It's HARD to think of my loved ones in hell.

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@randyrstevens4403 6 ай бұрын

I just loss my oldest daughter to murder/suicide, and then my oldest son to drug overdose Fentynal within two months apart. People tell me, OH you'll see them in Heaven, but I don't know that, and what thier walk with Jesus truly was. But like Job, I will never doubt the will, way, and purpose of God. So I keep my eyes on Jesus, not looking to the left, or right, and keep running the good race, and fighting the good fight. For I know my faith in Jesus the size of a mustard seed, will move my mountains, and that same faith in Jesus, will help me overcome the obstacles along my journey that the Precious Lord has blessed me with AMEN.

@JPGola-n9w 6 ай бұрын

Oh I am So sorry😢. What a tragedy. I prayed for you

@papapower5209 6 ай бұрын

im sorry for your loss. i just wanna tell you that your faith gives me so much hope ♥✝🙏🏼may the peace of Christ be with you

@Daughter_of_the_King316 6 ай бұрын

Wow , 1st Im so sorry, and it's beautiful to see that you are so faithful to God after all this. Praying for you right now.

@ingela_injeela 6 ай бұрын

Oh Dear, I am so sorry for your loss. Your testimony touches me deeply. Amen, let's keep our eyes fixed on Jesus til the end.

@nonyabidness5708 6 ай бұрын

Big hugs. I'm so sorry for your losses.

@JillCee 6 ай бұрын

I had zero Christian influences in my life. God still found me. God loves them deeply and is pursuing them in His love. Pray for them. Plant seeds. Trust the work of the Holy Spirit.

@thrivewithjesus5216 6 ай бұрын

same! He found me!!

@alakazoom87 6 ай бұрын

God does the saving from beginning to end. Once we're in heaven, we'll understand his justice and holiness. On this side of eternity, while we still have our flesh, it's impossible to understand how God can save some but not others

@Ghost-pb4ts 6 ай бұрын

"I was born Hindu and then joined the WMSCOG (the one from South Korea) in 2012. I left in 2017, which was difficult because I had to say goodbye to many friends and people there. After leaving, I became confused and angry towards every religion, but eventually found my way back to Jesus. However, Bible scholars took that away from me, but I don't blame them for it. Somehow, YHVH called me back, even though I don't know how. I love Him very much, but I also get angry with Him sometimes. He's more of a father to me than my actual father, and although my logical brain doesn't want me to believe, I feel like He has chosen me. I don't need proof anymore because I can see Him in the universe. The more I learn about the universe, the closer I feel to Him. I'm a work in progress, but life goes on. However, I still ask myself every day - what's the point of all this?"

@JillCee 6 ай бұрын

@@Ghost-pb4ts It is hard when there is not a good relationship with our earthly dads. I pray the Lore will bring you healing so you can find your value and your purpose. Be faithful with what you do have while you are waiting🙏🏻💕

@chai8274 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing, it helps give me hope

@wildhorse4545 6 ай бұрын

I was a Catholic but I had never truly understood Jesus until last year. I am turning 50 this year and I am now saved. I don’t belong to a church, I didn’t have anyone speak to me about Jesus but the Holy Spirit came in to my heart and the vail was removed. All I can say is if you seek him you will find him. Jesus is the truth the way and the life.

@shawnalLovesJesus 6 ай бұрын

♥

@silversurfer2703 6 ай бұрын

Actually it was Jesus who sought you out and revealed himself to you. 😊 my experience was similar.

@AndrewLane-pm2ro 6 ай бұрын

You can't blame the Catholic Church for you not understanding Jesus. I was a Protestant and didn't practise Christianity until I became a Catholic.

@leecooper3852 6 ай бұрын

There are 65 occurrences in the Bible with the word that is translated hell. And that is the word sheol in Hebrew, It is not hell... It means grave or pit...choose any instances and we can discuss them....winger is lying to you about hell

@texasskygirl7890 6 ай бұрын

So thankful that you have become a Christian. You need to find you a church where you can grow and meet other believers. We need each other. If you live in North Texas, I can help you find a good church.

@ChildOfMercy 6 ай бұрын

“Pray without ceasing” “ask and you shall receive” “do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” My suggestion is, everytime you think about that unsaved person, you pray. And remember nothing moved God without faith, so believe that God who created everything can do anything!

@ob2249 5 ай бұрын

except f0rgive

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

Why does god need YOUR prayers to act?

@ChildOfMercy 5 ай бұрын

@@SilverSixpence888 He doesn’t. But the best comparison I can think of is like asking your parents for something you want, yes they can get you that thing without you asking but there’s just something special about their child asking, any parent would want to see their child get exactly what they want when they ask, especially if it’s not bad for them. Now the real question is why don’t YOU read your Bible anymore?

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

@@ChildOfMercy So god wants you to make him feel special? OK then... I do read the bible - a lot. And more and more I realise what garbage it is.

@ChildOfMercy 5 ай бұрын

@@SilverSixpence888 no, that’s completely wrong and my point went right over your head, turn your thinking cap on and keep it on. You’re obviously not reading the Bible to comprehend but instead to criticize which is why you lack the very basic foundation needed to support any real learning from the text. God doesn’t want you to make Him feel special, He doesn’t need us, we need Him, God wants us to RELY on Him. And for us to understand we can do nothing without Him because He has created everything. I don’t know who lied to you or hurt you but if you’re truly seeking the real God you need to humble yourself and ask for Him to truly reveal Himself to you; former atheist speaking btw.

@melissab7777 6 ай бұрын

Good question! My heart also hurts for all my unsaved friends and family. My 22 year old moved out behind our backs, cut us out of her life and also told us she is not a christian but that she had “tried to be”. When I think of what awaits her if she doesn’t come to faith, it definitely makes me cry. I pray for her daily to come to faith. I was able to share the gospel with my 93 year old Grandmother and she came to faith 2 months before she died. One thing that has helped me a lot this year is seeing the betrayal of humanity toward God from the very first pages of Genesis. And tracing that thread through the entire bible. It brings me to tears. His judgment is right and true… and he is so full of grace and mercy, and patience for us to come to faith, yet we don’t deserve it. Praying for all the hearts that are hurting over unsaved friends and family. God bless ❤

@NMemone 6 ай бұрын

I was a very dedicated lef tist atheist at 22. My parents were ex-Christians so I was raised to have a very negative view of Christianity. If you had told me I would become a believer someday I would have sworn at you and laughed in your face. Then out of the blue, in my mid-forties, the Good Shephard reached out and collected this lost sheep! I'm so grateful that He never gave up on me. I wish my mom had still been around so I could have shared the truth of Christ with her, but that's another story. My point is that I understand your despair, and in your situation I would be afraid too, but remember that as long as your daughter is alive there is hope. Keep praying, and may God bless you and your daughter.

@Tab-f9t 6 ай бұрын

Anywhere that is away from God... is not good. God is the only one who allows good. To assume that there is no such thing as hell, or that hell is not an unpleasant place, or a life without God is ok... should turn to Jesus imo. Why would God want to be with Him when the person devoted their life to the world and not a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?

@JPGola-n9w 6 ай бұрын

I just prayed for you ❤

@chillinchum 6 ай бұрын

@@NMemoneWhat exactly reached out to you?

@Imahuckleberry 6 ай бұрын

Do you know who isn't the Christ? The one you call the Christ, that's the deception to the one you falsely call the Christ Matthew 24:4-5. Do you know who the devil is according to the one you falsely call the Christ? Your God. That's what he said John 8:44. Jesus Barabba who's NOT the Christ, said from the beginning your YHWH devil God was a liar and a murderer. Story checks out, he lied to Adam when he said he'd die the day he ate the fruit, but killed him later by denying him fruit from the tree of life. Wake up

@mmonroe6209 6 ай бұрын

I feel for this person’s pain. I felt the same way for my daughter for years. I prayed in pain all the time. In my prayers, I felt His Spirit lead me to know that He loves her more than I do. Keep praying. Trust God. His timing is different than ours. Continue to be the light for your family. By the way…my daughter now follows Christ & is growing in her faith 🙏❤✝️.

@ingela_injeela 6 ай бұрын

Praise the Lord!

@rmdeb 6 ай бұрын

That's soo awesome!!! I'm soooo happy for you. Please please pray for my daughter, she's thinks she's gay and lives that lifestyle. I pray daily and fast weekly for her. I CANNOT imagine not seeing her in heaven. I LOVE HER SO MUCH ❤❤❤. PLEASE PRAY FOR HER ALSO!!

@dadaebiko8332 6 ай бұрын

Your words bring comfort to my heart. Everyone has their own time and season to accept Jesus.

@leecooper3852 6 ай бұрын

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@callieflanagan3310 6 ай бұрын

I was a lone sheep too. That was 30 years ago. God has done so much in my entire family. Trust him. He knows your heart.

@MapleManor901 6 ай бұрын

This is probably the best I’ve heard on the topic. My father died two years ago in November and I honestly never thought I would survive his death if he ever died outside of Christ. He was an alcoholic most of my life. He was abusive and I remember as a child just praying to have my dad. To have a real dad. My dad got sober. And I prayed he’d get saved. I prayed. I shared my testimony with him. I did my best to navigate his sobriety and disbelief with my childhood trauma and foundation in Christ. Dad never came to Christ. And I am blessed to know Gods mercy was upon him in this life. He got sober. We had ten great years. My three kids never knew the angry drunk he used to be. Only the most amazing grandpa they mourned losing. God is my true father. He has sustained me through it all and the thing I thought I could never get passed is one I can now accept. Do I understand it all fully? Nope. But we don’t know anything fully. We’re not God. But He is good. He is just. And whether He calls out family members out of their sin isn’t up to us but we still do what we can with hope and trust Him with the rest in all things. My husband recently told me he no longer thinks he’s a believer. We’ve had some hard years. So right now I truly am the only believer on both sides of my family (aside from our 12 year old who professes faith, please pray for her) But I appreciate you’re channnel brother and your your thoughts. They have helped me through so much the last few years.

