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[@Jam-m7m]

Who else loves Rev Ed. ❤ he’s such a sweet person 😎

[@GoriusMaximus]

I’m not a Christian but I appreciate his attempts to encourage people to do better. Having grown up in a loving Christian family he is what I perceive a true Christian should aspire to be. Humble, honest and loving.

[@lilianfowler7988]

He is a good soul. For me a lesson is often learned from how he uses his time and treasure.

[@neilcanfield2015]

I'm a lifelong atheist and I thoroughly enjoy listening to you. I've recommended you to my Christian friends as well as my fellow atheists. Your message of kindness, love, acceptance and being nonjudgmental is the way that I strive to live my life. This way of living is universal regardless of a belief in a God.

[@BarbaraBylow]

I too am an atheist who digs Rev. Ed. Too bad more of the faith can't be more like him for he is the kind of Christian l can easily share this planet with. Keep up the suggesting. More folks need to learn the Way of Ed.

[@hulldragon]

Another Rev. Ed atheist fan here! Wonder how long this thread will get if other atheist fans keep adding to it. 😁

[@tc-s3510]

Another atheist here that enjoys listening to Rev Ed.

[@lde-m8688]

Me four?😂

[@sspencer3186]

Atheist here and I also, recommend this channel to my Christian friends.

[@tracyhaverstick5672]

When I moved to a new area, I decided to go back to church. So I attended the Lutheran church in the next town over. The service I attended was normal but the church leaders asked to visit me at our home. This was new to me, I was baptized, raised and confirmed AmericanLutheran. Then we moved to Missouri and they didn't have American Lutheran. They are Missouri Synod or Evangelican Lutheran. I knew Evangelican was not for me, so I tried the other. So, they arrive at my home and as soon as we sit down, this man says, "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? Are you washed in the blood of the lamb?" I was astonished. I remained pleasant and ended the visit as soon as possible. That was nothing remotely close to the church I grew up loving. The kindness, understanding, accepting and open church I knew didn't exist here. It felt like I was joining a cult. I'm so happy I found you Rev Ed. You are what I know as a Christian. You never asked me to pledge an oath or asked how much money I make. You help me grow in my faith and help me find good paths to take in these times of chaos.

[@auntiebobbolink]

Since that is what you think and feel, I'm not clear why you automatically rejected the elca. The Missouri synod is exactly what you described and has been for as long as I remember.

[@tracyhaverstick5672]

@@auntiebobbolink Not this one. They wanted to control. It was bizarre. My older cousin works for the offices of Missouri Synod Lutherans. She grew up in the same church I did and she told me they're different. There are some much further away from me, that are better. I was married in one of them. It's too far to go on a regular basis. My faith hasn't waivered by any of it. God is everywhere.

[@auntiebobbolink]

​@@tracyhaverstick5672 Obviously you are free to attend wherever you wish. The Missouri synod is just as you described, so that's what you will experience.

[@Metalbass10000]

Many people, because we are human beings and capable of falling into worldly failings, choose to replace faith with religion. Know that God loves you more than you can ever understand, and that Christ IS the Good Shepherd who welcomes you to His flock, welcomes you to walk on the path He has for you. Seek Him and He will find you. There are churches, and teachers of faith, who will guide your walk closer to Him.🙏🏼

[@PamelaByers-on6vt]

I was raised Lutheran, Missouri synod .. the Synod was important back then. 🙄

[@pcoleman1971]

As an atheist, I am not bothered by sins or moral failures. I'm bothered by hypocrisy. So, I wouldn't give e a 2nd thought if I saw Rev. Ed coming out of an porn shop. Whereas, I wouldn't let Mark Robinson near my kids. It's not the sins at issue, as we are all flawed, but the sanctimonious and hateful judgement. That being said, I do appreciate the message that we must forgive others.

[@libbycollins9349]

You have a lot in common with Jesus. He accepted all but hypocrites, haters, and judgmental people, and called people to kindness, generosity, love, forgiveness, healing, and helping. I think I’d have like to know him.

