$80,000 For A Youth "Mission Trip"? Paul Washer's Assessment
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- In this video, we dive into the misconceptions surrounding short-term mission trips and the biblical definition of a true missionary. Using real-life examples, we address the danger of sending untrained youth to the mission field and why missions should be focused on elder-qualified men who are proclaimers of the gospel. We also discuss the importance of understanding that the Great Commission is a theological endeavor and explore the vital roles of evangelists, pastors, and teachers in missions.
View Paul Washer's ministry here @Heartcrymissionary
This Q&A was from a time with pastor's that Paul had at the 2024 Fellowship Conference New York.
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My wife and I minister the gospel on a major university campus. We see a plethora of students eager to go on a "mission trip", for instance during spring break, but who refuse to share the gospel with anyone in their campus in fear that it's too pushy.
“Counseling is just expository preaching to one person”. This is good. The best counsel I have received has always come from a person with an open Bible in front of them.
I went on a short term mission trip to Haiti. The ministry leader made a point that has stayed with me all these years. He said that short term missions change the one who is sent more than those who they go to help. He was meaning it in a good way. He talked about how we are never the same after going on a mission trip and how it sparks a fire for missions in our hearts. That's how I view them now. They don't really have a lasting spiritual impact on those we go to serve, but the impact it can have on us may be worth it. I totally agree with Washer though, and have for years after learning of the damage that short term missions has on those ppl groups. We should support the ones who are there day in and day out.
It is better to serve, than to be served. If doing something serves us, more than the people we are serving, then that is a selfish motive.
So when Paul wrote it’s more blessed to give than to recieve….hes saying it’s selfish to give? C’mon
Tourism has the same effect. Go preach to your Neighbour and will have the same effect. Mission trips are just tourism. Waste of money. It doesn't change anyone. I've seen hundreds of people that went on a mission trip and are terrible Christians.
Man, I gotta listen to this a couple of times. What a blessing when believers are biblically discipled (in person) and shown the biblical ways (!as per scripture) rather than just trying to read about how to piece together, or discipleship in some other idea of normal pious living
I cannot express how relieved I am to hear this.
Love Paul Washer. He never fails to get to the truth.
If your from America, America is a mission field especially now!
Europe too! We need many people to go out and spread the gospel. So many "Christians" don't even know it!
But everyone's already saved and knows everything. Let alone has everything. Shell collection, beach, boat.....no Hell. Blessed are the poor in spirit for it is then that the Gospel IS GOOD NEWS!
Exactly. Any church controlling large amounts of money so people in other countries can be paid to do "mission work" have no reason to be doing that. It's a cash grab for these pastors. Whether you're reformed or new apostalic it's all been compromised. Get away from church and find a few families to meet with in your homes for home l bible study and worship. Church business needs to go.
@@user-yl3fy9gw6cyou clearly showed how ignorant you are when your first part of the sentence is "but everyone is already saved"🤦♂️
@@liljs4189 sarcasm
We need more Men of God like this willing to speak the truth!!! Thank you Mr Washer!!!!
His thoughts and advice about spiritual gifts and church organization are solid and on target.
Boy he hit the Lawson news before it came out, if your a pastor who is on the road more weeks then you are at your church, you are not a Shepard your a conference speaker who had a home church. I love Lawson but Paul is right no matter how good you can exposit the scripture if your away your not that church’s pastor
I praise God for the experience He granted to Brother Paul. And may the Lord open the eyes of the reformed church, in their zeal, over and over again have thrown the baby with the bathwater, have fought false and wrong teachers and distant themselves from biblical truth not to give the appearance of endorsing false or wrong teachers.
When I was a boy my church was playing for a missionary and his family living in Africa some place I can't remember. He was a bush piolet and every few years he come to our church and tell stories, never about conversion or sharing the gospel but how hard life was in Africa and how different Christianity is ( better) is what he meant. They never say how it's different, just an underlying there better than you. Now we need more money.
I see comments from people living in Africa, saying they have many false prophets, and a lot of those deliverance ministries. And also the prosperity gospel going on there. So it’s kind of just like what’s going on here.
There is always money for short term vacationaries, but when a career missionary asks for church support, there isn't money, not even $100 a month. I'm sure there are good short-term trips that lead to people going full time or giving to missions, but I would bet to say 80% of short-term trips are just for feel good vacationaries.
