Six Bible Passages Christians Often Ignore

[@docforest4851]

As a non American Christian, I have to whole heartedly agree with your take on a majority of your right winged evangelical Christians. I was shocked when I attended a convention in the US and saw how the brand of Christianity there is so tied into nationalism and extreme right winged theology. How it is used to prop up self righteousness and to judge the weak and the marginalized. I can just say, that many Christians throughout the world do not have these beliefs. Excellent choice of passages. As Gandhi said, “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

[@jezebelvibes]

I truly appreciate your sincerity! I would love to see more American Christians share this sentiment. Thanks for your comment!

[@mattpowell6291]

@@docforest4851 It's a real shame how Christianity is encouraged in the US especially through the prosperity doctrine. There are plenty of genuine Christians around still

[@stevevasta]

A lot of conservative "Christians" -- like a lot of conservatives in general -- favor the authority and the rigidity, not the flexibility or the empathy.

[@RichardAberdeen-cn8rg]

Three more verses they ignore: "If anyone has an ear, let him hear. He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints." -- Revelation 9-10 "But Jesus said to him, 'Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.'" -- Matthew 26:52 "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." --Ephesians 6:12

[@harrybrooks8514]

Young lady: I applaud what you’re doing. If only we could dialogue, we’d see the BS. Once we see it, we’ll have to reach out across the aisles. The big question-do Christians really want that?

[@baileydute1]

As a former Jehovah's Witness, I am shocked at how little the vast majority of Christians know about the Bible outside of a handful of often repeated scripture citations.

[@jezebelvibes]

They forget the bible during the week then use the Pastor as an audiobook on Sundays and claim to know the word.

[@JaysonT1]

​@@jezebelvibes....I remember those days...😂

[@dantoro648]

Jehovah's Witnesses are certainly not a good example of understanding the teachings of Jesus. They are as hypocritical as other Christians. They only retain from the Bible what suits them. The passages cited in this video are rarely applied by Jehova's Witnesses.

[@eltorocal]

Trump sure knows how to hold it.

[@alanhyland5697]

@@eltorocal Upside down, you mean.

[@caroberton]

I had a friend who was hitchhiking in the 60s. When the “Christian” driver didn’t get my friend to accept Jesus after he preached at him for an hour, he stopped the car and kicked my friend out in the middle of nowhere. The seed that “Christian” planted left a lasting impression of what Christianity was.

[@yurei8]

. That driver was definitely not a 'good christian'. As christians we are suppose to just plant a seed, and leave the rest to God, In fact putting that person out of their car, is the exact opposite of what the Bible teaches. Consider the story Jesus told, about the "Good Samaritan. This was Jesus's example, of what a religious person should do. That is helping out someone in need. And in that story, a Rabbi passed by the stranger. And he was a person, who had great religious authority in that society. But the less knowledgeable Samaritan, was the better, because of his actions. TAnd this story comes directly from Jesus.

[@caroberton]

@@yurei8 I agree.

[@jasoncuculo7035]

How did your friend get back safe?

[@yurei8]

@@jasoncuculo7035 I wasn't there, but obviously, he ran into a true Christian.

[@caroberton]

@@jasoncuculo7035 He eventually got a ride to his destination, but because of the location and very little traffic, it was hours before he got a ride. He was cold, tired, and very grateful to finally get a ride with no strings attached.

[@SteveMcfarland-cn3jt]

As a 66 year old man who was raised in the catholic church and molested by a priest. I walked away from religion as a young man. for some reason your video showed up on my you tube page. Thank you for what you are doing keep up the good work.

[@cezz1105]

You did right getting away from the Catholic church. But God has nothing to do with religion. Turn to God, turn away from religion

[@undrwatropium3724]

​@@cezz1105which God?

[@cezz1105]

@@undrwatropium3724 The God of the israelites his name is "Ahayah usher Ahayah" I AM

[@joshuabates7424]

I am so sorry for what happened to you. I can understand in many ways. I have myself rejected most of the mainstream church but I believe in Jesus. Things will be made right, all of it.

[@studiosandi]

I'm very sorry went through that. Those men are pure evil, if there is such a thing.

[@fritzbang4805]

“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.” ― Seneca Trump finds it very useful for votes.

[@grantbartley483]

If your wisdom comes from someone who committed suicide at a mad Emperor's command, it is at least questionable how wise they actually were.

[@Rjsjrjsjrjsj]

​@@grantbartley483Yes. The entirety of your life is invalidated by your final act. You're a genius debater. 🙄

[@portishooda]

@@Rjsjrjsjrjsj You can say it depends on the act.

[@Rjsjrjsjrjsj]

@@portishooda No. You can't. That's asinine.

[@portishooda]

@@RjsjrjsjrjsjHow so? Don't just make a statement but give an explanation or an example at least.

[@Dan_C604]

Nothing worse for a christian than a non believer highlighting bible verse they aren’t following. Great episode!

[@grapeshot]

Yeah, it doesn't fit their narrative, so they will most definitely choose to ignore them.

[@marvinmallette6795]

For me this is the subtext of Daniel chapter 6, the crucifixion of Christ, and even the Beast 666 in Revelation. Given that there are verses such as "be ye either hot or cold, lest I spew thee from my mouth", it may well serve to say that "such is the nature of the beast". I've begun to incorporate "Yin and Yang" into my descriptions. The Bible in some aspects is like an M.C. Escher staircase painting, it can become very complex if you do not ignore or "cherry pick". The default route of Dispensationalist Purity culture, is to bank on New Testament scripture for vain peacocking, which should the scriptural foundation of purity culture become important, you wind up with Judges 11:29-40, 1 Corinthains 7, 1 Timothy 5:11-15, and Matthew 22:30 solidly establishing that purity is celibacy, a grievance, and related to the apocalypse. Curiously, the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins unlocked this for me. See, there is an in-joke that Dispensationalist Purity Culture spirals from 1 Corinthians 14 saying to seek to prophesy, into 2 Timothy 3:16 "all scripture is God-breathed", and further into Isaiah 20:2, 1 Samuel 19:24, 2 Samuel 6:16-23, and 2 Samuel 19:24. We have literally achieved the Emperor's New Clothes levels of vanity in pursuit of the integrity of authentic Puritanism. At the 11th Hour, Christians will leave their clothes behind,... Though, perhaps only until the return of the King (John 21:7). An interesting theological pitch that the "Rapture" may not be the 2nd Coming, the devil is in the details I suppose. Genesis 27:15-16, and Revelation 16:15 does raise the question as to who is in "sheep's clothing",... Incorporate 1 Corinthians 11:15 "hair is a covering", and suddenly Bayonetta seems like a Christian work. "Reverse Orientalism" they call it. Very intriguing, it does seem to provide insight into how Orientalism, the reinterpretation of oriental culture by outsiders, feels to those whose culture is being reinterpreted. Kind of like funhouse mirrors. But whose view is distorted? Revelation 3:14-18. Elsewhere on KZbin the "Hot and Cold" was connected to a psychological disorder termed "splitting". Say "Cold" is Yin, and "Hot" is Yang", Yin is the structure and order necessary for children to grow, and Yang is the subsequent freedom sought by teenage rebellion. The beast 666 (Yin) does not provide freedom, and the harlot (Yang) of Revelation 17 does not provide order and structure. If "splitting" is occurring, then does the Bible provide a cohesive whole, or do you just find the insanity of the prophets as lone voices in the wilderness (Matthew 3:1-10).