@soldierfortress2518 6 ай бұрын

I pray for you ❤️🙏🏻

@bornagain2890 6 ай бұрын

If your husband was truly saved and he walks away from the Lord, thinking as he does; you can't lose your salvation once you have it. We are sealed with the Holy Spirit! Grab your King James Bible open it up and you will read in the letters and the Gospels, the scriptures that validate that. Once saved always saved! Keep praying for your husband and be still in your mind and spirit and let God take control over him. Not easy, I know. You keep trusting and obeying God. I waited 20 years for my sister and she finally got saved last November 😊✝️💖

@krissyyoung9264 6 ай бұрын

@@bornagain2890 So true. And praise God for your sister coming to faith!

@TheHollenbach 6 ай бұрын

would love to pray for your daughter... whats her name please? 🤍

@badpiggy2403 5 ай бұрын

Praying for your family

@Eternal_Hope_Q 6 ай бұрын

I feel this. I came to Christ in 2016... seemingly out of nowhere (it was in a particularly hellish personal trial). My whole family was atheist and I was in the new age. 8 years later and my son is 7 years in Christ, my husband is 4 years in Christ, my daughter is 3 years in Christ, my other daughter is 1 year in Christ. My parents and brother are still not at all interested but they see the way the Holy spirit has healed each of us in fundamental ways and it's making (particularly) my mum think 🤔 My heart is for the not yet saved, my prayers are for all my friends and family that can't yet see or hear or know the love and redemption of Jesus 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@MURDANA_ 6 ай бұрын

Praise the Lord! I hope this happens for my family as well 🙏🏽 much love

@MattiasL93 6 ай бұрын

So happy for you! I pray that your family will stay close to Christ always

@Lili-Benovent 6 ай бұрын

Sounds like your whole family has been indoctrinated in silly superstition, there is no invisible guy in the sky, it's all a fairy story.

@steadfastunmoveable9751 6 ай бұрын

Please hear Truth, my friends .The Truth of the matter is this. GOD IS HOLY, and we are born of sin, we inherited our sin nature from Adam and Eve. And thus we are of darkness. And we can not stand before an HOLY GOD and not be obliterated. Just like when one turns on a light in a dark room, it obliterates the darkness, because light and darkness can not share the same space. So GOD wanted to have us back into HIS presence and live. Therefore HE came down as a man to suffer and die for our sins and rose again so as that anyone who would be Born Again into His Family, could now inherit Eternal Life. Because we become part of The Light . Those who are in hell, chose their destination. Hell was originally made for the devil and his imps, because they no longer desired to be of The Light. So thus GOD removed HIS presence from them which created Hell. So because we are all sons of Adam and daughters of Eve through their decision to join with the devil , decided for us also to join in the darkness of sin and the devil. Now GOD seeing it’s not fair for us, and because of HIS great love for us, Came down to offer us a New Inheritance, if we are Born Again in Him according to Acts:2:38. That Scripture is the process that’s necessary to change our inheritance from Sin and death to LIFE JOY AND HAPPINESS IN YEHOSHUA HAMASHIACH! That’s why there are two testaments. Two ‘wills’ Old Testament of Adam and Eve, and New Testament of Yehoshua HaMashiach. Hence the reason there are two testaments in the Bible. Adam and Eve in their ‘WILL’ left us an inheritance of sin and death. But GOD coming down in The Flesh as the Man Christ/ Yehoshua died and left us an inheritance of Life Eternal.. just like when a baby is born there is always water and Blood. Same in Christ , He says in John 3:5 we MUST be Born Again of Water and of The Spirit else we can NOT enter The Kingdom of GOD. THUS everyone who is in Hell made that choice. It’s NOT that GOD wanted it this way, and it’s not that HE’s punishing them, they chose their own destiny and GOD will NOT interfere with our choice. That is also why the doctrine of believing only is evil. Even Yehoshua said in Mark 16:16 He that believeth AND is Baptized shall be saved. Now what saves us if we do these things? The Holy Ghost. When one repent and is baptized in YEHOSHUA HAMASHIACH Name then the HOLY GHOST SHALL fill us evidenced by speaking in heavenly tongues as all did through out the book of Acts ,and save us from Damnable Hell fire. Please remember all those scriptures about believing and having Faith in the letters from the apostles, were all written to saints, not sinners. The letters were instruction on how to Stay clear of GOD’s wrath which fall upon HIS disobedient children. And how to believe that if we sin after we are Born Again that Christ Blood will cleanse us even from that sin. I pray that you will have the understanding of Salvation , I Lobe you all!

@Lili-Benovent 6 ай бұрын

@@steadfastunmoveable9751 Blah Blah Blah ... Same old same old, think of how many people would be converted to Christianity if your God put in an appearance and proved beyond doubt that he existed. A trick he could perform to that end would be if he appeared on every television channel and computer screen throughout the world for one hour, regardless of whether the device was plugged into a power source or not, in fact everybody could turn their TV off and he would still be there explaining his policies and telling people all over the world how they should live their lives. Once the show was over nobody could complain that they had not been told and there would be no excuses for wavering, many people on KZbin claim to have visited Jesus and if they are to be taken at their word then there is no reason why God should not appear to everyone and put the story beyond doubt. Your God is supposed to be omnipotent and can do anything so this miracle surely could not be beyond him, if he really desires people to live by his beliefs and end up in Heaven he could do this and then there would be no reason for him to hand his creations (who he says he loves) over to Satan and the torture pit. And this brings up another question, If his subjects have been unfaithful to him and haven`t led pure and chaste lives why doesn’t he just kill them and then they could be in the same state as they were before they were born, why have them perpetually punished? Surely being burned and tortured forever is a little harsh when he professes to love them, that love seems very shallow. No doubt the purveyors of religion will find some words in the bible which preclude God from appearing to us or showing some understanding and mercy, maybe the invisible guy in the sky isn't really there and mankind has been deluding itself for Centuries. What a basic premise this so called God has been operating under, "Devote yourself to me or I'll throw you into the fire"

@coconut5818 6 ай бұрын

My unsaved loved ones are on my mind daily. It is hard to have joy when you are so aware of this.

@conrad03 6 ай бұрын

i can't help but feel that "unsaved" is a flawed concept, a human oversimplification that is incompatible with god's true nature. do you not think god cares more about the reasons WHY someone believes or does not believe, as opposed to strict belief/nonbelief? if god is all loving, god will handle the situation more fairly than you could have ever imagined. no?

@MarysiaKosowski 6 ай бұрын

@@conrad03 Yes. We are all on our own spiritual journey and God will come for us when we are ready to come to Him. :)

@Drawn-From-The-Word 6 ай бұрын

Keep praying, never give up.

@leecooper3852 6 ай бұрын

@andrewfrancis7739 6 ай бұрын

@@conrad03 I agree. Because god is going to send someone to hell because they didn't have a church in their town that would baptize them. or they didn't genuinely believe in the resurrection. Yep, seems like the thought process of a being that possesses intellect and justice far beyond human comprehension. I cannot stand the fear tactics that are so fundamental to christianity.

@lorimcgrath3797 6 ай бұрын

I can relate, but be encouraged. The thief on the cross next to Jesus was saved in his final hours. Stay faithful in prayer. 🙏🥰

@alyssadye2185 6 ай бұрын

Mike, I am fairly new to your channel but I just wanted to say thank you for your videos. I’m a new born Christian two months ago after growing up Jehovah’s Witness. None of my family are believers and I am distraught at the thought of them being in hell. I’m trying to teach them the correct gospel of Jesus Christ but I’m also trying to trust gods will. Your videos make me feel comforted. I had a hard time trusting pastors and other religions because I didn’t know what to believe. It’s all so clear to me now, and your videos helped immensely, thank you!!

@Eleanor-ip3px 6 ай бұрын

When I worry about this I simply remind myself that God loves them far more than I do. And He will do all things possible to reach them

@GregMartin81 6 ай бұрын

??? All things possible? Doesn't it say that it's his will to redeem all things? That he will leave the 99 to find the 1 lost, etc? If he is omniscient, how would he not be able to reach these people of he is truly doing to everything possible?

@kaiiza1906 6 ай бұрын

@GregMartin81 because it's ultimately the persons decision

@GregMartin81 6 ай бұрын

@@kaiiza1906 do you think maybe people would knowingly not choose God if God did everything possible to reach them?

@bradfaulkner9597 6 ай бұрын

@@kaiiza1906 You really believe souls willingly choose to be tortured for all eternity in hellfire? ok... Sounds like mental gymnastics so you don't have to question your beliefs.

@wet-read 5 ай бұрын

An entity that makes/allows something like Hell to exist at all... you think that this thing is more loving towards you care about than you are? That is INSANE.

@gabymeyer8003 6 ай бұрын

I got saved while still a Catholic, and my Catholic family couldn't stand it. My mother in particular never lost an opportunity to make jibes. Towards the end of her very long life, she allowed me to pray regularly with her. I left Catholicism but my parents and sister remained. I trust in God's mercy for their salvation. No one else in my family is a Christian, including my son who abandoned the faith when people tried to get him to speak in tongues. It is heartbreaking, but I keep on praying. At age 74, I wonder if there will be any breakthrough in my lifetime, but God is sovereign.

@red20753 6 ай бұрын

Catholics are christians

@linaso9739 6 ай бұрын

Aren't Catholics Christians? I'm not a Catholic but I know many Catholics that are saved.

@blueticks8423 6 ай бұрын

Why would you assume your Catholic parents are any less Christian than you?

@erikmeissner6492 6 ай бұрын

He’s sovereign but the overwhelming picture we get in Scripture is that He doesn’t exercise His sovereignty to force people to do what He wants, including accepting His salvation. Hence the pages and pages of Him expressing His exasperation over people’s disobedience.

@justchilling704 6 ай бұрын

Catholics are no less brothers and sisters in Christ than baptists or any other denomination.

@mikewood6071 6 ай бұрын

Speaking solely for myself…and losing a newborn 3 weeks after being born and doubting Gods “goodness”, was an indictment of my self serving ego. Our greatest victories, come from our hardest struggles, and lowest moments. God is God and…..we’re not.

