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Pastor Paul J Bern
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Progressive Christian videos, books and occasional promotions by Author Rev. Paul J. Bern. What's a Progressive Christian? It means Christianity without the dogma, and faith without the spiritual pollution of conservative politics. So this is nondenominational Christianity viewed from a liberal or leftist perspective, which is far closer to what Jesus originally taught than the ultra-conservative slant being taught today. What good is our faith if we hoard all our money and material possessions while ignoring the poor, the elderly, the mentally ill, the homeless, and the newly released prisoner? What good is our faith if we vehemently oppose abortion while fanatically sending our sons and daughters off to wars that only benefit a few? Finally, what good is our faith when we condemn same sex marriage while having a divorce rate within Christianity that is only 3 points lower than the secular world? That's why it's vital as we live in these last days to help the poor & the helpless.
Hugging trees for the holidays; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
It's true. I hug people, pets, and trees. I have no children of my own, but I dote on everybody else's. I go out of my way to treat them all well. I make no bones about it. Call me a 'tree hugger' and I'll thank you for the compliment. If you would rather not hug me right about now, it's OK, I understand. I don't expect people to reciprocate anyway.
If God Can Create Trees 300 Feet Tall, How Much More Will He Do For Those Who Ask for His Help?
I once tried to hug a tree in California that was alive during the time of Christ. I couldn't resist. I had to get next to such ancient life. To walk among that grove of redwoods was to walk in the hush of a cathedral, only one far more ancient, more holy, than any church. An ancient habitat still alive with flowing juices while busy sucking moisture from the ground and giving it back to the sky. These trees were busy drawing energy down from the sun and giving it to the earth. I couldn't help looking up in the presence of such enormous trees. If God creates living things of such magnificence as these trees, how much more will he do for those who ask Him for his help?
Atlanta Is My Home
But California isn't my home, Atlanta is. While Georgia may not be California, we also have trees that are worthy of hugging.... (story continues)
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If God Can Create Trees 300 Feet Tall, How Much More Will He Do For Those Who Ask for His Help?
I once tried to hug a tree in California that was alive during the time of Christ. I couldn't resist. I had to get next to such ancient life. To walk among that grove of redwoods was to walk in the hush of a cathedral, only one far more ancient, more holy, than any church. An ancient habitat still alive with flowing juices while busy sucking moisture from the ground and giving it back to the sky. These trees were busy drawing energy down from the sun and giving it to the earth. I couldn't help looking up in the presence of such enormous trees. If God creates living things of such magnificence as these trees, how much more will he do for those who ask Him for his help?
Atlanta Is My Home
But California isn't my home, Atlanta is. While Georgia may not be California, we also have trees that are worthy of hugging.... (story continues)
Subscribe to my faith-based blog on Medium.com at Medium.com/@greatestservant62/subscribe ($5.00 monthly or $50.00 annually, that's 16 cents per day). Free version also available.
Donations on Pay Pal at greatestservant62@gmail.com or on Stripe.com (type ‘Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center’) into 'search' at top of screen).
Send all checks to Progressive Christian Ministries, 879 Rock St NW, Suite 104, Atlanta Ga, 30314 Many thanks to all who can give!
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Could Trump have good presidency? Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Well people, it’s now a done deal. Donald Trump has been reelected, with a sense of ‘deja vu’ sinking in to the American electorate since we’ve been here before. Or have we? Right, I know, this is Trump’s second term, but something is different about this time around that wasn’t present before. President Trump is a convicted felon 27 times over. If any of the regular folks like us were to run f...
A raise for Cost of Living = $23/HR Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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This Sunday’s message, which can be viewed 24/7 from our blog or our You Tube channel, is devoted to fairness, equality and justice in the present day. In this case, we’re going to be talking about fairness and justice in the workplace. In a world where people can barely meet their living expenses, or who have to feed their kids while they are fasting, or who must live in their cars because the...
Who is the greatest (hierarchy); Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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When I'm home watching videos with “Kloey”, my recently-adopted cat, I limit my local news viewing to an hour at the very most. So I look at the local news only and all that without cable TV. I really don't bother with anything else. Even then, every time a commercial pops up on my screen, I 'mute' it. But I do watch the news on social media to keep up with current events since they are moving ...
'Buy Nothing Day' this Black Friday Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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I came to the conclusion many years ago that one of the main events and biggest attractions of capitalism is the Holiday shopping season. Is there any tradition more based on greed and materialism than that of Black Friday? I know, I know, the Holidays are supposed to commemorate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Like many of you, I too celebrate His birth each year. For the rest ...
