Why the Book of Acts is Super Reliable (Supercut)

[@MetroMan13Jr]

Boof Of Acts ❎️ Book Of Facts ✅️

[@NguyenZander]

Book of Acts and Facts✅

[@GenericG11]

this the guy from ryan gosling memes?

[@MetroMan13Jr]

@@GenericG11 It's literally me, but this is my alt account. I'll summon my main one @MetroMan13

[@MetroMan13]

​@@GenericG11 It's literally me.

[@Godisandrogynous]

yeah sure! book of unfounded claims 😂

[@MetroMan13Jr]

Testify showing that the Book of Acts is the Book of Facts with this one 🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@Lukasinho_W]

Metro man goated

[@MetroMan13Jr]

​@Lukasinho_W Real, @Lukasinho_W is goated too.

[@Pyr0Ben]

Yes, that is what the video is about

[@Th3BigBoy]

I love it so much lol, I'm using this.

[@LandonChabot]

Who wants to read the entire Bible with me for 2025?

[@gustavfant8047]

Me

[@LandonChabot]

@gustavfant8047bet

[@penguinmaster3453]

@gustavfant8047 me

[@joshuawoodin]

Depends...... reading the bible is always great, not so much when reading through it with a member of the world mission society church of God or following along under the "guidance" of a branhamite or other non Christian groups, who say for example Song of Solomon 5:16 is a prophecy about Muhammad, but essentially reading the bible is great, we also need solid herminutics while reading.

[@Alysonamarante.ribeiro]

Me

[@eze-rivals]

Continuing to pray over your minustry as you share the Gospel in full to many! Thanks for another aweslme video!

[@ChristOverAll-1]

The only false fact about this video is it’s 47 minutes while Erik said it’s 45.

[@Drizerce]

Obviously since there is one small little contradiction, the whole entire video is false

[@Seed-vf1wg]

@@Drizerce It would be great if you, y'know, actually debunked anything said in the video instead of making one singular snarky reply?

[@Drizerce]

@@Seed-vf1wg sorry if it wasn’t obvious, but I was mocking how some people think the whole bible is wrong because a verse about the number of generations between two people is off.

[@Seed-vf1wg]

@@Drizerce oh, I didn't see that. My bad.

[@Drizerce]

@@Seed-vf1wg no it’s okay, I thought this would happen but I didn’t know how to make it more obvious XD

[@MetroMan13Jr]

I'm about to go on a few days of fasting, so I may not be able to eat food but I'll eat up the facts presented in this video.

[@Lukasinho_W]

"Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."🗣🔥🔥

[@MetroMan13Jr]

​@Lukasinho_W Real

[@giammariamariani4976]

Good Luck on your fasting bro. Happy holidays.

[@MetroMan13Jr]

@giammariamariani4976 Thanks, you too.

[@thebusdriver_gaming]

be strong and keep in mind that it's for God

[@Pyr0Ben]

Oh boy, it's Testifyin' time

[@ricardinhodaora4734]

@@Pyr0Ben Everyone in the cinema :😭

[@edosaevbuomwan8135]

I love this channel fr fr

[@MetroMan13Jr]

It's one of the things that keeps me sane.

[@nickstellmacher208]

Favorit Vers from Acts (2:22): "Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know."

[@lorenzo8208]

Beautiful verse. I'd also add acts 20:28 "Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the Church of God which He bought with His own blood"

[@lauren_mask]

The long format is nice 👍

[@InStiNctWalRus]

Please do more videos like the ones on Joseph Smith, I find the quality of information is so rich and easy to digest that I find myself watching it back 4-5x, on top of doing research of my own. With videos like this (I know its a collection of your former videos but still) I find the information is lost on me as it requires so much prior knowledge to really grasp your message.

[@dissatisfiedphilosophy]

No. He needs to post scholarly videos. The internet is a vast place so reading into this on your own should prepare you to engage with the material.

[@LessThanZero-j6e]

Great video with so many historical connections, thank you!

[@micaiahm1]

Acts is the 2nd biggest reason I believe (after the prophecies in the Dead Sea Scrolls).

[@llihcchill9135]

Do you have any other reasons?

[@irritated888]

I had to Act on watching this video!

