Right? It's like as i listen to the audio itself the visuals illustrate how my neural network or nerves and connections fire up and strengthen my memory and experience with God's spoken word all happening in less than a second so it's like NLP in a way lol.
Besides all what pastor John said, I believe that God made us with that longing for relationships because is the best way to understand love. In the same way that God is triune to show He is love, we needed others of our own kind to understand love as it really is. As the apostle John says "Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen"
Yes this is true . we were made with his love . when god put me and my wife together I the love she had for him the love he put her . I never saw anyone that love the father like her . she when home to be with jesus now I understand that love...
No one leave this earth to go home to be with Jesus. Not anymore. And God does not love all these humans, and your God made people for his glory and joy. To do what ever he wants to do with you, even kill. And leave that bible alone, and stop trying to figure out why God did what, ate what for. Because you do not know, and these billions of people will not be saved, and there is no burning in hell forever. If so then thats what make God live forever.stop believing that bible, its a lie.
If companionship is key, God would have created ‘Steve’ and not eve haha. I think God gave Eve - a different helper to help work the ground with - in today’s context it is to help in God’s kingdom work
I am someone who tends to be happier alone. I spent a lot of my life in vivid imagination with the idea of being a fiction author. I fell in love with my characters who I understood easily and who I created in my imaginary worlds to understand my alter egos. Then I woke up one morning after dreams I couldn't remember with these words in my head: I want you to love real people. There was anxiety i had no known cause for, that only prayer could relieve. I cant go back to that life ever again, praise God. I think that true story is fits well here and wanted to share those words I dont think I can ever forget. I do believe that came from God, because they didnt say stop trying to escape from this world.
Wow... You sound a lot like me. I have a very vivid imagination and I love the characters I create for the novels in my mind. It's like a whole world. But I also empathise when it comes to also having to love real people. It's scary but it's more than our imaginations because it's the place where God has created His people and not just ours ^^ I remember years ago when my father asked me why I often liked just switching off from the real world. I told him that there was this world in my mind that I loved because only I truly knew it. No one else could get in. My father went quiet and then said something like this: "okay. I understand that kind of imagination. But do you think you'd ever let God in to your world and have it with Him personally? Like He does so with you? Don't let anyone else in, you don't need to. But let Him in." Of course, it's not as though God does not know the world I have swirling inside my mind. But I grasped the message. Surrender all of yourself to Him. Surrender all of our imagination to Jesus. As a result, although I do want to get married, I am able to be content with simply orchestrating a romance between characters in my mind - I am getting better at separating the things that happen to them to appease my desires. But most importantly, my romantic imaginations are as Godly as I can picture them. As the Bible would describe it to be - romantic and approved, cherished by the Lord. Romance to marriage that reflects Christ and His church. But this is not just so with romance but - I think, slowly - everything. Every creative thought or imagination is either processed or already birthed in God's will and word. I think, now, I can say that I am sharing my world with my Creator! ^^ I'm sorry for this blab but I thought that your comment so closely described my creative situation that I wanted to open up about that and build on what the other person who has replied has said: Let's both use the imaginative gifts that the Lord has given us to glorify Him, His name and share our worlds with Him! ^^ let's use what we have to be the next C. S Lewis or J R Tolkien and all the other fiction writers who use this gift to point to Jesus Christ!! ^^ God bless!!
You're an introvert, I guess. I'm too and God's gift for me are people, my new family in church, new friends in youth group, a girl I truly like... but it's so hard to build relationships from scratch. But I'm determined. I wish God will send you people in your life. We all need people, more or less - you cannot show love any other way :)
God showed me something similar. I woke up and saw a collage of people. I think saw the words "People. Love them, care for them, prayer for them." Along those veins. It was a call to take care of His flock. I love that God spoke the words you most needed to hear.
Thank you, fed up of hearing we don't need people, just need God. The film Castaway shows we don't cope well without other people around! It's how we're created, so people need to stop saying that single people are just weak and pathetic when they don't like to be alone all the time. It's human nature and has nothing to do with being pathetic or lack of faith!
There was a time in my life where I was obsessed with finding a wife. I prayed and fasted in the hopes that God would someday bring her across my path. Looking back at my past relationships during that time of searching and waiting, I realized I was very selfish. So, in the end I’ve decided to embrace celibacy and focus more on God instead of what I want. It took a while to make peace with the idea. It’s not easy walking the road as a single person but I have the utmost respect for the selfless act of marriage. Some of us are called to marriage. Others are called to celibacy.
Singleness can be selfless as well. The Bible says married people are concerned with pleasing each other. They are allowed to do this. Single people are not. There is no one loving and pleasing a single person the way a spouse does. It’s easier to be selfless to a person who is supposed to please and love you, as a married person, than it is to be single and live without being loved and pleased in that way. Single people don’t get a pass to be selfish. Married people do get a pass to have needs and to have those needs met. Single people have to be selfless without that fulfilment - that is not easier. Marriage means you are allowed to have sexual fulfilment - singleness does not. That is not easier. Married people requiring their needs to be met is not selfless. Why are single people seen as the less selfless ones when they don’t have to go through life alone without this fulfilment. Married people literally have someone concerned with pleasing them - and that’s the people you admire as selfless. But not single people- single people’s selflessness is not worth admiring apparently.
I understand what you mean mate, God has called all to celibacy until marriage. Rather than see your calling as to celibacy, being single is way more than keeping sexually pure (which of course is good) see it as a gift of singleness, with you solely pursuing God's will as an individual. Praying and fasting for a wife isn't a sin, God has given you the desire, maybe pursue these things in seasons and have focused seasons of single-minded devotion too.
I love this so much. I think as people, we can at times separate God from all the things he creates and blesses us with. “God gave it to me and then stepped aside, rather than God gave it and I get to experience him through it.” So at face value, no God is not enough to physically satisfy whatever my earthly vessel desires or needs, but without him at the root of it, eventually that physical thing will not satisfy me either. He is the root of all things good, pleasurable, and desired by man. We can never separate the gift from the gift giver. Amen!
Being single is one of my struggles. I would like to be in a relationship that is blessed by god. I express im a christian and it seems it puts some off and i believe, i need to let go and let god. When i struggle with this. In turn turning single to loneliness. To , As, it will happen when it happens. Run to him daily for guidance.
N N one of the most important things in a relationship is having a mutual goal and the same norms and values. I found my fiance when I prayed for it and started to focus more on God. When I was focussing on God. That way if you meet someone at church or a conference or some sort you know you have the same goal, God. Also start by becoming a man your future lady would want. We are Christians at first but we all have some bad habits that we can bring into a relationship that can be start of some huge arguments. And last but not least God gives not what we want when we want it, he gives us what we need when we need it. Don't worry too much about it God will give you a partner when the right time comes.
N N I am about to become single after 13 years of relationship (of which 9 marriage). I really do not want this and I am scared. It is so true that you become one with the other person, on the deepest levels. Please pray for me. I'm still young but feels like my life is totally over :( I beg God every day to please work a miracle in yhis situation.
Every time I tell God I’m lonely, he sends me a friend to spend time with. It’s rarely been the case that the lonely feeling is just instantly taken away without another human. Normally I don’t like relying on experience as a determining factor of truth, but it’s a pattern I’ve noticed in my own life.
This was incredibly compassionate, hopeful, and shared with conviction. I am so thankful that God does not look at us with disappointment when we are keenly aware of the unmet needs we experience in this damaged world. There is also so much hope for heaven, where all needs will be thoroughly supplied!
Short and sweet! God is enough because he provides all things. He gives us life, Grace, love (agape), home and food. Relying on our Father (creator) provides a peace within like no other and everything falls into place in His glory. Including our spouse and family.
