I worked through these courses during a time of my life when I had so many questions about truth and who’s right. Like how could all these church groups think they were? It seemed hopeless. What I learned in these courses changed my life! I had heard the Bible all my life and the teaching in these courses made so much sense of so much I had wondered about. I have learned to read the Bible simply for what it says. Praise God.
This content has been incredibly edifying to my life in ways I couldn't possibly address in every facet here. May the Lord continue to be magnified. On a side note, can anyone answer how the anabaptists decided on doing communion and foot washing only twice a year? Thanks in advance
The Historic Faith covers a portion of its costs with paying subscribers. Yes, the Gospel is free, and yet we still pay for our Bibles and other Bible study materials. The Historic Faith operates as a non-profit organization and we use many volunteers to reduce our operating costs as much as possible. Those who spend the majority of their time on this project need to feed their families and are paid a modest salary from our subscription income. We welcome all to join us in our mission of making disciples of Jesus through the faith once delivered. We do offer free subscriptions when a subscription creates a financial hardship.
Regarding 40,000 different denominations: Has anyone made a list of these? What I've heard is that every time a denomination shows up in a city, state or country, it's counted again. That's not to say there aren't too many without all that, but this number might be something to reconsider.
1 Corinthians 9:18 NKJV - What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ 👉without charge💰💰💰, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel 2 Corinthians 2:17 NKJV - For we are not, as so many, 👉peddling 💰💰💰 the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 NKJV - nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge 💰💰💰, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might 👉 not be a burden to any of you 1 Thessalonians 2:9 NKJV - For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might 👉not be a burden 💰💰💰 to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. Matthew 10:8 NKJV - Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, 👉 freely give.
We have a huge amount of completely free content. And we provide the paid content for free to anyone with a real financial need. So of course we're not selling the word of God. But unfortunately, recording videos and maintaining websites costs money. Many volunteers help with this project, but a few people spend most of their time on this. We think they should be able to feed their families, so we charge a small amount for some of our content so that they can be paid, as 1 Tim 5:17-18 teaches. Anyone who would prefer us to offer our content entirely for free is welcome to donate.
Responding to the comment made by roddumlaug: David & the early Christian writings don't support Apostolic Succession & he has done CD's on this issue.
@roddumlauf9241 You're right that they believed in "apostolic succession." However, they defined the term very differently than the Roman Catholic Church or the Anglican Church does: anabaptistfaith.org/early-church-fathers-apostolic-succession/ -Lynn
As the first Scripture proclaims, the oral tradition and written, must be passed down.....doctrine and lifestyle. Doctrinally, foremost, baptismal regeneration (even to infants), the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the other Sacraments....all of the things/issues which David notes in his "Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs"....also including confession, sign of the cross, interest and usury, the list goes on. David has shed so much light on the Early Church. Thanks to him I am now ordained in Apostolic Succession as a Franciscan Deacon !
@roddumlauf9241 The Roman Catholic Church definitely has kept some things right. Apostolic succession wasn't one of them, though: anabaptistfaith.org/early-church-fathers-apostolic-succession/ -Lynn
@@SoundFaithChannel But in David's editorial work, "A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs" David sites that the Early Church solidly believed in the Sacrament of Ordination and Apostolic Succession through the Historic Episcopate. I'm an Anglo-Catholic Franciscan because of Davids work on the Early Church.
@roddumlauf9241 I believe he made that while he was still an Anglican, although from what I remember of that entry, it just lists quotes from the early church (it could be that I have a later edition). In later works, he's gone through the quotes and explains why he was mistaken earlier, and what the early church meant by apostolic succession. -Lynn
@ancora966 We have a huge amount of completely free content. And we provide the paid content for free to anyone with a real financial need. So of course we're not selling the word of God. But unfortunately, recording videos and maintaining websites costs money. Many volunteers help with this project, but a few people spend most of their time on this. We think they should be able to feed their families, so we charge a small amount for some of our content so that they can be paid, as 1 Tim 5:17-18 teaches. -Lynn
Sir please give me a call sometime. I'm a Christian, a member of the church of Christ and you make some good stuff but would like to talk to you about worship and baptism
David, why have you filed 2 legal claims against 2 TH-cam channels to remove your 1994 teaching on what the early Christians believed about infant baptism? It’s confusing because you don’t sell this audio lecture anymore, but you apparently don’t want it to be publicly available. Why do you not want that lecture to be publicly available like it used to be?
