Jesus was half man half god, god is our father in heaven, why wouldn't he been in the image of man? Last time I checked when a "lion" has a baby, it grows up to be an "lion." How else would he know how to make us so perfectly? Just wouldn't make sence if he was some orb or whatever
Christian, Mormon, Catholic, Musslim,etc. is "faith", that by definition, is Religious Delusion Schizophrenia- RDS. It is a mental illness that is plaguing many parts of the world. There is certain stages of this illness that usually begins at childhood which depending on the society you are born into, will dictate what form of RDS you will subscribe to. One must become educated in religion,science, AND philosophy in order to combat the years of brainwashing of their childhood. Good Luck!
hey ReformedEvangelist. I like your channel and your videos but I like your open air preaching of this time as opposed to your most recent street preaching. You were more reasonable, respectable and approachable here. I like how you greeted people and presented truth to them instead of preaching at them. This is just my opinion but I will continue to pray for you my brother. Have a blessed day!
It always struck me as equally odd that people should introduce one's right to believe. This is a shift of topics. When I debate religious people, they at some point will say this, and I notice it's always when they are losing / on the defensive. The legal right to believe is disconnected from what we may call the epistemological right to believe. So for instance, I can believe that 200 elephants live in the white house. Legally, I have that right. Not epistemologically. The same goes for god.
@BaurakAle7 It's always struck me as odd that people reason FROM a book. Surely you understand that any reasoning build upon a loose foundation falls if that foundation falls right? Well, the bible is a very loose foundation. The gospels are especially questionable. I wonder how much you can offer to support your foundation. Don't reason from the bible, reason to it first. Do it this way, and you're guaranteed to come out more enlightened than if you do it the close-minded way.
Wow...it is beyond my comprehension that Mormons call themselves Christian and yet are so far from the truth...even more so than JW's (actually, they are about the same).
@JustMeNotU100 Jesus Christ's church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is indeed THE Christian church. Sorry but Galatians does not disprove the church. We do not preach another gospel. We preach THE gospel of Jesus Christ. Read Revelation 14:6. The Bible proves the Book of Mormon is true.
Mormonism and Christianity are totally DIFFERENT! Mormonism is a man made religion from the 1800s with totally different scripture and doctrine. Now they want to say they are Christian?
Mormonism is NOT Christian. Mormonism believes is many gods.
If Mormons want to become Christians, there is good news! You still can be...
@rickgigliotti Mormonism is a made up word. we're members of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints. My best friend is a catholic my grand mother was a catholic, and we all worship the almighty God, we believe in Christ, and in his ultimate sacrifice. Keep saying made up words if it makes you feel good, anyone that attacks another faith, is not Christ like. There is only one God, even if someone has a different name for him, they still believe in god for there is only one.
@rickgigliotti Mormonism is a made up word. we're members of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints. My best friend is a catholic my grand mother was a catholic, and we all worship the almighty God, we believe in Christ, and in his ultimate sacrifice. Keep saying made up words if it makes you feel good, anyone that attacks another faith, is not Christ like. There is only one God, even if someone has a different name for him, they still believe in god for there is only one.
Omg using Spongebob to sell religion. Despicable. Who does this guy think he is? He thinks he's saving people. Keep the Dogma in church duche. So he's saying lions are wrong for just trying to survive. He's fucking ignorant. He should try surviving in the African Savannah during the dry season let alone the wet season. He wouldn't last a day. Lions rule.
@BaurakAle7 I agree that God knows our heart. Good works are done for a variety of reasons, one of them being to help others in need because we know that's what Jesus told us to do in the Bible, and because we have compassion, we should want to help others in need anyway.
@BaurakAle7 The Book of Mormon does not preach another gospel different that what the Bible preaches. LDS believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God. We also believe in grace, because we know that no matter what we do, we are going to fall short. We need grace to get the rest of the way. We also believe that Jesus doesn't want lazy servants. That's why we believe that doing good works is pleasing to God. Good works is proof of our faith in Jesus Christ.. And yes, it WAS the HG.
@BaurakAle7 Forgiven eventually. They still would have had to spend some time in hades, whereas the path they took (vowing never to kill again even if it meant giving up their own lives), guaranteed no time spent in hell.
@BaurakAle7 Forgiven eventually. They still would have had to spend some time in hell, whereas the path they took (vowing never to kill again even if it meant giving up their own lives), guaranteed no time spent in hell.
@BaurakAle7 Me thinks that you are not following logic, here. My point was that those who committed the murders had not been taught the gospel, and therefore were not under as great a condemnation as they would have been had they previously been taught that murder was a grievous sin. When they originally committed the murders, they did so not knowing it was a sin in the eyes of God. Then when they were taught the gospel, they repented and were able to be forgiven.
@BaurakAle7 A witness from the Holy Ghost about the truth of the Book of Mormon is not "evidence to the contrary", unless that evidence is false. As I've said before, the Holy Ghost does not lie.
@BaurakAle7 No angel came down and told me anything, and I've never claimed that one did. I have stated, however, that my testimony of the truth of the Book of Mormon came about by putting Moroni's promise in the Book of Mormon to the test (Moroni 10:4-5). And I'll put that up against whatever so-called evidence anyone can present, any time.
@BaurakAle7 First off, I seriously doubt that you are destined for outer darkness. Unless you have had a personal visitation from Jesus Christ and had a witness from the HG at that time that Jesus was the Christ, the son of God. Very few people experience that. Secondly, just because you disagree with LDS doctrines/beliefs does not mean that you are denying Jesus Christ. Thirdly, no one know all there is to know about the doctrines/interpretations of their own religion. Me included.
@BaurakAle7 ALL sins except the sin against the HG can be forgiven, according to the Bible. And of course I sin. Everyone does at some time or other. That's the reason for repentance and forgiveness of sin. Also the reason for the atonement of Jesus Christ. If not for the atonement, all of us would be lost forever. Grace is made possible because of Christs atonement.
