Frank Turek, Mike S. Adams, J. Warner Wallace and Jack Hibbs together answer a series of questions at the Fearless Generation Conference (Fearless Faith II)
Some people have a problem here:if you are slow to speak, they will always interrupt you and make points that you have no possible way how to comment them if they keep coming with 10 more points while you barely managed to find the answer to one of them.
@@dastanjan320 this happens to me all the time and this type of situation, I have to slow them down and remind them to stay focus on one topic at a time. Once were finished with this topic, we will move on to the next topic. Some people are hard to work with and others are easier to work with. Nevertheless, it works but does requires patience on our behalf.
@@randymartinez6446 thank you for the answer! Also, maybe you forgot to mention that there are even some ignorants who when they see how complicated the discussion is and how they have to stay focused minutes only for a single subject thry just straight give up trying and leave you the only one who is sacrificing time and efort for explications.
Asking questions and being a good listener, show people you are interested in them and what they have to say. Love them like Jesus! I’m working on the this! 🙂. A lot of love, patience, gentleness and prayer!
Dina I couldn’t have said it better myself. In fact; I believe if Jesus were on this Earth today, those would be His exact words.......In fact....... Jesus IS on this Earth today!! He is YOU, and ME, and US! WE are the body of Christ. And, to quote CASTING CROWNS, “But if we are the body Why aren't His arms reaching? Why aren't His hands healing? Why aren't His words teaching? And if we are the body Why aren't His feet going? Why is His love not showing them there is a way? There is a way, there is a way”... HIS word, is in OUR LIPS!
How would you answer a family member who asks you to show them how we understand the Bible does not allow foreign chattel slavery? If they are asking for scripture that I can not provide, then should I try to change the subject to point out that you can not have morality without God?
Praying doesn't do much of anything. If you want people to change their minds then evidence is the way to do it. That's why the Pew Research Poll shows that the number of religious is declining every year while the number on non religious like me are increasing because you can't demonstrate your god to even exist.
@@alanbaraka9800 Your proof for not God not existing? Its easy to say He doesnt exist but it is harder for you to provide evidence to back up what your saying.
I tried to present the gospel to my sister not too long ago...she was incredibly hostile. She talked about how Buddhism and yoga is the way to go.. I responded by telling her that the devil doesn’t always show up with horns and a pitchfork (meaning that he disguises himself as an angel of light) She lost it after I said that. I got quiet (we were in the car) and just chuckled to myself when she got that mad. Not out of a place of mockery, but out of a place of seeing the blatant deception the devil has lured her into. It was just so plain. My heart breaks for her every day. After that she was hostile towards me the rest of the time I was visiting her. We tried to have conversations but I just can’t help talking about Christ, and brought Him up in nearly each of our conversations. By the end of my stay she went off on me saying that I was the one attacking her, resulting in me crying on the way home. I guess what I’m saying is please pray for her, because again my heart breaks for her. I don’t care if she hates me for it but I won’t stop professing Christ just because she’s by me. I don’t want her to feel like I’m trying to force my views in her face, because that’s not the way presenting Christ should always be done (or ever for that matter) but I also don’t want to just stop talking about Christ to her altogether. There’s a large age difference between us (I’m 16, she’s 27) but I still want to present the gospel to her. Please pray that the Lord will put me in a circumstance to be able to do that again but more effectively
Praying for you and your sister. My brother is an agnostic, after many years of prayer now his heart is being softened and opened to the gospel, even tho he hasn't surrendered yet and it's a very slow process. I had almost given up hope when the doors went open :) Please do not stop praying for you sister, even if it takes years. Especially because she is older, chances are she thinks she knows best. But keep praying and sharing in love whenever you can, congratulations on being so young and already "seeing the Truth", btw :)
I’m sorry to say this, but you really didn’t choose a wise approach. You should have approached her in a rational, persuasive manner instead of accusing her of believing in Satan, and if your convincing fails to work, you should either choose a different approach or leave her alone. At least even by your standards you could choose to make her earthly life better by bonding with her and accepting her instead of trying to convert her in the name of love. Perhaps that will convince her to be more open to your worldview. Why choose instead to make her current life a torment?
"A prophet is never accepted by his family and hometown" - Jesus I sometime wonder if that is also for sharing gospel. If she hears it from another person outside of her family... Like her mentor or something when her family isn't around, she might just give it an ear
Try to interact with everyone, including family, with the fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5;22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
@Daniel Carpenter I do believe the Most High put on our hearts to choose him, one day as I was walking to my apartment I just said out loud one day I am going to change my life, it didn’t happen at that very moment years after in fact . Out of the blue one afternoon after work I ask the FATHER why do he want from me what do he want me to do; and 3 weeks later my life as I know has changed in a way that only a supernatural BEING can do.
@Daniel Carpenter "its not our job to prove or convince people about Christ". Actually it is. The burden of proof is forced onto someone when they make a positive assertion for or against something. If you claim your god exists then you need to demonstrate that claim. Thus far you haven't.
@Meachel Ruiz "but if they continue to deny the truth you just pray for them". The truth isn't asserted it's demonstrated. If I prayed for you to believe in Allah would you convert to Islam tonight? Doubtful. You want people to believe in your god then demonstrate he exists.
Alan Baraka You obviously don’t know what the One true God can do or how He works His creation is evidence of His existence and that is enough evidence but for people who cannot except and reject this truth the Word of God says “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.” This explains a lot , assuming you don’t believe in God because you told me if you prayed to allah which is a false and pagan god I assume you then believe in evolution which is a lie , as the scripture says people changed the glory of God unto an image made like to corruptible man (self made idols)(apes) evolution. Why don’t you ask me why i put my Hope in Jesus and not in allah or Buddha or the other fake gods made by religion or in evolution . Believing in Jesus in not a religion it’s a relationship.
I heard this advice years ago and not only is it helpful but it really works. Put the burden of proof on the other person. 9 times out of 10, they’re just repeating things they’ve heard and never questioned where it came from or if it was true. Challenge their beliefs and where they come from. They’ll get frustrated by having to prove them. Going back and forth with claims becomes and argument quickly but acting like a curious listener forces them to think about what they believe and why and sometimes, that’s what breaks the door down for a real conversation.
Trucker_Pete the burden of proof is on you! You’re the one claiming there is a man in sky that no one can see smell or hear (except in some peoples heads. Some might call the schizophrenia)
@@somethinglikeanonymous1773 God claimed for Himself a long time ago that He is God and there is no other and that He created all things. It was man who came along later and said different. The burden of proof is on man. Even from an unbelieving perspective, I find it a lot easier to believe God than sciences current theory that nothing created everything for no reason. Some would call that magic like a Las Vegas stage act of pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Nothing cannot create something and certainly cannot create everything. That even defies the laws of science and yet they throw it out there because they have nothing else to explain our existence. The Big Bang and the transformation of a monkey into a man was never seen, heard, touched or smelled as you say and yet many accept it. They don't require the same proof of evolution that they do of God. God answers all of our greatest questions. Evolution only creates more and makes life meaningless.
Trucker_Pete there is literally no evidence of God. Plus where you are born dictates what religion you are born into to. It makes no sense whatsoever. Waste your time if you want. God doesn’t reveal himself because he doesn’t exist.
@@somethinglikeanonymous1773 All existence including you is evidence of God and you know it in your heart but you're rebelling against it. The fact is that you don't want there to be a God. You want to be God of your life instead but that's not working out for you. Your very conscience inside you that tells you of good and evil and wrestles with morality testifies of God since those things are from Him and have nothing to do with an accidental biological evolution. The evidence is everywhere, you just don't want to see it. If your theory of religion being regional were true then I can't be a Christian. That began in Israel thousands of years ago with Jesus Christ. Not only that but what religion can't you find in America? They're all here and Christianity is everywhere else so that has nothing to do with anything. I also wasn't raised Christian. I didn't become one until I was 25 when I found myself an angry, drug addicted, selfish person with no purpose at all in life. I was doing what the world told me to do and it never got me anywhere. There was no peace, no hope and no reason to go on. When I heard about the good news that I could be forgiven of my sins through faith Jesus Christ and I called on Him to forgive me and save me, He revealed Himself to me and changed me forever. That's when I became a Christian and a new man. God does reveal Himself to man in many ways but mostly personal though His Son. No one can tell me He didn't or that I didn't experience what I experienced. Not you or anyone else. I've had a relationship with God for 18 years now and I've never looked back at my old life for any other reason but to be thankful that He rescued me from it. Churches are also full of people like me who were delivered out of the world's ways that offer nothing that really matters. What God offers, lasts forever and no one can take it away. So you go on and tell yourself that I'm wasting my time but I know it's you who's wasting yours. I've lived life on that side and I know how empty it is. Nothing lasts and nothing truly satisfies. You were created to know your Creator and you'll never know true peace and joy until you do. And I pray that you realize that someday.
