How Should Christians Respond to Donald Trump's Trial? | Pastor Mark Finley

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@cjfeltz2470
@cjfeltz2470 6 ай бұрын
Prayer is key! Let us stay in constant communication with our Father amidst these uncertain times
@tracy8293
@tracy8293 6 ай бұрын
Discernment is Key
@skymachellealexis
@skymachellealexis 6 ай бұрын
Always
@glenvillethompson2561
@glenvillethompson2561 6 ай бұрын
Through prayer and the reading of God's word, and by the leading of His Spirit, we're able to discern. We won't fall for the shiny object (s). What I find amazing how we profess to know Christ, but we despise our fellow brother (s). If we cannot love who we can see, how can we love who we cannot see. By no means am I condoning the outrageous, calamitous comments that permeate our airways. My comfort is in God's word always, and it declares that judgment must begin at the house of God first, and if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?
@tracy8293
@tracy8293 6 ай бұрын
Who is The God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob?
@DanHutchings-xx7ug
@DanHutchings-xx7ug 6 ай бұрын
@@tracy8293 He goes by many names, most say God but he is also known by many others as well such as IAM, Elohim, Jehovah, Yahweh, Adonai and many more. I believe I read there are 72 names for God. Take your pick they all bare reference to the same supreme being.
@15sesame
@15sesame 6 ай бұрын
It would have been well if a church leader had spoken out after January 6.
@patriciastewart542
@patriciastewart542 6 ай бұрын
I have thought about that over and over. The church had nothing to say about that. We are do selective about what we talk about. What is really going on? Are we afraid? or do we have blinders on?
@patriciastewart542
@patriciastewart542 6 ай бұрын
Typo, meant, we are so selective about what we chose to comment on.
@Mark-zm6hm
@Mark-zm6hm 6 ай бұрын
Republican preachers are far more attached to Satans ways. They will happily support a rapist and serial liar. Is that not Satan's way?
@Antiguanian
@Antiguanian 6 ай бұрын
​@@patriciastewart542remember these are last days. Rome will combine with countries to seize power. AND tje end times the true church will be struck with APOSTASY. Mzny will fall away. So that means politics and Religion.
@mignonwaller6568
@mignonwaller6568 6 ай бұрын
Totally agree!
@EvoVee-q1c
@EvoVee-q1c 6 ай бұрын
Man of God can you call a spade a spade. We as christians should obey both the law of God and the law of the land. AMEN
@smithowens5311
@smithowens5311 6 ай бұрын
Amen , The LORD Has the Final JUDGEMENT ,‼️ UNTIL THEN WE ARE Judged BY OUR PEERS HERE ON EARTH ‼️
@barringtonedwards7008
@barringtonedwards7008 6 ай бұрын
​@@smithowens5311😂YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND MORTAL
@mariathies6314
@mariathies6314 6 ай бұрын
❤​@@barringtonedwards7008
@tallme
@tallme 6 ай бұрын
Seems you didn't get the message of the video. Can you watch it again?
@LOVESMUSESBook1
@LOVESMUSESBook1 Ай бұрын
We are electing a LEADER not a High Priest. Like Jesus said, if the world hates you, know it hated me. The world hates Donald Trump, and I mean the world as described in 1 John. Look how hard they went after him. Are you a victim of their brainwashing? Do you get your truth from the news or the Bible?
@cMrob73
@cMrob73 6 ай бұрын
Proverbs 28:4-6 states, "Lawbreakers praise criminals, but law-abiding citizens always oppose them. Criminals don't know what justice means, but all who respect the Lord understand it completely."
@patricekielhorn1178
@patricekielhorn1178 6 ай бұрын
Tell it like it is!
@andresomerville4896
@andresomerville4896 6 ай бұрын
Are you paraphrasing? The praise law-abiding citizen doesn't sound like any version of the bible to me.
@dingdong435
@dingdong435 5 ай бұрын
And George Floyd?
@watchmantriple7
@watchmantriple7 6 ай бұрын
Our position is the same as our Lords' position, to hate wickedness and love righteousness, (Hebrews 1:8-9). And btw, who cares how anyone feels? Justice prevailed!!!
@tricia811
@tricia811 6 ай бұрын
Call sin by its right name! And don't forget by their fruits you shall know them.
@diciehamrick2359
@diciehamrick2359 6 ай бұрын
Amen
@diciehamrick2359
@diciehamrick2359 6 ай бұрын
Aren't we supposed to obey the laws of the land?
@diciehamrick2359
@diciehamrick2359 6 ай бұрын
If you read the 10 commandments, you will see that Trump has broken every one of them.
@SuperNanabee
@SuperNanabee 6 ай бұрын
​@@diciehamrick2359 You did too, no one is perfect. Only Jesus Christ. We are all sinners. Are you ready ready to cast the first stone?
@nunyu4418
@nunyu4418 6 ай бұрын
Speak it sista!
@elainesmith2334
@elainesmith2334 6 ай бұрын
It teaches us repentance and willing to change. I don't see any repentance in Trump ,only pride and self serving. From UK. I AM PRAYING FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
@sisterbecky411
@sisterbecky411 6 ай бұрын
Don’t just pray for America when Trump gets in he’s going to change the WORLD..& not for Good!!
@valdacrew113
@valdacrew113 6 ай бұрын
Pastor Findley, I would have loved to hear a sermon from you when the nation was divided on the murder of George Floyd and the wickedness towards black people.
@rachelbrewer9578
@rachelbrewer9578 6 ай бұрын
Blacks cause their own wickedness. They need to quit playing the victim and take responsibility for themselves
@marciamariethompson6463
@marciamariethompson6463 6 ай бұрын
@valdacrew113. Thank you very much. Where was this pastor when George Floyd was murdered and black people continue to be targeted. Selective preaching for their cult leader.
@renrickhall1
@renrickhall1 6 ай бұрын
I am so disappointed!
@oorahjoe
@oorahjoe 5 ай бұрын
@@marciamariethompson6463 george Floyd wasn't murdered. He was a methhead and had a substantial criminal record that included multiple offenses such as armed robbery, criminal trespass, possession and delivery of a controlled substance, theft, criminal mischief, and unlawful entry. It is noted that he served 4 years in prison as well. He held two women at gunpoint while robbing them. He is scum.
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
Christ put more emphasis on showing to ALL men (Luke 8:1, John 14:11, John 15:24, etc) the pure, agape Love of God (1 John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, etc) than the giving of any sacrifice or offering. "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Matthew 12:7 "You tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Luke 11:42 Here's a quote from the book The Desire of Ages. This is why Ellen White warned our people that we should have nothing to do with worldly politics...see, this is what happens when we are From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@RhillEnglish
@RhillEnglish 6 ай бұрын
*Video Summary: "How Should Christians Respond to Donald Trump's Trial?" by Pastor Mark Finley* Introduction 00:00 - 02:00: Pastor Mark Finley introduces the topic of Donald Trump's trial and the polarization of the nation over the verdict. He stresses that his goal is not to take sides, but to explore the appropriate Christian response based on biblical principles. *First Principle: Prayer in Times of Crisis* 02:00 - 08:00: The importance of prayer in times of uncertainty and crisis is presented. Examples from Daniel in Babylon and the apostle Paul in prison show how prayer and exemplary character can positively influence even corrupt leaders. 08:00-12:00: Abraham Lincoln and his appreciation for prayers during the Civil War highlight how prayer can sustain political leaders. *Second Principle: Leave the Final Judgment to God* 12:00 - 20:00: It is discussed that although civil courts have their role, Christians must leave the final judgment to God. Jesus teaches not to judge others, recognizing our own limitations and biases. 20:00 - 22:00: Quotes from Ellen White reinforce the idea of ​​avoiding criticism and finding fault with others, emphasizing that focusing on Jesus transforms our lives. *Third Principle: Trust in the Divine Final Judgment* 22:00 - 28:00: It is assured that there will be a final judgment where the truth will be revealed and justice will prevail. God, the supreme judge, makes no mistakes, and all acts will be judged justly. 28:00 - 34:00: Daniel 7 describes the final judgment scene, highlighting God's sovereignty over all human courts. The importance of focusing on the proclamation of the Gospel is emphasized. *Conclusion* 34:00 - 38:00: Christians are encouraged to pray for their political leaders, refrain from criticism, and trust that God is still in control. The song "This Is My Father's World" is mentioned to reinforce the idea that God reigns over the world. *Key Principles* 1. *Fervent Prayer* : In times of crisis, Christians should pray deeply for their leaders and the nation. 2. *Avoid Judgment* : Christians should avoid judging others and leave the final judgment to God. 3. *Trust in Divine Judgment* : Trust that God will carry out a just final judgment where the truth will prevail. These principles guide Christians to respond godly and justly in times of polarization and political crisis.
@paulbennett8537
@paulbennett8537 6 ай бұрын
We have no response to Trump's trial and really do not care. Did you ask us how we should respond to Bill Clinton and his problems years ago? Donald Trump is a hater of immigrants and a racist.
@donnanorman2216
@donnanorman2216 6 ай бұрын
Why did Finely feel the need to respond to Donald’s Trump verdict and trial. Seems like this verdict upset some Adventists. May God help us and protect the judge and his family as well as the prosecutors in this trial . They need our prayers of protection . Did Finely mentioned that in sermon.? The families who are threatened. I don’t think so . There had been many polarization events. Does he ever address RACISMin God’s church. Need a few sermons on that sir and in the world in general . Jesus is coming back with his reward and punishment soon . I pray as people we will not be found . wanting. Please stay out of politics Mark Finely.
@yeshuman668
@yeshuman668 6 ай бұрын
Jesus never SAID TO BE PASSIVE. HE CHALLENGED THE LEADERS. WE THE JESUS FOLLOWERS SHOULD NOT BE VOTING FOR EITHER OF THESE CANDIDATES.
@amaezyng
@amaezyng 6 ай бұрын
Excellent summary!
