1. Using a modern vatican manuscript Bible (stick with the old King James) 2. Listening to anyone popular on TV as a preacher (TV is filth why would they allow anyone not the same on TV?) 3. Churches that are 501C3 IRS approved tax exempt businesses chartered by the state. They are a business with the name church in it. Home churches are the way to go.
@@philipbuckley759 in the new testament people met in their homes and the church is the people where 2 or 3 gather in the name of Jesus. church is not a building, you do not go to church your are the church.
@@ChaplainBobWalkerBTh You should watch the video they did on different translations. Kjv is amazing, some of us do not have the time to stop every 3 words n look up what it ment.
Bible project is wonderful though I happen to see (just) two serious mistakes. (1) It omits that Jesus was actually punished for our sin in that he drank the cup of God’s wrath for us. (2) Tim Mackie also very surprisingly, actually said, very clearly that hell was “created by men” even though Scripture literally taught that it was prepared (initially) for fallen angels. Who else can prepare anything for the fallen angels other than God? Other than those two, I found the BP very helpful & enjoyable for a coherent view of the Big Story. Love it!
Well done thank you, saw myself in that I can become too overbearing when discussing the Bible. Especially when I am debating with someone who is opposing my discussion. Never thought I was acting like a Pharisee, but felt convicted here...(forgiven) but still guilty. Clarity heard, now subscribed thanks again.
I was eating in public once with two people that got in a VEHEMENT discussion about predestination and it got SUPER heated and one threatened to get up and walk out. I just sat there and didn't say anything but was honestly madder than both of them because of how ridiculous it all was. So when we left one of them called me and said "Can you believe him?!" and even though I agreed with the one calling me I said "you're both fools" and they said "WHAT?!" and I said "Go read what Paul told Titus. He said avoid foolish questions and geneaologies and strivings and contentions about the law which are unprofitable and vain". I said that they both made fools of themselves and the Scripture doesn't say he who winneth arguments is wise but he who winneth SOULS. I'm a baptist preacher and very passionate bible lover but as I've aged I've tried to make a concerted effort to never "argue" with people because it's never to any profit as Paul said. God bless you for your honesty and I hope this story from my own experience can help you and I both to keep our eyes on the true prize. If you know you're saying what's right and people reject that then just shake the dust off against them and keep going but never do it for your own glory and God will bless you.
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” 29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
@@Rileyed Correct, if anybody have eternal life now & physically demonstrate?
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Doctrine and covenants ( 1978 edition, not the Mormons) section 22, verse 23 b, “ and there is no end to my works, neither to my words; for this is my work and my glory, to bring to pass the immortality, and eternal life of man. This is what the Lord spoke to Moses, at a time when Moses was caught up into an exceedingly high mountain, and He saw God face to face, and he talked with him, and the Glory of God was upon Moses; therefore Moses could endure his presence. This is not in any Bible I’ve read, but it is in the scriptures, which to me and millions of others, the scriptures contain three books, the Bible, the Book of Mormon ( not the Utah Mormons, or present day Mormon church) and the Doctrine and Covenants, ( a book of modern day revelations, since the restoration of His church and the restoration of His word in 1830.
Yes, The Bible Project- is an amazing channel for those wanting “easy to follow” videos on all books of the Bible. They’re desirable to watch and you grasp a deeper understanding of Christian theology.
Thank you for this video :) Yes! really challenging the number 1! And a great exhortation at the end of the video, to pray to God to illuminate our minds! Thanks again! Much appreciated it :D God bless!
The main reason I started reading the bible at age fifteen was I wanted to follow Jesus but mainly it was to see myself in these scriptures and be able to change and adapt in order to be a better person and to try to understand things. I don’t understand why people pick it up and read it like it’s some kind of Dan Brown novel.
This is an excellent channel that I stumbled upon, I immediately subscribed. Also he mentioned The bible project and I just have to say, it has really helped me in seeing the larger story so I'm glad he recommend it.
As Christians the biggest problem i see is the guilt the devil uses to bring us down. We read and attend church and we become religious. God uses each of us different. Has us in places we feel we shouldn't be. But once ur relationship is strong with the Lord and you are walking with him and he knows your heart is right. You will see urself around the fallen and in places you think you shouldn't be at first. Look to him and he will show you his plans.
I'm no theologian,I have only read the whole bible once,yet in asking God for wisdom.I came to the understanding of the bible being this.Its ALL ABOUT JESUS!🙂The old testament points to the new,the new testament confirms the old.
My former pastor said it is okay to ask "What does this mean?" when reading the Bible, but it is best to ask "What should I being doing with this?" or "How should I be letting this change me?" I suppose that is a slightly different way of expressing the professor's first point. Good video, I always see great things coming from Southern Seminary.
1. Failure to integrate the Bible into one's life by not responding 2. Failure to ask what the inspired author's intent was, what they wanted to teach 3. Failure to read the Bible as a whole, all encompassing work of God
Remeber only way to repent and be saved by Christ act 11:14-18, Luke 11:9-13 just follow only the original gospel tradition teaching not churches but Jesus will guide you personally to the end John 10 1-6, zeph 3:9!
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Paul Donnelly : just because you’ve been saved, does not mean your going to heaven, Jesus saved everyone, even the Devil, you think he’s going to heaven, better get your bible out study it a lot more, cause someone has deceived you into believing a lie.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
It is refreshing to hear someone who is tender before God and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. I want our Lord to show me when I need correcting or a nudge in a certain direction.
Faith and repentance are really synonymous: there can be no true repentance without faith; and true faith will lead to repentance. ___ Obedience is manifest by faith in the words of the Lord Jesus: "...make disciples of all nations, BAPTIZING them...". Disciple BEGINS at Baptism: and refusing to either baptize or be baptism, therefore, is refusing discipleship! ___ So it is faith that leads to repentance; repentance leads to obedience through the waters of baptism; and these will lead to receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Lord. ___ What? What about those who have received the PROMISE of the Holy Spirit and refuse to be baptized? They are in danger of hearing these words: "Depart from me, you workers of iniquity: I never knew you."
M Villla I agree with you that true faith leads to repentance, and that there can be no true repentance without faith. They go along side-by-side. I also agree that obedience is manifested in the faith. That is your faith will bear the fruits and will show result of what kind of faith do you have. But I disagree with you that baptism (water emersion) makes out the discipleship, or discipleship begins at baptism (water emersion) in the context of obedience in the dispensation of the grace of God. Water baptism was given and commanded to the Jews being the subjects of the kingdom. This is to show their acknowledgment of John’s testimony, and thus by receiving the messiah who is to be the king of Israel, the kingdom promised to them, which is said to be at hand (Matthew 3:2; 4:17&10:7) is going to be physically given as a result of their acceptance of their messiah and king, in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Water baptism means public confession and testimony that is being done by the subjects to proclaim their acceptance of the messiah and king. In the dispensation of the grace of God, water baptism is no longer necessary to be administered to a believer. A person who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ receives the promised Holy Spirit apart from water emersion. The apostle Paul made it clear that everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ receives the Holy Spirit (see Ephesians 1:13-14); hence he said that he didn’t baptized any believers except the two Corinthian Christians in his time. Water baptism then is no more than a public confession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, or a means of affiliating oneself to a particular Christian denomination, and not as a requisite to receive the promised Holy Spirit. A believer who believes in the Lord must do his teachings and commandments. This is the proof of his discipleship, not the water emersion; thus the Lord said-“If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed”(John 8:31).
The most common mistake Believers make when studying the Bible is reading passages out of context. God deals with His Creation differently at different times.
Dr Robert Can you answer a simple question Jesus is Lord of the sabbath. The Pope is Lord of Sunday. Which Lord do you Serve. Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments. It's only a lovely response. The Pope in the Inquisition said. If you don't worship me on Sunday I will Torture you to death. The Catholic Church in Rome's challenge Said and I quote anyone who practices teachers Our doctrines will receive the full wrath of God. I love the Catholic Church they are honest. They tell you the deception that they are giving. It's most of the other ministers the don't tell the parishioners of the deceptive work of error and compromise
@Toby Ventura Toby yes you are definitely right God judges the heart. God has taken the 10 commandments of stone and put them in your heart for a love response. The fourth commandment is a seal of God. It is a legal seal. It tells who God is tells his territory tells his subjects tells his mission God can only judgeIt tells who God is tells his territory tells his subjects tells his mission God can only judge by one standard and that standard is through the whole Bible the 10 commandments yes you are right he judges from the heart
This guy is talking religion, not mistakes when studying the bible. First of all, read it like a grain of salt. Take it for what it says, not for what religions say it says, and learn there are many lies in it and contradictions. Read it without any religious view, and you will learn so much more. God made man in their image. If man is flawed, then place the blame where it belongs, with God and his sons. It's not our fault, they created us, we didn't create them.