I've seen that many times. Foreign missionaries come to the US trying to raise support for real missionaries and don't get any, but for mission trips they have lots of money.
Seems to me, to be fruit of a truly “seeker friendly” church ethos. Lord forgive us and have mercy.
We know several young people that regularly go on " foreign mission trips", usually $ 2-4,000 a piece. These are good kids, and they are developing a love for the place they go each year. However, my husband and I, along with our daughters have always opened our home and our table to many of these young people. ON several occasions we needed a few able young men to help us with a project, and we have known many in the local church that have needed help with a task here and there. ..but the same youth that will fund raise and travel abroad to help build a building have no interest in helping in their own back yard. Even the youth that will come routinely for meals,, camp fires,, game nights, etc.. stay away when there is work to be done.
We are trying to mentor in this way, but without support of church or parents it's an uphill climb.
Yes. The church I attended when I was a teenager was more interested in mission trips and setting up orphanages than helping my mother and me when we suddenly lost our dad (who was the sole breadwinner). We had to fend for ourselves. Only two of the church officials tried their best to help us.
Scary. My husband and I need help with repairs on our falling apart house. I considered contacting a church. We can't go sit in church. Guess we will be on our own until the nursing home. I miss when I was a kid and neighbors helped each other.
There are exceptions, I know young Christians who help the elderly regularly, kids who are raised well will count it a privalage to be able to help@@RepentfollowJesus
Brother Paul, thank you for opening eyes!
He is speaking the absolute truth, he should NOT be quiet! Especially the fact that, the church is in New York.
That was really helpful!
Excellent!!!
That was great
My biggest problem with Paul Washer is that nothing is ever good enough 😕
When biblical, correction is good. Our aim is to glorify God! This good because he separating a vacation from gospel proclamation. Why go to “safe” countries? I hope this sheds light on what he’s articulating.
It has been said that British Airlines was saved from financial ruin by all of the short term teams from America going to Uganda on mission trips. The tourism industry also greatly benefited from these teams.
Enjoyed this, and slso the Apostles were also sent out by Christ before He was resurected. Needs to be noted! (Full time missionary of 10 years commenting)
Good point, that’s clearly correct. Were the seventy sent out by Jesus called apostles, as well as the Twelve? i.e. is the word ‘apostolos’ used of them too? I shall try to look it up too, but thought I’d ask.
Sense and truth.
Wow, many many good things to think about.
Praise the Lord 🙏 I wish this is teach and listen to all “youth groups and yes the pastors to lead this groups “ it’s not about to go and paint or build a wall 😔 they only do this trips to said We went to a mission trip 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ totally 💯 agree hermano Paul 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Don’t always agree with Washer, but he’s 100% correct on this one
Finally, someone saying the truth. Who invented short term mission trip was a travel agent not a Christian. Those trips are just tourism and a waste of money. I was in Haiti teaching a course and some local people said that they could do much more with the money those groups waste on air tickets. Thank you. I wish other church would send the money to the locals that know what to do and speak the language.
“pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
- Matthew 9:38
That question was wild
I agree with Paul Washer’s premise that Biblical missions is defined by elder qualified men planting churches. However, I also believe short term mission trips can have tremendous value when your ministry is to other Christians. I had the privilege of going to Sri Lanka and meeting with pastors and their churches to teach, pray, and encourage. It had tremendous impact on both parties involved. Our group also interviewed each of those pastors that we visited. Although the Bible remains the main source of motivation and instruction in the christian life, those testimonies have tremendous impact on other christians back home. I have seen them convict, comfort, and encourage christians to carry out the Great Commission in their context. There can be tremendous value in short terms missions when the focus is on other christians.
Enough of going to the third world with telescopic philanthropy, when there are so many in our own communities suffering. It's madness.
we should be doing both.
And ignore the great commission?! A Christian who ignores this command is no Christian at all.
@@jadedrac0I think you misunderstand the great commission. The great commission includes your own back yard whether you’re traveling 1500 feet or 1500 miles to peach and teach the gospel.
@@defi5 I don’t misunderstand. The op just advocated to stop sending this attitude is so wrong on many levels.