@gertonnedandoy5111
@gertonnedandoy5111 6 ай бұрын
Thank God that there is at least one person that have the right judgement to discern what was the message are all about. I was trying to listen to the whole sermon and I can’t find anything that sounds as if pastor Finley was trying to say or at least sound like the jury gave the wrong verdict. This message was just about what we can learn about judgement and passing judgement as christians.
@sheiladavis7878
@sheiladavis7878 6 ай бұрын
Pastor Finley, You have been, in my humble opinion, one of the most anointed Adventist pastors of my time.: A bright light!! My question is, why would you discount the jury’s decision as it relates to the guilty verdict of Donald Trump? Are you saying that Christians are not to respect the judicial system? Your apparent partiality towards Donald Trump is extremely disappointing to me. Where was your ‘counsel’ when George Floyd was murdered ? I struggled as a lifelong SDA to understand the overwhelming sentiment among professed SDAs who manifested very little to no remorse for the plight of people of color in the USA. Then, God spoke to me and said, “Forgive them, I love you.” By His grace, I was able to forgive . Now, more than ever, I better understand the underpinnings of the church who clambered, “Give us Barrabus!” Given the overwhelming evidence of the legal system (of which you suggest that we discount because we are to judge not ) I am convinced that despite the evidence, history will be repeated. The church will have Barrabus. Thanks Pastor Finley for your confirmation. May I keep my eyes on Jesus and not those whom we elevate as spokespersons and bright lights. Hallelujah, He is coming back soon!!! May we all be ready when He comes. Dr. Sheila Davis🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@JayFreeburn
@JayFreeburn 6 ай бұрын
Right on!🙏🏻
@melregissings
@melregissings 6 ай бұрын
Look at the foundation! I don't know clearly about the history of the SDA denomination, but if there was a historical bias towards people of color in their church, you can expect that it still remains today. In the same way the Pharisees and scribes who persecuted Christ, were the descendants of those who murdered the prophets who came before him. Yet, they spoke highly of the prophets. Be strong and flee the delusions of Babylon.
@Iwilleatfromthetreeoflife
@Iwilleatfromthetreeoflife 6 ай бұрын
Amen Dr. Davis! My family and myself have been saddened by this presentation. Mark Finley is an Elder Statesman of this church who preaches the word of God. We all make wrong decisions at times. Maybe this was one of those times for pastor Finley....At least I hope so.
@truthtriumphant4015
@truthtriumphant4015 6 ай бұрын
Did you know that Floyd was a psyop to bring about exactly what happened? Please listen to Prof. Walter Veith...the Total Onslaught Series. A true Christian loves everyone regardless. Also...might want to listen to some videos by Dr. Thomas Sowell...would help you understand better the history of people of all colors. Division has been at work for most of the time in America for a reason...and we need not be unwise on the subject. There should be no color bias by anyone who claims to be a true Christian...if there is...there is no love of God abiding.
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
@sheiladavis7878 If you think any part of the video had anything to do with the legal system and not our own personal heart's, you misunderstood the purpose for the video. I suggest tuning into part 2 to hear Mark's response to these misunderstandings. Matt Gray
@jennyherm
@jennyherm 6 ай бұрын
Come clean. What are you saying? Do you think that we are fools. You are so transparent.
@ChimaobiNwagbara
@ChimaobiNwagbara 6 ай бұрын
Sir, your premise to not take sides is perfect, but it is also perfect to keep religion or spirituality very far away from politics. Let every one be guided by one’s convictions. Also, I hope you are able to judge good from evil, basic Christian principle.
@lydiafomuso7168
@lydiafomuso7168 6 ай бұрын
I think the case was pretty clear. He either paid hush money or he didn’t. Do not judge I believe refers to the heart. I believe when a person steals we can still be able to decipher whether they stole or not!
@jubileeballoons5773
@jubileeballoons5773 6 ай бұрын
Exactly & that’s the crux of the matter.
@carolynnmarkiewicz6015
@carolynnmarkiewicz6015 6 ай бұрын
But paying hush money if he did is not a crime. Bill Clinton paid hush money and was never charged. He also lied under oath.
@normpainter2783
@normpainter2783 6 ай бұрын
Paying hush money is not illegal. Nor does it mean a person with lots of money is guilty of what that are trying to hush despite the look. There are alot of billionaires that are accused of things and mostly because the one accusing wants to make a quick dishonest buck. Sometimes its easier and more cost effective to hush the person then get lots of expensive attorney's involved in a drawn out case. And that actually has been proven in this case but the fake news wont report it.
@jehovahjireh3559
@jehovahjireh3559 6 ай бұрын
Hallelujah 🙌
@tracy8293
@tracy8293 6 ай бұрын
I Wonder, "If" Hush Money, Leaves Paper Trails... Witch Hunt, Fake News, Appears to Follow The Shade...
@mntryjoseph1961
@mntryjoseph1961 6 ай бұрын
No matter who is elected as president of the United States in November 2024, God is still in charge. God places in power those who will fulfill His will! (Daniel 4:25; 32; Romans 13:1-2; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; Hebrews 13:17; 24; 1 Peter 2:13-14; 2:17). I truly believe the next president of the United States will be our last, the Sunday laws are right around the corner. Christ is coming soon!
@dietriamichelle494
@dietriamichelle494 6 ай бұрын
You spoke the truth. God is still in charge. And you gave scriptures to back that statement up. I don't think the next President our last one. Because we know not the time or hour of the coming of the Lord. He's but we don't know when. He's coming as a thief of the night.
@margiechism
@margiechism 6 ай бұрын
​@@dietriamichelle494Revelation 19 ■ Jesus returns to make war with the nations. M
@akudoshalom4147
@akudoshalom4147 6 ай бұрын
You're correct! The last days events are playing out. God is still in charge.🎉
@mntryjoseph1961
@mntryjoseph1961 6 ай бұрын
@@dietriamichelle494, True, we don't know when He is coming back, however, Jesus told us to look for the signs (Mathew 24). The current events on earth are an indication that the time is close at hand. The statement, “He is coming as a thief in the night” is referring to the timing, not the event. The Pope is currently trying to create a One World Religion! There are already a set of what is called, the “Green Ten Commandments.” Both the Pope and President Biden (who is also Catholic) are all for the environment, to do something to stop climate change. We are in the end times!
@nataliejoan437
@nataliejoan437 6 ай бұрын
Yes, God is still in control 🙏❤️
@annpippin6388
@annpippin6388 6 ай бұрын
God sees all ,and is in charge . God Bless America. .
@stephenhagen234
@stephenhagen234 6 ай бұрын
God's blessings are found in His Righteousness. When Israel sought Him, they prospered. When Israel turned away, they suffered.
@ellenyoungblood4711
@ellenyoungblood4711 6 ай бұрын
God looks on the heart. Intention is key. Who is destroying our country from within and who is not? Answer this and you are steps ahead in knowing how to pray prayers which avail much!
@barbarakuykendall2515
@barbarakuykendall2515 6 ай бұрын
@@ellenyoungblood4711 GOD IS HOLY. He commands HIS people to be holy. HE’S coming back for HIS church with out spot or wrinkle; not a church with intentions.
@kellybrown8638
@kellybrown8638 6 ай бұрын
You MUST take a stand - to speak out against wickedness and immorality
@marsfran55
@marsfran55 6 ай бұрын
Thank you Pastor, the message is so timely. Thank you for the courage to speak, it means a lot to seekers such as myself who are trying to make sense of these times. What hope this has given me to find strength and courage to reach out to my neighbors and offer them hope also. As I read through the comments I’m saddened by the near rage some viewers express-that in and of itself should stop us all in our tracks and help us realize we are not of this world but merely strangers passing through on our way to our eternal home. Jesus has warned us of these events so that we may have even greater faith in knowing He sees all and is at our side to walk us Home!
@donnanorman2216
@donnanorman2216 6 ай бұрын
Why doesn’t Mark Finely address All political issues including discrimination and racism
@John-lb9os
@John-lb9os 6 ай бұрын
Why doesn’t Mark Finley expose Trump for being a freemasonic Kabbalist puppet? Because mark finley is a gatekeeper. That’s why he’s always throwing up the Masonic hand symbols in this video and not exposing the puppet show for what it is
@jehovahjireh3559
@jehovahjireh3559 6 ай бұрын
God also gives Christians permission to judge righteously.
@kattiethomas4687
@kattiethomas4687 6 ай бұрын
Yes he does 1st.Corinth 13:4-7
@valerieholmes4999
@valerieholmes4999 6 ай бұрын
Who counts it as righteousness.
@Billdoo11
@Billdoo11 6 ай бұрын
It’s always amusing to see people using different texts to support their beliefs and ignoring other Bible texts that might counter their currently held opinions!
@Axeman428
@Axeman428 6 ай бұрын
And in doing so the chance to sin because he knows they aren’t righteous and therefore cannot judge. Judgment is the Lords and only his.
@jehovahjireh3559
@jehovahjireh3559 6 ай бұрын
Why God places the authorities then?
@carlparker2314
@carlparker2314 6 ай бұрын
Let me begin by saying that I think Elder Finley has the right to share his thoughts. And I agree that Christians should always pray for the leaders of the country. In fact not only for USA but for those in other countries as well. God loves all of the people in this world (John 3:16). I have a couple of concerns about his presentation. First, why now? The nation has been divided for years but I haven't heard anything about the division until the verdict of the recent trial of a former president. Where were you when black men were and are being killed by police? Where were you when racism (a sin of the heart) is the real reason there is division in this country. Second, man cannot make final judgement on anyone. Matthew 7:1 is misunderstood. We make judgements all the time. For example choosing a mate requires making a judgement. However, we are not to judge a person's heart or destiny. Only God has final judgement. So why now is your voice coming forth. You as a pastor should call out sin wherever it exist. I did not hear your voice when the people were giving former President Obama a bad time. I appreciate your call to prayer and hope all Christians will do that. If you are going to come forth because a certain person was found guilty in his trial then continue speaking out against injustice in other situations.
