Thank you all for watching the video! 😁 If you are reading this, know that I have already prayed for all who watch this video and the conversion of their loved ones :) God bless you!

@lauramarec5731

23 күн бұрын

Thank you for your prayers! I have learned a lot with your video about bringing my daughter and her husband back to the Church. God bless you also!

This is extremely timely and helpful to me, who is surrounded by materialists, atheists, and pragmatics.

@CameronRiecker

23 күн бұрын

I am glad you found this helpful 😄 God bless you!

Ora et labora (pray and work)- I learned from the Benedictine nuns that pursuing excellence in our work is also our prayer and offering to God. Happy to stumble upon your channel.

No one will care how much you know, unless they know how much you care.

Excellent advice my dear brother ❤ God bless you 🙏

My husband's nephew asked to start going to mass with us bc his friends talked about going to church. Now we have an even greater opportunity to help the kid feel like he's actually loved and worth something bc his parents sure don't do that for him

You knocked this one out of the park, Cameron, keep it up.

@CameronRiecker

22 күн бұрын

Thank you for the support! I am glad you found this helpful!

That has been what I was thinking about aswell brother, i was going around trying to explain it to people and they wouldn't listen , but I'll just hope Jesus will make me fruitfull in my field and that they will start to listen then!

Well I got what I prayed for here with this video after asking God for knowledge, wisdom, and what direction does He want me to take last night meaning He wants me to go back to graduate school in chemistry AND wrote that book appealing to our generation suffering from aimlessness and depression after going though it myself. 😅

@CameronRiecker

24 күн бұрын

God bless you on your journey! Sounds like you have a lot going on :)

Really interesting point here! I’m going to try to apply it!

@CameronRiecker

24 күн бұрын

I hope it works :)

We do not convert through ourselves, but rather, we take part in the conversion by bringing the message. The Paraclete does all of the persuasion. Coercion has the opposite effect on the heartly-hardened, and makes people recoil. Coercion is good only when they refuse to stop being lukewarm, and you are righteously angry. Because that is not wrath, but that is just anger. Those are my personal tidbits I had reflected on before. But let us never forget, we bring the message, and the Holy Spirit does all of the work for us, and that is beautiful.

Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.

@dann285

23 күн бұрын

Nice sentiment but you cant preach the Gospel without words.

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

@@dann285 What is the Gospel but the truth that God came down in the flesh so that we can know Him through Jesus Christ, our Lord? And how many times does one need to hear that? Are we really that hard headed?

Also, beautiful book ends 😊

@CameronRiecker

21 күн бұрын

Thank you :)

Tolkien was that guy for me

@CameronRiecker

23 күн бұрын

I think he was “that guy” for a lot of people!

Or a christian gunslinger such as myself (sort of) but yes the author is right we need, as I call them, secular christians it may sound strange but Guglielmo Marconi the inventor of radio had a great conference about the work of God through his work. Now I'm fasting it is a little hard but in Christ everithing is possible, stay blessed friend and thanks for the vid!

@CameronRiecker

23 күн бұрын

God bless you! Fasting is a powerful weapon :)

@lanfrancog.1966

23 күн бұрын

@@CameronRiecker thanks to you now I know!

Informative. 🙏🙌🕊 2:55 4:44 5:25 💯

@CameronRiecker

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for the support :) God bless you!

What if my vocation is priesthood and religious life? Could I still convert people with this skill?

@CameronRiecker

24 күн бұрын

Good question :) Yes! But as a priest you will obviously have additional obligations towards souls that you wouldn't have as a lay person!

@dann285

23 күн бұрын

You should not be a Priest if you dont know the answer tot that.

@unoriginalclips9923

23 күн бұрын

@@dann285 Kinda rude… Just trying to ask about the topic discussed in the video…

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

@@unoriginalclips9923 it's not like you are born with all the answers. Actually sometimes it's better to not know and trust God, he'll put the words in your mouth like St. Paul says in (2 Corinthians 2: 1-5)

@unoriginalclips9923

23 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez 👍

I feel like a lot of people are purposely missing your point about this and it's driving me crazy. I often look for people who work in some of my favorite interests that are Christian. One of my favorite video games is practically an allegory for Christianity and faith lol. I genuinely believe God can use your interests to walk you towards Him. The Bible does say that with God, all things are possible

@CameronRiecker

22 күн бұрын

I agree :)

Rhetoric the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. I always try to stick to the truth. Instead of persuading someone to believe something that I am pushing.

