankful for such videos, they open eyes.
I’m a Christian but moved way far away from faith when I was using opiates and in bad addiction. When I first got clean I was doing community service for 400 hours at the food shelf , and some Mormon missionary’s came to volunteer and talked to me for a couple days and they acted as if it’s the same as Christianity almost . Never even named Joseph Smith.. I went online and researched it because they were saying a lot of things that made sense and I was actually going to go to their church because I didn’t belong to one . After I researched online I felt so used and misled , they seemed to completely deceive me .. not sure if that was their goal but I felt not good about it at all..
I just recently started beginning my life with Jesus Christ our Lord and savior. Let me tell you, my life would make you gasp. Anyways, I love this guy watching him challenge people on the street is the ultimate.
God bless you for your ministry with the Mormons pastor Jeff I also got a lot of Mormon friends they're great people but they are just lost sheep. Glad to hear you let another Mormon to the truth God bless you pastor Jeff always.
Brilliant discussion. Even for a believer, it is a powerful reminder of the true gospel. Placing faith alone in Jesus, justification through faith and also understanding baptism afresh amidst multitudes of "in house discussion"... so helpful. Thank you guys.
Leaving Mormonism is difficult for lots... but all I have to say ... out of my own experience. YwY trust the lord. And his word alone. Our works are futile if it's in it for ourselves. Your eternity is worth more than a false priesthood... , more than anything your children deserve the truth. I pray the courage and the blessings necessary for you if it be God's will. I pray the community whom you will be turning sees the lord in your choice And I pray that it be satisfying to the soul and as well the lord be glorified and that you may be in safe keeping. Amen.
It was quite beautiful how he describes Paul passages about how the law works. I've never considered it that way. As someone who struggles with LDS I find it so liberating.
good topic, and insight. Living in Utah, we have a burden to preach the gospel with Holy Spirit power. Now, the doctrines of grace, they are like mormon doctrine descriptions.
I left also back in 2001. I was Temple mormon mother of 9 . Ive led a few to Jesus Christ thank the Lord, i understand all of this process, I was agnostic for 4 years before I was saved ,m because they ruined Jesus , the Antichrist spirit wanted that but the real Jesus showed up , praise teh Lord
I saw this guy a while ago on a video, and was wondering what happened with him. Awesome video, thank you. I myself am on the fence.... not really, kinda one sided now. Your videos make too much sense to me now. Jeff saying that it is sad when people leave the mormon church they question if god even exists..... That is exactly what I did. When I was a kid I had this line of thought...; if Santa Clause turned out to be a fake, then the Easter Bunny, wouldn't it follow that God would be next.. I went the way of Atheism for a while, and I saw a few videos for a show called "Heart of the Matter" and somehow came across your videos. They brought me back from that nonsense and saved my soul. Thanks guys, I don't know where i would be without your insight. Really, thank you so much.
Beautiful! Jesus said, "Follow Me." Jesus is the good Shepherd. Jesus will never let you down. John 10:27-29 The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they will never, ever [by any means] perish; and no one will ever snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
I started to read the bible for the content, and not for just reading it, and it doesn't line up with the BOM, so, yeah, You guys should probably just take it off of your list of works...
Thank you for posting this. I am not Mormon and I have not been inside a church since I was a child, but lately I have felt a sense of emptiness inside of me that I can't explain, it's like something is missing and I can't find it. I sat next to a Christian man on a flight a few weeks ago, and he told me about God and I was thinking about our conversation the other day and I found an app where you can read the bible for free. It's the first time I've ever tried reading the bible and it's very difficult to understand, but you explain it so well that if I read the verses as you talk about them I can understand the context and meaning, even though I have to rewind a lot. I don't know if God would forgive me though, I feel like I don't deserve it... I intellectually understand the concept of saved by grace, but when I think about it happening to me I feel completely unworthy, so if there's nothing you can do to make things right then what do you do?
A broken and a contrite spirit God will not despise. Psalm 51 No one is worthy of heaven. We all deserve death and hell. We cannot bribe the God of the universe to let us in. That is why we need a Savior. You need to admit there is nothing you can do to merit salvation. Repent of your sin and put your faith in what Jesus Christ has done for you. He paid the (whole) penalty for your sin. I Peter 2:24 Luke 18 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Jesus said, "Follow Me." Jesus is the good Shepherd. Jesus will never let you down. John 10:27-29 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
What does the process of repentance look like? I understand the definition, but how does one go about repenting? Is there a difference in whether or not you were say a Mormon and at least following some type of faith and living a good life, or if you were an atheist? Thank you so much by the way, I appreciate any insight you can provide.
I'm not sure what you mean, a process. Psalm 51 is a good place to start. Luke 18 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be [f]merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted. _____________ Here is a prophet (he's already a prophet) who realizes how sinful he is. Isaiah 6 In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.” 4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke. 5 Then I said, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. 7 He touched my mouth with it and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven.”
Please correct me if I'm misunderstanding but what you're saying is that everyone is forgiven equally? Regardless of how severe we as human perceive the sin to be? So say you compare a murderer to a shoplifter, they would both be forgiven with the same amount of repentance and time frame, hence the murderer wouldn't have to "do anything extra" even though for example our judicial system would consider that a harsher crime than shoplifting? I apologize this is probably exactly what he talked about in the video but it's still difficult to understand once I try to apply it to everyday life. And with process I meant, how does one go about asking for forgiveness? Is it through prayer? And my other question is, how does one know that God has forgiven you?
You ask for forgiveness through prayer. Everyone is forgiven equally. Rev. 21:8 All liars shall have their part in the lake of fire... Lying was just as serious as the other sins mentioned. If only one sin, let's say, had ever been committed Jesus would still have had to die for that one sin. I John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. However, a murderer is forgiven but they will still have to pay the penalty for their sin here on earth. Some will spend the rest of their natural lives in jail but thankfully they will be with Christ the moment they die. A shoplifter needs to do restitution, if possible. You know God has forgiven you by the peace you have. Some people who have sought forgiveness and have asked for forgiveness still feel they are not forgiven. Let's say a woman who has had an abortion, or homosexuality, etc. Things that involved other people or just seem so unforgiveable. Some people are just very sensitive and can't forget what they have done and the ensuing effect it has had on their lives and the lives of others. At this point you need to keep quoting I John 1:9 and other verses and reminding yourself of the truth of God's word. Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. Col. 1:14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Eph. 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace Acts 3:19; Micah 7:19 We are all the victims of other people's sins. And unfortunately others have been the victim of our own sins. What we need to do is draw nigh to God and use the painful events of our lives to motivate us to do what is right and encourage others to do the same. What did Paul say, "Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Paul could have spent the rest of his life saying, "if only I hadn't rounded up all those Christians, if only, if only, etc. He would have gone bonkers thinking about all the harm he caused. Instead, he kept his eyes on Christ and on preaching the gospel to any and all he met. I hope this helps.
My boyfriend is a Mormon. We have a baby together and I don't know what to do.I have tried countless times to help him understand true Christianity, but it is so hard. Please pray for us!
All4Jesus I have been raised in a Christian church my whole life. I can't explain why I stayed with him after finding out he was Mormon, as I was taught not to date outside my religion. Yes, I made mistakes and I have repented for them. I do feel after all that has happened, it strengthened my own faith in that I am now responsible for witnessing to my boyfriend and his family. I know I didn't put myself in a good situation, but I also know anything is possible with God. I am doing everything I can to help him and I really appreciate you praying for us, thank you!
There's an old story among the Mormons they use to laugh at themselves: A BYU coed comes home from college pregnant. Her dad says, "why don't you just marry the guy"? She replied, "I can't, dad...he smokes!" Sounds like your boyfriend isn't enough of a Mormon to live its standards and should be an easy "get" for you Christians.
I’m happy to say I am no longer a Mormon but a follower of Christ and I know the real Jesus.
All glory and praise to God!!!
Thanks for leaving so we didn't have to throw you out.
John Lee I’ll pray for you. Being a cult such as Mormonism will take lots of it. God bless you.
John Lee There are far more inactive Mormons than active they are throwing themselves out they know its not true. I’m sure you have inactive family members.
Amen!
“What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?” That’s the mic drop that got me. Scripture that cuts to the bone. God bless your guys’ ministry.
B U L L C R A P. You born-agains think they have an inside track on Salvation. You assume a lot. Thousands of "ex" Mormons come back ALL THE TIME.
