So many lost souls...so little time. Todd Friel speaks the truth in love! His understanding of the Gospel in my opinion is 100% accurate. I've recently found Todd's videos and am becoming inspired to get right with the living God.
I once prayed that exact same prayer, I also asked "God" for the ability to memorize "his" word accurately and clearly so as to be able to defend "his" word and to boldly proclaim it whenever an opportunity arose to do so. . . . .That prayer request never ever came to fruition.
Praise God for the boldness that He's given Todd Friel to proclaim the TRUE Gospel. We (as human kind) are totally depraved sinners in need of redemption... And this redemption is not in or of ourselves. We need a Savior, the Son if God, the Man, Christ Jesus!!!
I love how Mr. Friel puts things. It's hard for me to understand people a lot of the time but I completely understand what he's talking. I wish he was my teacher.
I also didn't realize this until recently, the bible makes the claim that God is love, and I dont remember the verse exactly, but it goes along the lines that if you love each other, then you love God. I will have to look it up, and that made me realize that love is the presence of God, pretty amazing feeling! hehe.
The whole of chapter 18 of the book of Ezekiel tells us that no one can die for someone else's sin. Ezekiel teaches us that all we have to do for God's forgiveness is to stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and God will forgive us. Nowhere does it say that we have to have a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins.
reading. There was no one else. The book that I was reading was the bible. From then on, I said, My goodness, I cast my own spells, I've done witchcraft (both white magic & black magic) , but none of them (NONE) could come as close to what has just happened and experienced at that moment. Heal me instantly! From then on, I did my own reading/researching. That's how I learned of Jesus, & how I've grown 2 love Him, because I see the works that He did while He was here on earth. Still to this day
Our conversation kinda stopped at the Todd Friel movie, but i want to let you know i'm thinking about this stuff, and am willing to go into it further, but now im going on holiday for a week, so it wont be until the monday after the next that i will be able to respond. sorry for the long wait for the response, but i will be working on it. God bless
I used to think as you do, then one day, the Truth tapped me on the shoulder, so to speak. Even for the Truth Himself it took 14 months for me to publicly confess faith in Him, so I was no easy nut to crack. I know all of your arguments because I have used them all, and they all fall flat on their face when confronted with the reality of the Creator of all things. Again I ask you, "When a person has-whether they knew it or not-already rejected the Truth, by what means do they discern a lie?"
Hey Todd! Praise God for what he has done for you! And may he bless your evangelism. Just one inquiry; Doesn't the bible teach that we were created to be a bride for God's son Jesus? I agree that we should glorify God with all that we are and do; but we are also a bride for his son; Revelation 19:7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
I'm so glad I came across this video! God is really putting his messages out there. I totally relate to your point of view and knowledge of God. As a sinner learning the same exact lesson. Amen, Lord.
The point I make over and over, is that if Catholics and Protestants use the same Bible and both think the other is going to Hell - a big claim and issue - then how can know who is right? Both are intelligent and can read the Bible - so why does one group think the other is on a Hell bound train?
Most of his vids he post himself the comments are off. I wish he would take comments on all his vids. I understand why he doesn't. Because of peoples hearts, the very thing he preaches. Love this guy
Todd says God is three distinct persons but one God. I agree with that , I think. I had a problem with explaining or defending that aspect of Christianity. I didn't know the answer when Muslims would say that Christianity is a pagan religion because we have three Gods, the father, the son and the holy spirit. I prayed and thought about it and the conclusion that I came up with or was given (kinda the same thing since God gives us everything we have) is this. Mankind is made up of three parts. We all have a mind, body and spirit. Since we are created in Gods image , God must have those same three parts as well. Except they would be described as the father , the son and the holy spirit. Just as I am one man but having three parts. Anyone have an opinion on this? I would like to know what you think.
+qynsar You know what's also cool is that reality literally reflects God. Mankind is made in God's image: Well man-kind just so happens to have 3 distinct persons foundationally. Man, Woman, Child. They are 3 distinct persons, but of 1 body called The Family. 3 yet 1, just as God is 3 yet 1. The Son of God is the one who defeats death and represents everlasting life. What happens when a son is born in the family? He can carry on his father's legacy even after the father's death. So in this sense, the father lives THROUGH the son, thus allowing the father by proxy, to conquer death and continue to live. Just as God the Father used Christ to conquer death. A son being born of his father to continue his legacy is like a shadow of the true son(Jesus Christ) being born of the true father(God the Father). The son inherits the authority of his father after death just as Christ inherits the throne. I've heard of people say we reflect God because we have mind, body, and spirit but i hadn't thought of why until now. *The father, the one who willed and planned everything into existence*= The Mind *The son, coming down from heaven as God in the flesh*= The Body *And of course the Holy Spirit,the invisible one dwelling inside the believers* = The Spirit. Makes sense to me. Islam is complete nonsense. The most appealing part about it is that it encourages you to give into your prideful human nature by advocating the rejoicing of slaying anyone who disagrees with you and feeling justified in doing so. If ever i could witness a demon convincing a man of something, it would be that his pride was a good thing. Even though i have a lot of pride and don't want to let go of it, there are times i've let it go and just told the whole truth about myself to people and i've always gotten a good response. What a coincidence, the Bible has many verses that instruct you that pride is bad and telling the truth is good. And my life experience shows me why.
My main point is that the tree was the tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil. Until they ate from the tree, they could not possibly know that it was wrong. Then God allows the most tricky, conniving, evil bastard in the universe (supposedly) to try to trick them, and he expects 2 newborn innocents (for all intents) to outwit Satan and know that it is wrong to disobey God.It's worse than telling your 2 yr old to stay out of the cookie jar and sending Johnnie Cochran in to try to convince them its OK.
A perfect world cannot be described as such if it contains imperfection. The potential to eat the forbidden fruit and the subsequent fall is absolute demonstration of an imperfect creation. In other words, a perfect creation could not be rendered imperfect, in any circumstances.
The speculation I speak of, is not that the Ebionites existed or the history of them. The speculation is in the leap that they're "criticisms" are correct.