Any such thing as Spirit repair?; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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This week we will be finishing up Second Corinthians chapter 5. When we left off at verse 10 last week, I elaborated on the fact that “we walk by faith and not by sight”, ending with the warning that we will all someday stand before “the judgment seat of Christ”. We can't always trust our human instincts and senses. They can and do deceive us. But we can always trust Jesus completely. Today as ...
The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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For this week’s lesson, we will move on to 2nd Corinthians chapter 5. We'll be breaking this chapter into two parts since this is one of the deepest books in Second Corinthians. So let's go directly to the Word as we continue to grow and nurture in our understanding of the apostle Paul's letters to the early churches, beginning at verse 1. Part One of This Week’s Bible Verses for Study and Memo...
Come out from them & be separate; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Last week when we left off at the end of chapter 5, we found that being a believer in Christ means we become completely new persons, that this is a result of God's ministry of reconciliation, and that we in turn can enable others to be similarly reconciled to God through Christ by being ambassadors for Jesus to the rest of the world. This week we'll be going through chapter 6 in its entirety si...
The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern, overseer
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Now that the presidential elections are almost here, we the people - the voting electorate - have been reminded once again about the true state of America's voting system. The first fact I'd like to state is that nearly half the country simply never makes it to the polls. In spite of the fact that there was record voter turnout for a mid-term elections last time around, only 61% of eligible vot...
Spirit of God is freedom; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Last week when we left off at the end of chapter two, you will recall Paul making the statement that “Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit”. He finishes this train of thought in verse one of chapter three, and then continues with comments on comparing the glory of the face of Moses when he came down from Mt. Sinai with the ten commandments with the glory of the risen Chri...
Pentagon gets 12B we sleep in cars; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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For this particular week, it’s time for me to compose another antiwar piece. One good thing about writing posts like this, I never have to look very far to find something to write about. The US military-industrial complex keeps giving me all the verbal ammunition that I’ll ever need. I call to your attention the following article about the latest round of Pentagon spending for more missiles, fa...
What does 'fear of the Lord' mean? Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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In today's lesson we will cover, as the title says, the second chapter of Second Corinthians in its entirety. Paul takes up where he left off at the end of chapter one, going on to describe what the Bible calls a “painful visit”. Although the meaning of this is not immediately clear, it will become more so as we examine Paul's frame of reference, beginning at chapter one, verses 23-24 where we ...
Paul's mission for Christ; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Today, in our ongoing study of the writings of the apostle Paul, we will begin an in-depth study of the Second Book of Corinthians. We'll be going through chapter 1 except for the final two verses, which are actually the true beginning of chapter two. It is widely assumed that this was the apostle Paul's final letter to the early church at Corinth, but that's only because no others have been fo...
Sexual assault sick society; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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This past week I have found myself being bombarded by the media with still more stories of women being sexually assaulted by men. Many of these men have been prominent individuals. It's looking to me like women everywhere have gotten to the point where they are simply done and over with being victimized by men again and again. R. Kelly was convicted of racketeering, sex trafficking, and child s...
Natural disasters strengthen faith; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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By now everyone knows about the disastrous mega-storm named Helene and its aftermath, some of which is continuing as I write this. We were luckier this time than the victims of hurricane Harvey several years ago, since the death toll from Harvey was about half of that of Helene. Back in 2013, America had a series of tornadoes sweep across the mid-western and southern US from Alabama and Georgia...
What's the Point of Christianity? Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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What's the Point of Christianity? Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
The Bible and Retirement; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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The Bible and Retirement; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
Praying in tongues part 2; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Praying in tongues part 2; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
Wildfires, California, & of hell; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Wildfires, California, & of hell; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
Praying in tongues without.... The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Praying in tongues without.... The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
History repeats itself in Bible; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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History repeats itself in Bible; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
1 Corinthians 13; the Love Chapter; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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1 Corinthians 13; the Love Chapter; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
US military-industrial complex; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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US military-industrial complex; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
Origins of Modern Church Services; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Origins of Modern Church Services; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
The Coming Economic Reset; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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The Coming Economic Reset; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
Vast differences of modern dress; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Vast differences of modern dress; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
Warren Buffet & his $288 billion; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Warren Buffet & his $288 billion; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
What is the Believers Freedom? The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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What is the Believers Freedom? The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
Warnings from 3500 years ago; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Warnings from 3500 years ago; The Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
Warnings about America's future; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Warnings about America's future; Social Gospel Worship and Learning Center; Minister Paul J. Bern
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Yes create fear and you own them! A real man of a god would Never need fear to rule, he would have utter confidence in his own righteousness. Fear would not be needed and threats of hell would not be tolerated as a weapon to use for submissiveness. Makes this god look weak and ineffective as a leader. This god is everything he preaches against…he’s racist, misogynistic, jealous, a mass murderer and a slave monger! Satan killed 10 people in the Bible…god killed 100 million….who’s the bad guy? And Satan killed those 10 because god tricked into doing it….i think the bad guy is god and he’s the only one who should be going straight to hell!!