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
Christ put more emphasis on showing to ALL men (Luke 8:1, John 14:11, John 15:24, etc) the pure, agape Love of God (1 John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, etc) than the giving of any sacrifice or offering. "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Matthew 12:7 "You tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Luke 11:42 Here's a quote from the book The Desire of Ages. This is why Ellen White warned our people that we should have nothing to do with worldly politics...see, this is what happens when we are From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@morline100
@morline100 4 ай бұрын
I heard only one pastor speak out on racism. His sermon was, White Privilege. Dwight K Nelson . Couldn’t find the sermon anymore and I understand he got quite a bit of heat from preaching it. I do admire this pastor. Just had to share this.
@georgemartinez3988
@georgemartinez3988 3 ай бұрын
Jesus called the church leaders out or exposed them, can we not also?
@keke7085
@keke7085 6 ай бұрын
this is concerning, the politicalization of the Gospel will blind many people. Why is this even being discussed? Why not address the issue that young people are leaving the church at an alarming rate. They see the churches hypocrisy and are observing that words and actions are not lining up……..
@bowed305
@bowed305 6 ай бұрын
This is being discussed because it is an issue that Christians are facing today...because, as you said, the Gospel is being politicized, and Christians need to know how to deal with that problem. We need to know how to correctly respond to those who are doing it and to those who are getting discouraged by it. We need to discuss our problems, all of our problems, out loud. They thrive in darkness.
@keke7085
@keke7085 6 ай бұрын
yes but sometimes it seems like we pick and choose which topics deserve attention. This topic is not unique to Trump It also can be applied to many world leaders. I think the underlying context is that many of Christian faith have aligned themselves with the Republican Party and evangelicalism. Really both parties Democrat and Republican are one and the same. Beholden to lobbyists and corporations. Many just don’t see this….
@bowed305
@bowed305 6 ай бұрын
@@keke7085 We always pick and choose which topics deserve attention. As someone who brings a message, we always have to choose for the vast variety of things that can be discussed. It is my prayer that we always discuss every topic from a Biblical perspective, and we should do our best to discuss as much of the whole counsel of God as we can. To me, this gentleman was using this specific instance, about which many people have very strong feelings, to teach a broader lesson about how we should deal with issues with our earthly leaders. I think we give them too much of our attention and allow them to have too much power over our lives. Unfortunately, too many folks can't hear a lesson like this without filtering it through their political ears. Listening objectively is a very hard thing to do, but it is doable.
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
@@keke7085 keke, that is false. Thanks to the former president, more than 2,000 of the least of these my brethren are able to be born alive every month than would have if Hillary had been elected.
@onlytruth777
@onlytruth777 6 ай бұрын
Exactly Right ! ... Render unto Ceasar what is Ceasars & unto God what is GODS ... What does the KINGDOM OF LIGHT intermingle & have in common with the legions of DARKNESS ??? ! ...
@lydiafomuso7168
@lydiafomuso7168 6 ай бұрын
So when the Antichrist is revealed, how are we going to decide who is and who is not, based on this thing of judge not? We cannot judge the heart but by their fruit we shall know them.
@tink2582
@tink2582 6 ай бұрын
AMEN
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
The Antichrist is already here. Please watch this: kzbin.info/aero/PLILDvXAtv9JhTnlAFfsG2_JdFbzYuaQhI
@oraldavis1602
@oraldavis1602 6 ай бұрын
The fact that you "can't take side" shows who some people really are. .... hiding behind rationalizing, and even convenietly using the bible to support obvious bias
@louispierre-ud7uw
@louispierre-ud7uw 6 ай бұрын
the so call pastor mark finley is an hypocrite trying to decieve people
@sheririchmond1646
@sheririchmond1646 6 ай бұрын
There no bias when Hinter hot convicted ,and anybody no background check sex offender dmv can get a gun.Babylon is falling falling come out of her my people
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
Christ put more emphasis on showing to ALL men (Luke 8:1, John 14:11, John 15:24, etc) the pure, agape Love of God (1 John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, etc) than the giving of any sacrifice or offering. "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Matthew 12:7 "You tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Luke 11:42 Here's a quote from the book The Desire of Ages. This is why Ellen White warned our people that we should have nothing to do with worldly politics...see, this is what happens when we are From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@2009mico
@2009mico 6 ай бұрын
His pattern of behavior tells me that he is not Godly. We are human we form conclusion from what we observed.
@almetcalf
@almetcalf 6 ай бұрын
And what does the behavior of the left tell you?
@hcso2445
@hcso2445 6 ай бұрын
I observed Mr. Biden publicly promote transgenderism on Easter, what say you
@tallme
@tallme 6 ай бұрын
seems you didn't get the message of the video. Do watch it again.
@ChazwardGuitarLessons
@ChazwardGuitarLessons 6 ай бұрын
Trump must be accountable before God and man.. more so in light of his recent job application 🤔.. Psalm one.. Don't sit in the seat of mockers.. Meditate on God's word 👍
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (ESV): 13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. 2 Corinthians 5:10 (ESV): 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
@dingdong435
@dingdong435 5 ай бұрын
And George Floyd?
@markrichards9797
@markrichards9797 6 ай бұрын
We have to remember that God is in control and his ways are not our ways Isaiah 55 v 8 -9
@markrichards9797
@markrichards9797 6 ай бұрын
GOD may be turning his back on the west for a while but we who are faithful put our trust in him until the day of eternity.
@ajfriedberg6360
@ajfriedberg6360 6 ай бұрын
Is project 2025 addressed by you anywhere or the dominion movement of which the speaker of the house seems to endorse? I would really like to hear about the churches thoughts about these things being openly pushed by politicians
@almetcalf
@almetcalf 6 ай бұрын
2025 is a big nothing burger. A lot of people getting all worked up about it when they should be getting worked up over the climate change agenda people calling for a day set aside to save the planet. BTW, the SDA church is joined at the hip with climate change agenda.
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
Christ put more emphasis on showing to ALL men (Luke 8:1, John 14:11, John 15:24, etc) the pure, agape Love of God (1 John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, etc) than the giving of any sacrifice or offering. "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Matthew 12:7 "You tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Luke 11:42 Here's a quote from the book The Desire of Ages. This is why Ellen White warned our people that we should have nothing to do with worldly politics...see, this is what happens when we are From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@lyltonpowell8691
@lyltonpowell8691 6 ай бұрын
God has allowed us to have a government, and He-GOD sets up leaders and can and will set them down. We are admonished to respect the government and the system set up. When a jury of your peers unanimously states, it should stand until it is appealed to a higher court. We should tell Christians to respect law enforcement, leadership, judges, etc. God then will govern what's right or wrong. Pastor Finley please don't sway people's minds right or wrong, but respect the rule of government and let God rule in the end. "Paul writes to Timothy, " I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people- 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness."
@thel5254
@thel5254 6 ай бұрын
👍 amen..🙏 for our friends to pray earnestly for unity. Softening every heart for repentance when we transgress the law of the land we also disobey Gods law!
@billpyke7158
@billpyke7158 6 ай бұрын
There is a scriptural balance in a Bible text in Isaiah or Jeremiah that basically says "You have set up kings but not by Me." Did God put Hitler in place!? No!! But He allowed it to take place. We have to be careful how we use certain scriptures.
@DanHutchings-xx7ug
@DanHutchings-xx7ug 6 ай бұрын
@@billpyke7158 And it is not God that gets involved in political lies either and there is scripture that tells us to obey man's law unless it goes against God's law. For me telling lies to persecute ones competition is against God's law. It just makes this country no better than Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and a few other countries that either kill or throw their competition in jail.
@almetcalf
@almetcalf 6 ай бұрын
What a misunderstanding of scripture! So, did God setup Hitler? Did God setup Stalin?
@almetcalf
@almetcalf 6 ай бұрын
LOL, it was a kangaroo court.
@dionnebrown2315
@dionnebrown2315 6 ай бұрын
We as a church should have commented at a lot things how about what happen in January and racism. that just this situation.. this is bias.
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
Why did the SDA Church come out in support of judging the police officers who arrested George Floyd - a wicked man?
@tracy8293
@tracy8293 6 ай бұрын
October 7,2023 as Well... Men,Women and Children Hostages... We Wrestle Not Against Flesh and Blood But Against Powers of The Darkness of This World...
@claudiasmith2680
@claudiasmith2680 6 ай бұрын
​@@earlysdathe church did not support George Floyd's action of fighting arrest. What they did support was holding officers accountable for their wrong actions after they subdued him. Training tells them to put a person on their side (rescue position) once they subdued them not to torture them to death over a period of 9 min. Racism played a role in this as well as arrogance by the commanding officer.
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
@@claudiasmith2680 claudia, You are just showing us that you have allowed yourself to be brainwashed by the Leftist media. . The offiers did nothing wrong, as they went exactly by the manual that the police department had created. But at trial, the supervisor of the police department denied ever teaching those restraint methods in the manual. Did you hear this in the news? . George Floyd was a wicked man who resisted arrest, was on drugs, and counterfeiting.
@sisterbecky411
@sisterbecky411 6 ай бұрын
@@earlysda are you serious? He may have been a wicked man but that gave no right for the police to murder him!
@alvabrathwaite8345
@alvabrathwaite8345 6 ай бұрын
As Seventh Day Adventist we’re in serious trouble. Can’t even speak truth to power always ready to placate. We see evil coming upon the world just like the mention of the civil war and rather than warn the people of the destruction upon us and to prepare to meet God we try to placate
@ginadalrymple3593
@ginadalrymple3593 6 ай бұрын
18 If possible - so far as in you - with all men being in peace; . YLT - Romans 12:18
@veritetotale4194
@veritetotale4194 6 ай бұрын
You have a big problem bro, as a Christian we should count on God only. Politics not for us. Pastor Finley is Wright.
@PC-zg3eo
@PC-zg3eo 6 ай бұрын
Amen, brother!😅
@15sesame
@15sesame 6 ай бұрын
​@veritetotale4194 But not necessarily Right!
