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Martin Luther King - But if Not - Full Sermon
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2011
- A sermon given by Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on November 5, 1967. The title, "But if Not", comes from Daniel chapter 3, verse 18 in the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
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Full transcription available on my blog: notoriousbiggin...
One great quote:
I want to say to you this morning, my friends, that somewhere along the way you should discover something that's so dear, so precious to you, that is so eternally worthful, that you will never give it up. You ought to discover some principle, you ought to have some great faith that grips you so much that you will never give it up. Somehow you go on and say "I know that the God that I worship is able to deliver me, but if not, I'm going on anyhow, I'm going to stand up for it anyway." What does this mean? It means, in the final analysis, you do right not to avoid hell. If you're doing right merely to keep from going to something that traditional theology has called hell then you aren't doing right. If you do right merely to go to a condition that theologians have called heaven, you aren't doing right. If you are doing right to avoid pain and to achieve happiness and pleasure then you aren't doing right. Ultimately you must do right because it's right to do right. And you got to say "But if not." You must love ultimately because it's lovely to love. You must be just because it's right to be just. You must be honest because it's right to be honest. This is what this text is saying more than anything else. And finally, you must do it because it has gripped you so much that you are willing to die for it if necessary. And I say to you this morning, that if you have never found something so dear and so precious to you that you will die for it, then you aren't fit to live. You may be 38 years old as I happen to be, and one day some great opportunity stands before you and calls upon you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause--and you refuse to do it because you are afraid; you refuse to do it because you want to live longer; you're afraid that you will lose your job, or you're afraid that you will be criticized or that you will lose your popularity or you're afraid that somebody will stab you or shoot at you or bomb your house, and so you refuse to take the stand. Well you may go on and live until you are 90, but you're just as dead at 38 as you would be at 90! And the cessation of breathing in your life is but the belated announcement of an earlier death of the spirit. You died when you refused to stand up for right, you died when you refused to stand up for truth, you died when you refused to stand up for justice.
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"You do right, because it is right to do right"
"You must love ultimately, because it is lovely to love"
"You must be just, because it is right to be just"
"You must be honest, because it is right to be honest"
I would do anything to be in your Congregation just one time. Martin Luther King, you are a prophet of God. Your legacy lives on, my brother.
Me too ;-) ;-) ;-)
+Ricardo Gondim I love him and brother Malcolm. #MaximizingTheCross
***** not an idol he's a icon, man to give hope and dreams to us all, just as Jesus put him on earth for
***** 😊bless you sir
There so much work left to be done. His job is not finish although his assignment and his purpose to all Americans is not in vain.
I’ve seen the lightning flashing,
And heard the thunder roll,
I’ve felt sin’s breakers dashing,
Trying to conquer my soul;
I’ve heard the voice of my Savior,
Telling me still to fight on,
He promised never to leave me,
Never to leave me alone.
I AM NOT ALONE
❤
Internally
I choose Love
To rejuvenate myself I listen to the sermons of Martin Luther King.
Arul raj....I do the same...often on my way to work also.
god bless America but he died
Same here sir!
I too when I need to get real with myself I listen to Dr.King he gave everything he had for peace and equality, your dream lives on
Yessir!!!
The comments on this sermon warm my heart. In God, love and truth is the tie that binds. Division is not caused by things that divide the world. I love my Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
love you to Kim, peace and blessings to you
A sister in christ
They seek to divide us by race and color! But Dr. Kings words stand as testament to the love among ALL God's children!!!
I have listened to this amazing sermon so many times of the last 10 years, when I need strength and a reminder that I must always do the right thing.
Thank you for sharing this.
Help me Jesus
he represented the gospel of Paul and he is still serving the Lord with these inspired words.
Same! Just finished rewatching.
Another 10 years have passed, crazy
Only what you do for Christ will last
Amen
...for Jesus
As a non-religious person but a person that studied the ways of discourse in college this is truly, truly a piece of art. From the way it was written to the way it was said. MLK is one of the people that understood what it takes to be a speaker and the importance of doing so. The way he says “because” multiple times during the speech, with the intonation changing so drastically is just so well done. A speaker of this caliber is only born every generation or so.
It’s like a breathe of clean air for the soul to hear such sanity and wisdom, matched by actions, crowned by the supreme sacrifice. We are a blessed nation to have this voice preserved for us.
I needed a word today, and I by chance turned to this sermon. Thank You Lord for hearing the longing of my heart
Hang in there my brother. You are in the fight with us. No matter how it looks...Faith is the victor.