Peter said this about paul; As in all his Epistles, speaking in them some things hard to understand, which the unlearned and unstable rest, as they do also in other scriptures (twisting scriptures to suit their doctrine ) unto their own Destruction. 2Peter 3;16
I read a chapter of the Bible every day and read it as God's message/ guidance to me for the day. It has been quite effective in directing me to apply what I learned for the day and most of the time I even get the exact advice I needed for a particular circumstance which is awesome and further proves to me that God's Word is alive and exerts power and He really talks to us through it. However, these days, I do find it quite heavy and even berating at times when I read back-to-back scriptures where God condemns the Israelites (just finished the book of Isaiah today) as I tend to apply His words to them to myself. Is this a healthy way of reading the Bible?
I just now read this -- I think it keeps us honest. We're not to go on living using our freedom in Christ as excuse to sin - we're supposed to recognize God hates sin (read in Numbers where a guy is stoned for picking up sticks on the Sabbath!) and therefore we should learn to hate it in ourselves. And in one sense, like the man in the synagogue that beat upon his chest and cried to God "have mercy on me, a sinner", we are supposed to bemoan our sin like the Puritans (and any good Christian) would do and like Paul lamented over. But at the same time, this recognition of how deadly and horrible sin really is should ALSO cause us to exalt God in His goodness for saving us, *even yet* while we were sinners! So while we grow to hate sin more, we grow to also praise and thank God more that He has saved us by His grace. I love how John MacArthur put it once (paraphrasing) - "People think Christians should grow more joyous as they age. In some sense that's true, but you also come to a clearer understanding of sin. The older I get, the worse I feel." God bless!
The church is the people who follow Christ. We are the body of the church it does not need to be a building or any structure. Once when Jesus was asked how to pray he said go into your room and shut the door and pray. I pray and talk to God all the time I would like to go to church to be part of a Community of Christ but it's okay if I can't.
Small problem. Telling the truth, is not exalting one's self. Those readinng truth, are offended, and claim, self exaltation. As an example, too many professing Christians, believe Moses, gave the Jews, the ten commandments. They didn't come from Moses, but the voice of God, AND THEY HEARD HIM. Moses only documented the event. Also, the Israelites, (Hebrews), consist of 12 tribes. Only ONE, of those tribes, are Jews, thus disenfranchise of 11 tribes, AND, false, about Jews. It is impossible, for the Sabbath, to be Jewish.
The problem these days is many new believers are coming to GOD on their own terms,especially young generation , who read the Bible with 21st Century rose coloured spectacles, and decide that was written in the past was because of the Culture of the society back then. Thus its not relevant now, So as that generation are dependant on the internet for truth, they see on the likes of you tube new age pastors,churches etc who teach based on that factor too.. Yes they teach that GODS word has to change over time as the culture,society and its morals,ways have changed.. ! They teach GOD is not stagnant with his word, sow e shouldnt be,and adapt it to our society,cultures,morals ect….Thats why we have all these ‘new age’ theologies that twist scripture to suit their own feelings,understandings,ways in Life eg we have Christian ; Feminist, LGBTQ+, Socialist, Red Letter Christianity, along with doctrines of Same sex marriage, Jesus was a feminist, a socialist, A vegan, that Jesus doesnt mind if we sin as he love us as we are as they twist ‘GODS Love’ into something it is not.. So its easy to call those, and say to those christians ,As followers of Jesus, who state rightly , that we are still called are to fight back against deceptive ideas (the devil) that play to disordered desires (the flesh) that are normalized in a sinful society (the world), calling us Pharisees, in the way we talk to them. Especially when Jesus himself in righteous anger spoke harshly to them. So i would not call it a mistake to challenge these people. They are already getting their ‘ears’ tickled in church, as thats been infiltraited by these people from top to bottom of their church, so to them we are already judged as being unloving, hate filled bigots, christian fundamentalist/extremist etc..
The biggest mistake is to assume that Paul was a real apostle. See Jesuswordsonly.com. There were only 12 apostles, not 13. Paul did not qualify. See Acts 1:16-26. He never knew or talked to the real Yahshua. Paul got his doctrines, like Joseph Smith, from a light and a voice in his head. Paul was not inspired. Peter warned that Paul's writings were nonsensical and would lead others who were not versed in the Torah, into their own destruction. All of 2 Peter is a warning against false teachers, prophets, and false apostles like Paul. Do not add his anti Torah teachings to the Word.
John 5:39-40 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. You Christians are a paradox. You believe Jesus inspired the human authors of the Bible. You also believe he lives in your hearts through faith. So the author of your holy book lives in your heart, but you need to study the Bible. If the author lives inside of you, what purpose is there in your diligent study of scripture? Can you not take your questions to him if he is inside you? Is the author living in your heart a mute? Can he not speak for himself? You are deserving of pity.
Secular history reading Divine Allegory can't understand Imagination is the only God in man, judging is classic theology that thinks God is outside. Nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 3:15: “That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.” The “natural man” cannot grasp that, for to him reality is based only on the evidence of the senses. The man of reason could justify the verse’s end, saying if it has any meaning then the writer must mean recurrence. The sun comes every day and the moon completes its cycle and the seasons come and go. If we took a picture of the universe today, the scientists can compute how long it will take to return to this point in the picture. So the intellectual man could justify the verse; but that is not what is meant, for it is addressed not to the man of reason or the man of sense, but to the man of Imagination. What is it all about? “That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been, and God seeks what has been driven away.”
According to the Genesis movement, the only mistake anybody can make, is to pick up one's Bible without listening to all their rubbish first. And they criticize the Catholics for preaching the same!
Taking an even closer look at how God interacted with Joseph and the reaction by his brothers we see that it was God's intention for his brothers to grow in resentment toward him. Not just his father giving him the special coat, but the revelation that God gave Joseph in his dream regarding how his brothers would bow down to him on top of it all. Clearly we can see God's intention and it played out in how their actions against Joseph played into the sequence of events that went into causing Joseph's life to take the course that it did. Cleary Joseph saw this in the end and spoke about this to his brothers in the last chapter of Genesis. Joseph spoke of two aspects. One was the evil intensions in his brothers hearts, and also the will of God in everything that happened in order to bring about the events according to God's will. We also see this in other places in the bible where God brought the Assyrians against the nation of Israel in order to punish them, but then turning around and punishing the Assyrians for the intentions in their hearts against Israel. We also see this discussed in Romans 9 regarding Jacob and Esau, Pharaoh, and the potter having power over the clay.
Also another thing that could be useful is to understand Jewish history and culture since most of the bible was written by Jews and the Lord himself was a Jew. You can get a better understanding of the language, idioms, and other cultural peculiarities that are present in scripture.
These are definitely important. I thank you sir for your imparting of wisdom. I have found in my experience that these are true of us more often than they should be. I would add one more, I believe important, rule to scriptural study. That is the two witness rule. Whenever considering the practical application of lesson learned in the scriptures please remember that we should never act without a second witness. Also those lessons we have already applied should always be tested for two scriptural witnesses.
With all humility and respect, I think you misunderstood when Jesus talked about the rock and sand foundations. Jesus was saying those who build their house on the rock(Himself) will be saved from Gods wrath. And those who build their house on sand will be destroyed. God bless
Actually he said "whosoever heareth these SAYINGS OF MINE and DOETH THEM shall be likened unto a man that built his house upon a rock". The context was the end of the sermon on the mount and Jesus was saying HIS WORD is what is to be built upon since he had spent a great portion of the sermon saying "ye have heard it said BUT I SAY UNTO YOU.." Only being obedient to the Word of God can truly allow a man to stand when it's all said and done. Certainly he went on in Mt 16 to describe himself as the Rock and certainly he was the Chief Cornerstone but in the context of the sermon on the mount "the house built on a rock" was the house that was built on "these saying of MINE".
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Wow! I thought it was going to be not understanding the context or how you interpret scripture. That first one blew my mind. It's what the church leaders did during the time period of Christ's life on earth. They held people to standards that they themselves did not do and lacked love. Luke 11.33-54
first and most common mistake when studying the bible is taking it seriously. second is considering it as the word of god. third is claiming it is inerrant.
Where does the old testament teach a triune God, where does the new testament teach a triune God, what manuscripts is it found in, what is a triune god?