@Trucker_Pete - When you make a positive claim, the burden of proof is on you. While what exactly happened at the Big Bang is still an unknown, the occurrence of Big Bang itself is demonstrable by cosmic background radiation among other things. Perhaps a physicist or astronomer can answer the question for you. Meanwhile, as someone in a biology-related major, for the evolutionary divergence of humans from chimpanzees is evidenced by structural homologies, genetic similarities, and hominid fossils demonstrating transition among other things. Also, personally I try to use the same stringent criteria to any scientific theory or hypotheses, including the pseudoscientific assertions of religion.
Amen. They are lost as also ppl in christ once before and so we have to keep that in mind. Be humble equipped and stand for the Lord Jesus no matter what.
I liked what J. Warner Wallace said. Don't state your position, let them defend theirs. This reminds me of Tactics, by Greg Koukl. Let's see if I can get this right. When you want to win an argument, there are some points you want on the table, but if you put them on the table, the person you're talking to is just going to take them off. Instead, ask questions designed to get the other person to put your points on the table. Now they're going to be more difficult to take off. So, in this situation, don't be agressive and attack their beliefs, because they're just going to get hostile and defend something they may already know is false. So ask questions, "What do you mean by that?" and listen intently to their answer. Using their answer ask other questions so they will have to defend their belief or prove yours, without realizing that's what they are doing. In the meantime they are putting all the major points you want on the table for you, and because you're asking questions they're not threatened and open up. They are no longer hostile (in most cases). Is it easy? No. Biting your tongue usually isn't, but if you look at what they are doing for you and how you are actually enjoying a good conversation with them, that's got to count for something.
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law." Christ calls us to follow Him at all cost to ourselves in this life. All truth is God's truth and we follow Him, regardless of cost. Most of my family are nonbelievers. I love them dearly, but I love God more and will follow Him before the course of this world.
@@frankoakenfold7086 if zymbo's family would consider the teaching of Christ, given to us through the bible (word of God inspired by His spirit) not only his family but so many other people: would be an asset for each other and those surrounding them. The things of the spirit are foolishness to the world because the world doesn't know HIM. Same way children don't comprehend what their parents say, you yourself don't understand Frank Oakenfold.
Big Ben No it is YOU that doesn’t understand. The bible is man made nonsense and you have to deny your own humanity to believe it. You have to become someone you are not.
Prometheus Parti Pris do some research and you’ll find that their are some key differences between the two ( : Catholicism falls under the large umbrella of Christianity but there are major theological differences that make a difference( :
@@JeramyRG It's really not though. The way Christians/Catholics view the bible is completely different. Also the Catholic Bible has a different OT which supersedes what Christians believe about Jesus.
@@mcspankey4810 Oh dear god, you're naive. It wouldn't matter, what to you is labeled Christianity then? Is non denominational Christianity, Christianity? Evangelicals, protestants etc. Christianity?? You don't know what you're talking about. You can't say I left Catholicism to Christianity because Christianity alone is just an umbrella for all religions that believe Jesus is their salvation.
@@nathanhensn8717 It is irrelevant, Christianity is any denomination that believes in Jesus Christ as their saviour. All denominations of Christianity are different, it doesn't make one more Christian than the other. Catholicism is the largest portion of Christianity, without it, Christianity would be one of the smallest religions.
I understand because my family is the same. I have learned to AVOID these conversations. They try to bait me, but I always change the subject. They know enough to seek God if they want to. They don't need any more information from me. Now I just try to love them and be nice even when they are trying to be nasty. LOVE WILL WIN THEM FASTER THAN MORE APOLOGETICS.
Yes, it is so important to be equipped with the answers to objections people bring up. There are so many simple answers to many of their common statements, and it's our responsibility to at least let them know, hey, that's a fair question, and here's the answer.
Mat 10:34-39 KJV Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. (35) For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. (36) And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. (37) He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. (38) And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. (39) He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Loved all of this. But on the question of ‘retreating’ all that was said was right, BUT the worse part of disputing with a parent is that you regress in their eyes to being a badly-behaved 5 year old. They go all stiff and indignant and you feel like you could be sent to your room at ANY moment! 😖😄 I shall, from now, bear in mind the type 4s. That’ll make me feel better forever! Thank you gentlemen!
This is not just a theological question because a lot of us know scriptures by heart or know the references. This is about knowing God in the fire. It's about walking in the Spirit, in His peace & wisdom. It's about walking in intimacy with God. A lack of this is the epidemic that's been plaguing the Church for many generations. I pray & hope this ends soon. 💜
@Faith Builder You talk about wisdom yet rely on prayer? If you want people to change their minds then I advise you demonstrate your god to exist with credible evidence. After all, can you demonstrate spirits to exist?
Done my home work, just tired of their arguments. I speak in love or keep my mouth shut and let them decide. Can't make their decision for them... I pray for them and circumstances, of course. Just done with listening to them jump me with their attitude and then trying to ruin my day. No more.
Clearly god wants them to burn so let them burn. You wont care or even remember when youre in heaven, theyre digging their own grave out of their stupidity. The gospel is EVERYWHERE in this world
@Johnny Appleseed One reason I no longer believe in the church system because if a person say they’re have accepted the Most High aa their FATHER that bad behavior immoral life should cease to exist if a person life haven’t changed then they didn’t change from within. My sanctuary is anywhere I’m with the FATHER reasoning with him in my car, work,walking, in the pool in the back yard, bathroom ,and sharing the word with anyone. A building is what greedy men built for money. I prefer to give if I see a need help each other out. A parable the Messiah spoke is, a well person don’t have a need for a physician. So if a person need a pastor to preach for years upon years to motivate them to do right to live with Joy Peace love forgiveness righteousness happiness , self control then something is wrong there. According to the good book our body is the temple of the Most High.
@@LivingMyBestAlways Yes sir, I can certainly sympathize with the way you feel, I've been there myself. The only part I don't know what to do with is the Bible's command to "forsake not the assembling of yourselves together". I'd love to know how you deal with that. Thanks and God bless
@@LivingMyBestAlways Is not the church it's the one's who in the church, we must find a biblical church that we can gather together and praise and have fellowship with each other.
@@LivingMyBestAlways I know where you are coming from. But you know my dad always tells me one thing and that's what I think actually makes sense in going to a church. He says that, "God is the same everywhere, but man isn't."
I don't even know much of my family. 😔 I only knew one grandparent. My mom was an orphan! I still don't know much of my relatives an I'm not invited to much of anything. I'm just glad Jesus loves me when I wasn't sure anyone did! 😊
@@faithwisdom788 Thank you! 🤗 God bless you in everything! I pray that my family can end the battle of holding grudges and being bitter that they learn to love as God has us! 😔
I don’t enjoy family events when family is at odds. This Christian family likes to talk about people. I am good for about an hour, 2 tops. My Mom use to say if people talk about others in front of you, they talk about you when you’re gone.
I think Jack nailed it. Speak the Truth in love and don't retreat too soon. It IS the Lord's job to break the person's heart and He does it many times using "US" as His mouthpiece so we need to have the boldness of Christ along with His love. Toooooooo many express the Love (as they understand it) and will not engage into the battle which really is the difficult part. Walking around sprinkling warm fuzzy Jesus speak on everyone is easy.... calling out sin is NOT and that's where many battles start... expressing the need for a Savior because their are living in sin.
How long to keep silent and keep getting harassed & tortured mentally by in-laws who stay with my family. Someday, sometime, multiple occasions I will end up speaking back and hit them with my words hard.