[@pcoleman1971]

@libbycollins9349 By that definition, that is most people. The Mark Robinsons of this world stand out because they are a-holes. It's fair that you see the goodness in people because from a Christian perspective, God is in all of us. I call it being Canadian. 😁🇨🇦

[@SherryCase-lp9df]

Amen!

[@zaiah9252]

@@pcoleman1971 as a man who believes in Jesus for salvation, you have my respect. I would shake hands with you in a heartbeat!

[@pcoleman1971]

@@zaiah9252 🤝

[@kevynnedallaire1815]

I'm Roman Catholic. And in our faith tradition we celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation (a.k.a. confession). It's really a recognition that in spite of our best intentions to live according to our faith, and to the Gospel message, that we will still fail at times and we will still sin. Reconciliation isn't supposed to be thought of as a "Get Out of Jail Free" card, but more along the lines of rebuilding and maintaining our relationship with God, and recommitting ourselves to following His teachings to love one another. We're far from perfect. We try our best. Yet we still sin. And when we do, we acknowledge our sins, ask for forgiveness, and recommit yet again. It's a lifelong practice. We will never achieve perfection but our goal is to always try to move towards that ideal. Blessings to you Rev Ed.

[@peacelovehopecharity]

When I went through RCIA to become Catholic, my priest said a good priest goes to confession more than anyone, because he's more aware of all the ways we sin.

[@judithgehrig2632]

As an 85 year old retired United Methodist Church pastor, I agree with John Wesley when he said we are all "going on to perfection" in other words it is a process, not a magical thing that just happens.

[@markhaney2884]

Yes, 1st Corinthians says, "the Cross is the very power of God for us who "are being saved" an on going process!!!!!

[@KatMo7121]

I watched that Friendly Atheist video and I believe Hemant was speaking to Robinson's hubris of condemning other sinners while he still preaches hatred, unforgiveness, and discrimination, which indicates he hasn't yet approached a sinless state. I was taught to "clean my own house" before telling another that their house is filthy, but too many who claim to believe are quicker to call out others than reflect on their own shortcomings. Thank you again Rev Ed.

[@e.458]

And in this the Rev agrees with him. I say that with such confidence because he's made at least one video about that topic (and it regularly comes up in others). What he's "correcting" about Hemant's statements is the idea that there is such a thing as a "perfect Christian".

[@floridamaninthewild]

Before you try to remove the mote from your brother's eye, remove the plank from your own eye.

[@donaldwert7137]

"That was a really awesome twenty minutes" made me laugh so hard. I worked with a man who told me someone in his church proudly declared that he was "free of sin" or "free from sin", can't remember the exact wording, but the implication was that he was no longer a sinner. He and I both agreed that no one is free of sin in the sense that they no longer sin. I told him that the idea that one is no longer a sinner is a dangerous mindset, both spiritually and physically.

[@libbycollins9349]

Saved by grace is a relief.

[@donaldwert7137]

@@libbycollins9349 Yes,. Also, one is saved in spite of themselves, not because of themselves, if that makes sense. All too many people seem to take on the mindset that once they have accepted Jesus as their Savior, they can do no wrong, the free "of" sin mindset. The tee shirts and bumper stickers that read "Not perfect, just forgiven" show that there's a certain amount of self-awareness about that behavior. It's when that is said with smugness, rather than gratitude, that it becomes problematic.

[@libbycollins9349]

@@donaldwert7137 couldn’t have said it better!

[@davidbroughall3782]

I think the point that he was trying to make (yes I watch the Friendly Atheist, surprise!), is that despite Robinson's claim that he was "saved" in the 80's, he seemed to be indulging himself unashamedly and uncontrollably. He seemed totally unconcerned with trying to live up to the Christian ideal. Sorry, but that's a level of hypocrisy that can not be overlooked or forgiven. I don't condemn him for indulging himself. I do condemn him for his condemnation of others' sin without acknowledging his own. Matthew 7: 1-5

[@KarenJoseph-o5u]

Accepting Christ doesn't mean you aren't still human.

[@revedtrevors4961]

oh.... thank you! It allows us to be fully human....