@AustinWDuncan 6 күн бұрын

The point about trusting God’s character and waiting until we fully understand His justice really hit home. Revelation 19 gives such a profound perspective-praising God for His perfect judgments is hard to imagine now, but trusting that clarity will come brings comfort. One thing I’ve wondered: how do we reconcile the urgency of sharing the gospel with loved ones with the reality that salvation ultimately depends on their response? It’s a tension I think many of us feel, and I’d love to hear your thoughts.

@juliemauger6183 6 ай бұрын

That's the conclusion I've drawn as well Mike. Once we are stripped of all sin and are beholding the Lord, we'll see through the mirror more clearly and we'll understand. God's ways are not our ways, His ways are always good. I know that and trust it.

@Logic807 6 ай бұрын

His ways are righteous. Good = perfect = Holy. Man is not.the centre. Jesus is the centre, and all things are made through him=> for him

@gustavusadolphus4344 6 ай бұрын

@@Logic807so eternal and infinite torment is the righteous thing for a God to inflict on mortal creatures who committed a finite number of crimes? And he supposedly loves these creatures? Maybe God was right... "But better than both is the one who has never been born" Ecclesiastes 4:3 We should have wishes to never have been created if this is the "Holy" God who created us

@leecooper3852 6 ай бұрын

Absolute Nonsense, You have the Bible and it clearly explains, there's no such place as hell and your loved ones are not going there and neither are you... But you are going to your grave and you can be there awaiting aresurrection or you can be there for all eternity... That depends on how you accept the good news when it comes to your door.

@Nacl-y 6 ай бұрын

@@gustavusadolphus4344 I would agree with you IF there were no means of salvation. However, given the fact that redemption is freely given makes it easy to avoid this fate. For many, the biggest hurdle for people to overcome is pride. They think they have done nothing that requires redemption, or they think they can create a better system than God.

@gustavusadolphus4344 6 ай бұрын

@@Nacl-y Is it freely given and equally easily understood by everyone? What about someone who was raped by their pastor and saw nothing of abuse from "men of God"? Straight to hell because they refused to enter into a system that hurt them so badly? What about a Muslim man who lives in Turkey and has a wife and kids. His entire life Islam is what was taught to him and Islam is what he knows. Eternal torment? What about someone who has heard of Christianity only in passing and is killed at age 30? No repentance for something you barley understand so torture FOREVER? Is this Justice?

@ByzantiumArchon 6 ай бұрын

God is NOT just a righteous judge, but the Sovereign King of all creation. He is NOT bound to His own law like we are. For God said, _“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”_ He can save ANYONE He has mercy and compassion on: No matter who, or no matter what they’ve done or didn’t do. To believe someone you know of is in Hell is casting yourself as _judge._ And you are _not._ You have no idea if Christ went to them and saved them at their last moment; for He has the power and the authority to do so.

@booksie1 6 ай бұрын

🙌

@Smitty1307 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. ❤

@tomm6167 6 ай бұрын

Here's who God will have mercy on: "God has committed all to disobedience that he might have mercy on all ... From him and through him and to him are all things." (Rom. 11:32,36)

@TyronSmith-yo5tt 6 ай бұрын

The god you believe in is not bound by his law? He gave that law to moses for the israelites to be like him.

@ByzantiumArchon 6 ай бұрын

@@TyronSmith-yo5tt As the Sovereign King of the Universe, He can pardon from His law anyone He desires. We are bound to His Law, but He is not bound to them.

@BenMcleanhall 6 ай бұрын

Same js true for me … I’m the only Christian in my family - I understand this entirely . Although God has touched my families heart by the way my life has changed - It was quite literally a 180. Keep praying God can do great things .

@JPGola-n9w 6 ай бұрын

Prayed for your family ❤

@BenMcleanhall 6 ай бұрын

@@JPGola-n9w Thank you so much ! That means a lot to me .

@BenMcleanhall 4 ай бұрын

@@JPGola-n9w Thank you so much ! I appreciate that a lot. Sorry I didn’t see this sooner

@elainek6167 6 ай бұрын

Wow, my heart is wrenching for my loved ones, and the thought of hell for them has been making me almost unable to function. But you’re so right … God is good, just, holy and loving. He loves my loved ones even more than I do. So much He sacrificed His own beloved Son to save them. I trust in His sovereignty. Thank you Mike.

@NickHawaii 6 ай бұрын

The Bible says the wages sin pays is death. And that God doesn’t stay resentful forever. The truth is the Bible hell is the common grave of mankind. God would never torture you or your loved ones.

@przemeksledziewski1973 5 ай бұрын

Not according to Mike

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

Stop wasting your life letting fear render you nonfunctional. This is all a lie. There is no hell, no god, no heaven. Live this lfe. You are wasting it.

@ingela_injeela 6 ай бұрын

Not *ever* doubting God's goodness. Just grieving their hardness of heart towards Him... 😥

@AmyAndThePup 6 ай бұрын

1000 times yes. Exactly. Never doubint God's goodness, timing, will, just crying inside, and praying endlessly.

@brightargyle8950 5 ай бұрын

Don't forget that god will just flush away any sorrows you feel about your loved ones roasting in eternal torture when you go to heaven. You won't even need to think about them once you are there. No suffering in heaven, almost as if they never existed in the first place when you have an eternity of blissful ignorance. If you somehow think you would be ok with knowing your loved ones are in pain while you are not and not feeling a single pang of sorrow then I seriously doubt your very humanity. I suppose god must remove that part of you when you ascend to heaven. "God's goodness" while he created the exact place where they suffer in torment for eternity, so much for all loving. A loving creator with infinite power could have done so much better, god of the bible sounds like a petty tyrant infant, your god would be a disgusting monster if he existed at all.

@tomasrocha6139 5 ай бұрын

Isn't that God's fault since he hardens hearts?

@ingela_injeela 5 ай бұрын

@@tomasrocha6139 If you read about Pharaoh, it's clear that God only hardens those hearts who are already hard. He lets them do as they want.

@Ktmfan450 5 ай бұрын

@@ingela_injeela KJV Exodus 9:12 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses. Exodus 10 1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these signs of mine among them 2 that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the Lord.”

@SofaEaterLovesYou 6 ай бұрын

Thanks. I needed to hear this. I have seen the Light of the Lord in my life. He has driven back into school, Bible school, of which I am learning so much about his word. I share my thoughts and inspirations with my family who are supportive and loving but still have their hearts hardened towards Christ. I have wept many a time for their souls and know in my heart that the Lord is just. Yet, to be consoled in this manner truly brings warmth to where despair was taking hold.

@boatcaptain6288 6 ай бұрын

Instead of doubting His goodness, we should doubt *our* goodness.

@hadassahfirst1478 6 ай бұрын

Hmmm! Powerful statement!

@Logic807 6 ай бұрын

The premise is wrong, not yours ( i agree with you). God is righteous. If good means perfect, then God is Holy. We think Good means man gets l the good stuff. Nope, did not the Bible says the focus of men is for Jesus. Many are called, few are chosen. Christ chooses his bride.

@DiogoJ1 6 ай бұрын

If you don't believe in your goodness, then how can you hope to believe in yourself?

@Dizerner 6 ай бұрын

@@DiogoJ1 "Believe in yourself" is pop psychology. Let us rather trust in the grace of God.

@DiogoJ1 6 ай бұрын

@@Dizerner I can believe in both just fine.

@StokesMusicStudiosOnline 6 ай бұрын

You're speaking the truth. As a former narcicist (by the grace of God) I pray that others might be helped by this message. Jesus please defeat the demons that might be keeping someone from understanding the truth.

@arepadetrigo 6 ай бұрын

"We are setting ourselves up as the 'judge of God.'" Exactly. Well said.

@ratamacue0320 6 ай бұрын

You judge him too. The difference is you somehow judge him good. Or you abdicate your own responsibility to use your own judgement.

@steadfastunmoveable9751 6 ай бұрын

@user-hs9bb5xi4h 6 ай бұрын

I'll add there is grace upon grace for mental health disordered folks who have had their identities stripped bare to raw pain. We serve a loving, compassionate Father.

@AmyAndThePup 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for saying this. I agree.

@Micah6Eight 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. I don’t doubt the goodness of God, but it’s been almost two years since my dad passed away and I am still haunted by the idea of his eternal separation from God in torment. I agree with everything that you said, but it has been a struggle to accept. God is still good and his judgement is perfect. Especially to those of us that have lost someone we love that was not a Christian. He is close to the broken hearted and will wipe away every tear from our eye one day.

@trinidad2450 6 ай бұрын

I struggled with this as well, until I finally accepted that I don’t know if, at the end, my father cried out to God to forgive him. I don’t know because I wasn’t there, no one was, he was alone with God. My father was lucid, he didn’t have dementia, so I rest in that and have left it in God’s merciful hands.

@nothx512 6 ай бұрын

When you go to heaven, your passed life you really won't remember cause everything will be new...not talking about people who had OBE....thats not the same thing

@kittensanddaisies5615 6 ай бұрын

I've been struggling with this as well since my dad passed 4 years ago. For many years i prayed for his salvation. Most times when i spoke to him about Jesus and and the good news of the gospel, my dad would change the subject. For years my mom and i tried to get my dad to attend church with us to no avail. I can only hope that my dad cried out to God for forgiveness before he died.

@catsanddogs8983 6 ай бұрын

Same

@gerriebell2128 6 ай бұрын

And don’t give up. Keep praying for your loved ones. Don’t try to convince them with the concept of “saying just the right thing” to convince them. I speak from experience. God did in my adult children what I could never have done even if I did figure out the perfect things to say.

@kitnkindlin683 6 ай бұрын

I see that with people close to me too. Its so scary and man does it hurt. Things like this being out of your control is terrifying

@franchescawetter8423 6 ай бұрын

Well said, Mike. 🙏 Many times we don't understand, but God's goodness is constant regardless.

