5. Emotions following Nabeel's Death (David Wood)
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Hi. Why do we focus on sociopath traits and other similar “sins”? God HATES gossip, lying, self-righteousness, etc. Is it because we all share these traits but not sociopath traits?
I love David's honesty and the fact that God can use anyone in his kingdom, even a sociopath.
But he is a psychopath and a sociopath!
@g s he isnt ex-psychopath though, he still says he is a psychopath, this isnt something that has changed - he just learned how to deal with it lol
Yeah, if there's one thing that's a take away from his condition its his honesty and lack of care to what other people think. A plus in reaching more people for God. The Truth.
2 years too late but.. Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. I will take your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.
Besides, all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to his purpose. Wonderfully and fearfully made in his womb. Us too. Yeah... Rant over. God Bless random youtuber and have a good day.
Sociopathy isn’t something one just chooses
Bilal Nasir Exodus 21:15
“Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.
According to the Bible David Wood should be put to death 😂😂😂.
I'm ex Muslim now I accept Jesus Christ and I have many challenges from a lot of Muslims but the problem ⚠️ they want to an argument with me and asking a lot of question I'm willing to tell them my story, but they don't listed all they want to do judging fighting but this make me stayed more strong 💪 in Christ and make me learn more about our God and I will keep praying for them for all Muslim to come in Christ and also all Christians brothers and sisters pray for my mom she is Muslim pray for her that she will become Christian thank you 🙇
God Bless You! When you know the Truth, it will set you free!
Rozeeya Rose rai Why did you leave Islam?
I pray for your mom that she stays a muslim INSHALLAH
@Champt wide snowflake jesus
Amen sister !! Stay encouraged and continue to keep watching these videos and testimonies of Jesus saving people on you tube Im telling you it will build your faith!! It is building mines!! Look up 23 minutes in Hell. You will REJOICE my friend when you see what you escaped!!!!!
Only a sociopath could stand so strongly against the evils of Islam. I couldn’t handle death threats, ppl screaming at me. God bless you David ✝️
Yes. Why yes . Yes woman! That's what men are for! God didn't make a Rudy Wood! A woman wouldn't be for this job! That's why God made a David wood! And used his psychopathy for his purposes and intentions! God is good! If you were to go up to Islam to fight them that is obviously bad idea and action! Since so many evils would much happen easier to a female. That's not to say nothing evil as rape wouldn't ever happen to a male I know it would. I've been sexually abused and touched inappropriately as a boy. But I'd be righteous and be side David wood to combat this evil. Just as I'd go to war so my sister's have to. As God intended for males to hunt and females to stay home..thats still how it should be I believe. If it's not then our pregnant daughters going to war will die and that's not so cool now is it? Nope! God dislikes that women going to war. So girls women stay home always. And men go to war when it's happening always. Amen to David wood 🪵 and God the father use him greatly mightily!
I love David, but St. Francis of Assisi literally went into Islamic countries to convert them. From the many accounts written about him, he was the furthest person from being a sociopath. He was very emotional and charismatic, yet with God's graces he became very ascetic too.
Thank you God for David's good work though!
David, your level of brutal honesty is what makes you so relatable. God even uses your greatest weaknesses to create strength and teaching moments for others. You have no airs and graces about you, and are one of the "realest" Christians I know.... God bless you, warts and all David.
Marcia from Sydney Australia
Warrior Woman amen
Relatable and reliable
You are no warrior woman. No woman comes close to men who are warriors and don't call themselves warriors. However regardless of what you're experienced. A true warrior is he who has experienced death threats and is screamed at by violent aggressive people who'd kill you when alone or do any evils when alone with you. David wood would confront such people when appropriate. Men are warriors when it comes to actual WAR-riors. war Rior ring. It's funny to see a woman calling herself a warrior. Respectfully I think you should simply stick to Nurse woman. Which Is still honorable just less hard and complex. God bless 😊 David wood 😤
@@IsraelCountryCube Wtf are you talking about
I read Nabeels book 2 (?) years ago and was so impacted. I went online immediately after finishing the book to find out more about him and was DEVASTATED to find out he had recently died. I cried and cried. I’m so thankful that he learned and accepted the TRUTH before he died though. Hallelujah!!!
You need to read more
@@crisdeugzman3711 lol nvm I forgot y’all are David wood followers. Ignorant and don’t try and seek knowledge
Yeah man. Remember how he was rejected by his family after accepting Christ, and he BEGGED God to kill him right on the spot b/c the pain of losing family for faith 😢. I really felt bad about his eventual death, but man did he do incredible work for the Lord🎉😊
@@Z-BruhhhYou need to read Truth, like The Bible.
@@WardofSquidit wasn’t necessary because of the pain of losing his family, but more of the pain of hurting his family. He said in one of his speaking engagements that He asked God why he didn’t kill him as soon as he trusted God as his Saviour. That way, his family wouldn’t have found out and wouldn’t have been hurt, but at the same time he would have also died in truth, meaning he would be with God. Either way, he accepted that his journey wasn’t about him, but there’s was a bigger picture. Which is now evident in how many lives he has impacted, even after his death.
Ever since I saw his testimony video I had wondered how God could reach a sociopath's heart to help them empathize. I suspected his children might play a role there.
And David is a great example that Christianity is not based on emotions but on evidence. We sometimes have an emotional response to the evidence but it is evidence that gets us there. Excellent work as always with these videos, God bless you brother :)
It's sad that it took his kids having a terrible disease to do it. No one should live like that.