[@lilianfowler7988]

As a person who was raised believing every time I disappointered my parent I was evil the word send was a way of telling me just how awful I was. I was a child and my parent was not ready to be a parent and never became ready. Through my journey I think one of free things a Christian friend told me was that sin meant to be off target. That I needed to decide who I wanted to be and how I wanted to be in the world. And if I felt that my arrowhead fallen short of the target and wounded another human being and even myself I just needed to learn how to adjust my aim. I think if you make a person feel totally guilty and awful about themselves you place a restriction on them that doesn't truly allow them to grow in love and life.

[@RexfelisLXIX]

I woke my wife up from a nap when you said "That was a really awesome 20 seconds." Well done Sir.

[@LoLo-hd4tz]

Thank goodness we are saved by grace!

[@BramptonAnglican]

Amen Rev Ed a wonderful message we all needed to hear. Thank you for being the inspiration we need. 🙏🏿🩷✝️

[@edbudzynski729]

I don’t understand why people ask me if I’m saved…., when the Lord is the ultimate Judge. Also people thank me for my military service but when I came home they called me villain. These are the same people who just changed horses. I see superficial, pretend Christians like Mark Robinson. Basic commands like Thou Shalt Not Kill is the most basic command to Love thy neighbor. Yet he calls for people who need killing. And people were clapping in his congregation. I would have walked out.

[@doricetimko5403]

You wouldn’t have walked alone❤

[@ChrisBGramz4u]

Thank ya, brother, always good to be reminded of one's humanity. We aren't Christ, we do sin.

[@ad-dx9gi]

Amen Thanks for your Insight Rev Ed 🙏.. God Bless 🕊️

[@Doggydaddy536]

Thank you so much for these words. You are helping more than you might realize. Keep up the good work.

[@MrLoveandKindness]

A very fine message. When i became aware of scandal after scandal in the catholic church, i did exactly the same as Hemant and i said "how is this possible? What good is the holy spirits protection if it can't guard the church from this evil?" On bad days i still ask that question, but you're right in that the bible presents a challenge without garanteeing success. At least not in this life. It makes sense that forgiveness is such a central pillar of Jesus' message. What would we have to forgive if no one ever sinned? I hope you see a beautiful flower today😊🌻

[@ZipplyZane]

I don't think it debunks Christianity, but I do think it contradicts some ideas of what the Catholic Church says about its clergy and its own importance. There's a lack of humility there that very well can cause believers to abandon them.

[@b.questor]

Practice being a key word. "I practice my discipline."

[@beckajmc]

I had to listen twice to this one. I'm often very hard on myself, a frustrated perfectionist. I could blame my mother but she's been gone 25 years so.... Your words warmed my heart and soul. Thanks Rev. Ed

[@azusa9963]

I grew up in the Catholic church where guilt and shame always seemed to supercede love, kindness, and grace. When l think of my little seven year old self sitting in a pew trying to make up sins to confess to the priest in that scary awful booth so that l could receive God's grace it just makes me sad. I ( and my seven year old self) receive your words reminding me of the loving grace of Jesus, and l thank you for sharing them 🙏

[@robsquared2]

I took his point to be that it's the hypocracy of using the government to enforce rules that he himself cannot follow. And as you say it's not something that can be reliably done alone. So it's guaranteed to just create more criminals and prisoners.

[@hulldragon]

I think you're right about Hemant's point. Good summary!

[@e.458]

I think Rev Ed is correcting him on an idea that - funnily enough - fundamentalist Christians and critics of Christianity have in common: the idea that Christians can ever be perfect and that "moral perfection" is somehow the goal of Christian life. The goal is a life lived in "full agape".

[@EverettVinzant]

Friendly Neighborhood Atheist here… No, I’m not THAT friendly atheist. I’m not Hemant. But, I wanted to say how happy I am as an Atheist to tell people the name of my Reverend is Ed Trevors. He does not claim perfection, does not expect perfection, and most of all, he’d have a beer with me… I’m pretty sure… as long as I paid ;) I’m glad he’s here for whatever reason to remind me, there’s no reason to fear. And if you don’t fear, you don’t hate.

