Hidden Themes in the Bible (with Dr. Chip Bennett)

[@kevindunn1013]

After careful study: there r over 90 people who c I contributed to our Bible. Making this an even greater miracle. PTL

[@walkietalkie1973]

I am so thankful that Jesus thought of mankind his creation that he deemed worthy of saving from the eternal fires of hell. Now that is a pure unconditional love.

[@myronl.509]

“Through” because it’s His will.

[@Potamotrygorgeous]

Listened to this podcast yesterday and I was amazed, like Frank already predicted, to 'see' things in the Bible that I had never seen like that before, it's just so remarkable to see how rich Scripture is, and that we are (probably) never done by studying it and eating from it, because it's layer onto layer onto layer. So so so many things I 'knew'.. but never saw in a different light, or in connection with what Jesus said or went to elsewhere in the NT. Jesus was right, when He said: all Scripture speaks of me, we really need to read the Old Testament with those eyes.. Maybe you want to consider putting this interview on KZbin too, Frank?

[@songsandverses]

Hi Frank Turek. You're a blessing to the church, you don't know the weight of your impact on our lives, mine personally. For this we must praise Christ. Also I've just uploaded a video on the persecutions of the Apostles, Stephen and Jesus. Could you give me your opinion. Thanks.

[@jquin3]

Please post the full podcast here also in youtube

[@jesussavestrinahaifa5884]

Phenomenal interview I just heard the podcast and it was really terrific I enjoyed it so much Dr. Turek said that they would do a part 2 PLEASE do a part 2 next week ASAP. I am heading over to the Sarasota Church website to learn more but Dr. Turek digs a lot of information out during these podcast so I hope that he does this part 2 as soon as possible! I learned a lot that I've never heard before already! 👍❤

[@johnfw1973]

Absolutely !!

[@jobgeorge5787]

❣

[@jayha7071]

It's called the truth

[@warriorforchrist7227]

awww i wasnt ready for it to end , i must listen to the rest

[@samiaziz5]

Amen.

[@savedbymylovegodthelordjes8394]

praise the Lord and God bless you

[@VicCrisson]

Thank you for your work. Commenting for algorithm

[@meyou5736]

Matthew 7:21 Jesus said: “Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of the heavens, but only the one doing the will of my' Father who is' in the heavens will.1 Corinthians 15:24 Next, the end, when Jesus hands over the Kingdom to his God and Father, when he has brought to nothing all government and all authority and power.

[@choosejesus1910]

I know you're a Jehovah's witness. Jesus is Lord!

[@christisking131]

Jehovah witness! Who do you think is calling the Son God in Hebrews 1:8? Do you fully understand Hebrews 1:9?

[@meyou5736]

​@@christisking131 guys need to start loving the son of the most high any time soon. John 14:24 Whoever does not love me does not observe my words. The word that you are hearing is NOT MINE, but BELONGS to the Father WHO SENT ME.

[@meyou5736]

@@christisking131 you need to start believing in the one who spoke in hebrews 1:8,9 Hebrews 1: 2 Now at the end of these days he has spoken to us by means of a Son, WHOM HE APPOINTED heir of all things, AND THROUGH WHOM he made the systems of things.

[@christisking131]

@@meyou5736 Still haven't answered my question.

[@gubrandrofsureyjar6894]

We have 2 sets of eyes - our natural eyes we use to see the world and our spiritual eyes we use to see the ways of God. Our access to the kingdom is through our spiritual eyes of faith, prayer, learning God’s word and relationship with our Father. To receive from the kingdom requires you to see through your spiritual eyes and not your natural eyes. Take time to exercise your spiritual eyes. Let God teach you the dance of closing your natural eyes to let your spiritual eyes dictate your walk, ways, and response. The things your spiritual eyes can perceive can lead to creative ideas, a vital solution, guidance, peace, healing, better understanding... and so much more in our realities. Practice closing your eyes to doubt and your understanding. Open your spiritual eyes of faith and allow yourself to rest in the ways, and leading of God. With each time your ability to walk with God gets stronger and clearer.

[@Paulthored]

66 books, 40+ human semi-ghost writer's... One Author. One Message. One Promise. Hallelujah. 🙏

[@hansdemos6510]

The only way the diverse authorship of a work like the Bible could ever point to divine authorship, was if the various authors had no knowledge of each other, or of their shared history. As it is, all the "hidden themes in the Bible" can be explained by the shared knowledge and the shared cultural background the various authors were known to have had. There is nothing mysterious or supernatural about this.

