A Few Words on God
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- This is my secular perspective on the concept of God.
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I don’t know how you come up with these topics but bro, please keep uploading. I’ve never seen anyone more original than you. Love your work.
Amen.
Yeah! Weird topic man. 1st most talked about topic in the world next to the weather. Sick topic -.- Fun to hear others opinions though.
wow you just put my thoughts into words you're amazing
Dasha Efimov so much opportunity for us to learn in this channel
Always funny how people mystisize life when they don't understand anything. God is just the word for everything. Everything is god, there is nothing that is not part of god. That doesn't help anyone though, really. That is exactly why religion is misguided. What helps people are healthy rituals and community, and those go along with religion. People unite for religion, because they can all communicate and understand. But it really doesn't explain anything. But then also, maybe it doesn't need to. Because the question is obviously part of a wondering mind.
"Little by little, I've come to see God as the best possible friend I could ever have"
I love this
same with me! I feel that way...
If you think God is your friend then that is not God but Satan the deceiver.
When you know God you will know exactly who He is.
Your Father.
little by little, he has gone insane )😁
@@freshliving4199 God is your father mother and friend .God is good and being a friend is good. What is ur problem?
@@freshliving4199 Hold on!! Who are you to judge here? Jesus calls us His friends John 15:14. You are BOTH children adopted into a heavenly kingdom and a friend of God. God considered many of His own His friends ie Abraham God specifically called His friend.
As an Atheist, I love your perspective on God and honestly this is what I consider to be a healthy relationship with God. The video was extremely well done and nicely put together as well.
I agree completely
Still, filling in the blanks with a god or imaginary friend, won't be an answer to the truth, but it will be your answer to the truth. That's what I got out of this video.
BIG SAME
Yes i loved his presentation
@DuffMatic when you use it to justify unreasonable behaviors or when they belittle someone who doesnt share the same view
This was simply beautiful.
"I have called you friends" - Jesus
"I see God as independent on religions" that's the way I see God as well, and I think it was one of the best intellectual decisions I've made: to separate God from religions, and to separate religions' teachings and principles from people practicing, even though I'm still practicing the religion I was born to and learned from my parents, it's my own approach of it I guess, and still seeing religions as equals, the same way that people are equals. I think the idea of believing in God is more of a spiritual one rather than a logical/rational one, yet the best feeling you can ever experience throughout your journey.
Hi Reem. This is an interesting concept. What do you mean that you believe God to be more of a spiritual one than a logical/rational one? I'm assuming you are Muslim. Did you experience a spiritual void when practicing the faith as is? Would love to get your thoughts.
I dont usually post replies but I had to now because I felt that someone just wrote down my own thoughts 😊❤
@@SA-kg5nb hello there! Sorry I just saw your reply now :') Yea according to what I've got from my parents I'm muslim, but I think my real faith in God has started just around two years ago, when I felt, for the first time, that God is answering my lifetime questions and showing me astonishing signs! I realised later on that I've been on a twinflame journey, which so many people of different religions are going through too, so now my belief has strengthened that God and spirituality is above all those minor outer differences between religions and sectors that people fight over, those practices are really similar if you look deep into their roots and are only tools to help us reach the highest goal of living God within us.
@@moresleep910 happy to hear that! Xx
I think you’ve just put in words exactly what I was feeling but couldn’t say properly
"Silence is the language of God. All else is poor translation" - Rumi
Sheikh Ahmed just finished reading a book about how Rumi became a poet & then i saw this comment 😍😍
Things that are real are given and received in silence - Meher Baba
Sufism...
The greatest force in existance should be the absolute absence of information? That's a shitty idea.
This is so true
As a Muslim, I loved how simple and forward this creation is! I've been putting off this topic in my head for as long as I can remember because I know there's no conclusion and what God is to me doesn't need to fall into anyone's definitions. But I have to say this video is light, pure, honest and heartwarming! And I love that we share some of the thoughts and that you managed to put them into words so beautifully that made me feel they're my own. Thanks! (:
Me to as a muslima!
I am a Muslim but I left Islam because Allah is not the kind of God I want to believe in. Best decision ever.
@@starlordgg are we supposed to be sad or what
starlord Maybe you're happier now because you're on a better place to live, or had family problems.
Im an atheist and none of my friends share my view and im completely fine with that.
@@smartquotes6838 Likewise here! Stay strong friends!
So I came down to the comment section, because I liked the video so much. And then this comment section turns out to be so positive and inspiring. People who just seem to want to share and learn from each other. That's something I haven't seen in a while on this platform. Somehow, good videos have the power to brings this out. It gives me hope, just like the video does. Beautiful. Congratulations on this incredible work of art (which must have cost a lot of time to construct), dear creator!
Negative minded audience just does not stay on such videos, they instantly jump to what satisfies their mental level, unfortunately. :)
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God in simple words from bible..
I was basically a nihlist, until i honestly prayed to JESUS, and then i experienced God in his name.ive never been the same.God bless you ❤...im from india😊.
Nathaniel, I've been through so many challenges and hardships in my life but God has never left me nor forsake me even when I was in a backslidden condition. I've learned so much with my relationship with the Lord that He is truly a merciful God whom forgives and answers prayers of His faithful believers. He waits ever so patiently and gives us free will to choose life over death. Thank you for your wonderful introspective vlog on God.