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Not sure I understand your comment. Can you please email us at info@Hopelives365.com and we'd be glad to talk to you about it.
@AlexanderMundy
@AlexanderMundy 6 ай бұрын
Thank you, brother Mark. I see the constituancy is perplexed as to this man Trump. If you can not see who Donald Trump is, I'm praying for you, too.
@paulbennett8537
@paulbennett8537 6 ай бұрын
This is Mark FIndley with his political stunt under the guise of Christianity. Again I say Trump is a hater of immigrants and a certified racist.
@ericnelson9100
@ericnelson9100 6 ай бұрын
I hope this means you're not voting for him
@jaimienommik1578
@jaimienommik1578 6 ай бұрын
Donald trump is the devil 👿
@AlexanderMundy
@AlexanderMundy 6 ай бұрын
@@ericnelson9100 There is in no way under God’s sun, that anyone should.
@ericnelson9100
@ericnelson9100 6 ай бұрын
@@AlexanderMundy Thank You.
@moshodi100
@moshodi100 6 ай бұрын
Excellent balanced view and can only be viewed through a Biblical context. Christ will judge us all in the final analysis. Any man made judgement is temporary as best and is not binding or everlasting. Christ calls us to sit above politics and witness for him, by clothing and feeding the destitute and hungry and spreading the truths of the gospel and the heavenly sanctuary.
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Praise the Lord. We're so glad to see you get the Spirit and the facts of this message.
@TheRealJean-1954
@TheRealJean-1954 6 ай бұрын
Why did you feel you had to make a statement about this one trial ? Don’t know if you have commented on any other or not but this man was charged with crimes and no one should justify what he did . I pray for the salvation of this man because none of his actions or lifestyle exemplify a Christian . We teach our congregation on how to live a Christian life and now I’ve seen the church hold up for him (the former president) of what you teach me not to do or be. How are we judging him when he was charged with the crimes? Paul told the Corinthians they should have already judged the issue with the man that had his own fathers wife(1 Corinthians 5) Pray for all that be in authority that we may live a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. Who would have all men to be saved.
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
Thanks to the former president, more than 2,000 babies are born alive every month than would have if Hillary had been elected. . Why did our SDA Church falsely judge the police officers who arrested the wicked George Floyd?
@onlytruth777
@onlytruth777 6 ай бұрын
Amen , well said ! ... There's a time when even the Very Elect will be Deceived ! ...
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
@@onlytruth777 only, the Bible doesn't say the elect will be deceived.
@janeenschack6554
@janeenschack6554 6 ай бұрын
Why is mark finley even talking about this - have lost respect
@valerieholmes4999
@valerieholmes4999 6 ай бұрын
What does the commandment of man have to do with God. That is sin in this sinful world.
@christianachineme9803
@christianachineme9803 6 ай бұрын
Jesus said He did not come to abolish the law but fufil them. We owe our leaders prayers and holding them accountable for their action. That is not judgment. It is accountability. Paul said we should not suffer for unrighteousness but for righteousness sake. #45 is suffering for unrighteouness sake because whatever a man sows, that must he also reap.
@CommalaWalz
@CommalaWalz 6 ай бұрын
They draaaaaged president Obama through the MUUUD! I hope we were also praying for him then!
@DGtheLevite
@DGtheLevite 6 ай бұрын
Yep; Trump even ask Obama to show his birth certificate. All praises and glory to the Most High for taking out of this CULT/FRAUD/LIE called christianity.
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
Pr. Obama helped make an abomination the law of the land.
@donnah1603
@donnah1603 6 ай бұрын
No comparison. He is one of many trying to take Trump down.
@DanHutchings-xx7ug
@DanHutchings-xx7ug 6 ай бұрын
Depends on how you look at it. He could have been the one to really unite this country instead he created division with his policies like Satan likes to divide those that follow God and Jesus. Voted for Obama the first time praying he would be able to unite the races which never happened. Just made things worse. Did not vote for him the second time after I seen his true colors.
@carolynnmarkiewicz6015
@carolynnmarkiewicz6015 6 ай бұрын
And how exactly did Ibama get dragged thru the Mudd?
@lindagoff-le1bc
@lindagoff-le1bc 6 ай бұрын
All due respect to pastor finely, 12 people coming to the same verdict that’s amassing ,2 persons most often can agree on the same same thing. My opinion no one was judging Trump. They were judging the crimes that he committed and rightfully so.
@nancymacdonald8968
@nancymacdonald8968 6 ай бұрын
The Lord is king.....amen
@juandilan2321
@juandilan2321 6 ай бұрын
Pay attention to the noise (media) or the WORD. As for ma and my house, we will serve the LORD. (WORD)
@stryker2010able
@stryker2010able 6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@Godsremnants
@Godsremnants 6 ай бұрын
A shaking is about to place in the SDA church with all the apostasy that's going on in the church. That's what we need to talk at the GC.
@truthtriumphant4015
@truthtriumphant4015 6 ай бұрын
Amen...and how a lot of people in high places in the SDA church made a lot of money in the last 4 years saying to take the Babylonia poisons...That truly needs to be discussed. Opps...sorry don't think that certain things are allowed...like truth...honesty...and the warning that we as a church are not ready...and that we should be living in the country...because hell is about to break loose...and our bread and water are NOT sure until the great time of trouble ....and most are not even walking with Jesus . sigh....Let the shaken begin...I'm ready to go home.
@e-vpiry4686
@e-vpiry4686 6 ай бұрын
Am not judging. But i think he used christainity for his motivation, like selling bibles, and also his actions. Only God knows the heart of man. God bless America-
@angelicaandrioaie9559
@angelicaandrioaie9559 6 ай бұрын
Wat, about biden?he get the more many he ken from my city romania,and, I have to pay taxes and bills to you
@e-vpiry4686
@e-vpiry4686 6 ай бұрын
@angelicaandrioaie9559 well.. him too as well. There's no one perfect in the political arena; buy at least don't lie, don't say it's ok to kill someone n you are free. No one above the law!
@suzannecolvin959
@suzannecolvin959 6 ай бұрын
At this point, praying for God's mercy might be more appropriate....rather than His blessing....
@happybutterfly7124
@happybutterfly7124 6 ай бұрын
Trump used Christians to get votes. Trump can't even answer the basic questions I had to answer before my daughter was accepted into a Christian school. The Bible is Trump's favorite book, but he can't quote the shortest scripture in the Bible? It's "Jesus wept." I found it 60 years ago when my Sunday School teacher asked us to find a scripture to recite! I know there will be the final judgment by God, but before that happens, there are laws of this land and moral attributes that EVERYONE needs to follow. Would the majority of Trump supporters let President Barack Obama "slide" if he paid hush money to a porn star and then lied on his business reports and taxes claiming the money was spent on attorneys fees? You all know the answer is "N to the O!!" Treat EVERYONE the same; legally and morally!! What's happening to Trump now is he is finally reaping what he has sown. That's Bible too and I know God was not just talking about the final judgment. No disrespect sir, but to ignore the obvious and say God will judge Trump later on seems like you're giving Trump another pass. Trump had time to repent, but has claimed he has NOTHING to repent and ask forgiveness for. Sir, you're ignoring Basic Christianity 101 - "ALL have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God." Roman's 3:23 Folk used to misquote and use the Bible as rationale for slavery too.😮
@happybutterfly7124
@happybutterfly7124 6 ай бұрын
By Trump's actions he has exposed his heart to the world. He has said what's on his mind; "I'd be a dictator on day ONE." Everything to him is about grifting, power. and smoke and mirrors - creating the "appearance" of decency when his heart is far from it.
@JanetStan-t1q
@JanetStan-t1q 6 ай бұрын
Don't forget God said Don't be disseived. There are many false teachers.
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
What does your comment have to do with this video?
@shmielyehuda6788
@shmielyehuda6788 6 ай бұрын
They should respond to Donald Trump's trial just as they would respond to a black person's trial.
@jamesirvin7799
@jamesirvin7799 6 ай бұрын
There would be riots if a black politician were charged with 34 felonies over record keeping.
@linnettemcneal8788
@linnettemcneal8788 6 ай бұрын
Ty
@jamesirvin7799
@jamesirvin7799 6 ай бұрын
@@linnettemcneal8788 If a black politician had wrongful prosecutors win against him there would be cities on fire.
@mickeypena3505
@mickeypena3505 6 ай бұрын
Trump is behind Jan 6 insurrection
@patevans3709
@patevans3709 6 ай бұрын
What do you mean by that? Everyone SHOULD be treated fairly and be required to adhere to the same laws! Your statement is quite racist!
@normasmith1175
@normasmith1175 6 ай бұрын
You chose to justify someone that has no respect for anyone not even his own family, only loves money and himself, one thing he did good was to expose all that live in this nation and have taken it for granted 12:01 granted
@bowed305
@bowed305 6 ай бұрын
Where in this message did he justify said individual? What I heard overwhelmingly was that we need to pray for God's guidance in all aspects of our lives, trust that God still has everything under control, and God will ultimately judge us all for our choices and hold us accountable for them.
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
norma, your comment shows the need for Pr. Finley's wise words. Here you are, judging a national leader's heart, saying bad things about him that even Michael wouldn't do.
@rv6763
@rv6763 6 ай бұрын
Amen! Thank you Pastor Mark Finley for your sermon!🙏
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@avblinds
@avblinds 6 ай бұрын
What is the relation sir , Daniel , a just man , a spotless man , obedient and humble , in other words he was clean . Who are you trying to save with your preaching , God reprimands the unrighteousness, God deals with the unrighteous harshly and firm . As Christians we have to point out the sins of the world , not just pray , yes pray but we can’t hide the misdeeds of the people .
@patriciastewart542
@patriciastewart542 6 ай бұрын
None of the two parties uphold anything Godly, except that one pays lip service to it. Yet the church has no problem calling out, and rightly so, the flaws and unrighteous conduct of one party; but totally turn a blind eye to the other.
