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This is a church that actually teaches the Word! Hallelujah! So many denominations convolute it, or turn the sermon into a comedy circuit. God bless you.
I am not a Baptist but Dr. White is one of the best teachers out there. RC Sproul Sr. was and is my favorite but I like this man, especially when debating the arminians
Merry Christmas everyone. My hope and prayer this coming year is that Evangelicals will stop judging those of other faiths and recognize that others are tryjng to have faith in Christ. Evangelicals and Mormons can learn from each other! And they can work together to serve all people and help those who do not have any faith in Christ, understand that Christ died for ALL of us! I will always be devestated if I try to believe as an Evangelical. I know that now. Because there is no hope at all for most of mankind in their beliefs. It will continue to confuse me as to why Evangelicals have any happiness believing the way they do, unless they will only care about their happiness in the next life. It just seems like such an eternally selfish belief system. HOWEVER, I can love my Evangelical brothers and sisters and recognize their simpe faith in Christ and their simple desire to do what is right. My goal is to continue to recognize that and to love them as the Savior loves them for eternity.
Romans 3 kJV 🩸 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; Colossians 1 kJV 🩸 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Romans 5 kJV 🩸 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
God bless you James White and Jeff Durbin for your ministry. Might I suggest that the children screaming in the background diminishes the replay value. Just a thought. Keep preaching the word of God!!! AMEN
Handel's Messiah: God's instrument! Only the Holy Spirit could so fill a man to write such a glorious oratorio and cause it to be performed by choirs large and small everywhere once per year! God wrote that! As for the tradition of standing for the Hallelujah chorus...I see nothing wrong with an earthly king so moved that he stands to honor a greater King...King of Kings and Lord of Lords who hall reign forever and ever.
He didn't say there was anything wrong with it. He just said we don't really know if it's true because there's no evidence to support it. It is glorious, though. I can't wait to sing it in heaven!
No, these are not prophecies of Jesus. They relate *only* to events "fulfilled" in the Old Testament. There is not one word in there to suggest that any of these would need to be fulfilled a second time. Unfortunately, the gospel writers made the mistake of trying to misuse the old testament but weren't careful to choose passages that weren't already accounted for, so their work tells on them.
@@KentuckyBrad Only if he wrote the New Testament. Seeing as he didn't, I figure he's off the hook on this one. Those who *actually* authored the New Testament and those who make excuses for it are those who need to answer for it.
So you believe that Isaiah 9 was fulfilled in Isaiah’s time and that the child is still currently ruling on David’s throne? That’s not possible if it’s only referring to an earthly/mortal king. Do you also believe that since the time of Isaiah the earth has enjoyed the absolute peace that is talked about Isaiah 11? Isaiah 7-11 uses the circumstances of Isaiah’s day to mirror what it will be like in the Messianic age. If you don’t believe me, read Isaiah 9 and 11 in the Jewish Targums. They are interpreted as being about the Messiah.
@gavincmurphy Here's the thing about biblical prophecies: *_they are allowed to be wrong._* As in, it is very typical for them to be much more accurate in the first set of predictions than in the later set. They are more accurate regarding earlier events (because the author is actually someone writing *_after_* these events) and then they attempt to use the strength of their earlier predictions to lend credibility to their later predictions (which are to take place after the text was written). There are multiple examples of this. Anyhow, the passage does *_not_* say that this child would be immortal. It says that the kingdom they rule will endure forever, which is totally consistent with what Jews already believe about their nation. But, if you want to use its 2000 year disappearance as evidence against this, then this is the time to explain that Isaiah is capable of making errors.
@gavincmurphy What you can *_not_* get around is that Jesus' birth makes absolutely zero sense in the context of this passage. (Christians need to stop harping about "context" in order weasel out of inconvenient biblical passages until they're willing to take their own advice.) The whole thing starts off with King Ahaz of Judea being threatened with annhilation by Israel and their allies. The whole purpose of this prophecy is to explain how Judeah will survive. Jesus, born centuries after these events, has absolutely nothing to do with any of this. The significance of the predicted child's birth is explicitly explained in the passage: *_"for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste."_* It turns out that the enemy kings were "laid waste" by Assyria in a matter of _years_ not _centuries._ If Ahaz had to wait for *_Jesus_* to be born before his enemies were defeated he and his nation would have been goners. Isaiah's prophecy would've been a total nothing-burger.