What you said is extremely painful sometimes. Did you think about those moments when some people tell you very painful stories and all you can say is".... Yes, i am veru sory for you😔... " without giving a singe advice because you can't be understood?
my family used to tell me "you are discouraging me, or you are pushing me away, its turning me off from God ect..... I realized that it was all BS..... if you love somebody with all your heart....1..youl love talking about them 2.. youl love hearing about them...and the big 3... is there anything anyone can say or do to push you away/discourage/or turn you off of that person you love? NOPE!!! so when someone says this, to me. it means they dont really love the lord or even know who he is!!! they just want to believe it their way or not hear about it!!!!
My family aren’t liberals but they are mad and running from God. I’m the whipping post because I’m staying in the faith. This is excellent advice. Must keep my mouth shut and let them explain away their confusion without me attempting to redeem myself.
In all my confrontations or debates, I never bring up the religion matter first. It is always the Christians who want to do their missionary work or prove to me that I am wrong.
Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” It’s just going to be harder as time passes, the same can be said with your political affiliations or even your country men. The key for me are to follow the scriptures and always have a clear mind as to where your loyalty is. To God.
The confrontations i end up in with my family members is unfortunately because they also claim to be Christians but yet they notoriously use Bible verses out of context and their outside "theologians" are Kenneth Copeland, Joice Meyer, Bill Johnson, and the like. 🤷🤦♂️
If your family of origin is mentally ill, you pray for them, and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you. You must establish firm boundaries of communication, especially dealing with nonbelievers. Always remember, who "The true family of Jesus" is. Read Mark 3:31-35. Amen
@ Cross Examined How would you handle being invited to family gatherings where you know they will be praying to false gods and speaking false gospel and doctrines of demons? I personally feel convicted not to go, but if I don't go, how can they ever see the light? I pray for and prepare for outside conversations, through email and text but no one ever responds and engages in conversation that way. They also cannot see the light of Christ and His work through email....... Just curious.
There is no surprising here to those who have actually read the Jude-Chrisitan Bible that warns of this very issue and to expect it once one has accepted the truth and seek to share it with others, especially those who reject it in favor of the lies that they prefer. (Luke 21:10-13; John 12:40-50 & 15:18-19; 1 John 4:20; Titus 1:16; Romans 12:14; Proverbs 12:1,13:3, 15:7, & 29:11) Yes, it is always best to pray before, during, and after such encounters--NOT just for assistance, for those who wish to remain in darkness and refuse to come into the light. (John 3:20-21) A Judeo-Christian must master the art of fighting without fighting. (Matthew 10:16) Joshua 24:15 John 8:31-32 & 14:6 Psalms 28:7 Strength and Honor!
What do you mean by that? Can you tell me more? How do you feel about that? What do you think about that? Just trying to think about questions..... so I can practice this! Can you think of more questions? Please chime in!
What you do is you go spend time with your family don't gear up for argument when you go and don't sit there and wait for them to bring something up so you can fireback go spend time and always keep in mind that if they're not going to choose JESUS then you need to make the most of your time with them while you can. We don't convert people the HOLY SPIRIT does.
People who have said to me they don't believe in God or there is no God have answers...I never say anything. Their answers just sit there like poop on a plate and I never say anything. And they are stuck with their answers and they know...they already know it's wrong. And I ignore it. I then allow them to deal with it...Sooner or later they admit to themselves that it is wrong and then have to grapple with it. If they ask, I'll answer. If not, I leave it alone.
Yeah, my sisters are pretty liberal. Both support gays, and say it’s just love. As well on pretty much everything else. It’s very difficult because they really are fixed on the idea that it’s okay because we’re all forgivin but there’s no need to change because God made them that way.
If Catholics have a problem with their own family being or becoming Christian, that should tell you that they really dont serve Jesus Christ.Makes you question where their Loyalties lie. Its crazy how they say they believe in Jesus but have a problem when one of their own blood becomes christian.
I'm honest. They can take it or leave it. I'm on the right but have friends that are libs. Those who can't be an adult can move on. Their choice. I love Jesus, they don't have to. I do pray for them and accept them if they accept me. You'd be surprised how many can accept it.
It's so simple go and just don't bother as they say with those hostile ones but you know the people who are actively seeking or they listen when you talk about God so talk to them about faith and just pray for the others. Now if you not getting along with them because politics either Dems/Republicans and then that's not of God and you can debate peacefully the world or just leave the politics off the dinner table.
Often you gotta get ur timing right. You won’t always have the answers but u can tell them u can find out. You won’t and cant know everything just like these guys sitting upfront. Defending your position is often futile cos u cant fight and win against people cos the bible says the human intellect is hostile to God’s word. So the only way is to pray over the situation. I often feel like I should say something about God or make some statements to them. Fear can kick in as you dont wana get out of your depth in a group cos u can’t defend by having an answer for every question they have. Thats certainly been my experience
Why is there such a conflation of 'Christianity' and conservative republicanism? Frank, why do you need to oppose liberal politics so thoroughly on some sort of 'Christian values,' as if Christ supported any political system?
Amen!! I was looking for this reply. Anyone who is remotely moderate or liberal all of the sudden “needs Jesus”, when hostility can come in any form. And anyone, even Christians who support the current presidency, like in my family, can come across as a little vitriolic and mean-spirited bc some of us don’t but might not be Democrats, either. I pray everyone has a good Thanksgiving no matter the topics of conversation, and I pray for grace over my own mouth, bc I am the problem most of the time. I love everyone on here !! This isn’t always an easy time.
That’s exactly what I was thinking as I was watching this. I’m a Christian and I’m also liberal. I know I’m not like some of the crazy liberals who give us a bad name. Like I’m pro life, but I’m also fine with legalized gay marriage. I think when conservatives use the term liberals, they’re really just referring to crazy leftists. My dads pretty conservative and sometimes complains about “those darn liberals,” but he respects his brother who is pretty liberal on a lot of things. I try not to take it too personally.
It's God that opens the hearts of the Lydia's of the world Act 16:14. The devil has legal rights over them that obey not the gospel, & he has blinded their eyes/mind. We begin with prayer before the courts of heaven, go to your mediator (Jesus) ask for spiritual guidance (wisdom) chaste conversation & direction. Use your rights in prayer for your family's sake.
Give them the gospel atleast once. Tell them youl say a sinners prayer with them then after that they cant say you didnt try to convert them. And there blood is not on you
It’s interesting because my coworkers are all born again/ baptist and my boss is a deacon and they’re hostile towards me because I’m the only Catholic in the office.
They should realize that without Catholicism their recent denominations would never have existed. As Christians we should all be united not against each other. 2.5 billion Christians can't be wrong.
Catholicism is 1.3 billion, 2.5 is the total amount of all Christian’s, catholic, orthodox, Assyrians, coptics, Ethiopians, and all other Protestant churches. I’m catholic btw, I just correcting you on this if you meant what I think you meant.
One point I always explain is that Catholicism is way more similar to other early Christians churches, than any protestant denominations. So Catholics are most likely closer to what early Christianism was than Protestants.
Jim Wallace's ears really perked up when he realized he could market a lot of products to you guys. He uses a camera to pan across all of the products he is selling.
EVEN THE LORD cant save someone who does want him !!!!!!!! since many saw his sings en wonders en STILL DENIED HIM !!!!!! even though HE want ALL TO BE SAVED
I don't think we are lazy at all. The devil is a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Many Christians bend over backwards to help their families and loved ones showing Christian love and caring for them as Christ does, to only be attacked, maimed, accused and blamed for things and taken advantage of. Most Christians I know are very hard working, sharing, caring and will go the extra mile and the enemy knows this about followers of Jesus Christ and stand waiting to accuse them of not being forgiving. We are living in the last days where the dividing sword is separating the wheat and the tares. Micah 7:6, Matthew 10:21, Luke 12:53, for me I have had to surrender it all to Jesus because I do not want to be tempted into sin by things they do to provoke and tempt me with. I just waved the white flag of Jesus Christ as my banner over me and surrendered it all to him for his glory, not mine. I have been shunned, wrongly accused, taken advantage of and slandered and much more. And I come from a "Nice" family, on the outward appearances, it seems. My brother-in law is a pastor of a four square church and my sister teaches the children's classes. My mother had been a church school teacher and my other sister is a full time preschool daycare provider who is well respected and well liked in the community. When it comes to family though, there are things under the surface that others don't know or see that become festering wounds and cannot heal without prayer, repentance and forgiveness. Jealousy, rivalry, popularity, pride, inheritance, power, control, prestige are just a few things that become "idol's" and there is where the problem is. "Idolatry", "False gods", "False image", "False worship". This is a spiritual battle. Keep the whole armor of God on at all times.