I have been a religious, Legalistic Christian for years and am growing out of many things that I was taught through a hypothetical religious system. I have been battling myself and Spiritually for all my life and no matter what happens I come back to this place that God is just not enough for me. I want God to be enough but it’s just a void no matter what I try to fill it with even studying Scripture and praying, church and everything….. i just don’t understand this. I can not live without the thought of God, but the lifestyle of Christ is so Absent
Sibling in faith, i do not know who you are or where you are from, but I hope and pray that you find the answer to these seeking, and that you come out from the religiosity and legalism of your Christianity, but to have a genuine, personal, and loving journey with God. I hope that the Holy Spirit guides you to a deeper knowing of Him, beyond what was taught to us, beyond what we can imagine or understand. May all go well with your life from this point on! ❤
God veils itself as Adam and Eve not to be alone. It is not good to be alone. The meaning of Life is Love. Love is the purpose. Bless you all, you are all blessed.
I never noticed it before, but it is literarily interesting that that Creation was good, and I think this was the first thing that was expressly "not good" in the text, and this occurs before the fall.
God is enough means that when all else fails and we're laying on are deathbed we can only look to him. God is good and he gives us many good things in this life. But only in so far as to serve his purpose.
Single people can glorify God in a way I don’t believe married people can. (I’m a single man too) I must admit spending time with my Father to let his light shine through me to the world and be a readily accessible doorway for his radiating love to enter the world at all times is truly fulfilling.
Hi Jimos! It's been a year but I wanted to reply anyway. I have been through that situation and I know how it feels like. I hope this would be helpful - Scripture says flee from the devil and it will run away. Whenever you encounter evil desires to commit a sin, resist the devil. How would you do that? By reciting Bible Verse but this was not enough for me. The verse helped me overcome everything. I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.~ Luke 10:19 Ask the power of Holy Spirit to strengthen you so that you can crush the enemy's lie in Jesus name. Keep in word and surround yourself with true God seeking people. This will help you. God bless you!
Does a man say he doesn't want a wife because his dad's love is enough? Lol As a parent, we desire grand children. So... we wish for our children to be happily married.. God is the same. :)
Humble_Garden , God wants lots of people in His kingdom... Not just one or two... So God created sex and sexual urge between man and woman so we can multiply faster and pleasantly..... Actually sex is one of the most Beautiful gift God has given to mankind, But evil evil people use sex in evil way.....
If God knew these people needed food to survive why are people dying of hunger??? 😔😔 I don’t want to have these feelings but I do God help me I don’t want to be angry & bitter. Soften my heart lord .
This is exactly the reason I keep listening.. I rarely think he answered the question and sometimes I cant even pinpoint when I thought he went off topic.. but he does teach.. its random for me but he does say something I can understand and agree with, it's just rarely the answer to the question
@Get IT J Yes, he did talk around it... because it displays a flaw in the Christian religion and a contradiction: the Christian deity supposedly says it's not good for a man to be alone / Christians love to preach that their deity is enough (though reality clearly shows he isn't).
There is a balance As we are not divine We need human love As well Only jesus is one with The father However jesus sent the Comforter to help us Human love is fragile As adam and eve discovered
What a good topic ! I haven’t even listened yet. I have been reading how to be a nun because I don’t want to date non believer but these days, where can we find them? Hahahahaha
In my opinion God made both Man and Woman so that the True Love of the the Man to His Wife can be an example of the True Love of Christ to His Church... An earthly Love though It is Great will Not last forever... The Heavenly Love is for all eternity and in much higher pleasure... In the book of Revelation, It is stated that the church is the Bride of Christ and marriage will take soon....
Amen. It is stated throughout the bible that marriage is actually a symbol of the relationship between Christ and His Bride, the Church. Ephesians 5:31-32.
Oh God! I hope, I am wrong in my deeply personal belief that in the aspect of the necessity of a companion of man, as intimated, by the creation of Adam's "meet' (helper) means that, "God is not Enough!" The way God, instituted,or
God is enough for me. Whom do I have in heaven but You? My spirit dislikes us believing otherwise solely because it’s irrational. God is capable of fulfilling us and will withhold no good thing. I believe God certainly sets need in us for helpers and fellowship, but to balance this I presume if God withholds a relationship, then it’s not good for you for however long that season or calling. He’ll sustain you. I feel our generation idolizes relationships too much to go gently on this topic (I must add that I am thankful for 99% of every answer God pours out to me through this ministry.) But can we trust God no matter what? Is He worth praise if He says no marriage or to tarry in one-on-one?
ARTISTdaisyJ This is the thing that's wrong with the modern interpretation of the Bible verses what the Bible actually say on the issue of singleness and wholeness. Fact according to the Bible. Being single or married does not limit our ability or availability to do the Lord's work nor makes you less of a Christian. If it was so then when we are faced with limitations i.e. sickness, financial constraints, time etc what will happen to the Lord's work? Hence when Paul was giving counsel on singleness He was careful to open with a disclaimer: “But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.” 1 Corinthians 7:6 KJV most clearly miss this critical point when analyzing what Paul said. He gave counsel addressing letters from churches in Corinth. Basically what he was saying based on the times he lived due to the great turmoil and uncertainty of a lenghty happy future the that hung in the minds of the Corinth believers he gave that counsel. If you're married stay married because it is honorable but live IN THE LORD with the expectation that tomorrow could be your last day on Earth. If you're single stay single to avoid being distracted with the highly consuming painful thought of loosing your spouse and children or dying and leaving them behind. And for those who cannot live the single life in a sexual sense, he advised them to marry least they fall into the sin of fornication because it is more honerable to marry and have sex as God expect it to be than to burn with lust and live a fake Christian life. Another fact the real problem was him dealing with a wildly held Gnostic belief amongst the early Christian Corinthians that sex is seen as impure and even in marriage was withheld for the sake of serving the Lord faithfully. This extreme thinking Paul wrote against when repeatedly he said "it is not sin" etc. Also Corinth was a very liberal society (woman's liberation is nothing new) women could buy and sell property and choose who they want to and if they want to marry, they could teach and preach in the church they were educated amongst other freedoms. Hence Paul treated the issue by speaking to both men and women on equal footing where sexuality is concerned. The Bible endorses both lifestyle once you live it to Glorfy Him. If you in yourself know you are better single and most importantly can maintain a "honerable" celibate life then be single. If not do the honerable thing and marry and live a life together Glorifying God in your married life just as a single person do in their single life. The modern interpretation on God's position on singleness and marriage is saturated with the same Gnostic beliefs Paul wrote against. Today's singleness theology I filled with a whole set of unbiblically sound doctrine that is corrupting our perception of God and relationships. Creating in our minds a false sense of what it really means to be single or married. So much so we make the lifestyles a point of argument when really there is none. Single or married God can do what He wants through us once we allow Him. Because at the end of the day it is Him in us that does His bidding and not we ourselves. So If you're happy in your single life and living a honerable honest celibate life good for you 😌👏🏾🙌🏾👍🏾 But for those who can't and they lament and desire marriage they desire a good thing and should not be forced into a life of celibacy and singleness. Married or single God saves on either path. Furthermore, God doesn't choose who we should or shouldn't marry, this romanticized fairy tale is another myth that is one of the pillars for the self idolizing culture that is society today and sadly under the guise of Christianity in the church amongst the flock of belivers. The choice to marry is from a sound understanding of oneself and the will of God He will not put in you a burning desire for sex and companionship and withhold it from you unless for a higher purpose you and Him understands hence the pain will be a joy the single life a better fit. If however, that is not the case. Seek Godly wisdom and seek a Godly spouse. Ignore the many negatives and myths surrounding marriage, remove fear by trusting God and marry. Because the spouse we choose is the wrong one but by both submitting to His principals on marriage He will perfect our choice.
Hello everyone I have a question that I hope you guys would help me with .... Why do I keep settling for the temporary pleasures and not the eternal pleasures ? Why is it that when I ask for prayer and get prayed over I still fall into sin right after getting prayed over , or why is it that when I’m tempted I read scripture but then right after the feeling comes back even stronger and I fall to sin ? I honestly hate having to deal with the sin over and over !! It’s disgusting it’s repulsive ! It keeps me from enjoying God and being a leader ! Can anyone help ?
I struggled with a similar issue. I'd encourage you to read "No Longer I by Jacob Hotchkiss". It presented the gospel in such a way that it freed me from a lot of things.
