Yes, I love her manner. Humble and soft-spoken, yet unyielding on the essentials. And she makes it plain without insulting her audience's intelligence. Very easy to listen to.
Good presentation concerning scriptures. We in modern times run into a few problems because most of us don't read Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek and no one has an original document of scripture to read from, so we rely on translators who do their best and to some degree translate based on their perception of what the meaning of something is. Very interesting that two places you referred to are quite controversial, one, the scripture cannot be broken, which was when Jesus affirmed humanity being partakers of divinity. The other reference to Jonah and the sign of Jonah, Jesus being in the earth 3 days and 3 nights. This was a real eye opener for me years ago when I realized that the crucifixion took place on Wednesday rather than Friday which puts Jesus in the grave for 3 days and 3 nights. I wondered about this for years but no one could give me an acceptable answer when I asked about 3 days and nights between Friday and Sunday. But as you pointed out the scriptures are precise and accurate and the explanation is simple. Thanks for sharing on this subject.
Thanks Alisa! This video is a great overview, but truth packed, presentation of what Jesus said about Scripture. If a person took notes on your talk, they could spend hours reading and studying the many texts you cite. Great job!
﴿اقتَرَبَ لِلنّاسِ حِسابُهُم وَهُم في غَفلَةٍ مُعرِضونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ١] [The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away. - Saheeh International ﴿ما يَأتيهِم مِن ذِكرٍ مِن رَبِّهِم مُحدَثٍ إِلَّا استَمَعوهُ وَهُم يَلعَبونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢] No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play - Saheeh International ﴿لاهِيَةً قُلوبُهُم وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجوَى الَّذينَ ظَلَموا هَل هذا إِلّا بَشَرٌ مِثلُكُم أَفَتَأتونَ السِّحرَ وَأَنتُم تُبصِرونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٣] With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?" - Saheeh International ﴿قالَ رَبّي يَعلَمُ القَولَ فِي السَّماءِ وَالأَرضِ وَهُوَ السَّميعُ العَليمُ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٤] He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing." - Saheeh International ﴿قالَ رَبّي يَعلَمُ القَولَ فِي السَّماءِ وَالأَرضِ وَهُوَ السَّميعُ العَليمُ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٤] He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing." - Saheeh International ﴿بَل قالوا أَضغاثُ أَحلامٍ بَلِ افتَراهُ بَل هُوَ شاعِرٌ فَليَأتِنا بِآيَةٍ كَما أُرسِلَ الأَوَّلونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٥] But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]." - Saheeh International ﴿ما آمَنَت قَبلَهُم مِن قَريَةٍ أَهلَكناها أَفَهُم يُؤمِنونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٦] Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe? - Saheeh International ﴿وَما أَرسَلنا قَبلَكَ إِلّا رِجالًا نوحي إِلَيهِم فَاسأَلوا أَهلَ الذِّكرِ إِن كُنتُم لا تَعلَمونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٧] And We sent not before you, [O Muḥammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know. - Saheeh International ﴿وَما جَعَلناهُم جَسَدًا لا يَأكُلونَ الطَّعامَ وَما كانوا خالِدينَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٨] And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth]. - Saheeh International ﴿ثُمَّ صَدَقناهُمُ الوَعدَ فَأَنجَيناهُم وَمَن نَشاءُ وَأَهلَكنَا المُسرِفينَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٩] Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors. - Saheeh International ﴿لَقَد أَنزَلنا إِلَيكُم كِتابًا فيهِ ذِكرُكُم أَفَلا تَعقِلونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ١٠] We have certainly sent down to you a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in which is your mention. Then will you not reason? - Saheeh International ﴿وَما أَرسَلنا مِن قَبلِكَ مِن رَسولٍ إِلّا نوحي إِلَيهِ أَنَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلّا أَنا فَاعبُدونِ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٥] And We sent not before you any messenger except We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me." - Saheeh International ﴿وَقالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحمنُ وَلَدًا سُبحانَهُ بَل عِبادٌ مُكرَمونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٦] And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants. - Saheeh International ﴿لا يَسبِقونَهُ بِالقَولِ وَهُم بِأَمرِهِ يَعمَلونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٧] They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command. - Saheeh International ﴿يَعلَمُ ما بَينَ أَيديهِم وَما خَلفَهُم وَلا يَشفَعونَ إِلّا لِمَنِ ارتَضى وَهُم مِن خَشيَتِهِ مُشفِقونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٨] He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive. - Saheeh International ﴿وَمَن يَقُل مِنهُم إِنّي إِلهٌ مِن دونِهِ فَذلِكَ نَجزيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذلِكَ نَجزِي الظّالِمينَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٩] And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers. - Saheeh International ﴿وَمَن يَقُل مِنهُم إِنّي إِلهٌ مِن دونِهِ فَذلِكَ نَجزيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذلِكَ نَجزِي الظّالِمينَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٩] And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers. - Saheeh International ﴿أَوَلَم يَرَ الَّذينَ كَفَروا أَنَّ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضَ كانَتا رَتقًا فَفَتَقناهُما وَجَعَلنا مِنَ الماءِ كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ أَفَلا يُؤمِنونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٣٠] Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? - Saheeh International ﴿وَجَعَلنا فِي الأَرضِ رَواسِيَ أَن تَميدَ بِهِم وَجَعَلنا فيها فِجاجًا سُبُلًا لَعَلَّهُم يَهتَدونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٣١] And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided. - Saheeh International ﴿وَجَعَلنَا السَّماءَ سَقفًا مَحفوظًا وَهُم عَن آياتِها مُعرِضونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٣٢] And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away. - Saheeh International ﴿وَهُوَ الَّذي خَلَقَ اللَّيلَ وَالنَّهارَ وَالشَّمسَ وَالقَمَرَ كُلٌّ في فَلَكٍ يَسبَحونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٣٣] And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming. - Saheeh International
But the people I come across will say how do you know Jesus actually taught those things about the Bible? You’re using the Bible to authenticate the Bible and it’s difficult for them to trust that these things were actually said by Jesus or that it was all truth etc. How do I respond to that kind of question? Sometimes prophecy can help people see the authenticity of scripture but do you have any other specific tools I could use or specific prophecies to use for people who are questioning the reliability of Scripture?
You referenced times Jesus spoke on what God said, which was literal or the commandments. He mentioned events and specific things that have to be true. But to say that the bible is infallable also suggests that there is no free will. If God constructing the Bible word for word then he dictated the actions of each person in it. It's hard to get onboard with that idea. I believe alot of it is written correctly but if all those sinful people got it just right then they had no control over their own lives and no power to choose which means neither do we.