He said he felt emotions after he became a Christian, he would "get choked up" when something awesome happened", not only after he had children. But he also says he felt sympathy/empathy for another person for the first time when his son was born and didn't move. And then a few times after that. Another thing, its not just about feeling sorry for others, it seems in general he also doesn't feel sorry for himself. When someone we love is sick or dies, we feel sorry for the person, but we also feel sorry for ourselves, because we have lost someone we loved.
I think the possibility of a link (in the brain) between the emotions area of the brain and communication made a lot of sense. And since the brain can build new circuits (new neurons are created also), maybe this is happening to him, maybe his brain is building new "circuits" between these areas.
Stefanie Medina It is sad but sometimes we can't empathize without tragedy. I know from personal experience that there were things I had to go through in order to view people differently. I thank God for it though, going through hard experiences builds character.
SeriousCakes Your comment about David Woods made me think about the scene in the movie " Evan Almighty" where Morgan Freeman in ( The role as god). explained how he offers his children the opportunity's to develop the characteristics their in need of by putting them in the situation where their "Put to the test" in order for them to develop the roots and engrain into their subconscious the answers they where searching for. This is the most extreme case of just that. A man born without an ounce of empathy having two children with such life threatening chronic illnesses.
SeriousCakes a renewal of the mind.
I can relate. I thought I was going crazy when I started crying during prayer regularly, or just out of the blue. Granted I had asked to be able to feel. God works in mysterious ways
Amen!! That’s amazing 🙌🏽🙏🏽
Wow
amen!
That's awesome bro! God is Good 🙌✝️
He promises to give us a new heart made of flesh not stone.
David Wood, I am a practicing Catholic but certainly support you in your advocacy and your ministry. I will pray for you and may God bless you and your family and ministry immensely. You are brave , courageous and honest. Thank you for being a soldier of Christ.
Are you believe that only blood of Jesus Christ alone can save you?
Catholic, Orthodox Christian, and protestant Christian we have so much in common than our differences I wouldn’t label my self to specific churches let’s unite more so that we can preach the gospel to Muslims, Hindus and more
@@kabuuj3400 yes we believe only through faith in Jesus we can be saved, works arent earning salvation, acts (works) of faith are to maintain our grace, if we were to convert on our deathbed and werent able to be baptized (an act of faith) for example, we would still be willing to if it were possible
@@el.vicho.de.la.sierra Every catholic that I know mocking me when I said something like that. Honestly if you believe that you are not catholic. If you believe that eucharist dont give you eternal life then you deny catholicism
@@kabuuj3400 i belive in the eucharist, because it is an act of faith, it's like feeding our soul with God, but if a convert were to die after converting i think hed be saved
This was fascinating! A Christian sociopath. But he actually does form good, deep relationships. I’ve always thought God gives us basic personality traits for reasons of His own and wants to use those traits, but those traits can go either way. They’re neutral on their own, but they can be used for good or evil. It’s hard to imagine how God could use an anti-social personality. But having followed David for awhile, I’ve seen it. He’s absolutely fearless. He doesn’t shrivel up and roll into a little ball when detractors say the most unbelievably hateful things. He shrugs, “meh,” and goes on doing what he needs to do.
cslcojoco Yea this has really got me thinking.. Because I guess I assumed for many years that when God saves someone, he causes a transformation in us, but the way that it actually manifests is very different for each person.
I thought the same thing cojoco, being fearless can be useful (and maybe even a blessing) in this case, considering all the death threats he gets from extremists.
But he is a psychopath and a sociopath!
without religion, sociopaths are narcissistic and self-idolizing. Religion (specifically Judaism and Christianity) keeps people from idolizing other humans or themselves. Sorry Muslims but you kinda idolize Muhammad.
I love David in a huge way. But I do worry a bit that when he gets fearless, there may be a temptation to be pride-ful and arrogant and maybe even hateful towards Muslims as human beings. So far, all I have seen of David in his videos is a hard hitting style directed at Islam itself but never at Muslims as human beings. He is just so tough on the religion of Islam but I am sure that some Muslims get outraged because they take it as a personal attack because they can't separate the idea from the person. Religion should be falsifiable and testable, even Christianity. But I love David and I pray for him.
A fascinating self reflection. Thank you David for being so candid about your emotional life in a way that gives genuine insight. Bravo and God Bless You and Jon!
David: like I want to kill everybody
The other guy: sweat intensifies
When I found out Nabeel passed I had enough tears for David and I both! Lol amazing how God can use his disorder to glorify his kingdom. Imagine if he was this emotional dude with all the threats he gets!
Well that"d be you Renee lol. Since you're a woman and all who *ISN'T A WARRIOR WOMAN* sorry I had to specifically. Because i saw a woman calling herself a warrior woman by name. And I thought how goofy. She's attractive..but that ain't it chief. If she were a warrior. She'd be doing what David wood does lol!
It almost sounds morbid to say, but I'd been waiting to hear about this matter for awhile. As a writer (not published _yet,_ lol), I find myself doing a lot of research on various topics, and sociopathy/psychopathy has come up more than a few times, but as a Christian, I was wondering how exactly that would play out; that was really helpful, and quite fascinating. Also, that _totally_ explains why trolls don't bother David, lol.
:) His impassibility in those circumstances is admirable.