#1. Even if you change your life, how do you know that what you're doing is right, or is God's will? You could always be misinterpreting the Bible, or misinterpreting God's will. The Bible is often vague enough to leave this possibility wide open. The Bible itself confirms that Satan can appear as angel of light. So HOW DO YOU KNOW that you're right?
You see it in the fruits of the Spirit or fruits of the flesh. This is often talked about, esp. in the New Testament. A Spirit-filled life yielded to God *will* produce fruits of the Spirit - and a life yielded to the flesh yields the fruit of sin. So, while yes, there are some more difficult passages that Christians often lovingly (hopefully) debate over, there are *plenty* of Biblical passages that are very clear on how to please God. That being said - maybe your question is : How do we know the Bible is true and not a ruse of Satan? We might look at all other religions, which all teach some form of works-righteousness system and compare it with Christianity, which teaches salvation by grace through faith, and that not of our own. So either Satan invented a singular religious book and system that teaches us to praise God, bear with evildoers, repent, and know that we bring nothing for our salvation...or he didn't, and it's God talking to us ;) Also -- every Christian I think should have a personal testimony -- I used to be very sinful, not following God - lustful, hateful, prideful, arrogant, and disobedient. I'm still that way unfortunately, but way, way less, and I'm learning to love God and follow him - more patient, way less lustful, less prideful, less disobedient -- I still have a long way to go, but one must admit -- those are good qualities to improve upon, yes?
@@louisaccardi6808 You are bitter, unchristian, and uncharitable. Who said I'm not going to do all these things? Who also said I'm not currently doing this things even though this is challenging? Don't be presumptuous.
@@louisaccardi6808 You have a problem. You accused me of just "feeling" challenged and insinuated that I was not going to do anything? I corrected you, but here you are being defensive for no reason. You must take a look at yourself and your mean spirit.
@@TshoksOlam Wow, it seems what I said really hit home to get that kind of response. When something is true just embrace it, don't get all offended. I have to deal with these things all of the time. Jesus calls us to die to self, deny ourselves and take up our cross daily. He said some very strong stuff, but I love Him for it. The Bible has strong meat and many people can't handle it and chock on it. The truth will make us free.
@@louisaccardi6808 If you are not being a childish fool, then I don't know what you are. Don't use the Lord's name in vain. I am not being defensive, you are being offensive and refusing to accept that you accused me for nothing. This is to love so don't use the Lord for your unloving nonsense.
I see my days filled with many blessings now where I could not see that years ago. I thank God everyday for the blessings he showers me with even though very much of my life to the outside would look like a struggle there is no struggle for me with God. Without God my life would be worth nothing.
I am a follower of Christ I am seeking more knowledge of God all of the time I can also distinguish between someone speaking the truth and somebody seeking to make tons of money and not live in the way God wants us to live.
Chaplain Bob Walker B. Th. Not as stupid as believing your nonsense though is it, Let’s face it! A triune godhead! God dishonoring belief that God would torture people forever in a fiery hell! Who in their right mind would serve such a cruel god? And if we’re immortal why do we need God and Christ? We can live without their help. Use the thinking ability that Jehovah gave you!
Is it right to follow the teachings of any ONE MAN, or should we expect to be individually taught through the study of the Bible? The Scriptures answer, "One is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren" (`Matt. 23:8`). We should not follow man, nor manmade creeds or systems. God exercised the supervising over His consecrated people; as we read, "Now hath God set the members, every one of them, in the Body, as it hath pleased him" (`1 Cor. 12:18`); therefore He advises Christians to come together to assist in building each other up in the most holy faith (`Heb. 10:24,25`). He directs the church to select elders--not Lords, nor Masters, nor Reverends (`1 Tim. 3:3`; `Titus 1:5-9`). These are "overseers" to feed the flock of God (`Acts 21:28`; `1 Pet. 5:1-3`). St. Paul says, "Be ye followers of me, even as I am of Christ." The most faithful have been followers of the Apostle, who followed in the footsteps of Jesus. This is not following man, but following the Divine leadings through the Lord and the Apostles. Similarly today we note God's leadings through His servants. In this we are following Jesus Christ, not man. Individual study of the Bible seems indispensable to proper Christian development, and is commendable, just as individual study of Geology would be commendable; but one must not ignore the aids to Bible study which God has providentially furnished; to do so would be as unwise as for a pupil in astronomy to ignore the astronomical instruments and findings of others who have preceded him in the study of the same science. "Study to show thyself approved unto God (not unto men); rightly dividing the Word of truth" (`2 Tim. 2:15`).
1:17 Good point. I'm not a teacher or anything, and I don't teach and I'm not a leader, I'm just a young Christian but how can I kill pride? Can you guys give me some useful Bible verses to repent? Thanks for the last point, finding a good study Bible.
in himility, I would appreciate your thoughts on the following: Ez 1:27-28, Heb 1:3, Rev 4:3 , I believe Jesus is represented in Chapter 4 as the "rainbow resembling an emerald " surrounding the throne. No one comes to the Father except through the Son. We can be like the bereans and still recognize that the blood of Christ is our salvation.
The Bible project is great except some of the ways they present things I think are debatable such as talking about Jesus' victory on the cross as over evil as opposed to as punishment for sin or suggesting that God's command in the Old Testament to destroy the Cannanites was just hyperbolic language as opposed to being somethingvto take literally.
James 1:23-25 (WEB) [23] For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror; [24] for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. [25] But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does. Amen!
Your first point repentance; the reader should be changed.....the bible says it is written to the children of God.....It's not for every man it can't be understood nor accepted by the natural man, as they will see it as foolish. Some might think these are the scoffers but in fact the scripture has only one right way of being understood…..the way God wrote it. But there are countless interpretations….Why? How many that read it are in fact natural men? What's more what is it to repent? Every person reading scripture is doing so in hopes of changing something. Buddhists understand they are fallen. I think most people would legitimately say they do not/are not able to live up to their own standard let alone what they imagine God's to be. That however is exactly the problem with most readers of scripture they imagine God….He is a concept they have become convinced (intellectually) of. Religion everywhere of every kind has one focused, to change the behavior of those who follow it. But a man cannot change himself and the bible while being an exceptional book is not God. Scripture is not how a person is saved nor is it the way by which they are or can be renewed. The apostles asked what hope is there for any man and Yeshua said what is not possible for man is possible for God…..A man reading the scripture and expecting change by that would be equivalent to him reading a book that describes brain surgery and then attempting to perform it on himself. God didn’t give us His word to save us…..Yeshua saves us and does so by relationship….not my opinion; it is written….. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from (faith) for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith. 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. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. So then what is the change that comes? The change is a new nature one that by love like God can no longer sin…..right? But all men sin and they don’t stop; not Paul, not Yeshua’s mother, not David one after Gods own heart, not Abraham the father of the faithful, not Moses, who never entered the land because of his transgressions….but you say reading scripture will/should do it! Well the man who makes Yeshua the master of his life will sin far less often and that pleases God….humm is that true? The man that makes God the master of his own life can as easily remove Him….that man is his own god. It is impossible to please God except that we walk by faith….. But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. So what is faith? For most faith and belief are basically one and the same…if so why two words? Is belief the source and faith the outcome? Most treat it as though that was the case but in fact exactly the opposite is true….. All who have faith believe, its unavoidable unchangeable, but not all that believe have faith and it is for that reason many that have been raised up to hold a belief in God walk away as soon as they are able. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. In the not so distant future there is to be a great falling away for that to happen the persons falling away must have first been of the church or at least have claimed to be Christian….In reality though they were of a mind that claims works salvation, rather than trusting God. I get easy believism seems to be an affront to all that the church small c teaches and a man that believes God will save him no matter what is as wrong as one that thinks because he has done good thing he’s saved. Not by works or the lack of them are we saved but by faith alone…. The great question that should be asked and taught is how and where faith comes…… What is it and how do I get some? If you are convinced faith is believing and you do…. and to prove it do works….(Lordship salvation) then I don’t think anything I could say would/could change your mind. But scripture says that faith is the outcome of encountering God…. For those who like to quote James; I will remind you that until James saw and spoke to his risen brother he did not believe…. Paul was on his way to arrest Christians when he was turned to a different path by an encounter with God….there is not a single man of whose salvation we are sure that has not encountered God personally….even the thief on the cross….by an act of the God that saves came to see his messiah…. Was he saved; Yeshua said so, and how? Recognizing Him was the difference….not works. What is it to repent and of what? What is it to sin? Adam fell because he failed to recognize God….not because he was disobedient…. He was disobedient because he failed to see. No one who sees God turns away from Him but those who do not see Him do and in doing so sin is made manifest, worked out; but sin took place before the act. It was in the blindness in the man, not seeing God. Faith gives us eyes to see and a mind to understand. Repent therefore and know God His voice His will. It is to seek Him with all your heart believing as you are a man that there is something greater. Believing but not yet knowing Him. As a man or woman might know somewhere in the world is my soul mate and not being willing to rest or settle until that one has been found. What power was it that spoke to them and convinced them not to settle? Why were they so sure the search would pay off? Maybe they were not sure but only that to settle in their minds was unthinkable…. So too is it with the people that find God….not because He’s hiding but because He is for them the only possible outcome of life. So He gives them eyes that can see and the sight is called faith.