Matthew 5:17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.(W) 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished Luke 16:17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law Matthew 24:25 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. Luke 24:27 27 And beginning with Moses(A) and all the Prophets,(B) he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.(C) Matthew 15:4 For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.' Mark 7: 13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.’ Matthew 22:31-32 31 But about the resurrection of the dead-have you not read what God said to you, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’[a]?(A) He is not the God of the dead but of the living.” Mark 12:36 David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: "'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet."' Matthew 22:43 He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'? For he says, Matthew 4:4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" Matthew 22:29 Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures(T) or the power of God. John 17:17 Sanctify them by The truth; your word is truth
@Harry Waddington how did you come to the conclusion that the church had authority and guidance from God to choose which books were to be in the canon?
Yeshua(Jesus) is "The Word of God" Revelation 19:13, and "the Word" John 1:1 Yeshua did refer to the scriptures what we call the protestant "Old Testament" plus possibly some other books(ie Enoch...) not in the OT but never the "Bible". God did say, tell, visit, in many forms in the OT and it is scripture, the authors had a lifetime before becoming inspired to write what they were given of God to write. God when what was written if pleased breathed upon it and it took on a life of its own and people also inspired to work at coping it with all the love and diligence they could muster(also given by God) distributed it and it survived protected by variance and error used of God to testify of God and the Son of God/Man and the HolySpirit. The "Bible" is a authoritative manual to the infallible inerrant Word of God(Jesus)
This is going to go over so many people's heads but you are absolutely correct. Please may I ask what your twitter, instagram or website is? So I may keep up to date with you as I can see you are preaching good stuff. Jesus is the Word of God.
@@IsaacM97 Thanks for the kind words, I have been a saint(christian) since the age of 8 and am now 56, I have no ministry, save for befriending and loving all and willing to help avoid sin and recognize trespass. I have not attended a church since the age of 22 but do not forsake gathering with brothers and sisters. Educated in Electronics and profession at present is nighttime weekend security guard, so my day of rest is the first day my work is done(Tuesdays) and I worship and keep every day Holy to the best of my ability though I know it is but of the will and grace of YHWH(God) atonement and resurrection of Yeshua(Jesus) comfort and direction of The HolySpirit for am a simple man of flesh and spirit. I can add to my playlists some of the channels I listen to, if you would like?
Maxiom Burrows Hi. Thanks for the speedy reply. I am actually [pleasantly] surprised that you have not been church for so long but are still very grounded in knowledge and the Word. Hebrews 12:2 tells us Jesus is the author, perfecter and finisher of our faith so as long as you remain believing in Him, you’ll be okay. I do not have a playlist but I do have a fellowship page for believers in the UK, feel free to follow us 😊 Twitter+Instagram: @FellowshipLDN
@@IsaacM97 Thanks Ill check it out (what i can, I do not have Twitter, nor IG) and not going to a church for me was YHWH(Gods) idea I am sure as all I have gotten is wait, study, and patiently befriending those I(the HolySpirit) direct you to while living a simple life. I am tempted to expect to much from my brothers and sisters in churches and have no standing save the Lordship of The Son of God so I go out into the world as many have. I presently am reading the 1611 version of the KJV, but fear not as the version ultimately does not matter having the HolySpirit as main requirement to understanding scriptures, so that he can use me better attend his lost amongst us that hold that version in high regard. I have added some of the youtube channels I listen to and study with to my channel page here on youtube. Might I take the liberty to express that so many preach "salvation" as the end result and goal when it is ultimately a purpose to Glorify God placing him in his proper place in our life that is creation. May the Will of God be a comfort to you.
Awesome, plus Jesus IS the Word of God. I get tickled when I read when the scribes or Pharisees try to trap Jesus with the Law. If they knew who He was, they'd know that He was the One who wrote the Law. It would be like a student challenging a teacher on some point in the textbook they were using for that class, when that teacher wrote the textbook. Aside from that you mentioned a lot of really great things. Thank you.
Hi Alisa! Thanks so much for this brilliant content and teaching. I am currently listening to your book 'Another Gospel' on Amazon's Audible? The last five years has been a nice, mini safari through the progressive church hell road. Since you're on the topic of the Holy Bible. My wife and I mostly stick with formal equivalence versions (ESV, NIV). Sometimes we read the NLT which still has about 90 scholars on its editorial board, but is still considered 'dynamic equivalence' On some rare occasions we'll read The Message or The Passion Transalation, mainly for light fun reading with a huge doses of skepticism. Correct me if I'm wrong - but from the church experience from what I think is a progressive one - all or most of the preaches are referring to the TPT or The Message (ok, let's not talk about any kind of exegesis, etc) as their main text. Is that mostly the trend? I don't know.
Excellent! Praise God! Thank you for allowing the Lord to use you in such a knowledgeable, articulate, precise way! Psalm 119:89 "Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven. "
It's amazing how well C.S. Lewis described what today is called 'progressive Christianity' in his 1946 book, The Great Divorce. Read through chapter 5 and laugh about how well Lewis understood what these 'advanced' Christians believe.
Well done Alisa!! This is both thorough and concise. I love that throughout his ministry Jesus confirms the authority and applicability of the Old Testament. Many Christians today think the Old Testament is irrelevant and we should only listen to the New Testament (prominent preachers in the US have even said this from the pulpit), but Jesus clearly declared the Old Testament to be God's word and therefore true and important.
Thank you, Alisa. This will be a helpful resource for me as I speak to people about this topic which, unfortunately, is becoming more accepted among progressive Christians.
0:53 - 0:55 "Jesus taught that the 'Bible' is the Word of God." How could Jesus have taught this, since the 'Bible' did not exist when He walked the earth. I believe that the book commonly referred to as the 'Bible' did not come into being / existence until around the 5th Century, some 350+ years after He left this world to return to the Father, and, if I recall right, was put together by the Catholic Church.
This is why a good Bible translation is essential. Jesus never said "Bible", he said "gospel" which translates to "the good news" Hope that helps clear that up. P.S. I am not a Latin expert, however I find it beautiful. Mark 1:15 15 et dicens quoniam impletum est tempus et adpropinquavit regnum Dei paenitemini et credite evangelio 15 This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel
@@Catholic_D.O.G Thank you for your response. It was appreciated. You are right in that Jesus never did used the word 'Bible'. He used the word 'gospel' and the word 'Scriptures' when teaching / preaching. When Scripture manuscripts are translated, that should be done from the original language they were written in, in order to ensure the accuracy of what the original authors wrote, not translations or translations of translations. You seem to be very knowledgeable, let me ask you this question, as I have not been able to receive a satisfactory response from others I have asked it to: Can you please show me where, in the Scriptures, either God the Father, or His Son, instructed, told, or commanded fallible men to: a) gather together ALL the Scriptures ever written b) review, study, and analyze ALL those scriptures they gathered together c) decide which of ALL those Scriptures they reviewed, studied, & analyzed were inspired by Him d) assemble ALL those Scriptures that fallible men decided were inspired by Him into a book e) call that book of assembled Scriptures, that fallible men put together, the 'Bible' f) claim or teach that the book (the 'Bible), which fallible men put together, is the Word of God g) claim or teach that the book (the 'Bible), which fallible men put together, is inerrant h) claim or teach that the book (the 'Bible), which fallible men put together, is inerrant I would like to see exact Scripture references, or exact Scripture quotes - not institutional church dogma, doctrine, teachings, beliefs, views, opinions, customs, traditions, or interpretations on what they think a passage of Scripture might mean or say.
