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Answer Me This! Episode 81
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Sarah Zimmermann

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0:00 - Intro
1. 0:13 {Overcoming Negativity & Responding to “Church People” Behaving Badly} How can I overcome bitterness & negativity? I have been disappointed in friends, family, and "church people" a lot and I found out it has a big impact in my life.
2. 15:36 {Could Satan Repent?} Would God forgive Satan if he repented?
3. 19:33 {One Death or Two in Scripture?} How do we reconcile Hebrews 9: 27 with there also being a “second death” (as in: Revelation 2:11, Revelation 20:6,14, & Revelation 21:8)? Is there one death or two?
4. 22:56 {Is it Wrong to Honor a DNR?} What do you think about DNR (do not resuscitate) orders? If I can’t perform CPR on a patient when it could save their life because the order forbids it, am I committing murder by honoring it?
5. 27:10 {Does Breath Determine Life?} I've heard people quote Genesis 2:7 (usually from the KJV) to show that a soul can't live or exist without both body and breath. Is this an accurate understanding, and if not, why?
6. 34:27 {Why Did God Call a “Chosen People”?} Why did God decide to have a “chosen people”? Was this due to His will to have a “people” that His Son would come from?
7. 38:09 {Are We All Lying on the Internet?} Is it a sin to tick a box that says "I have read and accepted the terms and conditions..." without having read them first (e.g. when installing software)? Key word being "read.” That would be lying, yes?
8. 41:37 {Are Pictures of God in Movies or School Biblical?} Is Christian entertainment like The Chosen a violation of the 2nd Commandment? Are things like Sunday school lessons hurting our theology by using pictures of things or people?
9. 46:45 {About the Doctrine of Election} How do you interpret 2 Thessalonians 2: 13 in light of the debate on the doctrine of election?
10. 49:51 {Is Jesus in Human Form in Heaven?} My question is about the incarnation of Christ. Since He was bodily raised from the dead, does that mean He is still the incarnation in Heaven?
11. 54:17 {Who did God Purchase Us From?} 1Corinthians 6: 19 says "You are not your own, you were bought with a price.” Are the buyer and the seller the same person (e.g., Is God buying the people from Himself)?
12. 57:19 {Are Altar Calls Biblical?} Are altar calls biblical? Hard to find much of this in the New Testament. Hard to think this through without preconceived notions.
13. 1:05:01 {Overcoming Nervousness in Evangelism} I’m starting high school soon, and I feel very nervous to share the Gospel in person. Is it wrong for me to just stick to sharing it online where I don’t feel nervous at all?
14. 1:07:07 {Can we Trust Paul’s Writings?} I was wondering how you combat the claims against the Apostle Paul if you have heard of the claims against him, such as preaching a different Gospel than Jesus and the 12.
15. 1:10:24 {About Egypt’s Sacrifices in Isaiah} Isaiah 19: 21 speaks of Egypt repenting and offering Jewish sacrifices. How can this be, since we no longer have those sacrifices?
16. 1:12:41 {Solidifying our Identities} How do I know if I am solidified in my own identity? And do you think it is biblically important for people who walk with you in the faith to understand your identity and who you are as a person?
17. 1:16:31 {Should we be Baptized while Having Doubts?} People encourage me to get baptized ASAP (Acts 22: 16), but I struggle with serious psychological doubts. Should I disregard my doubts and get baptized? Can I take more time?
18. 1:20:04 {Why did Jesus call the Father His God?} I've been wrestling with this passage for a couple of months, and I haven't found a solid answer yet. It's in John 20: 17. I can't seem to understand why Jesus calls the Father His God.
19. 1:24:33 {Evaluating our Spiritual Traditions} I'm an ex-Muslim follower of Christ from Afghanistan. Some Islamic traditions felt really spiritual and comforting such as praying on an Islamic rug, etc. Is it okay if I keep some of those traditions?
20. 1:28:31 {Distinguishing Obedience from Legalism} How can we walk in obedience to Christ without falling into a “works-based salvation” frame of mind?

B G

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This is a great video, Mike. I have experienced a lot of pain in my life, as do most people by the time they reach mature age. I am 61. It has been a long and difficult journey for me to heal some of that pain which I now realise was as much self-imposed for not doing as Christ said - to forgive - as it was due to the inflictions from my enemies. I have learned some wisdom along the way, which I want to share. But before I do, I want to admit that I am not completely free of the sin of vengeance yet, but have been released from much of it due to the teachings of Jesus. What I have done is to deconstruct what has been going on in my life all these years and the wasted years I spent anguishing over pain drawn from misplaced anger, misunderstanding of others' motives and what these conclusions said about me.

