Good message - I am an old man ( 61 ). God revealed his love for me and I received his free gift of eternal life by grace through faith ( got saved ) on Nov. 17, 1977. The older I get and the more I grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ the more I realize that I am just a stupid man when it comes to knowing it all, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. AMAZING GRACE !!!
@@skippy675 Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Saved from the penalty of sin; outer darkness, total isolation for all eternity. Separated from our creator who is the truth, the light, unconditional love, unfailing love, everlasting love, perfect love. We are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners. Born that way but we do not have to die that way ( in our sin ). Jesus Christ died to set us free from the penalty of sin. Believers will be saved, unbelievers will die in their sinful condition and suffer for all eternity.
@@skippy675 Man is not basically good. You do not have to teach a child how to lie and say; "no I did not steal a cookie from the cookie jar". Instead we have to teach the child how to tell the truth. Lying is a sin and it comes naturally. Have you ever lied ? If you say you have never lied your a liar. Everyone has lied. Everyone has sinned. That's why Jesus Christ went to the cross and died so that we might live ( be forgiven ). John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
The message that man is vile, evil, sinful was drilled into my head but not with words, instead with actions along with words. Because this message was constantly being pumped into my brain as I was growing up when I got older began to question if there was a place in existence that was not vile, evil, sinful. You see where I'm going with this ? Look around you and tell me that this world we live in is not vile, evil, and sinful. The world is the way it is because of the heart of man. Vile, evil, and sinful. There is only one man ( God/man ) who has been born into this world who does not have a vile, evil, sinful nature. Christ Jesus, who died to set us free because there is a place where there is no evil, no sin. Jesus Christ is the only way to get there. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
@@skippy675 Just a dumb sheep with Jesus as my Shepherd. The Good Shepherd. Satan is the god of this world, that's why there are so many false religions, false teachers, wolves in sheep clothing. Knowing and loving Jesus Christ is not a religion it's way of life ( Eternal Life ). 2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world ( satan ) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. I pray that the light of Christ shines in your heart today and opens your mind to the truth. Those who refuse to believe have their minds blinded by the father of lies ( satan ). God our creator says so. 2 Corinthians 4:4 John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. -Jesus
@@skippy675 The difference is Jesus Christ is not dead. Jesus Lives !! That's the difference between religion and relationship. Relationship with our creator ( God/Jesus/Holy Spirit ) only comes by being born of the Spirit. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Ask God/Jesus to reveal himself ( truth ) to you and mean it. God's Grace is Amazing. Anyone who comes to him and is willing to repent ( change one's way of thinking ) can be saved. Eternity is a long time. Some people desire to be in a place of peace and joy. Jesus already paid for your ticket all you have to do is believe and yes Lord, I believe. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
There are times when I'm searching through my past sermon notes and come across something with which I don't agree. Talk about humbling, but that's part of growing and evolving in our faith. I just pray that God sends someone behind me to clean up any messes I've made. Good video.
Thank you for this, Brother. It is an honest, no nonsense attitude toward preachers and teachers, especially well respected and recognized men of God. It is our duty to remember that they are fallible men, susceptible to error. As I read and study the bible, delighting in His Word, the Spirit gives me discernment so that alarm bells go off when these men say something that doesn’t mesh with scripture. We should not be afraid to say, “That’s not right” and then to go back to the Word to check it out. Thank you again for this encouraging message.
Whether it's right or wrong we still need to check these things are so, or we be foolish believers accepting everything, the example of the boreans is thus mentioned possible with this in mind
Those showing biblically they deserve it may be respected an trusted as true men of God. Others pretending to be men of God but only seek to deceive many or gain finance from those who have non, do not deserve any respect and need to be dealt with by a congregation elder overseers qualified in scriptural things to encourage them to put any wicked ways aside or be disfellowshipped and thrown out into the cold damp dark outside if not genuinely being repentant.
When I saw the thumbnail and Justin Peters, McArthur, and Vodie Bachman ( I don't know much about Tony Evans)were on there, I thought YES!!! Someone is finally going to address this OTHER (Satanic) GOSPEL (GALATIANS 1:8-9) that these men preach called CALVINISM. And the video just fell flat. Now I don't know "SMART CHRISTIAN CHANNEL", so I don't know if he's also a Calvinist, but when these things pointed out in the video is what bothers someone about these FALSE PREACHERS, then we have a problem. Why people cannot see the dangers of CALVINISM, is beyond me, because since I've come to know that there even is such a gospel, I have been so troubled by it, that I ask myself, how and why did these men become so admired? This is really troubling!
Thanks for the video. We all need to keep perspective and everyone gets it wrong sometimes. We are not a perfect church but we serve a perfect Savior. God bless you brother.
Thank you so much for your time and work on this video...we read in Acts (And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.) Acts of the Apostles 17:11 NLT Bless you Pastor, I love the spirit in which you are drawing from....😇
@@randystevens1690 Indeed but AGAIN that does not make the above statement less true. In fact I can say that when the bible says that there is NONE RIGHTEOUS NO NOT ONE and all our righteousness are as filthy rags that they support what the commenter said.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 I don't want to be a discouragement to you, but an encouragement. Please read 1 Corinthians 1: 17-31, I can understand the meaning of the comment we are talking about, but please, understand where my heart is. You are very precious, I love you, and want the best in life for you. I loss my oldest daughter to suicide, and then my oldest son to drug overdose just within a couple months apart, and I have a hard time with people who just gives worldly quotes, and not dealing with what a struggling man is really going through life is, and it's just off the top of his head. God bless you and your family and friends Amen.
The only one who never made a mistake was Jesus our Lord. I admire you for explaining everything in a humble but straight forward way. God bless your ministry.!!!!!
Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, modern Dispensational Theology falls apart, and the pretrib removal of the Church falls with it.
Oh thank you brother, that's so refreshing to hear someone say the words, I don't know. You are so on point with that. I've always done that, will not always but as I've grown I have learned to do that, I know what the word has revealed and what it hasn't revealed I don't know only God knows. For example, well someone that was a Christian and fell into drug use and debauchery for years and years and then on his deathbed he repented , will he be in heaven, I don't know only God knows. And I let it go at that and thank you brother for reinforcing that and let me know if I'm off in any spot cuz I'm always open to be corrected.
I appreciate your approach, it places emphasis on scriptural context as opposed to theology. Remember, there was a time when no one would dare to publish their comments on the same page as scripture. There was a time when there was no expectation on Christians to read the books of theologians. The emphasis was scripture. Nowadays, every theologian out there are writing books and encouraging people to read them. They write books with hundreds of pages on topics the bible cover in a few sentences or paragraphs. Sadly, many of the same people can't seem to finish reading their bible.
Even the best of preachers get it wrong which is funny when you consider all of these people on RUclips who have nothing but criticism for others as though they never get it wrong
God bless you brother. This was an excellent critique and commentary done in a very loving and humble way, yet communicated correction and truth that I believe is biblical and sound. Thank you!
Thank you my brother-in-Christ Jesus! You are so right and I thank God for you giving this encouraging teaching! May God bless you and keep you in His power and give you His grace and wisdom to continue to be bold in being a witness for Christ and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ!
Jonah thinking he can run away from God is one of the funniest things in the Bible, lol. I laugh when I think about it because God is literally everywhere, so you can't run away from God! I know that had nothing to do with your video but you did mention Jonah earlier and that was what came to mind.
Thank you so much for this video. It has cleared up a lot for me. No one is perfect and I was beginning to think these men were infallible, however I still believe they are anointed teachers. However it is not what 'they' say it's about what God's Word says.🙏🏾 Thank you again.
This is a great lesson and reminder that your preacher is never going to be correct 100% of the time and it doesn't make them a false teacher. I'm going to put this on my channel brother.
Pastor,thank you for being real,rational and honest,it is really appreciated. I can absolutely relate to your reasoning.You say everything in love and not in condemnation.You calm spirit brings peace of mind in a chaotic world where everyone thinks that they're right.There is always room for error, but we should be willing to stand corrected ánd be teachable because that is the Christian way.Much love from South Africa.