@georgemartinez3988
@georgemartinez3988 3 ай бұрын
Good job or insight.
@shcares
@shcares 6 ай бұрын
As a third generation SDA, I was totally appalled after I heard this sermon! I had the deepest respect for Pastor Finley but this sermon reminded me that “even the very elect will be deceived.” To set up false equivalency with Trump to Daniel and Paul who were God’s messengers and witnesses - I am starting to doubt whether I should listen to Pastor Finley again. I feel a line has been crossed from the pulpit and that further creates/promotes the divide as seen in our country and our church. Lucifer loved to create a divide and at a time when the gospel should be preached, we are hearing about crooked trump. I was hoping it was AI. 🙏🏽 that the Bible truths go forward and personal opinions stay at bay.
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
I'm really sorry for how you feel. It is not at all our intention to be divisive. The world is already divisive. If anything the purpose of this video is for Christians to cease to be divisive. The three main points that Pastor Mark makes here is, 1.When a nation is in a time of crisis, pray and pray and pray. Pray for political leaders. In a divided political situation, pray for the political leaders. 2. When there is polarization, refrain from criticism and gossip and fault-finding because it creates within us roots of bitterness that we cannot always know. By beholding, we become changed. 3. There will be a final judgment where truth is revealed. God is the righteous judge, and although earthly tribunals may not always get everything right, God never makes a mistake. In the final judgment, righteousness will triumph, evil will be condemned, and truth will prevail. There is a judgment coming, and whether an individual is judged guilty or righteous by a human court, God's judgment will never be faulty. So, let me ask you, how is sharing these Biblical principles divisive? What is wrong in here that you are appalled about? What is a deception here? If you have any further questions, please email us at info@hopelives365.com and we'd be glad to talk to you about it.
@shcares
@shcares 6 ай бұрын
I feel that you have not commented on any other case so far as I know and for you to take a side post Trump’s conviction shows bias! The 3 spiritual points you raise can stand on its own merits but to associate it post Trump’s trial (along with his picture)- puts you in the wrong/crosses a line. The pulpit should not be used for political opinions. The judicial system granted a verdict, based on evidence that we were not all privy to hear or see since we were not in the court room. As citizens we have a right to know that no one is above the law. We also know that Trump is the republican frontrunner for the upcoming presidency elections. We have a right to individually form an opinion/judgement or make an informed decision since we each have 1 vote in November. Again, to use the pulpit to single out one event and ignoring so many other cases or to publicly stand on the side of Trump who incited the Jan 6th insurrection, without taking accountability for it and other horrific things he has said and done, is unbelievable! Seriously to compare or contrast Trump with Daniel and Paul? Yes, Paul persecuted Christians including Stephen but he was converted and became an amazing follower and servant leader for Christ. We need humble leaders who are willing to lead and not say divisive things and then argue/try to stand for it. Can we just stick to the beautiful gospel and lead others to Christ - So excited that He is coming back soon!!!
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
Christ put more emphasis on showing to ALL men (Luke 8:1, John 14:11, John 15:24, etc) the pure, agape Love of God (1 John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, etc) than the giving of any sacrifice or offering. "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Matthew 12:7 "You tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Luke 11:42 Here's a quote from the book The Desire of Ages. This is why Ellen White warned our people that we should have nothing to do with worldly politics...see, this is what happens when we are From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@georgemartinez3988
@georgemartinez3988 3 ай бұрын
@@shcares good job or discernment, we have failed to call the kettle black; called Laodicea, right?
@georgemartinez3988
@georgemartinez3988 3 ай бұрын
@@shcares Right on, cannot understand the others, cannot see evil/sin committed by Trump and many of our leaders. Jesus exposed the religious leaders, Pharisees should we not also. Since they are placating the system.
@kevintaufatoutai8319
@kevintaufatoutai8319 6 ай бұрын
Praise God with his Word , thank you Pastor Mark Finley .
@CommalaWalz
@CommalaWalz 6 ай бұрын
What is the purpose of this message. Who else are we praying for? ???????
@Jerry-up8bk
@Jerry-up8bk 6 ай бұрын
President Biden and EX President trump ! God wants everyone to Pray for Their Enemies TOO!
@valerieholmes4999
@valerieholmes4999 6 ай бұрын
We should pray for everyone to do better and be better.
@louispierre-ud7uw
@louispierre-ud7uw 6 ай бұрын
The purpose is to tell us christians to vote for trump the man who support christian value more than Joe Biden. well i get news for them , I ma a christian and I will vote Joe Biden.
@CommalaWalz
@CommalaWalz 6 ай бұрын
@@valerieholmes4999 Agree! However there are demons around masquerading in flesh.
@sisterbecky411
@sisterbecky411 6 ай бұрын
I would like to know the purpose of this message too I feel in my spirit that Mark is for Trump.. I do pray not!!
@owengordon2151
@owengordon2151 6 ай бұрын
we thank God for you pastor Finley you are are making a difference
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@IvanMartinez-ld5mx
@IvanMartinez-ld5mx 6 ай бұрын
Trump mocks everyone and everything. He mocked my people from Puerto Rico, because of hurricane Maria saying they were poor and a drain of money on the federal budget. And at the same time Houston if I remember correctly also had massive flooding but he did not complain about having to use FEMA funds for them. Yet how many veterans from Puerto Rico do I deal with at the VA. Too many to count. That's unforgivable, and lest we forget he also mocked the Adventist church. I do plan on being charitable by sending care packages to his jail cell. Who is looking for evil no one. This is demonstrable evil seen from evidence . In everything that was done, in actions, in comments, and decisions taken.
@loremipsom224
@loremipsom224 6 ай бұрын
You’re wrong.
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
Ivan, so sad you have allowed yourself to be brainwashed by Leftist media.
@onlytruth777
@onlytruth777 6 ай бұрын
Well said ... Even his own followers know what an OGRE HE IS ! ... But even 1/3 of God's Elect were Fooled , Deceived & Cast Out by a Crafty Charlatan ... lt really does speak volumes about the moral compass of ppl , who are willing to Re-Elect a KNOWN CONVICTED CRIMINAL & RAPIST ... who tried to Over-Throw a 200yr REPUBLIC The 1st Time ??? ... Almost like hearing chants of 'Give Us Barabas' ??? ! ...
@gilbertoayala1345
@gilbertoayala1345 6 ай бұрын
​@loremipsom224 it hurts to hear the real truth. The 45 cult is draining your brain cells.
@georgemartinez3988
@georgemartinez3988 3 ай бұрын
@@loremipsom224 Believe he is right, check the records or newspapers, for that period of time.
@fredrickrussell562
@fredrickrussell562 6 ай бұрын
We certainly pray for leaders as the Bible admonishes. We also hold them accountable. Praying and accountability go together. Jesus prayed for the wicked and duplicitous leaders when he was on earth, and he also called out their lack in integrity and dishonesty.
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
Yes. You’re right. Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@SuperCatlover7777
@SuperCatlover7777 6 ай бұрын
Very well said pastor Finley. Thank you so much. Jesus said his kingdom is not of this world and we pray that his followers would be not taken out of the world but would be kept from the evil
@juliegrant924
@juliegrant924 6 ай бұрын
That’s his business between him an God who are we to judge , we will get our apt. .
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Yes. Thank you. We must pray and reflect Christ's character to all around us.
@loreleiforge3772
@loreleiforge3772 6 ай бұрын
Thank you Pastor Finley for your timely message here. I always urge my fellow brethren to pray for our leaders even tho most at church think it's wrong to bring politics into the service, I say it's extremely important! In the times we are living in it is very important to pray that God puts into power the best leader . Until Jesus returns we still have to live here on earth . Thank you again .
@leslynjohn8593
@leslynjohn8593 6 ай бұрын
God uses anyone. Look in the case of Nebuchadnezzar. He was not a good king, but God used him for His purpose.
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
Amen, lorelei. And Ellen White has advised us that if we SDAs DON'T vote, Satan is pleased.
@ellenyoungblood4711
@ellenyoungblood4711 6 ай бұрын
@@leslynjohn8593 With our own disdain eradicated from abiding in the vine, we come to know and understand what is important to Almighty God. The pure in heart shall see God.
@taylormist2812
@taylormist2812 6 ай бұрын
Trump is on tape braggggging that he tried to get a married woman to sleeep with him. Trump is a creepy old man who cheated on his wife.
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@GoGedeonsTv
@GoGedeonsTv 6 ай бұрын
Elder Mark Finley, you left me in confusion about the real reason for this presentation as vice president of the General Conference? Last time I checked, we say we were apolitical. We have better business to care about. This is a very dangerous precedent for our church.
@patricekielhorn1178
@patricekielhorn1178 6 ай бұрын
I’m not at all confused. It’s pretty evident the reason for this presentation. He is to be rebuked.
@truthtriumphant4015
@truthtriumphant4015 6 ай бұрын
Amazing word has a really interesting video he put out a day or so ago ... that you might enjoy. I think there are men who have been in the church for a long time who people think are walking with Jesus...who are not. BUT...working for the opposition. Their stance on MOH and what EGW had to say about health is a good indicator...pushing the Babylonian poisons.
@sandarayesandaraye2409
@sandarayesandaraye2409 6 ай бұрын
Thanks Pastor Mark Finley for the reminder of deep earnest heartfelt prayers.