@BaurakAle7 The "spirit" you reference in your post, and the one who bears witness of the truth of the Book of Mormon, is the Holy Ghost, the third member of the Godhead. The Holy Ghost CAN NOT LIE. I fail to see how someones interpretation of a Bible verse can trump what is indeed a witness from God. Moroni's promise in the Book of Mormon (Moroni 10:-4-5) passes the test in 1 John 4 because the promise works.
@BaurakAle7 "You are ignoring D&C 76:35 which says that you have to have received the gift of the Holy Ghost..."
No, I'm not ignoring anything. LDS know that before one can commit the sin against the HG, one has to have received the HG first. For LDS, that goes without saying. You didn't know that, because you don't know what constitutes LDS doctrine and what doesn't. Yet you presume to tell me that "I" don't know my own doctrine?
@BaurakAle7 Convince me of what? That I should leave the LDS church? That I should suddenly decide that the Book of Mormon is false? Unless your words carry more weight than a witness from the Holy Ghost, I don't see that happening. I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. I post on these sites to correct the false information about LDS teachings and beliefs that people like you post. Those who read the posts can decide for themselves.
@BaurakAle7 Hitler, regardless of how heinous his deeds were, was never taught the gospel of Jesus Christ, and therefore did not truly know Jesus as his savior. Will Hitler go to hell for his deeds? I personally think he will. Will he end up in outer darkness? No, because according to LDS doctrine, the only folks who will end up there are those who have committed the sin against the Holy Ghost--that is, having known Jesus as their savior and then openly denying Him and fighting against him.
(cont...) There is a case in the Book of Mormon where a group of people had a history of committing murder. God sent a prophet to preach to them and convince them that they were doing wrong. They heeded God's word and repented, vowing never to take up arms again, even if it meant that they would be killed as a result. Because of their obedience to God, they were forgiven. Had they known of Jesus Christ and his gospel before that, such would not have been the case.
@BaurakAle7 Your lack of knowledge of LDS doctrine is showing, m'man. In LDS doctrine, there is a difference between hell and outer darkness. Those in hell will eventually be redeemed after much suffering. Those in outer darkness will not. (Thumb-nail explanation.)
To ReformedEvangelist, what do you know about Mormons anyway? The full name is "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." If you love Jesus, the Bible, the ancient prophets, you'll love Mormon doctrine. You'll find out that God's silence to man throughout the Dark Ages ended in the year 1820. It is really exciting stuff that I never tire of sharing with others. Come, learn of God's love for the modern world.
@ReformedEvangelist I cannot say that animals have a conscience per se but I do know that my wolf knows when I am feeling poorly and comes to make me feel better, he also knows when he has done something he shouldnt have without me acting mad or upset. So they might not have a conscience but I know at least my wolf has reason and portrays logic in his decisions. May just be instinct though
Can you prove that they do not? A rebuttal such as yours is referred to as the "Demanding negative proof" fallacy. Please provide factual, peer reviewed, and public works. Not Scripture citation. Now granted Adonay96 did not provide such, but since you are the progenitor of the statement that animals do not have consciences, I am hoping you can back up your statement. Also, please do not resort to the straw-man or base fallacies.
Human conscience, is like a vast open sea, cast in a sea of words, infinite. And upon this plane exists, a place separate reality divine, the path is called the word of God. the word Everlasting and Heaven is His garment, thee eternal dream. .Poet. .Ry.
This guy doesnt no what he is talking about, when he says Animals dont have morality - please. a animal that is trained, will no right from wrong - a monkey that gets trained will no right from wrong- he said Humans dont do what Lions do - please. Humans kill animals just for fun - Lions kill because its part of a system. watch Lion King. this christian speaker has no idea - that all live things have a spirit - animals produce life too, just as humans. animals have a birth n death aswell.
Even if we were to take the first form of human religion, prehistoric animism dating back to the Neolithic era if not even earlier, the seeds to develop it and codify basic ground rules for our behavior already had to be there well before the first religious scroll was committed to a tangible medium.
@revulayshun hahaha FACTS not Beliefs. the reality is prehistoric animism was the religion of the the time or belief. animism pre-dates the Abrahamic religions (also known as Abrahamic faiths, Abrahamic traditions, religions of Abraham and semitic religions)
@revulayshun haha you must not know your religion. the religion of abraham is the Religion of your "god" the bible is base of what Abraham believed in.
The Pentateuch (Books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) are traditionally believed to have been written by Moses, although the books themselves do not suggest Moses to be the author. Most modern scholars do not believe Moses to have been the author of these books, and generally accept that they were written by a number of anonymous authors, principally those now known as the Yahwist (J source), Elohist (E source), Deuteronomist (D source) and the Priestly source (P source).
@revulayshun Christianity is base of the beliefs of Abraham not adam. adam may of been the first human or thing, however Abraham created your faith. so therefore christianity does not come first as the first religion.
I never claimed that Christianity was the first religion. I said the first religion was the worship of the true and living God by Adam and Eve. After that came all the animism and so forth. The point is, God revealed Himself from the beginning to His people. People truned from the true God, and invented their own. "
And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. That suggets Mosaic authorship doesn't it?
Christ had not yet become flesh, died, and resurrected when Adam and Eve knew God. So they weren't Christians. Is that difficult for you to understand?
A Christian is a New Covenant believer who has been redeemed from their sin by the blood of Christ. Adam and Eve don't fall into that category. And, by the way, you never acknowledged the fact that the Torah does in fact give internal evidence of Mosaic authorship as I pointed out to you. YOU are the one who does not understand MY religion. You might consider doing your own investigation rather than relying on the assertions of critics of the scripture. But then you'd need to think for yourself.
"they had to of knew" Is English your 2nd language? They had to HAVE KNOWN is what you are trying to say. Adam and Eve were never "one with God " in the sense that they shared His omniscience. Your statement betrays the fact that YOU don't understand Christianity, sir.