Dear Dr. Plummer, the original Hebrew and Greek scriptures are the inspired words of God.!.. However, the translaters of these words have sometimes mistranslated, most likely so that the words will now match their own belief! This has caused many cases where it would seem that the Bible is contradicting itself ! This is not so. Our advise to all is , when in doubt go to the original scriptures to get a more accurate understanding!.. Blessings...
Rip someone else? Jesus picked out twelve disciples who in many ways were different and sometimes opposites. They followed Jesus with the Great Commission and didn’t do the great correction among themselves.
Really enjoy the method and information of you guys' delivery ... have listened to many of the RUclipss with the express intention of becoming more faithful, in my life, to the scriptures -- the information will bring about transformation. You mentioned in your delivery, a toddler and pre-school kids book "Beginner's Gospel Story" ... is there a recommendation for 8- to 9-year-olds? thanks
Is it possible to show favor to one child over another, and still love all the other children? Now watch me put this question to a distinct context. Is is possible for God to love all His children and favor them with inequality by giving some more blessings than others? How about this. Is it possible to be a wise and good owner, to pay one worker more wages than another based on their gender if they all were in good health and pledged to work for that owner for 6 years?
When people talk 2 me about their problems or other people. I tell them put the shoe on the other foot and how would u act if someone does u like that. Then i find a quote from the Bible and let them think 4 their self and answer
interesting. I have never read the bible. ever. I have read the first page. But recently am wanting to read the bible for the first time. and I like your take on the subject. Maybe instead of asking you where to start. I should just read it. but. I did do bible studies as a kid. and there were many great stories. the storys made it so interesting. i think maybe god wants to hear us in a time of unsertainty.
When I read the Bible the first time as an entire book I started in Acts and just kept reading. I have read the book twice now and still am at odds with a lot of dogma Christians and most Catholics have been led to believe. Just read it through like you would any other book and don't stop. Good luck.
May we all have the true heart when we approach religion. I tend to check out stuff like how to answer Islam, it sprout out from my love for the Word and my intention to study more. I found myself to want to debunk their false teachings. Hope that it wont become my pride and downfall.
While #BibleProject produces some aesthetic videos, they lack a sound understanding of sin and hell. They interpret the Bible through the contemporary lens of social justice. So, although they are illustrative they are not properly doctrinal. Gabe Hughes of #WWUTT channel has an excellent response video to them.
I have noticed they do conveniently skip over some of the more difficult bits but they are a useful tool as long as you have read the book yourself all the way through as a unified story and not bits and pieces.
I am stuck. I can not decide if i believe in Jesus (as God) or as prophet (as Quran teaches). I have a strong belief in God and get responses that is possible to interpret both from the christian point of view and the quranic point of view. I can not pray because of this, or i pray but not according to instructions in Bible or Quran. What should i do?
God knows your heart and your mind even better than you do. Be as patient and honest with Him as you can and continue to ask for guidance and revelation. Consider fasting too, with the purpose of your search in mind. From my own experience, I was attracted to Christ based on the symbolic or abstract truth of the gospels a number of years ago following an exploration of such truths in other spiritual narratives. It seemed clear that the story of Jesus went far further than others in describing the nature of God Who IS Love and Truth. As a solution to our sinfulness and an explanation for our innate longings it's simply perfect. I believed this without knowing whether the story was literal or not, because I wasn't there and the resurrection seemed so fantastical. Eventually a series of very clear communications and miraculous signs in my own life and in the lives of others mounted up to demonstrate that not only was God drawing me back like a prodigal son and making it clear that the Old and New Testaments were His Word, but that if He could do what He did in my life then nothing was impossible for Him. On reflection that for Jesus to be a mere allegory would be too empty for The Living God, I could not help committing to believe and as usual I found that in the deepest heart of my soul I had already known. You will have to experience for yourself though, and God of all beings understands. Do check out inspired works of people who write and video apologetics if you need, including The Bible Project recommended in this video, but read the Bible and pray for discernment and understanding and guidance and revelation. God bless.
Faith comes from hearing and reading the word of God. The whole Old Testament points to a coming Messiah- towards one who could fulfill the prophecy and become our Savior- The New Testament is a record of Jesus and His fulfillment of that, and of the establishment of Christ’s church- the body of which Christ is head- God’s word is truth and truth will withstand a close audit. If you honestly search the scriptures it will lead you to the knowledge of Christ and will help you develop faith in Christ. Curiosity can lead you to knowledge- knowledge can lead you to faith- faith should lead you to obedience- obedience will allow you entry into the kingdom of heaven (the church)- ultimately your passing will make permanent your relationship with God-
Helena L Jesus is the only way to the father. Jesus loves you and will make himself real to you if you sincerely seek him. Pray to Jesus to reveal himself to you and I have no doubt that he will answer your prayer. Then you will know in your heart 100% who the true God is.
Helena it's a good start as you have a genuine interest in searching the truth. Quran is the only record that denies Jesus being crucified inspite of lots of historical documents supporting the crucifixion of Jesus. Cry out to know Him and He will reveal Himself. Do see Dr. Nabeel Quereshis testimony on Searching Allah finding Jesus. May Almighty God reveal Himself to you and by His Grace we will see each other in Heaven one day.
Look into the historical facts of Jesus of Nazareth, specifically His death and resurrection. The resurrection is the key. Then you will see how other texts speak falsehoods about what happened to Jesus. I suggest Dr. William Lane Craig's work on the resurrection.
Never saw that coming moment with #1. So challenging. Praying to apply the Scripture all the time. Thank you Dr. Plummer
1. Using a modern vatican manuscript Bible (stick with the old King James)
2. Listening to anyone popular on TV as a preacher (TV is filth why would they allow anyone not the same on TV?)
3. Churches that are 501C3 IRS approved tax exempt businesses chartered by the state. They are a business with the name church in it.
Home churches are the way to go.
@Jamal Williams I trust the KIng James. See if you can find a small group, seems larger they are the worse they are.
@@ChaplainBobWalkerBTh most ....home churches....are mini regular churches...try having a Biblical Church..
@@philipbuckley759 in the new testament people met in their homes and the church is the people where 2 or 3 gather in the name of Jesus. church is not a building, you do not go to church your are the church.
@@ChaplainBobWalkerBTh You should watch the video they did on different translations. Kjv is amazing, some of us do not have the time to stop every 3 words n look up what it ment.
Yes, The Bible Project channel is indeed very wonderful
It's remarkable how far it's come, from it's humble beginnings.
They are good. But keep in mind that their some theology like atonement is so messed up. God bless you guys
Bible project is wonderful though I happen to see (just) two serious mistakes. (1) It omits that Jesus was actually punished for our sin in that he drank the cup of God’s wrath for us. (2) Tim Mackie also very surprisingly, actually said, very clearly that hell was “created by men” even though Scripture literally taught that it was prepared (initially) for fallen angels. Who else can prepare anything for the fallen angels other than God? Other than those two, I found the BP very helpful & enjoyable for a coherent view of the Big Story. Love it!
Stay AWAY from the Bible Project they believe a blasphemous gospel
They deny penal substitutionary atonement
Ouch! This hit me really hard. I almost forgot about this teaching. Thank you Lord for reminding me. Glory honor to you alone Lord God.
I love how both tutorial and pastoral this answer is. Well done!
Well done thank you, saw myself in that I can become too overbearing when discussing the Bible. Especially when I am debating with someone who is opposing my discussion. Never thought I was acting like a Pharisee, but felt convicted here...(forgiven) but still guilty. Clarity heard, now subscribed thanks again.