It profoundly moved me. Blessings to you, keep fighting the good fight, and stay strong in the Lord. 🙏🏻☝🏼💖
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Corinthians 13:4-8
God is love and He loves you, Nathaniel. This is such a well done video! Congrats!
Just an observation here: As a christian I believe that our life doesn't end here. I believe that here is just a beginning of an amazing and eternal life with Jesus. I also think that God is fair, so... Justice will be done.
Sending hugs to you from Brazil.
I second that.
I admire you for this :) God bless you!
Yes!
I find it so sad how people not wanting to go against the world try to love the world and never tell them the Gospel...
John 3:36 "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."
God is real whether people want to admit it or not. God promises to make himself known to whomever chooses to seek him out...
The Gospel of salvation is below to whomever chooses to read...
Adam and Even where made in God's perfect image and were given free will and all they were told is not to eat of the tree of good and evil... Satan deceived Eve and they were kicked out of the garden of Eden and were given fallen earthly bodies
that we inherited through their fall nature. Thus inheriting a nature to sin... a sin nature.
Romans 5:12-21 King James Version (KJV)
12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
This means Jesus Christ is our only Saviour and hope for life eternal. Anything else is a false hope.
The Gospel ---->
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 1 Corinthian 15:1-4
according to the scriptures= Father/ Son/Holy Spirit is one God that came forth through a virgin birth as prophesied in Genesis, lived a sinless life in our place and took upon himself the sins of the whole world, died shedding His blood, was buried and rose again the 3rd day as the only risen saviour for mankind.
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. Hebrews 10:10-13 KJV
You do know that God so loved the world... Past tense.... That he Gave His only Begotten son... To died for our sins...
Meaning anyone that dies without believing this Gospel message, that Jesus personally died for their sins will end up in Hell!
His blood is perfection that kept the law in our place. the only righteousness that was sprinkled on the mercy seat in heaven on our behalf, if we hear the Gospel and believe in our hearts... If we never tell people, their blood is on our heads when we get to heaven and we will suffer loss...
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. Hebrews 9:12
The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation...
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 KJV
Galations 1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
"Love is the only word God knows." As soon as you said that tears starting running down my face.
Thank you Nate. For real.
But that is a logical fallacy. We can see god with many many attributes which will obviously lead you to a conclusion that he is all-intelligent -> more than "only love".
@adrianna I dont think anyone really knows.. But maybe we see it as "punishment" sometimes because we see it only from our own perspective. Maybe when viewed from a perspective outside of ourselves we could see it as an effort to make us uncomfortable in our current situation so that we can be encouraged to let go of things that are no longer helpful to us to make space for new and exciting change. Although for me personally, change can definitely feel rough and even hurtful at times.
adrianna... God doesn’t punish, human beings punish themselves.
@Lotte God does ot punish.
Lotte.. I read your comment and I responded to it. If you don’t like the answer, well... I can’t help you with that.
I literally never comment.. but I just had to. This was truly beautiful. So eloquently put together: the words, the visuals, the music. Excellent work Nathaniel (:
I agree it has many good elements, both eloquent and life-loving, but it still could be better - a lot better:)
"My Friend says to me, 'Hi, I've been waiting for you.'" So beautifully said
CS Lewis wrote an amazing book, ‘Mere Christianity’ I recommend it.
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Lewis’ work is amazing.
yessss
So good!
I loved it. Read it in 2 languages.
*YOU OUTDID YOURSELF NATHAN!*
Beautiful video with outstanding audio design 👌🏻👌🏻
I just noticed he credited the person doing the sound design.
"Our hearts are restless, Lord, until they rest in You." - St. Augustine
Suzanne Smith Amen
That s a really beautiful quote:)
Beautiful 🌸 it’s mind blowing how close are different religions originally, as Quran says: only in God, the hearts rest...”. have a nice time🙏🏻
@@mansourehdehghani9456
Islam was invented 600 years after Christianity and about 150-200 years after St Augustine
This right here😭
I've never felt someone words reach my soul this deeply ever before. I'm in tears. Thank you.
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I felt the same way
Really ? Try watching "'Little House On the Prairie " ?
It's so profound and moving .
Keep a box of Kleenex handy.
The best way to know God is to have a personal relationship with Him, call Him, listen to Him and talk to Him on a daily basis. Thank you for this cool video, I am glad to see you use your platforms to talk about what matters to you :)
there is no God. Why are you lying to yourself and to people?
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this. As someone who also believes in God, suffers from anxiety and depression, often what others think of me, failing often to let go. I've such a long way to go but whenever I encounter people with hope, it gives me hope and it brings me back to the realization that I am loved, I am worthy and I can simply be. Thank you Nathaniel.
I'm crying right now. Life is hard. Everyday I constantly grapple with the fact that I don't know what I'm doing. I doubt my faith far more than I believe it and even when I do there's always a what if. I've always been afraid of sharing my thoughts about the world and life and being shamed for them because they are different and almost seem naive. I'm terrified of that sucking darkness that is true lonlieness while being desparate for some kind of belonging, some kind of love. You have no idea how relieved I am to hear that someone feels the same. You have reminded me I'm not alone. Thank you, thank God, so much.