Emmanuel was a prophetic title. It showed that God was going to work out his purpose through Jesus. God cannot come close to this earth. Exodus 33:20. Jesus was SENT by God. John 4:34. God never CAME.
Calvin called Servetus. “ detestable infidel,” rabid magician,”great pest,”vomit,” obscene dog,”and “ferocious beast.” Nowhere did Calvin express the least regret for what he had done. Nor did he ever disassociate himself from this murder. In a later letter to Marquis he wrote,such monsters should be exterminated, as I have exterminated Michael Servetus the spaniard. Servetus did not revolt against God or man,and though his offense was truly non- existent, he had asked for a pardon and had prayed for Calvin’s forgiveness as he was led to the stake. Of what spirit comes such an act? When Peter asked Jesus how forgiving we should be? Up to seven times? Jesus answered him and said, not seven times, but up to seventy times seven times. Sounds like Calvin and the religion of ☪️ have alot in common.
You say that his offence was not existent… well, how about that: “Servetus rejected the classical conception of the Trinity, stating that it was not based on the Bible. He argued that it arose from teachings of Greek philosophers, and he advocated a return to the simplicity of the Gospels and the teachings of the early Church Fathers that he believed predated the development of Nicene trinitarianism. Servetus hoped that the dismissal of the trinitarian dogma would make Christianity more appealing to believers in Judaism and Islam, which had preserved the unity of God in their teachings. According to Servetus, trinitarians had turned Christianity into a form of "tritheism", or belief in three gods. Servetus affirmed that the divine Logos, the manifestation of God and not a separate divine Person, was incarnated in a human being, Jesus, when God's spirit came into the womb of the Virgin Mary. “ Clearly Servetus was preaching another god, which was heresy and idolatry. Both offences punishable by death at the time.
@@LOT116, Matthew 7:16-20 CEV,You can tell what they are by what they do. No one picks grapes or figs from thorn bushes. A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. Every tree that produces bad fruit will be chopped down and burned. You can tell who the false prophets are by their deeds. Aside from any discussion of doctrines, by this criterion we can see that John Calvin was a false prophet. How do we know? Because he condoned and excused, not initiating himself, the persecution and murder of those who opposed his doctrines and position. These are not the good fruits of someone who claims to be a man of God. We don’t need to prove the falsehood of Calvins doctrines to identify him as preeminent among the many false teachers professing Christ. What the Lord gave us in this one simple directive is MORE than sufficient for judging this man by his fruits. One such as Calvin who kills others because they differ with his beliefs is a murderer. That is precisely what Saul of Tarsus was BEFORE he was turned by God. Acts 9:1-2, then Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord,went to the high priest and requested from him letters of authority to the synagogues of Damascus,that if he should find any who were of the Way,both men or women,he might bring them,having been bound,to Jerusalem. Acts9:4, and Jesus said to him:Saul,Saul, WHY ARE YOU PERSECUTING ME?” After the Lord turned him,did Saul continue to slay and persecute real heretics, unlike true brethren of Christ and children of God whom he had previously persecuted in his ignorance and religious zeal? NEVER! Actually he was now found to be the persecuted one, by those that were his former comrades in unbelief; they stoned him,whipped him, beat him with rods, and then killed him. Why did they do this? Because of the gospel that Paul preached. They could not bear to hear the Truth. Acts 22:22,They said: get rid of this man! He doesn’t deserve to live! This man john Calvin said the same thing of Michael Servetus, a man that dared to disagree with with his cherished doctrinal formulations. Seven years before Calvin actually saw to it that Servetus be put to death, Calvin said: if he Servetus comes to Geneva, I shall never let him go out alive if my authority has weight. Calvin made good on his threat. Why? Because he had no answers to Michael Servetus correction of his false doctrines, and he could not bear to proven wrong and to lose face. The temporal power he had taken upon himself was predicated on being right. Calvin was a very proud man; God resists the proud. What shall True believers do with heretics? While the apostle Paul did not kill or threaten anyone, he was not afraid or moved by what men could do to him. He protected the sheep of Christ by naming the false teachers and their influences, shining the light on them and their errors, but NEVER by seeking their physical harm or deaths:2 Timothy 2:17-18, that sort of talk is like a sore that won’t heal. And Hymenaeus and Philetus have been talking this way by teaching that the dead have already been raised to life. This is far from the truth, and it is destroying the faith of some people.2 Timothy 4:14, Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works; whom you also should guard against,for he has greatly resisted our words. We guard against heresies and evil attitudes by identifying and avoiding them,NOT by killing those who manifest such. The necessary putting away is to not honor,associate with,or follow the wicked in their ways. Did Paul call on men to repay evildoers? No! He identified them and their evil for the sake of those who would listen, recognizing and proceeding according to the Lords injunction: Matthew 10:16, behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore,be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Paul left it to God to judge those opposed to the gospel,and was willing to pay the price for his stance with his blood,which he did. The saints shed their blood FOR,and NOT the blood of,sinners.