[@jeavoirichards9379]

Lmao

[@codename0203]

Best gift for Christmas. Happy new year everyone.

[@LalaAsidanya]

God Bless you

[@gavinmedinaofficial]

LONG FORM CONTENT ON APOLOGETICS BY TESTIFY LETSSSSGGGGOOOOOBBBOOIIIIIII

[@noobyturtl]

I'm very sure that the athiests will actually LISTEN to the video...right?

[@dakotatayk6459]

Unlikely

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Doubtful.

[@Jeppprox]

You are a blessing. This is too good. Thank you!

[@andrews_7609]

Thank you. HalleluYAHWEH

[@scholarlyquotes8390]

The author of Luke seems to edit all or most of the imminent sayings from Mark. This systematic alteration seems to have the goal of removing the imminence of the end times from Jesus' words. He makes the observable Parousia from Mark unobservable - Lk. 17:20-21. So with this empirical evidence of redaction in mind, how can we be sure Luke is accurately recording what his source really said versus totally changing the meaning of it? This goes for the sources he used for Acts as well. Here’s a concise summary of examples where Luke alters or adds to Mark: Alterations by Luke 1. Mark 9:1 → Luke 9:27 Change: Omits "come with power." Mark: "Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power." Luke: "Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God." 2. Mark 13:5-6 → Luke 21:8 Change: Adds warning about some claiming "the time is near." Mark: "Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray." Luke: "Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them." 3. Mark 13:13 → Luke 21:19 Change: Omits “endures to the end.” Mark: "But the one who endures to the end will be saved." Luke: "By your endurance you will gain your souls." 4. Mark 13:19-20 → Luke 21:23-24 Change: Omits “shortening the days.” Mark: "For in those days there will be such tribulation... and if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved." Luke: "For there will be great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people." 5. Mark 13:29 → Luke 21:31 Change: Omits “at the very gates.” Mark: "When you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates." Luke: "When you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near." 6. Mark 14:62 → Luke 22:69 Change: Removes the reference where the high priest sees Jesus return. Mark: "You will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven." Luke: "From now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God." Additions by Luke: 1. Luke 19:11 Addition: Explains the parable is told because some "thought the kingdom of God was about to appear immediately." 2. Luke 21:9 Addition: Adds that "the end will not come right away."

[@smidlee7747]

Matthew reveals more that Jesus told his disciples that the kingdom of God would be taken away from Israel and given to another nation. This caused his disciples start questioning when will the end times come as it obvious to them the Messiah is coming to rule Israel. Jesus even warned them they will be killed by men thinking they are doing God's will. Even the Old Testament prophets did not know there are two coming of the Messiah and question how the Messiah is both the suffering servant and coming as the King of Israel. There is a mention of a great turning to God by the gentiles but no timeline when it would happen in OT. Jonah is a shadow of the turning of gentiles to God. The apostles were teaching men the gospel (thousands of Jews) in Judah for years. Luke didn't have to copy Mark as the gospel were spread by mouth for decades before it was written down. The apostles repeat preaching the same gospel over and over for decades. They gave their entire life to spread the gospel and even appointed deacons to handle the needs of the local church so they can totally focus on the gospel.

[@sabhishek9289]

If what you say is true, I think Luke may have decided to redact such statements because Mark and Matthew have already recorded such details like imminence of the end times and his gospel (Luke) is still already the longest gospel. All the other gospels do not have all the content that Luke's gospel has. And I also think that Luke may have decided to redact other things as well apart from the imminence of the end times not only from Mark but maybe also from Matthew considering that there is strong evidence that Matthew's gospel is the earliest gospel.

[@whitebeans7292]

Mark’s writing is based off of Peter’s preaching in Rome, which may have been more urgent to bring people to conversion. Rome was the heart of persecution for many years, after all. On the contrary, Luke’s systematic approach to collecting information is different. To get the infancy narrative, he had to interview Mary. He specifically states in his opening writing that he took time collecting from different sources. A record of Jesus’s life from a street preacher (Peter) vs a doctor/journalist (Luke) is going to be different.

[@catholiccrusader123]

How does one read these quotes side by side and still think this is a serious objection is beyond me. They're saying the exact same thing in slightly different words because they're different people recounting the same events. This is exactly what we would expect.

