I would like to add one: Pride = expecting God to accept your good works as a bribe so He might overlook the fact of your sin, as opposed to: Humility = trusting to be saved through Jesus Christ.
The cross of Jesus is everything in so far as the Attonement. However one of Restoration with the involvement of God's wrath and punishment in the consequences of our actions. So much more I can say but it is not about debating. Sadly what we hear here is a result of centuries of protestant bias that has so indoctrinated our western minds that we read the Bible through that lens. Result the churches are bleeding vast numbers. Progressives are merely leaning on the H.S. as they read their scriptures. Independently I came to conclusions that have been validated by those who care about the reasons why so many have left their faith. No 1 let us stop worshipping the written word and rejoice in the LIVING WORD I.e. JESUS in us ( Galatians 1/16) to whom it points. Nos 2 let us get a better grip on the original Hebrew and Greek languages coupled with a more accurate cosmological understanding of those times. Nos 3 Let us dispense with so much arrogance of certainty after all who can can fully understand the infinite fullness of God. Nos 4 Let us continue to do what the Bereans did with Paul. Walk together with our all our findings in the Spirit of FAITH HOPE and most importantly LOVE😍God be with ALL and yes being God He will not fail and reconcile ALL of His creation to Himself.. when Christ has overcome ALL. (Rev.)
I'm trying to hold onto Biblical truths taught to me, of which I believed my whole adult life, while being surrounded by progressive Christians. I know very few Christians in my area that are not progressive. Podcasts like this are fresh air for me and helps me know I am not really alone on what was once just a given of universal Biblical truths.
I thank God for you Marcus! For staying faithful to God ,to Jesus his son,you have within you the Holyspirit of God that dwells in you til Jesus comes to get us,wether in the rapture or death,we have the Holyspirit and you will never ever be alone😍
Ephesians 1:13 in whom (Jesus) you also trusted,after that you heard the word of truth,the gospel of your salvation,in whom (Jesus)also after you believed you were sealed with that Holyspirit of promise. 14) which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession ,unto the praise of his glory.
Seattle is a rough part of Washington, I live in a small rural town somewhat near Spokane and i can't stand how crazy Spokane is, let alone Seattle, Spokane has 1/3 of the population of Seattle and is the second largest city in Washington to kind of explain it to someone who doesn't live in Washington.
@@emaleemarrazzo7502 Yeah the geography of our state is weird. And the way it splits.the population. I am moving over there into Idaho, probably. Bonner's Ferry.
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
@Kyle Isaacson You said a lot in that paragraph that I disagree with. But I'm going to choose to focus on my original point. Could I ask you a question? What is the goal of theology/religion?
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
"Progressive" Christianity sort of boils down to one big lie, and that is: "Jesus din't condemn the Sinners he encountered, and therefore he didn't consider their actions to be Sin." To further this idea they always leave out part of what Jesus said. Yes, Jesus said "Your sins are forgiven" AND He said to the Sinners, "Go, and sin NO More."
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
You just told a lie about progressive Christianity, since that is not at all the argument they make, or at best a straw-man caricature thereof. So as a progressive Christian I'm telling you: go and sin no more.
I'm pretty sure he meant sin against the law of the land (commit crime) for that event, not in general, as asking people not to sin in general would be a ridiculous ask considering how minor everyday things are sinful in Christianity. Just search idolatry and adultery in Blue Letter Bible to see how broad they are. Also being soft is a sin. Who the hell doesn't do that on a semi-regular basis? Also, from David getting to keep Bathsheba as a wife, even after it being clear he is forgiven, it is clear that sin only counts once per person and does not stack, which many Christians wrongly ignore when it suits their narrative. Be consistent people.
@@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana defend your claim that Jesus meant go and sin no more against the law of the land.. And in 1 John 3:9 it says those who are the Children of God cannot practice sin Romans 6 says not to let sin reign. We are told to die to self and to the flesh and live in the spirit and for Christ to live in us. God says in Phillipians 2:13 that He works in us both to will and to DO of His good pleasure. "Being soft is a sin" what is 'being soft' and please provide a verse that says it is a sin. And David was forgiven after acknowledging His sin and after that He still repented in the psalms and was of a contrite heart. But he lost His baby and God spoke of his punishment for this sin in 2 Samuel 12:10-12. "And expound on what you mean by " sin counts once and does not stack" And what is stacking and what do Christians teach about this.
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@mitchellc4 Read the Book of John again.... Jesus is 💯% man, 💯%GOD...... NOT 50/50. 💯% of the man died. 💯% GOD the Son didn't. Nobody who knows the Bible, thinks GOD dies. Who are you talking to? Notice: I didn't ask why... I know why...... you gave yourself away, you're REALLY easy to spot 😏
@@TheMollyPitchers The Bible says the Son of God died Jesus says he was dead Nothing in the Bible about 100 man 100 God Nothing about “just human part died” Jesus died Who is the God OF Jesus? The God of our Lord Jesus Christ Rom 15 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 2 Cor 11 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. Eph 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, Eph 1 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, Col 1 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 1 Pet 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
@@TheMollyPitchers that's because the book of John set out to make sure everyone believed Jesus was god... That's why it's so different to the other gospels!
All these seem to say, in a relatively disingenuous way, is that "all the things the Bible calls sin (especially sexual immorality) are fine and God would never actually punish you for them. The only real sin is calling things the Bible says are sin 'sin'." It brings to mind that CS Lewis quote from The Problem of Pain that what we really want is a "grandfather in heaven" a "senile benevolent" who just wants us all to be happy and to have fun instead of holding us accountable to a standard of maturity and holiness.
What if your standard of maturity and holiness is merely a structure of control filling you with a negative judgmental perspective, inspiring you to spread hate under the guise of faith? What if you’ve been convinced you DESERVE suffering, but you’re simply just a human being, like all the rest? What if you’ve been conned into constant self-surveillance, living in fear of higher judgment, obeying what these false leaders tell you without question, just to feel part of a special club?
@@mads597 That's a good series of questions, but they ignore all the other EVIDIENCE. Sin is sinful, not because God arbitrarily and capriciously creates a series of rules, like some DM cherry picking rules from various editions of Dungeons and Dragons and various other Role Playing sourcebooks, because she likes this combat system and that magic system. Sin is sinful because sin hurts people and because it violates people, because when we act _selfishly_ we treat other people like things who exist for our pleasure instead of people. Stealing hurts the person you steal from. Lying hurts the person you are lying about and it also hurts the person you are lying to. Sex is fundamentally _human reproductive behavior._ When we pursue sex merely for pleasure we hurt the people we use to get that pleasure. Uniquely of all the sins, if Paul is to be believed, we even victimize ourselves. Part of this is because the pleasurable side of sex is there to help us bond with our life-mate. We can see this simply by looking around. Promiscuous sexual behavior spreads a wide variety of diseases that spread virtually no other way. Many of these diseases are chronic, creating lasting, life-long health problems. Some are even fatal. It's almost as if God built in warning signs into creation to warn us to NOT DO IT. Promiscuous sexual behavior also causes a significant number of psychological problems (or proceeds out of them): increased problems of depression, anxiety, and guilt. Objectifying others, objectifying ones self. It makes it harder to form long-term relationships (because one is tempted to bring sexuality into non-sexual friendships and because sex looses it's power to bond two people together when you've bonded sexually with all sorts of other people - and then bail on them when it's not "fun" anymore). And sociologically we see a wide variety of negative impacts because promiscuity makes it harder for people to marry and because it leaves behind children who do not have a stable, two-parent family to grow up in. Science and personal experience tell us they wide variety of consequences _that_ has from increased rates of depression and drug use, to increased dropout rates, to increased crime rates, increased abuse rates, increased rates of the children growing up themselves to pursue unhealthy sexual relationships. So, no, I don't fear that I've been conned into living up to some arbitrary standard of "holiness" fed to me by "false leaders" just to feel part of a club, and to give me permission to judge others or because I fear some imagined hell. Sin has consequences, not just in some afterlife, but here on earth. We recognize it enough that we've enshrined "rest one day a week", "don't murder", "don't steal", and "don't bear false witness" into our own laws. We see how terrible nations and people who worship themselves or some false ideal rather than God (whether it's money, power, fame or whatever) become. We've seen how abominable it is when people do evil and say it's in God's name (that what that whole "taking God's name in vain" commandment means) are. It does mean that I take sin seriously and recognize the hurt and evil that goes with it. It means I understand why God hates it so much.
"God doesn't overreact." That sentence is so good and true. God is just and perfect, so he reacts in the prefect way. He never diminishes our sin and its consequences and He also never would NOT accept our honest cry for help and honest repentance and acceptance of Jesus as our savior.
@@shamaiwanyashrahla4725 “And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift He gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?” Acts of the Apostles 11:17 NLT
Yep. They always want to bring up the amorites as an example of God's hateful wrath/ what have you, but He gave them 400 years till he judged them. They never think of that; 400 years to keep messing up till He finally says "okay, now your day of judgement has come." That's quite a bit of time for longsuffering.
@9:09 "they see Christianity as oppressive to the person, in reality Christianity is opressive to the flesh..." That is a great point Mike. My face lit up when I heard that for the first time in my 20-year Christian life. I haven't heard it put that way before.
Alisa, once upon a time you sang truth into a 14 year old girl's heart and brought God's truth to my life at a treacherous time. Now once again that 14 year old who is now 32 is hearing the truth from you in a whole deeper way! Thank you for zoegirl way back in the day and thank you for these podcasts today! Its an honour to listen ❤❤❤
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
Got personally convicted me for the words I used. He said worshipping out of your mouth to me is like offering someone a glass of water out of a toilet. I got that. I keep my language clean.
So right I'm not a Christian but I agree with a lot of what he says, the one you talk about made me think about what comes out of my mouth. The tongue is one's enemy if its not kept in a tight leash.
@@whosasking9655 we are as people of faith can see the pool is shrinking and many faithful religious people are on massive exodus defecting to non-believe especially in the west. A lot to do with materialistic attitude and reason been a slave to passion. There will come a time when one’s holding to faith, is like holding to hot coal. I believe in Jesus and believe the narrative of the Qur’an of him been the Messiah son of Mary who is the role model for all Muslim women, illustrious in this world and the hereafter and one those brought near to Allah. You don’t have to just be a Christian to love him and honour, we Muslims await his return from heaven on shoulders of angles bringing peace and prosperity.
@@khaderlander2429 I know little about what the Qur'an says about Jesus, but I'd like to strongly encourage you to learn more about what the Bible says about Jesus. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and it's absolutely crucial to recognize that. He died for our sins, and was raised to life by the Father. Only by repenting of our sins, and acknowledging Jesus as our savior, can we be reconciled unto The Father. I say this out of love, and a desire that you will be able to forge a relationship with The Father, through Jesus Christ. I highly, highly recommend that you read any of the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John). Those are great places to start (or continue) your Bible journey. Here's a verse from John to get you started. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, that whoever believe in him should not perish but have eternal life. God Bless you, I'm praying for you!
@@semperreformanda6100 Mark 10:17-22 As Jesus was going along the road, a man came running to him and threw himself at his feet and asked him, ‘Good teacher, what am I to do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? There is no one who is good, except one - God. You know the commandments. You must not kill, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not bear false witness, you must not defraud anyone, you must honour your father and mother.’ He said to him, ‘Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth.’ When Jesus looked at him he loved him, and he said to him, ‘You still lack one thing. Go, sell all that you have, and give it to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven. And come! Follow me!’ But he was grieved at this saying, and he went away in sadness, for he had many possessions. HERE is one of the most vivid stories in the gospels. (1) We must note how the man came and how Jesus met him. He came running. He flung himself at Jesus’ feet. There is something amazing in the sight of this rich, young aristocrat falling at the feet of the penniless prophet from Nazareth, who was on the way to being an outlaw. ‘Good teacher!’ he began. And straightaway Jesus answered back, ‘No flattery! Don’t call me good! Keep that word for God!’ It looks almost as if Jesus was trying to pour cold water on that young enthusiasm. There is a lesson here. It is clear that this man came to Jesus in a moment of overflowing emotion. It is also clear that Jesus exercised a personal fascination over him. Jesus did two things that every evangelist and every preacher and every teacher ought to remember and to copy. First, he said in effect, ‘Stop and think! Don’t get carried away by your excitement. I don’t want you swept to me by a moment of emotion. Think calmly what you are doing.’ Jesus was not coldshouldering the man. He was telling him even at the very outset to count the cost. Second, he said in effect, ‘You cannot become a Christian by devotion to me. You must look at God.’ Preaching and teaching always mean the conveying of truth through personality, and thereby lies the greatest danger of the greatest teachers. The danger is that the pupil, the scholar, the young person may form a personal attachment to the teacher or the preacher and think that it is an attachment to God. Teachers and preachers must never point to themselves. They must always point to God. There is in all true teaching a certain self-obliteration. True, we cannot keep personality and warm personal loyalty out of it altogether, and we would not if we could. But the matter must not stop there. Teachers and preachers are in the last analysis only pointers to God. Excerpt from: "New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Mark" by William Barclay. Scribd. Watch this episode the day Jesus denied he was God - and later cover-up! ruclips.net/video/CxrerjcWHg4/видео.html
You can overcome! If you remove media that uses curse words from your life it’s a lot easier for those things to no longer come out of your mouth...cause it’s not going in.
When you show to be trustworthy and faithful to God in these little things he will set you over large things more significant things more and more into eternity!
How do you know it’s the Holy Spirit? I’m not being skeptical of you, I’m genuinely curious. My experience has been feeling really bad about something like right after or even AS you are doing it. Then you repent of it. It did give me reassurance, but I nearly fell away. I was so arrogant I didn’t even realize how bad it was. I went back to old sins. I knew it was wrong. I’ve repented of them now, but I’m still very scared. I’ve been praying and reading and asking for forgiveness. I keep finding so much evil in my heart.
@@Jamie-Russell-CME I don't know precisely what you mean by that but so far as it's true that Jesus came and served us, washed feet and died for us... well that doesn't make me think I'm a big deal, that humbles me and makes me want to serve Him and be devoted to Him. If that's what you mean then ditto
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
Why abort if both lives can be saved by delivering the child and treating the problem? If abortion had been available I might not be alive, as both my mother's and my life were in jeopardy until a C-section was performed. Both of us were saved by that method. So abortion is not acceptable to me at all.
