We have an innate hunger for meaning. It is my conclusion that evolved sea scum would not have a desire for meaning(or justice..). If we were truly just a result of natural processes and if our thoughts are a predetermined result of natural processes(as Stephen Hawking concludes) then I see no reason WHY we would have a desire for meaning or justice. Yet, we do. [Jeffs full 35* minute testimony that everyone and their mother should watch: th-cam.com/video/yWjzibi8sM0/w-d-xo.html ] [You may support this channel via Buy Me a Coffee, thanks to all of those who have supported so far: buymeacoffee.com/el23ft161l ] Thanks again for watching, and thanks to all of you who have shared these powerful testimonies with others!
I'm not trying to attack you I just want to point out that your "argument seems like a "Appeal to ignorance" Fallacy to me!? I can't imagine natural processes producing a desire for justice and meaning therefore they don't!
Common descent evolution is so frustrating. It's a baseless extrapolation of observable evolution which is nothing more than passing on existing genetic information. Common descent requires the creation of new genetic information which has never been observed. Moreover, creating a new type of animal is more than just creating new genes, it's rewiring entire networks of genes that instruct the development of an embryo. It works like a rube-golberg machine. You can't just randomly change one component or everything subsequent to that change will not be set off, i.e., the developing embryo will not live, or the developing limb will be lost.
After two university degrees and the experiences of more than half of a lifetime, I began to realize the extent of humanity’s inhumanity and the fragile state of the world we live in. This led me to Faith in Jesus Christ and to acknowledging the Truth of everything that God has revealed in His Word in the Holy Bible. Trusting in the Lord Jesus and receiving and resting on the eternal salvation offered in the gospel allows me to persevere in this life and to address the shame of my sinful past and the damage it wrought.
Wow, what a thrill, thank you God. I got saved / born again when I was 24 years old and that was 38 years ago and I haven't looked back. It's amazing and beautiful When anybody gets saved but for someone your age to get saved is absolutely incredible thank you God . God keep you and God bless you dear friend and your family please oh God in the name of Jesus
What matters is that you have been forgiven. And that forgiveness is by God’s Grace alone, through Faith alone, in Christ alone, according to Scripture alone, for God’s Glory alone. That’s the 5 Solas. Sola Gratia - Grace Alone; Sola Fide - Through Faith Alone; Solus Christus - In Christ Alone; Sola Scriptura -According to Scripture Alone; Soli Deo Gloria - For the Glory of God Alone. Look into Reformed Theology. This is how those of us who are reformed began to realize that it’s not Roman Catholicism, Baptist, certainly not Pentecostalism, or any of the other hundreds of denominations really help you to learn about God’s Love and Mercy, and His Law and Gospel. Religion isn’t simply a feeling that one gets when the music starts playing softly and the lights dim, making you subject to emotions. Christianity is a way of life, of service, of trusting in our creator God and the Mercy he’s bestowed upon us through His son Jesus and His finished work on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins. We can’t earn our salvation by praying to the dead or for the dead, including Christs mother Mary…she’s dead, but lives eternally with Christ in Heaven. Read Jesus’ own words when He asked, “Who is my mother, and who then is my brother or sister?”
As a former communist, an atheist who ridiculed religion anywhere and anytime I could , I relate to this guy very much. God used a miracle to show me that he exists and I have seen a few miracles since but trying to understand God's love intellectually is very hard. Once the Holy Spirit is in you, that love overwhelms you and becomes very obvious. The best way to explain it is this. You're a single guy, you hate loud kids, in a restaurant especially, and little kids in general being a nuisance. Then one day your own child is born and you hold him in your hands. Since that moment you still look the same but you're no longer the person you used to be. Same with God, you ridiculed him yesterday and the next day your heart is full of gratitude and love for your Creator.
@@MrTalkingzero So that all sounds good but I hear people saying the same thing phony rage and fear-mongering and all men are evil and how they hate everybody else but those people who are part of their own tribe... So isn't that really where everybody ends up now being elitist and looking down and ridiculing everybody else because now they have God on their side...as a prop...
I was just browsing around TH-cam tonight, this video came up on my feed, then I started browsing through comments and found yours. I'm genuinely curious what you disagree with about the original person's comment. Hope to hear from you soon :)
I've heard that Ecclesiastes is actually the best place for a non-Christian to start. Those of us who grow up in the church might just look at it as being depressing, but for a non-Christian it pulls back the veil on the human condition and reveals the futility of life without God. Everyone dies, so whatever you accomplish this life is meaningless if you don't have a relationship with God that promises life after death. God asks for very little, but gives abundantly in return.
Dear brothers and sisters. Please pray for me. For about 15 years I have been struggling with debilitating sickness that's made my life unberable. I am in my mid 30 and would love to still have streingth to serve my Savior and Lord. Jesus is my Healer. Thank you all 🙏🏻 Please also pray that God grants me strength to go through this valley with humility and thankfulness. Please also pray that the fire of Holy Spirit would be with me. God bless all ❤️
It’s impossible to make sense of it all. Just find joy in the moment because the only thing anyone truly has is the moment itself. That’s one of my interpretation from Ecclesiastes. That book showed up to me in a powerful way as well. God bless 🙏
this is why it is so annoying to see so many Pastors doing almost exclusively topical sermons these days-as if somehow the Word of God needs to be vetting by "them" for maximum effect...gimme a break...
@@floydbaker2240 I didn't "start" there per se. I eventually got to Ecclesiastes. I found it to be absolutely profound - particularly 8 & 9. But they all sort of tie together. I seemed to already "be there," spiritually, but I never encountered a "biblical affirmation" of my spirituality until I read it. Essentially, all of the material things, and [this] worldly success will not satisfy man[kind]. Accomplishments. Wealth. "Success." Etc. will not satisfy a person. Only an individual's relationship to God, gratitude for His blessings, positive relationships with others, and time we can share with others we care about will fulfill us. There will be things of this world that will make no sense to us - and there will be no "worldly" justice ("here"), because our laws, governments, societies, culture, etc . . . are all created by man (who is imperfect). . . . so embrace a relationship with God, and reverently trust and obey Him. That will sustain and fulfill you like none of the worldly possessions, hobbies, goals, interests, etc here on this realm.
I prayed for the meaning of life. I asked what this was all about and a few days later my father picked up his bible and started reading out of it randomly to me. It was the answer to my prayer. The meaning of life is in the bible. Jesus! This was my beginning
How can the "meaning of life", be in an old book written by ignorant men (women were kept illiterate), who didn't know any better? They knew nothing about the world they lived in. If they did, then why didn't they tell something useful. Such as how to cure cancer, or land a person on mars.
In the early, mid 80's I ran a comedy club. Did coke with this man. I was a backsliding Christian at the time. My life as a Christian is back on track now. Has been for a while. So great to see his is too
Glad you are staying clean. The flesh is more powerful than we are, but not more than God. I also learned the hard way to stay close to Him to stay clean.
@sharpsbattle the devil likes to tempt us sometimes, bring foolish thoughts into our minds. If we resist him he will flee from us. It's true, but it's not easy and the times it is easy we need to remain humble. God bless
Praise God....praise His Holy Son Jesus Christ!!! I cried out for 2 months ... everyday...even with a beer in my hand( I wasn't trying to be cute, I was just that far gone😔) ...I was a stone cold alcoholic and cocaine addict....but one day i asked God why I was an alcoholic even though I knew I wasn't an alcoholic!.... I had been asking God this question for sometime now...and one day while getting the music ready before I got loaded, I blurted out this question to God again, only this time...I heard God, speaking to my heart very clearly...He said "I've allowed that thing to have power over you so that I could get your attention"!!!! Well lemme' tell ya, He got it...and I just kept asking Him to set me free ...then one day after like 2 months of crying out to God I woke up feeling weird ...and I'm used to feeling 'weird' from having hangovers back to back but yeah this was different...and I asked myself, "did what I think just happened, just happened"??.... And sure enough...at first I didn't start celebrating because I'd been used to thinking I was done only to end up getting drunk that night, again, ...but one day turned into 3 days, which turned into 2 weeks...then 6 months... it's been 3 years now...and I was drinking everyday except Sundays!!! I drank a 12 pack too... Thank you LORD... remember, if He'll do it for me He'll do it for you!
He who he sets free is free indeed. I'm sure once you were delivered those who knew you were in shock or dismay, while others were waiting for you to fall. I have to believe that God has used your experiences and sobriety for his name and glory. Pretty hard to argue with a testimony when you tell people I once was this, and know I'm this and it wasn't because of what I did but someone greater than me, God.