@@BrunoGonzales-yv9vu The law of the state of Geneva at that time punished heresy with death. It’s simple as that. Servetus denied the fundamental Christian doctrine. He believed in another God and another Jesus. According to the law he deserved death. Nothing less, nothing more. It is not just that Servetus disagreed with Calvin. Many people disagreed with Calvin and yet there is only this one poor Servetus who is used by Calvin-haters as an evidence of his alleged evil. But tell me, friend, was God himself evil for killing heretics and idolaters? Was it evil from God to command stoning of those kind of people?
@@LOT116, as for me I will look to what the Lord Jesus Christ has said. Romans 12:19,BELOVED, never avenge yourselves,but leave to the wrath of God, for it is written,” VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,SAYS THE LORD. Proverbs 20:22,do not say, “I will repay evil”, wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you. And there are MANY more scriptures on the list. Did Calvin your idol wait on the Lord? Nope, he was judge, jury and executioner. And again, how did he do this, with his political power that he admittedly had. Exodus 20:13,thou shall not kill! Seems to me and anyone else who can obviously see this,that your idol Calvin transgressed the Law of God. James 2:10, whoever breaks one commandment is guilty of breaking them all. For the same One who said, do not commit adultery,”also said, DO NOT COMMIT MURDER.” Even if you do not commit adultery, you have transgressed the whole law if you commit murder. So how could your idol do these things? Because your idol did not love the very 1st commandment. He plainly had no revelation of how to love the Lord God with all his heart,soul and mind. Your idol never knew God, and God never knew him, Matthew 7:22. John 16:2,they(Calvin) will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to will think he is offering service to God. Then you say,” it was the law of the state.” So by your carnal logic, abortion is legal, same sex marriage is legal. Heck, your brother the pope just came out and blessed same sex marriage. So again by your carnal logic these things are ok? God forbid.And God forbid that ANYONE who claims to be a follower of Christ approve of murder or commit murder, you will know them by their fruit. It’s obvious of the kind of fruit coming from you. Isaiah 5:20,Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil.You say that Servetus denied the fundamental Christian doctrine. No,he denied the doctrines of your idol Calvin. No where in all the scriptures of the Bible is there any mention of Calvins doctrine. Why? Because he was centuries after the Gospel had already been established in the heavens. You say that “there is this one poor Servetus.” Again you show your fruit, and the stench wreaks of your father the devil who was a murderer and liar from the beginning, and the lusts of your father the devil you will do. Neighbor, Servetus is the only example that the world needs to know that your idol Calvin was not a son of God therefore his doctrines are false. The Lord has said,Revelation 22:15, outside are the dogs,sorcerers,sexually immoral,murderers,idolaters and everyone who loves and practice falsehood.Galatians 5:21,envyings,murders,drunkenness,revelings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in times past, that they which do such things, will NOT inherit the kingdom of God. So by what the Lord has said, your idol Calvin is not and was not born of God. This proves that he was a false teacher, and that God never knew him. Amazing how the Lord brought all disease and illness upon your idol John Calvin. A slow and painful death, similar to the murder Calvin had of Servetus. But there is a difference even in death that we can see who was the servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. Revelation 6:9, and when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the alter the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:and they cried with a loud voice, saying, how long oh Lord, Holy and True,dost though not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? Then a white robe was given to each of them.Deuteronomy 28, if you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, The Lord your God,then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues great and prolonged plagues and serious and prolonged sickness. He will bring upon you the plagues and disease of Egypt of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. Also every plague and sickness that is not written in the Book of this Law, will the Lord bring on you until you are destroyed. Your idol Calvin was a very plagued and sick man. Not only by disease, but by his carnal mind that was at enmity with God. And lastly you need to repent of your blasphemy against the Lord Jesus Christ,when you try to justify your idol Calvins murder, to the judgment and correction that He uses on His creation. Deuteronomy 32:39, See now that I, even I,and there is no god with Me: I kill, and make alive;I wound, and I heal; nor is there any who can deliver out of My hand. Revelation 4:11, Thou art worthy,O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created ALL THINGS, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created. Nope! Scriptures don’t say that your idol Calvin can kill and make alive. And they sure don’t say that your idol can do as he pleases with the creation( Servetus) of God. So no! To your carnal and blasphemous question.” So is God evil.” No! The Lord is righteous in His judgements and correction, however your idol Calvin was an evil man. Repent neighbor, for the kingdom of God has come.