Fasting and prayer and ofcourse feeding on the word of God iss key in keeping the flesh down. The more you practice it, the better you are at saying no to sinful desires and impulses. Another thing you should really take a look at is your satisfaction in God. Does God truly satisfy and fulfil you? Coincidentally, the slogan of desiring God by John Piper is -God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied In him. Sin tends to be the thing we use to nurse the places in our lives where God hasnt been enough for us or disappointed us. So do a deep reflection and introspection as to why you reach for that/ those sin/s. Find the root cause and ask for grace to deal with it. God is enough, Jehovah JIREH!
"Deliverance from sin" by Zachariah Tanee Fomum is such an amazing book for a supernatural test of deliverace from sin.. The freedom that it brought to my life was undeniably... He also have different books for specific topics like "deliverance from Adultray" "deliverace from gluttony" "the school of truth" for deliverance from falsehood and so on.. check out his books and thak me later...
It’s almost comical that anyone can take The Creator’s design for living and compare it to planned obsolescence. But then again, no surprise, for the more my hope in the Lord’s return refines my vision, the more I recognize how I still see Him as I am, not as He is. Thanks again.
You know what else Pastor John, what if He created woman to teach man how to love? The man is the head of the home as Christ is the head of the church. The man is instructed to love his wife as Christ loves the church. The man in expected to teach his children in the way that they should go. In understanding love through loving, and then understanding that we can't beat God's loving, is a big lesson in itself. We are God's children after all.
@@Android-ds9ie And the sheep can? :))) God turned the fallen Adam into a sheep and gave him grass to eat. The fallen Adam died and everyone in it died. A spiritually dead person turns into an animal, into a beast, so Adam eats grass in animal skins. (Genesis 3: 18,21) " Feed My sheep"
All women in the Bible are images, personifications of spiritual concepts: Wisdom, Freedom, Truth, Lust, Pride, false Teachings(Harlot), Church, Synagogue, Thought, Idea. That's why daughters are sometimes given to the crowd for fun, because THOUGHTS can be given to the crowd.
@@kvas2142 I believe Ruth was a real person...and was listed in the family line of Jesus in Matthew chapter 1. If you say she was just representing a facet of character, then perhaps you yourself could also be listed as a facet of character...or lack thereof.
so... yes, we need others for physical needs, honoring god, etc.... but do we need people tp satisfy RELATIONAL desires? or do we technically only need christ fulfill relational/friendship desires? I have a hard time believing that when I feel lonely God isn't all I need.
I think what John was saying is that when we don't have those things, we should find satisfaction in God. But it's more natural and easier to be satisfied with friends in the mix too.
Human beings innately need companionship. God knew Adam’s loneliness and made Eve for him. In addition to Pastor John’s reply to a saying “Everything I need is Christ,” It doesn’t mean that we don’t need anything else, like relationship, food, house, church, etc. And God doesn’t seem to honor this aspect, cuz he honors fellowship. I assume that the song writer was so desperate emotionally and situationally to seek help. I think it is an expression to show our desire in our hearts.
Nothing you said matters. A perfect being that could make anything he wanted, who is omnipotent, omniscient, and beyond all restrictions imaginable and unimaginable somehow wasn't smart enough to be able to make Adam happy from the very beginning. Adam still felt empty and realized yhwh's world wasn't worth being in alone. What a failure yhwh is if he with infinite capabilities was somehow not already enough. And yet people think an eternity with him will give them joys beyond measure and that somehow if you are missing out now that his heaven will outweigh any of what you missed. Yet somehow that wasn't the case for Adam. Adam gets to have a spouse in paradise but yet you don't not even on Earth. And somehow other species already had male and female counterparts....that's interesting. What was yhwh somehow not clear on how he wanted his creators to multiply or was he just dumb enough to forget to do the same for humans from the start?
Adam although sinless wasnt divine He needed human companionship And the human race had to increase Now that jesus is the husband of the church human companionship is not essential because of doctrinal differentiess even fellowship is hard to find But the holy spirit will comfort and teach the elect
In Genesis 2:18 the Lord God said “ it is no good for Man to be a separate branch I will make him a helper” The word "alone" H905 in Gen 2:18 can and should be translated “branch” as in John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. “ The word “helper” H5828 is exclusively used for God as helper, and never used for human helper. Therefore the meaning of Genesis 2:18 is: Man is created with a futile power of reasoning good from evil, and futile power of applying his will to do good, Rom 8:20 “For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,” In Gen 2:18 God branches off Eve from Adam, and in the body of Eve is the seed of the incarnate Messiah, the “seed of the women”. Eve is the mother of humanity in its fallen state, and the mother of the embodied Messiah, events that follow the branching off of Eve from Adam are inevitable.
Twice the word "help" as in "help meet" (Old King James translation) was used in this Genesis chapter 2 passage...and it is indeed meant as a human helper. Look at the word "Help"...not just at the word "Helper".
@@gonetoheck The word Adam does not mean a single male human being, it refers to humanity. It is a given that God created all creatures male and female from the get go, therefore the statement, "it is no good for Man to be alone" does not refer to a female of the human species, as it is a given that all species created before Man were created male and female. Man was created "naked" that is defenseless against deception, as opposed to Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. That is why Man, that is humanity, needs a helper Jesus.
Adam wasn’t “LONELY” but rather he was “ALONE” God creates everything with a companion but not Adam. So, God had to create Eve to compliment Adam as a help mate. In all to Adam God was enough but him as a human he was alone. In addition to understand “LOVE” to the fullest there should be another person to experience that with, and God want Adam to experience the same LOVE as a human with another human like him. Hence, why we seek friends, etc we are created to love and express love with one another even though God is enough to us.
What about all the MILLIONS of people around the world who diligently say the Lords prayer each morning and yet starve to death. Or beg God to save their babies and families from illness and death - and get silence. Nothing. When God could literally blink and make it all better. This makes my eyes sting with angry tears when I think about it. None of it makes sense.
At no point in scripture did Adam ask for a wife. It was God who said it is not good for man to be alone. In HIS wisdom, woman was created to be a helpmeet for the man. In addition, there is a distinct difference between being alone and being lonely. There is no text to indicate Adam was “lonely”.
Is that verse talk about lonely ? "Alone" doesnt mean lonely. If God says that it is not good for man to be alone (cause of lonely, no companionship), so.. how pity every single eunuch and same sex attracted people like me, who would never have a spouse due to live according to God's will.
Adam was lonely to show the reader a simple point. Man needs women and women needs man. God knew what he was going to do from the beginning, it wasnt like this caught Him off guard lol. It is the simple and most vital foundation of how humans must understand 1.marriage 2.roles of both man and women and last but not least 3. God is enough regardless of the fact if your single or not. That shouldnt even be a question... I'm not a scholar but this should've been answered alot better.. I'm pretty sure it confused people that dont read the word. Smh..
Was Adam lonely? It doesn’t really say that. It says there was no helper fit for him. Whatever that exactly means. Besides, did JP answer the question? I must’ve missed it.
How can there be any Christian singles though? I don't get it. I have such a deep longing for a wife that I couldn't imagine a whole life without a woman and a family in my life. Are there men and women who don't have these longings? Did God "remove" them?
No. Sometimes circumstances just don’t align for Christian singles to find someone. I’ve visited at least ten churches in my area and have only found one or two single guys my age in the pews. That, and Christian dating culture is a confusing monster.
I'm a woman that doesn't have such longings. Never did since I was a child. My dream of happiness is a small farm house, a garden, some animals and the grace to spread the gospel. I get slightly frustrated when a man pursues me
You are talking about the church John, the question is about Adam, he was alone before Eve was created from the rib of Adam.. The most sensible answer is that God created man and woman to go and multiply and replenish the earth, that's why God created man and woman of the opposite sex so that they will desire each other to be together and be one with each other.. That the man will leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife and the two will be one flesh together..
It wasn’t an apple, however that doesn’t change the point of your question. My point is many people believe and also reject certain things without understanding them well.