DUDE - albeit 6 years removed now you know there's someone with the exact same mindset as you 😂 hope you've published! Share your work if you have (and even if you haven't)
I can relate to all the crazy assumptions based on Nabeels conversion. I am an ex Muslim who is also coping it. My mum also says crazy things like, "who brainwashed you?" or, "their paying you aren't they!".
It's sad because Muslims are brainwashed. I'm sorry that you had to go through all that with you're mom
Ex Muslim ? No you ain’t lol regardless of what you say if your Christian aren’t you concerned that you will be asked about your lies or are you already forgiven and can do all the bad you want because Jesus died already for you
Never waver, my friend. God bless you.
@@Z-Bruhhh You suffer from a lack of understanding.
Z-Bruhhh, what do you mean?
In the Bible it says:
“What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?“ (Letter to the Romans, chapter 6 verses 1-2)
No, we do not believe we can keep offending God because Jesus has already died for our sins.
My respect for David Wood, have gone way up. God bless you.
I'm choking up listening to David tell about his son. God bless him.
I think David loves and feels, more than he gives himself credit for. Maybe he doesn’t react the same way as most people do to certain things, but I think he does care for others in his own way. Whether he cries or doesn’t cry over Nabeel’s death I can tell David misses him very much. He still talks about him and post pictures of Nabeel all the time.
If he feels nothing, why would he even bother to get married & have children in the first place? There is a part of him that desires relationships with people.
However I do believe God seems to always seems to uses people’s weaknesses for his glory. David’s lack of remorse or empathy is what causes him to be able to be so blunt to Muslims about Muhammad. He doesn’t feel bad for hurting their feelings, he’s more of “Get over it, these are the facts.” And it’s also part of the reason why he doesn’t fear their threats.
I wish I could be more like that. Not care what they feel and just tell them the facts. Not there yet.
Get over it these are the facts "😂 great point Shalom
@@jodyel But that may not be what you're meant for. Maybe you're meant to be a soft hand. Don't be frustrated or think that has to be what's meant for you. Now that I think about it I should be telling myself this as well.
@@tbonbrad I am def not a soft hand. In fact, I am more like David. Just have to get to the point where I don't care how anyone else feels about it. Thanks.
I have worked with special needs children for 26 years. In all of those years, I had a couple of children with explosive anger disorder. I also had a foster child who was diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder. I find this video fascinating as it is a testament of how God can work in the life of people with serious mental illnesses and mightily use them.
@juleet8077 A lot of "mental illness" or " mental disorder" is actually spiritual warfare involving demonic entities. The DSM-5 mentions the soul exactly 0 times. It is an atheistic document based on materialistic presuppositions.
Justin Sturz
I think it's insulting and stupid how many people think that being a psychopath is a mentally disorder.? No it's not mental. It's disorder. Sure but it's not necessary bad. It's something that was corrupted by sin but God used it for good. So you're wrong here old lady as many people are... Too funny when it comes to calling "mental disorders"
This topic is fascinating for me, because I am a bit of the opposite. I have had Major Depressive Dissorder longer than I can remember. Even as a baby, I had no interest in doing anything. I didn't even roll over for several months after I was supposed to. I was physically fine, and mentally attentive. I just had the "lack of interest" common to depressives. I was an extremely empathetic and (obviously) emotional child. Even into high school, I would break out in sobbing tears over literally nothing. Teachers don't like it when they ask you why you are crying and you say, "I don't know." They would actually get angry with me. I actually had a coach tell my dad that if I were his son, he would beat it out of me. I was able to think perfectly clearly and objectively and I would, while sobbing, survey my day and my emotional state only to find I had literally no reason to be emotional. On top of this, whenever I did have a reason, my emotions could swing wildly out of control, including blinding rage and crippling frustration. Now with better medication, thirty years of experience, and my relationship with God, I am much more stable. Every once and a while a cheesy commercial will still choke me up out of no where, but overall my experience has led me to distrust emotion and I actually have to fight off the temptation to become overly callous. Unconditional agape love is a big ask for someone so often betrayed by my own emotions, but the Lord is bringing me along. The ironic thing is that people who don't know me well have actually said I am the most laid back person they have ever met. This is because, with my perspective, I find very few things to be worth getting upset or worked up over and have developed since childhood the ability to view things objectively as a defense mechanism. My symptoms still persist, but they are no longer so outwardly expressed. Now it is more of an internal struggle. We all have our own personal wars that no one else can fully understand, but there is One who sees and one day "that which is done in secret shall be rewarded openly."
God bless you, James, and thank you for sharing. Of course I knew about depression but the way you described it was so powerful.
Wow man!
Thanks for sharing, brother. Dealing with my own mental health battles (which is still very hard for me to admit - feel like I'm lying to myself and everyone about it) but testimonies like yours enforce my faith to keep pressing forward in spite of them. Cannot express how appreciated it is.
God is great. He worked so powerfully in David as he communicated with Nabeel's family.
The spirit connected him to the moment of his sons trouble... Fascinating.
I so love that you posted this. I just recently became aware of Dr. Wood's ministries, and his story, and once I discovered the story with Nabeel, I wondered how his death impacted him emotionally. God bless.
I didn't think I could admire you any more then I already do. You are an amazing man.