@@RichardSparks-qy2rd Amen....very very true...some can't believe it and think that I'm lying or whatever. Had one of my neighbor's come by late at night to "ask me something" .... looking back on it I now suspect that he was expecting to find me intoxicated or something LOL....but yeah the glory goes to God because simply put, I just couldn't do it myself, PERIOD!! And I really like telling people because it gives them hope. Maybe they can't stop, or their son or daughter....but Jesus said many things are impossible with man, but nothing is impossible with GOD!!!!!
My husband has walked away from God. We have been married for 28 years. He has been walking away from God for 23 years but rapidly for about 15. He tried Yogananda and Eastern traditions. He is now an atheist. But I don’t think he is. I think he is so angry that God didn’t do what he thought He should do that he is standing in judgement of his Creator. I don’t know how to reach him. It is simplistic to say “give it to God”, but I guess I don’t have a choice.
I’ve done what your husband is doing regarding faith. A lot of Christian’s backslide and for some it takes a while to get right with him again. I’ve always believed in God but there was 15-20 years I just did my own thing. I stopped reading the Bible, going to church, etc. what made me find my way back was 2 complete strangers just having a normal conversation about the Bible. God put them there for a reason. God will do the same for your husband . The time is totally up to God . Just keep your faith and continue on your path and keep planting those seeds for your husband. My prayers are with both of you. 🙏
That's not simplistic. That's humility. If he's angry inside there's nothing u can do to force him, except pray for him and be there when and/or if he needs u. 1 thing I know is when people are angry inside, pushing and prodding and poking them can cause them to withdraw more. Hang in there sis 🙏
@@larsrathsach3477 emotional drivel. In your worldview, truth and rationality are subjective and don't exist. Your words are at least evidence that there is none to be found in you.
The first book of the bible I read and got me glued was Ecclesiastes. Had no idea where to start, so I just opened it and landed on that. Absolutely was like Jeff, with a jaw dropped realization the text was saying exactly what I thought and felt. Most relatable book in the whole bible imo.
Book of Ecclesiastes led me to Jesus also. As an unbeliever, it made perfect sense. I understood it and it led me to build confidence in the Bible as a source of revelation, wisdom and truth and ultimately a saving faith in Jesus Christ.
Hallelujah, took a friend , a non believer to church. He came out shaking, he saw the ten commandments burnt into the pew. I was thankful to my God.I had been praying for him. Thank you God for showing up.
There is no euclasites in the Bible… did you mean Ecclesiastes? That book refers to the toil that man goes through, that everything under the sun is meaningless and that the only thing that is meaningful is putting God in your life.
God used quantum mechanics to reach me. Then, He followed up by chasing me down with songs. Worship songs with lyrics that got into my closed off heart like nothing else had before. Quantum mechanics made me think...with my brain. But those Godly inspired, Biblically based songs drove the Message home to my heart. Thank You, Lord, for not giving up on me and for chasing me down in the wilderness, no matter how far I ran from You. Thank You, Jesus. THANK YOU!
He's using quantum mechanics to reach me right now and that's pretty wild considering I'm stupid. I had to watch videos about gravity for months on several different platforms before it made sense. This is so far above my pay grade I never even thought about it really. I thought it was weird that God would use science to reach me, even more considering I'm an idiot that can't comprehend it.
@@SoundExperiment123 I encourage you to take a look at biology as well, that’s where science even more so is a slap in the face from the Creator. Look up Stephen Myer’s work
“you don’t know me like God does” those words resonated with my soul. God won me through Jonah. I thought a man swallowed by a fish was absurd but after studying that book I came to realize that the whole whale swallowing is a blip in that story. If that’s all you take away from that book then you’re missing the whole point. Too many of us today are Jonah’s. God’s anointed running away from God himself.
Awesome! Jonah is also a great story to reflect on Gods grace for others. Naturally, we often desire grace for ourselves and judgement for those who are in some type of “other” camp in our mind.
It's not that absurd when you realize that it never said the sea creature was a whale (we have no idea what's out there), and it never said Jonah survived whole in the belly of the sea creature. Many Jews believed Jonah died in the sea creature and was resurrected by God. Jesus foreshadows his own death and resurrection by referencing Jonah. Like Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and nights until he was released, so did the son of God lie in the earth (tomb) for three days and nights until his resurrection.
3:50 God used Ecclesiastes to get to me. As someone who saw Christianity for "the rich people," for "people who don't know what real hardship is", for "people who want to pretend life is sun and rainbows", God used Ecclesiastes to make me realise the bible doesn't say that "when you have God life is easy!" But it says that "life is full of frustration, suffering, hardship, and things that will pass away and be forgotten. And yet through it all, God walks beside us through the hardship." Never underestimate, people: Different books will reach different people
I would like some elaboration on this statement if you don't mind. If having God in your life doesn't make life better then how do you know he's there? This sounds more like optimism. Yeah it sucks now but it'll be better. Whether or not you include God that still stands. What does having God in the hard times do for you if it doesn't ease the hard times?
I think no one could ever truly understand what having God in your life (through both hard and easy times) does for you until you experience Him for yourself. Because having this goes far beyond optimism or anything you can find here in this world. So far beyond that when you find it, you instantly know that it is more real than anything this universe is made of; literally more real than anything you can see, hear, touch, taste, or feel. More simply said, you won't be able to imagine it; it’s like someone who’s born blind trying to figure out how all the colors look. So I don't know if my efforts to elaborate for you will do this justice, but I can try: *TryinBin* said “yet through it all, God walks beside us through the hardship.” The thing about God is He isn’t this distant, judgmental tyrant so many people who don’t know Him assume He is, but He chooses to walk with us _through_ the hardship. He didn’t just _tell_ us He will not remain distant, but God Himself came down and became one of us, and faced the same problems and pain that we have to face. He did this to _show_ us that He does care, and He will indeed not remain distant. And His Holy Spirit is still coming down to walk with us to this day, we who seek Him know this. Please my friend, honestly seek with all your heart and you will find, ask with all humility and you will receive, knock with all sincerity and the door will be opened to you. For this ultimate meaning is more precious than rubies and more beautiful than diamonds, "it is like a merchant searching for choice pearls, and when he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it." - Although I quoted Matthew 13 here, I want to clarify that these aren't just some words written or stories told, no, the words of Jesus reflect what happens to real people when they find the truth. If you would read them you can find out for yourself. I wish you the best!
@@SoundExperiment123 I understand your question, but it isn’t based on the correct premise. You are assuming that having God in your life doesn’t make it better, and that that makes it difficult to know he is there. However, the first post never said that life was just as hard or the same; they said that you would still have problems. They never said the problems would be the same or just as severe though. And that’s the issue here. Life could be extraordinarily painful and full of despair and heartbreak without Christ. But with him, while difficult and still problematic, nowhere near as painful and sad. We still toil in life, but there is a different level of comfort through the pain. And there is a different level of pain. There is less severity to it. There is also a different purpose to it. While God allows pain to occur, pain to his children is done for the same reason you might allow your children to have pain-for experience. Whereas, without God, you are alone and suffering because the world is simply cruel.
@@caryg4638 I'm convinced God is trying to reach me and I'm reaching out trying to find out how to make the connection. It's an insane and long story but in the end everything fell apart and my deities abandoned me. I've seen a lot in the short time since about God. So I started praying and said if it's you then come get me. Show me how to get out of this. Then TH-cam started showing me these kind of videos and commenters are actually answering and helping. So now my next question is how do I find a good church?
@@SoundExperiment123 from what I know, first watch a video that will detail how to find a godly church. Secondly, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, and PRAY. I don’t personally know this struggle so I would say, ask God for advice so He can help you through your situation. (Btw Bible reading is always a good idea, period. It will detail multiple things that will help in many ways. ((Not just w/ choosing a church)))
I'm blessed by hearing of Jeff's salvation in finding Jesus. Being from Dallas, I've heard Tommy Nelson of Denton Bible Church preach several times - and have been impacted by God's word. Tommy would always say "When your output exceeds your intake, then your upkeep becomes your downfall."
The sad thing is if you ask them they will tell you that the meaning of life is having a fun time while you are here but when that day comes and they are staring death in the face they shall realize it was all for nothing. TC
@@muppetonmeds The sad thing is, when that day comes and death is very near, they know their time is almost over. And they think that's all there is, living and dying.
@@attackhelicopter-up3dh Everything you know and love will turn to dust, not a single thing will survive. You will perish and lose all you love. You can try to find meaning in it all but it all seems to lead to nothing. Except for one thing, there is one thing it leads to that gives meaning to it all, an eternal being, the creator of all creation. The one that gives everything meaning.
I realized that everything, everything on this earth dies. Not only the physical things but ideas, friendships and loves. The Times we live in. Ecclesiastes is about that stuff and it leads to an answer that is very satisfying considering it was written 3 thousand years ago!