So funny how it’s an us against them mentality when you both believe in the same god, yet neither of you can prove that god exists...kinda reminds me of how certain family members don’t want to talk sports due to conflicting opinions of teams
They are other apologist. Look up cold case Christianity it’s a great lesson on the New Testament reliability, it’s by the first guy who spoke with the white hair great stuff and uses his code case detective work to prove Christianity
Catholic and Christianity is all the same But Can someone tell me what good comes from being in a religion besides starting wars ,killings,starvations,greed and can someone tell me where in the Bible can I find where GOD says to be in a religion or to be Christian because I can’t find is and if GOD didn’t say it I just don’t care or want to know because I go by scriptures not man made bull
Your right. It doesn’t say follow a religion, it says persist and love the Lord our God with all our strength and heart. Christianity is a relationship with God the Father through Jesus.
Look in the Book of James to find what pure and undefiled religion is. And look in any of the gospels to find Jesus saying for us to repent and believe.
Let's pray. Oh Lord, we thank you for this day.. We thank you for sending your son to die in our place on the cross and take the punishment for our sin. We thank you for the gift of salvation. We ask that you would be with our family, friends, coworkers, acquaintances and everybody on this earth, especially those that do not have a saving knowledge of you, we all know so many. We ask that you would open their hearts and minds Lord. Let them see their need of you as we have. Help them to make the most important decision of their lives. Let them come to a saving knowledge of You Lord, today is the day of salvation. We pray that none would perish and that all will come to repentance. (Jason and so many others) Even so come quickly Lord, In Jesus name we pray. ... and All Gods people said? Amen.
My whole family except my sister is against christ to an extent. Some totally. And on my in laws side they all believe but its full of sin hypocrisy and lies. I could use all the prayers in the world for all of them and me lol
THIS IS THE TRUE GOSPEL!! OBEY Christ and His commands they are not taught in traditional churches nowadays. First, The Laws Christ commanded are the perfect Law of Love. They are these 3 that fulfill all the law. 1: Love the One True Eternal One with all your strength, all your heart , and all you have. 2: Do Not do unto others/creatures as you would not want them to do unto you. 3: Do unto others/creatures as you would have them do unto you. The teachings of Christ in Lections XLVI verse 12 We are taught that if a person desires to be a disciple of Christ we must Not eat any flesh from any animal or bird. In the beginning in Genesis 1:29-30 YAHUAH stated very clearly that He gave the herbs, fruits, and seeds for meat to sustain mankind and to sustain the animals. We were never ordained to eat any type of flesh meat that had blood in it. This may be a hard saying but we dine with demons that have influenced men to slaughter innocent animals and birds for our pleasure. This is a great sin and if you are a true follower of Christ we must obey it! The command "Thou shalt not kill" meant not to kill anything, for pleasure in food, or for profit, nor torment any living creature which has the breath of life in it given by YAHUAH. This is in Lections XLVI and Exodus 20:13. I am open to spend more time teaching on these subjects and laws given through Christ but one must have an open heart and an ear to hear. Moses gave laws on certain animals to eat out of the hardness of their hearts in the wilderness even though Yah commanded them not to and they ate and fell by the thousands from the plagues that consumed them from eating flesh meat. Roman Emperor Constantine in the 4th century changed the food laws in scripture that it was ok to eat meat. It was never ok. Praise the Father YAHUAH
@Robert Dunn Brother read Genesis again. You are wrong, study the gospel of Nazarens and Holy 12. Christ specifically reinstates the Fact that ALL creatures are not for eating that have life which is blood in them. I will not listen to a man that has provided no proof it is in several places/texts and the original hebrew word for "Thou shalt not kill" is "Lo Tirtzack" which accurately translates to ANY kind of killing period. You are living a lie and must repent and stop eating slaughtered animals for pleasure and food. Period! Praise YAHUAH and it is pronounced correctly I wont get into a debate about that ive done plenty of study on all the original teaching. You should worry about getting eating habits back in order since you should know by now brother. Amen
Spiritual Fullness in Christ 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this worldrather than on Christ. 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. 11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[b] was put off when you were circumcised by[c] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[d]alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.[e] Freedom From Human Rules 16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. 19 They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow. 20 Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perishwith use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
@Robert Dunn Robert if you read all of the bible in its entirety you would know that it has been corrupted sir! Paul himself is a false apostle and directly contradicts Christs teachings so the simple fact that you believe the bible without a doubt has no errors tells me you have not studied it well enough you have only read through it burning the pages that rest on your eyes! Christ and James both said we need good works proving our faith and we must OBEY the commands given to earn Salvation! Paul teaches in opposition to that fact and has misled millions upon millions just like Christ warned us about! Say what you want but the teachings are available to those who search with all their heart and want truth! You just want a free pass and do as you please like most "christians" today. Its a sad case of egotism and ignorance and it wont save you or forgive you! Help me help you Robert, open your eyes. Amen
@Robert Dunn You said a lot Robert. You and i have a lot in common, but I do not want to over load your donkey. I will pray about this situation and leave it in Yah's hands but everything I said still sticks because it is the Truth. Satan comes in many shapes and forms and to deceive, so please don't use vain words against me, it only hurts you. Just remember this, "Many will come to me in that day and say, Lord, we performed many miracles in your name, and i will tell them to depart from me because i never knew them". So your telling me that with your own hands you would kill an innocent animal and then eat it with no shame or remourse? Christ came to end ALL sacrifices and to set free every creature Yah has created, so yes everything i have said is true. And if you wouldn't do it with your own hands you are still responsible for the taking of innocent life because you ate it for pleasure. No difference Robert, have a good day sir! Amen
Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
no means yes
Some people have a problem here:if you are slow to speak, they will always interrupt you and make points that you have no possible way how to comment them if they keep coming with 10 more points while you barely managed to find the answer to one of them.
@@dastanjan320 this happens to me all the time and this type of situation, I have to slow them down and remind them to stay focus on one topic at a time. Once were finished with this topic, we will move on to the next topic. Some people are hard to work with and others are easier to work with. Nevertheless, it works but does requires patience on our behalf.
@@randymartinez6446 thank you for the answer!
Also, maybe you forgot to mention that there are even some ignorants who when they see how complicated the discussion is and how they have to stay focused minutes only for a single subject thry just straight give up trying and leave you the only one who is sacrificing time and efort for explications.
Asking questions and being a good listener, show people you are interested in them and what they have to say. Love them like Jesus! I’m working on the this! 🙂. A lot of love, patience, gentleness and prayer!
Good advice. A lot of times people love to hear their own voice. That's why they never shut up.
Dina I couldn’t have said it better myself. In fact; I believe if Jesus were on this Earth today, those would be His exact words.......In fact....... Jesus IS on this Earth today!! He is YOU, and ME, and US! WE are the body of Christ. And, to quote CASTING CROWNS,
“But if we are the body
Why aren't His arms reaching?
Why aren't His hands healing?
Why aren't His words teaching?
And if we are the body
Why aren't His feet going?
Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
There is a way, there is a way”...
HIS word, is in OUR LIPS!
How would you answer a family member who asks you to show them how we understand the Bible does not allow foreign chattel slavery? If they are asking for scripture that I can not provide, then should I try to change the subject to point out that you can not have morality without God?
Great answer! Pray them into the position of hearing! ❤️
Praying doesn't do much of anything. If you want people to change their minds then evidence is the way to do it. That's why the Pew Research Poll shows that the number of religious is declining every year while the number on non religious like me are increasing because you can't demonstrate your god to even exist.
You can change gods will with prayer? Interesting because the Bible disagrees with you
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@@alanbaraka9800 Your proof for not God not existing? Its easy to say He doesnt exist but it is harder for you to provide evidence to back up what your saying.
@@alanbaraka9800 theres alot of factors to explain why the number of "Fake believers" are declining.