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Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom because if you know you are not God you know it isn't you or CO2 that is causing these the birthing pains of this the millennium of climate change end times Jesus warned us to watch & prepare for. The mystery of the 7 stars Jesus held in his hand not you or CO2 is causing the earth's magnetosphere to increase. Matthew 12 43-45 Return of the unclean spirit ideologies. Jesus cleaned our house of the Jewish unclean bad doctrine spirit and Mussolini released the unclean spirit of Judaism back into our world and they brought back 7 more unclean spirits with them. Judaism, Communism, Fascism, Nazism, Shintoism, Capitalism, Corporatism, Paganism. Hitler was a false prophet. You will know them by their deeds. Transfer agreement, Balfour declaration to get Jewish Promised land back. The mystery of the 7 star crossings Jesus held in his hand not you or CO2 is causing these the birthing pains of this the millennium of climate change end times. You are not Gods. The fear of God our father is the beginning of wisdom.
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A wise man sees trouble coming and gets out of the way.
It takes too much money to have a clean,safe home in the USA now. And our country has become so immoral and distanced from common sense that many people are very stressed just trying to keep a job around other people. Everyone cannot work from home
Yes. I think that material prosperity is a big daily juggling challenge for Christ followers in the USA
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Some stop going to church as young adults because they were forced to go as children.
Yes, and I was one of those kids (raised Catholic). But God has his eyes on me from the day I was born. It's the ones who stand out because they don't fit in that get called into the real, authentic Church, where Christ is the head of it all. Organized religion always takes a back seat to the real authority, which is Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Ignorant statements in the name of Jesus are still ignorant. Paul warned that not many should seek to become teachers as their judgment would be more severe.
I am fully aware of what the Bible says about teachers and their heightened responsibilities. I will continue to teach anyway, because that's what I am called to do. Like the Lord Almighty, Jesus was also all-knowing because he was God's Son. So if my Lord and Savior are all-knowing, that makes your assertion about ignorant statements made in Jesus' name a contradiction. Go and troll somebody else....
Pastor Paul J Bern, Subscribed because your videos always make me smile!
Always great to hear from you pastor thank you for the word
thanks for being a loyal reader!
Humans are being controlled consciously, by unevolved self destructive ,subconscious 'Primal dominate' forces . Haven't you ever wondered Why as we have progress throughout our Human History. We still spend a vast majority of our energies on advancing weapons, to kill our own Specie with . And destroy the natural habitat that gives us life ? Insecure little Primates !
Amazing pastor I will be donating here soon to keep on hearing the good word
Thank you pastor again for the word
Thank you again for wise words pastor
Such a blessing to receive your word pastor
Oh look! Its the synagogue of Satan once again deceiving the flock. With one neat trick I know that you only offer me poison. This is why I left the Church, because it is completely compromised. I had a prophetic dream, I'm now reassessing my opinion of the Church. And isn't it just a "co-inke-dink" that some Americanized shabbos goy, is immediately here to remind me exactly why I left. I am 32 this year. The voice of the Holy Spirit has always been with me, and when it speaks I always hear even if sometimes I fail to obey. But all I am hearing right now are the words of an Ancient Canaanite cult as they shove infants into ovens. I'll wait for the Holy Spirit to guide me further, but I know I don't need to listen to rabbi or their shabbos goy and their deception. Brother you need to get right with our creator. Doesn't matter if you're 99% preaching Christ. It is that 1% of deliberate willful evil that really matters. And to be clear, my intuition is not that you are mistaken, that would be understandable. I'm seeing the well being poisoned. (again) I will pray for you brother. It is never too late, not even on the cross is it too late.
Why are they leaving? Twump idolatry isn't helping the situation.
Hello, I'm an old life long pagan, so prob not your target audience, but I enjoy hearing and learning about all religions and I just wanted to say that was a refreshing talk to listen too. I agree with many of your points. I would add that people all around the world are struggling too see a good future of any kind. Birth rates are collapsing everywhere because they dont want to bring children into a world so divided, run for the benefit of the super rich and corporations, whilst the eco system is collapsing, and there voices are mocked. How bankrupt has the world become that even in affluent places, people no longer want kids (now abortion is becoming illegal, more will just get sterilsed)... what does that view of the future do to young peoples spirituality, whether your version or mine?
