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I experienced that as a parent a year and a half ago and have been, as ND still am in a healing process with God since them, still are, and I am so grateful for God helping me work through this tiny little steps at a time.
Interesting about hearing from God because for me it's like talking to someone on the phone... took me some time to realize that other people didn't experience that. I can't even imagine what it was like for him.
I've often pondered " God you created Adam and Eve and knowing all things couldn't their sin have been prevented?" So hard for me to comprehend but I realize You gave them choice. You wanted your creation to simply love You and adore you and walk alongside You.❤
I lose my daugther 6 years ago at the age of 30 it was on thanksgiving morning in car accident her boyfriend drove 100 miles an hour to her death her living this earth as changed me forever this podcast was very heart felt in many ways thank you eric metaxes for thid podcast today god bless😅
I'm glad the episode helped you. It was her poor choice for a boyfriend, and tolerating his illegal behavior - not something God "allowed." Time to start thinking about the CHOICES we make and their consequences.
WOW!!! This is a terrible tragedy. The only thought that came to mind in bearing this was the answer " GOD " had for the loss of "Adam and "Eve." The redeeming sacrifice of "HIS SON." I think the words this man heard from "GOD" - "that everything will be alright," sustained him in this. For sure from this mans testimony and experience he has and is giving Glory to "GOD." This is a great content video and timely. Thanks Eric for airing it.
Rip previously pastored a Vineyard church called Sanctuary in the Manor area. Unfortunately Covid took its toll on the church and the doors came to a close at the end of 2021. BUT his podcast Discovering God can be found here on TH-cam and on all audio platforms! He also has mini teachings on Instagram and Tiktok under the same name, Discovering God
13 hrs and ony 5k views with under 500 likes. .... TH-cam really likes to throttle the spreading of the Word. More likes and comments folks, lets push this. FOR THE ALGORITHM!!!
You raised the question why does God allow evil? Why do bad things happen to good people and why does "our father" who can do something about it, allow it? I've been working on an answer for several years. I don't know if I can put my explanation into a nutshell, but the simple answer is that it was necessary. That probably shocks you, but allow me to try to explain..... Any parent knows that if they raise a child free from anything oppositional that child will not grow up grateful, they won't be well adjusted knowing how to use their reasoning to fix a problem, they won't even take care of themselves to avoid sickness because it's too gratifying to over indulge in partying and such and they don't know what sickness even is. They don't know true joy because they've been protected from knowing sorrow and as a result all they can do is complain and find fault. Humans learn from making mistakes. The purpose God created us for was for Him to have a relationship with us. How can you have a very deep relationship with spoiled, selfish, complaining children who are completely incapable of appreciating you? God is just. How could we even know what justice is, let alone appreciate God's justness unless we had experienced injustice? God is faithful. How could we understand that unless we had been unfaithful and witnessed his faithfulness in action? God is holy. That wouldn't mean squat to us unless we had looked evil in the face. We would never know the fullness of joy unless we had experienced sorrow. Never appreciated peace without turmoil. We wouldn't understand hope without having despaired...... Now that we know all these evil things, it's possible for us to really appreciate God in His fullness and love Him, having the relationship with Him that he intended us to have. Think about that and write us another amazing book that points us to God. If I could write a book, I'd do it.
You brought up some good points about how through evil, we know good. I think this would relate to the way Ray Comfort witnesses, based on Mark 10. Here the Rich young ruler asks Jesus how to inherit eternal life, and he was given some of the ten commandments at the beginning. And the man said he kept them since he was young. When we look at the ten commandments, we realize that we have failed at keeping them completely. This makes us guilty, and deserving of punishment. At this point, we see our current condition, and that we can't save ourselves, now the cross starts to make sense. We see that when Jesus was on the cross He said, It is finished. Meaning paid in full. He paid for our sin. We broke God's law, and Jesus paid the fine. If someone pays your fine, but you did not know that you had done anything wrong, it would not be appreciated. Recognizing sin, and our own evil, help us to be grateful for God's amazing salvation, as we repent of sin, and put our trust in Jesus. Again, thank you for your comment.