I tried to present the gospel to my sister not too long ago...she was incredibly hostile. She talked about how Buddhism and yoga is the way to go.. I responded by telling her that the devil doesn’t always show up with horns and a pitchfork (meaning that he disguises himself as an angel of light)
She lost it after I said that. I got quiet (we were in the car) and just chuckled to myself when she got that mad. Not out of a place of mockery, but out of a place of seeing the blatant deception the devil has lured her into. It was just so plain. My heart breaks for her every day. After that she was hostile towards me the rest of the time I was visiting her. We tried to have conversations but I just can’t help talking about Christ, and brought Him up in nearly each of our conversations. By the end of my stay she went off on me saying that I was the one attacking her, resulting in me crying on the way home. I guess what I’m saying is please pray for her, because again my heart breaks for her. I don’t care if she hates me for it but I won’t stop professing Christ just because she’s by me. I don’t want her to feel like I’m trying to force my views in her face, because that’s not the way presenting Christ should always be done (or ever for that matter) but I also don’t want to just stop talking about Christ to her altogether. There’s a large age difference between us (I’m 16, she’s 27) but I still want to present the gospel to her. Please pray that the Lord will put me in a circumstance to be able to do that again but more effectively
I will pray, Maddi!
Praying for you and your sister. My brother is an agnostic, after many years of prayer now his heart is being softened and opened to the gospel, even tho he hasn't surrendered yet and it's a very slow process. I had almost given up hope when the doors went open :) Please do not stop praying for you sister, even if it takes years. Especially because she is older, chances are she thinks she knows best. But keep praying and sharing in love whenever you can, congratulations on being so young and already "seeing the Truth", btw :)
MvdL thank you so much!
I’m sorry to say this, but you really didn’t choose a wise approach. You should have approached her in a rational, persuasive manner instead of accusing her of believing in Satan, and if your convincing fails to work, you should either choose a different approach or leave her alone. At least even by your standards you could choose to make her earthly life better by bonding with her and accepting her instead of trying to convert her in the name of love. Perhaps that will convince her to be more open to your worldview. Why choose instead to make her current life a torment?
"A prophet is never accepted by his family and hometown" - Jesus
I sometime wonder if that is also for sharing gospel. If she hears it from another person outside of her family... Like her mentor or something when her family isn't around, she might just give it an ear
I loved this answer! Thank you so much, have been asking this question for years now, finally heard something I will try to use.
Try to interact with everyone, including family, with the fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5;22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
@@Kariegoz not so easy to do always.
GOALS
remember its not our job to prove or convince people about Christ even though we try. Share the gosple and let Jesus do his work.
@Daniel Carpenter I do believe the Most High put on our hearts to choose him, one day as I was walking to my apartment I just said out loud one day I am going to change my life, it didn’t happen at that very moment years after in fact . Out of the blue one afternoon after work I ask the FATHER why do he want from me what do he want me to do; and 3 weeks later my life as I know has changed in a way that only a supernatural BEING can do.
@Daniel Carpenter "its not our job to prove or convince people about Christ". Actually it is. The burden of proof is forced onto someone when they make a positive assertion for or against something. If you claim your god exists then you need to demonstrate that claim. Thus far you haven't.
Daniel Carpenter it’s true you can explain it to them too but if they continue to deny the truth you just pray for them 😊🙏🏻 and God will do the rest
@Meachel Ruiz "but if they continue to deny the truth you just pray for them". The truth isn't asserted it's demonstrated. If I prayed for you to believe in Allah would you convert to Islam tonight? Doubtful. You want people to believe in your god then demonstrate he exists.
Alan Baraka You obviously don’t know what the One true God can do or how He works His creation is evidence of His existence and that is enough evidence but for people who cannot except and reject this truth the Word of God says “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.”
This explains a lot , assuming you don’t believe in God because you told me if you prayed to allah which is a false and pagan god I assume you then believe in evolution which is a lie , as the scripture says people changed the glory of God unto an image made like to corruptible man (self made idols)(apes) evolution. Why don’t you ask me why i put my Hope in Jesus and not in allah or Buddha or the other fake gods made by religion or in evolution . Believing in Jesus in not a religion it’s a relationship.
I heard this advice years ago and not only is it helpful but it really works. Put the burden of proof on the other person. 9 times out of 10, they’re just repeating things they’ve heard and never questioned where it came from or if it was true. Challenge their beliefs and where they come from. They’ll get frustrated by having to prove them. Going back and forth with claims becomes and argument quickly but acting like a curious listener forces them to think about what they believe and why and sometimes, that’s what breaks the door down for a real conversation.
Trucker_Pete the burden of proof is on you! You’re the one claiming there is a man in sky that no one can see smell or hear (except in some peoples heads. Some might call the schizophrenia)
@@somethinglikeanonymous1773 God claimed for Himself a long time ago that He is God and there is no other and that He created all things. It was man who came along later and said different. The burden of proof is on man. Even from an unbelieving perspective, I find it a lot easier to believe God than sciences current theory that nothing created everything for no reason. Some would call that magic like a Las Vegas stage act of pulling a rabbit out of a hat. Nothing cannot create something and certainly cannot create everything. That even defies the laws of science and yet they throw it out there because they have nothing else to explain our existence. The Big Bang and the transformation of a monkey into a man was never seen, heard, touched or smelled as you say and yet many accept it. They don't require the same proof of evolution that they do of God. God answers all of our greatest questions. Evolution only creates more and makes life meaningless.
Trucker_Pete there is literally no evidence of God. Plus where you are born dictates what religion you are born into to. It makes no sense whatsoever. Waste your time if you want. God doesn’t reveal himself because he doesn’t exist.
@@somethinglikeanonymous1773 All existence including you is evidence of God and you know it in your heart but you're rebelling against it. The fact is that you don't want there to be a God. You want to be God of your life instead but that's not working out for you. Your very conscience inside you that tells you of good and evil and wrestles with morality testifies of God since those things are from Him and have nothing to do with an accidental biological evolution. The evidence is everywhere, you just don't want to see it.
If your theory of religion being regional were true then I can't be a Christian. That began in Israel thousands of years ago with Jesus Christ. Not only that but what religion can't you find in America? They're all here and Christianity is everywhere else so that has nothing to do with anything. I also wasn't raised Christian. I didn't become one until I was 25 when I found myself an angry, drug addicted, selfish person with no purpose at all in life. I was doing what the world told me to do and it never got me anywhere. There was no peace, no hope and no reason to go on. When I heard about the good news that I could be forgiven of my sins through faith Jesus Christ and I called on Him to forgive me and save me, He revealed Himself to me and changed me forever. That's when I became a Christian and a new man.
God does reveal Himself to man in many ways but mostly personal though His Son. No one can tell me He didn't or that I didn't experience what I experienced. Not you or anyone else. I've had a relationship with God for 18 years now and I've never looked back at my old life for any other reason but to be thankful that He rescued me from it. Churches are also full of people like me who were delivered out of the world's ways that offer nothing that really matters. What God offers, lasts forever and no one can take it away. So you go on and tell yourself that I'm wasting my time but I know it's you who's wasting yours. I've lived life on that side and I know how empty it is. Nothing lasts and nothing truly satisfies. You were created to know your Creator and you'll never know true peace and joy until you do. And I pray that you realize that someday.
@Trucker_Pete - When you make a positive claim, the burden of proof is on you. While what exactly happened at the Big Bang is still an unknown, the occurrence of Big Bang itself is demonstrable by cosmic background radiation among other things. Perhaps a physicist or astronomer can answer the question for you. Meanwhile, as someone in a biology-related major, for the evolutionary divergence of humans from chimpanzees is evidenced by structural homologies, genetic similarities, and hominid fossils demonstrating transition among other things. Also, personally I try to use the same stringent criteria to any scientific theory or hypotheses, including the pseudoscientific assertions of religion.
Amen. They are lost as also ppl in christ once before and so we have to keep that in mind. Be humble equipped and stand for the Lord Jesus no matter what.
I liked what J. Warner Wallace said. Don't state your position, let them defend theirs. This reminds me of Tactics, by Greg Koukl. Let's see if I can get this right. When you want to win an argument, there are some points you want on the table, but if you put them on the table, the person you're talking to is just going to take them off. Instead, ask questions designed to get the other person to put your points on the table. Now they're going to be more difficult to take off. So, in this situation, don't be agressive and attack their beliefs, because they're just going to get hostile and defend something they may already know is false. So ask questions, "What do you mean by that?" and listen intently to their answer. Using their answer ask other questions so they will have to defend their belief or prove yours, without realizing that's what they are doing. In the meantime they are putting all the major points you want on the table for you, and because you're asking questions they're not threatened and open up. They are no longer hostile (in most cases). Is it easy? No. Biting your tongue usually isn't, but if you look at what they are doing for you and how you are actually enjoying a good conversation with them, that's got to count for something.