As an Indian Christian doctor serving in India, Id love to see solid Western Christians staying back in their own country, as the Lord leads of course. Having spent 2 years in the UK, I realise the West really really needs the true Jesus! India has had the gospel for many decades and even remote villages are being reached through indigenous servants of God. I'm not sure about other 3rd world countries. May God's will be done for our lives. If we're called to a 3rd world country, great.. if not, great.. as long as we're in the center of His will
I think the only benefit of youth going overseas is to introduce them to overseas work and wet their appetite, but to send these large numbers of rowdy monsters into a delicate area can do much more harm than good. Trips that include youth should be a small number of specially selected youth along with a larger number of qualified adults. I don’t care how many pair of socks you hand out, how many skits are done at a Vacation Bible School, or how many shoddy buildings are built. If the local church is not encouraged and built up spiritually or future church planters are not created, what good is it?
Sadly many of the teens I grew up with that went on missions trips were never saved,many of them have completely deconstructed.I remember as a teen I felt like a failure for not going on missions trips and now as an adult I am so thankful that I never did because now that I look back I had a 🌽 addiction,didn’t know my Bible or even how to study or read in context and mainly just wanted to feel approved of by those around me,I wanted to feel extra spiritual.
When I was in a church in NY they had a missions team and they would go on mission trips but they were very superficial. Their trips were only a week long and no mention of God's truth it was all about using God for gain. It was used to promote the mission leader's dentistry business and to give people old worn out clothing.
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Youth with a mission
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I was involved briefly just after conversion unsound doctrine
Was being taught and too much emphasis on tongues
Signs and wonders
God led me.out of it!
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A lot of short-term mission trips are a waste of time and money, and should be called tourist trips or work projects. But not all short term mission trips should be condemned. "No biblical grounds?" That's a little severe, don't you think? I totally get and agree with Paul's point though.
If you got out of your feelings, you would agree that all Paul said is true. The truth is severe and no respecter of persons, feelings or groups.
You and I know the model he condemns as unbiblical is truly that. The YWAMs of this world and other youth jamborees tagged “missions”. They are more damaging to those unsaved youth who are sent on those vacationaries than they are a help to the indigenous people at the locations where these youth are sent to mess around and burn money for a week.
Those youth are being failed by their so called churches. What should be happening is they should be teaching these kids the gospel in their local churches and shepherding their souls onto real repentance and righteousness in Christ. Then if some of them truly grow and are called into any sort of ministry, they can be prayerfully equipped and properly helped to assume that ministry.
Children running all over the place is an indictment on the state of the church.
I agree. I see that all the time. I work on an airport. Those kids could care less about the locals. It is just tourism.
Good comment.
There is a lot of clanging cymbals going on here. For those of you who hear this message, and think, “Yeah! Let’s not do short term missions, especially with high school students!”… well, you’ve been led astray.
Indian doctor here who spent 2 years in the UK then returned back to a remote village in India. It had nothing to do with adventure or conscience-easing. We are God's mission. He is making us more like Christ. Where we are to serve comes later.. He will show us. His will be done. Having said that, Praise God for young people who love Jesus and want to serve Him. Don't let people and culture manipulate you. He has the best for His Kingdom in mind and a place in that for each of us.
So good to hear this explained Biblically and communicated clearly and unapologetically! - Many churches idea of 'Mission' is exactly that; just an idea!
"Maybe that's what's wrong with the Reformed movement..." WAW!! - Good to hear someone from the Reformed stable, hint that John Calvin (as gifted as he was) was wrong about a few things!!
Young people who haven't read a systematic theology yet? Good, there might be hope for them! They will be able to read the Bible and take it at face value! As Maj. Ian Thomas put it, the Bible sheds a lot of light on most commentaries!
I have taken serval youth teams overseas. We conducted kids crusades, teen crusades, saw many come to Christ and several of those young people go on to be missionaries themselves. A return to a particular field 30 years later I met several who were still serving Christ having found Christ a Savior during one of our outreaches. A generalization not fitting all missions outreaches.
Pastor Paul
All you reveal is so relevant that opens our ears eyes spiritually also enriching clarification how what and where our gifting could be utilised
to enhance the living word meeting those needs of all whom search to overcome affliction , sufferings , physical , emotional physiological, equipping all with the tools to deal and move forward where all good things exalt and edify each other and Heavenly Father great commission
Should it requires sternness directly
Then that’s being honest 🙏
Brother Paul! There are biblical grounds. Love thy neighbor. Not saying we have grounds for doing it any way we want, but we do have grounds.
