Metallica The god That Failed Reaction // Pastor Rob Reacts // Lyrical Analysis
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- In this reaction Pastor Rob and his son listen to and analyze Metallica The god That Failed
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Great video, I live in Central Florida also for 36yrs(since I was 5) I've been a fan of Metallica for at least 30yrs and yes James's mother and father were both Christian scientist and would not go to a hospital or any doctor for her cancer.
The experience among others were really hard on James and his relationship with his dad, you should also check out the song "Mama said" and definitely the live version from 1996 where he plays it solo it is amazing\m/
Hey pastor Rob. Love the videos and the content you create as a whole. I'd love to see a reaction to Dear Agony or Give Me A Sign by Breaking Benjamin. Both songs cover faith and dealing with some sort of loss, I'd greatly appreciate it! Keep being awesome.
Wow, Rob why you keep deleting my comments about LGBT youth and how the song fits the “pray away the gay” conversation?
@@RussShawTV I've never deleted or managed a comment on this channel. It must be getting caught in the youtube filter and needs to be manually approved. I have 16k comments in that section, both good and bad. I quit reading them because the majority are hateful and mean toward me and my son. I don't know what "pray the gay away is" so I can't comment on any connections.
The song is about James mother passing away since his mom was a believer of Christian science so they didn't believe in taking medicine so when she had cancer she didn't take any medicine.
Moses Madavaram yes it is.
Well said sir
Reminds me of A Perfect Circle's 'Judith', which I think Pastor Rob has already reacted to. Great analysis by Pastor Rob on this one too.
@@ProgrammedForDamage that's the first thing that came to my mind. Love Maynard & Tool!
This sort of fundamentalism is where all religions lose me. Not just Christians, but others as well. And that worries me as someone who grew up Catholic. In fact in my age 40+ life (I'm 46 now) I have grown quit critical of religion the more I learn about it and other institutions. When I learned that the Catholic Church along with the International Red Cross helped Nazi Officers escape southern Italy after the fall of Germany in 1945, I'm like damn...hard for me to take the self righteous teachings of the church seriously when you're aiding Nazis escape justice.
It’s insane to think how fast James had to grow up. Lost his mom and dad, and later one of his best friends. Lead him to drinking his anger and sadness away. Put his emotion into music and live shows for sure.
He didn't lose his dad till after the black album..estranged maybe but eventually reconciled
if you ever saw some kind of monster it's obvious he never actually grew up
Geo Man I know that, I just mean his dad was out of his life.
arglbargl I did watch it he has another whole aspect to him that’s bright and positively childish, like his passion with choppers and pre 70’s cars, and his love for his kids and band, but I was referring to his life from the early 80’s to late black album era. he has spoken of that dark time a lot.
He basically did lose his dad. His father walked out on the family and the kids didn't have contact with him after that
As an atheist I always find your interpretations/opinions very interesting.
Keep in the great videos, and greetings from the uk.
❤️
@@roberthoughton7127 can you react to Speakers corner Hyde Park dawah contents on CZcams.. Channels are: samdawah, efdawah, scdawah, Mohammad hijab, all truth revealed etc
prinniesforeveryone
What are you, 12?
@Edward The Booble Did your suggestion to the pastor work?
Lance Lust no I don’t think it did
James' wording, "pride that you felt when you kneel" is so brilliant. Many religious people forget that pride is one sin that God hates the most.
Pride blinds people. People who believe to be 'the chosen ones' or 'the true believers' are the ones who do attrocities. Instead of staying in God's path, they become the very thing that God hates.
thankyou! I want to reflect on what you write. maybe that's the "betrayal" James is talking about?
@@giovannicella7817 The betrayal, I think, is in reference to how James' mother refused modern medicine because she believed (and had been told by her church I think) that god would cure her cancer. And that if it wasn't working, she just needed to pray more and stop listening to people around her. This, obviously, led to her death, which happened when James was still young (around 15 I think), and left James without either of his parents. So I think he's talking about how the church betrayed his mother.
When the pastor is more metal looking guy than kirk hammet.
😂😂
That's a pretty low bar to clear .
So does my grandma.