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
Christ calls us to follow Him at all cost to ourselves in this life. All truth is God's truth and we follow Him, regardless of cost. Most of my family are nonbelievers. I love them dearly, but I love God more and will follow Him before the course of this world.
zymbo
Then you deserve to be shunned and ridiculed. You are an arrogant know nothing.
@@frankoakenfold7086 if zymbo's family would consider the teaching of Christ, given to us through the bible (word of God inspired by His spirit) not only his family but so many other people: would be an asset for each other and those surrounding them. The things of the spirit are foolishness to the world because the world doesn't know HIM. Same way children don't comprehend what their parents say, you yourself don't understand Frank Oakenfold.
@@frankoakenfold7086 God bless your soul so you might find true peace.
Big Ben
No it is YOU that doesn’t understand.
The bible is man made nonsense and you have to deny your own humanity to believe it.
You have to become someone you are not.
Wish You The Best
How will YOU find peace believing in an old book that tells you to treat the world as your enemy?
my family is being hostile to me too... because i convert to christianity and they are catholics
Catholicism is Christianity. 😂
Prometheus Parti Pris do some research and you’ll find that their are some key differences between the two ( : Catholicism falls under the large umbrella of Christianity but there are major theological differences that make a difference( :
@@JeramyRG It's really not though. The way Christians/Catholics view the bible is completely different. Also the Catholic Bible has a different OT which supersedes what Christians believe about Jesus.
@@mcspankey4810
Oh dear god, you're naive.
It wouldn't matter, what to you is labeled Christianity then?
Is non denominational Christianity, Christianity? Evangelicals, protestants etc. Christianity??
You don't know what you're talking about.
You can't say I left Catholicism to Christianity because Christianity alone is just an umbrella for all religions that believe Jesus is their salvation.
@@nathanhensn8717
It is irrelevant, Christianity is any denomination that believes in Jesus Christ as their saviour.
All denominations of Christianity are different, it doesn't make one more Christian than the other.
Catholicism is the largest portion of Christianity, without it, Christianity would be one of the smallest religions.
I understand because my family is the same. I have learned to AVOID these conversations. They try to bait me, but I always change the subject. They know enough to seek God if they want to. They don't need any more information from me. Now I just try to love them and be nice even when they are trying to be nasty. LOVE WILL WIN THEM FASTER THAN MORE APOLOGETICS.
Yes, it is so important to be equipped with the answers to objections people bring up. There are so many simple answers to many of their common statements, and it's our responsibility to at least let them know, hey, that's a fair question, and here's the answer.
Ok then. Can you demonstrate your god to exist?
At least that’s a more benevolent stance, though I doubt the answers are really so simple.
Amen pray, listen and stand.
Keep peace with all as much as you can from your side
Mat 10:34-39 KJV Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. (35) For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. (36) And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. (37) He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. (38) And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. (39) He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Loved all of this. But on the question of ‘retreating’ all that was said was right, BUT the worse part of disputing with a parent is that you regress in their eyes to being a badly-behaved 5 year old. They go all stiff and indignant and you feel like you could be sent to your room at ANY moment! 😖😄
I shall, from now, bear in mind the type 4s. That’ll make me feel better forever! Thank you gentlemen!
This is not just a theological question because a lot of us know scriptures by heart or know the references. This is about knowing God in the fire. It's about walking in the Spirit, in His peace & wisdom. It's about walking in intimacy with God. A lack of this is the epidemic that's been plaguing the Church for many generations. I pray & hope this ends soon. 💜
@Faith Builder You talk about wisdom yet rely on prayer? If you want people to change their minds then I advise you demonstrate your god to exist with credible evidence. After all, can you demonstrate spirits to exist?
Done my home work, just tired of their arguments. I speak in love or keep my mouth shut and let them decide. Can't make their decision for them... I pray for them and circumstances, of course. Just done with listening to them jump me with their attitude and then trying to ruin my day. No more.
Your right, I'm lazy with the word . I need to be prepared. God bless you guys.
Wow!! Some deep deep wisdom here! Love these answers to a great question. God is good all the time!❤️🙏
I know this situation. My parents and sister are totally opposed to Christ.
I will still pray for you, I hope they accept Christ.
Clearly god wants them to burn so let them burn. You wont care or even remember when youre in heaven, theyre digging their own grave out of their stupidity. The gospel is EVERYWHERE in this world
Great answer to a tough situation, thanks guys.
I've got a tougher one, what if the hostility comes from fellow church members......AT church?
@Johnny Appleseed One reason I no longer believe in the church system because if a person say they’re have accepted the Most High aa their FATHER that bad behavior immoral life should cease to exist if a person life haven’t changed then they didn’t change from within. My sanctuary is anywhere I’m with the FATHER reasoning with him in my car, work,walking, in the pool in the back yard, bathroom ,and sharing the word with anyone. A building is what greedy men built for money. I prefer to give if I see a need help each other out. A parable the Messiah spoke is, a well person don’t have a need for a physician. So if a person need a pastor to preach for years upon years to motivate them to do right to live with Joy Peace love forgiveness righteousness happiness , self control then something is wrong there. According to the good book our body is the temple of the Most High.
@@LivingMyBestAlways Yes sir, I can certainly sympathize with the way you feel, I've been there myself. The only part I don't know what to do with is the Bible's command to "forsake not the assembling of yourselves together". I'd love to know how you deal with that.
Thanks and God bless
@@LivingMyBestAlways Is not the church it's the one's who in the church, we must find a biblical church that we can gather together and praise and have fellowship with each other.
@@LivingMyBestAlways I know where you are coming from. But you know my dad always tells me one thing and that's what I think actually makes sense in going to a church. He says that, "God is the same everywhere, but man isn't."
Leave that church. Find a Holy Spirit filled 5fold church
Perfect answers!
For me it’s simple I just ask the FATHER to enter with me especially if I know it’s going to be a bit of a struggle and it always work.
J Warner Wallace needs his own platform
“We’re just flat lazy” NAILED IT
Don’t be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good. Quote from Romans.
Dear reader, Were you the hostile family member towards a believer in Jesus at one time? Why were you hostile? What changed?
I don't even know much of my family. 😔 I only knew one grandparent. My mom was an orphan! I still don't know much of my relatives an I'm not invited to much of anything. I'm just glad Jesus loves me when I wasn't sure anyone did! 😊
@@Grace-nt9cc been praying for your family Grace? 💖🌻
@@faithwisdom788 Thank you! 🤗 God bless you in everything! I pray that my family can end the battle of holding grudges and being bitter that they learn to love as God has us! 😔
I do the hard work of preparing myself but it mostly goes out the window when I'm put on the spot.
That’s a really hard question to answer. Amazing answers though.
I don’t enjoy family events when family is at odds. This Christian family likes to talk about people. I am good for about an hour, 2 tops. My Mom use to say if people talk about others in front of you, they talk about you when you’re gone.
I think Jack nailed it. Speak the Truth in love and don't retreat too soon. It IS the Lord's job to break the person's heart and He does it many times using "US" as His mouthpiece so we need to have the boldness of Christ along with His love.
Toooooooo many express the Love (as they understand it) and will not engage into the battle which really is the difficult part. Walking around sprinkling warm fuzzy Jesus speak on everyone is easy.... calling out sin is NOT and that's where many battles start... expressing the need for a Savior because their are living in sin.
How long to keep silent and keep getting harassed & tortured mentally by in-laws who stay with my family. Someday, sometime, multiple occasions I will end up speaking back and hit them with my words hard.
Reminds me of the seven habits, first, seek to understand, then to be understood.
What you said is extremely painful sometimes. Did you think about those moments when some people tell you very painful stories and all you can say is".... Yes, i am veru sory for you😔... " without giving a singe advice because you can't be understood?
Like you are telling a mute person about your sad life stories and all they can do is hum.
my family used to tell me "you are discouraging me, or you are pushing me away, its turning me off from God ect..... I realized that it was all BS..... if you love somebody with all your heart....1..youl love talking about them 2.. youl love hearing about them...and the big 3... is there anything anyone can say or do to push you away/discourage/or turn you off of that person you love? NOPE!!! so when someone says this, to me. it means they dont really love the lord or even know who he is!!! they just want to believe it their way or not hear about it!!!!
is there a full version to this?
is there going to be another conference like this sooon???