I think it does little to dim the views of today's millenials. The message of hope that the Gospel represents conquers all doubt, cynicism, and disbelief. It is up to the individual to embrace the Truth that Christ represents.
I think my favorite part about being in the church is boomers telling millennials why there aren't millenials in the church, even though we literally tell you why, but I guess you all know better about us than us......
I am happy I have found your channel and Mr. John's from Christian TV Ireland... Missing the false Israel and Jerusalem instead of who Marduk and ENKI are ,,,,,,,, but that is Enlils play.... to look the other way at the shiny things................................. but... look at the fake head on the sphynx but a nice try... but diff. groups.. and ecuador and afghanistan share soo much.... But knowing God................. will win in the end,,,, but what is winning? wrong headed thinking.... i agree with that ,
try science and google v the Bible instead of blaming Catholics for all your ills...
Keep them coming
Always so glad to hear your sermons
The gospel good news, is fake news!
The reason why people in general are leaving churches is because they do not have or relate the true gospel of Yeshua (Jesus). Churches have been handed lies and heresies about who Jesus was, and what his mission was. He came here with a message of unconditional love, nothing else. The reason for his death was also solely about love, not a sacrifice to appease a cruel, unjust "god" who demanded blood sacrifice. Yeshua also was warning his followers and disciples that the "god" the hebrews/jews worshipped was Satan/Yahweh/Jehovah. This is the reason why the religious leaders sought to murder him. They also couldn't have a man (son of man) walking around doing things among the common people they themselves could never do (except through dark occult means). The Cross is the ultimate symbol of unconditional love, and in reality, Jesus had spent upwards of 30 years on the cross of human suffering and sorrow, amongst the common people, healing their pains and addressing the injustices of the tyranny they lived under. It had NOTHING to do with a "blood sacrifice" for supposed "sins". Let me ask you - Is ignorance or sin a larger problem in our world? I apologize if I sounds harsh or am 'ambushing' you with information, it just really riles me when people do not understand something they claim to. My purpose is simply to share these facts. Jeremiah 16;19: " O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit." Our fathers have inherited lies. Yes, they have. God Bless.
They are leaving churches because 99.99999% of the churches are teaching a false gospel. 85% are Zionist that have no clue what the scripture says, another portion are people that want to speak only of faith and not repentance and the last little bit see it all as an academic exercise as opposed to spirituality. Now the government has firm control over what can and cannot be said in the pulpit with their 501c3 registrations, at some point they will use it to make churches bow to their agenda, if they have not already.
what does fasting against poverty look like?
What do you mean by they tithe the 10% weekly but do nothing for the needy?
There is an ancient commandment in Judaism that dates back well over 3,000 years ago. The people of that day and time set aside 10% of their crops or livestock and gave it to the Temple priests. Since there was no money or banking as we know it today, this is how they made their annual contributions (or "tithes") to support the priests and uphold the Temple. But modern churches twist this teaching so they can command their congregations to "tithe" 10% of their weekly incomes. Yet the Bible is clear that this was only done on certain feast days as outlined in the Old Testament. It is not necessary to donate each week like what is being taught today.That's why I call out modern religion over this issue.