Thank you...I once asked a question and the pastor got a attitude because he didn't know the answer. In the 20+ yrs of organized religion I've not seen many pastors humble for real. And...some of the tongue talking people have a very superior attitude ... Yahshua brought me out 2 yrs ago. I have no church affiliation been blessed ever since. Thanks again for bringing some clarity
Very good I see gentleness kindness and respect in your analysis. Thank God for that. "You can be right ---for the wrong reasons", this is gold! Amen and amen. My good friend and former pastor would say, "you have to chew up to me and spit out the bones". We are men, and God alone cannot err. Scripture says, "let every man be found a liar and God be found true." While we must understand this is saying two things, men make errors in even doctrine that "we know in part and we prophesy in part" And lastly, God alone stands alone incomplete perfection and never changes. I have a saying that the ditches on both side of the road are wide, and the path is perfectly narrow. It's one Man wide, it is Christ-Wide. It is Christ wide. We follow him alone. Our Good Shepherd needs no border collies.
God speaks to us through His Word, through the Church family and many times our circumstances. Fact is God does not need to speak audibly any longer since His Revelation to Humanity has been and will be fulfilled. All we need to know even about the future has already been communicated by God prophetically.
When Justin peters said God is no more speaking,he means there is no more revelations and dialoquing like He(GOD) did with Moses and the prophet as the times of old. The work of human redemption has been completed with the birth,death and resurrection of Christ. Christ is the Word and he has told us how we must conduct our selves and even promised to remind us all he had taught us. The book of revelation also made things plain no new message as regards salvation. To hear God,read His word and read with all deligence and the Lord will be talking go you directly. I think he is referring to audible voice with real presence let me the burning bush . For me I know o es you get the mark of the beast such a person has lost his eternity I did agree with Jmac on that.
This was a great illustration of God’s wisdom displayed in your favor. I remember when I was incarcerated and I had time to study the word 7 to 8 hours A-day and even all night and I would listen to some of my favorite pastors and I realize that they maybe sincere but sometimes when it comes to scripture they may be a little bit off but I do agree we all get Somethings wrong at some time. When I was a babe in Christ I believed certain things until I grew in the word and begin to understand more and it changed my thoughts about what I believed and challenged me through scripture. I've been listening to you for about 90 days or so and I really like your videos and I respect your points on the scripture. Continue to be blessed and allow God to use you in a mighty way....! Blessings!
Nice video. This is why it is so important to study to show yourself approved. It is also why we aren't to lean fully on another human. This walk is not about being comfortable and hitting cruise control, it's about walking every step out to our own salvation. In the debate over which bible version to use, I suggest everyone begin with an Interlinear so you can at least see what the scriptures say in their original text (or as original as we can get anyway). Many misunderstandings can be cleared up by looking at the hebrew, aramaic or greek.
1. There are a few things we do not know and scripture does not answer. 2. We should know what errors or differences between pastors are SIGNIFICANT with respect to our salvation and what isn't. Everything is not significant. 3. Why are some Christians obsessed with the end times. Just be right with God each day then when and how end times appear youll be okay. 4. God will bring truth to all who seek it. Trust that and leave it to God to decide on the issue of those who do not know. 5. I agree, we do not know everything but should know and will know what we NEED to know as those who seek the truth of God's Word.
Hebrews 3:7-11 Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, As in the day of trial in the wilderness, Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me, And saw My works for forty years. GOD still speaks to Us but through the holy spirit. If the Holy Spirit is a Comforter, obviously a comforter will have to communicate to you at some point in time. All we have to do is to test the speak to be sure. the holy spirit has warned me about a particular sin i was about to commit and i listen to the voice in my spirit not an audible or physical voice straight into my ear.
Appreciate this! I think where MacArthur was coming from was the “and” in revelation. A person who does this AND does that AND etc. Not that I’m suggesting anyone take the mark but… if the mark condemns u to hell then the non believers can send anyone to hell that they please. Hold someone down and give them mark and voila…hypothetically speaking. I don’t think he would recommend or condone it but we have no idea what the mark is yet or if someone can force it on a person. Stay strong brothers and sisters. We certainly seem to be close.
26:32 - That's what happened to me when it comes to the pre-tribulation rapture viewpoint. I used to believe in it and while I haven't rejected it per se, I'm now on the fence when it comes to the issue, as I'm inclined to think that the pre-wrath view may be correct, after looking at a different view to what I was taught. I love what Proverbs 18:17 says about this issue: "The first to plead his case seems right, until another comes and examines him." That's why it's always important to look at other views when it comes to non-essential doctrines.
It’s ironic, are they wrong or is it just that you don’t agree with their interpretations? “When preachers get it wrong” is an absolute statement. So what you are saying is that these men are absolutely wrong and you are absolutely right. It’s one thing to say “These four men are wrong “ as opposed to “I think these four men err in these areas.” You may not agree with Voddie’s eschatology but is “he wrong” and you right. (Remember there is no absolute statement concerning this matter by the church.) I believe that you meant to say that you did not agree with the teachings of these men (and you gave your reasons why). But sometimes in the video it sounds like you are saying that they are wrong and you are right. Which seems like a petty boastful claim since the church is still debating some of these areas, and has been for years.
The message that was taught by you is definitely clear truth with no errors except for the coffee cup, the Spirit is clearly your leader, guide, and teacher. When self is denied then the Spirit of Holiness separates us to God the Father and Christ Jesus and what we speak is pleasing to God due to the fact that God is speaking through us by the Spirit of truth and conviction.
Brother thank you so much for this.I am brought to heart that we as God’s children and Christ followers should except Jesus as Lord. We should also give our Heavenly Father the absolute authority to do, to speak, to touch, to feel in whatever way he deems necessary to move in our lives. As the scripture say we exist for Him. With merciful grace we should always approach each other as the living temple of God with sincere humility in gratitude that we get to speak of His goodness. I am conscious to believe “everything will be laid bare before the eyes of Him whom we must give an account and we as Christians are to work out our own salvation with trembling and fear being hard-pressed on all sides to become those diamonds that shine through eternity
I understand the premiss of your channel and your zeal for trying to convey the Bible. But I have one complaint. As a Biblical academic myself you seem to be choosing these men because of their reformed theological hermeneutic. At least 2 of the 4 are scholars of high regard. You may disagree theologically but that doesn't make their hermeneutic wrong. May I ask where you received your formal theological education? When I disagreed with a theological concept of one of my professors I at least understood that they know more than me and maybe I could be wrong, or I need to spend more time dissecting every word of the text provided hermeneutically, grammatically, and studying the original language. Your premiss of "even the best preachers get it wrong" implies that these learned men do not spend hours dissecting the Word of God making sure when they speak it is hermeneutically correct. We need to stop criticizing Preachers on issues that are secondary issues that people can disagree on (and calling it wrong) and bring to light the heretical teachings of others that are contrary to theological orthodoxy.
It’s a little difficult to cover this topic with the correct words. He did say I may be wrong. His topic is a narrow issue, we should be careful not to take it as blanket criticism of their expertise.
Thanks for this video. Some people believe Once Saved Always Saved. I told someone who believed this (because he was someone who thought his way was the ONLY way), that there are more verses that say you CAN lose your salvation. He responded "Oh, so u think can LOSE your salvation"? I said I didn't know BUT shouldn't we always be SURE by putting God first - ALSO there COULD be other ways to look at things - and BACKING it up with verses. He told me you CAN'T pick and choose to prove your narrative - I said "are you telling ME or YOURSELF". I just told him whatever we believe - ESPECIALLY something where there could be more than one way of looking at it - to ALWAYS bring it up in PRAYER - and be ready to give an ACCOUNT to God for that belief. God Bless everyone.
@@skippy675 - hahaha - oh man - I got u pegged - be HONEST with me now - when you're by yourself - in your room - door closed - alone in the dark/quiet - do u have PEACE? Joy (deep happiness)? Feel REALLY loved? OR sad, lonely - full of never ending worry and anxiety - fear? Depression? Going "wah wah NOBODY loves me" (cry yourself to sleep cos no on gives 2 $HlT$ about you? Be HONEST.
Brother, I agree. God’s ways and thoughts are higher. When it comes to salvation and living the Christian life, I believe the Holy Spirit through the scriptures, leads us in the right direction. We get caught up in things we cannot fully understand. We are finite, aren’t we?!
I'm with Tony Evans, I've been thinking the same thing for years. Paul states something similar, when he says those not under the law will be judged by their consciences. Christ is still needed for salvation, somehow the person with no knowledge of Christ will still have a way of accepting or rejecting. We literally have only a couple of lines of scripture that briefly touches upon this topic. We cannot make blank statements of judgement of those who have never heard.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 An easy way to tell them apart is to talk about the scriptures. People who know Lord God will aline themselves to the scriptures when they notice a discrepancy between what they said and the scriptures. But people who don't know Lord God will always twist the scriptures to fit the statements they made. Even ewen you expose them, usually they find a reason why they are right and blame you for not being able to understand the scriptures. Try it and pay attention how they separate themselves into those 2 groups. All glory to Lord God Almighty and Jesus Christ my savior.
