Adam Curry: The Evil of COVID Led Me to God
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- Adam Curry reveals how the injustice of COVID lockdowns inspired his journey from skepticism to Christianity. Having found himself among a diverse group of Christian colleagues, he realized that his assumptions about what faith looked like may have been wrong. Adam discusses how witnessing true evil during the pandemic, reconsidering the Bible as the greatest conspiracy theory, and reading the book “Beautiful Outlaw” led him to eventually joining a church community.
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I have been surprised by the number of Christians who have said that is was the realization of evil that led them to believe in and trust in God.
I'm starting to wonder if the loss in "faith" in government is actually pushing people. When someone says they are an atheist, it implies that they have faith that humans will rationally make the correct decisions based on facts and science and those decisions will be to benefit society. Well, having lived through the last 8 or so years. It's obviously, that even in the West our human leaders cannot make wise decisions or overcome their own self-interests and corruption. Where does the atheist go when the key foundation, man, becomes impossibly and visibly flawed.
That was me 2 years ago. I was a lapsed Catholic. Now I’m back home!
@@mapinoita279 Glad to hear it! EWTN is a great resource.
When you realize Satan is the god of this world, you tend to want to seek Jesus.
@@mapinoita279 Glad to hear it. Now if they won't remove my post again, I'll say that e w t n is a great resource.
The evil of covid led my whole family to Christianity.
Very interesting ! Mine wont budge😑
My brothers too! Never thought I'd see the day.
Pleased for you. My family went further away, but God has got them.
That’s amazing I pray for you and your family to grow in faith and knowledge and a close relationship with Jesus Christ together and for great future👏
Awesomeness! To God be the glory 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
The evil of the COVID responses brought me back to God as well. Jesus is king!
Flat Earth after Covid for me
Actually, it's NOT "religion," it's a relationship with our Savior Jesus.
How much I agree with that, except to extend it to the Creator/God and the Helper/Holy Spirit as well.
I was Born Again (when I begged for it) in my bedroom.
Does not mean that Priests and Churches are not good and helpful - they can be and are; but ultimately it is and must be direct between us and the Holy Trinity.
Religion is The conduct Jesus is The purpose
I'm another 58 year old who has found Jesus from my recognition of evil.
Yeah, I think people question if God is real, but it's so easy to believe the devil is real, when you experience terrible things.
Me to. I could smell and feel the evil as it rolled out here in NZ and I bolted for the safety of my Lord and Saviour.
People think I’m weird when I say I believe in God ever since Covid, I thought I was the only one!
You are not.
But our beloved brother Paul in (both) Corinthians writes a lot about what is wise and what is foolish.
What is love and truth and meaning and wonder to us will seem completely foolish and childish and stupid to them, however hard we try to show them.
I’ve met Adam. He’s one of those people who could get away with being a jerk if he wanted. Yet he’s so decent, so down to earth, so approachable. He makes others feel important. So happy he’s made this journey.
I agree! I met him too, after a show with Alice Cooper, David Cassidy, and Linear, in the early '90s. He was very decent to us girls, treating us like little sisters
He was one of my favorite radio dj's in the late eighties in the Netherlands. I love to read he came to Christ. I did as well 7 years ago. God is Great.
A sailor once said "there are no atheists in a mid Atlantic storm"
How true is THAT????
Or a foxhole
Makes me think of the line:
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hour?"
Yes there are. And there are atheists in fox holes as well.
@@ramesis55 K. thx
This is exactly my story. I used to believe evil was just a concept. Covid showed me it wasn’t.
How did Covid show you that?
Very dark, powerful entities collaborating to destroy Gods most precious creation-humans.
It's real!!
Covid brought me back to Christ as well. And the BLM / antifa social unrest.
When you not only see hate and evil, not only manipulation and malevolence - but also blind compliance and turning on your co-workers and neighbors.