@@alpscraftshack599 I assure you I am in no way that knowledgeable. You might want to check with Scott Hahn or Dr. Brant Pitre for answers to those questions. God Bless 🕊️✝️🌹
Jesus could not have said anything about the New Testament because it was not written during a time when He could comment on it. However, He did have much to say about the Old Testament from which He often quoted (at least 78 times, and 26 times from the Pentateuch), which adds credence to the Word of God.
@@WhatEver-vu9wn That is a good question, and thanks for asking. I would point to at least two excellent reasons for trusting in the Bible as an accurate representation of God speaking through written text. The first example is the uniqueness of the Bible among all books ever written. The Bible accurately foretells specific events-in detail-many years, sometimes centuries, before they occur. Approximately 2,500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible, about 2,000 of which already have been fulfilled to the letter - with no errors. No other holy book compares. reasons.org/explore/publications/tnrtb/read/tnrtb/2003/08/22/fulfilled-prophecy-evidence-for-the-reliability-of-the-bible The second evidence is the importance that Jesus of Nazareth put on the Old Testament, often quoting specific passages from the Old Testament: "...It is written...". Now, if anyone claims that Jesus was a myth in order to discount the trustworthiness of the Holy Bible, such false claims would counter the majority of scholars who affirm the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth What other evidences do we have that the Bible is trustworthy and the word of God? blog.tms.edu/how-can-we-know-that-the-bible-is-from-god Of course there is much more evidence to speak of, but this should give you a good start.
@@WienArtist What is more probable: that the NT writers read Jesus into the OT and constructed a narrative that would fulfill these prophecies, or that actual prophecies were fulfilled? Wouldn't it be reasonable to say that the Bible got some things right and some things wrong? How did you come to the conclusion that the Bible has all the right, divinely inspired books in it? Isn't it possible that Jesus is a historical figure but the writers embellished the gospel stories?
Richard Gary Butler thanks Richard. All of that seems potentially applicable to the Old Testament but I don't see how it gives "Word of God" authority to any of the New Testament books - let alone any one particular canon of such. Can you connect the dots for me?
And actually, Yohannine Jesus did say "your law" when speaking to the Pharisees and quoted the Psalms: Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? (John 10:34)
wording it to force them to own it, using their own claims to make a point, doesn't mean it's not also his law. Jesus is God. He is the human word of God. The law was given by God's very word. AS he said, he came not to abolish the law but fulfill it. She's right to say he said "what God said" when quoting scripture to them in Matthew. The fact he turned it around in John doesn't disprove this.
So we are appealing to what Jesus was written as saying in the Bible, to back that the Bible is the authoritative, inspired, historically reliable, inerrant, infallible, imperishable words of God? Hmm... Would one apply this logic to any other character in any other book and be willing to make these conclusions? I'm not seeing how this isn't grossly circular. Just one of many questions to question. Why is it that the predominant scholarly consensus is that Moses was a mythical figure?
For this particular video, Alisa's main goal is not to assert the infallibility, etc., of the Bible; it is to address the many people who say they believe in Jesus but not the Bible, and to show that doing so isn't defensible. I'm quite sure Alisa herself would agree that, if one wants to examine the Bible's historicity, inspiration, etc., simply looking at what the Bible says about itself would indeed be circular.
Ke Chego - fair enough. But that’s maybe the point. Christianity (at least in America), seems to be dying, not in large part to apostatacy, but rather clinging to outdated cultural norms and ideas. A lot of folks love to decry “context!!” When reading the Bible, but fail to actual live in the context they find themselves having to actually live in. But this unfortunately is only going to drive the us vs them wedge further, the we’re not of this world or we’re the city on the hill kind of army of god type of thinking. It’s not working. It’s time to regroup and rethink how the fundamentals are going to survive past fundamentalism. Phyllis Tickle saw this coming. But of course she’s a dirty heretic I’m sure.
How would have Jesus interpreted Genesis 1? Literal days or allegory? Do you think Jesus believed in a literal Adam and Eve? Did Jesus and Paul and the gospel writers engage in creative 2nd temple interpretations of the OT? If so, how is that not changing the word of God?
When Jesus spoke, He spoke as "one with authority" about the Scriptures so we should pay attention to what he said specifically as recorded in the Gospels. Jesus obviously believed in creation by God but didn't speak to the actual length of time so it must not be that important. But he affirmed the creation of humans by God in Matthew 19 and he also affirmed the "original intent" of God's creation which means that he was there "from the beginning." This passage also highlights the fact that as humans, we like to do our own thing and "determine good and bad" for ourselves which God allows us to do because he has given us the freedom to make our own decisions, but it doesn't mean that there won't be consequences for going against his original design and plan. Matthew 19:1-9 - When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River. 2 Large crowds followed him there, and he healed their sick. 3 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?” 4 “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’” 5 And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ 6 Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.” 7 “Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked. 8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended. 9 And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery-unless his wife has been unfaithful.”
There is one book in the Bible that does not speak with the voice of God, the Holy Spirit, or Jesus, even though it claims to and for 45 years I accepted it as though it did. It is the Book of Revelation. I no longer believe that book is a true prophecy from God. It is there to test our discernment of spirit/truth/gospel. So far we have failed the test but this revelation will have to become manifest to the Body of Christ before Jesus returns. If we buy into the Book of Revelation then we don't know the gospel as well as we think we do.
@@No_Degree_McGee Yes that is a fair question and now easily answered (after 45 years).The gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit bring me to that conclusion. But you can read it for yourself in 3 verses and see if they bring you to the same conclusion. Read Galatians 1:8-9 slowly, thoughtfully, prayerfully; and then read Rev 1:1 likewise slowly, thoughtfully and prayerfully. I'll give you a heads up: 'the revelation of Jesus Christ' is the gospel of Jesus Christ and it was never delivered by an angel. I wish you well on your further journey with the Lord.
@@ronmortimer252 I did as you said to do here and several thoughts come to mind. First, the book of Ephesians is written to a church therefore it is written to believers in Jesus, not to the whole world including unbelievers. This is the context of the letter that we need to think about when we read it. Secondly, when God brings unity to all things in heaven and earth at the end of time, it could look like the end of Revelation when we have the new heaven and the new earth. Third, God used angels many times to deliver messages to his "servants." Right off of the top of my head, a couple of examples that come to mind are Gideon and Mary. Finally, Ephesians and Revelation are two completely different books and two different types of literature within the Bible. Each book is talking about different things that are being "revealed." Revelation gives a more complete picture of what the "end of the age," which is talked about in other books of the Bible, will look like.
