Hillsong Has a Major Problem…
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- The Founder of Hillsong, Brian Houston, was recently exposed in a major scandal, resulting in his resignation. Ray Comfort discusses this tragic situation, brings up his own personal experience with Hillsong churches, exposes the problem with Hillsong, and then tells us what the solution to Hillsong's problem is.
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I used to say “im a christian” but you couldnt tell me apart from a “non christian” in fact I was worse than a “non believer” well God woke me up and brought me out of my stupor and blindness. Thank God!
Yes, I have a similar story. We stray off the path and now back on track.
Same, I thank God that He woke us up to the Truth, blessed be the Lord for His Great Steadfast Love and for not returning while we were still in our sins ❤🙏🏽🙌🏽
Hi. Remember that a person can lead a 'Christian' life and still not make it to heaven. Salvation is to know the Lord: nothing more and nothing less. Jesus said, "This is eternal life, that you know God and Jesus Christ Whom He has sent." Conversely, to those condemned the Lord will says, "Depart from Me; I never knew you." Moreover, referring to the Holy Spirit, Jesus said, "Whoever believes in Me will have rivers of living water bubbling up inside them into eternal life." Conversely, if a person does not have that river of living water, neither do they believe in Christ into salvation!
The question is, do you know the Lord? Do you have that river of life? Are you seated in the heavenlies with Christ or will He say, "Depart, I never knew you"? Remember the words of Christ, "My Father will give the Holy Spirit to whoever asks of Him." Ask and you shall receive! Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
So you weren’t a Christian before???
We can never be good or sinless until heaven
I'm 39. I was a "Christian" for 30 years. I spoke in tongues, had visions, got slain in the spirit on multiple occasions, attended services week in and week out, got baptised...I didn't get truly saved until 2020 when I heard Paul Washer preach.
I got convicted so hard and so fast it felt like an anvil dropping on me, crushing me, threatening to destroy me...and then just as fast, the beautiful release of truly realising what Jesus Christ has done for me, undeserving as I am, to save me from the righteous anger of a holy God, against whom I have sinned grievously.
My life has changed. I have changed. I am no longer worried I'm not saved or that I haven't prayed the right special prayer to get me into heaven. Christ has truly freed me, saved me from an eternity in hell that I truly deserve, and clothed me in His righteousness.
All throughout my 3 decades thinking I was saved, God has been unbelievably faithful to me, providing for me, taking care of me, leading me to that particular moment when I experienced true repentance for the first time. I don't know why. But I am so glad
How did you speak in tongues or have visions if you weren't truly right with God? How did you get to that point if you weren't first walking with the Lord?
Paul Washers sermon "Ten indictments against the modern church in America" is gold.
@@charlesmcnamara4058 honestly? I believe that in the case of visions and shaking/laughing/tongues...it wasn't genuine. I think it was counterfeit and God in His grace has saved me from it. I based everything on my feelings alone; I never read my bible, I accepted anything that sounded good to my ears and I treated God as a cosmic slot machine who had to grant my every wish or He didn't really love me. Maybe one or two things were real, I don't know, but I regard myself as only being truly saved these past two years. I concede it seems messy and disjointed, but I can't really explain anything other than in October 2020, I watched a sermon by Paul Washer and God broke in.
@@charlesmcnamara4058 because Satan can give people all of these experiences and none of them is a sign of being a true believer. Most true believers don't have any of these and the fruits of belief are much more simple.
@@fedkat8821 not true the bible says true believers speak in tounges
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I grew up listening to their music and playing it in church. I was the youth band lead guitarist in 2011-2012. I am very sorry to hear what has happened with them. I pray that the Lord takes back that church and uses it for His will in the mightiest of ways. I am thankful for their music, as it gave me purpose, to serve God by playing my guitar. I still want to do that to this very day. Thank you Brother Ray! God bless you
Sorry Brother,this is not and was not and it will not be a true church but, a church of satan bcz it has not preach what Ray said.
That was an incredible mini-sermon Ray just preached. Faithful, honest, sincere and humble. The Lord Jesus is glorified when truth is spoken!
I just found this channel the Lord saved me 10 weeks ago I was struggling with addictions but now I am free and have a new life thanks to Jesus
Praise God! I hope you are plugged in to a good church.