Sorry, Jesus isn’t God, nor equal to God. He called our God and Father his God and Father at John 20:17. See also: 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 4 Now concerning the eating of food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no God but one. 5 For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” 6 there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him. And…… John 17:3 “This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” The only true God…..
And? Anyone can take lines out of the Bible and make them say whatever they want. That does not mean it is correct. Please take your blasphemy elsewhere.@@stevenwebb6253
How does John 1 fit with your theology? John 1:1-5 NASB In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2. He was in the beginning with God. 3. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
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This is a church that actually teaches the Word! Hallelujah! So many denominations convolute it, or turn the sermon into a comedy circuit. God bless you.
I am not a Baptist but Dr. White is one of the best teachers out there. RC Sproul Sr. was and is my favorite but I like this man, especially when debating the arminians
Great sermon
Praise Jesus
I so desperately long for Jesus to come back. PLEASE, Lord! Please. This world is so unbearably wicked. I can't take much more. I truly can't.
Be the light.
What good timing. I literally just read the Isaiah 7 passage, and wondered if James White had done a treatment of it.
Thank you Dr. White and Apologia! Merry Christmas! 💕
Thank you and God bless you and your ministry.
Glory to God 🙏
Merry Christmas everyone. My hope and prayer this coming year is that Evangelicals will stop judging those of other faiths and recognize that others are tryjng to have faith in Christ. Evangelicals and Mormons can learn from each other! And they can work together to serve all people and help those who do not have any faith in Christ, understand that Christ died for ALL of us!
I will always be devestated if I try to believe as an Evangelical. I know that now. Because there is no hope at all for most of mankind in their beliefs. It will continue to confuse me as to why Evangelicals have any happiness believing the way they do, unless they will only care about their happiness in the next life. It just seems like such an eternally selfish belief system.
HOWEVER, I can love my Evangelical brothers and sisters and recognize their simpe faith in Christ and their simple desire to do what is right. My goal is to continue to recognize that and to love them as the Savior loves them for eternity.
Romans 3 kJV 🩸
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Colossians 1 kJV 🩸
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Romans 5 kJV 🩸
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Amen!
God bless you James White and Jeff Durbin for your ministry. Might I suggest that the children screaming in the background diminishes the replay value. Just a thought. Keep preaching the word of God!!! AMEN
I would love to read the full story of Handel's "Messiah"! I assume books have been written. I will have to look it up.
So which version of the variant does the scroll from the cave agree with? Septuagint or MT?
Mt
Handel's Messiah: God's instrument! Only the Holy Spirit could so fill a man to write such a glorious oratorio and cause it to be performed by choirs large and small everywhere once per year! God wrote that! As for the tradition of standing for the Hallelujah chorus...I see nothing wrong with an earthly king so moved that he stands to honor a greater King...King of Kings and Lord of Lords who hall reign forever and ever.
He didn't say there was anything wrong with it. He just said we don't really know if it's true because there's no evidence to support it. It is glorious, though. I can't wait to sing it in heaven!
