Real Pastor In Virtual Reality Baptizes An Anime Girl

[@Jodariel.]

This is fucking awesome that literally EVERYONE has a place on VR.

[@scattysafari7742]

Except for the cost. I have a chronic pain problem and would love to go to this but I can't afford a VR headset. Perhaps we could start a fund for seriously disabled or disadvantaged young people to experience this.(Not for me,I wouldn't be that self-serving. Besides I can still get about if I really want to go to a church.)

[@juanangeljuarezortiz3270]

EVERYONE has a place on JESUS.

[@Alex-ve6ey]

VR connects us all

[@Tw0Dots]

ScattySafari If I truly had the money brother, or sister I would buy myself one and make sure you got one too. I would love to give others something like that as well. That’d make me happy. I have had 2 major surgeries and one was to correct a mistake in the first and yeah...didnt work. I’m in pain every single day. Every single day. It makes me tear up as I write this. They give me loads of opioids that I refuse to take (I know, my fault) but I heard they mess up your kidneys and I want to keep my kidneys healthy for my mother because she only has one, gave hers to her mom. I want to be there in case they need it. I truly understand, I promise you. I wish I had something like that I’d probably be at his church everyday haha.. hey we’d be there together

[@50badbish61]

Watch yo language this a * christian * video

[@TBoneTony]

Anime Girl avatar being baptized by a real Pastor. While Winnie the Poo and Spongebob Squarepants watched looking on. Wonders of the online world never cease to amaze me. I love it.

[@Ungovernable_Schizo]

I usually see this while tripping off of acid

[@xthreev]

@@Ungovernable_Schizo your name suits this reply

[@DropOfMidnightOfficial]

ready player one was so wrong about everything hahaha

[@firstnamelastname7124]

Welcome to the internet

[@huffleclaw1019]

@Stoned Everyday This made me shriek laugh. Thank you

[@SuperShadowdragon14]

"She tried to go to a church in the real world and she was told 'You're in a wheelchair cuz you don't have enough faith', and to think that someone said that to her..." As a Christian, this upsets me that someone said this and didnt think about how *INSANE* it was to unironically believe it.

[@twaccital1966]

It boils my blood that something like this actually happened.

[@danielsjohnson]

Marxus Cattimore those people remind me of the scribes and pharisees that Jesus preached against.

[@paprika059]

We arnt ones to choose who or who doesn't belong in the church

[@HafdirTasare]

Can you imagine how this sounds to an Atheist that always thought of the christian idea, the teaching of jesus and the community of faith as a good concept. Not painting a good picture, not at all...

[@Verpal]

We had this one girl from UK joining one of our local tiny church in Hong Kong, she literally believe disease and sickness is some kind of punishment from god. We ask for quote, and what's her reasoning behind that, given that the wheelchaired guy didn't actually commit too much crime/sin in his life, and she keep spiting out venomous hatred. It still anger me in a way that it shouldn't, I am not a believer, kinda just in the church to get my grandma, good that the pastor intervened and stopped those crazy accusation. Last time I heard she went to other congregation, we also have those hardcore ''kill all gay and infidel'' kind of church in Hong Kong, rumor say they actually fund christian militias in middle east, pretty insane.

[@juanpablorobayo9891]

"She's stuck at home and she was bawling cuz she never thought she'd have that opportunity" "She tried to go to a church in the real world and she was told 'You're in a wheelchair cuz you don't have enough faith', and to think that someone said that to her..." "I think Jesus would be freaking out because the Church is supposed to be a place of healing and hope" "Wigged out" (best term) Oh my God, the kindness from this dude is huge I honestly love this dude. Bless him

[@sapphiresushi3437]

This is the type of Christianity that everyone should think of when they think of Christianity. Not the gay hating kind, or the atheist hating kind. The kind that gives respect and kindness to everyone, that’s what Jesus wants in my mind.

[@juanpablorobayo9891]

@Kiki Melendez why is it play-pretend? Because a bunch of assholes throughout history have used religions of all places to justify their disgusting actions, that makes the good that comes out of them play-pretend? Religions are magnifying glasses that amplify the potential of people. And people choose how to use them and what to magnify.

[@joeri7505]

Amen

[@mortisedthegamer778]

Some christians are neutral or like gays. Like Jesus never said You must disrespect sinners. WE ALL HAVE SINNED. Only jesus can judge. So I treat atheists and gays with respect. I don't let religion get in the way of how I treat a person.

[@leom.r1107]

Juan Pablo Robayo This is how most of the real Christians actually are... it’s sad that a minority is taking away what Jesus said and preach a lot of things out of context; that’s why the society’s thoughts are disconnected and don’t really understand what this is all about. Even though a “VR church” is a “crazy idea”, this really represents how God’s church should be these days: “a church ISN’T a museum full of saint people, a church is a hospital for people that need help”. Jesus never closes the door for anyone, he’s always open to people that want to be His friend and follow Him.

[@NuclearWintr]

Regardless of your religious beliefs, I think what he’s doing is great.

[@roguewave5187]

@laughillini they probably mean he's offering this support to people who usually wouldn't get it where they live, not just the baptism part.

[@kool-aidan]

@laughillini you probably do have to be christian to believe in baptisms

[@hadarbenazrielha-david1511]

@@kool-aidan In The Bible, John the Baptist was baptizing Jews before Jesus even started his teaching.

[@melliethesupergoomba9417]

I like to consider myself agnostic, but he is definitely a very kind man. I like him.

[@newbestfriend5867]

I don't go to church or entirely believe in the Bible but what he's doing is great. People should be allowed to express their religion and the way he helps people do it is amazing.

[@ryancarpenter1603]

1960: We will have flying cars in the future. 2019: Virtual Baptism

[@Landbeforetime1992]

It's better this way. I'd rather bask in wholesome content than have Jim from floor 5 accidentally suicide bombing our complex drunk flying his space Ferrari

[@Slade951]

I'm not even mad though.

[@wiki4372]

Even better!

[@charmaineross5461]

LandbeforeTMZ1992 that was REALLY specific..