SO just get over yourself. Don't kid yourself Dudes. You have missed the boat and are risking a lot by knocking a Major Christian Religion of the World.
You are really wrong about all these "issues". Your elitist and exclusionary mentality are sickening. The " biggest issue " you claim~~way off base.
Jesus is the SON of GOD. What you are doing is basing conclusions on FALSE premises and YOUR personal interpretations. Your context is skewed beyond belief. Blanket statements about LDS beliefs: laughable at best. You yourself are 'TWISTING" the Scriptures. Thousands of "christian" Churches are charlatans as you say.
But that is not what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is. Not even close.
Salvation": of course "man" doesn't qualify himself. Your knowledge of the Scriptures is not as great as you think it is. Again, your holier than though
attitude~~~ It really sucks. I HAVE lost everything before. It's just my wife and me now. We have gained more than you can imagine so get over yourself.
We are following Christ so QUIT all the judgment and double-talk. Go ahead and build up teachers after yourselves having itching ears. You have
FALLEN SHORT. Wash and Pray. Salvation is a FREE GIFT from the Lord and Savior even Jesus Christ.
Dan Stephensen Was this meant to go to me? Because things that you said i stated, I didn’t. My comment on here was very quick. I don’t think you know at all what I believe, my friend.
@@danstephensen9902 do you think non-lds numbers will go to hell? I ask this because, if what you teach is true, I may only attain salvation through my works... Not by faith alone, this in and of itself contradicts the bible. Your so-called book, is full of double contradictions against the one true word of God, it is really sad. "For i testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book" revelation 22:18
My friend I hope you fined God, the one true God, his love and grace knows no bounds. I encourage you to actually read the Bible and understand the context, Just as you are encouraging us to do, but you will find that if you truly do understand, the book of Mormon is nothing but false doctrine, taught by poor misled soul.
@@danstephensen9902 praying for you 🙏🏻
@@danstephensen9902 "You born agains" Have you read the gospels? have you read the epistles of Peter and Paul? IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN BORN AGAIN, INDWELT BY THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD, THAN YOU AREN'T ONE OF GOD'S CHILDREN, I.E. NOT SAVED. You don't want to be a Mathew 7 "I never knew you" person.
I was born and raised as a Mormon and then Jesus found me and now I am a new creation in Christ. I love my Mormon family and pray that the truth will set them free. That Only Jesus is enough and through His righteous alone will they be saved.
Foolish traditions of your fathers, huh, Sandra?
Praise God!
Maybe it’s time you listened to your family and really get to the bottom of their faith?
False information is being passed around by these man-made churches. I’m not sure if it’s mainly through ignorance or if it‘s part of their agenda. I think it’s partly both. We Latter-day Saints are exactly that: Latter-day Saints, which distinguish us from the former-day Saints who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ 2000 years ago. It is the latter days now, so, since we are members of the Church of Jesus Christ in the latter days, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself gave His Church the name The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the New Testament, the Lord gave the organization of His Church 2000 years ago. NONE OF THE MAN-MADE CHURCHES ON THE EARTH TODAY USE THAT ORGANIZATION. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses the organization that the Lord has instructed it to use. There are certain changes because of the Church of Jesus Christ being much larger today in the latter day than it was 2000 years ago, but something that needs to be said is this: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the EXACT SAME CHURCH that the Savior organized 2000 years ago. On May 15, 1829, John the Baptist PERSONALLY APPEARED to the Prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, laid his hands on their heads, and conferred the AARONIC PRIESTHOOD on them. He also Restored the Authority to baptize, which Authority had been lost for centuries. Shortly afterwards, Peter, James, and John personally appeared to them, laid their hands on Joseph Smith’s head and Oliver Cowdery’s head, and conferred the MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD on them. ONLY THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BAPTIZE, BESTOW THE HOLY GHOST, AND TO PERFORM THE HOLY ORDINANCES OF GOD. God and Jesus Christ both, together, personally appeared to 14-year-old Joseph Smith in the Spring of 1820, and Jesus Christ, knowing there were three Protestant denominations having Revivals in the Palmyra-Manchester area at that time, voiced His feelings about man-made churches. He told Joseph Smith: Join none of them, for they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They teach for doctrine the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.
The people on this thread who say they left the Mormon Church (they always use the term Mormon) and found Jesus, I will say this to you: when you left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and connected with one of the man-made churches of the world, you offended God and Christ, and none of these man-made churches in the world can save you. Just like the Apostle Paul in the New Testament says, and Jesus Christ in personal Revelation confirms, there are three degrees of Heaven, and God and Christ dwell in the Celestial Kingdom, which the Apostle Paul likened unto the sun, and is the third Heaven that he saw himself in vision a part of. The people who struggle against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will only condemn themselves before God.
As long as Mormons stay in this church they feel everything will be okay, they are not able to understand the truth of the Bible,
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
They are not taught that Satin in the very beginning deceived first man to disobey God, and that it is in the same way he is deceiving them today, he does it so subtle even though when the indoctrination starts even though they sort of see the truth then another one of their apostles will lie to them and since they think these apostles are speaking the truth from God they then believe more lies.
The sad thing is that Satin has deceived them through Joseph that there is no Hell and that in the end they will end up in Heaven anyway and that only if they cannot achieve the Celestial Kingdom they will still end up in the third Heaven which can’t be that bad because it is still Heaven, they believe as long as they don’t become an apostate by leaving the church, those people are the only ones that end up in Hell. Satin is able to convince them through Joseph as long as they stay in church.
The Mormons have changed the core meaning of God’s Word that has been around for thousands of years, Joseph destroyed it in less than 200 years. God’s Word was changed into the different languages so the World could understand the originals but Gods Word stayed the same in those translations.
Another thing was that both sides showed each other great respect, so that the audience could hear both sides quite clearly. This was so commendable on both sides. The wonderful thing about this whole thing was that Jeff has done his homework and was so prepared, Praise be to God for people like Jeff, he actually make the Mormon people look foolish because they show us that it is okay that they are being deceived but that part did not matter as long as they stay faithful to the doctrine of the Mormon teachings no matter how deceiving it has been according to Gods own Word. If only each Mormon that hears this and allows their heart to be opened to this Good News, I believe more Mormons will be reached by this RUclips Video than anything else that I have heard.
The Sad thing I find is that most Mormons that leave their church, don’t seek out the true Jesus but become either Atheist or an Agnostic, and they seem to forget that they are still going to give and account for what they did with Jesus Gods only Son, and for that rejecting of His Son the Lord Jesus they are going to be punished FOREVER. This hurts me to think about that because I want them, the same as Jeff truly does, to also see them in Heaven FOREVER instead.
Jesus took their punishment on the cross instead and He is their free gift to them if only they will hold out their hand and say YES Lord Jesus, I accept you as MY OWN personal Savior.
I'm a former Jehovah's Witness. Coming to Christ felt like receiving an invitation in the mailbox that was addressed to the wrong person. Jesus couldn't possibly be talking to me! But I kept seeing that invitation in the Greek scriptures and 1 John 5:1 was the ultimate scripture that removed the scales from my eyes. I appreciate videos like this one because I still struggle with believing I'm justified because I daily fall and sin. Thank you for this video.
So how did u come to Christ???? Im a JW as well ..I do feel something is missing.. I've always thought that people find Jesus in different religions people have found them in Mormon churches people have found them in JW organization, baptist, pentecostal, so how does one really find Christ I always hear that people leave different organizations and they found Christ but what church do they go to after that?
@@mahalmousito8079 Bible and Jesus.❤🙏
@@cc-mk2hp ok Bible and Jesus ..but to be rebaptised...where...should I go into the river alone.?? lol....
@@mahalmousito8079 I have heard people who have done that. If you don't know any Christians. You may want to go Church shopping. Look for a group that preaches from the Bible , is not saying God will make you rich if you are good or give money. Lol. Look for people who are authentic , humble and kind. These Churches are harder to find these days, but they are still out there. Blessings to you in Jesus holy name. I am rejoicing that you want to be baptized. I will be praying for you. Sorry for the delay. I have serious migraines that last for days. I will text a list of Bible teachers and Pastors that l like and trust. Perhaps you can get a recommendation for a Church from one of these in your area. ❤🙏🕊🙋😀
@@cc-mk2hp thanks for the information I appreciate it
I really appreciate this brother's intellectual honesty........very rare
One of the most merciful gifts of God is that a person can be saved on their death bed, like the thief on the cross, and no religion has that,
Only faith in Jesus Christ alone,
Exactly. Faith + works ignores the man who was saved on the cross.