[@mattpowell6291]

They shouldn't ignore it if it's biblical

[@adamchristensen2648]

​@@marvinmallette6795I think textual reading is better than looking for meaning through modern lenses.

[@marvinmallette6795]

@@adamchristensen2648 And? The understated implication of Tim LaHaye's and Jerry B. Jenkins' research is that it was derived using textual reading. End times research would depend heavily on prophecy. A textual reading of prophecy would uncover texts typically ignored. The prophets were often highlighted as counter cultural.

[@buddyacesmxbc1055]

​@@marvinmallette6795☯ is a gemini like most astrology signs there are 2 or 3 persons places or things in 1 for instance taurus is the bull with 2 horns sagittarius is an archer with bow and arrow also depicted as half horse half man, the pieces 2 fish like yin-yang libra is a stand with 2 balanced scales like the yin-yang but it stands has a sword and is blindfolded I think they hold pen and ledger for the sentence. Aquarius has the man with the vase of water he pours out on the planet.

[@user-wu8sj3ee3d]

I rarely tell my parents good news because they will try to credit their prayer rather than my hard work.

[@m.dwaynesteckley4832]

Yes, I've often wondered what the surgeons, oncologists, nurses, etc. must think after spending countless years studying, perfecting their skills, sacrificing their time time, and social wellbeing, maybe even their own health, only to hear, "Oh, thank god for coming through and saving my 'insert noun'.

[@douglasrasmussen480]

@@m.dwaynesteckley4832 One only need to look at the passage in Leviticus where the use of sacrificial bird's blood is the prescribed treatment for treating leprosy to know the bible is not a work extending from the word of some supernatural entity, but rather the ignorance of iron age men who pretended to represent the word of god.

[@davidmccarroll8274]

@@user-wu8sj3ee3d As a Christian I have the exact opposite problem you have .You say when good things happen family want to credit prayer rather than your hard work !!! In my case when ever I try to give the credit to God for something in my life and atheist will prefer to think it is down to me when I don't want the credit

[@yurei8]

@@m.dwaynesteckley4832 Yes, but part of healing is enhanced or hindered by one's mental state, as well.

[@mspiggymarketing396]

@@m.dwaynesteckley4832 To thank the doctors who helped save your life is indicative of good manners. But giving praise to God's grace is a display of ones faith which works miracles thereof. 😀

[@The-Doubters-Diary]

When I was in the church, they basically ignored everything outside of Proverbs, Psalms and the NT.

[@HappilyCarnivore]

The church I grew up in focused a lot on Revelations. And growing up that was my favorite book of the Bible. I believed all of that back then. But looking back, I realized I just liked Revelations because I like apocalyptic things in general.

[@shanel4294]

@@HappilyCarnivorerealised I love dystopian fiction afterwards but during revelation scared me cause of all the left behind movies

[@SilortheBlade]

​@@HappilyCarnivore I Am Apocalypse! Look Upon The Future And Tremble! ... oh sorry, wrong Apocalypse.

[@iwilldi]

I am outside of church and ignore everything outside of Mark! Somtimes you need to ignore in order to listen.

[@greg-op2jh]

​@@shanel4294 right ugh that stuff is such propaganda

[@pameladeleone135]

There is no hate like Christian love

[@douglascutler1037]

Nor is there any nihilism like Christian purpose: This beautiful, mysterious world we live in has no inherent meaning other than as an entrance exam for an imaginary heaven.

[@josepheridu3322]

There is nothing wrong with hate. It is an emotion as any other.

[@ianalan4367]

josepheridu3322 - IDK about that Joseph. Hate is an emotion but a dangerous and destructive one!

[@bearlh40]

@@ianalan4367 Is hate an emotion though? Does that mean love is too? As well as devotion, compassion empathy etc...?

[@ianalan4367]

bearlh40 - Good point! Psychology would consider it an emotion, but also an attitude and/or sentiment. Love could be considered an emotion as well, but, I lean toward the philosophical view that the emotion is a bi-product of love, not love itself. In a Christian understanding hate is merely the absence of love in one’s heart. You obviously don’t need to be a Christian to believe that. It does seem to have plenty of examples in life. I have not many (if any) loving people with hate in their hearts nor hateful people that show much love. Could such actions as devotion, compassion, and empathy also be a bi product of love?

[@memecity9849]

Whatever passages Christians don't like, they either ignore it, say that's not what it means, or " it's God, he can do whatever he wants"

[@CaliforniaSurfer-gc2xv]

yes GENOCIDE BABIES, PREGNANT WOMAN, ANIMALS KEEP VIRGINS SLAVES EAT THEIR CHILDREN WHAT FREAKS

[@Justas399]

I don’t like passages on the Judgement and hell but that doesn’t mean they are not true. You should think deeply about these things because that is what you face at the end of your life.

[@memecity9849]

@Justas399 and just because the Bible makes those claims, it doesn't make them true. Evidence that corresponds with reality is the basis of truth

[@Justas399]

@@memecity9849 what would count for evidence for hell and why?

[@memecity9849]

@@Justas399 something that can be observed and measured on a consistent basis by more than one person and physical evidence are examples

[@FutureAIDev2015]

This is SUCH a refreshing perspective on Christianity! The hypocrisy is what sent me running screaming from my former faith.

[@mspiggymarketing396]

Our faith should be in the creative power of God the Creator. There is nothing else between God and man but the spirit thereof. We may call this the "spirit of God" which is righteousness. Why would we need something or someone between ourselves and the spirit of God? We do not! 😀

[@omaracevedo4784]

Project 2025 is Evangelical Christians version of loving your neighbors in America.

[@jonathanwhite9803]

Glad you took some time away for your own wellbeing, but so glad to have you back. We need more voices like yours 😊

[@jezebelvibes]

Happy you're here! Thanks so much

[@archbishoprichardforceginn9338]

Preyz Gord

[@Stupidityindex]

All you do is show believers to be illiterate, lacking discernment of the difference between fiction & nonfiction, Roman propaganda & parody. Believers are known for insane nonsense, by their use of a vocabulary of fiction. Men have always known God as a tool of fiction. See videos: New research expands on J Atwill's discovery that the story of Jesus is a parody of Emperor' Titus' victories. Paul the Apostle: Liar and Conman | James Valliant, Rabbi Tovia Singer It is by Faith - Moses becomes the worst navigator in history. We have preaching to the choir, wolves in sheep's clothing, hypocrites, a wicked generation seeking signs, pretending Deity makes Mormons so Christians will know how Jews feel. Jesus Christ comes not with peace, but sword, & everyone curses the other. He is alarmed at the gathering crowd, the only sign given is Jonah, a believer murdered by a greater number of believers. Jesus Christ promotes faith as worthless, since you can't expect movement from mountains with it: Nothing fails like prayers in a children's hospital.

[@user-k4d-e59mo28oc]

Maybe deconstruction acts as a form of therapy (or even sadism).

[@Aurealeus]

@@jezebelvibes Yes, glad to have you back. You have been missed.

[@jonathanader5899]

I've deconstructed my faith the last several years. It's so liberating and not shockingly, I'm actually a much better person. Much happier also.

[@daddyg9401]

My journey has been the same. 💯

[@jamiehudson3661]

@@jonathanader5899 You can't deconstruct something you never had to begin with.

[@jonathanader5899]

@@jamiehudson3661 cause you're me and you know?