If only we had leadership like the kind that Dr. King gave us, this world would be a lot closer to way the Creator intended it to be.
Do you think Dr. King is an easy life to emulate?
I’d answer absolutely. Since our tragic loss of Dr. King, there has yet to be another come close to the example he set for us.
I believe Dr. King had conquered himself (the flesh) and we lack leaders today in America that have truly conquered themselves. Instead of selfless leadership, we have selfish leadership. Instead of leadership that unites ALL people, we have leadership that divides us from our fellow brethren. Our nation longs for good, Godly men to lead. We have to be the change we wish to see. We must become the good & Godly leader for ourselves & our families. God Bless.
Very Well Said
We do!!!
“One with God is the majority”.
Amen!
Amen & Amen.
Amen
He is God's vessel....u can hear the anointing in his words, his voice.....absolutely breathtaking.....Arguably the greatest speaker that ever lived....U have so much POWER in your words..
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Please, l have a man of God ln my life
I wish there were a million more men just like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today!
+John Muir
i do too!
killer cops never heard anything this righteous man said...these killer cops kill Martin Luther King over and over again..
If there were a million more, there would be a more level playing field in America and a more equal economic solution than the current status quo.
Sherry, what King is saying by using the example of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego is that it's worth it to stand with God and die for what you believe in. If there were more Dr. Martin Luther King's then there would be a lot less poverty, racial inequality, and racial impediments because those people would challenge the laws and the culture that accepts the inadequacies of our people and practices white privilege with impunity.
He said those things do not matter, e.g. material things/Job. What matters is your faith in God.
I love MLK because of his leadership in the 50's and 60's He was the most powerful preacher of all time. I believe because he was right in the front line of what he was speaking on.
Mr Gardner its an honour to be listening to this powerful message with you. 😎😎
I am barely a Christian but this is one of my favourite speeches ever, and I will live by his words in this speech.
When King speaks, he'll make it plain!!
+Defforest Robinson You right Robinson. He tells it straight up! Litsening to King preach bruh, feels like I was right there men, seated on that pew back in 1962
God's way is always the way we should choose when faced with life's many decissions.
'God' is a title bro. All gods have a name. The God of the Hebrew boys who he speaking of who didn't bow to the first Babylonian king is Yah! The God of our fathers.
@@marvingayle9427 God has many names, when we say “God” with a capital G it’s one of his names, Elgibor is another or “Mighty God”, there’s also Elohim “The God” or “The Living God”, Ego eimi “I am”
Is this the best sermon ever ? WOW
This is a message that I was aware of as for the Bible goes...But I had never heard
Dr. King, teach it...I am so glad that I found it today...
This sermon still so powerful and so true.
Thank God for Martin Luther King. We ought to raise our children to be like him. We ought to thrive to be like him. Amen.
Dr. King blends psychology, theology, and philosophy and brings it into a harmonious whole.
very well said. i concur
Thats what impresses me most about him. More than his oratorical ability, and civil rights activism, I am enamored by his penetrating critical thinking ability
John W.
2 Words: Economic Equality. That's why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed for. He wasn't killed for no other reason. Civil Rights was signed years before his death. However, when the "Banksters (Rothschild, J P Morgan and etc)" seen that he was starting to challenge them and warn " WE THE PEOPLE" about how the Federal Reserve was ripping the people off, and how it was making 2 Americas, "A Prosperous America" and "The Other America" they killed him.
They also killed John F. Kennedy for the same reason. Who signed an Executive Order that allowed America to print it's own currency to depart from the Federal Reserve. After they killed him his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, reversed it.
Yes, in order to change the country and the sentiment of racism and the laws that covertly cover them up we have to challenge the government that made the laws in the first place, concurrently being disliked by people all at once. I'm sure there where people who nudged Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and told them to just bow. It's not worth it. There were people who called them crazy. There were people who wanted nothing to do with them. However, they understood the power of "OUR GOD" and had a "THOUGH FAITH" that defeated the enemy.
I tried to make this short but I have so much to say.
But how did we get like this today? Where we refuse to challenge the government about things that are ailing our people today and establishes laws that line up with the will of "OUR GOD"? From the mentality of people who made speeches like this to leadership that accepts and is totally okay with the status quo? Is 501C3 that important to the pastors today to not enforce GOD'S WILL on our government? The 501C3 was signed by LBJ too. SMH
Take a stand!! Jesus First!!!!!