Nobody can say for 100% sure what happens because ultimately God is the judge but according to the bible, which is his word, There is one way and its a narrow way that only few will know, and if you don't respond to gospel, repent of your sins and put your trust in Jesus, then it's more than clear that Hell is the alternative for the non believers.
Makes perfect sense to me and it's completely Biblical. It's a simple analogy of light and dark - both in the natural and spiritual. I do feel compelled to warn (not out of any malice) that the Word also states that the things of God are foolishness to the to unbeliever comfortable in his sin. (1 Corinthians 2:14) Do have a good day.
The forgiveness is in Jesus, because as a just God, he has to punish the crime. Have you seen the closing remarks? Todd explains it rather well. The book of Ezekiel also explains, just like Deuteronomy that you quoted, that a father cannot be killed for the sins of his son. verse 31 says "renew your heart" and that is what God did to me about 1.5 years ago.
Censorship runs rampant on the fundamentalist Christian sites. They don't WANT to hear opposing views and they don't want you to hear them either.. Most often if one can give a good argument, backed by facts that the preacher can't answer, you get blocked forthwith. One such owner of a site deletes any opposing posts, no matter how good they are and his page is filled mainly with his own preaching. I have yet to see a moderate Christian site where this kind of censorship is practiced.
That's why He send Jesus. He took the punishment. Fully man, fully God, and he did no sin. No lies, no theft, no hatred, nothing. And he died a horrible death on the cross 2000 years ago. But also defeated death, by rising from the grave. All he asks, is repentance (turn from sin) and put your trust in Him. He paid your fine.
Please guys, do not respond to Joe King. He does not deserve any engagement. He's not interested in any engagement. He does not want to hear what you have to say. He's not prepared to have a rational and balanced discussion. Instead, he's turned off replies so he never has to see them or respond to them. He wants to be able to say stuff, but not defend stuff. He's the online equivalent of the guy sitting with his hands over his ears, yelling, "I can't hear you!" And then prides himself on thinking he's intellectually one up on his opponents. Speaks volumes.
It's "God breathed" according to holy scripture. We Christians believe that the Holy Spirit spoke through the men who wrote each book. With all the different authors, there is not one mistake -- not one contradiction, not one lie. Because God is infallible and cannot lie (because of his Holiness), we believe that the Bible is then infallible because it is not written by men, but by God, through men. Hope that makes sense :)
I saw your post as two questions. 1# Original Sin 2# Why should I be punished? To answer your first claim #1 I would answer that you have a free will to do as you wish, no one is forcing you to sin, but if you are argueing why you were placed on earth in the first place, and rather not the presence of God, then what is unfair about recieving a free gift of salvation to get back to God without doing works for it? I really dont see whats unfair here looking at the final outcome. Do you?
It's not my concept, nor would I describe sin as a concept, but a law of God, or rather, the void of God's moral law. God is a spiritual force of absolute perfection. To walk in His laws is to seek after His perfection. Walking outside His moral law, we walk outside His light and into spiritual darkness. That's where sin thrives - outside of God's presence. Just as the smallest light creates a barrier against the night, so too does God's light create a barrier which sin can't stand before.
It's so simply, 1. Turn it off- It'll go away 2. Click out - It'll go away 3. Tune to something else - It'll go away. 4. Walk away - It'll be out of your way HOWever U do it, it'll always be there, The Truth. It will always be there. U R not forced 2 believe it, U R welcomed 2 it, not forced ! Quickest way 2 shut a Christians/TV Evangelist mouth up - click the channel turner. So I want 2 personally thank U though ! 4 in your hatred towards Christ, you've made many more love Him so much more!
So who created god? Your answer: He always existed because he's god or he created himself. So god can always exist/create himself? Your answer: Yes. So why can't the universe always exist/create itself? All god does is shift the question a single step. It answers nothing.
Sin, is the key difference between us and the good state which he created the first people in. Things were never the same once Sin entered the world. And to see God in our current state would destroy us as sin cannot exist before His might.
There is nothing written in the bible itself stating that it is the word of God. The bible itself testifies that the word of God is Christ, and that the title "the word of God" can only be applied to Christ himself.
Shnarkle VonBarkle 2 Timothy 3:16. All scripture is God breathed! The Bible in the 119th psalm exults the word and law of God! It is Gods word. Really! Be blessed
lol, ... couldn't agree more. Btw, I love your screen name, "rationalmartian." It's about time we had some other people in here who are rational. I swear. There is soooooo much ignorance in here.
John 14:6, I am the way, The truth, and the life. No one comes unto My Father but through me. John 14:6. Jesus Christ Messiah says. Said It. Through all versions of all Bibles.
Based on what I believe. Let me try to answer your question fully. God is love, everytime you feel love, you are actually feeling the presence of God. When God created adam and Eve, it was out of love. However, he also had to give them free will because without free will they would merely be robots, acting upon commands. If God asks you, do you love me? They would just like 1+1=2 say yes. Thus they had to have free will, but to have free will you also need the option to choose(the tree).
And, I also love the fact that, as you can see, he did NOT let anyone else talk (and, that's because he THINKS that he has ALL the answers and nobody else has anything worthwhile to say). And, he definitely does NOT like people asking questions (unless, of course, they TOTALLY agree with HIS answers).
Nathan Phillips I'm saying things that I have heard him say (either in THIS video or in OTHER videos). So, no, I'm NOT saying things like I know what he is thinking. I'm saying things that I have heard him saying (at one time or another). And, he is a very hateful man. And, you cannot tell this so much by listening to this video. Look up some other videos that he has done.
I've seen other videos, plenty in fact. He may come off as hateful or bigoted to people, but I've found no fault in anything he's said in regards to scripture. His ministry is not love or respect for one another (and I know that's what most people want), his ministry is Jesus is the way. If he thinks he has all the answers it's because he understands the scriptures. He tells people what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. Every objection people had against what he was saying was irrelevant to the point why he's sharing the word, he's called them rabbit trails and he doesn't directly address them on purpose. Disrespectful? Depends on your perspective. I believe his goal is to win people to Christ, not prove he's smart or any other prideful reason.