@@eurekahope5310 yes my Pastor was the director of Teen Challenge years back he and the church have been very important to my recovery I'm growing and learning everyday God Bless you all
Yes @Eureka Hope on 30th April I'm going away on a 2 week discipleship course God has really blessed me
God bless you mate .keep it simple read your bible daily and pray daily for Jesus to help you though all ur daily struggles.may our lord Jesus bless you abundantly..from Sam Belfast Northern Ireland 🙏❤️
Sam I'm from Belfast Brother and please pray for me im trying to stop smoking cigarettes I just don't feel right smoking cigarettes and Sam I have a testimony I'm available anytime I just want to share with everyone what God saved me from
I remember when I was so addicted to porn I started doing it as a "job" , I was heavy into drinking and drugs....I rejected God All the time and made a mockery of Christians.... There was So many times people tried sharing the gospel with me and I rejected them time and time again, I had so much anger, so much darkness within me, I was a slave to the enemy and I didn't even know it, I thought I was living "free".... Long story short , it took me to be at my Lowest when I was more suicidal then ever before, I was crying out to my dad on the phone and he begged me to pray, I was angry at his response and hung up....moments letter I fell to my knees and was So desperate and cried out to God.....not even knowing if I was being heard or not.....SO much poured out of my spirit, I don't even remember half of what I said....all I know is after that moment, something hit me, I felt something I never felt before....I was Never the same again, I felt God....I didn't even know what that meant, but now I know it was fully God, I felt a sense of peace and like I wasn't alone ... I felt in my heart that God was really true....he was really....Real....I couldn't explain it, but from that day forward I have Never been the same, over time I gave up all of my addictions and repented for all of my ways ... I now have been completely sober for 3 years and stopped doing / watching porn for over 5....God IS TRUE he IS, the GOD OF MIRACLES!!!!!!!!! If he could change me from the wicked woman I once was...I'm telling you, he can do a mighty work in ANYONE!!!!! I thank the Lord everyday that I'm Not who I used to be, ALL GLORY TO GOD!!!!!🙏💜
Good for you👍
This is such an amazing testimony. I’m glad you were able to break free from your addictions and find joy through God. ❤️❤️❤️
Amen! That is so awesome! I am so happy for you, and that was the best decision you made of your life to kneel down and talk to God. I pray that you continue to chase after the love of Jesus! God bless y'all!
Great Testimony! It seems you have met the living God. Stay Faithful to the truth.
You have not changed. Your heavy makeup and heavily filtered photo speaks loud. You're still very much a sinner. Vain too.
Wonderfully put. I definitely trembled and I also got goosebumps and lastly tears in my eyes. Love God's law but I love His mercy on top. Praise our good God!!!
This is exactly what we all need to hear. Well said! Sin is real, hell is real ,God's wrath it real. One must repent of sin and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Praise the LORD!
Thanks for sharing bro Ray. Continue preaching the truth! The LORD bless you , your family and the living water's team.
Yes!! I used to go to the potters house and I never heard the gospel. I thought I was saved, I was baptized after all… but I was still living in sin. I would go and get some motivational preaching about “the plans God has for you” but nothing about repentance.
The head pastor was exposed for having an affair and I left the church. I felt deceived because he was so charismatic and seemed to know the word but wasn’t living it.
But by Gods grace He has opened my eyes to the true gospel. It was hard coming to the realization of how wretched I am but I thank God for His love, grace and mercy!
People don’t need to be told that God loves them, most know this and still sin. They need to know that Gods wrath is stored up for the unrighteousness and if they don’t turn away from their sins, they’ll face this wrath.
we all fall short. don't put your faith in man they will fail you every time. Jesus Christ is the only truth in the world.
Hey Faith, I know of the Potters house here in the Dallas area, TD Jakes. If you are still looking for a church come to Fellowship Church in Grapevine, the Pastor is Ed Young. You will get the Gospel message in a life application way.
Amen. The Holy Spirit is Holy and can't live in sin, it is impossible.
@@swackstackas5099 my faith wasn’t in man but if the pastor is living in sin and still preaching, that is a testament to the fact that the church in general isn’t following Gods word.
@@Captain-Awesome hey thank you! I live in Colorado though.
This was a great breakdown. The law is essential to understand grace and how truly good, the good news of Jesus is.
Amen.
Bro, hope you're well, I watched this and literally thought I should share this with you and you're here, this is good reproach very straight forward and light-hearted. Addressing the problem and not the juicy details. Also, I wish to see you start smiling on your thumbnails bro!
Hi Ruslan.
Good to see you here.