I do NOT believe in works salvation but I DO believe in works damnation.
I too left the mormon church and i got saved almost 5 years ago. I love what God has done for me in my life. He saved me, He chose me to be apart of His eternal kingdom. I am the first in my family to have left the lds church and have been disowned by the majority of my family but i have been freed by the love of Christ. I am a child of God, and im with my eternal family forever....Thank you God!!
Chad Angell Amen brother! God bless you for your boldness and faith in the true Jesus Christ!
Your family weeps for you...
How can I get through to Mormons? They believe Joseph Smith. Don't KNOW why. God help them.
@@marygreen2672 Plant the seed is all we can do...it worked for me
Chad Angell, I am TRYING but they believe Joseph Smith a false prophet.
I went from new age to Christianity. Joe Rogan turned me away from God with videos about natural psychedelics and DMT. I was a new age young man who was a raver.. I became deceived, and I was enslaved by my sin for years. Always seeking drugs for spiritual rebirth.. Only to be enslaved by my sin time and time again. Unfortunately, for me, it took leading myself to complete depravity, emptiness, darkness, weakness, poor health in the midst of my drug and alcohol addiction to finally turn to Christ. For YEARS I struggled with depression. My lust addiction made me feel worthless, and broken all the time. I never had confidence, and I didn't care anymore. I just accepted I was going to have to deal with it and be a broken person for the rest of my life. Having submitted to Christ, those empty depressed feelings are being replaced with love, and comforting care. Giving my life to Christ is the best decision Ive ever made. I know he has a beautiful plan for me, and although walking by faith isn't easy sometimes, I know I can count on him and fully submit to him everyday, and trust that he has his reasons for everything. Praise be to God! Amen!
Amen !
Amen! Hallelujah!!! Rejoice to the King!!!
You were/are completely Depraved, Empty, in Darkness, etc etc etc you said...
as a unregenerate person. Every human being is born that way. The only humans that get a Pass and into unaccountable Salvation are babies and certain age children. Because they haven't the cognitive ability yet of Right and Wrong, Sin and Death.
If you came to Christ to be rescued from the consequences of your rave life, that's not the Biblical calling to Salvation.
Cannabis, LSD, Mushrooms, Ketamine, Opium, Ecstasy. Jesus walked among the people. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. Praise the most high.
God bless and keep you, making His face shine upon you!
I was born, raised, mormon. Served on mission, married in the temple... And left the church. I knew I should be loyal to the truth.
what was true?
Faye Lewis , facts about Book of Mormon, Book of Abraham, about Joseph Smith, about legitimate succession.
Do you know for sure if you died today where you would spend eternity?
No, I do not know. I only hope. Before leaving, I was lied to and lied to others that I knew with certainty. Thank God, that freed me of these lies and pride.
It is good that you are free of lies. I don't think anyone is ever free of pride. It is always an ongoing struggle.
The gospel means, 'good news.' However, in order to have good news there must obviously be bad news.
The bad news is that we are born in sin (Psalm 51:5), and we are guilty of breaking God’s holy laws (Romans 3:9-20, 23; 1 John 1:8-10). We are enemies of God (Romans 5:6, 10; 8:7; Colossians 1:21), deserving of death (Romans 6:23a). We are unrighteous (Romans 3:10) and without means of justifying ourselves (Romans 3:20). Spiritually, we are destitute, blind, unclean, and dead. Our souls are in peril of everlasting punishment in outer darkness/hell.
Eph. 2 And you were (spiritually) dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Satan), of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. ....and were by nature children of wrath,
Dead people cannot get to the hospital. Besides, there is nothing we can do to merit salvation and everlasting life. We cannot bribe the God of the universe. "By the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified."
Not even Abraham was justified by his works.
Romans 4 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,
The gospel, the good news, is that God himself became a man, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus Christ humbled himself, shed His blood, died and rose again. He paid the penalty for your sin. All you need to do is humble yourself, repent of your sin and put your faith in Jesus Christ. The moment you do that God will grant you the gift of everlasting life. Romans 6:23 God will also fill you with His Holy Spirit. Eph. 1:13 It is that simple.
If you're in a court of law guilty of serious crimes (lying, adultery (whoever looks at another person to lust after them has committed adultery), murder (whoever hates his brother is a murderer already in his heart), stealing, etc.) and the judge finds out someone has already paid your fine, the judge has to let you go. Every sin you have ever committed must be paid for. Saying 'sorry' to the Judge isn't going to work. "Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin."
Jesus has already stepped in and paid your fine with His life's blood.
Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,..... that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
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How to be saved is illustrated in this parable.
Luke 18
And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:
10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11 The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’
13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
God bless you!
I am a lifelong Christian- but I am overjoyed to be reminded of the righteousness of Christ being credited to me. Such a beautiful gift I can never deserve. So thankful.
This so important!!!!! I left Mormonism over 10 years ago and didn’t want anything to do with religion. I told people I was a “non-practicing atheist” because I didn’t believe but didn’t want to be associated with what I saw as the hate filled atheists I saw. I went to an Alpha class a course 2 years ago, then went a second time and started going to a Christian Church. I didn’t realize that I did not know Christ. The God I wasn’t believing in was not the God of the Bible. I was an atheist of the Mormon god. I have many friends I made in the Mormon church who have now also left. ALL of them have left all religion behind snd it makes me sad. It makes me mad at the Mormon church and leads me to believe that the lds church is NOT just another church, but a work of the devil.
My faith in Christ is new and not perfect. I want to learn the Bible as well as Jeff. I want to be able to quote scriptures so that I can testify of Jesus to Mormons.
Jay, that is very important. 45 years ago I was asked if I was Born Again, and instead of asking them the meaning I spent over a year in a persistent search for the answer. It was pre internet and I was only about 14, but I figured 1)Is God real - if He is He is probably not in the church a mile from my house. 2) There must be a million churches (I was young!), and 3) Is the bible true, and if not which books is. I did not believe then God had placed those questions in my heart, but as I see how little people care about the issues now (in general) I believe He did.
I found the Protestant seemed to have the most going for it so I compared every group (I learned) to the Protestant faith, and then spent several months doing what I could to see if the bible was true (Thank you, Josh McDowell who had just published "Evidence That Demands a Verdict"). I mention all this to make a point, and it is not to claim any infallibility or even to be a better believer than anyone else. The point is, as a result of this study, I had found LDS and JW members who served "God" with all their heart, but did not know they had been serving a false construct. Dr. Walter Martin was still alive and I got to see him speak in Portland. Despite any negative feelings toward him people had, there was no doubt in my mind he loved the LDS people and was willing to be hated to see them saved.
Since then I have felt the continuing call to witness to them. Although harvests have been few, the chance to water comes every week. While not claiming to be gifted with the skill Pastor Jeff Durbin has, I have carried the concern for them as a burden, feeling a tiny bit like the Apostle Paul who stated "woe be to me if I do not preach the Gospel". Dispite enjoying witnessing to anyone who will listen, the LDS have been the people I have been given a burden for the most.
Jay, I have shared this testimony many times, so I don't do it here to boast - I share it here because you are one of the people God pt on my heart years ago when He called me to reach the LDS. I am so glad you shared you story with us. God Bless you.
Do you happen to know who created your Mormon god who was once a man? Why don't your worship the Creator?
@Burris Mormonism is not a religion. It's a way of life.
@spangler, Bellowes, Burris I came across a comment once in the comment section of a video. It was from some Hispanic woman. She stated that her mother researched everything for and against Joseph Smith. It took two years. Her mother said that she found that Joseph Smith was a true true prophet.
It could I suppose take two years to determine that Joseph Joseph was indeed a true prophet. To somebody that is new to the church, that is. Although it couldn't take decades to finally see this. Therefore I am kind of puzzled as to your posts. As there of course is no way that Joseph Smith could not be a true prophet.
This is so beautiful to hear. I love hearing the true loving gospel.
I have been so depressed while I was a member in the mormonchurch. Fear and depression was my second name and I did not know Jesus..alot of occult in this cult that really made me sick for a long time. But within my darkest night I prayed to God and asked him to help me out of this misery. And he answered me and today I´m saved and living my life for the lord and are praying for sick people and tell people about Jesus of the Bible! And I´m so happy and have peace within! I feels like I´m alive again. God bless you all!
