God is God ... I am not ... He is the Potter I am His clay! Praise God!

@pizzahypeftw9039

2 жыл бұрын

Amen, and how glorious it is!

@a.39886

2 жыл бұрын

The problem of evil, It´s an argument against an all good/benevolent God. the problem of evil is a problem of a characteristic of God. Have you ever consider that the God (btw not talking of any particular definition of god) but the God you thought was the true one is false and the real God maybe just created the universe and opted to not interfere or maybe he actually is ok that evil exist or even so he is fine with torture and pain on innocents creatures. And if you thought your God was all good/benevolent then the evidence maybe be pointing that is not the right characteristics of "god".

@booyaka870

8 ай бұрын

Harry Potter can't make a hairy potter lest the Potter says so

I can't thank the Lord enough for dr. James' life and ministries. I was raised in an Arminian context that lead me to never really understand the sovereignty of God. It never made sense to me. I ended up losing my faith and becoming an atheist for 8 years. Until the Lord, according to his good will, sent a minister of the true gospel into my life and I was saved for His glory. When I was an atheist I watched some debates with Bill Craig and I confess I didn't like him very much. He lacked so much confidence on the god he was defending. Now, I love dr. Craig even though I like his argument even less than I did when I was an atheist.

@blackfalkon4189

2 жыл бұрын

but what if it turns out you were never 'elect', but predestined to the other camp all along - will you still accept G.d's sovereign will, or will you rebel instead?

@oshausen

2 жыл бұрын

@@blackfalkon4189 If I wasn't an elect I wouldn't be here replying to this question of yours, mate. Back at that time before I renounced faith, I was just someone who learned christianese and acted churchy, but was never really a born again person.

@blackfalkon4189

2 жыл бұрын

​@@oshausen ? non sequitur. you could be pretending to be elect, or just thinking you're elect without being elect, or even hoping you're elect in some sort of Pascal's wager akin to that of the atheists also that doesnt answer the question: if _in the end_ it turns out you never really were elect, will you still accept G.d's sovereignty or will you rebel against him?

@oshausen

2 жыл бұрын

@@blackfalkon4189 Yeah, you could be right. But then the entire book of first John would be wrong when it shows the signs a person is truly saved. But I don't think it's my place to prove this to you. You can pretend on the outside, but can you truly do it on the inside?

@blackfalkon4189

2 жыл бұрын

@@oshausen no of course you cant pretend on the inside (that's contradictory) but that doesnt address the other possibilities I mentioned also that wouldn't disprove John because 'signs' are not 'proof' (they're just evidence) and: even if it did say "proof" : there are exceptions to scripture. for instance take Hebrews 9:27. Elijah, Enoch & Lazarus are exceptions and even notwithstanding such exceptions, guess what there is an authority above scripture ie. G.d himself. he's not bound by his own rules (that would be especially true in White's Reformed theology aka. calvinism which places inordinate emphasis on G.d's _sovereignty_ remember?) and as Reformed preachers like to point out, G.d is sovereign & can do what he wants cf. Exodus 33:19 anyway back to the original question I'm still curious as to how you'll react if this turns out to be true - will you accept G.d's sovereignty no matter what, even if it's no longer convenient to you, or not?

Praise God for James. He is such a blessing and a gift.

@Chirhopher

11 ай бұрын

Yes. Hallel -YaH

one of my favourite text of the entire bible! Soli Deo Gloria

@pizzahypeftw9039

2 жыл бұрын

Soli Deo Gloria! How great is our God!

@blackfalkon4189

Жыл бұрын

just outa curiosity - IF in the end it turns out that you yourself were never 'elect' (and only thought you were), but were predestined to the other camp all along: will you still accept G.d's decision and his sovereignty? or will you rebel instead?