@@springflowerblosomnorris9721 KNOWING SCRIPTURES says squat because EVERY PASTOR knows the scripture. What is evident is that EVERYONE OF THEM interpret them differently at times. Does that make them FALSE not necessarily but if you KNOWINGLY teach falsehood or is preaching and teaching for any other reason than to bring others to Christ and build God's kingdom then you are indeed FALSE.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 Right, and for some weird reason those pastors are not thinking what damage they are doing to God's kingdom because they will find any excuse to protect their own interests instead. I noticed many people find an excuse why Lord God will understand the circumstances instead of looking at the situation and request wisdom from Lord God how to fulfill Lord's will. Much love and blessings to you, keep up the good work. All glory to Lord God Almighty and Jesus Christ my savior.
@@springflowerblosomnorris9721 At the end of the day it is EACH INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER's responsibility to know and understand God for themselves and to allow HIS SPIRIT to be their PRIMARY teacher. If we TRULY come to know our God, many of the divisive and controversial topics and points of 'doctrine' will not be so. Let us among those who are striving to know God and understand his character that we may walk worthy of his FAVOR.
When you said, in the beginning "And then you go to the New Testament" it was a bit funny😅man, I love how you are passionate about the Gospel. I think I heard you say once that you were once in prison. I thank God that He has been in your life to lead you to help so many people find Him and the truth. May God bless your ministry and may you continue to be about the business about the truth in Yahshua.
I agree with Justin Peter's. Hebrews says how God speaks to man. He does it through Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the Word. He speaks to us through his Word. The bible is the word.
Me to. I mean really , how do you know when God talks to you ,I like how Justin put it in one of his sermons “was it God , or was it me , or was it the pizza I ate at supper”.
Be sure not to conflate the two “Words”. Jesus being the Word in John is not the same as the written Word of God. Altogether different words. One is the γραφή which is the scriptures whereas John refers to λόγος an utterance or message. The writer of Hebrews does not say that God has spoken to us through his γραφή (scriptures) since at the time of the writing, there was no completed canon and the scriptures that were written were few and not many had access to them.
Great job sir, I agree with you! I'm very thankful for John McArthur and Voddie Bauchum but I disagree with them on the same points, but that doesn't keep me from listening to them.
Indeed it should not. I personally LOVE to listen to TD Jakes and have found a lot of what he preaches to be PROFUND but I do not agree with him on a number of issues. Wont stop me from listening to him.
Any teacher can be and is probably wrong about at least some minor point of doctrine but when you get salvation wrong, like when Evans said people can get to heaven without putting their faith in Jesus and the gospel, that is more than just a oopsie.
@@americanchristian7563 Why does Tony Evans teach that someone can be saved without coming into the knowledge of Jesus Christ and accepting Christ as their Savior? Most (not all) of what Tony Evans teaches (with some exceptions), I do agree with him. I just think this new found way of teaching about salvation not backed up with scripture should not be taught. The thief on the cross was right there in person with Christ and the Lord judged the man's heart instantly. That is much different that the teaching on this specific issue by Tony Evans and others. Furthermore, the concept of dying babies being saved without coming into the knowledge of Jesus Christ comes from an old Jewish tradition which suggests that there is an age of accountability where men can be held accountable for their actions usually 12 years old. If that is even true, it does not apply to everybody. That being said, as I said earlier, Christian Pastors and others should NOT be teaching anything that cannot be backed up with scripture.
I disagree with his view on people that have never heard the gospel, but that is the only group he believes that applies to (babies as well). You likely won’t find any other area of salvation that you would disagree with. Again, if you believe that babies go to heaven then you must necessarily believe that they also go to heaven without hearing the gospel.
Fair play. The reformation took us out from under the erroneous despotism of the Popes. Sadly, however, due to the propensity in human nature to follow after men, many have elected their own private Popes in believing everything that comes out of the mouth of these men as infallible, when none of them are...by nature or in practice.
"I am not sure" or "I need to investigate" or " I DON'T KNOW" are all acceptable and honest answers. YOU ARE right brother we should avoid answers based from opinion or something we may have studied out years prior but reasons for our thoughts previously may have changed due to greater understanding of scripture ( better hermanuetics) or languages in which they are written... Humility should be a gold standard to any servant, great or small. I never try not judge the entirity of ministry on escateological views becuase to KNOW is to be in it, then you will KNOW, as ezekiel says repeatidly. Maranatha brothers, may the LOVE of CHRIST lead you into increasing truth of his word, the true WORD of our creator, the Holy Bible !!!
Corey you kind of touched on the issue. However I would like your take on if and how people who are born mentally challenged receive faith for salvation... 🤔🙏🏼
Excellent commentary! How true it is that even the wisest of saints sometimes get it wrong. No one is right 100% of the time except the Lord. There’s room for disagreement on secondary issues. There’s an old saying that has been attributed to one of the ancient patriarchs. Unity and essentials liberty and nonessentials and in all things charity.
No, many things the writers did not understand when God used them. And also God gives us the way to look for truth,(hermeneutic). Compare verses, here a little, there a little, line upon line, and so on. But the difference is the needle that is woven through these verses, is stitching together information that comes to fruition, in one's minds eye when it is God's will to open. This is progressive Revelation, this is being guided into truth.
Awesome. .... good content. I have been enjoying your youtube channel from Ghana. More grace brother and keep it up. All the same , I agree with Voddie Baucham on eschatology. I am convince that the amil hermeneurics as used by him and others like Sam Storms, GK Beele, Joel Beeke, Anthony Hoekema etc are much more faithful to the text. All the covenant promise are yes and amen in Christ. Jesus is the fulfilment of the Davidic promise. There are only two ages in the Bible. This age and the age to come.
Good video I really enjoyed how you brought out mistakes without condemning them. It really helped me, like Moses made mistakes, and it was YAH that corrected him.
Brother I commend this video . Well done. Man fallible. Wisdom is key. We can call out one another in love. When in doubt check it out ( with God's Word). God bless you & your ministry
This is a very balanced approach to addressing, when we as ministers, pastor's, teachers, sometimes have a belief or position, about certain things taught in scripture, that are not clearly stated or supported by scripture. John MacArthurs belief that person who receives the mark of the beast, can still be saved is a classic example of this, since Revelation. 20: 9-11 clearly state this is not the case! Voddie Baucham sounds more like he disagrees with the Rapture doctrine, scripture is very clear however, that there will be a literal thousand year reign of Christ on earth! Revelation. 20:4-6 These examples are decidedly different from a person that consistently teaches doctrines, that deny one or more essentials of the historic christian world view, that is the mark of a false teacher! Great biblical observation!
Brother, I am not seminary trained, neither was the apostles. One thing I have learned in study of God's Word is to be hot or cold. Not caring if the truth of God's Word offends, not tip-toeing around the holy Word of GOD. To say there's no hearing from the Lord today is not truth. The Holy Spirit speaks to my spirit, I have had times in prayer where all I could do was listen. I've seen visions of lights. To say HE hasn't gifted us with spiritual gifts yet pastors give themselves spiritual titles. Signed the least of his children. I make no boast or proclaim to be wiser than anyone of the Way. And the Way you know.
One element of a good hermeneutic and simple meaning is asking good questions. Arguing over the right answer to a bad question yields both bad answers and distraction
This would be a corollary to your point about not knowing. One bad assumption with some questions is that we are supposed to have an answer. This is mostly a faith walk where we see dimly.
You did a great job on this teaching and the one before this. Thanks for correcting me on some of those scriptures from some of my favorite teachers. I agree with your assessment and thing your doing a great job.
Romans 3:10,11,12 There is none that is righteous no not one, none that understand, There is none that doeth good no not one, none that seekers after God, Jesus said there is none that is good, only one that is God.
God is in control I trust and have faith that he's got this handled. I think we try to understand things that God only truly knows. Just pray and trust in Jesus Christ grace
How do you reconcile the teaching that there is only only sin that is unforgivable, blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? If the mark is a sin to which God will not or has determined not to forgive, do you reason that the mark is somehow blasphemy of the Spirit?