@@22-Zar ha appreciate it. You’d have to show me an example of any CZcamsr that smiles in their videos 😂😂😂
@@RuslanKD you can set the example bro😂😂😂! they do it for the clicks but we don't need that .. but seriously tho, Ray is a great example, used the controversy to set a stage to speak about the topic but like 70% of the video was about the Gospel and other stuff and not just the controversy itself. He had a serious but light hearted tone in his voice also, I feel so weird being on your case but just be more happy and smile more and I think I'll feel so much better 😂 not saying be happy about the bad things obviously but just in general, more happy topics pls, sending love though hope you and the fam are doing well.
I always love to hear your preach brother. You have taught me so much about salvation and how to lead others to Christ. Thank you for sharing your gift . A gift that you've nurtured so well over the years through study and prayer.
May God richly bless you and your ministry and all those at work with you.
Hey Ray, my family and I heard you preach years ago at Calvary Chapel East Anaheim. We weren't regular church attenders, but your messages always gave our family much to talk about. My dad is with the Lord now, and I believe that the seeds you planted in him bore that fruit. It's great to see you continuing to grow in the Lord and fight for His Kingdom. God bless!
The problem is there are lukewarm churches that are too afraid to speak the truth about sin because they're afraid to lose followers, lose money, and decrease in popularity, etc... people tend to forget that you can love people and at the same time stand firm on Biblical convictions. Remember, true love warns; and Jesus warns us about the consequences of remaining in sin. God's love is a perfect love.
Many of them sad to sad say have so much debt tied up for fancy buildings, Hi Tech sound equipment etc. They have to fill the place as they need their tithe to service the debt and massive overheads. Scary stuff. Preach holiness and the church will be empty.
If anyone thinks they are above sin, they will fall. This is why Jesus died. We need to keep our eyes on Him. Know our bible and not follow after man.God bless us all and teach us forgiveness as you forgive us Lord. Amen
@@patrickcannell2258 sadly this is true, my old church was fantastic but got shut down because they were millions of dollars in debt. We've been church hopping for years now and it made me cold towards God because I feel like once I get comfortable with the people around me we leave them come back, leave and come back. Leaving the congregation to look at us like not real Christians and treat us like such. It's hard for me to connect with God when I have no one to guide me. I'm only 20 I need that community but haven't had it since I was 16 and it's damaged my faith. Now that I'm older and more mature I read my Bible daily but it is a genuine struggle for me to have anything nice to say about the Christian community because I didn't have the guidance I needed at such a constable age.
@@huskygold5319 here is my advice from a similar history. Work on developing your relationship with Jesus through pray and reading his word. When you come across these type of believers you will be well equipped to recognize and may even be able to mentor and admonish them. Jesus will lead your path and open doors you may never know but as the Bible tells he will never leave or forsake you. Take that with you everywhere and do so Bodley. God bless and know there are others out there praying for one another.
As we grow in sanctification we are to grow in our dislike for sin, and not just others sin but our own.
4 year Christian who initially saw others sin while not disliking mine. I realized that couldn't continue that way. I will always fall short, but intentional sin grieves GOD and I don't want to grieve GOD with intentional actions.
Agree 1000%. It only took 50 years of attending Baptist and non denominational churches for me to finally get it. Thanks to a particular video by Ray, being used by God, to open my eyes. It was around February 2020. Thank the Lord He gave me a second chance. Head knowledge became heart knowledge. And thank you, Ray, for being sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s leading. (Edit for clarification: back in the day the teaching was to “pray the sinner’s prayer and all would be well with one’s soul” which isn’t necessarily wrong if repentance is also taught, TRUE repentance. Not playing the hypocrite and trampling the cross of Christ by flaunting sin as if it was just a blip on the screen but rather the exact thing that Ray preaches, repentance and trust in Christ.)
I'm Baptist by conviction of what scripture says about particular redemption!!!
I’d love to find some nondenominational churches to go to
Jack Eggleson all well and good as long as the need for repentance is taught.
@@michellegarry1872 Repentance-believing in Jesus Christ and turning to the Lord and away from sin, striving to move away from our sin... God bless in the name of Jesus Christ!
@@jackeggleson4102 What state do you live in?
SO VERY VERY WELL SAID!!! My whole complaint with MOST modern day churches is that there no conviction of the heart being preached. How do we get back to the basics of salvation?!
I just found this channel today and am so impressed with your presentation of the word and how you deliver with such gentleness.