First by understanding that all ungodly anger and feelings of vengeance is actually the work of Satan who seeks to harm us further by encouraging us to hang onto anger and bitterness against others, which only drags us down emotionally and spiritually - his main aim.

Second, by understanding that feelings of anger and hurt is not necessarily about what someone has 'done to us' it is sometime a response to a misunderstood situation and imaginings of others' motives to cause us pain when none was intended. 'He knows not what he does'. We cannot overlook this: just because we feel hurt and angry toward someone that doesn't meant that the person we felt was or is responsible for that pain wilfully set out to hurt us. So it might be a misplaced blame that encourages your feelings of anguish toward another person who is actually blameless not blameworthy. That is not always true, of course. But even when someone has wilfully hurt or angered us, and can be proven to have done so, we need to consider what harm to you they have really caused. Usually it is none of any significance. Unless they have broken the law, or in the case of Christians they have disobeyed God in the commandments he asks us to live by, they have not harmed us at all; it is just that we just don't like what they did and feel angry that a situation or conflict they created did not go our way and to our own satisfaction or else we had unrealistic expectations of them and were disappointed.

So, in reality, our anger and hurt stem not from their harm toward us; it stems from our own sin of selfishness and pride based on entitlement for not getting our own way or living up to our unrealistic expectations. So, yes, we do need to forgive others if they have hurt or even harmed us, and seek healing for our pain not stemming from others; instead it is just our own misplaced anger toward them that originated from our own sin of wrongful expectations or pride or entitlement. Therefore, when we feel angry and hurt and vengeful, it is important to recognise what you are dealing with.

If you are not sure about the origins of your pain - you or someone else - seek God's counsel. First by praying to seek recognition and then to pray about these feelings and to ask God to heal and to forgive those who did actually harm or hurt us. Only then can you take the steps you need to heal your feelings properly. If you don't understand the origin and just assume someone else is to blame for your anger, instead of being the unjust object of it, without seeking the truth of the origins of your pain first, your prayers will be misplaced and healing might come much later than it ought to, if at all.

Humans are complex, sinful and Jesus came to die for our sins. I find it immeasurably helpful that Mike reminds us that the pain that Jesus endured on the cross to die for our sins far outweighs any pain, no matter how justified it is, that causes bitterness and resentment and vengeance against others. Knowing this is particularly helpful when dealing with real harms caused toward us by others who are clearly blameworthy. This is particularly hard to forgive because we realise that we are powerless in this world at times, At the same time, we also realise that when we are not harmed, God's grace abounds in our lives.

When we still feel those painful emotions re-surfacing, as they will occasionally - even when healing is changing us and making us wiser and more patient - we can be reassured that turning to Jesus is the best way to deal with that pain wherever it stems from - as only he truly knows what is in your own heart and in the heart of others who we feel has paved the way for so much anguish in our lives. It is one of the most valuable lessons in life. Not easy, I know, but essential.

In case you think I have suffered no real harm when some of you have: someone ran down your child in their car, someone stole something valuable from you, friends betrayed you badly, church members are worldly and selfish...etc.. Every day I live with the consequences stemming from faulty thinking and misplaced anger - mainly in time lost - and the pain caused by others....

MY STORY (IN BRIEF)
I was brought up in a typical two parent, two child complementarian home with two narcissistic, unbelieving non church-going parents (they were genuinely narcissistic, not just a bit selfish or attention seeking sometimes). They each doted on my older brother, who started to lead the kind of life they wanted him to by going into the Royal Navy, but were pretty indifferent toward me, their daughter, as we grew from teenagers into young adulthood. Basically my brother could do no wrong and I could do no right even though I never did anything outwardly to embarrass them, harm them or even disobey them. I don't remember holding a single, meaningful conversation with my father throughout my teens. Feelings were never discussed let alone acknowledged and dealt with. Elephants were in every room. All the same, I did my homework, did my chores, didn't do drugs, didn't sleep around, etc. I was the model daughter in many respects - hard working, academic and keen to get on in life but with a growing discontent and resentment. They treated me as if I didn't exist or made it clear I was less important and favoured - I think for being female more than anything I did. This all took its toll as my resentment and anger spewed into young adulthood when they actively discouraged me from going to university, which I badly wanted to do. At thirty, I eventually became estranged from them at age 30 to protect my mental health after I suffered depression for many years and couldn't hold down a job. I also went to uni' as a mature student.

