Every 21st Century Christian Should Listen to This Exhortation!

In this enlightening discussion, Christian apologist Calvin Smith delves into the profound reality of spiritual warfare. As believers, we are in a constant battle not against the flesh, but against unseen spiritual forces.
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  • @wulfclaw4921
    @wulfclaw49218 ай бұрын

    Against all odds, against what we see and feel and consider may be our end.... God rises up and destroys those who seek our peril. He IS ALMIGHTY AND NEVER FAILS US !

  • @kaylenehousego8929
    @kaylenehousego89298 ай бұрын

    Blessings and appreciation from Sydney Australia .

  • @Kiki-fe2le
    @Kiki-fe2le8 ай бұрын

    Amen! I want to equip my children to witness to the Lord. I need to practice debating with others too.

  • @razark9

    @razark9

    3 ай бұрын

    You mean indoctrinate your children?

  • @thedarknightmedic6187
    @thedarknightmedic61878 ай бұрын

    Amen

  • @cliveandersonjr.8758
    @cliveandersonjr.87588 ай бұрын

    Love these weekly videos on Friday! Keep up the great work! God Bless! 🙏

  • @dario3424
    @dario34246 ай бұрын

    Glory to God

  • @Rydonattelo
    @Rydonattelo8 ай бұрын

    Onward Christian soldiers. ✝️ We will build a new Jerusalem 🕊

  • @Legend-mg2ry

    @Legend-mg2ry

    8 ай бұрын

    🤦‍♂️

  • @rf7477

    @rf7477

    8 ай бұрын

    No, you won't. You hate each other.

  • @statutesofthelord

    @statutesofthelord

    8 ай бұрын

    Revelation 21:2 And I saw the holy city-the new Jerusalem-descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.

  • @Rydonattelo

    @Rydonattelo

    8 ай бұрын

    @@statutesofthelord 🕊📜🔥✝️

  • @rf7477

    @rf7477

    8 ай бұрын

    @@statutesofthelord A city descending from on high? That kinda contradicts the "we will build a new jerusalem". You people will say any damn silly thing.

  • @flatearthevidence8473
    @flatearthevidence84737 ай бұрын

    Note Jesus said you have not chosen me but I have chosen you. Saints are predestinated, called, sanctified and glorified which means they do not die but go to heaven. Everyone is judged according to their ways. The just go back into life on the new earth. The Bible says all those whose names are not in the book of life will take the mark of the beast so God knows exactly who is condemned. Sorry I have to write multiple entries because the session times out and I lose the text I have written.

  • @Kiki-fe2le
    @Kiki-fe2le8 ай бұрын

    God bless you!

  • @ErikSvansbo
    @ErikSvansbo8 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Very encouraging! God bless you!

  • @alexferreira2160
    @alexferreira21608 ай бұрын

    Amen...

  • @refuse2bdcvd324
    @refuse2bdcvd3248 ай бұрын

    FACTS!

  • @rf7477

    @rf7477

    8 ай бұрын

    As soon as you invent a god facts become redundant.

  • @refuse2bdcvd324

    @refuse2bdcvd324

    8 ай бұрын

    @@rf7477 no, the facts are conclusive.

  • @davidreynal2985
    @davidreynal29856 ай бұрын

    So good!

  • @karencahill4798
    @karencahill47988 ай бұрын

    Very thorough and informative presentation.🙏🏼

  • @rf7477

    @rf7477

    8 ай бұрын

    It is a very bad idea to pretend that religion is philosophy. It is superstition. The obvious fact that most of the armies of the world are given divine blessing indicates fraudulent piety.

  • @Victor-wi7vr
    @Victor-wi7vr8 ай бұрын

    Keep up the great work.