One of my favorite Books of the Bible (Daniel) and how the Very loyal men of God rather burn than bow before any Image or idol
It speaks today to our loyalty or just going along to not Stand on Truth, Stand for God
They rather be thrown in the furnace
And were but.............
awesome
Listening today, after yesterday's "but if not" moment. God is able to deliver us, but if not, we will keep on. We will keep our faith in Him. Not in a man or a government that has two systems of justice. We will keep on. We will keep fighting for equality. Climb the mountain.
Martin Luther King was the greatest orator of our time, blessed and called by God for this very purpose, the deliverance of a people. i'm encouraged by this sermon right now in my personal life, looking for more church sermons by MLK; thankyou for posting.
although he did well in civil rights, this man was not called by God at all, he wasn't even a Christian in all actuality.
You fool.
@@Jazminfields He was a literal ordained minister dude
...Youthshire, he was a heretic
@@Jazminfields I dont know where you got that from, but it is not true. If you are willing to back your claim, then please, post some facts that support it. But since you dont have any, how about you stop being a dunce?
I love to listen to Dr. King's speeches, but his sermons were soul stirring!
every now and then i hear his voice and in accordance to his faith in GOD,the more i feel to continue where He left even here in Zambia.The problems faced and tackled by The Rev.DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR are no different even today.We now have modernised problems which needs men and women with the spirit of DR KING,THE THREE HEBREW BOYS,THE PROPHETS OF GOD IN THE OLDEN TIMES,who fear nothing but GOD alone.We are still in need of Civil rights activists and Southern christian leadership conferences (SCLC).WE STILL NEED HIS COURAGE again and AGAIN
This is truly one of the best sermons I've ever heard.
This was a Real Man ! Godly wisdom beyond his years!
Yeah, you could almost forget that he died so young.
265 dislikes mmmmm! they must be trump supporters. 4real..
@@tyronnfields7945 why do you bring politics to religion? Keep that out, if you make tribalism within the church you shouldn’t be following, repent bro, because we only come from two humans of wrath, we didn’t come from political parties nor do we come from colors of people. Deny yourself and pick up your cross and follow him. Not a political party nor a politician. All I can say is if you serve anyone that disobeys one thing of God says to obey you’re taking part in disobedience. Our brother MLK was a great brother, used God’s word and foundation to destroy discrimination and segregation, not a race, not a creed. We are here to do one thing, that’s to establish God’s law and teach the ones that are disobedient to God to obey his word and laws.
I have never seen such a man filled with so much humility. LONG LIVE DR MARTIN LUTHER KING LEGACY!
Today is a very good day.Today is Martin Luther king Jr day.Happy birthday to you.
Wanted to play one of his videos in the school I work during Black history month . Was told that there was too much religion in this speech. For people especially in the left side of the political spectrum they don't understand that MLK's faith was so important to the make up of him as a leader. Without his faith in Jesus I don't think he could have accomplished what he did through out his life.
It’s just too bad because the left isn’t wrong. This IS his religion. But you’re so right, that’s what it’s all about!
I agree, it is only because of his faith in Jesus that He could accomplish what he did. As he said in this sermon “one with God is a majority”. It’s such a shame that the world has turned it’s back on God to the extent that it is no longer allowed to show things like this in schools. You just need to look at the Black Lives Matter organisation, it is nothing like the non-violent protests and civil disobedience that Martin Luther King was part of. We need to pray that the world will turn back to God and then they will understand.
This was no doubt the powerful voice of God speaking through this great man. It shakes your soul to core with enlightening thunder, it provokes your intellect and illuminates your moral path and defines your divine purpose and obligations as a human being. ✨.
beautifully said.
"There are times when a man made law is out of harmony with the moral law of the university. There are times when human laws are out of harmony with eternal and divine laws. And when that happens you have an obligation to break it. And I am happy that I have good company. I have Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego."
Never Bow before the gods of evil.
His sermons are so overlooked. We always look at him as a civil rights man. Smh
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Very true. That's actually the first time I hear his sermon, I usually hear his speech. He was a man of God before he was a civil right man.
Well he used lots of God’s foundation in his civil rights speeches, the reason why we don’t here those speeches is because we live in a nation that lusts after a secular worldview that hates God and doesn’t want God, they want to form their own destiny and rebel in the process. They want the people to be the ultimate authority not God. MLK was one of our brothers that used God’s foundation to destroy an idol, God worked through him to burn down a tribalism idol
what a great mind, I can't stop listening to his speeches. I wasn't born when he was alive but I feel like I was alive whenever I listen to his speeches. which he was still alive. he was the real civil rights fighter not like some we have today.