The thing with marking your own creator as "evil" is that you deny all the things that He had made as good. All things were made by Him hence when you deny Him and say He's evil, does that mean that the food we eat is evil? the processes of our bodies are evil too? How about the feeling of quenching thirst? He made that so it's also evil? Your whole reality and how you perceive the world will become dead. It will be like a dark scary place because you rejected the One who made you. That's what's scary. To reject your own creator is to reject EVERYTHING that exists including yourself which in the end will lead to death. What an atheist says when he says "the God of the Bible is evil" is actually "I want to die because I don't want everything that has to do with God." How can you escape God when all things are made by Him?

@a.39886

2 жыл бұрын

The problem of evil, It´s an argument against an all good/benevolent God. the problem of evil is a problem of a characteristic of God. Have you ever consider that the God (btw not talking of any particular definition of god) but the God you thought was the true one is false and the real God maybe just created the universe and opted to not interfere or maybe he actually is ok that evil exist or even so he is fine with torture and pain on innocents creatures. And if you thought your God was all good/benevolent then the evidence maybe be pointing that is not the right characteristics of "god".

Thank you for uploading this clip. It's one of my favorites.

Yeah it was this verse in Romans 9 that rocked my theological foundation on the predestination view to be biblical. Not that John 6 , acts 13.48 and so forth.

@tylerbuckner3750

2 жыл бұрын

I heard the portion about “honorable and dishonorable use” explained and was instantly convicted about God’s sovereignty in Salvation. It’s possibly the most pivotal day of my Christian walk.

@a.39886

2 жыл бұрын

The problem of evil, It´s an argument against an all good/benevolent God. the problem of evil is a problem of a characteristic of God. Have you ever consider that the God (btw not talking of any particular definition of god) but the God you thought was the true one is false and the real God maybe just created the universe and opted to not interfere or maybe he actually is ok that evil exist or even so he is fine with torture and pain on innocents creatures. And if you thought your God was all good/benevolent then the evidence maybe be pointing that is not the right characteristics of "god".

There's a big difference between creating one pot for dishonorable use, then breaking it and throwing it away, and creating a human soul to burn in hellfire for eternity because he decided not to choose them. Then does he send the unborn to hell since they didn't have the opportunity to choose christ? God is just and holy but he is also GOOD. He's so much better than me, surly if my sense of right and wrong is so distressed by the apparent evil of destroying the innocent, surly God must have a solution. "Innocent" being defined as a creature that was forced to be human and therefore under the guilt of sin by nature of its existence. It didn't choose to be human, or sinful, or even alive. All those things were put upon it. Then, God decides that it's a pot not worth saving and it is sent to burn in hell for eternity? What a meaningless, worthless, wasteful existence.

Are those Dr. Whites blue jeans??-) Naw, cant be! He got Gangsta on Us for a sec

YEP!' The biggest problem against reformed theology is giving up that supposed human autonomy. Human pride strikes again!

a man can never judge God as evil no matter what God does because man needs God's Law to determine who or what is evil. but the Law was given to control the evil of men not God and God is not subject to his own Law because his will, his intentions, his purpose are always good, no matter how he ordains evil or evil beings. these men think God subject to the same constraints as them. they believe God is just a man. they are absolute fools

@a.39886

2 жыл бұрын

The problem of evil, It´s an argument against an all good/benevolent God. the problem of evil is a problem of a characteristic of God. Have you ever consider that the God (btw not talking of any particular definition of god) but the God you thought was the true one is false and the real God maybe just created the universe and opted to not interfere or maybe he actually is ok that evil exist or even so he is fine with torture and pain on innocents creatures. And if you thought your God was all good/benevolent then the evidence maybe be pointing that is not the right characteristics of "god".

@Music-zm5bi

Жыл бұрын

@hondotheology. God is not subject to His own law? Gods law is a reflection of His righteous character as He says "be holy as I am holy" so when the Bible says God is not able to lie, it isn't because He is holding Himself to a human standard. He IS the standard.