The pastor at my church will do sermons on applying Scripture to how we apply GODs word to our lives. He will ask questions in his sermon...about living as a Christian. I believe he does it for us to ask ourselves those tough questions to be convicted by the Spirit if we aren't living for GOD. Pastors need to be leading their congregation to keep our eyes on Jesus and the cross and challenge us to stay on that narrow path
Thank you, Ray. Thank you for taking your time to help us understand how you came to these things. I have the Evidence Bible it is unbelievable. I will not stop reading it until the day the Lord takes me. It is an invaluable resource in this life. Thank you for everything you're doing.
Please run from social media and TV evangelism its fake.
Ray, I'm a longtime Christian, BUT no one has ever opened my eyes to the knowledge of sin like you have, my friend. Keep doing what you do; you're truly helping sinners to see why we are sinners, and need forgiveness. For ALL have fallen short of the glory of God. People need to hear this! Keep preaching Truth and Light, for I believe the End is nearer than we think
I just left an SBC church for this exact reason. I had been a member there 6 years.
About 2 plus years ago I noticed the head pastor had stopped preaching on sin. Things were changing. Women were becoming part of church leadership. Women were starting to dress like prostitutes singing on stage. And there were rumors they were going to start including CRT into their classes. I asked a head deacon and pastor to meet with me so I could ask what was going on. They did.
It was far worse than I thought. All the new leadership, and half of the old, were flaming Liberals. After telling them they were violating Gods Word in love (by refusing to talk about sin any longer) and them saying they disagreed I told them to remove my name from membership immediately. Thank God in 2 weeks I found a good church that preaches His Word hot and with passion.
I guarantee you sin can be found in every church on the planet no matter their teaching or dress codes! We as followers of Jesus must stand up for the righteous teachings of Jesus at every turn! If the church goes astray first reprimand them with Gods word, if they refuse to straighten things back out dust off your feet and move on!
So very thankful for solid Bible believing Christians like yourself that don't put up with "feelings". God's Word says what it says, no bending His Truth! Our feelings have no place in the preaching of a Bible believing church. It's ALL God's Word, no picking and choosing! Sounds like your old church went full Methodist. Sorry to hear that... Hopefully others in that church followed your discernment as well.
HOLD THE LINE!!
This is only the beginning. Hold onto your hats.
@@1jesusdesciple30 yes but we gotta strive to fight against sin. Just cause their is sin in every church doesn't mean that their isnt a difference between willfully sinning and happening to sin
@@1jesusdesciple30 in love didn't mean any disrespect :)
Thank you Ray. Thank you for your obedience, and for taking the time to share this. It’s absolutely true and I need to change how I share.
What you quoted from Charles Spurgeon hit me hard. I had a dream about a year ago or so, where I was knocking on a large wooden door, everything around me was like dark space stretching on forever. I heard a voice ask, "What will you do when you keep knocking, and He finally opens the door?" Then suddenly a giant slot in the door opened and I saw a giant eye staring at me, the iris part was like moving flames. I could physically feel it examining me in my innermost self, like it was flipping through the pages of my life at high speed and there was nothing I could do. I felt a magnetic feeling holding me right where I was and I felt so ashamed and unworthy to even be standing there I kept looking away and looking down, I couldn't look at it. Then I saw a door open to my left and I saw a dry dusty, smoky looking wasteland with skeletons walking and climbing over rocks and mounds. I thought it was strange that they could move since they were just bone, then I'd see blackened flesh start to appear on their ribcage and then wiggly disintegrate again. I thought it was odd that they seemed nice, like they would try to help each other up if one tripped and fell and I thought they were "Christians". I prayed about this later and I think absolutely it is for me, but also I was reminded of the story of the bridesmaids waiting, some were not ready or prepared. They went and had to get more oil, then came back knocking on the door expecting to be let in but were told "Depart, I do not know you". I realized there's so many of us who call ourselves Christians and expect to be let into Heaven when the Bridegroom (Jesus) comes, but we're not really ready. Our oil is not full (we're not full of the Holy Spirit and walking in His Spirit). We'll be crying out to Jesus to let us in and He will tell us to depart, for He does not know us. I pray my oil is full on that day.
One of the best messages I've heard in a long time. We need a pure, clean fear of the Lord.
You shouldn't fear people that are supposed to love you.. Christianity is a fear based death cult and im so glad its dying out 😁🙌🙌🥳🥳🥳
Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Excellent Points! Thank you for being faithful in sharing this!
Thank you Pastor Ray! 🙏🏾 Beautifully broken down, Praise our Father & may He continue Blessing His works thru you, thank you.