Nathan Phillips Sorry, but he is NOT going to win people by acting the way that he does (all mean, rude, hateful, arrogant, a "know it all," FULL of pride, etc., etc., etc,. And, Jesus said that His Gospel WAS to be about love. In fact, Jesus's GREATEST commandment was that we DO *love* one another. John 13:34. And, not even once did Jesus say to act like you're a "know it all." He never once said that you were to act all hateful, arrogant, or proud. In fact, He taught AGAINST these things. So, yeah, it sort of looks THIS guy is preaching ANOTHER gospel (which Jesus also talked about and warned us of). He said that in the last days, people WOULD preach another gospel (doctrines demons, He said). And, if THIS guy's goal is to "win people to CHRIST," then shouldn't HE be preaching Christ and Christ alone?!!? And, act Christ-like?!!? Well, yeah, he ought to. But, he isn't. And, you said so, yourself. You finally admitted that HE came across as being that way. And, he preaches against gay people a lot (and homosexuality). Did Jesus, according to the man-made bible, EVER (even once?) say that gays were horrible people?!!? Did He EVER say anything against homosexuality?!!? NO!!! He never even mentioned homosexuality. And, you'd think that *if* homosexuality was such a "sinful" thing, Jesus WOULD have said *something* about it. Wouldn't ya?!!? Yep, I would think so, too. But, He didn't. And, what about David and Jonathon?!!? The bible says that David was "a man after GOD'S own heart." And, the bible says that David loved Jonathon MORE than he ever loved a woman. It says that "David's love for Jonathon SURPASSED the love that he had for women." And, it goes on to say that David and Jonathon made a pledge of loyalty - a covenant - to each other that was to last till the day that either of them OR both of them died. And, it WAS to include David and Jonathon's children to ensure that they were well taken care of until they were able to take care of themselves. And, yes, David and Jonathon had previous relationships with women. So, no, they were NOT gay. BUT, they DID love each other (both the SAME sex, ya notice?) MORE THAN they ever loved women. And, the word that the bible used, here, was "covenant." And, this word, "covenant" was used elsewhere, throughout the bible, and meant "marriage." It has been used for heterosexual marriage quite a few times. But, I'm sure you are going to say that when it was used for David and Jonathon, the meaning all of a sudden changed and no longer meant marriage?!!? Hahaha!!! Yeah, you cannot change the rules in the middle of the game. And, please, please, please, let's stay consistent. That would be nice!!! Most bible scholars will tell you that the man-made bible does NOT condemn homosexuality whatsoever, but that it DOES condemn gay rape (as in Sodom and Gomorrah), gay prostitution (as in male cultic prostitution, shrine, etc., ), and gays who are trying to go AGAINST nature (trying to "become" something that they are not). And, I would agree with what the bible says. Rape is DEFINITELY a no no. So is prostitution. And, I am also of the belief that one should NOT try to go against WHO they are, naturally (their TRUE sexual orientation). The ONLY time I have ever tried to go against MY personal sexual orientation was when I was involved in my former Church (if you want to call it that - I would be more inclined to call it a cult - a hateful cult). And, yeah, unfortunately, I wasted quite a few years in that mess. But, one day, I woke up and realized that life was short and that ya need to just be HAPPY with WHO God made you to be (my TRUE self). And, He made me to realize that God does NOT make any junk and that we are ALL loved and cared for. If not by men, then by God, Himself. My bible says that "God is NOT a respecter of persons." I tend to agree with that, too. The ONLY problems I really have with the bible is that it condones a LOT of things that I would *never* condone. Things like rape, incest, slavery, the stoning of children (and others), murder (even abortion and genocide), lying, and all sorts of other HORRIBLE things that I consider evil and immoral. Okay, I guess I have said my piece. Hope ya have a good night, man. And, God bless!
+David Simons That was a long comment. I can't reply to everything, but I'm telling you Todd is in fact preaching Christ. I said *he may* come across that way, not *I think he is a bigot*. He's not, that's just what people's opinions are, and they're wrong. By the way, who was Jesus to everyone? He accepted and loved everyone as they were and condemned no one--well that's the Jesus that a lot of people perceive in their minds and it's a fallacy. The Pharisees were self-righteous to Him and so are much of us today! He condemns as well. You may know John 3 16, but do you know John 3 17-20? Yes, God loves you more than you would comprehend, but be afraid of His judgment because the gateway, as He said, is narrow. You can't tailor Jesus or anything in the Bible to what you believe. There are people who tell themselves "this sin and that sin is okay. Society says so and times have changed!" Can society send you to hell? No, but God can and He hates sin no matter how small. No sin is worse than any other in His eyes. Homosexuality is shameful according to Romans 1. Sorry to tell you... it's bad. However, so is adultery, lusting, lying, murder, and stealing. Sin is sin, and no person is better than another because all have sinned. Our priority is not to just ask forgiveness, but make an effort to turn from that sin as well because it can keep us from God and would be terrible if we die and have unrepented sin.
There were two trees: Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He MUST NOT BE ALLOWED to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." 23:So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
Actually, not sure what you are talking about because I have a very DEEP relationship with God. Repented of my sins, been baptized in Jesus' Name, got the Holy Ghost (and speak in tongues EVERY SINGLE DAY). I live a very devoted life to God. So, I'm not really sure why you think I will "never accept the Lord." I've already accepted the Lord into my life a long, long time ago. And, worship Him all off and on all throughout the day. I listen primarily to Gospel music.
No, actually, they cannot. It is impossible to identify anything as not matching what you do not know. A lie is anything that does not equal Truth. Therefore, without knowing and accepting Truth as being Truth, one cannot discern a lie.
First, apply what I wrote to any particular truth and the reasoning of what I wrote still stands. Second, I don't care whether you agree with me or not; the logic of what I wrote still stands whether you, in your tin-plated, self-anointed "authority" agree with it or not. And I already told you that your questions have been non-sequitur. I don't bother with non-sequiturs.
Mr. Friel I love your work, but I take issue with one proposal you make here, that is, that God "came up with a plan" for our salvation. This would imply that He 'reacted' to our predicament, when it is clear from a Scriptural standpoint, rather, that He PURPOSED to do His will from eternity (Rom 8:29; Eph. 1:4; 2Thes. 2:13; especially 1Peter 1:20). To suggest that God "reacts" to anything is to deny Him omniscience, not to mention sovereignty.