[@scholarlyquotes8390]

@catholiccrusader123 They're obviously not saying the exact same thing as each alteration is consistent in that it removes the imminence from Jesus' own words in Mark. The warning in Lk. 21:8 to not be led astray by those who say "the time is near!" contradicts Jesus' own proclamation from Mark 1:15. Mark's set of sayings implies imminence, Luke's do not so they demonstrably _not_ the same. The data is much more expected if Luke was trying to remove the imminence of the predictions. This is a major change if Jesus really was an apocalyptic preacher who predicted an imminent end and the author of Luke is trying to erase that message.

[@amadeuswolfgang4339]

Ojala hubiera un canal que doble estos videos al español, me seria muy util.

[@청솔향-g9u]

One more thing to add at 33:40: Among Zeus and Hermes, Hermes was in charge of healing the sick. Hermes, who symbolized the movement of all things, was the god of messengers, as well as the god of commerce, thieves, travelers, death, and medicine. And his son, Asclepius, was a god who was worshipped as a god in Greece and then introduced to Rome. In other words, Paul, who performs miracles of healing people, is Hermes among Zeus and Hermes, who often travel together in the human world.

[@TheStudent92]

Asclepius is Apollo’s son in mythology, not Hermes.

[@savedcreator]

You guys don’t have an instagram?

[@mckstellar1005]

Hey i need to get a new bible my old one is getting worn out.... what version do you reccomend for easy reading? Should i get a KJV or is one of the newer ones better while still being accurate.

[@basedbulgar5240]

Either that one or NKJV from personal experience

[@mxlvin1089]

ESV, NASB and NSRV are very good. I use ESV personally

[@muskyoxes]

I don't know how people manage without study notes, so i think the version is almost incidental while looking for who has the best study bible

[@imagingteam]

A 47 min video wow 🎉

[@Lord9Genesis]

This was a great video! Amazing how the Truth can be messy yet the messiness testifies 😀 to the Truth!

[@nodi492]

Just Awesome ❤

[@BestFriendOfJesus]

God bless

[@mugglesarecooltoo]

44:20 Corn trade? Nope. Grains, maybe.

[@TestifyApologetics]

I'm aware that the corn emoji doesn't represent actual corn. However, it's still a cute emoji. In ancient Rome, the word "corn" was a common term for wheat, or any grain found in a specific region. I am using the right term even if the graphic is not.

[@Achill101]

@14:00 - how could we be certain the author of Acts has not read some of Paul's letters, but not Galatians (where Paul is most angry with other Christian leaders)? Your two wittnesses describing the robber stumbling(1) and having untied shoes(2) are supposedly independent of each other, or their seamless agreement wouldn't mean much.

[@The_Sap_Lord]

@ if you’re asking about whether or not Galatians was influenced by anything, check around 20:00. He discusses this point. He also expands on the biblical/historical context of Galatians and Acts beyond this point.

[@Achill101]

@The_Sap_Lord - yes, I've watched it once and will watch that section again.

[@muskyoxes]

Part of the argument is the nonchalance of it. If you write something in order to explain something from a source you read, you likely don't do it obliquely

[@str.77]

Barnabas might also have been identified with Zeus because at the time (Paul's 1st missionary journey) he was the bigger Apostle, not Paul.

[@ComplexityGames349]

Galatians 1:10 ESV [10] For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. Repent and turn to Jesus and remember he always loves you!❤

[@ShermanDude2231]

Book of Acts -> Book o’ Facts

[@OrionZenia]

Thank you so much for this amazing video! A bit off-topic, but I wanted to ask: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?

[@zanychelly]

11:37 I don’t see the heat there, calling a duck a duck is fair play. Jews… always so lovely…

[@str.77]

If by "crazy memes" you mean random people face-palming, then I prefer their absence.

[@theycallmefilip]

A fact based diet is the healthiest diet.