[@amysho2192]

Happy for you!! 🎉❤ I also am an ex-Christian and SO much happier. Life is so real now and my head isn't in the clouds or doing mental gymnastics 24/7. I can actually think about real world issues and do some practical things to help others. ❤

[@amysho2192]

​@@jonathanader5899He certainly doesn't know. He can't wrap his head around it, so denial is the only solution. I used to be the same. When I was a Christian, I remember street witnessing to some Gothic youth late one night, in the town square. One guy was SO evil and scary looking. I was SO shocked when he told me he used to be a Christian and after researching he stopped believing in God. He also said he was a former student at the same Bible college I was attending! I didn't believe him. He proceeded to tell me about the professors names and what classes they taught. So in my head I thought..."Well, he was never a real Christian. Idk wht he went to Bible college because he obviously never loved Jesus." NOW I know he WAS a real Christian as he claimed to be. I just wasn't able to conceive of it back then. Super brain washed!

[@mind_of_a_darkhorse]

What I loved, was a pastor telling his flock the message of Christ and the people in the church calling the message weak and too woke! They are beyond hypocrisy at this point and have eagerly run right into heresy!

[@undrwatropium3724]

They claim they are being persecuted when in reality they are the persecutors

[@JoeCoutureMusicCouture]

65 years old now. As a young person I visited several churches in my small town. I could tell there was something wrong & missing, but couldn't put my finger on it. When I was 22 I read through the Bible. After talking with other "Christians" I discovered they had not ever read the Bible. Since then I've read & listened through the Bible about 20 times. It kept me from insanity. I could not understand the Christian world before then . You are spot on with your assessment of most of the religious world. Jesus came to point out the flaws in religiosity. As you stated, my job is to go & tell, then brush the dust from my feet. Free will is necessary for anyone to truly have a choice.

[@martinutr]

The one that stands out for me is “Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.” Matthew 25-40.

[@yurei8]

This Parable, from verses 31-46 is one of my favorite Bible passages. I consider it to be the basis of my so called 'liberal beliefs'. Meanwhile Trump constantly calls democrats "Marxists and communists". There is a coded message in that, because Marx did not believe in God or religion. So Trump, and others are creating a division that does not really exist.

[@billmago7991]

yeah iam amazed Matty could speak fluent ye old english as i thought he was jewish and no one at the time spoke any english at all😂😂😂

[@electrowayne2918]

I guess you have never heard of the word, “translation” ? If you think Matthew was speaking English better yet , old English. You may need to go back to the drawing board on how you comprehend. It’s a translation … smh 🤦‍♂️

[@Phylaetra]

In a similar vein, I have always wondered why they always want to put up the Ten Commandments, but never the Beatitudes...

[@joseph2000117]

It's literally all for superficial show. Christians, especially Evangelicals, do neither. The Beautitudes more obviously exposed them tho

[@CharlesPayet]

SAME!!!

[@DreamMonster7X]

The commandments only show humanity, we can't keep them. Like telling your teenager kids, not to do something.

[@bearlh40]

@@Phylaetra Or the Seven Deadly Sins. I like the idea of posting them alongside every photo of our Presidents.

[@stevenhuntley8706]

I always have trouble figuring out which 10? They don't match, and the full set isn't 10.

[@Rhewin]

Welcome back! Since deconstructing, I've had many evangelicals actually scold me for using Bible verses. One told me that I, a heretic, am not allowed to even try using the word of god against them. They, of course, pointed out Satan using scripture during Jesus' temptation. What's funny is that I don't even identify as an atheist, but since I have deconstructed most orthodoxy, they think I somehow cannot read and understand words on a page.

[@terrencelockett4072]

Then their problem is, at any time how do they know for sure it's not Satan they're following when interpreting the scripture?

[@Rhewin]

@@terrencelockett4072 well they have a personal relationship through the Holy Spirit, don’t you know? All the others who say the same are deceived, though.

[@undrwatropium3724]

And they probably made it out like they were being persecuted by you using the Bible verses against them

[@reallybadgamer]

I was asked to leave my large non-denominational church when I had a true spiritual awakening in 2012. The leaders didn't like me showing the church members that they didn't really need them. We have been taught that we are all bad inside at some level. For some reason, people want to continue to hear this, maybe they like sitting in the poo cause it feels warm and familiar. So, the Church has to mix in just enough judgement and condemnation to convince the person they need them to be "saved". All lies.

[@wittwittwer1043]

For a long time in Europe it was a capital offense to translate the bible into English (and perhaps into other secular languages). The King James Authorized (English) Version is called that because King James allowed the translation to legally be made, and appointed 54 scholars to do it

[@matthewkreps3352]

Ironically, the Church needs preachers like you.

[@isaacthegoat1432]

No.

[@Childfree334]

I was born into a christian family, so I was taught certain things from the Bible that I never questioned. When I was about 25 years old, I was confused as to why the Holy Spirit was not working within me to make me more "Christlike." I was very troubled, so I actually sat down and read the whole Bible. When I was done, I was horrified and hated this God. Been deconstructed for 25 years and am so ashamed to admit I used to believe all that nonsense. If I am going to "hell" so be it. The Devil, as described in the Bible, seems a lot less cruel and arrogant anyway. 😢

[@jezebelvibes]

I love this! Congrats on breaking free and thinking for yourself!

[@HappilyCarnivore]

My story is extremely similar to yours. I fully believed in all of this growing up. Didn't question a thing. I stopped going to church at 18 but it wasn't until my 20s that I decided I was going to read the Bible from front to back just so I would know what was/wasn't in there. Because as you know, in church you don't read the entire Bible. You read the things that are cherry picked. Or my mom would pray for God to show her what she was meant to read and then would open it to some random place. But I didn't read through the entire thing. I got to the part about Noah and the ark. I knew that story so well. Who didn't? But it wasn't until that moment that the reality of it sunk in. And that was the moment that eventually led to me being an atheist. At first because I just couldn't reconcile with the idea of a god being so murderous and horrible, and then eventually because the idea of a higher power didn't make sense at all, in any light.

[@KarmasAB123]

Don't be ashamed. You aren't guilty of what happened when you were dreaming.

[@FoursWithin]

No need to be ashamed of being born into community with a cult like mentality. You had no choice but to believe what everyone else in your community believed including your parents and all your elders. Though, since it's been 25 yrs you probably aren't losing sleep over it.

[@Justas399]

Christ warned about hell in the strongest possible terms. The outer darkness. The gnashing of teeth. Unending suffering. Fire.

[@sanguinesoulful]

I love it when Christians "threaten" me with prayer. "I'm gonna pray for you!🤬" 😂

[@DreamMonster7X]

Me to. I feel so special when they pray for me... not really. As If they're prayers have special powers.

[@bearlh40]

@@sanguinesoulful It's called 'putting a prayer meeting on someone'. 🙃

[@X.Draxius]

Oh my GOOOOOD the condescension in their voices when they say it

[@franciscosustek7249]

They'd love to send you to their hell...

[@uncleanunicorn4571]

You pray for me, and I will think for you.

[@vls3771]

When i was a young penticostal the youth group would go out to the mall on friday nights to talk to people about jesus me and 2 friends went to get takeout and went back to our car we had some spare blankets we noticed a homeless woman across from our group we gave her the food and clean blankets she asked" are you the real Christian's?"...because that group over there are busy annoying and arguing with people...we didnt know what to say i stood in silence with her for awhile looking across the street and seeing what she was feeling and she was right .. something changed in me that night i stayed at church another year then i just walked out and never went back that was 20 years ago ...

[@toddmiller7876]

Yes, she was right, and if you would read the sermon on the mount, you hopefully will have Christ in your heart. The church, especially in our nation, has failed miserably.