I am kind of growing weary of this tug-o-war of religion. I am Christian and happily so. I read the bible often, I do believe it holds the secrets to surviving life. I know it is not the be all end all because the true lessons are learnt whilst living with the people around you. (Oftentimes I find myself looking back through experiences and thinking, holy crap, so that's what that verse meant.) I am not devout, or perfect by the church's rules but I'm trying to become the best person I can be (a loving one)and I think that's all we can ask of anyone. I agree with your perception of God expressed in this video wholeheartedly.
I struggle with those things as well, you are definitely not alone :)
I can relate so much to this!! I’m grateful that Gods grace loves us through all of our struggles, just as we are.
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God in simple words from bible
Try to watch some Lutheran Church and John Piper, I hope you find those useful, God bless you.
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Hope you get answer here
This was some next level film making...i mean just listen to those sounds damn!
God has done so much for me.
I came out of a coma from a car accident when I was 19 years old.
I suffered a head injury and had to relearn how to read, write and walk, some things we take for granted.
Then I finished up my education, served the Army, took a few combat tours overseas and recovered from a war injury.
God is good.
I just read the news of a girl that was sleeping next to her mum and she was raped and beheaded.
I'm not claiming whether God exists or not, all I'm saying is he/she doesn't necessarily care for humans' wellbeing
Also doctors are good ;)
Where was your god when that little kid died of cancer?
I am happy to hear that you recovered from your suffering, but how do you know it was God's work? (And: the work of which God?) And - without trying to be insulting - why do you think God helped you, while in other parts of the world children are starving to death, regardless of their prayers? I'm not saying that it wasn't God who helped you, because I can't prove it wasn't him, but I am asking on what basis do you conclude that (a) God helped you?
@@marcelgrieber5490 They just believe what they want to believe, that's basically all there is to it.
wow! This video took me back to that time of searching God. So fresh, so deep! Now I'm Christian and I know that God is my best friend just because of His death for my sin. May God bless you!
This has come at a perfect time when I just finished praying and opened my phone for scrolling youtube and I find this. Thank you Nathaniel Drew.
The funny thing is, I'm a Christian but a lot of thoughts at the beginning of the video resonated with me.
Me too. And I am muslim
Kathy this was his perspective on God as a secular and non christian person. to me, it seems God is in his life, trying to reveal Himself to Nathaniel. he doesn’t know it yet but God may just be working on him🙌🏽
There are some areas in his belief that don't fully grasp God and his word. Like when he says there's no justice, no right or wrong.
I do pray that God would reveal himself fully to him, and that he would know Christ as his savior.
Fearless Lion Media For God’s glory 🙏🏾❤️
@@fearlesslionmedia4232 I agree... I knew when I began watching Nathaniel that there was someone in or on him. I believe God is drawing him to Him... I just have this compassion towards Him and I'm praying too that God will draw this young man into His salvation and into the truth of His Word.
It's not impossible. God bless you all. I really hope this comes to pass.
This is the most heart warming comment section I've seen in a while, and it's so great because it's about something that alot of people disagree with.
God in simple & powerful words
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Actually , scrolling through comments confirmed my worst
fears : we have produced a generation who are completely
unable to exercise any kind of
Critical thinking . This guy is like
a Pound Store Deepak Chopra .
Such wisdom ! Such insight !...
Try reading The Emperor's New Clothes ( H C Andersen ). He explains it much better than I can.
@@2msvalkyrie529 do I understand u correctly: u think (true) christianity has nothing to do with logic & ‘critical think’ ? .... if thats the case: u are wrong! Its the very beginning of wisdom, love ... eternity
"An infinite question is often destroyed by finite answers. To define everything is to annihilate much that gives us laughter and joy." -
Madeleine L'Engle
That is very true. Sometimes ignorance is a bliss.
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I come back to this everytime I feel that little tug on my heart. My dad passed away yesterday from COVID and was very close to god in his own way. He dedicated himself so much to the church, and although he got taken advantage for his kindness, he never said no. He did everything with so much love and opened his heart to everyone without hesitation. He worked himself to the ground and still dreamed deeply. He had big goals and was still studying his butt off while working two jobs to get a higher education. He was 62. I feel him, I ask god to help him find peace and I feel my heart warm and buzzing like if he's telling me he's found it don't worry.
"Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis.. an eloquent view of God. if I could I would send it over... im currently reading it here in China, amid this coronavirus storm. I find it exquisite and inspiring. I hope you stumble on it sometime...
Beautiful book
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God in simple words from bible.
You can't go wrong with C.S. Lewis.
Probably my favorite book (besides the Bible of course haha)
Aww I'll check it out, thank you❤
“I think of god as the best possible friend I can have” spot on, brother....well said
This brought tears to my eyes.
Today I felt lost. Now I feel at home.
*"Humans should not strive to be God*
*Humans should strive to be themselves"*
_-Kato_
"Technology will keep progressing until God is in reflection"
-Cambatta
Duchi when we strive to be God, we forget what else we could be, and we fail miserably
Duchi, I know right! Be yourself in a healthy way💯.