Isn't it Wonderful how God loves us So Much, that he puts up with our nonsense and stupidity while we choose who to follow! Thanks Jeff, for sharing your testimony; I know you are reaching people who no one else could, Blsgs, gg🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙋☝️☝️☝️
Thank you for this. I'm in a bad way and happened to stumble upon this video. Completely unrelated to my usual feed. I suspect it was put there for a reason and it gives me strength
Not even six minutes in and tears are rolling down my face. I love when people realize Our Father loves them so much that he sacrificed his son so they can have everlasting life. All you need to do is say these three words, Help me, God. He is always there for us.
Ecclesiastes is my favorite book of the Bible for how raw and transparent it is. It points out the ultimate futility of endless words and intellectual study, and concludes with an exhortation to essentially trust in God. It’s amazing. ❤
Two great questions: 1. If your goal in life is happiness, what will make you happy? 2. If we are a product of meaningless random mutations, why do we seek meaning for our lives? Thanks!
@@JamesJackson-o7b it is not because life may not have an "inherent meaning" (this is questionable) that shouldn't GIVE IT a meaning! Your "worldview" is way more depressing than mine. You should be directly born in heaven, instead of living a pointless life in a world filled with a lot of humans that you know/think will go to hell because the being you worship decided so!
@@christopheespic But it's not depressing, if you were able to switch worldviews with a true Christian for a day you would see that whatever meaning you are finding in your life could never even compare to this ultimate, eternal meaning. You will never know it until you see it for yourself. Please my friend, honestly seek with all your heart and you will find, ask with all humility and you will receive, knock with all sincerity and the door will be opened to you. For this ultimate meaning is more precious than rubies and more beautiful than diamonds, "it is like a merchant searching for choice pearls, and when he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it." Although I quoted Matthew 13 here, I want to clarify that these aren't just some words written or stories told, no, the words of Jesus reflect what happens to real people when they find the truth. If you would read them you can find out for yourself, I wish you the best!
I was once lost,I mocked “Bible Bashers’…Now, through and by His Grace i”SmackUp” everyone near me for more than 7 seconds with His Word,🤦🏻♂️ I believe!He Saves!He lives🙏🏼😎 Ephesians,chapter 6,(all of it:verse 12,close attention.) Blessings to you All.
And then you get weird people that really enjoyed Leviticus. That was me.. still is. Humble and gracious God showed me what i need to believe because i asked. Miracles, evidence, logic, answers to all 50 of my questions.
I loved the part about if we are just meaningless pond scum, then why are we searching for meaning!! I have had friends state in other words that, "We are just pond scum..." so your "comeback" just resonated with me. Almost to the point of tears, here I as a Christian, with all of life's answers in the Creator's Instruction Book don't answer those people who believe they are nothing, without any sense of hope; that there is all the hope in the world, in Jesus Christ! Thanks for the huge blessing, Bro!
Atheism borrows God for a first cause, tags it to an explosion, and relabels it "nothing." Then again, for meaning, and calls it "social progression" ultimately miffed by bad behaviour. The standards desired, strained enough through a sieve, will lead back to God. Stopping one rung short, they call it "nothing" again, to which I reply, isn't "nothing" clever? It creates universes and incites a desire for meaning... hmmm...
@@larsrathsach3477 And I don't have a "worldview", I have a relationship. That "worldview" boarded an aircraft carrier at sea in front of 4 witnesses and saved my life. And that "worldview" has been closer than my skin for 42 years since.
@larsrathsach3477 From falling 60ft down an unsecured, unroped hatch. The 4 men that saw me fall in couldn't reach me fast enough. But Jesus did, right in front of them, dragged me away, then vanished in front of all 5 of us. 10th February 1983, Nr Lisbon, Portugal, while on exercise. 10 months a baby Christian. 42 years in His service since. Jesus isn't a figment of some middle-aged monk's imagination. Not a worldview. Not a religion. My advice? Figure out WHO you believe, and fast. There's more to that account, but that will do. Jesus isn't dead anymore. Knock, ask, seek, but whatever you do, don't wait. Time is running out.
I was born as a Christian yet I only became a real Christian when I understood bible Stop correcting me okay! Being born Christian doesn't mean I am SINLESS. It simply means that my God that I only believe is JESUS ever since the time that I developed my mind. I drew on bible when I'm three and if anyone would want to see the worn out kjv bible that I drew insects on then I'll show you! MY MOTHER IS A STRONG BELIEVER OF: PROVERBS 22:6 STOP CORRECTING ME AS IF I COMMITTED TERRIBLE MISTAKE! IT'S MY HISTORY! MIND YOUR OWN HISTORY! EVEN UNTIL NOW I'M NOT SINLESS! YET I'M STILL A CHRISTIAN! GET YOUR BIBLE AND READ THE DEFINITION OF CHRISTIAN!!!! DOES THAT MEAN SINLESS???? NO YOU HYPOCRITES!!!!!!
@@squirrelslayer6837 I actually lost my mind trying to reason against the scripture. I got depressed, anxious, irritated and did not get enough sleep for thinking too much. But by doing so, I saw the will of God and the reason why he's doing it all and why he's being so strict to us. And I also understand now the omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience of God. But I'm still stumbling so I'm not entirely spiritually mature, but I have enough understanding to continue reading the Bible.
I need a companion near our neighbor, a companion that's spiritually inclined to God. I wish our church wasn't far from us. I hate sinning and I'm still tempted, far more intense while I'm fasting. I'm really trying to be fully christian in faith and in practice. Maybe this is the way that God intended me to have. To make companions in neighborhoods and make them spiritually inclined as well. So I may not stumble again
Yes because we're not born Christian. We must be born again. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. - John 3:3
I love how humbly he tells the embarrassing parts of the story but that's what makes it relatable. He's good at painting the picture and jumping to the most important parts in a long stretch of time to keep it short and help the audience remember the lessons.
I'm a bad Christian...full of intent but I don't follow through. But this video took me back to around 1980. I'd flown up to Glasgow from Bristol for a meeting in Dundee and a couple of days looking around our factory there. Great time ! On returning to Glasgow for my return flight I had to stay overnight at the Airport Hotel...which was nowhere near the airport ! Nightmare finding it. Anyway, I found it, the restaurant was closed so all I had was the coffee and biscuits in the room. No drinks fridge. I was tired and miserable. I picked up the Gideon's bible and it fell open at a place that read "He that pisseth against the wall shall be cut off". That summed up my night in Glasgow and I couldn't wait to leave. 😅 I haven't pissed against a wall since though....
I haven't read Ecclesiastes, I hadn't even head of it until this video, but Job is a popular recommendation and I've never understood what the good message is in that. Guy does everything right, Satan makes a bet with God about this righteous man's life, God takes the bet, Satan delivers a level of torture to an innocent man with God's permission that is unfathomable to a normal person, innocent man gets all his stuff back and isn't sick anymore. Wtf! How is this a good message in any way? Granted I know he got more than he lost but, so what? Being healthy doesn't undo the pain. Having 6 kids doesn't replace 3 kids that died. Dude probably had PTSD after that, but at least he's rich now. Not to mention that in the end he's still seen as unclean. He's still in dirty rags. How? He's never sinned, covers for other people's sins, held his faith through unimaginable horrors, but he's no cleaner than everybody else? He went through all that just so God could say I told you so to Satan and he's still not good enough?
SOO close to getting to that final step! I'm so glad that Aspiring Christian posted this inspiring words! Next is showing to our newfound brother Jeff Allen not just the significance of the Bible, but also the purpose of the Bible - which is to point us to Christ's Church which He founded to help us on our way toward eternity. I hope he one day finds that in the Bible! God bless you all in your journey for the ultimate truth!
It is funny how it takes us so long to finally understand that the Bible is TRUTH. There is no argument against it. Sure there are many that will try to find errors, but they are the people that just search for one verse.
I'm looking for answers to a lot of questions and the bible is one of them. Probably the biggest one. So the bible is supposed to be the word of God, but it was written by men, translated by men, and even edited by men. Different churches use different versions of the bible that include or exclude certain books. King James edited the holy bible, that's why it's called the king James version. What we've found of the dead sea scrolls includes a lot of books that aren't in any bibles. Assuming that anything written even was the word of God to begin with, which it started and ended with men's hands, it's been so heavily changed we can't be sure what it used to say. They could still be editing it right now. I bet most people haven't memorized every word of the bible so they wouldn't know if it changed recently. People have used religion to manipulate other people as long as religion has existed. As old as this book is and as many humans have had chances to change it or lie from the start it seems like it would be nearly impossible for it to still be completely true and entirely the word of God.
Good. If an atheist asked me where to start in the Bible, I might say 'John' or 'Mark', or maybe the Psalms. However, God meets us where we are and if it was Ecclesiastes, good.