Even after the estrangement that lasted up to their death with no reconciliation, I carried the burden of blame and anger toward them all for too many years into adulthood which nearly destroyed me, disrupted every area of my life, put me off marriage and family life for good (I still remain childless and single for fear of ending up like my parents), and that overbearing pain overspilled into other faulty relationships and painful friendships that have since dissolved where I'd attracted other narcissists -a magnet to narcissism victims. It's a long story to go into in detail. When my parents did die (my brother didn't bother telling me they had, I found that out later on when I tracked him down) my parents had left their entire Estate to him and left me with nothing at all. My brother, who tried to make out that my 20 year estrangement was the reason for this decision - and was fully deserved, as a result - turned out to be a lie. They'd changed their Will just a few months after they'd found out that I'd got my degree (I had phoned them after getting it and neither bothered or wanted to come to my graduation) and, according to my brother, my father had claimed that I was schizophrenic (I had never been diagnosed with anything approaching that - it was entirely invented). Therefore, my parents' favouritism toward my brother was not imagined; it was real. Most normal parents, who are not narcissistic, would be proud of their child being the first to go to university and would want to attend their graduation like they did my brother's falling out parades in the Navy. For me, I had no such experience. They resented it, hated me for it and punished me for it. My brother, equally narcissistic, it turned out, has shown no empathy toward me or my situation at all and simply exploited the estrangement for his own financial gain, and has kept all the money, and we don't keep in touch. I have no family at all, but then I never really did even when I was in touch with them.

Through all this anguish, I came to Christ. All the same, over the years of estrangement that resulted from my awful family life, I'd become cynical and cold and distant and mistrustful. Even now I find relationships difficult. But after I found God who demonstrated infinite patience with me, and with growing wisdom and patience over the years, the pain of my past has become far less acute and my anger toward those who'd hurt me, less so as well. If it had not been for this experience, I may not have found God at all. For that reason alone, I am grateful for my past - sort of - even if my present doesn't look that great to others or even to me, sometimes. God is good.

Seek him and you will find and develop the mentality that with every bad episode in your life, there is usually a silver lining - if you look for it.

T. Parrish

2y↑1

Hello Pastor Mike, I am new to your channel and was listening to your 20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 8) Somebody asked you about should a Christian go to war. I am not even hinting that I thought that your answer was wrong. As a decorated veteran and a Christian who had to ask this very question many (Many,, MANY...) years ago, I was given what I thought is the best answer one could give , in such situations. I want to give this to you in hopes that you will consider,

Going to war using your superior strength, skill, and weaponry to take the life of a soldier on the opposite side is not murdering another person. The other person has an equal chance of taking you out as you do of removing him from the fray! As a soldier, sailor, airman or Marine you are a honored useful tool to be used for the purposes dictated by those who reign over you. You are hopefully following orders to "T" fighting and winning the battles set before you.

The example given to me all those years ago has stuck with me, is the one in 1st Samuel 17 is the story of David and Goliath. Most importantly to my point is verse 58, (setting the stage) David has Goliath's head and is brought by Abner to see King Saul. He's already been anointed by Samuel to be the next King of Israel, he's just won this decisive victory over a much larger, stronger, Philistine champion.

58 And Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?”
So David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”

Instead of boasting that he was going to at some point take Saul's place as King of Israel. He submits to the Authority of the 1st King of Israel, a man anointed by God. "I am the son of your servant..." Humility at it's finest. The attitude of humility you show towards those in authority over you, and those whom you are over should be one of equal humility as King David's is toward King Saul.

Sorry about the novel, I don't know how else to contact you directly. I hope that I have conveyed my message in a clear and concise way.

Thank you.

BlackCloud22

carmett

@Star Hello and don't worry too much about responding quickly, I also have been busy. I also pray that we are guided in the right direction as well as those around us.

For the extrabiblical/non cannon sources used, I need to know just a bit more on that but from what I do know is that many books rejected from the Church was because of things like having a inaccurate timeline or has things that go against teachings in confirmed books like saying that Jesus was just a human prophet. I do think that there is also the question of if the deciding of cannon was God-ordained or not.

About your claim of deception, I guess that makes sense but that would mean that even the apostles themselves were deceived and they were among the most significant figures who were told to spread the gospel. The apostles willingly worked with Paul and even in the non cannon sources (from what I know of) there is no mention of Paul teaching falsehood. There is things like in Clemetines Homilies and people claiming that Simon the magician and Paul are the same person but they give no evidence for it. I know that even the righteous can mess up or even be deceived but the ones who built the foundation of the early Church? How could we discern the truth if we can't even trust some of the words of the twelve?

Also, why is there only falsehoods only put in the NT but not the OT? I get false teachers and prophets being used to test the people but wouldn't also be strange if they couldn't even trust the Torah or the 10 commandments? I'm not too sure but falsehoods in the word used to test people is a very significant thing, wouldn't it only make sense for something like that to be mentioned? I am trying my best not to be close minded or bias but I really don't understand why the book that is the very foundation of the Christian faith would have lies within it, even with the cannon books.