Nor strive to be Angels. Lots of people think that's a good thing... God didn't make us Angels for a reason. We're not above or below them we're just different.
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God in simple & powerful words
Even as an atheist, I love how you put your thoughts so coherently, and so beautifully. I loved it
God in simple & powerful words
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You mean “even as a realist” 👍
Beautifully spoken Nathan, God's spirit who mingles with our spirit; and the 'fallen' part of our human nature; resonate deeply with your words.
“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.”
Isaiah 43:2 NLT
“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24 NKJV
that friend is Jesus :)
@Rashed Arman you are the miracle. Believe in yourself my brother, and have patience, all my love goes to you❤️
@@mk9382 amen amazing
And Jesus Peace be Upon him
didn't tell the ppl to take him and his mother as gods beside almighty God that they Ordered to worship
Allah ,Yhwh ,god of Abraham
@@YassuYasen he clearly said he the son of GOD
.
11 Corinthians 15:28
When all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all
Matthew 3:17
and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."
Luke 9:35
Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!"
John 14:6
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known
@@rodewesleyrabel1373 who is john ?
and Luke and Mattew?
the relationship between god almighty and his servants ,messengers
is like the relationship between a father and his son
the father word is also exist in the holy quran الربas al rab
the al rab comes from the word tarbia
(education,manners,like in home u learn all of that ...etc)
we say father is rab al bait means he is the provider ...etc
and thats it
God almighty is provider and protector and seeker for all not just prophets but all sons of adam ,even the unbelievers
second
the only way thru the father means thru my teachings ,the teachings of the messiah ,and god words that is the torah and gospel and holy secriptures
jesus pbuh said in bible
be hungry and thirsty for righteousness
no word in the corrupted bible with its 77 version the messiah said to his followers worship me beside allah,yhwh god of abraham
ofc u will tell me ,u believe in some bible verses and disbelieve in others
i than tell u ,we believe in all holy scriptures and in some of its words in wish what agree with heart and quran and mind
we dont believe that god ordered ppl to kill donkey etc
or prophet duad ,david did a trick to commit adultery with some woman
and many others corrupted verses in the bible ...
I am so grateful I found you back in April. Your content is astonishing, I really enjoy being able to experience your perspective on life.
Although I probably don’t always share your perspective, I find that you have words I’ve never even thought but still sound like my own.
Thank you for the fresh breezes on my clouded mind. I hope your creations gives you life and pushes you further, you are amazing.
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God in simple words
May He continue to lead you to Himself.
Yes, I am ·sure [convinced] that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor ·ruling spirits [or heavenly rulers; or demons; L rulers; T principalities], nothing ·now [in the present] , nothing in the future, no ·powers [or spiritual powers/authorities] , ·nothing above us [or no powers in the sky], ·nothing below us [or nor powers in the depths] , nor ·anything else in the whole world [any created thing] will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39
He loves you.
Such a beautiful verse 💜
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God in simple words from bible
After feeling like the walls were caving in for 3 days straight, I’m glad I saw this. Your words are moving and honestly made me believe that’s it’s not all darkness (I mean I know it, but I was right at the bottom of the pit of my emotions lying to me, which usually starts to lift when I clean my room and drink enough water but 3 days is a bit if a stretch). Anyway, my point is, I’m glad I saw this today, a good reminder that the impatience, shame and fear I carry is not something that disqualifies from God’s grace and love
I started following you in 2020, I love your unique, fun, profound, honest and unselfish way of sharing.
I am a Mexican living in Texas, an illustrator, atheist who became a Christian at 29. 30 years ago. I have read a lot. I recommend you watching the videos made by the bible project. They are 5min long, very well written with amazing visuals. Made specially for humble people seeking for God with all their heart- like you.
I find this beautifully, unpretentiously and eloquently put; which is often hard to find in religious circles.
As a Christian woman, I really appreciate this, I think more perspectives like this have to be shared.
Thank you for sharing your perspective and story within with us! X
“You are in everything and everything is in you” reflects the divine for me.
Plantbased Sim You are God. God is in you.
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God in simple words from bible
"If it all just ends, why are we running around in a world that feels incoherent and nonsensical?" I really think about this a lot. Just discovered your channel last week and this video in particular is just really beautiful. Growing up Christian, my understanding of God is a personal relationship with the creator and I think it is often overshadowed by traditions and rigid rules in 'religion'. No shame, just love and self-renewal. So glad I found this channel man. You're so inspiring.
Really, thanks for this comment💜💜
I agree! Eventhough I grew up muslim and not christian, I can totally relate. I think belief and religion are completely different. Believing in Allah/God or whatever you may call it can help a lot regarding fear and motivation. But it does not necessarily mean that you have to follow your religion. I personally think that you don't have to follow religious rules because they are depending on your culture. The only thing that can ever be rather true is to believe in a higher power and let it help you. We don't always have to make things hard. Why not believe and feel less insecure?
This is beautiful, I have pondered the existence of God for a long time, and finally last year went Christian. I loved how simple, yet deep and true this video is (and your voice is so calming!)