[@mattyboi-matt4338]

Just imagine seeing this guy preaching about god to anime girls and dinosaurs

[@zmbiegirll]

Same

[@Andyatl2002]

That sounds like an interesting church, I want to take part of...

[@maelstrom2313]

this is the future of religious experiences

[@wickedgrimm3270]

*glorious*

[@cl0wn376]

@Emily Brown no u

[@ItzGargoyle]

*water disappears suddenly* *Looks around* SPONGEBOB!!!

[@DimitriTacoEater]

Your profile pic makes it better.

[@spillednoodles9847]

SPONGEBOB! SPO-

[@Daniel_JT.]

SPONGEEBOB BOY ME BOB I IM THE BIG DIED

[@pepsigaming17]

Uh oh we better change that like number since this is a holy video! *Lemme fix that!*

[@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062]

im sad he didnt get bloated with water

[@nicolasfruit-gels4888]

Honestly VR church sounds like it’s full of the sweetest human beings in the world

[@briefingsol]

I kinda want to go because of how sweet all of this is

[@jmiddleton7518]

Avalon 027 If I ever convince my parents to get me VRchat, I’ll probably visit them. I seriously want to meet this pastor.

[@h20wizard57]

disco doggie you can play vrchat on desktop too without a headset

[@red_dulge]

@@jmiddleton7518 It's free.

[@a.vigorito5179]

Hearing this guy talk for 10 minutes has done more for my faith than my 8+ years in Catholic school. What a cool dude.

[@kool-aidan]

Honestly, Catholicism doesn't do anything for you

[@Fallen-Saint]

Misleading Christian school That's the problem

[@hhhhh-oe4ke]

Dude same. I’ve gone to catholic school(s) for 11 years now, just finished my freshman year an hour ago lol... and tbh when i was younger i was super religious. I would go home telling my mom and i was so ecstatic about it. Idk what happened but at some point i just got tired of it and grew skeptical. I don’t necessarily think it’s the schools fault... they kind of just drill this information in your head for so long that it loses meaning for many people. I think the worst thing about catholic school are the people who act snobbish or rude because they’re religious. But, you’re going to find that anywhere. I personally have nothing against Catholic schools. They just don’t really teach about religion in an effective way,

[@rider7949]

Honestly, I’m going to have to disrespectfully disagree and say that atheists are more irritating in Catholic school. They (at least the ones here) are extremely stuck up and elitist about their beliefs, and think they’re smarter and better than everyone else, and more “enlightened”, when in reality they’re just switching faiths, there is no “scientific” theory on how we came to be that is 100% confirmed. They’re still putting faith into the fact that the “big bang”, for example, happened, but they can’t really prove it just like us Christians can’t give 100% scientific evidence that God exists. They also won’t shut up about how they’re atheist, they’re almost like vegans really. Idk man i do respect your beliefs but thats just my little tangent

[@Hippo.palooza]

Most schools teach you what they want to and the way they do that is very poorly executed. It doesn't make you want to go read the bible for yourself and to gind your own faith but to rely on their faith. Nobody is quite like the other person. We all beleive and have our own take on faith. Simply going to a church won't help expand faith but trying to find your own faith does. Just simply knowing theres a god and relying on others beleifs and faiths doesn't give you a one way ticket to heaven. You should expand your own faith rather thsn just blame the school that you don't know god. Some people have a more powerful message than others and some have a larger expansion of faith. Some people stand out more to you but god hasn't gone anywhere. Your faith might be weak but nothings stopping you from making it stronger. (Ik this had nothing to do with legit anything but I felt like this might help someone.)

[@onodera3238]

Damn, what a really cool and genuine dude.

[@christopherthompson5400]

I think he really is inspiring to both athiests and theists to focus more on the spirit and loving each other rather than what symobolism should mean

[@Nixie_536]

Amen 💜🙏

[@tjgallagher6731]

Dude fuckin made me cry he's so loving.

[@hihello38]

I’d love to go to church with him

[@ploopybear]

KZbin is promoting recreational religion now ;-)

[@Pvydrow]

This comment section is one of the most accepting and embracing I'vr seen in a while!

[@reyndoggy6295]

Pedro Animations HELL YEAH I WAS 69TH LIKE BOIIII

[@chair5298]

You should go visit a lo-fi comment section, everyone there is so kind.

[@slothbaby2104]

@@chair5298 until the fire nation attacked

[@silverdays2909]

@@slothbaby2104 shut up you little bitch

[@smoothey2371]

I legitimately thought this was a joke, this is actually dope.

[@ThomasTheBullet]

Didn't expect to see you here smoothey :p

[@smoothey2371]

@@ThomasTheBullet bruh, it really is a small world.

[@norinator6284]

Thomas The Bullet dope like the pope. Jk god is a scam

[@smoothey2371]

@@norinator6284 BRUH.

[@dionysdumbasschannel7772]

Dopen is the dutch word for getting baptized

[@CanadianDan854]

This is probably the most blessed and cursed title I’ve ever seen.

[@plsno.-.-5225]

your justin y 2

[@natefreedman2972]

r/blursedimages

[@darkpyrojohn]

Says that boi who ate cereal at 2 am with a fork

[@satandarkdestroyer1832]

Blessed means sacrifice idiot.

[@malachimitchell5387]

@@satandarkdestroyer1832 Wdym

[@nerksu6692]

He really does have god and anime on his side

[@runedine]

Very underrated comment

[@kenyalogan8247]

Why is this not one of the top comments lol

[@red_dulge]

God*

[@galaxvexxtheholy]

@@red_dulge bruh really

[@red_dulge]

@@galaxvexxtheholy Yes.

[@drumsy]

I'm proud to be part of your Christian youth group, Syrmor

[@captainkillerbean2606]

First reply xd

[@bluwulf]

Drumsy Are you a christian now?

[@litrally6973]

Queen

[@froggigoeschirp9450]

Drumsy I'm concerned

[@gilgameshofsumer7375]

I FOUND DRUMSY!