Things that means something MEAN SOMETHING. And those that had no REAL moral grounding were able to falsely place meaning in a massive ad campaign called “two weeks to flatten the curve” or “pandemic of the unvaxxed” or “you’re trying to kill grandma.”
Same here
My son turned on me as soon as I criticized ANTIFA and blm! I haven’t seen him in three years after he came over to my house on Christmas Eve go tell me I was a racist, an ignorant nurse for questioning Fauci and the “science” behind Covid. He made sure he put everything in writing like a manifesto!
I moved on but the hurt I feel in my heart will never go away!😢
@@user-mg2kf7dt9gthat's heartbreaking. Praying for you and for restoration, not only for your relationship, but for him to Christ.
@user-mg2kf7dt9g Sundayschoolnetwork 💯. I keep hearing 'rejection is God's protection' so I wanted to post it here as well. What has helped me a lot lately is 'knowing there are things involved that you can't see right now but God sees everything.' God has him, and God has you. Peace
@@Sundayschoolnetwork Yes…my faith in Christ helped me endured such pain!
I would love for my son to turn into Christ and find the joy of being guided by Him!
Nearly the same thing happened to me during COVID. I saw evil everywhere, I came to the conclusion there must be ultimate good. God had mercy on me and I just knew. But then I studied apologetics, after I believed, my eyes were further opened that God and Jesus is the ultimate truth. Science, history, evidence and hope is all on our side!
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son. That whosoever believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV
When you give your heart to Jesus Christ of Nazareth, you will never be the same! He will fill you with a peace that this world can never give. You will truly know your purpose in life! All glory to his holy name forever 🙏
During Covid I was under pressure to get the state mandated injectable, and for the first time in decades said a prayer to God asking for guidance and that night he sent me a VERY clear message to not get it. We are in a spiritual battle between good and evil.
Also the word "NO" is the most powerful word in the English language.
I prayed and fasted throughout Covid within church and Christian organizations. I thought God was going to relieve us from the presence of Covid yet it continued. Now I see that there was a miracle of a spiritual awakening in many people who recognized evil and salvation in Christ.
When my state of Oregon was going insane- I found a church where thousands every weekend were worshipping, singing and letting their kids play- all without masks. I knew I found my place!! I was always a believer but I am now a Christian. I knew from day one of 2 weeks to slow the spread that it all felt evil and was about control.
The minute I became an actual Christian was an illegal pop up church service at a coffee shop in WA. People from all denominations holding hands and singing worship. It was the first time I realized what “church” was supposed to be.
Naomi Wolf too, that's great
I think everyone takes for granted the lord working in their life.
Once I realized the presence it’s easy to believe.
For the preaching of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but unto us who are saved, it is the power of God. 1st Cor. 1:18 Blessings
🙏
As a kid in the 80’s watching Adam Curry as a VJ on MTV, I never would have guessed the world would go to Hell 25 years later and he’d be one of the good guys - nor would I guess where I’d be morally either for that matter. God bless Adam.
Prayers said daily for Adam and others who have seen the light. Stay strong because it is difficult, but it can be done! Anybody with eyes can see what time we're living in.
Yup! Covid was a huge awakening of so many things!
I love this topic. I am Muslim and I worked with Christian, and atheists. My atheist friend wanted a religious exemption but couldn’t accept or refuse to write down that he believed in something so he got the shot. We the ones who refused the vax should unite . We have something very common and should investigate that. I met Christian women who did and we got along so good.
The covid Cult worships Lucifer through the UN and its Lucis Trust HQ.
My Muslim doctor and I share lots of information, obviously Palestine being the latest in the globalist crosshairs.
I agree. My Muslim neighbors and I united over this evil.
@@breevestal
I see my reply has been censored as usual. These evil entities really are hard at work.
I agree all the faithful should put aside our differences Jews, Christians and Muslims should unite and defend ourselves. Against these globalist atheist Communist for they see us all as their enemy.
It was fascinating (it still is) to see people begin to use the language of evil and the satanic in the wake of the covid fiasco. The malevolent, sinister character of it was highly manifest in a novel way, and has pushed a lot of people to rethinking the issues of theism.