i agree, i believe there should be two types of establishments that use money, one that offers a good or service based on supply and demand that can naturally make its own profit. and certain establishments that run at a deficit and cannot or should not make a profit based off of their nature, but benefit the community well enough to deserve to be propped up exactly as much as it needs to run (parks, clinics- once we renegotiate all drug prices based on their real scarcity, churches and community buildings)@@RevPaulBern
in theory, and ideally, thats how america is supposed to work, but rampant corruption has taken hold of every possible outlet
Now continuing on from my other comment, the Bible tells us about the resurrection and the three heavens that man will receive because of the judgement of God on them. You can read this in 1st. Corinthian chapter 15. Paul describes that there are three degrees of Glory, ( Heaven), and there three are three types of bodies that all men will be divided into. There one Glory equal to the brightness of the sun, then two more with lesser Glory. The Bible teaches the eternal life comes through Jesus Christ, Salvation. The Bible also teaches us that God will reward every man according to their works. The church teaches that this is exhaustion. Faith in Jesus Christ and your faith made strong buy your good works, Exaltation. There is so much more the church teaches us how to prepare to meet God. Wishing all of you all the treasures God has in store for all those that follow his teachings.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may have what you may spiritually be looking for. The Bible has God's message to you about all aspects of your life. As a a breef introduction, the church teaches about the Plan Of Salvation from the Bible. In Genesis Chapter One all the CREATION takes place and ends with the creation of Adam and Eve. The Bible then teaches us in Genesis Chapter two verse five that all the things created were done before they were in the world. Then continuing it tells that God formed man from the dust of the earth. The church explains that the first creation is the spirit world and the creation of our spirit Beings. The forming of man is the way the Bible describes the forming of the physical earth and the physical man
I grew up going to the First Baptist Church. During Sunday school they taught me that prior to the flood the earth's landmass was in the form of a ring, a perfect circle representative of God's love, perfectly level, without mountainous terrain, with one ocean inside and one outside. They told me that earth's land reformed in the way we see in maps today as a result of the flood. In 7th and 8th grade I attended Catholic school, where I learned enough about that organization to know they engage in blatantly hypocritical idolatry. Funnily enough, I had a brief interaction with their new Magisterium AI. (Special thanks to Discord for retaining my report of this.) I asked "Is praying to any entity other than God heretical?" It responded saying, "Praying to any entity other than God, as divinely revealed or definitively proposed by the Church, is considered heretical according to Catholic Church teaching." I then asked "What is the Catholic Church's stance on praying to saints?" It replied that "The Catholic Church teaches that praying to saints, specifically asking for their intercession, is a valid and encouraged practice." Between this and the hatred being spread under the guise of faith, like holding signs that says "God hates f@gs" for example, I can't seem to find any value in going back unless something drastic changes from within. So please, as I genuinely wish I could cease with this attitude, pardon my sarcasm as I scoff, _Forgive me if I don't trust these so-called churches._ Since reading the Bible for myself I'm seeing that so few self-proclaimed "Christians" actually have _anything_ to do with the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ. No one has done more in recent history to deter people from the faith than fair-weather Christians and false witnesses who wear the label because they're afraid of being abandoned by an unloving family or even excommunicated from their entire community. For them, this is not a matter of faith alone. It's also fear of potentially life-threatening repercussions for being honest about it. People like Dawkins and other blow-hard atheists have capitalized on the doubts of this marginalized group of people and turned their fear of community rejection into a widespread community centered on the rejection of Christianity as a whole. Springing forth from this we see various extremist groups again repeating this process. It's no longer only the doubtful children of churchgoers but larger groups of people who have grown up with disbelieving parents, people whose only knowledge of Christianity amounts to "hate speech" and "archaic sky daddy". They have little to no insight into the reality of the gospel or any of the nuance. They simply reiterate what they've heard from people they respect and admire. And this perspective is precisely how any denomination needs to approach current cultural issues. Nothing is new under the sun, but these are not isolated pockets. We're talking about multiple generations of neglect and misguidance being allowed to spread like a plague. When lifelong held fallacies are abolished, there's not much left of a person's identity. It's hard to come back from that. Instead of tearing away at what they think they know, teach them what they don't. They'll shed that skin naturally. I firmly believe that man is not to be trusted, but God alone. There are none on Earth in whom I can confide in, none to rely on. This is probably why I post lengthy comments like this aimed at total strangers, like some sort of digital distress beacon that I send out just hoping that I'm not the only one. Been doing it for a long time now. Anyway, the Lord led me to purchase my New American Standard Bible when I was too concerned with finding an "accurate translation". He's stuck with me in spite my utter contempt for literature as a whole. I'm certain He will guide me to an appropriate community if and when He wills it. Not like I have much of a say in the matter anyway. I was basically given an ultimatum. Quit my job, stop relying on money, and have faith or suffer immeasurable torment. Like everything in life, I just stopped partway in getting rid of my possessions. I pleaded for the Lord not to take away my love of computers. He told me He wouldn't, but I feel I'm losing interest anyway. I feel as though my level of Biblical knowledge is insufficient to determine whether specific church is worthy of teaching anyone. Nor do I have sufficient confidence to enter a situation where I might be roused to address a congregation's extra-biblical or even anti-biblical teachings in person. I fear that I would walk away shamed and defeated. I'm actually so bad at convincing people of things, I've lost arguments which were simple matters of fact whilst being verifiably correct. Human beings simply aren't rational creatures when it comes to belief. They aren't convinced by evidence, nor are they swayed by logic. Even if you can get them to agree on a premise, then agree on the reasoning, they're still too emotionally attached to accept the natural conclusion. 