@SomeWhereInTheMiddleGenX 6 ай бұрын

This terrifies me on so many levels... thank you so so much for speaking on this!! I have prayed so hard for help in letting go, and fully surrendering things like this to god... I don't know if I've done a good job of it... but anytime I start to feel the despair start to creap back in, I just take a moment to pray. First thanking God for my salvation and for the presence of the Holy Spirit in my life, and then humbly asking for any guidance that might help, then lastly just praying that if it be God's will, please touch their hearts... help them to see through the wickedness that seems to be invading every aspect of daily life... the constant "be/ or you are your own god" type messaging that is everywhere!! The new age MANIFEST your dreams!! Etc. I pray that some how the veil that seems to be covering so many's eyes... that it be lifted so that they might see... but make sure to ask for forgiveness for that fear/anxiety and to resurrender fully to the will of God... in conversation with God I try to find the words to fully express the thoughts and feelings that lead me to fear or worry about things I have no buisness to... I am a worrier by nature, I have had a very hard life, all I've ever really known is heartache and loss... I believe the lord is working on my heart, helping me to put all those broken pieces back, and though it is hard, is teaching me how to be patient and how to live KNOWING that he's got it all under control... Thank you once again Mike for broaching topics others shy away from....and thank you Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, and Holy Spirit for being with me always!! And for helping me discover little by little that I AM loved and lovable... I'm so so very thankful for your love and grace... please help me continue on this path of discovery... I pray this person too finds the strength to speak with you Father, to pour out their fears, and replace them with the joy and peace that only you can provide... In the name.of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit I pray, Amen, Amen, and Amen

@NickHawaii 6 ай бұрын

The Bible says the wages sin pays is death. No need to have morbid fear. God wouldn’t do that to you or your loved ones.

@joebriggs5781 5 ай бұрын

So basically you're just happy you're all good, no matter what this God does to other people for eternity. Sounds like a true Christian to me.

@Josephcantor-v5p 5 ай бұрын

@@joebriggs5781 no it sounds like what follower or apologist would say

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

Don't let it terrify you. It is all a lie. There is no hell, no heaven, not god. There is this life - make it a good one.

@lupeguadalupe9311 6 ай бұрын

My daughter has openly blasphemed God in the worst way. Im devastated and heartbroken. Praying God's mercy on her 💔😭 if you can all lift up a prayer for her please. Thank you

@zenlottie9524 6 ай бұрын

Blasphemy can be forgiven keep praying for her

@insanoibro6331 6 ай бұрын

@@zenlottie9524 depends

@KentuckyBrad 6 ай бұрын

@@insanoibro6331no it doesn't

@UltraVioletKnight 5 ай бұрын

Your daighter sounds awesome and a lot smarter than you

@ugo4141 6 ай бұрын

We just have to keep praying for our loved ones to choose life too. God doesn’t reject us, we continually reject him. But I am praying hard about this for my family members too.

@shelbyhurd 6 ай бұрын

“You don’t yet understand the goodness of God in relation to His judgment of sin and His punishment of sinners.” Gosh, that was awesome to hear. Thank you, Mike.

@acebailey2478 6 ай бұрын

So says Mike

@Reinaldo-mx4dz 6 ай бұрын

the false hellfire doctrine is what brought me to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses , and I know that God does not burn people for all eternity for what a person did over a 70 or 80 years of life and sinning. Romans 6:7 the wages of sin is death, the dead are concious of nothing at all, Psalms 146:4 "Psalm 146:4 King James Version 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish." if our thoughts perish then how can we feel pain in the false hellfire with no conciousness at Ecc 9:5. Your dead love one are not in a hellfire they are dead. Romans 6:7 awaiting the resurrection John 5:28,29John 5:28-29 New International Version 28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out-those who have done what is good will rise to live,.......... your dead loved ones are notsuffering they are sleeping in the dust Daniel 12:1,22 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.......

@Emkamo-r1c 4 ай бұрын

Exactly. "For the wages of sin is death", if we don't accept Jesus sacrifice for our sin, we ate like Adam when God said "you were made from dust, and to dust you shall return".

@FamilyManMotley 6 ай бұрын

This is a very sensitive issue. I can tell you from experience as the one that was not saved it can take time. Personally it took me getting away from all those that were hounding me to go back to church. At the time I had several members of my family asking multiple times per week if I was coming to church. They couldn't accept my answer of "not now but I will eventually" so it turned to a no just to spite them and then went from no to I don't believe. Within 3yrs of moving away I was getting baptized and rededicated myself to the Lord.

@CubamusPrime 6 ай бұрын

God bless you brother. I ❤ you.

@AmyAndThePup 6 ай бұрын

This hits so close to home. I'm the only believer in my family, that I know of. It's very lonely, and I have cried over whether they will believe and be in heaven. My dad, I'm 90% sure was not a believer... and I know what that means, and it rips at my heart. It's been nineteen years, and I still have to ask God for His peace and for Him to help me cope with that very real possibility. I can't do it on my own--I wouldn't even try. Please pray for my family. I am praying for all of yours...

@Nemo12417 5 ай бұрын

Just remember, one day, you will look down upon him and realize that the pain Jesus is inflicting is good and holy, and you shall take delight in it. Trust and obey.

@joshuaj.jackson 6 ай бұрын

I have unbelieving family members too in some pretty hard situations. Still praying for their salvation. God is good and He saved me, healed the broken pieces which were my life. Will keep praying that our families may come to Him. He can forgive and heal them too.

@ScrunchyTacos 6 ай бұрын

What happens if they don't. You go to heaven, they go to hell, and you'll forget they ever existed? Say it's you child, how could you enjoy heaven knowing you child is being tortured continuously?

@joshuaj.jackson 6 ай бұрын

@@ScrunchyTacos Because God is good and even I deserved the punishment loved ones are getting. That’s why we should all look at the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus, trust His teachings and respond to His love with love for Him. We can be saved if we trust Him. So can our loved ones.

@zouksesanet 6 ай бұрын

@@ScrunchyTacosWatch "The Three Resurrections" by Tomorrow's World.

@JPGola-n9w 6 ай бұрын

Prayed for salvation for the ❤

@Mike_W78 6 ай бұрын

This was a hard one when my father who wasn’t an active or practicing Christian. He claimed to be but I never saw it. When he got cancer and we knew he couldn’t beat it it became a heavy burden on me. My pastor went to see him many times and assured me of his faith. I pray that this was true and not a way to make us feel better. I didn’t have a good relationship with my father and hope to one day make a new relationship with him in heaven.

@elizabethmontalvo3756 6 ай бұрын

My children are not save , but I know in my heart that Jesus ways are higher then my ways, the only best thing is to stand in the gap for them and pray and show them who Jesus is and has been in my Life . Jesus Love them more then I can imagine and one day they will come to Jesus . Let free will lead them to the correct choice of righteousness in Jesus and what he has done on the cross for them and all the world 🙏🏾😊

@WhiteBeardFun 6 ай бұрын

how exactly do you know theyre not saved?

@debbievilleneuve9799 6 ай бұрын

Mike thank you for your love, compassion, & honesty to your congregation. God bless you.

@Agben35 6 ай бұрын

i struggle with this issue too. with 2 daughters, 1 which appears to believe and 1 having little to no interest. i despair at the thought and my inability to change the situation. mike this is a great video and comforting of being faithful and trusting God

@melissab7777 6 ай бұрын

Praying for you! I so can relate to what you said about your daughter. My oldest daughter (22) left our home, and has cut the rest of us out of her life. The rest of us being christians and her saying she is not, saying she “tried to be”. She was deceiving us for over 2 years about her faith. I pray God has mercy on her and brings her to faith before it’s too late. God bless you ❤

@ScrunchyTacos 6 ай бұрын

You should be happy for your daughter's, regardless of their beliefs. I have a Christian dad who also wants me to return to Christianity. You believing she will go to hell probably hurts her a lot, and also probably makes her dislike Christianity too. From her point of view you would rather serve a monster who is sending her to hell than be understanding of her beliefs. How can your daughter feal love from you when you communicate to her that her burning in hell is just. I guess another way of putting it is like this, you probably love your daughter with all your heart, what would your daughter have to do to make you send her to hell? Hopefully you'll answer the same as my dad, nothing. Which makes you as a father already better than God

@funchfries 6 ай бұрын

@@ScrunchyTacosThis is an abominable reply. I understand you are struggling with your faith, I've been there and its a hard part of life - i pray that your faith is restored and you would know the fullness of God's love. However, it is shameful for you to claim ANYONE is better than our Almighty God who died for all the worlds sin. God freely offers salvation and forgiveness to any who would seek it, but He does not force any of us to seek and ask for that forgiveness and salvation - such an act would be truly immoral, and God is a moral and just God. I pray you find God again, and i hope to know you in Heaven.

@DBolen189 6 ай бұрын

@@ScrunchyTacosParents also need to ensure they aren’t compromising the truth of God’s word and telling a water downed gospel. Human parents will never be greater than God especially in eternity. Be blessed and I hope you find the truth in God’s word.

@TheMirabillis 6 ай бұрын

@@funchfries The only reason you believe what you do is because you are so scared of the God you worship. The God you worship is morally repugnant and you dare not question him because of what you think He will do to you.

@adriana9814 6 ай бұрын

This video made me almost cry because this is a topic where I have so much sorrow but I don’t let it overcome me and my sorrow isn’t greater than my joy in the Lord. I know Gods plans are higher than mine and there will be a day where this sorrow will be comforted.

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

All the fear and sorrow goes away when you realise none of it is true.

@mitchelltj1 6 ай бұрын

I've had similar questions at different times in my life, having lost a few close friends at a young age. There is no easy answer, but it has always helped me to remind myself that we all rely on the grace of God.

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

There is an easy answer. It is all a LIE. No hell, no heaven, no god. Live your life.

@PeterTryon 6 ай бұрын

Gosh this is helpful! I have been pondering hell a lot lately and TBH it really troubles me. Thanks Mike this one helps me more than you know. God bless

@jimfarnell5813 6 ай бұрын

As Tom Petty sang, “The waiting is the hardest part…” BUT patience in waiting is part of our walk… Patience with hope, the confident expectation of a good outcome… and joy, the divinely based optimism for the future… It’s often not easy but this is our calling…

@TheTodayChristian 6 ай бұрын

Well said, Mike. I battled this same kind of thing when I lost my father about 20 years ago and then again when my unsaved cousin committed suicide. Part of it is simply accepting that we're not God and we don't get to make the rules or have a say in what happens to our eternal souls, except where we decide whether or not to accept his Son as our savior. So much of my family tried to show my cousin the truth and lead him to the Lord, but (to our knowledge) he never accepted that. The onus is on each one of us to make that decision for ourselves, and we can never force someone else to choose the Lord.