[@eden9199]

honestly, even tho a VR church sounds pretty weird, i'm glad it exists so that people who want to go to a church, but can't (like the home bound women) can go ^^ it's a nice thing, it helps people

[@catpoke9557]

Not only that, but it sounds like this fake church does an even better job at being a church than real churches. They're so humble. Church isn't just about religion, it's about helping people.. But these churches seem to do the opposite. VRchat doesn't

[@coalwalker6213]

The concept of the church isn't even a physical place, so something as outlandish as a virtual reality church is just as valid if not more so than a "real" church.

[@Sam34567]

From what I've learned going to my church is that there is no need for a physical building in order to be considered a "church". A church is THE PEOPLE, sort of like a community that are unified by Jesus and God. I still consider the VR Church a real one because of the people that are in this community

[@Sam34567]

@@catpoke9557 the real religion is about helping the widow, the children and the less fortunate. Its cool that this type of church exists

[@Kariegoz]

There are a lot of people who go into VRChat because they are in pain. They don't feel loved in the real world and want to be someone else in another world. So going in there and treating them with love is a great deed, and reminding them that God loves them is even better.

[@charliemayfilms1550]

*water dissapears* "oh no the waters gone" *sees spongebob scuttle away* "SPONGEBOB"

[@billymays313]

Charlie May Films That was the greatest punchline I've ever seen

[@Emppu_T.]

He sucked all the water

[@maxinespirit6215]

i LOVED that it ended that way.

[@Nafinafnaf]

SPO-

[@spartan1010101]

@@Emppu_T. He stole Drumsy's Baptism water to sell on the internet

[@nuzzer9961]

A pastor saying "dude" scratch that off of my bucket list. Bruh i wrote this comment a month ago, why are so many people upset about me not having heard a pastor saying dude?? First of all: i ain't religious Second of all: It was a fucking joke

[@josh1050]

Suh dude Cross it off twice :P

[@diy0rg0]

One of the missions of a Pastor is to get people outside the faith, in 2019, he's doing it right, the way he speaks, the things he spends time in (videogames, VR), honestly I think he can get to more people this way (again, in 2019) that some old fashioned religious preaching on the streets

[@DominicSnyder]

... Really?

[@mudkipper1]

You've never meet a youth pastor then

[@lukemonteiro]

I think pretty much all pastors I know are super down to earth, and are just normal chill people - it's both a little surprising and upsetting that they're not portrayed or thought about in this way in 2019

[@thefluffyducky8006]

the REAL Christian server I've been looking for

[@TheSniperFox]

jaja Holy heavens yes

[@-HolySpiritDove-]

So cool & innovative!! Newest way to get baptized 🙋

[@HansonJ]

I love how he didn’t make it totally about religion. He made it about moving into the future and becoming the best you.

[@ItsJustJuffie]

that IS the religion

[@FadedforFreedom]

@@ItsJustJuffie what it's supposed to be ideally, but as he said in the video, people make it a machine for their own devices. :/ S'why I left that behind. I'm a spiritual sort without any set religion now. Guys like this one give me hope that maybe religion won't be used as a weapon one day.

[@dangercrue]

FadedForFreedom, i feel you, dude i say i'm spiritual and when people ask me what religion i'm a part of i'd say 'something in between christianity and buddhism' but i really hate putting a label on it i think we all just deserve to be who we are and we all deserve to be loved and we should all strive to be the best version of ourselves

[@FadedforFreedom]

@@dangercrue the biggest effing mood my guy. what i'd give for a world where we, as a species, stopped believing ourselves to be such know-it-all's about the universe as a whole (the ones who think they know the most, usually know the least). Like, We all live and die on this planet, together, like it or not. We're only a few seconds of the day, regarding the span of Earth's lifetime. As amazing and rare and strange as humans are, we are also hilariously minor, if even a 1/10,000,000,000,000,000 of a pixel, in the cosmic scale. It's wack that we kill and discriminate and thump each other with different books.

[@milenkovargas5403]

That's actually the religion should be

[@purplecatonbroadway]

I love this pastors mindset, it's what church is all about. Genuine love and acceptance

[@hopesy12u4]

Dude, there are things that Christianity and other monothieatic religions cant accept. Tolerate, yes, but accept is pushing it. Homoaexuality for example, is not acceptable in Christianity. What this guy is preaching is pseudo-christianity. Or Islam. Or Judaism. It's a painful truth, i know, but it's the truth.

[@cringebeats]

@@hopesy12u4 there are different types of christianity, one may accept homosexuality and one may not, one may accept atheists and one may not. it all just depends on the church and the people consisting of it. stereotyping a religion saying that they all "protest against" certain beliefs, such as homosexuality or atheism or any other religion aside from their own isn't necessarily correct. individual people will believe what they want to believe in, just like how people will be who they want to be.

[@jovanlatinovic5912]

@@hopesy12u4 if you want to change something it has to be "Pseudo" first so there will be people following it creating a new Christianity where there is acceptance and love for everybody not doing harm to anyone.

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

@@hopesy12u4 My step mother is christian and fully accepts me being bisexual, I am not religious either but this is a beautiful thing and I think that even if the majority in religious circles don't accept certain things, we shouldn't use that to beat away at their beliefs, that is the opposite of acceptance and tolerance on our end as well

[@satandarkdestroyer1832]

More like obedience through salvation. Key word... slaves.

[@terabytez]

No one: VR pastor: "I get extra cool dad points for knowing a popular KZbinr"

[@tylertheimmortal5934]

Ella Harris he has to be the cool parent can you blame him?

[@ElCotorro799]

Heck yeah he can

[@sidh1135]

A VR church full of anime girls, sanics, sans, Kermit the frog, and transformers. What a time to be alive.

[@handsomeman-child8751]

I'm an agnostic but I have a very strong respect and appreciation for religion. People like that pastor are why.