Because God has begotten Christ later already before Adam. And Adam was made in His image to have a family. So it was that God must have had Christ because He the Father was alone. But this gets into aspects of the Father that He existed and is above the existence of a beginning, that He created a beginning. In the same way as that He said but that's not saying before saying but is. That's not saying God wasn't or that Jesus isn't humble. So none of this is flawed. Jesus is humble with the Father who sent Him. And with understanding and knowing God and through the Word also you might know that Jesus Christ who came after and was before was worked through with the Holy Spirit by the Father. Furthermore then one can know although not "cannon" that in the same manner as in Enoch, Gabriel was told to go "after" the bastards and reprobates which Christ is not, and the Holy Spirit was sent after Christ died on the cross, and so being the Lord, was before Christ, but by all other things after Him. This is supported also in the Word that the Holy Spirit was sent, by the Father, through Christ, that with Him and through Him it is possible to be called by the Father's will and that no other God is before Him. So there is no saying before Him saying, but He was and He was doing that which has not been created since the beginning, which by means was creating that which was not created since the beginning and as opposed to having been and being and yet not being, which either is or is and yet isn't, having been created, being that He is: that He was and is and will be.
God existed as a trinity, He's one being living as a community before humans existed. He doesn't "need" humans, but humans are an outpouring of his glory
@@charlesvandenburgh5295 are you thinking that because we are so corrupt and fallen that its an insult to say humans are manifestation of the glory of God? We did sin and its not because God created us like that, its our fault we fell into sin. But then thats why Jesus Christ, who is actually THE manifestation of God’s glory, Holy and Perfect, came as a human being, to die and return the glory that was lost, so humanity will be restored, THROUGH Him. It took Adam’s sin to plunge humans to corrupt nature, but it took a PERFECT being to restore holiness to humans, who believe in this PERFECT human/God - Jesus. Though I will say your statement is true only if Jesus Christ didn’t die and raise again for us. Colossians 1:16 [16] For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through him and for him. “All things were created THROUGH him (Jesus) and FOR him.” What’s created? Humans. Humans are created THROUGH God. And if you say we are ill representation, you are insulting the glory of God
but if we flip your question, you said, if humans are a manifestation of God's glory then it speaks ill of God's glory. First, you said God needs humans. God is a complete being who has no needs. If God is a perfect being with perfect glory, need humans, then His need would also be a manifestation of His glory somehow (Though I don't believe this, I'm just following your statement). Even if he needs humans as you say, he still created them. How can he create humans and something and not involve his glory, which is His nature?
@@a.krishna3924 You forget; God knew in advance and in detail that humans would sin and undergo endless horrors and God willfully and knowingly created that particular world anyway. Of all the perfect worlds God could have created, there was something about a world in which the rebellion of only two people brings about untold pain and suffering upon millions of other sentient beings that made God stop and say, "I want to create that world."
Shepherds should give the sheep the grain of truth, because after the fall of Adam, the grain of truth was not available to the fallen. But the pastors have hidden the grain under tons of theological husk and do not share the gold(spiritual wealth) with the poor in spirit.
Adam was not lonely,it was Gods decision to make him a wife,before the foundation of creation.He had already made male and female of all the species of the world. God didn't just say that day as an after thought,oh,ill make Adam a mate. Come on,these plans were written in eternity,just like the book of life,with all the saved written in it.
God is enough to fulfill all the needs of man.. if we ask physical companion, He did provide.. the main problem is when we ask more than what we need, and that's satan thinking. Wanted more without satisfaction..
PASTOR JOHN, AGAIN YOUR EXPLANATION IS TOO FAR FROM THE QUESTION... WHICH IS ABOUT ADAM AND EVE OR ABOUT MAN AND WOMAN OR ABOUT HUSBAND AND WIFE... IT IS NOT ABOUT MEMBER OF THE BODY OF CHRIST THE CHURCH.... THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE... GOD DESIRE THAT WHAT HE CREATED IS TO MULTIPLY THAT THERE WILL BE MORE MEMBERS IN HEAVEN AS ONE GOD'S FAMILY.... THAT'S WHY GOD CREATED SEXUAL URGE TO ATTRACT BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN.... LET'S BE ADULT HERE PASTOR JOHN....
:))) who are of faith are sons of Abraham.And if you are Christ́s, then you are Abrahaḿs seed, and heirs according to the promise. A large family of Abraham has already been created, because the adherents of the three Abrahamic religions are brothers in faith and sons of Abraham. As God promised Abraham. But who started all this?
There is no marriage, which is sexual intercourse, in heaven because it is a symbol of the marriage of Jesus to the church. There is no childbearing in heaven because God will give us a name and place better than sons and daughters. Food and wine will be in heaven because these are things that God gave us to enjoy him through and they were not created as symbols of something else. Nature is like food and wine. Not all nature will be in heaven though. The sea, moon, sun, and night will be gone, but heaven will still be better.
GOD has never been enough , GOD made everything for Adam and it was never enough for him . Why did GOD make ADAM ? It was because to GOD angels were not enough. So in prayer GOD told me , its because if you see my GLORY you will love me but GOD wouldn't love you back. So GOD has been and is still in a BETA form trying to figure out what is TRUE LOVE for himself.
@Orlando Rizzo, God wants lots of people in His kingdom... Not just one or two... So God created sex and sexual urge between man and woman so we can multiply faster and pleasantly..... Actually sex is one of the most Beautiful gift God has given to mankind, But evil evil people use sex in evil way.....
Those dots and connecting lines are mesmerizing. Haha
😂😂 right!! I cant take my eyes off of them!
Right? It's like as i listen to the audio itself the visuals illustrate how my neural network or nerves and connections fire up and strengthen my memory and experience with God's spoken word all happening in less than a second so it's like NLP in a way lol.
I find myself paying more attention to the screensaver than the audio
@@k27ism literally!
i know right?! I stare at them every time i listen to one of these.
Besides all what pastor John said, I believe that God made us with that longing for relationships because is the best way to understand love. In the same way that God is triune to show He is love, we needed others of our own kind to understand love as it really is. As the apostle John says "Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen"
Yes this is true . we were made with his love . when god put me and my wife together I the love she had for him the love he put her . I never saw anyone that love the father like her . she when home to be with jesus now I understand that love...
So good! I thought of this same exact point - confirmation
You understand!
Wow so powerful
No one leave this earth to go home to be with Jesus. Not anymore. And God does not love all these humans, and your God made people for his glory and joy. To do what ever he wants to do with you, even kill. And leave that bible alone, and stop trying to figure out why God did what, ate what for. Because you do not know, and these billions of people will not be saved, and there is no burning in hell forever. If so then thats what make God live forever.stop believing that bible, its a lie.
God created Adam with needs. And God provided for those needs. He gave food for hunger. Work for growth. And Eve for companionship.
Kerelos Rizkalla Well put!!! It's a matter of satisfying our needs God's way!
This is the best way to put it. Adam was morally perfect but still had needs. He is not God
If companionship is key, God would have created ‘Steve’ and not eve haha. I think God gave Eve - a different helper to help work the ground with - in today’s context it is to help in God’s kingdom work
Jonathan Wick so single people need to find another?
@@bokamash6916 If that's true then why are there so many children starving to death on a daily basis?
I am someone who tends to be happier alone. I spent a lot of my life in vivid imagination with the idea of being a fiction author. I fell in love with my characters who I understood easily and who I created in my imaginary worlds to understand my alter egos. Then I woke up one morning after dreams I couldn't remember with these words in my head: I want you to love real people. There was anxiety i had no known cause for, that only prayer could relieve. I cant go back to that life ever again, praise God. I think that true story is fits well here and wanted to share those words I dont think I can ever forget. I do believe that came from God, because they didnt say stop trying to escape from this world.
The fact that God has given you the ability to be creative, use it for His Kingdom. Also, thanks for sharing!
Wow... You sound a lot like me. I have a very vivid imagination and I love the characters I create for the novels in my mind. It's like a whole world. But I also empathise when it comes to also having to love real people. It's scary but it's more than our imaginations because it's the place where God has created His people and not just ours ^^ I remember years ago when my father asked me why I often liked just switching off from the real world. I told him that there was this world in my mind that I loved because only I truly knew it. No one else could get in.
My father went quiet and then said something like this: "okay. I understand that kind of imagination. But do you think you'd ever let God in to your world and have it with Him personally? Like He does so with you? Don't let anyone else in, you don't need to. But let Him in."