@ob2249 5 ай бұрын

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@joebriggs5781 5 ай бұрын

So you're just totally cool if you go to Paradise and are shown your cousin being brutally tortured, knowing it will go on for eternity? This is some really disturbing mask-off stuff from Christians.

@TheTodayChristian 5 ай бұрын

@@joebriggs5781 I’m not cool with it. Many in our family tried to tell him the truth. It’s so weird. Some of you people pretend like we choose to believe the things we believe because we want them to be true when it’s the opposite. The point is that it’s true whether or not we believe it. Your decision of whether or not to follow Christ here on this earth determines your eternal destiny, not because I say so, but because of what God has made known to us so many times in the Bible. If I had it my way, I’m sure I’d let just about everyone into Heaven. But I’m not the judge of your (or anyone’s!) soul.

@joebriggs5781 5 ай бұрын

@@TheTodayChristian let’s say for a second that what you’re saying is the “Truth”…which I agree with you is what the Bible says as that’s one of the reasons I left religion so I’m not arguing that it doesn’t…but then the question still remains. Even if you’re not “cool” with it…but just understand that’s Gods position…how would that still feel OK if you know your beloved son or daughter is/are being tortured and tormented for eternity while you’re in Heaven? Are you saying you’d still be able to just sit back, relax, and enjoy Heaven? I think that’s ultimately one of the biggest differences between Christians and non-Christians…that so many of us would never be able to do that. Especially if the reason is something like just a person believing in the wrong religion or loving someone of the same sex. There’s a level of empathy that it just doesn’t feel like Christians have when it comes to their own eternal reward.

@TheTodayChristian 5 ай бұрын

@@joebriggs5781 I hear you. I 100% understand where you're coming from. I don't expect I'll change your mind, but just allow me to explain it in an example that I use for myself: For your sake, let's just say God is real and everything about him is true. An almighty God created the very fabric of the universe, created earth and everything on it, then said "This is how you get to heaven, by believing in my son, Jesus, and repenting of your sins." Under no circumstances do my feelings, empathy, or protesting matter when it comes to a God with ultimate authority. I didn't make the rules, nor do I have the power to change them, since I am the created. God is merciful, but God is also just. If I have not cooperated with the system God put into place to be forgiven for my own broken nature, I, by my own choice, will experience eternal separation from that God who judges the eternal soul. I have seen too much and experienced too much evidence of God's work in my own life to deny his existence and even goodness. But with that comes an understanding of his judgement as well. I understand why this is just too difficult for so many to accept. But that's why people like me try to speak what our own hearts have been convinced of. None of us who believe want to see anyone experience hell.

@benjaminwatt2436 6 ай бұрын

Its a huge burden to know some will reject Christ and there is nothing we can do. this should drive us to be the light, witness and pray more intensly than ever before

@lisawillis3 6 ай бұрын

This has been my one big sticking question that I can’t find peace with, especially my one child and my mother and other family members, thank you so much for asking this.

@waterboy330 6 ай бұрын

I believe the perfect grace of God will be far more loving and forgiving than any of us can possibly imagine.

@przemeksledziewski1973 5 ай бұрын

And yet there will be people burning in hell for all eternity.

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

@@przemeksledziewski1973 That is what love looks like to god, apparently. How sick.

@mamboman2 6 ай бұрын

As hard as it is to admit, Scripture, even Jesus proclaims that not all will be saved, in fact many will be lost, it is heartbreaking that so many refuse the free gift of salvation from the Father in Chirst.

@LorenzoPelupessy 5 ай бұрын

The wide and narrow gate! It's funny how people are fine with the idea of only a few achieving mortal success, but get all mad when it's spiritual success. What's the difference? There must be a distinction between the unsuccessful and the successful in the case of spirituality is knowing your savior!

@Emkamo-r1c 4 ай бұрын

The scriptures say "many will be saved". The world right now is in turmoil, but it is not yet the end. Take heart!

@rusluck6620 4 ай бұрын

All are called but few are chosen

@rob41137 6 ай бұрын

We’re accustomed to an unfair, unjust society. But yessir, a Pastor once taught me during the message that when we see the righteous judgement of God on full display, things will be so straight down the line FAIR and JUST, that we won’t have a complaint coming.

@a.psquickview2071 6 ай бұрын

I doubt it. Eternal punishment for temporary sins is insane.

@Spoorthuzad 6 ай бұрын

@@a.psquickview2071What do you mean "finite" sin?

@randallpickering9944 6 ай бұрын

Calvinists believe you were chosen or damned before being conceived, so your life or actions have no meaning. I don't like Calvinism.

@mvmlego1212 6 ай бұрын

@@a.psquickview2071 -- It depends on the punishment, I think. If the eternal punishment is nonexistence (which annihilationists believe), or letting people to live by their own devices (which C.S. Lewis seems to believe), then my conscience is clean with that. On the other hand, if it's externally-imposed, conscious torment, which seems to be the majority view, then I agree.

@O_tropos 6 ай бұрын

@@mvmlego1212 even nonexistence punishment is excessive, you cease to exist for a second of sin. remember eternity is a long time so compared to eternity you only sin for 1 second. C.S lewis is wrong about that and no bible verse supports his claim.

@joshswicegood3253 6 ай бұрын

I was listening to pastor Ken Ortiz this week from Calvary Spokane and he shared a story about sharing the gospel with his dad for years and years then one day he said to God “im done you deal with him.” As if it was him doing the work (pastor being sarcastic). Then after he stopped sharing the gospel with him after being seriously frustrated he got saved. You never know what God is doing and sometimes we can’t see any fruit at all. But Christ always works in the heart of the unbeliever. And praise God he is long suffering, patient and kind to us. Otherwise we all would end up in hell

@Katia25 6 ай бұрын

I am in the same situation. My whole family doesn't believe. I came to know the true God through, ironically, KZbin videos a few years ago. On top of that, I have yet to find a true church where I live (a region in north Italy). It is very hard, but I can see how the Lord preserved and helped me through it all. Thank you Mike for this video. God bless you

@JPGola-n9w 6 ай бұрын

Prayed for their salvation❤

@sijoad 6 ай бұрын

Everything will be ok sister . Please trust in God . Meditate his word daily . Try to be part of a local church . But you have to study your bible your own . I know there are not much locals churches in italy . I am not italian but live in italy perugia. Me too saved by you tube videos .. May God bless you sister . Buona notte .

@LorenzoPelupessy 5 ай бұрын

Italy? You should be able to find a Catholic church no?

@Katia25 5 ай бұрын

@@LorenzoPelupessy have you seen Mike's videos about catholicism? That "church" is not from God

@jennifercoleman6180 6 ай бұрын

I'm in the same boat. It can be extremely lonely - that's how we get closer and closer to the Lord. He didn't wish that for us. He created us to love one another in an age when you can't even trust your own neigh or anymore. Will the real "David verses Goliath" men come out for battle, we need you. ❤❤❤

@Reinaldo-mx4dz 6 ай бұрын

@enjoliturner4179 6 ай бұрын

I've wrestled with this as well. There have been nights where I've lain awake for hours, tears streaming down my face. I remember one particular instance when I was reading a book about hell. By the second chapter, I found myself overwhelmed with despair, sobbing into my pillow at the weight of the reality of eternity and hell. It wasn't just for my loved ones, but for everyone who denies or has denied God and is now dead. I couldn't bring myself to finish the book because it was taking a toll on my mental health. To me, this isn't so much about the goodness of God, more so that I've questioned whether my loved ones will ever choose His goodness over their own desires. I'd be dishonest if I said that even twenty years later, I'm not still grappling with this issue. Why? Because I deeply care. I believe it's due to His goodness, His love for us, and His desire for none to perish. He's already done His part, willingly enduring what He did on the cross to save us. Now, the choice lies with us. It's a deeply personal decision. Is it difficult? Absolutely! There's this misconception that if people end up in hell, they'll suddenly desire God. I highly doubt that's the case. We must place our families at the feet of Yeshua, knowing that He loves them more profoundly than we ever could. We should fast, pray fervently for their eyes to open and their hearts to soften to His voice, and for them to embrace and live for Him. Keep sowing those seeds. I'll pray for your loved ones as I do for mine. Also, remember, we can't fully grasp how others' hearts are being ministered to. As long as there's breath in our lungs, there's hope. Don't lose hope, dear brother. God desires them, loves them, and we can trust Him no matter what choices our loved ones make.

@NotReallyYak 6 ай бұрын

Love me or burn in Hell forever ❤️

@Colin-to1nv 6 ай бұрын

God is so good, and those who choose hell most definitely will not change their minds later. Yet, is it not also true that Jesus said it was "everlasting fire" prepared for the devil, and that it will be happening only on judgement day, after the sheep and goats are gathered before him? Today is the day for prayer for family & friends that they come to repentance: God wishes all would come to him, and for those who don't he is merciful so that most likely they be consumed in the fire and not suffer forever.