No, these are not prophecies of Jesus. They relate *only* to events "fulfilled" in the Old Testament. There is not one word in there to suggest that any of these would need to be fulfilled a second time.
Unfortunately, the gospel writers made the mistake of trying to misuse the old testament but weren't careful to choose passages that weren't already accounted for, so their work tells on them.
So you are saying God is wrong?
@@KentuckyBrad Only if he wrote the New Testament. Seeing as he didn't, I figure he's off the hook on this one. Those who *actually* authored the New Testament and those who make excuses for it are those who need to answer for it.
So you believe that Isaiah 9 was fulfilled in Isaiah’s time and that the child is still currently ruling on David’s throne? That’s not possible if it’s only referring to an earthly/mortal king. Do you also believe that since the time of Isaiah the earth has enjoyed the absolute peace that is talked about Isaiah 11? Isaiah 7-11 uses the circumstances of Isaiah’s day to mirror what it will be like in the Messianic age. If you don’t believe me, read Isaiah 9 and 11 in the Jewish Targums. They are interpreted as being about the Messiah.
@gavincmurphy Here's the thing about biblical prophecies: *_they are allowed to be wrong._* As in, it is very typical for them to be much more accurate in the first set of predictions than in the later set. They are more accurate regarding earlier events (because the author is actually someone writing *_after_* these events) and then they attempt to use the strength of their earlier predictions to lend credibility to their later predictions (which are to take place after the text was written). There are multiple examples of this.
Anyhow, the passage does *_not_* say that this child would be immortal. It says that the kingdom they rule will endure forever, which is totally consistent with what Jews already believe about their nation. But, if you want to use its 2000 year disappearance as evidence against this, then this is the time to explain that Isaiah is capable of making errors.
@gavincmurphy What you can *_not_* get around is that Jesus' birth makes absolutely zero sense in the context of this passage. (Christians need to stop harping about "context" in order weasel out of inconvenient biblical passages until they're willing to take their own advice.) The whole thing starts off with King Ahaz of Judea being threatened with annhilation by Israel and their allies. The whole purpose of this prophecy is to explain how Judeah will survive. Jesus, born centuries after these events, has absolutely nothing to do with any of this. The significance of the predicted child's birth is explicitly explained in the passage: *_"for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste."_* It turns out that the enemy kings were "laid waste" by Assyria in a matter of _years_ not _centuries._ If Ahaz had to wait for *_Jesus_* to be born before his enemies were defeated he and his nation would have been goners. Isaiah's prophecy would've been a total nothing-burger.
Emmanuel was a prophetic title. It showed that God was going to work out his purpose through Jesus.
God cannot come close to this earth. Exodus 33:20.
Jesus was SENT by God. John 4:34. God never CAME.
Calvin called Servetus. “ detestable infidel,” rabid magician,”great pest,”vomit,” obscene dog,”and “ferocious beast.” Nowhere did Calvin express the least regret for what he had done. Nor did he ever disassociate himself from this murder. In a later letter to Marquis he wrote,such monsters should be exterminated, as I have exterminated Michael Servetus the spaniard. Servetus did not revolt against God or man,and though his offense was truly non- existent, he had asked for a pardon and had prayed for Calvin’s forgiveness as he was led to the stake. Of what spirit comes such an act? When Peter asked Jesus how forgiving we should be? Up to seven times? Jesus answered him and said, not seven times, but up to seventy times seven times. Sounds like Calvin and the religion of ☪️ have alot in common.
At least you tried 😂
You say that his offence was not existent… well, how about that:
“Servetus rejected the classical conception of the Trinity, stating that it was not based on the Bible. He argued that it arose from teachings of Greek philosophers, and he advocated a return to the simplicity of the Gospels and the teachings of the early Church Fathers that he believed predated the development of Nicene trinitarianism. Servetus hoped that the dismissal of the trinitarian dogma would make Christianity more appealing to believers in Judaism and Islam, which had preserved the unity of God in their teachings. According to Servetus, trinitarians had turned Christianity into a form of "tritheism", or belief in three gods. Servetus affirmed that the divine Logos, the manifestation of God and not a separate divine Person, was incarnated in a human being, Jesus, when God's spirit came into the womb of the Virgin Mary. “
Clearly Servetus was preaching another god, which was heresy and idolatry. Both offences punishable by death at the time.