I think an ectopic pregnancy creates this issue... baby is forming in the fallopian tube and will not grow until viable, but it will likely kill the mother when there tube erupts. There may be a few other instances, but they aren't as prevalent as the abortion- loving crowd suggest
@Pippi Bernstein No, the surgery for an abortion literally cuts limbs off the baby, sucks the brains out of the baby, and crushes the head to remove the baby. that's different than ectopic pregnancy surgery.
It would be nice to hear Mike and Alisa share their experience as a Christian more over just being a topic. The Christian experience is of many testimonies.
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
They have plenty of videos where they share their experiences. But we often get caught up in our personal experiences/our testimonies and other people's testimonies...which can make individual experiences the main focus, rather than the truth and light of the Gospel. If that makes sense? I had to learn this...I was very obsessed with testimonies (which I love and are important!) but knowing the Gospel is the most important. If you don't know what the Gospel says, it's easy to be swayed by the whims of culture...I've definitely been there...and it wasn't a good path. God bless and Love to you!
@@autumnbenson2450 Not testimony videos I don’t have one of those. Testify during their topics, one can always share without creating a whole video. Either way scripture should be the main focus or it will sound robotic. I got caught up in progressive Christianity and currently trying to help friends and family not mix worldly philosophy and ways by sharing true scripture. John 3:3💞
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@mitchellc4 Isiah 9,6: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Shut up and read your Bible.
@@befunkrn Who is Jesus’s God?? “the God of our Lord Jesus Christ” Paul says Rom 15 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 2 Cor 11 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. Eph 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, Eph 1 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, Col 1 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 1 Pet 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
@@topgun9587 Who is Jesus’s God? “the God of our Lord Jesus Christ” Paul says Rom 15 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 2 Cor 11 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. Eph 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, Eph 1 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, Col 1 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 1 Pet 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
So, we're using Mike's channel, but my wife and I have made these videos into a weekly study time, and even the questions themselves have been great to chew on. Good on y'all.
I'm blessed that God directed me to this channel. Philippians 4:8 - "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@mitchellc4 error, Jesus is God. Emanuel = God with us. That’s as simple as it gets without going into the countless scriptures that clearly show Jesus is in fact one of the 3 persons that make up the Godhead.
@@mitchellc4 John 1 The word WAS God. You repent and believe in the bible. You're just making stuff up. Go away and die in your sins and leave those who believe in the true Christ as God in the flesh alone.
@@rogerwalters6443 Hello Roger Let’s talk about John 1 “The word was with God” Who is the word with? The word was with the Father? The word was with the trinity ? The word was with Jesus? Which?
Take God as the "Father" more often. Your analogy of the child and the parent could probably answer most of these. Fathers punish their children, not for lack of love but because of love. For instance, a father would reprimand or punish a child for going into a street. Not because he is about anger and wrath, but because he doesn't want a car to come and take that child away. So many parallels of God's love and a love of a parent would answer these swiftly. Like these people don't know what a parent is supposed to do. 😥
while i am not disagreeing, i want to emphasize that the motivation behind ourselves punishing our own children out of love for their wellbeing is not the only thing. when you tell your kid to do something and it has nothing to do with their wellbeing, and they don't do it, do you not become angry? why? is it because they are at risk? no, it is because they defied you and you are their parent. so you punish them because it is wrong for them to do that. we need to make sure we don't overlook things or make light of things. is sin harmful to us? absolutely. but it is also an absolutely evil act against God that deserves His wrath.
@@bjornegan6421 good point, I also am not disagreeing, I was just using that as an example. There is obviously more to it, I just thought the simplest point to make would be the quickest to type out and the most effective. Thank you for your view and clarification.
Correction: with pregnancy complications, it's not that you're killing one to save the other, it's that you are saving one and failing, due to inadequate medical technology, to save the other. The difference is that the latter isn't actively killing the one, which would be murder, which is a philosophically important distinction. Note: I believe this is Mike's view and that he simply misstated it in the moment, which is something we all do. I only posted this to clarify for any one who runs across this so that they have a more accurate understanding of what was probably meant as there are many people who would simply point to what he said and say that Mike Winger said it's ok to kill babies when he isn't saying that at all.
That is perfectly stated! I think a change in the vocabulary we use may help with this distinction. When both lives are in danger, then the baby should be “delivered” as opposed to “aborted” and all attempts should be made to save both lives.
Whenever people tell me that sometimes they have to abort baby to save mum. I say no, they birth baby. There is no reason to kill baby first, then birth it.
I hope you are right because I was just going to comment on it. No, you don't kill someone because "they are going to die anyway" then we're supporting euthanasia which is no better than abortion
In a situation where the baby will die no matter what you do terminating the pregnancy to save the mother's life is morally justified, perhaps even required. I can buy that.
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@mitchellc4 The Gospel for our dispensation is 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 and to be saved you have to believe that He died for your sins, was buried and rose again the 3rd day, all according to the Scriptures and to be saved you have to repent (change your mind) and trust Him to save you through what He did alone. God Bless.
@@rafaeliacsity5315 Jesus said the gospel of the kingdom is for ALL nations then the end Matt 24 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Paul preached the kingdom Acts 20 which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, I know that all you among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom will see my face no more. The Book of Acts ends with Paul preaching the kingdom Acts 28 30 And he lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, 31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ quite openly and unhindered.
Should we endorse drug addiction, gambling addiction, alcohol addiction, etc., as healthful ways of life? If not, then why should we endorse the various forms of sex addiction as healthful just because they are common? God warns about all these things for our own good. The first step to recovery is recognizing that you have a problem. It's good to see rational teachers standing up for a better life.
@@nemiza8288 All human activity has been corrupted, not just sexual attractions. When Jesus walked among us, he showed us exactly that, and provided a way out. He was the light who gave us truth and grace. The first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem. The problem for all humans is wrapped up in one word: sin. 'Sin' literally means 'to fall short of the mark'. The mark we fall short of is the original "image of God" that we were intended to be. Sin means that all of us are broken, each in his or her own ways. Jesus came to give people a new life in which they could be conformed to that true image of what it means to be a human being. He came to set the captives free. That includes saying good-by to all types of overpowering passions such as angry violence and sexual immorality. Those passions are just as addicting as alcohol or drugs. That is the cost of being a follower of Jesus, and also the benefit he gives us by his grace. It is up to each of us to choose.
Lets remember to convict our brothers and sisters with grace. It’s too easy for us to get offended and passionate when we encounter believers who’s perception of the gospel isn’t sound. However, Jesus always led with love when he called for repentance. Instead of berating those who may be ill informed. Pray for them and offer biblical resources to help rebuild their faith.
Or just let people live their lives in peace. Leave them alone, they’re unburdened by your fear and are wise enough to know a “rebuilding of faith” would mean imprisonment of their soul under the toxic and judgmental eye of self-serving leaders set on convincing you not to think for yourself and to follow them without question.
@@mads597 I don’t necessarily agree with you but I do respect your opinion and one else’s. Like in many religions there’s leaders who take advantage of their platform/position. However the focus of Christianity isn’t about them it’s about having a relationship with God. When I refer to helping people rebuild their faith i’m specifically referencing to people within the community and who you have a relationship with. I do agree that it’s unrealistic to hold other people to the principles of your religion if they don’t believe in it.
The cursing issue isn't just discussed in progressive circles. I know I have had people ask me who determines what words are vulgar and which aren't, and often the answer is society. Christians do have a habit of deciding since an action can lead some people to sin, therefore it must be totally bad, therefore we will call it sin. It's why the topic of alcohol has been debated forever. A thing cannot be a sin, but it can be used to sin. Knives are used to murder, so should they be then call using a knife a sin? No. Using words in context is not wrong, however, we have to ask ourselves why we want to use them and and if how we are using it is really necessary. On the first page of the first chapter of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, when talking about people's standards, he said that rarely does a person reply, 'To hell with your standard.' Now, I was always taught that you shouldn't do that, yet he did, in a book recommended by thousands of ministers. Paul said all things are lawful, but not all are beneficial; if you know certain things will turn some people off and prevent you from being about to minister to certain people, maybe you should think about if it is worth it or not. When we give our lives to God, it is no longer about our wants and desires, but His.
Your conversation about punitive and restorative justice is quite flawed. Why do you automatically assume that restoration is only about the criminal? It’s not. If we care about restorative justice, we care about restoring what has been lost. Which is order, peace, development, morality, progress, harmony. If I punish my kids without caring about how that punishment will make them better people, then it means it’s not out of love and I’m punishing them for the sake of it. That is not good or godly. But if we believe that God’s justice is restorative it means we believe punishment is not just for the sake of it, but to make things better. It means the resultant effect is a better person and a better society. There is nothing narcissistic about that. It means that the murderer who is punished in prison comes out a better person in society. It means that life is given more value and it means a world with less murders. It means the person killed is not avenged, but their family compensated in every way possible (because life can never be replaced) and allowed to practice forgiveness and mercy and given a better world to live in where no other family has to bear that pain. Restorative justice simply means that punishment has the purpose or refining and growing people and making the world better, but justice being punitive is an act of “wrath” with no love or purpose as its foundation. Our aim as parents shouldn’t be to punish children because we’re angry but to teach them hard lessons and restore goodness and righteousness, simple. If we think wrath is a good excuse then we don’t understand the gospel. PS: the stories of Sodom and the flood and any others portraying the wrath of God have been proved historically inaccurate, and a lot of the time, were the people’s understanding of God and not actually Gods actions. Don’t be afraid to read outside of the Bible and question God’s morality as portrayed in the Bible.
Heeey Mike Winger...such a great teacher and Alisa thank you for speaking on progressive Christianity..I believe that's what's going on in my church here in Japan
Greetings! I have been to Japan a few times, courtesy of a company I worked for. The denomination I am most familiar with, "covchurch.org", sent at least one missionary that I know of to the Tokyo area many years ago. If you don't mind me asking, which part of Japan is the church you mentioned located in? Peace be with you.
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@x-popone6817 Who is Jesus’s God? “the God of our Lord Jesus Christ” as Paul says Rom 15 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 2 Cor 11 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. Eph 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, Eph 1 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, Col 1 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 1 Pet 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
@@mitchellc4 I knew you would respond with a bunch of Bible verses, just felt like that would happen, but anyway, I'm not going to address every single verse specifically here. I'm not interested in having a long debate about whether Jesus is God. I've had way too many similar debates and I don't wanna spend too much commenting on a specific RUclips debate. Regardless, I'll just briefly debunk your argument: Jesus came to earth in a human body as a servant of God. He "had a God" through his human body and his role as a servant of God. It's very simple. It doesn't mean He isn't God. Also, since I've seen you using another argument in other threads, I'm going to debunk that other argument: How did Jesus die if He's God? Simple. His human body died, not His divinity.
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
@William Wertz Jesus has a God Rom 15 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 2 Cor 11 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. Eph 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, Eph 1 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, Col 1 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 1 Pet 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
@William Wertz Jesus has a God The God of our Lord Jesus Christ Rom 15 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 2 Cor 11 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. Eph 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, Eph 1 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, Col 1 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 1 Pet 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
@William Wertz The God of our Lord Jesus Christ Rom 15 6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 2 Cor 11 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. Eph 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, Eph 1 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, Col 1 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 1 Pet 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Thank You so much for supplying us with this great video!!! Finally, there are true American Christians, sticking to the Holy Bible, not creating their own version of what they think Christian belief might be and simply obbey the rules. Mike Winger is such a "normal theologist" in the best meaning of the word.
@MAC well, as I regard myself as a „real“ Christian I have to say that no real Christian should have a problem with homosexual people, since I am a sinner aswell. All people are sinners and need Jesus Christ. On the other hand we have to remind ourselves what is a sin and what we should avoid to do.
@@nikkialkema1032 Sorry, I don't know what logic you are using there, but it makes no sense. Fertilization creates a new human being, its science, its repeatable and testable, we have at least 7 Billion living examples. Not one was born of just sperm or just an egg. From the moment of conception you have a human with unique DNA that if allowed to develop will become a living baby under most circumstances. If the fertilization is unviable in most circumstances the pregnancy will terminate itself very early, even before the mother knows she's pregnant many times. So by the time a mother knows she's pregnant, most of those are viable human beings that will be born alive, if allowed. There is a big difference between preventing pregnancy and terminating pregnancy.
@@edcorps2876 The child is by conseption as alive as a plant it doesn't feel a thing from the abortion and what if the mother was raped nobody would like living knowing they only exist because of rape and what if the mother is only thirteen or somthing like that the chance the kid survives is small and the chance the mother survives is even smaller both of them can feel it it then and your killing two people. If you have a problem with abortions you should also be so hardcore vegan you don't even eat plants. I don't know you personaly but most "pro life" people only want more children so they can do they dirty work when they grow up. These conservatives only care about themselves. You said that we have 7 billion living examples but what about all the miscarriges. The reason there is less of these now is because of abortion. Why carry a child for nine months if they are gonna die anyway, that way they're just gonna suffer. And what if you live somewhere where people are starving? You can't breastfeed if you don't have enough food. Or will you just let them die once they're born? If someone can't take care of kids they shoudn't have them either, but I do agree that if you can take care of them, are in good health and you are old enough and are not raped you should just get your kid.
@@nikkialkema1032 Let me just point out a couple of things. You speak of rape, but yet you lower humans to the level of animals and plants. How is it that you can find rape immoral if I should be a "hardcore vegan" because killing animals is basically the same as killing humans? And how is it that rape is immoral if a baby at conception is 'nothing more than a plant'? I can't see from your own logic how you could find genocide, rape, starvation, or any of these things immoral. Do animals care for other animals that are starving? Does it even cross their mind? Do animals care if their mates are willing participants? It might make things easier, but they certainly don't care if they can accomplish their goal. If you don't see the sanctity of human life then I don't see how you could be outraged about any of these other things. There are plenty of mothers that have children born out of rape that would tell you they are glad they did not terminate, I think the majority that kept their babies would tell you that. Why? Because the human being that is born is not the human being that did them wrong. They see the innocent baby, they raise them, they see that those children love them and they find satisfaction even in the pain. Why because they value that human being, even under the circumstances to which they were brought into the world. Human life is precious and if you can't see that, then you are not going to see anything except through the lens of self fulfilment. The Bible tells us that all humans are made in the image of God and have intrinsic worth, if that's not true, then your morality and moral arguments have no basis.