Girls and their obsession with psychopaths... just kidding. I like David
i love the fact that with Davids lack of feelings can really stand when an angry muslim yells at him or tries to get David upset. as there are many angry muslims out there that say they are of peace but they dont show it. I love everyone, but i dont understand why muslims, people who follow islam are so angry....you can see it in their eyes. They should be happy as when they cross over to becoming a christian they are blessed with visions of Jesus.
They are not taught to temper their inner demons, that's why. Thry never challenge their lust. They expect their women to take that role. That is why they cover up. Just... in short, they're apes. Idk how else to say it. Then again apes have restraint. So idk.
It’s honestly pretty easy to shut them out completely. Although if I was in a Muslim dominated country, that would be vastly different.
Because they are told that they are victims who face persecution the world over.
The entire world is against the believers, with their religion and faith perpetually under threat from the enemies of Islam.
Everything that happens in their society or country is part of a wider conspiracy to weaken the Ummah.
The enemy is lurking from every corner. Its the hidden hands of the Free Masons, the Illuminati, the IMF, the Dajjal and there is always a sneaky dishonest jew hidding somewhere in that picture.
They have since learnt of another concept of victimisation which they wasted no time over self qualifying themselves as victims of.
Islamophobia.
The perpetual uneasy self conscious feeling due to the perceived awareness that comes from the thought that they are constantly being watched over every word, every thought and every act of theirs as they go about their daily lifes trying to proof they themselves are deemed worthy of heaven.
Such a miserable existence makes one feel so weary and tiresome as if they are already in hell.
The standard response to seeing others who are doing much better than them is "may you enjoy all these temporary worldly pleasures as a reward for putting the importance of worldy affairs above the preperations for the next life ".
They say something very close to it as It gives them a sense of satisfaction when they tell you to enjoy all the fun for as long as it lasts because as a kaffir you are going no where else but to hell.
As a person with a degree in Psychology and Religious Studies and a narcissistic/sociopath father, I find this fascinating and "true" with respect to my dad.
Absolutely fascinating how God made us!
To be fair, this is not how God made us. We are in a fallen state. Now, it is a testament to God's awesome work that even in this fallen state, we are still a complex wonder. But my, I can't even imagine what we will be like when we get back to God's original design.
I think David Wood got a point - emotion is connected with communication. I think when praying, the Holy Spirit helps us to pray and even prays for us, His power penetrates all the barriers (even mental or psychological ones) and went into the deepest and the inmost part of our being/soul/spirit (I don't know, choose one) and help us to understand what are we really feeling/experiencing at the moment, such as anxiety, sorrow, joy, anger, so on.
Jude Khan you must be dumber than shit to reply none related comments. Please read some books before you learn to quote out of context. Cheers.
Jude Khan there is lots of evil in the Bible for sure. Jesus paid the debt of our sins (evil)...but He allows us to choose whether we serve our sins...and the father of all lies....or to trust in JESUS.
I was at a point where I was looking for all the "controversial stuff" and I found what I was looking for... Cuz we often seek that which we want to find and SOMETIMES what we find is the lie that we have disguised as truth.
There is no lies in Jesus.
I will pray that you actually find your new identity in Christ Jesus based on your needing a Savior.
He will open your eyes to scripture.
Breast were not considered very sexual during this time. It wasn’t uncommon to see breastfeeding women and breast were associated with comfort and care. Breast today highly sexual used.
@ Jude Khan
Anything to say on THIS VIDEO or to address the original comment by ChunHan Chiang to which you replied? Or just filthy mouthed nonsense about a book you've never read and neither know nor care anything about?
Yesica1993, Amen.
David, thank you for your patience with all of us who just don't understand. Perhaps God will use your insights to inspire someone to finish making that link between the communication and emotion centers in the brain. Maybe that will be a big discovery that helps mankind!
You are a good man, brother. You have chosen to be a good man, which is so much more than most of us ever endeavor to do. Most of us won't acknowledge our unique traits or deficiencies, even when they are considered to be minor. I admire your honesty and your compassion. You may not have empathy, but you surely have great compassion...praying for your son not to die as a result of your wife's actions...and apologizing to the Quereshi family for your previous lack of kindness towards them...those are beautiful thoughts, followed by appropriate actions. I wish everyone would be so considerate in their daily lives.
We are all a "work in progress", David, and it seems obvious that God is surely working in your life...and that He continues to use you in reaching out to a lost world. God bless you, your family, and all you do for Him. Sheri
Brother I haven't read all the comments but it occurs to me that they route of feelings expressed was never developed in you as a baby and a child. You just figured it was better not to feel, not to cry. God's cracking the door open for to start feeling empathy with emotion. Man you love your wife and children and they are a testimony to your care. You care and love and feel empathy towards other's sufferings! There's no doubt about that!. Praise God He healed you through and through. You must believe it and act on it too. This time when I heard your testimony, your prayer of surrender I cried and cried thanking God for his resurrection power He wanted to show us through you. I praise you Jesus for loving David so much more than we.
I suffered for years with mental illness - anxiety, depression, OCD. I am okay now (I think lol). But because of what I went through I can empathize with other sufferers of the same conditions I had and try to help them as best as I possibly can (loving one's neighbor, etc). If I can't help them as far as the physical stuff (money), a ride to a hospital, call an ambulance or advice (Biblical or give them therapist's phone numbers or both, etc), then I just pray and ask God for them to be healed. So, I am glad I went through hell in mental hospitals and fighting off extreme mental illness because I can now help others and I believe that pleases God. It also gives me great joy to do the Golden Rule to others in a positive way.