I love your talks on Molinism because so much of what you say are thoughts I had the first time I learned about it. Obviously, yours are deeper and more thought out but I still resonate with a lot of what you say. However, I don't resonate with your parachute jeans. Or maybe those are scrub pants. I can't tell. Also, the big screen is neat but only if you zoom in on it or put its content on our screen. We can't see what you're circling/underlining/writing

@johnjosephmanimtim2853

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

if we are serious about all of God's word, we must pray for wisdom. Many Christians don't want to deal with it

@a.39886

2 жыл бұрын

The problem of evil, It´s an argument against an all good/benevolent God. the problem of evil is a problem of a characteristic of God. Have you ever consider that the God (btw not talking of any particular definition of god) but the God you thought was the true one is false and the real God maybe just created the universe and opted to not interfere or maybe he actually is ok that evil exist or even so he is fine with torture and pain on innocents creatures. And if you thought your God was all good/benevolent then the evidence maybe be pointing that is not the right characteristics of "god".

A problem for you might actually not be a problem for God. Have you considered that or is that a problem for you?

If anyone wants to debunk Molinism once and for all. You just use this verse, And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs or poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?” When Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are exempt. However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me.” - Matthew 17:25-27 1. Did all the fish on that area had a coin in its mouth? Or was there only one fish with one shekel? 2. Was there a possibility that Peter would've failed Jesus' request by fishing at the wrong spot? Or By throwing a smaller hook? Or by not successfully finding the shekel on the first fish that came out? Or by hooking the wrong fish? 3. OR Did God create that fish for that specific purpose of living its fish-life, then later on eating a coin, then later on to be caught by Peter? There's only one story line, among many other "possibilities" that Jesus' request was to be fulfilled and Peter would never fail. God decreed it to be so.

@javariusjavarlamariuslamar3759

Жыл бұрын

What a poorly thought out argument.

@BRNRDNCK

2 ай бұрын

I’m not a molinist but this doesn’t refute molinism

Do you shake your fist at God because you get thirsty and desire something to drink? God MAKES us get thirsty. God MAKES us desire salvation. Some people DO NOT DESIRE the Living water Christ offers us. The Elect do.

Synergists think that their false definition of 'human libertarian free will' is the prerequisite which ESTABLISHES 'responsibility, accountability, liability, culpability, blame and fault'. This is _assumed_ (or, "presupposed") by them, without proof for why it is true. Responsibility entails, "the obligation [by a Judge] to 'give a response,' or, 'render an account' for any and all infractions of the laws imposed, and under which the agent resides". Blame is the same thing. To be "blamed," or, "at fault" requires some law, or group of laws, that one has broken. In other words, far from 'human free will' being the prerequisite which establishes responsibility (or, blame or fault) is a LAW, or group of LAWS imposed by an higher authority. ONLY CREATURES ARE EVER RESPONSIBLE, OR, BLAMEWORTHY! These concepts can never apply to the Triune God because there are no laws that have ever been imposed upon Him by some higher authority than Himself, 'cuz there is no such thing. God is NOT 'responsible' because He is the highest authority, and resides under no laws imposed upon Him. God ALONE is 'autonomous' ("a law unto Himself"). God ALONE is the Lawgiver. All creatures reside UNDER God's Law(s): to be either judged, or GRACED. Pretty simple, really. Hope this helps. Questions? Let me know. *Soli Deo Gloria*

@a.39886

2 жыл бұрын

The problem of evil, It´s an argument against an all good/benevolent God. the problem of evil is a problem of a characteristic of God. Have you ever consider that the God (btw not talking of any particular definition of god) but the God you thought was the true one is false and the real God maybe just created the universe and opted to not interfere or maybe he actually is ok that evil exist or even so he is fine with torture and pain on innocents creatures. And if you thought your God was all good/benevolent then the evidence maybe be pointing that is not the right characteristics of "god".