@@edcorps2876 Do animals care for other animals that are starving? Yes, elefhants, dogs, cats, foxes, wolves and many other species care, cats even care about other species and have been known to adopt dogs. Does it even cross their mind? Yes. Do animals care if their mates are willing participants? Wolves, foxes (though not all foxes cuz animals are people) and swans do and there are other species who care. Rape is immoral because you have sex with someone who doesn't want to not because of the child. I think it is great that people are willing to raise a child that came from rape but it is the mothers choice and no one elses telling people what to do is immoral. The bible tells us that humans are made in the immage of God you say, but the bible also says that those humans got kicked out of paradise for a reason. And my point with the plants was just that they don't feel and neither does the abborted "baby" because they're not a human jet, and killing one of them is as immoral as killing a plant. Besides you say that I level humans down to animals jet humans tigers and some kinds of snakes are the only species who kill eachother so how great are humans really, I am not bringing humans down I am telling the truth, there is no need for more humans on this planet. Mankind is the species that started sin. I don't think we should go extinct just don't say we're in Gods image as we were once.
I remember “safe, legal, and rare” from the days it was a hot topic ( before Roe/Wade). It was THE lie of the movement, and still is. It’s certainly not rare, and when people protest passage of laws requiring the same standards of care as any other medical surgical center, it becomes obvious that they also never meant the ‘safe’ part. The only thing that happened was it got made legal. And millions died.
Modern Christianity is all about focusing on "how those other Christians are doing it wrong" instead of taking an honest appraisal of the faith and why its in decline.
The thing is if what these 'Christians' are teaching is unbiblical and they are doing it in the name of Christ and Christianity and they are bringing alot of people into their heresies then we need to speak out against it. If there are people with a following that are teaching people things that are not of God, we need to address them because they are like Shepherds that are not feeding their flocks. These videos are to keep people from falling into traps and teachings that are against God and to bring people to knowledge of the true God of the bible and of the gospel. Nonetheless I agree that it is a focus, and we should NEVER lose sight of Christ, but it is a work that needs to be done. But we should always be striving to know the heart of God and to understand the gospel better and bring people closer.
@@edtachiri The word heresy is meaningless in 2020, it implies there is a true orthodox church that is in contact with God. The world has 1000's of variations of Christianity with their own version of orthodoxy and none of them seem to have access to any of the super powers granted in the Bible, or be significantly different from each other, certainly nothing like the church in Acts. According to most Jews the New Testament is a Heresy, they like most Europeans and rational people everywhere find it a conflicted mess, you actually need a strong imagination to pull together any kind of orthodoxy.
@@LukeVidler I agree. There are alot of heresies in the church. But that doesn't mean men of God should not call them out. Even if they are small. And we should be praying for reform in the body of Christ. Nonetheless, when there are DAMNABLE heresies, then if no-one says anything I would be shocked and wrathful. Heresies are bad enough. But damnable heresies are sending people straight to hell.
Really sad to see Alisa and Pastor Mike get #3 so wrong. In Reagan’s First Epistle to the Americans, it clearly reads, “Thou shalt vote Republican.” (1 Am 17:76) The Nearly Inspired Version (NIV) does not show the big-R capitalisation, but it is present in the Hebrew text. Also, the writer* tells us, “Lo, thou shalt stray neither to the Left nor to the Libertarian, but thy ticket shall be straight.” (2 Am 5:56) Alisa and Pastor Mike need to repent in sackcloth and ashes for this heresy. What’s next?!? “Debts” instead of “Trespasses”, no doubt. *Saint Ronaldus Magnus to our Latin and Greek brethren...we Protestants shy away from canonisation.
As a poetry writer and grammar/English fanatic, the subject of cussing as a Christian has always mystified and perplexed me. The Bible speaks clearly that we should use our tongues to edify and build people up, not demean or tear them down. We should not let unwholesome talk, perverse/crude jokes, or corrupt speech come from our mouths. Before I get into this, I want to express some context. I've thought long and hard about this issue from a Christian perspective and I've even called Greg Koukl and Amy Hall on their #STRask podcast about it and Greg and I agreed that using such language has a cultural and subjective element to it. Let me clarify further below: The question is, WHAT is classified as unwholesome talk, perverse/crude jokes, and corrupt speech? God does not give us a definitive list of words that we cannot or should not say, write, or type. Language is a very contextual and cultural phenomenon. Some words in one culture may mean something completely different in another culture or location. You also have to consider who you're speaking to, where you are speaking to them, how you are speaking to them, and why you are speaking to them in order to really gauge if the word choice you're using is appropriate or necessary. For example, the word "bloody" in the UK is equivalent to the f-word in America, but Americans, like myself, don't view the word "bloody" in that way. Even if we use it in that way, we don't grant that same level of power towards that word. I think there is a distinct difference between cursing, swearing, and cussing. I know most people use those three words interchangeably, but I think they are slightly different. Cursing, in my view, would be to wish ill upon someone. Now, I don't think or believe that anyone who curses someone else actually inflicts any negative energy or convinces some dark supernatural forces (i.e., demons) to attack them. I just think that they are holding a strong grudge and should probably do some self-reflection and forgive that person over wishing ill upon them. Cursing, in this sense, is not something we should ever do because it disrespects an image bearer of God. I think swearing is when someone actively uses the word "swear" by saying something like "I swear to God" or "I swear by my grandmother", etc. I think this type of language and phrasing is just not something we should do because God tells us to not swear by anything, but to let our answer just be "yes" or "no". I think cussing is simply using an "expletive" in your speech, writing, or typing. Here's something to consider. Words, in and of themselves, are neutral and completely passive agents. They are a combination of letters and sounds that we make with our vocal cords and tongues to produce ways to communicate with one another. Words do not choose to be good or bad. Words are not moral or immoral. They are just words. Cultures and the contexts therein make them "bad", but by and large, words that are deemed as "bad" are completely arbitrary. If words are meant to edify people, then what is the philosophical or moral difference between me saying "You're a freaking awesome person!" versus "You're an effing awesome person!"? They both mean the exact same thing and both of them are edifying. Conversely, you can demean people without using any form of expletive. In fact, people could just make up a word on the spot and it be demeaning because of the power put behind it. If I called someone a cabbagehead, it may sound funny and make me look silly, but it's still demeaning if I'm intending it to be hurtful. It may lack the power that some other demeaning insult may have (like if I called someone a sh*thead instead), but it is the intent behind the word that makes it bad, not the word itself. Anyone can make up any word or take any already well known word and consider it "bad" or use it in a demeaning way. This is why it's completely arbitrary. I think it's very crucial to speak clearly and with proper enunciation, but the way one speaks is also largely dependent upon the present company, the situation, location, and what is being spoken about. If I'm in a public or professional setting, I don't try to use harsh language because it seems unnecessary in that context, but that doesn't mean using it in that situation is evil or immoral. It's entirely up to the person. Now, I will admit that if using said language around someone else causes them to stumble or they do not like it, you're better off not doing it out of respect and to make sure that you don't cause a brother or sister in Christ to stumble. That being said, if I stub my toe and no one else is around, yelling out a simple "oh sh*t!" is not causing any harm to anyone. Furthermore, it is scientifically proven that using strong language when you are afflicted with physical pain actually relieves the pain faster. It's cathartic and stress-relieving, which has been studied and proven through tests. Using "ouch" or "dagnabbit" just doesn't pack the same punch. I do think that some words or word combinations are always wrong, not because of the word or words themselves, but because of their intent and meaning. Using God's name in vain is obviously never okay. When people use the GD combination or take Jesus' name as an expletive, that's clearly not right. Racial slurs are also never okay to use because of the meaning behind them. For the record, and to put it bluntly, I'm a middle-aged white male and I don't particularly find the word "cracker" offensive. I'm not easily offended, but someone calling me that because of their racism would not bother me - their racism itself would bother me, if that makes sense. This will obviously differ between individuals. I came up with an easy mnemonic to remember how to assess what kind of language to use. I call it the Three Cs. - Context (who are you speaking to, how are you speaking to them, and why are you using those words?) - Company (where are you at, who else is around or near that can hear you, and what is the tone of your voice?) - Culture (what country do you live in, what are the cultural implications of the word or words used, and how do outsiders view them?) At the end of the day, I'm not the language police. I'm not going to sit and say that people cannot speak or say certain things around me or in general. I'm a big proponent of freedom of speech. I don't think we should limit anyone's ability to speak. Sure, there are restrictions for good reasons, but that doesn't mean you CANNOT say those things. For example, yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater when there is no fire is a call to action, but you're making a scene for no reason because there is no fire. That's an abuse of language and you should be held accountable for it, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be ALLOWED to say it. No one can tape your mouth shut is my point. If someone wants to yell racials slurs in the streets all day, they have that right, but they may get some strange looks and cause an uproar. That's on them though. I don't think it's right to do that, but I'm not going to tell them they CANNOT do that. Their free will to choose that behavior shouldn't be removed from them. Taking away the enterprise of learning from people doesn't solve anything. I think the best thing a Christian can do is to error on the side of caution. Try not to speak in such a way that is worldly because you never know who is listening. We want to be a salt and light to the world and if we are cussing left and right, the worldly folk will not take us seriously and it may ruin our witness. I think that, in and of itself, is the bigger picture here, not the words themselves. That being said, if I'm around a group of friends who know me very well or with family and none of us care about that kind of language, then I also don't see the harm. If you're witnessing to someone or you don't know that person or group of people very well, don't do it. Error on the side of caution. Just remember that words in and of themselves, are never bad. People, cultures, contexts, and intentions make them bad. The tongue can pour honey or sting with venom. How you choose to use it is up to you.
My husband is a deputy and I just had that image of him dealing with a suspect and telling them, "You are swimming against the flow of my love." Oh my gosh, that was just plain funny! Even being funny, it was a great example of punitive justice.
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM! Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings! Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21 Jesus said the Father is the only true God! John 17 3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. RSV Only-monos God-theos Monos theos Monotheism The Father Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)! Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God! Jesus has a God! Jesus died! God can’t die! God raised Jesus from the dead!
You must not pray to God Yahweh and His Christ Yeshua(Jesus) because He has said that the effectual fervent prayers of the righteous avails much (James 5:16); it means that the prayers of the righteous are powerful, because the One they pray to is all-powerful and all the promises of God are in Him(Christ) yes and amen[2 Corinthians 1:20] and we know that if we pray according to His will then we have what we pray for [Mark 11:23-26; 1 John 5:14-15].
41:26 The "4 primary hermaneutics" aren't different genres of scripture, they're different ways of reading a particular passage. Note, they don't conflict: if a passage can be read allegorically, that doesn't mean it can't also be read literally. For example, in Galatians 4, when Paul interprets the story of Hagar and Sarah allegorically, he's obviously not saying that neither woman actually existed. Also note that most of scripture probably can't be interpreted in all four ways, without some serious eisegesis.
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. John 5:39-40 NIV Sure. Jesus affirms Bible but he says he's greater than Bible.
At 4:50 on cussing. I'm more concerned about behaviours than words. I see sanctimonious Christians who have abusive behaviours, committing adultery and paedophiles criticising people who cuss.
@@JohnSmith-zo6ir Can't recall the exact verse, but God said, you break one law, you've broken all laws. Meaning the wage of sin is the same no matter whatever sin it is. Of course, God saves both if they repent too.
@@Eric-dd8bk I'm sure the scriptures don't say that. So, if I cuss that makes me a paedophile, murderer, adulterer, homosexual et al. Somehow, I don't think so. You had better find the scripture and quote it in context.
There's no contradiction saying abortion should be legal safe and rare. Just because I believe it should be legal, doesn't mean I want everybody starting to have abortions. In fact, more liberal, progressive policies actually reduce abortions. That's why I support pro choice policies because they actually result in less abortions than blanket bans. Of course progressive Christians don't believe God is never angry about anything. We just disagree what he's most angry about; also, we believe in taking personal accountability and tending to the log in our own eye instead of getting on our high horses and pointing fingers at everyone else. Restorative justice isn't the same as rewarding good behaviour, it's about making things right. Even the flood could be seen better as restorative justice because God was trying to restore the earth after it had be one overtaken by violence. Prison should be restorative to the people that are there, if possible. Also, I was way more narcissistic as an evangelical because it was all about me escaping hell. Now I'm more progressive it's about living in God's good world, carrying out his will one day at a time and trusting him.
Your statement about liberal policy has been debunked. There is no correlation between the trend in abortion decreasing and liberal policies. Why should abortion be allowed if it’s clearly taking human life? According to science and the Bible. There’s no such thing as a “safe” abortion, as they all end in life being taken.
@@saskiascott8181 Has what been debunked? You’re the one that has to debunk the fact that unborn babies are living human beings. Look at any biology textbook.
@@kamarwashington you said my statement about liberal policy decreasing abortion rates has been debunked. Can you point me to this debunking? I don't want to debunk that fetuses are living being because I don't know that I disagree with that. My goal, like you, is to reduce abortions. If I thought fetuses weren't alive I wouldn't care about that.
Awesome video. Thank you, I love how articulate Mike is. On the issue on republican vote you were very dismissive though. This a fact that a LOT of pastors tell you from the pulpit who you should vote for and it's very often on the republican side. We have our share of the blame.
There’s a wonderful quote from the book I’m reading called Imitation of Christ (my copy says Following of Christ because it’s really old and my Grandmothers) in which it says on pg 42; “Every one, therefore, should be solicitudes about his temptations and watch in prayer, lest the devil find opportunity to catch him; who has never sleepeth, but goeth about, seeking whom he may devour.” The Holy United Catholic Church does believe in the devil and he’ll. Our pope is not our God, he does not directly dictate what we believe, our dogma of theology and the Bible (the one without removed books) that we made dictates that. I hope as Christians we can come together and profess Jesus as our Savior and Lord
01. Cussing, is that culturally or scriptural? How many of us tell our kids we are proud of them? 02. If Gay means overly expressive joy then correct but if you mean homosexual acts, well Jesus condemns "porneia" 03. as a follower of the Christ we are called to vote our convictions. 04. Murder. 05. Hell is not a simple subject. 06. Carrot and stick are both tools 07. your sincerity to want to seek and know the true God is known including any impediments. 08. 1" off ground is the start of heaven, sheoul(the grave) is the start of hell. Real places 09. Holy Justice demands righteous restitution 10. See #7 11. … literally? condescension or stupidity? 12. … seriously? condescension or stupidity? 13. The Holy Spirit helps me understand and accept what scripture says.
When I lost my sister and I was asking questions I stumbled upon Mike Winger and I really really really love his videos.. Such a blessing Alisa Childers podcast is. Bless y'all..!! 😍😍
The point of their list is to absolve themselves of any wrongdoing by either making nothing wrong or disqualifying God as a judge. Back in 85 a saying I heard said the following: God gave us freedom, but we wanted license.