@@fischerman1665 I don't know from what you have written the point you are trying to make. But I'll say it again because the Lord wants us to be patient and gentle with each other. Just have a good, quiet read of Galatians chapter 1 verses 8 and 9. Then read Revelation chapter 1 verse 1. And just compare the two thoughts being expressed. Isn't Rev 1:1 exactly what the apostle Paul is warning us all about in Gal 1:8-9? Especially consider Paul's warning about even if an angel from heaven comes and preaches a different gospel to the one given to us by Jesus and His apostles, let that angel be accursed. I have no problem with someone starting a letter, a book, a lecture, an essay, etc. with the words "The revelation of Jesus Christ" but then what follows had better be the gospel of Jesus Christ or a good explanation of part thereof. Because here's the thing that not enough Christians are getting: the revelation of Jesus Christ is the gospel of Jesus Christ and vice versa. Do not go outside those guidelines. The Book of Revelation never comes inside those guidelines.
@@ronmortimer252 Thank you for being patient and gentle. :-) My point was that I disagree with your thought process and how you came to that conclusion. I did read exactly as you asked me to do and then I explained why I don't think your analysis is correct based on several issues including context, literary style and other experiences listed in the Bible. But I think your main point is that you believe Revelation 1:1 is about revealing the "Gospel" so let's take a closer look at it. Many translations state Rev. 1:1 this way - "The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place; he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John," but several other versions state it this way - "This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John," This is not a revelation "about" Jesus, it is a revelation "from" Jesus, and it isn't about the Gospel which has already been revealed. If you just read the very first part of the verse in the versions that say "of Jesus" it could make you think that the revelation is about Jesus but if you read the rest of the verse you can see that the revelation is about future events that are going to take place that God the Father revealed to him and then he sent an angel to tell John about them so he could write it down. Does this help?
Um..kinda..sorta..not really. Jesus obviously held the Torah in high esteem and saw it as broadly authoritative, so might he have agreed with the broadest definition of infallibility (the Bible will not lead you astray in matters of morals or theology). However, I don't think so. There are large sections of the Torah that Jesus is not recorded as quoting from at all, and he clearly felt a need to make some adjustments to the Torah and its mainstream interpretation (you have heard it said...). As for inerrancy, (the Bible is factually accurate about everything it speaks about, including matters of science and history) this was definitely not Jesus's view of the Torah. It was not any Jews view of the Torah. It was not any Christians view of the Bible for most of the churches history. That way of reading a spiritual text is a post-Enlightenment invention. Trying to pretend that Jesus of Nazareth would have been a member of the Gospel Coalition is ridiculously anachronistic. I posted this question on a different thread, but I think it is relevant here, and I will re-post it... 'This is a genuine question for Alisa or any listener who generally agrees with her: If you were a devout Jewish person in the early 1st century, what would you have thought of Jesus and his followers? You would have been brought up with a solid sense of what your 'historic, orthodox faith' was. You would have had firm theological boundaries from your tradition. You would have known when someone was staying inside the guardrails of your tradition and when someone was attempting to evolve and redefine your faith. Then you encounter a radical preacher named Jesus and his strange band of followers. He claims the authority to redefine the tradition, to 'fulfill' it even. He openly flaunts the 'solid' theologians and established religious authorities. He breaks religious rules that are based in sacred Scripture and upends centuries of established interpretation of Scripture. Even if you had seen something miraculous, it would have been well known that false prophets could use demonic power to do astonishing things. What on earth would you make of all this? If your attitude about 'progressive Christianity' and your faith in so-called 'historic orthodox Christianity" is any guide, then the answer is pretty clear: You would have called Jesus a heretic (and you would have been theologically within your rights to do so).'
What if you were a Mayan living in Cuello, Northern Belize, around the year 1200 BC and you worshiped Itzamna. You never heard anything about Jesus or Yahweh... Would you go straight to heaven or hell?
@@WhatEver-vu9wn no sir. That text is essentially Jesus descending to hell to announce Hi victory. Ricky, If we look at Revelation 15 as how everyone responds to God's judgments and all agree they are right...I think we can confidently say "God will do the right thing."
@@WhatEver-vu9wn How did the author of 1 Peter know that Jesus went down to preach to the dead? And wouldn't this defeat the whole purpose of living for God since you are "already dead"?
Ricky Marquez I actually don't know what the passage means for sure...someone here already said it means something else. I dunno 🤷♂️. I think it could mean, however, that the author, having spent much time with Jesus, had some special revelation about the preaching of the gospel to the dead. I don't understand your last question, can you clarify?
The Bible is not the word of God.. how is it that you don't know. The word of God was made flesh... Jesus delivered the living word, Jesus fulfilled the law.. law of Moses, a.k.a the Torah a.k.a. the first five books of the Bible a.k.a. "the Scriptures".. (the "Scriptures" is not the old testament). Don't follow the Bible, follow Jesus, not the Bible. The Bible is composed of books that man decided what to include... although infallible, but simply bc Jesus said so, simply put, follow Jesus, Not Paul, or any other person🤪 with love, for debate, if needed.
I'm so thankful God led me to Your channel! What a blessing!!
Amen!! So much Godly knowledge and grace that I didn’t realize I needed
Excellent video Alisa !! Praise Jesus Yeshua !! 🔥🔥🔥
Well spoken, clear and concise ... thanks!
Yes, I love her manner. Humble and soft-spoken, yet unyielding on the essentials. And she makes it plain without insulting her audience's intelligence. Very easy to listen to.
So refreshing to hear truth about the Bible. This is one of my favorite videos on TH-cam 🥰👍🏻
Would you not prefer to live from the Truth?
Rather than hearing Satan interpret the knowledge of the Bible through everyone?
This is awesome!! Thanks and God bless you Alisa!
Good presentation concerning scriptures. We in modern times run into a few problems because most of us don't read Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek and no one has an original document of scripture to read from, so we rely on translators who do their best and to some degree translate based on their perception of what the meaning of something is. Very interesting that two places you referred to are quite controversial, one, the scripture cannot be broken, which was when Jesus affirmed humanity being partakers of divinity. The other reference to Jonah and the sign of Jonah, Jesus being in the earth 3 days and 3 nights. This was a real eye opener for me years ago when I realized that the crucifixion took place on Wednesday rather than Friday which puts Jesus in the grave for 3 days and 3 nights. I wondered about this for years but no one could give me an acceptable answer when I asked about 3 days and nights between Friday and Sunday. But as you pointed out the scriptures are precise and accurate and the explanation is simple. Thanks for sharing on this subject.
Alisa you make the Angels sing on high! I feel so blessed to have found your Channel!
