I was thinking John Calvin, for calvinism in the presbyterian theology But if you wanna strike a deal, we can still keep your end part if you like lol. "John Calvin, the independent fundamental baptist" has a nice, yet almost insulting to zoomer kinda ring to it... no offense to you redeemed zoomer, just for the joke if you can understand lmao
@@thomascroft3296 *Translate to English* Yes we get it CZcams, someone dared to have fun and spell something not entirely incorrectly. For a platform that is so against spicy Germans, they sure are spicy grammar Germans
I’ve been researching three self patriotic movement and it’s crazy lmfao, in their bible jesus stoned the adulterous woman after saying “he who is without sin cast the first stone” then he said “i am the only one without sin”
11:09 Dear Zoomer, that is sculk, usually a sign of an Ancient City which DOES have a Warden. It has good loot but the Warden is dangerous. You can mine the sculk with a hoe for lots of XP though
Exactly and I'm sure the ancient city is there cuz of the emeralds which only spawn in mountain biomes, you know what also only spawn in mountain biomes... Ancient cities.
29:43 "I can't stand the feeling of not being fully in control" My brother in Christ, you're Calvinist. But seriously, I think it's more important that you're doing communion regularly than it is if you use cabernet sauvingon vs welchers.
Homeschooling is all about choosing good curriculum. My mom was not "a doctor or scientist or something", we were homeschooled because we are the fundamentalists you make fun of, but we love you. But the curriculum was rigorous and prepared us well for college. And we were taught secular objections to the faith, and how to answer them. Whether your child is in public school or homeschool, YOU will have to teach your kids the things that matter yourself.
I think public school vs home school really depends on the child. The problem with this of course is that you don't know which one would help them succeed more.
I believe that pub ed was a disaster for successful kids all across the board. They don't teach actual useful skills you WOULD use in your day to day life for the most part. I barely understand how to do taxes, have no idea how to get a mortgage, or any of that. But thank the Lord above we all know how to do the Pythagorean Theorem and know that leaves are green because of a chemical called ChLoRoPhIlL! (Ok I would at least know how to start a fire without matches or change a tire if I had to. But I was never taught that in school)
This might be sort of a non answer... But I think the best way to view it is that God gives what gifts he will to who he will. Even as a protestant I believe Joan of Arc was given visions from God. I think most people who think they have gifts don't. Like.... the vast majority....overwhelming majority even. But I do think God works miracles into people's lives in both subtle and obvious ways.
@@spiffygonzales5160 That's not what the Cessationism vs Continuationalism debate is. There are two types of miracles/wonders. The first type is God's direct miracles like the flood, the resurrection of Jesus, 10 Plagues, or Sarah's pregnancy. God works these miracles to direct the world. No "true" Christians debate this other than Christian Liberalism which isn't even Christianity. The second type is the Supernatural portion of the Spiritual Gifts defined in passages like 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 or Romans 12:6. This type of wonders is the debate between two sides. The Spiritual Gifts are given to build up the church. Your point of about Joan of Arc is not a Spiritual Gift performed by a person. If it is true, then it falls under the first type. Does that help?
@@thomasc9036 I didn't know that so I appreciate the info. But I'm more saying that God does what he does. So if a person gets gifts from God cool and if another person doesn't, also cool. Like I said it's a non answer.
Please do a video with Michael Knowles from the Daily Wire so you can topics like these! I think it would be so cool because you both have so much in common (he's also a former New Yorker and has come to Christ) but also have so many interesting differences that would make for a great conversation (especially regarding science, public schools, and Catholicism vs Protestantism). I am not sure how one would go about getting a video with him, but everyone please like this comment so that this can maybe somehow happen.
That would be awesome, you'd probably need to have a topic that you want to discuss with him before approaching in any way so there would be a reason for you two to agree.
Communion should be done with wine because: a. There was no grape juice 2000 years ago b. Temperance or the idea that drinking is sinful is unbiblical c. It was the historic practice until Welch’s grape juice came to the scene Ps. The bird should be named Chungus
to be completely fair, some people have major issues with drinking. not because they think it's sinful, but because theyve seen what too much drinking can do and don't want to be sucked into that in any way, so they drink grape juice. my church has grape juice and wine available.
@@Grapefruit79 In Catholicism we usually have communion under one body so there would be no problem for people like that. And even if communion is under two bodies the host would only be dipped in wine and it would again be so little that it wouldn't be a problem.
@@Grapefruit79 having issues with something in the bible isn't an excuse not to do it. if people can choose to replace communion with grape juice because "i dont want alcohol" then why can't people enter homosexual marriages simply because "i don't like the other gender"? in either case, you're welcome to do both. but it's not biblical and actually goes against the bible. Jesus said that the WINE was His blood, not the grape juice. if you use grape juice you aren't receiving communion, you're receiving grape juice and false hope.
People drink grape juice instead of wine as many people have a personal conviction not to drink alcohol due to knowing themselves or knowing people who have lost themselves to alcohol and do not wish to follow the same path (I am the latter), and other people simply aren't of age to drink, but still want to take communion. In my opinion, it doesn't matter what you do it with, the point is the reason WHY you are doing it.
My advice to you RZ, raise your kids in a midwest state. send them to public school but send them to public school in a state where the public schools are both well funded and the kids are typically raised going to Sunday school at the local Lutheran or Presbyterian Church.
Former homeschooler here: I don’t like public schools but not just for religious reasons. I think the one size fits all model has a real danger of killing a child’s love for learning. My mom gave us rigorous learning material (I got a full scholarship to a secular college), and she tried to allow us to take extra time to explore our interests and make learning fun, not just a chore. My mom also had a masters degree in education. So there’s that.
Here's a joke that I made in a dream: Redeemed Zoomer is the type of guy to not evacuate his church if it's on fire because that's encouraging a "retreatist mindset"
Ill say. Both the Catholics and protestants have done some pretty bad things to one another throughout history. And now is a time we can't much afford to be divided amongst ourselves.
I am a Nigerian and Baptist(Not totally informed on which denomination). In my country a lot, I mean almost every Christian has the ability to speak in tongues. They do not speak any known language in my country and every time it is time to pray almost all adults start speaking in this language. Not sure for other countries but it is certainly not gone. Also name the parrot John Doom.
Sadly, this is not the gift but manipulation by people like Benny Hinn and others who thinks that you must "speak in tongues" in order to be saved. The charismatic movement has corrupted a lot of the African churches.
