The Bible! An introduction

[@macethepunk2442]

Even as an atheist Chris still gets my interest to Christianity

[@lile8602]

I love that you are open to hearing from people who have different point of view. I have met so many atheists who are as close minded and dogmatic as the Christians who bug them so much. We can all benefit from listening more and trying to understand each other, even when...epecially when we disagree. I hope you continue to comment and challenge all of us who may not share your personal beliefs.

[@richardb22]

Not an Atheist . A Christian who is a tad upset at God. For everything. Life as an atheist . A life without hope , a life with beginning a middle and an end : but an honest life Life as a Christian ? Same but eternal . I m not going to rant . Rev Chris takes your stress levels down Richard

[@inni3642]

Welcome! ✝️❤️

[@nsjs17]

Same. I’m more of a polytheist who is open to the idea of all religions having truth in them. But the catholic priests I had to listen to during childhood were logical enough and well-spoken, so I have a soft spot for priests with that sort of balanced demeanor.

[@brokengirl8619]

For anyone interested, I would advise you that Christianity has alot of pagan traditions that Jesus(his real name was Yeshua) did not teach. I would learn from linguists what the original Hebrew and Greek of the bible says and learn about the cultures the bible was written in, the settings, audiance, etc. Put yourself there, see from God's loving perspective. To understand the bible better. Some things the bible says in Hebrew and Greek are different than the english. Mostly just go pray to Jesus to learn what it all means, and stay humble to always be teachable. No-one has the bible figured out, until Jesus comes. But salvation we know is by grace. Jesus is God and religion makes things hard. Ephesians2:8-10 says we are saved by Grace through faith, not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. We trust in Jesus and are saved, we cannot do anything to get saved. Trust in him as you're salvation, not yourself. Remember the bible is a science book, it must be, because life works with science. It's also a book about psychology, and all of life. And the point of God's word and commands is for our good. So we should try to understand it that way. Do not believe young earth creationists, they base their science on misunderstandings of the english bible text.

[@mezzojd]

My favorite thing when you talk about the Bible and Christianity with people is that I can hear and even feel the love from Christ pouring out from you. Thank you so much for sharing the Word!

[@lile8602]

Yes. My first thought when I saw Rev Chris on Jolly and everytime after that. It is a rare quality among Christians ( sadly) and that it conveys so easily through the screen is amazing.

[@georgelinford5576]

This makes me wanna go to Chris' church

[@mch241]

Wish I lived closer- I'd definitely go!

[@lile8602]

Me too!

[@Jakathera]

Same! He’s the only one that I’ve seen who was asked “who is God” and he responded “Love”

[@thyikmnnnn]

@@Jakathera 1 John 4:8 says this " but anyone who does not love does not know God for God is love."

[@DeSanto127]

We need more people like you representing Christianity. There’s so many people that give others a horrible impression of what it’s really about.

[@ocean7849]

I like your idea. Why not do it ourselves? Our pastor preached that very thing. If you like rev chris' representation of us christians, be like him. I too want to represent christianity in a better/true way. God bless you and your family

[@ajesusencounter8261]

@@ocean7849 ooh good idea! But, *me* preaching and posting vids like that?? 😮 wow that's a big step of faith to not fear what others would say or the hate you might get, etc And how to reach more people? I know Rev Chris being friends with the folks on the JOLLY channel helped spread his influence a lot! 🤔🥰

[@ocean7849]

@@ajesusencounter8261 True. My advice: Just be a good person/christian. People will talk about you and will wonder why you are such a good person. Then you can tell them you act in God's will and that will show people Gods greatness and love. Of course you could also talk to friends of yours, who do not believe in God. But I myself like the idea of just behaving in a good way plus telling people you do it because of God (if they ask you that is) most. It is obviously easier said than dond. But I know God will help you, if ask him, so don't be shy askung God for strength and wisdom. That said, have a nice day and God bless you and your loved ones

[@Opachawngthu18]

Whoever reading this May God bless you all 🙏🏻🥺

[@Eszterkhammond]

I am an atheist, have been since I was 12 even thought I grew up in a rather religious culture, but I find myself keep coming back to reverend Chris's videos. The way he speaks it makes me feel like I am receiving a hug. Even though I don't believe in God, for some very odd reason I find it comforting that Chris believes I am loved by his God. I can't even explain this.