@CameronRiecker

23 күн бұрын

An inviting presentation of the truth is more effective than an ugly one 😄

@kennethprather9633

23 күн бұрын

@@CameronRiecker If you dress up truth and a lie in pretty makeup and an expensive dress there will be many that believe the Lie. But if you strip them naked then the lie will be an ugly sow pig and the truth s beautiful blonde haired woman of the Light. And no one will follow the sow.

Why this drive to convert others to your way of life? My Family and Friends have different tastes, hobbies etc. should I try and convince them to give up their hobbies and take up mine? Why this insecurity? Let people be. If they are Atheists,Hindus, Buddhists or whatever let them enjoy their lives and whatever works for them and whatever they are comfortable with

@CameronRiecker

22 күн бұрын

That approach would be fine if all religions were equally true, but that supposition is demonstrably false. It is possible that all religions be false, but it is not possible that two contrary religions both be true. If there is a true religion, then there can only be one. And I think the truth is more important than living a comfortable life.

@Udefrykte

22 күн бұрын

​@@CameronRiecker 1) what truth? There are numerous truths in the universe, the Molecular Mass of Water, Diameter of Earth, Moon's orbital velocity, first 10 digits of the value of pi written in Hexadecimal. There are plenty of people who do not know these things and are successful Doctors, Engineers, Scientists, Artists etc. Not everyone needs to be a PhD in Physics. 2) How do you know that only Christianity is the 1 true religion? Have you reached these conclusion by studying all the Greek Myths, Metaphysics, the Poetic Edda, the Upanishads etc? How do you know that any religion is true and that all aren't false?

To bad that, according to your Church, Lewis and me are not part of a real church and we will be lucky if we go to purgatory.

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

So, does that mean that the Catholic Church holds more weight on your salvation?

@peestrem31

21 күн бұрын

yeah catholics are weird for believing that even if you dedicate your life to God as a pastor, nope you're still going to hell because you're a protestant

Paul argued persuasively from the Scriptures

@CameronRiecker

24 күн бұрын

Very true! And, I'm not saying don't do that. I'm simply making the observation that in order to convert people you have to earn their respect before you open your mouth :)

@TimSpangler-rd6vs

24 күн бұрын

@@CameronRiecker Fair enough

@valwhelan3533

24 күн бұрын

A lot depends on who you are trying to witness to. If someone has something against the church because of past abuse or bad experience, it is unlikely that throwing scripture at them will be helpful.

@TimSpangler-rd6vs

24 күн бұрын

@@valwhelan3533 Throwing Scripture is NEVER a good tactic for Catholics

@Justyouraverageguy172

24 күн бұрын

@@CameronRieckerYep and Paul makes this clear as well in his letters while also making clear how the Scriptures are not just a Book and text but a loving loving Word with the power of God.

So... You're saying that the trick is to fool potential believers with elaborate rethoric? Because you said knowledge of the matter is secondary.

@CameronRiecker

23 күн бұрын

No, I'm saying earn the respect of the person who you are trying to evangilize by gaining excellence in some field that they care about :)

@haitaelpastor976

23 күн бұрын

@@CameronRiecker Ah, ok, makes sense.

Thank you for the video. Have you read Confessions? How did Augustine come to faith? Augustine He went to hear the preaching of Saint Ambrose. PREACHING. Faith comes by hearing. "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Then he had an experience where he heard a child say "Pick it up and read it. Pick it up and read it." The scriptures. This is what he read "Not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual excess and lust, not in quarreling and jealousy. Rather, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. --Romans 13: 13-14" The SCRIPTURE convicted him of his SIN and a need for a savior. While I appreciate some of your points NO ONE comes to Christ but by the gospel."For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed-a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,[e] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

@CameronRiecker

23 күн бұрын

These are good points 😁 thank you for the thoughtful comment. I agree with you, but Augustine never would have heard Ambrose preach unless he was drawn in by Augustine’s skill in rhetoric. One of my good friends was converted by a man who is an expert in powerlifting and breath control. He went to a camp for something that wasn’t catholic and ended up being converted because the practitioner of the camp was catholic! I don’t disagree with you at all I was just emphasizing the power of influence to lead people to the Scriptures 😃

We don’t hate you. Why do you think we hate you?