My main quarrel with Charismatics and speaking nonhuman tongues is that many times these churches will say that if you can't speak in tongues that you aren't saved. Paul explains there is variety of gifts of the Spirit. Meanwhile 1st Corinthians 12:7-11 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
I appreciate your careful pondering of all these issues. Really thought provoking. Here are where I fall on the issues, feel free to disagree or ask questions! 1. Continuationism 2. No to Apostolic Succession 3. I Homeschool 4. Completely forgot about headcoverings! at this point, no opinion. 5. Grape juice is fine for Communion. Ok, a bit more on each if you want to read: 1. I grew up with lots of Miracles and demonic in Africa, to deny that entirely would require some impressive explaining of my childhood. On the FLIP side however, I grew up with a lot of AG influence, and so 1 Corinthians 14 was a MAJOR shock when I read it as an adult... 2. I just don't want to limit God to a methodology if it isn't defined in Scripture, that being said, I think Apostolic succession is helpful in just discernment in general. Random Bob starting a random church isn't automatically wrong, but it is a red flag. Random Bob not having ANY sort of connection (or heaven forbid a negative relationship) with the longer standing elders in a community is a huge red flag! 3. I could write a book about why I homeschool over Public, just a few major points are: it's a better education, it's more well-rounded, socializing as a child with a diverse spectrum of ages is a benefit to everyone, and so many more reasons. I absolutely understand the reasoning of my kids being "salt" and "light" to public schools and more socializing with their immediate peers, but to me those benefits are hardly enough to sway me. Also, I just have to be intentional in finding other ways my kids can socialize with their peers. 5. A study found that grape juice off the shelf can have up to 0.086% Ethanol. Despite our pasteurization and preservatives. Grapes start fermenting really quickly after being pressed, so unless you go out of your way to remove it, grape juice will have alcohol. It's silly to say Biblical character didn't drink wine, as they would have had to miraculously remove the alcohol from their drinks. But it's also silly to say Grape juice isn't acceptable for Communion, as you are really just nitpicking percentages and modern definitions....
Here's my two cents on apostolic succession. There's some leeway you need to have with it if you're a protestant if you are a strict complementarian and going high church. Most magisterial Protestantism now has some level of women being ordained and this is especially if women can become bishops. Otherwise you will see as most priests as invalid in some places, I think it's Norway I think that has more women clergy than men for example. Also not all Lutherans have episcopal polity some sects do, some don't so even *if* you have a conservative Lutheran church in the LCMS chances are if you are strict on apostolic succession guess what? Nothing is valid since some were not ordained by a bishop that was an episcopal leader. Biggest thing I noticed with some Romanists and EOs who look into protestantism is this issue, there's not many of them who go high church but there's enough you can see the issues they have.
When it comes to homeschooling, you can expose your kid to the culture in a more controlled way by homeschooling. I have several friends who are homeschooled but do other activities and so are also exposed to culture
I’ve grown up in the Presbyterian church, but thanks in large part to this channel I’ve been inspired to learn the real intellectual basis for our theological beliefs. It’s so fascinating! Keep up the good work Zoomer!
As a woman who covers for church, I started to do it because the Lord lead me to it. I did research about it and I kept doing it because it helped me lead a holy life. Because it helped me during church, I started doing it outside of church as well. So I think it can be an individual thing as well.
i agree with this!! i love how being the bride of Christ also points to the veil. Christ is the head and we are the body. i think of the veil as Christ over our heads, offering us protection. the husband is the head over the wife bc Christ is over the man. so i kinda look at it like that :) also, i like how it shows that by wearing the veil we are separated from the world and belong to Christ. it it's a symbol of modesty and humility to Christ. so i just think it's really sweet. i don't think it's a command in the way it was in that particular church due to prostitution going on then. i REALLY want to start veiling but i'm scared to. i don't want people to think i'm being legalist about it because it's NOT like that for me at all. i do feel that God has lead me to veiling, though. do you have any tips on how to start? i also would like to veil in church and outside of church :)
“Jesus *said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. And He *said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” So they took it to him. When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the bridegroom, and *said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.” John 2:7-11
as an Eastern Orthodox-inclined nondenominational, i also find myself questioning certain Eastern Orthodox beliefs, especially apostolic succession. on one hand, in Scripture, nearly every leader of a church was chosen specifically by the apostles, and every major church father in history can be traced back to the apostles. on the other hand, though, there not necessarily any specific verse in the Bible that describes the necessity of apostolic succession in order for a church to be capable of teaching true doctrine and leading people to salvation.
In regards to academics, I will say I went to an evangelical Christian school and our science class specifically was known to be the most rigorous in my part of the state. Our teacher was a seventh day Adventist and staunch evolutionist, but made sure we knew every possible theory of creation so that we could come to our own conclusions. Extremely blessed that I was able to go to the school I went to
I think the problem with public school is that it doesn't just expose kids to atheism and bad morals, but that it completely surrounds them with it. As a homeschooler, my parents didn't refuse to educate me about other worldviews, because you're correct. That just leads to leaving the faith as soon as you face even the most basic objections. So the best middle ground is to homeschool, but not shelter your kids from what non-Christians believe. Then they will have a firm grounding in truth and what others believe.
You should look into Lutheran schools! The LCMS has the largest parroquial school system out of all protestant denominations. They're academically solid and many of them teach classical education.
There's an ancient city in where you found emeralds but always use your sneak and bring wool also search up how to loot an ancient city and how to find them also they have very good loot
I wouldn’t teach kids in science class that the World was made in 7 literal days... ...I’d teach them in history class that the World was made in 7 literal days.
You don't have to have a view about everything... You'll understand as you get older. Sometimes it's wise to just say "I'm not sure" and to leave it at that.
I can help with some (obvious bias here, btw): Wine over grape juice: the Last Supper didn't use grape juice Apostolic succession is to be believed: there is no evidence it ever stopped or the link is broken. It just makes sense, since Judas had to be replaced, then so would the Apostles after they passed away
@@SingABrightSong besides the obvious exception (Judas), we do have succession for the 11 faithful plus Matthias. Look up the term St Thomas Christians
Coming from a parent, never stop asking the public v homeschool question. Never settle down and get comfortable. Stay closely involved with your own kids. They might not all even need the same things, whether that's learning disabilities, differenr personalities, or depending on how spread out they are in age the schools themselves might change. From my perspective, the parents who've made the worst mistakes are the ones who made dogmatic choices and got comfortable and ignored the needs and progress (or lack thereof) of their actual kids. I do have values and guiding principles here that I weigh but I am keeping a close eye on my kids.
My parents homeschooled because it was a choice between that and one of the lowest ranked schools in the country at the time. They both have masters degrees, but it was mostly a "I don't think we can do worse than that" situation.
