Melissa Dougherty: How A Cult Got Me Out Of The New Age

[@ApologiaStudios]

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[@MelissaDougherty]

Always a treat to hang out with the Cultish guys! Thanks for having me on ☺️

[@abbeyszunyog2197]

I got so much out of this. Thank you! You, and your testimony is an inspiration to me, Melissa. God is good, faithful, patient with us, and sovereign;... it blows my mind. God bless!

[@MiMiLfE]

I had similar experiences growing up ….must be a Greek thing ! Anyhow Praise God we are His …. Love your ministry .

[@MiMiLfE]

@@1john4six so glad you know me 😂

[@maryparrish1426]

Random question, where did you get your t-shirt? I'm in love with it!

[@jordantheriverman6143]

I had the exact same experience where before i was born again creation seemed bland and devoid of colour, i didnt enjoy the food i ate etc. I was very darkened, addicted and hopeless. When i was born again, the colours came back to nature, i enjoyed the food i ate and the magpies (birds) woke me up outside (the after being born again) with what sounded like a majestic, angelic chorus dedicated to the worship of God. Formerly they just annoyed the heck out of me. I also noticed a lightpost outside of my house emanating light in the shape of a cross. So, i share that same experience of having the creational glory revealed to me. I really appreciate what you do Melissa, and the team at Cultish. Thankyou for sharing this with us, it instructed and reminded me. God bless.

[@sakuranight24]

I’m a new Christian and I actually have a similar background of faith like Melissa but I was raised as a JW and I ended up going to progressive/new age Christianity in college. Now I’m an English teacher in Japan and found a church that teaches me the Bible. I’m amazed how God brought me on this journey to where I am now(I’m so thankful). Thank you all for this needed spiritual content.

[@BornAgainExJw]

That’s really encouraging to hear, I never went into new age/thought...well maybe just a touch with it because of reading “the secret” and trying to manifest things into my life, but when I left the jws I was essentially just in spiritual purgatory, I wasn’t really seeking God or anything like that, I was just existing, thankfully the Lord revealed Himself to me by exposing the secret sin in my life and for the first time, I could actually see how sinful and broken I was and also how much I needed God’s Grace to save me. I’m so happy to hear that a fellow ex Jw has found the truth of Christ and the Gospel, God Bless!

[@BornAgainExJw]

@@1john4six Cherry Pickers belong in the Cherry Orchards, not the Holy Scriptures. Have a nice day 😎

[@ValerieJean757]

Jeremiah 14:14 Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart Jeremiah 23 21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. 22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. Jeremiah 26:8 Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die Jeremiah 7 9 Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: 10 For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish Jeremiah 29 8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. 9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord.

[@ValerieJean757]

17 They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. Jeremiah 23 10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. 11 For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord. 12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord. 13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. 14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness; they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. 15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. 16 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord. 17 They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. 18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it? 19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. 20 The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. 21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

[@dbaldwin237]

The Melissa Dougherty episode we’ve all been waiting for.

[@michaeljackson8390]

♥️I help expose our evil government (the Illuminati) i have 2,145,212+Total views💜[The about section will blow your mind]😞:( 🍃!

[@noahjones5600]

We need Jeff Durbin, now.

[@williewiner4161]

Love Melissa. She’s such a fantastic young woman. She’s such a blessing to me. Love when she does her satire videos!💖

[@Lilacs4]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, she's my favorite Christian KZbinr right now, been binging her videos since I first came across her channel a couple months ago lol

[@michaeljackson8390]

♥️I help expose our evil government (the Illuminati) i have 2,145,212+Total views💜[The about section will blow your mind]😞:( 🍃!

[@noahjones5600]

Yes, she's great. My wife and I recently discovered her channel. So sensible, put in nice perspective.

[@JasongCLJ]

Yea she's cool. Im just concerned about the kind of company she gets around. Lets pray she has discernment to stay away from wolves.

