Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord and do not rely (use) your own understanding. Submit to the lowly dog you had no choice in because Adam and Eve took that away from you, and the Lord will guide your path in. Bullocks.
That was great,Thankyou Dennis from your Catholic conservative friends in Ireland.. words of wisdom.we have great respect for you..so please go all the way and come home to the Catholic Church Jesus Christ is the messiah and want you and every soul on earth to come into his Church,,God bless you..
Denis Prager…….you are one of my heroes……most of my heroes are my relatives!! I am very blessed……if I ever get to meet you I promise…..be ready!! It will be like someone meeting…….someone extremely famous!!! I hope our paths cross. You bless me every time I listen and yes…..I am buying your Bible Commentaries!! Shalom Dennis!!!
Where are the other Dennis Pragers in this world? People who are not afraid to stand up in public against injustice and immorality. Prager is a great example to us all. A lot of the time speaking out on issues can be frightening especially if everyone around us is staying silent and just going with the flow. So this is for to me too when i say this.....be bold, take a stand,
Thank you Dennis. My friend Gene Bush was always quoting you and schooling me on your teachings. We listened to you together on our MP3s. Unfortunately, Gene's parents' alcoholic backgrounds came back to haunt Gene, and he died from alcoholism 2 years ago.
Everyone, read Psalm 35. When we are getting attacked, read Psalm 35. And don't read it for revenge, read it for God's justice. You pray for God's justice, and he will take care of people who have done you wrong or are doing you wrong in ways you couldn't even imagine. God bless you Dennis Prager, and God bless all of you. -- Also-- When you get up in the morning, every morning, pray Ephesians 6: 10 - 18--putting on the whole armor of God. This protects you also. God bless.
@domhnall777 as president, Donald John Trump had one obligation to Americans-to prosper our country and ourselves, and his success at that was unprecedented! wise up wake up grow up
I remember being in high school back in the end of the 1990s 2000 era and the conservative politicians were saying first they will come for the Second Amendment then they'll come for the first and all the Liberals scoffed saying that no one would ever do that why would anyone ever do that 20 years later and that's what's happening all it took was 20 years
I love Dennis Prager, but this is the one point I disagree with him on. Human nature IS inherently and basically good. It's actually inarguable, and abundantly scriptural. That said, it is broken by sin and surrounded by a fallen world. The struggle is real. Here's the simple logic: If we're "broken", by "sin" that "corrupted" us, then these very words demand a reality that predated them. We were once "whole", in perfect "union with God", and perfectly "pure". Our nature is perfection. Period. Our current state is fallen. Why do we ignore our bodies when they're healthy, but notice when we're sick? Because healthy wholeness is the real norm, and the sickness is the broken aberration. Why do we give a simple smile and head rub our kids over A's and B's, but throw a fit and punish and alter course over F's and D's? Because thoughtful, attentive, and disciplined are the real norm, while failures are the broken aberration. YOU. ARE. INHERANTLY. GOOD! : ) Smile about it. Cherish it. And yes, take the EFFORT to "Count your blessings". Know also that you're broken. So embrace your Savior. Without Christ you can't get back to perfect. This has actually been the Catholic Moral Theology since year 33. : ) Live loved!
@domhnall777 is that really your argument?? Of course bad things have come out of misinterpreting G-d, but the bad that has come due to the absence of G-d is insurmountable.
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked, who can know it?" Jer 17:9. Most people in metropolitan society are good people. God thinks we're valuable enough that He would send his Son to die to save us. At creation God declared Man good. The existence of a person is good. Evil only occurs in man's thoughts, and his will., some more than others.
I tend to agree with you. While we do have a sin nature element because of what we inherited in our bloodline through Adam, we are still creatures that were made in God’s image. So, often we see good elements in most everyone…….but that sinful element got dealt with through Jesus as we take that step of accepting/receiving it and become “in Christ”.
@@bfowler1000 Well said. I didn't quite agree with how Dennis expressed that idea, as it is not what I see around me. The heart is not capable of thoughts. Jeremiah does not say the mind is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked, nor the will. I think that concerning thoughts, behavior, and will, most people, despite their hearts, are, most of the time, kind, considerate, and have respectable moral standards. As we walk with minds renewed in Christ, we don't listen to our sin nature, neither our deceitful and wicked hearts.
So ... learn to think straight and good ! It's the thing we have to LEARN. It's a discipline. And thoughts desintegrate over time, so there's a garden to weed daily. The Bible is perfectly suited for that.
I'm a big fan of Dennis Prager, and I got a lot out of his book on happiness. However, there is no "Bible" without the New Testament. There is no God without Jesus.
Amen. One must believe the Gospel and trust in Jesus for salvation. The New Testament is an essential part of the Word of God. I enjoy listening to Dennis Prager on the radio but he doesn't believe in the Lord Jesus. Therefore, I listen to him mostly for entertainment. Dennis has worldly wisdom but one cannot have spiritual wisdom without knowing Jesus as one's personal savior.
Oddly by contrast, I remember once at university, some of us Christian students had a meet-up with some Jewish chaplains and students, and one of the things we said about the Christian belief is that man is inherently bad. And one of the Jewish chaplains expressed serious issue with the idea that man is inherently bad, and if I remember rightly, claimed that in Judaism, man is inherently good. He did still acknowledge that there is a side prone towards bad, but nevertheless still found the idea problematic of framing it as man being inherently bad.
Judaism can be plug and play for some people, but the idea of evil inclinations and good ones are pretty basic to Judaism. Different schools have different takes, Chabad basically says that we are mostly between the two and tells you what to do about it.
@@AdamRTNewman What I mean is that two different Rabbis may give very different answers and it might be based on an aspect of Judaism that's characterizes their view on a subject and it's different than other views.
While I appreciate your pointing out that there are different opinions in Jewish thought (we would hope so for a religion this old!), this will unfortunately be interpreted as a sign of blanket confusion in Judaism as a whole. Varying opinions and ones that align with each peraon's worldview is a reality in EVERY religion or organization. We are each constantly beset with the temptation to see another person as one monolithic category that we can safely avoid as uninteresting and uncompelling. I have heard many Christians level accusations against each other for "cherry picking god's word" as they call it--Even though this activity is the ultinate basis of every Christian denomination. We dont have to let this make or break our faith. Judaism collects VOLUMES of alternate opinions and STUDIES them! There is more wisdom to be found in differing opinions than in bland conformity. Perhaps because even those tiny fragments of truth we recieve differently are so powerful, we often fail to understand that we are still only seeing tiny fragments.