[@0rchid71]

Handsome Man-Child weird question ik. But no one never really explained what agnostic meant to me. So I’m lowkey confused

[@nicolasa.3192]

You're a rare kind of person. I agree with you. Even if you leave the whole God part out of it, there's a really good basis for how to live in christianity

[@RapidGashes]

A meme Yës Agnostic (Noun) a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God

[@0rchid71]

Gabriel t h a n k y o u

[@speedingatheist]

@Handsome If you don't believe in the existence of god(s) and don't claim to KNOW it, you're with 99.8% of agnostic atheists. The word agnostic has NOTHING to do with religion, you can be agnostic to Alien UFOs. The gnostic atheists/theists are a bunch of silly persons claiming to be omniscient.

[@akaviral5476]

What an interesting idea... it really transcends the thought that the physical world is determinate of a spiritual process. This pastor really knows how to get to the crowds and interact with the right people. I can appreciate this.

[@ploopybear]

Very insightful, Aidan

[@Dark_SQRL]

Well baptism was more than a symbolic wetting your face... Originally you would have been kept down long enough for your brain to be deprived of oxygen, giving you a revelation, a near death experience. Without having that experience, it truly doesnt matter if its vr or real world.

[@liamc1102]

Remember this.. We aren't human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience.

[@sovietonion1169]

Doing memes in vrchat < helping and talking with People that has problems giving them a space with some one to talk and express themselves Syrmor you are one of a bless to the vrchat community Pd: thanks for the 2K

[@LuminousIris]

Both really, some people express themselves thru memes

[@johnwilliams-dg6qx]

God isnt real, this guy is a scam artist

[@Pillar_of_Salt]

@@johnwilliams-dg6qx get a load of this guy

[@worstpianist3985]

Onion Ocelot And KZbin

[@Despotic_Waffle]

@@johnwilliams-dg6qx religion evolved with human culture, you're like the donkey boy in Pinocchio, wanting to tear down things you don't understand. They aren't perfect, but when you tear down the walls of your castle you are exposed to the beasts of chaos.

[@leecinnamon7231]

"I'm not home-bound." This did not age well.

[@boopindemsnoots]

HAH

[@Bedevere]

In my head I thought "One year later..." and lo! Spongebob did appear unto me!

[@jrw2319]

I’m an atheist but this person makes me smile. He seems so laid back and cool

[@angelshot9264]

athiest here to, actually makes me wanna be christain again(was a christian but left because mexican christian churches being crazy)

[@perinnial9695]

he essentially is what christianity should be about - acceptance and love for all walks of life. I’m agnostic and don’t like religion much but I do love and respect people like this guy because they’re open, accepting, respectful, and all around good.

[@bish0p969]

Same

[@kool-aidan]

@@angelshot9264 if you become a christian once, you never lose your salvation

[@thisismyname5657]

@@kool-aidan Debatable. There's lots of denominations that believe otherwise.

[@kyle87436]

I can see VR Alcoholics Anonymous becoming a thing. Easier to open up and be honest on VR. God bless!

[@SuperDavi5]

@Ragnarok silence boomer

[@nnnn50001]

Ragnarok Silence liberal

[@nekyiaa]

@Ragnarok Did you even watch the video and listen to the pastor? If so you are kinda paranoid my guy.

[@angelshot9264]

@@SuperDavi5 homeschool liberal parents and super schristian on a cherry on top?

[@treycotter]

That’s actually a great idea

[@fionashannon3676]

That is so touching to watch! In the Bible it says to spread the word and LOOK HE SPREAD IT IN VR idk how that came in that pastors mind but I think it is brilliant! God bless y’all!

[@cyrusjohnson3914]

Trendy Bug God works through us, and most of the time in places we would never think of

[@TheseBygones]

God bless 🙏

[@L00PdeL00P]

Naysayers: Virtual reality is an insidious platform for lustrous and despicable action! Virtual reality irl: Go to VR Church to get baptized by a warm soft spoken pastor

[@yoshimasterleader]

Lustrous means shinny and gleaming.

[@L00PdeL00P]

*Karen dont know that but then again she think she know everything*

[@heen4201]

isn't saying "virtual reality" and then "irl" contradictory...

[@L00PdeL00P]

The Shinigami lol

[@supermel1848]

@Ragnarok woah

[@maclarth9361]

The ending though Drumsy: SPONGEBOB!

[@timothykehoe8836]

He took all the fucking water

[@Nixie_536]

🌊😂🍃🌙

[@ploopybear]

Spongebob just turned water into whine.

[@JulesPorta]

He actually said ”Spongebob!! GODDAMNIT SPONGEBOB!” As tho it was cut out here lmao.

[@tobysu1132]

PaNiCxRogue _ he swears in his video he says spongebob we fucking talked about this

[@1deathseeker]

I used to attend a church on Second Life as both an agnostic and as a new Christian once my abusive mother forbade me to leave the house to go to my physical church. I'm still friends with a few people from those days and mourned with them when some members passed away. I don't think the church is still active, but I'm thankful that they were there for me during a rough time in my life and I'm so glad other people can have these experiences when the real world equivalent isn't an option.

[@Lofi.z34]

I'm glad you had somewhere to go. And even if they don't meet they are still a part of your life

[@amadotcom5788]

this guy is so laidback and genuinely sweet, honestly makes me happy. vr chat is amazing.

[@TyrannosaurusRexi]

Finialy! A pastor/ Christian who represents the majority of us! Thank you!

[@frankm6546]

Th3BabblingBrook3 yes dude, it drives me crazy that a vocal minority dictates what people think Christians are like.

[@huekaluvr]

I have finally found people like me

[@beekidsart1176]

Th3BabblingBrook3 exactly! I cant bare people just showing the homophobic or racist side, because most christians arent like that. Ive said it before, but he seems like a dad lol

[@Rae-ck9hx]

Finally*

[@wendysfreshneverfrozen1853]

@@beekidsart1176 I also like seeing the good side but we can't say they're a vocal minority, there's a lot of Christians like that, even up here in Canada, thought that's more towards the west

[@IladRodavlas]

This is such a heartwarming video, he's just a normal guy who wants everyone to be included regardless of their condition or faith. I think being inclusive is what every religion should do, because everyone deserves to have a chance and to be treated like everyone else.