I was eating in public once with two people that got in a VEHEMENT discussion about predestination and it got SUPER heated and one threatened to get up and walk out. I just sat there and didn't say anything but was honestly madder than both of them because of how ridiculous it all was. So when we left one of them called me and said "Can you believe him?!" and even though I agreed with the one calling me I said "you're both fools" and they said "WHAT?!" and I said "Go read what Paul told Titus. He said avoid foolish questions and geneaologies and strivings and contentions about the law which are unprofitable and vain". I said that they both made fools of themselves and the Scripture doesn't say he who winneth arguments is wise but he who winneth SOULS. I'm a baptist preacher and very passionate bible lover but as I've aged I've tried to make a concerted effort to never "argue" with people because it's never to any profit as Paul said. God bless you for your honesty and I hope this story from my own experience can help you and I both to keep our eyes on the true prize. If you know you're saying what's right and people reject that then just shake the dust off against them and keep going but never do it for your own glory and God will bless you.
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
So, what is the result of believing in the Lord Jesus Christ?
What is the result of believing in the Lord Jesus Christ?
@@Rileyed Correct, if anybody have eternal life now & physically demonstrate?
Doctrine and covenants ( 1978 edition, not the Mormons) section 22, verse 23 b, “ and there is no end to my works, neither to my words; for this is my work and my glory, to bring to pass the immortality, and eternal life of man. This is what the Lord spoke to Moses, at a time when Moses was caught up into an exceedingly high mountain, and He saw God face to face, and he talked with him, and the Glory of God was upon Moses; therefore Moses could endure his presence. This is not in any Bible I’ve read, but it is in the scriptures, which to me and millions of others, the scriptures contain three books, the Bible, the Book of Mormon ( not the Utah Mormons, or present day Mormon church) and the Doctrine and Covenants, ( a book of modern day revelations, since the restoration of His church and the restoration of His word in 1830.
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“Do not go beyond what is written”(1 Corinthians 4:5).
Thank you. I feel so loved and my heart is free of fear. Bless you!
And this is why I esteem Dr. Plummer. Biblically wise and even handed in his responses. Thx for all u do señor Plummer. #DDoG
You changed my whole life, sir! Thank you very much, God is amazing, Thank you for these words.
Yes, The Bible Project- is an amazing channel for those wanting “easy to follow” videos on all books of the Bible. They’re desirable to watch and you grasp a deeper understanding of Christian theology.
I just discovered them a few months ago. I agree - they're informative AND fun to watch!
Please keep in mind that they don't believe in hell. And their atonement theology is messed up.
Thank you for this video :)
Yes! really challenging the number 1!
And a great exhortation at the end of the video, to pray to God to illuminate our minds!
Thanks again!
Much appreciated it :D
God bless!
The main reason I started reading the bible at age fifteen was I wanted to follow Jesus but mainly it was to see myself in these scriptures and be able to change and adapt in order to be a better person and to try to understand things. I don’t understand why people pick it up and read it like it’s some kind of Dan Brown novel.
AMEN WE SHOULD LIVE WHAT WE SAY FROM THE TRUTH. AND SERMON LIVED IS MORE PRECIOUS THAN SERMON PREACHED
This is an excellent channel that I stumbled upon, I immediately subscribed. Also he mentioned The bible project and I just have to say, it has really helped me in seeing the larger story so I'm glad he recommend it.
As Christians the biggest problem i see is the guilt the devil uses to bring us down. We read and attend church and we become religious. God uses each of us different. Has us in places we feel we shouldn't be. But once ur relationship is strong with the Lord and you are walking with him and he knows your heart is right. You will see urself around the fallen and in places you think you shouldn't be at first. Look to him and he will show you his plans.
I'm no theologian,I have only read the whole bible once,yet in asking God for wisdom.I came to the understanding of the bible being this.Its ALL ABOUT JESUS!🙂The old testament points to the new,the new testament confirms the old.
My former pastor said it is okay to ask "What does this mean?" when reading the Bible, but it is best to ask "What should I being doing with this?" or "How should I be letting this change me?" I suppose that is a slightly different way of expressing the professor's first point. Good video, I always see great things coming from Southern Seminary.
Believing it is other than mythological.
Thank you!
A true teacher, Holy Spirit, inspired teacher.
#BibleProject is awesome
Father, I repent, pl help me to stand strong in faith and righteousness. In the powerful name of Yeshua our savior.
Unfortunately you made 3 errors in your statement and I 100% understand why and feel deeply sorrowful for you being so deceived.
1. Failure to integrate the Bible into one's life by not responding
2. Failure to ask what the inspired author's intent was, what they wanted to teach
3. Failure to read the Bible as a whole, all encompassing work of God
Remeber only way to repent and be saved by Christ act 11:14-18, Luke 11:9-13 just follow only the original gospel tradition teaching not churches but Jesus will guide you personally to the end John 10 1-6, zeph 3:9!
Paul Donnelly : just because you’ve been saved, does not mean your going to heaven, Jesus saved everyone, even the Devil, you think he’s going to heaven, better get your bible out study it a lot more, cause someone has deceived you into believing a lie.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@ we are save with hope only if we obey him ROM 8:24, heb 5:9
Ouch! This hit me really hard. I almost forgot about this teaching. Thank you Lord for reminding me. Glory honor to you alone Lord God.
Wow not even far along in the video and I'm already convicted. Thanks a lot, very thought provoking. Glad I clicked.
It is refreshing to hear someone who is tender before God and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. I want our Lord to show me when I need correcting or a nudge in a certain direction.
Faith and repentance are really synonymous: there can be no true repentance without faith; and true faith will lead to repentance. ___ Obedience is manifest by faith in the words of the Lord Jesus: "...make disciples of all nations, BAPTIZING them...". Disciple BEGINS at Baptism: and refusing to either baptize or be baptism, therefore, is refusing discipleship! ___ So it is faith that leads to repentance; repentance leads to obedience through the waters of baptism; and these will lead to receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Lord. ___ What? What about those who have received the PROMISE of the Holy Spirit and refuse to be baptized? They are in danger of hearing these words: "Depart from me, you workers of iniquity: I never knew you."
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I agree with you that true faith leads to repentance, and that there can be no true repentance without faith. They go along side-by-side. I also agree that obedience is manifested in the faith. That is your faith will bear the fruits and will show result of what kind of faith do you have. But I disagree with you that baptism (water emersion) makes out the discipleship, or discipleship begins at baptism (water emersion) in the context of obedience in the dispensation of the grace of God. Water baptism was given and commanded to the Jews being the subjects of the kingdom. This is to show their acknowledgment of John’s testimony, and thus by receiving the messiah who is to be the king of Israel, the kingdom promised to them, which is said to be at hand (Matthew 3:2; 4:17&10:7) is going to be physically given as a result of their acceptance of their messiah and king, in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Water baptism means public confession and testimony that is being done by the subjects to proclaim their acceptance of the messiah and king. In the dispensation of the grace of God, water baptism is no longer necessary to be administered to a believer. A person who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ receives the promised Holy Spirit apart from water emersion. The apostle Paul made it clear that everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ receives the Holy Spirit (see Ephesians 1:13-14); hence he said that he didn’t baptized any believers except the two Corinthian Christians in his time. Water baptism then is no more than a public confession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, or a means of affiliating oneself to a particular Christian denomination, and not as a requisite to receive the promised Holy Spirit. A believer who believes in the Lord must do his teachings and commandments. This is the proof of his discipleship, not the water emersion; thus the Lord said-“If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed”(John 8:31).
The most common mistake Believers make when studying the Bible is reading passages out of context. God deals with His Creation differently at different times.
Dr Robert Can you answer a simple question Jesus is Lord of the sabbath. The Pope is Lord of Sunday. Which Lord do you Serve. Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments. It's only a lovely response. The Pope in the Inquisition said. If you don't worship me on Sunday I will Torture you to death. The Catholic Church in Rome's challenge Said and I quote anyone who practices teachers Our doctrines will receive the full wrath of God. I love the Catholic Church they are honest. They tell you the deception that they are giving. It's most of the other ministers the don't tell the parishioners of the deceptive work of error and compromise
@Toby Ventura Toby yes you are definitely right God judges the heart. God has taken the 10 commandments of stone and put them in your heart for a love response. The fourth commandment is a seal of God. It is a legal seal. It tells who God is tells his territory tells his subjects tells his mission God can only judgeIt tells who God is tells his territory tells his subjects tells his mission God can only judge by one standard and that standard is through the whole Bible the 10 commandments yes you are right he judges from the heart
This guy is talking religion, not mistakes when studying the bible. First of all, read it like a grain of salt. Take it for what it says, not for what religions say it says, and learn there are many lies in it and contradictions. Read it without any religious view, and you will learn so much more. God made man in their image. If man is flawed, then place the blame where it belongs, with God and his sons. It's not our fault, they created us, we didn't create them.