I have a question about the cussing part? Since words only have the meaning that we give them, could it be argued that it doesn't necessarily matter as long as they aren't being used in hateful, crude, or inappropriate ways? Or is it because our society as a whole, in general, as deemed these words themselves as offensive regardless of their context?
everyone has a relationship with Jesus: some people are his friends and some people are his enemies* *(Matthew 12:30) if you're a friend of Jesus, that means you follow Christ as your Master who has given very explicit commands to those who live under His discipline (from where we get the term 'disciple') and one of those very explicit commands of Jesus is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength; and also to love your neighbour as yourself* *(Matt 22:36-40) now whenever someone follows a disciplined path of spirituality, devoting their whole life, their behaviour, and every iota of their being to their God -- which is what Christ's commandment means -- they are said to be part of a 'religion' because that word means 'a way of living that is linked to - and emanates from - what a person believes' if you're scared of saying you have a 'religion' because you've heard people say "i don't like organised religion", rather than agree with them that it's a bad thing, perhaps you should ask them if they like disorganised religion ? ... then you might also want to ask them if they think the God who made the entirety of the Universe which runs along very organised lines*, with laws like gravity and mathematics and physics and logic seems disorganised to them -- and then you might ask whether such an ordered God would be likely to leave the whole spiritual path to peace with Him disorganised, especially when it's a matter of life and death ? *(Psalm 19:1) but perhaps it's actually you who doesn't like there being rules to life hardwired into your being by the One who made you, and you'd prefer to just make this up as you go along... but i would remind you that Jesus said his friends are those who do the will of His Father* -- and one of those paths that the Father has laid down is to obey His Son, the same Christ who said that man cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God *(Matt 12:50) and where do we find that word of God ? well, it's recorded for us in that very organised book called 'The Bible', and that same Bible uses the word religion several times, saying there is good religion and bad religion... and if God says there is good religion*, then perhaps we shouldn't disagree with Him, eh ? *(James 1:27)
Yeah. I don’t think so. A local contrarian pastor, Bruxy Cavey, wrote a book called the End of Religion. His church is dimly lit, hired musicians and it seems like everyone I know that cheated on their spouse or gets divorced ends up going to his church. I have a religion. It is following Jesus Christ through the pain and suffering of life and enjoying him forever. My religion explains correctly the beginning and end of all things. All religions try and fail at this except the true religion. In his right hand are pleasures forevermore.
I suggest reading James... In a sensible translation. You have a religious relationship with Jesus, or you have a relational religion. The relationship demands religious actions (worship/prayer/holiness... etc). Religion is NOT a negative thing!
James 1:27 " Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you."
When I was attending the First Baptist Church, the Sunday School teacher said if we said Heck, we meant Hell, Darn meant Damn, and Shoot meant S***! I was only 12 at the time and she called me out on that. In my day, we did not argue or talk back to our elders, but I kept thinking, "How could she know what I mean?" " How could she judge me?". I was not swearing. After that, I quit attending that church and went to the First Christian Church where my cousin was assistant Pastor. That was over 50 years ago!
During this time me and my children are going threw hell and that is not a metaphor because of the pandemic like many others, first my job, soon my home. It’s only because of the kindness of strangers I still have a roof over our my head. Now we are under another lockdown! So I’m having a hard time finding a job. Having to stay home and home school my children. Also I have been a server most my life. Now only able to work night’s with restrictions of closing at 9o’clock. I even applied to amazon. Smdh Losing hope. But I know God will break the devils, plans to destroy me, if anyone may help my info is on my page. Thank you God bless.❤️❤️
i wonder if anyone could further clarify the point about “careless” talk. i’m quite a perfectionist, but also struggle with ADHD and fumbling over words and such, so this is an anxiety inducing point for me. i always want to say things in the right way but they don’t always come out right. further, does this include joking? do jokes that (don’t hurt others of course) count as careless or foolish? because that would be quite difficult as i think humor is vital to the human spirit...
I highly doubt that speaking carelessly means fumbling over words since it isn't really your choice. It most likely means inappropriate jokes, saying mean things, etc.
Regarding jokes (am not I in sport). Proverbs 26:18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Foul language has nothing to do with specific words of speech. Paul called someone a dumb ass. Foul language is language that is not the truth. Truth is that which is not concealed. So, the truth is that we are fallen angels, kept in our DNA chains of darkness, for sinning before the earth was formed. Foul language would be someone diverting from the truth. Example: "We are not angels! I am made in the image of God" or "Let's talk about sports, finances, entertainment, or something else other than the truth that is being revealed." For Daniel's sealed scroll, unsealed for this generation, watch/listen to the angel of the Church of Philadelphia: ruclips.net/video/7v554QtlGKs/видео.html
Amen, love is the evidence of the fruit Christ has produced in us by yielding to the Holy Spirit and maturing in the word. Submit to Christ for strength to obey in faith and trust for deliverance from any stronghold. If you’re in habitual sin confess to Christ to restore your relationship with God and for power to overcome. If you know someone struggling with sin talk to them.💞 1 John 1:8-10 1 John 4:19💞 1 John 2:15-17 Romans 12:2 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
The Bible says that if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. We have zero reason to believe that the same is true if a progressive Christian (whatever that is) sets you free.
First of all, these “progressive” principles are all coming from a very feminine perspective. The rise of progressivism in the church parallels the rise of feminine perspectives in the west. Bravo to Alisa, a woman, for pushing back against that trend. Second, these principles are based on narcissism and social atomization, not community good or healthy relationships. They praise and glorify the flesh, which is itself the ultimate in human (individual and collective) oppressive tendencies. Third, in order to pull off a whole worldview that does violence to the truth and reality of human nature, one must engage in sophistic (deliberately calculated, misleading, manipulative) rhetoric. Mike does a great job of exposing rhetorical trickery. Masculine and feminine qualities ebb and flow in societies over time and when well-balanced to the external world, result in security, prosperity, and innovation. But when a society becomes inwardly focused (usually because physical security has been established by a more masculine influence) and external threats can be rationalized away (again, physical security established and imagined to be sacrosanct), then more feminine qualities rise and begin to take over. The Bible records these cycles for all of us to learn from or at least to understand that if we don’t learn from it, we will be victimized by our ignorance and lack of principled adherence to the maintenance of an external (Godly) perspective that maintains societal strength against the world. There are, they say, no atheists in a foxhole. The obverse would be that there are mostly atheists inside the security bubble. They maintain the mythological bubble by pretending foxholes never existed, exposing their culture to internal decay and external domination and REAL (not fake rhetorical) oppression. ❤
I think middle ground would be too scared to put mature well spoken bible based Christians on there. I listened to a little bit but it was too hard to get though the whole RUclips video. I saw angel was pretty good I think, but you could tell that one of the conservative christians was for sure progressive and the other two were extremely careful, almost intimidated to stand on biblical truth if it went against the grain too much...
The thoughts of Richard Rohr amaze me. How can he say Hell is "theologically impossible" when millions (perhaps billions) of people including well-trained Biblical scholars and pastors have had no theological problem with it for thousands of years.
The point regarding the 4 methods of interpretation is a practice called the quadriga. This was popular back in the Middle Ages and has come back to life in the progressive Christianity movement as an abandonment of literal interpretation. People either feel the Word of God is infallible or it’s fallible, I tend to think that actual believers understand God’s true nature of infallibility and inerrancy.
This is great! I was thinking that we needed to see a conversation between the two of you. Especially after I watched Mike’s video on the Sadducees in Mark.
21:15 I'm a people and business coach in the secular world and I can tell you that like God we use consequences, both positive and negative, to change behaviours. The progressives have thrown negative consequences out of the window, yet negative consequences in the real world are the most effective at changing bad behaviours.
Perhaps Thomas had a more central mission in the early church and he needed that experience. Also, Jesus was actually there at that place and time and, as a human, he had a personal relationship with a core group that included Thomas, the disciples, and others such as Lazarus. There are a very small number of people who directly encountered Jesus (in spiritual form) after that time. Those people, such as Paul, all seem to have a central Christian mission. So God does select a small group for a special purpose, but the purpose always seems to be to serve the rest of humanity (and so those not selected are also important...otherwise the special mission to serve them would not be important).
11:35 "It's not a sin to NOT vote republican" In the current US political party pool there really isn't many options for Christians to go on with a clear conscience. If you go with the Democrats, you vote for anti-Biblical policies such as pro-choice, pro-LGBT (i.e. puberty blockers for kids!), etc. (not to mention many authoritarian stances that can cause churches to stay closed but strip clubs to remain open). If you don't vote Republican or Democrats what are you left with? Green party? That's so left leaning that you might just as well put up the hammer and sickle and sing the USSR anthem. The only "alternative" that a Christian could MAYBE go with is Libertarian and they are just very secular in nature. You do you and I do me, kind of vibe. So yeah, Republican it is then, I guess. But on a side note, in my country we have over 100 political parties to choose from (not nationally) but what it boils down to is that you have top 5 political parties that dominate and the rest fill the 1% gap so to speak (and yeah, pretty much all useless IMHO).
Voting Democrat doesn’t necessarily mean voting for those things. You’re voting for someone who supports them, but if you step back, you’ll see that voting Republican doesn’t magically make abortion go away. It will place restrictions on abortion, but the practice can still be done illegally. It happens anyway. Gotta change hearts before behaviors.
@@Window4503 let me try and understand, what would be a good reason to vote for a party that you do not agree with, especially when they have policies that contradict your value system? Are you not adding your approval to their beliefs, policies and values by voting for them and thus giving them more power to do so? No political party is perfect and no where can things be abolished by just a wave of a pen. I get that you can't change what people want through policy change but I don't think you can just avoid voting either.
Spirituality = changing your lifestyle to accommodate the Word
Progressive Christianity = changing the Word to accommodate your lifestyle
Nothing. But. Straight. Facts.
I would like to add one:
Pride = expecting God to accept your good works as a bribe so He might overlook the fact of your sin, as opposed to:
Humility = trusting to be saved through Jesus Christ.
Very well put sam
I would say "conform to" versus accomodate in both cases.
3:16 Cussing
7:50 Being gay
11:30 Voting
12:46 Abortion
16:08 Wrath, hell
20:57 God's justice
25:44 Going to Heaven
28:46 Heaven and Hell
33:19 Substitutionary atonement
37:27 Picking religion
39:26 Interpreting the Bible
41:25 Hermaneutics
43:30 Interpreting Jesus
The cross of Jesus is everything in so far as the Attonement. However one of Restoration with the involvement of God's wrath and punishment in the consequences of our actions. So much more I can say but it is not about debating. Sadly what we hear here is a result of centuries of protestant bias that has so indoctrinated our western minds that we read the Bible through that lens. Result the churches are bleeding vast numbers. Progressives are merely leaning on the H.S. as they read their scriptures. Independently I came to conclusions that have been validated by those who care about the reasons why so many have left their faith. No 1 let us stop worshipping the written word and rejoice in the LIVING WORD I.e. JESUS in us ( Galatians 1/16) to whom it points. Nos 2 let us get a better grip on the original Hebrew and Greek languages coupled with a more accurate cosmological understanding of those times. Nos 3 Let us dispense with so much arrogance of certainty after all who can can fully understand the infinite fullness of God. Nos 4 Let us continue to do what the Bereans did with Paul. Walk together with our all our findings in the Spirit of FAITH HOPE and most importantly LOVE😍God be with ALL and yes being God He will not fail and reconcile ALL of His creation to Himself..
when Christ has overcome ALL. (Rev.)
I'm trying to hold onto Biblical truths taught to me, of which I believed my whole adult life, while being surrounded by progressive Christians. I know very few Christians in my area that are not progressive. Podcasts like this are fresh air for me and helps me know I am not really alone on what was once just a given of universal Biblical truths.
Keep at it. It's vital to keep true to scripture, not human tradition.
I would encourage you to try and find a good church. One where the pastor isn't a fantastically wealthy snake oil salesman.
I thank God for you Marcus! For staying faithful to God ,to Jesus his son,you have within you the Holyspirit of God that dwells in you til Jesus comes to get us,wether in the rapture or death,we have the Holyspirit and you will never ever be alone😍
Ephesians 1:13 in whom (Jesus) you also trusted,after that you heard the word of truth,the gospel of your salvation,in whom (Jesus)also after you believed you were sealed with that Holyspirit of promise. 14) which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession ,unto the praise of his glory.
It's sad you believe in things without evidence!
"Imagine a society where the police don't arrest criminals...."
No imagination necessary, I live near Seattle.
Scary stuff😣
Seattle is a rough part of Washington, I live in a small rural town somewhat near Spokane and i can't stand how crazy Spokane is, let alone Seattle, Spokane has 1/3 of the population of Seattle and is the second largest city in Washington to kind of explain it to someone who doesn't live in Washington.
@@emaleemarrazzo7502 Yeah the geography of our state is weird. And the way it splits.the population. I am moving over there into Idaho, probably. Bonner's Ferry.
oof seattle’s a tough place for christians to live haha
Or Wall Street in NY.
“Christianity is very oppressive to the flesh.” -Mike Winger. POWERFUL
Facts💯💯💯💯💯
Thank God it is!
Exactly!
@@cherileerogers1650 I'd hope so!
flesh is temporary, so I have no problem if it oppresses my flesh
Progressive Christianity = Man Centered Theology
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
@ That Christian Rapper I completely completely agree with you. It is a man centered Theology 💯%
@Kyle Isaacson You said a lot in that paragraph that I disagree with. But I'm going to choose to focus on my original point. Could I ask you a question? What is the goal of theology/religion?
@Kyle Isaacson How do you see it though Kyle? Like whatever religion you prescribed to what is your purpose.
Mike Winger is a breath of fresh air to this generation!
Hi Brother Dave!
@@alexmaremaa7057 hey bro Alex!
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
Amen
Agreed
"Progressive" Christianity sort of boils down to one big lie, and that is: "Jesus din't condemn the Sinners he encountered, and therefore he didn't consider their actions to be Sin." To further this idea they always leave out part of what Jesus said. Yes, Jesus said "Your sins are forgiven" AND He said to the Sinners, "Go, and sin NO More."
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
You just told a lie about progressive Christianity, since that is not at all the argument they make, or at best a straw-man caricature thereof. So as a progressive Christian I'm telling you: go and sin no more.
I'm pretty sure he meant sin against the law of the land (commit crime) for that event, not in general, as asking people not to sin in general would be a ridiculous ask considering how minor everyday things are sinful in Christianity. Just search idolatry and adultery in Blue Letter Bible to see how broad they are. Also being soft is a sin. Who the hell doesn't do that on a semi-regular basis?