The Bible clearly says we should not go beyond what is written...and also that "we (all) know in part"... Yes it is true Paul confronted Peter's Hypocrisy...but we must be sure that we are not guilty one way or another of sin or error before we go public to do an exposé on another brother, when we may have addressed same issue privately, with prayer and godly brotherly love, compelling us, honouring Christ in that brother who may be weak in that area. I realise that when these preachers (in same clique) criticise those they deem or declare false preachers, some of their own false teachings are somehow also exposed too, but they do not see it too.... Just fact-check their teachings with what is written in scripture and the errors jump out. This is why we should genuinely care for one another and pray for one another, even if we don't know one another in person. It grieves me to see brothers publicly throwing mud at one another, what with the social media providing the "free boxing ring" for the entertainment of the unbelieving public gallery, the willing & captive audience - everybody playing a role - titled or untitled, as some act superior to others. The same Paul, seemingly rebuking, said of a brother " to his Master, he stands ..." Let us be careful how we treat one another yet without condoning any wrongdoings, lawlessness, habitual & besetting sins, false teaching, lukewarmness, worldliness, godlessness, legalistic righteousness, conceit, false humility, hypocrisy, deception etc, in the Body of CHRIST. I think if they put in much prayerful efforts in private fellowships with these brothers they call false teachers, persisting in prayer and calling them to order, and bringing the matter to The Lord in prayer, God is able to restore the derailing preacher & open their eyes to see the errors of their teachings, and bring about true repentance, through godly sorrow. The doctrine on divorce by pastor John McArthur, (who I love so much) is not scriptural. There is also the damning false teaching of "once saved always saved" which is unscriptural. Also the pre-trib rapture of the church (before the big tribulation (anti-Christ rule), is unscriptural, misleading and causes many to be cavalier or complacent & even lukewarm, unprepared for suffering & erodes the fear of God in many lives. Another false teaching is the licence to re-marry after a divorce which Jesus called adultery. I realise this sin is justifiably rampant in these kinds of circles...citing Christ's claim in Matthew, which is often quoted partially to justify re-marriage after a divorce. This scripture has been misrepresented to encourage so many to get into the sin of adultery - consecutive or simultaneous polygamy. While i believe scripture does not support some of the teachings of pastor John McArthur, I have been blessed by many of his teachings, especially his old messages. I appreciate John MacArthur's strong stance & teaching on male leadership. I also love his teachings AGAINST female pastors/leaders. This is scriptural. I personally feel sorry for Joel Olsten because he has become the "poster pastor" for false teaching by so many professing evangelicals. I wonder if the same energy & clout against him is invested in private fervent prayers for him with constant private fellowships, to draw him or snatch him from the errors of his conviction, bathing these efforts in fervent prayer to God to intervene...what better result there may be today! NOT the increasing public social media smear campaign against him by so many from different angles, which seems to be the norm today ...it's so sad. While sin should not be condoned, one needs to examine the whole counsel of God's Word on how to address such matters NOT posting videos to shame these men, without taking the necessary steps to restore those brothers as Jesus & the apostles taught in the Bible. There is the secessionist position taken by these "super teachers" that spiritual gifts have ceased, which again is unscriptural. Their claims that God does not speak through dreams etc today as God did in the Bible is also unscriptural. On the other far extreme hand are the charismatic or Pentecostals, often criticised by the John MacArthur's clique. These Pentecostal teachers appropriate the spiritual gifts unscripturally, against the commands of Holy Scriptures. They teach mixtures which adulterates their teachings, promotes licence, or legalism, godlessness, etc. Some preachers, in bid to point out errors, form or grow a cult-like following that turns around to enslave those they claimed to have drawn out of the false assemblies. They wear uniforms, they justify women "SPEAKING" in their assemblies (against the scriptural command that women are not permitted to SPEAK (preach, teach, prophesy, speak in tongues, lead prayer, speak or pronounce word of knowledge or wisdom, lead or usurp authority over a man, etc) when the saints are gathered in the assemblies or fellowships. They cite Philip's daughters as reason to justify disobeying that command but fail to see that while a woman may be gifted, it is where this gift is excercised that matters. A woman must remain silent in the churches. She must learn in silence...her role is at her home under her own husband , which is a beautiful thing they fail to appreciate. That's God's high calling for women. Only pastor John McArthur speaks out loud, this particular truth. I bet there are some nice & godly things Joel Olsten does but is not mentioned. May the Lord help all of us and deliver us from everyway that seems right to us but lead to destruction. Amen. May the Lord be merciful to us all.
In Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42 Jesus referred to tithing as something that should not be neglected… And the first tithe was given to Michizedec by Abram before the law was given. What are your thoughts? It’s not a commandment but should we neglect it?
The truth is that everybody have to know if God's Holy Spirit is there no matter who is preaching and sharing the good Word of God. For example, if a person is just reading the bible and don't apply it spiritually...it doesn't do anything to the person's physical form. Then the Holy Bible is just a regular book. However, if a person knows spiritually that God is there when reading the Holy Bible...its not just words but also spiritually food for our souls and spirits. It also activates what is needing in the physical. I believed God speaks in spiritually in different forms of communication to get through us...the truth will prevail. Just remember it was written in the Holy scriptures ... 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
I love these preachers too but when they say things I don't agree with I wanted to put them right ( get me !!!ha ha ha who do I think I am) but your approach is very inspiring .lets just love each other a bit more forgive a bit more .test the word. try are best to seek the truth ,I have changed my mind over the years over many things ,usualy when the holy spirit puts his finger on something and backs me into a corner .all we have to do is remember the grace with witch god has dealt with us and extend that to others .
Good message - I am an old man ( 61 ). God revealed his love for me and I received his free gift of eternal life by grace through faith ( got saved ) on Nov. 17, 1977. The older I get and the more I grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ the more I realize that I am just a stupid man when it comes to knowing it all, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. AMAZING GRACE !!!
@@skippy675 Hebrews 9:27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Saved from the penalty of sin; outer darkness, total isolation for all eternity. Separated from our creator who is the truth, the light, unconditional love, unfailing love, everlasting love, perfect love.
We are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners. Born that way but we do not have to die that way ( in our sin ). Jesus Christ died to set us free from the penalty of sin. Believers will be saved, unbelievers will die in their sinful condition and suffer for all eternity.
@@skippy675 Man is not basically good. You do not have to teach a child how to lie and say; "no I did not steal a cookie from the cookie jar". Instead we have to teach the child how to tell the truth. Lying is a sin and it comes naturally. Have you ever lied ? If you say you have never lied your a liar. Everyone has lied. Everyone has sinned.
That's why Jesus Christ went to the cross and died so that we might live ( be forgiven ).
John 11:25
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
The message that man is vile, evil, sinful was drilled into my head but not with words, instead with actions along with words. Because this message was constantly being pumped into my brain as I was growing up when I got older began to question if there was a place in existence that was not vile, evil, sinful.
You see where I'm going with this ?
Look around you and tell me that this world we live in is not vile, evil, and sinful.
The world is the way it is because of the heart of man. Vile, evil, and sinful.
There is only one man ( God/man ) who has been born into this world who does not have a vile, evil, sinful nature. Christ Jesus, who died to set us free because there is a place where there is no evil, no sin.
Jesus Christ is the only way to get there.
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
@@skippy675 Just a dumb sheep with Jesus as my Shepherd. The Good Shepherd. Satan is the god of this world, that's why there are so many false religions, false teachers, wolves in sheep clothing. Knowing and loving Jesus Christ is not a religion it's way of life ( Eternal Life ).
2 Corinthians 4:4
In whom the god of this world ( satan ) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
I pray that the light of Christ shines in your heart today and opens your mind to the truth. Those who refuse to believe have their minds blinded by the father of lies ( satan ). God our creator says so.
2 Corinthians 4:4
John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
-Jesus
@@skippy675 The difference is Jesus Christ is not dead. Jesus Lives !! That's the difference between religion and relationship. Relationship with our creator ( God/Jesus/Holy Spirit ) only comes by being born of the Spirit.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Ask God/Jesus to reveal himself ( truth ) to you and mean it. God's Grace is Amazing. Anyone who comes to him and is willing to repent ( change one's way of thinking ) can be saved.
Eternity is a long time. Some people desire to be in a place of peace and joy. Jesus already paid for your ticket all you have to do is believe and yes Lord, I believe.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
There are times when I'm searching through my past sermon notes and come across something with which I don't agree. Talk about humbling, but that's part of growing and evolving in our faith. I just pray that God sends someone behind me to clean up any messes I've made. Good video.