When a man is driven, through desperation, to seek consequential truth ... it is a terrifying journey because one must trek within themselves & have the courage to question their own defining life. This man had his dose of wisdom, his revelation needed, & then the penance paid - realization. The pain comes in evisceration, cutting out & examining your own guts, or tearing down by hand the house you live in & then having the strength, the determination ot rebuild. This man, this petty thing of flesh, bone, & blood is a different man than the child born.
At first, I remember thinking that after completing college and receiving benefits from Government assistance, life was like a perpetual vacation. It felt great at first and I was enjoying myself. However, after a while and knowing my physical limitations are still present, I started to feel a lack of direction and desiring a sense of purpose. Fortunately, I still choose to attend Church weekly and develop friendships with other peers in my Ward Family (congregation of Christian Saints). I Also choose to watch a TH-camr who has helped me understand The Bible better and with his weekly lessons, has helped me as I struggled with my Faith. While it can be hard at times to figure out what I can do to contribute to others when I have serious health conditions, I am grateful for this reminder that God is the One Who has & will help me find my sense of purpose for my life. Thank you for sharing this message. ❤️🙏🕊️
AMEN, HE HAS BEDAZZLED ME FOR YEARS,just watching his miracles,i prayed and said LORD,SHOW ME ONLY MIRACLES,73 YEARS watching his handiwork,i've saved over 20 marriages,by talking to people,who were just confused,thoroughly confused,they didn't hate each other,they just didn't get it,like this comedian,WHO CAME TO HIS SENSES,reading truth,letting go AND LETTING JESUS DRIVE,JUST ASK HIM,do this first,then your eyes will be opened,ROMAN'S 10-9-10 IT'LL MAKE SENSE IN A WORLD OF INSANITY
My journey started at age four in 1959 on a cold November Sunday. My first day at Sunday school. I know adversity I know what troubled waters are I know there is good and there is evil, I know there will be a day coming that my body will die, but human death can never be as bad as spiritual death. Spiritual death is permanent death. I once read that the most common words heard from verified Atheists in hospitals as they gasp their last words on earth, verified by family members and Hospital staff are..."Dear God please help me" That is all anyone needs to know. They reach out to the God of Abraham because deep down inside they know God is real. Every one of us is tied to God even if we try to deny him. "I knew you before you were born"
One of my all time favorite comments on this video. :) I hope you stick around for other testimonies. Some may resonate in the same way. Do some more digging on Ecclesiastes! Plenty of teachings on it on TH-cam!
Ecclesiastes really is a very powerful book for some of us. Even when I wasn't a believer I loved that book for some reason. I would even think, "How is THIS in The Bible?" As a believer it brought me to tears with how beautiful it is when you fully understand what the underlying message is. I didn't fully get it before that but it definitely played a part... In a nutshell; without a worthy of worship creator of reality there is absolutely no objective meaning to anything, including morality and life itself. As an athiest I didn't believe there was an objective that wasn't entirely subject to our desires. Therefore I didn't believe in good and evil. Somehow I completely missed the part where he concluded that with God there is real purpose, until I too was a believer. In my mind I saw the book as the story of a thinking man struggling with purpose and coming to the realization that everything is meaningless and so he was simply left with God. True but not the point.
In order to have everlasting life you absolutely must trust in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation 💞 this means that saving repentance is turning from unbelief to belief. You either believe that Jesus paid your sin debt in full or you don't ❤.
Thank you for posting this I know a few people that don't believe in God at times it seems they will never come to faith but this is a wonderful testimony of God's work to save his people ,by his will..alot of things on the internet are quite meaningless people show the things they are doing buying places they are going clothes they brought ect ,, sadly many times people are not really happy the blessing is a cursed until they become blessed in Jesus Christ.and then even things that seem to be cursed become blessed.
It must be embarrassing to reject the best-selling book of all time without even knowing what is in it 😊 Seems like the epitome of illogic! What a great friend for pointing this out…
@@johnedelmann6711 Even unbelievers who actually read the Bible agree there is wisdom to be found, just that it didn't come from some divine being. Stating that you won't glean any wisdom from the Bible only proves that you have never read it. I just want to ask of people to stop arguing about something they've never read, please.
Bro this made me laugh out loud Holy moly..... Ecclesiastes.... I literally nearly split my sides God definitely has a sense of humour and God is obviously GOOD HALLELUJAH
Fear not! All that can be will be saved! - - - Truth only offends people that love darkness - - - If you are unwilling to believe in the Creator of Everything; God the Father and His Son; Jesus then you are doomed to be deceived into believing in evolution and ETs (aliens) as our progenitors…. God help us all not to fall victim to this “great deception” in the name of Jesus, Amen! (Psalm 14:1 KJV, Matthew 24:24 KJV, 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 KJV and to avoid deception John 3:16 KJV)
Satan is mimicking everything written in revelation. Starting from fake 5D new age ascension to UFO false rapture. All atheists must simply dig deeper to find the truth.
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We have an innate hunger for meaning. It is my conclusion that evolved sea scum would not have a desire for meaning(or justice..). If we were truly just a result of natural processes and if our thoughts are a predetermined result of natural processes(as Stephen Hawking concludes) then I see no reason WHY we would have a desire for meaning or justice.
Yet, we do.
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Thank you for the great content. May God bless your ministery nand also guide you. May God protect and provide for you and your loved ones.
Darwin was the Ron L. Hubbard of his time. Don’t you think “Origin of Species” reads like a Gnostic awakening hypnotism script at some points?
@@ArnoBachThanks for the thoughtful and encouraging comment and prayer!
I'm not trying to attack you I just want to point out that your "argument seems like a
"Appeal to ignorance" Fallacy to me!?
I can't imagine natural processes producing a desire for justice and meaning therefore they don't!
Common descent evolution is so frustrating. It's a baseless extrapolation of observable evolution which is nothing more than passing on existing genetic information. Common descent requires the creation of new genetic information which has never been observed. Moreover, creating a new type of animal is more than just creating new genes, it's rewiring entire networks of genes that instruct the development of an embryo. It works like a rube-golberg machine. You can't just randomly change one component or everything subsequent to that change will not be set off, i.e., the developing embryo will not live, or the developing limb will be lost.
After two university degrees and the experiences of more than half of a lifetime, I began to realize the extent of humanity’s inhumanity and the fragile state of the world we live in. This led me to Faith in Jesus Christ and to acknowledging the Truth of everything that God has revealed in His Word in the Holy Bible. Trusting in the Lord Jesus and receiving and resting on the eternal salvation offered in the gospel allows me to persevere in this life and to address the shame of my sinful past and the damage it wrought.
The important thing is you see sins as shameful. God bless you knowing you needed Jesus as Lord and Savior. 🙏
Wow, what a thrill, thank you God. I got saved / born again when I was 24 years old and that was 38 years ago and I haven't looked back. It's amazing and beautiful When anybody gets saved but for someone your age to get saved is absolutely incredible thank you God . God keep you and God bless you dear friend and your family please oh God in the name of Jesus
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me a sinner”
Pray this always
What matters is that you have been forgiven. And that forgiveness is by God’s Grace alone, through Faith alone, in Christ alone, according to Scripture alone, for God’s Glory alone. That’s the 5 Solas. Sola Gratia - Grace Alone; Sola Fide - Through Faith Alone; Solus Christus - In Christ Alone; Sola Scriptura -According to Scripture Alone; Soli Deo Gloria - For the Glory of God Alone. Look into Reformed Theology. This is how those of us who are reformed began to realize that it’s not Roman Catholicism, Baptist, certainly not Pentecostalism, or any of the other hundreds of denominations really help you to learn about God’s Love and Mercy, and His Law and Gospel. Religion isn’t simply a feeling that one gets when the music starts playing softly and the lights dim, making you subject to emotions. Christianity is a way of life, of service, of trusting in our creator God and the Mercy he’s bestowed upon us through His son Jesus and His finished work on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins. We can’t earn our salvation by praying to the dead or for the dead, including Christs mother Mary…she’s dead, but lives eternally with Christ in Heaven. Read Jesus’ own words when He asked, “Who is my mother, and who then is my brother or sister?”
Bless you!
“Without a revelation, the explanation means nothing.” Absolute fire.
🔥 🔥 🔥
That really got me!
"Do not lean on your own Wisdom"
Yesss! Praise the Lord!! 🙌🏻🔥
Exactly. This speaks to the distinction between information and confirmation.