'Course, I'm no different. There's nothing but self-doubt stopping me from walking away from the life I know. Only my lack of faith is preventing me from leaving everything I own and everyone I know to follow the Lord wherever He may lead. I'm fully aware that this insistence on relying on myself rather than on the Lord is immensely problematic. I just can't seem to help it, as if it were something _I_ could help. I'm fundamentally broken in ways that I doubt even God Himself could fix. Maybe my lack of drive, inability to focus is akin to Paul's thorn. Perhaps my absolute inability to function is a blessing in disguise. Either way, until it proves beneficial I'll continue to despise myself. The way I see it, all of these nonsensical political extremists are a symptom of our cultural betrayal of the family unit. With so much deception in popular culture, families have been torn apart. Children grow up without strong leaders and seek parental guidance from elsewhere, whether it's friends, neighbors, entertainers, etc. All people who are equally as flawed as they are. Few, if any, actually have an honest desire or ability to mentor another person. So what we're left with is a culture full of vultures picking meat from from the walking dead. An entire society built by never-grown children in adult bodies being coaxed into progressively more unsustainable houses built on sand masquerading as "love", "acceptance", and "support". As far as the thing about alcohol, the Bible simply cautions against intoxication and things that arise from the lack of inhibition which excessive drinking can result in. Moreover, I've come to learn that the reliance on substances in place of faith can be problematic in and of itself. Thoughts like "I could use a drink" or "I need to relax" then turning to a substance is such an example. This manner of thinking is extended not only to any psychoactive substance from sugar to heroin but also to pleasurable activities. This makes it particularly difficult to ascertain what is acceptable and what is not. Couple this with the fact that God is in no way restricted by human decisions, it _almost_ seems like a moot point altogether. (I can see the danger here.) Again, the answer seems to be "have faith" as the problem is not the substance or activity but the inherent rejection of God which comes from loving the world and the things in it. (Edit. Now that I'm thinking about it, if we're getting into technicalities, the Spirit of God occupies His church, which is comprised of followers of Jesus His Son, which means every Christian is then the dwelling place of the spirit of the living God. Still, though I can see the reasoning, it sounds like sketchy territory. That'd be having someone mail a letter to your neighbor. Yeah, it arrives at its destination, but it's addressed in a very strange manner. Still, I suppose that clears my most prominent issue with Catholicism.)
It’s not that complicated. People are turned off because Christian’s are acting like Job’s friends. Job’s friends were 💩heads that even got rebuked by god in that story. Then there’s the hypocrisy of Christian’s behavior toward immigrants and the poor vs what Jesus taught.
People are leaving the church because we've come to understand that everything we think we know about religion was ripped off from the Sumerians and Arkadians. We were created by beings from another world. The stories of that creation and the events of the next 1500 years of the historical record were picked through and re-crafted into the Abrahamic religions for the purpose of controlling man. Everything in the Old Testament is a modification of the truth.
You make a few good points but you often only partially explain things like alcohol. You are right, scripture doesn’t forbid it, but the Lord does not want intoxication, drunkenness and the like which is sin. You also make points on porn which is clearly out, if a man looks upon a woman with lust , he has committed adultery with her in his heart. Scripture does say don’t offer to pull the splinter out of someone’s eye before you pull the beam out of your own eye, so indeed it should be done. The hypocrisy of which you speak presumes Christians to be finished works when they are always works in progress. Young people should be taught to understand this. There are no perfect leaders. If we waited to hear only from perfect leaders there wouldn’t be any. Leaders who put themselves aside and let the Holy Spirit shine forth are doing the right thing. I could go on but it seems the millennials want a cuddly god that can be in the image of their own desire more than Jesus. Oh there are some who seek Jesus and it’s because He has sought them and they become willing to see the joy of the Lord. As to science, the scripture is not its opposite number. They are one. The reason many leave or avoid church today is they have been taught to do so by public education systems. If you are truly a pastor, please pray for wisdom and guidance and recall the scripture which speaks to the greater judgment upon teachers. Abortion is as much murder as any failure to take care of all people, but people must work if they want to eat. Naturally those who are truly unable, the Lord knows and He will provide. Jesus is the way, now I must return to the Word for I hardly know a thing compared to the study to come. The Lord is not progressing, He is complete. Revelation warns us not to add or subtract from the Word.
Yes, I'm praying right now, and will continue to do so by the grace of Christ. Shalom....