God bless you too Ray.😇🙌👑✝️. Thankyou for your non condemning, but righteous way of sharing your thoughts on this matter. We all need to pray for our brothers and sisters, All of them!🙏
Amen! I pray that we as Christians get better at sharing our reviews in a compassionate and righteous way. God bless you Lori!
This is awesome! and SO timely! We have a nation and a world drowning in woke-ism, (etc.) because we have (among many others things) failed to teach or focus on God's laws and the consequences of breaking them. Thank you SO much for this! May the Lord continue to bless your ministry!
This message went straight to my heart. Thank you.
As always, your message is absolutely right on! I also belonged to a church in Australia who was affiliated with them back in the late 90's when Houston was head of the AOG..... and I saw the SAME thing....sin was NEVER DEALT with but condoned, and when I mentioned it I was attacked for being self-righteous! I believe Houston has said that there is no need for repentance to be taught today. I am DEEPLY saddened and fear for the MANY who have believed their doctrine and are now on that wide path that leads to destruction. I can only pray that they will turn to the Word and find the truth in it. THANK YOU for preaching the truth, my dear fellow Kiwi countryman. BLESS you for what you do! You are truly storing up treasure in heaven! - for eye has not seen nor ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man the things that God has prepared for those that love Him! Amen.
Yeah luckily religion wasn't God's intent for us. People do religion just to avoid doing the reading. The Good book has all the answers to life's oldest and simplest questions.
Christianity is a religion and a relationship, not either or
@The Body Podcast Sadly most Christians avoid the downtrodden.
@@joeyouyang Which religion does the Bible say is right? It doesn't. Keep the commandments. Trust in Jesus as salvation through grace. It's not complicated.
What do you mean when you say religion wasn't God's intent? How are you defining religion and how have you discerned God's intention?
Hey i just finished “how to confront a sinner” course and it was the most beautiful lesson ive learned so far.
@@mynameiscarey its ray comfort’s biblical evangelicalist online school. The study course is 150$, pricey but truly worth it!
Thank you for this. I've seen a few videos you've done, but this one really hit home.
Thank you Ray for your ever-going to spread the Gospel. Keep up the good fight brother. With much love, Laren
As someone from Sydney (where it began) I can confirm all of this is true sadly...
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I attended CLC in Sydney in the 80s.
I'm still trying to figure out why new Zealand 🇳🇿 give up Ray Comfort without a fight.
We are fortunate to have you Ray especially in California.
Many pastor preaches only about grace
They doesn't about preaches repentance , sanctification and fellowship
Great Video. I have been watching you for a long time and I've started incorporating how you share your faith into my own sharing of the gospel. I appreciate and pray for God to strengthen and expand the impact of this ministry.
Loved this so much. No one puts things like Ray. Very effective communicator.
Thank you Ray! I love you and my Living Waters Family. I wish more churches would preach this way. ✝️
Agree
A couple of friends and I went to the mall tonight and we got to pass out lots of Gospel tracts and witness to some people.
@@jessebauer7372 that's wonderful 💙 ✝️My spirit is joyful at this!
I too was saved after realizing I needed a savior and Jesus offered salvation. I’m Jewish and I had turned away from God after realizing I could never please him through works and was a sinner. The Law made me feel defeated. But in November, I prayed a prayer and repented and was filled with His Spirit. I had no clue what happened until days later but in the moment I felt heat and electricity run throughout my body. Afterwards, I felt so much love for Jesus and the Father with so much joy and peace. Now I never feel alone because I feel the Spirit with me and thank the Lord every day for forgiving me and saving me. Now my family is struggling to find a church because it really is not easy to find Pastors that preach of sin and conviction. Thank you for making this video. I am excited to meet you in Heaven one day Ray Comfort. God bless you!
Thanks for sharing. Here’s something you may like to consider. It makes sense to use the English language when we are speaking of Jesus to English-speaking people. This is because unbelievers (those we’re trying to reach) will have no idea Who we’re talking about if we refer to Him in a foreign language they neither speak or understand. We may as well be saying, “Put your faith in Иисус Христос.”
Many to whom I have mentioned this, respond despising the Name of Jesus with a passion, refusing to use it. I trust that you’re not in that category.
I was once preaching the gospel in the open air in Berkeley University, and was being angrily heckled by a man who was obviously demon-possessed. He hated it when I used the Name of Jesus, and insisted that I call Him “Yeshua.” He knew that my hearers wouldn’t have any idea of Whom I was speaking, if I used a foreign language.
Only one Name is used as a cuss word. And that Name is the English Name of “Jesus.” No one despises the name “Yeshuah.” They couldn’t care less about it. I wonder why?