@GregSanders-m8w David has not filed legal claims against TH-cam channels. Whoever is claiming that is being disingenuous. What happened is that a TH-cam channel was breaking TH-cam's guidelines by publishing an audio tape that David made back when he believed infant baptism. Since then, David has changed his mind, and so of course he doesn't want to be publishing what he said back then. It would be very strange for someone to want to have their teachings, which they now believe to be wrong, to be publicly available. David submitted a request to TH-cam for them to remove the video. Since it was his teaching, he owned the copyright on it, and TH-cam's policy is that, if a video contains a copyright holder's work, the copyright holder owns it and can therefore, in certain circumstances, take it down. David does not believe in filing legal claims against someone, so if TH-cam had chosen not to take it down, he would not have gone any further. Someone appears to be blowing this event out of proportion in an attempt to smear David's character. But as you can see, David's actions make perfect sense and are in line with his beliefs not to take someone to court. -Lynn
@ he filed 2 legal copyright claims with TH-cam directly against Ante Nicene Christianity youth channel, and my TH-cam channel. Respectfully, you are incorrect. I did not say “lawsuit”, i said legal claim. But the point is, why does David not want people to see a lecture he recalled, and has not sold publicly for decades? What is he hiding? He no longer agrees with his old position, so should he not let the public listen to both and determine the truth for themselves?
Filing a copyright claim with TH-cam citing illegal usage of his 1990’s cassette tape comes off as a coercive attempt to hide the supposedly “false” representation of the early church he claims to represent. If it’s false, does David have the courage and the humility to let the public see his old false beliefs? If it’s false, wouldn’t it be harmless and easy to refute?
To be fair - i am not trying to say he filed a lawsuit, I would not expect David to do that given his teachings on lawsuits. It was not an attempt to smear him - i sincerely apologize if it came off like that. Let’s call it “multiple TH-cam copyright claims against multiple TH-cam channels”
@GregSanders-m8w My apologies, I didn't realize that's what you meant by "legal claims." You're right that he did file a copyright claim with TH-cam for Ante-Nicene Christianity's channel. Either he or TH-cam may have then extended it to your channel as well. I appreciate your concern, but I respectfully ask you to cease making allegations of this sort. David has never tried to sweep his former belief in infant baptism under the rug. He has publicly talked about the beliefs that he held as an Anglican that he now no longer holds, such as infant baptism and apostolic succession. He has publicly refuted the arguments that he made then, and has explained why the evidence lead him to change his mind. So to characterize David as hiding his former beliefs or arguments is quite incorrect and very misleading. You need only to listen to his teachings on these subjects, available with a free trial on thehistoricfaith[dot]com, to see that. It is true that David has stopped publishing those two teachings, which he now believes to be false. To stop publishing them would be the only thing for a person with integrity to do. David also objects to others publishing those teachings on other media, since those teachings are no longer supposed to be published. It's hard for me to understand how this wouldn't make sense. If you published a teaching thirty years ago which you now believe to be false, and if you had withdrawn from publication, would you want others to begin to publish that teaching in more and more forms of media? You suggested that false teachings are harmless and easy to refute. I think Scripture indicates otherwise. -Lynn
One hears a lot about the early Christians not being inspired scripture, etc, etc, but I wonder how often we know and confess something but still end up going directly against it? Knowingly or unknowingly. I have a genuine concern that the early Christian writings are replacing the role of the Holy Spirit as "teacher" and "guide to all truth" on this channel. I do hold the early Christian writings in high regard, and I believe we have been richly blessed in being able to access such a treasure box of writings. Along with the writings of the early Anabaptists. But we stand in danger of bypassing the Spirit of Christ and turning Christianity into an academic venture. Should the Holy Spirit not have the power to bring us to the same conclusions as the Early church and the first Anabaptists? Using the early Christian and Anabaptist writings and doctrines as a means to bring us to the "supposed" conclusions of Christ and the Apostles is faulty and not good. And I believe you stand in danger of doing so on this channel. Sincerely.... Neil Byler
The Holy Spirit is consistent with the faith that was once for all handed down to the saints, and it is this unchanging faith that we are committed to defending. We are not advocating for a faith that shifts based on individual interpretations of what the Holy Spirit may be saying. Instead, we stand firm in the original, apostolic faith that has been faithfully preserved throughout the ages.