Peter said this about paul; As in all his Epistles, speaking in them some things hard to understand, which the unlearned and unstable rest, as they do also in other scriptures (twisting scriptures to suit their doctrine ) unto their own Destruction. 2Peter 3;16
I read a chapter of the Bible every day and read it as God's message/ guidance to me for the day. It has been quite effective in directing me to apply what I learned for the day and most of the time I even get the exact advice I needed for a particular circumstance which is awesome and further proves to me that God's Word is alive and exerts power and He really talks to us through it. However, these days, I do find it quite heavy and even berating at times when I read back-to-back scriptures where God condemns the Israelites (just finished the book of Isaiah today) as I tend to apply His words to them to myself. Is this a healthy way of reading the Bible?
I just now read this -- I think it keeps us honest. We're not to go on living using our freedom in Christ as excuse to sin - we're supposed to recognize God hates sin (read in Numbers where a guy is stoned for picking up sticks on the Sabbath!) and therefore we should learn to hate it in ourselves.
And in one sense, like the man in the synagogue that beat upon his chest and cried to God "have mercy on me, a sinner", we are supposed to bemoan our sin like the Puritans (and any good Christian) would do and like Paul lamented over.
But at the same time, this recognition of how deadly and horrible sin really is should ALSO cause us to exalt God in His goodness for saving us, *even yet* while we were sinners! So while we grow to hate sin more, we grow to also praise and thank God more that He has saved us by His grace.
I love how John MacArthur put it once (paraphrasing) - "People think Christians should grow more joyous as they age. In some sense that's true, but you also come to a clearer understanding of sin. The older I get, the worse I feel." God bless!
The church is the people who follow Christ. We are the body of the church it does not need to be a building or any structure. Once when Jesus was asked how to pray he said go into your room and shut the door and pray. I pray and talk to God all the time I would like to go to church to be part of a Community of Christ but it's okay if I can't.
Great wisdom. Thank you and God bless!
Small problem. Telling the truth, is not exalting one's self. Those readinng truth, are offended, and claim, self exaltation. As an example, too many professing Christians, believe Moses, gave the Jews, the ten commandments. They didn't come from Moses, but the voice of God, AND THEY HEARD HIM. Moses only documented the event. Also, the Israelites, (Hebrews), consist of 12 tribes. Only ONE, of those tribes, are Jews, thus disenfranchise of 11 tribes, AND, false, about Jews. It is impossible, for the Sabbath, to be Jewish.
Concur. Exegesis is challenging though, but worth it. Amen
Not everyone can accomplish a deep and thorough exegesis in the N.T., without knowing Greek grammar.
The problem these days is many new believers are coming to GOD on their own terms,especially young generation , who read the Bible with 21st Century rose coloured spectacles, and decide that was written in the past was because of the Culture of the society back then. Thus its not relevant now, So as that generation are dependant on the internet for truth, they see on the likes of you tube new age pastors,churches etc who teach based on that factor too.. Yes they teach that GODS word has to change over time as the culture,society and its morals,ways have changed.. !
They teach GOD is not stagnant with his word, sow e shouldnt be,and adapt it to our society,cultures,morals ect….Thats why we have all these ‘new age’ theologies that twist scripture to suit their own feelings,understandings,ways in Life eg we have Christian ; Feminist, LGBTQ+, Socialist, Red Letter Christianity, along with doctrines of Same sex marriage, Jesus was a feminist, a socialist, A vegan, that Jesus doesnt mind if we sin as he love us as we are as they twist ‘GODS Love’ into something it is not.. So its easy to call those, and say to those christians ,As followers of Jesus, who state rightly , that we are still called are to fight back against deceptive ideas (the devil) that play to disordered desires (the flesh) that are normalized in a sinful society (the world), calling us Pharisees, in the way we talk to them. Especially when Jesus himself in righteous anger spoke harshly to them.
So i would not call it a mistake to challenge these people. They are already getting their ‘ears’ tickled in church, as thats been infiltraited by these people from top to bottom of their church, so to them we are already judged as being unloving, hate filled bigots, christian fundamentalist/extremist etc..
The biggest mistake is to assume that Paul was a real apostle. See Jesuswordsonly.com. There were only 12 apostles, not 13. Paul did not qualify. See Acts 1:16-26. He never knew or talked to the real Yahshua. Paul got his doctrines, like Joseph Smith, from a light and a voice in his head. Paul was not inspired. Peter warned that Paul's writings were nonsensical and would lead others who were not versed in the Torah, into their own destruction. All of 2 Peter is a warning against false teachers, prophets, and false apostles like Paul. Do not add his anti Torah teachings to the Word.
John 5:39-40 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.
You Christians are a paradox. You believe Jesus inspired the human authors of the Bible. You also believe he lives in your hearts through faith. So the author of your holy book lives in your heart, but you need to study the Bible. If the author lives inside of you, what purpose is there in your diligent study of scripture? Can you not take your questions to him if he is inside you? Is the author living in your heart a mute? Can he not speak for himself?
You are deserving of pity.
Secular history reading Divine Allegory can't understand Imagination is the only God in man, judging is classic theology that thinks God is outside. Nothing new under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 3:15: “That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.” The “natural man” cannot grasp that, for to him reality is based only on the evidence of the senses. The man of reason could justify the verse’s end, saying if it has any meaning then the writer must mean recurrence. The sun comes every day and the moon completes its cycle and the seasons come and go. If we took a picture of the universe today, the scientists can compute how long it will take to return to this point in the picture. So the intellectual man could justify the verse; but that is not what is meant, for it is addressed not to the man of reason or the man of sense, but to the man of Imagination. What is it all about? “That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been, and God seeks what has been driven away.”
According to the Genesis movement, the only mistake anybody can make, is to pick up one's Bible without listening to all their rubbish first. And they criticize the Catholics for preaching the same!
Great study to see the complete picture: www.yah-tube.com/videos/scott/index.html
1. Believing Elohim were eternal.
2. Believing narrative speaks about a creation.
3. Believing all those beings were spiritual.
Taking an even closer look at how God interacted with Joseph and the reaction by his brothers we see that it was God's intention for his brothers to grow in resentment toward him. Not just his father giving him the special coat, but the revelation that God gave Joseph in his dream regarding how his brothers would bow down to him on top of it all.
Clearly we can see God's intention and it played out in how their actions against Joseph played into the sequence of events that went into causing Joseph's life to take the course that it did.
Cleary Joseph saw this in the end and spoke about this to his brothers in the last chapter of Genesis. Joseph spoke of two aspects. One was the evil intensions in his brothers hearts, and also the will of God in everything that happened in order to bring about the events according to God's will.
We also see this in other places in the bible where God brought the Assyrians against the nation of Israel in order to punish them, but then turning around and punishing the Assyrians for the intentions in their hearts against Israel.
We also see this discussed in Romans 9 regarding Jacob and Esau, Pharaoh, and the potter having power over the clay.
Thank you really mean so much too me when im blindly reading the bible
Also another thing that could be useful is to understand Jewish history and culture since most of the bible was written by Jews and the Lord himself was a Jew. You can get a better understanding of the language, idioms, and other cultural peculiarities that are present in scripture.
So he's equating asking questions about the Bible with exalting oneself you know this kind of false equivalency runs rampant in these videos
These are definitely important. I thank you sir for your imparting of wisdom. I have found in my experience that these are true of us more often than they should be. I would add one more, I believe important, rule to scriptural study. That is the two witness rule. Whenever considering the practical application of lesson learned in the scriptures please remember that we should never act without a second witness. Also those lessons we have already applied should always be tested for two scriptural witnesses.
Can anyone recognize the instrumental music at the very end of the video? I tried Shazam to see if it would recognize the song but it wasn't able to.
With all humility and respect, I think you misunderstood when Jesus talked about the rock and sand foundations. Jesus was saying those who build their house on the rock(Himself) will be saved from Gods wrath. And those who build their house on sand will be destroyed. God bless
Actually he said "whosoever heareth these SAYINGS OF MINE and DOETH THEM shall be likened unto a man that built his house upon a rock". The context was the end of the sermon on the mount and Jesus was saying HIS WORD is what is to be built upon since he had spent a great portion of the sermon saying "ye have heard it said BUT I SAY UNTO YOU.." Only being obedient to the Word of God can truly allow a man to stand when it's all said and done. Certainly he went on in Mt 16 to describe himself as the Rock and certainly he was the Chief Cornerstone but in the context of the sermon on the mount "the house built on a rock" was the house that was built on "these saying of MINE".