David is a Gem and hardcore honest . May lord bless him a million times more
That was fascinating. Thank you David for sharing. How does that affect your marriage? It seems like if you lack the ability to feel compassion or empathy it might make things difficult. Although, you did think about how your wife might feel if something happened to your son. So you are able to imagine how emotions might affect others even if you are not affected. Interestingly, despite your apparent lack of sadness, you don’t seem to have a lack of happiness. You have the ability to feel joy it seems. You’re sense of humor displays that.
I know Christianity has saved this man. Without Christ and the model that is Christ he would be lost, and that's true for so many people.
THANK YOU! I knew and understood NOTHING about what this disorder is. What's more, being one of those emotional types, I couldn't figure out how David Wood could even be a Christian without emotions. (How illogical is that?) So hearing this helped me understand more what Christ has done in giving him, like me, a heart of flesh in place of our hearts of stone. I really needed to understand. Thanks so much for this video. I really appreciate it.
While I am familiar with David' s past, per his videos, I have to wonder if God is not changing this syndrome. People with this do not cry, ever. It could be God is doing a great work in this great man.
Just a thought. Continued prayers. First time I have seen this channel. I subscribed. Thank you!
Sociopaths are able to (and will...) cry when something affects them personally - out of pure anger and self pity.
However, they'll never cry out of empathy, since that emotion does not exist inside them...
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I really like john keep up the amazing work my man✊
Very honest answers , thank you
That is truely one of the most interesting conversations I have heard. I can't help wondering what a conversation between David and Jordan Peterson would be like.
Ahh. I'd been wondering about this for so long.
thanks for sharing. I had been wondering what kind of relations David had with Nabeel's parents, and never understood why Nabeel's testimony was not enough to make them leave Islam
Vincent Bouts - As with most people, coming to Christ is a very personal experience that has nothing to do with the family/friends/community except for the fact that the “apostate” has to figure out how to tell his/her family. Nabeel’s family might seek to know who Christ is, but generally speaking, “a prophet is not welcome in his own town” (Luke 4:24) meaning they have dismissed his conversion as brainwashing by his Christian friends, as David said in this video. Prayerfully, they are seeking Him now since the death of their son.
It is amazing how God will redeem anything to His glory!!
This is incredibly fascinating
Fascinating. Thank you for this! I read Nabeels book last year and only recently became a fan of david's videos.
It's really interesting to hear him tell about this.
Wow, that is so interesting, I appreciate David❤❤❤
Thank you.
Thanks for the discussion of emotions or the lack. Encouraged to know that I am not the only one who hardly ever experiences them. Rarely laugh although I admire good humor at an intellectual level. Don’t experience joy or tears except rarely. Praise God that Jesus wept and rejoiced on earth!
I always thought something was wrong with me because I didn’t feel any emotion when friends would tell me about there Family members passing but after watching this I realize I do when I communicate. It’s nice to know other people can relate
Disagree I could see David's emotion, when he did the video on Nabeel's Death. He just keeps his emotions on a low amp
@J Mireles LORD God Jesus Christ can heal all diseases.
Amen. Great listening to David. Wonderful testimony, David, to Christ.
Syed s Ali
I never hear a Muslim has a testimony of God's healing, miracle, God speaking to them. Do you have any?
Syed s Ali
Aaaa you might got that one. I just don't get it that Allah allows Mohamed to commit adultery through lusting after his adopted Son's wife, break the marriage of his adopted son, marry a cousin?
How do you comprehend this?
God has never participated in sin.
The slaves for sex?
David and Nabeel have brought me so much closer to Jesus.. I needed REAL!! not just "takin your word for it" thankyou! I freakin love Jesus and I love David's war and Nabeels Love
I wonder if God gave him those tears with Nabeel's family because THEY needed it? God is cool.
Nabeel was a special brother in Christ..!! His help to understand the Word and who God is … has helped me immensely in the Faith. I am forever grateful to the Lord for brothers like Nabeel. He is Resting in Peace.
(I'm making this a separate comment)
What a WITNESS to what being a Christian is in this day and age of "feel good Christianity"! David was not motivated to apologize to Nabeel's parents by emotion, but by his Christianity. By what is Right in the eyes of God. I just had to say that, since our culture seems to be turning into snowflakes over their "feelings" to the degree even I want to puke.
Maybe because I'm emotional, I find this a bit beyond my comprehension. If tears = wealth, I'd be a billionaire. Even though I came to accept that Nabeel's final video sounded like his swan-song, I still wept when he was called Home. Until 9/16, I never stopped praying for a miracle.
John, I know you mentioned having problems with these uploads, but I think those asking the questions can be grateful that it's easier to look for their topic in these shorter videos.
Betsy, i am a guy. the sorrow at Nabeel's death was emotionally choking me. i wanted to accept God's will. but it was too painful. it took lots of prayers to finally break my sorrow and shed tears. if you have the gift of tears, thank God for it. gift of tears is a blessing and lets you emotionally handle life better. Peace, my friend.
Betsy Ross me too. I cried for so long after he died even though I know where he is
*Wazakauye Zulu* Yes, and I know that Paul says we don't "grieve as do the rest who have no hope", but that only alleviates our earthly grief, it doesn't eliminate it. Watching Michele's videos helps, because she is so Spirit-filled, it's edifying to watch her. We all need to pray that Christ will continue to pour out His blessings and strength on her, and use this loss to speak to the hearts of Nabeel's family. I know he'd love to see his parents at the Wedding Feast.