@@booksquid856 Good points, but you literally accuse me of sowing seeds of confusion and then state in the affirmative and in BOLD TEXT what Judaism is. I'm sorry, but Judaism is clearly not one thing or one approach. Because you have very distinct opinions on Judaism I assume that you practice or that you are involved in some community at some level, if you are not and you mostly read stuff and don't have a practice background then some of this may be too much. Judaism is a religion in diaspora and there is no "Temple" according to very Orthodox interpretations. Orthodox Jews also have certain beliefs in the Oral Torah that are not held by Reform or Conservative Jews. Also if you look sometimes at the content of a Siddur or a Hagaddah the meaning can vary greatly. We cannot say what Judaism is or isn't. Some Jews don't study as much, they may only practice, and their interpretation may be what they practice rather that what they study. Some Jews are only cultural. Some Jews are Kabbalists and some believe in a literal Messiah and some don't. We now have Orthodox Jews and Conservatives in America with vastly different opinions of Judaism and what it means to be 'born Jewish'. You can't say that my statement will add more confusion. This comment was in response to someone who was told "Jews don't have a teaching of...". My comment was based on that. I honestly take issue the confidence of people who say "Judaism is this way or that way". It's not. There is so much diversity. I agree with the Chabad Rebbe that Judaism is about Jews and all Jews practice at all levels.
My dad voted for Biden. And I am so super pissed at him. He is the only one in our whole family who did. BUT we still invite him to family events, I still talk to him as much as I did before. It may be about politics now but I still answer his call if he needs something or wants to talk. And let me tell you, this father of mine is nutso now - all he does is watch CNN and MSNBC all day....so needless to say, he is brainwashed.
Your Dad sounds pretty normal. You're the one commenting online on a video featuring a cynical demagogue who's made a living lying to the credulous for the past 3 decades. Perhaps it's you that needs to change. Your own life may benefit immensely if you exit the MAGA subculture you have become immersed in and return to the simple, honest and normal values your Father upholds.
Voting for any left wing democrat is to vote for complete failure. Busting down the doors of the White House and using brute force manipulation to force a Presidential win was never legal! As far as I'm concerned, my country is a pool of waste. I have no country. Human failure is what we wallow in now. Its just a joke. But no worries ... the New World Order is coming soon to bring all of us little people into the worst holocaust of all time.
All we have is Jesus Christ. That's it. You want to snub that? You go right ahead and join the ranks of complete idiocy. You don't have Jesus? You LOSE.
@@susiearviso3032 Biden is making America great again.. Thank God we have a competent and Christian leader in the White House after the disastrous years 2016-2020. Iron Joe has brought America back to exceptionalism.. God has truly blessed this country again with one of the all time great Presidents in Biden.. Biden 2024🇺🇸
@@miserbono WE'RE the liars? Your king Biden CHEATED to become president. You people have ALWAYS lied!! It is a LIE that Christianity is bad, Nazism was a LIE, and America being the most racist country is a lie.
COMMANDMENTS 2023 1. You shall never relinquish your critical thinking in favor of a conceptual entity the existence of which you cannot validate. (We must all recognize the fact that today, religion is the most serious impediment to any sensible management of the worlds peoples. Religion and belief in conceptual entities, divides humans into competing groups that will invariably argue, fight and kill each other's children over these unfounded beliefs. This has to stop as should the "polite tolerance" of totally implausible religious claims. It is time for us all to think; to think rationally; to think for ourselves. We must have the honesty, integrity and courage to admit when we do not know the answer and that the answers will not be found on our knees with our eyes closed.) 2. You shall never elevate your cause above your humanity. (Humans can be moral without a belief in a conceptual entity. Develop your empathy.) 3. You shall stop the practice of genital mutilation of your young for religious reasons and the presentation to them, of implausible religious claims, as absolute truth. (Hide your face and weep if you dare to harm a child.) 4. You shall not tolerate cruelty or the subjugation and mistreatment of people. (Women in particular have had an inferior status based upon ancient religious text.) 5. You shall honor your father and your mother. 6. You shall not murder. 7. You shall not have sex irresponsibly, without consideration of its consequences or without empathy and consideration for others and you will always insist upon safe sex practices. 8. You shall not steal and cannot escape judgment if you rob people with a false prospectus rather than with a weapon, nor will you "rip people off" in the name of religion. 9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 10. You shall not covet. (You shall learn to control your envy.) 11. You shall not condemn people on the basis of their ethnicity or their color but you should rigorously question their unfounded beliefs. (Contemplation is acceptable, unprovable assertions are not.) 12. You shall not condemn people for their inborn non-violent nature. (Why would God create so many homosexuals only in order to torture and destroy them?) 13. You shall not use people as private property, as owned, or as slaves. 14. You shall accept responsibility for what you do and shall not defer such to a conceptual entity, the existence of which we cannot validate. (Scapegoating, or having someone else die for your sin is not moral.) 15. You shall rigorously pursue a verifiable truth, develop your empathy and have respect. (Be aware that you, too, are an animal, and dependent upon the web of nature. Think and act accordingly.) 16. You shall strongly oppose all and any efforts to incorporate religion into government or the military, shall insist on the separation of Church and State and guard against religious literalism. 17. You shall wear clothes for protection, fashion or humor but not as a propitiation to a conceptual entity, the existence of which we cannot validate. 18. You shall refrain from dragging inappropriate, unverifiable and meaningless beliefs and rituals from the past, into the present and shall recognize that cultism is a damaging and corrosive pursuit. (Human beliefs and strange rituals are learned, they are not part of human DNA. It is time to understand that we can all get along if properly educated.) 19. You shall not present religious pseudoscience as education or as literal and will accept that we are mortal beings with finite lives, whose purpose is for us to collectively and individually determine. 20. Governments should discontinue tax exemption for religion and stop the support and perpetuation of implausible religious claims that cannot be validated. (Belief in a conceptual entity should not absolve you of your obligation to pay for the umbrella of infrastructure and defense from under which you enjoy your freedom) Some input courtesy of Christopher Hitchens
I like Dennis Prager a lot, but I sure hope this Christian church shared the gospel with him. He is a great human being, but he is going to hell apart from faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. May God save him!