@tomm6167 6 ай бұрын

I encourage you to consider what the leading early church fathers believed. I think you will be very pleasantly surprised: "Christ saves all men. Some he converts by penalties, others who follow Him of their own will ... that every knee may be bent to Him, of those in heaven, on earth, and under the earth" [Isa. 45:22-23, Rom. 14:11, Phil. 2:10-11, Rev. 5:13] -- *Clement of Alexandria,* _Commentary on 1 John_ "When death shall no longer exist, nor the sting of death, nor any evil at all, then, verily, God will be All in all" [1 Cor. 15:28,55] -- *Origen,* _De Principiis 3:6.3_ "What else does 'until the times of universal restoration' signify to us, if not the aeon to come, in which all beings must receive their perfect restoration?" [Acts 3:21] -- *Eusebius,* leading historian of the early church, _Contra Marcellum __2:4:11_ "A few drops of blood renew the whole world, and become for all men that which rennet is for milk, uniting and drawing us into one." [Col. 1:15-20] -- *Gregory Nazianzus,* _Oration 42_ "Christ captured over again the souls captured by the devil, for that He promised in saying, 'I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto Me.'" [John 12:32, 1 Peter 3:19-20, 4:6, Psalm 68:18, Eph. 4:8-10, and maybe Matt. 12:29] -- *Athanasius,* _Expositions on the Psalms, 68.18_ "The peace [coming] from the Lord is coextensive with all time [eternity]. For all things shall be subject to him, and all things shall acknowledge his empire; and when God shall be all in all, those who now excite discords by revolts, having been quite pacified, [all things] shall praise God in peaceful concord." [Psalm 145:10a, 1 Cor. 15:28, Rev. 5:13] -- *Basil,* _Commentary on Isaiah 9:6_ "So the Son of Man came to save that which was lost, i.e., all, for as in Adam all die, so, too, in Christ shall all be made alive." [Luke 19:10, 1 Cor. 15:22] -- *Ambrose,* _Exposition on the Gospel of Luke 15.3_ "For the wicked there are punishments not perpetual, ... but they are to be tormented for a certain brief period, according to the amount of malice in their works. They shall therefore suffer punishment for a short space, but immortal blessedness, having no end, awaits them; ... the penalties to be inflicted for their many and grave crimes are very far surpassed by the magnitude of the mercy to be showed them. The resurrection, therefore, is regarded as a blessing, not only to the good, but also to the evil." [Isa. 57:16], *Diodore,* _De Oecon_ "Some among the wise and learned … have alluded to this in an enigmatic way, by adducing that God is not only just, but also merciful, and that it becomes the One who judges with justice to have sinners suffer in a measure that is proportional to their sins and then make them worthy of blessedness." -- *Theodore,* _Liber Scholiorum, 2:63_ "'All the kings of the earth shall adore him.' Some, indeed, in the present life willingly, but all the rest after the Resurrection; for not yet do we see all things subject to him, but then every knee shall bow to him." [The "kings of the earth" are rebellious unbelievers in Rev. 6:15, 17:2,18, 18:3,9, 19:19,21 ... but check out what happens in Rev. 21:24-27!] -- *Theodoret,* _On Psalm 72:11_ "Death shall come as a visitor to the impious; it will not be perpetual; it will not annihilate them; but will prolong its visit, till the impiety which is in them shall be consumed." [Matt. 5:26] -- *Jerome,* _On Micah 5:8_ "After the complete abolition of sin, praise shall be sung to God; which praise contain (implies) our being incapable of turning to sin ... when every created being shall be harmonized into one choir ... and when, like a cymbal, the reasonable creation, and that which is now severed by sin ... shall pour forth a pleasing strain, due to mutual harmony. Then comes the praise of every spirit for ever abounding with increase unto eternity." [Psalm 150] -- *Gregory of Nyssa,* _On Psalms, Tract 1, ch. 9_ Other church fathers who believed in eventual universal salvation include *Asterius, Bardaisan, Cyril of Alexandria, Didymus the Blind, Dionysius, Ephrem the Syrian, Gennadius, Hilary, John Cassian, John Chrysostom, Marcellus, Maximus the Confessor, Maximus of Turin, Methodius, Paulinus, Proclus, Titus of Basra & Victorinus.* Sources: Thomas Allin, _Christ Triumphant,_ Annotated by Robin Parry edition, chapters 4-5, 1905 & Ilaria Ramelli, _A Larger Hope?, Volume 1: Universal Salvation from Christian Beginnings to Julian of Norwich,_ 2019

@andrewfrancis7739 6 ай бұрын

This god you are describing is not good for putting you through such unbearable rumination regarding hell. This god you are describing does not love us, certainly does not love us unconditionally, and definitely does not have mercy, if he is going to torture people for eternity. Again, I am sickened by Christian fear tactics and hope you find peace.

@Colin-to1nv 6 ай бұрын

@@andrewfrancis7739 Indeed, God is not as many think he is, yet you also think the truth about the living God is known from the Bible and believed on, the holy, just and merciful God, free to establish everlasting righteousness and dispose of and remove evil after judgement day, once & forever?

@johngibson7307 6 ай бұрын

My sister was living in a unholy relationship with another woman while living on the street as a needle junkie and she was on the edge of death however through diligent prayer speaking the words of the new testament to her and supporting and encouraging her God answered our prayers she is now engaged to be married and has been clean for over two years praise God in his greatness

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

The story that did not happen.

@atulofau9006 6 ай бұрын

God said give me your burden, your care. The most important thing to me as a person is the assurance of my salvation. My prayer for all my family members, friends and people around me to be saved. Our mind is too weak to handle all the mystery of God's work. I give it to God all my burden of others' salvation.

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

Why are you praying then? Because you DON'T give anything to god at all, do you? You still think it's up to you. Unburden yourself from this evil religion and enjoy your family.

@FaithOverFear79 6 ай бұрын

Remember that our fight is not with flesh and blood. To those of our loved ones who aren't saved and won't listen to our evangelizing the best thing to do is pray for them. Prayer is extremely powerful in spiritual warfare and can chase some of those spirits away. God wants everyone saved and rest assured, at the very least gives everyone an opportunity. If all you can do is plant that seed, it may turn out to be enough to redeem them one day.

@ethanhansen87 6 ай бұрын

Trust in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not on thy own understanding. That verse has helped me greatly. And never cease to pray for them! Fast, pray through the night, whatever it takes. Keep knocking! Dont give God any rest until He gives you your petition. God rewards those that seek Him. He will reward your faith in praying for your family. Maybe not exactly how you wanted, but He will do something. Cling tightly to Him and not your feeble understanding.

@Nemo12417 5 ай бұрын

Heresy. If God has commanded a heart to be hardened, He has done it for a reason. The agonized screaming of Hell gives Him glory no less than the sweet hymns of Heaven, and no ,ess pleasure. What right do you, lowly clay, have to question the potter?

@vanessarouvier2827 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Father for our brother Mike Winger that is so encouraging! Please God strengthen him in these difficult times. Amen Be encouraged brother Mike !

@ThiagoGlady 5 ай бұрын

I fell so sad for all the comments here. They tell stories about pain and suffering, and logically they know that it is not right for a loved one to go to hell, but they still keep the the faith in god no matter what, exaclty what is hurting them. If you really think you are going to be happy knowing that you daughter or someone else is burnning forever in hell, you are not even human.

@kregorovillupo3625 5 ай бұрын

The TL;DR of the stories: "My relative invoked/failed to invoke god's help. He abruptly died! What a wonderfull god we have"

@TryHard-tr8mn 5 ай бұрын

It's deeply disturbing to be honest. I can't imagine the mindset of what it takes to square these things in one's mind.

@marks9935 5 ай бұрын

You, my sister, have the good common sense that God gave you. Unfortunately, many people are deceived and spread the lie of satan that God is an evil person by stating that He would torture people throughout the endless ages of eternity. They don't stop and think that God would have to keep them alive, and that He would have to make it so they feel, yet do not consume away. What kind of devious mind could concoct something like that? I answer, only one person. The devil himself - and he attaches this belief to the Loving Creator!

@kregorovillupo3625 5 ай бұрын

@@marks9935 So what happens if I don't believe in your god and he instead is real? I'd get into heaven? I don't think that would be really so much different from hell: eternity, praising a being that shouldn't NEED praise because he's omnipotent, and doesn't NEED praise because any vitruous being wouldn't want to be praised, because the good he does just comes from his earth and not for ego stroking. Stripped of my free will, just a robot until the end of times that could possibly never come. How do you imagine yourself after 90 billions years of uninterrupted praising?

@andrewtuff216 5 ай бұрын

@@kregorovillupo3625 I agree. Heaven sounds like it would suck balls.

@alanmark12345 6 ай бұрын

So... the idea here is that once bathed in holy radiance you will forget that your loved one is burning in hell as you will simply understand this as just? Personally I think hell is incompatible with the notion of a good god. Whatever crimes are committed in such a temporal space could not possibly warrant an eternity of suffering. Nor could just people ignore that suffering and be happy for eternity. Phrased differently, could you live with someone who was super nice to you always but nightly physically tortured your family? I wager not...

@sarahfaith316 6 ай бұрын

Amen. So good. This way of thinking can also apply to other areas too (such as the Problem of Evil).

@alparkes6084 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike. When I sometimes think of the thousands of years of suffering this world has experienced, it’s almost overwhelming. Then I think about the parable of Lazarus and the rich man who went to Hades. He never once complained about the judgement he was suffering under, or even showed any remorse or regret. So it will be for all who end up in that situation I believe.

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

That parable also says that it is useless for a man to rise from the dead because it will make no difference. Christians always omit to complete the parable. I wonder why??

@daskalman 6 ай бұрын

Free Will is definitely the most consequential aspect that defines humanity. Every "action" you take that results in an "equal and opposite reaction" isn't just Newtonian Law but a Universal Law that will define how and where each of us will spend eternity...

@colinmoore5991 6 ай бұрын

Free Will is a demonic lie that has deceived people like you into thinking that they are responsible for their own salvation. Free Will is nothing more than the exaltation and elevation of the human ego above the Will of God.

@Nemo12417 5 ай бұрын

To quote a great reformer, the horse does not choose his rider. God decides who will be saved and who will be a vessel of His wrath and rage. To imply otherwise is to say he is not the King, and it implies that the person who "chose" Jesus did a thing that could be categorized as good, which is blasphemy.

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

There is no free will, no god, no hell. Live your life.

@qwqwqwqw99 6 ай бұрын

I try to remember that God loves my loved ones more than I do. I trust that there's something about the final judgement that we don't understand. None of us are more merciful than God. I trust His goodness.

