Dei Gratia Part 1: Introduction 2 of 2

Introdution
This is a video series on the doctrines of salvation as I have come to know them. I do not claim to know everything there is to know about this subject and can also admit that in the future I may be shown BY GOD where I may be in error and then there fore change my views acordingly. However these videos were not made to start a flame war, enter a theological debate via the Youtube comment section or to start arguements with people for the sake of an arguement. I have come to know that no matter what theological position you hold there will allways be one to tell you that you are wrong. There for if I am, I expect that God will correct me and open my eyes to my error in his good time. Whether that be from the loving correction of a brother or sister in Christ or through his word and prayer. What I do know though is that the current gospel and method of evagalism that is preached today falls woefully short and can be out right dangerus to the human soul and I intend on making my case for such a claim through this series of videos. The current idea that Jesus loves you just the way you are and has a wonderful plan for your life if you'll just repeat this prayer after me and ask him to come into your heart and he will make your life better and take you to heaven when you die is false and this method of evangalism cannot even be found in the Bible.
The one who has been taught this system of easy believeism all their lives as I have and comes to this video with an open mind, a open heart and with a desire to know the truth and learns even one thing from what I have done here. That is who these videos are for. for the few poeple who may watch this and say this realy spoke to me, even if it is just one person then it was worth it and may God get all the glory.
Please feel free to make comments good or bad but I will not engage in a debate in a Youtube comment section. My Lords salvation, offices and methods are much to vast and deep to even begin to hope to give them any justice through this video much less the comment section of it. I may respond to some comments good and bad as I choose to but will not engage in bantering back and forth about how wrong you are and how wright I am or visa versa. If my theology on this matter is correct then I trust that God will use it to open the hearts and minds of those of his choosing. If I am wrong then I trust and pray that he will open my eyes and correct me and I willbe happy to delete the videos if in the passing of time I find them to be off base and out of step with the true Gospel of our Lord. However in any case I trust in the Holy Spirit to work in me and in all those he wills to work in. No amount of argueing to prove a point on yours or my part will ever convert one person untill the Lord decides to convert them. And such argueing can even hinder those who genuinly seek truth into feeling all is lost and truth can never be found or fully known. I strongly beleive our relyiance should be on Christ power and the Holy Spirit to change the hearts and minds of men and raise them from the dead not the arguements and stratgies of men.
If however you do have doctrinal issues I invite you to leave me a personal message so as to make your point with out being a stumbling block to others. And I will respond to you as long as messages are done Biblicaly, in a spirit of Christian love and for a desire to seek Biblical truth. Any messages sent to me based on your own logic or feelings and traditions or the "thats just not fair arguement" will be promply dismissed. The key to accepting many of the doctrines of grace is a complete submitance to the soveriegnty of God. When you get to the point of saying "I lay down all my own preconcieved ideas, of who God is and what he can and cannot do and admit that he is God and I am not and he can do with his creation as he wills" that will be your spring board to understanding much of these doctrines. the doctrines of grace bent toward giving God all the glory and honor and praise and keeping none fore our selves no matter how small.
In closing I do pray that some can be learned from this series and it can be found useful to my brothers and sisters in Christ and to any others with a desire to know more about Jesus Christ our Lord and there own personal salvation.
May God bless these videos to your soul and may his loving grace be with us all...
By the grace of God
Dei Gratia
A reformed look at the doctrine of salvation

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[silmalila]

(Laughing)

"Its all about me."

Optera, you rock!

[Optera34]

Thank you sooooo much for your kind words Silmalia I am so glad you liked the videos. Please check them all out I hope they bless you. they are all ment to be seen in chronological order and be like one big movie

[Optera34]

thank you soo much everyone for your wonderful and encouraging comments. Dont forget though that this is part 2 of 2 to the introduction I noticed many are checking this video out and not so much the first. I realy hope you all enjoy the entire series. and thanks again sooo much!

[fruitofspirit]

Who is the cornball in the first 2 minutes of the vid? He tells the congregation, "I know you wanna get to the restaurant, I know that's important?"

THAT'S important? What a limp-wristed, spineless thing to say. There's a reason Paul said only men can be pastors. They should really find one to fill his position.

The preacher God used to reach me once told a congregation if they didn't like what he was saying they could LEAVE.

[Optera34]

Im glad you checked out the series introduction I hope everyone checks out the following parts and gives their feed back! :D

[bshocks]

i wanted to make this video series, then God showed me someone already had (I'm being dead serious). This is one of the most important messages ever preached and yet it has 900 views?.....Thats absolutely knee trembling scary. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me understand who and what I am before a Holy and Almighty God. Please pray God shows me that I dont deserve what Christ has given me, I am so prideful in thinking Im not that bad or completely need His Grace.

[TheKategolden]

Just watched and read comments , I am now thinking what would Jesus say about your video ? Abba - I think we have a listener at Last !!!!!! I am studying Fredrich Nietzsche also Theology , here in Ireland . when Nietzsche said God is dead and we killed him . he was right . Also he said Jesus was the first and last christian to die on the cross . True for me . It is time to become desciplies of the truth . In which this intails , reading the scripture in private and be heart to heart with God .

[FillTheirVoid]

@silmalila

Obviously you are correct ... the bible clearly states that He chose us, not the other way around. Furthermore, our names were written in the Lamb's book of life from the foundation of the world.

[silmalila]

I believe that when the Father draws you to Jesus, He is irresistable.

I believe in predestination. God's elect will come to Him, it has been forordained. When we are loved by God, naturally our desire is to please Him. We may not always succeed, but He knows our heart's desire is for Him, and not the world.

[ManuelLogan]

And what I understand from you, at least the thoughts came up, but I know you don't mean it that way. But I was thinking like, oh you know why don't I just go out there watching nice girls on the internet, I mean when the time is right God will draw me to Him and save me... That's a bad thought and interpretation of your words but I know people personally who think like that and who do not turn to Christ cause they only hear this doctrine saying it all has to come from God.

[ManuelLogan]

@silmalila I agree with you, but when Jesus is knocking on the door of your heart, you are the one who has to open the door. This doctrine resulted in the Netherlands in many passive Christians 'waiting' till God 'draws' them. That's a dangerous thing, you can only say it afterwards that faith is a gift from God, but now I gotta repent from sin, I gotta search, I GOTTA MAKE WAR against sin, I am doing it, but it's the Holy Spirit who makes me do it.

[CBALLEN]

I do believe you have it correct as far as anything that I know.The baby is always cleaned up AFTER being born.

[silmalila]

The entire idea of people 'deciding' for Christ is completely unscriptural.

When Nicodemus asked our Lord how he could be saved, Jesus did not say "Decide to follow me'. He said in John "No man can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him'.

Why do people insist that they can 'decide' for Christ when Jesus made it clear that this is not the way to be saved!

Salvation is from God, it is not the one who 'runs or wills, but God who has mercy'.