I am devoted to Christ. And at the same time I understand how a Jew or Hindu or Muslim would not care one wit about His teachings. If Dennis Prager goes to hell for being a good and devoted person but not recognizing Jesus then I want to go to hell too. I can’t recognize a God who is that idiotic and mean.
@@royclaire1 I’m truly sorry to hear that, Morgan. But this not my opinion, it is God’s word. If you are devoted to Christ, you would be more concerned about those who do not believe, like Dennis Prager. Trust me, you do NOT want to go to hell. Please read God’s word. He says in Romans 3 that there is no one good, no not one. Prager may be “good” relative to most humans, but all humans are not truly good, in that we are all born into sin (see Romans 5). There is only One who is good, and that is God. That is why the gospel means “good news”. For the Lord Jesus paid the penalty for the sins of all who have faith in Him, while at the same time, by faith, He credits His righteousness to us, a righteousness not our own, for only He was without sin. That is all the work of God, we contribute nothing to our salvation. So, be devoted to the true Christ, for the Bible is the Word of God, and Jesus is the Word (see John 1).
The problem with saying this is god's word is that you are actually saying that your religious interpretation is god's word. In reality every term of the Bible was redefined by a Catholic political church when Constantine sought to unify the dying embers of the Roman empire...and thus established a new religion called Christianity. You now study a book devoid of all its context--so that its words mean something entirely different from that imagined by its authors. "Born again" or being "children of Abraham" --ancient terms still used in Judaism to refer to gaining citizenship with Israel--are now redefined as the result of praying the sinner's prayer to gain entrance to an afterlife in a heaven somewhere off the map. This out-of-context definition can still be boiled down to an important central truth about leaving slavery to your past life of whatever it may be to become transformed. But today these terms are entirely stripped of their original national/social/political/philosophical meaning to describe a zealous follower in a newer religion. Again this doesnt invalidate someone's personal transformatiom when they become inspired by the life of Christ. It does mean, however, that we cannot and should not assume that any term or text from scripture as it is being used by christianity today bears any resemblance to the definitions once understood long ago.
@@booksquid856 God wrote the Bible through men so we would be transformed by His Spirit, so we would better understand His nature and character, and so we would understand what it means to live as a Christian. To say that my reading of the Bible is different than everyone else’s reading means that God did not make His word clear, which is contrary to the fact that He gave us His word for the purposes I have mentioned (as well as others). No, His word is clear, and any lucid human can understand it. To take your view would then mean that books written by humans in a plain way, intended to convey information, would mean something different to every individual, which is clearly not the case. For example, if a human author writes in a book, “the cat climbed up the tree”, it means a cat climbed up into a tree, plain and simple. When God says all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, not only is that clear, we actually can attest to this in our life, by our actions as well as by others. We know we have all sinned. So God’s word is clear, and nobody made it devoid of its context. Praise God for that!
Yes, your reading is in fact different from everybody else's. This issue is not a degradation of scripture, truth, or god. This would simply be the case for any text you pick up. It is impossible for any two distinct minds to process language in the exact same way, let alone out of context, through translation, and redefined for thousands of years. To quote a humorous example from a rabbi friend, a "red shirt" does not simply mean a red shirt to Star Trek fans of his generation. This does not mean that reading the Biblical text is of no benefit to a modern reader. Quite the contrary! It is of huge benefit!! It should be studied by theist and atheist alike! People rediscover important truths in the sacred texts all the time...even when they completely miss the original meaning of its written language. Again, the idea of citizenship ("born again") being redefined as conversion to a new religion is just one example. And for those remaining exiled Israelites of the first century who sought to be reborn as citizens, immigration did in fact involve adjusting to a different religious practice and philosophy. This was extremely difficult for many, and hard to justify when there were Judeans who already had citizenship but were not very religious at all. Similarly, an immigrant to America cannot hope to embrace the vision of our nation without accepting key historic points and values. Often he gets a new name at the start of this transformative journey. Of course, a person need not be a Christian to become an American citizen, but his or her success in our nation will be built on a respect and acquaintence with historic judeo-christian principles that have shaped our country. An American is only truly an American if he is inwardly. He may be an American citizen by birth and can still forfeit the benefit of living in a free nation...thus trampling all over the blood of those who fought for our freedom. And an alien who truly embraces America is like a child of our own founders--new to the soil but fully inspired to sacrifice for that freedom. So although Christianity redefines the term "born again" as purely conversion to a new religion (and one that was yet to be created at the time the Biblical texts were written), the redefined phrase in Christianity is used to express truth nonetheless. Another example...the phrase "kingdom of heaven" did not originally mean an afterlife in the sky but referred rather to rule of god's wisdom on literal earth and in what was expected to be a resurrected nation of Israel first. And yet we can see that the Christian reinterpretation still expresses the truth that there is a dimension of life (call it heavenly) beyond the plain sordid facts on our globe and that can lead us to a future life of blessing and that brings meaning to even the worst present circumstances. Is there such a thing as an actual heavenly afterlife even though this idea is mostly foreign to the original phrase "kingdom of heaven"? I hope so. There is no reason to despair over its nonexistence simply because this is not often the concept being referred to by "kingdom of heaven." There are other texts in jewish tradition to indicate faith in an afterlife more similar to that of Christianity. Another example, rapture theology is an incredibly recent invention of western christianity, and the book of revelations no longer relays the specific meanng it once did...The numbers 666 (numbers symbolically replace words and ideas in Hebrew) have been redefined as the sign of a nebulous future dictator. In reality, this numerology referred to a past and very specific dictator named Nero who was in fact known as the beast. And YET...the truth about dictatoriships forcing people to wear a hat or a star or a mark (or a vaccine passport?) in order to provide for their daily sustenance is a commonly repeated theme under various regimes up to the present time. So while Christianity now refers to this as an unidentified future regime, this can unfortunately still be an accurate prediction. History repeats frighteningly, dragging once prosperous and free nations into the hell of tyranny. I do not wish to suggest that any of this knowledge about the text and its history can replace the underlying more powerful truth that a Being we cannot define with any human language is still immenant and loving...and not because we have somehow earned such affection. The truth isnt the written words themselves or their definitions or the data to go with it. Yet...Studying these written texts disciplines our minds to embrace actual truth...love, hope, freedom from pure entropy and nihilism. It only becomes dangerous when we mistake our interpretations of a written text for the self-contained and immortal truth itself. It is also worth noting that not all ideas in these texts were ever intended to recieve an ovation. Some are purely cautionary reflections on historic views and choices. Regardless and even in hindsight, our interpretation can only be a grey reflection.