The idea of "fixing ourselves".. I lately realized that for the past years I've constantly been pursuing that idea, or trying to find out what's "wrong" with me. Not realising that balance is not a static goal that can be reached, but a mindset that lets you go through the struggles.
It's nice and heartwarming to hear voices from my generation speak like you do, and I strongly relate with your perception of what God is.
You seem like a great person to hang out and wonder about the universe with.
I was just thinking about you and this popped up, cheers God! In all seriousness, you've managed to encapsulate the secular perspective really concisely :)
Emmy Hucker I’m a secular humanist myself. 🙂
love your videos on JP!
Emmy you are here too? Lol! You are the kind of daughter I would want to have . There is a lot your generation might be expected to do. No pressure though .
4:32 "Mi Dios me ama", "My God loves me". Lovely and outstanding work, keep killing it!
Wow I didn’t even notice that!
I heard "Jesus"❤
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I love your channel. I believe many of the questions you are wrestling with, we all wrestle with. I also believe that MOST deep questions we have can be answered by God's inspired Word. Religion is a loaded word, just like "God." We all have our own preconceived notion of what those words mean. I think the 2 noblest pursuits we have as human-beings are to pursue a relationship with our Creator EVEN if we aren't sure of His existence and to love people genuinely. "If" God exists, there is no greater purpose than to know Him. People do exist, there is no greater purpose than to love them.
J Bosse thank you for pointing this out. I appreciate how you stated this. In this world it is swimming against the current to point to God and how to live believing in Him. Love Him, love your neighbor 💜 blessings
I’m not trying to come off as rude but I have a genuine question. If there’s no reason to believe in him, why would you do so just for the slight chance he is real? Why would you pour so much time and energy into something that likely is not real?
Water Bottle the truth is, I believe God is real. For those who do not, I am giving the benefit of the doubt. If you are right and He is not, I’m out nothing; if I am right, and He is, you are out everything. Just my two-cents.
@@waterbottle8692 It's like anything else we experiment with. If you try it and it doesn't give back to you, you turn to something else. As with God, you experiment to see if you can get to know him (believe in him). If he doesn't awaken your soul, you turn to something else. What I have found is that if most people truly seek God out, even if they don't believe in him he ends up transforming their lives. So, I guess it really isn't pouring your time and energy into something that may not be real. There is a confirmation from God that says "this is real." And I think that is why people continue to press into him the rest of their lives. Just my thoughts though. I thought your genuine question needed a genuine response.
Water Bottle am I allowed to answer too? maybe because as the question about our existence/death we can’t deny it
God is not a feeling, God is a force that moves, and Love is that force.
Thank you for this. I am a Christian I've asked those questions you've asked, it took me so many years of wandering and wondering and I found God in the Love he has shown me through his Son and the people that truly radiate his love and I love you and I love this video.
I love that you created and shared this video; I wish everyone was so willing to discuss their thoughts on God. I highly recommend reading anything by C.S. Lewis for deeper thoughts on God. I would especially recommend Miracles, Mere Christianity, and the Great Divorce. Much love
This video is amazing and a beautiful piece of art. Thank you.
Thank you for making such beautiful, deep, thought-provoking videos. You’re truly a wonderful person ❤️
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on God! I appreciate how transparent you were about your ideas and the amount of time you spend dwelling on the subject. If I may touch upon a few things you said:
"It seems like a lot of people look to God to answer all of these impossible questions...what about the insane injustices that exist in this world? What about the suffering that occurs in all of our lives? Why do people have to die? I feel like I keep trying to add 1+1 and getting 5 or 6."
And later you also said, "As far as I understand things there is no justice, no right or wrong: God is simply the way things move".
One cannot reasonably doubt God on the basis that there is too much injustice in the world, while holding to the belief that there is no right or wrong, no justice. To believe God is unjust, one must believe that there is justice, which supposes by necessity that there is an absolute truth. To discount God on this basis, is to hold to another faith! Perhaps you yourself do not doubt God on the basis of injustice, but I thought I'd take the time to share since you clearly took time to put your thoughts out there in such a neat way!
Also, a few of your statements touch on quite a bit of scripture!!! You called God your friend, which closely touches upon Jesus' words in John 15.15 when He says: "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you”; You also said that God knows only one word, "love", a hyperbole I assume though perhaps I’m wrong, and 1 John 4.8 reads, “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love”; and Finally you said that God is infinitely patient and indeed the Apostle Peter wrote, in 2 Peter 3.9, “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance”.
Many of your ideas have been expounded upon in writings that have lasted two millennia, written and inspired by men whose belief in God and Jesus was so firm it trumped even their fear of death! They professed their message to be Jesus’ own, the same Jesus who no credible modern historian denies the historicity of, a man who’s life - regardless of what you believe - has had arguably the greatest impact on world history! Their writings exist in such large quantities, through such varied times, languages, and places, they easily surpass any other writing from antiquity in credibility - in other words, you can doubt what these men BELIEVED but not what they SAID (cough*or wrote*cough).