Thanks Alisa! This video is a great overview, but truth packed, presentation of what Jesus said about Scripture. If a person took notes on your talk, they could spend hours reading and studying the many texts you cite. Great job!
As others have said, “concise”!
Compact, a great foundation and beginning place for discussing inerrancy
Thank you so much for your diligence! You are a blessing to the Body Of Christ!
Oh beautiful sister just beautiful.
Alisa is the best Christian apologist there is. She is superb in her knowledge n expertise. Awesome.
Amen 🙏
﴿اقتَرَبَ لِلنّاسِ حِسابُهُم وَهُم في غَفلَةٍ مُعرِضونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ١]
[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.
- Saheeh International
﴿ما يَأتيهِم مِن ذِكرٍ مِن رَبِّهِم مُحدَثٍ إِلَّا استَمَعوهُ وَهُم يَلعَبونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢]
No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play
- Saheeh International
﴿لاهِيَةً قُلوبُهُم وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجوَى الَّذينَ ظَلَموا هَل هذا إِلّا بَشَرٌ مِثلُكُم أَفَتَأتونَ السِّحرَ وَأَنتُم تُبصِرونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٣]
With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?"
- Saheeh International
﴿قالَ رَبّي يَعلَمُ القَولَ فِي السَّماءِ وَالأَرضِ وَهُوَ السَّميعُ العَليمُ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٤]
He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
- Saheeh International
﴿قالَ رَبّي يَعلَمُ القَولَ فِي السَّماءِ وَالأَرضِ وَهُوَ السَّميعُ العَليمُ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٤]
He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
- Saheeh International
﴿بَل قالوا أَضغاثُ أَحلامٍ بَلِ افتَراهُ بَل هُوَ شاعِرٌ فَليَأتِنا بِآيَةٍ كَما أُرسِلَ الأَوَّلونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٥]
But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."
- Saheeh International
﴿ما آمَنَت قَبلَهُم مِن قَريَةٍ أَهلَكناها أَفَهُم يُؤمِنونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٦]
Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?
- Saheeh International
﴿وَما أَرسَلنا قَبلَكَ إِلّا رِجالًا نوحي إِلَيهِم فَاسأَلوا أَهلَ الذِّكرِ إِن كُنتُم لا تَعلَمونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٧]
And We sent not before you, [O Muḥammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.
- Saheeh International
﴿وَما جَعَلناهُم جَسَدًا لا يَأكُلونَ الطَّعامَ وَما كانوا خالِدينَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٨]
And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].
- Saheeh International
﴿ثُمَّ صَدَقناهُمُ الوَعدَ فَأَنجَيناهُم وَمَن نَشاءُ وَأَهلَكنَا المُسرِفينَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٩]
Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.
- Saheeh International
﴿لَقَد أَنزَلنا إِلَيكُم كِتابًا فيهِ ذِكرُكُم أَفَلا تَعقِلونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ١٠]
We have certainly sent down to you a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?
- Saheeh International
﴿وَما أَرسَلنا مِن قَبلِكَ مِن رَسولٍ إِلّا نوحي إِلَيهِ أَنَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلّا أَنا فَاعبُدونِ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٥]
And We sent not before you any messenger except We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."
- Saheeh International
﴿وَقالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحمنُ وَلَدًا سُبحانَهُ بَل عِبادٌ مُكرَمونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٦]
And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.
- Saheeh International
﴿لا يَسبِقونَهُ بِالقَولِ وَهُم بِأَمرِهِ يَعمَلونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٧]
They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.
- Saheeh International
﴿يَعلَمُ ما بَينَ أَيديهِم وَما خَلفَهُم وَلا يَشفَعونَ إِلّا لِمَنِ ارتَضى وَهُم مِن خَشيَتِهِ مُشفِقونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٨]
He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.
- Saheeh International
﴿وَمَن يَقُل مِنهُم إِنّي إِلهٌ مِن دونِهِ فَذلِكَ نَجزيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذلِكَ نَجزِي الظّالِمينَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٩]
And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
- Saheeh International
﴿وَمَن يَقُل مِنهُم إِنّي إِلهٌ مِن دونِهِ فَذلِكَ نَجزيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذلِكَ نَجزِي الظّالِمينَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٢٩]
And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
- Saheeh International
﴿أَوَلَم يَرَ الَّذينَ كَفَروا أَنَّ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضَ كانَتا رَتقًا فَفَتَقناهُما وَجَعَلنا مِنَ الماءِ كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَيٍّ أَفَلا يُؤمِنونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٣٠]
Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?
- Saheeh International
﴿وَجَعَلنا فِي الأَرضِ رَواسِيَ أَن تَميدَ بِهِم وَجَعَلنا فيها فِجاجًا سُبُلًا لَعَلَّهُم يَهتَدونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٣١]
And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.
- Saheeh International
﴿وَجَعَلنَا السَّماءَ سَقفًا مَحفوظًا وَهُم عَن آياتِها مُعرِضونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٣٢]
And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.
- Saheeh International
﴿وَهُوَ الَّذي خَلَقَ اللَّيلَ وَالنَّهارَ وَالشَّمسَ وَالقَمَرَ كُلٌّ في فَلَكٍ يَسبَحونَ﴾ [الأنبياء: ٣٣]
And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.
- Saheeh International
Amen sister keep on speaking the truth👍👍👍
I can imagine the Lord's delight as you pour out the fragrance of truth
But the people I come across will say how do you know Jesus actually taught those things about the Bible? You’re using the Bible to authenticate the Bible and it’s difficult for them to trust that these things were actually said by Jesus or that it was all truth etc.
How do I respond to that kind of question?
Sometimes prophecy can help people see the authenticity of scripture but do you have any other specific tools I could use or specific prophecies to use for people who are questioning the reliability of Scripture?
You referenced times Jesus spoke on what God said, which was literal or the commandments. He mentioned events and specific things that have to be true. But to say that the bible is infallable also suggests that there is no free will. If God constructing the Bible word for word then he dictated the actions of each person in it. It's hard to get onboard with that idea. I believe alot of it is written correctly but if all those sinful people got it just right then they had no control over their own lives and no power to choose which means neither do we.
Amen, amen and amen! Spot on Alisa!!! Thank you.
Excelente Bible passages to use when witnessing to muslims in particular.
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Maybe, just maybe... the Bible can be BOTH the Word of God AND a profoundly human book! Why the false dichotomy? (After all, we're not Muslims...)
Richard Noble to me it seems obvious that she means it not MERELY a profoundly human book.
Matthew 5:17
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.(W) 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished
Luke 16:17
It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law
Matthew 24:25
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Luke 24:27
27 And beginning with Moses(A) and all the Prophets,(B) he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.(C)
Matthew 15:4
For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.'
Mark 7: 13
Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.’
Matthew 22:31-32
31 But about the resurrection of the dead-have you not read what God said to you, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’[a]?(A) He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”
Mark 12:36
David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: "'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet."'