@ethansanders5706 6 ай бұрын

I have just recently come to terms with a lesson that God has been trying to teach me for years now. That is, choosing to follow Christ will come at a price. That seems obvious, but what it means, scares me and probably a lot of our brothers and sisters. We have to hold the things in this life with an open hand. Possessions, friends, family, spouses, offspring. They all must be committed to the Lord’s discretion. We must do the things we are called to, but we must also realize, there are certain things that are simply beyond your pay grade. Their salvation, their trials, even your own future is completely out of your control. That place of total surrender is hard to honestly look at, understand and accept. It’s good though, our faith will be rewarded.

@1974AMDG 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this. I've been struggling for many years with this issue. I also was the only Christian in my large family for a long time, but praise God, one of my sisters became a believer a few years back and I see hopeful signs in two other family members. My parents and those that have already passed on, believed in God's existence, but to my knowledge (only God knows the heart) never made a full or public commitment to God, but I pray for God's mercy on them and trust in His goodness, that I will hopefully see them in heaven one day. I'm just leaving it to God. I know whatever He does will be the right and just thing.

@alakazoom87 6 ай бұрын

RC sproul gave the best answer to this... we will agree with God's justice once we see his holiness. We will be even more amazed at his grace for saving us

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

So it really doesn't bother you that one day you will be cheering on as you watch people burn forever, and think that it is a good thing? What kind of brain bending has gone on with you? Do you not realise how sick that is? That you will think any crazy thing as long as god comes off as the hero? You are a very sick individual.

@2l84me8 20 күн бұрын

@@alakazoom87 Saving us from what, again?

@alakazoom87 20 күн бұрын

@2l84me8 get a new hobby

@Smitty1307 6 ай бұрын

I needed this today.... I feel the very same. My entire family are devout Mormons or LDS members... and my brother took his life last year... I often feel alone.

@MarysiaKosowski 6 ай бұрын

I am so sorry for your loss. I don't know if it helps any, but I don't believe your brother is condemned or doomed at all. I don't believe in a punitive God. I have hope that God has saved him and given him rest, or will do so whenever your brother's spirit is ready to call on Him.

@leecooper3852 6 ай бұрын

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@silversurfer2703 6 ай бұрын

@@MarysiaKosowskiSo I take it that you are a universalist?

@orpheemulemo8053 6 ай бұрын

@@leecooper3852Sheol so what when the word is used it has a discription so it doesn't matter as all the concepts we know of works and applies

@lipstickandlotsofcoffee 6 ай бұрын

Faith is also trusting God’s integrity. He knows the love we have in our hearts for our family and friends. He knows. Let’s trust his integrity and do the best we can towards our loved ones.

@tracipanzica5930 6 ай бұрын

I lost my brother last year to cancer and he was NOT a Christian. My other brother and I mourn his eternal loss. It’s the worst. My kids are anti-Christian and I pray every night. It’s horrific to wonder where I went wrong and how I could’ve done better. They’re lost and I am lost because of this. Love Jesus and trust him and I beg him to keep knocking.

@silversurfer2703 6 ай бұрын

You didn't go wrong you can't blame yourself for what other's choose. ❤

@Nemo12417 5 ай бұрын

Christ is sovereign above all. If the were saved, it was because Christ wished to show mercy. If they receive wrath, Christ wished to show wrath. It is still their fault, because God decreed it so.

@tonyfendex2558 5 ай бұрын

Would you torture "your children forever" and ever? Would you set your children on fire even if they're not good?? If you wouldn't, and I know you wouldn't do such a HORRIBLE thing, YOU have more MORALITY than your God. You are better than that!!!

@morningglory9288 5 ай бұрын

@tonyfendex2558 Jehovah/Yahweh/LORD of the OT has no problem doing those things. I can't understand why Christians assume that God is Jesus' father. They are nothing alike in character, yet when I point out that Jehovah/Yahweh/LORD is actually the devil, they get all hypy- typy over it.

@morningglory9288 5 ай бұрын

Religion is UNNECESSARY

@jacobcurran7529 6 ай бұрын

Wow, that was an amazing response Mike!

@malcolmknight345 6 ай бұрын

My mother who I love is now burning in hell because she rejected the gospel. It's a bitter pill to swollow but it is the reality that comes with rejection of such a beautiful salvation in Christ Jesus. All glories to the Lamb of God.

@victorianlover3328 6 ай бұрын

People don't burn forever. They are burnt up and are no more. Revelation 20:12-15 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

@funtimefreddy4204 6 ай бұрын

@@victorianlover3328Preach, brother! Romans 2:7 says that immortality is only granted to the saved.

@GG-vq6ro 6 ай бұрын

How can people enjoy life knowing their loved ones are suffering in hell? I can't fathom this

@your_name_here2158 6 ай бұрын

@@victorianlover3328yes! Conditionalists represent!!!

@KamalasFakePolls 6 ай бұрын

Religion belongs in the DSM. @@GG-vq6ro

@ruby11 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Mike. In January my brother died suddenly, after spending his adult life making fun of me as a Christian and mocking Christians in general, and since then I’ve been tormenting myself over what became of him in the end. This is most helpful to me. ❤

@joebriggs5781 5 ай бұрын

So you're comforted by Mike saying he will rightfully be tortured in Hell for eternity?

@ruby11 5 ай бұрын

@@joebriggs5781 I didn’t say anything about comfort. That was all you.

@joebriggs5781 5 ай бұрын

@@ruby11 How would you say it's helpful then? I'm asking because this topic is the main reason I left the Church.

@ruby11 5 ай бұрын

@@joebriggs5781 it was one of the reasons I also had nothing to do with Christianity until 49 years ago, and it isn’t the Church that I’ve put my trust in since. The Church is just people and people are imperfect. Extremely imperfect, all of us. Listen to the entire video; Mike’s explanation was helpful for me, as a Christian, in that he put it in much better terms than I’ve done for myself.

@ruby11 5 ай бұрын

@@joebriggs5781 one other thing, I have no idea what went on between God and my brother just before he died, so I don’t know what his final destination is. But through Jesus Christ I trust a perfect and righteous God who has the answer to that.

@ameliaphagoo7463 6 ай бұрын

This exact thought haunts me everyday. and i have a large family so there's alot of "why me". Thanks for the reminder of "wait". Its a tough pill to swallow

@steviacandyman7892 6 ай бұрын

Why you? Because you were gullible enough to believe the lies of Christianity.

@alrightythen8453 6 ай бұрын

As long as there's life, there's hope. ❤

@jamesalann2261 6 ай бұрын

As a student of the Bible, I too have thought about the fate of lost family and friends that have rejected the Lord Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, we will witness their condemnation at the Great White Throne (Rev. 20:11-15) but we will have the “mind of Christ” and will understand the holiness and justice of God and his abhorrent rejection of unpaid sin. We can get some consolation from Revelation 21:4 where after He creates a new Heaven & Earth, the Bible declares “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away”.

@przemeksledziewski1973 5 ай бұрын

So you disagree with Mike

@Islanderjr 6 ай бұрын

"Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me." Matthew 10:37 Don't give up,

@EndingSimple 6 ай бұрын

That is exactly the essence of it. of what's at stake. When the Yatzes were taking over Germany, a principled professor was about to grade the test of one of his best students, who was Jewish. The new administration of the college wanted him to fail the student outright. The professor was about to stand on his principles but his wife got worried and told him to think about his pension for the sake of her. He sold his soul by failing the student. There is no principle that can be held without courage. There is no courage without the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

@brightargyle8950 5 ай бұрын

Ah yes, throw your family under the bus for your own guaranteed salvation. How noble of you! I think most people would struggle with the idea of loving someone you've never met over the people who actually care about you, raised you, and have been with you your whole life. This is what religion has done to twist your brain into being able to turn away from your own family in favor of something without demonstrable substance. It's your life, though, waste it if you want in pursuit of your supposed "salvation".

@theeeway7 6 ай бұрын

Wise words Mike. We are the created. We must wait on the Creator. Praise Elohim!

@DannoRomann 6 ай бұрын

WHAT a wonderful response- this is one hundred percent true- WOW thanks for this video brother - Mike Winger- 🙌✞🙌

@tomboyd8 6 ай бұрын

These kind of thoughts have been weighing heavily on me lately, and the concept of loved ones not being saved is incredibly painful. If we are separated from loved ones in heaven, and there is no more pain when we are there, then surely we must think and feel in a completely different way than we do right now.

@jonathanherring2113 6 ай бұрын

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” 5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Rev 21:3-5 I am uncertain, it may be that there is a time of Mourning and being Comforted since God is said to "Wipe away every tear from their eyes". "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: ... a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;" Ecclesiastes 3:1,4

@SpiritFilledDisciple 6 ай бұрын

We will be given a new body and nature that is free from the corruption of this sinful world. Being in the direct presence of God will be a completely different experience than what we have now, which is why there will be no pain or suffering. During that time, we may be aware of the lost ones, but God will heal our hearts of the hurt.

@steadfastunmoveable9751 6 ай бұрын

@KillrMillr7 6 ай бұрын

1 Timothy 4:10 says, For therefor we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of “all” men, especially of those who believe. Jesus saved all of us on the cross, we’ve been deceived by churchianity.

@brotherinchrist72 6 ай бұрын

I needed this and it was no accident I was lead to this video. I have been asking God why do so many have to go to hell? Why do family members who follow a false faith (Mormonism) destined for hell? I pray the Lord will open their eyes and rescue them, but hearing this, it makes me realize and ask myself, am I trying to judge my God in any way? I cannot apply sound reasoning (yet) as to why His judgements work as they do, but I realize one day, I will, and that will be when I am with my Lord God in the near future. Until then, will continue to just pray and talk with the Lord about my concerns, and ask him to bring peace into my heart and mind and soul, knowing I do not understand, but put my faith and trust in him.

@DrBible-ThD-HarvardLaw 6 ай бұрын

The good man Job lost his family, his finances, his physical health and his friends…but never lost his faith. I think Job asked the Lord God 11 questions yet God never answered one of them. My beloved Baptist preacher son was killed by Covid (or the hospital) 2 years ago leaving a young widow and five children. I was stricken with stage-4 small cell cancer. Yet God has not given me a single answer. But though He slay me yet will I trust Him.