Finallly he said he is an Apóstolos of the church 😊 very edifying sermon loyal to scritptures
I agree totally, however, men like Paul Washer are few and far between in the missions. If we had the support to do this here, I would go back to the mission field tomorrow, unfortunately, the money never comes to those woking in the fields, harvesting. I have seen many outreaches where people go for a week or two on a outreach, and the amount of money they spend, would have lasted us a year in the field. Our hearts long for the mission field, but financially, we just can afford it by ourselves any longer, and I know of many others who have the same challenges in Africa. I know, it can be done.
🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪 todas las naciones bendecidas por el mensaje del Evangelio
I agree.
Most youth "mission trips" are just vacations.
Yes
I’m sorry, but this video is a very narrow-minded view of sharing the gospel. Very few of those in the Bible that were called by God to proclaim his message were theologically trained. God called and sent numerous people in Scripture who didn’t have any form of theological training to be his voice (Moses, Abraham, Gideon, the women at the tomb, the shepherds in the field, etc.). Certainly, there are people and teams and churches that do “Missions Toursim”, but can God still use that? YES! God can move even in our poor motives because “His word will not return void”.
I have witnessed hundreds come to know the Lord from the testimonies shared by “untrained, baby Christians”. Meanwhile, I have seen an extremely high number of seminary trained missionaries and local pastors serve for years and see almost no fruit and walk away from ministry. Most pastors in foreign countries do not have seminary training, and many understand the Bible less than half of the high schoolers at the church I serve. God’s word does not return void and to tear into people who send teams to proclaim the truth of God’s word, regardless of their age and training, is shameful. Praise God for every willing soul who shout’s the name of Jesus wherever there are ears to hear.
Missionary is not a Biblical term. EVANGELIST is the term that should be used. The goal of a missionary evangelist is the go to an unreached area and win and train a group of people to start a church. The end goal is to start a church and they have them repeat by doing the same and starting more churches.
I work with an organization that has a mission trip once a year to go to a church with a Christian school in a third-world country. They build desks for the students, lead Bible studies with children, witness and other things of a spiritual nature. The teens go through a process to be accepted for the trip. The group works with a local church with a Christian school as a work of encouragement, good works, and edification. It's not considered missions but rather considered part of their education in the Christian school they attend in the states or Canada. The goal is to give these teens a taste of what it's like to be a missionary.
Thank God, for Paul Washer. For standing up, I just wish he would remove himself from the title "reformed" and just be a brother in Christ that he may speak to all brothers and sisters. There is only 1 body.
I vehemently disagree. Ask me why!!!! Consequently mission boards aren’t in the Bible either. Youth mission trips in my experience are for the purpose mostly of developing a heart for ministry in the teens. If that happens … the investment is worthwhile. My opinion
How many become full-time missionaries?
@@BibleStudywithVernonI saw a missionary at 18 who built a house in the middle of the dump in guaramala city. I remember the impact that this had on me and that was when I surrendered to ministry. My point is that in my mind the flaw in the thinking is that it is to benefit the natives as the primary goal. But as I see it the principal goal is to have teens see the need in a way they normally do not. I’m not sure a private can be put on that
@@BibleStudywithVernonhow many became missionaries and how many are even saved?Just about every teen I saw go on missions trips growing up did not know their Bibles at all,did not live a Christ centered life outside of the church on Sundays and Wednesdays and deconstructed their barely existent faith as soon as they turned 18 and went to college,many of them that did go on to do several missions never use scripture in context and follow and promote false teachers.There is a lack of discipleship when it comes to teens in the church and I very seldom see teens being taught how to read their Bibles in context,apologetics,Accountability or even basic encouragement in their faith.They are often (but not always)taught shallow messages and spiritual experiences and as when they go out into the world they have no answered questions or a way to defend their faith
@@AliyahNadeau I agree with you 100%
if he's not complaining or backbiting someone he doesn't have much to say...
He is teaching. If it seems like back-biting you should probably listen closely.