[@Lilacs4]

@@JasongCLJ How so? Like what company is she around that concerns you? I agree discernment is important, we should always be discerning because the most dangerous lies are often the most subtle. But she seems very sharp and educated so I'm not worried. ☺️

[@soonernow2324]

Yes , I had the same experience! I prayed one night in my room and woke the next day with clearer vision. I had no idea what happened to me. I grew up Catholic and it was amazing to me.

[@mandygainey312]

I could relate and understand everything Melisaa mentioned about confusion/control with the independent baptist church(IFB)!! My family and I are dealing with that. We left an SBC affiliated church after being there 7 yrs. It was tough leaving. Went to an IFB church from there. It's taken us 3 yrs to realize some of the rules and teachings are unbiblical and cultish!!! On the surface, it seems just like personal preferences. But now we see it's deeper than just preferences!!!!!!! So, we are praying and waiting for the Lord to take us out of there. For over 2 yrs, my teenage daughter has been struggling with assurance of her salvation. And a bit more than a year for me.....because of the contradictions in the pastor's sermons. Please pray for us. thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love and hugs to all those with Apologia Studios from North Carolina!!

[@TheCoaster78]

"If you really have a true and healthy perspective as a Christian, you realize that things don't happen TO you-- they happen ultimately FOR you." God's sovereignty, my friend. Thank you! AMEN

[@JCSPARX]

Amazing episode you guys😁👍

[@exposingtheenemy3651]

I feel like this has revived the urgency and importance the Lord has put on me to share my testimony so thank you for this cuz I have followed Melissa for awhile but never heard the full testimony. Even tho it's our own experience and is so personal and can't make someone a believer on its own it's our testimonies that spark unbelievers to seek..it's something different for everyone but when uve been there in the world it makes the testimony that much more relatable and powerful. so grateful the Lord finds ways to bring us back when we tend to stray

[@republicofliveGood]

I don’t know if it’s rude to ask that but I’m so eager to hear concerning your testimony. It can make others overcome all the way through. Like this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5Coapdnqpufo6s

[@exposingtheenemy3651]

@@republicofliveGood not rude at all to ask.. it's kinda long but the jist of it is I was totally in the world believing all the lies we're fed like the ancient aliens type stuff..but put simply realizing witchcraft was real started me seeking God, so a witch brought me to God.then after a yr or so of the lord slowly removing the veil and looking at theology apologetics history and listening to the bible and bible studies I still had a hard time wrapping my mind around the story of Jesus and the cross so I was praying to God to show me the truth bout Jesus cuz I was falling back into my old ways of thinking like maybe he was just a great rabbi or ascended master and the Lord gave me the most tramatizing real experience where I accidentally went camping with a satanist and got possessed and felt like I was in a battle for my soul...so a satanist brought me to jesus....I'm soo grateful that subconsciously I knew to call for Jesus cuz I came to already calling for him several times that morning...long story short this battle continued for like 4 to 5 hrs but in the end I am so blessed by this experience cuz I got to meet Jesus and I got born again that morning while strapped to a gurney...it's been a journey the last 2 yrs and some things are still a mystery..the Lord told me I couldn't come back with the knowledge he gave me I believe it will be revealed eventually..maybe once I start being obedient and make my testimony video he'll bless me even more than he already has...

[@Cindy27-62]

I really appreciate how Melissa compliments the input of others. Great program encouraged how respectful to others this was presented by all of you. Yes, we are all learning. Praise God He is our perfect teacher.

[@jaquirox6579]

I love hearing that Melissa finally was embraced in that Apologetic circle, where she found that she was treated unbiasedly and with respect. I’m still finding left and right, the pushback on most of what I say, just because I’m female. Even in the small female Bible study group setting. I don’t know what this dynamic is really about, but it seems to plague the churches. After coming out of the false, and spending a few years studying true theology now, I’m still struggling to figure out where I fit in, in the Church, and church. So far I still just feel like the alien and black sheep. So hearing Melissa say that… gives me hope. Thank you.

[@javaman714]

I like how things come together. I only just heard of Melissa a few months ago when she interviewed John Cooper from Skillet but then I watched a few videos of hers and enjoyed them and then to see her on Cultish which I have been a fan of since the begging but I haven't watched much lately. So thank you to all and may God continue His blessings on everyone.