Out of those issues, I feel most qualified to talk on Homeschooling. When I was in highschool, I was a volunteer lobbyist in the Congressional Action Program (CAP) of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). So I got to learn all kinds of things about the realities of homeschooling. One, that overall, homeschooled students out-perform Public Schoolers in every measurable scholastic category, even though a large number of homeschool parents chose to do so because their local public school couldn't adequately accommodate their special needs kid. On the other hand, due to stories of a few terrible parents who abuse their kids and take their kids out of public school to hide the evidence, many government representatives are reluctant to budge on insisting that every kid should be in public school. Your family is going to be unique. You'll have to make your choices based on your unique kids. Out of the 4 kids my Christian parents raised, the eldest was public schooled all the way to college, remained a strong Christian throughout, and has a stable loving family to this day. The second eldest went to the exact same schools, wound up in prison, abandoned Christianity, divorced, estranged from two of his three kids, and is now happily married to a second wife. I was the third and probably the most dangerous. Started a fire in my middle school. Was homeschooled starting halfway through my freshman year because both the local public schools I attended in the 1st and 2nd semester were completely swamped with drugs and warring gangs. Both in public and in homeschool, I was able to figure out how to game the system and do the absolute least amount of effort and still wind up with 4.0 GPA. Had WAY more friends in homeschooling than in public schools because I knew I didn't have to spend all my attention on simply surviving the gang wars when surrounded by students and faculty you can't trust. I don't want to think what kind of monster I would have wound up had I stayed. Questioned God all through public school and Christian homeschool, and the faculty of the conservative Christian college I attended had very weak "Take it on faith" answers to my questions. But eventually renewed my faith after a life threatening illness. The youngest of us was pretty much a perfect angel, homeschooled starting in the first year of middle school, and is now everybody's best buddy. Doesn't regret "missing out" on things like public showers after P.E. in the least. All this to say: there is no magic bullet. A kid's chances of making it to adulthood as a toughened special forces Christian taking the public school rout are probably pretty slim on average. Most people wind up resembling the people that surround them, public schooled or not. But every kid's unique. And so is every environment. Maybe your kids'll be the ones to chase the drugs and gangs out of your local public highschool. Or maybe they'll be little monsters that need the local public school kids' angelic influence to keep them from going off the rails. Best of luck figuring out the best fit for your unique circumstances. But if you wind up with a kid like I was... probably safest for all the other kids to you take him out of public schools.
Speaking of schooling, I'm from Poland, which is generally considered to be 90+% catholic (not true btw, especially in my generation), and I've attended a catholic school. Not because it was catholic, but it was (and still sort of is) one of the best schools in our country. I'd say it's not true, that there is less secularism, and progressivism in catholic schools, I think 75% of people in my class were eighter atheist, or non-practising. The difference, however is in the fact, that people in my school were really open-minded, converstaion focused, and generally respectful. My best friend is an atheist, but we like and respect each other, and agree to disagree in questions of faith. I think that the better the school, the more intelligent the students, the more respectful and considerate the people will be. And I know there are a lot of disrespectful and inconsiderate people in my country
A Lutheran pastor once told me this about the juice v wine debate that I think makes a lot of sense, even as a presbyterian myself. He said: "the wine is received by faith, and so we have faith that God nourishes us instead of letting us relapse back into the addiction."
Headcoverings: the reason we don’t understand this is because no one wears hats anymore. Both men and women usually covered their heads outdoors, and men uncovered indoors. But there was a permanent grey area for children and unmarried women. Children because it is difficult to keep the hat on them, unmarried women because the goal was to get them married, so showing some hair was a tasteful way to express that they are seeking marriage. But some folks bent the rules in either direction. For the woman to uncover symbolizes intimacy. Women tended to use hoods/scarfs, which can’t be removed so easy like hats, so these stayed on indoors. Standards and fashions obviously played a role, but this has basically been universal in every culture that married women conceal their hair. Thus in Church the symbolism is that all women are “married” in the sense that they do not come into the church seeking the intimacy of other people, only intimacy with the Lord. Hence the head covering is the final piece of modest dress: it does not make any sense to add a veil to cover the hair when skin is visible. For men the same principles apply but it has the opposite effect: the male removes his hat because of his intimacy with the lord (there is no risk of this being seen as attracting the intimacy of others). The lesser clergy retain their hats when seated and when preaching, and for the psalms, but not for the most solemn prayers. The superior clergy maintain their hats even for certain solemn prayers. You’ve sort of come full circle: the women cover their heads in church to signify that they are (as the natural law dictates) private creatures. Men uncover because they are the active/public principle. But clergy begin to cover again to represent how they become more separate from the world and hopefully more intimate with God. Another reason clergy cover is because the Church is a bride.
When it comes to speaking in tongues from my understanding it's one of two things; being given the gift of speaking in a different language or just an "angelic tongue" What I will say is I am not an interpreter of tongues but occasionally when people speak in tongues I recognize my own language (lingala) and I hear people say "Aza na yo" which means "He is with you" and "Yesu nzambe" which means "Jesus is God" so I genuinely believe the "gibberish" could be interpreted (if you have the gift) but some people don't have the gift and fake it. HOWEVER, I know someone once heard someone say "God is dead" in greek😐so it's 50/50
There is one underlying presupposition with the cessationism vs continuationism debate: that all we see in certain Pentecostal and Charismatic churches today are actually the works of the Holy Spirit as in the book of Acts. However, among the fruits of the Holy Spirit, the last but not least is self-control. If something causes people to lose their mind, why do we blame the Holy Spirit for this? The gift of the Holy Spirit has certainly not ceased, as many faithful people pursue their primary vocation as Christians with the help of the Holy Spirit. Those so-called "spiritual gifts" such as mindless gibberish or fake healing performances are tricks of the magicians at best, and blasphemous and demonic at worst.
Homeschool is needed to build up strong believers who are ready to go and to battle with the world, to NOT retreat. You cannot expect that of children, absolutely not for kids below high school. Homeschool done right builds faith and prepares for the real world. Organizations like Stoa deliberately prepare them to answer the questions the world will ask. I agree that retreating is not the right call, but you don’t send your kids to the front lines.
To me the one about public schools is a no-brainer... I was homeschooled in a Liberal part of *Canada* and despite the shortcomings, especially now being 32 years old homeschooling 4 kids of my own, I wouldn't have it any other way. Even if you believe in institutional reform, it's absurd to think that *children* suitable warriors for the front line, especially when those children are depraved by nature, lol. It's a lot easier to not overshelter than people think; school actually limits your experiences, not just academically, but because it is not a reflection of most of the real world.
Thing is, my dads old pastor was walking around speaking in tongues, and a group of rabbi overheard him, they dtopped him and asked him to repeat what he said, turns out he was speaking fluent hebrew, and what he had said convinced the group of rabbi to convert iirc
As to your comments about public schools, I know it's a hard choice. I went to a non-denominational middle school (technically only 7-8) and it was a lot like you were saying. Sheltered kids, poor academics, an "atheist factory". But then I went to a Lutheran High School and it was amazing. I live in Nevada (which isn't known for it's schools), but my high school was regarded as the best school in Nevada. Amazing academics, pretty good (but not great athletics), superb arts, abounding in opportunities. You took a theology class each year (amazingly taught) and in your senior year you learned apologetics/how to logically argue for Christianity. My high school was FAR better funded, and I think of lot of the educational quality has to deal with that.
As a Pentecostal Christian, speaking in tongues is more of a sign of the Holy Spirit. When someone is filled they possibly can speak in tongues. Not everyone can, and sometimes it is incoherent babbling. There are other times where there are interpretations in the congregation (referencing the 1st Corinthians passage on interpretations), and when that interpretation is spoken it truly is an awe inspiring moment. Ive been to Pentecostal churches where the majority of the church spoke in tongues, but there were no interpretations, as opposed to others where it's a rare occourance and you feel the presence of God when it is spoken.
I am totally in favor of homeschooling since learning about the roots of government schooling. I recommend reading John Taylor Gatto's books on the subject.