Matthew 22:43
He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'? For he says,
Matthew 4:4
Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
Matthew 22:29
Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures(T) or the power of God.
John 17:17
Sanctify them by The truth; your word is truth
Scripture interprets scripture. Thank you.
How did you figure out what counts as scripture?
@Harry Waddington I'm glad you said that. What would be the Catholic position on that?
@Harry Waddington how did you come to the conclusion that the church had authority and guidance from God to choose which books were to be in the canon?
Yeshua(Jesus) is "The Word of God" Revelation 19:13, and "the Word" John 1:1
Yeshua did refer to the scriptures what we call the protestant "Old Testament" plus possibly some other books(ie Enoch...) not in the OT but never the "Bible".
God did say, tell, visit, in many forms in the OT and it is scripture, the authors had a lifetime before becoming inspired to write what they were given of God to write.
God when what was written if pleased breathed upon it and it took on a life of its own and people also inspired to work at coping it with all the love and diligence they could muster(also given by God) distributed it and it survived protected by variance and error used of God to testify of God and the Son of God/Man and the HolySpirit.
The "Bible" is a authoritative manual to the infallible inerrant Word of God(Jesus)
The Way, The Truth, The Life.
This is going to go over so many people's heads but you are absolutely correct. Please may I ask what your twitter, instagram or website is? So I may keep up to date with you as I can see you are preaching good stuff. Jesus is the Word of God.
@@IsaacM97 Thanks for the kind words, I have been a saint(christian) since the age of 8 and am now 56, I have no ministry, save for befriending and loving all and willing to help avoid sin and recognize trespass. I have not attended a church since the age of 22 but do not forsake gathering with brothers and sisters. Educated in Electronics and profession at present is nighttime weekend security guard, so my day of rest is the first day my work is done(Tuesdays) and I worship and keep every day Holy to the best of my ability though I know it is but of the will and grace of YHWH(God) atonement and resurrection of Yeshua(Jesus) comfort and direction of The HolySpirit for am a simple man of flesh and spirit. I can add to my playlists some of the channels I listen to, if you would like?
Maxiom Burrows Hi. Thanks for the speedy reply. I am actually [pleasantly] surprised that you have not been church for so long but are still very grounded in knowledge and the Word. Hebrews 12:2 tells us Jesus is the author, perfecter and finisher of our faith so as long as you remain believing in Him, you’ll be okay. I do not have a playlist but I do have a fellowship page for believers in the UK, feel free to follow us 😊 Twitter+Instagram: @FellowshipLDN
@@IsaacM97 Thanks Ill check it out (what i can, I do not have Twitter, nor IG) and not going to a church for me was YHWH(Gods) idea I am sure as all I have gotten is wait, study, and patiently befriending those I(the HolySpirit) direct you to while living a simple life. I am tempted to expect to much from my brothers and sisters in churches and have no standing save the Lordship of The Son of God so I go out into the world as many have.
I presently am reading the 1611 version of the KJV, but fear not as the version ultimately does not matter having the HolySpirit as main requirement to understanding scriptures, so that he can use me better attend his lost amongst us that hold that version in high regard.
I have added some of the youtube channels I listen to and study with to my channel page here on youtube.
Might I take the liberty to express that so many preach "salvation" as the end result and goal when it is ultimately a purpose to Glorify God placing him in his proper place in our life that is creation. May the Will of God be a comfort to you.
Excellent!
Awesome, plus Jesus IS the Word of God. I get tickled when I read when the scribes or Pharisees try to trap Jesus with the Law. If they knew who He was, they'd know that He was the One who wrote the Law. It would be like a student challenging a teacher on some point in the textbook they were using for that class, when that teacher wrote the textbook. Aside from that you mentioned a lot of really great things. Thank you.
Thank you.
Hi Alisa! Thanks so much for this brilliant content and teaching. I am currently listening to your book 'Another Gospel' on Amazon's Audible? The last five years has been a nice, mini safari through the progressive church hell road. Since you're on the topic of the Holy Bible. My wife and I mostly stick with formal equivalence versions (ESV, NIV). Sometimes we read the NLT which still has about 90 scholars on its editorial board, but is still considered 'dynamic equivalence' On some rare occasions we'll read The Message or The Passion Transalation, mainly for light fun reading with a huge doses of skepticism. Correct me if I'm wrong - but from the church experience from what I think is a progressive one - all or most of the preaches are referring to the TPT or The Message (ok, let's not talk about any kind of exegesis, etc) as their main text. Is that mostly the trend? I don't know.
Awesome 👏
Excellent! Praise God!
Thank you for allowing the Lord to use you in such a knowledgeable, articulate, precise way!
Psalm 119:89
"Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven. "
He said it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom.
Read that literally also
It's amazing how well C.S. Lewis described what today is called 'progressive Christianity' in his 1946 book, The Great Divorce. Read through chapter 5 and laugh about how well Lewis understood what these 'advanced' Christians believe.
One of Alisa's many "shorter" videos that are worthy of an In-Person or On-Line Bible Study Class and discussion. Hint, hint!
Well done Alisa!! This is both thorough and concise. I love that throughout his ministry Jesus confirms the authority and applicability of the Old Testament. Many Christians today think the Old Testament is irrelevant and we should only listen to the New Testament (prominent preachers in the US have even said this from the pulpit), but Jesus clearly declared the Old Testament to be God's word and therefore true and important.
Thank you, Alisa. This will be a helpful resource for me as I speak to people about this topic which, unfortunately, is becoming more accepted among progressive Christians.
This is excellent!
0:53 - 0:55 "Jesus taught that the 'Bible' is the Word of God." How could Jesus have taught this, since the 'Bible' did not exist when He walked the earth. I believe that the book commonly referred to as the 'Bible' did not come into being / existence until around the 5th Century, some 350+ years after He left this world to return to the Father, and, if I recall right, was put together by the Catholic Church.
This is why a good Bible translation is essential. Jesus never said "Bible", he said "gospel" which translates to "the good news" Hope that helps clear that up.
P.S. I am not a Latin expert, however I find it beautiful.
Mark 1:15
15 et dicens quoniam impletum est tempus et adpropinquavit regnum Dei paenitemini et credite evangelio
15 This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel
@@Catholic_D.O.G Thank you for your response. It was appreciated. You are right in that Jesus never did used the word 'Bible'. He used the word 'gospel' and the word 'Scriptures' when teaching / preaching. When Scripture manuscripts are translated, that should be done from the original language they were written in, in order to ensure the accuracy of what the original authors wrote, not translations or translations of translations.