;)
..not quite. 🤟🖤🤟
lol right!
Liberace is more metal-looking than Kirk.
"the healing hand" part might be refering to his mother refusing treatment. The hand of a doctor held back by the "nail" (her faith).
Apt metaphor, whatever the point of view.
I hadn't thought of that line in that way. It makes perfect sense. Thanks!
I’m glad I checked the comments because that’s exactly how I see that line.
I always thought of it as the healing hand of Jesus held back by the nail on the cross. That's my canon. But I like your metaphor
@@emanueleragazzi341 Jesus has never healed anyone. He's a myth. And if he ever did exist, he was a mortal man like you and me. You can't "pray away" an illness, because the supernatural does not exist.
As I recall from James’s Rolling Stone interview this song is about that case in the late 80’s where the Christian Scientist parents refused medical care for a child with a blocked intestine, and the child died in a horrifying way. The parents were prosecuted and Hetfield, having grown up in this environment, was furious that these parents allowed their child to die. It brought back all sorts of damage for him.
BINGO someone give that man a prize !!!!!!!!!!!
Good job BRO 👍
That is horrible.
Yes. This is correct.
@@julianortiz4151 I haven't seen this interview but I always thought it was his mother who died from cancer after refusing treatment because she thought god would heal her.
Edit: I never truly listened to the lyrics but knew that story, I just got to the "him in grave" line and now I believe the child story more
at least that childs with Jesus and God and Elvis...👼
Try "Leper Messiah" from their third album, Master of Puppets!
Doesnt have to be about hatred. I just love this channel and metallica is my favourite band so id appreciate ANY metallica song that involves God in any sense 😅
@@YourEx.. would be interesting to get their take on televangelists.
God there is pure greatness in that Album
@@reemsreg so?
@@YourEx.. There is no hate song about God from Metallica. Its all about the religious group he was involve in.
The clicking sound at 7:12 that he asks “is that a maraca?” Is James cocking a gun into the microphone. I think it was either a shotgun or a lever action rifle. I forget which
Danny Hayson thanks.. I remember watching a year and a half in the life after school back in the 90’s.. I probably watched it and the box set stuff a 100 times. I was a little Metallica nerd... haha
@Danny Hayson In my memory it was a pump action, but I haven't seen it in years. Funny how memories just morph like that. Lol.
I never even noticed that part, that’s insane!
Lever Action Rifle, If you watch “A year and a half in the Life if Metallica” it shows a clip of him doing it
A Christian pastor that thinks about the writer's perspective instead of drowning us with quotes from the Bible in attempt to convince us that real Christianity is the way and that you are wrong...
The Bible is writtem to common men, by common men, meant to be understood by common men - this is the truth right here. You are supposed to be a thinking rational creature, regardless of what "real and only true faith" you are born under.
Are you kidding? The Bible was with held from the comon man for centuries until Bede translated it into English. The church deliberately withheld understanding of the Bible as method of control. You're standpoint is anachronistic at best
Your kinda right and kinda wrong
@@Dementat the catholic church did this a very long time ago… that’s why we have other branches of the church that are outside the pope who want to spread the word to as many as possible rather than use it to build power
@@henryyancey1117 no it did it for more of its history than it didn't. I grew up in Jarrow, my parish was St. Peter's where Bede was a monk I know my history on this. Christianity has only allowed the common man to connect to scripture recently in its history. Even once Bede translated it it took centuries for mass and liturgies to be in anything other than Latin which was withheld from those without an formal education which in itself was controlled by the Church. Oxford, Cambridge et.al were founded as and still are (technically) religious organizations.
The Bible was penned by man, but not written by man.
The Four Horsemen by metallica would be nice to see you break down the lyrics
In that same vein. Creeping death would be awesome.
@@MrChrissercamaro they already did creeping death
Ya after I posted, I went back on their videos and found it.
Anything off of kill em all
The lyrics to the four horsemen hardly have to do with scripture, it’s more likely they just wrote the song about themselves and thought the four horsemen would be a cool theme since James liked using biblical stuff for inspiration
The Himalaya! That's the name of the ride I was thinking of! Anyone else remember that ride?