[@shawnmckenzie8699]

I'm also an atheist. I don't know much about Rev Ed Trevors but from what I've seen, he's respectful of our opinions. I'd love to see a collab video between Ed and Hemant. I think they would have insightful conversations and will bridge opposing thought.

[@tracyhaverstick5672]

I'm happy your here.

[@auntiebobbolink]

​@@shawnmckenzie8699 I second that proposal. It could possibly be quite refreshing. Many atheists are just as judgemental as those they disdain, so a respectful dialogue could be quite helpful. May it be.

[@almitrahopkins1873]

I honestly can’t see how anyone could say with certainty that is or isn’t a god. You can take that as an insult to your beliefs, but that isn’t how it was meant. We can’t even say for certain what is under the clouds on Venus, so how can anyone say that there isn’t a god hiding there? It’s an awfully big universe out there. I’m an animist, so I only see the way atheists and Christians treat each other. I would tell both sides they were going to hell, but we don’t have anything like that. The worst offenders in my own opinion are on the atheist side, but that’s because I liken what they do to telling a five year-old that there’s no Santa Clause. And you have to admit that is a pretty fair comparison, when you look at some of the atheists out there. Just because you don’t need that safety blanket, it doesn’t mean those Christians don’t.

[@EverettVinzant]

@@almitrahopkins1873 Atheism is only not accepting the claim that there is a god. Why don’t I accept the claim? No evidence. I haven’t said for certainty there isn’t a god. I have only said I don’t have evidence that shows for certainty there is a god. And for the record, atheism isn’t a belief. It’s a lack of belief. Just like not stamp collecting isn’t a hobby and not playing basketball isn’t a sport.

[@CaroAbebe]

I believe the real problem is how many of us Christians come off as feeling superior. And those who make a lot of noise in the media often seem to focus on telling everyone else what to do and how to act.

[@revedtrevors4961]

Amen

[@grepora]

Those who seek to tell (or make laws to force) others what to do are doing so for their own interests of power and control. They do not care for the object of their control. It is for their own ego.

[@SethEdwards-hq9pm]

Even after Baptism, concupescience remains.

[@libbycollins9349]

Jesus didn’t seem to regard sins of the flesh in the same category as those associated with hypocrisy and judgmentalism.

[@e.458]

​@@libbycollins9349 ... and greed.

[@RandyAndy7373]

I like his mildness and heart. His honesty. He deserves more viewers than these cheap, stubborn Evangelists who seem to know it all and show a tremendous amount of heartlessness. I am RC and can much relate to his words. Keep going!❤❤❤

[@je23508]

Reverend Ed, thanks for sharing the concept of cheap grace. Had never heard of intentionally continued sin described that way.

[@UncommonEyes]

Have gone to many churches over my lifetime, including Anglican In Ottawa many years ago. Plus would say I’ve done a fair amount of scholarly religious study and research. Prefer the church without walls (Nature and the Creator’s Grandeur) and serving in the world when I can. At one church I recall the message “Church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for Saints”. Think I learned the most as a small child in Sundays School:two songs: “Jesus wants me for a sunbeam” and “Jesus loves the little children”. One problem especially when you are old if you go to a new church they act like you’ve never been to church before.

[@mikepublic111]

😅I'm fine with someone going on their religious journey and finding their own path. I get upset when those people feel the need to pass laws to drag everyone else along with them on that journey. Here in the USA, one of our major political parties has been taken over by people like that, and it's tearing the country apart.

[@geraldammons5520]

I also like the "Friendly Atheist", although we disagree on some religious issues.

[@ediecerniglia-witner5297]

This is a very encouraging message. This message really negates self-condemnation.

[@junerussell6972]

The frustration I see from folks who are not Christian is not that someone is "not perfect" but that they condemn others for the same things that are not perfect in them. That seems to be where the hypocrisy comes in. They don't give others the grace that they give themselves. They would be among those who, when Jesus said "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" would be casting stones (despite their sin.)