  • @flatearthevidence8473
    @flatearthevidence84737 ай бұрын

    I learned the Bible myself and did not go to church though I listened to pastors on-line. I went into the streets warning of the second coming. At first I was overwhelmed by the interactions but each time I would resolve any issues I had discussed. I did not consider apologetics. The capacity for someone to serve God comes from dedication to God and experience. Reading the Bible. Praying to God. Abstaining from all appearance of evil and not vexing the Holy Spirit. Knowing and having the Holy Spirit. War is judgment from God. God stirred up adversaries to Israel when it was disobedient. Man brings judgment upon himself. Nebuchadnezzar was God's servant and God used Babylon to judge Tyre, Israel and Egypt. Then God judged Babylon. The Bible does not say only Christians are saved. It says death is judgment and those that have lived well go into life. That is the great white throne judgment. The just have no need of repentance. Acts 24:15, 1 Timothy 4:10, Hebrews 9:27, John 3 and 5, Romans 2, Revelation 20-22. Saints do not die. They go to heaven.

  • @dantealgre5631
    @dantealgre56318 ай бұрын

    Respect and love from a nation that lives no more 🙏🙏

  • @loretta62baca

    @loretta62baca

    8 ай бұрын

    May I ask what nation are you referring to? Smile God loves you ❤

  • @dantealgre5631

    @dantealgre5631

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@loretta62baca my nation

  • @loretta62baca

    @loretta62baca

    8 ай бұрын

    @@dantealgre5631 Oh ok 🤣 So it needs a new life?

  • @dantealgre5631

    @dantealgre5631

    8 ай бұрын

    @@loretta62baca no it's need the return of Jesus christ he is the only one who can bring it to life again

  • @loretta62baca

    @loretta62baca

    8 ай бұрын

    @@dantealgre5631 Amén.

  • @idoldissr
    @idoldissr8 ай бұрын

    Excellent!!

  • @Bomtombadi1

    @Bomtombadi1

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah loaded language and propaganda and imagery implying you are literally at war is ever so excellent.

  • @idoldissr

    @idoldissr

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Bomtombadi1 You're not paying attention.

  • @Starfiber1
    @Starfiber18 ай бұрын

    Cool tie!

  • @calvinsmith7575

    @calvinsmith7575

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Thrift stores are the best! : )

  • @flatearthevidence8473
    @flatearthevidence84737 ай бұрын

    The Bible says God gives man his knowledge. God gave Moses the knowledge for the tabernacle and David knowledge for the Temple, He also gave the skills for the workers It's no surprise that we have all these advancements 2000 years / 40 jubilees after the death of Jesus. All the signs are he's coming back soon and all the good things will be for those that do not take the mark and remain after the 7 year judgment.

  • @bufordghoons9981
    @bufordghoons99818 ай бұрын

    The bible is the most effective weapon we have. “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” --Hebrews 4:12 It also helps to know some Kung Fu.

  • @rf7477

    @rf7477

    8 ай бұрын

    Actually the cruel and devious men that wrote the bible realized a long time ago that the best weapon of torment is the invisible one.

  • @bufordghoons9981

    @bufordghoons9981

    8 ай бұрын

    @@rf7477 As opposed to Ghengis Khan, Mao, Hitler, Stalin, and the millions of babies murdered by Planned Parenthood.

  • @feetyeet8538
    @feetyeet85388 ай бұрын

    Jesus is the only way to heaven Being a good person won’t get you there. “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV Repent from your sin(disobedience to God) and turn to God and follow Him so that you will be saved “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬ “No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭13‬:‭3‬ ‭ESV

  • @rf7477

    @rf7477

    8 ай бұрын

    I notice that you are cherry picking from the bible. You must allow me to do the same. Matthew 3.11 says that John baptized for repentance. jesus has no need of repentance. Luke 3.10 has jesus being baptized while John is in prison. Matthew 21.1 has jesus riding on two donkeys going into Jerusalem. Everyone else says one donkey. There are hundreds of contradictions like that in the NT. There are about a dozen or so writers of the the NT. John never mentions virgin birth. In fact only Matthew and Luke mention it and their accounts are extravagantly contradictory. Most of the NT was written decades after jesus death by a pack of lazy liars putting contradictory words into jesus mouth. Your quote from John 14.6 is an absurdity because it clearly excludes stillborn children.

