Why we can trust the Bible

[@Dan43312]

Second, cus God is always first ☝️

[@Swiftninjatrev]

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[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

Based

[@jonaszswietomierz8017]

You're... technically correct.

[@Mxswanson500]

Real

[@Jamespillows2044]

Indeed bro

[@kaymojil7669]

Apologetics and a little history has done wonders for my confidence in the fact God has preserved the scripture and His word for us so well

[@nunomartins2209]

I am sorry Ur soo wrong

[@theanonymouscommenter976]

It really is great to just say people are wrong and provide absolutely no substance to that claim. I do wonder why contrarians keep making their way to this channel when their only aim is to confuse others, just as they are confused themselves.

[@cracktoon_powerscaling]

​@@theanonymouscommenter976 there was no substance to the original claim in the first place so

[@airlessjungle8552]

@@nunomartins2209no he’s right, every historian agrees that he was crucified and many accept that people claimed he was God even if they don’t believe so it’s up to you to believe or not

[@theogutenberg4169]

Jesus was a criminal and that's why he was rightfully punished.

[@MarkStein-v4j]

Redeemer I would like to say thank you for your work, thanks to many content creators on YT like Frank Turek and Joe Heschmeyer but specially to You always highlighting how it’s important to go to church to be a Christian instead of just being a Christianity supporter on cellphone, I decided to finally go to church for the first time after more than 14 years, so I would like to say thank you for that. PS: Don’t worry, I didn’t go to a shopping mall church, the church I went was built in 19th century

[@redeemedzoomer6053]

God bless

[@MJGTMKME123_Official]

​@@redeemedzoomer6053Could you please delete the "real protestantism & fake protestantism" video? That video offended me.

[@roneldell5137]

1:00 Romans 10:17 (KJV) "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."

[@SlapStyleAnims]

I always keep 2 Timothy 3:16 close to my heart

[@JoshuaGunasingh]

Amen ❤

[@Lecommandant_camroun]

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness."

[@jonahworley6879]

@Lecommandant_camrounsince a universal canon didn’t exist and some books weren’t written yet, what did Paul mean by all scriptures? Thank you!

[@JoshuaGunasingh]

@@jonahworley6879 if you read the context of the verse, Paul is talking about the OT and maybe the writings of other apostles including himself because this was the last epistle Paul wrote. Even though the canon wasn’t really decided yet, the main point Paul was saying is that whatever points to Christ is inspired by God.

[@Rolando_Cueva]

​@JoshuaGunasingh you really think he was referring to his own letters as Scripture?

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[@Enna_Willkins]

thank you

[@HollowProject]

thank you for continuing to make videos like this

[@SaintlySaavy]

I really enjoyed how you broke down the trustworthiness of the Bible and kept the focus on Jesus-it was super thoughtful and relatable. That analogy about the Bible being both human and divine, like Jesus, really hit home. - The Bible’s authority comes from Jesus, not the other way around. - The Old Testament is solid because Jesus affirmed it, and the New Testament carries the apostles’ authority. - The Holy Spirit has preserved and guided the Bible through history. - Misunderstandings about Scripture often happen when people treat it as a "magic book" instead of seeing it as a witness to Jesus. I’d love to add to the conversation with a few ideas for diving even deeper into Scripture. Hopefully, they can build on what you’ve already laid out so well. Leaning on the Community for Guidance I loved your point about Scripture being passed down through the Christian community. That’s so true! Over the years, trusted leaders and thinkers have helped clear up confusion about the Bible. For example: Early Christians worked together to clarify tough questions, like at the Council of Nicaea, where they hammered out key beliefs about Jesus’ divinity. Writers like Augustine of Hippo or John Chrysostom have incredible insights into Scripture that are still relevant today. Even now, having a solid Bible study group or asking questions at church can make a huge difference when you hit confusing passages. A Few Great Resources to Check Out If someone wants to dig a little deeper into Scripture, here are some classics: - "On Christian Doctrine" by Augustine of Hippo: A timeless guide to understanding Scripture. - "The Hexaemeron" by Basil the Great: A beautiful reflection on creation. - "Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew" by John Chrysostom: Practical and insightful take on Jesus’ teachings. - "History of the WHOLE Bible in 9 minutes I guess…" by Redeemed Zoomer ha Lastly, a Thoughtful Word About Interpretation You made a great point about how interpreting Scripture can be tricky, and it’s important to approach it humbly. It reminded me of 2 Peter 3:16, where Peter warns about people twisting Scripture to their own destruction. That’s such a good reminder to seek guidance and stay grounded in the bigger picture of God’s Word. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, and may God bless you abundantly in this season of hope and joy! Keep up the great work!

[@inspirationalprayers4642]

GOD bless you, first here

[@KalebPeters99]

God bless you RZ! 🙏✨

[@potatoarmadillo8531]

I think the little face cam in the corner is a good idea! psychologically people tend to be more trusting and more open to consideration when they can see another human face. It makes it seem more like a conversation. Plus more skeptical people are going to be less suspicious when they can read your face

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[@jeffreydavis9757]

Haha. That ceiling fan looks like a halo.