Astute observation. How quickly everyone adopted the same speech. I thought of the tower of Babel story. Everyone spoke the same language and God had to sort them out.
I find it reassuring how many past 80s/90s MTV personalities have grown up to be incredibly based!
I hadn't heard that. Who else among them is now based?
@@scillyautomatic Kennedy, Kurt Loder. Both very libertarian. I'd say Adam Curry fits under that category too. Def not leftists!
@@vincebagadonis8016 cool! thx
Here's a new one for me. Just what is "incredibly based"?
God is drawing his beloved created souls back to himself. To experience the love and his mercy. To send his only begotten son Jesus Christ to restore us into holy beings how we are created from the beginning. And to do his holy and divine Will. ❤
Beautifully said 💕
We are seeing the rise of rebels with a great cause.
No you are not. You are seeing all the righteous rebels, meek powerless and silenced. By silence I mean those getting it right speak out, it doesn't go anywhere. It doesn't inspire. We are not permitted to change the destiny of what's happening. This is god's plan, from what I can decipher. And he won't let us save the wicked from themselves. Keep telling the truth, for the sake of others, but don't expect it to make anything better.
And so do you think it will NEVER get better? Christians need to stop with the doom and gloom - lets be joyful about the fact that Jesus is coming and will extinguish evil once and for all! I see great thongs on the horizon! Lets show the world the Light and yes it will change for good!
Adam, I think you’d find fulfillment in reading about the early church fathers!
David Pawson has a great series on Christian History on TH-cam...
Covid brought me back to Christ as well God can turn evil into a blessing
May the love and grace of our Lord God be ever upon you, brothers and sisters.
Blessed be the Father
Blessed be the Son
Blessed be the Holy Spirit.
Amen
I was a lukewarm catholic and boy covid put the fire in me and then our Lord started popping lots of revelations!!! 😢😢😢😢 Many have already happend the hardest will come soon 😢😢. One needs to be joint at the hip bone with God and Our Blessed Mother to survive the tribulation.
The LORD only lets us go so far!!!
God bless Adam happy to hear he came to Christ.
groeten uit nederland adam. Gods zegen
I believe that when injustice runs rampant, people turn back to God as the ultimate executor of justice. I pray that those who committed evil during Covid repent and if they don’t, they receive justice.
Nothing like a loving religion, condemning, human beings. There is zero loving about the Christian faith. Read the Bible to see who your God really was. He was a monster and thankfully, not real.
No Agenda is by far my favorite podcast
Divine providence. God can use evil for the fulfillment of his plan.
I wouldn't say, 'if there is evil there must be good for balance' because that is a dualistic metaphysic. However if man lives a disordered life and rejects the good then 'evil' will be the result as the absence of the good. Our culture is extremely disordered - abortion, gay marriage, degenerate books in libraries for children, policy that reinforces christian persecution, use of power over reason (lockdowns, forced vaccinations).
500 people saw Jesus after resurrection✝️🙏
I grew up Catholic and always had a belief in Christ. But I had never really experienced Him, or the sense of truly being "born again", and still have not. I believe that being baptized by the Holy Spirit is more than a mere belief or verbal proclamation of Christ being Lord, but something that happens to you. It has clearly not happened to me yet. But as to seeing evil, I've had malevolent spirit entities in my life and around me for 7 years. It has been awful. I have lived several different places during that time, and they have followed me. So it is not a haunted living space. I hear them just about every day, even as I type this. I've had physical evidence such as shattered light bulbs, so this is not an auditory hallucination or mental illness. My dog senses them at times as well, it is very obvious. There is no question they are malevolent, they hijack my dreams at night and drain my energy. I have not had a restful night's sleep since before Covid, honestly. They have ruined my life in several aspects pretty much. I have rebuked them in Christ's name, to no avail. I am a reasonably smart person and have tried everything that would occur to most people.