Why censore someone who is offering criticism? (i.e., @Abideintheword) Does this reflect Christ? Is this a fruit of the Spirit? When did Jesus silence anyone who criticized Him? (Even slanderously) This is very telling of your unwillingness to hear the concerns of others and your inability to defend your position from the scriptures. Please wake up. You are rejecting the witness of the Holy Spirit for the witness of fallible men and (as Adam @abideintheword has pointed out) charging money for it in most cases. There's no excuse for it. This is shameful and wicked.
@Neil_85 We don't usually block commenters. And of course anyone is welcome to criticize us. If you look under our videos, you'll find many people who disagree with us and were not banned. We just want our comments section to be a place where people can have edifying, polite discussions, rather than a breeding ground for rudeness or trolling. And of course no one is being silenced. Anyone is able and welcome to criticize us on another channel that might not be as concerned about edifying and polite material. -Lynn
@Neil_85 We have a huge amount of completely free content. And we provide even the paid content for free to anyone with a real financial need. So of course we're not selling the word of God. But unfortunately, recording videos and maintaining websites costs money. Many volunteers help with this project, but a few people spend much of their time on this. We think they should be able to feed their families, so we charge a small amount for some of our content so that they can be paid, as 1 Tim 5:17-18 teaches. Anyone who would prefer us to offer our content entirely for free is welcome to donate.
@SoundFaithChannel Hi Lynn. I understand that polite and edifying conversations are what you want to see in the comment section, of course. But I wonder how you expect someone who has a completely honest and sincere concern and believes from his heart that you are leading people astray, (and please understand, someone who has a concern like this, it can be overwhelming for them, it can cause someone to become quite desperate) how is such a person to free himself from the burden of his concern and desperation if you fail to consider his concern or offer comfort from scripture that can lay his concerns to rest. This has been my experience with you. If you fail to hear the person's concern or to offer any comfort from scripture, what is that person to do? I think you need to realize that sometimes all that's left for that person to do is to get really serious and to no longer be looking for polite and edifying conversation. Brushing someone's concern or criticism aside does not bring edification or comfort. Please try to be more understanding. Sincerely -Neil
@Neil_85 My personal preference is to leave up all comments. But this channel's policy is to block those who are rude or trolling. As in, leaving comments, not to have a polite conversation, but to try to prejudice others against this content. We don't block polite criticism. And everyone is welcome to create content elsewhere criticizing our channel. By removing rude or trolling content, we're not limiting the content that people can make. -Lynn
Concerning the issue that people are having with you charging money for Gods word. I don't think 1 Tim 5:17-18 defends your position. This passage refers to teachers and to the best of my understanding teachers are always teaching those who are already in the church and part of the "faith once delivered ". If you were offering these courses as simply historical education I would see nothing wrong with it. But you don't get that from this video at all. If this video is accurate then you are very clearly setting up these courses and offering them as a doorway or means by which someone enters and becomes part of the historic "faith once delivered". You are offering it to those who (as you seem to be saying) have not yet received the "faith once delivered." Or those who are seeking for it. I disagree of course that you are offering or defending the "faith once delivered". But you are presenting these courses as such and therefore if that were true you should most certainly not be charging for it. So perhaps the problem is not so much in the fact that you're charging money but in the way you're presenting these courses as a means to the historic faith.
The Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter the "rock " of his Church. He gave him the keys to his Church and instituted him shepherd of the whole flock. The office of "binding" and "loosing" which was given to Peter was also assigned to the college of apostles united to its head. This pastoral office of Peter and the other apostles belong to the Church's very foundation and is continued by the bishops under the primacy of the Pope.
@aussierob7177 The early church didn't have a consensus on who the rock was in Matt 16, which would be surprising if there was a Pope. I recommend this article: anabaptistfaith.org/papacy/
@aussierob7177 Yes, it's true that the article is about the Roman Catholic Church, but I do believe many Roman Catholics are part of the body of Christ. -Lynn
[Ephesians 2:20] 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, [1 Corinthians 3:11] 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. [Revelation 21:14] 14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
I worked through these courses during a time of my life when I had so many questions about truth and who’s right. Like how could all these church groups think they were? It seemed hopeless. What I learned in these courses changed my life! I had heard the Bible all my life and the teaching in these courses made so much sense of so much I had wondered about. I have learned to read the Bible simply for what it says. Praise God.
Very well done and very well stated!! Love it!!
Amen! Share share share
This content has been incredibly edifying to my life in ways I couldn't possibly address in every facet here. May the Lord continue to be magnified.
On a side note, can anyone answer how the anabaptists decided on doing communion and foot washing only twice a year?