[@TheJoeschmoe777]

A sign, perhaps?

[@Nate_Higgins]

Great advice at the end there. Go to church. As a lifelong agnostic, I'm surprised to find myself going to church. It's the best decision I've ever made.

[@adamrdcp]

Hey Redeemed Zoomer, keep doing what you do mate! I ain't currently religious, but I find your channel truly superb because you're highlighting the massive differences in thinking among various groups WITHIN christianity. It's a fascinating niche of topics that isn't commonly explored by other Christian channels, and it's quite fascinating as an "armchair biblical scholar"

[@siondafydd]

Could you make a video about extra-Biblical writings, like the Deuterocanonical books or early church Fathers' teachings or doctrinal texts (like the Westminster Confession of Faith). These extra-Biblical texts underline and define a lot of Church practice and doctrine, so even if they aren't infallible like the Bible, but since the authority of the Bible comes from Jesus (like you said here) and Jesus has given some authority to the Church, what religious significance or authority do these teachings have?

[@baselius662]

The deuterocanonical books were included in the canon of the Bible established at the council of Carthage in 397. They were included in the Greek translation of the OT called the septuigent. We know from text analys that the Gosples often quote the Septuigent over the Hebrew version. Since the NT was written in Greek, it would have been preferred. The modern protestant canon, which only includes the Hebrew canon, and thus excludes the deuterocanonical books, was not established until later in the 18:century since the original KJV included it.

[@pedroguimaraes6094]

​@@baselius662 The New Testament writers, while referencing the Septuagint, never explicitly quote the deuterocanonical books as Scripture. When they use phrases like 'it is written,' they consistently refer to the books of the Hebrew canon, which were universally recognized as inspired. This distinction is significant because it demonstrates that the apostles treated the Hebrew canon as authoritative Scripture, unlike the deuterocanonical books. Paul also affirms in Romans 3:2 that 'the oracles of God' were entrusted to the Jews, pointing to the Hebrew Scriptures as the authoritative Word of God. Many church fathers, including Jerome, who translated the Greek Bible into the Latin Vulgate, preferred the Hebrew canon. Jerome explicitly rejected the deuterocanonical books as inspired Scripture multiple times, even as he translated them for use in the Vulgate. The Council of Carthage (397 AD), often cited as establishing the canon, was a regional council and not binding on the entire Church. It wasn’t until the Council of Florence in the 15th century, and later the Council of Trent in the 16th century-primarily in response to the Protestant Reformation-that the Roman Catholic Church formally declared the deuterocanonical books as dogmatically binding for the entire Church

[@pedroguimaraes6094]

​​@@baselius662 The New Testament writers, while referencing the Septuagint, never explicitly quote the deuterocanonical books as Scripture. When they use phrases like 'it is written,' they consistently refer to the books of the Hebrew canon, which were universally recognized as inspired. This distinction is significant because it demonstrates that the apostles treated the Hebrew canon as authoritative Scripture, unlike the deuterocanonical books. Paul also affirms in Romans 3:2 that 'the oracles of God' were entrusted to the Jews, pointing to the Hebrew Scriptures as the authoritative Word of God. Many church fathers, including Jerome, who translated the Greek Bible into the Latin Vulgate, preferred the Hebrew canon. Jerome explicitly rejected the deuterocanonical books as inspired Scripture multiple times, even as he translated them for use in the Vulgate. The Council of Carthage (397 AD), often cited as establishing the canon, was a regional council and not binding on the entire Church. It wasn’t until the Council of Florence in the 15th century, and later the Council of Trent in the 16th century-primarily in response to the Protestant Reformation-that the Roman Catholic Church formally declared the deuterocanonical books as dogmatically binding for the entire Church.

[@pedroguimaraes6094]

​@@baselius662The New Testament writers reference the Septuagint but never explicitly quote the deuterocanonical books as Scripture. They use phrases like 'it is written' for Hebrew canon books, showing they treated the Hebrew Scriptures as authoritative. Paul also affirmed in Romans 3:2 that 'the oracles of God' were entrusted to the Jews, pointing to the Hebrew canon. Jerome, who translated the Vulgate, explicitly rejected the deuterocanonical books as inspired. The Council of Carthage (397 AD) was regional and not binding for the entire Church. The first ecumenical council to consider these books was Florence (15th century), and only at Trent (16th century) were they dogmatically declared Scripture in response to the Protestant Reformation.

[@pedroguimaraes6094]

​@@baselius662 Actually, the New Testament writers reference the Septuagint but never explicitly quote the deuterocanonical books as Scripture. They use phrases like 'it is written' for Hebrew canon books, showing they treated the Hebrew Scriptures as authoritative. Paul also affirmed in Romans 3:2 that 'the oracles of God' were entrusted to the Jews, pointing to the Hebrew canon. Jerome, who translated the Vulgate, explicitly rejected the deuterocanonical books as inspired. The Council of Carthage (397 AD) was regional and not binding for the entire Church. The first ecumenical council to consider these books was Florence (15th century), and only at Trent (16th century) were they dogmatically declared Scripture in response to the Protestant Reformation.