This at the very least, for any thoughtful and inquisitive person, bears investigating! Reading these writings is like learning a new language! It opens up a whole new world of understanding, a system that has withstood time and culture! I have two suggestions: 1) Read the Bible! I understand if this seems daunting or terse, especially given its usual presentation, but I would recommend starting with the book of John or with Mark! John is super philosophical, Mark writes like a 15 year old and has a quick pace if you get bored easy! 2) If that is too much, I suggest reading Norman Geisler and Frank Turek’s book, “I Don’t have Enough Faith to be an Atheist”. It walks through the beliefs of a rational Christian faith - yes, rational can be used as an adjective to describe “Christian” and “faith”! Weird I know!
Anyways, thanks again for sharing.
Sincerely.
you would enjoy this. renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/everything-other-than-god-is-unreal
This is the second video of yours I’ve seen the first being your mushroom experience and in both I’ve teared up I think from the sheer beauty of your deliverance. Thank you for transparently sharing your soul. You are a beautiful experience.
Came across your work a day after I departed Europe. I can't get enough of your content.
Your journey is honest, genuine and noteworthy. Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift.
holy crap. this is good
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I truly loved how did you describe God as a friend and how he is waiting for you in any time you want. This is real at least in my religion.
" When My worshipers ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the supplication of the suppliant when he calls to Me; therefore, let them respond to Me and let them believe in Me, in order that they will be righteous."
(Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:186)
I was going to comment with the same quote from the Quran. I love his videos and his viewpoint on God. God is our friend and He is near, closer than our jugular vein. He loves us more than our mothers do.
This was a masterpiece. Thank you for these beautiful words.
Thank you so much! You can not know how much I owe you. I just watched this after a pretty bad exam which left me feel very unsure and insecure. After watching this, I feel so much better. I am so grateful
Wow...that was deep and a surprisingly refreshing explanation of God from a secular perspective. Thank you
This made me cry and smile and just go through so many emotions. I thank you for explaining a concept that is hard for me to even put into words. God’s a cool friend. Thanks for sharing, Nathaniel!
*I bless the day I stumbled upon your channel! Thank you very much. I really dont have the words to describe how I feel towards this video. I'm soooooo happy I cant explain it. Thank you so much.*
This video and all its elements and flashbacks, words cannot describe me in awe and amazment on this.
this is the most beautiful interpretation of God I have ever heard and much needed right now, thank you for this
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This is one of the most inspirational videos I’ve ever seen on CZcams- it genuinely made me shed tears. I love your poetic visual narrative and your thoughts. Please keep it going - the world is your oyster :)
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God in simple words from bible Please share the good news of God.
I met God... He's alive and incredibly wise, patient, gentle, powerful intelligent. He is also humble and wise. We don't understand the things He does but He wants us to seek.
This is perfect. I love the honesty you’re able to share your perspective on God with us. Once again, thank you :)
Everytime I see a notification of your videos pop up, I just simply click, because your videos are simply so well made, have a lot of thought into them and talk about really interesting issues. Thank you so much Nathaniel, genuinely thank you for inspiring all of us to be the best version of ourselves💖
This video described how I think and what I think about every single day. I am constantly trying to better myself and become more intelligent than the day before. For a while I was trying to do so by myself, because of my pride and ego, however I later came to the conclusion that we truly know nothing (“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing”-Socrates). As much as I desire to be an ‘intellectual’ the only true and profound knowledge comes from the creator of the universe.
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God in simple words from bible Please share the good news of God.
“He is God: there is no god other than Him. It is He who knows what is hidden as well as what is in the open, He is the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy. He is God: there is no god other than Him, the Controller, the Holy One, Source of Peace, Granter of Security, Guardian over all, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Truly Great; God is far above anything they consider to be His partner. He is God: the Creator, the Originator, the Shaper. The best names belong to Him. Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies Him: He is the Almighty, the Wise.”
al Hashr
He is Allah
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Oh My God!!
I can't believe what I've just seen..!
Your honesty is out of this world, just read the comments man..and you'll see the goodness that you brought to the people.
Thank you.
and "GOD" bless you.
A lot of people confound church with God which I think is a very problematic misunderstanding.
And Church is not a building, it's a community of people lifting each other up.
@42 jade Any kind or religion can be taken to the extreme and do wrong things, but you don't need to take down the whole group of people just because most of them did wrong.
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The Bible and Qu’ran are OVERTLY racist, homophobic and sexist. I was devoted fully to being a Christian and a Muslim, until I read the texts. I was horrified at what I read. Say what you will about the people, but the religious text is appalling.
If you don’t believe me, a 1 minute google search will show you.
@42 jade Hey,
I think generalizing is one of the worst things we can do, specifically on this topic. Doing this is like saying all atheist are pessimists and anarchists, or that all Muslims are suicide bombers. Rather than that, we need to look deeper.
¿What is Christianity? It is not a set of rules, or going to mass every Sunday, but rather someone, Christ (God), who we love. And loving him should make us love everyone and, at least, try to understand everyone. For that, it is wrong to say that someone who gives hate speech, who seeks someone else’s bad, is a Christian. He/She may be baptized, or maybe does religious activities, but isn’t really living Christianity the right way. The model should be Christ, who didn’t hate, rather loved; didn’t judge, but rather forgave everyone.
It is true Christians throughout history have made mistakes, and still do, but that doesn’t change what Christianity is.