If Paul's teachings are false then they would be extremely dangerous to the kingdom and the gospel message. How could the 12, the ones who knew Jesus personally, most likely studied his teachings, and dedicated the rest of their lives spreading his message, not pick that up? They definitely knew the true gospel and rejected any other. Kind of like Mike said, some of these clams have us either denying or taking out parts of God-breathed scripture. (Like Luke, Acts, or Peter.)

Again thank you for your time and adding your thoughts @Star. Sorry if I repeated myself or was unclear @Star or to anyone else reading this, feel free to also add your thoughts as well.

Star

2y↑1

@carmett Hello! I am extremely late responding for which I apologise. I've not spent much time on YouTube for a while.

To some extent I'd assume that credibility would be judged according to historical reliability and how well it matches with the Old Testament; but, I am unable to give you a set standard by which to judge the credibility of such texts as I, too, have questions concerning it. In regards to why the early Church rejected these books, I agree that this is something to look into and consider, but I have heard of the possibility of it being prophesied that the Church would be deceived for a time (though, my feelings about prophecies remain unchanged). (I'm editing my comment and adding this in response to your question of why God would allow falsehoods about how to be saved: Even in the OT, I believe it's in Deuteronomy, but I'll have to find the exact verse later, God is quoted saying that he would send false prophets as a test to Israel; and later on, in Judges I believe, He causes a number of prophets to speak falsely to one of Israel's kings for the purpose of sending him out to die in battle. So, it is, at least, possible that God could have allowed or even caused a lot of the early Church to be decieved in order to test them or for another reason.)

I thank you and pray that God guides us both. I also pray and hope that this topic (and any others that you may be looking into) do not cause you too much stress, as I personally have moments of angst in regards to learning accurate Biblical teachings.

I only asked about TrustinJC because some parts of your comment seemed pretty familiar. His video was actually the second I watched on the subject of Paul.

And, since it's been a while, I do wonder if you've learned anything that you find to be quite helpful in this matter? I've not been able to do as much study as I'd have liked to, but I do plan on getting back into it.

Star

Hello @carmett , nice to virtually meet you! First, yes, I am aware of what easy believism is. Second, concerning the third section of your comment, it would seem that I share your thoughts on these particular topics/ideas.

I'd like to ask you two things: (1) have you heard the argument that Paul going to the house of Judas was a "red flag"? I've listened to someone who seems to believe that it was literally the home of Judas Iscariot/Judas's family, and another person who aknowledges that it is unlikely his house, but considers it to still be a warning against Paul. I personally find this to be an argument that should be completely discarded (due to the fact that many names were shared among many people in those times), but if you happen to have other thoughts on it, I'd listen. (2) How much do you think prophecies way into your decision-making (it's night for me, I can't think of a better way to word that) concerning Paul? To me it seems like prophecies can be interpreted to fit anything, so I don't focus on them, too, heavily, but have you heard any that you'd consider to be pretty convincing?

In response to the final section of your comment: if you have any specific questions or ideas that you'd like me to give you my thoughts on, I'd be happy to, but, warning: this is still a relatively new topic to me. -- I might suggest looking into some books that I've heard used as support against Paul, including Clementine's Homilies, the Gospel of James, and the Gospel of Thomas. Honestly, I want to start doing more research into non-cannonical books. Specifically, looking into the history and claims of such books compared to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John. I've not yet started on this project, but soon.

Also, did you happen to watch a video against Paul uploaded by a YT channel named TrustinJC?

(If any parts of this seem to not really read well/smoothly, forgive me. I am very tired)

GuardianMeister

Good stuff! I would like to add this. There is a book written by Miles J Stanford, "Principles of Spiritual Growth," that I would highly recommend to any one. I got a way from "christian" books because there is a ton of junk out there and nothing anyone has written can compare with glorious Scripture. But this book is a rare find and one of the few I would recommend. In any case, in one of the chapters (forget which), Stanford notes that every instruction in the NT is rooted and grounded in the Cross. For example, for us to follow the verses you show there in Rom 12 is another expression of embracing the Cross. It is a form of "not my will but Yours be done." It is another rendering of "take up your cross daily and follow Me." Even the part about wrath. The cross of Christ does not deny the wrath of God. It affirms the wrath of God. Juxtaposing the above with this:

"For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross." (Col 1 : 19-20).

All things resolved in Christ. Even my bitterness can turn into sweet peace as I go THROUGH the Cross.

I would like to say one more thing. Many times I have heard pastors parroting this line: "Bitterness is like swallowing the poison and hoping the other person dies."

Ok, yes that's true. But they never point to the Cross! What kind of solution is that? That's just smacking people upside the head. Ok, had to get that bitterness off my chest. The poison was killing me.