Betsy Ross, I can sure connect with how you described yourself. As an Emotional billionaire. Same here! Have embarrassed myself knowing that once again I've over reacted. Scolding myself to get a grip on things. Thinking how it would be a gift if you could switch on and off your inner Sociopath. In hindsight we stand in a better camp than David. As he's intelligent enough to know he's lacking an important tool as even he felt the awkwardness in approaching his friends, parents in an appropriate manner.
David, My reaction to Interview #5 and the emotional changes you have been experiencing since making Jesus the Lord of your Life, especially when communicating with someone: those changes are part of the Sanctification process that follows Salvation and a result of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Please keep that channel open so that your whole Sanctification can continue the rest of your life! May God continue to bless you!
David actually has a RADAR, He gets to know that God is the one providing him with the emotions he can't have, It's like all the Noise is Gone, becaues for us it's sometimes hard to know what is us and what is God, But he gets to know what is Gods influence right away! Also i wonder if being this way for so long he hasn't realized that he gained empathy, an impossibility in his previous non christian state and being aspd , (i'm going off of how bad HE said it was, not the general disorder)
Because He was not in front of anyone when he asked God to make sure HALEY didn't blame herself, That is empathy, That is caring about HER feelings, Aspd have self motive, - But he understood that she would be torn up and wanted to stop that,
He doesn't give himself enough credit, Christ GIVES us the ability to Love - its even said "if ye have not love, or if you do not love the brothers, the love of the father is not in you for God is love" - He does care!
Interesting..
Nabeel and David have helped so many. Please make sure you also take care of your temple ( body )
God's teaching is to make our spirit, soul and body whole.
Paul kept Torah ( God's perfect instruction ) to the end.
Acts 24: 14 But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets;
After all, Moses and the prophets did not write those perfect laws, they dictated them from a God who changes not. Hebrew 13:8
If only Christians were like the psalmist David who will enjoy God's life giving words.....forever...and ever.................Psalms 119: 44 "So I will keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever."
1 John 2:3 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 5 but whoever keeps His WORD , in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: 6 the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.
Now we know what keeping God's "word " means and the rewards
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
Sounds good to me...Thank you very much
Good health and long life to all!
Imagine if a Muslim apologist have this similar disorder ( actually many do!) they will never say or even admit they have it. David is very honest- only Christ can change the life.
Your waffling at this point Muslims do share these things its like your trying your hardest to attack Islam using a video that's not talking about Islam.
Oh my God. Rest in peace Nabeel Qureshi. He was only 34 years old. Big loss to the human race.
David, please invite Jordan Peterson on your show. I would really like to see both of you in a conversation.
I doubt it's a neurological thing. I suspect those times were times when the Holy Spirit worked on David in such a way as to temporarily bypass the limitations of his brain and allowed his spirit to express itself normally for his own good and the good of others. Times when, for examples the Holy Spirit especially helped him to pray well, and to express Christian sorrow and empathy toward others.
Being that I got Hepatitis B due to donating my plasma, I chocked up the death of Nabeel due to God being "no respecter of persons". I just found out a week ago that I don't have Hepatitis of any kind. For 23 years, though, I lived with a feeling that I had the Sword of Damocles over my liver. God MIGHT have had me leaving with such a belief just to keep me from dating and getting married. God MIGHT have had me feeling scuzzy to do other things, which I did, like expose Islam on the internet.
Awesome interview. I'm sure we all wanted to know this and it's amazing how God works through David Wood in spite of or THRU his condition. Just fascinating, and how glorifying this is to God Almighty, that someone like David can be utilized so mightily. David, we love you.
All this time thinking David just acted like an ass and it was an inside joke you calling him a psychopath... this is just mindblowing and my reactions to all the videos in the series are not short of cursing out of amazement. Truly beautiful story
This is SOOO interesting David, from a psychological perspective, it seems your mirror neurons can and do 'fire' when you describe an emotion. Mirror neurons are your brain replicating the neurons that others may be secreting as they 'hurt', even though you don't necessarily feel the same emotion. Thanks for sharing this.
God bless you guys to help for truth
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us."
-2 Corinthians 4:7
Repent of your sins and believe on Adonai Jesus Christ, believe in your heart that He has died for sins and rose from the tomb on the third day and let the Holy Spirit within you, and you shall be saved.
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Jesus the Christ loves, praise YHWH our Elohim
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Evidence for Jesus Christ’s existence, crucifixion, and disappearance from the tomb (He rose from it):
The Lord Jesus Christ did exist, gathered disciples, and was crucified and went missing from the tomb. To argue about wether He was taken from the grave or rose from it, is an argument a skeptic can make. Because well if you disregard the eye witness testimony of the disciples and there willingness to die for Christ, and humans won’t die for something they know is a lie, when Peter is pinned upside down to that cross, he could have said that it was a fake, but He didn’t because it wasn’t, what care would he have about death in this world if he knew for a fact he had assurance of a life in another, Jesus Christ did rise from the tomb and is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Now the evidence for the Lord Jesus Christ’s existence really isn’t hard to find a multitude of non-Christian scholars and historians mention Him within 150 years after the time of His life. One such is Tacitus a Roman historian who reported on emperor nero’s decision to blame the Christians for the fire that had destroyed rome in 64 AD. Tacitus wrote:
“Nero fastened the guilt ... on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of ... Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome…”
In this Tacitus makes reference to not only Christians, but Christ calling Him Christus and confirming the Gospels going on to say that He suffered the extreme penalty (crucifixion) under the reign of Tiberius and by the sentence of Pontius Pilate, which like I said confirms the Gospels narrative.