[@Blueazuree]

The ending with sponge bob soaking up the water though lol that was amazing omg

[@PeeperSnail]

Coming in, expecting memes. I still got that, but I also got pure Christian wholesomeness

[@HansonJ]

I’m just really impressed with the water physics like damn.

[@_Shadows__]

4:26 a pastor who is a gamer and plays fortnite, now ive seen it all dude

[@mynameisasecret5320]

Oh god. Not fortnite.

[@eudaimonistic]

@@mynameisasecret5320 He has kids, pretty cool of him to put away his better childhood gaming experiences to play with his kid, IMO.

[@oliverpierce5118]

My dad's a pastor he used to play fortnite. He like Halo and Battlefront tho

[@NottJoeyOfficial]

My pastor carries around a Game Boy

[@jiggaj4071]

My name is a secret let’s shit on a game cause it’s popular

[@heatherallen7896]

I love how even the most serious videos end on a lighter or even funnier note SpongeBob *gasps*

[@L16htW4rr10r]

@chocolatesquirrel100 Exactly. Stephen Hillenburg told Spongebob to do it. X,D

[@trance57418]

As a christian I think we should get more people like him, he’s so c h i l l

[@TheseBygones]

Facts tho!

[@micahwright1578]

Pastors aren't supposed to be "chill" they are to be the salt of the Earth. They are to be in the world but not of it. Do you really think this is okay? Not anyone can just be a pastor. God must call you to it. The Bible states there will be immense false teachers in the end times. I think this solidify it.

[@SpartanBrix]

@@micahwright1578 I think by “chill” he just meant a nice guy, that’s kinda the modern way to put it. Honestly, the amount of toxic pastors and “Christians” who exclude or badmouth people paint a very bad image of the faith, but I don’t think he’s one of them as far as I can tell. And if you could, please point out a part of the video that shows him being an inaccurate image of a pastor in a confident way. And how do you know God didn’t call him to it? The point of being a pastor/preacher is to tell lots of people about God using scripture, wether it be in VR or in a traditional church.

[@tarrencerichard8196]

@@SpartanBrix you'd have a field day if you knew what Muslims preached...

[@TortoiseMaximus]

Taking place in a Japanese hot spring was even better than I except

[@ballerbeau69]

Has faith Gets up from the wheelchair Walks to church "Welcome back."

[@kingwzrd4386]

Bridget Gero God tier comment

[@xyroisahiro6022]

Is this a JoJo reference

[@ballerbeau69]

@@xyroisahiro6022 No. How?

[@xyroisahiro6022]

@@ballerbeau69 lol jk, but in part 7, a disabled man believed in jesus and he could walk again, cause JoJo

[@ballerbeau69]

@@xyroisahiro6022 Oh ok..

[@huntzkush]

Church isn't all about religion or faith. It can be just simply getting together and having a real talk.

[@benjaminshields9421]

It's about acceptance and being the best you

[@starsareangels7]

actually technically the church was never a building at all. It was the saints who received the Holy spirit and the new nature God gives to those who believe and turn from their sin.

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

Eh. Kind of. It's not so black and white

[@Lofi.z34]

Huntz, you are correct. God (and the Bible) is NOT a religion. Jesus didn't come to this world looking for religion. He came looking for a relationship. And the church is not a building, but rather the people. A church gathering is when 2 or more people come together.

[@starsareangels7]

@@Lofi.z34 The truth of the matter is not many actually know Him, if they know him they have his holy spirit, and now is the time to know him because the bible is being rewritten with mandela effect and satan has a voice in the scriptures now. check my channel for more info ezekiel 2319-21 that's perversion not god speaking

[@zuko1569]

**demons come out of a portal** Pastor: Well that didn't go as planned

[@Sonatherogue]

@@ilynxch *heavy metal starts playing*

[@Nixie_536]

❤ 😁

[@weebs4907]

with this pastor he would just chill and talk lol

[@jawonsh1592]

@@ilynxch *flashbacks*

[@cybowe]

*doom slayer comes in from another portal*

[@jackgomez7033]

A pastor saying gamer I can now cross that off of my bucket list

[@CastleCrashersMaster]

Lmao

[@user-dh9oz9um2w]

My pastor is a gamer

[@Tw0Dots]

This spoke to me. I actually teared up a bit.

[@antandy1199]

Christ-curious is the funniest thing I've heard all day.

[@sud8492]

i love it :(

[@darkninjaonizuka]

It sounds catchy

[@Wingedmagician]

I’m bi-religious, I like Buddhism and Christianity.

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

@Rob Vel I’m curious as to how that works? I’ve wondered if there were people who believed in two religions and, if so, what do they follow?

[@antandy1199]

@@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591 There are, Buddhism is one of the few religions that actively encourage the practice of multiple faiths.

[@MsHojat]

"Only 5 people showed up" That's not too bad for the first day of a VR church, it's not really much worse than the over-100 years-old real church in a large city I had went to which ended up having numbers close to that before closing down.

[@angelgjr1999]

Americans have lost their religion.

[@electrotoxins]

Small churches are usually better tbh.

[@angelgjr1999]

Green Mango Yes.

[@blueblueberry4973]

“Where two or more are gathered there I will be in the midst of them.” Thank you for showing this side of Christianity We get a lot of bad press, but showing love to others is what it’s really about.

[@dirt4333]

I was expecting this video to be a shitpost but damn this is actually amazing

[@iamwhoyoucall2329]

This is just the first step

[@stevenwithanr8347]

This is so wholesome to watch. I am Christian myself and it can be really disheartening to only see and hear my faith talked about in a negative light, when there are many good people out there. (I fully respect those of you who aren't Christian and I'm not going to tell you you're wrong. I personally have experienced more reason to believe, than to not. If religion isn't your thing, that is completely fine. I think we all should accept that, rather than discourage that.)

[@purplecatonbroadway]

This is exactly what jesus was talking about, to love people, to use these new tools in a positive way. No "you're going to hell!!!" But just inviting and encouraging. Plus its accommodating to people who cant be at a brick and mortar church. Dark places like North Korea could he reached

[@animelvr329]

This is exactly how I feel, too!! As a Christian this was so refreshing and cool to watch. It’s amazing that this is a new opportunity for people to explore their faith; I never would’ve guessed this existed but it’s so awesome.