[@northlondoncookie]

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[@carlosb8369]

Thanks bro for this. I needed it.

[@js1423]

I did several classes around in Biblical exegesis this year. Most modern scholars aren’t actively anti-supernatural, they don’t even bother thinking about the whole matter. And my teachers have included some of the lecturers academics in Europe, who have published with SBL, Routledge, Oxford, Baker, Mohr Siebeck and Brill

[@GaMeOnJ.N]

First Amen god is good

[@BasiliscBaz]

Capitalize G next time

[@Swiftninjatrev]

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[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

From the re to the deemed to the zoom to the er

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[@PR1NC345]

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[@catcans]

Nice, going through Wes Huff's catalog and he goes deep into this.

[@praevasc4299]

About higher criticism: it would be interesting to apply it to other historical characters. Imagine if we took two contemporary texts written about Napoleon, by two different authors. And then the fact alone that they focused on slightly different events would mean they are not authentic, and the fact that sometimes they did describe the same events must mean that they just copied from the same source. If there was a minor event that only one of them describes, it is proof that the author is unreliable. And if both of them described it, it is proof that they just copied the same source material. Anyone seeing the problem?

[@Darksouls184]

I don't think that's how higher criticism is applied. For one, higher criticism has been applied to events from e.g. accounts of Alexander the Great's life, and the conclusions drawn are that some of the events in biographies about him likely did not happen, but others did. Minor differences or describing different events is not the thing: it's that the authors of the Gospels seem to have very different ideas about how the events happened, like on Jesus' birth, genealogy, the discovery of his tomb, when he was crucified (before vs. after Passover), etc. Scholars also don't just think Matthew/Luke copied from Mark because they described the same events; there are many places where Matthew and Luke copy the wording almost verbatim from Mark, which does not happen by coincidence when two people are describing the same events.

[@likeich]

2:40 is where protestantism/sola scriptura falls apart for me. Protestants have this inconsistent faith that the Holy Spirit preserved the Bible but not the oral teaching of the apostles. The early church has certain universal doctrines that protestants deny because they deny oral teachings in general. Orthodox/Catholic/Coptics all agree on some very core doctrine and all claim it's from oral teachings, but Protestants deny it and focus on what was written instead

[@mj6493]

Could you give us an example of a core doctrine held by the early church that comes from oral teachings (but not the Bible) that Orthodox/Catholic/Coptics all agree on but Protestants deny?

[@junkerjorge]

How can we tell which oral teachings are correct? We don’t disagree that there were oral teachings, just they were preserved in Scripture. We don’t have anyone speaking infallibly today, so we must go with the Apostolic teachings found in Scripture for our beliefs. Hope this helps.

[@HistoryDwarf]

@@mj6493well there is praying for the dead and a apostolic church for a start

[@HistoryDwarf]

@@junkerjorgewe have the church founded by the apostles (the Catholic Church)

[@HistoryDwarf]

Not to mention sola scriptura is self refuting since it has no basis in the Bible.

[@NarrowistheWay7]

Thank you very much I appreciate the clear and powerful way that you have explained this topic. I have several people in my life influenced by certain gnostic misdirections and claims who say they believe in Jesus but who question the authority of the Bible.

[@vqsxd]

1:27 the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy

[@changjsc]

This was an excellent introduction to these topics

[@rezlana]

I know that this video is not for non-christians so forgive me for commenting as a non-christian, but 7:00 seems like a crazy thing to hoist as a useful prophecy. I feel like any tribal religious group of any size is going to make promises about having a great kingdom or material wealth. Isn't this just survivorship bias? Also I'm not a critical biblical scholar but I'm pretty sure that "The Hebrew People" as they are known now is a very modern concept compared to the larger community of the people it refers to. From my knowledge, the critical scholarly consensus is that abrahamic monotheism developed from a system of polytheistic monolatry towards a combination of El and Yahweh amongst the rest of the ancient canaanite/semitic pantheon. iirc Genesis and the rest of the old testament began to be compiled from existing theological tradition some time during the babylonian exile when monolatry and henotheism were still prominent views, but were then used to reinforce the later development of monotheism. They'd see a verse like that and ascribe it to have been written by a people-group that still believed in the existence of many gods, so I don't think the critical scholarly consensus is a useful place to go when trying to argue for any validity of the old testament. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about the history here.

[@jackricky5453]

The Bible makes very specific claims, like all nations praising Yahweh through the suffering of a specific individual that sounds suspiciously like Jesus in Pslam 22. Jesus even cites the Pslam as he’s being crucified, so it’s not as vague as you might think. As for the development of Yahwehism, I believe you’re right about consensus. However, the Bible rarely distinguishes between Yahweh and El, and offers no Polemics against El, so whoever the writers of the Bible were, they probably considered these gods to be the same whether or not they began that way.