Of course, it's not as though God does not know the world I have swirling inside my mind. But I grasped the message. Surrender all of yourself to Him. Surrender all of our imagination to Jesus.
As a result, although I do want to get married, I am able to be content with simply orchestrating a romance between characters in my mind - I am getting better at separating the things that happen to them to appease my desires. But most importantly, my romantic imaginations are as Godly as I can picture them. As the Bible would describe it to be - romantic and approved, cherished by the Lord. Romance to marriage that reflects Christ and His church.
But this is not just so with romance but - I think, slowly - everything. Every creative thought or imagination is either processed or already birthed in God's will and word. I think, now, I can say that I am sharing my world with my Creator! ^^
I'm sorry for this blab but I thought that your comment so closely described my creative situation that I wanted to open up about that and build on what the other person who has replied has said:
Let's both use the imaginative gifts that the Lord has given us to glorify Him, His name and share our worlds with Him! ^^ let's use what we have to be the next C. S Lewis or J R Tolkien and all the other fiction writers who use this gift to point to Jesus Christ!! ^^ God bless!!
You're an introvert, I guess. I'm too and God's gift for me are people, my new family in church, new friends in youth group, a girl I truly like... but it's so hard to build relationships from scratch. But I'm determined. I wish God will send you people in your life. We all need people, more or less - you cannot show love any other way :)
God showed me something similar. I woke up and saw a collage of people. I think saw the words "People. Love them, care for them, prayer for them." Along those veins. It was a call to take care of His flock. I love that God spoke the words you most needed to hear.
Thank you, fed up of hearing we don't need people, just need God. The film Castaway shows we don't cope well without other people around! It's how we're created, so people need to stop saying that single people are just weak and pathetic when they don't like to be alone all the time. It's human nature and has nothing to do with being pathetic or lack of faith!
There was a time in my life where I was obsessed with finding a wife. I prayed and fasted in the hopes that God would someday bring her across my path. Looking back at my past relationships during that time of searching and waiting, I realized I was very selfish. So, in the end I’ve decided to embrace celibacy and focus more on God instead of what I want. It took a while to make peace with the idea. It’s not easy walking the road as a single person but I have the utmost respect for the selfless act of marriage. Some of us are called to marriage. Others are called to celibacy.
yes, how do you know you are called to celibacy? did God reveal to you that it's not his plan for you to have a wife?
Singleness can be selfless as well. The Bible says married people are concerned with pleasing each other. They are allowed to do this.
Single people are not. There is no one loving and pleasing a single person the way a spouse does. It’s easier to be selfless to a person who is supposed to please and love you, as a married person, than it is to be single and live without being loved and pleased in that way.
Single people don’t get a pass to be selfish. Married people do get a pass to have needs and to have those needs met. Single people have to be selfless without that fulfilment - that is not easier.
Marriage means you are allowed to have sexual fulfilment - singleness does not. That is not easier. Married people requiring their needs to be met is not selfless. Why are single people seen as the less selfless ones when they don’t have to go through life alone without this fulfilment. Married people literally have someone concerned with pleasing them - and that’s the people you admire as selfless. But not single people- single people’s selflessness is not worth admiring apparently.
Singleness can be selfless, why do you only acknowledge marriage as selflessness when the Bible literally says single people focus more on God.
I understand what you mean mate, God has called all to celibacy until marriage. Rather than see your calling as to celibacy, being single is way more than keeping sexually pure (which of course is good) see it as a gift of singleness, with you solely pursuing God's will as an individual. Praying and fasting for a wife isn't a sin, God has given you the desire, maybe pursue these things in seasons and have focused seasons of single-minded devotion too.
@Mini Kobe everyone is called to celibacy until God brings them a husband or wife
I love this so much. I think as people, we can at times separate God from all the things he creates and blesses us with. “God gave it to me and then stepped aside, rather than God gave it and I get to experience him through it.” So at face value, no God is not enough to physically satisfy whatever my earthly vessel desires or needs, but without him at the root of it, eventually that physical thing will not satisfy me either. He is the root of all things good, pleasurable, and desired by man. We can never separate the gift from the gift giver. Amen!
Being single is one of my struggles. I would like to be in a relationship that is blessed by god. I express im a christian and it seems it puts some off and i believe, i need to let go and let god. When i struggle with this. In turn turning single to loneliness. To , As, it will happen when it happens. Run to him daily for guidance.
N N one of the most important things in a relationship is having a mutual goal and the same norms and values. I found my fiance when I prayed for it and started to focus more on God. When I was focussing on God. That way if you meet someone at church or a conference or some sort you know you have the same goal, God. Also start by becoming a man your future lady would want. We are Christians at first but we all have some bad habits that we can bring into a relationship that can be start of some huge arguments. And last but not least God gives not what we want when we want it, he gives us what we need when we need it. Don't worry too much about it God will give you a partner when the right time comes.
Watch videos from Emily Wilson she has such great encouragement!!
N N I am about to become single after 13 years of relationship (of which 9 marriage). I really do not want this and I am scared. It is so true that you become one with the other person, on the deepest levels. Please pray for me. I'm still young but feels like my life is totally over :(
I beg God every day to please work a miracle in yhis situation.
Get IT J Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it.
How are you now?
Every time I tell God I’m lonely, he sends me a friend to spend time with. It’s rarely been the case that the lonely feeling is just instantly taken away without another human. Normally I don’t like relying on experience as a determining factor of truth, but it’s a pattern I’ve noticed in my own life.
wow this was very powerful. take away every necessity and He will still be enough. when nothing else remains. you only need your faith in Him
What an amazing response. It’s true: we eat food, but ask God’s blessing on it. Why should marriage be any different?
may we be satisfied Lord in what you want us to be satisfied in
That's TRUTH..........Man fails you.......... repeatedly.....BUT NOT ABBA FATHER. ALWAYS TRUE TO HIS WORD👑☦️👑🤗👑🙏🏾👑🕊️
This was incredibly compassionate, hopeful, and shared with conviction. I am so thankful that God does not look at us with disappointment when we are keenly aware of the unmet needs we experience in this damaged world. There is also so much hope for heaven, where all needs will be thoroughly supplied!
this message answered my prayer about this topic. God is real
I'm so glad that I found this video. Great explanation.
Short and sweet! God is enough because he provides all things. He gives us life, Grace, love (agape), home and food. Relying on our Father (creator) provides a peace within like no other and everything falls into place in His glory. Including our spouse and family.
Love this. ❤️ Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful! Thank you
Wow. I just had a very similar question today. I was planning to look into it, forgot, then got this video recommended, totally unsearched for by me!
God shall supply all my need according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus....God is the supplier of all I need.. whatever the need.
This was amazing
this is a real eye opener
That was a beautiful explanation
Sir Pastor, your hair is a wonderful, wavy thing to behold
I have been a religious, Legalistic Christian for years and am growing out of many things that I was taught through a hypothetical religious system. I have been battling myself and Spiritually for all my life and no matter what happens I come back to this place that God is just not enough for me. I want God to be enough but it’s just a void no matter what I try to fill it with even studying Scripture and praying, church and everything….. i just don’t understand this. I can not live without the thought of God, but the lifestyle of Christ is so Absent
Sibling in faith, i do not know who you are or where you are from, but I hope and pray that you find the answer to these seeking, and that you come out from the religiosity and legalism of your Christianity, but to have a genuine, personal, and loving journey with God. I hope that the Holy Spirit guides you to a deeper knowing of Him, beyond what was taught to us, beyond what we can imagine or understand. May all go well with your life from this point on! ❤
God veils itself as Adam and Eve not to be alone. It is not good to be alone. The meaning of Life is Love. Love is the purpose. Bless you all, you are all blessed.
I never noticed it before, but it is literarily interesting that that Creation was good, and I think this was the first thing that was expressly "not good" in the text, and this occurs before the fall.
This was good 😊
what a deep question
GOD Knows Better Good for You, Better Good than What You Think as Good for You.
God is enough means that when all else fails and we're laying on are deathbed we can only look to him. God is good and he gives us many good things in this life. But only in so far as to serve his purpose.
Been single my whole life and in my 30s..