Do you have something against non-speaking English people? And yes English is my second language. My native tongue is the ancient language of the Navajo people. I also speak French and Russian. Before you say or write something, think the comment through your thick bias skull of yours. haha no your wrong. read the bible over again. is the bible black or white. YOU SEEM LIKE A BIGOT.
haha I knew it. your a uneducated (not educated: lacking the learning that is usually acquired in schools) radical who has no logic or ethics. You talk about god and hope for a god because your a worthless piece of crap in society. ; )
Everything in our brain had to develop over a long period of time, slowly, gradually and with a way to trace it back to our evolutionary predecessors, something weve been able to do by watching our genetic relatives.
One of the biggest misunderstandings theists have when thinking about our ability to separate whats right and wrong, is believing that humans were zapped with this capacity out of the blue and anything they did with from then on must be attributed to their religious views. In reality, a human sense of fairness had to come from somewhere.
the number reason why people die is because of political and RELIGIOUS Ignorance due to people like you Reformed Evangelist.
the way of sin is not death. by your logic humans are doom from the start, which is way way beyond logic or reasoning. If you love god so much leave the earth. If we are all sinner and doom then let us be doom.
religion has led people to commit a long litany of horrendous crimes, from god's command to moses to slaughter midianites, men, women, boys, and girls, through the crusades, the inquisition, the and thirty year war
Can there be a godless morality? Can we assert a superiority for a godless morality over traditional, theistic, and religious morality? Yes, I think that this is possible. Unfortunately, few people even acknowledge the existence of godless moral values, much less their significance. When people talk about moral values, they almost always presume that they have to be talking about religious morality and religious values. The very possibility of godless, irreligious morality is ignored.
When it comes to matters of how we perceive something as right or wrong, we usually turn to a basic concept we call fairness. The idea that things can be fair or unfair and that unfairness is a punishable offense isnt uniquely human. In fact, its something social mammals like primates understand very well and deal with on a daily basis. Theft is unfair. Lying is unfair. Favoritism is unfair. Murder? Probably the most unfair thing to do to someone whos innocent but justifiable in some cases.
Well say that murder is wrong but leave ourselves legal and ethical room to kill enemy soldiers in a war or execute criminals who did very unfair and heinous things. The very same ideas can be found in groups of primates who make business deals of sorts, build social hierarchies, have a sense of whats fair and whats unfair, refusing to cooperate when they feel mistreated or slighted, wage territorial wars, and seek revenge on those who anger them.
Did you notice something missing though? No known primates except us have religions. They usually keep themselves in check through a social order that evolved because even the smallest society cant function with a complete lack of subordination and ground rules.
If primates didnt know the difference between fair and unfair to their fellow primates, they would be loners who faced harsh conditions and steep survival odds. If apes and hominids didnt have compassion or try to look out for one another, more of them would be left to die after injuries and their numbers would be greatly reduced.
Simply put, when animals work together, they increase their odds of survival and bolster their genetic variety through growing numbers. Millions of years after the first mutations for more complex brains made it possible, the latest branch on the family tree of primates, the humans, have taken one more step in codifying them through language.
The rules are the same. We just try to institutionalize them and carry out the punishments we think are appropriate for the offense in an organized manner, one of which was religion.
@CUstudent09 if you dont want to accept being doomed from the beginning, then accept responsibility for the wrongs that you have done yourself during your lifetime. If you cannot look in the mirror and realize you have done plenty of things wrong, and tried to justify them in your own mind, you are lost.
@CUstudent09 i'd rather help make you happier and be your friend through rough times, than enjoy heaven today, or tomorrow or next week. because i am a christian. does that make sense? hope i could help answer your question to see the view point of born again christ followers
Although Christianity is often credited (or credits itself) with spreading moral precepts such as "Love thy neighbor", I know of no evidence that such precepts derive from Christianity. To take one instance from each Testament, I cannot believe that the followers of Moses had been indifferent to murder and theft and perjury until they arrived at Sinai, and I notice that the parable of the good Samaritan is told of someone who by definition cannot have been a Christian.
To these obvious points, I add that the "Golden Rule" is much older than any monotheism, and that no human society would have been possible or even thinkable without elementary solidarity (which also allows for self-interest) between its members. Though it is not strictly relevant to the ethical dimension, I would further say that neither the fable of Moses nor the wildly discrepant Gospel accounts of Jesus of Nazareth may claim the virtue of being historically true.
I am aware that many Christians also doubt the literal truth of the tales but this seems to me to be a problem for them rather than a difficulty for me. Even if I accepted that Jesus—like almost every other prophet on record—was born of a virgin, I cannot think that this proves the divinity of his father or the truth of his teachings.
The same would be true if I accepted that he had been resurrected. There are too many resurrections in the New Testament for me to put my trust in any one of them, let alone to employ them as a basis for something as integral to me as my morality.
if Christianity is to claim credit for the work of outstanding Christians or for the labors of famous charities, then it must in all honesty accept responsibility for the opposite. I shall not condescend to your readers in specifying what these "opposites" are, but I suggest once more that you pay attention to the Golden Rule.
what you are doing is fucked up. to a person with a neutral perspective, your religion is just as idiotic as mormonism. there is no proof of the existence of your god, so how can you think yourself worthy of the authority to tell others what THEY believe is wrong? you primitive fool. this is the reason for all the HATE, and all the WAR, and all the god damn intolerance in this world.
God loves you so much that he sent his son Jesus Christ to die for your sins, he was buried, and he was raised from the dead! Please trust him and be saved from judgment. Its totally free, just put your faith(trust) in that good news and God WILL change your life! Its great to be saved, please think about it. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3 :16
God loves you so much that he sent his son Jesus Christ to die for your sins, he was buried, and he was raised from the dead! Please trust him and be saved from judgment. Its totally free, just put your faith(trust) in that good news and God WILL change your life! Its great to be saved, please think about it. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3 :16
@ReformedEvangelist Vile comments? Read below. "Fuck mormons, let them die and rot in hell". In fact, it's a common practise on youtube that people condemn mormons to hell rather than encourage them to come to Christ (if they're in wrong religion). I had never seen 30plus mormons shouting repent outside your church.