[@fluffysheap]

I agree that that specific prophecy could be written without God, but consider how implausible the *fulfilment* of it is. Most of the minor people groups throughout history have been destroyed. All of history's empires eventually fall. But this tiny group of a few hundred escaped slaves ends up with more than half of the world's population worshipping their god. As for the after the fact prophecies, probably much of Daniel is the best example. The book is written as if it happens during the Babylonian period, and prophecies that Israel will be restored, but actually it was probably written in the second or third century BC, making these prophecies meaningless (for telling the future, not for theology). Of course, Daniel also contains prophecies about Jesus, and it was definitely written long before then. Probably the most striking prophecies are Ezekiel 26 - basically an exact description of the history of Tyre up to modern times - and Malachi chapter 3 and 4, describing the coming of John the Baptist and Jesus, and the judgment of God that comes as a result of rejecting them.

[@dixieslav1274]

@@rezlana Some added context may be useful. When God made that promise to Abraham in Genesis chapter 12, he and his wife were old and childless. By all mortal reckoning, the two were genetic dead ends. It foretells the birth of Isaac and subsequent generations, a king's failed attempts to curse the Israelites during the Exodus, and Jesus. I am unsure survivorship bias is the correct term. Yes, you probably won't hear about the religions that promised worldly greatness and failed to deliver, but that failure is proof against it, no? Which would cause it to be discarded by the conqueror and the conqueree. Then again, we have heard of Roman paganism and Canaanite or Carthaginian child sacrifice despite their eradication. Self-fulfilling prophecy, perhaps, but the other aspects (barren woman having a child, the curses) are not.

[@Opit813]

"El" just means God in hebrew(אל)

[@mrmegamarksman]

I’ve seen some pretty good comments here concerning the prophecy at 7:00. It would be rare that a nation such as the hebrews would last this long, but it shows true here and is perhaps the only ancient prophecy where a promised increase in numbers was actually delivered on. You can call it survivorship bias or you can call it blessings from God. On that point as well, ancient hebrews were definitely a distinct group of people that lasted from ancient times to around the first century. Ancient Jews didn’t come from nowhere, and they had enough of a cultural identity that carries into modern Jews today with a religious identity that carries into modern Christians today as well. I don’t like it when scholars deny a group’s existence when there is clear evidence that a group of people lived in the Levant and had common cultural/religious heritage, enough to write the books of the Old Testament. I’m not saying they weren’t similar to other ancient peoples, but they were definitely distinct. On ideas such as monotheism, there’s really nothing that disproves it. In Genesis, people will use the word Elohim (plural noun for God) as evidence for polytheism. In Genesis 1, for example, the text says, “Let us make man in our image.” However, the same chapter uses the singular pronoun, “he”, for a lot of God’s actions. In reality, the plural is sometimes used in an honorific way by ancient hebrews (and this follows the use of Elohim throughout the Bible). Plus, if you believe in the documentary hypothesis (image showcased on left at 13:40 ), Genesis 1 is actually seen as a later source that quotes it like this (P source). Here, Genesis 2 is written by the J source which is earlier, and it completely uses the singular pronoun for God. You really have to stretch it if you want to make the Bible look polytheist. Modern scholars have biases against the Bible just as Christianity has bias in support of it. There are really scholars for both sides; it’s not just the polytheistic side. You yourself have to choose which side you believe in, i.e. do you have faith in God or not.

[@thomasloos8257]

I'd consider myself theologically moderate, and when talking to more conservative people, I tend to defend my interest in Higher Criticism by saying precisely that a strong faith can deal with it. Regardless of what findings about the Bible as the human text are true (and the ones coming from Higher Criticism are pretty plausible in my opinion), that doesn't change the divine side of it, if indeed belief in God and Christ comes first, and the Bible is seen as a witness to that, rather than the reason for believing.

[@Holesdontexist]

But without the scripture's teaching, we cannot say what Jesus taught. This is how people are able to distort Christian teaching to whatever they want. Without the Bible being infallible, you can pretend Jesus said whatever you want him to have.

[@thomasloos8257]

@Holesdontexist I don't reject infallibility, and also don't see how it is incompatible with Higher Criticism. The latter only examines the human process of how scripture came to be, but if I believe that the end result, by whatever process by whichever author it came to be, is inspired by the Holy Spirit, I can still affirm infallibility.

[@Holesdontexist]

@thomasloos8257 Fair enough I misunderstood your position. Still, I would push back on HC, but that's a different discussion. And I would say that it essentially calls both the author of Luke and John at least liars, which is incompatible with infallibility.

[@fresholiveoil6490]

An interesting thing about the divine side of the Bible is what's sometimes called "skip-tracing," where supposedly (I haven't checked it out for myself) one can find consistent messages composed of the letters at given intervals in the original text. What gets really crazy is that supposedly you can find similar things in the KJV and maybe even other translations. I have not done my homework on any of this, but it's fascinating. Amazing if true, no big deal if false. If true, it would imply that God is working actively virtually every time someone is translating His Word in good faith.

[@robertthiesen2687]

As a Mennonite I could not be in more agreement with how you started the video describing the Bible as the witness to Jesus with the foundation of our faith being Jesus himself. This is very strongly emphasized in our tradition. Is this also how John Calvin understands scripture?