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@BigSkyMike-hp1zq
@BigSkyMike-hp1zq 6 ай бұрын
Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you. They are leading you into futility; They speak a vision of their own imagination, Not from the mouth of the Lord." Jeremiah 23:16
@kindnesswins2025
@kindnesswins2025 6 ай бұрын
Dear Elder Finley, You are a statesman sir. Not in a worldly sense, but a Christian SDA statesmen. Statesmen do not align themselves with ungodly men. Thus, I am very surprised at this message. I was saddened when the SDA Church did not come out to give a verbal statement about atrocities that happened to George Floyd, let alone the injustices faced by American blacks every day. Instead, many Adventists praised the officers who killed George Floyd, saying that he deserved it. Simply put, he was a “ Nobody”,a black man who had done something worthy of death(passing a fake $20 bill). SMH!💯 However, we question if “somebody”(a billionaire) who has supported inhumane treatment and immoral activities received justice in his trial. Well, we should question it. You know why?Because everyone should receive justice. However, it should not just be for the billionaire, it should have been questioned when a man was tortured by having someone kneeling on his neck for 9 minutes. Where was the sermon for that injustice? Where was the sermon when Fanni Willis, a leader as well was going through extreme scrutiny? We as Adventists have to get it straight what is politics and what is simply a call for humane treatment. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Elder Finley, please do not lessen the influence that you have had for righteousness in all races of people by wrong alignments. This is not be confused with humanity and justice which is a God-given right for every human being. I will pray for you and for the SDA church.🙏🏽
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
Christ put more emphasis on showing to ALL men (Luke 8:1, John 14:11, John 15:24, etc) the pure, agape Love of God (1 John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, etc) than the giving of any sacrifice or offering. "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Matthew 12:7 "You tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Luke 11:42 Here's a quote from the book The Desire of Ages. This is why Ellen White warned our people that we should have nothing to do with worldly politics...see, this is what happens when we are From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@owezzel
@owezzel 6 ай бұрын
Why are we talking about this? Keep politics of the world away from God’s church. We have enough division as it is outside and within.
@MSB780
@MSB780 6 ай бұрын
Amazing Facts❣️👍🏼🙏🏼 (⤴️ That’s why the Pastor is talking about it)
@donnanorman2216
@donnanorman2216 6 ай бұрын
Amen
@lentongunn5851
@lentongunn5851 6 ай бұрын
Amen and Amen.
@cyh4031
@cyh4031 6 ай бұрын
I recently learned that the Greek word translated as Church in our English Bibles (Ekklesia), is actually the word in Greek that refers to a legislative body! Remember the prophecy of Jesus long before He was born found in Isaiah 9:6? It includes the phrase, "AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE UPON HIS SHOULDERS..". We also need to remember that the book of Revelation records, "The Kingdoms of this world have become the Kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ". We are also told, "If we suffer with Him we will reign with Him", and, "When the righteous rule there is peace, but when the evil reign the people grown". The problem with America and most of the world's Governments, is that the righteous keep abdicating the rulership of our nations to those who a are opposed to Goldly principles. It is time for that to change and for God's people to step up into positions of authority and save their countries from the clutches of those who serve satan's plans!!!
@MSB780
@MSB780 6 ай бұрын
@@cyh4031 Jesus said in Matthew 4:19; Matthew 26:52; Matthew 12:30-31; John 13:35; John 18:36; Romans 13:9; John 15:13 -In a nutshell, we will know the side that starts killing the side that isn’t killing, it’s then you’ll know which side you’re on. “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked” (1 John 2:6). Jesus didn’t get into politics: “And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him” (Mark 12:17).
@happybutterfly7124
@happybutterfly7124 6 ай бұрын
By Trump's actions he has exposed his heart to the world. He has said what's on his mind; "I'd be a dictator on day ONE." Everything to him is about grifting, power. and smoke and mirrors - creating the "appearance" of decency when his heart is far from it.
@georgemartinez3988
@georgemartinez3988 3 ай бұрын
see you've been metamorphosed, to the light or truth, or better yet, reality! while many are in the dark ^ no evidence or info will make them change, so sad-- God Bless!
@MyHopeSide
@MyHopeSide 6 ай бұрын
Just praying minus holding citizens and leaders accountable which requires judging based on applicable laws is a recipe for the disintegration of society. There’s a reason why all are called and obligated to live by the rule of moral (ten commands) and civil laws (constitution) so that order can prevail here and now. In America, its citizens live in a representative form of government and have the great responsibility to hold each other and especially its leaders accountable at all times. The same principle applies to church business. That’s why we have the church manual and the fundamental beliefs. This requires the act of judging. The Bible doesn’t say that Christians are to live in suspended judgement about spiritual and civil matters and wait for God to decide the outcome during the millennium to come. Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God, and not give to Caesar what belongs to God and to God what belongs to Caesar. That’s called confusion or Babylon which we are called to come out of. Self government is for temporal or earthly matters and spiritual matters like salvation are for God to decide. Trump is not in any authority and his actions are not sins against me, therefore, it’s not my call to forgive him or even pray for him. He can pray for himself. What I would rather pray for is that the so called Christians stop enabling him to continue his despicable behavior. He’s a many time convicted felon and tried and is still trying to subvert democracy with the help of extremist and fanatical religious zealots. Christians are also called to call sin by its right name as a witness for the salvation of those trapped in confusion or Babylon. That’s what the three angels messages are all about…more so, now. Actions always have consequences like in the cases of King Saul, King David etc. Let’s beware of engaging in false equations which can result in false conclusions and thus false expectations. We can pray all we want but we are called to action also (remember civil rights and Martin Luther?) when required to do so and that’s why there’s law enforcement and legal mechanisms through a court system to keep everyone in the law abiding zone.
@zipporah2260
@zipporah2260 6 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree with you more. So eloquently stated!!!
@MyHopeSide
@MyHopeSide 6 ай бұрын
@@zipporah2260 thank you.
@jerrystilwell7666
@jerrystilwell7666 6 ай бұрын
Praise God. Good word. Thanks and God bless all. Come quickly Lord Jesus.
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@joycegibson9987
@joycegibson9987 5 ай бұрын
Pastor Finley. I listen to you and many of your sermons and I would like to know what is the purpose of this sermon. I have come to the conclusion that you and your group are Republican. If the law is broken there should be consequences. What you need to be doing is to read about the Republican agenda of 2025 and how it will affect SDA people stop trying to defend a criminal.
@GustavoGuzmán-v6g
@GustavoGuzmán-v6g 6 ай бұрын
I am in total shock that one of our admired leaders dare to use the microphone to say nothing..I agree with him on his talk to us about this important topic but NEVER to answer a question that is so MAGA and politically charged .God have mercy on us... Evil is evil and the church should so declared not sugar coat it.
@patricekielhorn1178
@patricekielhorn1178 6 ай бұрын
Very sad. Makes you wonder who you can trust these days. It’s very shameful to use this platform in such a way.
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
This is what happens when our Church leaders hesitate to speak on the Most Precious Message God gave in 1888: Christ put more emphasis on showing to ALL men (Luke 8:1, John 14:11, John 15:24, etc) the pure, agape Love of God (1 John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, etc) than the giving of any sacrifice or offering. "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Matthew 12:7 "You tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Luke 11:42 Here's a quote from the book The Desire of Ages. This is why Ellen White warned our people that we should have nothing to do with worldly politics...see, this is what happens when we are From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
Christ put more emphasis on showing to ALL men (Luke 8:1, John 14:11, John 15:24, etc) the pure, agape Love of God (1 John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, etc) than the giving of any sacrifice or offering. "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Matthew 12:7 "You tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Luke 11:42 Here's a quote from the book The Desire of Ages. This is why Ellen White warned our people that we should have nothing to do with worldly politics...see, this is what happens when we are From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@luispinto3928
@luispinto3928 6 ай бұрын
Please don't compare Daniel to Trump, that's an insult to the gospel.
@kattiethomas4687
@kattiethomas4687 6 ай бұрын
Amen!
@jehovahjireh3559
@jehovahjireh3559 6 ай бұрын
I agree
@pmitchell6328
@pmitchell6328 6 ай бұрын
It’s called an analogy
@joanburch1640
@joanburch1640 6 ай бұрын
There in the Bible are many men and women who behaved terribly evil some were lost ..we have the record for Hope some Changed by God ..without God we can do nothing. Without Him we are poor, blind, naked and lost ..
@terrencegumbs3899
@terrencegumbs3899 6 ай бұрын
Well said I agree
@brianwhite4590
@brianwhite4590 6 ай бұрын
Idolatry is a sin let God take care of this man. Pray for those who needs to be prayed for 🙏🏽
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
What is idolatry here? Yes, all need prayers.
@brianwhite4590
@brianwhite4590 6 ай бұрын
@@HL365 idolatry is when you put other things in your life in front of God 🙏🏽📖
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
This is what happens when our Church leaders hesitate to speak on the Most Precious Message God gave in 1888: Christ put more emphasis on showing to ALL men (Luke 8:1, John 14:11, John 15:24, etc) the pure, agape Love of God (1 John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, etc) than the giving of any sacrifice or offering. "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Matthew 12:7 "You tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Luke 11:42 Here's a quote from the book The Desire of Ages. This is why Ellen White warned our people that we should have nothing to do with worldly politics...see, this is what happens when we are From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@ericnelson9100
@ericnelson9100 6 ай бұрын
I appreciate what you're attempting to do, really I do. However, there are no two sides to this. The trust fund baby who squandered a $400 million inheritance is guilty, and this is his most benign of all crimes; not just what he's been indicted for, but in his adult life. This includes attempting to illegally evict an eighty year old woman from a rent controlled apartment way back in 1980, as well as discriminating against people of color. Less nor forget raping his first wife, or denying his great nephew necessary health care. He is a criminal, guilty of all charges, and should be in jail, case closed.
@loremipsom224
@loremipsom224 6 ай бұрын
You need to do your homework. Everything you claim is twisted by devils.
@onlytruth777
@onlytruth777 6 ай бұрын
... 🔊 ... Preach Brother ! ... We are not yet judges , but we are told to be vigilant ... & to KNOW & EXAMINE A TREE by the 'Fruit' that it Bares ? ! ... & 'his' Fruit has been weighed in the balance FOR YEARS , & Found WANTING ??? ! ...
@ericnelson9100
@ericnelson9100 6 ай бұрын
@@loremipsom224 Ok, u got me, I'm possessed by the devil. But none of that changes anything about Trump.