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

I think you meant to post this elsewhere

@Lucas-gm3bv

22 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez no, this is exactly where I meant to post it. 🙂

@Misael-Hernandez

21 күн бұрын

@@Lucas-gm3bv oh, I hope whoever you sent that message to gets it if that's the case.

@Lucas-gm3bv

21 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez 3:46 We non-faith types don’t hate the faith, or the faithful. We just don’t have your faith. We’re wired to believe truth, facts, evidence, reason, and logic; everything else we categorise as mythology. To us, you believe the myth. You don’t see it as a myth, you see it as truth. Faith is the agent making your belief possible. We don’t think faith is real, we think It’s just the suspension of the application of reason and logic.

@Misael-Hernandez

21 күн бұрын

@@Lucas-gm3bv understood, I believe I too use reason and logic pretty well and don't need to sacrifice my faith for that matter. As a matter of fact, because of reason and logic in everything including the sciences and history, my faith is furthered into the amazing greatness of God.

If this is your plan for conversions, you have your work cut out for you. I find the ratio of people who put Christianity in a good light to those in who put it in a bad light to heavily skew to the latter.

@calebhintz5374

23 күн бұрын

Which is evidence of..?

@nervousgentleman7129

23 күн бұрын

​@calebhintz5374 a bad evangelism technique?

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

​@@nervousgentleman7129no, of the end times. Because it is God who calls us regardless of creed, and it is up to us to put an effort into it, not evangelists.

@TheJohnStone

23 күн бұрын

No, the majority of people (in America) are Christian, and still favor Christianity

Why is conversion important?

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

Because they are counted as fruits.

@calebhintz5374

23 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez what does that mean?

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

@@calebhintz5374 like a job that provides wages, being a Christian provides a path to conversion for others, like family, and that is counted as good fruits like a tree that bears good fruit or bad fruit.

@calebhintz5374

23 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez I don’t understand what that means. What is the fruit? Who is eating the fruit?

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

@@calebhintz5374 it's a way of saying the consequences of one's way of life.

1 John 4:7 - Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. John 15:13 - Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. (and laying down life is more than being "willing to take a bullet" it's also a laying down of preferences that are not essential to a lost person's receipt of grace in Christ) 1 John 4:16 - So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. The posturing of Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox about who's got the right thing going on-beyond the essentials of Christ and him crucified-all and each need to see Jesus get up from the table, remove his outer vestments, wrap a towel around his waist, and wash the feet of those who don't deserve it, who obviously aren't getting things right.

"The best way to convert people to Christianity is... by writing a science book." #1. I'm not sure how many Christians can write a science book. #2. By your logic, the vast number of scientists, who are also atheists and can write a science book, should be enough to at least give THEM the benefit of the doubt. #3. I think you are selling your Christian faith as if it is a trendy product or merchandise that nobody needs, but it's shiny. No, dude. The best way to convert people to Christianity is by telling them that if they don't convert, they will go to hell forever. Once they are drown in fear, now you tell them how much Jesus loves them. That's it.

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

Right, so if you end up in hell and them in Heaven, what good will that do you?

@piesho

22 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez Why would I end up in hell?

@Misael-Hernandez

22 күн бұрын

@@piesho Why would we? If we don't convert. And what are the fruits of our conversion? Is the question.

@piesho

22 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez The threat and the promise are quite clear: Convert or go to hell. There's no room for negotiation. "Unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven" Matthew 18:3. "But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8

@Misael-Hernandez

22 күн бұрын

@@piesho yes, that is clear, those are the fruits of death. So how about for the converted?