Creating anything has planning to it. God did it in a sense that "this is what I'm going to do and this is how it will go down" and not in a reaction to predicament. I'm sure Todd would agree with you. It may have come across in a different way but I've watched videos of him explaining what you just did. God bless
It has been my experience that comments are blocked or the person is blocked completely because they can offer something that contradicts what they are preaching. I've had it happen quite often. I really don't like the cursing and name calling that goes on and generally just mark it as spam. If someone is offering facts that differ from what the preacher is saying, then it shouldn't be marked as spam nor removed, but this happens all the time.
Scotty500, if one calls another a fool what does that make them? We cannot call each other what we know not. As for my comment, its my comment i was bored at the lack of entertainment so it wasnt grilling a christian. It was the same argument versus the same rebuttle. Thanks much have a great day and God Bless
If you had a genuine question, born out of a desire to know, it would not be a non-sequitur. Instead, though, all you are doing is trying to exult yourself by the exposure of one you think to be beneath you, when you are the one on the bottom. "When a person has-whether they knew it or not-already rejected the Truth, by what means do they discern a lie?" Of course, you'll never understand that, either, (books could be written on it, but even PhD's fail to properly parse it) because of pride.
I better go a runthrough again on that particular section, but I still dont see how this follows. He was banished after eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. To be honest, I dont even see the point of this discussion.
9:35 "Did you know that [chances are very good] that you're a postmodern?" Way to tell people what they are, Todd. I mean, it's not like we need to let *them* tell us how they would describe themselves and what they believe.
Alright but because I love you I have to tell you this part, and you may not like it but here it goes: Everyone who chooses the path you have chosen this day, and does not repent and trust in The Lord Jesus Christ will be cast into hell where they burn forever and ever, for their sin against The Lord. I can only wish that you come to the truth before you pass on. May The Lord bless you.
Todd Friel : dude great presentation of the gospel - this is what needs to be preached in all churches every Sunday in all the world - not the junk we see on TBN
I used to take it to Todd, Ray, and Kirk pretty hard a few years ago. Started a group devoted to exposing not only their logical fallacies and lies but also their unethical business practices (because at the end of the day, that's all they were doing: running a business). Brings back some good memories. Thanks for the videos.
I wish apologists would drop references to sin when attempting to prove the existence of god. Sin only exists if god exists. If the existence of sin is contingent up on the existence of god then god's existence has to be demonstrated without reference to sin.
How do you know the scenario was set up such? For example, do you know - How many times Adam and Eve said no to serpent? Do you know how many years they remained true to God? 10-20-30? 130? Do you know all the instructions God gave about the tree of life? How many attempts did the serpent use? etc, I suggest you go to the Rational Christian site, and read Glenn Miller response to this question, hard to satisfactory answer a broad question, with a 500 limit It is just a brief description of
I do not often access other forums than youtube when it comes to the matter of Jesus christ, however as of CZcams, all I see on Christian youtube videos I understand the moderation very well. People simply cannot behave properly with respect. I understand moderation very well, and if I launched a channel dedicated for videos I would moderate that without a doubt aswell. Critique and open minds are welcome, scoffers are not.
Wow is right. It seems to me that it would take a lot more imagination and faith to believe we came from nothing with a BANG rather than a Creator. Something created from nothing by no one...hmmm that makes a lot of sense.
Todd Friel is a real trip. He has an ELITIST mentality. And, that's one thing I cannot stand. Probably why I can't stand most so-called Christians, too, because most of them seem to have that same attitude. "We are better than everyone else. Only WE have the real truth and only WE are TRUE Christians. You are a mess and need us (and God, of course) to save you. And, WE have "arrived" so to speak. That's their mentality. And, yeah, MOST thinking people would not want ANYTHING to do with them.
Todd Friel may the Almighty God continue to keep you, bless you and give you continue strenght for his work and his Son Jesus Christ.
Lol what's up with so many hand gestures ,let us pray for him yes
Todd to damn dumb to know what he claims.
So many lost souls...so little time. Todd Friel speaks the truth in love! His understanding of the Gospel in my opinion is 100% accurate. I've recently found Todd's videos and am becoming inspired to get right with the living God.
This guy is pure gold , love him. God bless
I can’t believe people fall for this guy.
He's like a character from a Flannery O'Connor novel "come to life."
I only pray that I could have this courage and bravery to articulate the Gospel so clearly
Jeremy Hopefully God will lead you in that direction and make you more bold in your speech... God bless
I once prayed that exact same prayer, I also asked "God" for the ability to memorize "his" word accurately and clearly so as to be able to defend "his" word and to boldly proclaim it whenever an opportunity arose to do so. . . . .That prayer request never ever came to fruition.
This was very good. Amazing dude Todd Friel.
Praise God for the boldness that He's given Todd Friel to proclaim the TRUE Gospel. We (as human kind) are totally depraved sinners in need of redemption... And this redemption is not in or of ourselves. We need a Savior, the Son if God, the Man, Christ Jesus!!!
Todd Friel telling it like it is.
Did anyone else hear a dog whining in the background?
I really wanted hear the rest of this this including the conversation.
I did
I love how Mr. Friel puts things. It's hard for me to understand people a lot of the time but I completely understand what he's talking. I wish he was my teacher.
watch wretched 9 pm
Good work Todd! What a shame these debates/conversations are rare in Australia..
I love Todd’s exceptional sense of humour. I would love to seat with him and talk for hours about sound biblical discussions. 😀
Glory to God. Thanks for sharing
I wish I could see the whole this. I'm amazed by true Christians. So few of us though
AMEN, brother Mark
I also didn't realize this until recently, the bible makes the claim that God is love, and I dont remember the verse exactly, but it goes along the lines that if you love each other, then you love God. I will have to look it up, and that made me realize that love is the presence of God, pretty amazing feeling! hehe.