Another important source of evidence about Jesus and early Christianity can be found in the letters of Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan. Pliny was the Roman governor of Bithynia in Asia Minor. In one of his letters, dated around A.D. 112, he asks Trajan's advice about the appropriate way to conduct legal proceedings against those accused of being Christians. Pliny says that he needed to consult the emperor about this issue because a great multitude of every age, class, and sex stood accused of Christianity. At one point in his letter, Pliny relates some of the information he has learned about these Christians:
“They were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang in alternate verses a hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up; after which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble to partake of food - but food of an ordinary and innocent kind.”
This passage provides a number of interesting insights into the beliefs and practices of early Christians. First, we see that Christians regularly met on a certain fixed day for worship. Second, their worship was directed to Christ, demonstrating that they firmly believed in His divinity. Furthermore, one scholar interprets Pliny's statement that hymns were sung to Christ, "as to a god", as a reference to the rather distinctive fact that, "unlike other gods who were worshipped, Christ was a person who had lived on earth." If this interpretation is correct, Pliny understood that Christians were worshipping an actual historical person as God! Of course, this agrees perfectly with the New Testament doctrine that Jesus was both God and man.
You may have heard of the scholar Flavius Josephus who mentioned James as being the brother of the Lord Jesus Christ, which matches what Paul said calling James “The Lord’s brother” and there is another document that Josephus may have written which goes:
“About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he ... wrought surprising feats.... He was the Christ. When Pilate ...condemned him to be crucified, those who had . . . come to love him did not give up their affection for him. On the third day he appeared ... restored to life.... And the tribe of Christians ... has ... not disappeared.”
Now it’s up to debate wether this is the entirely original document of what Josephus wrote, or if a Christian had edited it. But regardless he wrote about the Lord Jesus Christ. Wether it was negative or positive like the possible document is. Anyways there are many other statements, documents, letters, and writings of all sorts from the ancient world talking about the Lord Jesus Christ and there is not one question if He was a real person or if He was crucified and went missing from the grave. That is clear as day, He is a real person, was crucified, and went missing from the grave. And He did rise from the grave. And for more evidence of the Lord Jesus Christ, there’s the Bible and you see there is no evidence the Bible is corrupted, a lie, created by the Roman government, folktale. It is the recount of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, now wether you want to believe it is up to you. And what profit was there in spreading Christianity, All the early Christian suffered persecution, beatings, and were killed. Another Scholar reported that James the Lord’s Brother was thrown off a building and then stoned to death for spreading the Gospel in Jerusalem. These people went to great lengths even giving their own lives for the Adon Jesus the Christ.
Thk God for turning his lack of emotions to people around for the glory of God. “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 | NIV
That's beautiful. God's Spirit truly does transform us. There's something sweet about how parenthood brings out his emotions too.
David Wood, one my favourite people on the planet.
Awesome!!! Thank you for this. Pretty cool to hear my username read to David haha.
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David Wood never stops to impress me all those years I watch his videos. His stuborn clinging to the Lord and faithfullness despite all the hatred he receives, despite his condition! And despite his condition his love for all the children and the one with the syndrom and coping... Kudos to you and blessings. Keep on doing great work.
And you sir (I just realized I don't even know your name, although I'm sponsoring your channel), kudos to you to! Your videos are wise and encouraging! I admit I was bit bigoted at first because I expected you to be liberal-new-agey type of Christian, but you proved yourself to be to the point and faithful to the truth. Keep on doing great work also!
That hatred is nothing compared to his previous life prior to being a Christian. Plus I think he can take care of himself, nothavin emotionscanmake it easier to not get affected as easily
Man i really like you john keep up the amazing work bro✊
I just love David Wood's testimony. He is a wonderfully authentic example of the sanctifying power of the Spirit of God.
Dr. Wood, "blessed are the peace makers because they shall be called son's of God".
I am so lucky that one of my friend from US sent me Dr. Nabeel book on "Seeking Allah finding Jesus."
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"My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness." I believe that in those moments the Holy Spirit was feeling for you. My theory at least.
The fact that he is proud of being a sociopath/psychopathy is a major warning signal. Be EXTTREMELY careful when dealing with this man no matter how "popular" he is. May God bless you and your family!
Did you even watch the video?
7:20 - Blaming herself for the rest of her life. 💔
POV: whaddo you meme "right right right"
That’s an awesome video. It’s really neat to hear details about his emotions and how he was impacted. I think he’s on to something about the communication being connected. I am an empathetic/sensitive person. And I can hold it together sometimes only if I don’t talk about it, but as soon as I do I cry. I’ve even noticed that in my husband a little bit. He’s not a crier. He’s only cried a few times in front of me, and it’s when he was praying or communicating his empathy about someone. But it’s over after that. Very interesting. I do think God can use people that are less tender hearted to do the hard things. It made me tear up to hear his prayer for his wife and kids. That moved my heart.