You are living in a fantasy world, I consider my self an agnostic athiest, by that I mean I do not know If a deity exists or not but I am athiestic to what I consider the total fairy stories of the Bible. One of my close family members tried to convert me with no success, I made a proposition - lets pick a nice easy subject, say Noah's Flood, read the Biblical account together, then agree on a set of reasonable questions and then investigate them together to see who is right. This never came about, I suspect because Evangelical Christians like to preach to the unconverted but if they have to meet on neutral middle ground without the armour of their faith, where many of their views will be laid bare for the utter impossible nonsense they are, they are not so keen on the idea. Are they frightned of loosing their faith in the rantasy world they profess to belive in ?

No matter how you dress it up or how much rhetoric you use you can't make your fantasy real. There is no proof for your delusions. Augustine lived before the Enlightenment so had a high background level of myth in his life.

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

What are you talking about? Write clearly. Google how to write a good rebuttal.

@brianedwards7142

23 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez Your cult is based on a book of plagiarised myths from all over the Mediterranean and you can't prove your magic man in the sky exists. Find something worthwhile to do with your lives instead of larping a fantasy.

@brianedwards7142

23 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez Let me take your hand and put it into small words a superstitious fool can understand. Augustine was in the dark ages and people didn't understand science and filled the gaps with magic, astrology and religion. We have science now so old fairy tales are worthless. Saying otherwise is a cynical grift.

@randycarson9812

23 күн бұрын

@@brianedwards7142 First question: Was Jesus a real person who lived and died roughly 2,000 years ago? Yes or No.

@brianedwards7142

23 күн бұрын

@@randycarson9812 No. There is no independent mention of him. The much vaunted Josephus mention is not original and probably appeared in the text when copied by monks in the middle ages. Even if a person like that existed there's no proof he had magical powers. Counterquestion: give me three proofs your God ever existed. (The Bible is NOT proof).

The actual way: Give up after you've tried several times and they won't hear you knowing full well that all but maybe one or two of them are unfortunately gonna burn in hell regardless of your testimony, witness, biblical knowledge, ability to logically combat accusations of contradictions and strawmans, or even the work of literal miracles God works through you in front of their very eyes! The Bible is sadly clear that the vast majority of humanity is going straight to hell in a hand basket and there's *NOTHING* anyone can do about it...

@Dutch_Vander_Linde_

23 күн бұрын

Why would your all loving God torture people in hell for not following him?

@7F0X7

23 күн бұрын

@@Dutch_Vander_Linde_ Hell is for those who commit sin and don't repent, so those who do not believe are condemned already because they have not believed on the name of the only begotten son of God who could free them from the punishment of their sins. As for why there must be a hell, it must be understood that hell isn't primarily for the punishment of the wicked, it's for the vindication and validation of the righteous. None of us are getting away with anything, God will repay in full every sin that one did not trust Jesus Christ to take on for them. Now I'm not saying hell is infinite punishment for a few measly decades of sin, I think that's a satanic teaching that arose during the dark ages. The Bible is explicitly clear that hell fire is real and those cast into the lake of fire will experience it, but it also states clearly that the wages of sin is death and that the second death is in the lake of fire one's body and soul is destroyed. No one is in the lake right now. No one, not even the devil, will be cast into the lake of fire all the way until the end of the Millennial Reign of Christ. God is absolutely good and absolutely fair, the Bible says the very saints (believers) will proclaim God's judgements to be righteous. So I hope that answers your question, and I would like to end by asking why wouldn't you want to forsake yourself and follow our almighty, loving, and righteous God? You're not beyond redemption, today is the day of salvation. God always knocks at the door giving you that one chance where you receive him and be transformed by the renewing of your mind and soul by his Holy Spirit.

@Dutch_Vander_Linde_

23 күн бұрын

​@@7F0X7 To answer your question; I wouldn't forsake myself for your God because there isn't sufficient evidence. I seek truth, so the reason I watch these religious videos is to hope there is truth here. What makes your God more truthful than all the Gods of the thousands of other religions? What about the mythologies of the old times? Maybe Odin is the right guy. What about Krishna from the Hindu's, or Allah from the Muslims? Even in Christianity, there are multiple denominations. Do I go orthodox? Methodist? Baptist? Catholic? We require faith right? Where do I put faith if there is literally no scientific evidence for any religion? I feel like I would be gambling my soul for a chance at the right God.