Also, from David getting to keep Bathsheba as a wife, even after it being clear he is forgiven, it is clear that sin only counts once per person and does not stack, which many Christians wrongly ignore when it suits their narrative. Be consistent people.
@@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana defend your claim that Jesus meant go and sin no more against the law of the land..
And in 1 John 3:9 it says those who are the Children of God cannot practice sin
Romans 6 says not to let sin reign.
We are told to die to self and to the flesh and live in the spirit and for Christ to live in us.
God says in Phillipians 2:13 that He works in us both to will and to DO of His good pleasure.
"Being soft is a sin" what is 'being soft' and please provide a verse that says it is a sin.
And David was forgiven after acknowledging His sin and after that He still repented in the psalms and was of a contrite heart. But he lost His baby and God spoke of his punishment for this sin in 2 Samuel 12:10-12.
"And expound on what you mean by " sin counts once and does not stack"
And what is stacking and what do Christians teach about this.
@@edtachiri John 3:9 is clearly talking about one specific person from context, if you read the verse before it.
You should bring all your amazing guests all at once to make the Apologetic Avengers
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@mitchellc4 Read the Book of John again....
Jesus is 💯% man, 💯%GOD...... NOT 50/50. 💯% of the man died. 💯% GOD the Son didn't.
Nobody who knows the Bible, thinks GOD dies.
Who are you talking to?
Notice: I didn't ask why...
I know why......
you gave yourself away, you're REALLY easy to spot 😏
@@TheMollyPitchers
The Bible says the Son of God died
Jesus says he was dead
Nothing in the Bible about 100 man 100 God
Nothing about “just human part died”
Jesus died
Who is the God OF Jesus?
The God of our Lord Jesus Christ
Rom 15
6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2 Cor 11
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie.
Eph 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Eph 1
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
Col 1
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
1 Pet 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
@@TheMollyPitchers that's because the book of John set out to make sure everyone believed Jesus was god... That's why it's so different to the other gospels!
Yyeeessss!! I'll design costumes! Lol
All these seem to say, in a relatively disingenuous way, is that "all the things the Bible calls sin (especially sexual immorality) are fine and God would never actually punish you for them. The only real sin is calling things the Bible says are sin 'sin'."
It brings to mind that CS Lewis quote from The Problem of Pain that what we really want is a "grandfather in heaven" a "senile benevolent" who just wants us all to be happy and to have fun instead of holding us accountable to a standard of maturity and holiness.
"Bastards are spoiled, true heirs are disciplined... It is not more love we are asking for, but less."
What if your standard of maturity and holiness is merely a structure of control filling you with a negative judgmental perspective, inspiring you to spread hate under the guise of faith? What if you’ve been convinced you DESERVE suffering, but you’re simply just a human being, like all the rest? What if you’ve been conned into constant self-surveillance, living in fear of higher judgment, obeying what these false leaders tell you without question, just to feel part of a special club?
@@mads597 That's a good series of questions, but they ignore all the other EVIDIENCE. Sin is sinful, not because God arbitrarily and capriciously creates a series of rules, like some DM cherry picking rules from various editions of Dungeons and Dragons and various other Role Playing sourcebooks, because she likes this combat system and that magic system. Sin is sinful because sin hurts people and because it violates people, because when we act _selfishly_ we treat other people like things who exist for our pleasure instead of people.
Stealing hurts the person you steal from. Lying hurts the person you are lying about and it also hurts the person you are lying to.
Sex is fundamentally _human reproductive behavior._ When we pursue sex merely for pleasure we hurt the people we use to get that pleasure. Uniquely of all the sins, if Paul is to be believed, we even victimize ourselves. Part of this is because the pleasurable side of sex is there to help us bond with our life-mate.
We can see this simply by looking around. Promiscuous sexual behavior spreads a wide variety of diseases that spread virtually no other way. Many of these diseases are chronic, creating lasting, life-long health problems. Some are even fatal. It's almost as if God built in warning signs into creation to warn us to NOT DO IT.
Promiscuous sexual behavior also causes a significant number of psychological problems (or proceeds out of them): increased problems of depression, anxiety, and guilt. Objectifying others, objectifying ones self. It makes it harder to form long-term relationships (because one is tempted to bring sexuality into non-sexual friendships and because sex looses it's power to bond two people together when you've bonded sexually with all sorts of other people - and then bail on them when it's not "fun" anymore).
And sociologically we see a wide variety of negative impacts because promiscuity makes it harder for people to marry and because it leaves behind children who do not have a stable, two-parent family to grow up in. Science and personal experience tell us they wide variety of consequences _that_ has from increased rates of depression and drug use, to increased dropout rates, to increased crime rates, increased abuse rates, increased rates of the children growing up themselves to pursue unhealthy sexual relationships.
So, no, I don't fear that I've been conned into living up to some arbitrary standard of "holiness" fed to me by "false leaders" just to feel part of a club, and to give me permission to judge others or because I fear some imagined hell. Sin has consequences, not just in some afterlife, but here on earth. We recognize it enough that we've enshrined "rest one day a week", "don't murder", "don't steal", and "don't bear false witness" into our own laws. We see how terrible nations and people who worship themselves or some false ideal rather than God (whether it's money, power, fame or whatever) become. We've seen how abominable it is when people do evil and say it's in God's name (that what that whole "taking God's name in vain" commandment means) are.
It does mean that I take sin seriously and recognize the hurt and evil that goes with it. It means I understand why God hates it so much.
@@liljenborg2517
Very well said fam, God bless you always in Jesus' name, amen
"God doesn't overreact."
That sentence is so good and true. God is just and perfect, so he reacts in the prefect way. He never diminishes our sin and its consequences and He also never would NOT accept our honest cry for help and honest repentance and acceptance of Jesus as our savior.
Salvation is only for Israelites and whoever disagrees can debate me on Instagram or Skype just drop it
@@shamaiwanyashrahla4725 John 3:16
@@shamaiwanyashrahla4725 “And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift He gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?”
Acts of the Apostles 11:17 NLT
Yep. They always want to bring up the amorites as an example of God's hateful wrath/ what have you, but He gave them 400 years till he judged them. They never think of that; 400 years to keep messing up till He finally says "okay, now your day of judgement has come." That's quite a bit of time for longsuffering.
@9:09 "they see Christianity as oppressive to the person, in reality Christianity is opressive to the flesh..."
That is a great point Mike. My face lit up when I heard that for the first time in my 20-year Christian life. I haven't heard it put that way before.
Do you think he means oppressive to the desire of the flesh for doing sinful acts.
@@khaderlander2429 our world in flesh is a corruption.. Christ is the correction... but to those that love their flesh it correction is oppression.
@@khaderlander2429 like medicine is oppressive to a disease for making people ill.
Alisa, once upon a time you sang truth into a 14 year old girl's heart and brought God's truth to my life at a treacherous time. Now once again that 14 year old who is now 32 is hearing the truth from you in a whole deeper way! Thank you for zoegirl way back in the day and thank you for these podcasts today! Its an honour to listen ❤❤❤
You are becoming a warrior in God’s kingdom! Never take your eyes of the one who saved us!
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
Got personally convicted me for the words I used. He said worshipping out of your mouth to me is like offering someone a glass of water out of a toilet. I got that. I keep my language clean.
So right I'm not a Christian but I agree with a lot of what he says, the one you talk about made me think about what comes out of my mouth. The tongue is one's enemy if its not kept in a tight leash.
@@khaderlander2429 it's good you agree with a lot of what's said. ^^ I'm a little curious as to why you're not a christian tho.
@@whosasking9655 we are as people of faith can see the pool is shrinking and many faithful religious people are on massive exodus defecting to non-believe especially in the west. A lot to do with materialistic attitude and reason been a slave to passion. There will come a time when one’s holding to faith, is like holding to hot coal. I believe in Jesus and believe the narrative of the Qur’an of him been the Messiah son of Mary who is the role model for all Muslim women, illustrious in this world and the hereafter and one those brought near to Allah. You don’t have to just be a Christian to love him and honour, we Muslims await his return from heaven on shoulders of angles bringing peace and prosperity.
@@khaderlander2429 I know little about what the Qur'an says about Jesus, but I'd like to strongly encourage you to learn more about what the Bible says about Jesus.
Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and it's absolutely crucial to recognize that. He died for our sins, and was raised to life by the Father. Only by repenting of our sins, and acknowledging Jesus as our savior, can we be reconciled unto The Father.
I say this out of love, and a desire that you will be able to forge a relationship with The Father, through Jesus Christ. I highly, highly recommend that you read any of the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John). Those are great places to start (or continue) your Bible journey. Here's a verse from John to get you started.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, that whoever believe in him should not perish but have eternal life.
God Bless you, I'm praying for you!
@@semperreformanda6100 Mark 10:17-22
As Jesus was going along the road, a man came running to him and threw himself at his feet and asked him, ‘Good teacher, what am I to do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? There is no one who is good, except one - God. You know the commandments. You must not kill, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not bear false witness, you must not defraud anyone, you must honour your father and mother.’ He said to him, ‘Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth.’ When Jesus looked at him he loved him, and he said to him, ‘You still lack one thing. Go, sell all that you have, and give it to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven. And come! Follow me!’ But he was grieved at this saying, and he went away in sadness, for he had many possessions.
HERE is one of the most vivid stories in the gospels.
(1) We must note how the man came and how
Jesus met him. He came running. He flung himself at Jesus’ feet. There is something amazing in the sight of this rich, young aristocrat falling at the feet of the penniless prophet from Nazareth, who was on the way to being an outlaw. ‘Good teacher!’ he began. And straightaway Jesus answered back, ‘No flattery! Don’t call me good! Keep that word for God!’ It looks almost as if Jesus was trying to pour cold water on that young enthusiasm.
There is a lesson here. It is clear that this man came to Jesus in a moment of overflowing emotion. It is also clear that Jesus exercised a personal fascination over him. Jesus did two things that every evangelist and every preacher and every teacher ought to remember and to copy.
First, he said in effect, ‘Stop and think! Don’t get carried away by your excitement. I don’t want you swept to me by a moment of emotion. Think calmly what you are doing.’ Jesus was not coldshouldering the man. He was telling him even at the very outset to count the cost.
Second, he said in effect, ‘You cannot become a Christian by devotion to me. You must look at God.’ Preaching and teaching always mean the conveying of truth through personality, and
thereby lies the greatest danger of the greatest teachers. The danger is that the pupil, the scholar, the young person may form a personal attachment to the teacher or the preacher and think that it is an attachment to God. Teachers and preachers must never point to themselves. They must always point to God. There is in all true teaching a certain self-obliteration. True, we cannot keep personality and warm personal loyalty out of it altogether, and we would not if we could. But the matter must not stop there. Teachers and preachers are in the last analysis only pointers to God.
Excerpt from: "New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Mark" by William Barclay. Scribd.
Watch this episode the day Jesus denied he was God - and later cover-up!
ruclips.net/video/CxrerjcWHg4/видео.html
“ Love creates wrath” absolutely
cussing is one of my struggles i know its sinful because the holy spirit beats on my heart when i do it.
You can overcome! If you remove media that uses curse words from your life it’s a lot easier for those things to no longer come out of your mouth...cause it’s not going in.
When you show to be trustworthy and faithful to God in these little things he will set you over large things more significant things more and more into eternity!
That's called a heartbeat my dude
I pray God gives u the grace n strength to stop 🙏🏿
How do you know it’s the Holy Spirit? I’m not being skeptical of you, I’m genuinely curious. My experience has been feeling really bad about something like right after or even AS you are doing it. Then you repent of it.
It did give me reassurance, but I nearly fell away. I was so arrogant I didn’t even realize how bad it was. I went back to old sins. I knew it was wrong. I’ve repented of them now, but I’m still very scared. I’ve been praying and reading and asking for forgiveness. I keep finding so much evil in my heart.
The claim about Jesus dying to satisfy "our wrath" is so ridiculous
Not only ridiculous, but bordering on blasphemy.
@@nolanscripture true
@@nolanscripture it's not bordering, it's outright heresy
Progressive Christianity: God serves man, not the other way around.
Exactly. "God exists for the happiness of man." No good can come from such a belief!
Their god is too small.
God has served man! It is awe-ful!
Sheesh🔥🔥🔥
@@Jamie-Russell-CME I don't know precisely what you mean by that but so far as it's true that Jesus came and served us, washed feet and died for us... well that doesn't make me think I'm a big deal, that humbles me and makes me want to serve Him and be devoted to Him. If that's what you mean then ditto
Two of my favourite people! Looking forward to part 2.
I'm JUST starting to watch my favorite 2 apologists and there is a part 2. NICE!!!
@@juanitadudley4788 Exactly!!!
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
Why abort if both lives can be saved by delivering the child and treating the problem? If abortion had been available I might not be alive, as both my mother's and my life were in jeopardy until a C-section was performed. Both of us were saved by that method. So abortion is not acceptable to me at all.
I think an ectopic pregnancy creates this issue... baby is forming in the fallopian tube and will not grow until viable, but it will likely kill the mother when there tube erupts. There may be a few other instances, but they aren't as prevalent as the abortion- loving crowd suggest
An ectopic pregnancy is not an abortion.
@@maryannl7701 I'm aware of that. I was explaining what set of circumstances could result in a pregnancy killing mother and child.
@Pippi Bernstein No, the surgery for an abortion literally cuts limbs off the baby, sucks the brains out of the baby, and crushes the head to remove the baby. that's different than ectopic pregnancy surgery.
@Pippi Bernstein an ectopic pregnancy is not a viable pregnancy period. Abortion is tearing a child from the womb.
It would be nice to hear Mike and Alisa share their experience as a Christian more over just being a topic. The Christian experience is of many testimonies.
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@mitchellc4
Copy/Paste, lol
They have plenty of videos where they share their experiences. But we often get caught up in our personal experiences/our testimonies and other people's testimonies...which can make individual experiences the main focus, rather than the truth and light of the Gospel. If that makes sense? I had to learn this...I was very obsessed with testimonies (which I love and are important!) but knowing the Gospel is the most important. If you don't know what the Gospel says, it's easy to be swayed by the whims of culture...I've definitely been there...and it wasn't a good path. God bless and Love to you!
@@autumnbenson2450
Not testimony videos I don’t have one of those. Testify during their topics, one can always share without creating a whole video. Either way scripture should be the main focus or it will sound robotic. I got caught up in progressive Christianity and currently trying to help friends and family not mix worldly philosophy and ways by sharing true scripture.
John 3:3💞
“Jesus died to satisfy OUR wrath” yeah ok! Thank y’all for making this, as crazy as that statement is, some people would believe it.