[@williamfinch9858]

The frustration comes from both of these.

[@wartgin]

I'm reminded of something in C.S. Lewis' writing where he talked about someone criticizing someone else's temper because it wasn't very Christian. He points out that we have no idea where on the scale of temperament this person started. If you have someone who is naturally a pleasant person and they sincerely try to follow the tenets of Christianity, they will become a very nice person indeed. If you have someone who is naturally a curmudgeonly misanthrope and they are sincerely trying to act like a Christian, they might only make it as far as irascible even though they have changed their temperament much more than the one who was pleasant to start with. Basically, we don't know where someone started nor how far along their journey they have traveled and should give them the benefit of the doubt where possible. That said, I think the key point driving observers crazy is that these are people who demand that others follow rules they themselves cannot and, instead of concerning themselves with their own behavior, they try to control others' (plank meet mote)

[@juliaellis2046]

The most amazing thing to me is that Christ went to the cross despite knowing how imperfect I would be. God knew what would be and the choices, good and bad, that I would make. I am a fallible work in progress.

[@ragtopdeluxezl1]

"Awesome 20 minutes...lol...Thanks Rev. Ed!

[@RobRoschewsk]

Yep got me on that one😂

[@contrafax]

Hello everyone!

[@ad-dx9gi]

Hello 🤗

[@RockMumbles]

Hello

[@angieallen9129]

Hi 👋

[@tracyhaverstick5672]

Hi

[@mickeyhadley4281]

Howdy from Lawrence, KS!

[@Pawpatrol119]

Thank you Reverend Ed for my reminding me of my 20 minutes of perfection! I love it when Paul reminds of our sinful nature!!!

[@MichaelGranger-z3w]

We are all sinners. I love ❤️ Jesus and Jesus loves me but I am a sinner I have overcome lots of things and overcome some of my own thinking. There's a lot more to do and I know I will never be able to be perfect.

[@Cloudchopper-x1r]

No, we ae not all sinners. master have incarnated from time to time to guide and they were no longer "sinners". They had gone through all this in previous incarnations and have conquered the duality play.

[@MichaelGranger-z3w]

@@Cloudchopper-x1r Brother, I will pray 🙏 for both of us. Jesus is the light 🕯️ the truth and the life... Amen 🙏.

[@gbprime2353]

We are not called to a perfect table. We are not perfect and never will be, but the calling is about becoming better, is about serving others, is about honestly trying, repenting, and trying again.

[@Cloudchopper-x1r]

"We are not perfect and never will be" is the false teaching of Christianity and Jesus did not teach that. He taught "and even greater things than I will you do". Well how will you do that if you are never perfect? Our souls are perfect but in order to consciously become aware of that God perfection we have to go through the earthly dualities of "good and evil". We learn through successive incarnations to become perfect like Jesus when we merge with God essence that we were in beginning but now we know. Early Christianity taught reincarnation but the people who put the bible together left it out for church or priest control.

[@AlyraMoondancer]

@@Cloudchopper-x1r You can do "greater things" without being perfect. One of the problems for all of us human beings is knowing what "perfection" is in the first place. Since we cannot see and know all, we are always at risk of making some error out of ignorance, no matter how diligently we work to do what we understand to be right. If we let ourselves get all hung up about being "perfect," we've kind of missed the point. Focusing on being perfect is focusing on oneself, rather than looking outward to see what we can do to make things better. I think a more useful way to approach this is to define one's ideals, and strive towards them. Achieving an ideal is still a nigh impossible task, but it gives us direction and incentive. We may not all be trying to reach the same ideals, but if each of us strives to do what we understand to be good and right, together we will make the world a better place. And even though I'm technically not a Christian, I think Jesus gave us some pretty darn good ideals to strive for.

[@kevinjohnson7839]

Amen 🙏 ❤❤❤thank you. I continually try to do better every day, but many days, I still fall on my face.

[@doricetimko5403]

Same💜

[@donnaprice3148]

Since I have found your channel I watch you everyday. You are such a blessing in my life. Thank you. I comment with 💙because I’m an American Democrat blue is our color. Please keep praying for the presidential election. It really scares me.