  • @statutesofthelord

    @statutesofthelord

    8 ай бұрын

    @@rf7477rf, You are outright lying. First, Jesus knew he didn't need to be baptized, but told John to do it anyway as an example. Luke 3:10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? Please repent, pick up a Holy Bible, and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you into all truth, then follow it. Your soul's destination depends on it.

  • @rf7477

    @rf7477

    8 ай бұрын

    @@statutesofthelord An example of what? Baptism was a jewish ritual before John the baptist took it up. I have read the bible more than you. The NT is an appalling pack of lies and contradictions. John the baptist never became a follower of jesus because he already had his own group of followers. You call me a liar but phonies like you can't even tell me why virgin birth was necessary. Your lot has still not confessed to the fatal contradiction of jesus being a direct male descendant of David AND having a virgin birth. A ridiculous inconsistency and quite typical of the pagan nonsense known as "christianity". You and your filthy religion are unfit to carry a message of truth.

  • @dwightwhitman2781

    @dwightwhitman2781

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@rf7477 what you listed isn't a contradiction. does the fact that one account mentions the cost as well as having been brought to Jesus negate the fact that Jesus ride on one donkey? NO. Jesus rode on the donkey, not the colt. so one account mentioned the donkey he ride on. the other account gave extra details.

  • @rf7477

    @rf7477

    8 ай бұрын

    @@dwightwhitman2781 Matthew 21.7 "and they put their cloaks on them and he sat on them". Please be more honest. Matthew clearly fudged Zechariah 9.9. Matthew was probably the worst of the liars in the NT. I can give you at least 100 examples of this sort of nonsense in the NT but I would just be wasting your time.

  • @Sunburst6520
    @Sunburst65208 ай бұрын

    Matthew 25: 1-13 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

  • @joym3415
    @joym34157 ай бұрын

    🤯

  • @throckmortensnivel2850
    @throckmortensnivel28505 ай бұрын

    If the bible is truly the word of god, why does one need to study apologetics? Studying apologetics is, perforce, accepting someone's interpretation of the word of god, and how does one know whether their interpretation is the correct one?

  • @calvinsmith7575

    @calvinsmith7575

    3 ай бұрын

    The word of God says to destroy stumbling blocks and remove obstacles that may impede belief and faith in God and His word. 1 Peter 3:15 says to have answers for the reasons for our faith. We are to serve people at their needs, spiritual, physical and intellectual.

  • @throckmortensnivel2850

    @throckmortensnivel2850

    3 ай бұрын

    @@calvinsmith7575 "Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye."

  • @Lonewolf---
    @Lonewolf---8 ай бұрын

    He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake. ~ *Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town*

  • @richardclark4692

    @richardclark4692

    8 ай бұрын

    Actually that came from the catholic church blending pagan holidays mixed with Christianity, the catholic church is the great whore of revelations and the mother of harlots, ( the denominations that came out of her) , there is a way that seems right unto a man but the end there of is death, when the antichrist shows up many will be deceived by him, including some believers ( the great falling away ) before he is revealed, have you repented of your sins ? If not eternal destruction awaits , broad is the way that leads to destruction and many go there in, narrow is the way that leads to life and few there be that find it, BELIEVE AND RECEIVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, REPENT OF YOUR SINS BEFORE ITS TOO LATE,

  • @CaptainFantastic222
    @CaptainFantastic2228 ай бұрын

    These people scare the hell out of me

  • @Bomtombadi1

    @Bomtombadi1

    8 ай бұрын

    The imagery he uses is concerning. Propaganda such as this is what encourages violence.

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodin1559
    @yourfriendlyneighborhoodin15597 ай бұрын

    Wow. This video was posted one day before the Hamas attack on Israel.

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodin1559

    @yourfriendlyneighborhoodin1559

    7 ай бұрын

    Posted October 6th the attack took place in the morning on October 7th.