[@yurei8]

@@toddmiller7876 It is the loud ones getting the media attention, that is the major issue. I looked it up and it said that there are roughly 38,000 places of worship in the US. i have been a member of my denomination for about 40 years.

[@toddmiller7876]

@@yurei8 I just checked your number. My phone says 380,000. . You would think with that number, and everyone claiming we are a Christian nation. Someone pushing hate would be easily recognized. Instead we have people living a man who wants immunity for murder.

[@Angel-yq4fg]

​@@toddmiller7876shut up you hallelujah

[@undrwatropium3724]

Churches don't pay taxes because they are charities. I just don't see that I don't see churches being very charitable. I don't see them helping the homeless I don't see them helping the poor I just don't really see them helping anybody besides themselves. I live in rural Arkansas and there is a church on literally every street. But I don't see or hear about them helping anyone in our community. I take issue with that because it's it sounds like greed to me.

[@jadistucker2073]

I think my favorites are Matthew 19:21 "Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”", and Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

[@GG-vq6ro]

Yup. It's so funny when so many who claim to follow Jesus have multiple cars and go on lavish holidays instead of giving their extra earnings to the needy. What absolute hypocrisy that is.

[@charleshuguley9323]

The verse about giving one's possessions to the poor is my favorite for exposing the hypocrisy of conservative Christians who profess their love of Jesus yet rant against welfare and socialism.

[@jothinarayanan980]

This must be an edited version. Jesus never taught about heaven and hell. He taught about reincarnation but in 600ad, the priests had a meeting in Constantinople and removed the chapter on reincarnation from the Bible which they created.

[@andyf4292]

and yet, there are mega-churches..

[@jadistucker2073]

@@jothinarayanan980 Citation?

[@Garuda_E]

So glad to have you back Kristi! Of the 6 passages, the 2nd one with kicking the dust off their feet was the one I hadn't heard used much at all, but can see how it can be very helpful!

[@thomash.schwed3662]

Jehovah’s witnesses consider that text frequently with regard to their field service. If an individual is not interested, the witnesses are told to ‘shake the dust off their feet’ and move on to the next person. Of course, this text was always accompanied by the point that the individual will inevitably have a trying experience by which time he or she will be ready to listen when another witness stops at the door. In retrospect, that’s rather predatory to put it mildly!

[@asteph01]

If you are going to use Matthew 10:14 as a command to walk away from those who do not wish to hear the gospel, so be it. However, you then have to take and apply Matthew 10:15 along with it. "Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town." So when you say to shake the dust off our feet, you are also saying that you will welcome GOD's perfect justice and judgement on you untempered by Christ's grace, mercy, love, and forgiveness. If the Bible is Truth then if we walk away, we are blameless and anything that happens to you in this life or the next comes upon you at your own behest. You cannot fault GOD, Christ or Christians. In this, I hope for the end of life to be the cessation of existence on behalf of those that reject the message, because if the Bible is true, then such people have chosen to stand guilty before GOD's Judgement with no chance to plead or receive pardon.

[@Demun1649]

@@thomash.schwed3662 They DON'T follow that quotation at all. They ignore the context. Of JESUS sending out HIS disciples, not the Apostles, into villages and towns, and asking if they have a room for JESUS to stay in. If the answer is no, then clear the dust from the shoes, and leave. BUT, JW's keep coming back. They leave if I ask, "What did JESUS mean when HE said, 'Lazarus, come forth'"? Ask them, "what did HE mean when he said, 'Return home, your daughter is well'"? They will, invariably, confirm that JESUS meant what HE said. Then ask them "What HE meant when HE said, 'This is MY BODY. This is MY BLOOD'"? All of a sudden, JESUS did not mean what HE said. They return to false and inaccurate statements about memorial, and gatherings to confirm community. They just cannot accept that JESUS always said exactly what HE meant.

[@wittwittwer1043]

For an ancient (and perhaps a modern person as well), shaking the dust from your sandals upon leaving a place is showing your condemnation and scorn for that place.

[@Demun1649]

@@wittwittwer1043 As is explained by the Church Fathers.

[@TheParadoxDestroyer]

Kristi is back in the saddle. You go girl!

[@jezebelvibes]

Thanks so much! 🥰

[@kamirose7816]

I'm so happy to see you again. I've missed you!

[@michealmeyer822]

Love this my 1st video from your site, as an ex christian tired of the ones who are claiming Christians started this country and totally ignoring these verses

[@SteelSquishy]

We're so back 🔥 keep it up and at your pace Kristi 👍

[@jezebelvibes]

SO back! Thanks for being here!

[@RachaelLeeThornton]

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

[@jaclo3112]

Confirms that the christian gods are not love as they defy the bible's own definition.

[@starlabaker7563]

Love can fail, tragic, but true

[@undrwatropium3724]

Love isn't supposed to hurt

[@reallybadgamer]

Humans have no idea what real true love is

[@markgiles3]

After experiencing "love" in the church and weighing it up against 1 Corinthians :13, I came to the conclusion that there really is no such thing as love. I have never seen it manifested as described in Corinthians. It's ideal but I don't think it's really possible. To keep giving and not expecting any reciprocation....God so loved that he gave, so, what does he want in return? And if you don't give it? The thought is horrific!

[@kermitthorson9719]

i respond to open prayer with 'please dont cast spells on me'

[@jezebelvibes]

😅

[@ricoaioa]

Haha thats a good one, Imma use it :)

[@kermitthorson9719]

@@ricoaioa i also respond 'no thank you' to a 'bless you' after sneezing

[@adamc1966]

​@Giwii-ojimin why??? Your imaginary friend is powerless 😂

[@benminor31]

😂😂😂❤

[@leeannelange6551]

As a Christian in Canada, I have to say that I agree with every one of your points. You have to take the Bible as a whole,not cherry pick the verses that you like and ignore the rest.

[@AndrewJohnson-oy8oj]

Including the parts about keeping slaves, incest, and putting entire populations to the sword?

[@ron-o4d]

Of course, very few Christians will admit it, but I will. Everything is happening under God's control and plan. He obviously doesn't love everybody and the Bible is clear about that, and He has ordained things that are terrible for the non-elect that will make Him seem unjust or evil to the non-elect, but He is the one who decided what is right and wrong,not humans, and of course He is free to do whatever He pleases with His own property, to dispose of it as He sees fit. I'm a Christian because He chose me, I did not choose Him, I Love Him because he Loved me first, and I will love and praise Him forever because I know I deserve to go to hell but he chose to have mercy on me.... ​@@AndrewJohnson-oy8oj

[@KarmasAB123]

Personally, my response to the first verse is "Yes, please, judge me. I want to be more self aware"

[@jezebelvibes]

Lol! Totally fair

[@FoursWithin]

Maybe, but often enough it's better to be oblivious to the shallow nitpicking of deluded self righteous critics.

[@Petticca]

@FoursWithin Well, I don't know it would be better to be oblivious. It would be better to be able to spot it for the utterly vacuous behavior of people who are pretending that they have some morally or intellectually superior position, when they absolutely do not

[@apachewraith]

If they're paying your bills, sure.

[@DM-zq8qy]

Judges use objective EVIDENCE (not faith) to determine “facts” of the case.

[@sarahk4354]

I’m so glad you are posting again!

[@PatrickWDunne]

So happy that Kristi is back!

[@convinceme6676]

my favorite is Mathew 19:21 sell all your possession’s and give the money to the poor and follow me. I don’t really see many christians heeding that one either.

[@ftmullins3027]

Ma ke ala hele o Jesus...