@DrBible-ThD-HarvardLaw 6 ай бұрын

@brijenell0201 Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. But there is a flip side in that I’ve been greatly blessed to preach & teach the Bible to thousands of souls in 15 countries and across most of the US. People have it all wrong when it comes to troubles they blame God when they ought to blame Satan…or at least Adam.

@BeccaYoley 5 ай бұрын

This question is what triggered my deconstruction which led to my deconversion. Let's keep asking this question! Human empathy can and should override religious superstition.

@idesel 5 ай бұрын

Perfectly said.

@marks9935 5 ай бұрын

Unhappily, you are correct. An eternal, everlasting torture chamber, kept in existence and sustained by a God of love is antithetical to common sense. I am not saying that you should have abandoned ship. There were probably other reasons as well. However, had you spoken to me before abandoning Him, I would have showed you from the Bible that clearly, God is not a God who tortures people for the endless ages of eternity. That doctrine is straight out of satans plan to deceive people into believing a God of Love is actually evil.

@jonathan4189 5 ай бұрын

@@marks9935 are you an annihilationist by chance?

@elliejohnson2786 5 ай бұрын

@@marks9935 Well, your view is healthier than unironically thinking that non-christians and even some christians deserve eternal torture for not being convinced of a human's specific view, so that definitely counts for something. I like to think most christians aren't literal psychopaths like mike.

@Nai61a 5 ай бұрын

@@marks9935 You would have to start by demonstrating, with good, credible evidence, that your particular "God" existed. Thereafter, we could talk about its characteristics. "For the Bible tells me so" is NOT good, credible evidence, by the way.

@bassmanjr100 6 ай бұрын

I believe my immediate family is all saved. I do have thoughts about my son, who is non-verbal autistic. I do not think he can understand salvation, Jesus, or even God. Abstract concepts are extremely difficult for him. All I can do is trust God is good.

@marianneschlenther8115 6 ай бұрын

He is truly fair, loving and good. He loves your son.

@SpiritFilledDisciple 6 ай бұрын

God only holds us accountable for what we know and understand. If a person doesn't have the mental capacity to understand, God will not hold that against them.

@WhiteBeardFun 6 ай бұрын

@@SpiritFilledDisciplewhy are you speaking for God?

@jackplumbridge2704 6 ай бұрын

@@WhiteBeardFun Why not? Your question assumes that we can't know anything about God other than what he explicitly reveals, which is a silly assumption. And Jesus explicitly stated that children (people who are mentally under-developed) are innocent anyway.

@majorcajun5524 6 ай бұрын

@@WhiteBeardFun I believe he is speaking his own beliefs about how God handles this situation. do you disagree with him?

@sjmusicforlife4638 6 ай бұрын

We all seem to have friends and family members who do not know God. Pastor Mike, thank you for your answer that we have an amazing God who is just and righteous and who is perfect in His character and judgement. Let us all look forward to the day when He Himself will wipe away every tear as we meet Him face to face. What a glorious day that will be! Praise God for His faithfulness and for who He is. Amen

@brahtrumpwonbigly7309 6 ай бұрын

Our doubts are entirely our own shortcomings. I've learned to ignore them, as much as people might take issue with that. I've got concerns, but I look at them as my immaturity.

@truthtransistorradio6716 6 ай бұрын

I faced my doubts head on about 15 years ago. I said a prayer, "God, if you are real, and the Bible is true, please show me! Otherwise, I am going to live for myself!" I first started with Biblical evidence. Creation vs Evolution, the Flood, the Red Sea, the death and resurrection of Jesus, etc. I was amazed at how much evidence there was for these things, and I became convinced that God is real and the Bible is true! If you have questions, skim through the playlists on my channel called 'What is Truth? Parts 1-8.

@truthtransistorradio6716 6 ай бұрын

@brijenell0201 There are things I don't have to be an expert in to know. For example, historical writings and paintings of man hunting giant creatures that are described like dinosaurs! Over 300 ancient flood legends around the world with striking details! Many prophessors and Scientists have been fired or lost their funding because they questioned evolution. The evidence for the death and resurrection has been covered by 2 men that were atheists in the 70s. They set out to disprove Jesus and the resurrection! But in the process, got saved! Josh McDowell and Lee Strobell. If you wish to look beyond Biblical evidence, I encourage you to pray and ask God to show you.

@Isaac_L.. 6 ай бұрын

@brijenell0201 It's completely ok to doubt. I'm at a point in my life where I'm more concerned about the beliefs that I don't doubt than the ones that I do. The truth should be able to withstand scrutiny. And trust me, finding answers (whether or not they're what you want) is far more satisfying than repressing doubt.

@paulfaruga 6 ай бұрын

Very well put my friend. My brother passed away just over a year ago. He had never shown to me any inclination toward God but the last words I heard out of his mouth were, " God in heaven help me." I like to think that God did this because He is mighty to save and shows mercy in judgment by His own word and for His own names sake. Just as he did for the thief on the cross. AMEN

@ThePhillyfashionista 6 ай бұрын

That's just like the thief that was hanging on the cross next to Jesus. He asked Jesus to remember him.

@catsanddogs8983 6 ай бұрын

I think maybe you are right sometimes we make it too hard, look at the woman who just touched the hem of Jesus garment and was instantly healed, God's mercy is probably beyond our comprehension.

@mikeambs 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely insane 🤦‍♂️

@leongkhengneoh6581 5 ай бұрын

Most likely Hitler had said the same thing and now he is in heaven with your brother.

@ob2249 5 ай бұрын

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@spiderwithahat4266 5 ай бұрын

My heart goes out to all the people who believe their love ones will go to hell To battle constantly with the idea that you have to believe that your families eternal suffering is somehow just . That they pray for them. Pray for their salvation instead of spending time with their loved ones in the only life they have.

@SilverSixpence888 5 ай бұрын

Christianity is an unspeakably cruel religion.

@davidrussell631 6 ай бұрын

I have several family members including my daughter who are far from God by all indications. So while Mike’s words here may be hard they’re biblical, so true and wise. All we can do is keep on praying and loving them, but loving our Lord most of all. 🙏

@Chris-hp2gg 6 ай бұрын

The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing people he didn't exist.

@peterxuereb9884 6 ай бұрын

Yes, and that is a Catholic teaching that it is the greatest trick he ever played. But that belief/teaching comes from former protestants who became disillusioned with protestantism that they left it and began being satan's mouthpiece.

@steviacandyman7892 6 ай бұрын

If that is the greatest trick the devil ever played, how much more of a trick when God does it?

@joebriggs5781 5 ай бұрын

God pulls that trick all the time if there is one

@peterxuereb9884 5 ай бұрын

@joebriggs5781 So, if God doesn't exist, neither does Jesus, and yet we know that there are historical documents to prove that He did exist. So which one is it, Joe, you being the know all of everything. Within space and time???

@PaulTheSkeptic 5 ай бұрын

This was my first step on a road that would eventually take me out of religion. I couldn't make that make sense. Some Christians are annihilationists or separationists. So if there's a significant number of Christians who don't or can't accept a real hell, that tells me it's a big problem for a lot of people. Which makes sense because it's logical. So, if you're having trouble with this or anything else, then sure you could just listen to apologists spin it until you can jam it in your head. But you don't have to make it make sense. There is another way. I know you want nothing to do with that road. It seems dark and filled with evil to you. I'm just asking that you remain open minded. Because one step is only one step. But there are many more you have yet to take. And I promise you, it is worth it. I won't tell you why, I'll just say, there is something worth searching for here. It's worth the journey. But only you can walk it.

@oldensad5541 5 ай бұрын

I honestly believe - more people will watch this, the better world would be! People SHOULD know, answer for your question "how is it possible, my child will be tortured forever?! " is straight up "don't pay any attention, it's not your business, and don't forget to say "thank you" to the executioner "

@BeccaYoley 5 ай бұрын

💯

@raissamarking-fg9wl 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. Of the 8 people in my immediate family, I am the only Christian. When I worry about my family I always come back to this, I know God is the Righteous Judge so I will trust Him. I try not to let my imagination run wild as I think of my loved ones who passed away without, as far as I know, being Christians.

@tomtoss2463 6 ай бұрын

I don’t have a problem with that. Everyone has to decide for themselves on what they will believe. Each of us are on our own.

@andrewtuff216 3 ай бұрын

The last 30 seconds of this are absolutely chilling. Horrible stuff.

@rbrainsop1 6 ай бұрын

This is truly a difficult struggle. For most of my Christian life, I was the only believer in my family. I remember praying specifically for my grandpa about 10 years ago. I prayed not only that he would come to Christ, but that, as the patriarch of our family, the Spirit would flow through him and on into the rest of the family. Four years after that prayer, he finally became a believer (at 99 years old!!), and now he's in heaven. Within a year of his death, my mom and I started having conversations about God, and two years after that, she became a believer. Then my dad started going to church with us, and I don't know exactly where he stands, but he's closer than he ever was before, and much more open to those kinds of conversations. And now my mom is trying to reach out to my sister and her family. A decade later, I can look back and see how God is answering that prayer in his own time, and flowing through my family, one person at a time. I share this in the hopes of encouraging anyone else who struggles with the pain of loving people who don't know or accept Jesus yet. Keep loving your family, and know that God loves them even more than you do, and longs for their salvation more than you can even imagine. Keep praying for them, holding them up to the only one who can save them. And take any opportunities you can to share with them (according to your family dynamics and circumstances). You never know what God can do in and through them.

@gabymeyer8003 6 ай бұрын

❤

@laurabrizendine1256 6 ай бұрын

That is beautiful. God does hear us

@epiphoney2 6 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@Hewillreturn 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@seekingtruthandcompassion1707 6 ай бұрын

So glad this came up re family I feel like i had to see this! My husband , mum , dad nana ect are all non christians and my heart breaks soo 💔 much over it it makes me fear there death so much. My grandad died and it took me a while to move forward as I couldbg rest knowing he was in heaven with God

@seekingtruthandcompassion1707 6 ай бұрын

That's why I cherish my brother coming tobthd lord he still isn't living x vhristian lifestyle but I need someone with me ! And hopefully my kids