@@LOT116, Matthew 7:16-20 CEV,You can tell what they are by what they do. No one picks grapes or figs from thorn bushes. A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. Every tree that produces bad fruit will be chopped down and burned. You can tell who the false prophets are by their deeds. Aside from any discussion of doctrines, by this criterion we can see that John Calvin was a false prophet. How do we know? Because he condoned and excused, not initiating himself, the persecution and murder of those who opposed his doctrines and position. These are not the good fruits of someone who claims to be a man of God. We don’t need to prove the falsehood of Calvins doctrines to identify him as preeminent among the many false teachers professing Christ. What the Lord gave us in this one simple directive is MORE than sufficient for judging this man by his fruits. One such as Calvin who kills others because they differ with his beliefs is a murderer. That is precisely what Saul of Tarsus was BEFORE he was turned by God. Acts 9:1-2, then Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord,went to the high priest and requested from him letters of authority to the synagogues of Damascus,that if he should find any who were of the Way,both men or women,he might bring them,having been bound,to Jerusalem. Acts9:4, and Jesus said to him:Saul,Saul, WHY ARE YOU PERSECUTING ME?” After the Lord turned him,did Saul continue to slay and persecute real heretics, unlike true brethren of Christ and children of God whom he had previously persecuted in his ignorance and religious zeal? NEVER! Actually he was now found to be the persecuted one, by those that were his former comrades in unbelief; they stoned him,whipped him, beat him with rods, and then killed him. Why did they do this? Because of the gospel that Paul preached. They could not bear to hear the Truth. Acts 22:22,They said: get rid of this man! He doesn’t deserve to live! This man john Calvin said the same thing of Michael Servetus, a man that dared to disagree with with his cherished doctrinal formulations. Seven years before Calvin actually saw to it that Servetus be put to death, Calvin said: if he Servetus comes to Geneva, I shall never let him go out alive if my authority has weight. Calvin made good on his threat. Why? Because he had no answers to Michael Servetus correction of his false doctrines, and he could not bear to proven wrong and to lose face. The temporal power he had taken upon himself was predicated on being right. Calvin was a very proud man; God resists the proud. What shall True believers do with heretics? While the apostle Paul did not kill or threaten anyone, he was not afraid or moved by what men could do to him. He protected the sheep of Christ by naming the false teachers and their influences, shining the light on them and their errors, but NEVER by seeking their physical harm or deaths:2 Timothy 2:17-18, that sort of talk is like a sore that won’t heal. And Hymenaeus and Philetus have been talking this way by teaching that the dead have already been raised to life. This is far from the truth, and it is destroying the faith of some people.2 Timothy 4:14, Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works; whom you also should guard against,for he has greatly resisted our words. We guard against heresies and evil attitudes by identifying and avoiding them,NOT by killing those who manifest such. The necessary putting away is to not honor,associate with,or follow the wicked in their ways. Did Paul call on men to repay evildoers? No! He identified them and their evil for the sake of those who would listen, recognizing and proceeding according to the Lords injunction: Matthew 10:16, behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore,be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Paul left it to God to judge those opposed to the gospel,and was willing to pay the price for his stance with his blood,which he did. The saints shed their blood FOR,and NOT the blood of,sinners.
@@BrunoGonzales-yv9vu
The law of the state of Geneva at that time punished heresy with death. It’s simple as that.
Servetus denied the fundamental Christian doctrine. He believed in another God and another Jesus.
According to the law he deserved death.
Nothing less, nothing more.
It is not just that Servetus disagreed with Calvin. Many people disagreed with Calvin and yet there is only this one poor Servetus who is used by Calvin-haters as an evidence of his alleged evil.
But tell me, friend, was God himself evil for killing heretics and idolaters? Was it evil from God to command stoning of those kind of people?