I do sometimes go through my sermons and be like, whoa
And not many should desire to be teachers
Paul the Apostle was the champion of all Christians. I don't think he got anything wrong because he said he got the Gospel directly from The Lord.
@@randywalker2564 Do you think Paul sometimes spoke of himself when he would say "I, not the Lord"?
You should be humble enough to clean up your own mess.
Thank you for this, Brother. It is an honest, no nonsense attitude toward preachers and teachers, especially well respected and recognized men of God. It is our duty to remember that they are fallible men, susceptible to error. As I read and study the bible, delighting in His Word, the Spirit gives me discernment so that alarm bells go off when these men say something that doesn’t mesh with scripture. We should not be afraid to say, “That’s not right” and then to go back to the Word to check it out. Thank you again for this encouraging message.
Well said.
Whether it's right or wrong we still need to check these things are so, or we be foolish believers accepting everything, the example of the boreans is thus mentioned possible with this in mind
We have to do it in love and not bust them out, do it secretly not openly to cause harm
Those showing biblically they deserve it may be respected an trusted as true men of God.
Others pretending to be men of God but only seek to deceive many or gain finance from those who have non, do not deserve any respect and need to be dealt with by a congregation elder overseers qualified in scriptural things to encourage them to put any wicked ways aside or be disfellowshipped and thrown out into the cold damp dark outside if not genuinely being repentant.
When I saw the thumbnail and Justin Peters, McArthur, and Vodie Bachman ( I don't know much about Tony Evans)were on there, I thought YES!!! Someone is finally going to address this OTHER (Satanic) GOSPEL (GALATIANS 1:8-9) that these men preach called CALVINISM. And the video just fell flat. Now I don't know "SMART CHRISTIAN CHANNEL", so I don't know if he's also a Calvinist, but when these things pointed out in the video is what bothers someone about these FALSE PREACHERS, then we have a problem. Why people cannot see the dangers of CALVINISM, is beyond me, because since I've come to know that there even is such a gospel, I have been so troubled by it, that I ask myself, how and why did these men become so admired?
This is really troubling!
Just wanted to say I'm so glad to have found this channel! Thank you
Thanks for the video. We all need to keep perspective and everyone gets it wrong sometimes. We are not a perfect church but we serve a perfect Savior. God bless you brother.
LETS RESPECT THOSE THAT GET CLOSE TO INTERPRETATION OF THE WORD AND ALSO SEARCH OURSELVES AND FIND OUR UNDERSTANDING IN HIS WORD AND THROUGH PRAYER
I appreciate your honesty...no one knows everything about the gospel
This man thinks biblically. I like his approach to Scripture. It is balanced.
Thank you so much for your time and work on this video...we read in Acts (And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.)
Acts of the Apostles 17:11 NLT
Bless you Pastor, I love the spirit in which you are drawing from....😇
"The best of men are men at best". It has been said, and it is a true saying.
So, is that Scripture, or just worldly sayings
@@randystevens1690 Doesn't make it less true
@@aliciamcdonald7105 God's Holy Word, makes a big difference
@@randystevens1690 Indeed but AGAIN that does not make the above statement less true. In fact I can say that when the bible says that there is NONE RIGHTEOUS NO NOT ONE and all our righteousness are as filthy rags that they support what the commenter said.
@@aliciamcdonald7105 I don't want to be a discouragement to you, but an encouragement. Please read 1 Corinthians 1: 17-31, I can understand the meaning of the comment we are talking about, but please, understand where my heart is. You are very precious, I love you, and want the best in life for you. I loss my oldest daughter to suicide, and then my oldest son to drug overdose just within a couple months apart, and I have a hard time with people who just gives worldly quotes, and not dealing with what a struggling man is really going through life is, and it's just off the top of his head. God bless you and your family and friends Amen.
Excellent my brother I love your honesty God bless you keep the good work for christ
Not even the best of preachers are right 100%
We’re always learning
AMEN, AMEN and AMEN!
Amen, we are not Jesus to be 100% but we are striving for perfection
Why do the Teachers want to answer questions, when there's no Biblical proof.
The only one who never made a mistake was Jesus our Lord. I admire you for explaining everything in a humble but straight forward way. God bless your ministry.!!!!!
Everyone thinks that the other view than theirs is wrong, humility is the key. Good message.
I'm amazed that people who are so brilliant in things can be blind to something else that is seemingly obvious. Humbling.
With so many different views on the end times, it's going to be interesting to see how it all goes down! 😀
It's also going to be scary and dangerous
Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, modern Dispensational Theology falls apart, and the pretrib removal of the Church falls with it.
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@@susanabbott5643 whats that mean😃
Tony Evans asks a lot for donations.
Oh thank you brother, that's so refreshing to hear someone say the words, I don't know. You are so on point with that. I've always done that, will not always but as I've grown I have learned to do that, I know what the word has revealed and what it hasn't revealed I don't know only God knows. For example, well someone that was a Christian and fell into drug use and debauchery for years and years and then on his deathbed he repented , will he be in heaven, I don't know only God knows. And I let it go at that and thank you brother for reinforcing that and let me know if I'm off in any spot cuz I'm always open to be corrected.
Very informative!!!..Thank you bro. Corey 👍🏾
I appreciate your approach, it places emphasis on scriptural context as opposed to theology. Remember, there was a time when no one would dare to publish their comments on the same page as scripture. There was a time when there was no expectation on Christians to read the books of theologians. The emphasis was scripture. Nowadays, every theologian out there are writing books and encouraging people to read them. They write books with hundreds of pages on topics the bible cover in a few sentences or paragraphs. Sadly, many of the same people can't seem to finish reading their bible.
Absolutely... Loooool. And ywt still, thdre are so many passages of scriptures which they comment on in a few lines of wfiting, or none at all, even.
Even the best of preachers get it wrong which is funny when you consider all of these people on RUclips who have nothing but criticism for others as though they never get it wrong
AMEN!!!!
God bless you brother. This was an excellent critique and commentary done in a very loving and humble way, yet communicated correction and truth that I believe is biblical and sound. Thank you!
Thank you my brother-in-Christ Jesus! You are so right and I thank God for you giving this encouraging teaching! May God bless you and keep you in His power and give you His grace and wisdom to continue to be bold in being a witness for Christ and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ!
Jonah thinking he can run away from God is one of the funniest things in the Bible, lol. I laugh when I think about it because God is literally everywhere, so you can't run away from God! I know that had nothing to do with your video but you did mention Jonah earlier and that was what came to mind.
Thank you so much for this video. It has cleared up a lot for me. No one is perfect and I was beginning to think these men were infallible, however I still believe they are anointed teachers. However it is not what 'they' say it's about what God's Word says.🙏🏾
Thank you again.
Brother just want to let you know I appreciate you and the podcast
This is a great lesson and reminder that your preacher is never going to be correct 100% of the time and it doesn't make them a false teacher.
I'm going to put this on my channel brother.
Pastor,thank you for being real,rational and honest,it is really appreciated. I can absolutely relate to your reasoning.You say everything in love and not in condemnation.You calm spirit brings peace of mind in a chaotic world where everyone thinks that they're right.There is always room for error, but we should be willing to stand corrected ánd be teachable because that is the Christian way.Much love from South Africa.
Thank you...I once asked a question and the pastor got a attitude because he didn't know the answer. In the 20+ yrs of organized religion I've not seen many pastors humble for real.
And...some of the tongue talking people have a very superior attitude ... Yahshua brought me out 2 yrs ago. I have no church affiliation been blessed ever since. Thanks again for bringing some clarity
Thank you for your courage. These amazing men of God are still fallible and its Christ we follow not man. I respect your views
Big up .thank you very wise assessment
Very good
I see gentleness kindness and respect in your analysis. Thank God for that.
"You can be right ---for the wrong reasons", this is gold! Amen and amen.
My good friend and former pastor would say, "you have to chew up to me and spit out the bones".
We are men, and God alone cannot err. Scripture says, "let every man be found a liar and God be found true." While we must understand this is saying two things, men make errors in even doctrine that "we know in part and we prophesy in part"
And lastly, God alone stands alone incomplete perfection and never changes.
I have a saying that the ditches on both side of the road are wide, and the path is perfectly narrow. It's one Man wide, it is Christ-Wide.
It is Christ wide. We follow him alone. Our Good Shepherd needs no border collies.