On the Continuationist v Cessationist debate I didn’t have a choice because I was speaking in tongues as a new Christian BEFORE I even knew what it was or had even heard of it. I was on my own in prayer and these words started flowing out of my mouth. I told my Christian friends and they told me what it was. I am however still on the cautious end of the charismatic movement. Sometimes spiritual gifts can be abused or taken too far. I’ve never prayed in tongues loudly during a church meeting. I speak in tongues only in private or quietly under my breath, as I’ve never felt there is an interpretation available. My current church is both charismatic and Reformed, but doesn’t really lean that heavy into the charismatic side of things at present.
Presby. I know that Presbyterians will give you a serious name for the parrot, and there is nothing wrong with that but usually pet names aren't serious, so my idea was to call the parrot Presby. Or Presbeak!
Dog name : Calvin Reason : “A dog barks when is master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that Gods Truth is attacked and yet would remain silent” - John Calvin
As a Baptist*, I'm sorta undecided on how much baptism actually saves you. I'm aware we have to get born again in water (that's not the issue) as it grants us entry into the Kingdom of Yah itself, so before anyone says it, no, I am not saying do get baptized - if you are a believer, you should try to get baptized, pray to God about it, and either find a (somewhat decent) church, or ask a family member (that knows what their doing) to baptize you. My issue with it is this: John 3:3-6 KJV: Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. So cleary, we have to be born again, but is beinf baptized in watee necessarily as important? The reason I asked this is because I plan on getting baptized eithwe way, so this doesn't apply to me specifically, but this is more something that will apply me in the future when I'm ready to have kids. I never really believed in infant baptism because I think believers baptism is best. Your baptism doesn't mean anything if you don't believe God anyways; I would rather raise my children to be believers and then have the discussion of baptism when they become of age (at least 12 or 13); my father wasn't baptized until he was 23 and I also plan on being baptized sometime in my early 20s so I would want my kids to do something similar and have some kind if relationship with Yah before they get baptized as they would be believers and that would make the baptism more authentic as they made their decision to choose God; however, I'm willing to explore more in this position. I'm not actually saying I want people to give me an answer to this question for me in the comments as this is something I need to explain with the Most High on my own. Maybe he'll send someone through the comment section to give me an answer, but generally speaking, that's not what I'm asking for. I already know that in this comment section, I'm probably going to get a lot of theological answers; the reason I don't want a lot of those is because even though I'm not against theology in its entirety, I don't really care what a church father, saint, or creed/confession has to say about this issue because the church itself can't even agree on this issue (I even say Saturday is the Sabbath, so it goes to show that I clearly don't care what the church fathers, saints, ans creeds said), so instead of asking what people thought, I would rather just go to the source and have God supply me the answer more directly. Maybe it will be answered in a dream, vision, I might hear him very directly, or I might be lead to the theological answer eventually. James 1:5-8 [KJV]: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. However, I am open to having a civil laymen's discussion on this topic with those who are willing, so if you'd like, you can say something.
Generally I think Apostolic Succession is cool and definitely adds credibility to a denomination, but I think it’s not strictly necessary. I’ve heard in my church about Muslims in other countries learning the Gospel through the internet then starting house churches. Still important to have qualified ministers if possible, but in irregular circumstances I think it isn’t essential.
I didn't know about the "New Apostolic Reformation" but I would hesitate to say that it is void of intellectual thought since its founder, C. Peter Wagner went to Princeton and Fuller. He was also originally a Congregationalist minister. I assume that means he originally had Calvinistic beliefs.
As someone who was born and raised into the New Apostolic Church and went there very regularily until about two years ago, I must say that their beliefs are indeed very unbiblical and contradictory in many points. They for example tell you that only their apostels can forgive people sins, also they belief that the so called chief apostle (leader of the curch) has the key to hades and can open it to baptise dead people and celebrate communion with them, etc. I am so thankful that I could distance myself from that church which was not easy because they think that that's the biggest mistake you can make in your life and that you will be lost forever then. (Sorry for my poor english)
The name should be John the independent fundamentalist baptist.
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I was thinking John Calvin, for calvinism in the presbyterian theology
But if you wanna strike a deal, we can still keep your end part if you like lol. "John Calvin, the independent fundamental baptist" has a nice, yet almost insulting to zoomer kinda ring to it... no offense to you redeemed zoomer, just for the joke if you can understand lmao
@ImaDogDude you got yourself a deal.
It doesn't matter what we name the parrot. it's already been predestined
It's predestined to be John.
@@thelemonking69 *the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist
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His fate was sealed when RZ said “please don’t name him something ridiculous”
"That creeper was probably sent by the New Apostolic Reformation" 😂😂😂😂
Or people from Newark New Jersey.
@@matthewvanburen6415 YA TALKIN TO DA BAWSS HEEEERE
@@thomascroft3296 *Translate to English*
Yes we get it CZcams, someone dared to have fun and spell something not entirely incorrectly.
For a platform that is so against spicy Germans, they sure are spicy grammar Germans
Or someone who hates the Yank- 🤢🤮
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Name him Paul and put a lectern next to him with a book that says “greetings from Paul”
The book might make sense
Yeah! Paul is cool
You're so real for that
Name him Pollycarp.
Underrated.
I was going to suggest Tulip but take my likes!
Yes! Pollycarp!!!!!
I love this suggestion.
This is the best.
Thes the the Three Self Patriotic Movement Parrot
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谢谢你代表我们哈哈(玩笑的)
Three Self Parrot Movement
I’ve been researching three self patriotic movement and it’s crazy lmfao, in their bible jesus stoned the adulterous woman after saying “he who is without sin cast the first stone” then he said “i am the only one without sin”
Since it's presbyterian, call it Hobbes as a reference to Calvin and Hobbes
I love that 😂
Clever!
11:09 Dear Zoomer, that is sculk, usually a sign of an Ancient City which DOES have a Warden. It has good loot but the Warden is dangerous. You can mine the sculk with a hoe for lots of XP though
Exactly and I'm sure the ancient city is there cuz of the emeralds which only spawn in mountain biomes, you know what also only spawn in mountain biomes... Ancient cities.
Gateway drug to real churches is the best RZ description. 💁
Yeah, he was my gateway drug to Christ
Name the parrot Kyle after your favorite Orthodox Christian contemporary
LOL
That was my dad's name...
Flag represent.
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Beautiful flag, idk why ppl hate it
I love your disgust for retreatism. I didn’t realize it was so destructive
It is predestined that he shall be named "Peter the Presbyterian Parrot."
That’s also alliteration!
Peter the predestined Presbyterian Parrot aPostle
Yes it is.
Wait, the apostle Peter was CALVINIST?!
As a Catholic, I don’t know how to feel about this.
Not necessarily they just get a lot of that theology from his letters
Redeemed Parrot should be his name
Agree
Or Prophet Parrot
It should be Calvin😊
@@user-Danny770 John Squawkin
Presby the Parrot
29:43 "I can't stand the feeling of not being fully in control"
My brother in Christ, you're Calvinist.
But seriously, I think it's more important that you're doing communion regularly than it is if you use cabernet sauvingon vs welchers.
Homeschooling is all about choosing good curriculum.
My mom was not "a doctor or scientist or something", we were homeschooled because we are the fundamentalists you make fun of, but we love you. But the curriculum was rigorous and prepared us well for college. And we were taught secular objections to the faith, and how to answer them.