I even had two Catholic exorcisms a couple years ago. One was with two priests, the other was with a Bishop and several priests around him. Neither seemed to have any positive impact, probably b/c I am not possessed. But these things are clearly entangled with my soul on some level, it is horrifying. I got water baptised fully immersed in like 2019 as well, which also did not have an impact. So the only thing I will ask is for people to pray for me, so if you read this, please do. I pray that any healing benefit I experience as the result of prayers be returned to those who prayed for me, a thousand fold. So anyway, for evil forces like this to be real, I know that there must be forces of light as well. I feel very distant from them though, unfortunately. Peace to all. 🙏
you must 'Call Out' to JESUS to 'save me.' Age 31 in hotel room 'called out' for Jesus to 'save me.' He did IMMEDIATELY , was filled and sealed w/HOLY SPIRIT; peace I'd never known. DO THIS NOW (John 3.3-5, 34,34)--
God often moves his foot soldiers around us to draw us to Him. Shortly after I was 40 I suddenly had a Christian sitting either side of me at work. I thought it was pretty weird but also found it strangely attractive. 12 years later I'm a born again believer and a church Deacon. I never, ever would have believed that would happen but I now know better. Thank you, Lord.
We intuitively know that evil only exists, or is not active, unless it is acting upon something good. Even though I easily understood that it still blew my mind. A thing can be good all by itself - like crops that grow from the seeds we plan. A baby is good - a new life, the start of a new generation and it has no evil plans or actions.
Evil on the other hand has to act upon something good.
You also "intuitively know" that some things are intrinsically good, apparently. And thus is born the intuition-based morality, the progenitor of such classics as stoning, slavery, and witch-burning.
Tell me, how do you know that a seed's growth is good, outside of 'feeling' it is so? _Good for hunger_ is only a good that's with respect to something; food does no good when one is drowning, so food cannot be an objective good. And it's no good to a plant to be eaten.
Good and evil are constructs of the imagination. Outside of the mind, there is absolutely no basis from which you can assert that they exist. Any categorical lines you draw will be arbitrary. Your intuitions have absolutely no bearing on reality.
@@pocket83squaredYou ignore the spiritual here, I think. We are both spirit, or have it in us, and world. Jesus told us to look after one another, clothes, food and in so doing we serve him. He also said we cannot live by bread alone.
Greetings from the Netherlands Adam
When the enemy found out that he was doomed, he decided that all h----, was to break loose on God's children!!! BUT, God is the One and Only Victor!!!
Glad to hear, but don’t confuse religion with Christianity. A religious person tries to follow set rules and thru these “works “they believe they will earn salvation. A Christian has a personal relationship with God thru His Son Christ Jesus and in that relationship God will set them free and help restore their life’s with purpose.
What is this 'personal relationship ' you speak of?
Do you know something about Jesus that other believers don't?
Not through the bible or priest?
Good luck Adam on your journey, keep praying.
Stay Strong/Safe 🙏🏼💪🏽💯!!! The Truth Will set you Free!!! Be Blessed and a Blessing! "We The People By The People For The People" United We Stand Divided We Fall...🛐 Eyes Wide Open NOT Eyes Wide Shut. 2A All The Way.!. #gold #silver
I remember him from when he was a DJ on Dutch TV.
Maybe in some distant future, humans will think that Harry Potter was a religious figure doing magical things and fighting evil. Or Luke Skywalker, or an amalgamation of the two (or more such fictional characters).
Time has a nasty habit of blurring the past to a point where what remains is an approximation of what historians think happened. Especially where records are non-existent or sketchy at best.
"Very different depiction of Jesus and his life and the disciples." That said more than you realized. What you just described is a different Jesus than the Bible describes. No wonder the world loves 'the chosen' so much. John 5:43, "I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive." And that's exactly what's going on. The world wants a Jesus that makes them comfortable. A Jesus created in their image.
Hilarious how google put a direct link for CDC guidance on Covid over this 5 min video. Sus 💯
There is no one like Jesus in jail right now.