@@LOT116, as for me I will look to what the Lord Jesus Christ has said. Romans 12:19,BELOVED, never avenge yourselves,but leave to the wrath of God, for it is written,” VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,SAYS THE LORD. Proverbs 20:22,do not say, “I will repay evil”, wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you. And there are MANY more scriptures on the list. Did Calvin your idol wait on the Lord? Nope, he was judge, jury and executioner. And again, how did he do this, with his political power that he admittedly had. Exodus 20:13,thou shall not kill! Seems to me and anyone else who can obviously see this,that your idol Calvin transgressed the Law of God. James 2:10, whoever breaks one commandment is guilty of breaking them all. For the same One who said, do not commit adultery,”also said, DO NOT COMMIT MURDER.” Even if you do not commit adultery, you have transgressed the whole law if you commit murder. So how could your idol do these things? Because your idol did not love the very 1st commandment. He plainly had no revelation of how to love the Lord God with all his heart,soul and mind. Your idol never knew God, and God never knew him, Matthew 7:22. John 16:2,they(Calvin) will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to will think he is offering service to God. Then you say,” it was the law of the state.” So by your carnal logic, abortion is legal, same sex marriage is legal. Heck, your brother the pope just came out and blessed same sex marriage. So again by your carnal logic these things are ok? God forbid.And God forbid that ANYONE who claims to be a follower of Christ approve of murder or commit murder, you will know them by their fruit. It’s obvious of the kind of fruit coming from you. Isaiah 5:20,Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil.You say that Servetus denied the fundamental Christian doctrine. No,he denied the doctrines of your idol Calvin. No where in all the scriptures of the Bible is there any mention of Calvins doctrine. Why? Because he was centuries after the Gospel had already been established in the heavens. You say that “there is this one poor Servetus.” Again you show your fruit, and the stench wreaks of your father the devil who was a murderer and liar from the beginning, and the lusts of your father the devil you will do. Neighbor, Servetus is the only example that the world needs to know that your idol Calvin was not a son of God therefore his doctrines are false. The Lord has said,Revelation 22:15, outside are the dogs,sorcerers,sexually immoral,murderers,idolaters and everyone who loves and practice falsehood.Galatians 5:21,envyings,murders,drunkenness,revelings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in times past, that they which do such things, will NOT inherit the kingdom of God. So by what the Lord has said, your idol Calvin is not and was not born of God. This proves that he was a false teacher, and that God never knew him. Amazing how the Lord brought all disease and illness upon your idol John Calvin. A slow and painful death, similar to the murder Calvin had of Servetus. But there is a difference even in death that we can see who was the servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. Revelation 6:9, and when He had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the alter the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:and they cried with a loud voice, saying, how long oh Lord, Holy and True,dost though not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? Then a white robe was given to each of them.Deuteronomy 28, if you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, The Lord your God,then the Lord will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues great and prolonged plagues and serious and prolonged sickness. He will bring upon you the plagues and disease of Egypt of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you. Also every plague and sickness that is not written in the Book of this Law, will the Lord bring on you until you are destroyed. Your idol Calvin was a very plagued and sick man. Not only by disease, but by his carnal mind that was at enmity with God. And lastly you need to repent of your blasphemy against the Lord Jesus Christ,when you try to justify your idol Calvins murder, to the judgment and correction that He uses on His creation. Deuteronomy 32:39, See now that I, even I,and there is no god with Me: I kill, and make alive;I wound, and I heal; nor is there any who can deliver out of My hand. Revelation 4:11, Thou art worthy,O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created ALL THINGS, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created. Nope! Scriptures don’t say that your idol Calvin can kill and make alive. And they sure don’t say that your idol can do as he pleases with the creation( Servetus) of God. So no! To your carnal and blasphemous question.” So is God evil.” No! The Lord is righteous in His judgements and correction, however your idol Calvin was an evil man. Repent neighbor, for the kingdom of God has come.
Sorry, Jesus isn’t God, nor equal to God. He called our God and Father his God and Father at John 20:17.
See also:
1 Corinthians 8:4-6
4 Now concerning the eating of food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no God but one. 5 For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” 6 there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him.
And……
John 17:3 “This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.”
The only true God…..
Please take your blasphemy elsewhere. This is not the place for it.
@@Yesica1993
I’m just sharing scriptures. 🤔🤔
And? Anyone can take lines out of the Bible and make them say whatever they want. That does not mean it is correct. Please take your blasphemy elsewhere.@@stevenwebb6253
He also said I and the father are one
How does John 1 fit with your theology?
John 1:1-5 NASB In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2. He was in the beginning with God. 3. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.