The whole of chapter 18 of the book of Ezekiel tells us that no one can die for someone else's sin. Ezekiel teaches us that all we have to do for God's forgiveness is to stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and God will forgive us. Nowhere does it say that we have to have a blood sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins.
Came to watch Friel talk about Christ, but was really pumped to hear the Pearl Jam intro too!
Thank you sir
..your doing a great job Brother !! (Mark 3:35)
Your eternal future is vastly more important than getting tired over a subject, remember God is not nothing.
reading. There was no one else. The book that I was reading was the bible. From then on, I said, My goodness, I cast my own spells, I've done witchcraft (both white magic & black magic) , but none of them (NONE) could come as close to what has just happened and experienced at that moment. Heal me instantly! From then on, I did my own reading/researching. That's how I learned of Jesus, & how I've grown 2 love Him, because I see the works that He did while He was here on earth. Still to this day
Where was this? UGA?
Name the writers of the "historical" accounts.
You are a person of great faith, indeed! That takes way more faith to believe then that a God did it.
can you tell me where this is in the bible?
Todd rules!
from what?
Our conversation kinda stopped at the Todd Friel movie, but i want to let you know i'm thinking about this stuff, and am willing to go into it further, but now im going on holiday for a week, so it wont be until the monday after the next that i will be able to respond.
sorry for the long wait for the response, but i will be working on it.
God bless
I used to think as you do, then one day, the Truth tapped me on the shoulder, so to speak. Even for the Truth Himself it took 14 months for me to publicly confess faith in Him, so I was no easy nut to crack. I know all of your arguments because I have used them all, and they all fall flat on their face when confronted with the reality of the Creator of all things.
Again I ask you, "When a person has-whether they knew it or not-already rejected the Truth, by what means do they discern a lie?"
Hey Todd! Praise God for what he has done for you! And may he bless your evangelism. Just one inquiry; Doesn't the bible teach that we were created to be a bride for God's son Jesus? I agree that we should glorify God with all that we are and do; but we are also a bride for his son;
Revelation 19:7
Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
Yes the church is the bride. The body of Christ those who have accepted him as their savior is the church/bride.
DavidCO The Old Testament says that God is married to the backslider.
Hopefully one day there'll be none.
Todd Friel should give a lecture on the origins of the compilation of the Holy Bible.
I'm so glad I came across this video! God is really putting his messages out there. I totally relate to your point of view and knowledge of God. As a sinner learning the same exact lesson. Amen, Lord.
The point I make over and over, is that if Catholics and Protestants use the same Bible and both think the other is going to Hell - a big claim and issue - then how can know who is right? Both are intelligent and can read the Bible - so why does one group think the other is on a Hell bound train?
Most of his vids he post himself the comments are off. I wish he would take comments on all his vids. I understand why he doesn't. Because of peoples hearts, the very thing he preaches. Love this guy
Todd says God is three distinct persons but one God. I agree with that , I think. I had a problem with explaining or defending that aspect of Christianity. I didn't know the answer when Muslims would say that Christianity is a pagan religion because we have three Gods, the father, the son and the holy spirit. I prayed and thought about it and the conclusion that I came up with or was given (kinda the same thing since God gives us everything we have) is this. Mankind is made up of three parts. We all have a mind, body and spirit. Since we are created in Gods image , God must have those same three parts as well. Except they would be described as the father , the son and the holy spirit. Just as I am one man but having three parts. Anyone have an opinion on this? I would like to know what you think.
+qynsar You know what's also cool is that reality literally reflects God.
Mankind is made in God's image: Well man-kind just so happens to have 3 distinct persons foundationally. Man, Woman, Child. They are 3 distinct persons, but of 1 body called The Family. 3 yet 1, just as God is 3 yet 1.
The Son of God is the one who defeats death and represents everlasting life. What happens when a son is born in the family? He can carry on his father's legacy even after the father's death. So in this sense, the father lives THROUGH the son, thus allowing the father by proxy, to conquer death and continue to live. Just as God the Father used Christ to conquer death. A son being born of his father to continue his legacy is like a shadow of the true son(Jesus Christ) being born of the true father(God the Father). The son inherits the authority of his father after death just as Christ inherits the throne.
I've heard of people say we reflect God because we have mind, body, and spirit but i hadn't thought of why until now.
*The father, the one who willed and planned everything into existence*= The Mind
*The son, coming down from heaven as God in the flesh*= The Body
*And of course the Holy Spirit,the invisible one dwelling inside the believers* = The Spirit.
Makes sense to me.
Islam is complete nonsense. The most appealing part about it is that it encourages you to give into your prideful human nature by advocating the rejoicing of slaying anyone who disagrees with you and feeling justified in doing so. If ever i could witness a demon convincing a man of something, it would be that his pride was a good thing.
Even though i have a lot of pride and don't want to let go of it, there are times i've let it go and just told the whole truth about myself to people and i've always gotten a good response. What a coincidence, the Bible has many verses that instruct you that pride is bad and telling the truth is good. And my life experience shows me why.
Pacen tho Sounds good to me. God Bless you and thank you for the reply.
Suggest reading "Forgotten Trinity" by Dr. James White. I think I could answer your question perfectly.
Blessings.
laloboxing2932 thank you and may Christ bless your understanding as well.
I have a simple way of thinking about the Trinity: I think of a egg. One egg, three distinct parts - shell, yolk and the white.
My main point is that the tree was the tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil. Until they ate from the tree, they could not possibly know that it was wrong. Then God allows the most tricky, conniving, evil bastard in the universe (supposedly) to try to trick them, and he expects 2 newborn innocents (for all intents) to outwit Satan and know that it is wrong to disobey God.It's worse than telling your 2 yr old to stay out of the cookie jar and sending Johnnie Cochran in to try to convince them its OK.
God has ALWAYS existed. He is the ONLY self-existing being. He was NOT created, He IS the beginning of ALL things seen and unseen.
A perfect world cannot be described as such if it contains imperfection. The potential to eat the forbidden fruit and the subsequent fall is absolute demonstration of an imperfect creation. In other words, a perfect creation could not be rendered imperfect, in any circumstances.
Eamon Brennan God never said the world was perfect, he said it was very good.