[@JoHy-kc5ub]

💙

[@doricetimko5403]

Thank you, Rev Ed

[@metalmark1214]

God knows we can't be perfect, but he does expect us to be contrite. Only through Christ are we perfect.

[@FirePike4577]

I was told once: "It's not about how many sins you've committed... it's about how many you wish you hadn't."

[@mrsclaussews]

I too enjoy listening to the Friendly Atheist. I don't know if he's aware of how many of his instincts parallel Christianity. I'm assuming he's another person hurt by "the church."

[@MaraschinoPenguin31415]

Thank you. That really hit the spot.

[@colinhead8118]

Thanks Ed. I always consider myself a sinner before I'll label myself a Christian.

[@teucer915]

When I became a Christian, I chose to set my sins aside. I sin. The difference between my life before Christ and my life today isn't that I've stopped sinning. It's not even that I've started trying to do differently; I always tried my best even before I was religious. It's that I've accepted a particular guide to try, however imperfectly, to follow out of my sins. I'm not perfect - but He is.

[@LaTrúcPhấn]

read the forbidden book Magnetic Aura on Borlest, and you'll see the sthey're keeping from us.ecrets

[@tracyhaverstick5672]

Seriously,Personal magnetism? No thank you.

[@amyschmidt1113]

So awesome, your delivery of that concept that after we join or rejoin the Christian faith/church that we somehow will start becoming more and more perfect. I love how you said it! Thank you! You got me laughing Reverand!

[@williamstefens]

Our previous priest and dean of our cathedral, who is now retired, had an invocation (for the lack of a better term) at the end of the service to seek the holy in oneself the neighbor, and in the stranger. Now, I cannot be absolutely sure of his interpretation of the Holy we are to seek, but I have taken it as seeking the Goodness of Christ who is holy in ourselves our neighbor and in the stranger. Not a holier than though holy, but rather the humble quiet compassion and kindness within ourselves and to do as the spirit moves us to help others to recognize that same Goodness in themselves so they can let that Goodness shine outward to be the light of hope for themselves and others.

[@joaolucasfraga9147]

Mind you, I'm pretty sure the Friendly Atheist was pointing out Robinson's behavior because, whatever else, Robinson and the people on his side have a habit of using religion *as a cudgel for power*. So yeah.

[@emmerz325]

Thank you reverend

[@GlennJackson-d8e]

When I was a Christian, I tried to be the best person I could be. Of course, I didn't achieve that. Nobody does. I realized, in my heart, when I fell short. When I became an atheist, nothing changed. I still tried to be the best person I could be. I didn't achieve that. I never sought reward for being good. I never did things to achieve heaven or avoid hell. I never really believed in those mythic places anyway. I'm still trying.

[@Newton-Reuther]

There are a lot of Christians who act perfect. We can debate whether they are "true Christians," but the American fundamentalists like Robinson would condemn any other person for the things they themselves do.

[@Sailor-Man-Dave]

"Chief of sinners though I be, Christ is all in all to me."

[@michelegyselinck5400]

4:46 As a Christian on this side of death, you’re a work in progress. And you NEVER get it completely right before you’re called home to be with God, because, otherwise, you wouldn’t need grace.

[@davetorres3758]

Thanks!

[@veronicawest1586]

I agree that our faith is a journey and we make missteps. Admitting failure publicly is so hard because people can be so harsh, and mocking and it creates another burden not everyone can bear. If we could show more grace maybe there would be less "hypocrisy"

[@debrasullenberger1917]

Amen! ❤

[@grayj7441]

Moderation in all things.

[@BeccaH74]

Always about progress not perfection❤

[@NguyenThatGiac]

this format really suits me

[@davidfleming7887]

The good I do for others is for others. My weaknesses I try to deal with is for myself. Funnily enough the good I do for others turns out to be even better for me. Who knew.

[@lucyferos205]

What's wrong with satisfying our own needs and wants as long as nobody is being hurt? Unless you think adult entertainment is somehow harmful? It's mostly not.