@@LivingWaters Wow, I have never thought of it from that perspective. I have used both in the past not thinking much of it due to my surroundings but now will give glory to Jesus and my comment has been edited. Thank you for the suggestion!
God bless you HeavyT. 🙏
Hello. What a lovely testimony you have. I have been a Christian over 40 years and never felt what you have with the joy and peace. I always feel alone unlike you. I'm 65 and have a bit of pain in my left calf. It could be caused by a blood clot as I am very over weight and diabetic. At 65 I feel I cannot go on with no family just a sister in the Lord who lives in another state. She's 82 and could even be dead. Have 2 ladies who see me 3 times a week but still have no fellowship. They are there just clean or wash my clothes. Sure we talk but it is not the same. I told God if the pain in my leg is from a clot it might be my ticket out of here. If it a clot and it breaks off and goes into the lung and kills me, good. I tell God what use am I , what am I living for? Sorry to burden you like that. I'm happy for you dear.
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Amen 🙏 This is what's needed in the world 🌎 today. Thank you for all you do.
Your most impactful message for me yet! As usual great stuff! God bless!
This message is so needed! I found it to be a loving wonderful way to explain the full gospel. God bless you Ray and this rest of the staff at Living Waters.
Yes! This video says it all! The church pastors must emphasize the law to bring attention to our sinful nature. Then from there, we can truly appreciate the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross for us and understand His salvation and grace. Too many churches today preach a false gospel of happiness, rainbows and unicorns. They don't teach about sin, repentance, salvation, or even about hell. This was an excellent video. It explains what most of the churches in America are NOT doing today. In the meantime souls are not being properly reached and taught the wonderful Gospel of Jesus Christ and many remain lost.
Hi ray I'm from Kenya and i got saved on August last year. Your videos have really helped me on my journey and you are absolutely right without the fear of God we cannot depart from sin. God bless you
I've been thinking about this lately and studying about. Thank you for sharing❤
Many lightbulbs just went on in my head.
Glad to see how much this channel has grown
God bless
They passed 1M!!! That is crazy to think about. I have been watching them for a while now and it is so cool to see how God has worked through their ministry. God bless you and happy Palm Sunday!
@@FlourishInFaith Thank you very much God bless you as well
Peace, Joy and Love to you Brother Comfort .... May God richly bless you...
We just love you so much brother Ray! 💚💜💙 Thank you for all you do being faithful and giving GOD all the glory! 🙏🙏🙏📖📖📖📖😇
Thank you for posting this video Ray! I thank God for you. The Lord continues to use you and your ministry to encourage me greatly. I will continue to pray for you and your team!
I love hearing you preach, this ministry blessed my life in a big way, I pray for you and for living waters every day. Also have the evidence Bible as a Christmas gift from my wife. And I've learned and now understand better the scriptures. God bless you all, and thanks for your work and passion about the true biblical Gospel.
Love Ray's ability to clearly articulate Biblical truth. So grateful that I found his channel.
Well said. We all need to hear preaching like this on a more regular basis. Basic, yes, but very very much needed!!
Thank you brother for speaking truth and teaching us to do so as well. And for helping us to know what to watch out for. I have nothing but love & respect for living waters and all that you do for the kingdom of God. I know you are doing this as well as other videos in love and fear for others being misled. Thank you and blessings & peace to you always ❤😊
God's blessings be upon you, too, brother Ray. 🙏
I appreciate you Evangelist Comfort and I appreciate the work you do. GOD BLESS YOU SIR
Thank you brother Ray. U make it so eazy to understand and the mesage comes through straight to the heart. God bless u can keep on fighting the good fight of faith.
Grateful the Lord Jesus showed you the solution. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Amen glory to King Jesus, we build our faith on Hope not unaware false guilt.
Romans 8:1
Really appreciate all you are doing for God’s kingdom. May the Lord bless you Ray Comfort! ❤️
Thank you Ray! I’m very thankful that I have found you and Living Waters! Your videos have helped me so much! I am using the Law to help bring sinners to the Cross at my work and about! I Pray for your continued work!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this. I needed to hear it. I believe I grew up not really understanding my own sin and not fearing God. I also believe it's why I fell away so many times, because I had the "once saved always saved" doctrine and it seems like I could do whatever I wanted and I was covered. I now see how wrong that was, and my own selfishness. About a year ago I gave my life back to God, and this time it has been truly different. I WANT to obey him. I WANT to lead others to Him. I also have to thank you for your channel, Ray, because I truly believe it has helped me see the truth and where I was in error before.
