No Jew nor Gentile, No male nor female, No Republican nor Democrat just CHRIST! Now some reconciliation needs to take place doesn't it? Please Lord forgive us of Our prejudices and our wrong doings toward others. Good Job. I love the video.
I group up in a small town in Utah. With the Mormon churches everywhere and most everyone you meet is Mormon, the christian churches there are the minorities. Instead of being separate, we came together. Instead of focusing on our differences, we came together on what made us the same, and that was Jesus.
Hate to sound like a killjoy but there is unity with Catholics- they don't believe in the true gospel- for them it's not salvation through grace alone by faith alone- they're trusting in their own works :/
It's just when we make the peripherals essential and the essentials peripheral.
Jesus is the son of God, the savior of the world. That makes many demands on us, but none of them is to separate when things are uncomfortable, like a bad divorce. The body is stronger when it works together. And it's stronger when it adhere's to God's absolute standards too. We can't accept every action as OK, but we can love every person out of their sin, as Jesus did.
This is so true. We as Christians tend to make so many presumptions just about other denominations. I mean I'm church of Christ and iv been completely trashed before by other Christians who were saying all this stuff about my church that wasn't true. We need to put our preferences to the side and realize we are all praising the same God, amen?
Very moving video, the church does indeed have way to many barriers, one of the most easily fixed being denomination. @Williamtylerast, that is not just a "random black person inserted at the end to prove [his] point of diversity," the guy at the end's name is Scott Williams and he is the author of the book that inspired this brilliant work of spoken word.
C'mon, church, use your head... does hypocrisy and choosyness sound like something Christ would want for our church? sometimes the most unlikely of soils is the best place for growth, when it comes to the christian faith. Sometimes it takes coming to the breaking point of life before realizing what you've been doing just isn't going to work. and what do we do when thousands of people a day do just that nation-wide and come to the church for help? we turn them away. Great example, if you ask me.
The Bible says that a house divided against itself cannot stand. All these issues in the church with race and denomination are getting out of hand. It's time to end this and remember the fact that we all worship the same God and the same man came to die for all of our sins, and we each need to have a relationship with him.
so incredibly well rehearsed. so incredibly empty. grow some balls and speak your heart. and spare us the random black person inserted at the end to prove your point of diversity. do what you want, not what you think people expect from you.
@williamtylerast your point and line of argument is lost in your own ambiguity. what do people expect from him? what should he want, and what does he want? clarify your own train of thought before you share it in such a snide tone.
@xMissJessiica It's implied, as could general intelligence understand. People expect him to be some provocative speaker breaching the limits of discrimination. Some new kid hot off the church press who isn't afraid to speak his mind against the standards that churches have set. What he wants is up to him, but right now he's preaching rehearsal, just another church. He's just another dim-the-lights church clip. One of millions.
@Suitecake - Racism is definitely wrong, and you are correct, the Bible speaks out against it. However, discarding homophobia would be discarding the Bible. We discard those things the Bible tells us to but society doesn't, we don't discard those things that society tells us to but the Bible doesn't.
@thewitnessman - sorry you can't see this for what it is. Paul never preached denominations. Denominations are present because of pathetic bickering over the grey areas, not over the truths.
Well. I suppose it's nice to see a Christian discarding the racism so pervasive in his holy text. The next step is discarding the homophobia.
They're 50 years behind the times, and we often have to drag them kicking and screaming, but it's nice to see Christians embracing secular moral values.
@Gr8est0fAllTime Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy[a] all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.. (1 Samuel 15:3, NIV)
This goes beyond simple tribal retaliation, in that it commands the utter extermination of the tribe (including infants, who, we assume, were not culpable, and should not have been implicated in the retribution, assuming it was justified).
@Gr8est0fAllTime There was also that nasty bit about the firstborn children of the Egyptians, a plague from which the Israelites were kept exempt.
The Old Testament is FULL of this stuff; nasty virulence directed on a race of people (typically without regard for the age of the person, so that children and infants are butchered as freely as the adults) for no other real reason other than that they aren't Israelites. Not that YHWH was particularly pleasant to the Israelites either.
@Gr8est0fAllTime The OT is full of genocide, and genocide is inherently racist.
The NT is much more abstract in the identity it provides (being focused on a church rather than a tribe), and is essentially silent on the issue (though many Christians, when discussing racism, apply Gal 3:28).
Despite that, the pro-slave movement of America was thoroughly Christian and understood itself to be consistent with the Bible (examples: the book of Philemon and the 'dark' curse of Canaan (Gen 9:25).
I disagree with this, I'm afraid - Jesus said He was the Way, the Truth and the Life - and there are certainly some who would tell a different story about the direction, the detail and the reality of our existence in Christ - in our passion for love I think we should recognize that love for God is has to be rooted in the truth - unity comes by the Spirit of Truth, not deception or lies or distortion. God is perfect and so our conception of truth has to be perfect, and so some will fall short.