[@christisking131]

So what should the content of the history be (if not shared history) to justify divine authorship of these many authors who had no knowledge of each other?

[@hansdemos6510]

@@christisking131 I don't know. It is not me who is making the claim of supernatural origins of these stories, is it? I would be impressed however if we would find undoubtedly linked documents from places and times we can be sure did not know of each other. So for example in India and in America before the age of discovery.

[@christisking131]

@@hansdemos6510 Give me an example of what you would consider a document of divine authorship?

[@hansdemos6510]

@@christisking131 I do not know any example of a document of divine authorship. I would imagine that any such document would immediately and universally be recognized by all humans as indeed being of divine origin. As such I imagine it would for example be written in a universal language that was instantly comprehensible even to people who could not read, and that no differences in interpretation would be possible. Have you never wondered why God's word should have to be translated from languages that have been practically dead for hundreds of years? Have you never wondered why people who are sincere in their faith can nevertheless get into heated arguments about the meaning of what they both consider to be God's word?

[@christisking131]

@@hansdemos6510 Is the gospel of Salvation of Jesus Christ and His crucifixion and resurrection and promise of eternal life that hard to comprehend?

[@mrright1068]

In His book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner applied the science of probability to eight prophecies concerning Jesus and the probability of all 8 prophecies being fulfilled accidentally in the life of one person. That probability is one in ten to the seventeenth power or 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000.

[@justchilling704]

That’s insane wow.

[@keyman6689]

And there's way more than:8 prophecies about Jesus!

[@itsJPhere]

Why is no Christian ever talking about the fact that if you're writing a sequel it's entirely possible to fulfill even the most improbable prophecies and events on paper? Take any story you want and write a sequel to it and you'll know what I mean, it's possible to do anything with the story and you don't even have to know who the original author was.

[@justchilling704]

@@itsJPhere The issue with that is that you’re assuming it’s fictional, this stuff had an entire authentication process behind it . Why do you think Jews and Christians alike don’t have more books added to their respective bibles?

[@itsJPhere]

@@justchilling704 What sort of authentication process?

[@Jerryman1158]

"As a child I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene....No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life." --Albert Einstein

[@KeepingWatch95]

John 4:22 ... we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. _Jesus is a Jew too._ ✔😉

[@Jerryman1158]

@@KeepingWatch95 Amen : ) King of the Jews!

[@horace9341]

I have on occasion visited a Messianic Synagogue in Manchester England. I am absolutely astounded every time by the knowledge I come away with pertaining to scripture. I haven’t been in few years, I think you may have just inspired me to pay another visit soon. Bless you brother.

[@itsJPhere]

Einstein on 24 March 1954: "It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it." Einstein on 3 January 1954 "For me the Jewish religion like all others is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions." In a 1943 interview Einstein added, "It is quite possible that we can do greater things than Jesus, for what is written in the Bible about him is poetically embellished." In a conversation with the Dutch poet Willem Frederik Hermans Einstein stressed that, "I seriously doubt that Jesus himself said that he was God, for he was too much a Jew to violate that great commandment: Hear O Israel, the Eternal is our God and He is one!' and not two or three." Einstein lamented, "Sometimes I think it would have been better if Jesus had never lived. No name was so abused for the sake of power!"

[@horace9341]

@@itsJPhere So you follow Einstein? Is he your god?

[@gubrandrofsureyjar6894]

Guys don't forget, the atheist thatll be here soon are really lowkey obsessed with Dr. Frank

[@larzman651]

😂👍

[@choosejesus1910]

They come here because someone has been praying for them but they don't know it.

[@gubrandrofsureyjar6894]

@@choosejesus1910 thats true, i probably pray for them the most...but it reminds me of the parable about when they asked why Jesus was hanging with the tax collectors...and he said: because thats the ones that need the most help...maybe you understand what im saying brother

[@Nimish204]

It's funny seeing people so deluded. I didn't know you could be so deluded.

[@gubrandrofsureyjar6894]

@@Nimish204 here they come.....

[@drchipbennett]

Thanks for having Dr Chip on your program! Be Sure to check out more content from him on our channel! 👍

[@sarahd.4100]

Very convincing arguments!