I know how you feel. I'm 34 and I'm still a virgin, have absolutely no dating prospects, nothing.
@@davidwright1115 Wow. There's really nothing new under the sun. There's always hope though.
Single people can glorify God in a way I don’t believe married people can. (I’m a single man too) I must admit spending time with my Father to let his light shine through me to the world and be a readily accessible doorway for his radiating love to enter the world at all times is truly fulfilling.
Hi Jimos!
It's been a year but I wanted to reply anyway.
I have been through that situation and I know how it feels like.
I hope this would be helpful -
Scripture says flee from the devil and it will run away. Whenever you encounter evil desires to commit a sin, resist the devil. How would you do that? By reciting Bible Verse but this was not enough for me. The verse helped me overcome everything.
I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.~ Luke 10:19
Ask the power of Holy Spirit to strengthen you so that you can crush the enemy's lie in Jesus name.
Keep in word and surround yourself with true God seeking people. This will help you.
God bless you!
Does a man say he doesn't want a wife because his dad's love is enough?
Lol
As a parent, we desire grand children. So... we wish for our children to be happily married..
God is the same. :)
What about needs for entertainment
Humble_Garden
, God wants lots of people in His kingdom... Not just one or two... So God created sex and sexual urge between man and woman so we can multiply faster and pleasantly..... Actually sex is one of the most Beautiful gift God has given to mankind, But evil evil people use sex in evil way.....
@@josephdurraz8574 God said to produce and multiply the fruits of the spirit and soul, but people decided to just fuck like animals.
👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
This is more philosophical than biblical. Great for infants in the faith, but much to be desired for the mature.
If God knew these people needed food to survive why are people dying of hunger??? 😔😔 I don’t want to have these feelings but I do God help me I don’t want to be angry & bitter. Soften my heart lord .
I don't think he hit the question though... It was good.. And I agree ... But I dont think he answered the question.
I kinda feel the same way..gotta hear it again
I agree
Same
This is exactly the reason I keep listening.. I rarely think he answered the question and sometimes I cant even pinpoint when I thought he went off topic.. but he does teach.. its random for me but he does say something I can understand and agree with, it's just rarely the answer to the question
@Get IT J Yes, he did talk around it... because it displays a flaw in the Christian religion and a contradiction: the Christian deity supposedly says it's not good for a man to be alone / Christians love to preach that their deity is enough (though reality clearly shows he isn't).
There is a balance
As we are not divine
We need human love
As well
Only jesus is one with
The father
However jesus sent the
Comforter to help us
Human love is fragile
As adam and eve discovered
What a good topic ! I haven’t even listened yet. I have been reading how to be a nun because I don’t want to date non believer but these days, where can we find them? Hahahahaha
Yeah, the fishing ponds are much smaller when we decide to give our lives to Christ but, the catch will always be big!! 🙏
PASTOR JOHN, WOULD YOU NOT BE LONELY IF YOU ARE ALONE ALL THE TIME???
Why is it then so difficult finding the right person? It's not a perfect world anymore.
In my opinion God made both Man and Woman so that the True Love of the the Man to His Wife can be an example of the True Love of Christ to His Church... An earthly Love though It is Great will Not last forever... The Heavenly Love is for all eternity and in much higher pleasure... In the book of Revelation, It is stated that the church is the Bride of Christ and marriage will take soon....
Amen. It is stated throughout the bible that marriage is actually a symbol of the relationship between Christ and His Bride, the Church. Ephesians 5:31-32.
Oh God! I hope, I am wrong in my deeply personal belief that in the aspect of the necessity of a companion of man, as intimated, by the creation of Adam's "meet' (helper) means that, "God is not Enough!" The way God, instituted,or
I am married and feel lonely. But God let me know U not alone. Am with u!
God is enough for me. Whom do I have in heaven but You?
My spirit dislikes us believing otherwise solely because it’s irrational. God is capable of fulfilling us and will withhold no good thing. I believe God certainly sets need in us for helpers and fellowship, but to balance this I presume if God withholds a relationship, then it’s not good for you for however long that season or calling. He’ll sustain you. I feel our generation idolizes relationships too much to go gently on this topic (I must add that I am thankful for 99% of every answer God pours out to me through this ministry.)
But can we trust God no matter what? Is He worth praise if He says no marriage or to tarry in one-on-one?
ARTISTdaisyJ This is the thing that's wrong with the modern interpretation of the Bible verses what the Bible actually say on the issue of singleness and wholeness. Fact according to the Bible. Being single or married does not limit our ability or availability to do the Lord's work nor makes you less of a Christian. If it was so then when we are faced with limitations i.e. sickness, financial constraints, time etc what will happen to the Lord's work? Hence when Paul was giving counsel on singleness He was careful to open with a disclaimer: “But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.” 1 Corinthians 7:6 KJV most clearly miss this critical point when analyzing what Paul said. He gave counsel addressing letters from churches in Corinth. Basically what he was saying based on the times he lived due to the great turmoil and uncertainty of a lenghty happy future the that hung in the minds of the Corinth believers he gave that counsel. If you're married stay married because it is honorable but live IN THE LORD with the expectation that tomorrow could be your last day on Earth. If you're single stay single to avoid being distracted with the highly consuming painful thought of loosing your spouse and children or dying and leaving them behind. And for those who cannot live the single life in a sexual sense, he advised them to marry least they fall into the sin of fornication because it is more honerable to marry and have sex as God expect it to be than to burn with lust and live a fake Christian life. Another fact the real problem was him dealing with a wildly held Gnostic belief amongst the early Christian Corinthians that sex is seen as impure and even in marriage was withheld for the sake of serving the Lord faithfully. This extreme thinking Paul wrote against when repeatedly he said "it is not sin" etc. Also Corinth was a very liberal society (woman's liberation is nothing new) women could buy and sell property and choose who they want to and if they want to marry, they could teach and preach in the church they were educated amongst other freedoms. Hence Paul treated the issue by speaking to both men and women on equal footing where sexuality is concerned.
The Bible endorses both lifestyle once you live it to Glorfy Him. If you in yourself know you are better single and most importantly can maintain a "honerable" celibate life then be single. If not do the honerable thing and marry and live a life together Glorifying God in your married life just as a single person do in their single life.
The modern interpretation on God's position on singleness and marriage is saturated with the same Gnostic beliefs Paul wrote against. Today's singleness theology I filled with a whole set of unbiblically sound doctrine that is corrupting our perception of God and relationships. Creating in our minds a false sense of what it really means to be single or married. So much so we make the lifestyles a point of argument when really there is none. Single or married God can do what He wants through us once we allow Him. Because at the end of the day it is Him in us that does His bidding and not we ourselves. So If you're happy in your single life and living a honerable honest celibate life good for you 😌👏🏾🙌🏾👍🏾 But for those who can't and they lament and desire marriage they desire a good thing and should not be forced into a life of celibacy and singleness. Married or single God saves on either path. Furthermore, God doesn't choose who we should or shouldn't marry, this romanticized fairy tale is another myth that is one of the pillars for the self idolizing culture that is society today and sadly under the guise of Christianity in the church amongst the flock of belivers. The choice to marry is from a sound understanding of oneself and the will of God He will not put in you a burning desire for sex and companionship and withhold it from you unless for a higher purpose you and Him understands hence the pain will be a joy the single life a better fit. If however, that is not the case. Seek Godly wisdom and seek a Godly spouse. Ignore the many negatives and myths surrounding marriage, remove fear by trusting God and marry. Because the spouse we choose is the wrong one but by both submitting to His principals on marriage He will perfect our choice.
Hello everyone I have a question that I hope you guys would help me with ....
Why do I keep settling for the temporary pleasures and not the eternal pleasures ? Why is it that when I ask for prayer and get prayed over I still fall into sin right after getting prayed over , or why is it that when I’m tempted I read scripture but then right after the feeling comes back even stronger and I fall to sin ?
I honestly hate having to deal with the sin over and over !! It’s disgusting it’s repulsive ! It keeps me from enjoying God and being a leader ! Can anyone help ?
I struggled with a similar issue. I'd encourage you to read "No Longer I by Jacob Hotchkiss". It presented the gospel in such a way that it freed me from a lot of things.