[@RabbiMalahkYah]

Factophobes will not like this video & may have a karen fit of reality hitting home . Peace and blessings to all 🙏 ✝️ 🙏

[@JeffCotten-g2w]

Factophobes? The only people in denial here are those clinging to centuries-old myths without a shred of real evidence to back them up. It’s laughable to see someone dismissing critical thinking and evidence as a “Karen fit,” all while holding onto baseless, outdated superstitions. Peace and blessings? How about some intellectual honesty and a willingness to face reality for once? The facts don’t bend to wishful thinking or religious dogma. If you’re truly seeking peace, try engaging with evidence and reason rather than retreating into fantasy. Until then, enjoy your echo chamber, where truth is optional and convenience reigns.

[@raykeaugusto4381]

could you make a video refuting reincarnation? A LOT of people still defend reincarnation in christianity

[@guillermoelnino]

Theyre the same whp also believe in karma and healing crystals.

[@Berean_with_a_BTh]

I hardly imagine there's a _lot_ of people doing that. And you'll probably find that most of those who do are simply regurgitating what they've been told, rather than having read the Bible - or even just the passages supposedly containing the 'proof' texts - for themselves.

[@josiahserrano6651]

what is there proof, though?

[@fantasia55]

Voluminous details about Paul's travels and friends argue against Sola Scriptura. God left us thousands of words about such matters but only snippets about, for example, the means of salvation?

[@muskyoxes]

Are you saying that tradition tells us the means of salvation because scripture didn't get it done? Paul's letters are much more about teaching than his travels and friends, it's pretty much just Acts constituting your "thousands of words"

[@fantasia55]

@muskyoxes Paul preached orally for years.

[@muskyoxes]

@@fantasia55 and his epistles are a good representation of that preaching, right? It doesn't seem like we can get it any other way

[@fantasia55]

@@muskyoxes His letters are mostly to correct errant congregations.

[@muskyoxes]

@@fantasia55 So then where do we have access to Paul's oral teaching? I'm not aware of any church father even claiming to know something Paul said outside his letters

[@CJFCarlsson]

Good work!

[@seanpierce9386]

That’s not how history works. You present a false dichotomy where either we completely trust Acts or we don’t. Yes, the book contains some history, and some of it lines up with other details. But that doesn’t mean that we can just accept everything it says as if it’s history. This is not going to convince anyone of an event which occurs only in Acts. But I get the feeling that’s exactly what you’re using this series to establish.

[@rafexrafexowski4754]

You are misunderstanding the dichotomy presented in the video, which is in fact not whether Acts is completely accurate or not. The actual dichotomy is whether the author of Acts is telling the truth when he claims to be an eyewitness or not. This video presents a cumulative case as to how unlikely the second option is. The author would need to be aware of a massive amount of geographical and political knowledge that was not widely available and also have access to all of Paul's letters, including ones that many scholars suppose to be forgeries written around the same time as Acts (which is very questionable). He would also need to be a genius who plants clues and puzzle pieces that align with Paul's letters, but omit critical information that would add credibility to the would-be forger. It would be the greatest forgery ever created that would definitely make sure everything fell right into place, but, according to modern scholars, would also need to be a dumb and obvious forger who made many contradictions both within his own work and with the same Pauline letters that we have just established he had access to. This is an incredibly improbable picture compared to an eyewitness. And when you admit that Acts is an eyewitness account, it loses all reasons to be a forgery, since an eyewitness would be at risk of being caught by other eyewitnesses or people who heard from eyewitnesses and thus would have little to no incentive to lie.

[@seanpierce9386]

@ This assumes that Acts had a single author, which it likely did not.

[@Berean_with_a_BTh]

​@@seanpierce9386And your evidence for that is???

[@taranlarousa3082]

Testify, I saw a book called “Christ before Jesus” and was wondering if you could do a video sort of debunking their claims

[@midimusicforever]

Acts is legit!

[@harry554]

There was no creme- atorium bud. Funny how they’ve been using gentiles for thousands of years to get their dirt done

[@Joshua_Del_Valle_2005]

You cant spell FACTS without ACTS

[@JeffCotten-g2w]

You can’t spell “facts” without “ACTS”? Cute, but that doesn’t mean ACTS is a factual account of anything. Just because something is in a book doesn’t make it true, especially when it’s based on hearsay, mythology, and selective storytelling. If ACTS were actually full of facts, it wouldn’t need to rely on blind faith to prop up its shaky narrative. Real facts are backed by evidence, not the fanciful accounts of a group of ancient writers with an agenda. Keep trying, but your wordplay doesn’t change reality.