[@festushaggen2563]

Critics love to slam the Bible as the writings of Bronze Age primitives and yet the Bible still has not been proven false, fiction or outdated. In fact, not only has much of it been proven correct by historians and archaeologists but it’s just as relevant to the issues of man today and actually cutting edge by delivering tomorrow’s news from 2000+ years ago. Not bad for some uneducated sheep herders. Or we can just accept that it’s God’s word and He’s proving Himself true all the time. Personally, I believe the latter.

[@waykool698]

There is nothing new under the sun. People stay the same.

[@christisking131]

By critics I would presume you mean the junk pseudo science lovers, lol? And there are many of them.....

[@PringleDinglesonThe3rd]

I’m not an atheist I am a theist coming from a theist we have these points: Noah’s Ark? Extreme old ages? Existence of spirit? Existence of soul? Evolution? These points need to be answered. “You don’t know what’s true until you doubt, you can’t know what’s correct until you question.” There is much more controversy in the church than what atheists have to regard religion

[@festushaggen2563]

@@PringleDinglesonThe3rd You may feel the need to answer them but I don't. The Bible answers them just fine. Once you've accepted God exists, nothing in the Bible is too hard to believe. As for evolution, I haven't seen science prove it and see no need for a rebuttal. Genesis 1 and 2 explain what science tries to refute with evolution.

[@horace9341]

A survey by the Bible Society concluded that around 2.5 billion copies were printed between 1815 and 1975, but more recent estimates put the number at more than 5 billion. That would certainly be something for a book of fairy tales. This figure is only for the printed version. The bible was out producing any writings when it was painstakingly being handwritten before the invention of the printing press. There has to be something in somebody spending almost their entire life copying a book just so others can know the message.

[@zeddicuszorrander3599]

One problem I see is that humans canonized the Bible. We rejected so many books until we got to our current Bible, which isn't set in stone 100%. The Catholics, Mormons, and Baptists all disagree on canonization, for example. The other problem I see is that, looking at this from the outside, the Bible doesn't all flow together. Once you get to the "Acts of the Apostles," it seems like Christianity is it's own new religion. Many Christians say, "Trusting in Jesus' desth/resurrection is the key to Heaven." Yet that doctrine isn't found until the Epistles. The Tanakh didn't teach this, and neither did Jesus in the Gospels.

[@tylerjones3514]

Canonization is not an issue. The main thread of the Bible is following Jesus' lineage and the events occurring before hand. If you want to add the Apocrypha in, you can. I don't really see an issue. The Tanakh contains sacrifices being made. What was Jesus? The final sacrifice, the Lamb of God. A perfect, spotless Lamb. Judaism is just the incomplete form of Christianity. Now, as to why we believe in Jesus' death and resurrection being essential, is because the Jews of that day had seen Jesus and yet did not believe in Him rising from the dead, even with the report from Roman soldiers at the grave. In fact, as far as I've heard, most atheists accept Jesus as having existed, just don't believe He was God, or that He rose again. This is why Paul points out that, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." (Romans 10:9) Hope this helps! God bless!

[@keyman6689]

Humans canonized the Bible. Humans wrote the Bible. But all with the guidance of the spirit of God. I don't have a problem with it. God can preserve his Word thru humans. If we had made a mistake with some aspect of it, he would have made a correction. The OT was complete and understood by the Jewish people which books were canon. The NT was determined by the early church, which set the standard of apostles, eyewitnesses to the resurrection, or people with access to eyewitnesses (i.e. Luke). The canon is complete and has been for the majority of Christians. Catholicism is a close relative of Christianity, and in fact I expect there are many Catholic Christians, but some of their teachings and practices seem off base with my understanding of Christianity. Mormonism is not Christianity, even though they have the Bible among their other religious writings. They may share "lingo" with Christianity, but their definitions are very different.

[@zeddicuszorrander3599]

@@keyman6689 I don't necessarily have a problem with the Holy Spirit communicating to people. The problem I see is that every Christian claims to have a deep, intimate relationship with God, yet God communicates something different to each person. So, it makes me wonder exactly what the Holy Spirit is saying, and how we determine the Holy Spirit is the one speaking.