Fasting and prayer and ofcourse feeding on the word of God iss key in keeping the flesh down. The more you practice it, the better you are at saying no to sinful desires and impulses.
Another thing you should really take a look at is your satisfaction in God. Does God truly satisfy and fulfil you?
Coincidentally, the slogan of desiring God by John Piper is -God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied In him.
Sin tends to be the thing we use to nurse the places in our lives where God hasnt been enough for us or disappointed us.
So do a deep reflection and introspection as to why you reach for that/ those sin/s. Find the root cause and ask for grace to deal with it.
God is enough, Jehovah JIREH!
"Deliverance from sin" by Zachariah Tanee Fomum is such an amazing book for a supernatural test of deliverace from sin.. The freedom that it brought to my life was undeniably... He also have different books for specific topics like "deliverance from Adultray" "deliverace from gluttony" "the school of truth" for deliverance from falsehood and so on.. check out his books and thak me later...
It’s almost comical that anyone can take The Creator’s design for living and compare it to planned obsolescence. But then again, no surprise, for the more my hope in the Lord’s return refines my vision, the more I recognize how I still see Him as I am, not as He is. Thanks again.
Well uh, I don't have a wife and really no friends and I definitely feel like God is enough for me. You telling me He's not?
He is enough. But god had to create adam with needs for a partner. Otherwise you and me wouldnt exist.
You know what else Pastor John, what if He created woman to teach man how to love? The man is the head of the home as Christ is the head of the church. The man is instructed to love his wife as Christ loves the church. The man in expected to teach his children in the way that they should go. In understanding love through loving, and then understanding that we can't beat God's loving, is a big lesson in itself. We are God's children after all.
Women shouldn't teach anything
@@Android-ds9ie And the sheep can? :)))
God turned the fallen Adam into a sheep and gave him grass to eat. The fallen Adam died and everyone in it died. A spiritually dead person turns into an animal, into a beast, so Adam eats grass in animal skins. (Genesis 3: 18,21) " Feed My sheep"
All women in the Bible are images, personifications of spiritual concepts: Wisdom, Freedom, Truth, Lust, Pride, false Teachings(Harlot), Church, Synagogue, Thought, Idea. That's why daughters are sometimes given to the crowd for fun, because THOUGHTS can be given to the crowd.
@@Android-ds9ie The Church is the Bride. So the Church should not teach. Then why does She preach everywhere? :)))
@@kvas2142 I believe Ruth was a real person...and was listed in the family line of Jesus in Matthew chapter 1. If you say she was just representing a facet of character, then perhaps you yourself could also be listed as a facet of character...or lack thereof.
so... yes, we need others for physical needs, honoring god, etc.... but do we need people tp satisfy RELATIONAL desires? or do we technically only need christ fulfill relational/friendship desires? I have a hard time believing that when I feel lonely God isn't all I need.
Well it says man should not be alone. I feel having a God loving partner motivates me to be a better follower of Crist.
I think what John was saying is that when we don't have those things, we should find satisfaction in God. But it's more natural and easier to be satisfied with friends in the mix too.
Human beings innately need companionship. God knew Adam’s loneliness and made Eve for him.
In addition to Pastor John’s reply to a saying “Everything I need is Christ,” It doesn’t mean that we don’t need anything else, like relationship, food, house, church, etc. And God doesn’t seem to honor this aspect, cuz he honors fellowship. I assume that the song writer was so desperate emotionally and situationally to seek help. I think it is an expression to show our desire in our hearts.
Is it possible to desire or ask god to delete a soul forever without anyway of bringing it back forever?
Nothing you said matters. A perfect being that could make anything he wanted, who is omnipotent, omniscient, and beyond all restrictions imaginable and unimaginable somehow wasn't smart enough to be able to make Adam happy from the very beginning. Adam still felt empty and realized yhwh's world wasn't worth being in alone. What a failure yhwh is if he with infinite capabilities was somehow not already enough. And yet people think an eternity with him will give them joys beyond measure and that somehow if you are missing out now that his heaven will outweigh any of what you missed. Yet somehow that wasn't the case for Adam. Adam gets to have a spouse in paradise but yet you don't not even on Earth.
And somehow other species already had male and female counterparts....that's interesting. What was yhwh somehow not clear on how he wanted his creators to multiply or was he just dumb enough to forget to do the same for humans from the start?
Adam although sinless wasnt divine
He needed human companionship
And the human race had to increase
Now that jesus is the husband of the church human companionship is not essential because of doctrinal differentiess even fellowship is hard to find
But the holy spirit will comfort and teach the elect
In Genesis 2:18 the Lord God said “ it is no good for Man to be a separate branch I will make him a helper”
The word "alone" H905 in Gen 2:18 can and should be translated “branch” as in John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. “
The word “helper” H5828 is exclusively used for God as helper, and never used for human helper.
Therefore the meaning of Genesis 2:18 is: Man is created with a futile power of reasoning good from evil, and futile power of applying his will to do good, Rom 8:20 “For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,”
In Gen 2:18 God branches off Eve from Adam, and in the body of Eve is the seed of the incarnate Messiah, the “seed of the women”.
Eve is the mother of humanity in its fallen state, and the mother of the embodied Messiah, events that follow the branching off of Eve from Adam are inevitable.
Twice the word "help" as in "help meet" (Old King James translation) was used in this Genesis chapter 2 passage...and it is indeed meant as a human helper. Look at the word "Help"...not just at the word "Helper".
@@gonetoheck The word Adam does not mean a single male human being, it refers to humanity.
It is a given that God created all creatures male and female from the get go, therefore the statement, "it is no good for Man to be alone" does not refer to a female of the human species, as it is a given that all species created before Man were created male and female.
Man was created "naked" that is defenseless against deception, as opposed to Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
That is why Man, that is humanity, needs a helper Jesus.
If you’ve been alone all your life, does that mean your not of God?
Adam wasn’t “LONELY” but rather he was “ALONE” God creates everything with a companion but not Adam. So, God had to create Eve to compliment Adam as a help mate.
In all to Adam God was enough but him as a human he was alone. In addition to understand “LOVE” to the fullest there should be another person to experience that with, and God want Adam to experience the same LOVE as a human with another human like him. Hence, why we seek friends, etc we are created to love and express love with one another even though God is enough to us.
What about all the MILLIONS of people around the world who diligently say the Lords prayer each morning and yet starve to death. Or beg God to save their babies and families from illness and death - and get silence. Nothing. When God could literally blink and make it all better. This makes my eyes sting with angry tears when I think about it. None of it makes sense.
He answers that question in this video
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But the bible also states be fruitful and multiply.
At no point in scripture did Adam ask for a wife. It was God who said it is not good for man to be alone. In HIS wisdom, woman was created to be a helpmeet for the man.
In addition, there is a distinct difference between being alone and being lonely. There is no text to indicate Adam was “lonely”.
It doesn’t matter, Adam wasn’t alone from the beginning.
Is that verse talk about lonely ? "Alone" doesnt mean lonely.
If God says that it is not good for man to be alone (cause of lonely, no companionship), so.. how pity every single eunuch and same sex attracted people like me, who would never have a spouse due to live according to God's will.
How do you know he was lonely. I would have loved to be back there.Less people means less problems 😆
Less people not none.
the more I meet people, the more I like my dog.Ahh haaa haaa.😂
@@williamorr9203 Yes, well we have to learn to live with others no matter how much they get us angry (knowing they will at some point get us angry).
What would "the body" be if there was only an eyeball ?
Adam was lonely to show the reader a simple point. Man needs women and women needs man. God knew what he was going to do from the beginning, it wasnt like this caught Him off guard lol. It is the simple and most vital foundation of how humans must understand 1.marriage 2.roles of both man and women and last but not least 3. God is enough regardless of the fact if your single or not. That shouldnt even be a question... I'm not a scholar but this should've been answered alot better.. I'm pretty sure it confused people that dont read the word. Smh..
I agree... It could end up being confusing...
Was Adam lonely? It doesn’t really say that. It says there was no helper fit for him. Whatever that exactly means.
Besides, did JP answer the question? I must’ve missed it.