@thewitnessman It seems you are making it complicated when it is not. All Christ requires of us is that we repent and believe IN Him to be saved. There is no truth more important or more clear.
Pastor Scott, the author of the book the rap is inspired by, spoke at our church last week. He is the guy at the very end of the video. GREAT speaker with an even GREATER message!
David nailed it with is presentation of the message in Scott's book!
Inspiring, David. I think your vision for the Church is in line with God's. God bless you, brother. Come back and visit us at OC sometime soon, you could maybe stop by for chorale :p
God was at Winterfest 2012 TN
diln5 10 hours ago
1:45 Now I'm on a roof.
gram3b 4 days ago
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gram3b 4 days ago
I was at Winterfest 2012 TN
TheAttackofTheNinja 1 week ago
He was in Winterfest 2012 TN
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jzman893 1 week ago
Bless you brother for be obedient to your calling
WD5912 1 week ago
your my ideal husband
evascaz 1 week ago
LIKE, Like, like!
Seraphim2019 2 weeks ago
This is awesome.
Seraphim2019 2 weeks ago
No Jew nor Gentile, No male nor female, No Republican nor Democrat just CHRIST! Now some reconciliation needs to take place doesn't it? Please Lord forgive us of Our prejudices and our wrong doings toward others. Good Job. I love the video.
jeditorque 3 weeks ago
I LOVE THIS MAN PRAISE GOD
Jesusfreaks247 3 weeks ago
YEAHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Praise God!!!!!
Dobreyden 4 weeks ago
I want that shirt (CHURCH diversity).
HC0BL0NDE 1 month ago
BEAUTIFUL!
AzizaBB 1 month ago
that gave me goosebumps :) epic!!!
jollenehawkey1 1 month ago
all i can say is "WOW!
tiffomac 1 month ago
I group up in a small town in Utah. With the Mormon churches everywhere and most everyone you meet is Mormon, the christian churches there are the minorities. Instead of being separate, we came together. Instead of focusing on our differences, we came together on what made us the same, and that was Jesus.
ShelbySays111 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Hate to sound like a killjoy but there is unity with Catholics- they don't believe in the true gospel- for them it's not salvation through grace alone by faith alone- they're trusting in their own works :/
boberlain 1 month ago
"...there is ONLY Christ."
Austenette94 1 month ago 2
It's just when we make the peripherals essential and the essentials peripheral.
Jesus is the son of God, the savior of the world. That makes many demands on us, but none of them is to separate when things are uncomfortable, like a bad divorce. The body is stronger when it works together. And it's stronger when it adhere's to God's absolute standards too. We can't accept every action as OK, but we can love every person out of their sin, as Jesus did.
Cre8tvMG 1 month ago 2
This is so true. We as Christians tend to make so many presumptions just about other denominations. I mean I'm church of Christ and iv been completely trashed before by other Christians who were saying all this stuff about my church that wasn't true. We need to put our preferences to the side and realize we are all praising the same God, amen?
HVAhawksbasketball22 1 month ago 2
Very moving video, the church does indeed have way to many barriers, one of the most easily fixed being denomination. @Williamtylerast, that is not just a "random black person inserted at the end to prove [his] point of diversity," the guy at the end's name is Scott Williams and he is the author of the book that inspired this brilliant work of spoken word.
rotcnotcspivey 1 month ago
I love this, God bless. We are one people who serve one God and this message stresses the fact. God bless
MultiCoolmath 1 month ago
Catholics think you have to earn eternal life.
thekenny1175 1 month ago
Keep at it!
RevivalHerald 1 month ago
Saw this video @Seacoast Church this morning. Had to find it on YouTube and share with all my peeps on Facebook!
jasontromm 1 month ago
Amen to that!
prodicalson87 2 months ago
two people that dont know talent smh
abnermolina1 2 months ago
he is so inspiring
gonetothebeach332 2 months ago
C'mon, church, use your head... does hypocrisy and choosyness sound like something Christ would want for our church? sometimes the most unlikely of soils is the best place for growth, when it comes to the christian faith. Sometimes it takes coming to the breaking point of life before realizing what you've been doing just isn't going to work. and what do we do when thousands of people a day do just that nation-wide and come to the church for help? we turn them away. Great example, if you ask me.
chocolatepickles52 2 months ago
The Bible says that a house divided against itself cannot stand. All these issues in the church with race and denomination are getting out of hand. It's time to end this and remember the fact that we all worship the same God and the same man came to die for all of our sins, and we each need to have a relationship with him.