Pastor Paul, I don't know how youtube decided to show me your video but I'm glad it did. I had begun to lose faith for your generation. As a millennial I am greatly heartened to hear you speak of the Jesus that loves his neighbor, helps the poor, accepts and lifts the leper, treats the foreigner with dignity and respect and welcomes them to his house as his parents needed as they traveled to have him. I left the church because of all the things you mention. I have read the bible a number of times and this Jesus that I learned about was like the above not this image that loves money above all else, and hates immigrants, and hates the poor and stops at nothing to block aid to those in needs, and hates people who are just trying to live their life and find their own love. It is hard to reconcile a "prince of peace" when the actions of the church seem to only be full of hate and chaos. Anyways, thank you for giving me a little hope for your generation. I hope you are able to spread your message more to others and that they can re-find in their hearts the kind of selfless love for their neighbors that Jesus has for us all.
Many thanks for your kind and encouraging words. Subscribe to this channel, if you haven't already done so. I will continue to bring more content like this for the edification of everybody. Shalom...
You are not good at hiding that you worship woke - and have no interest in Jesus. You throw "hate" at those that disagree with your alternative ideologies. Nice try. You probably think trying to stop sexualizing kids in school is "hate".
Religion is Fairy Tales. Reality is much more satisfying.
Society is sick of an unproven god. 1. Telling them they are sinners/worthless 2. Promoting bigotry / mysogany 3. Telling them how to run their lives 4. Pushing theism down their throats. Can you blame them?, Your faith is your own, but not yours to dictate to others
My faith is my own, but it does not originate from me, but from Christ. I am dictating to no one, sir. You are free to either embrace or reject the Good News of Jesus Christ, Look! He is waiting for you now with his arms outstretched.....
@Martin-Ic1sk: I do agree with you very much - thank you Martin.
Each of these points is addressable. Firstly, you must first understand the perspective which you criticize if you wish to be taken seriously. Just because someone _says_ they're a Christian doesn't mean they are. You will know them by their fruits, or in plain language you will know who is a Christian based on how they behave. And if you don't know what Jesus Himself taught us about how we should behave, you couldn't possibly know who is a Christian and who is lying. If you did, you'd see that Christ does not promote bigotry nor misogyny in any way. Condemnation is specifically for unrepentant sinners. People who are good do not require salvation from sin. But who is without flaw? Who has never done anything wrong in their entire life? Have you ever met or even heard of someone who had never done wrong and is entirely without blame? Jesus's death was the punishment for all of our sins. He Himself paid the price by selflessly accepting death on the cross without fighting back. We human beings quite literally killed God, and He loves us so much that He begged for our forgiveness while we he was in agony and gasping for breath, just so we might remain alive in Him, just so that we don't have to face the judgement for sin ourselves. He conquered death itself 3 days later. We need only believe in Him and the Father will look upon us as He looks upon His Son. The judgement is done. The law is fulfilled. He will remember our sins no more. Does that really sound hateful to you? Pretty sweet deal, I'd say. As far as telling people how to run their lives goes: He instructs us how to live as we were intended to when we were designed. There's a right way and many wrong to go about doing things. You can hammer a screw and say "Well, this is how *I* do things. This is *my truth*. Don't tell me how to live my life." Doesn't really go so well though, does it? I'll make an analogy here: What if you have a child, you bring them into your home, show them affection and provide for them, then they start slandering you. They tell all of your friends how you hurt them. They put holes in your walls, destroy your belongings, lose your prized possessions, and tear apart family photos. Are you a bad person if you tell them tell them to stop doing doing these things, or is that a perfectly reasonable request? What if they keep doing it? How long can that last before you get angry? How long until you stop caring about them? That's how we live without God, whether we can see it or not. Yet, in spite of this, He still loves us. Human beings, who disobey almost constantly for our entire lives. We who not only disobey ourselves but actively encourage others to join us, just so we don't feel bad as about doing it. We who also teach our children to disobey. We who spread lies about He who loves us more than our friends, more than our parents, more than our pets, more than husbands and wives. He loves us so much that he doesn't punish us right away. He gives chance after chance, time after time to repent. He has done so for millennia, and will continue to do so until the very end. There is nothing stopping His constant flow of love beyond our own rejection of Him. So you see, what you interpret as "pushing theism down their throats" is not so. See things from the other perspective. It's the cries of people who don't want you to face punishment for your sin. It's people pleading for you to accept forgiveness.