Whether your child is in public school or homeschool, YOU will have to teach your kids the things that matter yourself.
Im not a fundamentalist but I see the public school system for what it is. And that's why if I had kids, I wouldn't send them to one.
I think public school vs home school really depends on the child. The problem with this of course is that you don't know which one would help them succeed more.
I believe that pub ed was a disaster for successful kids all across the board. They don't teach actual useful skills you WOULD use in your day to day life for the most part. I barely understand how to do taxes, have no idea how to get a mortgage, or any of that. But thank the Lord above we all know how to do the Pythagorean Theorem and know that leaves are green because of a chemical called ChLoRoPhIlL!
(Ok I would at least know how to start a fire without matches or change a tire if I had to. But I was never taught that in school)
RZ calling himself a gateway drug is crazy lol
He's m@ri*uana, which makes theologians her*in.
Name the parrot c.s. Lewis
Name the parrot Three Self patriotic movement
I believe the best way to look at Cessationism vs Continuationalism is as a spectrum more than just two positions
I believe he is referring to two main positions. There are subset to each views. For the communication purposes, he just mentioned two generic views.
This might be sort of a non answer...
But I think the best way to view it is that God gives what gifts he will to who he will. Even as a protestant I believe Joan of Arc was given visions from God. I think most people who think they have gifts don't. Like.... the vast majority....overwhelming majority even.
But I do think God works miracles into people's lives in both subtle and obvious ways.
@@spiffygonzales5160 That's not what the Cessationism vs Continuationalism debate is. There are two types of miracles/wonders. The first type is God's direct miracles like the flood, the resurrection of Jesus, 10 Plagues, or Sarah's pregnancy. God works these miracles to direct the world. No "true" Christians debate this other than Christian Liberalism which isn't even Christianity.
The second type is the Supernatural portion of the Spiritual Gifts defined in passages like 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 or Romans 12:6. This type of wonders is the debate between two sides. The Spiritual Gifts are given to build up the church.
Your point of about Joan of Arc is not a Spiritual Gift performed by a person. If it is true, then it falls under the first type. Does that help?
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I didn't know that so I appreciate the info. But I'm more saying that God does what he does. So if a person gets gifts from God cool and if another person doesn't, also cool. Like I said it's a non answer.
Name: John McArthur
Please do a video with Michael Knowles from the Daily Wire so you can topics like these!
I think it would be so cool because you both have so much in common (he's also a former New Yorker and has come to Christ) but also have so many interesting differences that would make for a great conversation (especially regarding science, public schools, and Catholicism vs Protestantism).
I am not sure how one would go about getting a video with him, but everyone please like this comment so that this can maybe somehow happen.
Set me up with him and I’ll make it happen. I can’t just randomly contact celebrities to do videos with
That would be awesome, you'd probably need to have a topic that you want to discuss with him before approaching in any way so there would be a reason for you two to agree.
Name for Parrot: Submit to Rome
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Communion should be done with wine because:
a. There was no grape juice 2000 years ago
b. Temperance or the idea that drinking is sinful is unbiblical
c. It was the historic practice until Welch’s grape juice came to the scene
Ps. The bird should be named Chungus
to be completely fair, some people have major issues with drinking. not because they think it's sinful, but because theyve seen what too much drinking can do and don't want to be sucked into that in any way, so they drink grape juice. my church has grape juice and wine available.
@@Grapefruit79 In Catholicism we usually have communion under one body so there would be no problem for people like that. And even if communion is under two bodies the host would only be dipped in wine and it would again be so little that it wouldn't be a problem.
@@Grapefruit79 having issues with something in the bible isn't an excuse not to do it. if people can choose to replace communion with grape juice because "i dont want alcohol" then why can't people enter homosexual marriages simply because "i don't like the other gender"? in either case, you're welcome to do both. but it's not biblical and actually goes against the bible. Jesus said that the WINE was His blood, not the grape juice. if you use grape juice you aren't receiving communion, you're receiving grape juice and false hope.
People drink grape juice instead of wine as many people have a personal conviction not to drink alcohol due to knowing themselves or knowing people who have lost themselves to alcohol and do not wish to follow the same path (I am the latter), and other people simply aren't of age to drink, but still want to take communion. In my opinion, it doesn't matter what you do it with, the point is the reason WHY you are doing it.
@@TheStarshipGarage The problem lies with thinking your personal conviction is above Apostolic practices
Name: something ridiculous
or "Birdy Mcbirdface"
I ate chocolate cake for breakfast today
Though I never ate a bag of plumbs
My advice to you RZ, raise your kids in a midwest state. send them to public school but send them to public school in a state where the public schools are both well funded and the kids are typically raised going to Sunday school at the local Lutheran or Presbyterian Church.
"Sometimes the best thing to say about a controversial issue is nothing at all" - Words I thought I'd never hear RZ say 😄
"Blue collar religion"
"Why is everyone attacking me?"
"For God has chosen the despised things and the things that aren't to shame the things that are"
I guarantee that most blue collar Christians want nothing to do with the NAR lol.
There’s a difference between being grassroots and simply not knowing what you’re talking about
Former homeschooler here: I don’t like public schools but not just for religious reasons. I think the one size fits all model has a real danger of killing a child’s love for learning. My mom gave us rigorous learning material (I got a full scholarship to a secular college), and she tried to allow us to take extra time to explore our interests and make learning fun, not just a chore.
My mom also had a masters degree in education. So there’s that.
The connection that Redeemed Zoomer has with Kazakhstan is unexplainable
"Sometimes the best thing to say about a controversial issue is nothing at all"
Probably exposed to Borat in the womb. Age probably lines up.
Here's a joke that I made in a dream: Redeemed Zoomer is the type of guy to not evacuate his church if it's on fire because that's encouraging a "retreatist mindset"
Bro, you broke the first commandment of Minecraft: NEVER DIG DOWN.
Parrot name: Thomas Aquinas
17:15
As a catholic, I totally agree that we shouldn't fight each other. We're not Christ, but we are brothers and sisters in Christ.
Ill say. Both the Catholics and protestants have done some pretty bad things to one another throughout history. And now is a time we can't much afford to be divided amongst ourselves.
if you’re Catholic then you must believe there is no salvation outside the Catholic church
We believe Christ is Lord@@atlantean.prince
@@atlantean.prince I think catholics believe that salvation is possible outside the catholic church.
I am a Nigerian and Baptist(Not totally informed on which denomination). In my country a lot, I mean almost every Christian has the ability to speak in tongues. They do not speak any known language in my country and every time it is time to pray almost all adults start speaking in this language. Not sure for other countries but it is certainly not gone.
Also name the parrot John Doom.
same thing in my church, except im bissau guinean! i've noticed that african churches specifically place a lot of emphasis on speaking tongues :)
Sadly, this is not the gift but manipulation by people like Benny Hinn and others who thinks that you must "speak in tongues" in order to be saved. The charismatic movement has corrupted a lot of the African churches.
My main quarrel with Charismatics and speaking nonhuman tongues is that many times these churches will say that if you can't speak in tongues that you aren't saved. Paul explains there is variety of gifts of the Spirit.