Big splash water park hosted praise the wave Christian youth night on Fri. Around 7 when the Christian rock bands started playing. Fighting and rioting broke out in the crowd of 3500 "Christians". Police from 3 different counties showed up to control the fighting. The fights did not stop until 1am. leaving the park destroyed and over 100 hospitalized. God bless those born agains. Fighting and rioting in Gods name. Is this what Christianity has reduced itself to today?
He is getting people to listen to him, it makes them feel an obligation to stay around and listen to him... How can you say he is putting a price on the "Good News" just a way to connent with this money hungry world...
People that don't have Jesus in their hearts don't know right from wrong. Religion is the only way to live a good life. So stop being an asshole and go to church, and give your life over to jesus.
You sound like a Christian... And Religion is not the only way to live a good life... I know many Atheists who live sucessful lifes but, spiritually they are dead.. To live a good life you follow Christ not a Religion But, God himself.
Everyone has the light of Christ in them, which is our conscience. Many good people aren't religious. Religion is the way leading to a better life, so that the particular person really can do "the best he can do". If he is living a good life without religion, then he isn't doing as good as he CAN, with the religion.
These people are used as props for this skit. There is no way these people would wait on the street corner without any purpose and listen to you for a dollar. This video should be labeled "Ruben Studdard wanna-be hands out dollar bills to his set-up congregation (props) and passes it off as legitimate street ministry"
Repent Sinner! It is clear that even by LDS standards you are a depraved and debased individual! Cry out to God that He have mercy on your corrupt soul!
I'm sorry "Grasshopper" you must have mistaken me for a "coward". I preach the Biblical Gospel to anyone and everyone who will listen (and even to some who don't care to listen).
It is clear that you have assumed to much. I am not a Mormon hater but I do hate the damnable theology of the LDS church.
It is clear you do not have anything profitable to say - did you not notice that the guy in the video was a "Jack Mormon" or would you agree with him?
t anyone else can be moral: by considering their actions, weighing the consequences, and deciding whether they are doing more harm than good to themselves and other people.
Despite what evangelists tell you, the threat of hell is not what stops most people from, say, going on a mass-murdering spree. Even if there was no hell, there are still bad consequences for bad behavior
we know whats right an wrong based on what society and our culture sets up as moral rules. we are instilled wil these rules since we are born. your consience, that is just your brain going through congnative dissonance. it is entry level social psychology.
I'm just convinced that we can just as well raise our voices and use the word of God to start a Street Meeting and God will draw hearers. It also prevents the "cockroach effect" - where the crowd leaves after the Good Test and the money is gone. This way they know what they are getting into from the start and they stay.
To each his own in that circumstance... Just be bold in the Open Air!
The scripture that says the wages of sin is death, it is not referring to physical death, but spiritual.
LDStothecore 8 hours ago
Jesus was half man half god, god is our father in heaven, why wouldn't he been in the image of man? Last time I checked when a "lion" has a baby, it grows up to be an "lion." How else would he know how to make us so perfectly? Just wouldn't make sence if he was some orb or whatever
casey2099 6 days ago
Christian, Mormon, Catholic, Musslim,etc. is "faith", that by definition, is Religious Delusion Schizophrenia- RDS. It is a mental illness that is plaguing many parts of the world. There is certain stages of this illness that usually begins at childhood which depending on the society you are born into, will dictate what form of RDS you will subscribe to. One must become educated in religion,science, AND philosophy in order to combat the years of brainwashing of their childhood. Good Luck!
mjfraser04 5 months ago
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mjfraser04 5 months ago
mormonism is a "made up" religion that contradicts itself.
BrandonMorett 7 months ago 2
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@mrthebeach11 the mormon God is not the God of the Bible. You believe that God was at one time a human.
elijahhascome12 7 months ago
hey ReformedEvangelist. I like your channel and your videos but I like your open air preaching of this time as opposed to your most recent street preaching. You were more reasonable, respectable and approachable here. I like how you greeted people and presented truth to them instead of preaching at them. This is just my opinion but I will continue to pray for you my brother. Have a blessed day!
PerfectingHoliness 9 months ago
It always struck me as equally odd that people should introduce one's right to believe. This is a shift of topics. When I debate religious people, they at some point will say this, and I notice it's always when they are losing / on the defensive. The legal right to believe is disconnected from what we may call the epistemological right to believe. So for instance, I can believe that 200 elephants live in the white house. Legally, I have that right. Not epistemologically. The same goes for god.
AR333 10 months ago
@BaurakAle7 It's always struck me as odd that people reason FROM a book. Surely you understand that any reasoning build upon a loose foundation falls if that foundation falls right? Well, the bible is a very loose foundation. The gospels are especially questionable. I wonder how much you can offer to support your foundation. Don't reason from the bible, reason to it first. Do it this way, and you're guaranteed to come out more enlightened than if you do it the close-minded way.
AR333 10 months ago
Wow...it is beyond my comprehension that Mormons call themselves Christian and yet are so far from the truth...even more so than JW's (actually, they are about the same).
JustMeNotU100 10 months ago
What i don't understand is why the Mormon Belief is looked down on so much? Why don't people bash on other religeons?
CHSALUMNI10 11 months ago
There is only one verse of Scripture needed to refute the entire Moran belief (and they are NOT Christians):
Galatians 1:8
JustMeNotU100 11 months ago
@JustMeNotU100 Jesus Christ's church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is indeed THE Christian church. Sorry but Galatians does not disprove the church. We do not preach another gospel. We preach THE gospel of Jesus Christ. Read Revelation 14:6. The Bible proves the Book of Mormon is true.
majinish 10 months ago
@majinish no is not I'am exmormon I believe in the bible only not the book of mormon
woodcchuck2020 9 months ago
@woodcchuck2020 It sure is. If you believe the Bible is all there is then no, you don't believe everything the Bible teaches.
majinish 9 months ago
You go boy!! That big guy has love for the people..
Chinaculiacan 11 months ago 4
Mormonism and Christianity are totally DIFFERENT! Mormonism is a man made religion from the 1800s with totally different scripture and doctrine. Now they want to say they are Christian?