Hope I explained myself correctly and maybe change your perspective on Christians. Judging and generalizing won’t help make the world better.
zain yes, but that doesn’t mean you have to do exactly what it says. It was written long, long ago, and clearly societies, cultures and laws have changed. Religions are based usually in interpretations, for example, let’s say from the Bible. Religions based on the Bible vary depending on the interpretation from it and how much they want to take from the original text
This video was incredibly peace inducing. What a perfect way to end my day. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful interpretation of what God means to you. Just beautiful. I love most of your videos but this was by far my favorite. Please keep sharing so authentically. Its pure inspiration, goodnight. :)
Hi Nathaniel! I just wanna tell you that I really like the way you share your journey with others. There are so many people on CZcams showing their lives, but the way you do is different. I feel like you are constantly putting yourself and the world into discussion, and you do it in a really deep and open way. I think we need people like you. Thanks for sharing with us your journey in life
This is the most profound thing I have heard and enjoyed on CZcams. Thanks you have no idea how much your CZcams channel helped me change my life to better.
This is so Deep
God is always here for us 🙏❤️
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Me hizó llorar tu vídeo😭💜, en mi experiencia con Dios, he sentido muchas veces su presencia, y es increíble, es una presencia de paz, seguridad, y completa tranquilidad. Me gustó mucho este video, el hecho de que hables de Dios cómo un amigo, es real..... Dios es el único amigo fiel, genuino y verdadero!!! 😊
Beautifully done, sending you love from a Christian youtuber ❤
May the lord God continue to bless your soul and multiply your happiness and blessings Nathaniel Drew am sure God is smiling and he is proud of what beautiful words you said about him in this video 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 GOD IS LOVE
Thank you for existing and sharing your perspectives! One love!
I came expecting to cringe at some anti god story. I stay because damn that's probably the most beautiful way I've ever heard it talked about
Thank you so much.
This is just what I needed.
Funny how you ask for a sign and get this video ^^
So, do you consider this video popping up right now is God's work in order to convince you of his existence?
Marcel Grieber Not really. It could be a big coincidence, but it still made me feel a little better. And that what its about
@@idj2065 Well, perhaps it isn't that big of a coincidence. From your answers I conclude that you are more or less constantly looking for signs, and if this video was uploaded a week ago, you still would have perceived it as a sign. Furthermore, a person talking about God is a pretty ubiquitous thing, and if you count everyone of them as a sign, then it must seem as God is sending you (and everybody else) a whole lot of signs.
But even if this would be an almost impossible coincidence - as long as it is physically possible, there is a chance that it could happen and it is therefore not a miracle.
In general, I'm wondering why a loving God would 1) base your afterlife upon your belief whether or not he exists, and 2) give us little to no evidence that he exists, because, as demonstrated above, as long as something is possible, we can't decide if this incident is due to natural or supernatural causation. As God is in most cases presented as an omnipotent and all-knowing being, he should know exactly what would convince you or me of his existence, and he should know that 'signs' can't serve as rational evidence. Therefore, this God is either weak and incapable of convincing me, or he likes to play ambigious games and punishes everyone who doesn't want to play along with eternal torture - or, as a third option, he doesn't exist. And as long as his existence isn't proven, I go with the third option.
well -- that's nice you pitched in your two cents on someone's idea of their systematic belief notions and all, kind of a low ball or whatever -- but just because you've come to a different conclusion on what truth and belief/faith you want to believe in, that doesn't mean drop your opinionated two cents like a pretentious airhead and try to contradict them on their beliefs. your delivery is off: you lack respect with debate etiquette -- *since, you were trying to contradict **_their_** way of expressing a thought and few with your own....* *_you've obviously thought through your beliefs and came to a different conclusion. just as christians, jews, muslims, hindus, buddhists, satanists, luciferianists, and pagans have. signs and miracles can seem like these things to other people--that doesn't mean you have to try to contradict their beliefs. that's the problem with religious systems today is no one knows how to talk about religion with respect for other's views._*
@@marcelgrieber5490 I see totally different. I think that God not being clear with his existence is a very good way for Him to see how we react, how we feel, how we use our freedom. If it were so clear we would be kinda "priosioners" since not believing in God is also part of your freedom
You're such a skilled film maker. "The only word God knows is love"
Nathaniel,
What You have said in this Video is a Confession of Faith in God as a Friend and it has Moved me.
God is in the Sincerest of Little Things we do to Bring a Smile to Others as a Selfless Gift, just as Our Consciousness is a Gift from God.
God is a Beautiful Mystery and a Voyage through Time.
In each of us is a Gift of God, Indeed we are All here to Serve One Another as Conveyances of God's Love in a Light and Peaceful Manner.
I am not Perfect in my Voyage, and I Have much to do to Overcome my Own Failings, and my Spiritual Voyage involves Humility before God while being Wise to Others not so Humble... and Often I Struggle, but, in the Cool and Quiet of the Morning I feel God's Presence and God's Love.
And when we Feel that Love, we Gently Smile in Contentment and Thanks... and then We can Face Each Day with God and sometimes we meet Others just as Simple, Sincere and Grateful and You will, for the Most Evanescent of Moments, know that God is With You Both.