Love him. Great man of God. Humble, gentle soul, who is strong in the LORD.
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@mitchellc4 Isiah 9,6: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Shut up and read your Bible.
@@topgun9587 perfect scripture to refute the above.
@@befunkrn
Who is Jesus’s God??
“the God of our Lord Jesus Christ” Paul says
Rom 15
6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2 Cor 11
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie.
Eph 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Eph 1
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
Col 1
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
1 Pet 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
@@topgun9587
Who is Jesus’s God?
“the God of our Lord Jesus Christ” Paul says
Rom 15
6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2 Cor 11
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie.
Eph 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Eph 1
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
Col 1
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
1 Pet 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
So, we're using Mike's channel, but my wife and I have made these videos into a weekly study time, and even the questions themselves have been great to chew on. Good on y'all.
I'm blessed that God directed me to this channel. Philippians 4:8 - "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
You’re doing God’s work. Thank you for making this content. I have seen many of my peers falling into progressive “christianity”. 😔
I hear you loud and clear on that and many have fallen into the new age or away from the Bible and Jesus Christ all together
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@mitchellc4 error, Jesus is God. Emanuel = God with us. That’s as simple as it gets without going into the countless scriptures that clearly show Jesus is in fact one of the 3 persons that make up the Godhead.
@@mitchellc4 John 1
The word WAS God.
You repent and believe in the bible.
You're just making stuff up.
Go away and die in your sins and leave those who believe in the true Christ as God in the flesh alone.
@@rogerwalters6443
Hello Roger
Let’s talk about John 1
“The word was with God”
Who is the word with?
The word was with the Father?
The word was with the trinity ?
The word was with Jesus?
Which?
Take God as the "Father" more often. Your analogy of the child and the parent could probably answer most of these. Fathers punish their children, not for lack of love but because of love. For instance, a father would reprimand or punish a child for going into a street. Not because he is about anger and wrath, but because he doesn't want a car to come and take that child away. So many parallels of God's love and a love of a parent would answer these swiftly. Like these people don't know what a parent is supposed to do. 😥
while i am not disagreeing, i want to emphasize that the motivation behind ourselves punishing our own children out of love for their wellbeing is not the only thing. when you tell your kid to do something and it has nothing to do with their wellbeing, and they don't do it, do you not become angry? why? is it because they are at risk? no, it is because they defied you and you are their parent. so you punish them because it is wrong for them to do that. we need to make sure we don't overlook things or make light of things. is sin harmful to us? absolutely. but it is also an absolutely evil act against God that deserves His wrath.
@@bjornegan6421 good point, I also am not disagreeing, I was just using that as an example. There is obviously more to it, I just thought the simplest point to make would be the quickest to type out and the most effective. Thank you for your view and clarification.
The difference is a parent isn't likely to burn someone for all eternity even if they had the power to do so
I think you mean love of father, not love of a "parent"
And the world has some serious daddy issues
Love when my favorite people chat togethor!!!! Love hearing from Mike and Alisa!
Two of my favorite channels/podcasters/people together. Awesome! Blessings on both of your teachings and ministries.
Correction: with pregnancy complications, it's not that you're killing one to save the other, it's that you are saving one and failing, due to inadequate medical technology, to save the other. The difference is that the latter isn't actively killing the one, which would be murder, which is a philosophically important distinction.
Note: I believe this is Mike's view and that he simply misstated it in the moment, which is something we all do. I only posted this to clarify for any one who runs across this so that they have a more accurate understanding of what was probably meant as there are many people who would simply point to what he said and say that Mike Winger said it's ok to kill babies when he isn't saying that at all.
Yes!
That is perfectly stated! I think a change in the vocabulary we use may help with this distinction.
When both lives are in danger, then the baby should be “delivered” as opposed to “aborted” and all attempts should be made to save both lives.
Whenever people tell me that sometimes they have to abort baby to save mum. I say no, they birth baby. There is no reason to kill baby first, then birth it.
I hope you are right because I was just going to comment on it.
No, you don't kill someone because "they are going to die anyway" then we're supporting euthanasia which is no better than abortion
In a situation where the baby will die no matter what you do terminating the pregnancy to save the mother's life is morally justified, perhaps even required. I can buy that.
When you are born again all those things seems to disappear because that happened to me. I ended up resisting against those things
Amen! 🙏🏾 🙏🏾
Exactly ! I felt the same
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@mitchellc4 The Gospel for our dispensation is 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 and to be saved you have to believe that He died for your sins, was buried and rose again the 3rd day, all according to the Scriptures and to be saved you have to repent (change your mind) and trust Him to save you through what He did alone.
God Bless.
@@rafaeliacsity5315
Jesus said the gospel of the kingdom is for ALL nations then the end
Matt 24
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Paul preached the kingdom
Acts 20
which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, I know that all you among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom will see my face no more.
The Book of Acts ends with Paul preaching the kingdom
Acts 28
30 And he lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him,
31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ quite openly and unhindered.
Should we endorse drug addiction, gambling addiction, alcohol addiction, etc., as healthful ways of life? If not, then why should we endorse the various forms of sex addiction as healthful just because they are common? God warns about all these things for our own good.
The first step to recovery is recognizing that you have a problem.
It's good to see rational teachers standing up for a better life.
And how is same sex attraction physically harmful?
@@nemiza8288 All human activity has been corrupted, not just sexual attractions.
When Jesus walked among us, he showed us exactly that, and provided a way out. He was the light who gave us truth and grace.
The first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem.
The problem for all humans is wrapped up in one word: sin. 'Sin' literally means 'to fall short of the mark'. The mark we fall short of is the original "image of God" that we were intended to be. Sin means that all of us are broken, each in his or her own ways.
Jesus came to give people a new life in which they could be conformed to that true image of what it means to be a human being. He came to set the captives free.
That includes saying good-by to all types of overpowering passions such as angry violence and sexual immorality. Those passions are just as addicting as alcohol or drugs.
That is the cost of being a follower of Jesus, and also the benefit he gives us by his grace.
It is up to each of us to choose.
@@stephenbailey9969 amen
Lets remember to convict our brothers and sisters with grace. It’s too easy for us to get offended and passionate when we encounter believers who’s perception of the gospel isn’t sound. However, Jesus always led with love when he called for repentance. Instead of berating those who may be ill informed. Pray for them and offer biblical resources to help rebuild their faith.
Or just let people live their lives in peace. Leave them alone, they’re unburdened by your fear and are wise enough to know a “rebuilding of faith” would mean imprisonment of their soul under the toxic and judgmental eye of self-serving leaders set on convincing you not to think for yourself and to follow them without question.
@@mads597 I don’t necessarily agree with you but I do respect your opinion and one else’s. Like in many religions there’s leaders who take advantage of their platform/position. However the focus of Christianity isn’t about them it’s about having a relationship with God. When I refer to helping people rebuild their faith i’m specifically referencing to people within the community and who you have a relationship with. I do agree that it’s unrealistic to hold other people to the principles of your religion if they don’t believe in it.
Micheal Knowles said the same thing about the whole, "safe legal rare" argument, if it is perfectly fine then why should it be rare
“God’s justice isn’t punitive”: someone should tell Pharaoh...
Someone should tell the group of people who were swallowed up by the earth.
Amongst others
LOL.. pharaoh army DROWNED in “the flow of God’s love” 😂
Or the woman who was turned into a pillar of salt... for looking in the wrong direction.
And Sodom and Gomarrah! Hear that New Orleans and San Diego?? It's all a part of the great lie designed to fill hell!!
The cursing issue isn't just discussed in progressive circles. I know I have had people ask me who determines what words are vulgar and which aren't, and often the answer is society. Christians do have a habit of deciding since an action can lead some people to sin, therefore it must be totally bad, therefore we will call it sin. It's why the topic of alcohol has been debated forever. A thing cannot be a sin, but it can be used to sin. Knives are used to murder, so should they be then call using a knife a sin? No. Using words in context is not wrong, however, we have to ask ourselves why we want to use them and and if how we are using it is really necessary. On the first page of the first chapter of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, when talking about people's standards, he said that rarely does a person reply, 'To hell with your standard.' Now, I was always taught that you shouldn't do that, yet he did, in a book recommended by thousands of ministers. Paul said all things are lawful, but not all are beneficial; if you know certain things will turn some people off and prevent you from being about to minister to certain people, maybe you should think about if it is worth it or not. When we give our lives to God, it is no longer about our wants and desires, but His.
Your conversation about punitive and restorative justice is quite flawed. Why do you automatically assume that restoration is only about the criminal? It’s not. If we care about restorative justice, we care about restoring what has been lost. Which is order, peace, development, morality, progress, harmony. If I punish my kids without caring about how that punishment will make them better people, then it means it’s not out of love and I’m punishing them for the sake of it. That is not good or godly. But if we believe that God’s justice is restorative it means we believe punishment is not just for the sake of it, but to make things better. It means the resultant effect is a better person and a better society. There is nothing narcissistic about that. It means that the murderer who is punished in prison comes out a better person in society. It means that life is given more value and it means a world with less murders. It means the person killed is not avenged, but their family compensated in every way possible (because life can never be replaced) and allowed to practice forgiveness and mercy and given a better world to live in where no other family has to bear that pain. Restorative justice simply means that punishment has the purpose or refining and growing people and making the world better, but justice being punitive is an act of “wrath” with no love or purpose as its foundation. Our aim as parents shouldn’t be to punish children because we’re angry but to teach them hard lessons and restore goodness and righteousness, simple. If we think wrath is a good excuse then we don’t understand the gospel. PS: the stories of Sodom and the flood and any others portraying the wrath of God have been proved historically inaccurate, and a lot of the time, were the people’s understanding of God and not actually Gods actions. Don’t be afraid to read outside of the Bible and question God’s morality as portrayed in the Bible.
Thank you so much to both of you, I had no idea I was thinking wrongly about Scripture and God.
Heeey Mike Winger...such a great teacher and Alisa thank you for speaking on progressive Christianity..I believe that's what's going on in my church here in Japan
Greetings! I have been to Japan a few times, courtesy of a company I worked for. The denomination I am most familiar with, "covchurch.org", sent at least one missionary that I know of to the Tokyo area many years ago. If you don't mind me asking, which part of Japan is the church you mentioned located in? Peace be with you.
Love Mike Winger and how he explains things. Thanks for having him on your podcast, Alisa! By the way, do you have any music coming out soon?
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
@@mitchellc4 Thanks for the reminder, brother!! Can't wait to see the Lord's return!!
@@mitchellc4 Prepare to burn in hell with that nonsense.
@@x-popone6817
Who is Jesus’s God?
“the God of our Lord Jesus Christ” as Paul says
Rom 15
6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2 Cor 11
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie.
Eph 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Eph 1
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
Col 1
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
1 Pet 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
@@mitchellc4 I knew you would respond with a bunch of Bible verses, just felt like that would happen, but anyway, I'm not going to address every single verse specifically here. I'm not interested in having a long debate about whether Jesus is God. I've had way too many similar debates and I don't wanna spend too much commenting on a specific RUclips debate. Regardless, I'll just briefly debunk your argument:
Jesus came to earth in a human body as a servant of God. He "had a God" through his human body and his role as a servant of God. It's very simple. It doesn't mean He isn't God.
Also, since I've seen you using another argument in other threads, I'm going to debunk that other argument:
How did Jesus die if He's God? Simple. His human body died, not His divinity.
Progressive Christianity is not Christianity. It's false.
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
Do is conservative Christianity that has embraced politics over the Christ.
@William Wertz
Jesus has a God
Rom 15
6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2 Cor 11
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie.
Eph 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Eph 1
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
Col 1
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
1 Pet 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
@William Wertz
Jesus has a God
The God of our Lord Jesus Christ
Rom 15
6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2 Cor 11
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie.
Eph 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Eph 1
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
Col 1
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
1 Pet 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
@William Wertz
The God of our Lord Jesus Christ
Rom 15
6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
2 Cor 11
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie.
Eph 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Eph 1
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
Col 1
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
1 Pet 1
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Progressive Christianity, is like a vegan who still eats meat and tries to justify it. They are the definition of lukewarm
Very well done Alisa and Mike. Thank you.
Thank You so much for supplying us with this great video!!!
Finally, there are true American Christians, sticking to the Holy Bible, not creating their own version of what they think Christian belief might be and simply obbey the rules.
Mike Winger is such a "normal theologist" in the best meaning of the word.
@MAC well, as I regard myself as a „real“ Christian I have to say that no real Christian should have a problem with homosexual people, since I am a sinner aswell. All people are sinners and need Jesus Christ. On the other hand we have to remind ourselves what is a sin and what we should avoid to do.
"It's never safe, a human life is killed in every successful abortion", maybe the best quote of the entire video.
With every time you don't have sex your killing your sperm and taking the chance of a child to live away by thay logic.
@@nikkialkema1032 Sorry, I don't know what logic you are using there, but it makes no sense. Fertilization creates a new human being, its science, its repeatable and testable, we have at least 7 Billion living examples. Not one was born of just sperm or just an egg. From the moment of conception you have a human with unique DNA that if allowed to develop will become a living baby under most circumstances. If the fertilization is unviable in most circumstances the pregnancy will terminate itself very early, even before the mother knows she's pregnant many times. So by the time a mother knows she's pregnant, most of those are viable human beings that will be born alive, if allowed. There is a big difference between preventing pregnancy and terminating pregnancy.
@@edcorps2876 The child is by conseption as alive as a plant it doesn't feel a thing from the abortion and what if the mother was raped nobody would like living knowing they only exist because of rape and what if the mother is only thirteen or somthing like that the chance the kid survives is small and the chance the mother survives is even smaller both of them can feel it it then and your killing two people. If you have a problem with abortions you should also be so hardcore vegan you don't even eat plants. I don't know you personaly but most "pro life" people only want more children so they can do they dirty work when they grow up. These conservatives only care about themselves. You said that we have 7 billion living examples but what about all the miscarriges. The reason there is less of these now is because of abortion. Why carry a child for nine months if they are gonna die anyway, that way they're just gonna suffer. And what if you live somewhere where people are starving? You can't breastfeed if you don't have enough food. Or will you just let them die once they're born? If someone can't take care of kids they shoudn't have them either, but I do agree that if you can take care of them, are in good health and you are old enough and are not raped you should just get your kid.