Dude's catholic. Probably never read the bible.
That kind of threw me off too
Yep.
These are as the days of Noah were
Full circle back to hybrid humanity.
There may have been a Noah in history, but there was definitely no arc with two of every animal. Scientifically impossible.
@@ThePlim62
Anyone with discernment can see what is happening and you are not in a good position
@@ThePlim62
After the last 4 years do you still trust THE SCIENCE?
@@kenwoodburn7438 100% without hesitation. Ask any World War II concentration camp survivors do they trust God after their experience.
Same here
Yes me too
ITM, Adam
"when our tribulations get to light, we tend to stray from Thee" from LORD, don't move the Mountain song by Mahalia Jackson)
PTL!
#outlawJesus
You don't have to be an intellectual to know everything what's around us.
Just use your brain and freedom wirch is given to you by the maker God.
You are finally ready to "receive " the truth
Jesus is Lord.
Praise Jesus our savior!
Elijah has returned, as prophesied, and testifies: EVIL is nothing more than IGNORANCE. ("Forgive them Father for they know not what they do.") And no matter one's beliefs, ignorance remains and nothing can be understood correctly until one has found the "Philosopher's Stone": the fact that "GOD" is the Mind that is ALL and there simply isn't anything else! All mysteries have been unveiled, for those who are ready. Seek and ye shall find...
Ignorance on multii levels, or at least two? I felt that quotation above so often over the last few years. People can know things and even bring about bad things or do things they know will have bad consequences, without conscience. That is still ignorance.
The beauty of God led me to God.
John 14:6 KJ21
Jesus said unto him, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.
John 6:44 KJ21
No man can come to Me unless the Father who hath sent Me draw him; and I will raise him up at the Last Day.
It's interesting that it wasn't till the last gospel written that Jesus actually made a claim like that. The Gospel of John was the least historically accurate and isn't even considered one of the synoptic Gospels.
“Its not legalistic.” “It’s like a show every Sunday. There’s music….” Oh brother.🤦♂️🙄
Be careful with the "Chosen ", the LORD says, DO NOT, change a thing!!!
I’ve never watching the chosen do they twist scriptures in it ?
Listen to this song: When We Fail Love, by Grover Levy. Be blessed.
Would a man or woman give his or her life to God regardless of or despite the existence of C19?
Both?
@@sl4983 Well, i suppose so.
Don't wait to learn how the Feasts of the LORD are all about the entire plan of Salvation (Passover to Pentecost=redemption, Day of Trumpets through the Feast of tabernacles=resurrection and restoration, ie: "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on EARTH as it is in heaven."
they are going to cut us off with the mark of the beast digital ids and cbdcs that's what i'm worried about
The "closeted" and the "coming out" of society are now Christians.
One way or another He's gonna get you, he's gonna find you and your knee shall bend to Him.
Only Jesus Christ squares the circle of Humanity's Depravity. Foretold in the Scriptures, confirmed in the Gospels. The Hero of Heroes, the King of Kings.
There is no holiness without a Source of holiness. Sabbath is the holy day because God made it for us holy! Think about it!
Jesus is the sabbath
@lizajohnsen4353 No, He is not. Jesus, actually Yeshua is the Messiah. Sabbath is sabbath since the seventh day of creation of the Universe. Think about it.
Jesus is my sabbath He is my rest. He is Holy.. I understand where you are coming from I read my bible diligently I’m not arguing as messianic Jews have a sabbath on Saturday we as born again believers in Jesus have Sunday.. blessings ❤️
@lizajohnsen4353 Sunday is a sun-day. There is a deeper theosophical behind the Sabbath. Certaibly, you can read in your Bible that this day commemorates Creator and act of creation. It is holy because God Almighty has declared it holy. The Messiah is holy because Shehina YHVH has rested on His face as Paul writes in the II Cor 4, 1-6. He plays a different role that Sabbath. Anyway ...