Thanks in advance
The Historic Faith covers a portion of its costs with paying subscribers. Yes, the Gospel is free, and yet we still pay for our Bibles and other Bible study materials. The Historic Faith operates as a non-profit organization and we use many volunteers to reduce our operating costs as much as possible. Those who spend the majority of their time on this project need to feed their families and are paid a modest salary from our subscription income. We welcome all to join us in our mission of making disciples of Jesus through the faith once delivered. We do offer free subscriptions when a subscription creates a financial hardship.
Regarding 40,000 different denominations: Has anyone made a list of these? What I've heard is that every time a denomination shows up in a city, state or country, it's counted again. That's not to say there aren't too many without all that, but this number might be something to reconsider.
1 Corinthians 9:18 NKJV - What is my reward then? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ 👉without charge💰💰💰, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel
2 Corinthians 2:17 NKJV - For we are not, as so many, 👉peddling 💰💰💰 the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.
2 Thessalonians 3:8 NKJV - nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge 💰💰💰, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might 👉 not be a burden to any of you
1 Thessalonians 2:9 NKJV - For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might 👉not be a burden 💰💰💰 to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
Matthew 10:8 NKJV - Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, 👉 freely give.
We have a huge amount of completely free content. And we provide the paid content for free to anyone with a real financial need. So of course we're not selling the word of God.
But unfortunately, recording videos and maintaining websites costs money. Many volunteers help with this project, but a few people spend most of their time on this. We think they should be able to feed their families, so we charge a small amount for some of our content so that they can be paid, as 1 Tim 5:17-18 teaches.
Anyone who would prefer us to offer our content entirely for free is welcome to donate.
Responding to the comment made by roddumlaug:
David & the early Christian writings don't support Apostolic Succession & he has done CD's on this issue.
Read "Apostolic Succession" in David's "Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs". You'll see that the Early Church DID support Apostolic Succession.
@roddumlauf9241 You're right that they believed in "apostolic succession." However, they defined the term very differently than the Roman Catholic Church or the Anglican Church does: anabaptistfaith.org/early-church-fathers-apostolic-succession/
-Lynn
Hi. Sorry if I've manipulated the session time for this video whenevber. God bless /Simon Isaksson
As the first Scripture proclaims, the oral tradition and written, must be passed down.....doctrine and lifestyle. Doctrinally, foremost, baptismal regeneration (even to infants), the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the other Sacraments....all of the things/issues which David notes in his "Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs"....also including confession, sign of the cross, interest and usury, the list goes on. David has shed so much light on the Early Church. Thanks to him I am now ordained in Apostolic Succession as a Franciscan Deacon !
Hello sir, I responded to your comment in the general comments, instead of directly to you. God bless you
@roddumlauf9241 The Roman Catholic Church definitely has kept some things right. Apostolic succession wasn't one of them, though: anabaptistfaith.org/early-church-fathers-apostolic-succession/ -Lynn
@@SoundFaithChannel But in David's editorial work, "A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs" David sites that the Early Church solidly believed in the Sacrament of Ordination and Apostolic Succession through the Historic Episcopate. I'm an Anglo-Catholic Franciscan because of Davids work on the Early Church.
@roddumlauf9241 I believe he made that while he was still an Anglican, although from what I remember of that entry, it just lists quotes from the early church (it could be that I have a later edition). In later works, he's gone through the quotes and explains why he was mistaken earlier, and what the early church meant by apostolic succession. -Lynn
Sad to see how you are selling the word of God.
@ancora966 We have a huge amount of completely free content. And we provide the paid content for free to anyone with a real financial need. So of course we're not selling the word of God.
But unfortunately, recording videos and maintaining websites costs money. Many volunteers help with this project, but a few people spend most of their time on this. We think they should be able to feed their families, so we charge a small amount for some of our content so that they can be paid, as 1 Tim 5:17-18 teaches.
-Lynn
Sir please give me a call sometime. I'm a Christian, a member of the church of Christ and you make some good stuff but would like to talk to you about worship and baptism
@truthwithproof5847 Good to hear from you. You're welcome to email us at soundfaithchannel@gmail.com -Lynn
@@truthwithproof5847 aren't most churches of christ cessationist?
David, why have you filed 2 legal claims against 2 TH-cam channels to remove your 1994 teaching on what the early Christians believed about infant baptism?
It’s confusing because you don’t sell this audio lecture anymore, but you apparently don’t want it to be publicly available.