You seem to be very knowledgeable, let me ask you this question, as I have not been able to receive a satisfactory response from others I have asked it to: Can you please show me where, in the Scriptures, either God the Father, or His Son, instructed, told, or commanded fallible men to:
a) gather together ALL the Scriptures ever written
b) review, study, and analyze ALL those scriptures they gathered together
c) decide which of ALL those Scriptures they reviewed, studied, & analyzed were inspired by Him
d) assemble ALL those Scriptures that fallible men decided were inspired by Him into a book
e) call that book of assembled Scriptures, that fallible men put together, the 'Bible'
f) claim or teach that the book (the 'Bible), which fallible men put together, is the Word of God
g) claim or teach that the book (the 'Bible), which fallible men put together, is inerrant
h) claim or teach that the book (the 'Bible), which fallible men put together, is inerrant
I would like to see exact Scripture references, or exact Scripture quotes - not institutional church dogma, doctrine, teachings, beliefs, views, opinions, customs, traditions, or interpretations on what they think a passage of Scripture might mean or say.
@@alpscraftshack599 I assure you I am in no way that knowledgeable. You might want to check with Scott Hahn or Dr. Brant Pitre for answers to those questions.
God Bless 🕊️✝️🌹
@@Catholic_D.O.G Thank you for not blowing me away, your honesty, and the references. God Bless you & Keep you safe on your journey thru this life.
Refreshing as so many Christians are loosing sight of Biblical authority - thank you 🙏
Mic 🎤 drop!
Amen! Thank you so much for this!
What did Jesus say about the current canonized New Testament?
Jesus could not have said anything about the New Testament because it was not written during a time when He could comment on it. However, He did have much to say about the Old Testament from which He often quoted (at least 78 times, and 26 times from the Pentateuch), which adds credence to the Word of God.
Richard Gary Butler so then on what authority or by what evidence can one well stand to claim it is the word of God?
@@WhatEver-vu9wn That is a good question, and thanks for asking. I would point to at least two excellent reasons for trusting in the Bible as an accurate representation of God speaking through written text. The first example is the uniqueness of the Bible among all books ever written. The Bible accurately foretells specific events-in detail-many years, sometimes centuries, before they occur. Approximately 2,500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible, about 2,000 of which already have been fulfilled to the letter - with no errors. No other holy book compares.
reasons.org/explore/publications/tnrtb/read/tnrtb/2003/08/22/fulfilled-prophecy-evidence-for-the-reliability-of-the-bible
The second evidence is the importance that Jesus of Nazareth put on the Old Testament, often quoting specific passages from the Old Testament: "...It is written...". Now, if anyone claims that Jesus was a myth in order to discount the trustworthiness of the Holy Bible, such false claims would counter the majority of scholars who affirm the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth
What other evidences do we have that the Bible is trustworthy and the word of God?
blog.tms.edu/how-can-we-know-that-the-bible-is-from-god
Of course there is much more evidence to speak of, but this should give you a good start.
@@WienArtist What is more probable: that the NT writers read Jesus into the OT and constructed a narrative that would fulfill these prophecies, or that actual prophecies were fulfilled?
Wouldn't it be reasonable to say that the Bible got some things right and some things wrong?
How did you come to the conclusion that the Bible has all the right, divinely inspired books in it?
Isn't it possible that Jesus is a historical figure but the writers embellished the gospel stories?
Richard Gary Butler thanks Richard. All of that seems potentially applicable to the Old Testament but I don't see how it gives "Word of God" authority to any of the New Testament books - let alone any one particular canon of such. Can you connect the dots for me?
Can you list all the main points?
And actually, Yohannine Jesus did say "your law" when speaking to the Pharisees and quoted the Psalms:
Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? (John 10:34)
wording it to force them to own it, using their own claims to make a point, doesn't mean it's not also his law. Jesus is God. He is the human word of God. The law was given by God's very word. AS he said, he came not to abolish the law but fulfill it. She's right to say he said "what God said" when quoting scripture to them in Matthew. The fact he turned it around in John doesn't disprove this.
@@ravissary79 if you start with the conclusion that Jesus is God and the gospels are reliable, then you can't end up with any other conclusion
So we are appealing to what Jesus was written as saying in the Bible, to back that the Bible is the authoritative, inspired, historically reliable, inerrant, infallible, imperishable words of God?
Hmm... Would one apply this logic to any other character in any other book and be willing to make these conclusions?
I'm not seeing how this isn't grossly circular.
Just one of many questions to question. Why is it that the predominant scholarly consensus is that Moses was a mythical figure?
For this particular video, Alisa's main goal is not to assert the infallibility, etc., of the Bible; it is to address the many people who say they believe in Jesus but not the Bible, and to show that doing so isn't defensible.
I'm quite sure Alisa herself would agree that, if one wants to examine the Bible's historicity, inspiration, etc., simply looking at what the Bible says about itself would indeed be circular.
Ke Chego - fair enough. But that’s maybe the point. Christianity (at least in America), seems to be dying, not in large part to apostatacy, but rather clinging to outdated cultural norms and ideas. A lot of folks love to decry “context!!” When reading the Bible, but fail to actual live in the context they find themselves having to actually live in. But this unfortunately is only going to drive the us vs them wedge further, the we’re not of this world or we’re the city on the hill kind of army of god type of thinking. It’s not working. It’s time to regroup and rethink how the fundamentals are going to survive past fundamentalism.
Phyllis Tickle saw this coming. But of course she’s a dirty heretic I’m sure.
YESS AMEN!!!
How would have Jesus interpreted Genesis 1? Literal days or allegory?
Do you think Jesus believed in a literal Adam and Eve?
Did Jesus and Paul and the gospel writers engage in creative 2nd temple interpretations of the OT? If so, how is that not changing the word of God?
You might want to read (or re read) the New Testament.....
@@1BobsYourUncle oh I have
When Jesus spoke, He spoke as "one with authority" about the Scriptures so we should pay attention to what he said specifically as recorded in the Gospels. Jesus obviously believed in creation by God but didn't speak to the actual length of time so it must not be that important. But he affirmed the creation of humans by God in Matthew 19 and he also affirmed the "original intent" of God's creation which means that he was there "from the beginning." This passage also highlights the fact that as humans, we like to do our own thing and "determine good and bad" for ourselves which God allows us to do because he has given us the freedom to make our own decisions, but it doesn't mean that there won't be consequences for going against his original design and plan.
Matthew 19:1-9 - When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River. 2 Large crowds followed him there, and he healed their sick.
3 Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
4 “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’” 5 And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.’ 6 Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.”
7 “Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?” they asked.
8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended. 9 And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery-unless his wife has been unfaithful.”
@@fischerman1665 so Jesus affirmed a literal Adam and Eve?
@@iwasjustintrance Just so I understand your question before I try to answer it - What do you mean by "a literal Adam and Eve?"
Excellent
There is one book in the Bible that does not speak with the voice of God, the Holy Spirit, or Jesus, even though it claims to and for 45 years I accepted it as though it did. It is the Book of Revelation. I no longer believe that book is a true prophecy from God. It is there to test our discernment of spirit/truth/gospel. So far we have failed the test but this revelation will have to become manifest to the Body of Christ before Jesus returns. If we buy into the Book of Revelation then we don't know the gospel as well as we think we do.