As a former communist, an atheist who ridiculed religion anywhere and anytime I could , I relate to this guy very much. God used a miracle to show me that he exists and I have seen a few miracles since but trying to understand God's love intellectually is very hard. Once the Holy Spirit is in you, that love overwhelms you and becomes very obvious. The best way to explain it is this. You're a single guy, you hate loud kids, in a restaurant especially, and little kids in general being a nuisance. Then one day your own child is born and you hold him in your hands. Since that moment you still look the same but you're no longer the person you used to be. Same with God, you ridiculed him yesterday and the next day your heart is full of gratitude and love for your Creator.
Beautiful ❤
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So that all sounds good but I hear people saying the same thing phony rage and fear-mongering and all men are evil and how they hate everybody else but those people who are part of their own tribe...
So isn't that really where everybody ends up now being elitist and looking down and ridiculing everybody else because now they have God on their side...as a prop...
I was just browsing around TH-cam tonight, this video came up on my feed, then I started browsing through comments and found yours. I'm genuinely curious what you disagree with about the original person's comment. Hope to hear from you soon :)
@@MrTalkingzero what was the miracle that showed you he exists
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As far as I can tell you did not address the person you were responding to so nobody can respond to your question
I've heard that Ecclesiastes is actually the best place for a non-Christian to start. Those of us who grow up in the church might just look at it as being depressing, but for a non-Christian it pulls back the veil on the human condition and reveals the futility of life without God. Everyone dies, so whatever you accomplish this life is meaningless if you don't have a relationship with God that promises life after death. God asks for very little, but gives abundantly in return.
Dear brothers and sisters.
Please pray for me. For about 15 years I have been struggling with debilitating sickness that's made my life unberable. I am in my mid 30 and would love to still have streingth to serve my Savior and Lord.
Jesus is my Healer. Thank you all 🙏🏻
Please also pray that God grants me strength to go through this valley with humility and thankfulness.
Please also pray that the fire of Holy Spirit would be with me.
God bless all ❤️
Hello Andrey,
I’ve prayed to our Heavenly Father.
You’re welcome to continue asking for prayers on my other videos. I’ll continue praying for you!
Praying for you x
I prayed for you.
Try a pilgrimage to lourdes
Praying for all of who share God's word.
“you don’t know me like God knows me”; the reference to Ecclesiastes. I’m in grateful tears.
You're easily pleased.
@@sandgrownun66 Yeah, nothing more embarrassing than gratitude, right?
Ecclesiasties is the first book I read in the Bible when God saved me! Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior!
I love the book of Ecclesiastes!
It’s impossible to make sense of it all. Just find joy in the moment because the only thing anyone truly has is the moment itself. That’s one of my interpretation from Ecclesiastes. That book showed up to me in a powerful way as well. God bless 🙏
You're the third person I've heard say they started in Ecclesiastes... What made ya start there? It's an odd place, ain't it?
this is why it is so annoying to see so many Pastors doing almost exclusively topical sermons these days-as if somehow the Word of God needs to be vetting by "them" for maximum effect...gimme a break...
@@floydbaker2240 I didn't "start" there per se. I eventually got to Ecclesiastes. I found it to be absolutely profound - particularly 8 & 9. But they all sort of tie together. I seemed to already "be there," spiritually, but I never encountered a "biblical affirmation" of my spirituality until I read it. Essentially, all of the material things, and [this] worldly success will not satisfy man[kind]. Accomplishments. Wealth. "Success." Etc. will not satisfy a person. Only an individual's relationship to God, gratitude for His blessings, positive relationships with others, and time we can share with others we care about will fulfill us. There will be things of this world that will make no sense to us - and there will be no "worldly" justice ("here"), because our laws, governments, societies, culture, etc . . . are all created by man (who is imperfect). . . . so embrace a relationship with God, and reverently trust and obey Him. That will sustain and fulfill you like none of the worldly possessions, hobbies, goals, interests, etc here on this realm.
I prayed for the meaning of life. I asked what this was all about and a few days later my father picked up his bible and started reading out of it randomly to me. It was the answer to my prayer. The meaning of life is in the bible. Jesus! This was my beginning
How can the "meaning of life", be in an old book written by ignorant men (women were kept illiterate), who didn't know any better? They knew nothing about the world they lived in. If they did, then why didn't they tell something useful. Such as how to cure cancer, or land a person on mars.
"You dont need an explanation you need a revelation" great quote right there.
Without GOD…nothing has meaning.
Which god? Zeus or Poseidon?
@@suserman7775there’s only one God and He’s talked about a lot in the Bible.
@@John_Wick546 So you justify your first point "one God" with your second point "in the Bible".
So what justifies your second point?
That's only true if god is your only reason to live.Which is kinda sad. I have a lot more and different reasons than that. @John_Wick546
@@suserman7775 lol the most atheist thing to say
In the early, mid 80's I ran a comedy club. Did coke with this man. I was a backsliding Christian at the time. My life as a Christian is back on track now. Has been for a while. So great to see his is too
Glad you are staying clean. The flesh is more powerful than we are, but not more than God. I also learned the hard way to stay close to Him to stay clean.
@sharpsbattle the devil likes to tempt us sometimes, bring foolish thoughts into our minds. If we resist him he will flee from us. It's true, but it's not easy and the times it is easy we need to remain humble. God bless
You should reach out to him and let him know you saw this video!
@@sharpsbattle thanks
@@Luke3v16 thanks. God bless
"THE FURTHER FROM THE WORLD... THE CLOSER TO GOD." ~ N. ADAMS 2024
Praise God....praise His Holy Son Jesus Christ!!!
I cried out for 2 months ... everyday...even with a beer in my hand( I wasn't trying to be cute, I was just that far gone😔) ...I was a stone cold alcoholic and cocaine addict....but one day i asked God why I was an alcoholic even though I knew I wasn't an alcoholic!.... I had been asking God this question for sometime now...and one day while getting the music ready before I got loaded, I blurted out this question to God again, only this time...I heard God, speaking to my heart very clearly...He said "I've allowed that thing to have power over you so that I could get your attention"!!!!
Well lemme' tell ya, He got it...and I just kept asking Him to set me free ...then one day after like 2 months of crying out to God I woke up feeling weird ...and I'm used to feeling 'weird' from having hangovers back to back but yeah this was different...and I asked myself, "did what I think just happened, just happened"??.... And sure enough...at first I didn't start celebrating because I'd been used to thinking I was done only to end up getting drunk that night, again, ...but one day turned into 3 days, which turned into 2 weeks...then 6 months... it's been 3 years now...and I was drinking everyday except Sundays!!! I drank a 12 pack too...
Thank you LORD... remember, if He'll do it for me He'll do it for you!
Praise God indeed. May we give Him ALL the glory. May He use you and your testimony to help others trapped in addiction. Amen.
Viva Cristo Rey!
@@elEterno144 El Ray del Ray!
A`meen 👏👏👏👏👏
He who he sets free is free indeed. I'm sure once you were delivered those who knew you were in shock or dismay, while others were waiting for you to fall. I have to believe that God has used your experiences and sobriety for his name and glory. Pretty hard to argue with a testimony when you tell people I once was this, and know I'm this and it wasn't because of what I did but someone greater than me, God.
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Amen....very very true...some can't believe it and think that I'm lying or whatever. Had one of my neighbor's come by late at night to "ask me something" .... looking back on it I now suspect that he was expecting to find me intoxicated or something LOL....but yeah the glory goes to God because simply put, I just couldn't do it myself, PERIOD!!
And I really like telling people because it gives them hope. Maybe they can't stop, or their son or daughter....but Jesus said many things are impossible with man, but nothing is impossible with GOD!!!!!
My husband has walked away from God. We have been married for 28 years. He has been walking away from God for 23 years but rapidly for about 15. He tried Yogananda and Eastern traditions. He is now an atheist. But I don’t think he is. I think he is so angry that God didn’t do what he thought He should do that he is standing in judgement of his Creator. I don’t know how to reach him. It is simplistic to say “give it to God”, but I guess I don’t have a choice.
I’ve done what your husband is doing regarding faith. A lot of Christian’s backslide and for some it takes a while to get right with him again. I’ve always believed in God but there was 15-20 years I just did my own thing. I stopped reading the Bible, going to church, etc. what made me find my way back was 2 complete strangers just having a normal conversation about the Bible. God put them there for a reason. God will do the same for your husband . The time is totally up to God . Just keep your faith and continue on your path and keep planting those seeds for your husband. My prayers are with both of you. 🙏
Hang in there! This just means that he is a thinker! He is over thinking, lots of people do it. Pray for him. God is working in your life.
Maybe dig into what his argument or issue with God is.
That's not simplistic. That's humility. If he's angry inside there's nothing u can do to force him, except pray for him and be there when and/or if he needs u. 1 thing I know is when people are angry inside, pushing and prodding and poking them can cause them to withdraw more. Hang in there sis 🙏
@@larsrathsach3477 emotional drivel. In your worldview, truth and rationality are subjective and don't exist. Your words are at least evidence that there is none to be found in you.