It's not about healing it's about filling up Jesus suffering for the sake of His Body the Church. Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. Colosians 1:24 In a 6 month's time I lost my homestead to Hurricane Ian and my only son was executed by the police for a minor accident involving a police cruiser. He was unarmed and shot in the back of his head while he was obviously giving up. I asked God why and He said don't let the circumstances of this life overwhelm you but solely be overwhelmed by My love. I asked again why when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's and He said "Testimony!" Of all that Job was blessed with a doubled portion the biggest blessing he got was his testimony. I myself don't want to be blessed in this world as much as want treasure laid up in heaven when I get there. I hope I'm so richly blessed in heaven that I would be the least there; a servant's servant. Greater than John the Baptist.
New Covenant Whole Gospel: Who is now the King of Israel in John 1:49? Is the King of Israel now the Head of the Church, and are we His Body? Why did God allow the Romans to destroy the Old Covenant temple and the Old Covenant city, about 40 years after His Son fulfilled the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34 in blood at Calvary? What the modern Church needs is a New Covenant Revival (Heb. 9:10) in which members of various denominations are willing to re-examine everything they believe and see if it agrees with the Bible, instead of the traditions of men. We need to be like the Bereans. It will be a battle between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. It will not be easy. If you get mad and upset when someone challenges your man-made Bible doctrines, that is your flesh resisting the truth found in God's Word. Nobody can completely understand the Bible unless they understand the relationship between the Old Covenant given to Moses at Mount Sinai and the New Covenant fulfilled in blood at Calvary. What brings all local churches together into one Body under the blood of Christ? The answer is found below. Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him. He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth. Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD: Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? What did Paul say about Genesis 12:3 in Galatians 3:8, 3:16? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis? Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart. Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36) We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Zion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24. 1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. The following verses prove the Holy Spirit is the master teacher for those now in the New Covenant. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Act 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. 1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. Watch the TH-cam videos “The New Covenant” by David Wilkerson, or Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.
This Pastor let so much time go by that he acts like HIS child's death was no big deal, even though he said he cried. He seems to not be authentic. He isn't emotional, he didn't tear up, nothing. I don't want to hear about just mechanics of the book. I'm glad he's healed though.
God allows untold destruction upon villages, cities, and even entire countries as he does in individual lives of people. He allows sickness and crime and injustice but people (especially the clergy) still praise Him. That is as big a mystery as the mystery regarding why He allows such misery and suffering. I can understand and accept the fact that people must die - after all, we are flesh and blood. But why must we die in such horrible ways - accidents, murders, illnesses, natural catastrophes? Nobody really knows. Might it be because He really has been left NO CHOICE except to let Destiny take its course to the bitter end? I can't think of any other explanation.
Sorry for your Loss Pastor. How Could God Allow That? Lifescripts are written by God. However God is not an essay Writer. Lifescripts are Sequence driven. Durationof Earth Tour is a Sequenced component. Sequence is an Upper Realm Lottery. Sequence Creates the lifescript outline and God fills in the Blanks. Sequence generates two Lifescript Options. God will almost always choose the longer duration script. In cases where sequence generates two short duration options the choices that God has are to script a Tragedy like the one described in this Clip or to script an Abortion or Miscarriage. Sequence Emblemimg is in the process of Upgrding to New Era Two Enhanced Standards so the chances of having two short duration lifescript options will be significantly less for Era Two Conceptions. Era Two starts December 2025.
I held my own younger brother back in the year of 1968 and the day before he passed away and the day was mother's day when he passed away and I was TEN years old then he was seven months old on mother's day back then I had been shown that he was going to pass away before he passed away and I was not able to share with none of the adults at the time and also at the time my folks resided at the address of 1010 fenfield of south San Antonio Texas at the time and our last name has nine letters in it also I am the oldest of nine six girls and two younger brothers born after the one that passed away my parents had four more children after my other brother passed away and also I might add that I've been visited by angels four times during my lifetime and I have been struck by lightning three times during my lifetime and now I am SIXTY FIVE years of age now my brother passed away at three o'clock in the morning on mother's day 1968 and now my mother is a widow of my Korean era dad and is about to be 82 years of age in about less than thirty days on Feb the eighth
What issues do you care about as Americans? We are gathering questions for the upcoming special, State of the Nation 2024: A TBN Townhall. Drop your questions below and let us know where you are from for a chance to be featured in our TBN Townhall Q&A!
Thank you, Eric, for having our very own Rip Wahlberg on to share about his book!
I experienced that as a parent a year and a half ago and have been, as ND still am in a healing process with God since them, still are, and I am so grateful for God helping me work through this tiny little steps at a time.