Why does no christain teach torah ie laws ie gods obedience. How to love god.
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Wow! I thought it was going to be not understanding the context or how you interpret scripture. That first one blew my mind. It's what the church leaders did during the time period of Christ's life on earth. They held people to standards that they themselves did not do and lacked love. Luke 11.33-54
first and most common mistake when studying the bible is taking it seriously.
second is considering it as the word of god.
third is claiming it is inerrant.
The most common mistake is thinking the Bible can be interpreted by human reasoning. Many people hear and believe but few take action.
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing! I learned a lot through it. 🙂☝🏻🙏
Where does the old testament teach a triune God, where does the new testament teach a triune God, what manuscripts is it found in, what is a triune god?
almost half way, and the message is......too many sound bites....
#1. Even if you change your life, how do you know that what you're doing is right, or is God's will? You could always be misinterpreting the Bible, or misinterpreting God's will. The Bible is often vague enough to leave this possibility wide open. The Bible itself confirms that Satan can appear as angel of light.
So HOW DO YOU KNOW that you're right?
You see it in the fruits of the Spirit or fruits of the flesh. This is often talked about, esp. in the New Testament. A Spirit-filled life yielded to God *will* produce fruits of the Spirit - and a life yielded to the flesh yields the fruit of sin.
So, while yes, there are some more difficult passages that Christians often lovingly (hopefully) debate over, there are *plenty* of Biblical passages that are very clear on how to please God.
That being said - maybe your question is : How do we know the Bible is true and not a ruse of Satan? We might look at all other religions, which all teach some form of works-righteousness system and compare it with Christianity, which teaches salvation by grace through faith, and that not of our own.
So either Satan invented a singular religious book and system that teaches us to praise God, bear with evildoers, repent, and know that we bring nothing for our salvation...or he didn't, and it's God talking to us ;)
Also -- every Christian I think should have a personal testimony -- I used to be very sinful, not following God - lustful, hateful, prideful, arrogant, and disobedient. I'm still that way unfortunately, but way, way less, and I'm learning to love God and follow him - more patient, way less lustful, less prideful, less disobedient -- I still have a long way to go, but one must admit -- those are good qualities to improve upon, yes?
Absolutely nailed it in this video. Thank you!
This is challenging. I feel challenged!
@@louisaccardi6808 You are bitter, unchristian, and uncharitable. Who said I'm not going to do all these things? Who also said I'm not currently doing this things even though this is challenging? Don't be presumptuous.
@@louisaccardi6808 You have a problem. You accused me of just "feeling" challenged and insinuated that I was not going to do anything? I corrected you, but here you are being defensive for no reason. You must take a look at yourself and your mean spirit.
@@TshoksOlam Wow, it seems what I said really hit home to get that kind of response. When something is true just embrace it, don't get all offended. I have to deal with these things all of the time. Jesus calls us to die to self, deny ourselves and take up our cross daily. He said some very strong stuff, but I love Him for it. The Bible has strong meat and many people can't handle it and chock on it. The truth will make us free.
@@louisaccardi6808 If you are not being a childish fool, then I don't know what you are. Don't use the Lord's name in vain. I am not being defensive, you are being offensive and refusing to accept that you accused me for nothing. This is to love so don't use the Lord for your unloving nonsense.
The Bible Project is awesome
If one is ignorant to the scripture how then can the other then correct with truth without offending the one in ignorance?
I see my days filled with many blessings now where I could not see that years ago. I thank God everyday for the blessings he showers me with even though very much of my life to the outside would look like a struggle there is no struggle for me with God. Without God my life would be worth nothing.
I am a follower of Christ I am seeking more knowledge of God all of the time I can also distinguish between someone speaking the truth and somebody seeking to make tons of money and not live in the way God wants us to live.
Thank u very much for ur beautiful teaching
The three mistakes people make when studying the Bible is believing The Trinity, Hell fire, and the immortality of the soul!
listening to the JW watchtower liars and their world will end in 1975 prophesy is the big mistake.
Chaplain Bob Walker B. Th. Not as stupid as believing your nonsense though is it, Let’s face it! A triune godhead! God dishonoring belief that God would torture people forever in a fiery hell! Who in their right mind would serve such a cruel god? And if we’re immortal why do we need God and Christ? We can live without their help. Use the thinking ability that Jehovah gave you!
How do I change that if I feel like I am looking at it in the wrong way?
Is it right to follow the teachings of any ONE MAN, or should we expect to be individually taught through the study of the Bible?
The Scriptures answer, "One is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren" (`Matt. 23:8`). We should not follow man, nor manmade creeds or systems.
God exercised the supervising over His consecrated people; as we read, "Now hath God set the members, every one of them, in the Body, as it hath pleased him" (`1 Cor. 12:18`); therefore He advises Christians to come together to assist in building each other up in the most holy faith (`Heb. 10:24,25`). He directs the church to select elders--not Lords, nor Masters, nor Reverends (`1 Tim. 3:3`; `Titus 1:5-9`). These are "overseers" to feed the flock of God (`Acts 21:28`; `1 Pet. 5:1-3`). St. Paul says, "Be ye followers of me, even as I am of Christ." The most faithful have been followers of the Apostle, who followed in the footsteps of Jesus. This is not following man, but following the Divine leadings through the Lord and the Apostles. Similarly today we note God's leadings through His servants. In this we are following Jesus Christ, not man.
Individual study of the Bible seems indispensable to proper Christian development, and is commendable, just as individual study of Geology would be commendable; but one must not ignore the aids to Bible study which God has providentially furnished; to do so would be as unwise as for a pupil in astronomy to ignore the astronomical instruments and findings of others who have preceded him in the study of the same science. "Study to show thyself approved unto God (not unto men); rightly dividing the Word of truth" (`2 Tim. 2:15`).
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Good point.
I'm not a teacher or anything, and I don't teach and I'm not a leader, I'm just a young Christian but how can I kill pride?
Can you guys give me some useful Bible verses to repent?
Thanks for the last point, finding a good study Bible.
in himility, I would appreciate your thoughts on the following: Ez 1:27-28, Heb 1:3, Rev 4:3 , I believe Jesus is represented in Chapter 4 as the "rainbow resembling an emerald " surrounding the throne. No one comes to the Father except through the Son. We can be like the bereans and still recognize that the blood of Christ is our salvation.
The Bible project is great except some of the ways they present things I think are debatable such as talking about Jesus' victory on the cross as over evil as opposed to as punishment for sin or suggesting that God's command in the Old Testament to destroy the Cannanites was just hyperbolic language as opposed to being somethingvto take literally.
James 1:23-25 (WEB) [23] For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror; [24] for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. [25] But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.
Amen!
I watch this channel along with Dr Frank Turek who is amazing and give me an answer. That's it nowadays for me.
Your first point repentance; the reader should be changed.....the bible says it is written to the children of God.....It's not for every man it can't be understood nor accepted by the natural man, as they will see it as foolish. Some might think these are the scoffers but in fact the scripture has only one right way of being understood…..the way God wrote it. But there are countless interpretations….Why? How many that read it are in fact natural men? What's more what is it to repent? Every person reading scripture is doing so in hopes of changing something. Buddhists understand they are fallen. I think most people would legitimately say they do not/are not able to live up to their own standard let alone what they imagine God's to be. That however is exactly the problem with most readers of scripture they imagine God….He is a concept they have become convinced (intellectually) of. Religion everywhere of every kind has one focused, to change the behavior of those who follow it. But a man cannot change himself and the bible while being an exceptional book is not God.
Scripture is not how a person is saved nor is it the way by which they are or can be renewed. The apostles asked what hope is there for any man and Yeshua said what is not possible for man is possible for God…..A man reading the scripture and expecting change by that would be equivalent to him reading a book that describes brain surgery and then attempting to perform it on himself.
God didn’t give us His word to save us…..Yeshua saves us and does so by relationship….not my opinion; it is written…..
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from (faith) for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.
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.
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
So then what is the change that comes?
The change is a new nature one that by love like God can no longer sin…..right?
But all men sin and they don’t stop; not Paul, not Yeshua’s mother, not David one after Gods own heart, not Abraham the father of the faithful, not Moses, who never entered the land because of his transgressions….but you say reading scripture will/should do it!
Well the man who makes Yeshua the master of his life will sin far less often and that pleases God….humm is that true?
The man that makes God the master of his own life can as easily remove Him….that man is his own god.