The first book of the bible I read and got me glued was Ecclesiastes. Had no idea where to start, so I just opened it and landed on that. Absolutely was like Jeff, with a jaw dropped realization the text was saying exactly what I thought and felt. Most relatable book in the whole bible imo.
@@larsrathsach3477 So are you just against people finding meaning, let alone transcendent truth? What a miserable person you are.
I like Jeff Allen, I started listening to him after he got saved. God's so good
Christ is King!
Ecclesiastes blew my mind. I couldn’t help but cry as I read through it while I was at work.
Book of Ecclesiastes led me to Jesus also. As an unbeliever, it made perfect sense. I understood it and it led me to build confidence in the Bible as a source of revelation, wisdom and truth and ultimately a saving faith in Jesus Christ.
Hallelujah, took a friend , a non believer to church. He came out shaking, he saw the ten commandments burnt into the pew. I was thankful to my God.I had been praying for him. Thank you God for showing up.
Euclasites led me to Christ too. Without Christ I am nothing, but a sinner bound for hell. Hell is the absence of God. That burns deep.
There is no euclasites in the Bible… did you mean Ecclesiastes? That book refers to the toil that man goes through, that everything under the sun is meaningless and that the only thing that is meaningful is putting God in your life.
God used quantum mechanics to reach me. Then, He followed up by chasing me down with songs. Worship songs with lyrics that got into my closed off heart like nothing else had before. Quantum mechanics made me think...with my brain. But those Godly inspired, Biblically based songs drove the Message home to my heart. Thank You, Lord, for not giving up on me and for chasing me down in the wilderness, no matter how far I ran from You. Thank You, Jesus. THANK YOU!
He's using quantum mechanics to reach me right now and that's pretty wild considering I'm stupid. I had to watch videos about gravity for months on several different platforms before it made sense. This is so far above my pay grade I never even thought about it really. I thought it was weird that God would use science to reach me, even more considering I'm an idiot that can't comprehend it.
@@SoundExperiment123 have you heard the saying God qualifies the unqualified? God's been doing this throughout human history. 🙏
@@SoundExperiment123 I encourage you to take a look at biology as well, that’s where science even more so is a slap in the face from the Creator. Look up Stephen Myer’s work
@@johnpaulgarcia6906 I know the saying; God doesnt call the equipped, rather, He equipts the called!
@@MrTesfayesus you said it wrong
I'm happy God brought us together.
“you don’t know me like God does” those words resonated with my soul. God won me through Jonah. I thought a man swallowed by a fish was absurd but after studying that book I came to realize that the whole whale swallowing is a blip in that story. If that’s all you take away from that book then you’re missing the whole point. Too many of us today are Jonah’s. God’s anointed running away from God himself.
Awesome! Jonah is also a great story to reflect on Gods grace for others. Naturally, we often desire grace for ourselves and judgement for those who are in some type of “other” camp in our mind.
It's not that absurd when you realize that it never said the sea creature was a whale (we have no idea what's out there), and it never said Jonah survived whole in the belly of the sea creature. Many Jews believed Jonah died in the sea creature and was resurrected by God. Jesus foreshadows his own death and resurrection by referencing Jonah. Like Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and nights until he was released, so did the son of God lie in the earth (tomb) for three days and nights until his resurrection.
God is the only plausible explanation for consciousness
How incredibly imaginative 😅
3:50 God used Ecclesiastes to get to me. As someone who saw Christianity for "the rich people," for "people who don't know what real hardship is", for "people who want to pretend life is sun and rainbows", God used Ecclesiastes to make me realise the bible doesn't say that "when you have God life is easy!" But it says that "life is full of frustration, suffering, hardship, and things that will pass away and be forgotten. And yet through it all, God walks beside us through the hardship." Never underestimate, people: Different books will reach different people
I would like some elaboration on this statement if you don't mind. If having God in your life doesn't make life better then how do you know he's there? This sounds more like optimism. Yeah it sucks now but it'll be better. Whether or not you include God that still stands. What does having God in the hard times do for you if it doesn't ease the hard times?
I think no one could ever truly understand what having God in your life (through both hard and easy times) does for you until you experience Him for yourself. Because having this goes far beyond optimism or anything you can find here in this world. So far beyond that when you find it, you instantly know that it is more real than anything this universe is made of; literally more real than anything you can see, hear, touch, taste, or feel. More simply said, you won't be able to imagine it; it’s like someone who’s born blind trying to figure out how all the colors look.
So I don't know if my efforts to elaborate for you will do this justice, but I can try: *TryinBin* said “yet through it all, God walks beside us through the hardship.” The thing about God is He isn’t this distant, judgmental tyrant so many people who don’t know Him assume He is, but He chooses to walk with us _through_ the hardship. He didn’t just _tell_ us He will not remain distant, but God Himself came down and became one of us, and faced the same problems and pain that we have to face. He did this to _show_ us that He does care, and He will indeed not remain distant. And His Holy Spirit is still coming down to walk with us to this day, we who seek Him know this. Please my friend, honestly seek with all your heart and you will find, ask with all humility and you will receive, knock with all sincerity and the door will be opened to you. For this ultimate meaning is more precious than rubies and more beautiful than diamonds, "it is like a merchant searching for choice pearls, and when he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it."
- Although I quoted Matthew 13 here, I want to clarify that these aren't just some words written or stories told, no, the words of Jesus reflect what happens to real people when they find the truth. If you would read them you can find out for yourself. I wish you the best!
@@SoundExperiment123 I understand your question, but it isn’t based on the correct premise. You are assuming that having God in your life doesn’t make it better, and that that makes it difficult to know he is there. However, the first post never said that life was just as hard or the same; they said that you would still have problems. They never said the problems would be the same or just as severe though. And that’s the issue here. Life could be extraordinarily painful and full of despair and heartbreak without Christ. But with him, while difficult and still problematic, nowhere near as painful and sad. We still toil in life, but there is a different level of comfort through the pain. And there is a different level of pain. There is less severity to it. There is also a different purpose to it. While God allows pain to occur, pain to his children is done for the same reason you might allow your children to have pain-for experience. Whereas, without God, you are alone and suffering because the world is simply cruel.
@@caryg4638 I'm convinced God is trying to reach me and I'm reaching out trying to find out how to make the connection. It's an insane and long story but in the end everything fell apart and my deities abandoned me. I've seen a lot in the short time since about God. So I started praying and said if it's you then come get me. Show me how to get out of this. Then TH-cam started showing me these kind of videos and commenters are actually answering and helping. So now my next question is how do I find a good church?
@@SoundExperiment123 from what I know, first watch a video that will detail how to find a godly church. Secondly, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, and PRAY. I don’t personally know this struggle so I would say, ask God for advice so He can help you through your situation. (Btw Bible reading is always a good idea, period. It will detail multiple things that will help in many ways. ((Not just w/ choosing a church)))
I'm blessed by hearing of Jeff's salvation in finding Jesus. Being from Dallas, I've heard Tommy Nelson of Denton Bible Church preach several times - and have been impacted by God's word. Tommy would always say "When your output exceeds your intake, then your upkeep becomes your downfall."
If only everybody realised this !
Mind you it took me years to really realise, without God nothing has any meaning.
@@attackhelicopter-up3dh
Without God we are doomed.
Jesus Christ is our only hope.
@@attackhelicopter-up3dh look up the first commandment and try to meditate on that
The sad thing is if you ask them they will tell you that the meaning of life is having a fun time while you are here but when that day comes and they are staring death in the face they shall realize it was all for nothing. TC
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The sad thing is, when that day comes and death is very near, they know their time is almost over.
And they think that's all there is, living and dying.
@@attackhelicopter-up3dh Everything you know and love will turn to dust, not a single thing will survive. You will perish and lose all you love. You can try to find meaning in it all but it all seems to lead to nothing. Except for one thing, there is one thing it leads to that gives meaning to it all, an eternal being, the creator of all creation. The one that gives everything meaning.
God didn't decide you had, had enough, you did. He was right there waiting for you the whole time.
God worked through his wife, so its both
Thank you for the word today.
I cheered when he mentioned Ecclesiastes. That's perfect for him.
I realized that everything, everything on this earth dies. Not only the physical things but ideas, friendships and loves. The Times we live in. Ecclesiastes is about that stuff and it leads to an answer that is very satisfying considering it was written 3 thousand years ago!
Thanks. I'll read it tomorrow!