IT IS NOT A BATTLE OF FLESH AND BLOOD BUT A SPIRITUAL BATTLE: If the battle is lost spiritually it will MANIFEST OUTSIDE accordingly: The battle is won in the hearts of men and not in the weapons of physical warfare. CHRIST IN YOU YOU YOU, the hope of glory filling the earth as the waters cover the sea: Stop looking for a LEADER because he lives in you and if he does not, then you are still dead in your sins and no leader can help you ........even if he wins the physical political battles for a time. The WHOLE EARTH is groaning, waiting for the MANIFESTATION of the sons of God: There is a curse upon the earth: IT IS CALLED THE WORLD that is ruled by the antichrist spirit, because Satan is and has always been the god of this world: He who loves the world and wants to win the world, does not have the love of the Father in him and as it is written, THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT the earth, not the world, for it is passing away and everything in it: I DIRECT YOU TO ENTER the Kingdom as a child for such is the Kingdom and I direct you from there, LOOK UP (not out) for your redemption draws nigh from above "WITHIN YOU" ---its all in you: There is no one else to help you but God and God is LOVE.
Straw man. I've never heard anyone besides mystical New Agers say human nature is basically good. You don't get that from any historian, anthropologist, or evolutionary biologist. You do hear it from people like Deepak Chopra, who is steeped in supernatural woo-woo.
Fighting your nature is destructive. Controlling your nature is essential. Men and women are primarily people, people are primarily life,I believe gender is the primary identifying aspect of man and woman. Gender is the games we play.
I detest this man implying that I am something less because I am secular. He insists that inorder to be whole I should believe in an entity, the existence of which nobody can validate. I for what it is worth, am secular, and I do not believe in segregation or separate black schools or graduation ceremonies.
I love your comment, I was pondering the same question, does Dennis believe in Jesus as the son of God who died and rose to save us who believe in him. Or is he still waiting for the Messiah.
Last time i heard Dennis talk he said " i am not a Christian " but he certainly has knowledge and certainly believes in God..he just needs to have a personal relationship with Jesus....he's so smart and so right on...I'm going to pray for him to know Jesus personally
This guy’s actual speech is more segmented than in the memes 💀
Thank you, Awaken Church, for inviting Dennis to speak. ✝️❤️
20:25. Proverbs 1:7. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord and do not rely (use) your own understanding. Submit to the lowly dog you had no choice in because Adam and Eve took that away from you, and the Lord will guide your path in.
Bullocks.
"By their fruits ye shall know them".
Brilliant !
I love Dennis Prager. Such a wise dude.
God bless you Dennis !!!!!❤️❤️❤️
That was great,Thankyou Dennis from your Catholic conservative friends in Ireland..
words of wisdom.we have great respect for you..so please go all the way and come home to the Catholic Church
Jesus Christ is the messiah and want you and every soul on earth to come into his Church,,God bless you..
Better still, repent and trust Jesus. No need for icons and intermediaries.✝️❤️
Thank you Mr. Prager for the Gems and and Pearls of wisdom.
Denis Prager…….you are one of my heroes……most of my heroes are my relatives!! I am very blessed……if I ever get to meet you I promise…..be ready!! It will be like someone meeting…….someone extremely famous!!! I hope our paths cross. You bless me every time I listen and yes…..I am buying your Bible
Commentaries!! Shalom Dennis!!!
D'accord! What a blessing Denis is!
Been listening To Dennis Prager since I was 20 years old I’m 42 now and I have learned so much thank you
Where there is no vision the people perish.
Where are the other Dennis Pragers in this world? People who are not afraid to stand up in public against injustice and immorality. Prager is a great example to us all. A lot of the time speaking out on issues can be frightening especially if everyone around us is staying silent and just going with the flow. So this is for to me too when i say this.....be bold, take a stand,
My goodness !!, Dennis is so wise.
Who ever would have thought that Dennis Prager had such a wonderful (and Yiddish) sense of humor!
Everyone who listens to his radio show?
Brilliant, his wisdom is uplifting. I love this guy!!!!
What brilliant statements. He's not afraid to speak the truth that we all need.
New York Times is so sick.Whoever continues to read and watch it could not help but become sicker.
Amazing man. God is using him in a wonderful way
He's antichrist. Doen't believe in Jesus. How can you say that?
@@davidcole1475 you
He does believe in Christ as his savior
Not according to the write ups about him.
@@davidcole1475 Pray for him don't cast any stones.
We are not under the law,but grace.
Christ fulfilled the law.
He left us two
His opinions on the Minions and Despicable Me franchise was so powerful.
This guy is a GENIUS just from having the knowledge of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
We love you Dennis. Thank-you.
Dennis Prager for president!!!
This is Dennis on fire! Exhilarating!!
Obedience is better than sacrifice.
Great teaching. Thank you
God gave us AA- and it’s the School of Life for those who didn’t get it growing up.
Thank you Dennis Prager you’re right on the mark
Dennis, great job !
❤️❤️❤️❤️wisdom begins with the fear of God! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
My only regret is that I just found out about Dennis Prager 6 years ago…..which it was sooner in my life
I just found out about Dennis from the Exodus chronicles. Glad I did.
"The family is the natural society." Aristotle
God-bless Dennis
Thank you Dennis. My friend Gene Bush was always quoting you and schooling me on your teachings. We listened to you together on our MP3s. Unfortunately, Gene's parents' alcoholic backgrounds came back to haunt Gene,
and he died from alcoholism 2 years ago.
Wow.I justs love this Old man,Mr Dennis Prager.
The world needs Jesus Christ
Underrated comment.
Such a wonderful Mr. DENNIS PRAGER...LOVE HIS SPIRIT...GOD BLESS HIM & HIS...