It is impossible to please God except that we walk by faith…..
But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
So what is faith?
For most faith and belief are basically one and the same…if so why two words? Is belief the source and faith the outcome? Most treat it as though that was the case but in fact exactly the opposite is true…..
All who have faith believe, its unavoidable unchangeable, but not all that believe have faith and it is for that reason many that have been raised up to hold a belief in God walk away as soon as they are able.
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
In the not so distant future there is to be a great falling away for that to happen the persons falling away must have first been of the church or at least have claimed to be Christian….In reality though they were of a mind that claims works salvation, rather than trusting God.
I get easy believism seems to be an affront to all that the church small c teaches and a man that believes God will save him no matter what is as wrong as one that thinks because he has done good thing he’s saved. Not by works or the lack of them are we saved but by faith alone….
The great question that should be asked and taught is how and where faith comes……
What is it and how do I get some?
If you are convinced faith is believing and you do…. and to prove it do works….(Lordship salvation) then I don’t think anything I could say would/could change your mind.
But scripture says that faith is the outcome of encountering God….
For those who like to quote James; I will remind you that until James saw and spoke to his risen brother he did not believe….
Paul was on his way to arrest Christians when he was turned to a different path by an encounter with God….there is not a single man of whose salvation we are sure that has not encountered God personally….even the thief on the cross….by an act of the God that saves came to see his messiah…. Was he saved; Yeshua said so, and how? Recognizing Him was the difference….not works.
What is it to repent and of what? What is it to sin?
Adam fell because he failed to recognize God….not because he was disobedient….
He was disobedient because he failed to see.
No one who sees God turns away from Him but those who do not see Him do and in doing so sin is made manifest, worked out; but sin took place before the act. It was in the blindness in the man, not seeing God. Faith gives us eyes to see and a mind to understand.
Repent therefore and know God His voice His will.
It is to seek Him with all your heart believing as you are a man that there is something greater. Believing but not yet knowing Him. As a man or woman might know somewhere in the world is my soul mate and not being willing to rest or settle until that one has been found.
What power was it that spoke to them and convinced them not to settle? Why were they so sure the search would pay off?
Maybe they were not sure but only that to settle in their minds was unthinkable….
So too is it with the people that find God….not because He’s hiding but because He is for them the only possible outcome of life. So He gives them eyes that can see and the sight is called faith.
Dear Dr. Plummer, the original Hebrew and Greek scriptures are the inspired words of God.!.. However, the translaters of these words have sometimes mistranslated, most likely so that the words will now match their own belief! This has caused many cases where it would seem that the Bible is contradicting itself ! This is not so. Our advise to all is , when in doubt go to the original scriptures to get a more accurate understanding!..
Blessings...
Rip someone else? Jesus picked out twelve disciples who in many ways were different and sometimes opposites. They followed Jesus with the Great Commission and didn’t do the great correction among themselves.
Really enjoy the method and information of you guys' delivery ... have listened to many of the RUclipss with the express intention of becoming more faithful, in my life, to the scriptures -- the information will bring about transformation. You mentioned in your delivery, a toddler and pre-school kids book "Beginner's Gospel Story" ... is there a recommendation for 8- to 9-year-olds? thanks
1. Buying one 2) opening one 3) reading one.
Is it possible to show favor to one child over another, and still love all the other children?
Now watch me put this question to a distinct context.
Is is possible for God to love all His children and favor them with inequality by giving some more blessings than others?
How about this.
Is it possible to be a wise and good owner, to pay one worker more wages than another based on their gender if they all were in good health and pledged to work for that owner for 6 years?
This guy is great. Smart and humbled by the grace.
Yes. All these things are gifts and come from the Hand of God, and are not of ourselves, lest we should boast.
Point #1 PROFOUND!!
Praise God, thank you for reminding me this God bless you
I love this video 💗 it's a good reminder to stay humble n grounded
Biggest mistake you make is rejecting the Old Testament
When people talk 2 me about their problems or other people. I tell them put the shoe on the other foot and how would u act if someone does u like that. Then i find a quote from the Bible and let them think 4 their self and answer
Hello, I've very much been enjoying your videos and was wondering if could give a take on mark 3:12
1st one is harsh but true
This is the third video I have watched on this channel and I have been reminded just how graceless I can be.
Me too..
Ouch!
That will preach...
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Woah. The video has 777 likes. Coincidence ?
interesting. I have never read the bible. ever. I have read the first page. But recently am wanting to read the bible for the first time. and I like your take on the subject. Maybe instead of asking you where to start. I should just read it.
but. I did do bible studies as a kid. and there were many great stories. the storys made it so interesting. i think maybe god wants to hear us in a time of unsertainty.
When I read the Bible the first time as an entire book I started in Acts and just kept reading. I have read the book twice now and still am at odds with a lot of dogma Christians and most Catholics have been led to believe. Just read it through like you would any other book and don't stop. Good luck.
May we all have the true heart when we approach religion. I tend to check out stuff like how to answer Islam, it sprout out from my love for the Word and my intention to study more. I found myself to want to debunk their false teachings. Hope that it wont become my pride and downfall.
Keep praying for the grace of humility.
While #BibleProject produces some aesthetic videos, they lack a sound understanding of sin and hell. They interpret the Bible through the contemporary lens of social justice. So, although they are illustrative they are not properly doctrinal. Gabe Hughes of #WWUTT channel has an excellent response video to them.
I have noticed they do conveniently skip over some of the more difficult bits but they are a useful tool as long as you have read the book yourself all the way through as a unified story and not bits and pieces.
Simon Magus situation what are your motives
Waxed fruit
I just found you today on RUclips. Thank you for being so gracious
I am stuck. I can not decide if i believe in Jesus (as God) or as prophet (as Quran teaches).
I have a strong belief in God and get responses that is possible to interpret both from the christian point of view and the quranic point of view.
I can not pray because of this, or i pray but not according to instructions in Bible or Quran.
What should i do?
God knows your heart and your mind even better than you do. Be as patient and honest with Him as you can and continue to ask for guidance and revelation. Consider fasting too, with the purpose of your search in mind.
From my own experience, I was attracted to Christ based on the symbolic or abstract truth of the gospels a number of years ago following an exploration of such truths in other spiritual narratives. It seemed clear that the story of Jesus went far further than others in describing the nature of God Who IS Love and Truth. As a solution to our sinfulness and an explanation for our innate longings it's simply perfect. I believed this without knowing whether the story was literal or not, because I wasn't there and the resurrection seemed so fantastical.
Eventually a series of very clear communications and miraculous signs in my own life and in the lives of others mounted up to demonstrate that not only was God drawing me back like a prodigal son and making it clear that the Old and New Testaments were His Word, but that if He could do what He did in my life then nothing was impossible for Him. On reflection that for Jesus to be a mere allegory would be too empty for The Living God, I could not help committing to believe and as usual I found that in the deepest heart of my soul I had already known.
You will have to experience for yourself though, and God of all beings understands. Do check out inspired works of people who write and video apologetics if you need, including The Bible Project recommended in this video, but read the Bible and pray for discernment and understanding and guidance and revelation.
God bless.
Faith comes from hearing and reading the word of God. The whole Old Testament points to a coming Messiah- towards one who could fulfill the prophecy and become our Savior- The New Testament is a record of Jesus and His fulfillment of that, and of the establishment of Christ’s church- the body of which Christ is head-
God’s word is truth and truth will withstand a close audit. If you honestly search the scriptures it will lead you to the knowledge of Christ and will help you develop faith in Christ.
Curiosity can lead you to knowledge- knowledge can lead you to faith- faith should lead you to obedience- obedience will allow you entry into the kingdom of heaven (the church)- ultimately your passing will make permanent your relationship with God-
Helena L Jesus is the only way to the father. Jesus loves you and will make himself real to you if you sincerely seek him. Pray to Jesus to reveal himself to you and I have no doubt that he will answer your prayer. Then you will know in your heart 100% who the true God is.
Helena it's a good start as you have a genuine interest in searching the truth. Quran is the only record that denies Jesus being crucified inspite of lots of historical documents supporting the crucifixion of Jesus. Cry out to know Him and He will reveal Himself. Do see Dr. Nabeel Quereshis testimony on Searching Allah finding Jesus. May Almighty God reveal Himself to you and by His Grace we will see each other in Heaven one day.
Look into the historical facts of Jesus of Nazareth, specifically His death and resurrection. The resurrection is the key. Then you will see how other texts speak falsehoods about what happened to Jesus. I suggest Dr. William Lane Craig's work on the resurrection.