Mormonism is NOT Christian. Mormonism believes is many gods.
If Mormons want to become Christians, there is good news! You still can be...
rickgigliotti 11 months ago 2
@rickgigliotti i don't know how many people already responded to you (because of your highest rated comment) but from me, I'll give some info.
ever heard of the "Articles of faith"? It's like the overall break-down of what LDS members believe in.
there are 13 of them.
well, want to know what #1 says?
"We believe in God the eternal father, and in his son Jesus Christ, and in the Holy ghost".
there, i provided a source form the inside that states LDS members believe in Christ.
rahkshi0k 8 months ago
@rickgigliotti Mormonism is a made up word. we're members of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints. My best friend is a catholic my grand mother was a catholic, and we all worship the almighty God, we believe in Christ, and in his ultimate sacrifice. Keep saying made up words if it makes you feel good, anyone that attacks another faith, is not Christ like. There is only one God, even if someone has a different name for him, they still believe in god for there is only one.
MrThebeach11 8 months ago
@rickgigliotti Mormonism is a made up word. we're members of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints. My best friend is a catholic my grand mother was a catholic, and we all worship the almighty God, we believe in Christ, and in his ultimate sacrifice. Keep saying made up words if it makes you feel good, anyone that attacks another faith, is not Christ like. There is only one God, even if someone has a different name for him, they still believe in god for there is only one.
MrThebeach11 8 months ago
Filthy lucre?
TheFr1ch 11 months ago
Omg using Spongebob to sell religion. Despicable. Who does this guy think he is? He thinks he's saving people. Keep the Dogma in church duche. So he's saying lions are wrong for just trying to survive. He's fucking ignorant. He should try surviving in the African Savannah during the dry season let alone the wet season. He wouldn't last a day. Lions rule.
squito94 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 I agree that God knows our heart. Good works are done for a variety of reasons, one of them being to help others in need because we know that's what Jesus told us to do in the Bible, and because we have compassion, we should want to help others in need anyway.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 The Book of Mormon does not preach another gospel different that what the Bible preaches. LDS believe that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God. We also believe in grace, because we know that no matter what we do, we are going to fall short. We need grace to get the rest of the way. We also believe that Jesus doesn't want lazy servants. That's why we believe that doing good works is pleasing to God. Good works is proof of our faith in Jesus Christ.. And yes, it WAS the HG.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 Forgiven eventually. They still would have had to spend some time in hades, whereas the path they took (vowing never to kill again even if it meant giving up their own lives), guaranteed no time spent in hell.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 Forgiven eventually. They still would have had to spend some time in hell, whereas the path they took (vowing never to kill again even if it meant giving up their own lives), guaranteed no time spent in hell.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 Me thinks that you are not following logic, here. My point was that those who committed the murders had not been taught the gospel, and therefore were not under as great a condemnation as they would have been had they previously been taught that murder was a grievous sin. When they originally committed the murders, they did so not knowing it was a sin in the eyes of God. Then when they were taught the gospel, they repented and were able to be forgiven.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 A witness from the Holy Ghost about the truth of the Book of Mormon is not "evidence to the contrary", unless that evidence is false. As I've said before, the Holy Ghost does not lie.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 No angel came down and told me anything, and I've never claimed that one did. I have stated, however, that my testimony of the truth of the Book of Mormon came about by putting Moroni's promise in the Book of Mormon to the test (Moroni 10:4-5). And I'll put that up against whatever so-called evidence anyone can present, any time.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 First off, I seriously doubt that you are destined for outer darkness. Unless you have had a personal visitation from Jesus Christ and had a witness from the HG at that time that Jesus was the Christ, the son of God. Very few people experience that. Secondly, just because you disagree with LDS doctrines/beliefs does not mean that you are denying Jesus Christ. Thirdly, no one know all there is to know about the doctrines/interpretations of their own religion. Me included.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 ALL sins except the sin against the HG can be forgiven, according to the Bible. And of course I sin. Everyone does at some time or other. That's the reason for repentance and forgiveness of sin. Also the reason for the atonement of Jesus Christ. If not for the atonement, all of us would be lost forever. Grace is made possible because of Christs atonement.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 The "spirit" you reference in your post, and the one who bears witness of the truth of the Book of Mormon, is the Holy Ghost, the third member of the Godhead. The Holy Ghost CAN NOT LIE. I fail to see how someones interpretation of a Bible verse can trump what is indeed a witness from God. Moroni's promise in the Book of Mormon (Moroni 10:-4-5) passes the test in 1 John 4 because the promise works.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 "You are ignoring D&C 76:35 which says that you have to have received the gift of the Holy Ghost..."
No, I'm not ignoring anything. LDS know that before one can commit the sin against the HG, one has to have received the HG first. For LDS, that goes without saying. You didn't know that, because you don't know what constitutes LDS doctrine and what doesn't. Yet you presume to tell me that "I" don't know my own doctrine?
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 Convince me of what? That I should leave the LDS church? That I should suddenly decide that the Book of Mormon is false? Unless your words carry more weight than a witness from the Holy Ghost, I don't see that happening. I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. I post on these sites to correct the false information about LDS teachings and beliefs that people like you post. Those who read the posts can decide for themselves.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 Hitler, regardless of how heinous his deeds were, was never taught the gospel of Jesus Christ, and therefore did not truly know Jesus as his savior. Will Hitler go to hell for his deeds? I personally think he will. Will he end up in outer darkness? No, because according to LDS doctrine, the only folks who will end up there are those who have committed the sin against the Holy Ghost--that is, having known Jesus as their savior and then openly denying Him and fighting against him.
JediLDS 1 year ago
(cont...) There is a case in the Book of Mormon where a group of people had a history of committing murder. God sent a prophet to preach to them and convince them that they were doing wrong. They heeded God's word and repented, vowing never to take up arms again, even if it meant that they would be killed as a result. Because of their obedience to God, they were forgiven. Had they known of Jesus Christ and his gospel before that, such would not have been the case.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 I read all the references you cited. Still doesn't fly.