[@tall14dude]

Melissa has a great channel and newly released podcast. Excellent content!

[@michaeljackson8390]

♥️I help expose our evil government (the Illuminati) i have 2,145,212+Total views💜[The about section will blow your mind]😞:( 🍃!

[@soonernow2324]

I’m so thankful I primarily taught by KQCV am Radio BOTT Radio Network Christian Radio. Listened everyday junior and senior year in High school.

[@Highontheholyghost]

I’m an ex Jehovah’s Witness. Jesus delivered me RADICALLY eight months ago PRAISE GOD. I am being so called to an ex Jehovah’s Witness community of believers but have no idea where to look.

[@sakuranight24]

Praise God 🙏🏾 I was also an ex Jehovah’s Witness. I think Facebook is a great place to start.

[@FoxWife]

Cultish is an outreach of Apologia Ministries. Apologia is also on KZbin and online. They’re both fantastic resources for not just theology but living out what you believe.

[@BornAgainExJw]

Hey Taleah, so happy to hear you are out of the clutches of the watchtower. I host a KZbin channel where I do interviews with former JWs and give them a platform to tell their story, if you are interested let me know and I can give you my email and we can coordinate possibly having you on. Either way God Bless you!

[@BornAgainExJw]

@@1john4six my goodness you’re tenacious, still trolling this comment section and actually seeking former JWs to falsely proselytize towards (that’s pretty evil man) See this is the problem with people who abuse government help by accepting unemployment for too long, we have to find you a real job my friend.😎

[@sierraskye6779]

Haha! I’m watching this a couple weeks after it aired and I find it hilarious that one of the ads is for a meditation app. Wrong audience KZbin algorithm lol!

[@fritzd2116]

Very interesting. Learned a lot about Melissa’s background here. I had the privilege of attending a Walter Martin seminar way back in 1988 in Twin Falls, Idaho. Learned a lot, and Martin’s “Kingdom of the Cults” is one of my favorite books.

[@sunglassesnocap]

Wow. This was really special to see someone who has had such a journey to arrive to Jesus and become this Wonderful vessel of light share her full testimony in such an intimate way. I am always blessed by your Journey and your Ministry Melissa. God bless you. I hope I can meet you one day, and if not then under the tree in heaven. Keep up the good work. Thanks guys for another wonderful video

[@wageskeith]

My in laws are following the Hebraic roots movement. I would love you hear your thoughts on it.

[@scotthix2926]

Just to add to her story of learning from studying cults. I like debates for the same reason. You see the opposite view and define your terms. I have grown up in a very standard good Christian house. So I can take for granted words like “blessed assurance” but when I see “a Christian” without it. I understand what it means to have it.

[@scotthix2926]

@@1john4six what? Yes I believe Jesus is God. Really confused.

[@scotthix2926]

@@1john4six you sir, are the spirit of error in this case. She has not preached falsely

[@scotthix2926]

@@1john4six i dont know why you think, I dont believe what you wrote. Or that Melissa does not believe those things. You comment to me and dont understand my initial comment and just start saying false claims against me, when they are untrue. When have I claimed Jesus was not God. Take these words to heart. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Galatians 5:22‭-‬26 ESV

[@burntclutches]

Love Melissa God bless you all! Great show tonight

[@weekendintexas]

Yeah!!! Melissa a great KZbinr herself

[@SusieQ3]

This is such a great interview! Thanks for doing this. I always enjoy when some of my favorite podcasters get together. Y'all always answer questions I didn't know I had. Jerry, "new book" is one of the best smells! That's absolutely not weird.

[@elizaf.9040]

I love Melissa! The two guys should have let her talk and not try to reinterpret her story. Thanks for having her on.

[@jordantheriverman6143]

Theyre all friends and siblings in Christ. That's part of what they do on Cultish, trying to think about things, discuss topics and worldviews. As you can see, sometimes they got it wrong and other times not. I do understand what you're saying and agree to an extent.

