John's Evangelism: "Religious people, you're the worst of all."

This clip is taken from the sermon "The Birth of John the Baptizer," preached by Pastor Mark Driscoll at the Mars Hill Church Ballard campus in Seattle, Washington, on November 01, 2009. It is the 6th sermon in our sermon series, "Luke's Gospel: Investigating the Man Who Is God."

To watch the full sermon, visit: http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/luke/the-birth-of-john-the-baptizer

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[EPTechCompany]

I am a sinner.

I ask for God's forgiveness.

I am forgiven.

I most likely will mess up again.

(Cycle of the Christian Sinner)

[NoaahsArk]

Salvation is not just jumping out of the line to Hell into the Line to Heaven, it's a supernatural external and internal work by the Lord Jesus Christ, through the process of justification on the Cross, we die daily, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit, until the day of Judgement when we are not condemned! Amen!

[xxzDEADLYzxx]

@EPTechCompany You've forgot the most important part!!! Jesus' sacrifice provided the way, the path to be free! Throw off your chains! Walk free from sin!!! :)

[EPTechCompany]

@Chibithy The "good" of being a Christian is that we surrender ourselves to Christ, realizing that we're imperfect, but we are saved by His grace and His act of propitiation. Hypocrisy is only the case on sin that was willingly committed, when at the same time we claim we follow. 1 John 1: 5-7 is a good example. Our sense of security isn't phony; it's been reconfirmed by our faith in Jesus.

[Chibithy]

@EPTechCompany Then what good is that, what good are you for being a Christian if you're still a screw up? Only real difference now is that you've opened the door to hypocrisy and a phony sense of security. At the very least you realize the error of being a Christian.

[TheIDCLeader]

@xSnakeEyezz There once was a time when the majority of people said that the world was flat. Did that make them right? No.

Like I said before, there are accounts in the bible that are provably wrong, so how can you trust it on anything it has to say when what we can verify is wrong?

[TheIDCLeader]

@xSnakeEyezz I was not always Athiest, I was once christian. But I can not find any evidence of a loving god in this world. A sadistic god or a god that just doesn't give a fuck maybe, but such a god is not deserving of praise anyways.

Is Yahweh the one that causes all of the bad things in the world, or is he conveniently only responsible for the good things?

[TheIDCLeader]

@xSnakeEyezz You of course realize that people of every other religion both can and do make the same claims? To paraphrase your own words "If you think so many Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Shintos, Seicho-no-les and many others world wide are being decieved you seem rather foolish."

[TheIDCLeader]

@xSnakeEyezz How do you know that Yahweh is real? What is the evidence? The Bible? Surely not since many of the stories within are provably wrong if not downright absurd. And if the bible can't even get the verifiable things right how can you trust it with the unverifiable?

[TheIDCLeader]

@xSnakeEyezz I'm sorry, but which "god" are you talking about? There are many, many gods that exist.

Are you talking about Yahweh? If so, comparing him to a fictional character is very fitting. After all, both are fictional characters, their words and actions were both written by men.

[TheIDCLeader]

HAHAHAHA! "Merciful God?" Yahweh is one of the most unforgiving characters I've ever seen. Hell, Darth Vader was more forgiving then him. Darth Vader would at least have the decency to kill you quickly, Yahweh has you burn and suffer forever and ever.

Darth Vader is more sympathetic too.

[MrCharrrles]

John the B. was badass