I'm not a psychopath. I was an addict. But it sounds like Wood and I had a very similar experience. I had to quit being the center of the universe and accept God was greater. It wasn't until I surrendered all that I gain all. Thank you fellows for sharing.
Fascinating insight into David's mind. Thank you for this series.
Such a fascinating discussion. I agree with David that there must be a relationship between communication and emotion. Maybe sociopathy is the brains way of shutting down emotion as a defense mechanism.... I wonder if anyone is researching it? Would be an interesting thesis.
Jon, I’m very interested in how you got into this (apologetics). Maybe a brief video of a your testimony? If you wouldn’t mind, that is. Keep up the great work!
If you learn about David's and Nabeel's journey to Christianity, and see the impact they are both having in the world. You realize why God fought so hard for them.
I feel the same way as David wood I feel weird when I don't feel the same emotions like other Christians
0:58 - I think I noticed that specific emotion when he and AP did the stream in which Mari Mari returned to the pulpit, and they watched the video of the people being surprised.
I don't think he choked up or anything, but I think I could see that he recieves that positive emotional feeling from something good like that.
I think I vaguely remember hearing him sound like his voice was getting choked up recently, but I brushed it off as an impossibility, given his condition. Now I can't even remember what it was. But it definitely sounded like his voice kinda got choked up.
I know plenty of people I would not shed a tear that they passed, and haven’t. Ex., my adoptive father. He was a false and terrible person. But only I knew that. I have never been diagnosed with antisocial & have been interviewed by several clinicians over decades. These people I speak of are labeled narcissist, and those who support them, i.e., flying monkeys. I am an intense lover of justice, and it does not phase me when people get what they deserve for their unrepentance and the hell they have caused for others!
David is very honest, I appreciate that. Most psychopaths/sociopaths are not like him, strangely they are very aware of the feelings of others, and can imitate "normal" people easily (I am not talking about psychopaths who also have other conditions, to where they obviously have issues and cannot pretend to be "normal"), but they don't feel sympathy/empathy, instead they use this ability to use people. The fact that he feels empathy when communicating is pretty amazing, it means the feeling/emotion is there, he just doesn't feel it 99% of the time, for whatever reason. The communication/emotion link makes sense. We feel bad for others because we "communicate" with them in a way (psychologically, spiritually, etc).
As he mentioned, it might be something about brain circuits linking communication with emotion. Maybe his "circuits" linking the 2 are very few and a "normal" person's have many. P.S. The brain can create new circuits when needed, who knows maybe there is hope (assuming he would like to feel emotions more).
I know it's been years, but the interviewer : right right right right right right right right right right!!sheesh so annoying!
social interaction and the expression of negative emotion are very closely psychologically linked. The purpose of expressing sadness is at least in part to gain sympathy in a social environment.
you gotta stop saying "right right" Or "ya ya ok ya ya right". Doesn't work well on recorded videos.
The communication and prayer aspect is so interesting. I've experienced something similar as an autistic person, not on the same scale of course, where I thought I had no emotions related to a terrible experience in my life, but when I tried to calmly share about it with others, suddenly I could barely talk because I was crying and choked up. As I type this while thinking about it, I feel nothing, but speaking it out loud to others breaks me.
My anxiety disorder is now telling me I have anti-social personality disorder after watching this :)
Having it might not necessarily be a bad thing. Also, convincing yourself mentally through various means-like counter-intrusive thought techniques and cognitive behavioral therapy-might help with anxiety.
That last story about Nabeels funeral brought be to tears as well
David, thank you for sharing this part of you with us. Feelings used to be my lord, now Jesus is our Lord.
God created David that way and He alone knows why. Thank God David got saved and is being used powerfully by Him for His glory. Praise God.
Nabeel's death left me numb and confused. I just don't understand it. It doesn't make sense.
Verica Cvetkovic How could anyone ever understand the mind of God, but we have enough evidence to trust In him, plus Nabeels in heaven now and Jesus will come soon to eradicate evil. Remember that any suffering we may face on earth doesn’t even compare to what God has promised for those that trust Him
@@robertoesquivel4447 I couldn't have said it better myself.
Verica:it is good for his friend to pass away early because he guided people to wrong way.Jesus and muhammad s,a,w guide people to straight path,urged people to worship God alone.Donot follow those who went astray. Study islam/al quran, Jesus is muslim.
@@othmanahmad7331 lol, those that seriously study Islam leave it. Quran was complied from poor written and rejected writings. Read the Quran dilemma, I know it hard when ones religion is challenged but if you truly seek the truth, you will realize that Cheistanity is the only truth, as many 100s of thousands that left Islam have found out. Praying for you to see the light of Christ.
@@othmanahmad7331 another good channel to watch is apostate prophet. Peace
Wow I have watched a handful of David's videos but had no idea (or maybe I did have an idea, in hindsight it's not heaps surprising). Thanks for all the videos!
2 brief points. With complete respect to the person who commented on David's continued reference to his condition, I suffered a brain injury 11 years ago and people can get upset when I act differently and don't know the reason, still, you make a good point - its just part of his ministry. Second - David speculates about a connection between (I believe he said the brain and emotions?). He is correct. I meet with a support group of people with serious brain injuries and personality changes and many other things are often a part of it, and many others are somewhat unique to the sufferer (like mine where I have an obsession about things I used to enjoy in a casual way).
I have a question. Has David ever been re-evaluated, with honest quizzing, to see if Christianity has healed his illness? Or is this something he knows has happened?