@7F0X7

23 күн бұрын

@@Dutch_Vander_Linde_ Sure there's plenty of scientific evidence. I could prove the sulfur balls still all over the area of sodom or the remains of noah's ark, or talk about a lot of other things too including the debunked theory of evolution which in and of itself proves a higher intelligent creator, but you'd deny every last bit of it and jump to another anti-God argument until I defeat that point too, then you'd find something else to jump to, etc. So it's pointless. The only way I'm willing to engage on something you brought up is if you make it specific and then agree to accept Jesus Christ as the son of God if I prove solid evidence on that point, but you're clearly not willing to do that. I told you about the Gospel. If you deny it, then your blood's on your own hands.

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

​@@Dutch_Vander_Linde_ even in the Catholic Church we believe that there is no salvation outside of the Catholic Church, but, with so many interpreters of the Catholic Church's document, the Bible, we also believe that it is possible for non-Catholics to be saved because let's think about it; love. God knows our hearts and our intentions. But when we truly know His will, how can we turn against it?

This is utter nonsense. 1. So you're saying St Augustine didn't care whether Christianity was true or not, he was just impressed by another man's facility with language? Hmmm, interesting. 2. C.S. Lewis's point was that writing about the truth and facts of science is of more use to mankind than seeking to justify one's religion with apologetics. 3. If someone reads a science book by a Christian, they do so because they are interested in the facts of science. The religion of the author will be utterly irrelevant. Have you ever read a science book, a history book, a book on gardening or even fiction and wondered what religion the author was? Of course not. Why would you? 4. You're right. Michael Jordan's shoes didn't make him a great sportsman. And neither did his religion. So why would it matter? 5. You had better hope you are wrong. Because many many Olympic medals and world records are won by non-Christians. Do you want people to start emulating them? Please people, think about it for a second. Think about the players on your favourite football team; do you even know what religion they are? If you did, would it matter? How about your favourite authors or the most successful business people you know. Do you know their religion and if you did would that make them better or worse at their job? If you learned today that your favourite movie star was a Hindu, would you immediately stop liking them? I'm sure this young man means well but having a You Tube channel does not make you an expert in human nature, or in anything.

@Misael-Hernandez

23 күн бұрын

And what makes you think you make more sense?

@theoutspokenhumanist

23 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez A fair question. I claim no great knowledge but I think my comment was honest and accurate. If you disagree, please tell me which of my statements you think are unreasonable and why? Or take issue with my logic. I will be pleased to respond you whatever you say. But if you reject my words simply because I am not blindly agreeing with the post, that will require some justification from you. Thank you

@Misael-Hernandez

20 күн бұрын

@@theoutspokenhumanist I'm not going to start with the rebuttals you made about the content of the video but will start by one fact alone, one's persona. We can fool anyone and even ourselves, but no one can fool God and in this truth is where I find this video to be interesting. So, if you can give evidence that a sportsman and or actor is judged only by his profession why can't I give evidence to the contrary? Of course, I will. And so I will post some articles where people were inspired not only for an athlete's sportsmanship but because of his/her faith.

@theoutspokenhumanist

20 күн бұрын

@@Misael-Hernandez Please don't bother posting articles of people being inspired by someone's religion. Unless the observer is of a different religion and is prompted to convert simply because a sportsman is of a different faith, they will not be important. I do not dispute that some Christians might be pleased to find a sportsman shares their faith but that is merely an example of biased human nature. I find it strange that after asking you what I had said that was wrong, you decided not to respond. Does that mean you now find no problem with my comments? If not, I invite you again to show me where I am wrong. Let me say one more thing about the idea in the video. If people are persuaded to change their religion because a sportsman, celebrity or public figure follows that religion and they want to copy them, that is a terrible reason to convert. Such a person is not changing because they think the religion is true but because they want to be like someone else.

@Misael-Hernandez

20 күн бұрын

@@theoutspokenhumanist I already did, but for some reason pasting certain links are not accepted by YT. It's interesting how only after 2 conversations we are deviating from the video's original point, how to convert one's own and are now heading into other religions and or denominations. Why am I subject to your standards when it is you who questioned "people's" reason for admiring athletes? The whole point of the video is that by being true to our calling we can inspire people to seek what drives us.