[@IsaiahWagner-jx9kb]

@@JeffCotten-g2w hehe

[@paradisecityX0]

Idk why you bring up Carrier as if he's NOT a crackpot conspiracy theorist

[@Berean_with_a_BTh]

Well I've had Carrier's claims thrown at me as if they reflect serious historical scholarship. I imagine I'm not the only one some rabbid skeptic has tried to use to cast doubt on Acts. So it's good to for videos like this to rebut Carrier's fringe views.

[@paradisecityX0]

People who cite him are "skeptics" in the same way flat earthers and faked moon landers are "skeptics"

[@HiGlowie]

Convince yourself all you need. Just don’t judge others if they aren’t buying it.

[@MrPotato392]

testify i really love your videos alot but a muslim youtuber has been refuting your videos and i wanna see you respond to it(pls dont delete my comment)

[@TestifyApologetics]

I typically don't do response videos. You need to be more specific. Also, you need to learn the difference between a response and a refutation. And why would you think I'd delete your comment? I do have some responses to Islamic videos about my on my blog, isjesusalive.com

[@MrPotato392]

@TestifyApologetics farhan Ahmed Zia that's the youtuber

[@TestifyApologetics]

See the blog. I responded to Farhan. His videos are really poor.

[@chrismessier7094]

awesome

[@dosijournal8637]

Just a question… why do you call biblical judea “Palestine”? Why would you call it the name the Roman oppressors named it to detatch the Jewish identity from the land Jesus lived his life?😊

[@guillermoelnino]

I have a question. Why hasnt it been glassed by the nation its been trr orising since the 60s?

[@robosquid2518]

Anti spiral

[@anto69-420]

Just study some real history, bro

[@TestifyApologetics]

No u, bro

[@Pepe_2345]

No u, bro

[@MetroMan13Jr]

No u, bro

[@damoclesecoe7184]

What, you mean like that Napoleon guy? He was a myth bro.

[@LandonChabot]

HE IS.

[@a2sbestos768]

dumbest title in a while

[@josiahserrano6651]

why?

[@joshuawoodin]

Hey @TestifyApologetics big fan of your content brother, I am curious, I am studying the pauline epistles & the bible study I hold wants to do them chronologically, I got 4 study bibles & try to look online for some pauline chronology, which is not always so good. Any tips, if you find time to respond, could I list the chronology of the 13 pauline epistles I have so far & am totally willing to wait for any feedback, correction, but hopfully confirmation of what I have gathered so far ?

[@red20753]

The chronology of the pauline epistles seem to be Galatians > 1 Thessalonians > 2 Thessalonians > 1 Corinthians > 2 Corinthians > Romans > Philippians > Ephesians > Colossians > Philemon > 1 Timothy > Titus > 2 Timothy Mind you, Colossians and Philemon are basically interchangeable so either way works

[@reubenabraham1885]

@@red20753 where is hebrews?

[@joshuawoodin]

Oh thank you so much, I was super close, & with the 4 prison epostles I will go Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon. I like the starting epistle to start with "P" & the 4th prison epistle to end with "P", but it does, from my research is that Philemon is a leader within the church at colossae, so that works well with the dates I already have, & I screenshot your comment so thanks again, I know 2 Timothy was his last before execution in about 64AD, & the 2 pastoral epostles when he was free from house arrest in Rome (60AD - 62AD), I will seperate 1 Timothy, with Titus & end with 2 Timothy from Mamertine prison in Rome before his (John the baptizer treatment by the order of Emperor Nero) Thanks again mystery believer (sorry dont know how to address you, as brother or sister, but very good you helpped more than the about 6 other comments I left spread around Christian YT pertaining to the 13 Pauline epistles !!! YESHUA AKBAR !!!​@@red20753

[@red20753]

@@joshuawoodin You're welcome :) I'm a guy It's rough to outline a perfect chronology with exact dates for the pauline epistles, but Galatians was likely written very shortly before the Council of Jerusalem at 48 AD. The letters to the thessalonians, corinthians and romans were all written in the 50s. The prison letters, as you surely know, were written during Paul's first imprisonment at Rome around 60-62 and the pastorals were written around 63-64 AD