[@HollowProject]

sorry if thats a silly question but why is there no more "public revelations"? 4:42

[@Disconsonance777]

I was curious about this too.

[@theanonymouscommenter976]

That may require a whole video on its own, but if i'm not mistaken it's a belief many denominations hold.

[@hewziheng4587]

It's from Heb 1:1-2 - while there were prophets in the past, after Christ has come (who is the culmination and fulfilment of all prophets, who themselves are really a shadow of Christ), there is no need for prophesies and the like. This is actually quite liberating because all we need is already in the Scriptures and we don't have to worry about self-claimed prophets if they're legit!

[@protestanttoorthodox3625]

Have you seen the new documentary on Icons? It’s called “The Hidden History of early Christian art”. It’s on the Harmony KZbin channel.

[@trollsneedhugs]

0:45 It's because they get confused between the word (written) and the Word (Logos).

[@coconat903]

Trust the bible, read proverbs 5:19 and enjoy life

[@jayfenny7461]

This game at the perfect time. Thanks as always man

[@kaymojil7669]

After watching the whole thing I really disagree that it was useful to say “we can hold x belief even if opposition is true” instead of “here are studious scholarly responses to opposition statements”, because their biases have EVERYTHING to do with contradictions- dates, places, authorship. Someone who doesn’t know those confidently sourced responses exist will leave this video wondering if they even do. Yuck.

[@jasonvoorheesv1nce904]

10 seconds and no views, bro fell off

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

The fall was predestined

[@noah_Lemon]

​@@JoWilliams-ud4eui really want that reply to ratio

[@pedroguimaraes6094]

His channel is still growing very strongly though

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

@pedroguimaraes6094 it's a joke

[@Swiftninjatrev]

😂

[@TheReadingWizard]

As a Baptist who is kinda looking at other denominations, how would you ask someone to try a different church?

[@BasiliscBaz]

Go visit some catholic church (latin, you're not ready for eastern ones) or try traditional Lutheran

[@turbo6780]

Denominations arent relevant faith in Jesus is that matters.

[@jedi.in.christ]

What exactly are you looking for? Read up on the beliefs of some denominations you’re kinda leading toward (and make sure they’re biblical and God honoring of course!) I have recently joined a conservative united methodist church and the people there are extremely kind. It is traditional & liturgical. The church as a whole feels more united during worship which i love. I’m from a baptist/pentacostal background as well as having visited baptist churches that feel non-denominational, and they are very distracting and “cold” to me. I can’t focus in worship, no one feels united and the music lasts for SO LONG and is SO LOUD. It’s all too much for me. I personally have found that going to a traditional church works for me and it’s a plus that it’s more mellow, super friendly, it’s pretty and looks like a church lol and i am more focused on the preaching. The way the pastors speak is so genuine and grace filled. They speak from the heart and i’m always blessed with what they have to say. It’s not like a “corporate” feeling church where people are trying too hard to be cool and likable. The people here, mainly elders, are super sweet and are themselves :)

[@brandonfischer5115]

I thought I left a comment here... funny, it was pretty long though. Anyways to ask someone to try a different church. I find myself inviting people to come with and leave an open door. I have been attending Moravian Churchs mostly, have been to a couple of methodist services and a lutheran service. Moravians are in full communion with the Methodists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and the Anglicans. I'd check out other denominations websites and checking those churches youtube channels if you wanna check them out. As I'm primarily going to Glenwood Moravian these days. If, for the US, are in the Northern Midwest or Pennsylvania and the East Coast. I can recommend Moravian. We are huge into Music. We do alot of brass choirs and at Glenwood Moravian the Trombone Choir (which I'm a part of) plays the 3rd Sunday of every month for the entire service, I'll be playing Tuba with the Glenwood Trombone Choir probably in February or March for a piece. Moravians are also more traditional. www.moravian.org/ Feel free to ask me questions I might be able to answer but I definitely don't know enough to be considered an expert.

[@tHe__Viegas]

​@@turbo6780fact, but some denominations bring the person closer to God, my example is the Eastern Orthodox Church, the only one that i felt a special connection with God

[@sucksatcod]

73 books of God's inspired word

[@Shockspread]

Can u do a video talkin abt the apocrypha? That is if you havent already (ex: Book of Adam and Eve, Book of Enoch, Gospel of Mary etc)

[@Sebman1113]

over a year ago, I told my pastor that I wanted to read the Bible. He gave me a book published by the ELCA in 2007. The book basically said the things you're saying but in better detail.

[@gnhman1878]

Zoomer, you gotta make an apologetic video next time about the historical evidence for Jesus' resurrection. Jesus' resurrection is my no. 1 favorite topic in apologetics, and I would love to see you talking about it.

[@RICKYFrias-o2h]

THANK you.

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

Zoomer has been cooking with this upload schedule later

[@Swiftninjatrev]

He's in the thick of it fr fr

[@Thatoneguy-pu8ty]

Real

[@TriceWilson]

2:22 Genuine question here. If the Holy Spirit has preserved the written teachings of the apostles, then how come it doesn’t do the same for oral traditions?