You are so right. I believe that to about once a person takes the mark is totally lost
God speaks to us through His Word, through the Church family and many times our circumstances. Fact is God does not need to speak audibly any longer since His Revelation to Humanity has been and will be fulfilled. All we need to know even about the future has already been communicated by God prophetically.
Bro. Cory, you sharing this gives me a lot of encouragement... thanks for being trying to be balanced..
May God bless your heart for your biblically-based words and full of Christian wisdom!
It's all about discernment. 🙏💙🙏
U right ...only Jesus is perfect
When Justin peters said God is no more speaking,he means there is no more revelations and dialoquing like He(GOD) did with Moses and the prophet as the times of old. The work of human redemption has been completed with the birth,death and resurrection of Christ. Christ is the Word and he has told us how we must conduct our selves and even promised to remind us all he had taught us. The book of revelation also made things plain no new message as regards salvation. To hear God,read His word and read with all deligence and the Lord will be talking go you directly. I think he is referring to audible voice with real presence let me the burning bush . For me I know o es you get the mark of the beast such a person has lost his eternity I did agree with Jmac on that.
@@jaysturges9896 wait so God is a woman?
@@jaysturges4724 yea that wasn't actually "God" that was a demon that came to you
@@jchino7589 explain why. Because it helped me out in my life by revealing a secret to me. Thx
Even with the best intentions and a genuine heart, we’re all capable of error sometimes.
100% correct.
What about those who claim God verbally speaks to them and they still get it wrong? How can they get it wrong if God is speaking to them???
Love your heart and where you are coming from. We are to check the script for ourselves.
One thing no preacher should get WRONG but many do, is how people are saved under this dispensation of Grace. Ephesians 2:8-9; 1Corinthians 15:1-4
Amen my brother
This was a great illustration of God’s wisdom displayed in your favor. I remember when I was incarcerated and I had time to study the word 7 to 8 hours A-day and even all night and I would listen to some of my favorite pastors and I realize that they maybe sincere but sometimes when it comes to scripture they may be a little bit off but I do agree we all get Somethings wrong at some time. When I was a babe in Christ I believed certain things until I grew in the word and begin to understand more and it changed my thoughts about what I believed and challenged me through scripture. I've been listening to you for about 90 days or so and I really like your videos and I respect your points on the scripture. Continue to be blessed and allow God to use you in a mighty way....! Blessings!
Thank you for sharing this! This video is the balance that is sometimes missing among us who believe on our Lord.
Nice video. This is why it is so important to study to show yourself approved. It is also why we aren't to lean fully on another human. This walk is not about being comfortable and hitting cruise control, it's about walking every step out to our own salvation. In the debate over which bible version to use, I suggest everyone begin with an Interlinear so you can at least see what the scriptures say in their original text (or as original as we can get anyway). Many misunderstandings can be cleared up by looking at the hebrew, aramaic or greek.
1. There are a few things we do not know and scripture does not answer.
2. We should know what errors or differences between pastors are SIGNIFICANT with respect to our salvation and what isn't. Everything is not significant.
3. Why are some Christians obsessed with the end times. Just be right with God each day then when and how end times appear youll be okay.
4. God will bring truth to all who seek it. Trust that and leave it to God to decide on the issue of those who do not know.
5. I agree, we do not know everything but should know and will know what we NEED to know as those who seek the truth of God's Word.
Hebrews 3:7-11
Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,
“Today if you hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me,
As in the day of trial in the wilderness,
Where your fathers tried Me by testing Me,
And saw My works for forty years.
GOD still speaks to Us but through the holy spirit. If the Holy Spirit is a Comforter, obviously a comforter will have to communicate to you at some point in time. All we have to do is to test the speak to be sure. the holy spirit has warned me about a particular sin i was about to commit and i listen to the voice in my spirit not an audible or physical voice straight into my ear.
Really enjoyed this.
I just stumbled across your channel. I loved your analysis, subscribed and look forward to hearing more. Keep fighting the good fight.
Thank you my brother
Appreciate this! I think where MacArthur was coming from was the “and” in revelation. A person who does this AND does that AND etc. Not that I’m suggesting anyone take the mark but… if the mark condemns u to hell then the non believers can send anyone to hell that they please. Hold someone down and give them mark and voila…hypothetically speaking. I don’t think he would recommend or condone it but we have no idea what the mark is yet or if someone can force it on a person. Stay strong brothers and sisters. We certainly seem to be close.
John Mc author has not changed the video on the mark of the beast, and he has also stated you can bake a cake for homosexual weddings it's ok.
26:32 - That's what happened to me when it comes to the pre-tribulation rapture viewpoint. I used to believe in it and while I haven't rejected it per se, I'm now on the fence when it comes to the issue, as I'm inclined to think that the pre-wrath view may be correct, after looking at a different view to what I was taught. I love what Proverbs 18:17 says about this issue: "The first to plead his case seems right, until another comes and examines him."
That's why it's always important to look at other views when it comes to non-essential doctrines.
It’s ironic, are they wrong or is it just that you don’t agree with their interpretations? “When preachers get it wrong” is an absolute statement. So what you are saying is that these men are absolutely wrong and you are absolutely right. It’s one thing to say “These four men are wrong “ as opposed to “I think these four men err in these areas.” You may not agree with Voddie’s eschatology but is “he wrong” and you right. (Remember there is no absolute statement concerning this matter by the church.) I believe that you meant to say that you did not agree with the teachings of these men (and you gave your reasons why). But sometimes in the video it sounds like you are saying that they are wrong and you are right. Which seems like a petty boastful claim since the church is still debating some of these areas, and has been for years.
MacArthur says you CAN take the Mark - The bible (GOD) says you will drink the FULL of His WRATH if you do.. WHO is RIGHT??
The message that was taught by you is definitely clear truth with no errors except for the coffee cup, the Spirit is clearly your leader, guide, and teacher. When self is denied then the Spirit of Holiness separates us to God the Father and Christ Jesus and what we speak is pleasing to God due to the fact that God is speaking through us by the Spirit of truth and conviction.
Brother thank you so much for this.I am brought to heart that we as God’s children and Christ followers should except Jesus as Lord. We should also give our Heavenly Father the absolute authority to do, to speak, to touch, to feel in whatever way he deems necessary to move in our lives. As the scripture say we exist for Him. With merciful grace we should always approach each other as the living temple of God with sincere humility in gratitude that we get to speak of His goodness. I am conscious to believe “everything will be laid bare before the eyes of Him whom we must give an account and we as Christians are to work out our own salvation with trembling and fear being hard-pressed on all sides to become those diamonds that shine through eternity
I understand the premiss of your channel and your zeal for trying to convey the Bible. But I have one complaint. As a Biblical academic myself you seem to be choosing these men because of their reformed theological hermeneutic. At least 2 of the 4 are scholars of high regard. You may disagree theologically but that doesn't make their hermeneutic wrong. May I ask where you received your formal theological education? When I disagreed with a theological concept of one of my professors I at least understood that they know more than me and maybe I could be wrong, or I need to spend more time dissecting every word of the text provided hermeneutically, grammatically, and studying the original language. Your premiss of "even the best preachers get it wrong" implies that these learned men do not spend hours dissecting the Word of God making sure when they speak it is hermeneutically correct. We need to stop criticizing Preachers on issues that are secondary issues that people can disagree on (and calling it wrong) and bring to light the heretical teachings of others that are contrary to theological orthodoxy.
It’s a little difficult to cover this topic with the correct words. He did say I may be wrong. His topic is a narrow issue, we should be careful not to take it as blanket criticism of their expertise.
Also, would you explain -you may disagree theologically but that doesn’t make their heumenetics wrong -please
Thanks for this video. Some people believe Once Saved Always Saved. I told someone who believed this (because he was someone who thought his way was the ONLY way), that there are more verses that say you CAN lose your salvation. He responded "Oh, so u think can LOSE your salvation"? I said I didn't know BUT shouldn't we always be SURE by putting God first - ALSO there COULD be other ways to look at things - and BACKING it up with verses. He told me you CAN'T pick and choose to prove your narrative - I said "are you telling ME or YOURSELF". I just told him whatever we believe - ESPECIALLY something where there could be more than one way of looking at it - to ALWAYS bring it up in PRAYER - and be ready to give an ACCOUNT to God for that belief. God Bless everyone.