@@rigavitch
Best on audio today
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Isn't it Wonderful how God loves us So Much, that he puts up with our nonsense and stupidity while we choose who to follow! Thanks Jeff, for sharing your testimony; I know you are reaching people who no one else could, Blsgs, gg🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙋☝️☝️☝️
Jesus is the way 🙏
Thank you for this. I'm in a bad way and happened to stumble upon this video. Completely unrelated to my usual feed. I suspect it was put there for a reason and it gives me strength
"I almost met jesus before i met jesus" lmao what a quote
Thankyou for sharing this ❤
"without God you might as well off yourself."
"wow, thats in the bible??"😂😂
Not even six minutes in and tears are rolling down my face. I love when people realize Our Father loves them so much that he sacrificed his son so they can have everlasting life. All you need to do is say these three words, Help me, God. He is always there for us.
I love reading Ecclesiastes for those times when I am exhausted from the wickedness of the world. God bless you!
Thanks for sharing!!
Ecclesiastes is my favorite book of the Bible for how raw and transparent it is. It points out the ultimate futility of endless words and intellectual study, and concludes with an exhortation to essentially trust in God. It’s amazing. ❤
Powerful Testimony! Thank You For Posting!!
Two great questions:
1. If your goal in life is happiness, what will make you happy?
2. If we are a product of meaningless random mutations, why do we seek meaning for our lives?
Thanks!
Within a naturalist worldview our desires for meaning and justice are a perplex absurdity! Thanks again for stopping by. 😎
Natural selection is NOT random 😉.
@@christopheespic Natural selection may not be random, but genetic mutations are.
@@JamesJackson-o7b it is not because life may not have an "inherent meaning" (this is questionable) that shouldn't GIVE IT a meaning!
Your "worldview" is way more depressing than mine. You should be directly born in heaven, instead of living a pointless life in a world filled with a lot of humans that you know/think will go to hell because the being you worship decided so!
@@christopheespic But it's not depressing, if you were able to switch worldviews with a true Christian for a day you would see that whatever meaning you are finding in your life could never even compare to this ultimate, eternal meaning. You will never know it until you see it for yourself. Please my friend, honestly seek with all your heart and you will find, ask with all humility and you will receive, knock with all sincerity and the door will be opened to you. For this ultimate meaning is more precious than rubies and more beautiful than diamonds, "it is like a merchant searching for choice pearls, and when he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it." Although I quoted Matthew 13 here, I want to clarify that these aren't just some words written or stories told, no, the words of Jesus reflect what happens to real people when they find the truth. If you would read them you can find out for yourself, I wish you the best!
Great testimony.
I was once lost,I mocked “Bible Bashers’…Now, through and by His Grace i”SmackUp” everyone near me for more than 7 seconds with His Word,🤦🏻♂️
I believe!He Saves!He lives🙏🏼😎 Ephesians,chapter 6,(all of it:verse 12,close attention.)
Blessings to you All.
Great set, and message.
And then you get weird people that really enjoyed Leviticus. That was me.. still is. Humble and gracious God showed me what i need to believe because i asked. Miracles, evidence, logic, answers to all 50 of my questions.
Nice Story, amen...so glad he found the truth and purpose. "The Lord is My Sheppard, I Shall Not Want." I need of nothing but his Love.
I loved the part about if we are just meaningless pond scum, then why are we searching for meaning!! I have had friends state in other words that, "We are just pond scum..." so your "comeback" just resonated with me. Almost to the point of tears, here I as a Christian, with all of life's answers in the Creator's Instruction Book don't answer those people who believe they are nothing, without any sense of hope; that there is all the hope in the world, in Jesus Christ! Thanks for the huge blessing, Bro!
I’m happy this helped! Thank you for your encouraging words.
I found this guy seeming to be very open and honest. Hopefully I'll find my way back for more from him 👍
Atheism borrows God for a first cause, tags it to an explosion, and relabels it "nothing." Then again, for meaning, and calls it "social progression" ultimately miffed by bad behaviour. The standards desired, strained enough through a sieve, will lead back to God. Stopping one rung short, they call it "nothing" again, to which I reply, isn't "nothing" clever? It creates universes and incites a desire for meaning... hmmm...
@larsrathsach3477 You just disagreed with Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, who are on record saying it is. I have them both on tape.
@@larsrathsach3477 And I don't have a "worldview", I have a relationship. That "worldview" boarded an aircraft carrier at sea in front of 4 witnesses and saved my life. And that "worldview" has been closer than my skin for 42 years since.
@larsrathsach3477 Jesus. Came aboard. Saved my life. Then vanished in front of 4 ppl. That "worldview" was there before atoms were.
@larsrathsach3477 From falling 60ft down an unsecured, unroped hatch. The 4 men that saw me fall in couldn't reach me fast enough. But Jesus did, right in front of them, dragged me away, then vanished in front of all 5 of us. 10th February 1983, Nr Lisbon, Portugal, while on exercise. 10 months a baby Christian. 42 years in His service since. Jesus isn't a figment of some middle-aged monk's imagination. Not a worldview. Not a religion. My advice? Figure out WHO you believe, and fast. There's more to that account, but that will do. Jesus isn't dead anymore. Knock, ask, seek, but whatever you do, don't wait. Time is running out.
@@voiceofreason162 wow, your story is fascinating. Praise God! I’d love to read the full account if you find time to type it out.
Absolutely Awesome ! God Bless and Carry on.
Be humble and know Him.
Awesome video. Thank you so much for sharing! All for the Glory of our King of all kings, our Lord and Savior, Jesus The Christ ✝️🙏💪🎼🎉👏❤️😊
I was born as a Christian yet I only became a real Christian when I understood bible
Stop correcting me okay! Being born Christian doesn't mean I am SINLESS. It simply means that my God that I only believe is JESUS ever since the time that I developed my mind. I drew on bible when I'm three and if anyone would want to see the worn out kjv bible that I drew insects on then I'll show you!
MY MOTHER IS A STRONG BELIEVER OF:
PROVERBS 22:6
STOP CORRECTING ME AS IF I COMMITTED TERRIBLE MISTAKE! IT'S MY HISTORY! MIND YOUR OWN HISTORY!
EVEN UNTIL NOW I'M NOT SINLESS!
YET I'M STILL A CHRISTIAN!
GET YOUR BIBLE AND READ THE DEFINITION OF CHRISTIAN!!!!
DOES THAT MEAN SINLESS????
NO YOU HYPOCRITES!!!!!!
How were you born a Christian?
I’d have to look for the verses but remember, God gives us the ability to understand His Word. Glory to God 🙏
@@squirrelslayer6837 I actually lost my mind trying to reason against the scripture. I got depressed, anxious, irritated and did not get enough sleep for thinking too much. But by doing so, I saw the will of God and the reason why he's doing it all and why he's being so strict to us. And I also understand now the omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience of God. But I'm still stumbling so I'm not entirely spiritually mature, but I have enough understanding to continue reading the Bible.
I need a companion near our neighbor, a companion that's spiritually inclined to God. I wish our church wasn't far from us. I hate sinning and I'm still tempted, far more intense while I'm fasting. I'm really trying to be fully christian in faith and in practice.
Maybe this is the way that God intended me to have. To make companions in neighborhoods and make them spiritually inclined as well. So I may not stumble again
Yes because we're not born Christian. We must be born again.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. - John 3:3
I love how humbly he tells the embarrassing parts of the story but that's what makes it relatable. He's good at painting the picture and jumping to the most important parts in a long stretch of time to keep it short and help the audience remember the lessons.
I live in Denton! Tommy Nelson is a loving pastor.
So glad he got saved enjoyed his comedy and glad he's got his family back
I'm a bad Christian...full of intent but I don't follow through.
But this video took me back to around 1980.
I'd flown up to Glasgow from Bristol for a meeting in Dundee and a couple of days looking around our factory there. Great time !
On returning to Glasgow for my return flight I had to stay overnight at the Airport Hotel...which was nowhere near the airport ! Nightmare finding it.
Anyway, I found it, the restaurant was closed so all I had was the coffee and biscuits in the room. No drinks fridge.
I was tired and miserable.
I picked up the Gideon's bible and it fell open at a place that read "He that pisseth against the wall shall be cut off".
That summed up my night in Glasgow and I couldn't wait to leave. 😅
I haven't pissed against a wall since though....
We’re all bad at it. That’s why we need Jesus.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. God bless you.
my purpose in life is to show God's love through me
My purpose is to show the kingdom of heaven (Millennium) and how to enter it through salvation of the soul per 1 Pt 1.9, Heb 10.39, James 1.21.
Good Bless and give us Your Perfect Peace in Christ Jesus, cause Lord, You already conquered Eternity for us. Praise You Lord Jesus Christ🙏❤️✝️
Ecclesiastes and Job was the first book I ever read and it did in fact have an impact on my faith in an awesome way.