Why do you not want that lecture to be publicly available like it used to be?
@GregSanders-m8w David has not filed legal claims against TH-cam channels. Whoever is claiming that is being disingenuous.
What happened is that a TH-cam channel was breaking TH-cam's guidelines by publishing an audio tape that David made back when he believed infant baptism. Since then, David has changed his mind, and so of course he doesn't want to be publishing what he said back then. It would be very strange for someone to want to have their teachings, which they now believe to be wrong, to be publicly available.
David submitted a request to TH-cam for them to remove the video. Since it was his teaching, he owned the copyright on it, and TH-cam's policy is that, if a video contains a copyright holder's work, the copyright holder owns it and can therefore, in certain circumstances, take it down.
David does not believe in filing legal claims against someone, so if TH-cam had chosen not to take it down, he would not have gone any further.
Someone appears to be blowing this event out of proportion in an attempt to smear David's character. But as you can see, David's actions make perfect sense and are in line with his beliefs not to take someone to court. -Lynn
@ he filed 2 legal copyright claims with TH-cam directly against Ante Nicene Christianity youth channel, and my TH-cam channel. Respectfully, you are incorrect. I did not say “lawsuit”, i said legal claim.
But the point is, why does David not want people to see a lecture he recalled, and has not sold publicly for decades? What is he hiding? He no longer agrees with his old position, so should he not let the public listen to both and determine the truth for themselves?
Filing a copyright claim with TH-cam citing illegal usage of his 1990’s cassette tape comes off as a coercive attempt to hide the supposedly “false” representation of the early church he claims to represent.
If it’s false, does David have the courage and the humility to let the public see his old false beliefs? If it’s false, wouldn’t it be harmless and easy to refute?
To be fair - i am not trying to say he filed a lawsuit, I would not expect David to do that given his teachings on lawsuits. It was not an attempt to smear him - i sincerely apologize if it came off like that. Let’s call it “multiple TH-cam copyright claims against multiple TH-cam channels”
@GregSanders-m8w My apologies, I didn't realize that's what you meant by "legal claims." You're right that he did file a copyright claim with TH-cam for Ante-Nicene Christianity's channel. Either he or TH-cam may have then extended it to your channel as well.
I appreciate your concern, but I respectfully ask you to cease making allegations of this sort.
David has never tried to sweep his former belief in infant baptism under the rug. He has publicly talked about the beliefs that he held as an Anglican that he now no longer holds, such as infant baptism and apostolic succession. He has publicly refuted the arguments that he made then, and has explained why the evidence lead him to change his mind. So to characterize David as hiding his former beliefs or arguments is quite incorrect and very misleading. You need only to listen to his teachings on these subjects, available with a free trial on thehistoricfaith[dot]com, to see that.
It is true that David has stopped publishing those two teachings, which he now believes to be false. To stop publishing them would be the only thing for a person with integrity to do. David also objects to others publishing those teachings on other media, since those teachings are no longer supposed to be published.
It's hard for me to understand how this wouldn't make sense. If you published a teaching thirty years ago which you now believe to be false, and if you had withdrawn from publication, would you want others to begin to publish that teaching in more and more forms of media?
You suggested that false teachings are harmless and easy to refute. I think Scripture indicates otherwise.
-Lynn
One hears a lot about the early Christians not being inspired scripture, etc, etc, but I wonder how often we know and confess something but still end up going directly against it? Knowingly or unknowingly.
I have a genuine concern that the early Christian writings are replacing the role of the Holy Spirit as "teacher" and "guide to all truth" on this channel.
I do hold the early Christian writings in high regard, and I believe we have been richly blessed in being able to access such a treasure box of writings. Along with the writings of the early Anabaptists. But we stand in danger of bypassing the Spirit of Christ and turning Christianity into an academic venture.
Should the Holy Spirit not have the power to bring us to the same conclusions as the Early church and the first Anabaptists?
Using the early Christian and Anabaptist writings and doctrines as a means to bring us to the "supposed" conclusions of Christ and the Apostles is faulty and not good. And I believe you stand in danger of doing so on this channel.
Sincerely.... Neil Byler
The Holy Spirit is consistent with the faith that was once for all handed down to the saints, and it is this unchanging faith that we are committed to defending. We are not advocating for a faith that shifts based on individual interpretations of what the Holy Spirit may be saying. Instead, we stand firm in the original, apostolic faith that has been faithfully preserved throughout the ages.