[@truthseeker4957]

I am a Jehovah Witness with doubts....I have no idea how I got here but I also have no idea where to go from here. This is all so overwhelming. I was raised LDS and then, went to new age. While I was searching for God, Jehovah's Witnesses found me. They made so much sense to me coming from my LDS background where I had no knowledge of the Bible. I've been a JW for 8 years but I think there are things that I've learned recently that I can't come back from and the idea of leaving all my friends is so difficult... my head is spinning. I just want to know the truth about who God really is and what the Bible really teaches.

[@UnderTheFloor79]

Keep reading the Bible. Get out of the JW cult. Matthew 10:37

[@saltandlightEvie]

So amazing you made it here. God truly leads us to the truth. We are so blessed to be picked out and guided. Just be gentle with yourself and find people who you can talk to gently. You are welcome to get in touch with me I just went through this, and as Melissa saying it is difficult when every one is sort of punishing us or almost yelling at us even on New Age to christianity groups.

[@erikx4433]

Hi Truthseeker, a while ago I started watching videos by Mike Winger (who has also teamed up with Melissa btw). He has a passion to help people think biblically and also did some videos on the JWs. You can check them out to see if he is accurate, and I'm pretty sure his analyses can help you further. God bless!

[@myles7446]

Study the historic Christian creeds. Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed, and Athanasian Creed. Christianity has a history. The heresies of the LDS Church and the Jehovah’s Witnesses have been addressed literally hundreds of years ago in the Christian creeds and counsels. Most of those cults rely on dismissing the creeds as “Roman Catholic” and “pagan”. This is just nonsense. Study church history for yourself and read read read the Bible for yourself. You’ll find most of it is digestible to the average reader. At least the New Testament is. God will guide you and lead you better than we can here on KZbin. He’ll give increase in your genuine pursuance. Be willing to abandon Jehovah’s Witness and Watchtower if it doesn’t align with the scriptures. Be willing to go wherever Jesus leads, regardless of the cost or what you thought you knew as true. I came out of the New Age as well. It doesn’t all come into focus over night, it takes time and effort, prayer, reading scripture, etc. to grow in your understanding. But you need to abandon the Jehovah’s Witnesses Arian heresy and denial of Jesus Christ as God in flesh. But fully man, and fully God in the 1 person of Christ. God is Triune. Three persons share in the one singular being/essence/nature. All 3 persons are co-equal, co-eternal, co-existent from all eternity past. The Gospel is not the Jehovah’s Witness gospel. You are a sinner. You owe a debt you cannot pay. You’re spiritually dead in your sins. You need freedom from your bondage to sin and pardon from the eternal consequences of your sin. Forgiveness is only found by faith alone in the person and work of Jesus Christ alone. Not faith plus doing good deeds. Not faith plus baptism. Not faith plus the church. Not faith plus charity. Not faith plus church attendance. The Bible is clear that only your faith in the finished work and person of Jesus Christ washes away your sins. Once this happens, God regenerates you, frees your from your slavery to sin and empowers you to now live a life pleasing before Him. This brings with it new desires and a new desire to war with your sin. This process is called sanctification in the Bible. It is God now changing you and making you more like Christ. These good deeds don’t save you or play a part in your justification before God for your sin. Rather, the good deeds evidence that the faith that you have is a true, saving faith and not a dead faith like the devil and demons have. So turn to the true Christ. The 2nd person of the Godhead. He is fully God and fully man. He is able to save to the uttermost all those who draw near to Him by faith. Trust in His atoning and perfect sacrifice for the cleansing of your sin. Trust that He will, as the Bible says, “lead you into all truth.” He will. But you need to know the true Christ first. Not the false Christ of the Jehovah’s Witness or Mormon Jesus.

[@jordantheriverman6143]

I truly empathise with you my friend. Seek the truth, that is.. the person of Jesus Christ and how he is revealed in the gospel. What is the gospel? How do i have a right standing with God. Focus upon the central thing...according to the scriptures, who is Jesus and what has he done in the gospel? Romans 4 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter? 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about-but not before God. 3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation. 5 However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness. 6 David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: 7 “Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them.”