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodin1559

    @yourfriendlyneighborhoodin1559

    7 ай бұрын

    How do you get to hell? Very simple: claim that you're innocent. How do you get to heaven? Very simple: Admit that you're not Innocent, you're guilty and ask for mercy. How to know if you're guilty or not? Simply: Compare your life to the Ten Commandments God gave you in the Bible. Everyone agrees that if people followed the ten commandments there would be no need for governments or police. Do not lie. Do not steal. Do not commit adultery. Do not insult God by using his name as a cuss word. There are six more but let's just leave it at that. How many lies have you told in your life? Have you ever taken anything that didn't belong to you? Jesus said, if you look at a women lustfully you've already committed adultery in your heart with that woman. How many times a day do you do that? Do you use God's name as a cuss word? Would you do that with your own mother's name? If you answer these questions honestly you know that you're guilty. God can justly punish you and send you to hell. Ask him for mercy. His name is Jesus. It's as simple as this, The Ten Commandments are called the moral law. You and I broke God's laws. Jesus paid the fine. The fine is death. Ezekiel 18:20 - "The soul who sins shall die." That's why Jesus had to die on the cross for our sins. This is why God is able to give us Mercy. Option A. You die for your own sins. Option B. Ask for mercy and accept that Jesus died on the cross for you []

  • @patriot9455
    @patriot94558 ай бұрын

    A gambling site has an ad on this video, the believers reject the concept of sports gambling.

  • @PopelPL

    @PopelPL

    8 ай бұрын

    Thats not how youtOObe work.

  • @MrReasonabubble
    @MrReasonabubble8 ай бұрын

    I must say that it's refreshing to be recommended an AiG video that is _not_ dedicated to making spurious arguments against evolutionary theory. I even somewhat enjoyed this! If I were a believer, I'm sure I would have found it educational and encouraging. As a non-believer, I'd say it's well researched, slickly produced, coherent and well presented. Calvin, if all of your videos were like this one then I'd have no complaints at all! 😊

  • @noneyabidness9644

    @noneyabidness9644

    8 ай бұрын

    Factual arguments against evolution, not spurious, not at all.

  • @Jewonastick

    @Jewonastick

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@noneyabidness9644Then why won't they debate actual biologist? Why won't they debate experts in genetics? Why won't they present their peer reviewed scientific research that confirms what they claim? I know the answer... Do you?

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodin1559
    @yourfriendlyneighborhoodin15597 ай бұрын

    How do you get to hell? Very simple: claim that you're innocent. How do you get to heaven? Very simple: Admit that you're not Innocent, you're guilty and ask for mercy. How to know if you're guilty or not? Simply: Compare your life to the Ten Commandments God gave you in the Bible. Everyone agrees that if people followed the ten commandments there would be no need for governments or police. Do not lie. Do not steal. Do not commit adultery. Do not insult God by using his name as a cuss word. There are six more but let's just leave it at that. How many lies have you told in your life? Have you ever taken anything that didn't belong to you? Jesus said, if you look at a women lustfully you've already committed adultery in your heart with that woman. How many times a day do you do that? Do you use God's name as a cuss word? Would you do that with your own mother's name? If you answer these questions honestly you know that you're guilty. God can justly punish you and send you to hell. Ask him for mercy. His name is Jesus. It's as simple as this, The Ten Commandments are called the moral law. You and I broke God's laws. Jesus paid the fine. The fine is death. Ezekiel 18:20 - "The soul who sins shall die." That's why Jesus had to die on the cross for our sins. This is why God is able to give us Mercy. Option A. You die for your own sins. Option B. Ask for mercy and accept that Jesus died on the cross for you ...

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodin1559

    @yourfriendlyneighborhoodin1559

    7 ай бұрын

    Have you ever read the next 5 verses? John 3:16 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”

  • @annieoaktree6774
    @annieoaktree67748 ай бұрын

    You're at war with reality. Reality will win.

  • @noneyabidness9644

    @noneyabidness9644

    8 ай бұрын

    Projection won't save you.

  • @Legend-mg2ry

    @Legend-mg2ry

    8 ай бұрын

    @@noneyabidness9644an imaginary sky daddy won’t save you.