His fabrications of his death cult
Dennis is a national treasure
What an amazingly interesting personality! What a blessing it is to listen to him!
This was really good! God bless!
so wonderful
Bravo, Dennis! Thank you.
Everyone, read Psalm 35. When we are getting attacked, read Psalm 35. And don't read it for revenge, read it for God's justice. You pray for God's justice, and he will take care of people who have done you wrong or are doing you wrong in ways you couldn't even imagine. God bless you Dennis Prager, and God bless all of you. -- Also-- When you get up in the morning, every morning, pray Ephesians 6: 10 - 18--putting on the whole armor of God. This protects you also. God bless.
Yes, God bless Dennis Prager by leading him to trust Jesus Christ, The Way, the Truth and the Life, as his Savior and Lord.
Dennis Prager is my idol.
Its True Its all true Nailed down hard Nice and strait WELL DONE i say
Watch this before youtube bans this video!
Never confuse nice and wisdom
Awesome👏
Excellent message. So true and honest 😎😇
If human nature was to be good then I think we'd know of more than just one perfect man. But do you? No.
You must be born again
Amen thank you.
"Trump wasn't nice but he was kind." = Somewhat true. He was wise yes, but he was much kinder than I would have been given who the enemies are.
Very honest of you: “much kinder than I would have been, given who the enemies are”!
So true
@domhnall777 there was no insurrection January 6, 2021-not in Washington DC! wise up wake up grow up
@domhnall777 as president, Donald John Trump had one obligation to Americans-to prosper our country and ourselves, and his success at that was unprecedented! wise up wake up grow up
@domhnall777 there were no “140 police officers injured”-you’re allowing yourself to believe lies-now why would you desire being deceived?! 🤔
PRAGER. ROCKS it in this !
I remember being in high school back in the end of the 1990s 2000 era and the conservative politicians were saying first they will come for the Second Amendment then they'll come for the first and all the Liberals scoffed saying that no one would ever do that why would anyone ever do that 20 years later and that's what's happening all it took was 20 years
This is so good!
I love this guy.
Listened to this on the podcast, just came to to give a "Like".
Anybody who thinks human nature is good they should study history in depth and also the Bible in depth.
If anyone thinks human nature is good they are delusional. Seriously delusional.
It's not about "religion." It's about a saving faith in Jesus the Messiah and our relationship with Him.
I love Dennis Prager, but this is the one point I disagree with him on. Human nature IS inherently and basically good. It's actually inarguable, and abundantly scriptural.
That said, it is broken by sin and surrounded by a fallen world. The struggle is real.
Here's the simple logic:
If we're "broken", by "sin" that "corrupted" us, then these very words demand a reality that predated them.
We were once "whole", in perfect "union with God", and perfectly "pure". Our nature is perfection. Period. Our current state is fallen.
Why do we ignore our bodies when they're healthy, but notice when we're sick? Because healthy wholeness is the real norm, and the sickness is the broken aberration.
Why do we give a simple smile and head rub our kids over A's and B's, but throw a fit and punish and alter course over F's and D's? Because thoughtful, attentive, and disciplined are the real norm, while failures are the broken aberration.
YOU. ARE. INHERANTLY. GOOD! : ) Smile about it. Cherish it. And yes, take the EFFORT to "Count your blessings".
Know also that you're broken. So embrace your Savior. Without Christ you can't get back to perfect.
This has actually been the Catholic Moral Theology since year 33. : ) Live loved!
@@johnwrot8305 innocent, not good. Huge difference.
@domhnall777 is that really your argument?? Of course bad things have come out of misinterpreting G-d, but the bad that has come due to the absence of G-d is insurmountable.
Do not send your kids to public school
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked, who can know it?" Jer 17:9. Most people in metropolitan society are good people. God thinks we're valuable enough that He would send his Son to die to save us. At creation God declared Man good. The existence of a person is good.
Evil only occurs in man's thoughts, and his will., some more than others.
I tend to agree with you. While we do have a sin nature element because of what we inherited in our bloodline through Adam, we are still creatures that were made in God’s image. So, often we see good elements in most everyone…….but that sinful element got dealt with through Jesus as we take that step of accepting/receiving it and become “in Christ”.
@@bfowler1000 Well said. I didn't quite agree with how Dennis expressed that idea, as it is not what I see around me. The heart is not capable of thoughts. Jeremiah does not say the mind is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked, nor the will. I think that concerning thoughts, behavior, and will, most people, despite their hearts, are, most of the time, kind, considerate, and have respectable moral standards. As we walk with minds renewed in Christ, we don't listen to our sin nature, neither our deceitful and wicked hearts.
So ... learn to think straight and good !
It's the thing we have to LEARN. It's a discipline.
And thoughts desintegrate over time, so there's a garden to weed daily.
The Bible is perfectly suited for that.
God saving us says nothing about us. It only says everything about Him. We are nothing without him. That means we have no value without God.
Mark 10:18 Jesus speaking. Why do you call me good. There’s no one good, no, not one. Only God is good.
Jeremiah 17:9. The heart is deceitful.
This message should be titled "There is no Secular Answer to Anything". Thanks for posting.
I'm a big fan of Dennis Prager, and I got a lot out of his book on happiness. However, there is no "Bible" without the New Testament. There is no God without Jesus.
Amen. One must believe the Gospel and trust in Jesus for salvation. The New Testament is an essential part of the Word of God. I enjoy listening to Dennis Prager on the radio but he doesn't believe in the Lord Jesus. Therefore, I listen to him mostly for entertainment. Dennis has worldly wisdom but one cannot have spiritual wisdom without knowing Jesus as one's personal savior.
Oddly by contrast, I remember once at university, some of us Christian students had a meet-up with some Jewish chaplains and students, and one of the things we said about the Christian belief is that man is inherently bad. And one of the Jewish chaplains expressed serious issue with the idea that man is inherently bad, and if I remember rightly, claimed that in Judaism, man is inherently good. He did still acknowledge that there is a side prone towards bad, but nevertheless still found the idea problematic of framing it as man being inherently bad.
Judaism can be plug and play for some people, but the idea of evil inclinations and good ones are pretty basic to Judaism. Different schools have different takes, Chabad basically says that we are mostly between the two and tells you what to do about it.