I haven't read Ecclesiastes, I hadn't even head of it until this video, but Job is a popular recommendation and I've never understood what the good message is in that. Guy does everything right, Satan makes a bet with God about this righteous man's life, God takes the bet, Satan delivers a level of torture to an innocent man with God's permission that is unfathomable to a normal person, innocent man gets all his stuff back and isn't sick anymore. Wtf! How is this a good message in any way? Granted I know he got more than he lost but, so what? Being healthy doesn't undo the pain. Having 6 kids doesn't replace 3 kids that died. Dude probably had PTSD after that, but at least he's rich now. Not to mention that in the end he's still seen as unclean. He's still in dirty rags. How? He's never sinned, covers for other people's sins, held his faith through unimaginable horrors, but he's no cleaner than everybody else? He went through all that just so God could say I told you so to Satan and he's still not good enough?
SOO close to getting to that final step! I'm so glad that Aspiring Christian posted this inspiring words! Next is showing to our newfound brother Jeff Allen not just the significance of the Bible, but also the purpose of the Bible - which is to point us to Christ's Church which He founded to help us on our way toward eternity. I hope he one day finds that in the Bible! God bless you all in your journey for the ultimate truth!
It is funny how it takes us so long to finally understand that the Bible is TRUTH. There is no argument against it. Sure there are many that will try to find errors, but they are the people that just search for one verse.
I'm looking for answers to a lot of questions and the bible is one of them. Probably the biggest one. So the bible is supposed to be the word of God, but it was written by men, translated by men, and even edited by men. Different churches use different versions of the bible that include or exclude certain books. King James edited the holy bible, that's why it's called the king James version. What we've found of the dead sea scrolls includes a lot of books that aren't in any bibles. Assuming that anything written even was the word of God to begin with, which it started and ended with men's hands, it's been so heavily changed we can't be sure what it used to say. They could still be editing it right now. I bet most people haven't memorized every word of the bible so they wouldn't know if it changed recently. People have used religion to manipulate other people as long as religion has existed. As old as this book is and as many humans have had chances to change it or lie from the start it seems like it would be nearly impossible for it to still be completely true and entirely the word of God.
Ecclesiastes changed my life!! God bless..
Good. If an atheist asked me where to start in the Bible, I might say 'John' or 'Mark', or maybe the Psalms. However, God meets us where we are and if it was Ecclesiastes, good.
"Without the revelation, the explanation means nothing... everything is meaningless without Jesus!" Amen!!!! 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙌🏼🙏🏼
When a man is driven, through desperation, to seek consequential truth ... it is a terrifying journey because one must trek within themselves & have the courage to question their own defining life. This man had his dose of wisdom, his revelation needed, & then the penance paid - realization. The pain comes in evisceration, cutting out & examining your own guts, or tearing down by hand the house you live in & then having the strength, the determination ot rebuild.
This man, this petty thing of flesh, bone, & blood is a different man than the child born.
At first, I remember thinking that after completing college and receiving benefits from Government assistance, life was like a perpetual vacation.
It felt great at first and I was enjoying myself.
However, after a while and knowing my physical limitations are still present, I started to feel a lack of direction and desiring a sense of purpose.
Fortunately, I still choose to attend Church weekly and develop friendships with other peers in my Ward Family (congregation of Christian Saints).
I Also choose to watch a TH-camr who has helped me understand The Bible better and with his weekly lessons, has helped me as I struggled with my Faith.
While it can be hard at times to figure out what I can do to contribute to others when I have serious health conditions, I am grateful for this reminder that God is the One Who has & will help me find my sense of purpose for my life.
Thank you for sharing this message. ❤️🙏🕊️
Ecclesiates rocks!!
I loved his testimony ❤😂..
God is an awesome God!
AMEN, HE HAS BEDAZZLED ME FOR YEARS,just watching his miracles,i prayed and said LORD,SHOW ME ONLY MIRACLES,73 YEARS watching his handiwork,i've saved over 20 marriages,by talking to people,who were just confused,thoroughly confused,they didn't hate each other,they just didn't get it,like this comedian,WHO CAME TO HIS SENSES,reading truth,letting go AND LETTING JESUS DRIVE,JUST ASK HIM,do this first,then your eyes will be opened,ROMAN'S 10-9-10 IT'LL MAKE SENSE IN A WORLD OF INSANITY
Amen in jesus mighty name
Ain’t he though friend! 🙏
Great testimony
My journey started at age four in 1959 on a cold November Sunday. My first day at Sunday school. I know adversity I know what troubled waters are I know there is good and there is evil, I know there will be a day coming that my body will die, but human death can never be as bad as spiritual death. Spiritual death is permanent death. I once read that the most common words heard from verified Atheists in hospitals as they gasp their last words on earth, verified by family members and Hospital staff are..."Dear God please help me" That is all anyone needs to know. They reach out to the God of Abraham because deep down inside they know God is real. Every one of us is tied to God even if we try to deny him. "I knew you before you were born"
Amen! Aleluia! ❤❤❤ All praise to God! Such a Joy to hear this
This man preached! I like it! Praise God!
Thanks brother, this was dope
Beautiful arguments. If life and evolution are all only "accidents," then why do we hunger to have meaning?
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This is so profound! Its what ive been frustrated with all along! Im listening for once in my life.
One of my all time favorite comments on this video. :) I hope you stick around for other testimonies. Some may resonate in the same way. Do some more digging on Ecclesiastes! Plenty of teachings on it on TH-cam!
@@AspiringChristian thank you sir!
Thank you for not using an AI Programmed voice. 👍🏻
Ecclesiastes really is a very powerful book for some of us. Even when I wasn't a believer I loved that book for some reason. I would even think, "How is THIS in The Bible?" As a believer it brought me to tears with how beautiful it is when you fully understand what the underlying message is. I didn't fully get it before that but it definitely played a part...
In a nutshell; without a worthy of worship creator of reality there is absolutely no objective meaning to anything, including morality and life itself. As an athiest I didn't believe there was an objective that wasn't entirely subject to our desires. Therefore I didn't believe in good and evil. Somehow I completely missed the part where he concluded that with God there is real purpose, until I too was a believer. In my mind I saw the book as the story of a thinking man struggling with purpose and coming to the realization that everything is meaningless and so he was simply left with God. True but not the point.
4:18 That is true. Life must have purpose.
In order to have everlasting life you absolutely must trust in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation 💞 this means that saving repentance is turning from unbelief to belief. You either believe that Jesus paid your sin debt in full or you don't ❤.
Also, don't drink beer. If you drink one drop, you'll go to hell.
Thank you for posting this I know a few people that don't believe in God at times it seems they will never come to faith but this is a wonderful testimony of God's work to save his people ,by his will..alot of things on the internet are quite meaningless people show the things they are doing buying places they are going clothes they brought ect ,, sadly many times people are not really happy the blessing is a cursed until they become blessed in Jesus Christ.and then even things that seem to be cursed become blessed.
AMEN BRO Powerfull
@@kevingoodemoot 🕊️
“Without the Revelation, the Explanation means NOTHING.”
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How true this is, and it explains so much!!
Thank you!
Man.....i love Ecclesiasties.....
Now, THAT line of logic finally makes sense.
PRAISE THE LORD
ONLY GOD’S GRACE
Its all inside of each of us.
i LOVE ecclesi clossy tapes....!
"God cannot give that which does not exist.
Life, without Him".
Wise words I will never forget.
It must be embarrassing to reject the best-selling book of all time without even knowing what is in it 😊 Seems like the epitome of illogic! What a great friend for pointing this out…
Harry Potter is up there with top selling books ever, but I'm not going to glean any wisdom from that.
@@johnedelmann6711 Even unbelievers who actually read the Bible agree there is wisdom to be found, just that it didn't come from some divine being. Stating that you won't glean any wisdom from the Bible only proves that you have never read it. I just want to ask of people to stop arguing about something they've never read, please.
Bro this made me laugh out loud
Holy moly.....
Ecclesiastes....
I literally nearly split my sides
God definitely has a sense of humour and God is obviously GOOD
HALLELUJAH
It changed my view of life as well.
I wish you well. Enjoy your style of comedy and testimony. Thanks.
Amen!!!! Thank you God!!
Fear not! All that can be will be saved! - - - Truth only offends people that love darkness - - - If you are unwilling to believe in the Creator of Everything; God the Father and His Son; Jesus then you are doomed to be deceived into believing in evolution and ETs (aliens) as our progenitors…. God help us all not to fall victim to this “great deception” in the name of Jesus, Amen! (Psalm 14:1 KJV, Matthew 24:24 KJV, 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 KJV and to avoid deception John 3:16 KJV)
Mathew 24 12..John 8:24.
@@josevalverde7431Indeed
Satan is mimicking everything written in revelation. Starting from fake 5D new age ascension to UFO false rapture. All atheists must simply dig deeper to find the truth.