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Sarah Zimmermann

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Mark Henry

R. Ramirez

@bowoflightning21 Amen

ReadTheLastPage

2y↑2

@Fabian Cortez are you saved? Born again? Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Does the Holy Spirit indwell you, guide and direct you? Do you experience God’s indwelling?

ReadTheLastPage

2y↑1

@bowoflightning21 amen

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sun.flower

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I’ve struggled with bitterness a lot and it didn’t make me a better human. I felt angry a lot and the feeling true love was gone. I prayed to God for the strength to forgive and the feeling his love what would help me to love other people. Over a few weeks I was really changed and feel more love and was able to forgive. Works can’t get you into heaven, but I want to behave like a true Christian because I want to show the love of Jesus to the people around me. And that being a Christian can really change you in a good way.

Veronica Matthews

@Ohboy 0

Susan Jolly

2y↑4

As you pray and seek God to help you become more like Jesus, you will slowly change and continue to change. “Be not weary in well doing, for in due time we shall reap if we fail not.” Don’t stop asking, knocking and seeking. Trust God.

Megan Tanju

2y↑1

@Ohboy you took the words out of my mouth. Praise the Lord. Thanks, @sun.flower

Janaina Ribeiro

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Believe in Jesus Christ and you will overcome your sins by obedience to him.

Paul Smith

Yes!!!

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Jill Summers

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I've been walking with the Lord for 3 year's now and every day I learn something new,but im struggling with praying for my enemies my 21 yr old daughter got jumped while she was with her 4 year old daughter at a child's party,we know who did it and we are trying to let the law handle it but that's not going no wear and from the first moment I found out I fell to my knees praying for the lord to help me let him handle it and to not take it in my own hands,I keep praying that he will keep me strong in his word and love, but im feeling guilty that my mind has bad thoughts onto those who jumped her

MB Wilson

2y↑1

@Keith , a Whosoever very nice comment and well stated. Thank you

Janaina Ribeiro

Why do you think Jesus endured the worst torture here on Earth VOLUNTARILY? He could've asked God to make his enemies' heads explode on the spot, it would've been right to do so as he was innocent and sinless, but he didn't. He endured. Why? When you contemplate the horrors of hell, your heart will soften towards those who do evil. They have no idea what awaits them if they don't repent. The person who did this to your daughter will be resurrected to be tormented forever in hell. She will be made to endure unending and unbearable suffering for all of eternity, because that is what she deserves even before she hurt your daughter. This will happen. Her crime against your family compounds her guilt exponentially. Pray for her. Pray that she repents and doesn't die to face such terrible retribution. God WILL repay. Pray for her.

Phootaphan

@KL I feel like I owe you a bit of an apology. I think I probably overreacted a little to your comment. I was angry at the time, more about Nunya's comment specifically, and I think I let some of that bleed over into what I said to you. I try to think through what I say when I respond to people in situations like this, but sometimes I'm not sure how much of my anger ends up coming through whether I mean for it too or not. I've been in situations before where either myself or someone close to me end up getting ganged up on because people don't take the time to find out the truth about a situation and start passing judgement for things we didn't do. So I probably took it a little more personally than I should have. I guess the irony of the situation is that I let my anger toward people making rash judgements cause me to make rash judgements about you.

Phootaphan

@Jill Summers As someone who has had plenty of less than favorable experiences with "church people" (although not as extreme as in your case, it sounds like), I will just say this: Don't give up. Groups of true believers who will support you and help you grow may be hard to find, but they are out there. KL is right about there being a lot of Christians in name only, and it can get exhausting trying to find the real ones through it all. But they do exist. Stay strong.

KL

@Jill Summers "Ignored," sister. Like I told Phootaphan above, most people who say they're Christian aren't Christian. But it is what it is because most atheists aren't atheists. A lot of church goers, even some staff and pastors, will even admit they're not Christian if you dig deep enough.

Attacking someone with a bottle is a serious crime. You should get elders and the pastor involved to deal with the matter in the church. If your daughter is truly innocent and the pastor and elders are too spineless to do anything, sadly a likely scenario, you should get police involved and find a real church. GB. Christianity is messy and real ones are rare. I pray you find some to help you through this terrible situation.

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2y↑7

Learning forgiveness is learning Jesus! Thanks for biblical answers!

Torie Boshears

2y↑21

Man I wish I would’ve caught this live!!!! Better late than never!

Kevin Wiebe

2y↑8

Around 59:00, Mike talks about helping listeners see the process of thinking biblically. A suggestion: at the end of each Q&A, Mike could give listeners a question to work through before the following session.

Corban Thomas

Good idea

ReadTheLastPage

2y↑3

I think that would be a great addition to this format. I think it really has the potential to grow this ministry and branch off into even more ways to be interactive. Great suggestion.