Hard Rock UFO?
if it was a ride at the fair, it probably had 100 names. lol
Absolutely! It was always up at the Bloomsburg State Fair in PA.
YEP! I think I'm just a year or so younger than you. I remember riding on "Dante's Inferno", "Polar Express", and "Abominable Snowman", similar rides I'm sure. I remember JAMMING THE F out at 12 years old to "Head Like a Hole" by Nine Inch Nails and singing along -- it was one of the first CDs I ever bought, and hearing it on a ride I felt so cool.
The Himalayan is the ride that I 1st heard metal ! Enter Sandman ! In 91' was the day I became a metalhead at 11 years old
You know, I never appreciated how awesome the "deceit/deceive/decide" line is. Quality wordplay from James!
this song is a lyric masterpiece, they are soooo good
They guys is UNTOUCHABLE, HE'S THE MASTER!! 🤘🤘🤘
His best writing was on the black album
I’m not a Christian but I watch your videos it’s so awesome seeing you liking these songs and not judging them like “most Christians” keep up the great videos
As a Catholic, I can proudly say you are spot on. There is a story that relates to this: a flood was coming, and the man trapped inside his house kept praying for salvation. Eventually he died, and was angry with god. God responded with, I sent you warnings on the radio and tv. I sent you neighbors with cars. I sent you a boat, when the water rose. I sent you a helicopter, when the water got higher. What else could I have done for you? God works, and helps us in many ways. It's up to us, to take action.
A prime example of God helping those who help themselves.
God helped us with our BRAINS! Copy that sir.
You gotta do Holy Wars by Megadeth!
"...From their 1991 self titled album... The Black Album!"
😂
It is self-titled, the black album is just what people have always called it.
@@taffysaur I'm well aware... It's just the way they said it made me laugh...
The beginning of the end of Metallica and the birth of Metallicunt
“From their 1991 self titled album, the black album” the comma helps it make sense. Since it is called both he’s not wrong. The self titled part already let’s you know it’s titled Metallica, the second being what people call it.
Also in an interview James talks about how he felt alienated in school when it was time for health class and he had to leave the room because he wasn’t allowed to learn about human body
That’s crazy.
@@roberthoughton7127 It's literally standard for religion to prevent it's followers discovering their lies, wtf are you talking about?
@@formulajuan5762 lies?
@@formulajuan5762 Dumb
I always understood the lyric "the healing hand held back by the deepened nail" like this... Faith is the deepened nail and the healing hand is the surgeon/doctor.
So his mothers faith/beliefs held back the doctor's ability to heal.
The “maraca” you hear us actually James cocking a lever action rifle! They had a variety of cool sounds on the Black Album
I honestly can't hear it. I tried to find it and I just can't hear it. It kinda bums me out cause I actually own a Winchester 1873 and I wanted to see if I could tell if that's what it was. 😭😂
Matthew Balusek if you quickly skim through the making of the black album (maybe a quarter or half way through) you can see James with the rifle. I’ve seen it multiple times but I seriously can’t tell what kind it is!
When James's backstory is included it's pretty much on the nose... the god that failed is the concept of God the Christian Scientists are utilizing, and it destroyed his childhood.
Adding my voice to the numbers requesting Leper Messiah... Metallica basically sang Jim Bakker's story, or you can point to older references like A Face In The Crowd or The Night Of The Hunter (1955 film, actually based on the true story of Harry Powers, the rest I'll leave to you and Wikipedia)
As a religious person, I've always struggled with this song, I'm a Metallica fan but I couldn't listen to this song without feeling guilty.. Thank you for clearing this, it was very helpful.. God bless you
God bless you! 💪🏻
The fact that listening to a song makes you feel guilty should make you question your religion. Where is the guilt really coming from? Who taught it to you?
@@HkLY45 As a firm Christian, we aren't taught the guilt (at least in the church that I go to, I know there are many variations of Christianity across the world) but because it is something that we believe in our hearts and then a song that we hear from a band that we love says something that is pretty askew from our views, we feel bad for liking it because it makes us feel like we're straying from the path of God.