[@keyman6689]

The flow of the Bible is in two distinct pieces. The OT which points to Jesus and the NT in which Jesus fulfills OT prophecies and the church is formed following his resurrection. That's a nutshell version. The OT reveals God and the ups and downs of his chosen people. There are prophecies of the coming Messiah, but much of it is mysterious and not clear. Even in the NT gospels, his own disciples didn't fully understand his teaching, and what his true purpose was. They expected him to be a king and set up an earthly kingdom at that time. It wasn't until after the resurrection that everything was explained about what it all meant. That's why you see the setting up of the church in the epistles. Once Jesus completed the sacrifice for sin on the cross, the mysteries of the OT prophecies were made clear. In a way, it is like there's a "new religion" with the setting up of the church in the epistles. It is a New Testament. A new promise of God. But when you really look at the Old vs New, it is more of a completion of the same. The Old simply being a temporary promise of God until the time when Jesus would complete it. The OT sacrificial system was a picture of what Jesus would ultimately fulfill and make obsolete.

[@zeddicuszorrander3599]

@@keyman6689In order for prophecies to be useful, we must know exactly what they mean ahead of time. Otherwise, I could say, "Oh you just misunderstood the prophecy. It really means X," or another could claim it means Y, and no one can argue one way or the other because the passage is so ambiguous. The other thing is that, from my understanding of Judaism, the prophetic Messianic passages are clear as far as the list of requirements for the Messiah and what will happen if the next life. So, when Jesus does something different than that, it throws off the whole continuity of Scripture.

[@incredulouspasta3304]

Yes, if you randomly select a group of books from a library, they would be unlikely to follow a coherent theme. But the Bible isn't a randomly selected group of books, whether it's divinely inspired or not. It was written by, and selected by people following a specific religion. _Of course_ it's going to follow the themes of that religion. If a book wasn't harmonious with their doctrine to some extent, it wouldn't have been included in the canon. Do you also conclude that the Vedas are divinely inspired for the same reason? I doubt it.

[@joshuasalazar4316]

Well cleary they weren't written by God

[@anthonydewaal5264]

For anybody that thinks you have to "stop sinning" or be a "good person" or "repent of your sins" to be saved, this is for you, you're confused on a fundamental part of the Christian faith, it will change your eternal destination if you believe it. There are times in human history where God deals with different people in different ways called dispensations. And Paul says we are in the dispensation of Grace thru faith. Why? Well, let's start with Abraham. Abraham was justified by his faith in God. Moses was given the Torah/Law/Commandments and you had to follow it to go to Heaven and when you sinned you would have to sacrifice a lamb to cover that sin. Jesus Christ tells us that He came ONLY to the Lost sheep of Israel, which are the Jews, preaching the Kingdom Gospel trying to set up His 1000 year Millennial Reign as King, which they denied and killed Him. Jesus expected the Jews to not only follow the Torah/Law/Commandments, like Him, but added to it, essentially making it harder, but they rejected Him and killed Him. Jesus, after His death and resurrection went to Paul and REVEALED how salvation works today, which is by faith alone in His Blood Atonement. If you go anywhere in the Bible for salvation besides Paul's Epistles, which are the books Romans thru Philemon, you WILL pervert salvation, lower the power of Christ's Blood which is an absolute abomination and go to Hell. Jesus Christ took the punishment in our place, we have NOTHING to do with it besides giving Christ 100% faith in what He did for us and when you do you are sealed with the Holy Spirit, given Christ's righteousness and can never lose salvation. Scripture time!😁😁 Let's start with the Gospel of Salvation: KJV 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: KJV Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. KJV Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. KJV Romans 3:22-26 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. KJV Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. KJV Philippians 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: KJV Galatians 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. I hope you put your full trust in what Jesus Christ has done for us because He is the Way, Truth and the Life and no one will get to the Father except THRU Him! God bless you!

[@anthonydewaal5264]

@Martin Luther I agree, you definitely shouldn't lead a sinful life, heavenly rewards will definitely be lost, but I'm just here to point the way, God will give that increase. 😁😁

[@Prakash-Gj]

“God breathed”

[@JamesRichardWiley]

God has lungs.

[@Prakash-Gj]

@@JamesRichardWiley God has everything he wants

[@Paulthored]

@@JamesRichardWiley what the other commenter said, and God Doesn't Need Lungs to have Breath.