[@DiniSphinx]

The first time i started to read the bible was 8 years ago, when i was a muslim. And i honestly, it was so hard to understand. So so hard. It was written in my own language but i felt like it was written in another language i have never heard before. I didn't get the message, the meaning of the passage, i didn't understand anything at all. So strange. I was not Christian so maybe i read it without faith, without humbleness, without willing to know Jesus. Then i started to go to church, i thought i'll just let the priest read and chew it for me. Lol. I got baptized 3 years later in 2015. The lesson i learned is that reading the bible is not like reading a novel nor scientific journals. You need guidance from Holy Spirit and connection with God to be able to fully understand it. God bless.

[@ajesusencounter8261]

So so awesome! Thank you for sharing your testimony

[@cat9lives999]

Been missing you and Jolly. You are always uplifting.

[@HarisUzair]

I'm a Muslim myself and I'm quite interested in different religions, I've seen quite a lot of videos revolving around Christianity but none of them have been as clear and none of them have kept my attention as your videos do. So I just want to say thank you! I was definitely planning on reading the Bible one day with a completely open mind and this only gives me all the more reason to do so.

[@FredricCliver]

Beautifully said, I don't have a religious mind. But your openness can make a eye-opening to someone like me. Connection among different people who has a totally different life is a grace

[@lillian5353]

AAAA I SCREAMED. IM SO EXCITED. I absolutely loved this. I have been struggling in my faith lately and actually am anxious to even talk to God again. The way you speak about Him is so fresh and calm.

[@ajesusencounter8261]

Don't worry, Lillian! God loves you and He wants the best for you. He's always there for you and all it takes is to turn to Him. I found a prayer method at my church that works really well: 1. Gratitude- thank God for the good things in your life 2. Repent- repent (that means to admit when you messed up, and to turn and change) of every way you have not trusted God in your life. If you went into fear, anxiety, or trusted in yourself to be more capable of solving something than God (trust me, I've been there), repent. Tell God how you're sorry for not trusting Him and for making any decision that you're not proud of or that's been nagging at your mind. 3 Conform me - tell God you want to Him to turn you into what He wants 4. Father's desire- start speaking His will over your life "Father whatever your will is for my life, I just come into agreement with that right now. Lord, whatever you have for me, I surrender to it, and I just speak Your will, Your desire, Your blessings over my life right now, in the name of Jesus." 5. Thankfulness- thank Him for the changes He's made in your heart Personally I've found step 2 to be the most impactful! Blessings in your prayer life ❤

[@zoeellen3710]

Will definitely be sending this to some friends Rev Chris!! I struggle to evangelise sometimes because the bible is so incredibly complex and you make God's word seem so approachable to people from all belief systems/those with none at all, this is a great breakdown :) thank you for everything you do!

[@irikekimchi]

What helps me deal with complex scripture is always coming back to the person of Jesus and the message of the gospel. Thank you Rev Chris for being a great witness for Christ. God bless you and your ministry!

[@gab_buganan]

Rev. Chris with a pro set-up? I can imagine Josh and Ollie helping him tinker with equipment when he gets confused! Seriously, thank you for sharing the Word, Rev. Chris! You're always uplifting and I always learn something from you. 🥰

[@shalomjackie192]

This was great! If you ever made more videos like this then it would be awesome!

[@Sandals578]

Not my faith, but damn it man. It is really good to hear from you again! I missed your sermons.

[@lile8602]

I feel spoiled, 9 extra minutes. I loved this and hope it is the beginning of deeper dives with Chris. You never fail to provoke my thoughts and challenge my heart. Even the fun stuff on Jolly was often packed with such great depth. Bless you for continuing to share with the world through the internet. Much love from Texas!

[@ajesusencounter8261]

Yess 9 extra minutes! I do appreciate his 60 seconds sermons but sometimes I'm in the mood for a longer one you know?? I didn't feel spoiled but I sure felt blessed🤣😊

[@marshabrubaker185]

Excellent message. My church recommends we read a more modern language version of the Bible as we are tasked with reading through the Bible in a year. Since churches are not fully open where I live, we connect via Zoom for church on Sunday, a noon time prayer meeting on Tuesday, a Wednesday night Bible study and a Thursday morning Ladies Bible study. All this has deepened my faith. Many blessings Rev Chris on you & your family. 🙏

[@carbmg]

Remember... You are loved

[@ericgonzales4979]

Rev Chris, you are truly inspiring! I am so thankful and happy that you share your knowledge and wisdom with the rest of us! Continue to be the bright light that you are in this cold dark world!