SquigMugz

2y↑8

Thanks for your teaching on bitterness and forgiveness. Iv been holding onto a lot of bitterness and now i can let go if it and pray for the Salvation of the people i felt angry toward as well as being reminded of the wrong things iv done to others that i repent of and am freely forgiven of by Christ. Thanks Mike <3 and Thank you God :)

Abraham Velasco

2y↑5

Mike, binging, studying & taking notes of your videos has made me feel like we are best friends

Anna Todaro

2y↑4

Q#7- I used to have a co-worker who read the terms and conditions EVERY TIME! Even one site we had to log in many times a day! He would read it each time. I asked him about it once a third time he was logging in on the same day and he said “In case they change it.”

Discovering Lisa

2y↑7

Becoming a Christian doesn't take away all of our sin, pain and anger. It makes it easier to bear because we have Christ to lean on. We don't suddenly become perfect and sinless when we come to Christ. We should strive to become better out of our love for Christ but this idea we suddenly shed sin and become angels is unrealistic and damaging to faith.

Ashley Jones

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Henock Gieskes

2y↑6

It’s not just you brother, I experience this too..

Timna O

Thankyou so much for this lesson Pr. Mike. I love what you said about the Psalms.

melissa reinwald

I loved listening to this! Thank You Pastor Mike!

Torah Singing Woman

2y↑1

How refreshing to hear you pronounce "ruach" correctly! Thank-you so much for your careful instruction in question 1. It brought me a great deal of comfort, and some conviction, some tears, and some hope.

GuardianMeister

Mike, I want to give you some serious props! I was a bit cynical when I opened the video, but man have you ever brought fresh perspective rooted in Scripture here. You have totally stimulated me to think more, deeper, better. Keep up the good work.

chrtistinanelson29

Question 1 - amen and thank you Pastor Mike. Such a blessing to me, the way you explained this. Grateful to God for you!!!

Ben L

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42:54 hey Mike I love your content. You have been so incredible in helping me learn so much. I used to believe it was fine to have images of Jesus in my home. I once had bought a painting from the girl who painted Jesus when she was 7 or 8 years old. But then after learning more about the Bible, and after getting saved, I prayed to God and asked Him if it was ok to keep the painting of Jesus. He immediately put in my head 1 Cor 10. I read it and got to verse 14 and it stood out to me where it says to flee from idolatry. God told me to remove that painting. This painting was so moving to people who saw it they admired it so much as if Jesus was in the room with us so I can see why the LORD pointed me to that Scripture. So from that day on I have removed any images portraying Jesus, the last supper, etc. I really believe we shouldn’t use the cherubim situation when God commanded Moses to create those specific images on the Arc of the Covenant as a reason to allow us to do the same. Just wanted to add my thoughts and give my input. God Bless brother! Keep up the amazing work! You’re awesome.

Fred R

It’s weird! I don’t look for it and I forgive them! But I’ve the years I’ve seen things not go to well for people who’ve come against me in life, business, and church! I was just sharing with my wife, and then you said it! Powerful!

Kirk Boswell

2y↑6

As Mike said, baptism is a personal choice. Always has been. For those "pressuring" you to get baptized "ASAP", they are wrong from the pressuring standpoint. The "ASAP" part can be viewed as concern for a family member who is still at risk. At the same time, baptism is also an instruction from God - i.e. it's a physical representation of an intellectual choice, so refusing to get baptized is simple disobedience of God's instructions. Delaying getting baptized is a personal choice. Just don't wait too long, because the longer you delay, the easier it will become for Satan to get his way.

Thérèse Servais

2y↑3

Sure but also important is to know what baptism represents. When you answer that question biblically, I think that it becomes clear why it is required : doubt vanishes and it's like an evidence to get baptised after you chose to believe. I've seen people baptised for wrong reasons or not knowing what it was all about. A good teaching about baptism can help. Blessings.

Tsunami FlipFlop

2y↑2

Brilliant stuff brother!

Jonathan Wortman

Thanks Pastor Mike! Also you gotta hear this awesome sermon by Voddie Baucham on abortion. So good and biblical

Derek Baumgartner

Thank you so much for these!

Matthew Cairns

2y↑1

I used to be pro extending life period. I’ve been an icu nurse for 8 years and I now question whether some of the life extended interventions we do are moral.

Mike did a great job explaining the gruesome nature of CPR.

Sheila Smith

Matthew: Making a terminal person as free of pain as possible, seems humane.
I would not allow the hospital personnel, to over medicate my terminal father with morphine, because it would rush his death. But neither would we allow him to be removed from water. Water was not going to extend his life, but removing it could cause him pain (dehydration) and rush his death.
Hospice facilities available at the time of my mother's terminal condition, confirmed no water would be given to my fully conscious mother. I said, no, and brought her to her home directly from the hospital, and I cared for her with assistance of in-home hospice care.
My position for me or those I love is to neither hurry or delay death, but make a person as comfortable as possible.