[@laci2889]

It's the literal translation of "to inspire"

[@piegros]

Good

[@KeepingWatch95]

“Hidden themes in the Bible?” _Some people profess to believe the Bible, yet only believe what they want to._ _One hidden theme is Jesus said my sheep hear my voice and follow me._ _Jesus of course would have known about Paul even before Paul came._ _Jesus foretold to his disciples of what (or who) was going to come during this very time:_ John 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. John 14:29 *And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.* John 14:30 *Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.* _The person of Jesus' prophecy in John 14:30 had to come in a relatively short span of time. Which is after Jesus' resurrection (verse John 14:28) and before all his disciples had passed away (John 14:30)._ _Jesus' prophecy did come true during the very exact time Jesus foretold it would. (Which is during the remaining span of the disciples lives and while Jesus was not talking much with them.)_ Please note the following: _Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (the 4 Gospels) are record of events which occurred while Jesus was talking much with his disciples._ _Paul epistles (13 letters) are record of events which came during the time Jesus was not talking much with his disciples. (During the very exact time Jesus had foretold about. Which is after Jesus' crucifixion and during the remaining span of the disciples lives and while Jesus was not talking much with them.)_

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Wow! Another list of bible quotes. You should fill a book with these and publish it on Amazon

[@KeepingWatch95]

@@JamesRichardWiley You should truely read Jesus' teachings; if you truely believe in him. (For those who have the eyes to see; his teachings are published in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.)

[@jeffreyfenin4250]

There was a wedding ive read most of Genesis but did not know that

[@ElliottWong2024]

I think Chip was referring to the marriage of Adam and Eve.

[@choosejesus1910]

Atheists: but but but sky daddy poo poo head😭

[@horace9341]

😂😂 Bible man bad 😂😂😂

[@sockmonkey5255]

Here are some hidden themes in the bible: Exodus 21:17 “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death." Exodus 21:20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property. 'God breathed'

[@johnharrison6745]

"Yeah"; NO: 1. They're not hidden. 2. They're not themes. 3. No context. Bonus: "Atheists" and Moe Ham-Heads are intentionally-ill-informed, deceitful little derps. 😏😉😜

[@sockmonkey5255]

@@johnharrison6745 did you just refer to muslims as Moe Ham-Heads? That is revolting. You should be ashamed.

[@johnharrison6745]

@@sockmonkey5255 How and why?

[@reeb9016]

I understand and believe in types, but listening to the podcast, there seems to be so reaching going on.

[@keepwatch9552]

“Hidden themes in the Bible?” John 10:27 *My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:* John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, *( and G2532 )* they follow me: *G2532 καί* kai Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words: - and, also, both, but, even, for, if, indeed, likewise, moreover, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yea, yet. John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, ( *so* G2532 ) they follow me: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, ( *also* G2532 ) they follow me: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, ( *for* G2532 ) they follow me: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, ( *if* G2532 ) they follow me: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, ( *indeed* G2532 ) they follow me: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, ( *likewise* G2532 ) they follow me: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, ( *moreover* G2532 ) they follow me: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, ( *therefore* G2532 ) they follow me: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, ( *when* G2532 ) they follow me: John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, ( *yea* G2532 ) they follow me: Matthew 23:9 And *call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father,* which is in heaven. _The Messiah instructed in_ Matthew 23:9 And *call no man your father upon the earth:* for one is your Father, which is in heaven. _Yet however Paul did not fully listen to the Messiah and taught a different message in_ 1 Corinthians 4:15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, *yet have ye not many fathers:* for in Christ Jesus *I have begotten you through the gospel.* _In the above verse 1Cor 4:15 by Paul saying “ yet have ye not many fathers: for... I have begotten you through the gospel” he is calling himself the [spiritual] father of those who proclaim to follow [his] gospel._ _Do you agree that Paul has “begotten” others through [his] gospel?_ _And again against the Messiah; Paul instructed the opposite message in_ 1 Timothy 5:1 Rebuke not an elder, but *intreat him as a father;* and the younger men as brethren; _In the above verse 1Tim 5:1 it is Paul himself (against Jesus' instruction) calls an “elder” a father, that is to “intreat him as a father.” Paul refers to elders as fathers and instruct to “intreat” them as such._ _Who do you listen too in regard of calling someone a [spiritual] father? Do you listen to the Messiah? Or do you listen to Paul's teaching in the place of the Messiah? (That is; in the place of Christ or instead of Christ?)_

[@johnharrison6745]

"Yada, yada, yada": Sounds like the SEMANTICS-GAMES of the "ATHEISTS" and FANBOYS OF THE PROFITEER MOE HAM-HEAD (POLICE BE UPON HIM). 😏😉😜

[@KeepingWatch95]

@@johnharrison6745 John 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. John 12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. John 12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: *the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.*

[@extract8058]