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 Your lack of knowledge of LDS doctrine is showing, m'man. In LDS doctrine, there is a difference between hell and outer darkness. Those in hell will eventually be redeemed after much suffering. Those in outer darkness will not. (Thumb-nail explanation.)
JediLDS 1 year ago
@BaurakAle7 per usual, you are incorrect in most of your statements about Mormons.
JediLDS 1 year ago
Animal don;t have a conscience they follow their instincts but they are not faced with moral dilemma's as humans do. doo!
Jen8973 1 year ago
Preaching to a Mormon about the divinity of Jesus Christ is like trying to convince a fish to breath water.
pilottim79 1 year ago
To ReformedEvangelist, what do you know about Mormons anyway? The full name is "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." If you love Jesus, the Bible, the ancient prophets, you'll love Mormon doctrine. You'll find out that God's silence to man throughout the Dark Ages ended in the year 1820. It is really exciting stuff that I never tire of sharing with others. Come, learn of God's love for the modern world.
DrTerminus 1 year ago
Good work brother!
critter505 1 year ago
great approach good job
Wbeliever7 1 year ago
but animals do have consciences
Adonay96 1 year ago
@Adonay96
Is that you opinion or can you actually support that assertion?
ReformedEvangelist 1 year ago 5
@ReformedEvangelist I cannot say that animals have a conscience per se but I do know that my wolf knows when I am feeling poorly and comes to make me feel better, he also knows when he has done something he shouldnt have without me acting mad or upset. So they might not have a conscience but I know at least my wolf has reason and portrays logic in his decisions. May just be instinct though
Caveman0713 1 year ago
@ReformedEvangelist
Can you prove that they do not? A rebuttal such as yours is referred to as the "Demanding negative proof" fallacy. Please provide factual, peer reviewed, and public works. Not Scripture citation. Now granted Adonay96 did not provide such, but since you are the progenitor of the statement that animals do not have consciences, I am hoping you can back up your statement. Also, please do not resort to the straw-man or base fallacies.
P00nJuice 1 year ago
@ReformedEvangelist
maybe dolphins
Doorsfreak128 1 year ago
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@ReformedEvangelist If you read the Bible you would know it
000TAMS000 5 months ago
"tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions"
g k chesterton
tjsmith7700 1 year ago 2
Human conscience, is like a vast open sea, cast in a sea of words, infinite. And upon this plane exists, a place separate reality divine, the path is called the word of God. the word Everlasting and Heaven is His garment, thee eternal dream. .Poet. .Ry.
Rypaul5217 2 years ago
This guy doesnt no what he is talking about, when he says Animals dont have morality - please. a animal that is trained, will no right from wrong - a monkey that gets trained will no right from wrong- he said Humans dont do what Lions do - please. Humans kill animals just for fun - Lions kill because its part of a system. watch Lion King. this christian speaker has no idea - that all live things have a spirit - animals produce life too, just as humans. animals have a birth n death aswell.
vaea46 2 years ago
Reformer can you not speak? lol
CUstudent09 2 years ago
Even if we were to take the first form of human religion, prehistoric animism dating back to the Neolithic era if not even earlier, the seeds to develop it and codify basic ground rules for our behavior already had to be there well before the first religious scroll was committed to a tangible medium.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
The first religion was when the first man, Adam, and the first woman ,Eve, worshiped the true and living God whom they knew first hand.
revulayshun 2 years ago
@revulayshun hahaha FACTS not Beliefs. the reality is prehistoric animism was the religion of the the time or belief. animism pre-dates the Abrahamic religions (also known as Abrahamic faiths, Abrahamic traditions, religions of Abraham and semitic religions)
CUstudent09 2 years ago
God has spoken. The Bible is His Word. Adam and Eve also pre-date Abraham, and everything else. Those are the facts whether you believe them or not.
revulayshun 2 years ago
@revulayshun haha you must not know your religion. the religion of abraham is the Religion of your "god" the bible is base of what Abraham believed in.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
The Pentateuch (Books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) are traditionally believed to have been written by Moses, although the books themselves do not suggest Moses to be the author. Most modern scholars do not believe Moses to have been the author of these books, and generally accept that they were written by a number of anonymous authors, principally those now known as the Yahwist (J source), Elohist (E source), Deuteronomist (D source) and the Priestly source (P source).
CUstudent09 2 years ago
@revulayshun Christianity is base of the beliefs of Abraham not adam. adam may of been the first human or thing, however Abraham created your faith. so therefore christianity does not come first as the first religion.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
I never claimed that Christianity was the first religion. I said the first religion was the worship of the true and living God by Adam and Eve. After that came all the animism and so forth. The point is, God revealed Himself from the beginning to His people. People truned from the true God, and invented their own. "
And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. That suggets Mosaic authorship doesn't it?
revulayshun 2 years ago
@revulayshun The Bible is His Word. Adam and Eve also pre-date Abraham, and everything else."
I never claimed that Christianity was the first religion.? lol
CUstudent09 2 years ago
Christ had not yet become flesh, died, and resurrected when Adam and Eve knew God. So they weren't Christians. Is that difficult for you to understand?
revulayshun 2 years ago
@revulayshun haha you do not understand your religion. at all. im sorry. do some historical research first.
they had to of knew because they were still at one with god before eve sinned.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
A Christian is a New Covenant believer who has been redeemed from their sin by the blood of Christ. Adam and Eve don't fall into that category. And, by the way, you never acknowledged the fact that the Torah does in fact give internal evidence of Mosaic authorship as I pointed out to you. YOU are the one who does not understand MY religion. You might consider doing your own investigation rather than relying on the assertions of critics of the scripture. But then you'd need to think for yourself.
revulayshun 2 years ago
"they had to of knew" Is English your 2nd language? They had to HAVE KNOWN is what you are trying to say. Adam and Eve were never "one with God " in the sense that they shared His omniscience. Your statement betrays the fact that YOU don't understand Christianity, sir.
revulayshun 2 years ago
Do you have something against non-speaking English people? And yes English is my second language. My native tongue is the ancient language of the Navajo people. I also speak French and Russian. Before you say or write something, think the comment through your thick bias skull of yours. haha no your wrong. read the bible over again. is the bible black or white. YOU SEEM LIKE A BIGOT.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
Boo hoo.
revulayshun 2 years ago
haha I knew it. your a uneducated (not educated: lacking the learning that is usually acquired in schools) radical who has no logic or ethics. You talk about god and hope for a god because your a worthless piece of crap in society. ; )
CUstudent09 2 years ago
Anyone who reads this thread will be able to make up their own mind on that. Bye.
revulayshun 2 years ago
hahaha are you going to back down now?