If we were lacking the fruits of the Spirit, I would understand your concern. Sincerely Daniel Willis
Reading scripture and studying church history does not in anyway replace the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
I believe the Holy Spirit will never go against what's already in the New Testament and other scriptures.
Why censore someone who is offering criticism? (i.e., @Abideintheword) Does this reflect Christ? Is this a fruit of the Spirit? When did Jesus silence anyone who criticized Him? (Even slanderously) This is very telling of your unwillingness to hear the concerns of others and your inability to defend your position from the scriptures. Please wake up. You are rejecting the witness of the Holy Spirit for the witness of fallible men and (as Adam @abideintheword has pointed out) charging money for it in most cases. There's no excuse for it. This is shameful and wicked.
@Neil_85 We don't usually block commenters. And of course anyone is welcome to criticize us. If you look under our videos, you'll find many people who disagree with us and were not banned.
We just want our comments section to be a place where people can have edifying, polite discussions, rather than a breeding ground for rudeness or trolling.
And of course no one is being silenced. Anyone is able and welcome to criticize us on another channel that might not be as concerned about edifying and polite material. -Lynn
@Neil_85 We have a huge amount of completely free content. And we provide even the paid content for free to anyone with a real financial need. So of course we're not selling the word of God.
But unfortunately, recording videos and maintaining websites costs money. Many volunteers help with this project, but a few people spend much of their time on this. We think they should be able to feed their families, so we charge a small amount for some of our content so that they can be paid, as 1 Tim 5:17-18 teaches.
Anyone who would prefer us to offer our content entirely for free is welcome to donate.
@SoundFaithChannel Hi Lynn. I understand that polite and edifying conversations are what you want to see in the comment section, of course. But I wonder how you expect someone who has a completely honest and sincere concern and believes from his heart that you are leading people astray, (and please understand, someone who has a concern like this, it can be overwhelming for them, it can cause someone to become quite desperate) how is such a person to free himself from the burden of his concern and desperation if you fail to consider his concern or offer comfort from scripture that can lay his concerns to rest. This has been my experience with you. If you fail to hear the person's concern or to offer any comfort from scripture, what is that person to do? I think you need to realize that sometimes all that's left for that person to do is to get really serious and to no longer be looking for polite and edifying conversation. Brushing someone's concern or criticism aside does not bring edification or comfort. Please try to be more understanding. Sincerely -Neil
@Neil_85 My personal preference is to leave up all comments. But this channel's policy is to block those who are rude or trolling. As in, leaving comments, not to have a polite conversation, but to try to prejudice others against this content.
We don't block polite criticism. And everyone is welcome to create content elsewhere criticizing our channel. By removing rude or trolling content, we're not limiting the content that people can make. -Lynn
Concerning the issue that people are having with you charging money for Gods word. I don't think 1 Tim 5:17-18 defends your position. This passage refers to teachers and to the best of my understanding teachers are always teaching those who are already in the church and part of the "faith once delivered ".
If you were offering these courses as simply historical education I would see nothing wrong with it. But you don't get that from this video at all. If this video is accurate then you are very clearly setting up these courses and offering them as a doorway or means by which someone enters and becomes part of the historic "faith once delivered". You are offering it to those who (as you seem to be saying) have not yet received the "faith once delivered." Or those who are seeking for it.
I disagree of course that you are offering or defending the "faith once delivered". But you are presenting these courses as such and therefore if that were true you should most certainly not be charging for it.
So perhaps the problem is not so much in the fact that you're charging money but in the way you're presenting these courses as a means to the historic faith.
The Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter the "rock " of his Church. He gave him the keys to his Church and instituted him shepherd
of the whole flock. The office of "binding" and "loosing" which was given to Peter was also assigned to the college of apostles united to its head. This pastoral office of Peter and the other apostles belong to the Church's very foundation and is continued by the bishops under the primacy of the Pope.
@aussierob7177 The early church didn't have a consensus on who the rock was in Matt 16, which would be surprising if there was a Pope. I recommend this article: anabaptistfaith.org/papacy/
@@SoundFaithChannel Why would i read an article about a man-made denomination that does not belong to the Body of Christ ?
@aussierob7177 Yes, it's true that the article is about the Roman Catholic Church, but I do believe many Roman Catholics are part of the body of Christ. -Lynn
[Ephesians 2:20] 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,
[1 Corinthians 3:11] 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
[Revelation 21:14] 14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
We are contending for this faith that you have listed here.