Weak people unfortunately are born into or join the Mormon church all the time and usually cycle out just as fast. They find out that this religion will actually expect something of them and the deadwood starts looking for the door. They begin to look for reasons to be offended or claim they were "lied to" about the history of the church and being such principled people, they wimp out. That's why I'm happy to see them go. It makes us stronger when this sort are gone. I wish them well on their continuing quest for the soft landing...not to be found in the Mormon church.
The biggest problem with the mormonchurch is that it is not a christan church. It is a occult organisation, which pretends to be a christian church. The more you give, the more they want and in the end you are so worn out, so you don´t have the strenght to continue building this "heaven" they believe they are building, with secret temple oats where Lucifer gives order. People in this religion needs alot of prayers, so they can wake up and be saved.
This is Great. I LEFT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TO FOLLOW JESUS!!🙌🏽. does that count? Lol
CAN I GET AN AMEN!?!?
How do you know that your saved
Saved Sinner -by faith- believing that Jesus died for our sin and rose from the dead .
Dj GreenEyes amen ! That’s all it takes ! Just believe and thou shalt be saved
AMEN!
You, brother, didn't know what (Who) you were leaving. Please find out; Christ waits for you! So many answers on this website. God's blessings! www.catholicconvert.com/blog/category/conversions/
Leaving, thank you for the truth.
Weak people unfortunately are born into or join the Mormon church all the time and usually cycle out just as fast. They find out that this religion will actually expect something of them and the deadwood starts looking for the door. They begin to look for reasons to be offended or claim they were "lied to" about the history of the church and being such principled people, they wimp out. That's why I'm happy to see them go. It makes us stronger when this sort are gone. I wish them well on their continuing quest for the soft landing...not to be found in the Mormon church.
They are lied to about the history of the Mormon church, it is based on false premise and lies. Then to be taught about a different Jesus than the Bible. When your religion negates scripture you have a choice to make. Follow a false prophet or turn and follow Jesus.
@@johnlee1352 Jesus loves you. His yoke is easy, His burden is light. Take His yoke upon you and learn of Him. He is meek and humble in heart. He knows you perfectly, and He loves you perfectly.
@@bryanpratt5850 Yes He does...
@@johnlee1352 why do you post the same comment over and over again ?
Great conversation! Jesus is coming back for His one bride and I’m with you join a church that is teaching you the biblical Jesus
I was lost but now I am found in the blood of my precious Jesus Christ. Amen!AND HE IS BACK PRETTY SOON. AMEN!
Praise the Lord for the body! I am an old Christian and I needed to hear this. My son-in-law is a Mormon and we are praying for him. Thank you for your faithfulness to the word of God!
Liz evans, I'm a former 6th generation Mormon. I was very very devout and Temple going and Temple garment wearing. And I want you to know that your prayers are being heard by the Lord Almighty! My husband joined the Mormon church because of me. And his family prayed for us for 10 years before the Lord delivered us both out! Believing what you're praying is key! I'm so thankful for his family to have done such a thing for me! My best friend that I grew up with had prayed also during our entire growing up. My husband and I are born again and it's going on 20 years! I tell you this to encourage you to never stop praying and Believe God when you're asking for such a wonderful thing! They prayed in and with faith that God would do it ! They didn't wring their hands or hearts with worry or doubt. They believed! They continued you to live their lives in Christ before me. They never spoken an ugly word against Mormonism. Of which, I was very surprised. They accepted me with full Hearts and love to me as a person. And them living their lives as true Christians, planted seeds in me through the years. I would have never thought for one second that I would ever leave the Mormon church, but then God!!! And at the right time, God awoke me to John chapter 5 verse 29. And from there from February 16, 2000 - March 23rd 2000- I was on a collision course with my Saviour! And the Lord pick me up and brought me out of the pit of which I was in, totally unaware of, and brought me to Himself! So continue to pray and believe and the Holy Spirit will do the work!! 😄❤❤❤
Liz Evans I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My life is great! My connection with God is strong! And I'm saved.
@@BiblicalTeachings , Wonderful !! 😀💜
@@elizabethking5523 Your ancestors weep for you...sad. Have fun in the wilderness.
Liz Evans keep a watch out, mormons play the long game when trying to recruit their spouses, or future kids.
The youth programs will guilt the kids into bringing their whole family to church as well.
This is amazing....lds for 35 yrs.
Blinded but now I see! Thank you for doing this, un-learning false doctrine and getting it straight in my head is the hardest thing I've ever done . Please make more discussions like this explaining the true Gospel
Every definition of doctrine vocabulary is different now.
Understanding is so difficult.
cinderella princess,
Dear friend, so happy to hear the Holy Spirit is opening your eyes - glory to God!
I left the church over 30 years ago, and have known Christ since April, 1987.
Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born again.” Have you experienced this yet? You’re right - un-learning false doctrine is hard. I would like to help by suggesting you read the Bible and ask the Lord to help you find a church who teaches only His truth so you can learn and grow in the Lord, and where Christ will need you. Talk to the pastor and explain the situation. Most orthodox Christian churches have their “Statements of Faith” (the Essentials) which unites us (see link below). Keep in mind, that if Jesus Christ is in the people, then Jesus Christ is there. We are His “building”. Here are the Christian Essentials that Christians hold to: www.gotquestions.org/essentials-Christian-faith.html
Also, a free Bible app: BibleHub.com
Your friend, Stacy 🕊
cinderella princess Keep reading your bible and you will learn!
Ana DaCosta, Amen! 🕊
Blinded?
Good friend of Walt Disney really a Cinderella is Princess but was abused and used as a satanic sacrifice by luciferian
I want to hide in Jesus's righteousness and not mine. Amazing statement!😪
I am an ex Mormon. I served a mission and everything. I was disfellowshipped after I slept with a girl on my mission, it hurt me so bad that I left the church after reading and seeing how messed up it all was. Leaving the church has been so very hard but every day I read my bible and I wear a cross which reminds me of My duty to spread his word. I love this channel. I hope apologia studios can get in contact with me. I want to be baptized by you!!!
Sweet testimony! God bless you!
I think the church should have cheerfully accepted your filthy fornication while on a mission and representing the Savior...Don't you? What's the matter with those Mormons? Idiot.
@@johnlee1352 it wasn't a girl it was a boy
What are horny Rodger rabbit and use the carrot
I'm so sorry that is horrible. I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I served a mission too. That is why they say lock your heart. I am sorry that you shared and rude nonchristians are ridiculing you. That really happens. People come home from missions but there is life after a fallen mission and you can return to the temple. May you walk in his spirit and I invite you to read the book of Mormon. Take care.
Baptizm is an outward expression of an inward reality!! We are emmersed in water " dead to old self and raise from water cleaned " new self" in Jesus Christ!!
This interview is so good! I was built up in my faith by listening to the discussion. Even for Christians to hear this would be good, not just ex Mormons.
Praise God!!! I watched the video of him approaching you on the street with questions. So happy he left the Mormon church!!
Gator'done! Another Christian in Florida. We need as many as we can get :) ❤️
If this brings just 1 person to Christ it was all worth it brings me so much encouragement to see this.
Oh what peace in my heart. Thank YOU JESUS FOR YOURWORK ON THE CROSS AND YOUR forgiveness and YOUR work YOU have done.
My best friend is Mormon, and I have been struggling with how to talk with him about Biblical truths. Seeing this video today was incredibly encouraging
Katie Moore stay tuned next week, were going to be spending a little more time in the next video on how to talk to a Mormon and how to get them to a point that they will begin to listen to the bible as it was meant to be read.
Dan Tate Awesome, I can't wait to watch! I will be praying over these videos; I can already tell they're going to be a great resource for people, including myself.
Why do you watch sooo many these "anti-Mormon videos" if you are so sure that the LDS church is true? A small part of you must doubt it's true.
That is the only thing I can reason from all of the posts. I once was her... The more I looked, the more I saw. One thing that really made me take another look was when someone told me that I better be dead sure, because my eternal soul depended on it. It caused me to really look into it. I am so glad I did. Its like a million pound weight has started to lift off of my spirit. Trying to earn your way into heaven is something that weighs heavily on LDS.