@leticiamantey7969
@leticiamantey7969 6 ай бұрын
God bless you Sir
@jeanmcbride3572
@jeanmcbride3572 6 ай бұрын
Your words are what many Christians already know depending on the depth of their understanding of Christian values. However, it doesn't help many Christian people to see who they need to vote for. Some Christians are only at a surface level of Christianity and can't see at a depth of understanding to make the best decision. Therefore, I believe you need to go deeper into helping Christians see that "appearances" don't always reveal true circumstances.
@AtOneInChrist
@AtOneInChrist 6 ай бұрын
Absolutely, you just made my day! There's absolutely no middle ground when it comes to the truth" David said 'Ye that love the lord hate evil' Ps 97:10. Sister White also reiterated in Christ Object Lessons Pg. 120 "There are only two classes in the world today, and only two classes will be recognized in the judgment-those who violate God's law and those who obey it" We simply can't take the sideline in order to play it safe. I can decerned this to be selfish not Godly. We need to promote the truth even at expense of our own life. I don't even understand the rationale behind his willingness to address this issue but refused to dive deeper? Enjoy your day 😊
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
@@AtOneInChrist Thanks to the former president, more than 2,000 of the least of these my brethren are able to be born alive every month than would have if Hillary had been elected.
@normaserrano5082
@normaserrano5082 6 ай бұрын
​@@earlysda. Thanks to God, not to that evil man
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
@@normaserrano5082 norma, if you voted for the other person in 2016 or 2020, God can still forgive you if you ask. Over 2,000 babies born alive every month because the former president worked to save their lives like he promised to do. . Why not change your news sources? It would help keep you from being on the wrong side again in the future.
@normaserrano5082
@normaserrano5082 6 ай бұрын
@earlysda So are you, you can ask for forgive and yes God can forgive you too if you ask him, because you are supporting a criminal man who is against of all the commandments, Trump is a liar, blasphemy. He said that he endorsed the Bible 🙄. Only Jesus can endorse the Bible, trump said that he is "the chosen " so that there's a lot of people like you saying that their worship him. Please can someone stop this evil man and his followers 🙏. We gotta pray for all this crazy things going. Wake up people! By the way, he doesn't care about abortion anymore, he is even supporting the gay community. So please stop!! He is desperate and he only cares about himself. Hopefully you are not an adventist because we read the Bible and pray a lot and we can NOT support a man like Trump
@robadams5799
@robadams5799 3 ай бұрын
Bottom line: Ecclesiastes 3:17 "I said in my heart, 'God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.''”
@HL365
@HL365 3 ай бұрын
Yes, God is the Judge. We leave it to him and focus on what our duty is.
@renatovenuto296
@renatovenuto296 6 ай бұрын
The Lord is my Shepherd Amen.
@blain5882
@blain5882 5 ай бұрын
Amen
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@amalimills4432
@amalimills4432 6 ай бұрын
Yes I agree we all we need to pray for "THE POLITICAL LEADERS" in every country (The world's leaders). When we use the biblical account to justify why we need to pray for " YOUR POLITICAL LEADERS" we are doing the work of the devil. Daniel and his companions did not have a choice in the matter who would politically rule over them hence they did not willingly of their own desires accepted any gifts or positions in these Pagan nations but God Himself elevated them according to His foreknowledge. Ellen G White also states GOSPEL WORKERS Our Attitude In Regards To Politics "To the Teachers and Managers of our Schools, -Those who have charge of our institutions and our schools should guard themselves diligently, lest by their words and sentiments they lead the students into false paths. Those who teach the Bible in our churches and our schools are not at liberty to unite in making apparent their prejudices for or against political men or measures, because by so doing they stir up the minds of others, leading each to advocate his favorite theory. There are among those professing to believe present truth, some who will thus be stirred up to express their sentiments and political preferences, so that division will be brought into the church. The Lord would have His people bury political questions. On these themes silence is eloquence. Christ calls upon His followers to come into unity on the pure gospel principles which are plainly revealed in the word of God. We cannot with safety vote for political parties; for we do not know whom we are voting for. We cannot with safety take part in any political scheme. We cannot labor to please men who will use their influence to repress religious liberty, and to set in operation oppressive measures to lead or compel their fellow-men to keep Sunday as the Sabbath. GW 391 - GW 391.2"
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
Amen, this goes right along with EGW statements in Desire of Ages, "Not with an Outward Show:" This is what happens when our Church leaders hesitate to speak on the Most Precious Message God gave in 1888: From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@arnoldomoore1772
@arnoldomoore1772 6 ай бұрын
The Bible says in Psalm 118:8-9 “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. KJV. That’s TRUTH!! Trust in God ONLY.
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
Yes. We trust in God only. That's why in spite of all that goes on around us, we can pray for our leaders, not judge unrighteously and look toward the final judgment of God.
@undrielgrenger53
@undrielgrenger53 5 ай бұрын
@@HL365 "That's why in spite of all that goes on around us, we can pray for our leaders, not judge unrighteously and look toward the final judgment of God." That's why I WISHED you'd said similar things for all those who were shot/murdered by out-of -control police officers on live tv over the last few years, that's why I wish you had said the same thing to those you judged for not taking the Covid 19 shot, I wish you had said something similar in your sermons when the first black president was being repeatedly attacked with racial slurs and slandering, even from within our own SDA ranks; And I wish you had said something similar in regard to all the attacks against Joe Biden when he was running as president. But not matter...Here's a quote from the prophet to help you out a bit. You need to study the life and character of Christ more from the Desire of Ages before you make videos like these: This is what happens when our Church leaders hesitate to speak on the Most Precious Message God gave in 1888: Christ put more emphasis on showing to ALL men (Luke 8:1, John 14:11, John 15:24, etc) the pure, agape Love of God (1 John 4:8, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 5:5, Ephesians 3:19, etc) than the giving of any sacrifice or offering. "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Matthew 12:7 "You tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Luke 11:42 Here's a quote from the book The Desire of Ages. This is why Ellen White warned our people that we should have nothing to do with worldly politics...see, this is what happens when we are From the chapter "Not With Outward Show": "The kingdom of God comes not with outward show. The gospel of the grace of God, with its spirit of self-abnegation, can never be in harmony with the spirit of the world. The two principles are antagonistic. "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 1 Corinthians 2:14. But today in the religious world there are multitudes who, as they believe, are working for the establishment of the kingdom of Christ as an earthly and temporal dominion. They desire to make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler in its courts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and market places. They expect Him to rule through legal enactments, enforced by human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they themselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of His kingdom. The establishment of such a kingdom is what the Jews desired in the days of Christ. They would have received Jesus, had He been willing to establish a temporal dominion, to enforce what they regarded as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors of His will and the agents of His authority. But He said, "My kingdom is not of this world." John 18:36. He would not accept the earthly throne. The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,-extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Saviour attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example kept aloof from earthly governments. Not because He was indifferent to the woes of men, but because the remedy did not lie in merely human and external measures. To be efficient, the cure must reach men individually, and must regenerate the heart. Not by the decisions of courts or councils or legislative assemblies, not by the patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established, but by the implanting of Christ's nature in humanity through the work of the Holy Spirit. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12, 13. Here is the only power that [510] can work the uplifting of mankind. And the human agency for the accomplishment of this work is the teaching and practicing of the word of God. When the apostle Paul began his ministry in Corinth, that populous, wealthy, and wicked city, polluted by the nameless vices of heathenism, he said, "I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Corinthians 2:2. Writing afterward to some of those who had been corrupted by the foulest sins, he could say, "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1:4. Now, as in Christ's day, the work of God's kingdom lies not with those who are clamoring for recognition and support by earthly rulers and human laws, but with those who are declaring to the people in His name those spiritual truths that will work in the receivers the experience of Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." Galatians 2:20. Then they will labor as did Paul for the benefit of men. He said, "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20. "
@sunithapeter6685
@sunithapeter6685 6 ай бұрын
*AMEN!* *May God Bless you Pastor*
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@melbaroyer
@melbaroyer 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for all you said. Even a lot of people disagreed.
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@aveab2burke833
@aveab2burke833 6 ай бұрын
I understand that our mission should be focused on Christ, but why the need to come out make a video on this trial and muddy the water. This message has left me scratching my head. Are we going to take this posture for all major political trials. This is not the first time presidents have been tried for crimes. Why this case? I am hoping that we let God be our Judge and not take matters to courts to decide, since God is our judge.
@CommalaWalz
@CommalaWalz 6 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@lorentiehillock2480
@lorentiehillock2480 6 ай бұрын
Maybe because it's the first of such a trial as this in all US history...can't you see the changes that's going on and our rights being taken away. This is nothing trivial and it is just indicating to us what true Christians will face leading up to Christ's return. Now, is the time to speak up!!!
@Donald-zh4qt
@Donald-zh4qt 6 ай бұрын
Because we want trump to fufill prophecy
@TheStanlystann
@TheStanlystann 6 ай бұрын
Why would Pastor Mark Finely choose to speak on this subject,and not about the immoral chaos that’s going on in the country among those so call followers of Christ who support Donald Trump? What he is really saying is that he is a Maga republican. Please learn to read between the lines. It is better to be looked at and thought about as a mega Republican,then too speak; and remove all doubt.
@Donald-zh4qt
@Donald-zh4qt 6 ай бұрын
I cant speak for the paster but if The republicans wins then the church and state union happens and then the sunday law then sleeping saints wake up to reality and understand we about to finish earth history
@angelacraft1511
@angelacraft1511 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for pointing us to God’s word. Yes, the scriptures have the answers we’re looking for.
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
Amen. Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@euphorbiadave6714
@euphorbiadave6714 6 ай бұрын
Test all spirit's, distinguish truth from false word's, God teacher's us to be watchman, sign's of the Times, Christians or anti Christ's, it's obvious to the world Trump is not a Christian period 💯
@PC-zg3eo
@PC-zg3eo 6 ай бұрын
Period!!!
@Ann1234
@Ann1234 6 ай бұрын
And Biden is?