[@georgeflowers3730]

If they are going to impose the ten commandments in public schools, maybe they should consider displaying these six passages instead. They are way better! But we all know it is not about love or morality. It's about control, imposing an agenda. Religion will always be about control. Of course, there are good passages in the Bible, but they don't matter when the goal is to control.

[@JaysonT1]

Where have you been? Religion hasn't been allowed in public schools for like 35 years.

[@georgeflowers3730]

@@JaysonT1 where have YOU been? Oklahoma just did it with the ten commandments.

[@IntrovertAncom]

@@JaysonT1 Louisiana recently passed a law requiring the 10 Commandments to be posted in all schools, public and private. It, of course, is being contested, but the bill passed.

[@Oldschool811]

​@@JaysonT1Oklahoma and Louisiana have introduced the Bible back into public schools recently ,of course it will be challenged by appeal 😮😮😮😮

[@mattpowell6291]

I don't understand the 10 commandments law 🤦‍♂️ This Law was specifically given to the Israelites at the time for that group. Loving your neighbor and loving God with all of your heart mind and soul covers most of these commandments, but they are technically irrelevant now if you are not an Israelite or Jew

[@steventarver1972]

Glad to see you’re back after a well deserved rest!

[@kermitthorson9719]

Matthew 6:5 is one of my favorites. literally telling them that if they believe they should only do their holy things in their own homes becasue its not about what your neighbor thinks but your deity. if youre doing it for your neighbor youre not doing it for your lord

[@stephenwodz7593]

In the next verse, Jesus is even more specific about only praying in private.

[@kermitthorson9719]

@@stephenwodz7593 right, shouldn't even show off to guests or family members, true faith is true faith

[@NornSanctuaryW31TK421]

Preach! 😂😂

[@fredwoods-o3g]

@@kermitthorson9719 Add in Matthew 26:28, which gets you to Jeremiah 31:31-34. Looks like preaching or claiming folks have to repent is calling Jesus a liar.

[@kermitthorson9719]

@BibleBeliever-i3i evidence that a religious person will use whatever loopholes they can find just to not follow what their book says........this is the Eruv line all over again

[@sw538]

I couldn’t agree more. Amen, Sister!

[@KynaTiona]

Glad to have you back, Kristi!

[@johnspringstorm4764]

Keep up the good work! I really missed your videos. I am looking forward to many more.

[@darlalathan6143]

"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone."

[@Alverant]

I keep a stone in my pocket just in case someone says that to me. Sin is an imaginary disease to sell you an imaginary cure.

[@yurei8]

@@Alverant No, 'sin' is an error in ones actions, that gives one an option to 'turn away from that behavior'. Or at least, 'the sin' will teach us a lesson, to avoid doing it in the future. Also it can be a tool to teach others from making the same mistake. The concept of a forgiving God, means that we should not beat ourselves up too bad, if we make a mistake (sin). Especially if we learn to not make the same mistakes. This is why there is the concept of God, as a forgiving God. It's not an 'imaginary disease' when a person is murdered over a play ground, one on one basketball game, in front of his young two nephews. Or someone is murdered over an argument in a line at the liquor store. Or a man murders his ex and sets the house fire, where his two children died of smoke inhalation. Some people shoot up a house; killing a eight year girl, in bed with five other children. It turns about the person they were after had moved out six months earlier. These are all true stories that happened in my city. My point is that being controlled by anger is not an imaginary disease. And the cure is not imaginary. It is about letting other people live, and not spending twenty years in prison. And about not witnessing a murder while one is still in elementary school. The cure is understanding and practicing the spiritual concept of forgivingness. Another is having goals a vision of one's future. And the reward is, not being a slave to negative emotions. Can I get some sort of response to my post?

[@jimpowell2240]

And Jesus Himself did not cast a stone! No one is more "without sin" than Jesus and he didn't stone the woman. He simply loved.

[@m.dwaynesteckley4832]

Unfortunately, most of the sinners I know are also liars and will happily throw that first stone.

[@rssphllps]

@@yurei8 I think the problem is the definition of sin. While murder is pretty universal, what about homosexuality or sex out of wedlock.

[@paulproctor5555]

Thanks!

[@francelaferriere6106]

I always tell them about that time when God told people how to treat their slaves.

[@markc597]

Glad your back. What you do is important.

[@liquidfur2]

When you believe that a being who murdered almost everyone on earth for behaving the way that he created them to behave is also, somehow, the most perfect manifestation of love in the universe, you're going to have a very warped sense of what love is.

[@RobertBee-fs8hv]

The Great flood

[@anastylos2812]

If you read it in the context of the Babylonian myth it is based on it gets much less grim. Reading the Bible is a bit like reading memes that are many thousand years old. Without the context it is extremely confusing.

[@mattpowell6291]

@@liquidfur2 Actually Adam and Eve weren't created to know what sin even was. Have you not read Genesis properly?

[@Talon19]

God didn’t create humans to sin.

[@liquidfur2]

@@Talon19 So how and why exactly did an all-knowing, all-powerful deity create beings that he knew in advance would "sin" , though? Is he not all-powerful or not all-knowing or just not real?

[@allanwrobel6607]

Your channel popped up in my play list, so glad it did. Not only biblical teaching but common sense as well. Yhanks

[@fgmoria]

I’m so glad that you’re back, Kristi. Keep making these videos. They are very helpful and inspiring in my journey.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thank you for your encouragement and support!

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

"The Bible is the best-selling book that nobody ever reads." -Dan Barker

[@DreamMonster7X]

It wards off Demons. lol

[@mattpowell6291]

If they did actually read it and understand it, the world would be a better place

[@DreamMonster7X]

@@mattpowell6291 But, with 3000+ versions of the bible. 40,000+/- Christian sects in the world. What is it, are really reading?

[@mattpowell6291]

@@DreamMonster7X Most versions tell the same story with slightly different wording except for the Catholic bible that contains more books and the Jehovah's witness bible that is a known cult. You might want to do more research

[@DreamMonster7X]

@@mattpowell6291 So 'some' say. 'Adam & Eve-Jesus- Armagedon.' Pretty much sums it up.

[@jamesmskipper]

I like the first passage because at the end it says remove the log from your own eye and then you can help your brother. I realized that I was giving up at removing the log and using that as an excuse for not helping my brother.

[@livingwaterbiblestudy8021]

Hi Kristi, I like your choice of verses and how you show their relevance to the life of the believer. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@HaXaW5150]

I am a Christian, I come here to learn, listen and see another view besides the one that's sometimes feels pushed on me. I'm not sitting here with my arms crossed and my bottom lip stuck out. If you are, maybe you're in the wrong place.

[@archbishoprichardforceginn9338]

Good Show 👍

[@jezebelvibes]

You're always welcome here!

[@HaXaW5150]

@@jezebelvibes Thank you. Glad to see you back.

[@bearlh40]

I think there's a lot here for christians to hear and think about.

[@bearlh40]

@@brodiepace1719 Exactly. Think of it as a ministry, or contemporary prophecy. It's a call to the 'church'.

[@Jcs57]

As a lifelong atheist (68yrs) I just assumed lying and hypocrisy were interwoven into the belief system literally something you agreed to up front.

[@amysho2192]

Seriously? That's SO sad. I'm an ex-Christian and I thought I was SO holy and pure. 😂

[@indigopines]

Ha, it's... much more insidious than that, unfortunately 😅

[@mattpowell6291]

@@Jcs57 Nah. Are they part of your belief system now?

[@mikebronicki8264]

An understandable mistake. Christian hypocrisy is everywhere.