Looks like you made up your mind 40 years ago. To each his/her own. I feel the same way that you do, except I cant believe how clueless the people in the church are.. Actually, I do know why Mormons are the way they are. I remember sitting there with my best friend when we were 18 years old preparing for our missions... we said to each other "There is no way that this church couldn't be true".. we were referring to the way we felt, emotionally, after "feeling the spirit" fast forward 20 years, having opened my mind to the possibility that things could be different than what I had learned, I started reading the Bible with an open mind. That is where it started to fall apart. I cant tell you the fear I had. When seeing for the first time that something wasn't right. It scared me to death, and made me think, "Oh man, if I could only keep my emotions out of this, I could make some real decisions." I only wish that I could have let my best friend know about the great stuff I am learning in the Bible because when he started to see the cracks in the religion, he went the other way, and is no Atheist. Sad stuff, so this is why videos like this are so important to people leaving the Mormon religion. To steer them to the truth, instead of letting Mormonism steal their souls. There is nothing you can say to make me come back now, because I have seen, and cannot un-see...
I thought Jeff Durbin struggled with arrogance in the past. Maybe, but this is so not arrogant. Jeff talks what he lives, clearly. His heart for Jesus is awesome. I hope we can all grow together.
Lots of young men struggle with extreme arrogance. God is using him, anyway.
Boldness and confidence is often mistaken for arrogance.
How did you think he struggled with being arrogant???
I've been watching these videos for a few weeks now and I don't see arrogance. I see confidence and knowledge. I've read others depicting him as arrogant, in the same breath they disagree with his theology and use of scripture. They poke at his passion while speaking and how he stays on point. That's dedication. Some could call that love and ministry.
It has taken years for the religious poison that is Mormonism, to leave my soul so that my vision and understanding could be clear enough, to understand what is plainly written in the scriptures about the Lord Jesus Christ and his saving work.
Took 30 years for me... it's a long road.
@@miriamcooper1320 long road for me too. So glad to finally be free in the true Christ.
"Poison that is Mormonism" This reminded me of "The hacker known as 4Chan" LOL
Seems a little dramatic for a church is always the first on the scene for disaster relief and humanitarian efforts. One that preaches the importance of family. I wonder if people like you have with such bold opinions have even read the Book of Mormon. Seriously. The entire thing does NOTHING but glorify Christ. Tell me again how that's poison?
Oh that’s right. They believe in a “different Christ” 😂😂 My bad. I know where the door is.
Ah...the lure of the unaccountable life! It seems you are sagging into the comfortable arms of Christianity; where nothing is expected and you can do what you want! Your "understanding" is complete.
Jeff stays speaking the Word of God. And to hear God's Word is soothing to my inner man 👍😁
I had Mormon missionaries offer me a Book of Mormon which I refused to take. I love how you use scriptures to show us a need of grace alone by faith to forgive sin!
I grew up mormon as well, then became born again and accepted christ as my savior on Sept 3rd 2016 and it was the best decision I've ever made.
Thanks for leaving so we didn't have to throw you out.
@@johnlee1352 Who wouldn't love to be thrown out of a Satanic cult masquerading as Christianity? God bless ex-Mormons and the Wilder family for standing up for The Way.
@@johnlee1352wow very Christ like 👍
@@whitefly0099 Just thanking him for his decision...we don't need the confused and disloyal. He made the decision 8 years ago and still he's obsessed.
Wow! So many similarities with the JW watchtower! Fantastic information & I learned a lot about context in the scriptures! Thank you so much! 👍🏽❤️👍🏽❤️
I spoke with a Mormon one time and it was the first time I heard that there were different levels of heavens and your works determined which level you went to. So my question to him was “how do you know that you’ve done enough good works to enter the first level then?” He couldn’t answer….
What an amazing exposition of the gospel and salvation. I have never heard these issues articulated in such a fantastic and memorable way. Thank you so much for such a loving, civil, and informed conversation.
So much biblical truth packed into this video! Thank you men!
I know this is more than 2 years later, but i literally watched this LAST NIGHT and had a Mormon reach out to me that very same night asking me about and quoting these very passages to me. God is good, and i feel so incredibly blessed to have been more prepared than i would have been without this. i pray so hard i represent Christ properly. may He work all of this together for good even in my potential folly.
Jeff I come from the same background as you (reformed baptist) yet as I watched this video in its entirety, you opened up the scriptures to me at a level I've never experienced. The connection between the Abrahamic covenant and the New Testament was eye opening. I always loved to read Romans but couldn't understand much of the content. Now it is much clearer thanks to you. May God bless your ministry.
I am a Christian and been a Christian my whole life believing I can loose my salvation. I clicked on this video just to listen and Jeff’s explanation of Matthew 7:23 and how our Salvation is secure le in Christ brought eye opening and joy to me! Thank you Jesus for the blood! 😩😭😭🙌🏼❤️
John 10:27-29
This is helping me in 2020. As an ex mormon, this is SO good and puts so much to rest. Thank you.
You can also watch videos by Sandra Tanner, who is the great granddaughter of Brigham Young.
Also, MIcah Wilder. ruclips.net/video/r0mckI8Xfl8/видео.html
This website is also helpful.
carm.org/mormonism/teachings-of-mormonism
God bless you!
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
Strong Tower 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
Thanks for leaving so we didn't have to throw you out.
@@johnlee1352 wow. Is this how the Mormon people treat people who leave their denomination? By saying thanks for leaving so you then wouldn’t have to “throw them out”?
Jeff Durbin is awesome! I’m a pre-Oxford movement Anglican...love his ministry...Soli Deo Gloria! Happy to hear him mention the Ascension as occurring (church calendar) during the video. I’m used to the church calendar, it’s a good tool for teaching the gospel.
Please do mention to him that his body is a temple of the holy ghost. Is not good to put graffiti in God's temple.
Thank you so very much for doing this dialog. My husband and I have invited Mormons into our home in the past in hopes to show them the truth, and they left unchanged (unless God continued to work afterwards). Now we are expecting new Mormon missionaries to come this week. I am grateful -- very grateful -- for you two talking in this living-room-like setting and giving a lot of great insight.
Thank you Pastor Jeff for this dialogue. This brought so much clarity about mormonism, and how to speak to them in love. God bless you🙏🙏❤❤
*_”You who are trying to be justified by the Law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.”_*
Galatians 5:4
@Bridgee Bridge
Sorry Bridgee. I didn't get your notification until I got someone else's and saw yours.
You’re right. *_Severed_* is a strong word…. This verse was taken from the Berean Study Bible on BibleHub.com. The word can also be found in the ESV, NASB, NAS 1977, ASV, and ERV.
Hope this helps! God bless!
The Galatians struggled with condemnation. Thank God for His grace but never take it for granted !
God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Law was right for Jews, keep by Christians and will be kept in Heaven.
Grace help us keep the law, but does not do away with it.
Law nailed to the cross, were the laws for sacrifice. ( Christ being the true Lamb)
Paul was a ex-Jew speaking to new Christians who were also ex-Jews and knew the Law.
The Sabbath was lost by the Catholics to bring in Sun worshipers and pagans.
So faith (Spirit) with grace (Christ) and the law (Father) is the only way.
10 Commandments same as yesterday, today and forever.
Come out of her
@@froggycroaked1603 The law in this context refers not to the ten commandments or “moral law” but the old testament customs the judiazers were using. Like seeking circumcision to enforce on the new gentile christians who are ethnic jews. Paul says many times that they are spiritual jews and by grace are not put under the same restrictions as the ethnic Jews.
Also, even if you disagree with Catholics.. sun worshipping and pagan? I don’t even think I have to address this..
I’m assuming your referring to them worshipping on sunday rather than saturday as “losing the sabbath”?
I hope you also condemn Jeff durbin and his church then as “losing the sabbath”: for worshiping on sunday as opposed to Saturday.
You’re probably one of those who think it was changed in which case you have very bad theology. I think you should look again.
< ex-mormon... My first year was my hardest..
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I was born and raised Mormon and thank the Lord I found Him...
Interesting Luke. I'm wondering........ what did you find about Him that you could not see in Mormonism?? And which Lord are you referring to.
Thanks.
truthseeker staats
That is exactly right , which Lord? Point well taken.
That would be the Jesus of the Bible not the made up one of the NAR or LDS...