[@ultimatekie]

This was really nice to watch. I'm not religious and never will be but this VR Pastor absolutely gets what religion should be about. It's not about the power, or condemning people different than you but about helping one another and making real connections with other human beings. I've always found individual spirituality to be beautiful but am distrustful of religious organisations because there's just no telling if you'll have a genuine pastor with a community dedicated to helping others or if you'll get one of the corrupted elitist ones where they hate people for being different (Homophobic/Racism/Sexism etc.)

[@poeskey]

You don't usually hear about the good religious followers because there isn't anything news worthy to talk about. We hear about the negative religious followers because they've usually done something crazy. Im not religious and don't go to any church, but it is nice to see someone doing something wholesome no matter if it is a strange vr baptism.

[@fv8399]

Amen brother

[@fallingastrids]

" I can't even imagine being stuck at home " A year later. Here we are.

[@imnobodyanon9430]

Amount of hope restored: 20 Current hope reserves: 21 thank you fren

[@Peakek]

man, it's amazing that vr can be used in so many unconventional ways to bring people together! i'm not too religious, but i do find this to be genuinely beautiful that there are new ways to practice and explore faith!

[@mehgusta]

i wish i could experience vr lol im too broke to afford a rig that can run it / goggles etc

[@statusbee9806]

@@mehgusta If you can't afford a good gaming rig, look up the Oculus Quest. Completely tetherless VR.

[@mehgusta]

@@statusbee9806 its $400 still cant afford it lol

[@L16htW4rr10r]

For VR Chat, you know you don't have to use tools to see, right?

[@mehgusta]

@@L16htW4rr10r i actually had no clue thanks

[@VinnieJonny]

Me at 1AM: "Real Pastor In Virtual Reality Baptizes An Anime Girl"

[@LucyWritesFairies]

If more Christians could be like this....I feel like so many Christians today are very judgmental and mean to people. I just love this guy so much. He's really what a Christian should be.

[@LucyWritesFairies]

@Sith'ari Azithoth That's true... I also feel like Christians get attacked a lot these days, and if you're a Christian and you don't agree with something the majority believes in they automatically assume the Christians are being hateful, when in reality they're just sharing a difference in opinion, which is something everyone used to be able to do a lot more without getting attacked for it. It's hard to voice opinions these days because everyone is so mean and crazy, especially online.

[@animeweebsstuffyo7391]

I agree us Christians need to be more accepting but thats not the case and i really wish it was

[@somethingtwice2297]

@Pineapple a Princess The world has changed so much that it’s not even religious people anymore, and it’s anybody in general. I’m a very accepting person, but everybody has booted up to a more aggressive, diplomatic and defensive system. In the LGBT community for example, you can’t pass by without seeing somebody getting attacked because they don’t support it or they’re heterosexual, but the only reason why they don’t support it is because they don’t have any association with the community - they’re a happy heterosexual and satisfied with their biological gender, and whoever else they know is the same, so they don’t feel a need to support it - but now people believe that if you don’t support the community, you’re a homophobe and discriminate against it. Me as a Christian got a lot of this during Pride Month, and I didn’t even try to get involved. I’m really wary of religious topics in a media, because there’s always a 95% chance that there’ll be that one person that goes “god doesn’t exist, you all are dillusional.” It’s like telling a 5 year old that Santa isn’t real. I genuinely respect everybody and their beliefs, opinions etc but it’s throwing me off a little bit when they start to attack others for their own beliefs.

[@shumugup6541]

being raised in a heavily christian town, It can feel like they're just a bunch of crazy cultists at times. I share this dream of having more christians like this guy

[@matthewhadley9483]

Ben Lewis I feel horrible that other people in my “religion” would treat you like that! Trust me most of us are not like that my church is like 10% people in wheelchairs or scooters or have a disability mental or physical!

[@juicemango27]

I think the pastor is really representing the idea of faith in a way that's accessible to everyone, which is great

[@thelastadmin9272]

@@EllaKarhu What do you want to know/understand?

[@shiy6055]

Minecraft : I HAVE THE MOST CHRISTIAN SERVERS! vr chat : We have an actually pastor Minecraft :* giving them the crown * you are clearly superior

[@cooperwright9515]

is this an attempt at comedy

[@whatyolookingat8992]

@@cooperwright9515 it's a meme reference I believe.

[@goblin7024]

I wish atheism and Christianity could meet in the middle like this more often. Usually it's bickering and such between both sides but this was just pure wholesome

[@alexeonbel4304]

To be fair, reasonable athiests and christians are generally quite able to get along with each other. Mainly because when considering all the worldviews both parties are able to say that they could be wrong, and that they are taking a risk by following their beliefs. It just so happens that one calls it faith and the other doesn’t.

[@frankm6546]

I think it helps when people can actually talk to each other. You see that it’s a real person instead of a name online. My best conversations about Jesus is with a beer or a cup of coffee. Chilling in a cool vr Japanese bathhouse would be another good one.

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

The lack of suicide bombing suggests that despite the bickering we do get along pretty well.

[@leom.r1107]

Peak In my experience, I’ve been Christian getting along with my atheist friends my whole life. This is how most of the real Christians actually are... it’s sad that a minority is taking away what Jesus said and preach a lot of things out of context; that’s why the society’s thoughts are disconnected and don’t really understand what this is all about. Even though a “VR church” is a “crazy idea”, this really represents how God’s church should be these days: “a church ISN’T a museum full of saint people, a church is a hospital for people that need help”. Jesus never closes the door for anyone, he’s always open to people that want to be His friend and follow Him.

[@billbob6185]

Peak Most Christians are pretty chill and loving. Though we may have our differences on political and societal issues (that’s always been the case for Christians) most of us love and care for people and want them to be saved

[@nojatha4637]

Oh wow... do VRChat developers realize that their “game” isn’t really a game any more? There are actual people here who do services that real life people would do. I feel like this is the beginning of something beautiful if done right. Perhaps real life businesses and services could have designated areas to do their stuff in VRChat. VRChat developers, this is a letter to you: You might become the first instance of a virtual country.