Amen.
the end part with the background score gave me chills! felt like the video really came thro the screen
This is so beautiful. Touched my heart. God is truly the Greatest.
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This really affected me, emotionally, a puddle of tears. This was just so beautiful.
I recently became a christian and it was the best decisiom of my life, i was so confused about everything in life and still am but i would encourage you to study the bible, in theres all the truth is revealed.
God bless you.
The problem is,... Jesus is not, and was not, a Chrstian. Toooo narrow to contain Him
God bless you and may your faith increase in stature and love
Jesus was not somewhat divine he was human like you and me he ate, slept . According to me he was a mighty prophet not more than that.I suggest you to look at Islam 🕌
May peace be upon you.
I ve been studying Jesus a long time now and I can tell you hta is what differs christianity from other religions, but I dont like to start debates on religions I think the most important thing is to believe in the truth and that is what makes the difference, Believing in Jesus : we reveive salvation for eternal life and we have access to the holy spirit and his divine power like healing the sick in a sobrenatural way ( I had a destroyed knee, someone prayed for me in the name of Jesus and he healed me) and Ive had so many prayers answered that I cannot me skeptical like I was before meeting God. I know some things sound ridiculous but I know what i expirienced and I know that if you look for Jesus he will answer.
So I’m driving while listening to your videos. This comes on and I’m in tears trying to see the road!!😭😭😭🤣Thanks bro.
I love your meandering mind and your burning desire to inquire and to learn Nate. It wakes me up at the age of 86 !
"Love is the only word god knows." Brill
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
Yahia Ghallale it’s a manifestation of God. Jesus is 100 percent God and 100 percent human. The Bible says he was tempted in everything, but he didn’t fall into temptation because he is 100 percent God. Hope this helps.
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Say: He is Allah, the One and Only! Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten.
And there is none like unto Him.
Surah Al-Ikhlas [112] - Quran
@Yahia Ghallale that's a very twisted secular version of the bible, it has lots of confusing translations, i recomend you to use KJV and of course, you should watch people that speak the languages that were used in the books of the bible to get a more accurate understanding. Jesus/Yashua is the physical respresentation of God (Yahweh/YHWH). God made us in his image (not refering to physical) and he made Yashua the same way, but gave him knowledge of who he was, and he was really confirmed as the True Son of God (His perfect image). We are sons of men or sons of Adam, but Yashua is not from the seed of men, because Mary was a virgin when she got pregnant with the Messiah
Btw, Yashua's blood was found on top of the arc of the covenant and tested multiple times by several people in laboratories in Israel, and they only found the womans cromossome wich confirms his identity as Son of God
@@nothere1926 I'm sorry but I can help but think that those are lies made by the Roman Catholic Church. Some of what you said seems right though. Jesus is 100% human and 100% God. He did have the knowledge of God and he did know his true essence, and the reason why he came to earth is to tell us that we share the same essence as him as we are his brothers and sisters. But I doubt his mother was a virgin or that he turned water into wine. That seems like lies made up to make Jesus seem "supernatural" when in fact, in my humble opinion, Jesus was a simple, humble, loving man. More than most. And he managed to see in himself and in us what we're all too blind to see.
Jesus was the son of a man, but he is also the son of God. Like I believe all of us are. In my understanding, such as Einstein's, the word "God" and "Universe" are interchangeable. So in a sense, we're all sons and daughters of God as God is omnipresent, God is every one and every thing. As in the beginning, there was one. (The big Bang) the moment where God was separated from itself physically and spiritually. Our purpose as living beings in this world is to find ourselves once again and restore the balance that once existed
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Damn...
This helped me, thanks
Honest, genuine and beautiful.
Please don't stop uploading!
Love you brother, Remember Jesus said "today you shall be with me in paradise" to the guy hanging next to him. That says volumes about so much. :-)
God tells us that we are loved (Jeremiah 31: 3) beautiful (Psalm 45:11) shining like a star (Daniel 12: 3) his work (Ephesians 2:10) created in his image (genesis 1:27) strong (psalm 28:35) precious (1 Corinthians 6:20) protected (Psalm 121: 3) unique (Psalm 139: 13) forgiven (Colossians 1:14) restored (Ezekiel 36:26) his temple (1 Corinthians 3: 16- 17) He rejoices for us (Zephaniah 3:17) no one can separate us from his love (Romans 8: 38-39) and remember, He knows your name (Isaiah 43: 1). in a society where man is now an atom without identity, God tells you that you are important to him, answer him
God is the best possible friend I could ever have.
For some reason, this perspectives really intrigued me. Food for throught. Thanks Nathaniel.
Thank you for the beautiful video as well.👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for making this, Nathaniel.
Somehow this video made me cry. As a person who has dealt with depression and having called for God's help, the topic is super emotional to me. But you put the relationship we could all have and should achieve with him in beautiful words that just really resonate with me. I really hope I can one day feel the exact same way.
And in 5 minutes, you've took us to a humbling journey often leaves us breathless, overwhelmed, and questioning again all that beliefs and paradigms built in ourselves. Beautifully presented in this vid. Thank you
damn dude... this one’s my favorite so far, keep it up! stay true!