Interesting about hearing from God because for me it's like talking to someone on the phone... took me some time to realize that other people didn't experience that. I can't even imagine what it was like for him.
Romans 11:36 KJV: For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
I needed this today. Thank you Eric and Rip.
I've often pondered " God you created Adam and Eve and knowing all things couldn't their sin have been prevented?" So hard for me to comprehend but I realize You gave them choice. You wanted your creation to simply love You and adore you and walk alongside You.❤
I lose my daugther 6 years ago at the age of 30 it was on thanksgiving morning in car accident her boyfriend drove 100 miles an hour to her death her living this earth as changed me forever this podcast was very heart felt in many ways thank you eric metaxes for thid podcast today god bless😅
I'm glad the episode helped you. It was her poor choice for a boyfriend, and tolerating his illegal behavior - not something God "allowed." Time to start thinking about the CHOICES we make and their consequences.
Natalie I'm so sorry for losing your daughter but thankful you drew nearer to Him ❤
WOW!!! This is a terrible tragedy. The only thought that came to mind in bearing this was the answer " GOD " had for the loss of "Adam and "Eve." The redeeming sacrifice of "HIS SON." I think the words this man heard from "GOD" - "that everything will be alright," sustained him in this. For sure from this mans testimony and experience he has and is giving Glory to "GOD." This is a great content video and timely. Thanks Eric for airing it.
I’m sooo floored. I live in Lititz Pa, basically Lancaster!! What church does he pastor??
Rip previously pastored a Vineyard church called Sanctuary in the Manor area. Unfortunately Covid took its toll on the church and the doors came to a close at the end of 2021. BUT his podcast Discovering God can be found here on TH-cam and on all audio platforms! He also has mini teachings on Instagram and Tiktok under the same name, Discovering God
13 hrs and ony 5k views with under 500 likes. .... TH-cam really likes to throttle the spreading of the Word. More likes and comments folks, lets push this. FOR THE ALGORITHM!!!
The late Frank Pastore wrote a book entitled Shattered also.
First of all Love your work. my question would be about voting integrity.
You raised the question why does God allow evil? Why do bad things happen to good people and why does "our father" who can do something about it, allow it?
I've been working on an answer for several years. I don't know if I can put my explanation into a nutshell, but the simple answer is that it was necessary.
That probably shocks you, but allow me to try to explain.....
Any parent knows that if they raise a child free from anything oppositional that child will not grow up grateful, they won't be well adjusted knowing how to use their reasoning to fix a problem, they won't even take care of themselves to avoid sickness because it's too gratifying to over indulge in partying and such and they don't know what sickness even is. They don't know true joy because they've been protected from knowing sorrow and as a result all they can do is complain and find fault.
Humans learn from making mistakes.
The purpose God created us for was for Him to have a relationship with us. How can you have a very deep relationship with spoiled, selfish, complaining children who are completely incapable of appreciating you?
God is just. How could we even know what justice is, let alone appreciate God's justness unless we had experienced injustice?
God is faithful. How could we understand that unless we had been unfaithful and witnessed his faithfulness in action?
God is holy. That wouldn't mean squat to us unless we had looked evil in the face.
We would never know the fullness of joy unless we had experienced sorrow. Never appreciated peace without turmoil. We wouldn't understand hope without having despaired......
Now that we know all these evil things, it's possible for us to really appreciate God in His fullness and love Him, having the relationship with Him that he intended us to have.
Think about that and write us another amazing book that points us to God. If I could write a book, I'd do it.
You brought up some good points about how through evil, we know good. I think this would relate to the way Ray Comfort witnesses, based on Mark 10. Here the Rich young ruler asks Jesus how to inherit eternal life, and he was given some of the ten commandments at the beginning. And the man said he kept them since he was young. When we look at the ten commandments, we realize that we have failed at keeping them completely. This makes us guilty, and deserving of punishment. At this point, we see our current condition, and that we can't save ourselves, now the cross starts to make sense. We see that when Jesus was on the cross He said, It is finished. Meaning paid in full. He paid for our sin. We broke God's law, and Jesus paid the fine. If someone pays your fine, but you did not know that you had done anything wrong, it would not be appreciated.
Recognizing sin, and our own evil, help us to be grateful for God's amazing salvation, as we repent of sin, and put our trust in Jesus. Again, thank you for your comment.
@@scottm4042 Well said.