I learn so much from this man. He is the most inspiring minister I have ever listened to. I found something so dear and precious to me, civil rights for people who have disabilities and are segregated and discriminated against in public schools. My son was placed in total segregation when he entered high school in Cody wy. We will not stop fighting and praying for his rights to education.
Thank you for posting this. It is a great encouragement, not just for then, but so applicable for today as well.
God bless.
you still speak
I felt his presence in my heart, today. God bless his soul.
Amen
Oooooooooweeeeeee! I have been looking for this for. years thanks
I felt Gods strength within him. His courage in the face of fear caused evil to kill him but like he said though he's only 38 he has live past 90 because he's found something so precious. We all must find Jesus! Then fight righteously with love. There's no fear in love. Thank you so much MLK for your actions with your words. I must fight on
I've never been one hundred percent sure about God. Some days I felt more sure God wasn't real than not. And I'm not going to say this sermon changed my mind.
But I listened to King talk about a "though" faith, and it resonates with me. I decided a while ago that if I was going to believe in something, it was the inherent, intrinsic value of a human life. Of believing that while acts can damn, no human can be less than human for any reason. And I hear him talk about that faith, and it RINGS in my heart.
Would I stand for that belief in the face of all adversity? If I was prosecuted, persecuted? If I was hurt, or jailed, or threatened with death?
Damn well I would. That is my faith. My faith in the human life, the human spirit. And while we might not be eye to eye on theology, I thank Dr. King from the bottom of my heart, for putting into those powerful words what I needed to hear.
Gods ways is above mans ways as the heavens are above the earth and his thoughts are not our thoughts and his ways are not our ways. For man is like the grass of the field we are here today and cut down tomorrow. Blessed be my God who lives forever I shall put my trust in you O mighty God. Thou are worthy O God blessed be thy name my rock and my salvation.
This message truly blessed my soul. But if not...mhhmm mhhmm mhmmm. Listen and be blessed saints of God
Andrae Walker Hhhhhh. Hhhhhh. Hhhhhhh
This is church for me. We are all in His flesh. Praise Him and the Lamb.
but also can we appreciate that this is not a reconstruction of Kings voice, or someone reading a great long lost manuscript.
this is THE KINGS voice. his actual, true, one and only, magnificent voice. every tremble, every roar, every perfectly orchestrated piece of silence. this is him.
Yes!!! Love it!!!
What a powerful speaker, truly a gifted man.
What a message! Am greatly blessed by this message.
There is a maturity and seriousness in mlk's generation that we should appreciate, a Godly innocence that he exuberated. God help us to remember that innocence and keep it for all generations to come. Thank God for Pastor and Elder Martin Luther King. May equally God bless his family and those encountered.
Thank you Lord for your Grace,
I love this sermon and feel every word of it!
I will do right because it’s right to do right!
I will not bow, I have a commitment to my conscience!
Noone is perfect, they are gifted! 😍😊
I went to Ebenzer Church yesterday with my High School marching band as we were on our yearly band trip out of state to preform. At this church we visited the museum. Once we got into the sanctuary I didn't want to leave. It was really relaxing to his voice..
As a recently converted Christian (7 months) I will often feel like giving up during a time in which it is hard to have faith. Now, Martin Luther King, Jr. has always been someone I held in high regard, but as a follower of Christ he continues to encourage me more and more as the challenges I face are more and more difficult. Today, on his day of remembrance, may we vow to never allow the United States to be as corrupt as it once was. And as followers of Christ, let's have "although" faiths.
“Blessed are the perfect in the way, Who walk in the Torah of יהוה [God]!”
Tehillim (Psalms) 119:1 TS2009
I as a kid had the honor of playing DR. king when I was in school and he has always been a giant to me
I will be a member of his church this man was speaking truth.
How can one fail to call this great preacher a true prophet
By this talk, I can't even say that He's Christian✝️
✡️✝ Acts 4:12
"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
✝️✝ John 3:3
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Dr. King is the Godly "voice of justice eternal". Regardless of time and place, anyone who truly hears his words are moved by them. We love you, Dr. King!
Thank you " Austin Smith " for sharing this post. God Bless You.
Jesus Christ is my Hope
Jesus Christ is my Strength
Faithful Jesus
Thank You Jesus for blessing me with amazing children and prayer warriors ♥️♥️♥️
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Ideas that strengthen beyond Death point.
Am in love with this. Revolutionary principles.
RIP
Our God is able to deliver us . But if he don't I will still stand on this solid rock of Jesus Christ. Love everyone and the fact hat whoever posted this video is doin a work of God this is a divine opportunity.