[@Jcs57]

@@mattpowell6291 My belief system consists of cookies are better than donuts.

[@antonioferre6022]

Whenever a Christian threatens me with hell, I retort that they don't love their god; they're just terrified of him. They then shut up.

[@danielblair4413]

No true born again Christian has a reason to be terrified of God due to being saved and having relationship with him.

[@josepheridu3322]

Things that never happened.

[@soggy328]

Deuteronomy 10:12 NIV 12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, It is so prevalent throughout the entire Bible that those who believe must fear the Lord, but also to love him. A real Christian would not threaten you to hell, and that is why they are insecure about their fear before the Lord because they probably do not love the Lord as well and they are merely projected their insecurities out on others. So i real Christian understands the importance of both love and fear before our God.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@soggy328 Well, lovely, I guess. So being in a relationship - can you ask Him, His priorities, during the medieval onward, Western slave trade, the blood libel upon Jews back then, and the Spanish Inquisition? Including in terms, of intervention, and action? And finally - how much fear is relevant to the events of 2 Samuel 24:1-22?

[@mattpowell6291]

@@antonioferre6022 Only God can condemn you to hell 🤦‍♂️

[@taisce]

I absolutely loved this video. All of your points are right on point!

[@sippingandsketching2157]

Thank spaghetti monster you're back. So happy! Missed you so much! Keep up the good work!

[@mattpowell6291]

@@sippingandsketching2157 You worship pasta? 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@mleary001]

Exceptional video - an exceptionally informative, rational, and even-handed presentation. Thanks so much!

[@Jabulani926]

Just glad you're back!!!!

[@paulproctor5555]

Thank you Christi, I appreciate your talks and your unique insights

[@JarredTheWyrdWorker]

The interesting thing about Christians and the passage about governing authorities is that they'll bring up that verse when a Republican is in the White House, then "forget" it or explain it away when a Democrat is there instead.

[@dantallman5345]

Bingo! Also, it strikes me funny how this so-called Christian nation most definitely did not follow this teaching in 1776. (To be fair ther, I imagine there were loyalists whose stance on independence likely was in part informed by this. Maybe. And on the Whig side, they could find expert witnesses, ie theologians, to justify rebelling. The more things change…..)

[@mattpowell6291]

God is in charge of who is in power regardless of who is running the country

[@MrSeedi76]

That presupposes that all Christians are Republicans which is simply not true.

[@bryanwells3216]

As a Christian, I could not agree more with this video. Thank you for posting. Does the believer really believe God's word in faith? What we see is people on their own strength interpreting the Bible how they want. "And the people did what was right in their own eyes" -The book of Judges.

[@marvinmallette6795]

"And the people did what was right in their own eyes" invokes negative connotations in the context of a morally superior being from the house of El. That there is a knowable perfection. In studying the Bible I've awakened to more of a Yin and Yang interpretation than a strict "black and white" one. This opens a 3-Dimensional philosophy, East and West become order and freedom, and north and south become good and evil. The good of order is structure, the evil of structure is oppression. The good of freedom is not being oppressed, the evil of freedom is that the social rules are unwritten allowing for transgressions against each other. Do you cast the first stone (Yin), or turn the other cheek when offended (Yang)? Do you practice celibacy (Yin) or fornication (Yang)? Each Christian denomination is its own "virtual" nation, in and unto itself. These borders overlap geographically. If we were to map the rules, how would we lay them out? How static and unchanging are the rules? Our modern democracies are a thing of beauty which I have not found means to improve upon. I am especially fond of the United States of America, and hope that we do not ruin this place. For better or for worse, til death do we part, being a man is doing what is right in our own eyes. Give me the Invictus poem, the Serinity prayer, and Sonny Rhodes' "The Ballad of Serenity", just don't take the sky from me.

[@bryanwells3216]

@marvinmallette6795 There is no knowable perfection, but there is God and His goodness. If you receive a good thing from your father but want what your neighbor has instead, this is "what is right in your own eyes." This is a moral absolute. You wouldn't agree that taking from your neighbor was a good thing unless it was right in your own eyes.

[@marvinmallette6795]

@@bryanwells3216 You have reduced a complicated work down to a fairly simple morality position. What I am more interested is in your position on the prophets. It was often the work of the prophets to undermine and usurp. Less focus is on forecasting, and more on counter cultural actions. What we have in the modern day is parody. Tim Lahaye's and Jerry B. Jenkins' jaunt on Rapture Theology that is "Left Behind" morphs into the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. Suitably, there is the "Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (B.I.B.L.E.). There is the advice to ensure that your eye is free from any logs before removing a speck from thy neighbor's. Presumably, this is so that you can correctly operate the "Point of View Gun" effectively. Though, I understand it doesn't function correctly on women.

[@iwilldi]

No one interpretes how he wants!

[@juliachildress2943]

​@user-ws1pp2hg2j I'm a Jesus follower and almost didn't listen to this video because I assumed she was going to trot out the gotcha verses like "disrespectful sons should be stoned." Or, "kill all the males but save the virgin women for yourselves" (both from the Moses). But she didn't. She used perfectly good scriptures that Christians should be paying attention to, but often aren't. And to your second point, if you're going to preach to people about sin, especially specific sins, then that requires you to judge them. That's exactly why Jesus made his point about removing the log from your own eye before pointing out the speck in someone else's eye. And if you're certain that you have acknowledged all of your sins and repented for them, I assure you that you haven't.

[@KenjiStrazdins]

Hey Kristi, thanks for your video. As a liberal Christian, the ignorance of these teachings of Jesus caused me to leave my previous Evangelical church. I hope more people view this, I appreciate how outspoken you are.

[@johnzebond7718]

Nicely done video, Kristi! Many thanks.

[@rafaelcruz5458]

Thanks for coming back to your channel Kristi , you are the best

[@MichaelYoder-e8g]

You are so articulate about these issues. I've shared a couple of your videos on the Recovering from Relgion website. I have a "friend" on FB who thanked god for restoring power after an outage. I suggested thanking the power workers and that god had nothing to do with it, but he was so into it that he came back with "well, god showed them how to do it" I stopped at that point, because there's no point trying to explain with logic. Thanks for your posts, Kristi! Sharing this

[@yurei8]

But I say that, thanking God is not taking credit away from the workers. It is more about being in a mental state of thankfulness. That is taught in the Bible, it says somewhere, "In all things be thankful". Some other people might have complained, about the programs they missed during the blackout, as an example. You were not wrong, however.

[@chlorophyllphile]

This is your best video since "5 bible passages that caused me to lose my faith"

[@jezebelvibes]

Thanks! :)

[@vusimngomezulu2500]

Which church are true according to the Bible in this world? Because many churches are not true according this scriptures, Matthew 7:21-23,Roman's 10;1-3,2Corintians 11:12-15,2thimoty 4:3-4,2Peter 2:1-3,1John 4:1..

[@vusimngomezulu2500]

​@@jezebelvibesWhich church are true according to the Bible in this world? Because many churches are not true according to this scriptures, Matthew 7:21-23,Roman's 10;1-3,2Corintians 11:12-15,2thimoty 4:3-4,2Peter 2:1-3,1John 4:1..

[@dulblades1]

Truth! Keep it up. I’m trying to navigate what a truer Christian belief looks like and critical thought and discussion like this is key

[@DaFalconator]

Happy to see you return Kristi, I really enjoy your videos!

[@thomasg627]

My favorite verse when I discuss online with Christians is usually Matthew 19:21 "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.", because that means if someone owns an internet connection he cannot be a real Christian.