Please send missioneries to Armenia
I'm just done with outlier statements like this like he's always got the contrarion info that he has to relay puffed up in the flesh with massive sarcasm for no reason. Just really haughty. I'm done with most calvinists anymore. Love brother Conway he has been an immeasurable blessing and like he says online sermons can be weight. I'm grateful 4 months ago I was never gonna believe in Christ again to God saving my life and soul and moving my heart to be a missionary in Japan and elsewhere in a year or so. To say congratulations you're a charismatic is childish and ridiculous and not needed. If it was a one off that'd be different but I'm just it's not biblical to be that way it's not loving or edifying it's just arrogant and like a Pharisee. I feel some other really famous teachers are the same way that teach limited atonement that I'm not gonna give anymore time to anymore. No calls for prayer or contrite countenance for spirits some of these guys go up there and try to crush. He's got a story where he tells a woman to go home and cry out until she's saved because she doesn't feel saved I'm just done. And that's ok. Who is he? Who are any of these MEN to me? I'll lean on the side of knowing Christ and Him crucified. I trust in Him.
For what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul.
What good is it if I help others in their Earthly endeavors and preach not the Gospel.
If you are doing a mission trip just for the sake of doing mission, it would be best if you don't do it all.
I like Paul… but “no biblical basis for youth mission trips!” There are many things we have the freedom in Christ to do that aren’t prohibited or let alone even mentioned in the Bible. I lead youth trips owing to my surrendering to ministry at 18 on a trip to guatamala in 93. I am under no illusion that they are necessarily helpful to the people teens serve but I am prayerful they, as I did, see a need… and witness the love and sacrifice of biblical missionaries. I respectfully disagree
Send the money to local pastors and the local people will do the job. Thos mission trips are a waste of time and money. That is the opinion of the local people and pastors. They have the people, and they have the faith, they just don't have the money.
You miss the point…. I don’t assume that we can do a better job than locals. The point is to have teenagers see the need for mission and ministry and surrender to the lord. This was my experience on a trip when I was 18. Would you say that was a poor investment??????
@@jcaro1854are you currently serving as a full time missionary? With love, you could’ve knocked on every door in your neighborhood and God would’ve cultivated that heart within you.
Thanks, lots of helpful and challenging things here. I think we need to be careful of turning traditions and proof texts into ‘legalism’. I heard someone say there were no apostles in the NT other than the Twelve plus Paul. I said there were others… Barnabas is clearly called an apostle, and about ten others at least. Nevertheless, he said no! It was a shock that someone has an idea that they cling to, even when it plainly contradicts the Bible.
Please for me my hearts hard
Man this is a poor attempt at theologizing in order to substantiate his opinion.
Sorry term missions are not the same thing as sending a missionary. So all the categories he made go out the window.
Think of it like this, he said there should be an evangelist that takes some people out to evangelize. Fine that's what a missions trip is in a different culture.
He talks about the problem of money. Who cares? Does the Bible tell us not to pay for airplane tickets for people going once it goes over a certain threshold? No, that's Washer's own judgment.
Matthew 23:12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
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Neither were any of the disciples Jesus chose. Be careful how you judge a mission trip and who or who isn’t qualified. God qualifies the called.
God qualifies and equips the called. Love this statement! May God reveal His will for our lives as we go deeper into Him
They knew the language where they were and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. Were these kids filled with the Spirit? Possibly. Did they know the language? No. Were the trained in missions? No, not to the degree needed to be effective. He said the money would be much better spent if given to 10 Spirit filled men that were trained and could speak the language. He is correct.
Thanks Paul, you just gave baptiat a great reason to just stay in their comfortable pew.
You missed the point. Stay in your pew and give to good ministries, or go out and preach your heart out earnestly. Both are good. Not everyone in the Bible was a Paul, but the churches contributed financially to his ministry.
@@mary_puffin I understand what Pastor Paul is saying. But it doesn't take much to realize that no one is going out to preach anymore. Less and less churches are supporting missions or going on mission trips anymore, look at the statistics. I served as a full-time missionary for 5 years. Truth is when you go on missions it isn't just about helping the poor, and preaching the gospel. It also includes taking self centered American christians to see that this world doesn't revolve around them and their small circle of friends at church. To see that not everyone is as blessed as they are at home. Its too step out from their comfort. It's sad to see that the church is just satisfied with he bare minimum.
Good grief your hang up with Baptist is silly.