[@adventurousbananafish9418]

Jollybean here, thankful for your videos. Missed your (and everyone’s) appearances on that channel. Really looking forward to any content you’re able to share with us. God bless you!!

[@ashleythomas2904]

I love that you're delving into the Bible, explaining to those who maybe wouldn't listen otherwise. The Bible for centuries was considered a great literary work, even if you were not a follower of Christ. This is not so anymore, because a lot of Christians actually don't understand the depth of the Bible nor do unbelievers intend to understand the purposes of the Scriptures. What is really neat is that over 1500 years and numerous authors the same message (also storyline, word pictures ect) are weaved together seamlessly and without contradiction. All glory to our God for that! (And I get blown away by book series that weave together a plot over numerous books that don't even take a lifetime. It's incredible how God has ordained his Word.) The whole point of the Old Testament is to point to our need for the coming Savior who is Jesus Christ. Some don't see that and I'd imagine for unbelievers it would seem pretty boring if you don't understand the point. I pray that this be profitable to those who hear and that you will stand on the Word of God, even when others may look down on/attack you for what God's Word proclaims. Anyway, grace and peace to you from God the Father.

[@LFMacs]

We are doing a course on the bible in my teen Sunday school class, and it's really nice to see that people want to teach about what the Bible is. It's full of fascinating stories, love, hardship, suffering, joy, and faith. I feel as though if people really understood that the Bible isn't just a book of rules and laws but stories true and parables, that could help resonate they're need for Him. Thank you Rev. Chris, this was truly lovely.

[@Dieselfan1997]

You really know how to make the Bible interesting you really know how to talk to people

[@CarlyCarlson]

I have missed your videos and seeing you on KZbin!! I’m a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I love how you share the light of Christ here on YT in such an accessible way. It’s awesome. :) So glad you’re doing this!!! :)

[@meowmeow5087]

Thank you for this, Rev Chris. This was just what I needed to revive a dying flame. 🙏🏼❤ God bless.

[@johnlaurel8937]

Best bible advert since baby Jesus walked the earth! Thank you for your words and your time rev.

[@differnet]

I totally get the point of the bible as a living story. We are constantly growing and so as we read it, we learn more from it. Every time I've read the bible, I've gotten more and more out of it.

[@mch241]

Thank you! So excited you're doing this! I have participated in a Bible Study for a while but I learned some new/different things from your video already! Looking forward to the series!

[@humanbeing8338]

Greeting from Singapore Father. What you have said about Islam looked up to the Bible is totally the truth. The Bible was indeed one of the four Holy books in Islam, including Taurah and Zaboor. The Qur'an is holiest book in Islam to all Muslim. So does the Bible to all Christian. That is why all of us should unite to protect and preserved the holiness of this books. Humans, after all are bonded with the same faith and came from the same believe to Adam and Eve. So, all humans are related I presumed.

[@czennie6]

Yeeeees Rev Chris

[@labhrais6957]

I've seen a gutenberg Bible at a masonic temple in my city. It was quite an experience knowing just how old it is.

[@cartilong]

Well-said! Thank you.

[@WeirdHeather]

I miss your vids on Jolly. The dank Christian memes vids were awesome 😁

[@XxHanamichixX]

Ya lo extrañaba Padre, mas videos por favor!!

[@TheTSHT3]

Thank you, Rev Chris! We can really hear the spirit moving in your words. Really encouraged and convicted by this video to lean on the Bible and it's divine significance.

[@nouraklieb]

This is really wonderful, thank you!

[@KarrieA]

I really enjoyed this, thank you for putting together a concise description of how to approach the Bible. I usually have a hard time explaining it. I'll definitely be keeping these points in mind. :)

[@soup7850]

father your words reach so many people. please keep going I would love to see more follow you.

[@macydallas20]

As someone who has been a Christian for most of my life and has now been more serious about going to church and is diving deeper into the Word, I truly appreciated this video and your guidance in navigating the text. I am going to be attending University in the fall and I pray you will keep making these videos that I can use to help develop and nurture my faith and Biblical understanding. I will definitely be sharing with those who need a brief introduction to the Bible; thank you and bless you! 🙏

[@RoseMatthews90]

I love this explanation, thank you chris. Please can you do a basics course? Id like to know more about the father the sun and the Holy Spirit 😊

[@knk8065]

Thanks for this

[@lizziebethh]

The editing was sooo good 🔥🔥 Love this, very useful 😊

[@sportsreelsmadness1258]

Let's go Rev Chris, Jolly may be down for now but we have our favorite pastor active here!

