The Most Dangerous Place To Raise Your Kids (Piper)

[ebdaniels99]

?! "They were going to Somalia, Darfur"?? <-- Darfur is in Sudan, John

[candiceevans1]

all the Christ haters seem to be on this page,,,its not impractical to deny yourself,,,few will find the narrow gate,,,the rest are too busy tripping over their own ego ,,,too busy scoffing,,,,and the arrogance makes me sick

[Chibithy]

This guy is a real piece of work, not to mention impractical.

[biankajeg]

what a laughable sermon when it is the rich that rob the poor - see goldman sachs -- who stands up for the oppressed? no one -- we laud and celebrate the wall street bankers and stand for nothing but greed of the powerful -------- while the poor send money to hedonistic televangists - yuck

[sirmoosa]

@biankajeg....... Laughable? How so? Do you feel like he's commending the rich? This guy isn't a televangelist. Definitely not your typical preacher who fits in their categories.

[ShilohVoice]

Hudson Taylor learned to never take one into the mission unless the parents of the potential missionary were in full agreement to let them go - whether the parents were Christian or not. His missionary vision is still strong and effective to this day.

[firish51]

The widow out of her poverty has put in all the livelihood that she had. All she had left to do is die. Wow! Christ is showing that out of sheer poverty one still has a insurmountable treasure living or dying with Christ .

[jonathonwwilliams]

don't miss the point

[tony9L9L]

The most dangerous place to raise kids if you are a christian is in a scientific world where people think for themselves.

Come on, catch up - its a modern world.

[cookiesforchrist]

@tony9L9L

sooo......modern America....??? Think about it. America is a scientific world where people think for themselves. what has it gotten us? I think the huge poverty rate, high teen pregnancy and std rate, suicide rate, and divorce rate can describe where our scientific world where people think for themselves has gotten us.

[tony9L9L]

@cookiesforchrist

If you went to America you would find a country constipated by religion and retarded by medieval belief systems. I worship common sense.

I am God= I have the power of life and death.

I can create and I can destroy.

I operate independantly of any influence=I am free.

[candiceevans1]

@tony9L9L WRONG,,,I LIVE IN AMERICA AND MOST PEOPLE DONT FOLLOW THE GOSPEL AND EVEN IF THEY ARE CHRISTIAN THEY DO NOT FOLLOW CHRIST,,,I dont know where you received this info but its bullshit,,,you cant find a real church in America,,,,this guy and Paul Washer are ab the only two I have ever seen

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

"I am God. I can create and destroy. I operate independantly of any influence."

Yeah,that's the same thing all those looney,self-worshipping, narcisistic evil dicatators think and thought as they oppressed & slaughtered men who wouldn't affirm their self-delusionals.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

You're right. You're free to think that & whatever else U like (even that you're a chihuahua!),but you're worshipping pile of foolish lies which don't affect the the truth a pinch.THere is a God whose command to man is to believe Him, love Him, and love others. He will judge man one day and take control of things. And man can say and believe he's God all he likes, but it's a jolly sad joke. Your common sense is common only among narcisistic fools.

[tony9L9L]

@JamesJon1187 I followed the christian path for just under forty years and you call me a "narcisistic fool'? You dare to insult me because the main thing being a christian gives you is a sense of superiority over others

You stun me with your naive arrogance. You live in modern times and yet you are convinced there is a big man in the sky you probably also believe there is a devil poking people with spears in hell.

Believe this - you will get to the end of your life and regret the time you wasted

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

"Naive arrogance"..well. I don't want to get into a big debate with you over that reliability of the Bible. I've had a couple too many of those lately and don't have the time for another... but have you ever done a thorough study on where the evidence leads pertaining to Jesus and His existance?

[tony9L9L]

@JamesJon1187 'Evidence'????? If there was evidence then we wouldnt need faith. Faith is exactly that. You are looking for evidence because you struggle to believe it (and who can blame you) There is no proof of Jesus, people have rewritten stories over the centuries to fit their own causes.

The only way to convince yourself that the mumbo-jumbo is true is to ignore science and fact and your common sense. Good luck with that.

Have you studied the giraffe's laryngeal nerve? You need to.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L Yes evidence. There is evidence a plenty for Jesus and his authenticity...and no I don`t need it to validate why I believe in Jesus. I believed Jesus is who He said He is because I wanted to know if God was of the truth or not at one point in my life, & was willing to whatever it took to find out (even facing the reality that He might not be)& He showed Himself 2 me in the form of truth.I only looked into all this Bcuz anti-Christians try to attack JEsus`s historicity, so I delved in.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L JEsus existed, the gospel accounts are authentic, no doubt about that. Whether you believe Jesus to be who He claimed He is, that`s where faith is needed. Of course faith is often based on reason(ing) and if you knew God you`d know Jesus to be who He said He is.

[tony9L9L]

@JamesJon1187 The bible has been edited rewritten and interpreted countless times (imagine what 'War and Peace' would look like after two thousand years of rewrites). The gospel accounts contradict each other.

Faith is NOT based on reasoning, if it was people wouldn't choose to believe in something that they can not see hear feel touch or experience in any other way.

And yes when I had convinced myself there was a god, I also swallowed the stuff about jesus. Its called 'self hypnotism'

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

They weren't but an arguement would probably be pointless as you seem to have your mind set against the Bible. Faith certainly is based on reasoning.Not man's reasoning which starts with himself (more often than not) as the center of the universe like a true fool, but God's reasoning which says that children and the greatest, servants are the greatest, the least are the first, and is a direct flip to man's narcisistic pride based stupidity.Love and Pride are antithetical-God vs Satan.

[tony9L9L]

@JamesJon1187 We invented the idea of god because we were primitive. We cling to those delusions now because the average man can't accept how small and insignificant his precious life is.