@rosalieangeles5492
@rosalieangeles5492 6 ай бұрын
@@Ann1234 A Christian, but not a perfect one like all of us. But at least, he has not said that he does not have to ask God's forgiveness as he does not do anything wrong. Yes? Is that the kind of president you want 4 more years? One has to pass a security clearance to get a job in the government but not a political candidate? Absurd!
@giftumunna9852
@giftumunna9852 6 ай бұрын
​@Ann1234 Don't mind them If Biden goes back again d mark of d beast is here
@giftumunna9852
@giftumunna9852 6 ай бұрын
​@@rosalieangeles5492 He has not or does not 😮? Who brought COVID 🙄?
@claudettebrewer1672
@claudettebrewer1672 6 ай бұрын
It's a demon and in the end times many will be lead astray by a man who refuses to repent the lies deception and everything else he displays God's work is fulfilled
@catherinejegels4328
@catherinejegels4328 6 ай бұрын
AMEN and AMEN 🙏🏽 GOD is on the throne! Happy Sabbath everyone! 🙌🏽
@elroynorman8309
@elroynorman8309 6 ай бұрын
"We are not as a people to become mixed up with political questions. . . . Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers in political strife, nor bind with them in their attachments. . . . Keep your voting to yourself. Do not feel it your duty to urge everyone to do as you do." Selected Messages, book 2, pp. 336, 337.
@Robert-b4f9t
@Robert-b4f9t 6 ай бұрын
That is a very balanced, inspiring view. Thank you! Adventism and Christianity at its best. I'm proud to be a STA!
@Jeremiah29117
@Jeremiah29117 6 ай бұрын
I am so disappointed.
@lilliantailby1399
@lilliantailby1399 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for reminding me to pray for our leaders, and those that have hurt us
@daniellara8193
@daniellara8193 6 ай бұрын
@@margiechismlike paying hush money to Stormy.
@Ann1234
@Ann1234 6 ай бұрын
@@daniellara8193 I guess you have forget about Bill Clinton.
@daniellara8193
@daniellara8193 6 ай бұрын
@@Ann1234 and Ronald Regan….
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
@@daniellara8193 daniellara, Jude 1:8 Likewise also these [filthy] dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. . These words of God are for you today. Please repent, and turn from evil.
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
May God bless you.
@faybarker3811
@faybarker3811 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for this message packed with wise counsel.
@JennyThomas-nv8zh
@JennyThomas-nv8zh 6 ай бұрын
The Bible says , We can Judge a Tree by it's Fruits ,. A Good Tree puts forth Good Fruits. , An Evil Tree puts forth Evil Fruits . The Bible says. In the Last Days they will call Evil Good, & Good Evil. . I Personally don't look for Evil in anybody. But if you know the Difference in good & evil. you don't have to look very hard to see Evil. When People Desire to have Power, . So they can mistreat People, they have an evil heart. . When People lie, steal , cheat , & Project their evil doings on People. They are Evil. When People do not have compassion for the Poor & helpless People they are evil. These Republicans use the Phrase Pro life as a slogan , But They want to take away Programs that Help the Poor little things, Like Schooling. Health care, Housing, & Most of all Food. . Yet they have made the People believe that they are good hearted People. ! When all they want to do is Boss, & Rule. Vote Blue. 💙💙💙💙💙💯
@lindan1973
@lindan1973 5 ай бұрын
Actually it's the church's and Christians duty to take care of the poor, the widows, the hungry, visit those in the hospitals and prison.....when's the last time you have helped these people other than paying tithes to a church ( if you do )..... it's not the government job, but relatives, friends, Christians and the church !!!!
@JennyThomas-nv8zh
@JennyThomas-nv8zh 5 ай бұрын
@@lindan1973 You are soo right. Isn't it interesting how The Gov. has to have Programs to help the Poor & Helpless. While these Mega Preacher's are getting wealthy. & not having to pay Taxes that Help Pay for the Poor & Helpless. ? & They don't do their Dutys as people of God. ? They are Wolves in sheep's clothing. . Get out from among them. .. God Bless America.
@andresomerville4896
@andresomerville4896 6 ай бұрын
Donald Trump stopped being one of America's leaders when he lost the 2020 election. His personal affairs and criminal behavior are no longer my problem. He can pray for himself. I will pray for my country. I really hope we can leave trump in the past and move forward.
@heidiaeschlimann2244
@heidiaeschlimann2244 6 ай бұрын
Amen Pastor Finley still on Thrown .
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@ginadalrymple3593
@ginadalrymple3593 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for standing in the Word once again. “18 If possible - so far as in you - with all men being in peace; . YLT - Romans 12:18”
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@adrianesargent4397
@adrianesargent4397 6 ай бұрын
Glory to God. Hallelujah
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
Amen. Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@elvacontreras3245
@elvacontreras3245 6 ай бұрын
Sorry but a person who uses so much vulgarity towards others and continues to even use vulgarity at a church is NOT one to look up to. I do not believe Jesus would agree this is the manner one should behave. Trump does not deserve to represent the USA. I will judge Trump and am not afraid of being judge by my Lord. Trump is not one to be looked up to. Pastor you will regret giving this sermon.
@abelsantiago-qm4gv
@abelsantiago-qm4gv 6 ай бұрын
AMEN
@conniechan3280
@conniechan3280 6 ай бұрын
❤ GOD WILL MAKE A WAY
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Amen.
@jamesleibensperger6489
@jamesleibensperger6489 6 ай бұрын
Dear brothers, and sisters , we are looking for Jesus kingdom coming soon! Daniel2:43-45, tells us all our worldly kingdoms shall pass away, and the loving , sinless , new earth kingdom shall take over FOREVER!! Please don't fight over this nation, but pray, encourage , and help each other to be ready to meet our Saviour in the clouds , on that great second advent day!! This evil world is not our home, something better is coming very soon!! God keep us! Thanks!!
@karlahemphill3414
@karlahemphill3414 6 ай бұрын
Also God put in our hearts a desire for justice.
@nataliejoan437
@nataliejoan437 6 ай бұрын
Australian grandmother here! Always praying for you and your country! Please pray for Australia! We have a woke leader that is bringing our country down! God bless Australia and the USA 🙏❤️
@daniellara8193
@daniellara8193 6 ай бұрын
I hope your prayers are that whoever is in charge, God can transform their “woke” mind into a godly one. Stop thinking things are going to get better, Christ is coming soon, pray for your soul and all of the leaders, whether they be conservative or liberal
@revjtthompson69thompson38
@revjtthompson69thompson38 6 ай бұрын
Ma'am I pray for you and your country, though if we believe Romans 1 all sin is worthy of death, wrong is just wrong.
@kenyacarl3626
@kenyacarl3626 6 ай бұрын
What is a woke leader? Ma’am it sounds like you’re just repeating Fox News. Are you aware that you’re using terminology that has been weaponized to cause division and hate for a purpose that you may not even understand or want to support?
@littletsmom8854
@littletsmom8854 6 ай бұрын
USA we are REV 17 Babylon,trump IS the antichris t of REV,Rev 19;20 his fate and those who follow him
@altonbrek
@altonbrek 6 ай бұрын
What is woke? Explain.
@MSB780
@MSB780 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing, Pastor❣️ I love your amazing facts & and how to handle situations, even the hard ones. I found this lesson positively informative, hopeful, and comforting. 🙏🏼🇺🇸 💙
@HL365
@HL365 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. May God bless you.
@johnbailey753
@johnbailey753 6 ай бұрын
Generally appreciate your prospective. You missed the mark with this sermon on so many levels. I believe in prayer Even prayer for Trump who has said he has no need for God or prayer (except when it favors him politically). Yes, I judge him by what he says and does.
@earlysda
@earlysda 6 ай бұрын
No, you have taken Leftist media talking points as truth, when they are lies.
@richardsenner4173
@richardsenner4173 6 ай бұрын
Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
@HL365
@HL365 6 ай бұрын
Amen.
@suetrublu
@suetrublu 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for this message today! Christ so firmly insisted that we not judge others, but we must all be discerning too. The Church seems extremely conflicted about this issue right now. Praying that we figure this out quick, because it is turning people away in droves, even causing them to condemn us. We need to be more like Jesus.
@ladyann4798
@ladyann4798 6 ай бұрын
When a person is found guilty in the court of law by a jury of his peers based on information given by people very close to him, in addition to what we hear coming from his own mouth. That is not judging. The church should stay clear from politics. They are to be preaching about righteousness and getting people ready for our Saviors soon return. Look to Gods word for your direction. Listen to the promting of the Holy Spirit.
@humboldthammer
@humboldthammer 6 ай бұрын
The Rapture is a LIE. "Left Behind" is ass-backward fiction. Matthew 13: 30. 100's of millions of Christians, worldwide, deceived by the false prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Matthew 24: 24. Trump is antiChrist. The Dems CANNOT save us. Q cues the coup -- probably before July 11th. Our Civil War will be uncivil -- women and children FIRST -- for the Win-Win-Win. There won't be a Next Generation and the devil will have proven mankind unfit for God's Kingdom. "After all," the devil argues, "Jesus, Himself, tried to teach these beasts to love one another, 1,994 years ago -- almost two full days in Heaven. Surely, the Ancient of Days will judge Man at fault. Or Jesus. Not Me." 2 Peter 3: 8 Matthew 5: 44-48. The devil is delusional -- Daniel 7: 9-14. 10/10/26. THEN the saints will share Jesus' gospel of the brotherhood of ALL men and women with all the nations of Earth. and when two-thirds of the people understand with their hearts, THEN Jesus will return in Glory -- as He promised, and not to destroy. About 2160. Believe me or not. I seek no followers.
@suetrublu
@suetrublu 6 ай бұрын
@@ladyann4798 agreed
@seguelawrencedoering394
@seguelawrencedoering394 6 ай бұрын
If I spoke to my coworkers or used the name calling/labeling tactics Trump employs with his coworkers I’d be fired tomorrow. What’s hard about discerning that he shouldn’t hold the highest office if he behaves like this?
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