Meanwhile 1st Corinthians 12:7-11
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
@@Ironica82 it could be, the bible talks about two types of tongues
I appreciate your careful pondering of all these issues. Really thought provoking. Here are where I fall on the issues, feel free to disagree or ask questions!
1. Continuationism
2. No to Apostolic Succession
3. I Homeschool
4. Completely forgot about headcoverings! at this point, no opinion.
5. Grape juice is fine for Communion.
Ok, a bit more on each if you want to read:
1. I grew up with lots of Miracles and demonic in Africa, to deny that entirely would require some impressive explaining of my childhood. On the FLIP side however, I grew up with a lot of AG influence, and so 1 Corinthians 14 was a MAJOR shock when I read it as an adult...
2. I just don't want to limit God to a methodology if it isn't defined in Scripture, that being said, I think Apostolic succession is helpful in just discernment in general. Random Bob starting a random church isn't automatically wrong, but it is a red flag. Random Bob not having ANY sort of connection (or heaven forbid a negative relationship) with the longer standing elders in a community is a huge red flag!
3. I could write a book about why I homeschool over Public, just a few major points are: it's a better education, it's more well-rounded, socializing as a child with a diverse spectrum of ages is a benefit to everyone, and so many more reasons. I absolutely understand the reasoning of my kids being "salt" and "light" to public schools and more socializing with their immediate peers, but to me those benefits are hardly enough to sway me. Also, I just have to be intentional in finding other ways my kids can socialize with their peers.
5. A study found that grape juice off the shelf can have up to 0.086% Ethanol. Despite our pasteurization and preservatives. Grapes start fermenting really quickly after being pressed, so unless you go out of your way to remove it, grape juice will have alcohol. It's silly to say Biblical character didn't drink wine, as they would have had to miraculously remove the alcohol from their drinks. But it's also silly to say Grape juice isn't acceptable for Communion, as you are really just nitpicking percentages and modern definitions....
Here's my two cents on apostolic succession. There's some leeway you need to have with it if you're a protestant if you are a strict complementarian and going high church. Most magisterial Protestantism now has some level of women being ordained and this is especially if women can become bishops. Otherwise you will see as most priests as invalid in some places, I think it's Norway I think that has more women clergy than men for example. Also not all Lutherans have episcopal polity some sects do, some don't so even *if* you have a conservative Lutheran church in the LCMS chances are if you are strict on apostolic succession guess what? Nothing is valid since some were not ordained by a bishop that was an episcopal leader. Biggest thing I noticed with some Romanists and EOs who look into protestantism is this issue, there's not many of them who go high church but there's enough you can see the issues they have.
When it comes to homeschooling, you can expose your kid to the culture in a more controlled way by homeschooling.
I have several friends who are homeschooled but do other activities and so are also exposed to culture
I’ve grown up in the Presbyterian church, but thanks in large part to this channel I’ve been inspired to learn the real intellectual basis for our theological beliefs. It’s so fascinating! Keep up the good work Zoomer!
Call him Constantine.
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Paul! You tamed him as a reformed parrot like how God tamed Paul from killing Christians to being one.
As a woman who covers for church, I started to do it because the Lord lead me to it. I did research about it and I kept doing it because it helped me lead a holy life. Because it helped me during church, I started doing it outside of church as well. So I think it can be an individual thing as well.
i agree with this!! i love how being the bride of Christ also points to the veil. Christ is the head and we are the body. i think of the veil as Christ over our heads, offering us protection. the husband is the head over the wife bc Christ is over the man. so i kinda look at it like that :) also, i like how it shows that by wearing the veil we are separated from the world and belong to Christ. it it's a symbol of modesty and humility to Christ. so i just think it's really sweet. i don't think it's a command in the way it was in that particular church due to prostitution going on then. i REALLY want to start veiling but i'm scared to. i don't want people to think i'm being legalist about it because it's NOT like that for me at all. i do feel that God has lead me to veiling, though. do you have any tips on how to start? i also would like to veil in church and outside of church :)
“Jesus *said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. And He *said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” So they took it to him. When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the bridegroom, and *said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.”
John 2:7-11
as an Eastern Orthodox-inclined nondenominational, i also find myself questioning certain Eastern Orthodox beliefs, especially apostolic succession. on one hand, in Scripture, nearly every leader of a church was chosen specifically by the apostles, and every major church father in history can be traced back to the apostles. on the other hand, though, there not necessarily any specific verse in the Bible that describes the necessity of apostolic succession in order for a church to be capable of teaching true doctrine and leading people to salvation.
The parrots name should be bob the three self patriotic movement😂
200 social credits for you, comrade.
@@jonathanspeicher5298 lol
Name him Arius
Santa Claus is going to have to slap him then.
Name him Pelagius.
Athanasius
Arius Hereticus
Ross Perot should be the name for your parrot
Ross Parrot
Ross Perot should have been president.
In regards to academics, I will say I went to an evangelical Christian school and our science class specifically was known to be the most rigorous in my part of the state. Our teacher was a seventh day Adventist and staunch evolutionist, but made sure we knew every possible theory of creation so that we could come to our own conclusions. Extremely blessed that I was able to go to the school I went to
i love New-Apostolic-Church-creeper moment
I put my cessationism this way, "I still believe that God heals today but I dont believe someone is walking around with their shadows healing people".
Name: Austin
as another Austin I say name him "Birdy Mcbirdface"
The parrots name should be Calvin
That name is predestined to happen
Paul the Parrot.
I am watching this at times 2 speed while doing school I ignored all year. I might have ADHD.
maybe bro cant lie
Ask your parents to get you checked for it.
I think the problem with public school is that it doesn't just expose kids to atheism and bad morals, but that it completely surrounds them with it. As a homeschooler, my parents didn't refuse to educate me about other worldviews, because you're correct. That just leads to leaving the faith as soon as you face even the most basic objections. So the best middle ground is to homeschool, but not shelter your kids from what non-Christians believe. Then they will have a firm grounding in truth and what others believe.
Could you talk about skibidi toilet
I think he did it in the last video. You must have missed it because you're from Ohio.
@@JoWilliams-ud4eu, can confirm; I'm from Ohio and did not see it either. 👍
@@jonathanspeicher5298 makes sense
what would he say about it?
@@fakeaccount-bz5rl It's ungodly and violent?
RZ has committed the unpardonable sin...of digging vertically in Minecraft.
You should look into Lutheran schools! The LCMS has the largest parroquial school system out of all protestant denominations. They're academically solid and many of them teach classical education.
Great advice, Confessional Lutheran classical education is the way to go.
@@jasonharris2291 I agree!
There's an ancient city in where you found emeralds but always use your sneak and bring wool also search up how to loot an ancient city and how to find them also they have very good loot
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I wouldn’t teach kids in science class that the World was made in 7 literal days...
...I’d teach them in history class that the World was made in 7 literal days.
See what you did there ❤
You don't have to have a view about everything... You'll understand as you get older. Sometimes it's wise to just say "I'm not sure" and to leave it at that.
That’s exactly what he is doing here
The Russian Orthodox Church I have been visiting lately does enforce woman 10 and over wearing head coverings during church.