[@trudycolborne2371]

It's really hard to attempt to answer your questions. I find an issue with the framing of the very first part of your first question "What's wrong with satisfying our own needs". To even try to answer that I'd have to know which human need you're speaking about satisfying. Nearly every human need can be satisfied in worse ways and better ways. For example, hunger can be satisfied with a piece of fruit or a cupcake.

[@lucyferos205]

​@@trudycolborne2371 My question is in response to the video saying that we're imperfect if we're looking to satisfy our own needs. I'm looking for clarification, too.

[@trudycolborne2371]

@@lucyferos205 Right but what need does adult entertainment satisfy? If it's a basic human need then I must be meeting it in some other way because I don't watch that type of entertainment.

[@lorraineortega1031]

Paul also writes about having a thorn in the flesh, and he prayed that it would be removed from him. But even if it wasn't, he would receive God's grace and give glory to GOD

[@HoXuanChau]

awesome

[@ianprobasco507]

You should reach out to him and have an online talk/video. I'm a non-theist, but enjoy both your channels and think a discussion would help fostering understanding for both communities, a genuine exchange of good people, who probably have a lot of overlap of values to cut through some of the noise some extremist want to project on to the rest of us.

[@roncurilla6991]

Rev. Ed. Thank you for being an honest guardian to enlightenment.

[@stephanieslate2841]

I like the friendly atheist too...😊...

[@ericjohnson6665]

Yes, we are expected to become perfect, and we get an eternal life in order to accomplish that. (It takes billions of years to do it.)

[@rkoff5744]

Amen✋❤️🙏

[@michelegyselinck5400]

12:27 Amen!

[@ediecerniglia-witner5297]

It would be nice if it worked that way instead of having to work at letting sinful things go. I have been following Jesus for many many years and I consider myself a sinner saved by grace. I am faaar from perfect, but thankful for Jesus's taking my sins to the cross for me.

[@lindajallen3805]

John 8:7-11 let the one without sin cast the first stone. It takes a lifetime to get it right.

[@Mike-ld4ou]

I don’t want to be perfect. It’s asking too much. I will settle with decent

[@HaThienSen]

best!!!

[@AW_7_7_7]

“Atheist”

[@mmmirele]

I think the Friendly Atheist is annoyed because Robinson wants to impose his religious beliefs on all of us, and he’s a flaming hypocrite. At least that’s what I think. NC is electing a governor, not a state pastor. And yes I am a Christian, but guys like Robinson make me cringe.

[@brokendad2222]

Father Michael used to tell of a elderly lady that had attended our small Church for several years he once asked her why she didnt take communion. She proudly proclaimed that she was a Christian and didn't have any sin. I just try to be a Christian, and it is hard sometimes.

[@gerhardk98]

I think lots of Christians think they have license to sin since they are promised salvation as long as they recognize their sins as being wrong in the end. In the church I grew up in they had a more restrictive view on forgiveness in that if you sinned with the intention to repent it isn’t forgiven that easily because you are consciously choosing to sin.

[@williamkirkland1364]

If you have a conscience you shame yourself when you sin you know to ask for forgiveness that is Grace

[@rebeccakesner9840]

I Really Respect Your Opinion Reverend Ed, I Have To Put Out There That Anyone Who Uses The Bible As A Justification For Their Own Hatred And Cruelty To Others. I Would Question If They're Truly A Believer. God Is A God Of Love Not Hatred And Cruelty!❤

[@leliMZ]

really liked this video

[@debbyblue1425]

We will never be perfect until we see Jesus face to face. Perfect has been misinterpreted by many, it really means to become mature. Maturity treats others with the same loving kindness Jesus has shown to us.

[@whodey2112]

Speaking of atheists. I'd love to hear a Rev. Trevors/Seth Andrews interview one day. Both men are very respectful with different views about god belief.

[@glennledrew8347]

Another way to put the internal battle between the spiritual and the physical; it's the tension between one's conscience and instinct. What we atheists rail against is the hypocricy of those who would judge and act against others from the standpoint of religious belief when they themselves were or are similarly imperfect.