@@giorgiorosa4402 I'm not quite sure what you mean by plug and play in this context.
@@AdamRTNewman What I mean is that two different Rabbis may give very different answers and it might be based on an aspect of Judaism that's characterizes their view on a subject and it's different than other views.
While I appreciate your pointing out that there are different opinions in Jewish thought (we would hope so for a religion this old!), this will unfortunately be interpreted as a sign of blanket confusion in Judaism as a whole. Varying opinions and ones that align with each peraon's worldview is a reality in EVERY religion or organization. We are each constantly beset with the temptation to see another person as one monolithic category that we can safely avoid as uninteresting and uncompelling. I have heard many Christians level accusations against each other for "cherry picking god's word" as they call it--Even though this activity is the ultinate basis of every Christian denomination. We dont have to let this make or break our faith. Judaism collects VOLUMES of alternate opinions and STUDIES them! There is more wisdom to be found in differing opinions than in bland conformity. Perhaps because even those tiny fragments of truth we recieve differently are so powerful, we often fail to understand that we are still only seeing tiny fragments.
@@booksquid856 Good points, but you literally accuse me of sowing seeds of confusion and then state in the affirmative and in BOLD TEXT what Judaism is. I'm sorry, but Judaism is clearly not one thing or one approach. Because you have very distinct opinions on Judaism I assume that you practice or that you are involved in some community at some level, if you are not and you mostly read stuff and don't have a practice background then some of this may be too much.
Judaism is a religion in diaspora and there is no "Temple" according to very Orthodox interpretations. Orthodox Jews also have certain beliefs in the Oral Torah that are not held by Reform or Conservative Jews. Also if you look sometimes at the content of a Siddur or a Hagaddah the meaning can vary greatly.
We cannot say what Judaism is or isn't. Some Jews don't study as much, they may only practice, and their interpretation may be what they practice rather that what they study. Some Jews are only cultural. Some Jews are Kabbalists and some believe in a literal Messiah and some don't.
We now have Orthodox Jews and Conservatives in America with vastly different opinions of Judaism and what it means to be 'born Jewish'. You can't say that my statement will add more confusion. This comment was in response to someone who was told "Jews don't have a teaching of...".
My comment was based on that. I honestly take issue the confidence of people who say "Judaism is this way or that way". It's not. There is so much diversity. I agree with the Chabad Rebbe that Judaism is about Jews and all Jews practice at all levels.
a Genius. A saint! Love from a chatolic Women!
Brilliant. No wonder Leftists won't debate him.
@domhnall777 - Hahaha. Troll much?
“ A man is wise in his own eyes. “
My Doctor wouldn't fill a prescription because refused to wear two mask.
Wisdom.
'Scum' is one of my favorite words for the left.
It’s warriors defense against life living with your attitude and not ending🙏🏻😊.
Dennis you are awesome but i hope you come to Yeshua ha mashiach.
I think he's too wise to fall into that trap.
What a great line to end " The battle is between God's order and left wing chaos."
My dad voted for Biden. And I am so super pissed at him. He is the only one in our whole family who did. BUT we still invite him to family events, I still talk to him as much as I did before. It may be about politics now but I still answer his call if he needs something or wants to talk.
And let me tell you, this father of mine is nutso now - all he does is watch CNN and MSNBC all day....so needless to say, he is brainwashed.
You should suggest he listen to some Dennis Prager videos, maybe he'll learn something.
Your Dad sounds pretty normal. You're the one commenting online on a video featuring a cynical demagogue who's made a living lying to the credulous for the past 3 decades. Perhaps it's you that needs to change. Your own life may benefit immensely if you exit the MAGA subculture you have become immersed in and return to the simple, honest and normal values your Father upholds.
Voting for any left wing democrat is to vote for complete failure. Busting down the doors of the White House and using brute force manipulation to force a Presidential win was never legal! As far as I'm concerned, my country is a pool of waste.
I have no country. Human failure is what we wallow in now. Its just a joke. But no worries ... the New World Order is coming soon to bring all of us little people into the worst holocaust of all time.
All we have is Jesus Christ. That's it. You want to snub that? You go right ahead and join the ranks of complete idiocy. You don't have Jesus? You LOSE.
@@susiearviso3032 Biden is making America great again.. Thank God we have a competent and Christian leader in the White House after the disastrous years 2016-2020. Iron Joe has brought America back to exceptionalism.. God has truly blessed this country again with one of the all time great Presidents in Biden.. Biden 2024🇺🇸
" The left make accusations,the right cite examples ". The Roostah.
TRUTH
Good for you. What about Isaiah 53.
We are born with the sin nature of Adam.
I wasn't.
@@theoskeptomai2535 YES ,you were, we all have.This is why you sin.
I suspect that, much like Dennis Prager, you won't be able to provide "chapter and verse" for this presumptive statement (widespread though it may be)
I tended to believe people are basically good. Then I married a covert narcissist... like stupidity narcissism hurts only others. And is incurable.
If you knew they were a narcissist before marriage, that's on you. If you didn't, then you did nothing wrong.
@@allenanderson4911 - “covert” implies no foreknowledge.
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This is cool and all but where were the minions during the American Civil War?
If the left has its way, we will drive on the left side in this country soon.
If the world honored 5 of the 10 commandments we would be doing good....
Only at minute 45 I realized that this wasn't YTP
Why is this so good?
Because it's the truth.
@@kimberleyakin3417 Hi Kimberly .. Unfortunately truth is not a right wing value.. All right wingers must repent for their lies and deceptions🇺🇸
@@miserbono You are not a deep thinker are you? Shame on you
@@tampaphone99 lol.. and you are?
@@miserbono WE'RE the liars? Your king Biden CHEATED to become president. You people have ALWAYS lied!! It is a LIE that Christianity is bad, Nazism was a LIE, and America being the most racist country is a lie.
No secular answer to addiction! That's right just look at Matthew Perry.
COMMANDMENTS 2023
1. You shall never relinquish your critical thinking in favor of a conceptual entity the existence of which you cannot validate.