I think he answered the question perfectly.
How can there be any Christian singles though? I don't get it. I have such a deep longing for a wife that I couldn't imagine a whole life without a woman and a family in my life. Are there men and women who don't have these longings? Did God "remove" them?
No. Sometimes circumstances just don’t align for Christian singles to find someone. I’ve visited at least ten churches in my area and have only found one or two single guys my age in the pews. That, and Christian dating culture is a confusing monster.
@Gabo H Kinda rude, don't you think? I'm old enough. Currently dating someone I met through a mutual friend. Guess a lot happens in a year.
I'm a woman that doesn't have such longings. Never did since I was a child. My dream of happiness is a small farm house, a garden, some animals and the grace to spread the gospel. I get slightly frustrated when a man pursues me
Oh this is hilarious. 🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣
Or God just hides you in plain sight
You are talking about the church John, the question is about Adam, he was alone before Eve was created from the rib of Adam.. The most sensible answer is that God created man and woman to go and multiply and replenish the earth, that's why God created man and woman of the opposite sex so that they will desire each other to be together and be one with each other.. That the man will leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife and the two will be one flesh together..
If God didn't want us to enjoy food he wouldn't have given it flavor. Give thanks to God for bacon and it's delicious flavor!
Better question would be why did God let Eve eat from the apple knowing the consequences for humanity and still dares to call himself loving.
It wasn’t an apple, however that doesn’t change the point of your question. My point is many people believe and also reject certain things without understanding them well.
@@KC-fb8ql Like me orrr...?
No, I wasn’t insinuating that about you.
Forcing you is far from loving.
i have a question please answer and that is does adam and eve goes to hell??? answer pleasee thank you
Well im not sure if dinosaurs shared his taste in cartoons 😅😅
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Because God has begotten Christ later already before Adam. And Adam was made in His image to have a family. So it was that God must have had Christ because He the Father was alone. But this gets into aspects of the Father that He existed and is above the existence of a beginning, that He created a beginning. In the same way as that He said but that's not saying before saying but is. That's not saying God wasn't or that Jesus isn't humble. So none of this is flawed. Jesus is humble with the Father who sent Him. And with understanding and knowing God and through the Word also you might know that Jesus Christ who came after and was before was worked through with the Holy Spirit by the Father. Furthermore then one can know although not "cannon" that in the same manner as in Enoch, Gabriel was told to go "after" the bastards and reprobates which Christ is not, and the Holy Spirit was sent after Christ died on the cross, and so being the Lord, was before Christ, but by all other things after Him. This is supported also in the Word that the Holy Spirit was sent, by the Father, through Christ, that with Him and through Him it is possible to be called by the Father's will and that no other God is before Him. So there is no saying before Him saying, but He was and He was doing that which has not been created since the beginning, which by means was creating that which was not created since the beginning and as opposed to having been and being and yet not being, which either is or is and yet isn't, having been created, being that He is: that He was and is and will be.
Was Adam afraid of being alone again when he chose to eat the fruit?
Interesting thought.
Gid wouldnt go to the movies with him
God is not enough even for God, for why else did He bother to create humans. Apparently God needs humans just as much as humans need humans.
God existed as a trinity, He's one being living as a community before humans existed. He doesn't "need" humans, but humans are an outpouring of his glory
@@a.krishna3924 If humans are a manifestation of God's glory, that speaks extremely ill of God's glory.
@@charlesvandenburgh5295 are you thinking that because we are so corrupt and fallen that its an insult to say humans are manifestation of the glory of God? We did sin and its not because God created us like that, its our fault we fell into sin. But then thats why Jesus Christ, who is actually THE manifestation of God’s glory, Holy and Perfect, came as a human being, to die and return the glory that was lost, so humanity will be restored, THROUGH Him. It took Adam’s sin to plunge humans to corrupt nature, but it took a PERFECT being to restore holiness to humans, who believe in this PERFECT human/God - Jesus.
Though I will say your statement is true only if Jesus Christ didn’t die and raise again for us.
Colossians 1:16
[16] For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through him and for him.
“All things were created THROUGH him (Jesus) and FOR him.”
What’s created? Humans. Humans are created THROUGH God. And if you say we are ill representation, you are insulting the glory of God
but if we flip your question, you said, if humans are a manifestation of God's glory then it speaks ill of God's glory.
First, you said God needs humans.
God is a complete being who has no needs. If God is a perfect being with perfect glory, need humans, then His need would also be a manifestation of His glory somehow (Though I don't believe this, I'm just following your statement). Even if he needs humans as you say, he still created them. How can he create humans and something and not involve his glory, which is His nature?
@@a.krishna3924 You forget; God knew in advance and in detail that humans would sin and undergo endless horrors and God willfully and knowingly created that particular world anyway. Of all the perfect worlds God could have created, there was something about a world in which the rebellion of only two people brings about untold pain and suffering upon millions of other sentient beings that made God stop and say, "I want to create that world."
I am not happy alone probablu
Ì.AM.ÑOT.BUT.ALONE.I.AM.WHY.U.TOOK.OUTofMe
Uh you ever see Jenna Ortega dance?
God was a red sox fan😅
So...God is not enough?
Exist or else
Javan?
What?
The Sad Pianist what do you mean by ""what"?
@@williamorr9203 what is javan
You tell me.!
Grandchild of Noah and ancestor of Greeks.
Shepherds should give the sheep the grain of truth, because after the fall of Adam, the grain of truth was not available to the fallen. But the pastors have hidden the grain under tons of theological husk and do not share the gold(spiritual wealth) with the poor in spirit.
Adam was not lonely,it was Gods decision to make him a wife,before the foundation of creation.He had already made male and female of all the species of the world. God didn't just say that day as an after thought,oh,ill make Adam a mate. Come on,these plans were written in eternity,just like the book of life,with all the saved written in it.
God is enough to fulfill all the needs of man.. if we ask physical companion, He did provide.. the main problem is when we ask more than what we need, and that's satan thinking. Wanted more without satisfaction..
Adam was okay to alone in eden. Even god felt alone in the beginning, which is why he created mankind in the beginning.
PASTOR JOHN, AGAIN YOUR EXPLANATION IS TOO FAR FROM THE QUESTION... WHICH IS ABOUT ADAM AND EVE OR ABOUT MAN AND WOMAN OR ABOUT HUSBAND AND WIFE... IT IS NOT ABOUT MEMBER OF THE BODY OF CHRIST THE CHURCH.... THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE... GOD DESIRE THAT WHAT HE CREATED IS TO MULTIPLY THAT THERE WILL BE MORE MEMBERS IN HEAVEN AS ONE GOD'S FAMILY.... THAT'S WHY GOD CREATED SEXUAL URGE TO ATTRACT BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN.... LET'S BE ADULT HERE PASTOR JOHN....
:))) who are of faith are sons of Abraham.And if you are Christ́s, then you are Abrahaḿs seed, and heirs according to the promise.
A large family of Abraham has already been created, because the adherents of the three Abrahamic religions are brothers in faith and sons of Abraham. As God promised Abraham. But who started all this?
It's just a story.
There is no marriage, which is sexual intercourse, in heaven because it is a symbol of the marriage of Jesus to the church.
There is no childbearing in heaven because God will give us a name and place better than sons and daughters.
Food and wine will be in heaven because these are things that God gave us to enjoy him through and they were not created as symbols of something else.
Nature is like food and wine. Not all nature will be in heaven though. The sea, moon, sun, and night will be gone, but heaven will still be better.
Hell yea so i can drink everyday forever? Sign me up😊
GOD has never been enough , GOD made everything for Adam and it was never enough for him . Why did GOD make ADAM ? It was because to GOD angels were not enough. So in prayer GOD told me , its because if you see my GLORY you will love me but GOD wouldn't love you back. So GOD has been and is still in a BETA form trying to figure out what is TRUE LOVE for himself.
@Orlando Rizzo, God wants lots of people in His kingdom... Not just one or two... So God created sex and sexual urge between man and woman so we can multiply faster and pleasantly..... Actually sex is one of the most Beautiful gift God has given to mankind, But evil evil people use sex in evil way.....