[@Sirrus-Adam]

On "being perfect"... On Earth [Urantia] it is only possible to be relatively perfect. Actual perfection takes us billions of years to achieve. (Hence, the need for eternal life.) We puny humans lack the necessary perspective to be able to understand what actual perfection is. We can only measure our perfection against other imperfect beings, saddled with animal bodies that cloud our spiritual perceptions. I think we can have "perfect" moments, times when we did something or said something just right. By making one "perfect" decision after another, in favor of truth, beauty and/or goodness, (which the celestials, e.g., Melchizedeks, tell us is the only way to become perfect). Our concepts of reality are limited to what works on this planet. Love deeply and often.

[@mikenevermon9041]

Thank you Rev... I know when one is too hard on ones self , you are very ineffective Christian

[@olivianatwick7603]

My mind goes to what Paul said in the letter to the Romans. He says all have sinned. He didn't say just you pagans have sinned he was speaking to the Christians as well all have sinned and come short of the glory of God we do sin it is something that in a sense is impossible I believe to not do just because we are human. What I believe is that that should call each of us to repentance on a daily basis to say yes I have sinned yes I need to be forgiven and then to work in our lives to walk that line a Christian even when we are incapable of doing it should be doing. It is what I call and what I was taught is sanctification.

[@auntiebobbolink]

Thank you, no. As a member of a group who is always seen as flawed and in need of fixing, I definitely don't need more of what you're proposing.

[@auntiebobbolink]

How interesting that's what you propose. How about giving love and acceptance instead?

[@olivianatwick7603]

@@auntiebobbolink if you have read any of my other comments to what father Ed has posted you would see that I have said we need to be loving towards others you would see that I have said we need to be accepting of those that we do not agree with.

[@auntiebobbolink]

@@olivianatwick7603 I didn't go searchng for your other comments. I responded to what you said in that comment. I disagreed and still do.

[@PhillipLWilcher]

"The selfish stuff sort of dissipates, just very organically, very naturally ..." To draw a correspondent metaphorically if I may, it's not unlike the Peace about which Yeats wrote in his heavenly poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree": I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee; And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet's wings. I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey, I hear it in the deep heart's core. The peace that comes dropping slow, it sees us free! Blessings, Rev Ed!

[@helenalderson6608]

The constant battle with the "natural man" Sure would be nice to be sanctified

[@gabriellehitchins9182]

There is the James Hogg thesis in his novel that believing yourself sanctified is when the devil shows up. (Memories and confessions of a justified sinner,) it’s better on audiobook

[@donnaprice3148]

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[@tanyawilliams8254]

❤

[@celeditomorales7824]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@CanadaBarb1]

I've left the evangelical church and my life with Jesus has gotten more real. I love your posts, and your closing prayers.

[@Alverant]

Rev, I have to think you're being a bit dishonest. The article isn't about him visiting those shops or him being perfect. It's about how he wants to use the power of the state to force his religion on others while doing something he says is immoral.

[@BengtNordsten]

I am willing to go with what someone identifies as. If they are accepting of their flaws, and seeking redemption through Christ, then I will be glad to support them in that. If they claim that, having now been one of the very few people in the history of humanity to discover the secret, they have achieved perfection (which they now will hold for all eternity), then I will assist them by pointing out the ways in which they appear to fall short of even my Lilliputian expectations of perfection.

[@OneOddTodd63]

Hey Rev. Ed. I'm a new-ish follower of your channel and enjoy your insights very much. I was windering if you could provide me a link to the person you're talking about. I tried googling and came up with several different folks using "friendly neighborhood atheist". I'm familar with The Friendly Athiest aka Hemant. I think you're talking about someone else though. Or am I missing something? Full disclosure: it's entirely possible I'm missing something. 😊

[@roncurilla6991]

Hemant Mehta

[@tflowers6582]

When he married and started a family plus was supposedly borne again, leaving your family responsibilities for a porn addiction is just horrible. He needed to end his porn addiction before marrying and becoming a parent. I am gladly going to vote against him.