[@calebdaplaya363]

I’d like to add about the deutero isaiah theory. In John chapter 12 Jesus speaks of two prophecy’s from Isaiah, one from “first” Isaiah and another from “second” Isaiah. However, in verse 39 of John chapter 12, our Lord himself declares, “that same Isaiah” wrote both

[@NOTREALCREEK]

Finally a video that isn't criticizing God following churches

[@despot1zer0]

There are millions like this you just want to play victim.

[@NOTREALCREEK]

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[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

I like that your channel is a gateway drug to christianity. It did not bring me to Christianity because i am already a Christian lol. But it was definitely my gateway drug to reformed theology and i now draw my christian conclusions from Reformed-Calvinist conclusions. So your channel was a gateway drug to something but not Christianity as i am already a Christian lol.

[@jedi.in.christ]

I agree. His channel is a “gateway drug” to Christianity. I also, like you, was already a Christian before i found Zoomer. But, i have learned a lot about the different denominations and church tradition that i never knew of before!! It’s really fascinating and his videos inspired me to start wanting to go to church again after nearly swearing it off due to poor experiences in certain denominations (like worship style & the churches feeling “cold”. I am now in a more traditional church with great, kind people and i’m about to start working in my church too!!! God is so faithful 🥰

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

@jedi.in.christ so are you now a Calvinist too?

[@jedi.in.christ]

@@noahtylerpritchett2682 no lol it doesn’t make sense to me nor does it seem biblical

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

@@jedi.in.christ I think it's very biblical. But you do you

[@jedi.in.christ]

@ i think it’s very confusing though i don’t know a lot about it. The whole predestination thing is weird bc why would God only elect some when the gospel is for everyone? I think people take the verses about predestination out of context and apply it to that doctrine. Just my opinion though!

[@JasonAntwi]

This isn't back by anything. Your point is basically trust me, bro. But these poor people have been conditioned to not think critically.

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

15:15 i myself accept the documentary hypothesis without problem, J, e, p and d, it's not outside the realm of possibility that 4 traditions formed in the Israelite captivity (which in reality could just be Midianites in Egypt who later moved to Canaan mixing with Canaanites) and Moses got together with various scholars and put together the correct details of each tradition without changing the vocabulary. Moses being the redacting editor. And writing input.

[@NathanP]

Amen

[@FizykaFilozofiaFuturystyka]

I am newly returned christian and I have a question: How do I know If I am saved?

[@roflchiefmcjoflchief1791]

I know that this will probably not be seen, but I have this sinking pit in my stomach that we're on the edge of a revival, one that will explode in strength and then peter out for good. I want to set up an organization to help make sure that that doesnt happen. But i know practically no one, have no money, and am generally unapealing. The church needs help but i dont know how to help it.

[@roflchiefmcjoflchief1791]

@@CmdrDingus another great revival, of Christian passion, a sweeping recruitment in Christian numbers, a soaring in salvations. It always ends like a fire petering out nowadays.

[@roflchiefmcjoflchief1791]

@@CmdrDingus but it didn't use to, and that's because the church had contingencies in place for it. I want to revive one of those old contingencies and revamp it to fit the modern church. But, again, I'm not the right person for it.

[@Chance_Rice]

Evangelical 'revivals' are killing the world and making it worse and worse

[@Thatoneguy-pu8ty]

5:30 have you heard of Chemnitz’s 8 types of tradition?

[@redeemedzoomer6053]

@@Thatoneguy-pu8ty yup

[@Thatoneguy-pu8ty]

@ cool Pretty helpful imo

[@rayner-hilles]

Sorry Zoom, but your arguments 11:30 are painfully modern and non-traditional. God commanded to Joshua etc. the Canaanite conquest, and as per the plain words of the bible, nobody in tradition ever tried to argue that Canaanite conquest was "just an example of evil in human nature" (that's not to say there isn't plenty of that in the bible anyway, but certainly not the Canaanite conquest). More liberal theologians like Origen tended to avoid the subject by discussing the Canaanites allegorically, but for St Augustine, these were divinely sanctioned orders from God and therefore cannot to be questioned even in principle by our limited human minds. Nevertheless the bible does affirm (including in Wisdom btw) that the Canaanites were a depraved and cursed race who were practising child sacrifice, and therefore had to be wiped out. The idea of an irredeemably corrupt race of people who have to die disturbs modern westerners immensely because our morality is entirely predicated on 1) individualism and 2) redemption. The modern attitude makes sense to us arguably because we've had two thousand years of Christianity, but in a pre-Christian world, neither individualism nor redemption were realities, and so from Genesis right through to the prophets, you have God culling humans. I personally think of this bloodshed as God preparing the world for the coming of Christ and the redemption of mankind, which brings with it new man and his new morality.

[@phantompenguintgl1652]

Way I thought of it was God was doing the same thing he did with the flood and Sodom, just using Israel to do it this time instead of water or fire

[@Continentalphilosophyrules]

Excellent view on higher criticism, RZ.