@@HkLY45 it's basically the same logic of you watch a video of someone roasting something you like. It's not guilty, it's just uncomfortable
It does seem very blashemous
So awesome to see you analyzing a song by one of my favorite bands. Always love seeing your views on the songs I love.
Thanks for the love!
I'm so glad you reacted to this, never really knew the meaning.
It's about his mother and Christian science in general. There's also parts of the lyrics referring to a case where the parents, Christian scientists, would not let the doctors help out a young child who was sick. They believed in praying and their faith in God will heal the child. So the lyric trust you gave, a child to save, left you cold and him in grave is in reference to that. They had the belief that their 'god' would heal, so when the child died it left them cold with the thought their god had failed while the child was in the grave.
Healing hand held back by the deepened nail is a reference to the healing hand (doctors) held back by the religious beliefs (deepened nail (on the cross)) so to speak.
Its a brilliant song and by far my favourite in terms of lyrical context of any metallica song.
The part of talking about the child, it is James itself. She died (A Cold dead body) and he was mourning at her grave. He repeats that same thought in Mama Said
OZ.......on point bro good job !!!
Love the Channel. Prayers for your family
Love that you did this one. I discussed this song with my religion teacher my senior yr. Stay safe, keep rockin.
The part that you thought was a maraca in the beginning and near the end, is a Winchester rifle being cocked.
John W hgo back and listen right after he says that about the maraca, in that pause you can here Jason yell “hey!”
You guys should react to Leper Messiah next, plenty of room for discussion there.
I just learned something new from your post I listened to Metallica for years but this song sat wrong with me but never knew about his mother. Thanks for bringing truth and light on the context of the song!
I cannot overstate how helpful these videos are! Thanks guys!
I'm a lifelong Christian and a lifelong metal fan. I came across your videos by chance and I love the way you analyze the songs and use the lyrics to help witness to others bout Christ. That's actually really cool.
Youth pastor here... This channel had made me think about doing this so if thing with youth students
That's how this channel started. I posted a video for my students and the video went crazy. Our students have no one else helping them navigate through all the lies and misinformation.
@Edward The Booble that metal and world music is evil. As Christian you have to read the lyrics there are bad metal or pop music is important to see what music you consume
Love you guys' input.
Another great video.
Keep putting the Word out there my man!
Another enjoyable video covering one of my all time favorite bands. Thanks! :D
"The snake thing in the corner" is from the US Army Drill Instructor flag that says "Don't Tread On Me" though it originally was the flag of the Continental Marines in 1775 and is also now used by the US Navy as the emblem for the "War on Terror" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_flag
The Gadsden flag
@@ronmaximilian6953 that's what the link says
@@jaratt85 I didn't see the link
I’m glad you highlighted the songs focus on the Cult false god the song is referring to. As a Christian and a metal fan, this song is the hardest to explain to others. Thanks for the great videos!
@My Perspective he is speaking about Christian science (his mother belonged to) she refused treatment for cancer due to her beliefs he has talked about how this song is about religion and god in interviews
Great reaction video! This was my very first CD that I bought back in 1991. It is a great album. Brought back great memories listening to it again. Funny, I never really paid much attention to the lyrics either back then. I did not know the back story to this song about James mother. Thanks for sharing!
Pastor Robert, you ROCK, wish i have a Pastor like you in my church, keep on rocking \m/
The ‘maracas’ was actually a rifle, like a Winchester rifle. It was in the Year and A Half In The Life Of Metallica documentary of when they were recording the album. They used a lot of different sounds for the songs and it’s inventive and really cool
When you asked "maracas" at 07:19... thats the sound of rifle pumping action actually :D
Great channel Robert 👏
This lockdown made me start one too with my mum, I'm big fan of yours too ♥️🧡💜❤️
My fav reaction channel!! Keep up the great content fellas. God Bless
I think you should react to some Gojira songs, they have some really, really deep lyrics like "Silvera", "Flying Whales" or "The Gift Of Guilt"
Alexis Thibodeau yes. Isnt Silvera about being vegan or something? Always thought their lyrics were so interesting
Toxic Garbage Island, In the Forest, and Remembrance are musts
And Global Warming or World to Come
A "L'Enfant Sauvage" (the track) lyrical analysis would be amazing.