Stephen Bailey

2y↑3

"For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (Matt. 6:14-15)
"Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen." (1 John 4:20)

Daniel Boone

Thank God for your work, Pastor Mike!

Caroline Wilson

2y↑2

✨Mike this is so good!! Q #1 ✨

Larry Edwards

2y↑2

This makes my Friday nite thanks 👍👍

Little Red Riding Hood

Thank you Pastor Mike 🙌🌈⚓️❤️✝️

Bradley Daniels

Thanks Pastor Mike best topic it hits the heart❤️

KC STORYTIME

2y↑1

that is so beautiful to look onto Jesus look into his eyes when you feel pain of someone else's sin and in such softening our heart to the love of Jesus as he loves your brother and sister in christ as he loves you even with my sin.

DamonNomad82

I've thankfully never had to perform CPR, but my line of work (security guard) requires me to be certified for it and to occasionally go through "refresher" training, so I'm well aware of the physical damage it can do to the person on whom it is performed. Still, for the vast majority of people, they would prefer that to dying. That said, I would absolutely respect the wishes of anyone who clearly communicated DNR (on their ID or in any other way; I've heard one account of an unconscious person found in a river who had a tattoo that said "DNR".)

Megan Tanju

Wow pastor Mike I really needed the admonition you offered from the first question today. I thank God for His good Word and for you helping others to seek and find in scripture the wisdom we all need to apply to our lives.

Just Beth

2y↑8

Look at how God works! I needed this! My heart has been so hurt. Thank you Mike for allow Him to use you.

Robert Douglas

Ask and you receive.

Kirk Boswell

2y↑12

"DNR" - "Do Not Resuscitate". It means that if someone "dies" (loss of heartbeat and/or blood pressure), you DON'T go to extreme measures to get them "alive" again. If a DNR is honored as it was always intended, you are simply accommodating an informed medical decision. This DOESN'T mean that you do "nothing". It simply means that a loss of heartbeat and/or blood pressure is the endpoint of medical intervention. Please note, I've said nothing about lack of respiration. There can be a loss of respiration while STILL having pulse and blood pressure. DNR is completely separate from respiratory support UP TO THE POINT of LOSS of HEARTBEAT. As long as the true meaning of DNR is honored, there is NO "murder", or "manslaughter", or anything else. It is simply honoring a patient's wishes. It REALLY makes me angry when doctors see a DNR sticker and "assume" the patient doesn't want to be taken care of "normally". That's NOT what DNR is.
DNR does NOT mean "do nothing". DNR means STOP when heartbeat is lost.

Dave B

@Linden Peters Hey Linden, hope you are doing well. A DNR can be both. Heartbeat and or breathing. Some individuals don't want to be intubated and placed on a ventilator. Their expressed wishes are, if I stop breathing...let me go. Now, I've had some patients say, if my heart stops let me go but I'm ok with being intubated if I go into respiratory distress.
You said, "I very much doubt that if a healthy person stops breathing that their DNR would kick in"...my reply, if there is a person that's fairly healthy in the hospital, I doubt they would be a DNR to begin with. Most people are "full code" meaning we do everything. Some elderly patients and/or terminal patients don't wish to prolong life in an aggressive fashion...so they make themselves a DNR. If during their stay, their heart stops beating or they quit breathing...we let them go peacefully unless they direct us to do something different. Hope this clears up any confusion. Have a blessed day!!

Linden Peters

@Dave B Heartbeat and/or breathing? Do you mean "heartbeat with or without breathing"? I very much doubt that if a healthy person stops breathing that their DNR would kick in. If they choke on food, they are not breathing, but that doesn't mean they want to die. Isn't a DNR more related to medical death (heartbeat/ brain activity) and breathing is just one of many factors in that?

Sheila Smith

2y↑1

@Kirk Boswell As I have grown older, my realization is I can't trust doctors or medical experts or specialists.
This lack of trust makes decision making, even more difficult.

Kirk Boswell

@Sheila Smith - "allow the natural process........." True, at its simplest. Don't have any issues with that on its surface. I do have issues when doctors quit treating patients for their medical issues (that are fixable) and only give "comfort" orders once a DNR is signed. That isn't what a DNR is supposed to be - although I've seen doctors take that approach.

Sheila Smith

DNR: it means, allow the natural process of death, to happen.

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Troy Dershem

2y↑1

Hey Paster Mike, thank you for this message. I struggle often with anger and bitterness. A brother I served with turned me on to Psalm 37 that I have been reading on a daily basis for almost a week now. It has been helping me, and I pray this helps anyone who reads this comment. God bless.