Even if God exists there doesn't necessarily need to be a balance of anything? This isn't the Star Wars universe.
He needs to become Catholic as it’s the one true Church founded by Jesus🙏
Read John 6 for proof of his ongoing living Presence in the Holy Sacrifice of Mass🙏
Eternal soul food if you remain in a state of Grace via confession🙏
Jesus was NOT a convict! Pontous Pilate did not want Him crucified.
Proof really?
Jesus is God,
God the Father calls his Son God.
Hebrews 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
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i wonder if Adam and John can stop making fun of short men, calling them petite.
I grew up with a Catholic mother and a Lutheran father. I was always a non church going Christian.
I left Christianity when I realized how much God hates me because I am poor. Everything online tells me God hates me and he rewards the wealthy.
Why should I believe anymore? I'm destined for hell anyways.
G-d is waiting for you with open arms. All you have to do is embrace him.
Satan is the god of most wealthy ppl. The true Almighty God and Jesus Christ prefer the poor and humble! Truth!
"Led you to God, eh?" What does He look like? Does He speak to you in English? Where was He hanging out? Or are you just talking in metaphors? (as usual for Christians)
The problem of evil is a critique specifically of the tri-omni god.
So you've talked yourself out of believing evil is a problem for your god, that doesn't mean the problem of evil goes away, Just means you choose to ignore the problem of evil So as not to wreck the image you have in your mind of this character from a book
I was catholic, left that for non denomination when christianity took on a new meaning realizing jedus doesnt want us to be radical religious, a real relationship i began to understand in time. Catholic is so militant
Maybe because :
Based on an analysis of a host of sociological, economic, and psychological factors, the nation that is currently the happiest on earth - for the fifth year in a row - is Finland. Following Finland, in the top ten, are Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Israel, and New Zealand.
And it just so happens that all of them are among the most secular/least religious nations on Earth. Aside from outlier Israel - which is growing more religious as it grows more brutal and undemocratic - all of these top-10 happiest nations have experienced dramatic degrees of secularization over the last century.
It was the opposite for me. The evil of the coof led me away from God. I realised the true extent of the evil depravity of those who ruled us. For the first time I saw the indifference of God. I was on my own. No divine assistance was forthcoming. Ever. I awoke.
Jesus wasn't actually an outlaw. He was falsely accused & falsely persecuted. Jesus did admit himself to be God many times, such as saying I and the father are one, or calling himself the Son of Man. To one new on these topics those words may not mean much, but to those well educated in the scriptures (such as was with the Pharisees & Sadducees) those words carry deep meaning, proclaiming himself God/equal to God.
The stupidity of Dad has led me to nirvana😂
Lol
No need for anything to be happy.
I read years ago that canola oil had the best omega-6:9 balance in that it was closest to what is found by offal-eating hunter-gatherers.
I'm not sure there are people in prisson like jesus. No jesus is not as documented as s film nothing wrinten about him until 200 years after his death
Im catholic this is misleading
Most deranged, lying podcast I’ve ever witnessed. It’s truly sad how deluded some people are!
There was a Savior. There was no "J" anywhere until about 1300 AD, so clearly His name can't have a "J" in it.
I can say without a shadow of a doubt (cuz im never wrong.. lol) that happineess=christian is a load of crap. Met many happy ppl that could care less about God, not that they hated him but were more apathetic to him. In my experience and using common sense view is rather christian is more of a down but not out kind of joy instead of I wake up and can instantly turn it on kind of whimsical happiness.
I dare say it's the same for poor old Russell Brand. Fingers crossed he wakes up before he pisses away too much of his life on a fairy tale
Why do you care? Maybe you should do research before you jump into ignorant comments.
@@laurenpatricia411 ignorant when not seen as true. I have very much done my research thanks :)
According to Matthew hundreds of people were resurrected as Jesus died on the cross, were they all the messiah?
Jesus would have been a libertarian..