My family aren’t liberals but they are mad and running from God. I’m the whipping post because I’m staying in the faith. This is excellent advice. Must keep my mouth shut and let them explain away their confusion without me attempting to redeem myself.
Thank you for this.
In all my confrontations or debates, I never bring up the religion matter first. It is always the Christians who want to do their missionary work or prove to me that I am wrong.
I needed to hear this! 'Jesus' had to go thru this, why should I think 'I' wouldn't. Now I have a plan! Cool! Thanks! : )
Amazing
How do you live with the grief of knowing family members are lost?
God bless
What does Wallace mean by "a four"? Or does he means "a force"?
This is really helpful.
Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
It’s just going to be harder as time passes, the same can be said with your political affiliations or even your country men. The key for me are to follow the scriptures and always have a clear mind as to where your loyalty is. To God.
Incredible and amazing
If you crave their approval more, you’ll always feel let down when they respond with hostility. Crave God’s more.
The confrontations i end up in with my family members is unfortunately because they also claim to be Christians but yet they notoriously use Bible verses out of context and their outside "theologians" are Kenneth Copeland, Joice Meyer, Bill Johnson, and the like. 🤷🤦♂️
You don’t , you ditch them and move on with your own
That's the words of a coward who can't handle discussion but rather be stuck in an echo-chamber.
If your family of origin is mentally ill, you pray for them, and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you. You must establish firm boundaries of communication, especially dealing with nonbelievers.
Always remember, who "The true family of Jesus" is. Read Mark 3:31-35.
Amen
90% of my environment are is a 4 🙈
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Cross Examined
How would you handle being invited to family gatherings where you know they will be praying to false gods and speaking false gospel and doctrines of demons? I personally feel convicted not to go, but if I don't go, how can they ever see the light? I pray for and prepare for outside conversations, through email and text but no one ever responds and engages in conversation that way. They also cannot see the light of Christ and His work through email....... Just curious.
Run !!!!!!!!, then pray 😁
Is the full discussion on this platform?
Been looking for the full conference, but I can't seem to find it. Anyone able to share with me the link or where to find it please?
There is no surprising here to those who have actually read the Jude-Chrisitan Bible that warns of this very issue and to expect it once one has accepted the truth and seek to share it with others, especially those who reject it in favor of the lies that they prefer. (Luke 21:10-13; John 12:40-50 & 15:18-19; 1 John 4:20; Titus 1:16; Romans 12:14; Proverbs 12:1,13:3, 15:7, & 29:11)
Yes, it is always best to pray before, during, and after such encounters--NOT just for assistance, for those who wish to remain in darkness and refuse to come into the light. (John 3:20-21)
A Judeo-Christian must master the art of fighting without fighting. (Matthew 10:16)
Joshua 24:15
John 8:31-32 & 14:6
Psalms 28:7
Strength and Honor!
How do I watch this entire Q&A
Yes please
What do you mean by that? Can you tell me more? How do you feel about that? What do you think about that? Just trying to think about questions..... so I can practice this! Can you think of more questions? Please chime in!
How do you arrive at your thoughts? May be a decent approach.
What you do is you go spend time with your family don't gear up for argument when you go and don't sit there and wait for them to bring something up so you can fireback go spend time and always keep in mind that if they're not going to choose JESUS then you need to make the most of your time with them while you can. We don't convert people the HOLY SPIRIT does.
At least this seems to be a healthy approach. I appreciate ^_^
Answer: by being hostile back.
Does anyone know where the full video is?
I mock them endlessly. Always good fun.
Looks like you are the hostile member in your family.
@@Mavors1099 i dont excommunicate from the rest of the fanily for them not taking the jab
I have 6 catholic siblings. I dont see them anymore...
People who have said to me they don't believe in God or there is no God have answers...I never say anything. Their answers just sit there like poop on a plate and I never say anything. And they are stuck with their answers and they know...they already know it's wrong. And I ignore it. I then allow them to deal with it...Sooner or later they admit to themselves that it is wrong and then have to grapple with it. If they ask, I'll answer. If not, I leave it alone.
This is why I haven't told my parents I don't believe in the Bible. They would go ballistic.
Dan E ..exactly! Isn’t it difficult to rebel against your parents? 😆 May Jesus give us BOTH the strength to cope with explosive parents! 😉
Yeah, my sisters are pretty liberal. Both support gays, and say it’s just love. As well on pretty much everything else.
It’s very difficult because they really are fixed on the idea that it’s okay because we’re all forgivin but there’s no need to change because God made them that way.
Ask them if it would be morally right for incest "because they love each other".
If Catholics have a problem with their own family being or becoming Christian, that should tell you that they really dont serve Jesus Christ.Makes you question where their Loyalties lie.
Its crazy how they say they believe in Jesus but have a problem when one of their own blood becomes christian.
I Forgive them..And Go Home!
I'm honest. They can take it or leave it. I'm on the right but have friends that are libs. Those who can't be an adult can move on. Their choice.
I love Jesus, they don't have to.
I do pray for them and accept them if they accept me. You'd be surprised how many can accept it.
It's so simple go and just don't bother as they say with those hostile ones but you know the people who are actively seeking or they listen when you talk about God so talk to them about faith and just pray for the others. Now if you not getting along with them because politics either Dems/Republicans and then that's not of God and you can debate peacefully the world or just leave the politics off the dinner table.
Ask every single one of your family which side would they prefer you to be? Black conservatives or white liberals? 😃🙏❣
I am a four.
Often you gotta get ur timing right. You won’t always have the answers but u can tell them u can find out. You won’t and cant know everything just like these guys sitting upfront. Defending your position is often futile cos u cant fight and win against people cos the bible says the human intellect is hostile to God’s word. So the only way is to pray over the situation. I often feel like I should say something about God or make some statements to them. Fear can kick in as you dont wana get out of your depth in a group cos u can’t defend by having an answer for every question they have. Thats certainly been my experience
Why is there such a conflation of 'Christianity' and conservative republicanism? Frank, why do you need to oppose liberal politics so thoroughly on some sort of 'Christian values,' as if Christ supported any political system?
Amen!! I was looking for this reply. Anyone who is remotely moderate or liberal all of the sudden “needs Jesus”, when hostility can come in any form. And anyone, even Christians who support the current presidency, like in my family, can come across as a little vitriolic and mean-spirited bc some of us don’t but might not be Democrats, either. I pray everyone has a good Thanksgiving no matter the topics of conversation, and I pray for grace over my own mouth, bc I am the problem most of the time. I love everyone on here !! This isn’t always an easy time.
That’s exactly what I was thinking as I was watching this. I’m a Christian and I’m also liberal. I know I’m not like some of the crazy liberals who give us a bad name. Like I’m pro life, but I’m also fine with legalized gay marriage. I think when conservatives use the term liberals, they’re really just referring to crazy leftists. My dads pretty conservative and sometimes complains about “those darn liberals,” but he respects his brother who is pretty liberal on a lot of things. I try not to take it too personally.
His advice was give up on your family
Approach them like they're a tree.....they must get out of your way!😉
It's God that opens the hearts of the Lydia's of the world Act 16:14. The devil has legal rights over them that obey not the gospel, & he has blinded their eyes/mind. We begin with prayer before the courts of heaven, go to your mediator (Jesus) ask for spiritual guidance (wisdom) chaste conversation & direction. Use your rights in prayer for your family's sake.
Give them the gospel atleast once. Tell them youl say a sinners prayer with them then after that they cant say you didnt try to convert them. And there blood is not on you
It’s interesting because my coworkers are all born again/ baptist and my boss is a deacon and they’re hostile towards me because I’m the only Catholic in the office.
They should realize that without Catholicism their recent denominations would never have existed. As Christians we should all be united not against each other. 2.5 billion Christians can't be wrong.
Catholicism is 1.3 billion, 2.5 is the total amount of all Christian’s, catholic, orthodox, Assyrians, coptics, Ethiopians, and all other Protestant churches.
I’m catholic btw, I just correcting you on this if you meant what I think you meant.
One point I always explain is that Catholicism is way more similar to other early Christians churches, than any protestant denominations. So Catholics are most likely closer to what early Christianism was than Protestants.
I meant similar as images of Mary and Jesus everywhere, communion of the saints, etc.