Tell me about your concept of "sin".
There are a few moments in the very beginning where I thought I heard a puppy whining. Maybe it was one of the desks creaking? Weird.
You know in your heart its wrong to murder? To know commit adultry? To steal? To lie? To blaspheme?
It's in your heart.
I really need to take a class or something on apologetic. I'm not as gentle as I wish I was with the gospel sometimes...
The speculation I speak of, is not that the Ebionites existed or the history of them. The speculation is in the leap that they're "criticisms" are correct.
Does the Bible say it’s inspired?
This guy is most famous for getting rekt by Christopher Hitchens on his own radio show lol
Nobody can say for 100% sure what happens because ultimately God is the judge but according to the bible, which is his word, There is one way and its a narrow way that only few will know, and if you don't respond to gospel, repent of your sins and put your trust in Jesus, then it's more than clear that Hell is the alternative for the non believers.
Makes perfect sense to me and it's completely Biblical. It's a simple analogy of light and dark - both in the natural and spiritual.
I do feel compelled to warn (not out of any malice) that the Word also states that the things of God are foolishness to the to unbeliever comfortable in his sin. (1 Corinthians 2:14)
Do have a good day.
Why do I keep hearing a dog in the background? (I'm only as far as 5:45...maybe it's explained before the end.)
Can you tell me why the bible is authoritative beyond it's merely claiming to be so?
The forgiveness is in Jesus, because as a just God, he has to punish the crime.
Have you seen the closing remarks? Todd explains it rather well.
The book of Ezekiel also explains, just like Deuteronomy that you quoted, that a father cannot be killed for the sins of his son.
verse 31 says "renew your heart" and that is what God did to me about 1.5 years ago.
What's wrong with the pup?
Censorship runs rampant on the fundamentalist Christian sites. They don't WANT to hear opposing views and they don't want you to hear them either.. Most often if one can give a good argument, backed by facts that the preacher can't answer, you get blocked forthwith. One such owner of a site deletes any opposing posts, no matter how good they are and his page is filled mainly with his own preaching. I have yet to see a moderate Christian site where this kind of censorship is practiced.
That's why He send Jesus. He took the punishment. Fully man, fully God, and he did no sin. No lies, no theft, no hatred, nothing. And he died a horrible death on the cross 2000 years ago. But also defeated death, by rising from the grave.
All he asks, is repentance (turn from sin) and put your trust in Him. He paid your fine.
Please guys, do not respond to Joe King. He does not deserve any engagement. He's not interested in any engagement. He does not want to hear what you have to say. He's not prepared to have a rational and balanced discussion.
Instead, he's turned off replies so he never has to see them or respond to them. He wants to be able to say stuff, but not defend stuff. He's the online equivalent of the guy sitting with his hands over his ears, yelling, "I can't hear you!" And then prides himself on thinking he's intellectually one up on his opponents.
Speaks volumes.
+jaydee040 Nothing. Man, that'd be scary. Good thing God's words is infallible :)
It's "God breathed" according to holy scripture. We Christians believe that the Holy Spirit spoke through the men who wrote each book. With all the different authors, there is not one mistake -- not one contradiction, not one lie. Because God is infallible and cannot lie (because of his Holiness), we believe that the Bible is then infallible because it is not written by men, but by God, through men. Hope that makes sense :)
I saw your post as two questions.
1# Original Sin
2# Why should I be punished?
To answer your first claim #1 I would answer that you have a free will to do as you wish, no one is forcing you to sin, but if you are argueing why you were placed on earth in the first place, and rather not the presence of God, then what is unfair about recieving a free gift of salvation to get back to God without doing works for it? I really dont see whats unfair here looking at the final outcome.
Do you?
It's not my concept, nor would I describe sin as a concept, but a law of God, or rather, the void of God's moral law. God is a spiritual force of absolute perfection. To walk in His laws is to seek after His perfection. Walking outside His moral law, we walk outside His light and into spiritual darkness. That's where sin thrives - outside of God's presence.
Just as the smallest light creates a barrier against the night, so too does God's light create a barrier which sin can't stand before.
It's so simply, 1. Turn it off- It'll go away 2. Click out - It'll go away 3. Tune to something else - It'll go away. 4. Walk away - It'll be out of your way HOWever U do it, it'll always be there, The Truth. It will always be there. U R not forced 2 believe it, U R welcomed 2 it, not forced ! Quickest way 2 shut a Christians/TV Evangelist mouth up - click the channel turner.
So I want 2 personally thank U though ! 4 in your hatred towards Christ, you've made many more love Him so much more!
So who created god?
Your answer: He always existed because he's god or he created himself.
So god can always exist/create himself?
Your answer: Yes.
So why can't the universe always exist/create itself?
All god does is shift the question a single step. It answers nothing.
Love Todd Friel. He’s an amazing communicator. Tells it like it is.
who is the creeper in the back? He thinks he's the speaker
Sin, is the key difference between us and the good state which he created the first people in. Things were never the same once Sin entered the world. And to see God in our current state would destroy us as sin cannot exist before His might.
I'm not gonna say he's right about everything, but he is awesome.
Todd Friel is the man!
There is nothing written in the bible itself stating that it is the word of God. The bible itself testifies that the word of God is Christ, and that the title "the word of God" can only be applied to Christ himself.
Shnarkle VonBarkle 2 Timothy 3:16. All scripture is God breathed! The Bible in the 119th psalm exults the word and law of God! It is Gods word. Really! Be blessed
awesome truth!!!!!!!!!!!
that was a drubbing! great radio.
The Bible gives a particular reason as to why the world did not mean remained perfect.
lol, ... couldn't agree more. Btw, I love your screen name, "rationalmartian." It's about time we had some other people in here who are rational. I swear. There is soooooo much ignorance in here.
John 14:6, I am the way, The truth, and the life. No one comes unto My Father but through me. John 14:6. Jesus Christ Messiah says. Said It. Through all versions of all Bibles.
Based on what I believe. Let me try to answer your question fully.