[@carsonallman3378]

It really is turning into ready player one

[@Bubbliee0]

It gives many people a safe place too to talk about abusive experiences or any problems without anyone judging or shouting at them

[@AdrianBludfang]

Cue Sword Art Online being realistic

[@Bubbliee0]

@@EllaKarhu We dont know, but VRChat is doing it

[@BoarVessel-BCEstruscanceramic]

@@EllaKarhu funnily enough there are 'virtual countries' that exist solely on the internet. Ladonia, Wirtland and the Kingdom of Hamland comes to mind. Though these are micronations and are not recognised as actual countries by anybody else.

[@Cosplaybuddygiraffes]

More Christians need to embody Pastor Soto’s values. Both in the beauty that technology can provide to people around the world and how Christianity isn’t about the “cult of Jesus” but it’s about loving thy neighbor, loving yourself, and seeking a brighter future. This is what religion is- bringing a sense of peace through spirituality. And anime girls. And Winnie the Pooh. Essential to the experience

[@Jimmy-iy9pl]

Those things are important. They serve as the foundations of the Christian ethic, but Christianity is not reducible to just ethical rules. The heart of Christianity is the Gospel message. That we're all sinners and deserving of Hell but God, in His wisdom and mercy, came down to die on a cross for us so that by believing in Him we can have eternal life. You can believe in it or not, but that's what it is.

[@BarelyNoticeable]

VR Pastor lowkey spills the tea on the Christian community 🍵 He also reminds me a lot of that British Pastor in JOLLY videos, just another human connecting with other humans while educating people on a certain spirituality 🥰

[@clouddude3455]

i good chunk of Christians think the way he does. I've been saying if for about 8 years now that Protestant Churches seem to be more of a social club than a religion and that's where the problem is. Many pastors have done their congregations a major disservice which has led to situations like one he explains in the video with paraplegic being told she doesn't have enough faith when that's not what the Bible even says.

[@simplyme101]

Rev Chris! I love that legend. I'd love to see how these two would interact

[@ultimatekie]

@@clouddude3455 Try not to judge protestants too heavily. Catholics can also be terrible folks that spread hatred. It'll always come down to the individuals in the Church as well as their leaders and whether they spread hatred or love.

[@BarelyNoticeable]

Simply Me Yeees! Rev Chris. He’s just the best ☺️

[@clouddude3455]

@@ultimatekie Yeah you are true i just have no experience with catholic church you are absolutely right though

[@salokinnoraa]

I'm personally an atheist, but I thought that this was very nice and kinda beautiful in it's own right. I respect this man, seems like a wonderful guy.

[@RamzaJinnRuu]

I am an Atheist myself. I find that this person have a very beautiful personality. I don't personal follow a religion "but" If it helps another person to better their lives please continue doing so.

[@TheHolyToaster]

You two guys are the kinda of atheists that I adore, I see a lot of videos on KZbin saying how God doesn’t exist and how some atheists believe that us religious folk or fools and are blind. But it’s really nice to see atheists that acknowledge being religious or not doesn’t affect how much of a person you are. We can live together, we don’t need to demonize eachother

[@dylanchristman978]

I want to give you platinum but this isn't reddit and KZbin doesnt have an awarding system yet

[@jrw2319]

I’m an atheist too and honestly I love this man a lot!!!

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

This is the kind of stuff I love to see on the internet. It gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling.

[@sbongakhumalo3896]

He blessed a bath in VR and uses it to baptize people in VR..... That’s a good Christian

[@razagan1343]

So my question with that, is that line of code now blessed? like if you copy that code is it like taking a glass from a pool of holy water but like infinite?

[@guypierson5754]

@@razagan1343 If you need it to, Razagan. It's not about any physical or electronic property of the blessing, more of a reminder of why we go about trying to help people and resisting the negative, in a society that is built on quite the opposite. Like reaching for a rune of power, or crossing yourself, it's to steel your resolve.

[@razagan1343]

@@guypierson5754 That Is a really beautiful way of putting it, thank you

[@0prahTV]

this is precisely why Jesus created Oculus and anime

[@edit3891]

If I'm not wrong, there was a man raving about the Vive being better because Gaben would be more likely to put anime in VR than Zucc.

[@ADixOni]

I was raised catholic and married into a die hard Christian family. I had experienced the prejudice first hand especially with my tattoos and gauges. probably because of my skin color too. this made me smile and changed my perspective on faith.

[@Orion-jr6fi]

A perfect representation of what a pastor should be. Kind, loving, wise, accepting, and patient. What a dude.

[@barxen]

THIS IS A REAL CHRISTIAN SERVER

[@nojatha4637]

Truly xD

[@reallusaz]

LmAo

[@coryjesusissmilingatyoumyg8052]

Yes

[@arthurmorgan2861]

o00oo Frick

[@vico3887]

o there goes the water *SPONGE B O B*

[@phiphicupcake5754]

I died 🤣😂

[@Rae-ck9hx]

*Spongebob

[@dizknots9357]

@@Rae-ck9hx no.

[@loinnirs1232]

Syrmor: "He's Drumsy" Charles: "He's an anime girl" Drumsy: "No... I'm both" *gulping sounds *

[@shinmalpure7872]

wait until she says "i'm male"

[@TylerTownsend]

im not even remotely religious but shout out to this guy for doing this for people that need it

[@mintyskullz]

I like how this a casual sort of interview chat where no one is disrespecting nobody

[@810bio]

Wow, that was quite surprising to see that there are religious people out there coming to vr to do religious stuff. I'm an agnostic atheist (I don't know if god exists or not, but I believe he doesn't), but I'd say that it would be fun to talk with those guys on vr, unfortunately, my computer can't hold vr neither vr chat (for now). That's pretty amazing, I hope someday I can get into that world of VR, and maybe start to know some new people. Thanks Syrmor, for keeping us all up into somethings that are going on in vr chat.