Well I see you can't or won't explain what you found about Jesus outside of the LDS faith that you could not have from within. I hear that a lot but there is only one Jesus Christ to be found.
Actually, I was referring to which Lord...... The Father or Christ. I was wondering which one you found. Both are Lords of this creation just as the scriptures tell us They are.
Interesting Luke....... just what did Joseph Smith "make up" about Jesus that is not true??
Thanks.
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Well if you haven't figured that question out then the ball is in your court my friend... There is a distinct difference between the doctrines of grace Jesus and the Joseph Smith Jesus , but only the Spirit can shine the light or open the eyes not anyone's text..
What drew my family to the LDS church was the sense of belonging, a strong sense of community, I loved my new friends we use to have such a wonderful clean time together. Then a Baptist pastor gave my mom a list of the Mormon beliefs . Beliefs that they don’t share with you in the discussions. This devastated her so she and my Dad left the church And left me to figure it out on my own. I ended up moving to salt lake trying to find my way. That didn’t work out as planned and I ended up coming home totally depressed. I read everything on Mormonism for several years, basically trying to find the truth. After being married for a few years I lost a pregnancy and through this tragedy I found Jesus. I still question but I know the truth of Jesus. His saving grace
Weakness is apparently genetic...Thanks for leaving on your own. PS/ I didn't know Jesus was missing. You found Him?
John Lee are you LDS ?
@@enjoyingthejourney8890 Proudly so. Re-reading your post makes me thank you once again for leaving the church. Your confusion and weakness will not be missed.
John Lee 😳 can you still go to the Temple even when you are obviously not a very kind person?
John Lee you are obviously a very angry person or you like to stir the pot out of pure enjoyment. Where does this come from John ? Hum, I wonder? In one of your trolls you posted you were disabled and made a comment about another persons lack of sensitivity to your disability. Really one that considers himself a Shepard should act in a way that he would gain respect. I have seen none of your posts that emulate our Lords actions. I am sad for you actually. And I am sure Our Heavenly Fathers Heart Hurts when he sees you stirring the pot and your hurtful words. What kind of fruit do you yield John? On the account of obvious anger and self righteousness a good therapist might be able to help you with that.
AMEN!
It's so hard for mormons to leave.
d everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
Matthew 19:29
Yes because like islam faith of fear outer darkness or hell if you leave
Yes, because you form soul ties with people. So even though you are out you still reap the consequences
My wife and I would have called ourselves saved. For me since I was 18. For my wife since she was a child. Yet we still engaged in premarital sex. I struggled with alcohol even after the day I would say my conversion. We knew these things were wrong and wanted to stop, but still struggled. I'm not sure the exact point in my life when I gave myself to Christ. Was it when I was 18? That's when my life began to become more holy even though I struggled with sin still. Was it after I repented from my misuse of alcohol? Was it when we were convicted to stop having premarital sex and wait until after marriage? Was it when God gave me the strength to overcome pornography? I'm not sure. I just know that the sanctification in my life is palpable. It's pretty cool to see God work in my life and make me more holy. I sometimes question my faith. My life has been so full of sin. Christ is my cornerstone and I need to be filled with God's strength and have total reliance upon my faith. Not really sure what I'm trying to say. Just rambling at this point haha.
Learned so much about both My faith in Christ as well as the religion of mormonism in this I’m thankful that mormons can see from this that they’re way is lost and that through Christ Jesus they can be shown the truth
Very good job, Jeff. One of the best explanations of the doctrine of Grace I've ever heard.
A simple way to put the question of "swimming in and out of grace" is thus:
When I become saved, am I saved because I never sin again, or am I saved by my faith in Christ?
I've always looked for a way to explain this. Because it seems many try to teach "perfectionism". The idea that, if you sin as a believer, were you ever saved in the first place.
Even though Paul tells us that the Law was there to show us we could NEVER live up to it. Not in the flesh. So we are sealed and justified in the Spirit, and it is not "us" who sins, but our flesh. And it is a war that rages between our spirit and our flesh. We are going to mess up even after we are saved. It is inevitable. But we are not saved by our ability to not sin. It is only thru by grace thru faith.
This is a great video. These foundational truths just aren't commonly expounded upon anymore. This is a great video for people in all walks of life. I will share this where ever I can.
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Brought out of mormonism in 2008 and was born again on 6-18-2009!✝🙌🏼👏🏼praising HIM forevermore! This conversation is HOLY SPIRIT driven, no doubt about it!!
Weird. The Lord says you are not born again unless you are baptised by those with authority to do so and receive the holy Spirit. That is only available in the LDS faith.
Amanda 83 That was fast! Blessed! (: I'm really wanting a conference for recovering ex LDS folk! I'm going to pray about it
You left Mormonism, but you’re still a moron.
Congratulations! Praise God.
Good for you girl! Welcome to the body of Christ 💓
Thirty-five years ago I lead a guy out of Mormonism. Funny thing is, I couldn't even remember the guy! He called me in Wisconsin from San Francisco and thanked me for witnessing to him while I was living there.
I get so tired of people saying LDS are not Christian. Stop judging that. Period. Perhaps you feel this way based off your opinion, interpretation or extrapolation of the Bible. I understand and empathize that you were un-affected by your membership of the church. I don't blame anyone for finding what works best for them. This goes to everyone reading - it is no longer a question of who we think is right or wrong. It is merely a question of who lives to the best they can according to the light and knowledge they have. Our society needs goodness and upright principles. May everyone stop trying to 'prove' each other wrong and especially stop creating these videos that only focus on trying to prove other churches wrong. We must work to build unity and belief in Jesus Christ. But at the least build goodness and upright principles in society.
I left Mormonism almost 20 years ago I was born into the religion had no clue that I was not a Christian had no clue that there were contradictions between Mormonism and the Bible, I was lucky I over heard something on the radio about the DNA of the Native Americans versus the book of Mormon stories come so I started to do research and I learned more and more and more and more then I went to ask my bishop and he couldn't answer my questions so I started asking more people and they just got upset with me including my family and at first it was very difficult on a family member were shocked didn't want to hear anything about it from me they thought that I was possessed, told me that things were really bad but it wasn't funny it was really serious and I spent nearly 20 years trying to convince them that they are on the wrong path and true Christians are on the right path oh, thanks for your righteous efforts a great videos videos and God bless
This is where I felt conflicted in the LDS church. NOW I do believe that they follow another Jesus.....not the real Jesus Christ. The Jesus Christ that I believe in, died for ALL sins.....not SOME sins.
I follow Jesus Christ and His doctrines......not man (prophet/profit) and doctrines of men.
He also died for ALL people, not just a limited predestined number like Jeff Durbin and Calvinists believe.
You believe Jesus, who you claim is god, died by the hands of his own creation, ie. mankind? His creation killed the creator? And you further believe your god can die? And if he came back to life (resurrected), who brought him back to life? If you say God the Father, doesn't that make the father more powerful than Jesus?
Jesus said to pray to God, just like he prayed to God. Jesus fell on his hands and knees and prayed to God. Jesus also said that all his miracles were the acts of God, and he himself can do nothing except by the will of God. Jesus himself said his message was for the lost sheep unto the house of Israel, meaning the Jews of that time. Paul spread a false doctrine and said it's for all humanity, Jesus never said that.
Jesus was a mighty messenger of God Almighty. He worshipped God, the creator and sustainer of the Earth and the heavens. Repent, submit, and surrender to God Almighty, and heaven will be your forever reward.
@@thewallcometh1444 You are off base on just about everything you said.
There is a difference between the developing , growing, learning, human side of Christ and His divinity.
That clears up all the apparent contradictions you brought up.
His humanity died, but the divinity or Father principle in Him cannot die and raised Him up.
That is why He gave all credit to the Father and was an example to us.
His message was for the lost sheep of Israel FIRST and then to the rest of the world.The Old Testament makes clear that Israel and the Messiah were for the blessing and salvation of all nations.
The Quran has too many basic errors to be the Truth.
Whoever wrote it did not know that Maryam, the mother of Jesus was not Maryam the sister of Moses and Aaron.
The Quran does not know that God's personal name is YHWH and that "Allah" simply means The God and is not a name at all.
Seek the truth beyond Islam my friend.
Christ is Love and does not tell us to kill the infidels or those who leave the faith like Islam does.
@@thenowchurch6419 What he says is true Not all are Gods children Not the ones that rejects him
@@DDawnIII Yes, but the rejectors choose to reject Him, He does not choose to reject them first.