@ryangallmeier6647

2 жыл бұрын

@@a.39886 You're thinking of what is historically known as, "Deism". I'm definitely not a Deist. The only reason I'm a Bible-believing Christian (_sola Scriptura_) is because God infused Faith into me by His Grace Alone (_sola Gratia_). Whereas, He has not chosen to do this for every single fallen son/daughter of Adam, nor is He obligated to do so. Rather, He has chosen to reserve the wicked for the Day of Judgement (the Eschatological 'lake of fire'). You are called this very day to repent, and believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ...The ONLY Saviour (_solus Christus_). This man was impeccable; this man was infallible. He is the true King of kings, Lord of lords. And He is coming again; His prophecies are playing out as we speak! I would encourage you to watch some of my videos on Bible prophecy; there are many Christians who are being duped by false prophecy scenarios these days. *Soli Deo Gloria*

God gave us freewill to function within the parameters God established for us. Calvinism denies that,

@ryangallmeier6647

3 ай бұрын

Define what you mean by "free will". If you mean, "the power of contrary choice" (the synergistic definition of 'human free will,' which is NOT the biblical one!), then, NOPE! Fallen in Adam humans have ENSLAVED WILLS. That's why God's Word says, " I will give you a new WILL, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the WILL of stone from your flesh and give you a WILL of flesh." [Eze. 36:26, 11:19]. The Hebrew word for "heart" is לֵ֣ב, lêḇ, and it means: "inner man; heart; mind; WILL" (these are all synonymous terms in Scripture; not to be differentiated or distinguished. Not our fault synergists can't read. Hope this helps. *Soli Deo Gloria*

@donhaddix3770

3 ай бұрын

@ryangallmeier6647We have the power of contrary choice to what is morally right and what God would prefer. Adam and Eve rebelled because of free will. We have that free will. We are slaves to our natural state of being, but even in that state we can seek God and he in response will free us from that enslavement of the spirit. Not in the flesh, it is still in that nature. The war of the old nature versus the new nature. Revelation 22:17 ESV / 17 helpful votes The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. Let them come, not you cannot come or you must come. You must choose to come. God set the parameters and we cannot change them. He is in control. God set the choice before Adam and Eve. They chose and suffered the consequences. God did not make them sin. Love requires free will, not a dictator god or a bunch of robots on the earth. If you examine it closely what is the meaning of no choice living? You cannot have it both ways. Stop talking as if you have choices in a known choice environment. What is the point?

@timothyvenable3336

7 күн бұрын

Everyone objects to White in these videos, but give zero scripture. I would love to hear scripture that says why he’s wrong!

@donhaddix3770

6 күн бұрын

@@timothyvenable3336 lie. I gave scripture. Joshua 24:15 Verse Concepts If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord Deuteronomy 30:19 Verse Concepts I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, Job 34:4 “Let us choose for ourselves what is right; Let us know among ourselves what is good. Job 34:33 Verse Concepts “Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it? For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know. Psalm 25:12 Verse Concepts Who is the man who fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the way he should choose. Luke 21:14 Verse Concepts So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves; Joel 3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

@DividingLineHighlights James White, please consider looking into Biblical cosmology. If you value Biblical literacy, you should abandon space propaganda and believe what God says about His creation. It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: Isaiah 40:22 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. Ezekiel 1:26

@a.39886

2 жыл бұрын

The problem of evil, It´s an argument against an all good/benevolent God. the problem of evil is a problem of a characteristic of God. Have you ever consider that the God (btw not talking of any particular definition of god) but the God you thought was the true one is false and the real God maybe just created the universe and opted to not interfere or maybe he actually is ok that evil exist or even so he is fine with torture and pain on innocents creatures. And if you thought your God was all good/benevolent then the evidence maybe be pointing that is not the right characteristics of "god".

@nolanhoiting

2 жыл бұрын

And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. Ezekiel 1:26-28 kjv

@nolanhoiting

2 жыл бұрын

@@a.39886 Check out debate with James White and William Lane Craig. Maybe you will find your answers there. 🙏 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. Romans 8:28-29

@a.39886

2 жыл бұрын

@@nolanhoiting Concerning prayer, there have been some very phenomenal answers to prayer as testified by many, even Dr.'s not being able to explain. Lacking explanation does not mean supernatural phenomenal, cancer can cancer go into remission without treatment as likely for christians as for muslims as for jews as for atheist. If you consider that actually prayers work then there would be a paradigm shif of all know science, tools and methods to develop, however no one can do this because is imposible, just consider for a minute what kind of miracles you could expect if supernatural was true (grow a limb, take poison, and make miracles greater than jesus as stated on the bible) Mark 16: 17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;d 18they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.” John14: 12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you [c]ask anything in My name, I will do it.