[@sophiajune546]

Have you checked out the Oculus Quest? It's something I'm hoping to buy in the future because it doesnt require a high tech computer!

[@nachgeben]

@@sophiajune546 Holy hell, thanks for mentioning that. I'm in the same boat. I mean, it handles VR chat okayish with a mouse and keyboard, but I think it'd die with VR active, too.

[@nathancreekmore7589]

You can play VR chat without a VR headset. Obviously it's not as immersive, but if you just want the platform to talk and meet with people you can. You could even attend this dude's VR church.

[@sophiajune546]

@@nathancreekmore7589 WHAT! I did not know this

[@r3r3ch4n]

Same things to me, the only different that's i'm a muslim. But i would like to hang out with those kind of guys

[@Renzoex]

It’s so nice to see people gather in harmony to celebrate something without judgement, Vr is beautiful

[@anomonos8662]

*Everybody gangsta till Tony the Tiger shows up to church*

[@kuzrahfan2004]

I think this is a great opportunity for people who can't go to church physically or are just shy or other things like maybe their friends or family don't agree with Christianity or anything so they can just do it in their own room so that's really cool

[@MsNinjani]

I love this. Our duty as Christians is to meet people where they're at. And for a lot of people, gaming/VR is where they feel safest and most at home. Much love ❤️

[@andyholstein237]

This is great. Been part of sharing the Gospel on message boards for years, and this is a cool evolution of that. There are people everywhere who are being drawn to Jesus. I hear the term "Christ curious" thrown out quite a bit these days, and I can tell you from experience that this is the start of Christ working on and within you. That's how it was for me, anyway.

[@catgeo8440]

Anime girl gets baptized while a banana, Winnie the Pooh, a cat, spongebob and Tigger watch. Are you sure this isn't just a bad fanfiction?

[@plootyluvsturtle9843]

this is good fan fiction

[@DaneishaMartinez]

This video was wholesome. It brought tears in my eyes knowing I'm forgiven and loved and everything is going to be alright. 💕

[@themultiversalassociationo9746]

Well you gave birth to a great son so you can't have been that bad before.

[@SpencerMillerisawesome]

Jake S I think that a fair amount of church ritual is indoctrination to at least a minor extent. This one, however, was separate enough from any official method of baptism that it was ground down to the basic idea, which is the idea of immersing in God’s love. While that’s obviously theist, I think it’s genuine enough to avoid being indoctrination.

[@CrispyMuffin2]

meming around vrchat is fun, but i prefer making friends and being a decent human being

[@apillow8724]

Oh man is your profile picture Cray from robocraft? I am crazy nostalgic about that game.

[@letmetakeajormungandrattha8591]

And then meme around with them as long as they are okay with it

[@lunagardvonbingen]

After 4 years I hope that church world is still there! It's too late this Sunday but I can't wait until next weekend

[@SPKRMN]

That'd be nice!

[@TB-pf5nt]

This is the greatest title of any video on KZbin.

[@DrBockNstein]

Moral of the story is.. Don't let that square bastard into the church he'll suck up all the holy water

[@thatguy-bm1kc]

Lol

[@Yklvr]

Which is contrary to what the pastor said about the inclusive origin of his religion.

[@Cneqq]

Although you can get ordained as a minster online in like 2 hours this guy seems to know what he's talking about. Glad to see how technology is being used.

[@choibeomgyu9618]

That man did really hit the nail on the head with some things.

[@Ghostii_]

doesn't that hurt?

[@UBWx2]

Spongebob absorbed all that divine love and attained power unlike any have seen before.

[@hannyb.1364]

I love how they’re all serious and talking about how the baptism felt at the end and then they’re just all like *”SPONGEBOB!!!!!!!”*

[@leonie1617]

This made me cry because, it made me realize what Christianity is really about,letting guilt go. And moving on in life, I wanted to say thanks to this pastor.😊

[@effzero7211]

"The physical shell is less important than your spirit." Body: Am I a joke to you?

[@B33ble]

Drumsy: "How did I look, Syrmor?" Syrmor: "I mean, you looked pretty submerged. I mean, from my angle." Lowers "Oh, and the waters gone." Drumsy: "Oh, there goes the water!" XD Symor:"*SPONGEBOB!!* SPO-" End music plays

[@bige3738]

I've been a Christian my whole life, but I've never really found a great Church (except for the one I go to now), but this speaks volumes to me. Thank you and Drumsy both for sharing this with me.

[@VonTachyon]

Came because it looked like a meme. Stayed Because it wasn't. (Edit: oh my gosh 900 likes?) (Edit #2 2.3K likes... This is the most I've ever gotten by a long shot!

[@stevefromminecraft7828]

Same.

[@univrsal_mystery]

Same

[@jaymabry1277]

Same

[@Takt.mp4]

oh my God 1.5k likes?

[@michaelknight4099]

OMG likes!

[@aderpyaxolotl]

I cried. I love your channel.

[@hippoboii3401]

As a Christian, I still thought that irl baptize is much better, and closer and stuff, but I really admire this guy for what he's doing. Best of luck for you. Also for you Syrmor.

[@BadKommentator]

I'm the same opinion, but it's great for people who can't physically do it like the first girl he discribed.

[@Ranstone]

I knew some people who got baptized in beer. XD They didn't have access to enough water.

[@zaccorpseman7366]

Amen

[@Nachotaco101]

Deus Vult brothers

[@grant9479]

I can’t believe someone would deny someone their faith

[@pure6450]

I believe in making daily human sacrifices to the almighty lord, Cthulhu.

[@faust5727]

Pure you’re kidding right

[@johnmang2659]

@@pure6450 lol

[@october3229]

@@pure6450 yes

[@jamesdoesthings1096]

This is great! I really wish people would have this dude’s mindset more often. I mean you miss out on so many potentially amazing conversations and friends without his attitude. If everyone that watched this video acted like this guy then we’d be legitimately one huge step closer to world peace.

[@SLUDGEWARE]

I'm an atheist but like damn this is just super precious I love this