[@maggiebarrett7300]

But the words of Jesus are only to be taken literally when they do not cause personal inconvenience!!

[@bjornkreuze7423]

Oops the pope is hurt now....

[@mattpowell6291]

He does say this verse specifically to a very rich man to make a point. It's not a command for everyone as not everyone is rich

[@thomasg627]

@@mattpowell6291Which part of "what you have" indicates that he should keep some?

[@mattpowell6291]

@@thomasg627 No part which is why this command was hard for this particular rich man to hear.

[@Irisarc1]

Kristi, I'm so glad you are back making videos. The best parts of your Christian upbringing show in every thing you say, without the hatefulness of some who claim they are real Christians. There is no need to praise a non-existent diety, or slavishly read and act on what it says in an ancient book, not even written for the people who pound it today. Thank you. Please keep it up. I understand your personal life is the most important thing to you, as it should be, but I'm glad you feel like you can come back to KZbin now, and tell us what you think and how you feel. It's important. I think the frank but loving way you present the truth is very likely to bypass the fear of persecution some Christians have, and allow people to hear what you have to share.

[@cheryellemley-mcroy6758]

As a former conservative Christian, deconstruction lifted so many burdens, leaving me feeling free.

[@undrwatropium3724]

I like this comment because I can relate to it. I became atheist completely by accident while studying multiple religions but when I stopped believing I also stopped believing in demons, Satan, spirits ghosts, I used to always feel like I was being watched. I felt like I was being watched at home when I was by myself I felt like I was being watched when I was naked in the shower I used to feel like I was being watched while I was on the toilet. I know today that there's nothing watching me and it was such a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders. And I feel free now

[@MrGrumblier]

Extremism, whether religious, political, or societal, has only one outcome: harm to everyone.

[@robertdozierjr6294]

It’s really getting out of hand. It’s crazy that we as a society should be processing out of extremism as it actually gets worse.

[@MrGrumblier]

@@robertdozierjr6294 I'm not surprised. The struggle to survive is always fiercest just before the final end.

[@festushagan3921]

Young lady, I commend and applaud you. After nearly 70 years of life and having been involved in many mainstream organized "Christian" religions (from Jehovah's Witness to Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Church of God... etc.) and being very disillusioned, it's refreshing to see someone actually highlight the actual words and teachings of Christ. As a young boy I used to get in trouble in church for asking questions about some of the unexplained things in the Old Testament like where did Cain's wife come from, and if God is perfect and all knowing, why did he create an imperfect being knowing they would fail? Many Christians I've known have never actually read the Bible for themselves but are quick to quote some passage their Pastor gave in a sermon. It's refreshing to see a young person who actually makes sense. Thank you.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

It's great to see you again. As one of the only deconstructing former believers in my entire family, it's nice to know there are channels like yours around to feel safe in and relate to.

[@kennethhamlett10h]

What a pleasure it was to find this video on my menu tonight. I completely agree with the positions & concerns it discusses. I have often made these same points in writings online & in discussions with others. Today's evangelical Christians do not really even make a pretense that they love or have any concern for anyone who does not look, act, think & believe exactly as they do. One of the online declarations to which I replied only a couple of days ago was posted by an individual who identified himself as an evangelical Christian. His declaration was that he was tired of liberals being allowed to express their beliefs, which he said were hateful, evil & a threat to the country & the Christian religion. He expressed the opinion that we have to be silenced, either by imprisonment or worse. He did not say that we should be killed, but there was no mistaking what he meant. I reminded him of these messages of Jesus Christ & also pointed out to him that the approach to life, religion & government by liberals is much more in concert with the teachings of Jesus Christ than the approach of those on the right. No one who knows about the teachings of Jesus could imagine him urging people to arm themselves with assault rifles & ammunition altered to make it as deadly & destruction as possible. No one who believes in his divinity could imagine him ever ignoring the ongoing murders of small children in our schools or refusing to act to stop it or claiming that nothing can be done to prevent it because their can be no rules or regulations affecting any types of guns or ammunition. I think of the political ads & holiday greetings from Members of Congress on the right in which the strap on assault rifles, declare that when they hear calls for rules or regulations of weapons, "this is my response." Then, you see them firing the weapons at an object or stack of objects that explores on contact with the bullets they fired. Their ads should also have to include a disclaimer saying that the same deadly, explosive force is being regularly deployed against elementary school children, worshippers at churches, synagogue & other religious sites, shopping malls, crowds viewing special events, etc., and to them selling the weapons without ant rules or limitations -- to anyone who wants them -- is more important than acting to save any of those lives & that is why their Christmas cards, which bear the name of the holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ also bears a photo of the Member & his or her entire family, even their small children, holding assault weapons. No one who tries to emulate the faith & goodness of Jesus could imagine him advocating the imprisonment or killing fellow citizens for expressing their views on public issues, expressing support for treating all people equally or advocating opportunities for all or believing that politicians should not interfere in the most private & intimate decisions people ever face. It is wonderful to find that there is such a genuine, thoughtful & articulate Christian voicing these concerns & reminding those who exploit the name of Jesus instead of honoring it that they have forgotten or decided to ignore the messages of his life. You have a new admirer & subscriber. Keep up this wonderful work!

[@somersetcace1]

These were good ones. Probably the one that sticks out to me is Matthew 21:22 "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” Echoed in Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. - So, why all the unfulfilled prayers? Either no one actually believes, or it's a false claim.

[@jezebelvibes]

That's a good one!

[@joseph2000117]

The book of James actually answers this. it says that it is because people have double-minded hearts, doubts, but more importantly they pray with envy, muder, and adultery in there heart. Dont forget the bibke verse where GoD admits he does not listen to the prayers of the evil

[@somersetcace1]

@@joseph2000117 No, it doesn't answer it, it contradicts it. Even in the context of the passages they are from, it is absolutely explicit in what it states. Plucking verses from other books that contradict it as an answer to it, is irrational.

[@mattpowell6291]

1 John 5 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, he hears us. Jesus prayed to the Father to take the cup from Him if it was His will as a perfect man yet died and rose for the salvation of those who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior and who repentented of their sins. God will answer prayers if it is by His will

[@mattpowell6291]

@@somersetcace1 It actually doesn't contradict it. It's an expanded version of the reality of prayer. Faith is the most important part of prayers being answered but God is in control. You might have faith that you'll get a Ferrari but if its not God's will or has godly intentions, you can't expect it to be answered. Your logic displays a lack of understanding.

[@jarodcarnarvon5198]

About the "turn the other cheek" passage, I once knew another Christian who rebuttaled that with saying "You only have 2 cheeks brother!" LOL

[@jezebelvibes]

Staaahhhpp!!

[@DadBeingDad]

I have 4 cheeks. Slap the upper, kiss the lower.

[@solong_abigail]

@@DadBeingDadLMAOO

[@mmoreno7137]

Alternate between them. He didn't demand but only once per cheek.

[@madeirafonseca6383]

4 if you count your Buttocks.

[@vmolin2162]

"There is no hate like christian love."

[@TheRareOcelot]

Cant wait till they start saying "There is no love like athiest hate"

[@josepheridu3322]

Islam: the religion of peace.

[@josepheridu3322]

@@TheRareOcelot Atheists don't have a soul, they are irrelevant in Christian conversation.

[@ianalan4367]

josepheridu3322 - Ah, now I understand your prior comment about there being nothing wrong with hate.

[@josepheridu3322]

@@ianalan4367 What is wrong with an emotion?