[@Willowbillo]

Just a small thing to note, "Think and Grow Rich" was by Napoleon Hill. (Which is huge circulating book in entrepreneur culture) I'm not sure if Melissa mumbled it , or forgot. It sounded like " Wattle" lol. This was said at 48 mins in the interview. That book impacted me and had a huge effect, that and his other book "Outwitting the Devil" by Napoleon Hill. It actually took Melissa's ministry on KZbin (and Mike Wigner) to snap me out of it and caused me to be convicted by the Holy Spirit, and I believe that because when I went to a "Leadership Development Seminar" at which 95% of what was being taught was New Age (New Thought) and claimed it to be Christian teaching, [also I've been to these several times by this point and always felt excited and awesome] I didn't feel excited, or motivated, or inspired; I couldn't hardly sleep the whole weekend I went because what I became to believe was plain unbiblical and wrong. (Oddly enough I didn't like her channel at first because I believed in the Law of Attraction, but I couldn't logically counter what she was revealing on her channel, so I kept watching) Now I've been growing closer to Jesus and rejoicing in his truth. Thank you Melissa for your Ministry!

[@matthewdemarco9350]

Haven't missed an episode. This is my second time watching this one in fact. I'd love to chat with you two brothers.. God bless yall and yalls families. Thanks for yaks time.

[@SilazHviezd]

I love Melissa! Thank you. God bless.

[@ashleynelsonjackson175]

Melissa is such a good storyteller

[@elainejan]

Great discussion. Thank you 😊

[@iw9338]

Excellent, things happen for us. Praise God 🙏💜

[@SecondChapterMom]

Yay! It’s Melissa 💞✝️

[@kramsdrawde8159]

I love melissa, she is such a sweet lady, and funny too.

[@susanwhaley370]

Greetings. Off the topic question. Is the Derek Prince Ministry a cult type ministry? I grew up with just about everything was satanic. Now I am an adult and grown people are giving me his (Derek Prince) books to read and telling me to burn heirlooms, books, my kids can't watch Scooby Doo etc. Can spiritual warfare become cultified? Thanks

[@tayh.6235]

Hey. It can absolutely become cult-y. I would just say this: if Christ can redeem and cleanse a sinner like me and make me a new creation, can he not cleanse and redeem a simple heirloom or protect me from the mere mention of a monster or ghost? Now, if it's something that is actually occult like a book on magic or stuff meant to be used as part of a ritual, it would probably be best to get rid of it. But any mere object, if you're worried, just pray and ask God to cast out anything evil attached to it.

[@susanwhaley370]

@@tayh.6235 Thank you so much. I keep telling them about Paul telling the Christians eating food sacrificed to pagan gods were to give it up if it was hampering the baby Christians and not because the food was possessed. (Words to that effect). They still gave me a Derek Prince book.🤣. Worried I am missing something but don't want to fall into my awful childhood church again.

[@chronischgeheilt]

Melissa has a very good video on the topic, it is about owning crystals. But I am also always wondering about Derek Prince. His books sound intreaguing but my alarm bells go off too.

[@susanwhaley370]

@@chronischgeheilt Awesome thanks. We do have a large rock collection. We collect them for the nature table along with feathers, tree pods and other interesting nature stuff etc. I will look for the crystal programme. Cheers

[@thehonestchristian492]

I can't express enough how vital deciplalship is. It can truly make or break people. It can also hinder spiritual growth. I have such a desire to do youtube. But because I myself am undecipled in some areas I feel like I can't contribute to the decipleship of others.

[@heaven9378]

I say start anyway and God will sustain you

[@BlancaLovesJesus]

20:00 Why would you all interrupt her at this point in her very personal, painful story to say nothing important? Ugh And again at 25:12 instead of letting her continue her story about almost committing suicide....again to say what? You all seem to interrupt at the worst moments. Wait just wait and then say it.

[@chronischgeheilt]

My favorite show and my favorite KZbin Apologist... Is it Christmas already?!

[@Candican2]

I relate to so much of this. It was a look into Islam that revealed to me the truth of Christian. I like how Melissa, it was a safe way for God to get past my defensiveness about Christianity. He's so clever lol

[@sitapohiva1862]

my girl, Melissa!