I'd love to see them do Gojira too
Brings me back to 91 as a Freshman in College. The black album was the long awaited (by those year's standards) follow-up to Justice for All. I just remember that all the other Big 7 bands released at least 2 albums while I was in High School while Metallica had only released one. Megadeth with So Far, So Good and Rust in Piece. Slayer with South of Heaven and Seasons of the Abyss, Anthrax with State of Euphoria and Persistence of Time. And even OverKill with Taking Over, Under the Influence, and Years of Decay. Exodus with Fabulous Disaster and Impact is Imminent. Testament with Legacy, New World Order, Practice What you Preach, and Souls of Black.
I'm guessing your just thinking about music back in the day. I'm not being rude, but I don't know if you were making a point or I missed it. I was a metal head back in the day and I'm younger than you, "the big four" had previous albums that were better than the ones you mentioned. I like what you like but think (my opinion) the older stuff was better. It's like a bon vs. Brian argument, it's subjective
I absolutely love the way you guys dissect the lyrics with a Biblical sense of interpretation and explanation. Great work guys! God Bless
Thank you for the encouragement.
Yeah great analysis guys. Love your videos BTW. Keep em coming!
Another great video brother.
Solus Christus
Sola fida
Sola scriptura
Sola Gratia
Soli Deo Gloria
Amen, brothers. Love from Australia 🤟😎
Kevin Haddacks Amen mate from WA
@@Prognosis__ same to you man 😎🤙 from Victoria!
Was scrolling CZcams and saw y’all in my feed. Was really surprised to find out y’all are in Saint Cloud. Keep up the good work in these reactions and representing our town.
Awesome! You’ll probably see us bumming at homedepot or chipotle. Gauge is at the Chick-fil-A all the time.
An excellent and intelligent analysis of this song. The world need more Pastors with your wisdom guiding our youth.
I’m so stoked to have come across this channel. I have many songs I loved before becoming a Christian. However, I’m having a hard time with which ones are still acceptable to listen. Ironically this is one. I stopped listening to it for years. I loved it. Thank you for allowing me to listen to it again. I have another one I love but don’t listen to as much or feel convicted when I do. Alice In Chains-Man in the Box. Please react to this one.
Well they were singing about "denying your maker".
“...the healing hand held back by the deepened nail...” I always thought it was referring to the hand(s) of Christ being nailed to the cross, as if that could keep him from healing.
Same, seems obvious to me. Interesting to see other interpretations though.
I had thought the same but, like the other interpretations as well.
Im so glad you did this song. I love this song.
I've always wondered about this one, thanks guys.
React to God is Dead? By Black Sabbath
I request this on every video!
Yes!!
Which God? What God? What, exactly, do you mean by "God"? Where is He? What is He doing? Why doesn`t He answer prayers or intervene...ever? What evidence is there to prove there even is a God to be dead. “Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
― Epicurus
As I recall Tony and Ozzy were at odds about that title and if it was appropriate to use.
@Thomas Jefferson What are you asking? I never said anything like that! I asked simple questions; why didn`t you answer them? The fact that you can`t answer them is proof that there is no God, whatsoever.
Christian Science and the "fire and brimstone" style gospel of the early 20th century turned a lot of people away from Christ. My grandparents experienced these practices firsthand and essentially became atheists because of it. Modern day churches that focus on the love of God rather than on the punishment of hell are the only real way to bring people to the gospel. Trying to convert people using fear tactics is a losing effort.
The Gospel should not be sugarcoated.
@@jasonrogers682 how can you sugarcoat something that doesn't need to be sugarcoated when it's been used as a fear controlling cult?
@@jasonrogers682 you can sugercoat a turd but once you take a bite, you'll quickly notice it's still a turd.
I don't see the point of "warning" people about hell. People who never hear the gospel are going to hell anyways if they don't repent, correct?
@@hxcnoel You are correct as a Christian we are to show love and Grace to ppl not fear that is The Devils tool, i myself have been fear preached to and it never gave me roots of love/a foundation from where to grow since it was only based in fear. So no that is def not The way, The Bible says "The goodness of God leads men to repentance" not fear nowhere does it say fear (fear of God is something Else). When i encountered later in Life The love of God i was completely changed and healed and grew roots of love and now im overjoyed and walk after Jesus in love not thru fear and obligation but as a new man a new creation.