CUstudent09 2 years ago
@revulayshun haha
CUstudent09 2 years ago
Everything in our brain had to develop over a long period of time, slowly, gradually and with a way to trace it back to our evolutionary predecessors, something weve been able to do by watching our genetic relatives.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
One of the biggest misunderstandings theists have when thinking about our ability to separate whats right and wrong, is believing that humans were zapped with this capacity out of the blue and anything they did with from then on must be attributed to their religious views. In reality, a human sense of fairness had to come from somewhere.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
Does morality depend upon religion? Most people believe it does, which is a major reason behind the appeal of the religious right.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
the number reason why people die is because of political and RELIGIOUS Ignorance due to people like you Reformed Evangelist.
the way of sin is not death. by your logic humans are doom from the start, which is way way beyond logic or reasoning. If you love god so much leave the earth. If we are all sinner and doom then let us be doom.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
"What if my neighbor wanted to marry 5 yr old girls should I let him?"
Although your essay is an interesting one and there are many assertions made without support....
You still didn't answer my initial question.... But since we are here: "How in your non-fanatical worldview do you account for morality?"
ReformedEvangelist 2 years ago
there is no right way you can say without a doubt that religion has morals. However, it is safe to say that religion has a double stander for morals.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
religion has led people to commit a long litany of horrendous crimes, from god's command to moses to slaughter midianites, men, women, boys, and girls, through the crusades, the inquisition, the and thirty year war
CUstudent09 2 years ago
Can there be a godless morality? Can we assert a superiority for a godless morality over traditional, theistic, and religious morality? Yes, I think that this is possible. Unfortunately, few people even acknowledge the existence of godless moral values, much less their significance. When people talk about moral values, they almost always presume that they have to be talking about religious morality and religious values. The very possibility of godless, irreligious morality is ignored.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
When it comes to matters of how we perceive something as right or wrong, we usually turn to a basic concept we call fairness. The idea that things can be fair or unfair and that unfairness is a punishable offense isnt uniquely human. In fact, its something social mammals like primates understand very well and deal with on a daily basis. Theft is unfair. Lying is unfair. Favoritism is unfair. Murder? Probably the most unfair thing to do to someone whos innocent but justifiable in some cases.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
Well say that murder is wrong but leave ourselves legal and ethical room to kill enemy soldiers in a war or execute criminals who did very unfair and heinous things. The very same ideas can be found in groups of primates who make business deals of sorts, build social hierarchies, have a sense of whats fair and whats unfair, refusing to cooperate when they feel mistreated or slighted, wage territorial wars, and seek revenge on those who anger them.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
Did you notice something missing though? No known primates except us have religions. They usually keep themselves in check through a social order that evolved because even the smallest society cant function with a complete lack of subordination and ground rules.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
If primates didnt know the difference between fair and unfair to their fellow primates, they would be loners who faced harsh conditions and steep survival odds. If apes and hominids didnt have compassion or try to look out for one another, more of them would be left to die after injuries and their numbers would be greatly reduced.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
Simply put, when animals work together, they increase their odds of survival and bolster their genetic variety through growing numbers. Millions of years after the first mutations for more complex brains made it possible, the latest branch on the family tree of primates, the humans, have taken one more step in codifying them through language.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
The rules are the same. We just try to institutionalize them and carry out the punishments we think are appropriate for the offense in an organized manner, one of which was religion.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
@CUstudent09 if you dont want to accept being doomed from the beginning, then accept responsibility for the wrongs that you have done yourself during your lifetime. If you cannot look in the mirror and realize you have done plenty of things wrong, and tried to justify them in your own mind, you are lost.
robkelly100 1 year ago
@CUstudent09 i'd rather help make you happier and be your friend through rough times, than enjoy heaven today, or tomorrow or next week. because i am a christian. does that make sense? hope i could help answer your question to see the view point of born again christ followers
Terrybob123 1 year ago
haha u have you give away money to prove god.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
@CUstudent09
You can offer a comment better than that can't you??? LOL!
ReformedEvangelist 2 years ago
do you want a essay.
Although Christianity is often credited (or credits itself) with spreading moral precepts such as "Love thy neighbor", I know of no evidence that such precepts derive from Christianity. To take one instance from each Testament, I cannot believe that the followers of Moses had been indifferent to murder and theft and perjury until they arrived at Sinai, and I notice that the parable of the good Samaritan is told of someone who by definition cannot have been a Christian.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
To these obvious points, I add that the "Golden Rule" is much older than any monotheism, and that no human society would have been possible or even thinkable without elementary solidarity (which also allows for self-interest) between its members. Though it is not strictly relevant to the ethical dimension, I would further say that neither the fable of Moses nor the wildly discrepant Gospel accounts of Jesus of Nazareth may claim the virtue of being historically true.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
I am aware that many Christians also doubt the literal truth of the tales but this seems to me to be a problem for them rather than a difficulty for me. Even if I accepted that Jesus—like almost every other prophet on record—was born of a virgin, I cannot think that this proves the divinity of his father or the truth of his teachings.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
The same would be true if I accepted that he had been resurrected. There are too many resurrections in the New Testament for me to put my trust in any one of them, let alone to employ them as a basis for something as integral to me as my morality.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
if Christianity is to claim credit for the work of outstanding Christians or for the labors of famous charities, then it must in all honesty accept responsibility for the opposite. I shall not condescend to your readers in specifying what these "opposites" are, but I suggest once more that you pay attention to the Golden Rule.