It's not about healing it's about filling up Jesus suffering for the sake of His Body the Church.
Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. Colosians 1:24
In a 6 month's time I lost my homestead to Hurricane Ian and my only son was executed by the police for a minor accident involving a police cruiser. He was unarmed and shot in the back of his head while he was obviously giving up.
I asked God why and He said don't let the circumstances of this life overwhelm you but solely be overwhelmed by My love.
I asked again why when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's and He said "Testimony!"
Of all that Job was blessed with a doubled portion the biggest blessing he got was his testimony.
I myself don't want to be blessed in this world as much as want treasure laid up in heaven when I get there. I hope I'm so richly blessed in heaven that I would be the least there; a servant's servant. Greater than John the Baptist.
What a beautiful testimony!
New Covenant Whole Gospel:
Who is now the King of Israel in John 1:49? Is the King of Israel now the Head of the Church, and are we His Body? Why did God allow the Romans to destroy the Old Covenant temple and the Old Covenant city, about 40 years after His Son fulfilled the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34 in blood at Calvary?
What the modern Church needs is a New Covenant Revival (Heb. 9:10) in which members of various denominations are willing to re-examine everything they believe and see if it agrees with the Bible, instead of the traditions of men. We need to be like the Bereans. It will be a battle between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. It will not be easy. If you get mad and upset when someone challenges your man-made Bible doctrines, that is your flesh resisting the truth found in God's Word. Nobody can completely understand the Bible unless they understand the relationship between the Old Covenant given to Moses at Mount Sinai and the New Covenant fulfilled in blood at Calvary. What brings all local churches together into one Body under the blood of Christ? The answer is found below.
Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him.
He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth.
Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? What did Paul say about Genesis 12:3 in Galatians 3:8, 3:16? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis?
Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart.
Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36)
We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Zion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24.
1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
The following verses prove the Holy Spirit is the master teacher for those now in the New Covenant.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Act 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Watch the TH-cam videos “The New Covenant” by David Wilkerson, or Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.
This Pastor let so much time go by that he acts like HIS child's death was no big deal, even though he said he cried. He seems to not be authentic. He isn't emotional, he didn't tear up, nothing. I don't want to hear about just mechanics of the book. I'm glad he's healed though.
God allows untold destruction upon villages, cities, and even entire countries as he does in individual lives of people. He allows sickness and crime and injustice but people (especially the clergy) still praise Him. That is as big a mystery as the mystery regarding why He allows such misery and suffering. I can understand and accept the fact that people must die - after all, we are flesh and blood. But why must we die in such horrible ways - accidents, murders, illnesses, natural catastrophes? Nobody really knows. Might it be because He really has been left NO CHOICE except to let Destiny take its course to the bitter end? I can't think of any other explanation.
You need to have mike bickle and francis chan back on for an interview
God said.... Really? Did you hear his voice say that, or what? No explanation?
Sorry for your Loss Pastor. How Could God Allow That? Lifescripts are written by God. However God is not an essay Writer. Lifescripts are Sequence driven. Durationof Earth Tour is a Sequenced component. Sequence is an Upper Realm Lottery. Sequence Creates the lifescript outline and God fills in the Blanks. Sequence generates two Lifescript Options. God will almost always choose the longer duration script. In cases where sequence generates two short duration options the choices that God has are to script a Tragedy like the one described in this Clip or to script an Abortion or Miscarriage. Sequence Emblemimg is in the process of Upgrding to New Era Two Enhanced Standards so the chances of having two short duration lifescript options will be significantly less for Era Two Conceptions. Era Two starts December 2025.
I held my own younger brother back in the year of 1968 and the day before he passed away and the day was mother's day when he passed away and I was TEN years old then he was seven months old on mother's day back then I had been shown that he was going to pass away before he passed away and I was not able to share with none of the adults at the time and also at the time my folks resided at the address of 1010 fenfield of south San Antonio Texas at the time and our last name has nine letters in it also I am the oldest of nine six girls and two younger brothers born after the one that passed away my parents had four more children after my other brother passed away and also I might add that I've been visited by angels four times during my lifetime and I have been struck by lightning three times during my lifetime and now I am SIXTY FIVE years of age now my brother passed away at three o'clock in the morning on mother's day 1968 and now my mother is a widow of my Korean era dad and is about to be 82 years of age in about less than thirty days on Feb the eighth