Great analysis! Thank you sir🙏
Very interesting analysis of this song. I was missing the part of "Christian Science" and was wondering about the missing pieces. Now it is clear. Thank you! And yes, I was wondering about the "healing hand held back by the deepened nail" - can be interpreted in different ways. Very strong lyrics.
Alot is the lyrics have double meaning, which is cool. The healing hand was the doctors not necessarily God. James can be a really good lyricist
Not gonna lie im not too religious, but I grew up in church. And honestly your dissection of this song makes the most sense out of anybody else's opinions on it. Good stuff. 👍
Love it! Keep up the good work fellas. Hopefully you wife is doing well! Thoughts and prayers headed your way
Also never really dove into the lyrics...
I really love what you guys do. Take care.
“They wrote some good music”
They still do Robert :)
Will love to see you reaction to the song Devil Is A Loser by the band Lordi :D :)
Great reaction video. Thanks guys
Loved it! “Not my God” best line lol! Thanks for the great video and spreading His word!
It would be cool if you guys did "Leper Messiah" on the Master Of Puppets album by Metallica. As I always felt it was talking about false preachers and false televangelists. And how it distorted actual Christianity in general. Of course I was in high school when the Black album came out and I stuck up for Metallica me being a Christian and all that. Because kids in school would criticize me for listening to Metallica and other secular bands because I claimed to be a Christian which I still am will be forever. Anyway that would be great if you guys could do that song and break it down.
Also another one would be from the German Power Metal band Gamma Ray with the song "The Abyss Of The Void" Which I think it is straight out of the Bible with a beautiful guitar solo in the middle. Anyway God Bless and thank you for what you are doing. Take care!
Sympathy for the devil by rolling stones
Lord of this world by black sabbath
Excellent analysis. Keep it going!
There are a number of reaction channels that I watch, but I particularly like this one because of the perspective from Pastor Rob. The first reaction video I watched from you guys was for Creeping Death. It gave me goosebumps to see how into it you both were. Immediately after that, I watched your reaction to Judith. Incredible. And I had been wondering if you'd ever react to The God That Failed....and then it pops up lol. About to give it watch. Keep up the great content, cheers from Texas!!
Please react to a Fit For A King or Memphis May Fire song!
Yes!!! Oblivion for sure.
Jason LovesABR I literally love that song sooo much
Yes, Oblivion or Tower of Pain
React to Behemoth please
That would be interesting to say the least.....
Let this douche react to it oh I’m sure he’ll love the lyrics huh
@@admirmahmutovic2125 are you calling him a douche just because he's Christian? He seems like a pretty nice guy
i dig this channel. its different perspective to some great songs
Nice to see you guys
Protest the Hero - Tilting Against Windmills would be interesting
Yes!!
Dude, I hate that song's lyrics, but those are awesome riffs ahaha.
7:19 Not a maraca. I believe James is pumping a shotgun. He can be seen doing it on the Year and a Half documentary.
Interesting.
Yeah it’s a shotgun. I always heard it, but didn’t know for sure until I watched the year and a half documentary.
I had no idea i always just thought it was some bass drum effect. Thats very interesting
Hey, I am back. Because I am on to another one of your reactions. I had this same thought at the beginning of the last reaction and I really just want to say that I love your approach at the beginning. Just trying to disarm some people that might over react. Keep it up. I love the fact that you and your sons are connecting in this way.
Another wonderful and interesting analysis.
I’ve always felt the line “The healing hand held back by the deepened nail” as pretty straight forward, the healing hand is doctors, and the deepened nail is referring to her strong faith that Jesus/God will heal her
Behemoth the saintnist, batezbel or god = dog
Love what you guys do 🤘
Excelente la explicación de la canción Pastor Rob saludos desde Caracas Venezuela
I listened to this album religiously in High school (5 years ago) and so many memories come back.