CUstudent09 2 years ago
The way..... of the master.
mwahaha91 2 years ago
Geer,
You have some seriously moronic comments. Go for a walk or something.
tobyforlife1 2 years ago
what you are doing is fucked up. to a person with a neutral perspective, your religion is just as idiotic as mormonism. there is no proof of the existence of your god, so how can you think yourself worthy of the authority to tell others what THEY believe is wrong? you primitive fool. this is the reason for all the HATE, and all the WAR, and all the god damn intolerance in this world.
Geerad86 2 years ago
@Geerad86
Are you being "intolerant" of my view and by what authority are you using to tell me what I am doing is WRONG?
Repent sinner!
ReformedEvangelist 2 years ago
@Geerad86 someone who doesn't believe in God, sure likes to use His name as a common cuse word.
PastorJSinner 1 year ago
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God loves you so much that he sent his son Jesus Christ to die for your sins, he was buried, and he was raised from the dead! Please trust him and be saved from judgment. Its totally free, just put your faith(trust) in that good news and God WILL change your life! Its great to be saved, please think about it. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3 :16
armrpeercing 2 years ago
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God loves you so much that he sent his son Jesus Christ to die for your sins, he was buried, and he was raised from the dead! Please trust him and be saved from judgment. Its totally free, just put your faith(trust) in that good news and God WILL change your life! Its great to be saved, please think about it. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3 :16
armrpeercing 2 years ago
Those vile comments made me wish I was a mormon. That open air preacher acts like a pharisee. Boastful.
HotAmericanGurl 2 years ago
@HotAmericanGurl
What vile conmments? Please elaborate...?
ReformedEvangelist 2 years ago
@ReformedEvangelist Vile comments? Read below. "Fuck mormons, let them die and rot in hell". In fact, it's a common practise on youtube that people condemn mormons to hell rather than encourage them to come to Christ (if they're in wrong religion). I had never seen 30plus mormons shouting repent outside your church.
HotAmericanGurl 2 years ago
Very nice. God bless you brother.
mrsyurdakul 2 years ago
now don't go dividing people from animals
lol
stoleninfo 2 years ago
Big splash water park hosted praise the wave Christian youth night on Fri. Around 7 when the Christian rock bands started playing. Fighting and rioting broke out in the crowd of 3500 "Christians". Police from 3 different counties showed up to control the fighting. The fights did not stop until 1am. leaving the park destroyed and over 100 hospitalized. God bless those born agains. Fighting and rioting in Gods name. Is this what Christianity has reduced itself to today?
marcopolo8765 2 years ago
SATAN SATAN SATAN
TheKonkie 2 years ago
this guy is bad. Giveing away money so that people will hear the gospel. he is selling it.
masonicrite 3 years ago
He is getting people to listen to him, it makes them feel an obligation to stay around and listen to him... How can you say he is putting a price on the "Good News" just a way to connent with this money hungry world...
Jehovahdefender 2 years ago
actually selling is when you are giving something for a price he's actually giving money away not taking it lol.
1989dman 2 years ago
People that don't have Jesus in their hearts don't know right from wrong. Religion is the only way to live a good life. So stop being an asshole and go to church, and give your life over to jesus.
DOYLERULES69X 3 years ago
You sound like a Christian... And Religion is not the only way to live a good life... I know many Atheists who live sucessful lifes but, spiritually they are dead.. To live a good life you follow Christ not a Religion But, God himself.
Jehovahdefender 2 years ago
Everyone has the light of Christ in them, which is our conscience. Many good people aren't religious. Religion is the way leading to a better life, so that the particular person really can do "the best he can do". If he is living a good life without religion, then he isn't doing as good as he CAN, with the religion.
polarbearonfire 2 years ago
yeah
greenspan shing forth as a light?
yeah, saudi king?
those iranian kooks?
wicca?
stoleninfo 2 years ago
that was classic
stoleninfo 2 years ago
These people are used as props for this skit. There is no way these people would wait on the street corner without any purpose and listen to you for a dollar. This video should be labeled "Ruben Studdard wanna-be hands out dollar bills to his set-up congregation (props) and passes it off as legitimate street ministry"
vvhynotnow 3 years ago
Repent Sinner! It is clear that even by LDS standards you are a depraved and debased individual! Cry out to God that He have mercy on your corrupt soul!
ReformedEvangelist 3 years ago
hahahhaa
nick12882 2 years ago
I'm sorry "Grasshopper" you must have mistaken me for a "coward". I preach the Biblical Gospel to anyone and everyone who will listen (and even to some who don't care to listen).
It is clear that you have assumed to much. I am not a Mormon hater but I do hate the damnable theology of the LDS church.
It is clear you do not have anything profitable to say - did you not notice that the guy in the video was a "Jack Mormon" or would you agree with him?
ReformedEvangelist 3 years ago
t anyone else can be moral: by considering their actions, weighing the consequences, and deciding whether they are doing more harm than good to themselves and other people.
Despite what evangelists tell you, the threat of hell is not what stops most people from, say, going on a mass-murdering spree. Even if there was no hell, there are still bad consequences for bad behavior
raelAlan 3 years ago
the people are like flies...
MULESLAX 3 years ago
we know whats right an wrong based on what society and our culture sets up as moral rules. we are instilled wil these rules since we are born. your consience, that is just your brain going through congnative dissonance. it is entry level social psychology.
staledoughnuts1 3 years ago
Yeah,
I'm just convinced that we can just as well raise our voices and use the word of God to start a Street Meeting and God will draw hearers. It also prevents the "cockroach effect" - where the crowd leaves after the Good Test and the money is gone. This way they know what they are getting into from the start and they stay.
To each his own in that circumstance... Just be bold in the Open Air!
ReformedEvangelist 3 years ago
"I am still giving away money"
nice gimmick!
too hard to hear!
osmiolos 3 years ago