@@microstandard3094 Missions are about the gospel. This attitude of going out to see poor people so you can appreciate your own life could hurt the message of the gospel as it's not Christ-centered.
@@mary_puffin Theologically you are correct, yes what we call “mission trips” is not scripturally accurate. But to say there is no benefit to taking people on these “servant trips” in a self centered time of American churches if you want to be theological. Then you are wrong, you can learn to preach the gospel it is easy and God can take you to share it anywhere he desires. Plant churches? Probably not. But share the gospel yes! Mission trips are for people who are comfortable in their 9 to 5. So sad how many missed callings there are because people just want to stay in their routine smh.
Are not elder required men required to be married? So single men are not to be missionaries?
No. Not at all. The Bible even says a man can serve the Lord better if not married. He says if you can’t control your lust you should marry.
@@mickeytollison I agree with you but the pastor here said only elders should be missionaries and a requirement to be a elder in the Bible is to be a husband of one wife. Single people can’t be elders
@@jadedrac0 "one-woman man" != "married man"
@@djrenault this just doesn’t make sense as the apostles were mostly single and basically missionaries. The apostle Paul also says singleness is a advantage in service to the Lord. There’s really no point in singleness if you don’t utilize this advantage in mission work.
Connecting the etymology of missionary to some kind of charismatic shaming was truly intellectually dishonest. Washer knows his Greek, and he knows that the word carries more meaning than as a New Testament spiritual gifting.
I know this man is popular among reformed people because he is stubbornly pessimistic and selectively nit-picky (you can’t go on a short term mission trip unless you’ve read through a systematic theology? Quit with the solo scriptura stuff if you’re also going to say things like that). Like one of John Calvin’s hemorrhoids, this guy’s spiritual gift seems to be to make believers so uncomfortable that we cannot enjoy anything in life.
Should a Western go to Lebanon and just do social work is that just pointless.
Anything done in the name of Jesus is good. I prob. would not give them my money though.
I think some people "go in the mission field" and think "For some people you are the only Bible theyll ever read" NO! Because of you for some people the only Gospel their ears will hear WILL BE IN HELL!! People are forking hundreds to thousands a month over so timid false converts can fly over and play monopoly for a couple years and die. Oh also, you want me to go to a church and be approved?? Disgusting. How DARE YOU. I was an apostate son of perdition and i accept full responsibility. But you and i both know where I "went to church"! He promised to send the Helper and you and your doctrines of deadmen ARE NOT IT! His Word is Alpha and Omega. Through the Holy Spirit I will rightly divide His word. My resources start and stop there. And literally to Hell with all this charismatic junk. Just because Satan has risen up a church of depths of Hell filth in the name of pentecostal it doesnt steal my born again birthright to bypass the veil and hear FROM HIM. Im scared to death of your systematic theology and your polo shirts. I want Christ!! He saved my life and now I serve a kingdom that is not of this world. Long LIVE my King. Alive and well TO TEACH ME AND GUIDE ME!
I understand your frustration brother, but what's wrong with going to church and being approved?
@eltyo340 nothing but I gotta approve the church first lol I agree but in my situation I'm a truck driver and am gonna support myself and am making my own connections and such. I'm look Lookin forward to finding a church here tho hopefully soon.
Not sure what to make of your "comment"! So you don't like Paul Washer nor reformed theology! You say you are born again. So read your Bible and allow the Spirit to lead you into sound doctrine. After your read through the Bible 20 or 30 times God willing you will begin to understand doctrine. You may be surprised at what the Spirit shows you. The idea is to get off the breast milk of using a church as an intermediary between you and God . Go dirrectly to God. Develop a prayer life. Every day spend an hour or more in scripture and likewise in prayer. More is better. If you love Jesus (He is the Word) you will love reading scripture. Take responsibility for your salvation! Php 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
@@voicecryinginthewildernessGod bless you.
@@eltyo340 I appreciate your respectful reply and underlying concern. It was helpful and edifying. God bless you and take care
4:22 scared that there are Apostles? - something is wrong with your theology...
there is something wrong with your hearing.
Paul is one of Satan's top guys.
I would not want to be you. If Paul is not, and he is not, you have just committed blasphemy if he is speaking from that given to him by the Holy Spirit.
@@mickeytollison get mental help false christian
@@LarryLarpwell Do you not fear God? Matthew 12:36