Thank you Jeff for posting this video. As someone who possesses to be a Christian this was soo helpful to me. Your explanations of scripture are so helpful. I Praise God for u and thank u for teaching truth.
I lived in Salt Lake as a non-Mormon and I love Pastor Jeff’s heart for these beautiful people!! The absolute example of truth in love!!!! You inspire me to get out ....so many in darkness
I get so tired of people saying LDS are not Christian. Stop judging that. Period. Perhaps you feel this way based off your opinion, interpretation or extrapolation of the Bible. I understand and empathize that you were un-affected by your membership of the church. I don't blame anyone for finding what works best for them. This goes to everyone reading - it is no longer a question of who we think is right or wrong. It is merely a question of who lives to the best they can according to the light and knowledge they have. Our society needs goodness and upright principles. May everyone stop trying to 'prove' each other wrong and especially stop creating these videos that only focus on trying to prove other churches wrong. We must work to build unity and belief in Jesus Christ. But at the least build goodness and upright principles in society.
Thank you so much. Such compassion in your approach to reaching people for Christ
I am a Christian. I loved this. I look forward to watching many more of these conversations. God Bless both of you and everyone watching this.Share this with anyone you love and want to see in heaven. So EVERYONE ❤
He's a Christian now. Soli Deo Gloria!
Love your heart for Mormons. We know three Mormon couples we love deeply. Looking for ways to pray and witness true grace of God alone. One have had three kids go their Mormon mission.
Romans 6 talks about no longer sining and misuse of Gods grace to justify sinning. I love walk people thru Romans road Romans 3:23 to Romans 10 that say if you confess Jesus as Lord and was raised from the dead you will be saved. Romans 5 speaks of death through Adam and life through Christ and He died for the ungodly and while we’re still sinners.
When I left the Mormon church, I took a 3 1/2 year detour through atheism before finding Jesus ( well, really, *He* found *me* ). I'm so glad this good brother wasn't given to atheism as so many ex-Mormons are.
Please do more education for people leaving the lds church! This video helped me greatly understand things I have been struggling to untangle from what is truth and what isn’t. Thank you!
carm.org/mormonism
mit.irr.org/lds-temple-and-lucifers-power-and-priesthood
www.gotquestions.org/Mormons.html
Watch Sandra Tanner, the great great granddaughter of Brigham Young, discuss the doctrines on You Tube.
UTLM.org
Watch Micah Wilder. ruclips.net/video/r0mckI8Xfl8/видео.html
His mother wrote a book, Unveiling Grace.
www.eternallifeblog.com/jesus-divide-families/
God bless you.
Born and raised in the Catholic Church and when I left I bumped into god of the Bible and born again and Called to apologetics and been teaching at my church for
Many years ....
What’s wrong with Catholicism?
I personally believe there is MUCH GOOD in ALL Churches. It would be great if certain so-called "Christians" would stop being so
JUDGEMENTAL about others. That in itself is NOT a very Christian practice in reality. Hence this Video. HOLIER THAN THOU
Elitist attitudes are prevalent.
Dan Stephensen trying to save people from eternal damnation is being judgmental? Ummm, okay. Would you not tell someone not to do something because it’s breaking the law or you will go to prison? Is that being judgmental too? If I tell someone that he packed his parachute wrong and that if he uses it, he will die, is that being judgmental too?
David G Catholics, like Mormons use works as a form of salvation. They go to a priest for forgiveness when the Bible clearly states that Jesus is the only way to the father. Man cannot forgive sins because they are sinful too. They worship Marry. They pray to saints.
Jason T Catholic here. I don’t think that is what the Catholic Church teaches. Sounds like something you’d hear from an Atheist about Catholicism. The Catholic Church is at the heart of Christianity. All the very best to you and your journey.
Great job Jeff 👏, praise God for giving you that understanding and God bless you for your faithfulness and seeking of truth. Dan, praise God for you that you stuck with truth and didn't maintain a lie for the sake of family or fear. God bless you.
Amen my bearded brother! It truely is a glorious gospel that humbles me and fiils me with joy every time I hear it. Your evangelistic outreach and approach is so inspiring. Just started listening to you this week Jeff, very powerful.
Jim Caponzi Hey man, there's no reason to be like that. Being gentle with love towards those who we disagree with is supposed to be our trademark.
Jim Caponzi I'm Baptist not morman. You can do whatever you want man, im just saying. I'm sure we don't agree on everything but I wouldn't call you a nasty Catholic. Like I said, do what you want bro.
Jim Caponzi I understand it's personal, and I'm not going to tell you what to do, so I'll just leave by this here.
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect- Peter
Jim Caponzi oh, I know how blasphemous it is. I guess where you and I different is how we handle interacting with them. Ill call it for what it is, a lie. But I won't personally insult the person who is fallowing that religion. Like Peter said, I approach them with gentleness and respect. Not all of them do the sexually imoral deeds you mentioned above. They have been decieved, and all I'm saying is what the Bible says, gentleness and respect are how it's supposed to be done.
Hale Hafa I think one of the major things we would disagree with right off the bat is that mormans believe that God was once a man, while Christian's believe God has always been God. That charecteristic in itself makes the morman god completely different than the God of the Bible. My God has no origin story because he has always been. " As man now is, God once was." If you want to talk about the trinity we can, but right now we're not even on the same God my friend.
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve been wrestling with some of these questions over the past week about Baptism and the thief on the cross, and you’ve answered them beautifully. Praise God and praying for you both and the Apologia ministry 😁
I was raised Mormon. I left home at 15 and a half. Partially due to questions that I asked my dad who was bishop. But other issues as well. But the one question I asked my dad was if the New Testimate was the true word of Jesus Christ then why have the other books. My dad told me not to question.
I left the catholic church for the same reason. I asked too many questions and the priest told me not to question but just follow and obey. Go figure.
It's so heartbreaking to see people who have been so damaged by religion that they struggle to understand the free gift of salvation, God's amazing grace and mercy through the finished work of Jesus at the cross.
Thank you this was an excellent video
Great interview! Truly the definition of discipleship. This is what Gods love is about.
Excellent! Thanks Jeff! I loved the closing remarks especially the last one: Jesus said, Thy Word is Truth.
I think for Mormons having these terminologies that look Biblical helped them deceive genuine investigators. That is what happened to me long long time a go. When they say God, Jesus, Holy Ghost, Grace, Word of God, Church, Prophet, Gift of the Spirit etc. All these terms are completely derailed from the fact or the Biblical meaning. You understand how much you were tricked once it is late. After close to two decades I am considering leaving, I am trying to untangle my self, lots of entaglement. But, right now I confessed to my Heavenly Father and Jesus Chirst my mistakes. Now I am believing Jesus Christ in the Bilble and I am glad that I found him back. I am extreemly grateful for returning back to the true faith on our God. Thankful for such videos, they open eyes.
I’m a Christian but moved way far away from faith when I was using opiates and in bad addiction. When I first got clean I was doing community service for 400 hours at the food shelf , and some Mormon missionary’s came to volunteer and talked to me for a couple days and they acted as if it’s the same as Christianity almost . Never even named Joseph Smith.. I went online and researched it because they were saying a lot of things that made sense and I was actually going to go to their church because I didn’t belong to one . After I researched online I felt so used and misled , they seemed to completely deceive me .. not sure if that was their goal but I felt not good about it at all..
Ouch
I just recently started beginning my life with Jesus Christ our Lord and savior. Let me tell you, my life would make you gasp. Anyways, I love this guy watching him challenge people on the street is the ultimate.
MyBoyz MyLif3 amen brotha! welcome to the family 🤙🏻
I got so many great points from this talk. Thanks guys!
Go Gators!
God bless you for your ministry with the Mormons pastor Jeff I also got a lot of Mormon friends they're great people but they are just lost sheep. Glad to hear you let another Mormon to the truth God bless you pastor Jeff always.
Praise God for His Spirit’s work in the hearts & lives of people all around the world!
It takes courage to leave a religion. I enjoyed watching this
Brilliant discussion. Even for a believer, it is a powerful reminder of the true gospel. Placing faith alone in Jesus, justification through faith and also understanding baptism afresh amidst multitudes of "in house discussion"... so helpful. Thank you guys.