I’m so glad the pastors like you are starting to stand up and preach the gospel I know that others have in the past but so many have walked away from the gospel you and several other pastors online saved me from the charismatic movement and a false conversion I am so grateful that God did not give up on me and show me the true way from His word. thank you for being faithful
Hey @livingwaters we are still using the law to preach the gospel to the lost in the street ministry I’m in. Your videos are a wealth of knowledge. The tone at which you use to preach is so calm. Thanks Ray for your ministry. God continues to be glorified!😊🙌🏾
Praise God! Thank you Ray for this word!
Ray thank you! Thank you so much for this! God has truly gave us a wonderful message through you and you were humble and willing to teach us.
Unfortunately I’m guilty of using the same methods to evangelize, I’ve used too much grace and have not emphasized enough on repentance.
I myself understand the importance of it now. I pray that I may become an effective evangelist.
Bless you brother Ray, I thank the Lord for your life.
Is god capable of reaching to lost?
Thank you sir. Always appreciate and love the way to preach the gospel to the lost. Praise God. Hallelujah
Thank you Ray, I heard your message in 1992 and it changed my understanding of the gospel
Great perspective Ps Ray.
We need more preachers like you.
GOD bless you and Living Waters Ministry.
Yes amen! And we also need more Christians praying, fasting, denying themselves, seeking God with their whole heart and being filled with the Holy Spirit to preach with boldness and to have the right words to say. We need the Spirit of God to move on the hearts of people so they would be convicted of their sins and repent.
Absolutely. We need to walk with Jesus so that others can walk with Jesus. He is the Head of the Church [Colossians 1:18] so ultimately Jesus Christ is responsible for the mess, not us. It is up to Him to "fix" Hillsong, and this broken Planet.
I totally agree! Recently God has been putting on my heart to be more disciplined and this lines up with what you were saying. Thank you for sharing too! God bless y'all!
@@markj.ashwin4830 Do you really believe what you said? I am absolutely stunned. So, according to you, since Jesus is the Head of the Church then He is ultimately responsible for Hillsongs mess and this broken planet? Wow. Haven't you ever read Revelation where Jesus warns the churches to "repent?"
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Ha! Ha! Ha! It so easy to be misunderstood. Jesus is in charge of the Church. And the Planet. I was trying to say, 'Let's not take responsibility for the Hillsong mess. It's not our fault, and it's not our responsibility to fix the mess, or even necessarily to 'point the finger' (Isaiah 58:9) at the mess. Leave it in Jesus' hands".
We have a lot of overseas students come to Australia without the money to pay for their fees, or even to live, just a return airfare home. Which worried me a lot. But then the Holy Spirit convicted me through my young non-Christian house-mate, "It's none of your business". [But we like to make it so.] For freedom Christ has set us free.
When other people make mistakes, and even when we make mistakes, SOMETIMES it is helpful to remember Psalm 51:4, "Against you, and you only, have I sinned." Other people's mistakes, and our mistakes, are God's business alone.
And as you rightly point out, people do need to repent, and whether they repent or not is not something we have any control over.
Thank you for commenting.
@@markj.ashwin4830 You're welcome, and thank you for your kind reply back.
It seems not many people these days understand the importance of repentance, as Paul points out in Romans 2.
There has certainly been a luke-warmness spreading in many denominations, and people aren't learning how to "mortify" (put to death) the deeds of the body, or there is this antinomianism spreading that people don't think they need to repent when it is actually God's goodness that leads us to repentance (Romans 2:4,5). But God's goodness, to lead us to humble ourselves and repent, seems to be drowned out by these types of churches. Any opportunity we have to show others through scripture how to overcome sin and the importance of repentance is something Christians should share more with others. I agree with you though that we have no control what others will do. It's the responsibility of the individual, in response to God's goodness, to obey. God bless.
Thanks for sharing this. Having watching your ministry for so long, I came to understand what you do to bring people to realise their need of God after going thru the commandments. Yes, I totally, agree, Hell is no longer preached in churches. But it is written in the BIBLE.
Great to have stumbled upon your channel!! I used your materials back in 04 to 2011 when I was on fire 🔥 for Jesus. Keep up the work!
Incredibly clear and most relevant. The day God opened my eyes and enabled me to catch the slightest glimpse of my sin, through the lens that He sees such sin, was a terrible day indeed. When I realized what my life was like in God’s sight, I knew that I needed a Savior!