A most wonderful speech, moving, and the most powerful speaker of all time. Beloved Martin, the prophet of the poor and the spirit of peace tempered with the power of love. Through the holy spirit of all goodness he worked for all equally and through the majesty of Christ delivered many from darkness in a very dark time indeed. We NEED a speaker like you now. I pray it be so. For we need you Martin. We need you now and again.
This guys was the 'real deal'! So genuine; not only did he have a message, he was the message. Praise for him.
Good Lord, what a powerful man of God💪🏾❤️🙏🏾
Martin luther king is one of the greatest ever. At least for me. He was a true lider, he spoke fearlessly. Many people if not the whole world believes that justice is a human punishment. People judge with their heart, but true justice is fulfilled by judging with Gods heart. That is leadership. Give man power and you shall know who they truly are.
Thank you heavenly Father for Martin L. king, Jr.
excellent sermon
God is good ♡
Believe
I have listened to several of his sermons this year and I have heard him preach freedom coming from breaking away from British Colony Rule and China. Every thing I hear is what he already warned US about! Stand Up for Freedom Brothers and Sisters in Jesus name. Amen.
"God grant that we will never bow before the gods of evil."
And do not worship false prophets or material objects
203 people have a serious problem to thumb down such a great solution to life's problems today!
23 minutes of wisdom yes thank you I'll take them🌷
I will continue to be obedient to "A Higher Law"🌷
Good always trumps bad.I constantly say that now I know why . Civil disobedience You have got to be willing to stand for what is right. This message helped me to understand why I think the way I do as a child Dr King was held to the highest esteem ,he truly was a Man of God .
These man was un replace under the sun..........
Still inspiring today!! Thank you DR KING!
This sermon then is hauntingly beautiful today for the church on earth with what is ahead for America today. I'm so glad it hasn't been scrubbed out of history.
This is a message which resonates in the ether of history. MLK was a prophet and mercy to America,but have they and did they HEED the MESSAGE ?
This is a NOW word if I have ever heard one..... MLK’s Legacy endures on the strength of Gods Living Word!!
This is epic, Dr. King's Legacy, awesome! Thanking God for such a legacy!!
If faith is no good. Though faith is better because it makes you stronger.
I had the though faith last year when I left Japan ripped off was left almost penniless. And that made me stronger when I got a new job here in Korea. Praise God.
The fact that this message spoke to me all these years later speals volumes. I examined my faith in Jesus and discovered that like Abraham I too had "if faith" but through the years it transformed to "though faith". Though life isn't a bed of roses I will take up my cross and follpw my Savior! Thank God that He sent us Rev/Dr King! I hope he gets an extra jewel in his heavenly crown for this awesome and life changing message! I know it encouraged other weary souls like me.
But if not, thank u lord for all u do!!!
We still have men of integrity, principles, and that are dying right now for their Stand on justice and peace, but the corporate media would never let you see them.
props to the crowd for those amazing adlibs
God bless you for sharing. Keep sharing.
very very encouraging and motivatinal
Though he is gone, this very message stands the test of time and still very much useful in this very time. This is owesome.
“You do right, because it’s right to do right,” powerful!
Been doing right, doing my best. I lost my income, business, and now my health. Old, sick, and broke. I did the honest thing. I wonder if it was the wise thing. It doesn't matter now...
I read ny bible daily ...and when i wonder if its only myself that struggles with lifes trials i listen to MLK ...then i understand that mmy trials ..affliction are for GODS chosen ones like the jews during the exodus...i humbly pray to our GOD..ELOHIM..YHWH.. BLESS MLK GOD REST HIS SOUL....
Amen, amen, & amen! 🙏🏾
s.m. lock ridge and this man are so awesome .. God blessed these men and forever we are blessed with these testimonies of how God moved through these men and preached beautiful sermons.. May the Lord move thru each and everyone listening .. Amen brother preach it
Hallelujah
To God be the glory
Thank you for sharing this video. I do thank you, we all need inspriration from time to time.
Now is the time to reflect and be motivated to moving forward , a people we are losing
There exist a problem or rather a disconnection lack of comprehending. Perhaps even mix or missed signal of communication. Between yesterday and today's rearing of children for the future.
Amazing food for thought .
Amen brother!
I pray that God would raise up more Shadrachs, Meshachs and Abed-negos
I like this speech as well as the speech somewhere I red
One of the great orators of all time; a great human being, and a hero to many! Hard to believe that there's one person out there that dislikes this sermon.
Mypa
This is still relevant today