Name: John
John the independent fundamentalist baptist.
I can help with some (obvious bias here, btw):
Wine over grape juice: the Last Supper didn't use grape juice
Apostolic succession is to be believed: there is no evidence it ever stopped or the link is broken.
It just makes sense, since Judas had to be replaced, then so would the Apostles after they passed away
If that were the case, we should have lines of succession for all Twelve, not just Peter, no?
@@SingABrightSong besides the obvious exception (Judas), we do have succession for the 11 faithful plus Matthias. Look up the term St Thomas Christians
Coming from a parent, never stop asking the public v homeschool question. Never settle down and get comfortable. Stay closely involved with your own kids. They might not all even need the same things, whether that's learning disabilities, differenr personalities, or depending on how spread out they are in age the schools themselves might change. From my perspective, the parents who've made the worst mistakes are the ones who made dogmatic choices and got comfortable and ignored the needs and progress (or lack thereof) of their actual kids. I do have values and guiding principles here that I weigh but I am keeping a close eye on my kids.
My parents homeschooled because it was a choice between that and one of the lowest ranked schools in the country at the time.
They both have masters degrees, but it was mostly a "I don't think we can do worse than that" situation.
"That creeper was probably sent by the New Apostolic Reformation". Bahahahahaha!!!!!!!
Out of those issues, I feel most qualified to talk on Homeschooling. When I was in highschool, I was a volunteer lobbyist in the Congressional Action Program (CAP) of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). So I got to learn all kinds of things about the realities of homeschooling. One, that overall, homeschooled students out-perform Public Schoolers in every measurable scholastic category, even though a large number of homeschool parents chose to do so because their local public school couldn't adequately accommodate their special needs kid. On the other hand, due to stories of a few terrible parents who abuse their kids and take their kids out of public school to hide the evidence, many government representatives are reluctant to budge on insisting that every kid should be in public school.
Your family is going to be unique. You'll have to make your choices based on your unique kids. Out of the 4 kids my Christian parents raised, the eldest was public schooled all the way to college, remained a strong Christian throughout, and has a stable loving family to this day. The second eldest went to the exact same schools, wound up in prison, abandoned Christianity, divorced, estranged from two of his three kids, and is now happily married to a second wife. I was the third and probably the most dangerous. Started a fire in my middle school. Was homeschooled starting halfway through my freshman year because both the local public schools I attended in the 1st and 2nd semester were completely swamped with drugs and warring gangs. Both in public and in homeschool, I was able to figure out how to game the system and do the absolute least amount of effort and still wind up with 4.0 GPA. Had WAY more friends in homeschooling than in public schools because I knew I didn't have to spend all my attention on simply surviving the gang wars when surrounded by students and faculty you can't trust. I don't want to think what kind of monster I would have wound up had I stayed. Questioned God all through public school and Christian homeschool, and the faculty of the conservative Christian college I attended had very weak "Take it on faith" answers to my questions. But eventually renewed my faith after a life threatening illness. The youngest of us was pretty much a perfect angel, homeschooled starting in the first year of middle school, and is now everybody's best buddy. Doesn't regret "missing out" on things like public showers after P.E. in the least.
All this to say: there is no magic bullet. A kid's chances of making it to adulthood as a toughened special forces Christian taking the public school rout are probably pretty slim on average. Most people wind up resembling the people that surround them, public schooled or not. But every kid's unique. And so is every environment. Maybe your kids'll be the ones to chase the drugs and gangs out of your local public highschool. Or maybe they'll be little monsters that need the local public school kids' angelic influence to keep them from going off the rails. Best of luck figuring out the best fit for your unique circumstances. But if you wind up with a kid like I was... probably safest for all the other kids to you take him out of public schools.
Speaking of schooling, I'm from Poland, which is generally considered to be 90+% catholic (not true btw, especially in my generation), and I've attended a catholic school. Not because it was catholic, but it was (and still sort of is) one of the best schools in our country. I'd say it's not true, that there is less secularism, and progressivism in catholic schools, I think 75% of people in my class were eighter atheist, or non-practising. The difference, however is in the fact, that people in my school were really open-minded, converstaion focused, and generally respectful. My best friend is an atheist, but we like and respect each other, and agree to disagree in questions of faith. I think that the better the school, the more intelligent the students, the more respectful and considerate the people will be. And I know there are a lot of disrespectful and inconsiderate people in my country
name him "Birdy Mcbirdface"
A Lutheran pastor once told me this about the juice v wine debate that I think makes a lot of sense, even as a presbyterian myself.
He said: "the wine is received by faith, and so we have faith that God nourishes us instead of letting us relapse back into the addiction."
Headcoverings: the reason we don’t understand this is because no one wears hats anymore. Both men and women usually covered their heads outdoors, and men uncovered indoors. But there was a permanent grey area for children and unmarried women. Children because it is difficult to keep the hat on them, unmarried women because the goal was to get them married, so showing some hair was a tasteful way to express that they are seeking marriage. But some folks bent the rules in either direction. For the woman to uncover symbolizes intimacy. Women tended to use hoods/scarfs, which can’t be removed so easy like hats, so these stayed on indoors. Standards and fashions obviously played a role, but this has basically been universal in every culture that married women conceal their hair.
Thus in Church the symbolism is that all women are “married” in the sense that they do not come into the church seeking the intimacy of other people, only intimacy with the Lord. Hence the head covering is the final piece of modest dress: it does not make any sense to add a veil to cover the hair when skin is visible.
For men the same principles apply but it has the opposite effect: the male removes his hat because of his intimacy with the lord (there is no risk of this being seen as attracting the intimacy of others). The lesser clergy retain their hats when seated and when preaching, and for the psalms, but not for the most solemn prayers. The superior clergy maintain their hats even for certain solemn prayers. You’ve sort of come full circle: the women cover their heads in church to signify that they are (as the natural law dictates) private creatures. Men uncover because they are the active/public principle. But clergy begin to cover again to represent how they become more separate from the world and hopefully more intimate with God. Another reason clergy cover is because the Church is a bride.
When it comes to speaking in tongues from my understanding it's one of two things; being given the gift of speaking in a different language or just an "angelic tongue" What I will say is I am not an interpreter of tongues but occasionally when people speak in tongues I recognize my own language (lingala) and I hear people say "Aza na yo" which means "He is with you" and "Yesu nzambe" which means "Jesus is God" so I genuinely believe the "gibberish" could be interpreted (if you have the gift) but some people don't have the gift and fake it. HOWEVER, I know someone once heard someone say "God is dead" in greek😐so it's 50/50
Name him Joseph Smith
There is one underlying presupposition with the cessationism vs continuationism debate: that all we see in certain Pentecostal and Charismatic churches today are actually the works of the Holy Spirit as in the book of Acts.
However, among the fruits of the Holy Spirit, the last but not least is self-control. If something causes people to lose their mind, why do we blame the Holy Spirit for this?
The gift of the Holy Spirit has certainly not ceased, as many faithful people pursue their primary vocation as Christians with the help of the Holy Spirit. Those so-called "spiritual gifts" such as mindless gibberish or fake healing performances are tricks of the magicians at best, and blasphemous and demonic at worst.