@@skippy675 - hahaha - oh man - I got u pegged - be HONEST with me now - when you're by yourself - in your room - door closed - alone in the dark/quiet - do u have PEACE? Joy (deep happiness)? Feel REALLY loved? OR sad, lonely - full of never ending worry and anxiety - fear? Depression? Going "wah wah NOBODY loves me" (cry yourself to sleep cos no on gives 2 $HlT$ about you? Be HONEST.
There’s no one preacher who I agree with 100%.
Brother, I agree. God’s ways and thoughts are higher. When it comes to salvation and living the Christian life, I believe the Holy Spirit through the scriptures, leads us in the right direction. We get caught up in things we cannot fully understand. We are finite, aren’t we?!
I'm with Tony Evans, I've been thinking the same thing for years. Paul states something similar, when he says those not under the law will be judged by their consciences. Christ is still needed for salvation, somehow the person with no knowledge of Christ will still have a way of accepting or rejecting. We literally have only a couple of lines of scripture that briefly touches upon this topic. We cannot make blank statements of judgement of those who have never heard.
None of us are perfect including yourself! our role is to build up the body of Christ.
To know the bible, and to understand the bible, are two different things.
Are you sure you have them both?
THIS is the problem though. We have a lot of people who KNOW a lot of scriptures but I would question if the really KNOW GOD!
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An easy way to tell them apart is to talk about the scriptures.
People who know Lord God will aline themselves to the scriptures when they notice a discrepancy between what they said and the scriptures.
But people who don't know Lord God will always twist the scriptures to fit the statements they made. Even ewen you expose them, usually they find a reason why they are right and blame you for not being able to understand the scriptures.
Try it and pay attention how they separate themselves into those 2 groups.
All glory to Lord God Almighty and Jesus Christ my savior.
@@springflowerblosomnorris9721 KNOWING SCRIPTURES says squat because EVERY PASTOR knows the scripture. What is evident is that EVERYONE OF THEM interpret them differently at times. Does that make them FALSE not necessarily but if you KNOWINGLY teach falsehood or is preaching and teaching for any other reason than to bring others to Christ and build God's kingdom then you are indeed FALSE.
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Right, and for some weird reason those pastors are not thinking what damage they are doing to God's kingdom because they will find any excuse to protect their own interests instead.
I noticed many people find an excuse why Lord God will understand the circumstances instead of looking at the situation and request wisdom from Lord God how to fulfill Lord's will.
Much love and blessings to you, keep up the good work.
All glory to Lord God Almighty and Jesus Christ my savior.
@@springflowerblosomnorris9721 At the end of the day it is EACH INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER's responsibility to know and understand God for themselves and to allow HIS SPIRIT to be their PRIMARY teacher. If we TRULY come to know our God, many of the divisive and controversial topics and points of 'doctrine' will not be so. Let us among those who are striving to know God and understand his character that we may walk worthy of his FAVOR.
Great video brother
When you said, in the beginning "And then you go to the New Testament" it was a bit funny😅man, I love how you are passionate about the Gospel. I think I heard you say once that you were once in prison. I thank God that He has been in your life to lead you to help so many people find Him and the truth. May God bless your ministry and may you continue to be about the business about the truth in Yahshua.
I agree with Justin Peter's. Hebrews says how God speaks to man. He does it through Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the Word. He speaks to us through his Word. The bible is the word.
Me to.
I mean really , how do you know when God talks to you ,I like how Justin put it in one of his sermons “was it God , or was it me , or was it the pizza I ate at supper”.
Be sure not to conflate the two “Words”. Jesus being the Word in John is not the same as the written Word of God. Altogether different words. One is the γραφή which is the scriptures whereas John refers to λόγος an utterance or message. The writer of Hebrews does not say that God has spoken to us through his γραφή (scriptures) since at the time of the writing, there was no completed canon and the scriptures that were written were few and not many had access to them.
Great job sir, I agree with you! I'm very thankful for John McArthur and Voddie Bauchum but I disagree with them on the same points, but that doesn't keep me from listening to them.
That shouldn’t keep you from listening to them. If we stopped listening to anyone who got something wrong, we’d have no one to listen to
I agree. Don't think I have ever listened to anyone whom I have agreed with 100%. I still listen to them, and use discernment.
@@smartchristians that’s a true n powerful statement my brother!
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Indeed it should not. I personally LOVE to listen to TD Jakes and have found a lot of what he preaches to be PROFUND but I do not agree with him on a number of issues. Wont stop me from listening to him.
Any teacher can be and is probably wrong about at least some minor point of doctrine but when you get salvation wrong, like when Evans said people can get to heaven without putting their faith in Jesus and the gospel, that is more than just a oopsie.
Tony Evans does not have salvation wrong
@@americanchristian7563 Why does Tony Evans teach that someone can be saved without coming into the knowledge of Jesus Christ and accepting Christ as their Savior? Most (not all) of what Tony Evans teaches (with some exceptions), I do agree with him. I just think this new found way of teaching about salvation not backed up with scripture should not be taught. The thief on the cross was right there in person with Christ and the Lord judged the man's heart instantly. That is much different that the teaching on this specific issue by Tony Evans and others. Furthermore, the concept of dying babies being saved without coming into the knowledge of Jesus Christ comes from an old Jewish tradition which suggests that there is an age of accountability where men can be held accountable for their actions usually 12 years old. If that is even true, it does not apply to everybody. That being said, as I said earlier, Christian Pastors and others should NOT be teaching anything that cannot be backed up with scripture.
@@americanchristian7563 Evans (like Billy Graham) does not believe in the exclusivity of Christ for salvation so yes, he is wrong on salvation.
I disagree with his view on people that have never heard the gospel, but that is the only group he believes that applies to (babies as well). You likely won’t find any other area of salvation that you would disagree with. Again, if you believe that babies go to heaven then you must necessarily believe that they also go to heaven without hearing the gospel.
And MacArthur Teaching that a True Christian would vote Republican and Believers repeating his Teachings as though it's Biblical, it's frightening.
Fair play. The reformation took us out from under the erroneous despotism of the Popes. Sadly, however, due to the propensity in human nature to follow after men, many have elected their own private Popes in believing everything that comes out of the mouth of these men as infallible, when none of them are...by nature or in practice.
"I am not sure" or "I need to investigate" or " I DON'T KNOW" are all acceptable and honest answers. YOU ARE right brother we should avoid answers based from opinion or something we may have studied out years prior but reasons for our thoughts previously may have changed due to greater understanding of scripture ( better hermanuetics) or languages in which they are written... Humility should be a gold standard to any servant, great or small. I never try not judge the entirity of ministry on escateological views becuase to KNOW is to be in it, then you will KNOW, as ezekiel says repeatidly. Maranatha brothers, may the LOVE of CHRIST lead you into increasing truth of his word, the true WORD of our creator, the Holy Bible !!!
Sound words brother. God bless you.
Corey you kind of touched on the issue. However I would like your take on if and how people who are born mentally challenged receive faith for salvation... 🤔🙏🏼
Excellent commentary! How true it is that even the wisest of saints sometimes get it wrong. No one is right 100% of the time except the Lord. There’s room for disagreement on secondary issues. There’s an old saying that has been attributed to one of the ancient patriarchs. Unity and essentials liberty and nonessentials and in all things charity.
No, many things the writers did not understand when God used them. And also God gives us the way to look for truth,(hermeneutic). Compare verses, here a little, there a little, line upon line, and so on. But the difference is the needle that is woven through these verses, is stitching together information that comes to fruition, in one's minds eye when it is God's will to open. This is progressive Revelation, this is being guided into truth.
Awesome. .... good content. I have been enjoying your youtube channel from Ghana. More grace brother and keep it up.
All the same , I agree with Voddie Baucham on eschatology. I am convince that the amil hermeneurics as used by him and others like Sam Storms, GK Beele, Joel Beeke, Anthony Hoekema etc are much more faithful to the text.
All the covenant promise are yes and amen in Christ. Jesus is the fulfilment of the Davidic promise. There are only two ages in the Bible. This age and the age to come.
Very well put my brother and sensible. Ultimately we must read the bible for ourselves.
Good video I really enjoyed how you brought out mistakes without condemning them. It really helped me, like Moses made mistakes, and it was YAH that corrected him.
JEREMIAH 29:13
13 And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Tithing is something that comes from your heart. You can tithe through service. Like feeding the homeless or clothing the poor.