[@Bandikit]

"YOU QUESTION THE WORDS OF THE MIGHTY _JIMMY?!"_

[@Swiftninjatrev]

SHHH don't you'll wake him!

[@Swiftninjatrev]

IT'S THE NEPHILEM BLOODY H-

[@BasiliscBaz]

No one will question Jimmy johns 😂

[@kylie5741]

Cool video, thanks!

[@ArgueWDelusionalChristians]

Why does Bible say that God demands us to keep sabbath and that he tosses all who don't into hell (Isaiah 66:23-24) and Christianity thinks they can change it to sunday or ignore it entirely? Why does Bible have instructions regarding what animals to eat and not eat and that Yeshua will kill all of those who do so on his 2nd coming(2 Thessalonians 1:6-8 quoting Isaiah 66:15-17) but Christians think that means to eat bacon and shrimp? Why are all these churches Im seeing preparing for halloween christmas easter valentines and lying about how "It's to celebrate Jesus" yet nothing in the Bible ever tells us do these holidays and a bit of research will tell you these holidays come from cultures that worship a bunch of sun gods and fertility gods that the Bible warns you to not do(Deuteronomy 12:30)?

[@kylie5741]

@@ArgueWDelusionalChristians To answer your first point, we are not under the law (Galatians 5:18). Read the book of Galatians, which explains this concept. If you think that's not true, I challenge you to find me one church father who agrees with you. As to your second point, the Bible doesn't tell us to do lots of things. That's because God gives us wisdom so we can make choices without needing an explicit command about everything. Check out Inspiring Philosophy's videos. He debunks all of the claims you are making about holidays.

[@ArgueWDelusionalChristians]

@kylie5741 Look at Galatians 3:19, where Paul clarifies that the law that ended is stuff like stoning and circumcision. Keeping the Sabbath was instructed before the golden calf event, as stated in Deuteronomy 5:22, so Sabbath observance is still required, as is avoiding pork (Genesis 7)

[@Chance_Rice]

@ArgueWBelusionalChristians Jesus rose on Sunday and Sunday is called the lords day, also get a life

[@ArgueWDelusionalChristians]

@Chance_Rice First, it wasn't even on a Friday. Daniel 9:26-27 prophesied that Yeshua would die in the midst of the week. Second, the resurrection was not on Sunday. The tomb was already empty Sunday morning. Third, 3 days & 3 nights does not add up to Friday evening to Sunday morning

[@gerardhearst8962]

If we are to believe in the Bible because we believe in Jesus than where does that belief in Jesus come from. The only book to mention Jesus being the son of god is the Bible so to believe in the Jesus you have to believe in the Bible. It’s circular

[@Rher_the_Moon]

Jesus’ witnesses are technically where the first belief comes from and they existed before the New Testament was written.

[@useddishrag]

​@@Rher_the_MoonThey're in the Bible..

[@Rher_the_Moon]

@@useddishrag yes so they came before the Bible and had belief in Jesus, that’s what I’m saying.

[@useddishrag]

@@Rher_the_Moon So Harry Potter existed before his book was written

[@TheCFMOfficial]

​@@Rher_the_MoonI don't see how this equates. The existence of Jesus's followers does not confirm his existence... religious movements often form around symbolic or mythological figures, and the New Testament written decades later by believers is biased and lacks independent contemporary corroboration. Historical evidence requires reliable, non-partisan sources, which are notably absent for Jesus outside Christian tradition, raising doubts about whether he existed as described in the Bible.

[@mrprince0018]

Babe wake up new RZ comic sans ms video

[@gumbyshrimp2606]

Baptism saves

[@junkerjorge]

Not as a washing of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience.

[@gumbyshrimp2606]

@ yes

[@mateuspires7282]

Classy tie, Mr. Zoomer

[@NoName-xh6ds]

Redeemed Zoomer: Don't get your theology from me, I'm an idiot. Me: Crap

[@TOPGEUN]

"Calvin's interpretation of Paul's gospel feels distinctly different from Jesus' gospel in the Gospels."

[@ilexopaca9835]

Mr Redeemed Zoomer I am praying that your confirmation into the Catholic faith goes well!

[@goofyahhgamer35productions39]

Was not expecting to see Jonathan Roumie without a beard.

[@Bluecake10]

Same lol. That surprised me

[@Thatoneguy-pu8ty]

Low key scared me

[@goofyahhgamer35productions39]

@@Thatoneguy-pu8ty it just feels a little cursed because its out of the ordinary

[@anate9]

Revelation 22:16 “I jesus i am lucifer”

[@sunkissedprincess]

Random info. Denzel Washington a minister in training. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpuYkHepiZl8idksi=jI3MbpUCnRVkO14m The source video is on KZbin somewhere.

[@marvingideonpurba2752]

Anglicanism explained pleasee

[@c.b.831]

Day something or other of praying for RZ to become Catholic 🙏

[@goatmin]

lol

[@gabyzvp.]

You should make a video about the historical evidence of Jesus’s existence.