[@kristinekeltsch]

these are great examples of why I chose to leave the flock (I was already a black sheep) as an agnostic, i am much more inclined to want to be a good person because it feels good and is just normal...

[@yongyang4544]

Welcome back Kristi!

[@tonymclaughlin7600]

Keeping with the spirit of your discussion, my favorite is 1 Thessalonians 4:11, which just says mind your own business. So many so-called Christians believe it is their calling to be all up in other people’s business, but want no person nor pastor nor government involved in theirs.

[@undrwatropium3724]

Well how exactly are they supposed to love others as they love their self if they despise themselves? If they believe they themselves are dirty worthless sinners?

[@MarcusTheDorkus]

Too true and probably the most annoying thing about their hypocrisy

[@Jon45678]

Good to see you back. I just started de-indoctrinating a few months ago and your channel is one of my favorites and one of the most helpful. So many of the Christian dummies on TV prophesied that Trump would win in the last election and when he didn’t they said he really did win & it was stolen. You nailed it. There are so many verses that Christians don’t really follow. A big one is going to the hospital and saying God used the doctor to heal them or if they pass away that was God’s will. The crazy part is, exposing their hypocrisy usually doesn’t work because they are inoculated against criticism by various methods.

[@jezebelvibes]

Happy you're here!

[@thomash.schwed3662]

I note with not a little irony your use of the term “inoculated” given that many of these same Rightist Christians have taken a stridently anti-inoculation stance particularly in recent years. Their political reasons notwithstanding, they often will say something to the effect of ‘God will heal them’ or ‘God will receive them into his kingdom’.

[@Jon45678]

@BibleBeliever-i3i John MacArthur said people can be forgiven after taking the mark of the beast, along with being a Calvinist which is a theology that is contradicted by many scriptures requiring mental gymnastics to square those contradictions with the doctrine of election/predestination. This is a requirement for all dogmatic stances. Don’t you think a loving God would have made his infallible word easy to understand and without contradictions since it has supposed eternal life and death implications?

[@Jon45678]

@BibleBeliever-i3i Never read the Quran, but the Bible is problematic. Start with Numbers 31 and tell us how genocide of children is OK.

[@Jon45678]

@BibleBeliever-i3i Atheists don’t necessarily say a god doesn’t exist. Most atheists just cannot accept the horrific things in the Bible like slavery, abuse of women, genocide of children, etc.

[@donnaarrington4631]

Omg, you spelled everything out so well for me, I recently told my freinds I wasn't Christian anymore, and wow!! Their response was difficult. This helps explain what I have been experiencing and why I feel like I don't want the extreme Christians pushing their ideologies on me. this will help with some of those conversations. Thank you.....

[@ananthan8951]

So highly appreciated by a heathen from a nation still struggling with the effects of colonisation almost eight decades after it officially ended.

[@sickboy703]

Good to see you back in the game Kristi ❤

[@Phoenix38m]

I just found your channel...I'm a Liberal...raised as a Christian in Nashville.....any wonder why I am a non denomiation spiritualist today in my mid 50's? ;). I've been under the notion for years that even Jesus himself said to keep Church and State completely separated when he said to render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's but render to God that which is God's. Your thougts are some of the most genuinely Christ-like I have ever encountered on KZbin, and I for one THANK YOU

[@johnburr9463]

I am a somewhat conservative Christian and I believe you have preached an awesome sermon here.

[@jezebelvibes]

Well thank you!

[@waynejones1054]

Great stuff. So glad to see you back and on form.😄😄

[@baronvontollbooth484]

Imagine the people who believe such things and who are not ashamed to ignore, totally, all the patient findings of thinking minds through all the centuries since the Bible was written. And it is these ignorant people, the most uneducated, the most unimaginative, the most unthinking among us, who would make themselves the guides and leaders of us all; who would force their feeble and childish beliefs on us; who would invade our schools and libraries and homes. I personally resent it bitterly. -Isaac Asimov

[@thomash.schwed3662]

Asimov would be disgusted to see, for instance, what is happening now in Louisiana.

[@baronvontollbooth484]

@@thomash.schwed3662 And Oklahoma. And coming soon to other red states near you! I bet Abbott in TX and Lee in TN can't wait to sign similar laws.

[@mosesking2923]

@@baronvontollbooth484 Cool quote. I’ll still be voting Trump 2024. At least the evangelicals can still tell the difference between boys and girls.

[@mattpowell6291]

@@baronvontollbooth484 Better than what's invading our schools these days 🤦‍♂️

[@baronvontollbooth484]

@@mosesking2923 That's your most important issue? Wow.

[@cmdrarcturus8197]

LOVE that you have pointed out some very critical passages of scripture with such thought and logic. I would love to hear your take on the following Bible verses that also don't get a lot of attention: Matthew 6:24 and Romans 12:1-2.

[@ikazuchioni]

Hi! Happy to see another video from you! 😊😊😊😊

[@tedmoman13]

You made me think of Gandhi, I love Jesus, christians not so much, they are so unlike him. Btw; great to see you’re back

[@Traitorman..Proverbs26.11]

Gandhi was a racist. He despised the black people in South Africa. He wrote it in his diaries.

[@VideosTower]

So happy to see you back!!!! Yay!!!!!

[@roxannebiesterfeld7801]

This was perfect timing for me. Walking away was the most profound!

[@1ApeinSpace]

I ask them if they do communion, if they say yes, I ask how it feels to be in a blood cult. They usually leave me alone after that.

[@thomash.schwed3662]

This would be particularly unsurprising if you’re speaking to Catholics given that, according to the Church, the wine is said to literally become “the blood of Christ” when the celebrant says the words of consecration during the Communion Prayer. That, of course, is the doctrine of transubstantiation. Protestants teach the doctrine of consubstantiation, wherein the wine (or, in their case, grape juice) remains such but the blood is “added” during the words of consecration. Jehovah’s witnesses, on the other hand, deny both doctrines and claim that the blood is purely symbolical, that the literal blood had already served its purpose at Calvary and Christ presented the merit of his sacrifice to the Father upon his return to heaven. In retrospect, none of the three scenarios here make any sense whatsoever. The first two amount to forms of cannibalism and the third, while following a form of the Lord’s supper and being called the Memorial of Christ’s death, is essentially a public rejection of what are supposed to be the very things-his body and his blood-Christ allegedly sacrificed in behalf of believing humanity both in terms of being regarded as merely symbolical and the fact that the majority of witnesses do not partake thereof in the first place.

[@stevenhuntley8706]

Same, but cannibalism.

[@stevenhuntley8706]

@BibleBeliever-i3i counterpoint, you drink blood. Edit to clarify, so you don't just think I'm rollin' with trollin', it doesn't matter if it's symbolic or literal, drinking blood is gross and unhinged, and saying "I will now preform a ritual to pretend I'm drinking blood" just makes you a twilight fanboy. Drinking blood is weird, be it normal or symbolic.

[@1ApeinSpace]

@BibleBeliever-i3i Exactly, drink my blood and eat my flesh. Sounds cultist to me.

[@joemadda]

Just a cannibalistic zombie cult!

[@BryanSchaeber]

I love seeing new posts from here 😊

[@greg-op2jh]

Woke up and saw you posted a video! Was super excited. Welcome back!❤

[@BB-lf7cv]

Brilliant, Kristi ~ thank you!

[@JYShpsGA]

Found your channel recently. Great content! I come from a Southern Baptist/IFB background. I can relate to so much of what you post. You communicate very well. Keep it up!

[@jezebelvibes]

Thanks for the support!