Praise God! Great testimony
Leaving Mormonism is difficult for lots... but all I have to say ... out of my own experience. YwY trust the lord. And his word alone. Our works are futile if it's in it for ourselves.
Your eternity is worth more than a false priesthood... , more than anything your children deserve the truth.
I pray the courage and the blessings necessary for you if it be God's will. I pray the community whom you will be turning sees the lord in your choice
And I pray that it be satisfying to the soul and as well the lord be glorified and that you may be in safe keeping. Amen.
However besides your Elitist mentality many thousands of EX LDS return to activity all the time. Get over yourself and judging others. It's ugly.
Amazing, next level type of deep dialogue. This is really gonna help my conversations with some Mormons I met.
It was quite beautiful how he describes Paul passages about how the law works. I've never considered it that way. As someone who struggles with LDS I find it so liberating.
Thank you pastor Jeff on covering John about Christians sinning... it’s been on my mind
Thanks to Mister Durbin, I found the fullness of the Gospels, were indeed Restored by a prohet, to guide us, in these last of days.
good topic, and insight. Living in Utah, we have a burden to preach the gospel with Holy Spirit power. Now, the doctrines of grace, they are like mormon doctrine descriptions.
The doctrines of grace are worlds apart from Mormon doctrine. The Book of Mormon even contradicts mormon doctrine. Which is correct?
This is the truth and please, Jeff Durbin continue with your blessed ministry to win more souls into Gods Kingdom.
B U L L C R A P. This is a lot of Elitist mentality these so called "Christians" are spewing. Not nice or approved by God.
I am a Latter-day Saint and have accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. Only the Lord Himself can judge whether or not I am a true Christian.
I loved it we need u to continue this is so important!!!We love you as brothers in Christ
Absolutely beautiful! I could listen to this all day long! God bless both of you :)
I left also back in 2001. I was Temple mormon mother of 9 . Ive led a few to Jesus Christ thank the Lord, i understand all of this process, I was agnostic for 4 years before I was saved ,m because they ruined Jesus , the Antichrist spirit wanted that but the real Jesus showed up , praise teh Lord
I know this is a year later, but praise the Lord! Mama to many here too. Sending you a virtual ((hug)) 🙏❤️🙏
Loved the discussion concerning Sheol/Hades, and really appreciated Jeff's forthrightness concerning these things. Soli Deo Gloria!
I saw this guy a while ago on a video, and was wondering what happened with him. Awesome video, thank you. I myself am on the fence.... not really, kinda one sided now. Your videos make too much sense to me now. Jeff saying that it is sad when people leave the mormon church they question if god even exists..... That is exactly what I did. When I was a kid I had this line of thought...; if Santa Clause turned out to be a fake, then the Easter Bunny, wouldn't it follow that God would be next.. I went the way of Atheism for a while, and I saw a few videos for a show called "Heart of the Matter" and somehow came across your videos. They brought me back from that nonsense and saved my soul. Thanks guys, I don't know where i would be without your insight. Really, thank you so much.
Justin Stevens so glad to hear this helped
Justin Stevens jesus loves you Justin
Beautiful! Jesus said, "Follow Me." Jesus is the good Shepherd. Jesus will never let you down.
John 10:27-29 The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they will never, ever [by any means] perish; and no one will ever snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
cindybin2001 the Preaching of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing
I started to read the bible for the content, and not for just reading it, and it doesn't line up with the BOM, so, yeah, You guys should probably just take it off of your list of works...
Thank you for posting this. I am not Mormon and I have not been inside a church since I was a child, but lately I have felt a sense of emptiness inside of me that I can't explain, it's like something is missing and I can't find it. I sat next to a Christian man on a flight a few weeks ago, and he told me about God and I was thinking about our conversation the other day and I found an app where you can read the bible for free. It's the first time I've ever tried reading the bible and it's very difficult to understand, but you explain it so well that if I read the verses as you talk about them I can understand the context and meaning, even though I have to rewind a lot. I don't know if God would forgive me though, I feel like I don't deserve it... I intellectually understand the concept of saved by grace, but when I think about it happening to me I feel completely unworthy, so if there's nothing you can do to make things right then what do you do?
A broken and a contrite spirit God will not despise. Psalm 51
No one is worthy of heaven. We all deserve death and hell. We cannot bribe the God of the universe to let us in. That is why we need a Savior. You need to admit there is nothing you can do to merit salvation. Repent of your sin and put your faith in what Jesus Christ has done for you. He paid the (whole) penalty for your sin. I Peter 2:24
Luke 18 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:
10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11 The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’
13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Jesus said, "Follow Me." Jesus is the good Shepherd. Jesus will never let you down.
John 10:27-29 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
What does the process of repentance look like? I understand the definition, but how does one go about repenting? Is there a difference in whether or not you were say a Mormon and at least following some type of faith and living a good life, or if you were an atheist? Thank you so much by the way, I appreciate any insight you can provide.
I'm not sure what you mean, a process.
Psalm 51 is a good place to start.
Luke 18 And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’
13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be [f]merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.
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Here is a prophet (he's already a prophet) who realizes how sinful he is.
Isaiah 6 In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called out to another and said,
“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts,
The whole earth is full of His glory.”
4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke. 5 Then I said,
“Woe is me, for I am ruined!
Because I am a man of unclean lips,
And I live among a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. 7 He touched my mouth with it and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven.”
Please correct me if I'm misunderstanding but what you're saying is that everyone is forgiven equally? Regardless of how severe we as human perceive the sin to be? So say you compare a murderer to a shoplifter, they would both be forgiven with the same amount of repentance and time frame, hence the murderer wouldn't have to "do anything extra" even though for example our judicial system would consider that a harsher crime than shoplifting? I apologize this is probably exactly what he talked about in the video but it's still difficult to understand once I try to apply it to everyday life. And with process I meant, how does one go about asking for forgiveness? Is it through prayer? And my other question is, how does one know that God has forgiven you?
You ask for forgiveness through prayer.
Everyone is forgiven equally. Rev. 21:8 All liars shall have their part in the lake of fire... Lying was just as serious as the other sins mentioned. If only one sin, let's say, had ever been committed Jesus would still have had to die for that one sin.
I John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
However, a murderer is forgiven but they will still have to pay the penalty for their sin here on earth. Some will spend the rest of their natural lives in jail but thankfully they will be with Christ the moment they die.
A shoplifter needs to do restitution, if possible.
You know God has forgiven you by the peace you have. Some people who have sought forgiveness and have asked for forgiveness still feel they are not forgiven. Let's say a woman who has had an abortion, or homosexuality, etc. Things that involved other people or just seem so unforgiveable. Some people are just very sensitive and can't forget what they have done and the ensuing effect it has had on their lives and the lives of others.
At this point you need to keep quoting I John 1:9 and other verses and reminding yourself of the truth of God's word.
Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Col. 1:14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Eph. 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
Acts 3:19; Micah 7:19
We are all the victims of other people's sins. And unfortunately others have been the victim of our own sins. What we need to do is draw nigh to God and use the painful events of our lives to motivate us to do what is right and encourage others to do the same.
What did Paul say, "Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Paul could have spent the rest of his life saying, "if only I hadn't rounded up all those Christians, if only, if only, etc. He would have gone bonkers thinking about all the harm he caused. Instead, he kept his eyes on Christ and on preaching the gospel to any and all he met.
I hope this helps.
That was just perfect. I learned so much! I can’t wait to see what’s next! This was so powerful and so rich in God’s word!
This video led me to the initial conversation they had, and let me tell you it is a powerful video. Thank you
My boyfriend is a Mormon. We have a baby together and I don't know what to do.I have tried countless times to help him understand true Christianity, but it is so hard. Please pray for us!
All4Jesus I have been raised in a Christian church my whole life. I can't explain why I stayed with him after finding out he was Mormon, as I was taught not to date outside my religion. Yes, I made mistakes and I have repented for them. I do feel after all that has happened, it strengthened my own faith in that I am now responsible for witnessing to my boyfriend and his family. I know I didn't put myself in a good situation, but I also know anything is possible with God. I am doing everything I can to help him and I really appreciate you praying for us, thank you!
There's an old story among the Mormons they use to laugh at themselves: A BYU coed comes home from college pregnant. Her dad says, "why don't you just marry the guy"? She replied, "I can't, dad...he smokes!" Sounds like your boyfriend isn't enough of a Mormon to live its standards and should be an easy "get" for you Christians.