In before the "atheist" trolls dogpile the comments with their weak troll attempts

[@gubrandrofsureyjar6894]

Lol so true.... "wheres your evidence God is real" and i tell them.....We have 2 sets of eyes - our natural eyes we use to see the world and our spiritual eyes we use to see the ways of God. Our access to the kingdom is through our spiritual eyes of faith, prayer, learning God’s word and relationship with our Father. To receive from the kingdom requires you to see through your spiritual eyes and not your natural eyes. Take time to exercise your spiritual eyes. Let God teach you the dance of closing your natural eyes to let your spiritual eyes dictate your walk, ways, and response. The things your spiritual eyes can perceive can lead to creative ideas, a vital solution, guidance, peace, healing, better understanding... and so much more in our realities. Practice closing your eyes to doubt and your understanding. Open your spiritual eyes of faith and allow yourself to rest in the ways, and leading of God. With each time your ability to walk with God gets stronger and clearer. ♥️✝️

[@gubrandrofsureyjar6894]

@jacob partin thats ok, maybe the ones that need to see it, will

[@horace9341]

@jacob partin 😂😂😂

[@horace9341]

@@gubrandrofsureyjar6894 I see your humility bro.

[@keepwatch9584]

“Hidden themes in the Bible?” _Paul fails to follow Jesus' teachings._ _Paul proclaims (in 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) I am “ordained/appointed” to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher._ *1 Timothy 2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.* *2 Timothy 1:11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.* _For those that do not read or follow Jesus' commandments closely, the error(s) in what Paul has proclaimed can be easy to overlook._ _Here are some of Jesus's commandments:_ *Matthew 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, Christ; and all ye are brethren.* *Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.* *Matthew 23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, Christ.* (Matthew 23:8 & 10 Master,G2519) καθηγητής From a compound of G2596 and G2233; a guide, that is, (figuratively) a teacher: - master. Matthew 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: *for one is your [Teacher], Christ; and all ye are brethren.* Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:10 *Neither be ye called [teachers]: for one is your [Teacher], Christ.* _In Matthew 23:8 Jesus makes it clear he is the one Teacher (for one is your [Teacher], Christ)_ _In Matthew 23:10 Jesus makes it clear to neither be called teachers (Neither be ye called [teachers])._ _Also in verse 10 Jesus repeats what he had just said in verse 8. (...for one is your [Teacher], Christ)_ _Paul fails to keep Jesus' commandment “neither be ye called [teachers]...” even (in the same verse and in conjunction) as he proclaims himself to be an apostle._ _In other words; Paul is breaking Jesus' commandment not to be called teacher(s) at the same time as declaring himself as an apostle._ *1 Timothy 2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.* _Paul repeats this claim as an apostle and a teacher in 2 Timothy 1:11._ *2 Timothy 1:11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.* _Once again Paul is breaking Jesus' commandment not to be called teacher(s) all while claiming himself to be an apostle._ _Furthermore in 2 Timothy Paul proclaims; _*_“ Whereunto I am appointed...”_* *#1 Question:* _Who had appointed Paul “a teacher;” after Jesus had instructed not to be called such; in_ Matthew 23:10 *Neither be ye called [teachers]: for one is your [Teacher], Christ.* _Paul claims likewise in 1 Timothy 2:7 _*_Whereunto I am ordained..._* Moreover *#1 Question:* _Who (against Jesus' commandment of (Matt __23:10__) not to be called a teacher) “ordained” and or “appointed” Paul as “a teacher?”_ _None of Jesus' disciples would have had the authority to break any of Jesus' commandments, and to go and “ordained” or “appointed” Paul as “a teacher.”_ *_#2 Question:_*_ Or is it perhaps, we are to believe that Jesus broke his own commandment and came to Paul privately (came to him secretly as it were) and “ordained” and “appointed” Paul as “a teacher” against Jesus' own commandment?_ *_#3 Question_*_ Or worst, should we assume that God “ordained” and “appointed” Paul as “a teacher” against Jesus' commandment? However If this were true (being beforehand Jesus declared he is our one Teacher; for one is your Teacher, Christ) this would mean God “ordained” and “appointed” Paul in the position of an Antichrist (which means in the place of Christ or instead of Christ.)_ _The above questions are mere speculations which seemingly can not fit as explanations as to Paul's claims._ _The important fact to remember is; for in effort to conform with Paul's statements (found in 1 Timothy 2:7 and 2 Timothy 1:11) it is of a necessity to break Jesus' commandment; _*_Neither be ye called [teachers]: for one is your [Teacher], Christ._* _Paul's statements in 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy break Jesus' commandment. Thus does not follow Jesus' teachings and Paul is a usurper of his self claimed position of teacher of the Gentiles._

[@guest-og8es]

Look atheists, y do you all go out of your way to watch and disprove everything in these videos lol, could it be that you are just trying to prove to yourself that there is no God? 😁. Because y don't u just ignore us like, I bet you r subscribed and everything lol🤣

[@itsJPhere]

I believe no one should live in an echo chamber.