God is love, everytime you feel love, you are actually feeling the presence of God. When God created adam and Eve, it was out of love. However, he also had to give them free will because without free will they would merely be robots, acting upon commands. If God asks you, do you love me? They would just like 1+1=2 say yes.
Thus they had to have free will, but to have free will you also need the option to choose(the tree).
The person filming this thought 08:50 yeah, imma make sure to get THAT guys face.
And, I also love the fact that, as you can see, he did NOT let anyone else talk (and, that's because he THINKS that he has ALL the answers and nobody else has anything worthwhile to say). And, he definitely does NOT like people asking questions (unless, of course, they TOTALLY agree with HIS answers).
Why do say that like you know what he's thinking?
Nathan Phillips I'm saying things that I have heard him say (either in THIS video or in OTHER videos). So, no, I'm NOT saying things like I know what he is thinking. I'm saying things that I have heard him saying (at one time or another). And, he is a very hateful man. And, you cannot tell this so much by listening to this video. Look up some other videos that he has done.
I've seen other videos, plenty in fact. He may come off as hateful or bigoted to people, but I've found no fault in anything he's said in regards to scripture. His ministry is not love or respect for one another (and I know that's what most people want), his ministry is Jesus is the way. If he thinks he has all the answers it's because he understands the scriptures. He tells people what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.
Every objection people had against what he was saying was irrelevant to the point why he's sharing the word, he's called them rabbit trails and he doesn't directly address them on purpose. Disrespectful? Depends on your perspective. I believe his goal is to win people to Christ, not prove he's smart or any other prideful reason.
Nathan Phillips Sorry, but he is NOT going to win people by acting the way that he does (all mean, rude, hateful, arrogant, a "know it all," FULL of pride, etc., etc., etc,. And, Jesus said that His Gospel WAS to be about love. In fact, Jesus's GREATEST commandment was that we DO *love* one another. John 13:34. And, not even once did Jesus say to act like you're a "know it all." He never once said that you were to act all hateful, arrogant, or proud. In fact, He taught AGAINST these things. So, yeah, it sort of looks THIS guy is preaching ANOTHER gospel (which Jesus also talked about and warned us of). He said that in the last days, people WOULD preach another gospel (doctrines demons, He said). And, if THIS guy's goal is to "win people to CHRIST," then shouldn't HE be preaching Christ and Christ alone?!!? And, act Christ-like?!!? Well, yeah, he ought to. But, he isn't. And, you said so, yourself. You finally admitted that HE came across as being that way. And, he preaches against gay people a lot (and homosexuality). Did Jesus, according to the man-made bible, EVER (even once?) say that gays were horrible people?!!? Did He EVER say anything against homosexuality?!!? NO!!! He never even mentioned homosexuality. And, you'd think that *if* homosexuality was such a "sinful" thing, Jesus WOULD have said *something* about it. Wouldn't ya?!!? Yep, I would think so, too. But, He didn't. And, what about David and Jonathon?!!? The bible says that David was "a man after GOD'S own heart." And, the bible says that David loved Jonathon MORE than he ever loved a woman. It says that "David's love for Jonathon SURPASSED the love that he had for women." And, it goes on to say that David and Jonathon made a pledge of loyalty - a covenant - to each other that was to last till the day that either of them OR both of them died. And, it WAS to include David and Jonathon's children to ensure that they were well taken care of until they were able to take care of themselves. And, yes, David and Jonathon had previous relationships with women. So, no, they were NOT gay. BUT, they DID love each other (both the SAME sex, ya notice?) MORE THAN they ever loved women. And, the word that the bible used, here, was "covenant." And, this word, "covenant" was used elsewhere, throughout the bible, and meant "marriage." It has been used for heterosexual marriage quite a few times. But, I'm sure you are going to say that when it was used for David and Jonathon, the meaning all of a sudden changed and no longer meant marriage?!!? Hahaha!!! Yeah, you cannot change the rules in the middle of the game. And, please, please, please, let's stay consistent. That would be nice!!! Most bible scholars will tell you that the man-made bible does NOT condemn homosexuality whatsoever, but that it DOES condemn gay rape (as in Sodom and Gomorrah), gay prostitution (as in male cultic prostitution, shrine, etc., ), and gays who are trying to go AGAINST nature (trying to "become" something that they are not). And, I would agree with what the bible says. Rape is DEFINITELY a no no. So is prostitution. And, I am also of the belief that one should NOT try to go against WHO they are, naturally (their TRUE sexual orientation). The ONLY time I have ever tried to go against MY personal sexual orientation was when I was involved in my former Church (if you want to call it that - I would be more inclined to call it a cult - a hateful cult). And, yeah, unfortunately, I wasted quite a few years in that mess. But, one day, I woke up and realized that life was short and that ya need to just be HAPPY with WHO God made you to be (my TRUE self). And, He made me to realize that God does NOT make any junk and that we are ALL loved and cared for. If not by men, then by God, Himself. My bible says that "God is NOT a respecter of persons." I tend to agree with that, too. The ONLY problems I really have with the bible is that it condones a LOT of things that I would *never* condone. Things like rape, incest, slavery, the stoning of children (and others), murder (even abortion and genocide), lying, and all sorts of other HORRIBLE things that I consider evil and immoral. Okay, I guess I have said my piece. Hope ya have a good night, man. And, God bless!
+David Simons That was a long comment. I can't reply to everything, but I'm telling you Todd is in fact preaching Christ.
I said *he may* come across that way, not *I think he is a bigot*. He's not, that's just what people's opinions are, and they're wrong. By the way, who was Jesus to everyone? He accepted and loved everyone as they were and condemned no one--well that's the Jesus that a lot of people perceive in their minds and it's a fallacy. The Pharisees were self-righteous to Him and so are much of us today! He condemns as well. You may know John 3 16, but do you know John 3 17-20? Yes, God loves you more than you would comprehend, but be afraid of His judgment because the gateway, as He said, is narrow.
You can't tailor Jesus or anything in the Bible to what you believe. There are people who tell themselves "this sin and that sin is okay. Society says so and times have changed!" Can society send you to hell? No, but God can and He hates sin no matter how small. No sin is worse than any other in His eyes. Homosexuality is shameful according to Romans 1. Sorry to tell you... it's bad. However, so is adultery, lusting, lying, murder, and stealing. Sin is sin, and no person is better than another because all have sinned. Our priority is not to just ask forgiveness, but make an effort to turn from that sin as well because it can keep us from God and would be terrible if we die and have unrepented sin.