❤ as for this year life starts at the sperm egg meeting
We as of this year can hear a
beating heart at 4 week while the most accepted they can Hear it at 6 weeks

Bernie Yorke

I wasn't bitter but my old church made me feel very hurt. I was organist for almost 20 yrs and when I left the community to move 30 miles away I received no acknowledgement at all. It was like I didn't exist.😢 that's been over 30 yrs and I've let it go but it still saddens me.

SeanVplayer

LOL...
When I saw this title my first thought was that someone had a problem with a Very funny movie, "Church People".
This message is a great example of how important the exercise of the core value of our walk of faith is.

Aidan Tyler

From an ambulance person. We are EMT's or Paramedics. Great teaching by the way!

Star

2y↑1

2y↑1

Thanks, Suzy Ann for your question as I have struggled with that too. I did not react to the hurt, I did not retaliate but, although I said nothing, I left the Church and found another. This was especially painful as these were "Christians " and I expected better from them. I did forgive them and, although the hurt remained, I wished them well and prayed for them. This was 6 months ago and 2 weeks ago, I heard that my former Church has closed.

R. Ramirez

Luke

I've entered my question several times on these but no luck. Guess I'll just keep trying. Love this podcast.

mamu klutze

A lot of people must be waiting just to enter their questions, I didn't even realize that was possible especially since he does it every Friday, hopefully you get through soon🙏🏽🙏🏽

Susan Jolly

As to identity: we find our identity in Christ. As we come to know more of Christ, our true identity becomes clearer.

45417jrobe

2y↑1

The question about would Satan ever be forgiven if he asked… What is the unforgivable sin

Janaina Ribeiro

For people who struggle with bitterness, please remember that whoever hates a brother is not in Christ. Christianity is not about you or your sensibilities, it is about dying to self to serve others. Sacrificial altruism, not reciprocity. If someone sins against you, confront them about it, follow Matthew 18. Fight your sin.

GuardianMeister

James Bouchard

"Bothered that the blood of Jesus is forgiving someone." I think this is such a key take away for honest reflection, conviction, and corrective instruction from the Spirit.

The flip side of progressive "Christianity's" attempts to give more grace than Christ.

Psalm27:10

2y↑2

#7.....Thanks alot! I never thought of it, but NOW! 😅🤣

GuardianMeister

Knight Abraham, I also understand you experience comfort praying on a rug. I agree with PM's advice and would also like to encourage you with a comfort far greater comfort than praying on a rug:

"For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and COMFORT of the Scriptures might have hope." Romans 15 : 4

Look to the comfort and patience of the Scriptures and you will naturally pull away from that practice as you experience the mediation of the Risen Christ in your heart.

colin macdonald

I believe the 2thess 2:13 passage to have a second coming context to it. Believers are saved through end times tribulation to glorification.

Brandon E.

Question 9-God chose, “you” to be saved by faith. In other words, God chose that those who have faith would be saved. Even in light of the verse, Gods grace is what saves. Having faith only saves because God graciously chose that those who had faith would be saved. There’s more to that verse, because he talks about them being the first fruits. It could be in reference to them being alive when the messiah came as opposed to being alive earlier or later, graciously allowing them to be amongst the first to be saved by faith in Jesus.

Cesar Gonzalez

2y↑3

“fly little birdie, fly” 🤣

Tracy Karol

Thank you for this today.

Claussens Winter

2y↑1

Just a thought in regard to the question "If Satan repented, would God forgive Him." Satan, never taking on human form, but rather a created Angel, who was God's highest-ranking Angel, cursed against the Spirit, rejecting God and wanting to take His place. The only unpardonable, unforgivable sin is the cursing of the spirit. Satan was then kicked out of Heaven, never to return.

Chris Chris

43:30 I find this to be an issue more with the Orthodox Community where Icons are so heavily integrated in worship that it becomes a huge part of the identity of the community itself, even though there isn't any real biblical argument for treating icons/art to such an extreme venerated degree. I know a couple of friends who were protestant and became Orthodox and their biggest complaint was "The art is beautiful and really cool, but this also feels borderline idolatrous." While the bible clearly shows no issue with depicting spiritual beings in artwork or designs, you would be hard pressed to find ANY evidence of Israelites/Jews making art of God throughout history. To add to that, the concept of making extensive artwork of "respected saints" is also not a concept in the bible. We have no evidence that Israelites suddenly started making artwork of Jeremiah and putting it in the temple or artwork of Moses and started placing it on the walls of the temple to help them worship God better.

I don't think extensive iconography/art is a sin in itself (since we are under a new covenant), but I also think that the same mentality of the old covenant still applies, and the 10 commandments were never done away with so there is no reason to believe commandment number 2 is suddenly gone just because Jesus showed up.