Homeschool is needed to build up strong believers who are ready to go and to battle with the world, to NOT retreat. You cannot expect that of children, absolutely not for kids below high school. Homeschool done right builds faith and prepares for the real world. Organizations like Stoa deliberately prepare them to answer the questions the world will ask.
I agree that retreating is not the right call, but you don’t send your kids to the front lines.
To me the one about public schools is a no-brainer... I was homeschooled in a Liberal part of *Canada* and despite the shortcomings, especially now being 32 years old homeschooling 4 kids of my own, I wouldn't have it any other way. Even if you believe in institutional reform, it's absurd to think that *children* suitable warriors for the front line, especially when those children are depraved by nature, lol.
It's a lot easier to not overshelter than people think; school actually limits your experiences, not just academically, but because it is not a reflection of most of the real world.
Thing is, my dads old pastor was walking around speaking in tongues, and a group of rabbi overheard him, they dtopped him and asked him to repeat what he said, turns out he was speaking fluent hebrew, and what he had said convinced the group of rabbi to convert iirc
Name him Pentecostal Pete
Name the parrot “Three-Self Parrototic Movement”
For the partot, name him Perry the platypus just to comfuse people.
Calvin that's the name of the parrot or athanasius
As to your comments about public schools, I know it's a hard choice. I went to a non-denominational middle school (technically only 7-8) and it was a lot like you were saying. Sheltered kids, poor academics, an "atheist factory". But then I went to a Lutheran High School and it was amazing. I live in Nevada (which isn't known for it's schools), but my high school was regarded as the best school in Nevada. Amazing academics, pretty good (but not great athletics), superb arts, abounding in opportunities. You took a theology class each year (amazingly taught) and in your senior year you learned apologetics/how to logically argue for Christianity. My high school was FAR better funded, and I think of lot of the educational quality has to deal with that.
My kids are homeschooled because it seems like more and more teachers are being outed as predators.
His name should be Martin Luther
As a Pentecostal Christian, speaking in tongues is more of a sign of the Holy Spirit. When someone is filled they possibly can speak in tongues. Not everyone can, and sometimes it is incoherent babbling. There are other times where there are interpretations in the congregation (referencing the 1st Corinthians passage on interpretations), and when that interpretation is spoken it truly is an awe inspiring moment. Ive been to Pentecostal churches where the majority of the church spoke in tongues, but there were no interpretations, as opposed to others where it's a rare occourance and you feel the presence of God when it is spoken.
I am totally in favor of homeschooling since learning about the roots of government schooling. I recommend reading John Taylor Gatto's books on the subject.
On the Continuationist v Cessationist debate I didn’t have a choice because I was speaking in tongues as a new Christian BEFORE I even knew what it was or had even heard of it. I was on my own in prayer and these words started flowing out of my mouth. I told my Christian friends and they told me what it was.
I am however still on the cautious end of the charismatic movement. Sometimes spiritual gifts can be abused or taken too far. I’ve never prayed in tongues loudly during a church meeting. I speak in tongues only in private or quietly under my breath, as I’ve never felt there is an interpretation available.
My current church is both charismatic and Reformed, but doesn’t really lean that heavy into the charismatic side of things at present.
Name for parrot: Reformed Baptist
The bible is very clear about the spiritual gifts, why would anyone not believe in them? It doesn’t say they somehow stopped anywhere
Peter the Parrot
Presby. I know that Presbyterians will give you a serious name for the parrot, and there is nothing wrong with that but usually pet names aren't serious, so my idea was to call the parrot Presby.
Or Presbeak!
Dog name : Calvin
Reason : “A dog barks when is master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that Gods Truth is attacked and yet would remain silent” - John Calvin
As a Baptist*, I'm sorta undecided on how much baptism actually saves you. I'm aware we have to get born again in water (that's not the issue) as it grants us entry into the Kingdom of Yah itself, so before anyone says it, no, I am not saying do get baptized - if you are a believer, you should try to get baptized, pray to God about it, and either find a (somewhat decent) church, or ask a family member (that knows what their doing) to baptize you.
My issue with it is this:
John 3:3-6 KJV: Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
So cleary, we have to be born again, but is beinf baptized in watee necessarily as important? The reason I asked this is because I plan on getting baptized eithwe way, so this doesn't apply to me specifically, but this is more something that will apply me in the future when I'm ready to have kids. I never really believed in infant baptism because I think believers baptism is best. Your baptism doesn't mean anything if you don't believe God anyways; I would rather raise my children to be believers and then have the discussion of baptism when they become of age (at least 12 or 13); my father wasn't baptized until he was 23 and I also plan on being baptized sometime in my early 20s so I would want my kids to do something similar and have some kind if relationship with Yah before they get baptized as they would be believers and that would make the baptism more authentic as they made their decision to choose God; however, I'm willing to explore more in this position.
I'm not actually saying I want people to give me an answer to this question for me in the comments as this is something I need to explain with the Most High on my own. Maybe he'll send someone through the comment section to give me an answer, but generally speaking, that's not what I'm asking for. I already know that in this comment section, I'm probably going to get a lot of theological answers; the reason I don't want a lot of those is because even though I'm not against theology in its entirety, I don't really care what a church father, saint, or creed/confession has to say about this issue because the church itself can't even agree on this issue (I even say Saturday is the Sabbath, so it goes to show that I clearly don't care what the church fathers, saints, ans creeds said), so instead of asking what people thought, I would rather just go to the source and have God supply me the answer more directly. Maybe it will be answered in a dream, vision, I might hear him very directly, or I might be lead to the theological answer eventually.
James 1:5-8 [KJV]: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
However, I am open to having a civil laymen's discussion on this topic with those who are willing, so if you'd like, you can say something.
Name the parrot Jay Dyer 🤣
Generally I think Apostolic Succession is cool and definitely adds credibility to a denomination, but I think it’s not strictly necessary. I’ve heard in my church about Muslims in other countries learning the Gospel through the internet then starting house churches. Still important to have qualified ministers if possible, but in irregular circumstances I think it isn’t essential.
I didn't know about the "New Apostolic Reformation" but I would hesitate to say that it is void of intellectual thought since its founder, C. Peter Wagner went to Princeton and Fuller. He was also originally a Congregationalist minister. I assume that means he originally had Calvinistic beliefs.
As someone who was born and raised into the New Apostolic Church and went there very regularily until about two years ago, I must say that their beliefs are indeed very unbiblical and contradictory in many points. They for example tell you that only their apostels can forgive people sins, also they belief that the so called chief apostle (leader of the curch) has the key to hades and can open it to baptise dead people and celebrate communion with them, etc. I am so thankful that I could distance myself from that church which was not easy because they think that that's the biggest mistake you can make in your life and that you will be lost forever then.
(Sorry for my poor english)
“That creeper was sent by the new apostolic reformation” 🤣🤣🤣
Name him John McCawther or Polycawp.
Ohh those are good lol
I personally beleif everyone should go to church fully covered.
gender neutral burqas all round
" why is everyone attacking me these days?" 😂😂 The higher the subs, the greater the attacks , keep up with the great work