Rays Podcast has been soooo incredibly helpful in my walk with Christ. Living waters has in many ways been my pastors and mentors.
I attend a good church but the food I get from Ray and his team is real neat.
Thank you Ray!
Thank you Living waters! ❤️🙏🏻
Same ❤️🙌🏻
I just recently left a church for the same reason - the leadership elders/deacons know this message. But rarely shared it in it's full content. Many churches are unwilling to talk about the problem of sin, hell and the wrath of God. They are too afraid to offend and not be accepted.
Nothing is sweeter to my ears and soul than to hear the truth of God so beautifully articulated.
Thank you for all you do! Well done good and faithful servant. I was so blessed when I shared the gospel in this manner! So many religious became born again! So much has come against my hubby and I since. But we haven’t drowned. The Lords hand keeps us safe. I pray for a way to get a copy of the evidence bible.
I started crying when Ray read Psalm 51.
"The law prepares the heart for grace."
Brilliantly succinct! How can we know what the good news is if we don't know the bad news first? How can we know what the Savior is saving us from? Thank you for this reminder on biblical gospel proclamation with both sin & righteousness.
Thank you for all that you and your ministry does, and especially for leading by example on how to properly witness!
Absolutely great message ray! Thank you for your ministry my friend!
Wow! Wow! So well sad Ray! I’ve been watching you for awhile, got some of your tracks to give out, you have encouraged me to engage with people with the Holy Spirit guidance….
Excellent, Pastor Ray. So clear and to the exact point. Law-->Grace. Thank You, God, for Pastor Ray and the correct gospel message. So simple and power-filled.
I love this message ❤ please keep making them 💜
I tried to hold my Pastor accountable got kicked out, real quick.
Found a good church.
Same with me but I kicked myself out after realizing I was falling into a trap where the church was turning into a cruise ship that's main goal was keeping everyone happy.
Served on their administrative council until one day I had enough and sent an email letting them know I was done.
@@roaddog7542 "Love Boat" churches everywhere, I like the Ark way better. Better retirement plan.
May God continue to bless you and your ministry! Thank you for the insight.
Thanks for the truth you share Ray. How we have "slithered" away from the teaching of sin in our lives and just giving TED talks to our congregations.
Thank you Ray. You have helped more people than you know, including me. Thank you for preaching the Gospel.
The Gospel is something so precious and it is awesome that Ray shares it! He gives me encouragement to continue with my channel as well. God bless you Mark!
. Thank you. May He greatly bless you as well.
Amen Ray! Thanks for this. Churches are definitely preaching a watered down fluffy God loves you message. It’s not the true gospel. Thanks for your stand for truth. I love the way you share the gospel, it’s so plain, clear and simple to understand.
God bless your ministry ❤️
Well spoken Ray, God is working through you mightily…He gives us all a patch of the vineyard to work in, and yours is revealing what a true gospel message should sound like. I have often quoted you or used your ministry techniques as an example on this topic in my messages of a Sunday morning…Bless ya heaps bro….😎
Ray, that was powerful and truthful. Thank you for your service may God Almighty bless every step you take.
Thanks for sharing from your heart. God's message came across loud and clear. Yes, may we get back to biblical evangelism.
That was brilliantly put, thank, you.
Wonderful Ray. Thank you very much.
Thank you and keep up the good work of faith in sharing the Gospel.
Awesome video Ray comfort, love you videos, very encouraging for the walk with Christ.
Amen brother Ray! I've listened to True and False Conversion and Hell's Best Kept Secret more times than any other sermon in my life. Your ministry has been a huge blessing in my life and ministry and I am grateful to God for you! Keep fighting the good fight.
Me also. I made many C.D.'s of it and gave away probably 50 of them. Lost a few friends I'm guessing. ;)
Thank you for sharing your input on this, mr. Comfort!
God bless you Ray, thank you for your faithful work that the spirit of God does through you.
That was an absolute wonderful sermon Right down to the point!
praise the Lord
Absolutely true, my brother. Not too many Pastors ever preach repentance or about hell. Sad to say but one day there will be a rude awakening for a lot of Pastors and their churches. Repent and take the narrow path before it's too late
Great truth you put together here Ray. The only part that sounds off to me is when you said, "I'm a wretched sinner...". I believe it's important to always stress that though we "were" sinners, we are now SAINTS through our faith in the finished works of Christ.
This is so true. I consider myself a grace teacher. But there can be no grace if we don't understand the price that was paid for our sin. How lost and bad our sin truly is. This is great teaching.