[@christophermullen9686]

This was wonderful Chris, please keep making videos like this.

[@inni3642]

JESUS SAVES ✝️

[@hopedspiller2172]

I love studying the Bible. I like to look up words in Greek and get a better understanding of what it really means. I have missed Chris. He reminds me that there are Christians all over the world.

[@denii7094]

Love this, I'm turning on my notifications rn

[@ttru]

Do you have a Bible studies group, Rev Chris?

[@lile8602]

Are we voting? This definately gets my vote if we are!

[@LFMacs]

A Rev. Chris Discord server would be just about the coolest thing ever! Lol

[@Helen0523]

Thank You Rev Chris!

[@danamartinez7840]

I looove how used and old looks this bible of yours!! God bless you Rev C.

[@taravanderwerff6115]

Oh damn. Fancy intro 👏🏼

[@ummagom_jeju]

I miss u Rev Chris!! From S. Korea.

[@파파게노-u6s]

Thank you for sincere introduction of the bible. I 100% agree with your explanation! Especially the last part what you saying before pray. Thank you so much! Bless you!

[@david82982]

Miss your words of wisdom from the other channels, hope they come back soon.

[@elliannagrace4245]

Loved this! Hope to see more uploads soon :)

[@sss00292]

wow i’m so excited for your youtube channel! let the kingdom of Christ come on earth 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@maeduli8659]

I would love to hear more about special chapters and your thought on it. I do struggle a lot with my faith. But when I am realy down I pick up the new testament an read the 1 corinthians 13 "the way of love" it makes me feel happy and free.

[@sarahsimoneabacka4408]

really love this, so clear and true in its message. Can’t wait to see more! Be blessed Chris!

[@barbaracordrey5692]

So, so helpful, even life changing, bless you 🕊🙏

[@Jakathera]

Please tell me you’re going to discuss all the books!

[@shellegriffin]

Beautifully explained my friend. Quick question is there a book of Jesus? If so where is it kept? If not why since he was literate? There is a lot more I have to say on this but if these questions can be answered great! If not then I'll accept it as is. Bless you and you are loved also.

[@frankythomas5881]

Hi can u do a video about the different versions of the bible plz I'm dyslexic and hav trouble reading the old text. Thank u x

[@fisheatrepeat]

Really insightful Chris 👌

[@Ichtus07]

Yaaay Love your work and videos 😁

[@dontknow6857]

Woahhh

[@Abc-cp6cb]

please make more of these

[@oh.no.]

Catholic and Protestant Bible books numbers are different :) In Korea there are more Protestant church members so it would be interesting to explain such difference ~

[@thyikmnnnn]

The Protestant bibles have the exact same new testament. The difference is that the catholic old testament includes 7 books which protestants don't have . These 7 books are not accepted by protestants because they were only written in Greek and therefore they do not considered them to be part of the hebrew bible.

[@tinkerbell4874]

I have your book!!

[@rodgermilner7800]

Hi Chris, do you talk about doctrine on this channel? I've been struggling with once saved always saved and I can't seem to agree with it. There are so many warning passages from Paul aimed at true believers. Would like to hear your thoughts on specific doctrine like the TULIP . God Bless

[@leblackrosethorn3834]

Will you be talking about the hard topics like lgbtq? A lot of Christians are still split between whether or not they should support it.

[@fefhydg6082]

do you disagree with any parts of the bible?

[@laurentowning219]

How do you know the bible is conscious and accepting of you, when your taught that the way you have lived your life is not? Can GOD truly look passed all things? How do you know when you cannot be saved? Or even if your worth saving? There are so many people that teach the "word" and it depicts most people as sinners. What truly defines a sinner?

[@kgumundsdottir4079]

Manga and amine kawiaii

[@Me-tj7ox]

What does this mean. Genesis 9:6 6 “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind

[@rodgermilner7800]

Which translation do you use sir?

[@maricelavelazquez4871]

The best is multiple of course :)

[@ericgonzales4979]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@lukeskywalker6148]

I think all religions need refreshing and modernisation. After BBC political correct Ness destroyed church's

[@kat3400]

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[@stephn2351]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