[@tru2thastyle]

You can trust they Bible, but not necessary it's millions of interpreters.

[@OfficialRepublicans]

If people are able to find God through the Bible, then all the power to them. Find whatever righteous path is out there to guide you to God 🙏🏽

[@StephenAngelico]

"This is what a dog is. This is what your homework is." I see YOU will be teaching your future kids about the "dog ate my homework" excuse early on 😂

[@davidfitzpatrick6535]

Yeah IMO there's only 2 reasons for divorce. 1 Unfaithfulness (I would said either Ur spouse GF etc actively cheated on u or tells u "Im in love with someone else I have not cheated (ie had sex kissed etc) though) 2 Abusive partner to U OR ur Kids whether that's emotional Psych physical sexual etc. For example if ur husband sexually assaulted ur daughter or ur wife SA ur son or same sex SA then YES absolutely divorce that person.

[@tanng93]

More of this please. More apologetics, and more debunking Islam and Atheism.

[@samr3012]

You say we should expect the religion revealed by God to be the most influential - but there was a time where this wasn’t the case.

[@Funny1budgie]

But if you are a protestant, how do you know new testament is inspired word of God? Second timothy doesn't talk about the new testament. The scripture it talks about is old testament.

[@NyghtingMan]

The canon came from what was already recognized in the church’s at the time. The RCC didn’t ordain the books to have authority they simply recognized the authority the books already had. 2nd Timothy doesn’t restrict it to the OT, it simply says scripture which we all agree on that the NT is scripture.

[@Swiftninjatrev]

History and inner witness and consistency

[@sebastijan5894]

You don’t because protestantism is a heresy

[@dixieslav1274]

​@@NyghtingManIt doesn't make sense to agree with the Catholic Church on what the New Testament Canon is, then toss out the Old Testament Canon. Surely the authority/ability to determine the one would also extend to the other?

[@NyghtingMan]

@ the Jews were charged keeping and preserving with the OT canon. They did not have the apocrypha so nor do we.

[@Lecommandant_camroun]

The Bible is 100% a tradition. That is correct, in fact, it wouldnt be a book if it wasnt tradition, and Bible comes from the word Biblia which means book Its called cultural transmission, which is one of the requirements for a language Jesus is king

[@jacobpalmer7538]

Day 33 of asking Redeemed Zoomer to livestream himself listening to the 2006 album Go by the Newsboys because it's good contemporary Christian music

[@westonspiegel7693]

God bless the USA

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

God bless the PCUSA too

[@Swiftninjatrev]

Das Facts

[@slee2695]

And nobody else....?

[@Chance_Rice]

@slee2695 do you say this every time someone says God bless you to someone?

[@slee2695]

@Chance_Rice it's a joke from a movie..."God bless the US and nobody else"

[@stevenfetzer4911]

3:55 is what I tell people all the time and is why i cant witness to people.

[@Pax-Africana]

Jesus is just a random Jewish name without the authority of the Messiah foretold by Moses. "We know that the Messiah is coming, the one called Christ and when he comes he will tell us everything... So Jesus replied and said, lady! I am He..." John 4:25-26 There are other two or three JESUSES in the Acts of the Apostles. What do you make of them?

[@ScaryPenny-u5t]

Btw I’m back to Protestant from orthodoxy. I’m Anglican now. Still at that denomination switching faze.

[@redeemedzoomer6053]

God bless!

[@joshuahicks7798]

Between this and wesley huff we are eating good on this sunject

[@leroyjenkins6521]

Admitting that the Bible is a tradition completely refutes sola scriptura

[@TomPlantagenet]

How

[@George-ur8ow]

Dude got destroyed by Jay Dyer on this question: RZ has no epistemic justification for the scriptures

[@SimonZaunerJunior]

Even the lost tribes?

[@kuunda8363]

Jesus actually said mustard seeds are the smallest seeds of garden plants? Did they not grow lettuce back then? Or onions? - Feels like jesus debunked his own inerrancy\infallability with that one.

[@yasinbozkurt2789]

Keep yapin

[@jazzyj6640]

I am queer. Does Jesus love me?

[@Magnoblade]

Yes. No matter who you are or what you have done in your life, Jesus still loves you and always will. ☺

[@phantompenguintgl1652]

Yes, God loves you and wants the best for you. We've all had to turn from horrible sins, and God has saved us from ourselves in spite of it

[@TheRealEvilRoy]

Fair enough

[@papalol1327]

Alt title"This is the jehova witness" 😮😂

[@alimarpelolargo]

Una cosa es decirlo y otra hacerlo

[@seventhtenth]

John 1:1 now let's talk about removing symbolism from your belief system that you are preaching (per definition)

[@ogloc6308]

Glory to God!

[@rovmatthew]

hey

[@Swiftninjatrev]

Heyyyyy

[@Thatoneguy-pu8ty]

Howdy

[@rovmatthew]

@@Thatoneguy-pu8ty not bad. i guess. Wbu

[@Yayomusic331]

Richard you mad cute ❤

[@Thatoneguy-pu8ty]

Sorry he’s taken