  • @noneyabidness9644

    @noneyabidness9644

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Legend-mg2ry of course not. The scientifically proven sky daddy is who saves. 😉

  • @Legend-mg2ry

    @Legend-mg2ry

    8 ай бұрын

    @@noneyabidness9644 saves us from what? Himself?

  • @noneyabidness9644

    @noneyabidness9644

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Legend-mg2ry ourselves, actually. You see, the corrupt have one, inevitable and invariable destiny. Even if God did nothing, we'd come to a miserable end. Only perfection inherits eternity. And we aren't perfect without Him.

  • @chiptowers1
    @chiptowers18 ай бұрын

    But there is no such thing as sin because so called sin is just an action of ones current environment or a chemical imbalance self inflicted or not. If there was no religions, then there would be no wars. But since there is religions and their scriptures say that God is perfect and created perfect, then that would mean we humans are perfect which means there is no such thing as sin. God required fire to create and in that mix God created Satan so if fire is a good thing and required then Satan must be a good thing and required. As for morality, well thats already imprinted within all intelligent species and its most basic moral law is " live and let Live', because, the physical source that formed the intelligent would not destroy another physical source , because that would be like destroying itself, because then there would be no reproductive system to reproduce and evolve. Hello! that answer is not in Genesis.

  • @somethingtothinkabout167

    @somethingtothinkabout167

    8 ай бұрын

    Then why do athiests fight each other?

  • @chiptowers1

    @chiptowers1

    8 ай бұрын

    @@somethingtothinkabout167 how do you know its atheists fighting each other.

  • @somethingtothinkabout167

    @somethingtothinkabout167

    8 ай бұрын

    @@chiptowers1 who are athiests? Are you saying athiests dont fight for what they believe in?

  • @chiptowers1

    @chiptowers1

    8 ай бұрын

    @@somethingtothinkabout167 do you see a question mark at the end of my sentence. Ok for your benefit I will ask it as a question. How do you know its atheists fighting each other?

  • @somethingtothinkabout167

    @somethingtothinkabout167

    8 ай бұрын

    @@chiptowers1 which athiests are you talking about?

  • @msmd3295
    @msmd32958 ай бұрын

    The "problem" IS SCRIPTURE. Scripture if it is anything, is nothing more than a description of human nature. Anyone sufficiently industrious and creative can write stories about humankind. And it doesn't take a genius to understand human nature since everyone lives it every day. Unfortunately... scripture puts the blame for the things we do wrong on US. And the reason for that is Adam and Eve made a wrong choice due to their "free will". The "truth" of the matter is the fact that the universe is made of "matter" and matter is inherently IMPERFECT. Sentient beings in the material universe are Bound to make wrong choices. If one accepts the idea that god created everything and every thing is made of matter than if humankind has any faults it is god's doing because god should've known that material beings are inherently incapable of making consistent "right" choices. So humankind may have free will but our very nature is that of imperfection. Thus an all knowing god either should've known it was creating imperfect beings or god set limits upon US that by our very nature were incapable of living up to them. And since scripture puts the blame on humankind, scripture then is WRONG.

  • @neohleza24

    @neohleza24

    8 ай бұрын

    That is a notable refutation against the inspired word of God, however I must be frank brother, that it is a naive and slippery one if it all assumes that God must be wrong because of how we act ourselves. Freewill means voluntary action.. God has nothing to do with how you act and yet how do we so often come to the unreasonable conclusion that He must be the problem? The Biblical account in Genesis illustrates that we were made a perfect creation and we were meant to rule with Yahweh here on earth but we chose to do it on our own accord and consequently that set off a long and bloody chain of events showing the decension of human nature, from the 1st ever recorded murder to the modern grotesque aspects of a person. All this is man wanting to do things apart from God or even becoming like him which as you know yields detrimental effects, demonstrated by some classic Hollywood movies. Humans playing God will never, ever work out. Consider this crude example. Your mother begot you into this world. She basically has the right to say she created you, yet is she ultimately your puppet master? You still have Freewill no less. The best she can do in raising you will be to advice you and guide you through your ways in life. You have all the autonomy to decide if you wanna heed to her instructions. If you go your way she won't stop you but if it all all goes wrong in that choice, how is it fair to now criticize her for birthing you? Or is this a mere demonstration of the sheer inaccountability of an individual? We fear owning up to our own actions in relation to other people because of unyielding human pride. How much more when it comes to God? I must admit the thought of that seems to evoke the unwarranted hatred towards God when it comes to many. Your own comment subtextualizes some of this. The point is God gave us his instruction, written by those who bore witness to his work on earth. Some of it comes down as stories, history, allegory, prophecy and even warning. I suggest we take the warnings from a book over thousands of years old (millenia!!) that rightly claims to be the word of God very seriously..