@@nikkialkema1032 Let me just point out a couple of things. You speak of rape, but yet you lower humans to the level of animals and plants. How is it that you can find rape immoral if I should be a "hardcore vegan" because killing animals is basically the same as killing humans? And how is it that rape is immoral if a baby at conception is 'nothing more than a plant'? I can't see from your own logic how you could find genocide, rape, starvation, or any of these things immoral. Do animals care for other animals that are starving? Does it even cross their mind? Do animals care if their mates are willing participants? It might make things easier, but they certainly don't care if they can accomplish their goal. If you don't see the sanctity of human life then I don't see how you could be outraged about any of these other things. There are plenty of mothers that have children born out of rape that would tell you they are glad they did not terminate, I think the majority that kept their babies would tell you that. Why? Because the human being that is born is not the human being that did them wrong. They see the innocent baby, they raise them, they see that those children love them and they find satisfaction even in the pain. Why because they value that human being, even under the circumstances to which they were brought into the world. Human life is precious and if you can't see that, then you are not going to see anything except through the lens of self fulfilment. The Bible tells us that all humans are made in the image of God and have intrinsic worth, if that's not true, then your morality and moral arguments have no basis.
@@edcorps2876 Do animals care for other animals that are starving? Yes, elefhants, dogs, cats, foxes, wolves and many other species care, cats even care about other species and have been known to adopt dogs. Does it even cross their mind? Yes. Do animals care if their mates are willing participants? Wolves, foxes (though not all foxes cuz animals are people) and swans do and there are other species who care.
Rape is immoral because you have sex with someone who doesn't want to not because of the child. I think it is great that people are willing to raise a child that came from rape but it is the mothers choice and no one elses telling people what to do is immoral. The bible tells us that humans are made in the immage of God you say, but the bible also says that those humans got kicked out of paradise for a reason. And my point with the plants was just that they don't feel and neither does the abborted "baby" because they're not a human jet, and killing one of them is as immoral as killing a plant. Besides you say that I level humans down to animals jet humans tigers and some kinds of snakes are the only species who kill eachother so how great are humans really, I am not bringing humans down I am telling the truth, there is no need for more humans on this planet. Mankind is the species that started sin. I don't think we should go extinct just don't say we're in Gods image as we were once.
I remember “safe, legal, and rare” from the days it was a hot topic ( before Roe/Wade). It was THE lie of the movement, and still is. It’s certainly not rare, and when people protest passage of laws requiring the same standards of care as any other medical surgical center, it becomes obvious that they also never meant the ‘safe’ part. The only thing that happened was it got made legal. And millions died.
Modern Christianity is all about focusing on "how those other Christians are doing it wrong" instead of taking an honest appraisal of the faith and why its in decline.
The thing is if what these 'Christians' are teaching is unbiblical and they are doing it in the name of Christ and Christianity and they are bringing alot of people into their heresies then we need to speak out against it.
If there are people with a following that are teaching people things that are not of God, we need to address them because they are like Shepherds that are not feeding their flocks.
These videos are to keep people from falling into traps and teachings that are against God and to bring people to knowledge of the true God of the bible and of the gospel.
Nonetheless I agree that it is a focus, and we should NEVER lose sight of Christ, but it is a work that needs to be done. But we should always be striving to know the heart of God and to understand the gospel better and bring people closer.
@@edtachiri The word heresy is meaningless in 2020, it implies there is a true orthodox church that is in contact with God. The world has 1000's of variations of Christianity with their own version of orthodoxy and none of them seem to have access to any of the super powers granted in the Bible, or be significantly different from each other, certainly nothing like the church in Acts. According to most Jews the New Testament is a Heresy, they like most Europeans and rational people everywhere find it a conflicted mess, you actually need a strong imagination to pull together any kind of orthodoxy.
@@LukeVidler I agree. There are alot of heresies in the church. But that doesn't mean men of God should not call them out. Even if they are small. And we should be praying for reform in the body of Christ.
Nonetheless, when there are DAMNABLE heresies, then if no-one says anything I would be shocked and wrathful. Heresies are bad enough. But damnable heresies are sending people straight to hell.
@@LukeVidler Vague appeals to popular belief does not an argument make.
The hard truth is that Christ does not approve of abortion, divorce, gay marriage, artificial birth control and sex outside marriage.
Really sad to see Alisa and Pastor Mike get #3 so wrong. In Reagan’s First Epistle to the Americans, it clearly reads, “Thou shalt vote Republican.” (1 Am 17:76) The Nearly Inspired Version (NIV) does not show the big-R capitalisation, but it is present in the Hebrew text. Also, the writer* tells us, “Lo, thou shalt stray neither to the Left nor to the Libertarian, but thy ticket shall be straight.” (2 Am 5:56) Alisa and Pastor Mike need to repent in sackcloth and ashes for this heresy. What’s next?!? “Debts” instead of “Trespasses”, no doubt.
*Saint Ronaldus Magnus to our Latin and Greek brethren...we Protestants shy away from canonisation.
That was brilliant! ;) I wish I could do half as well.
This was really good. I subscribe. I always like Mike’s approach to Scripture.
As a poetry writer and grammar/English fanatic, the subject of cussing as a Christian has always mystified and perplexed me. The Bible speaks clearly that we should use our tongues to edify and build people up, not demean or tear them down. We should not let unwholesome talk, perverse/crude jokes, or corrupt speech come from our mouths.
Before I get into this, I want to express some context. I've thought long and hard about this issue from a Christian perspective and I've even called Greg Koukl and Amy Hall on their #STRask podcast about it and Greg and I agreed that using such language has a cultural and subjective element to it. Let me clarify further below:
The question is, WHAT is classified as unwholesome talk, perverse/crude jokes, and corrupt speech? God does not give us a definitive list of words that we cannot or should not say, write, or type. Language is a very contextual and cultural phenomenon. Some words in one culture may mean something completely different in another culture or location. You also have to consider who you're speaking to, where you are speaking to them, how you are speaking to them, and why you are speaking to them in order to really gauge if the word choice you're using is appropriate or necessary. For example, the word "bloody" in the UK is equivalent to the f-word in America, but Americans, like myself, don't view the word "bloody" in that way. Even if we use it in that way, we don't grant that same level of power towards that word.
I think there is a distinct difference between cursing, swearing, and cussing. I know most people use those three words interchangeably, but I think they are slightly different. Cursing, in my view, would be to wish ill upon someone. Now, I don't think or believe that anyone who curses someone else actually inflicts any negative energy or convinces some dark supernatural forces (i.e., demons) to attack them. I just think that they are holding a strong grudge and should probably do some self-reflection and forgive that person over wishing ill upon them. Cursing, in this sense, is not something we should ever do because it disrespects an image bearer of God. I think swearing is when someone actively uses the word "swear" by saying something like "I swear to God" or "I swear by my grandmother", etc. I think this type of language and phrasing is just not something we should do because God tells us to not swear by anything, but to let our answer just be "yes" or "no". I think cussing is simply using an "expletive" in your speech, writing, or typing.
Here's something to consider. Words, in and of themselves, are neutral and completely passive agents. They are a combination of letters and sounds that we make with our vocal cords and tongues to produce ways to communicate with one another. Words do not choose to be good or bad. Words are not moral or immoral. They are just words. Cultures and the contexts therein make them "bad", but by and large, words that are deemed as "bad" are completely arbitrary. If words are meant to edify people, then what is the philosophical or moral difference between me saying "You're a freaking awesome person!" versus "You're an effing awesome person!"? They both mean the exact same thing and both of them are edifying. Conversely, you can demean people without using any form of expletive. In fact, people could just make up a word on the spot and it be demeaning because of the power put behind it. If I called someone a cabbagehead, it may sound funny and make me look silly, but it's still demeaning if I'm intending it to be hurtful. It may lack the power that some other demeaning insult may have (like if I called someone a sh*thead instead), but it is the intent behind the word that makes it bad, not the word itself. Anyone can make up any word or take any already well known word and consider it "bad" or use it in a demeaning way. This is why it's completely arbitrary.
I think it's very crucial to speak clearly and with proper enunciation, but the way one speaks is also largely dependent upon the present company, the situation, location, and what is being spoken about. If I'm in a public or professional setting, I don't try to use harsh language because it seems unnecessary in that context, but that doesn't mean using it in that situation is evil or immoral. It's entirely up to the person. Now, I will admit that if using said language around someone else causes them to stumble or they do not like it, you're better off not doing it out of respect and to make sure that you don't cause a brother or sister in Christ to stumble. That being said, if I stub my toe and no one else is around, yelling out a simple "oh sh*t!" is not causing any harm to anyone. Furthermore, it is scientifically proven that using strong language when you are afflicted with physical pain actually relieves the pain faster. It's cathartic and stress-relieving, which has been studied and proven through tests. Using "ouch" or "dagnabbit" just doesn't pack the same punch.
I do think that some words or word combinations are always wrong, not because of the word or words themselves, but because of their intent and meaning. Using God's name in vain is obviously never okay. When people use the GD combination or take Jesus' name as an expletive, that's clearly not right. Racial slurs are also never okay to use because of the meaning behind them. For the record, and to put it bluntly, I'm a middle-aged white male and I don't particularly find the word "cracker" offensive. I'm not easily offended, but someone calling me that because of their racism would not bother me - their racism itself would bother me, if that makes sense. This will obviously differ between individuals.
I came up with an easy mnemonic to remember how to assess what kind of language to use. I call it the Three Cs.
- Context (who are you speaking to, how are you speaking to them, and why are you using those words?)
- Company (where are you at, who else is around or near that can hear you, and what is the tone of your voice?)
- Culture (what country do you live in, what are the cultural implications of the word or words used, and how do outsiders view them?)
At the end of the day, I'm not the language police. I'm not going to sit and say that people cannot speak or say certain things around me or in general. I'm a big proponent of freedom of speech. I don't think we should limit anyone's ability to speak. Sure, there are restrictions for good reasons, but that doesn't mean you CANNOT say those things. For example, yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater when there is no fire is a call to action, but you're making a scene for no reason because there is no fire. That's an abuse of language and you should be held accountable for it, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be ALLOWED to say it. No one can tape your mouth shut is my point. If someone wants to yell racials slurs in the streets all day, they have that right, but they may get some strange looks and cause an uproar. That's on them though. I don't think it's right to do that, but I'm not going to tell them they CANNOT do that. Their free will to choose that behavior shouldn't be removed from them. Taking away the enterprise of learning from people doesn't solve anything. I think the best thing a Christian can do is to error on the side of caution. Try not to speak in such a way that is worldly because you never know who is listening. We want to be a salt and light to the world and if we are cussing left and right, the worldly folk will not take us seriously and it may ruin our witness. I think that, in and of itself, is the bigger picture here, not the words themselves. That being said, if I'm around a group of friends who know me very well or with family and none of us care about that kind of language, then I also don't see the harm. If you're witnessing to someone or you don't know that person or group of people very well, don't do it. Error on the side of caution. Just remember that words in and of themselves, are never bad. People, cultures, contexts, and intentions make them bad. The tongue can pour honey or sting with venom. How you choose to use it is up to you.
My husband is a deputy and I just had that image of him dealing with a suspect and telling them, "You are swimming against the flow of my love." Oh my gosh, that was just plain funny! Even being funny, it was a great example of punitive justice.
Lololol!
😂🤦🏼♀️😂
Is it just me or do progressive Christians not actually believe in God or Jesus?
Mike is one of my favorites. Thanks for ha omg him on. I recommend both your channels to everyone.
“My prayers are powerless and weak” most freeing thing I have heard in a long time!!!
Yes!! Oh man, that caught my attention!
The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
John 17
3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
RSV
Only-monos
God-theos
Monos theos
Monotheism
The Father
Jesus is the one sent by the true God (the Father)!
Jesus never claimed to be God, Jesus said he has a God!
Jesus has a God!
Jesus died!
God can’t die!
God raised Jesus from the dead!
I hope Mike reads your comment and all the ones that praises him.
Romans 12:2
John 15:19
You must not pray to God Yahweh and His Christ Yeshua(Jesus) because He has said that the effectual fervent prayers of the righteous avails much (James 5:16); it means that the prayers of the righteous are powerful, because the One they pray to is all-powerful and all the promises of God are in Him(Christ) yes and amen[2 Corinthians 1:20] and we know that if we pray according to His will then we have what we pray for [Mark 11:23-26; 1 John 5:14-15].
Mike is a breath of fresh air.
If the police put everyone who "did bad stuff" in prison, everyone would be in prison. Cool analogy
Finally someone not justifying sin so that we feel better.
It is sin to vote for unbiblical people or platforms
Then by that standard then no one should vote
At first I thought Alisa was talking to Matt Walsh. 😂 I’ve seen Mike’s videos before.
41:26 The "4 primary hermaneutics" aren't different genres of scripture, they're different ways of reading a particular passage. Note, they don't conflict: if a passage can be read allegorically, that doesn't mean it can't also be read literally. For example, in Galatians 4, when Paul interprets the story of Hagar and Sarah allegorically, he's obviously not saying that neither woman actually existed. Also note that most of scripture probably can't be interpreted in all four ways, without some serious eisegesis.
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
John 5:39-40 NIV
Sure. Jesus affirms Bible but he says he's greater than Bible.
John 17:3 amen
Don’t minimize the value of the Scriptures though. Psalm 19 and 119. It’s Gods own Word, love it.
How many people in here have actually read anything by a progressive Christian?
That criminal analogy was brilliant
It’s good to have someone like Mike
I am forever grateful that God is stirring people up - all over - to recognise and return to the gospel of the glory of Christ!
Which god? We invented so many of them. ;-)
14:25 "why would it need to be rare..." broooo I never thought of it like that, poooof🤯🤯🤯🤯, thats eye opening and imma use it too
At 4:50 on cussing. I'm more concerned about behaviours than words. I see sanctimonious Christians who have abusive behaviours, committing adultery and paedophiles criticising people who cuss.
We should uphold both. Purity in speech and behavior. Be holy as your Heavenly Father is Holy. With God & fellowship of His Spirit... it’s possible
That's you. But God judges both.
@@Eric-dd8bk Does God judge paedophilia as being worse than cussing?
@@JohnSmith-zo6ir
Can't recall the exact verse, but God said, you break one law, you've broken all laws.
Meaning the wage of sin is the same no matter whatever sin it is.
Of course, God saves both if they repent too.
@@Eric-dd8bk I'm sure the scriptures don't say that. So, if I cuss that makes me a paedophile, murderer, adulterer, homosexual et al. Somehow, I don't think so. You had better find the scripture and quote it in context.
There's no contradiction saying abortion should be legal safe and rare. Just because I believe it should be legal, doesn't mean I want everybody starting to have abortions. In fact, more liberal, progressive policies actually reduce abortions. That's why I support pro choice policies because they actually result in less abortions than blanket bans.