You believe because you are afraid of the truth.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

Look,Tony, I treasure genuine love more than anything in the world. I know its source & that's why I know God is exist. If you understand the nature of true love you'll get everything the Bible talks about. It can't coincide with arrogance or pride and the two are at war with each other. YOu want to worship yourself and say you're God, you're free to do that...the true God though stays where He is. I hope you'll see one day what worthless sham pride is. Its only fruit is destruction.

[tony9L9L]

@JamesJon1187 Crediting goodness to an imaginary friend/god belittles the act of love. We are beasts yet we choose to care and love each other- THAT is beautiful and its got nothing to do with the concept of god.

I hope that you will also see that barking at the moon is worthless and it's fruits are a terrible waste of a precious life and freedom itself.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

Gees! Now love is a thing of man`s glory (pride)as well? Gross. Evil has to be the default doesn`t it, so everything good a man does can be attributed to his glory. How sick would children be if they took the glory for their humble genuine love? `You and I are animals, but ahhh, how beautiful ahh look at us! We can love each other.. how beautiful is that? Us gods!...Beautiful gods!`

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L Humanism's narcissistic reasoning is sad joke. The beauty of Love is its selfless, selfconsciousless humble nature.Genuine, honest love is the default God created mankind for. Man's pride-based sinful nature is what's abnormal. Children know that. It`s stupid adults (at times, myself included) that are so bent on their egos they try to credit themselves with glory for anything good they do and (more often than not) blame shift for the what evil they do or cause.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

You know you do that...but the difference between you and me is... when I do something bad, I say (by God's grace) that was wrong of me, forgive me, Lord. YOu say "default standard for human beings is animalistic and evil, of course I'll do evil and I'm accountable to no one for it (just like a true kin to Kim jung-il would)." You're deceiving yourself. THere are absolutes. Man is accountable for his actions. Satan (the father of lies) is your father and God is mine.

[tony9L9L]

@JamesJon1187 Good luck with your imaginary friend, do let me know if he ever actually does anything for ya and whatever you do don't stop self hypnotising.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

You want evidence of a mircale? Is that it? If so, about a year ago (I think), my sister had a back in ache in a certain part of her back. I prayed for it with faith (that's key) and a verse (whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do that the father may be glorified in the son) and it disappeared immediately.

[tony9L9L]

@JamesJon1187 I prayed for a sandwich and praise the lord- when I went into the kitchen (after a few minutes of buttering bread and slicing cheese) there it was! Halelujah its a miracle!!!

What happened there with you and your sister was a lovely example of the type of miracle we call 'a coincidence' or it was the result of the power of self hypnotism. Let me know when you pray for somebodies leg to grow back (and dont forget to keep self hypnotising)

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

Have you ever heard of George Muller? If not, hes an English man who built heaps and heaps of orphanages for thousands of kids - which cost toooons of money. He did it all (well, God did it for Him, he asked and believed) on faith through prayer. No campaigns, adds, or searching for sponsers. Most everything was done through his closet prayers and faith.

I suppose you credit his work self-hypnotism and coincidences? You should read about him. His orphanages still stand today.

[tony9L9L]

@JamesJon1187 My parents used to say Santa Claus brought my xmas presents but it was not true- THEY got them for me.

I guarantee you whatever George Muller did was done by human beings. Whatever motivated or gave him stamina or inspired him was in his mind just the same as you.

It's 2011 mate, people don't believe in this old crap anymore. The streets are on fire here, there is no god, there is no Batman. Wake up to reality primitive boy. The 'age of miracles' is long finished.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

It takes more faith to explain away all the miracles as "coincidences" (which were timely to minutes... for example.. they'd just run out of food..as they were praying a baker arrived, said he couldn't sleep last night and felt he needed to give his bread to the orphanage.. then a milkman's [I think] cart broke down outside and all the milk went to the children that morning) and whatever other reason humanist will come up with to deny the obvious fact.Prayer(of faith)works. God exists.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

"The streets are on fire."

You ever stop to think maybe it's the lie that there is no right and wrong, nothing absolute (so far as human interactions go), no God, no accountability, and that animalist, evil behaior is a free and valid choice... in fact, their default (certainly love is not)behavioral standard that contributes to them acting like a bunch looney monkeys?

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

After all we're all Gods right? THe ultimate of the evolutionary process? THere is no authority above us right? So you think the streets on fire is a problem. I see only beauty.... orange, yellow, and red lights lighting dancing where once there was nothing but cold stone and wood. You're telling me I got issues?.. yeah whatever, that's your opinion.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L

Plus, this God wanted somethings so who are you to tell me that I was wrong to go take those clothes and computers? How dare you! You're so arrogant! Pushing your opinion on me! I AM GOD! Stop trying to make me "conform" to your personal standards! I'm no slave to you! I am God!!! (damn you!) I can create and destroy. I operate independantly of any influence! SO just shut up with your bigotry and 'personal opinions' and **** off!! Wake up!THis is the 21st century and we are all Gods!"

[tony9L9L]

@JamesJon1187 You are afraid because your delusions are crumbling but dont be scared my friend- freedom and truth are just around the corner. Once you see the lie its impossible to unsee it. Be brave and undo the conditioning that controls you.

[JamesJon1187]

@tony9L9L Hah! You're funny, Tony. Can't you see how ridiculous it is for man to say he's God? It's just plain old self-deception... I've spent from years maybe 11-21 in it. It's ridiculous. Man is man and not the center of the universe (as much as he'd like to think so). I do hope you won't spend eternity in hell in the end and that you'll turn back to God(like the prodigal son) B4 you die. He does love you. I'll pray for you when I remember to. God bless you. Bye.

[rlgwf]

1:41 lol, poor piper

[jscibbe88]

I concur.