  • @alicedozier2691

    @alicedozier2691

    8 ай бұрын

    Amen

  • @msmd3295

    @msmd3295

    8 ай бұрын

    @@neohleza24 But god DID chose your "nature". If god created all of the universe then god was the "painter". Does a painting have control over what it ends up being? Of course NOT. It is what the painter made it. Now consider this... IF god made us, then god determined our nature. If our nature is to choose wrong, that's not our fault. Instead it is the fault of the painter, god. Since everyone and everything is made of MATTER and according to the science of physics matter is inherently imperfect. Why? Philosophically if something is "perfect" it would be so unique that for it to change would make it imperfect. Yet we know that matter is in a constant state of change. Energy changes into matter, matter combines to make other elements, energy can be released from matter, etc. Atoms and molecules combine and break down, etc. Now... as the creator, shouldn't god have known that making a universe out of matter, that universe and the things in it would be imperfect? Believe me, I'm NOT naive about human nature. I've been studying for 5 decades. I've served in the military, worked for private social services and for the government. I have a post high school degree in the social sciences. But one thing I've been my entire life... a "truth" seeker. And truth is not what one wants or imagines. Truth is what can be supported with empirical facts because facts have no biases. It is "naive" of you if you believe otherwise. Don't have a good day... have a GREAT day!! 🤣

  • @richardclark4692

    @richardclark4692

    8 ай бұрын

    The beautiful thing about God is he gave us free will , we all have a choice , you can choose to be an alcoholic, drug addict, glutten whoremunger , murderer, caregiver , encourager, helper, teacher , servant , of God or servant of Satan, YOUR CHOICE , I hope you choose Life ,

  • @neohleza24

    @neohleza24

    8 ай бұрын

    @msmd3295 Thank you for the kind wishes brother, unfortunately my day did not go as well as you have wished 💔 but I will forge on ahead in the knowledge that i have a God to depend on and will find relief in him no matter the happenstances. It's a beautiful and merciful thing really. " Come unto me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" Matthew 11:28 "Také my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest unto your souls" Matthew 11:29 "For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:30 Nevertheless as far as your argument that God supposedly created the wrong kind of human nature, that is a non sequitir my friend because as @robertszontagh1297 pointed out, we have free will to either obey God and live by his words and consequently live redemptive lives unto death & salvation or go about acting like he doesn't exist and cause all kinds of atrocities along the way. Not that those are the only two options but the simple matter of the fact objectively is, we have the best form of nature by any reasonable standard because we inherently have the inborn right to choose what to make of reality and it is better than not being given a choice at all or any other alternatives that anybody not even you can offer. Human nature is often malleable and because we are sentient having being made in God's image unlike any other creature in all creation, it is not rational to compare us as a race, to monotonous paintings on a canvas because thanks to God we are a far superior creation to that. A painting does not have Freewill, does not think, cannot choose. Therefore that example does not carry the weight of this discussion. Humans do what they please, paintings don't. It is far better to compare rather, humans to the painters themselves because that's how complex we are, being capable to create & produce art ourselves and instead of blaming God for this. We should be amazed at how incredible of a creator he his to make us so. Saying matter is imperfect from a philosophical standpoint does not make God a flawed being. Is not the air you're breathing made of the same matter? Is not the food you eat made from the same matter? Are you calling food imperfect? Are you not made of matter yourself? How is it imperfect then if matter is what nourishes us and sustains us and lack thereof would result in our deaths and the death of the universe as we know it. If it achieves it's purpose then of what need does it have to be perfect? Perfect by what standard? Please my friend, you have to understand that all these questions you pose while being great thoughts and queries to ponder, only amount to ideological objections and do not do anything to erase God because he is & always was there. Some of us just take longer to figure it out. I can deny and ignore that my mother exists but all that doesn't do anything to remove her from existance. She is still my mother. I appreciate that you are a truth seeker and I hope that you'll indeed come to the truth of Christ one day, who is God's revelation here on earth. If you need evidence for God then Christ is your answer. He died and rose on the cross and many scholars and philosophers agree to him dying and then mysteriously disappearing in his tomb which was sealed solid shut. Read the gospels and that's where you'll find the truth. I'll tell you if people did this, then they wouldn't need to ask about evidence because Jesus is the evidence. " these are written that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God and that believing, you might have life through his name" John 20:31