What brings you to that conclusion?
@@No_Degree_McGee Yes that is a fair question and now easily answered (after 45 years).The gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit bring me to that conclusion. But you can read it for yourself in 3 verses and see if they bring you to the same conclusion. Read Galatians 1:8-9 slowly, thoughtfully, prayerfully; and then read Rev 1:1 likewise slowly, thoughtfully and prayerfully. I'll give you a heads up: 'the revelation of Jesus Christ' is the gospel of Jesus Christ and it was never delivered by an angel. I wish you well on your further journey with the Lord.
@@ronmortimer252 I did as you said to do here and several thoughts come to mind. First, the book of Ephesians is written to a church therefore it is written to believers in Jesus, not to the whole world including unbelievers. This is the context of the letter that we need to think about when we read it. Secondly, when God brings unity to all things in heaven and earth at the end of time, it could look like the end of Revelation when we have the new heaven and the new earth. Third, God used angels many times to deliver messages to his "servants." Right off of the top of my head, a couple of examples that come to mind are Gideon and Mary. Finally, Ephesians and Revelation are two completely different books and two different types of literature within the Bible. Each book is talking about different things that are being "revealed." Revelation gives a more complete picture of what the "end of the age," which is talked about in other books of the Bible, will look like.
@@fischerman1665 I don't know from what you have written the point you are trying to make. But I'll say it again because the Lord wants us to be patient and gentle with each other. Just have a good, quiet read of Galatians chapter 1 verses 8 and 9. Then read Revelation chapter 1 verse 1. And just compare the two thoughts being expressed. Isn't Rev 1:1 exactly what the apostle Paul is warning us all about in Gal 1:8-9? Especially consider Paul's warning about even if an angel from heaven comes and preaches a different gospel to the one given to us by Jesus and His apostles, let that angel be accursed. I have no problem with someone starting a letter, a book, a lecture, an essay, etc. with the words "The revelation of Jesus Christ" but then what follows had better be the gospel of Jesus Christ or a good explanation of part thereof. Because here's the thing that not enough Christians are getting: the revelation of Jesus Christ is the gospel of Jesus Christ and vice versa. Do not go outside those guidelines. The Book of Revelation never comes inside those guidelines.
@@ronmortimer252 Thank you for being patient and gentle. :-) My point was that I disagree with your thought process and how you came to that conclusion. I did read exactly as you asked me to do and then I explained why I don't think your analysis is correct based on several issues including context, literary style and other experiences listed in the Bible. But I think your main point is that you believe Revelation 1:1 is about revealing the "Gospel" so let's take a closer look at it. Many translations state Rev. 1:1 this way - "The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place; he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John," but several other versions state it this way - "This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John," This is not a revelation "about" Jesus, it is a revelation "from" Jesus, and it isn't about the Gospel which has already been revealed. If you just read the very first part of the verse in the versions that say "of Jesus" it could make you think that the revelation is about Jesus but if you read the rest of the verse you can see that the revelation is about future events that are going to take place that God the Father revealed to him and then he sent an angel to tell John about them so he could write it down. Does this help?
Um..kinda..sorta..not really. Jesus obviously held the Torah in high esteem and saw it as broadly authoritative, so might he have agreed with the broadest definition of infallibility (the Bible will not lead you astray in matters of morals or theology). However, I don't think so. There are large sections of the Torah that Jesus is not recorded as quoting from at all, and he clearly felt a need to make some adjustments to the Torah and its mainstream interpretation (you have heard it said...).
As for inerrancy, (the Bible is factually accurate about everything it speaks about, including matters of science and history) this was definitely not Jesus's view of the Torah. It was not any Jews view of the Torah. It was not any Christians view of the Bible for most of the churches history. That way of reading a spiritual text is a post-Enlightenment invention. Trying to pretend that Jesus of Nazareth would have been a member of the Gospel Coalition is ridiculously anachronistic.
I posted this question on a different thread, but I think it is relevant here, and I will re-post it...
'This is a genuine question for Alisa or any listener who generally agrees with her: If you were a devout Jewish person in the early 1st century, what would you have thought of Jesus and his followers?
You would have been brought up with a solid sense of what your 'historic, orthodox faith' was. You would have had firm theological boundaries from your tradition. You would have known when someone was staying inside the guardrails of your tradition and when someone was attempting to evolve and redefine your faith.
Then you encounter a radical preacher named Jesus and his strange band of followers. He claims the authority to redefine the tradition, to 'fulfill' it even. He openly flaunts the 'solid' theologians and established religious authorities. He breaks religious rules that are based in sacred Scripture and upends centuries of established interpretation of Scripture. Even if you had seen something miraculous, it would have been well known that false prophets could use demonic power to do astonishing things. What on earth would you make of all this? If your attitude about 'progressive Christianity' and your faith in so-called 'historic orthodox Christianity" is any guide, then the answer is pretty clear: You would have called Jesus a heretic (and you would have been theologically within your rights to do so).'
Well said. You articulated that beautifully.
Amen!
What if you were a Mayan living in Cuello, Northern Belize, around the year 1200 BC and you worshiped Itzamna. You never heard anything about Jesus or Yahweh... Would you go straight to heaven or hell?
Ricky Marquez Hmmm 🤔. Good question. Does 1 Peter 4:6 intend to mean that people like this got to hear the gospel after dying?
@@WhatEver-vu9wn no sir. That text is essentially Jesus descending to hell to announce Hi victory. Ricky, If we look at Revelation 15 as how everyone responds to God's judgments and all agree they are right...I think we can confidently say "God will do the right thing."
@@WhatEver-vu9wn How did the author of 1 Peter know that Jesus went down to preach to the dead? And wouldn't this defeat the whole purpose of living for God since you are "already dead"?
Ricky Marquez I actually don't know what the passage means for sure...someone here already said it means something else. I dunno 🤷♂️. I think it could mean, however, that the author, having spent much time with Jesus, had some special revelation about the preaching of the gospel to the dead. I don't understand your last question, can you clarify?
@@CorinthPastor is scripture clear on who goes to hell and who goes to heaven?
Jesus vouching for something doesn’t make it true.
The Bible is not the word of God.. how is it that you don't know. The word of God was made flesh... Jesus delivered the living word, Jesus fulfilled the law.. law of Moses, a.k.a the Torah a.k.a. the first five books of the Bible a.k.a. "the Scriptures".. (the "Scriptures" is not the old testament). Don't follow the Bible, follow Jesus, not the Bible. The Bible is composed of books that man decided what to include... although infallible, but simply bc Jesus said so, simply put, follow Jesus, Not Paul, or any other person🤪 with love, for debate, if needed.
Grow up
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