(We must all recognize the fact that today, religion is the most serious impediment to any sensible management of the worlds peoples. Religion and belief in conceptual entities, divides humans into competing groups that will invariably argue, fight and kill each other's children over these unfounded beliefs. This has to stop as should the "polite tolerance" of totally implausible religious claims. It is time for us all to think; to think rationally; to think for ourselves. We must have the honesty, integrity and courage to admit when we do not know the answer and that the answers will not be found on our knees with our eyes closed.)
2. You shall never elevate your cause above your humanity.
(Humans can be moral without a belief in a conceptual entity. Develop your empathy.)
3. You shall stop the practice of genital mutilation of your young for religious reasons and the presentation to them, of implausible religious claims, as absolute truth.
(Hide your face and weep if you dare to harm a child.)
4. You shall not tolerate cruelty or the subjugation and mistreatment of people. (Women in particular have had an inferior status based upon ancient religious text.)
5. You shall honor your father and your mother.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not have sex irresponsibly, without consideration of its consequences or without empathy and consideration for others and you will always insist upon safe sex practices.
8. You shall not steal and cannot escape judgment if you rob people with a false prospectus rather than with a weapon, nor will you "rip people off" in the name of religion.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet. (You shall learn to control your envy.)
11. You shall not condemn people on the basis of their ethnicity or their color but you should rigorously question their unfounded beliefs. (Contemplation is acceptable, unprovable assertions are not.)
12. You shall not condemn people for their inborn non-violent nature.
(Why would God create so many homosexuals only in order to torture and destroy them?)
13. You shall not use people as private property, as owned, or as slaves.
14. You shall accept responsibility for what you do and shall not defer such to a conceptual entity, the existence of which we cannot validate. (Scapegoating, or having someone else die for your sin is not moral.)
15. You shall rigorously pursue a verifiable truth, develop your empathy and have respect.
(Be aware that you, too, are an animal, and dependent upon the web of nature. Think and act accordingly.)
16. You shall strongly oppose all and any efforts to incorporate religion into government or the military, shall insist on the separation of Church and State and guard against religious literalism.
17. You shall wear clothes for protection, fashion or humor but not as a propitiation to a conceptual entity, the existence of which we cannot validate.
18. You shall refrain from dragging inappropriate, unverifiable and meaningless beliefs and rituals from the past, into the present and shall recognize that cultism is a damaging and corrosive pursuit.
(Human beliefs and strange rituals are learned, they are not part of human DNA. It is time to understand that we can all get along if properly educated.)
19. You shall not present religious pseudoscience as education or as literal and will accept that we are mortal beings with finite lives, whose purpose is for us to collectively and individually determine.
20. Governments should discontinue tax exemption for religion and stop the support and perpetuation of implausible religious claims that cannot be validated. (Belief in a conceptual entity should not absolve you of your obligation to pay for the umbrella of infrastructure and defense from under which you enjoy your freedom)
Some input courtesy of Christopher Hitchens
47:30 to end profound summation of why the pro-chaotic is anti-God.
Nobody knows for sure where the minions were between 1812 and 1968
ISAIAH 55/1/2
I like Dennis Prager a lot, but I sure hope this Christian church shared the gospel with him. He is a great human being, but he is going to hell apart from faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. May God save him!
I am devoted to Christ. And at the same time I understand how a Jew or Hindu or Muslim would not care one wit about His teachings. If Dennis Prager goes to hell for being a good and devoted person but not recognizing Jesus then I want to go to hell too. I can’t recognize a God who is that idiotic and mean.
@@royclaire1 I’m truly sorry to hear that, Morgan. But this not my opinion, it is God’s word. If you are devoted to Christ, you would be more concerned about those who do not believe, like Dennis Prager. Trust me, you do NOT want to go to hell. Please read God’s word. He says in Romans 3 that there is no one good, no not one. Prager may be “good” relative to most humans, but all humans are not truly good, in that we are all born into sin (see Romans 5). There is only One who is good, and that is God. That is why the gospel means “good news”. For the Lord Jesus paid the penalty for the sins of all who have faith in Him, while at the same time, by faith, He credits His righteousness to us, a righteousness not our own, for only He was without sin. That is all the work of God, we contribute nothing to our salvation. So, be devoted to the true Christ, for the Bible is the Word of God, and Jesus is the Word (see John 1).
The problem with saying this is god's word is that you are actually saying that your religious interpretation is god's word. In reality every term of the Bible was redefined by a Catholic political church when Constantine sought to unify the dying embers of the Roman empire...and thus established a new religion called Christianity. You now study a book devoid of all its context--so that its words mean something entirely different from that imagined by its authors. "Born again" or being "children of Abraham" --ancient terms still used in Judaism to refer to gaining citizenship with Israel--are now redefined as the result of praying the sinner's prayer to gain entrance to an afterlife in a heaven somewhere off the map. This out-of-context definition can still be boiled down to an important central truth about leaving slavery to your past life of whatever it may be to become transformed. But today these terms are entirely stripped of their original national/social/political/philosophical meaning to describe a zealous follower in a newer religion. Again this doesnt invalidate someone's personal transformatiom when they become inspired by the life of Christ. It does mean, however, that we cannot and should not assume that any term or text from scripture as it is being used by christianity today bears any resemblance to the definitions once understood long ago.
@@booksquid856 God wrote the Bible through men so we would be transformed by His Spirit, so we would better understand His nature and character, and so we would understand what it means to live as a Christian. To say that my reading of the Bible is different than everyone else’s reading means that God did not make His word clear, which is contrary to the fact that He gave us His word for the purposes I have mentioned (as well as others). No, His word is clear, and any lucid human can understand it. To take your view would then mean that books written by humans in a plain way, intended to convey information, would mean something different to every individual, which is clearly not the case. For example, if a human author writes in a book, “the cat climbed up the tree”, it means a cat climbed up into a tree, plain and simple. When God says all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, not only is that clear, we actually can attest to this in our life, by our actions as well as by others. We know we have all sinned. So God’s word is clear, and nobody made it devoid of its context. Praise God for that!