  • @rf7477
    @rf74778 ай бұрын

    I cannot think of a greater paradox than to kill someone in the name of a god.

  • @hansdemos6510
    @hansdemos65108 ай бұрын

    Please note that Mr. Smith does *_not_* advise his audience to gain knowledge of actual science, but rather to study efficient answers to possibly thorny questions or doubts about their own presupposed and dogmatic beliefs. I think such a disingenuous approach will backfire when people realize that Mr. Klein's "apologetics" are a poor substitute for real knowledge.

  • @patriot9455

    @patriot9455

    8 ай бұрын

    Your presumption seems to be the false Idea that Christians have no idea that science exists, when the facts and theories represented as settled scientific fact are touted constantly as the real deal. If a person does not see what is being called settled fact, they probably are not proclaiming Biblical Truth to those around them. They may not even be aware of the truth and lies being told to and about them. having a good base of the knowledge involved in physical science can be valuable in using true facts, as presented in nature, to show the false scientificality used by the ones who refuse to consider any view but their own.

  • @Jewonastick

    @Jewonastick

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@patriot9455Absolute nonsense. Have you ever read the "statement of faith" on AIG their website? They openly admit that they are willing to IGNORE science when it conflicts with their religious beliefs.... How can an organization like that be a source of truth?

  • @hansdemos6510

    @hansdemos6510

    8 ай бұрын

    @@patriot9455 You said: _" Your presumption seems to be the false Idea that Christians have no idea that science exists, ..."_ Why would you think that? I am only analyzing what Mr. -Klein- Smith [edited] is presenting in this clip. He very clearly does *_not_* tell his audience to study science, but rather study only those bits and bobs of science that can serve to answer thorny questions about their faith. Do you dispute that this is what he is doing? You said: _"If a person does not see what is being called settled fact, they probably are not proclaiming Biblical Truth to those around them."_ I don't understand what that means. You said: _"They may not even be aware of the truth and lies being told to and about them. having a good base of the knowledge involved in physical science can be valuable in using true facts, as presented in nature, to show the false scientificality used by the ones who refuse to consider any view but their own."_ It seems that you believe there is some worldwide conspiracy of people who present non-science as science. This is a claim that needs evidence. I would be interested to hear that evidence, but I will not hold my breath.

  • @calvinsmith7575

    @calvinsmith7575

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Jewonastick We don't ignore observational science. Just faulty evolutionary presuppositions that have no repeatable, observational basis... : )

  • @Jewonastick

    @Jewonastick

    3 ай бұрын

    @@calvinsmith7575 There's no such thing as "observational science". Much, if not most of science relies on indirect observations... it is an explanation of how the phenomenon of biological evolution occurs. The phenomenon of biological evolution is a fact about our world. The phenomenon is, rather simply, that organisms change over time. A one line description often used is “changes in allele frequencies within a population over time.” The scientific theory of evolution is the explanation of observed facts. It's based on tests, observations, and the ability to create extremely detailed models that are being confirmed to be correct again and again and again. It's those observations and tests that must be reproducible... Not the phenomenon itself. Observations and tests both show that the phenomenon does in fact occur and of the numerous components of the formal scientific theory that explains the phenomenon have been going on constantly for over 150 years. There is no legitimate question about the phenomenon being real and the theory is very arguably the most thoroughly confirmed and supported theory in modern science.