I can get the sweater of many colors, but you started wearing zoots. I’m losing it.

So God sovereignly and unchangeably brings about all evil to glorify himself…. Yet somehow (if that were true) he’s not the one to blame for bringing it about?

@glassworks4850

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. And the reason why is: God brought about a (good) result from an evil heart. He sovereignly works in people's good and in people's evil. He gets glory both ways. Evil people are always guilty before God, but he brings out his will out of their evil hearts to fulfill his plans. Remember he uses evil (people) to bring out good. The Assyrian king was evil in his heart, God used his evil and brought about the punishment of Israel. After the fact, God punished the Assyrian king for being evil. People meant it for evil, God meant it for good.

@Phill0old

2 жыл бұрын

You are confusing things that happen with evil. That's a mistake. Evil is in the heart, the motivation, not what necessarily happens. An evil intention may be allowed to occur if it brings glory to God and prevented if it doesn't. So Joseph says of his life to his brothers "You intended it for evil but God intended it for good". So one outcome with two intentions, one good and one evil. If you can't understand that then you will wrongly attribute good and evil. Sacrificing God's son is good or evil? It's good when God does it, evil if you do it because God's intentions are always good, absolutely God. It was evil for the men that did it though, Herod and Pilate were not motivated by good but they still did exactly what God had decreed.

@WayneFocus

2 жыл бұрын

@@glassworks4850 How did the evil get put in his heart?

@WayneFocus

2 жыл бұрын

@@Phill0old Calvin said some people are doomed from the womb. Please explain how if you are doomed from the womb, in other words God ordained for you to do evil because you are doomed how can you then say you had a choice to do anything but evil? And who created you to do evil? Does not Calvinism say that God predetermines everything, even evil acts?

@glassworks4850

2 жыл бұрын

@@WayneFocus The first created humans are fallible and corruptible. But they were free, and was commanded not to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. But they disobeyed. The knowledge of good and evil was in them. But since they are corruptible and fallible, the first humans and their offsprings had the knowledge of evil in their hearts and they were carried away and enticed by it. They did what was evil in the eyes of God and it had consequences. But it doesn't mean God was not in control over their sinning. Their sins had real consequences but God had a sovereign plan before they even commit their sins. Like Tamar's sin of pretending to be a prostitute to be impregnated by Judah. Or David's sin of having Bathsheba as a wife. Both committed acts of sin based on the dispositions of their hearts (evil). But God meant it for good. That is, both Tamar and Bathsheba is included in the Genealogy of Jesus Christ. Their acts of sin was redeemed by God by sending His son through that lineage. But that doesn't exclude consequences and responsibilities on their part. That just shows God's sovereignty over everything.

Jesus says, "Don't call me good only God is good".

@bollumnmcgillicutty6026

2 жыл бұрын

no he didnt

@dannymcmullan9375

2 жыл бұрын

Actually He said, "why do you call me good, no one is good but God."

@bollumnmcgillicutty6026

2 жыл бұрын

the context is that he wanted the man he was addressing to realize he was talking to someone more than a teacher

@tylerbuckner3750

2 жыл бұрын

He said, “No one but God is good…” The rhetorical implication being that He IS God. It’s just another example of Jesus making a seemingly simple statement that carries deep, deep meaning.

@bollumnmcgillicutty6026

2 жыл бұрын

@@tylerbuckner3750 Amen, youre much better spoken than i am haha

James White is just another false teacher leading souls to hell, he teaches a false gospel and will be condemned to hell for it. He won't preach what the apostles taught from scriptures.