There were two trees: Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He MUST NOT BE ALLOWED to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." 23:So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
Isn't it an act of tyranny creating evil, and then judging others for it?
Actually, not sure what you are talking about because I have a very DEEP relationship with God. Repented of my sins, been baptized in Jesus' Name, got the Holy Ghost (and speak in tongues EVERY SINGLE DAY). I live a very devoted life to God. So, I'm not really sure why you think I will "never accept the Lord." I've already accepted the Lord into my life a long, long time ago. And, worship Him all off and on all throughout the day. I listen primarily to Gospel music.
Does that mean it is okay for a person to believe that its right to torture and kill people because it makes him happy?
Hit that wallet and thinks change in a twinkling of an eye! lol
No, actually, they cannot.
It is impossible to identify anything as not matching what you do not know. A lie is anything that does not equal Truth. Therefore, without knowing and accepting Truth as being Truth, one cannot discern a lie.
oh yeah, totally agree with ya
great video
First, apply what I wrote to any particular truth and the reasoning of what I wrote still stands. Second, I don't care whether you agree with me or not; the logic of what I wrote still stands whether you, in your tin-plated, self-anointed "authority" agree with it or not. And I already told you that your questions have been non-sequitur. I don't bother with non-sequiturs.
Mr. Friel I love your work, but I take issue with one proposal you make here, that is, that God "came up with a plan" for our salvation. This would imply that He 'reacted' to our predicament, when it is clear from a Scriptural standpoint, rather, that He PURPOSED to do His will from eternity (Rom 8:29; Eph. 1:4; 2Thes. 2:13; especially 1Peter 1:20). To suggest that God "reacts" to anything is to deny Him omniscience, not to mention sovereignty.
cheagan amen!
Creating anything has planning to it. God did it in a sense that "this is what I'm going to do and this is how it will go down" and not in a reaction to predicament. I'm sure Todd would agree with you. It may have come across in a different way but I've watched videos of him explaining what you just did. God bless
Having a pop at ROMAN CATHOLICISM ? That is the TRUE religion of the world !
It has been my experience that comments are blocked or the person is blocked completely because they can offer something that contradicts what they are preaching. I've had it happen quite often.
I really don't like the cursing and name calling that goes on and generally just mark it as spam. If someone is offering facts that differ from what the preacher is saying, then it shouldn't be marked as spam nor removed, but this happens all the time.
Scotty500, if one calls another a fool what does that make them? We cannot call each other what we know not. As for my comment, its my comment i was bored at the lack of entertainment so it wasnt grilling a christian. It was the same argument versus the same rebuttle. Thanks much have a great day and God Bless
If you had a genuine question, born out of a desire to know, it would not be a non-sequitur. Instead, though, all you are doing is trying to exult yourself by the exposure of one you think to be beneath you, when you are the one on the bottom.
"When a person has-whether they knew it or not-already rejected the Truth, by what means do they discern a lie?"
Of course, you'll never understand that, either, (books could be written on it, but even PhD's fail to properly parse it) because of pride.
I better go a runthrough again on that particular section, but I still dont see how this follows. He was banished after eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. To be honest, I dont even see the point of this discussion.
I find it embarrassing that adults cleave to their imaginary friend without any ability to demonstrate the truth of their beliefs.
He's not an imaginary friend.
9:35
"Did you know that [chances are very good] that you're a postmodern?"
Way to tell people what they are, Todd. I mean, it's not like we need to let *them* tell us how they would describe themselves and what they believe.
Alright but because I love you I have to tell you this part, and you may not like it but here it goes: Everyone who chooses the path you have chosen this day, and does not repent and trust in The Lord Jesus Christ will be cast into hell where they burn forever and ever, for their sin against The Lord. I can only wish that you come to the truth before you pass on. May The Lord bless you.
Todd Friel : dude great presentation of the gospel - this is what needs to be preached in all churches every Sunday in all the world - not the junk we see on TBN
Should be preached everywhere not just in churches.
I used to take it to Todd, Ray, and Kirk pretty hard a few years ago. Started a group devoted to exposing not only their logical fallacies and lies but also their unethical business practices (because at the end of the day, that's all they were doing: running a business). Brings back some good memories. Thanks for the videos.
I wish apologists would drop references to sin when attempting to prove the existence of god. Sin only exists if god exists. If the existence of sin is contingent up on the existence of god then god's existence has to be demonstrated without reference to sin.
How do you know the scenario was set up such?
For example, do you know -
How many times Adam and Eve said no to serpent?
Do you know how many years they remained true to God? 10-20-30? 130?
Do you know all the instructions God gave about the tree of life?
How many attempts did the serpent use?
etc,
I suggest you go to the Rational Christian site, and read Glenn Miller response to this question, hard to satisfactory answer a broad question, with a 500 limit
It is just a brief description of
I do not often access other forums than youtube when it comes to the matter of Jesus christ, however as of CZcams, all I see on Christian youtube videos I understand the moderation very well.
People simply cannot behave properly with respect. I understand moderation very well, and if I launched a channel dedicated for videos I would moderate that without a doubt aswell. Critique and open minds are welcome, scoffers are not.
Wow is right. It seems to me that it would take a lot more imagination and faith to believe we came from nothing with a BANG rather than a Creator. Something created from nothing by no one...hmmm that makes a lot of sense.
Todd Friel is a real trip. He has an ELITIST mentality. And, that's one thing I cannot stand. Probably why I can't stand most so-called Christians, too, because most of them seem to have that same attitude. "We are better than everyone else. Only WE have the real truth and only WE are TRUE Christians. You are a mess and need us (and God, of course) to save you. And, WE have "arrived" so to speak. That's their mentality. And, yeah, MOST thinking people would not want ANYTHING to do with them.
I dont know what happend exactly, but it seems to me the very moment they ate from the tree they became mortal, and were thrown out.