  • @jockyoung4491
    @jockyoung44918 ай бұрын

    Alternatively, you could just let everybody worship the way they want to and mind your own business. If you want to believe, then believe. It's not a "war."

  • @xX0IRIDIUM0Xx

    @xX0IRIDIUM0Xx

    8 ай бұрын

    it is a spiritual war

  • @firecloud77

    @firecloud77

    8 ай бұрын

    *"Alternatively, you could just let everybody worship the way they want to and mind your own business."* Show us where he argued that people should be prohibited from worshipping the way they want to.

  • @alanpfeiffer9686

    @alanpfeiffer9686

    8 ай бұрын

    32Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. 33But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.

  • @jockyoung4491

    @jockyoung4491

    8 ай бұрын

    @@xX0IRIDIUM0Xx What does that mean? A war against spirits? I just don't get why there's always such a push to convince OTHER people. If you want to be a good person, then just do so.

  • @appaloosa42

    @appaloosa42

    8 ай бұрын

    Another argument ad hominem. Has no legitimate counter so says’ why dont you just agree i’m right!”

  • @firecloud77
    @firecloud778 ай бұрын

    The censorship on this channel is unpredictable. So I am going to unsubscribe.

  • @Starfiber1

    @Starfiber1

    8 ай бұрын

    Hey Firecloud77! Your responses in the comments lately have been amazing! Sad to hear your unsubscribing. Could you expound on your censorship statement?

  • @noneyabidness9644

    @noneyabidness9644

    8 ай бұрын

    Indeed. Claiming censorship, without even a single example, leaves more questions than answers.

  • @firecloud77

    @firecloud77

    8 ай бұрын

    @@noneyabidness9644 I have responded to people's comments, and then wondered why they didn't respond to mine. So I open the URL in an Incognito window only to see that my comment has been hidden from the comment section. I am the only one who can see my comment. This is known as shadow banning. This has occurred numerous times. I am tired of it. It ruins the flow of conversation. There are obviously certain words that are prohibited, but I haven't been able to determine which ones. If I cited an example of a comment that was censored (usually quite lengthy), then you wouldn't be able to see it.. because it's censored.

  • @firecloud77

    @firecloud77

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Starfiber1 Thanks Starfiber, I appreciate the compliment. But if I can't fully express myself then I feel like I'm wasting my time.

  • @noneyabidness9644

    @noneyabidness9644

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes, that happened in your reply to me. I had to go to newest (which is basically "all comments") and find your post to read your reply. I received no alert. And you are correct, as to why, but it isn't the channel, it is the platform.

  • @razark9
    @razark98 ай бұрын

    More fundamentalist propaganda. I can always trust AiG to deliver on the propaganda front.

  • @calvinsmith7575

    @calvinsmith7575

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your algorithmic contribution. : )

  • @razark9

    @razark9

    3 ай бұрын

    @@calvinsmith7575 The algorithm doesn't promote pseudoscience or conspiracy theories so I'm good. :)

  • @taylorwatson-phillips9449

    @taylorwatson-phillips9449

    Ай бұрын

    So, if you don't approve of the videos from this particular organization.....why do you keep visiting them?

  • @razark9

    @razark9

    Ай бұрын

    @@taylorwatson-phillips9449 Because the creators of these videos keeps lying, keeps pushing misinformation.

  • @noneyabidness9644
    @noneyabidness96448 ай бұрын

    It's the same arguments over and over and over again. If you've been evangelizing for a year, you've heard 99% of the arguments a thousand times over.

  • @calvinsmith7575

    @calvinsmith7575

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your algorithmic contribution! : )

  • @markmerry1471
    @markmerry14718 ай бұрын

    YOU GOT NO BLOODY HOPE