I agree with you brother God bless you in Jesus name
Brother I commend this video . Well done. Man fallible. Wisdom is key. We can call out one another in love. When in doubt check it out ( with God's Word). God bless you & your ministry
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This is a very balanced approach to addressing, when we as ministers, pastor's, teachers, sometimes have a belief or position, about certain things taught in scripture, that are not clearly stated or supported by scripture. John MacArthurs belief that person who receives the mark of the beast, can still be saved is a classic example of this, since Revelation. 20: 9-11 clearly state this is not the case!
Voddie Baucham sounds more like he disagrees with the Rapture doctrine, scripture is very clear however, that there will be a literal thousand year reign of Christ on earth! Revelation. 20:4-6
These examples are decidedly different from a person that consistently teaches doctrines, that deny one or more essentials of the historic christian world view, that is the mark of a false teacher!
Great biblical observation!
Brother, I am not seminary trained, neither was the apostles. One thing I have learned in study of God's Word is to be hot or cold. Not caring if the truth of God's Word offends, not tip-toeing around the holy Word of GOD. To say there's no hearing from the Lord today is not truth. The Holy Spirit speaks to my spirit, I have had times in prayer where all I could do was listen. I've seen visions of lights. To say HE hasn't gifted us with spiritual gifts yet pastors give themselves spiritual titles. Signed the least of his children. I make no boast or proclaim to be wiser than anyone of the Way. And the Way you know.
One element of a good hermeneutic and simple meaning is asking good questions. Arguing over the right answer to a bad question yields both bad answers and distraction
This would be a corollary to your point about not knowing. One bad assumption with some questions is that we are supposed to have an answer. This is mostly a faith walk where we see dimly.
How was Paul wrong on John Mark? Didn't get that one.
I definitely didn't get that one too! It seemed like a preconceived notion
1 Corinthians 13 states faith, hope and love superceded the gifts
Do not forbid the gifts. God gave them God uses them. Let God be God. And let us preach Christ we preachers need to answer our call. Amen
You did a great job on this teaching and the one before this. Thanks for correcting me on some of those scriptures from some of my favorite teachers. I agree with your assessment and thing your doing a great job.
Romans 3:10,11,12 There is none that is righteous no not one, none that understand, There is none that doeth good no not one, none that seekers after God, Jesus said there is none that is good, only one that is God.
I really enjoy your videos my brother. I am a new subscriber . God bless you sir
Love your judgment on scripture
God is in control I trust and have faith that he's got this handled. I think we try to understand things that God only truly knows. Just pray and trust in Jesus Christ grace
How do you reconcile the teaching that there is only only sin that is unforgivable, blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
If the mark is a sin to which God will not or has determined not to forgive, do you reason that the mark is somehow blasphemy of the Spirit?
Tony evans???? I dont even consider him a sound doctrinal preacher. More like a motivatioal speaker.
The Bible clearly says we should not go beyond what is written...and also that "we (all) know in part"...
Yes it is true Paul confronted Peter's Hypocrisy...but we must be sure that we are not guilty one way or another of sin or error before we go public to do an exposé on another brother, when we may have addressed same issue privately, with prayer and godly brotherly love, compelling us, honouring Christ in that brother who may be weak in that area.
I realise that when these preachers (in same clique) criticise those they deem or declare false preachers, some of their own false teachings are somehow also exposed too, but they do not see it too.... Just fact-check their teachings with what is written in scripture and the errors jump out. This is why we should genuinely care for one another and pray for one another, even if we don't know one another in person. It grieves me to see brothers publicly throwing mud at one another, what with the social media providing the "free boxing ring" for the entertainment of the unbelieving public gallery, the willing & captive audience - everybody playing a role - titled or untitled, as some act superior to others.
The same Paul, seemingly rebuking, said of a brother " to his Master, he stands ..."
Let us be careful how we treat one another yet without condoning any wrongdoings, lawlessness, habitual & besetting sins, false teaching, lukewarmness, worldliness, godlessness, legalistic righteousness, conceit, false humility, hypocrisy, deception etc, in the Body of CHRIST.
I think if they put in much prayerful efforts in private fellowships with these brothers they call false teachers, persisting in prayer and calling them to order, and bringing the matter to The Lord in prayer, God is able to restore the derailing preacher & open their eyes to see the errors of their teachings, and bring about true repentance, through godly sorrow.
The doctrine on divorce by pastor John McArthur, (who I love so much) is not scriptural. There is also the damning false teaching of "once saved always saved" which is unscriptural. Also the pre-trib rapture of the church (before the big tribulation (anti-Christ rule), is unscriptural, misleading and causes many to be cavalier or complacent & even lukewarm, unprepared for suffering & erodes the fear of God in many lives.
Another false teaching is the licence to re-marry after a divorce which Jesus called adultery. I realise this sin is justifiably rampant in these kinds of circles...citing Christ's claim in Matthew, which is often quoted partially to justify re-marriage after a divorce. This scripture has been misrepresented to encourage so many to get into the sin of adultery - consecutive or simultaneous polygamy.
While i believe scripture does not support some of the teachings of pastor John McArthur, I have been blessed by many of his teachings, especially his old messages. I appreciate John MacArthur's strong stance & teaching on male leadership. I also love his teachings AGAINST female pastors/leaders. This is scriptural.
I personally feel sorry for Joel Olsten because he has become the "poster pastor" for false teaching by so many professing evangelicals. I wonder if the same energy & clout against him is invested in private fervent prayers for him with constant private fellowships, to draw him or snatch him from the errors of his conviction, bathing these efforts in fervent prayer to God to intervene...what better result there may be today! NOT the increasing public social media smear campaign against him by so many from different angles, which seems to be the norm today ...it's so sad.
While sin should not be condoned, one needs to examine the whole counsel of God's Word on how to address such matters NOT posting videos to shame these men, without taking the necessary steps to restore those brothers as Jesus & the apostles taught in the Bible.
There is the secessionist position taken by these "super teachers" that spiritual gifts have ceased, which again is unscriptural.
Their claims that God does not speak through dreams etc today as God did in the Bible is also unscriptural.
On the other far extreme hand are the charismatic or Pentecostals, often criticised by the John MacArthur's clique. These Pentecostal teachers appropriate the spiritual gifts unscripturally, against the commands of Holy Scriptures. They teach mixtures which adulterates their teachings, promotes licence, or legalism, godlessness, etc.
Some preachers, in bid to point out errors, form or grow a cult-like following that turns around to enslave those they claimed to have drawn out of the false assemblies.
They wear uniforms, they justify women "SPEAKING" in their assemblies (against the scriptural command that women are not permitted to SPEAK (preach, teach, prophesy, speak in tongues, lead prayer, speak or pronounce word of knowledge or wisdom, lead or usurp authority over a man, etc) when the saints are gathered in the assemblies or fellowships. They cite Philip's daughters as reason to justify disobeying that command but fail to see that while a woman may be gifted, it is where this gift is excercised that matters. A woman must remain silent in the churches. She must learn in silence...her role is at her home under her own husband , which is a beautiful thing they fail to appreciate. That's God's high calling for women. Only pastor John McArthur speaks out loud, this particular truth.
I bet there are some nice & godly things Joel Olsten does but is not mentioned.
May the Lord help all of us and deliver us from everyway that seems right to us but lead to destruction. Amen.
May the Lord be merciful to us all.
32 years and going. Praise God!
Absolutely makes sense, they are preachers, fallible just like any human. Only GOD is perfect!
Sooo...which 'preachers' in the Bible got it wrong?
INDEED!
In Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42 Jesus referred to tithing as something that should not be neglected…
And the first tithe was given to Michizedec by Abram before the law was given.
What are your thoughts? It’s not a commandment but should we neglect it?
The truth is that everybody have to know if God's Holy Spirit is there no matter who is preaching and sharing the good Word of God. For example, if a person is just reading the bible and don't apply it spiritually...it doesn't do anything to the person's physical form. Then the Holy Bible is just a regular book. However, if a person knows spiritually that God is there when reading the Holy Bible...its not just words but also spiritually food for our souls and spirits. It also activates what is needing in the physical. I believed God speaks in spiritually in different forms of communication to get through us...the truth will prevail. Just remember it was written in the Holy scriptures ... 1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
I love these preachers too but when they say things I don't agree with I wanted to put them right ( get me !!!ha ha ha who do I think I am) but your approach is very inspiring .lets just love each other a bit more forgive a bit more .test the word. try are best to seek the truth ,I have changed my mind over the years over many things ,usualy when the holy spirit puts his finger on something and backs me into a corner .all we have to do is remember the grace with witch god has dealt with us and extend that to others .