jbsnumbronefan 2 months ago
so incredibly well rehearsed. so incredibly empty. grow some balls and speak your heart. and spare us the random black person inserted at the end to prove your point of diversity. do what you want, not what you think people expect from you.
williamtylerast 3 months ago
@williamtylerast your point and line of argument is lost in your own ambiguity. what do people expect from him? what should he want, and what does he want? clarify your own train of thought before you share it in such a snide tone.
xMissJessiica 2 months ago in playlist More videos from Breathforthemute
@xMissJessiica It's implied, as could general intelligence understand. People expect him to be some provocative speaker breaching the limits of discrimination. Some new kid hot off the church press who isn't afraid to speak his mind against the standards that churches have set. What he wants is up to him, but right now he's preaching rehearsal, just another church. He's just another dim-the-lights church clip. One of millions.
williamtylerast 2 months ago
@williamtylerast looks like you've had a lot of fun thinking that one out. such a typical response too. aha, have a nice day (:
xMissJessiica 2 months ago
@Suitecake - Racism is definitely wrong, and you are correct, the Bible speaks out against it. However, discarding homophobia would be discarding the Bible. We discard those things the Bible tells us to but society doesn't, we don't discard those things that society tells us to but the Bible doesn't.
@thewitnessman - sorry you can't see this for what it is. Paul never preached denominations. Denominations are present because of pathetic bickering over the grey areas, not over the truths.
billybell5 3 months ago
Well. I suppose it's nice to see a Christian discarding the racism so pervasive in his holy text. The next step is discarding the homophobia.
They're 50 years behind the times, and we often have to drag them kicking and screaming, but it's nice to see Christians embracing secular moral values.
Suitecake 3 months ago
@Suitecake How is "racism so pervasive" in the Bible? I love how many people use this argument when they can't quote scripture on it.
Gr8est0fAllTime 1 month ago
@Gr8est0fAllTime Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy[a] all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.. (1 Samuel 15:3, NIV)
This goes beyond simple tribal retaliation, in that it commands the utter extermination of the tribe (including infants, who, we assume, were not culpable, and should not have been implicated in the retribution, assuming it was justified).
Suitecake 1 month ago
@Gr8est0fAllTime There was also that nasty bit about the firstborn children of the Egyptians, a plague from which the Israelites were kept exempt.
The Old Testament is FULL of this stuff; nasty virulence directed on a race of people (typically without regard for the age of the person, so that children and infants are butchered as freely as the adults) for no other real reason other than that they aren't Israelites. Not that YHWH was particularly pleasant to the Israelites either.
Suitecake 1 month ago
@Gr8est0fAllTime The OT is full of genocide, and genocide is inherently racist.
The NT is much more abstract in the identity it provides (being focused on a church rather than a tribe), and is essentially silent on the issue (though many Christians, when discussing racism, apply Gal 3:28).
Despite that, the pro-slave movement of America was thoroughly Christian and understood itself to be consistent with the Bible (examples: the book of Philemon and the 'dark' curse of Canaan (Gen 9:25).
Suitecake 1 month ago
gave me goosebumps...
WordsThatMove 4 months ago
I finally got to see this...LOVE IT, seriously. So true. Tears in my eyes, Thank Christ!
lydiainpurple 4 months ago
The guy who comes in at the end after david, who is he?
friartuck008 5 months ago
I disagree with this, I'm afraid - Jesus said He was the Way, the Truth and the Life - and there are certainly some who would tell a different story about the direction, the detail and the reality of our existence in Christ - in our passion for love I think we should recognize that love for God is has to be rooted in the truth - unity comes by the Spirit of Truth, not deception or lies or distortion. God is perfect and so our conception of truth has to be perfect, and so some will fall short.
thewitnessman 5 months ago
@thewitnessman It seems you are making it complicated when it is not. All Christ requires of us is that we repent and believe IN Him to be saved. There is no truth more important or more clear.
HippieChristoWitch 4 months ago
@thewitnessman I think you completely misunderstood the message of this.
Gr8est0fAllTime 1 month ago
this is amazing..praise God!
eyesaware 5 months ago
Pastor Scott, the author of the book the rap is inspired by, spoke at our church last week. He is the guy at the very end of the video. GREAT speaker with an even GREATER message!
David nailed it with is presentation of the message in Scott's book!
DaBombMedia 5 months ago
BREATHTAKING
amberwavesrn 5 months ago
Thank you for your insight.. We all are God's children..aren't we?
Dpender1 5 months ago 21
This is a message the church needs to hear and act upon.
motivator53 6 months ago 31
Love this!!!!!!
So amazing
jesusfreakforlife1 6 months ago
Inspiring, David. I think your vision for the Church is in line with God's. God bless you, brother. Come back and visit us at OC sometime soon, you could maybe stop by for chorale :p
robertkeith1989 7 months ago