[@theomaimba9245]

Thank you...

[@noemiknutson8792]

Yes amen!!!

[@infinitestare]

16:17 it's not called "New Age" because it's a "new" movement or teaching or something, she doesn't even know anything about it, it's called "new age" because this doctrine (started by Helena Blavatsky) prophesies the "coming of a new age" in the future. Hence the name "new age" lol

[@jonsays3762]

New age’s only saving grace is that they are willing to change things on short notice when it becomes obvious that a tenet needs to change. That’s rather anti-cut-fish, I suppose…

[@deborahhoffman426]

Hey guys, let her finish her story.

[@syracuse_]

Its very odd listening to this because I relate a lot to Melissa and her faith journey. I was a lost sheep and wasn't discipled and fell into a smorgishboard of teachings.

[@hanialhalaluyahuah222]

Tovia Singer....Must Watch if you're looking for TRUTH Peace

[@MarinaPier77]

I watched Rabbi Singer. Thanks for the suggestion. As far as truth, I'm not sure. I can't ignore Isaiah 53 or other messianic passages from the old testament that Yeshua fulfills. Peace for you as well.

[@jerardosc9534]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGG7gqCYmqx4kJo Michael Brown has already exposed Tovia Singer with the truth of Jesus Christ as the promised messiah. Ill link there debate above.

[@hanialhalaluyahuah222]

@@jerardosc9534 even without Tovia Singer I know there was never anyone by that name nor do the ancient letters that make up Messiahs name do not and will not ever translate to jc!! EVER!!! Christianity IS IDOLITRY! ! ! Placing anyone or anything above the Creators name is wrong in so many ways!! Breaks first 3 commandments to start! I also will not watch if they don't allow public to comment...usually eans they are hiding or lying about the TRUTH!!! He didn't expose anything...

[@jerardosc9534]

@@hanialhalaluyahuah222 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYrJi6uhp9aGlac This one allows for comments. The links above

[@hanialhalaluyahuah222]

@@jerardosc9534 neither of them will change the things I know...Lew White is the closest so far!

[@liepa7768]

Too bad they are jumping from topic to topic and don't finish the previous one. Many unfinished interesting topics, where speaker gets interrupted all the time :)

[@boonec6658]

Yoooooo let's do it

[@therepentguy1653]

" Repent is the START ....... " Repent simply means ; rethought , rethink , with great anguishing in despair , change in the heart of mind ... until you " Repent " you will not turn any direction , you will only continue in and on your current way . If not ..., then PERISH ... Perish simply means ; to be rendered not usable for the intended purpose ... Yahusha said to him, I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. MARANATHA ....... The Repent Guy

[@ValerieJean757]

Ezekiel 13 2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord; 3 Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing Zephaniah 3:4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law

[@starwarsfan7093]

Hi a family member says what you are what you think law of attraction talk. I asked a family member are you born again her response was I was confirmed in a Presbyterian church

[@Lilacs4]

Being born again doesn't equate to church confirmation, it's about Christ transforming you from the inside out and acts of obedience like baptism are just a public declaration of what should have already taken place on the soul level. For what it's worth I'd encourage you to continue talking to your relative, give truth in love, and point them to the gospel. Jesus leaves zero room for any pagan practices if one is to have a true relationship with him. 🙏🏻 God bless 💖

[@carolebingham7262]

The secret is the biggest load of rubbish ever written do u know why there isn't one

[@jedediahsmith1741]

*sympathy : )

[@stubowl1]

cool. hope she becomes reformed

[@Lilacs4]

Your comment reminds me of some eye-roll inducing experiences in the past lol. Reformers I've come across consistently gave me the impression of being extremist - all or nothing, ultimatum type - and that ego complex is such a huge turnoff and so unbiblical. Not saying you are that way, just that your comment reminded me of many unpleasant conversations with over zealous, disrespectful and cocky 20-something y/o reformed dudes. Blegh.

[@WasLostButNowAmFound]

Amen!

[@WasLostButNowAmFound]

@@Lilacs4cool! i hope you become reformed.