[@gfujigo]

@@itsJPhere As a Christian, I agree with you.

[@cyberfilmproductions8987]

@@itsJPhere What does that mean?

[@itsJPhere]

@@cyberfilmproductions8987 Wikipedia sums it up nicely: An echo chamber refers to situations in which beliefs are amplified or reinforced by communication and repetition inside a closed system and insulated from rebuttal. By participating in an echo chamber, people are able to seek out information that reinforces their existing views without encountering opposing views, potentially resulting in an unintended exercise in confirmation bias. Echo chambers may increase social and political polarization and extremism. The term is a metaphor based on an acoustic echo chamber, in which sounds reverberate in a hollow enclosure.

[@cyberfilmproductions8987]

@@itsJPhere Oh ok, thanks

[@ADMusic1999]

The Bible is an amazing book but that doesn't mean it's true or divinely inspired. No I can't think of any other books that have been constantly worked on for hundreds or thousands of years, but that doesn't mean such works are impossible without divine intervention. How many times are books adapted into movies or shows decades after the books were written? The films have different writers, but they can stay pretty consistent with the themes of the original books despite not personally knowing the authors.

[@horace9341]

I doubt we will ever know that though, considering we are here but for a short time. There are many writings that have been around for hundreds or even thousands of years. How many can I name? But the bible I have known about even before I ever read it. Considering that 2.5 billion copies were printed between 1815 and 1975, but more recent estimates put the number at more than 5 billion, it’s sure going to take something special to top that. Could all those people who obtained one all be deluded, or could it be true?

[@ADMusic1999]

@@horace9341 Yes the Bible is the most sold book in the world and second is the Quran. Is that surprising since the biggest religion in the world is Christianity and the second biggest is Islam? In both religions, people are likely to own several holy books and live in societies that tell them that such books are the only way to a moral life and salvation. Harry Potter is also a highly sold book despite many members of the religious community boycotting it for its use of magic and wizardry. It is astonishing then, that despite only being around for 20 years, it has already sold 500 million copies - that's 10% of the copies you said were sold of the Bible. To put it in perspective, if Harry Potter was sold for that same 160 year timespan, it would sell over 4 billion copies and if you got rid of all the superstitious Christians boycotting it, it would sell even more. Impressive, but I wouldn't argue that Harry Potter is a true story, nor would I say all of its readers are diluted. Popularity doesn't determine validity.

[@horace9341]

@@ADMusic1999 Harry Potter books will go out of fashion like Enid Blyton books when something else comes along. Whereas the bible has stood the test of time. The only society that I know of that says you have to own a holy book for a moral life is Islamic society, places like South America are predominantly Roman Catholic and are not encouraged to read a bible for themselves. Yet it continues to be the best seller of all time. I would say that in fact Bible reading is discouraged by a predominantly secular world.

[@fizzyheart2486]

Wooo magic book written by fairy tale creatures

[@joshuasalazar4316]

Then in fact what created everything?

[@TheJwwinter]

Don't be so ignorant or the demon might come and possess you.

[@fizzyheart2486]

Catholic raised with a religious education until high school. Youre all missing the point. Politics and Religion makes zealots of us all. Who could believe a God with so much blood on his hands?

[@fizzyheart2486]

@@joshuasalazar4316(apologies.. paraphrasing, as I dont have the bible in front of me. ) but God said let there be light. Then he calls the light day and the dark night. Later he creates the stars. The sun is a star and our position on the earth dictates whether it's day or night. Whoever wrote the bible clearly had no idea how celestial bodies are formed and behave. If there were divine interference in the authorship of the bible then basic facts like this would be accurate.

[@fizzyheart2486]

@@joshuasalazar4316 If a deity exists then it is certainly a scientist as we live in a universe governed by physics

[@explodingrubberducky797]

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