Yes, your reading is in fact different from everybody else's. This issue is not a degradation of scripture, truth, or god. This would simply be the case for any text you pick up. It is impossible for any two distinct minds to process language in the exact same way, let alone out of context, through translation, and redefined for thousands of years. To quote a humorous example from a rabbi friend, a "red shirt" does not simply mean a red shirt to Star Trek fans of his generation. This does not mean that reading the Biblical text is of no benefit to a modern reader. Quite the contrary! It is of huge benefit!! It should be studied by theist and atheist alike! People rediscover important truths in the sacred texts all the time...even when they completely miss the original meaning of its written language. Again, the idea of citizenship ("born again") being redefined as conversion to a new religion is just one example. And for those remaining exiled Israelites of the first century who sought to be reborn as citizens, immigration did in fact involve adjusting to a different religious practice and philosophy. This was extremely difficult for many, and hard to justify when there were Judeans who already had citizenship but were not very religious at all. Similarly, an immigrant to America cannot hope to embrace the vision of our nation without accepting key historic points and values. Often he gets a new name at the start of this transformative journey. Of course, a person need not be a Christian to become an American citizen, but his or her success in our nation will be built on a respect and acquaintence with historic judeo-christian principles that have shaped our country. An American is only truly an American if he is inwardly. He may be an American citizen by birth and can still forfeit the benefit of living in a free nation...thus trampling all over the blood of those who fought for our freedom. And an alien who truly embraces America is like a child of our own founders--new to the soil but fully inspired to sacrifice for that freedom.
So although Christianity redefines the term "born again" as purely conversion to a new religion (and one that was yet to be created at the time the Biblical texts were written), the redefined phrase in Christianity is used to express truth nonetheless. Another example...the phrase "kingdom of heaven" did not originally mean an afterlife in the sky but referred rather to rule of god's wisdom on literal earth and in what was expected to be a resurrected nation of Israel first. And yet we can see that the Christian reinterpretation still expresses the truth that there is a dimension of life (call it heavenly) beyond the plain sordid facts on our globe and that can lead us to a future life of blessing and that brings meaning to even the worst present circumstances. Is there such a thing as an actual heavenly afterlife even though this idea is mostly foreign to the original phrase "kingdom of heaven"? I hope so. There is no reason to despair over its nonexistence simply because this is not often the concept being referred to by "kingdom of heaven." There are other texts in jewish tradition to indicate faith in an afterlife more similar to that of Christianity. Another example, rapture theology is an incredibly recent invention of western christianity, and the book of revelations no longer relays the specific meanng it once did...The numbers 666 (numbers symbolically replace words and ideas in Hebrew) have been redefined as the sign of a nebulous future dictator. In reality, this numerology referred to a past and very specific dictator named Nero who was in fact known as the beast. And YET...the truth about dictatoriships forcing people to wear a hat or a star or a mark (or a vaccine passport?) in order to provide for their daily sustenance is a commonly repeated theme under various regimes up to the present time. So while Christianity now refers to this as an unidentified future regime, this can unfortunately still be an accurate prediction. History repeats frighteningly, dragging once prosperous and free nations into the hell of tyranny. I do not wish to suggest that any of this knowledge about the text and its history can replace the underlying more powerful truth that a Being we cannot define with any human language is still immenant and loving...and not because we have somehow earned such affection. The truth isnt the written words themselves or their definitions or the data to go with it. Yet...Studying these written texts disciplines our minds to embrace actual truth...love, hope, freedom from pure entropy and nihilism. It only becomes dangerous when we mistake our interpretations of a written text for the self-contained and immortal truth itself. It is also worth noting that not all ideas in these texts were ever intended to recieve an ovation. Some are purely cautionary reflections on historic views and choices.
Regardless and even in hindsight, our interpretation can only be a grey reflection.
PSALMS 150 /6
Why just skin colors, why not hair colors and pupil colors?
Naked truth...
Great speech 💥💥💥👍
Now if we can get the word to the politicians on capitol hill.
IT IS NOT A BATTLE OF FLESH AND BLOOD BUT A SPIRITUAL BATTLE: If the battle is lost spiritually it will MANIFEST OUTSIDE accordingly: The battle is won in the hearts of men and not in the weapons of physical warfare. CHRIST IN YOU YOU YOU, the hope of glory filling the earth as the waters cover the sea: Stop looking for a LEADER because he lives in you and if he does not, then you are still dead in your sins and no leader can help you ........even if he wins the physical political battles for a time. The WHOLE EARTH is groaning, waiting for the MANIFESTATION of the sons of God: There is a curse upon the earth: IT IS CALLED THE WORLD that is ruled by the antichrist spirit, because Satan is and has always been the god of this world: He who loves the world and wants to win the world, does not have the love of the Father in him and as it is written, THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT the earth, not the world, for it is passing away and everything in it: I DIRECT YOU TO ENTER the Kingdom as a child for such is the Kingdom and I direct you from there, LOOK UP (not out) for your redemption draws nigh from above "WITHIN YOU" ---its all in you: There is no one else to help you but God and God is LOVE.
Straw man. I've never heard anyone besides mystical New Agers say human nature is basically good. You don't get that from any historian, anthropologist, or evolutionary biologist. You do hear it from people like Deepak Chopra, who is steeped in supernatural woo-woo.
First Google search and look at what popped up! "Scientists probe human nature and discover we are good after all"...
I've been saying christaphobia! Let's ask a lefty about that.
Fighting your nature is destructive. Controlling your nature is essential. Men and women are primarily people, people are primarily life,I believe gender is the primary identifying aspect of man and woman. Gender is the games we play.
I detest this man implying that I am something less because I am secular. He insists that inorder to be whole I should believe in an entity, the existence of which nobody can validate. I for what it is worth, am secular, and I do not believe in segregation or separate black schools or graduation ceremonies.
Dennis Prager needs Jesus. It'd be sad 😥for him to have come very close to the Kingdom of God and never entered it 😢
I love your comment, I was pondering the same question, does Dennis believe in Jesus as the son of God who died and rose to save us who believe in him. Or is he still waiting for the Messiah.
Last time i heard Dennis talk he said " i am not a Christian " but he certainly has knowledge and certainly believes in God..he just needs to have a personal relationship with Jesus....he's so smart and so right on...I'm going to pray for him to know Jesus personally
Sorry guys, but Dennis has a Torah education and therefore knows too much to believe in Jesus.
@@priscillahultgren5343 That's a lot of rambling for a simple no. He cannot believe in God when he rejected him. End of story....
@@bryanfarts822 Sadly you are right.