[@chronischgeheilt]

Srsly I didn't even know and I couldn't care less because all I see on her channel is discernment, spiritual edification of siblings and the love of Christ. THAT is what is important, not a label. And before you ask me if I won't research about a person and be more cautious about their beliefs that might influence them... For me, basically everyone is in the 'hot seat' as much as I can be aware of it - even Apologia Studios :)

[@stubowl1]

@@Lilacs4 chill Eleth. Reformed approach kills the ego... when you say 'turnoff' are you meaning that what we do determines what others will believe? i'm 42 btw. peace to you friend

[@berglen100]

Well the remark of being new age is a tricky statement you claim you were, and now use against others beliefs that is called states we all go through, the reading of the Bible is thought to be history which I call blinding in classic theology, thinking Jesus is outside man is wrong understanding about what Actually man was before creation, God does everything man experienced good and evil by what's established with man as the word I AM being the name used by God. Plus every man is convinced by emotion's now in what you grasp being truth. Your doing and repeating first Adams belief in being saved, wake is a more realistic meaning. Phil 2:5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: Or repeat thinking your truth by the mind you judge against other for it being untrue by your thoughts.Ecclesiastes 3:15: “That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.” The “natural man” cannot grasp that, for to him reality is based only on the evidence of the senses. The man of reason could justify the verse’s end, saying if it has any meaning then the writer must mean recurrence. The sun comes every day and the moon completes its cycle and the seasons come and go. If we took a picture of the universe today, the scientists can compute how long it will take to return to this point in the picture. So the intellectual man could justify the verse; but that is not what is meant, for it is addressed not to the man of reason or the man of sense, but to the man of Imagination. What is it all about? “That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been, and God seeks what has been driven away.” Imagination is the oldest system used since creation by I AM which includes man.

[@berglen100]

Yep you are funny.

[@katherinepoindexter4380]

I love it.."they haven't seen the things we've seen" talking about technology...lol..ah you millennials. Gen X'er here..You have not seen the stuff we've seen and until you have to walk across shag carpet to turn the channel on your t.v. you have not lived.

[@roberthimselfisblankslate1862]

Great interview but you guys interject way too much.

[@anderola]

Im very sad to see you Melissa still fighting the JWS....for decades now....is this what Jesus would do???? NO! He told us to be organised to share and spread the good news of the kingdom! And you are not doing that! Only JWS do that in more than 1000 languages!!! Remember that!!

[@PurePuritan]

You don't know christ.

[@anderola]

@@PurePuritan I do know Jesus, our King

[@PurePuritan]

@@anderola so you worship and serve a creature? Jw theology is works based arian heresy that cannot save. You must be born again! Ezekiel 36:25-27

[@anderola]

@@PurePuritan I do NOT worship Jesus. But he is our King. And his God YHWH is our God

[@PurePuritan]

@@anderola Immanuel -> God with us Yahshua -> YHWH is salvation Genesis 19:24 two YHWHs Genesis 18 whole triune godhead appears and is treated as one and worshipped

[@slimpickens0000]

love you both but I got to say Jeremiah lost me when he says he got "good vibes" from a former New ager..that's like a new-age term that we have adopted.. And she lost me when she said she prefers empathy over sympathy. 😬 God bless you both

[@TGuard00014]

Why do you think that sympathy is preferable to empathy? In my experience sympathy is often times accompanied by a judgement, ie I feel so bad for that drug addict for being addicted, but know I would never make that choice. This often results in feeling pity for people, no one wants to be pitied by others. Alternatively empathy tends to produce a “but for the grace of God there goes I” approach. A couple bad decisions and I could be the one with the needle in my arm, and how would I want to be treated if that were the case? Also empathy tends to result in more urgency. While sympathy tends to result in an attitude of you poor thing, empathy tends to result in an attitude of this has to change. How do you define empathy?

[@freddrone4556]

I'm old and we said "vibes" back to the 70s. I never thought of it as new age.

[@iw9338]

Excellent, thank you all. The same happened to me no one to answer my questions. But God is faithful 😍👍❤️‍🩹