Another good Metallica song to listen to is Leper Messiah. You mentioned the prosperity gospel, Leper Messiah to me sounds a lot like he's talking about the televangelists of the 70s and 80s and the false faith healers I think some of that plays into much of people's hatred for God. Before I realized the truth I was a huge Metallica fan they were my first favorite band. Slayer was another big influence on my thinking of who and what God is, partnered with the traumatic events of my existence. I was abused in many ways as a child I'm only 42 years old now. I grew up very fast. Jehovah's witnesses played a big role in much of my hatred for God in the past. I believed so many lies and medicated with drugs and alcohol. You're doing an amazing job God bless you and keep doing what you do.
By the way... this song is a litmus test. Or, rather, a persons's consideration of this song is a litmus test on how willing they are to think and perhaps change their minds when provided with new information.
A religious thinker will take it on the surface and consider it heretical. Dig, and the false god concept appears. Dig even deeper to the writer's backstory, and it's obvious that it's little to do with Christianity at all, and all about the 'false prophets' that wronged them. But does the original consideration stick, or is a mind changed? That's the test.
@saturnaliamiracle Certainly as an educated person, you would have to agree that one example does not set the precedent. His point isn't necessarily that religious people are uneducated, it's that they are more likely to experience a knee-jerk reaction to any medium that criticizes god. Listing your credentials doesn't make your argument any better, as again, one example cannot upend the precedent. If you are as educated as you claim to be, surely you would try to make a logical argument rather than flippantly insulting him.
@saturnaliamiracle Nice appeal to authority, but your admission that you believe in fairytales removes any credibility you were hoping to build with your "I'm a scientist" nonsense.
@@formulajuan5762 I don't know what he said, but something tells me he didn't say anything about fairytales.
this is quite impressive analysis.... I never really paid attention to significance of the lyrics I just enjoyed the song or the music more than anything else. Thank you Pastor for an enlightment
A brilliant deduction and disection of the song. Kudos.
Do Cirice by Ghost.
Thanks for clearing that up. As a Christian I felt guilty liking this song.
Love both of your reactions and I love to hear the both of you speak the truth of Christianity, thanks.
The Black Album came out my senior year of high school, what a soundtrack for a milestone year, boy do I do feel old. 😂😂
"A child you save" being James.
"Left you cold" James Mom dying of cancer after she refused treatments.
"Left him in grave" what all this did to James. Pretty self explanatory. Thanks Pastor. Another great reaction
I'm pretty sure when James says:
"Trust you gave, a child to save
Left you cold and him in grave"
hes talking about all the children who have died over the years because of idiotic cult beliefs like how the Jehovah's Witnesses say taking a blood transfusion is a sin so they refuses life saving blood transfusions. Did you know if you're baptized as a Jehovah's Witness and you go to the hospital they will actually have a person from their "kingdom hall" who will go to the hospital and police the patient to make sure the hospital doesn't give them blood? Even if the patient/family says its okay? There are people who force kids to die because of their religious beliefs. This should not be legal in the US.
Not everywhere will JW's do that though.
No his brother and mom died
Really appreciated this one. At first I was thinking James was raised seventh day Adventist but you reminded me it was Christian scientist. Definitely dig your analysis of this one. Also, that bass line has such a great laid back groove lol. Keep it up.
All very interesting comments and interpretations. I can love God and love Metallica’s music at the same time!
I read the lines "I hear faith in your cries, never you hear the discouraging lies" as in indictment of faith based belief systems, to me the story of this song demonstrates exactly why using faith as a path to truth is a bad thing. If faith can be used to justify horrible beliefs like faith healing how can we expect it to be reliable in any other context? It's this sort of system where legitimate doubts are taught as "discouraging lies" that often produces people who will never be able to question their beliefs or their actions that are tied to those beliefs.
Your definition of cult is a little too christian centric. Is Judaism a cult? Islam? Buddhism? I prefer the BITE model, for determining what is or isn't a cult.
React to Metallica - Leper messiah
Televangelists are fun to discuss. But that song I feel is much more biting than this one.
I love all of your videos they are great totally unaware you’re located in Orlando, as a Orlando local I’d love you meet you even attend your church
great tune..one of my favorites off the black album along with through the never