Of course progressive Christians don't believe God is never angry about anything. We just disagree what he's most angry about; also, we believe in taking personal accountability and tending to the log in our own eye instead of getting on our high horses and pointing fingers at everyone else.
Restorative justice isn't the same as rewarding good behaviour, it's about making things right. Even the flood could be seen better as restorative justice because God was trying to restore the earth after it had be one overtaken by violence. Prison should be restorative to the people that are there, if possible. Also, I was way more narcissistic as an evangelical because it was all about me escaping hell. Now I'm more progressive it's about living in God's good world, carrying out his will one day at a time and trusting him.
Your statement about liberal policy has been debunked. There is no correlation between the trend in abortion decreasing and liberal policies.
Why should abortion be allowed if it’s clearly taking human life? According to science and the Bible.
There’s no such thing as a “safe” abortion, as they all end in life being taken.
Beautifully said. I resonate with you so much on this.
@@kamarwashington has it been debunked? Can you point me to that data and/or literature please as I can't find it anywhere doing my own search.
@@saskiascott8181 Has what been debunked? You’re the one that has to debunk the fact that unborn babies are living human beings. Look at any biology textbook.
@@kamarwashington you said my statement about liberal policy decreasing abortion rates has been debunked. Can you point me to this debunking?
I don't want to debunk that fetuses are living being because I don't know that I disagree with that. My goal, like you, is to reduce abortions. If I thought fetuses weren't alive I wouldn't care about that.
Awesome video. Thank you, I love how articulate Mike is. On the issue on republican vote you were very dismissive though. This a fact that a LOT of pastors tell you from the pulpit who you should vote for and it's very often on the republican side. We have our share of the blame.
There’s a wonderful quote from the book I’m reading called Imitation of Christ (my copy says Following of Christ because it’s really old and my Grandmothers) in which it says on pg 42;
“Every one, therefore, should be solicitudes about his temptations and watch in prayer, lest the devil find opportunity to catch him; who has never sleepeth, but goeth about, seeking whom he may devour.”
The Holy United Catholic Church does believe in the devil and he’ll. Our pope is not our God, he does not directly dictate what we believe, our dogma of theology and the Bible (the one without removed books) that we made dictates that. I hope as Christians we can come together and profess Jesus as our Savior and Lord
01. Cussing, is that culturally or scriptural? How many of us tell our kids we are proud of them?
02. If Gay means overly expressive joy then correct but if you mean homosexual acts, well Jesus condemns "porneia"
03. as a follower of the Christ we are called to vote our convictions.
04. Murder.
05. Hell is not a simple subject.
06. Carrot and stick are both tools
07. your sincerity to want to seek and know the true God is known including any impediments.
08. 1" off ground is the start of heaven, sheoul(the grave) is the start of hell. Real places
09. Holy Justice demands righteous restitution
10. See #7
11. … literally? condescension or stupidity?
12. … seriously? condescension or stupidity?
13. The Holy Spirit helps me understand and accept what scripture says.
When I lost my sister and I was asking questions I stumbled upon Mike Winger and I really really really love his videos.. Such a blessing Alisa Childers podcast is. Bless y'all..!! 😍😍
@Beastbombshell awwwww this is so sweet of you. Thank you so much.
The point of their list is to absolve themselves of any wrongdoing by either making nothing wrong or disqualifying God as a judge. Back in 85 a saying I heard said the following: God gave us freedom, but we wanted license.
I have a question about the cussing part? Since words only have the meaning that we give them, could it be argued that it doesn't necessarily matter as long as they aren't being used in hateful, crude, or inappropriate ways? Or is it because our society as a whole, in general, as deemed these words themselves as offensive regardless of their context?
This is eye opening and it was so good!!
I do not have a religion I have a relationship with Jesus
everyone has a relationship with Jesus: some people are his friends and some people are his enemies*
*(Matthew 12:30)
if you're a friend of Jesus, that means you follow Christ as your Master who has given very explicit commands to those who live under His discipline (from where we get the term 'disciple') and one of those very explicit commands of Jesus is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength; and also to love your neighbour as yourself*
*(Matt 22:36-40)
now whenever someone follows a disciplined path of spirituality, devoting their whole life, their behaviour, and every iota of their being to their God -- which is what Christ's commandment means -- they are said to be part of a 'religion' because that word means 'a way of living that is linked to - and emanates from - what a person believes'
if you're scared of saying you have a 'religion' because you've heard people say "i don't like organised religion", rather than agree with them that it's a bad thing, perhaps you should ask them if they like disorganised religion ?
... then you might also want to ask them if they think the God who made the entirety of the Universe which runs along very organised lines*, with laws like gravity and mathematics and physics and logic seems disorganised to them -- and then you might ask whether such an ordered God would be likely to leave the whole spiritual path to peace with Him disorganised, especially when it's a matter of life and death ?
*(Psalm 19:1)
but perhaps it's actually you who doesn't like there being rules to life hardwired into your being by the One who made you, and you'd prefer to just make this up as you go along... but i would remind you that Jesus said his friends are those who do the will of His Father* -- and one of those paths that the Father has laid down is to obey His Son, the same Christ who said that man cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God
*(Matt 12:50)
and where do we find that word of God ? well, it's recorded for us in that very organised book called 'The Bible', and that same Bible uses the word religion several times, saying there is good religion and bad religion... and if God says there is good religion*, then perhaps we shouldn't disagree with Him, eh ?
*(James 1:27)
Yeah. I don’t think so. A local contrarian pastor, Bruxy Cavey, wrote a book called the End of Religion. His church is dimly lit, hired musicians and it seems like everyone I know that cheated on their spouse or gets divorced ends up going to his church. I have a religion. It is following Jesus Christ through the pain and suffering of life and enjoying him forever. My religion explains correctly the beginning and end of all things. All religions try and fail at this except the true religion. In his right hand are pleasures forevermore.
I suggest reading James... In a sensible translation.
You have a religious relationship with Jesus, or you have a relational religion. The relationship demands religious actions (worship/prayer/holiness... etc). Religion is NOT a negative thing!
James 1:27 " Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you."
@William Wertz at your service, sir - The Lord bless you and keep you...
Two of my FAVOURITES!!
"I bought my first gun when I was baptized." It's a joke slowly back away from the keyboard please. 😆
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Romans 5:13- "Where there is no (Old Covenant) Law, sin is not imputed". Apostle Paul
@@fightingforthefaith8676 Thanks for your cheap copy and paste post, wannabe.
When I was attending the First Baptist Church, the Sunday School teacher said if we said Heck, we meant Hell, Darn meant Damn, and Shoot meant S***! I was only 12 at the time and she called me out on that. In my day, we did not argue or talk back to our elders, but I kept thinking, "How could she know what I mean?" " How could she judge me?". I was not swearing. After that, I quit attending that church and went to the First Christian Church where my cousin was assistant Pastor. That was over 50 years ago!
The greatest collab of all time
During this time me and my children are
going threw hell and that is not a metaphor because of the pandemic like many others, first my job, soon my home. It’s only because of the kindness of strangers I still have a roof over our my head. Now we are under another lockdown! So I’m having a hard time finding a job. Having to stay home and home school my children. Also I have been a server most my life. Now only able to work night’s with restrictions of closing at 9o’clock. I even applied to amazon. Smdh Losing hope. But I know God will break the devils, plans to destroy me, if anyone may help my info is on my page. Thank you God bless.❤️❤️
Very courageous. I pray God carries you through this time. 💕
Pray for you
I have been following Mike's preaching, then I went here :)
i wonder if anyone could further clarify the point about “careless” talk. i’m quite a perfectionist, but also struggle with ADHD and fumbling over words and such, so this is an anxiety inducing point for me. i always want to say things in the right way but they don’t always come out right. further, does this include joking? do jokes that (don’t hurt others of course) count as careless or foolish? because that would be quite difficult as i think humor is vital to the human spirit...
I highly doubt that speaking carelessly means fumbling over words since it isn't really your choice. It most likely means inappropriate jokes, saying mean things, etc.
It means speaking without care for the message you are sending to people around you. Being rude, mouthy, or vulgar, that sort of thing.
Regarding jokes (am not I in sport).
Proverbs 26:18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Foul language has nothing to do with specific words of speech. Paul called someone a dumb ass.
Foul language is language that is not the truth. Truth is that which is not concealed.
So, the truth is that we are fallen angels, kept in our DNA chains of darkness, for sinning before the earth was formed.
Foul language would be someone diverting from the truth. Example: "We are not angels! I am made in the image of God" or "Let's talk about sports, finances, entertainment, or something else other than the truth that is being revealed."
For Daniel's sealed scroll, unsealed for this generation, watch/listen to the angel of the Church of Philadelphia: ruclips.net/video/7v554QtlGKs/видео.html
I so enjoyed this podcast. The questions were answered biblically respectfully.
How often do you post?
Amen, love is the evidence of the fruit Christ has produced in us by yielding to the Holy Spirit and maturing in the word. Submit to Christ for strength to obey in faith and trust for deliverance from any stronghold. If you’re in habitual sin confess to Christ to restore your relationship with God and for power to overcome. If you know someone struggling with sin talk to them.💞
1 John 1:8-10
1 John 4:19💞
1 John 2:15-17
Romans 12:2
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
I'm so happy Doreen "introduced" me to Melissa, then Melissa intro'd me to Alisa...now I'll be checking out Mike's Content. Yay!!
The Bible says that if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. We have zero reason to believe that the same is true if a progressive Christian (whatever that is) sets you free.
As a Christian, how can we vote for a presidential candidate that supports abortion? In my mind that would be a sin.
First of all, these “progressive” principles are all coming from a very feminine perspective. The rise of progressivism in the church parallels the rise of feminine perspectives in the west. Bravo to Alisa, a woman, for pushing back against that trend. Second, these principles are based on narcissism and social atomization, not community good or healthy relationships. They praise and glorify the flesh, which is itself the ultimate in human (individual and collective) oppressive tendencies. Third, in order to pull off a whole worldview that does violence to the truth and reality of human nature, one must engage in sophistic (deliberately calculated, misleading, manipulative) rhetoric. Mike does a great job of exposing rhetorical trickery. Masculine and feminine qualities ebb and flow in societies over time and when well-balanced to the external world, result in security, prosperity, and innovation. But when a society becomes inwardly focused (usually because physical security has been established by a more masculine influence) and external threats can be rationalized away (again, physical security established and imagined to be sacrosanct), then more feminine qualities rise and begin to take over. The Bible records these cycles for all of us to learn from or at least to understand that if we don’t learn from it, we will be victimized by our ignorance and lack of principled adherence to the maintenance of an external (Godly) perspective that maintains societal strength against the world. There are, they say, no atheists in a foxhole. The obverse would be that there are mostly atheists inside the security bubble. They maintain the mythological bubble by pretending foxholes never existed, exposing their culture to internal decay and external domination and REAL (not fake rhetorical) oppression. ❤
Should’ve of brought you two on the “Conservative Christians vs Progressive Christians” on middle ground to represent real Christians
I think middle ground would be too scared to put mature well spoken bible based Christians on there. I listened to a little bit but it was too hard to get though the whole RUclips video. I saw angel was pretty good I think, but you could tell that one of the conservative christians was for sure progressive and the other two were extremely careful, almost intimidated to stand on biblical truth if it went against the grain too much...
The thoughts of Richard Rohr amaze me. How can he say Hell is "theologically impossible" when millions (perhaps billions) of people including well-trained Biblical scholars and pastors have had no theological problem with it for thousands of years.
The point regarding the 4 methods of interpretation is a practice called the quadriga. This was popular back in the Middle Ages and has come back to life in the progressive Christianity movement as an abandonment of literal interpretation. People either feel the Word of God is infallible or it’s fallible, I tend to think that actual believers understand God’s true nature of infallibility and inerrancy.
Wow, not to make light of abortion (because it's evil), but it's literally Thunderdome..."Two men enter, one man leaves".
Rare and on demand? Deception abounds!!
This is great! I was thinking that we needed to see a conversation between the two of you. Especially after I watched Mike’s video on the Sadducees in Mark.
21:15 I'm a people and business coach in the secular world and I can tell you that like God we use consequences, both positive and negative, to change behaviours.
The progressives have thrown negative consequences out of the window, yet negative consequences in the real world are the most effective at changing bad behaviours.
This was so helpful, looking forward to the next episode!
I am a Doubting Thomas. Why did Thomas get to feel Jesus's wounds, but I don't get the opportunity?
Perhaps Thomas had a more central mission in the early church and he needed that experience. Also, Jesus was actually there at that place and time and, as a human, he had a personal relationship with a core group that included Thomas, the disciples, and others such as Lazarus. There are a very small number of people who directly encountered Jesus (in spiritual form) after that time. Those people, such as Paul, all seem to have a central Christian mission. So God does select a small group for a special purpose, but the purpose always seems to be to serve the rest of humanity (and so those not selected are also important...otherwise the special mission to serve them would not be important).
11:35 "It's not a sin to NOT vote republican"
In the current US political party pool there really isn't many options for Christians to go on with a clear conscience.
If you go with the Democrats, you vote for anti-Biblical policies such as pro-choice, pro-LGBT (i.e. puberty blockers for kids!), etc. (not to mention many authoritarian stances that can cause churches to stay closed but strip clubs to remain open).
If you don't vote Republican or Democrats what are you left with? Green party? That's so left leaning that you might just as well put up the hammer and sickle and sing the USSR anthem.
The only "alternative" that a Christian could MAYBE go with is Libertarian and they are just very secular in nature. You do you and I do me, kind of vibe.
So yeah, Republican it is then, I guess.
But on a side note, in my country we have over 100 political parties to choose from (not nationally) but what it boils down to is that you have top 5 political parties that dominate and the rest fill the 1% gap so to speak (and yeah, pretty much all useless IMHO).
Voting Democrat doesn’t necessarily mean voting for those things. You’re voting for someone who supports them, but if you step back, you’ll see that voting Republican doesn’t magically make abortion go away. It will place restrictions on abortion, but the practice can still be done illegally. It happens anyway. Gotta change hearts before behaviors.
@@Window4503 let me try and understand, what would be a good reason to vote for a party that you do not agree with, especially when they have policies that contradict your value system? Are you not adding your approval to their beliefs, policies and values by voting for them and thus giving them more power to do so? No political party is perfect and no where can things be abolished by just a wave of a pen. I get that you can't change what people want through policy change but I don't think you can just avoid voting either.