There is nothing that proves that people witnessed his resurrection other than a story in a book that said they did. You can't prove the bible with the bible. You are simply taking it on faith that it happened with no real evidence.
And yet eleven of his twelve closest disciples spent the rest of their lives proclaiming that Jesus had risen. (Judas Iscariot committed suicide after betraying him.) They faced great persecution, and John was the only one who was not killed for his faith. There were countless others who did the same. What was their motivation? They certainly weren’t doing it for money or prestige or power. It would have been so easy, and probably tempting, to either recant their testimony or to move away and resume their traditional Jewish way of life or just blend in with the Gentiles. Why were so many devout Jews and also pagan Gentiles willing to believe that this Jesus was the Son of God and that he rose from the dead?
Why do so many people of other religions want to claim Jesus in some way, even if it’s just as a great teacher or prophet? He is widely regarded as the greatest moral teacher ever, but he produced followers who spent their lives telling a lie about him rising from the dead instead of mourning his death and just continuing his teachings? I find that harder to believe than the gospel message.
Would be interesting to listen to what you believe (and I don't mean spiritual/important things, I mean just day to day stuff) and whether you are as particular about the evidence, where it came from etc. my point being that you probably believe in lots of things that have less evidence than there is for the resurrection.
@@Peginafication Great comment actually. Tbh, I’m a skeptic about most things that people put their belief in. I used to be a “born again” I was young and naive. As I got older, I began to travel and realized that the world is a big place and people believe a lot of things. Think to yourself about all the spiritual beliefs and religions that have come before and the number of people that have been willing to die for it. To take Christianity or Judaism or Islam and place it above all those others just because you’re passionate about believing it, doesn’t make it true, regardless of it being written in a book. While I do believe in a historic Jeshua, because he’s been written about by other historical political figures, I believe that that there is absolutely no way to prove that any of the texts written about him are 100% true. It’s simply a matter of taking it on faith. Those are incredible claims that must be substantiated by hard evidence.
@@terri2494 But, people have laid down there lives for other religions the same way you describe Christianity. Most of them written in books just like the Bible or at the very least, documents that have been discovered throughout the centuries. If someone writes a book and says, “There were 500 witnesses that saw Abraham Lincoln walk on water!”, any normal individual would be skeptical. Again, you are using the text of the Bible to prove the Bible and that is NOT empirical evidence.
@@chuckfriebe843 I agree, there is no undeniable, take it to the bank proof, but good Lord there is a lot of very good evidence. Again, check out the shroud if you really are interested in evidence. It's not proof, but it's pretty good evidence that's hard to ignore. Check out Marian apparitions, particularly those in Zeitoun which occurred over years and witnessed by millions and attempted to be debunked by the Islamic government of the country but still reported in its mainstream media. Unheard of stuff
On top of any evidence you come across though, there is always the personal evidence and messages you get. But God will never force Himself on anyone. You need to invite Him in. Once you do, the "evidence" is more than you could ask for.
There's also a difference between people dying for a cause vs dying to defend a fact. These weren't people who sought to die for a cause they felt strongly about. All they were asked to do was to deny what they knew. They couldn't.
The Catholic here is not saved.
Darn it!
@@DadSavesAmerica But it is true, right? Catholics have no reassurance of salvation until death ... maybe not, maybe yes: maybe heaven, hell or purgatory, correct? You are not afraid of not knowing, of being lost or of falling from grace toward the end? Joinjen is obviously not quite diplomatic but what's the sarcasm for?
Grace and uncertainty are oxymorons.
It's like a king bestowing grace to a condemned but whilst he is leaving, the king warns the "lucky" fellow that he might send his guards to fetch him at any time to chop his head off. How is that grace, at best that is a conditional mercy. Not biblical for us today, it is called free gift for a reason. Free means no conditions attached i.e. mortal sins. That word *free* omission was the first unofficial sin any man ever committed: Eve removed it from God's words. That is what 4rd century's Catholic scholars did by delivering a counterfeit bible to the world. If only you knew your own true history...