Jim Wallace's ears really perked up when he realized he could market a lot of products to you guys. He uses a camera to pan across all of the products he is selling.
guy: my actions cause discomfort and harm to my family members, how can i make them respect me?
How many Christians have y ou accused of being pe doph iles today?
EVEN THE LORD cant save someone who does want him !!!!!!!!
since many saw his sings en wonders en STILL DENIED HIM !!!!!!
even though HE want ALL TO BE SAVED
Pray and the holy spirit will help you in all things.
I don't think we are lazy at all. The devil is a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Many Christians bend over backwards to help their families and loved ones showing Christian love and caring for them as Christ does, to only be attacked, maimed, accused and blamed for things and taken advantage of. Most Christians I know are very hard working, sharing, caring and will go the extra mile and the enemy knows this about followers of Jesus Christ and stand waiting to accuse them of not being forgiving. We are living in the last days where the dividing sword is separating the wheat and the tares. Micah 7:6, Matthew 10:21, Luke 12:53, for me I have had to surrender it all to Jesus because I do not want to be tempted into sin by things they do to provoke and tempt me with. I just waved the white flag of Jesus Christ as my banner over me and surrendered it all to him for his glory, not mine. I have been shunned, wrongly accused, taken advantage of and slandered and much more. And I come from a "Nice" family, on the outward appearances, it seems. My brother-in law is a pastor of a four square church and my sister teaches the children's classes. My mother had been a church school teacher and my other sister is a full time preschool daycare provider who is well respected and well liked in the community. When it comes to family though, there are things under the surface that others don't know or see that become festering wounds and cannot heal without prayer, repentance and forgiveness. Jealousy, rivalry, popularity, pride, inheritance, power, control, prestige are just a few things that become "idol's" and there is where the problem is. "Idolatry", "False gods", "False image", "False worship". This is a spiritual battle. Keep the whole armor of God on at all times.
So funny how it’s an us against them mentality when you both believe in the same god, yet neither of you can prove that god exists...kinda reminds me of how certain family members don’t want to talk sports due to conflicting opinions of teams
I just want to know where these speakers coming from? What are these little frank turek runner upperers
One was an Atheist, the one with the white hair.
They are other apologist. Look up cold case Christianity it’s a great lesson on the New Testament reliability, it’s by the first guy who spoke with the white hair great stuff and uses his code case detective work to prove Christianity
J Warner Wallace is a former homicide detective from SoCal. Mike Adams is a pastor.
@@kjstars And Jack Hibbs (far right) is also a pastor
Catholic and Christianity is all the same But Can someone tell me what good comes from being in a religion besides starting wars ,killings,starvations,greed and can someone tell me where in the Bible can I find where GOD says to be in a religion or to be Christian because I can’t find is and if GOD didn’t say it I just don’t care or want to know because I go by scriptures not man made bull
Your right. It doesn’t say follow a religion, it says persist and love the Lord our God with all our strength and heart. Christianity is a relationship with God the Father through Jesus.
Christianity was never thought of as just another religion It was never just a choice among the other pagan religions. It was the WAY.
Look in the Book of James to find what pure and undefiled religion is. And look in any of the gospels to find Jesus saying for us to repent and believe.
Let's pray. Oh Lord, we thank you for this day.. We thank you for sending your son to die in our place on the cross and take the punishment for our sin. We thank you for the gift of salvation. We ask that you would be with our family, friends, coworkers, acquaintances and everybody on this earth, especially those that do not have a saving knowledge of you, we all know so many. We ask that you would open their hearts and minds Lord. Let them see their need of you as we have. Help them to make the most important decision of their lives. Let them come to a saving knowledge of You Lord, today is the day of salvation. We pray that none would perish and that all will come to repentance. (Jason and so many others) Even so come quickly Lord, In Jesus name we pray. ... and All Gods people said? Amen.
My whole family except my sister is against christ to an extent. Some totally. And on my in laws side they all believe but its full of sin hypocrisy and lies. I could use all the prayers in the world for all of them and me lol
"it turns hostile, because of my views..." Well, I can spot the problem right there...
If it's someone who believes white supremes are mur dering all the bl ack peo ple then they're likely to be the ones who are hostile.
THIS IS THE TRUE GOSPEL!! OBEY Christ and His commands they are not taught in traditional churches nowadays. First, The Laws Christ commanded are the perfect Law of Love. They are these 3 that fulfill all the law.
1: Love the One True Eternal One with all your strength, all your heart , and all you have.
2: Do Not do unto others/creatures as you would not want them to do unto you.
3: Do unto others/creatures as you would have them do unto you.
The teachings of Christ in Lections XLVI verse 12 We are taught that if a person desires to be a disciple of Christ we must Not eat any flesh from any animal or bird. In the beginning in Genesis 1:29-30 YAHUAH stated very clearly that He gave the herbs, fruits, and seeds for meat to sustain mankind and to sustain the animals. We were never ordained to eat any type of flesh meat that had blood in it. This may be a hard saying but we dine with demons that have influenced men to slaughter innocent animals and birds for our pleasure. This is a great sin and if you are a true follower of Christ we must obey it! The command "Thou shalt not kill" meant not to kill anything, for pleasure in food, or for profit, nor torment any living creature which has the breath of life in it given by YAHUAH. This is in Lections XLVI and Exodus 20:13. I am open to spend more time teaching on these subjects and laws given through Christ but one must have an open heart and an ear to hear. Moses gave laws on certain animals to eat out of the hardness of their hearts in the wilderness even though Yah commanded them not to and they ate and fell by the thousands from the plagues that consumed them from eating flesh meat. Roman Emperor Constantine in the 4th century changed the food laws in scripture that it was ok to eat meat. It was never ok. Praise the Father YAHUAH
@Robert Dunn Brother read Genesis again. You are wrong, study the gospel of Nazarens and Holy 12. Christ specifically reinstates the Fact that ALL creatures are not for eating that have life which is blood in them. I will not listen to a man that has provided no proof it is in several places/texts and the original hebrew word for "Thou shalt not kill" is "Lo Tirtzack" which accurately translates to ANY kind of killing period. You are living a lie and must repent and stop eating slaughtered animals for pleasure and food. Period! Praise YAHUAH and it is pronounced correctly I wont get into a debate about that ive done plenty of study on all the original teaching. You should worry about getting eating habits back in order since you should know by now brother. Amen
Spiritual Fullness in Christ
6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this worldrather than on Christ.
9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. 11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[b] was put off when you were circumcised by[c] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[d]alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.[e]
Freedom From Human Rules
16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. 19 They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.
20 Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perishwith use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
@Robert Dunn Robert if you read all of the bible in its entirety you would know that it has been corrupted sir! Paul himself is a false apostle and directly contradicts Christs teachings so the simple fact that you believe the bible without a doubt has no errors tells me you have not studied it well enough you have only read through it burning the pages that rest on your eyes! Christ and James both said we need good works proving our faith and we must OBEY the commands given to earn Salvation! Paul teaches in opposition to that fact and has misled millions upon millions just like Christ warned us about! Say what you want but the teachings are available to those who search with all their heart and want truth! You just want a free pass and do as you please like most "christians" today. Its a sad case of egotism and ignorance and it wont save you or forgive you! Help me help you Robert, open your eyes. Amen
@Robert Dunn You said a lot Robert. You and i have a lot in common, but I do not want to over load your donkey. I will pray about this situation and leave it in Yah's hands but everything I said still sticks because it is the Truth. Satan comes in many shapes and forms and to deceive, so please don't use vain words against me, it only hurts you. Just remember this, "Many will come to me in that day and say, Lord, we performed many miracles in your name, and i will tell them to depart from me because i never knew them". So your telling me that with your own hands you would kill an innocent animal and then eat it with no shame or remourse? Christ came to end ALL sacrifices and to set free every creature Yah has created, so yes everything i have said is true. And if you wouldn't do it with your own hands you are still responsible for the taking of innocent life because you ate it for pleasure. No difference Robert, have a good day sir! Amen
Christianity, breaking up families since 100AD
Luke 12:51-53
Jesus told you he would. Are you surprised?
@@derrickcarson Not surprised, its why I made a joke about it.
@@pcb8059 Gotcha! I guess I took it the wrong way.
Jack hibbs sounds like a calvinst. " sovereignty "
He isn't
Hey, Jesus Christ saves and He loves you😁✝️