Do you not realize you're perfectly describing liberal/leftist ideology? You don't think that sick, carcinogenic ideology isn't being forced down people's throats from pre-school on up? Comply or be cancelled! Whatever one's thoughts on God, and only a willfully blind fool would deny it 0:01 , it CANNOT be argued otherwise that the march down the drain of secularism parallels the societal decline. It's undeniable. The disintegration of the family, of moral thought and action, of consequenctial responsibility, and on, and on all stems from a break with God and religion. Nobody wants to live a life of accountability to or for ANYTHING. THAT'S why they embrace secularism. And, a society will not survive that way. It's akin to living in a city like SF where stealing is no longer punished. Steal 1k a day and not get in trouble? Ooh-Rah! And, we see how that's working out. People DO NOT WANT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. They don't want to work to be more than a POS. And, that has not been serving us well at all. There's not a single, positive measurable that can be pointed to. By every single metric, things have dropped off a cliff since the 1960s. The tree has yieled no fruit. But, secularists will never acknowledge it's their failed ideologies, because once again...accountability. They have an allergy to it. I was raised Catholic. I have not been religious in my entire adult life, though. Religion produced more questions than answers for me, so I left it. But, after 9 years of Catholic education I can say that not once were we ever taught to hate anybody. Not once. Not ever. Never were we taught misogyny. Being taught mostly by Nuns, that would have been a riot. My Catholic school class had white kids, black kids, Asian kids, even three Muslim and two Jewish kids whose parents wanted their kids getting a better education than they would in public school. And, you know what? We all got along. We all went to eachother's birthdays and played together and slept over eachother's houses. So, before you regurgitate Pavlovian talking points you've heard vomitted from the perpetually ignorant and eternally outraged, learn what the Hell you're talking about. Ignorance isn't a virtue. Open your eyes. All the hate, division, and violence in our society is coming from the secularists.
Your "personal reflections" aren't facts. There have been numerous studies done about why people are leaving religion, but you choose not to do that homework and find out what people are saying about why they have left, and prefer to make unsubstantiated conjectures. Yes, there are quite a few reasons. The top reason in a recent study was the bigotry toward LGBTQ folks. Younger people especially know gay folks or trans or whatever. Hell, I'm a cis 66 and I know two trans persons in their 60s. And the hate that has been proscribed by the church misaligns with what people's experience has been: That these folks are simply human beings who are trying to get along like everybody else. The church is shooting itself in the foot by accepting the politically expedient purity funnel. But carry on. The sooner more people walk out the church back door, the quicker it'll be a non-starter.
Beeee blessed
I wait for these videos every week keep preaching the word pastor love your work
Trogen Horse= Stong delusion -- Unsuspecting hu'man'ity. 200 million man-strong army setting up, scriptural: ...all will fulfill accordingly ❤ Peace ❤️ CommonWeath -- Hebrew= CrossedOver sWORD Spirit and Truth -- 7th day sAbbAth's Seal -- Covenant IN Loyalty The Most High Ahb Yahu'Ah= Spirit= AbbA Creator Father. Yahu'Sha Hebrew Anointed SonShip= sWORD and Head(ROCK) to body(stones) of congregation covenant loyal (be)living IN earth, that adhere TO His voice: (Yashra'Al) ...The Most High Ahb Yahu'Ah sovereign saves. Emet ❤️ Praise and thanks to the Most High Ahb Yahu'Ah for His 'Saving Will' Testimony IN His anointed Hebrew Son Yahu'Sha Messiah. Prayers, blessings, and peace (restoration) of the ❤️, for those that adhere TO His voice, covenant, and commandments. Love you Ahb Yahu'Ah sovereign of my breath, soul, and the blood IN my veins (DNA). (Psalm 90:12-17) So teach us TO number our days, That we (may) apply our hearts unTO wisdom. Return, Oh Most High Ahb Yahu'Ah sovereign, how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants. Oh satisfy us (early) with thy mercy; That we (may) rejoice and be glad all our days. And counting: ...1st day/night season of the WorkWeek, ...2nd day/night season of the WorkWeek, ...3rd day/night season of the WorkWeek ...4th day/night season of the WorkWeek, ...5th day/night season of the WorkWeek, ...6th day/night season of the WorkWeek (double up): ...for the morrow’s morning IS the Seventh day/night sAbbAth's season. Emet ❤️ What was Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob considered before the 12 tribes were born? ...And before Yahu'Sha the anointed Hebrew Messiah, rather than the Roman religion's man-made diety with the Greek name that has no power and authority IN the Kingdom's throne. ...Go to (Genesis Chapters 15-17) and (Hebrews Chapter 11) to understand the Covenant Loyalty and 'Saving Will' Testimony of the Most High Ahb Yahu'Ah sovereign ❤️ ...They were all faithful, obedient, and walked with the Most High Sovereign IN UpRightNess, Kingdom MindSet Justice, and were SetApart from embedded pagan world religious conditioning and dogma. Tsion ❤️
Keep up the amazing work pastor look forward to these videos every week