Surrounded by Mormon Missionaries: Hawaii
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- Jeff Durbin was with Apologia Church on our final trip before planting a church in Kauai. Our team was meeting up with some local Evangelists we connected with when we saw four Mormon missionaries. Jeff and Luke walked up to them.
This is what happened.
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As a former Mormon I am AMAZED watching the HOLY SPIRIT work through Jeff. Praise JESUS!
Tim Bobby May the one true GOD shine HIS grace upon you to know the truth in HIS Holy Word.
Jesus spoke about hell more than anyone else.
Jesus said, "Follow Me." Jesus is the good Shepherd. Jesus will never let you down.
Tim Bobby JESUS is GOD revealed to humanity in flesh form. JESUS is not created. JESUS is not another god among many gods who earned the reward of a planet to own. JESUS is not a brother/ spiritual offspring of a heavenly mother and HE is not brothers with any angel ...namely satan. JESUS is the way, the truth, and the life. HE and HE alone is who is needed to enter Heaven. The truth is quite simple, so much so that a little child can understand if they humbly want to know how to be saved.
Amanda 83 Does the " Holy Spirit " teach THE FALSE TRINITARIAN DOCTRINE KNOWN AS CREATIO EX NIHILO?
The understanding of the GOD head to anyone who is not born again isn't going to make sense. This truth is revealed by the HOLY SPIRIT, the 3rd person( not 3rd god) of the "triune" GOD head. 1 GOD in 3 persons. You can't understand this without GOD opening this up to you. Read the New Testament and you will see JESUS speaking of this truth. If you really want to know the truth HE will not withhold it from you.
The fact that the Mormons actually listen giving him the opportunity to speak, Merits a great deal of respect. Listening is a hard thing for anyone to do in a sensitive subject.
Yea I think it's beautiful as well
Javier Torres why are all the girls dressed so immodestly
Javier Torres come back the the Catholic Church. The only church that Christ founded. Historical fact.
Google traditional catholic movement and Latin mass. To save your soul, it is necessary to be inside the church that Christ founded. Pax
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@@m-hayek1985 Not True... Christ established the Ekklesia for Gentiles through Paul... The Catholic Church rose from the Churches in Asia Minor that Rejected Paul's teachings..
Mr Durbin. thank you for your relentless witnessing of the true gospel to mormons. My whole family has left mormonism 3 weeks ago when we realized mormonism is the gospel of joseph smith and not the gospel of Jesus Christ. we were life long temple attending lds members. now we have come to the true gospel, thanks for your work which has been helpful
Praise the Lord for you seeing the truth, thank you for sharing that it is possible to leave even when you have been devoted LDS. My precious sister in law just died attending the LDS Church, but my prayer was that she remembered the Christ she had once accepted in younger days. She leaves behind a large Mormon family, whom I love and pray for. From a human standpoint, I don't see how they could leave, but God can do all things, thank you for your validation!
Jon Moon's Western NY outdoor adventures I'm really glad you found your way out of Mormonism. I too meet with the missionaries in my area much like Jeff in this video only I spread out the information I give them over as many meetings as I can in order to build more of a relationship with them. I believe that this method will leave a more lasting imprint on them. I understand how Jeff needs to get as much across to them as possible because he likely will only see them once.
I'd like any advice you might have for how I can make them understand the gospel of grace from your point of view as a former Mormon. I've studied Mormonism for several years and watched countless videos on CZcams of former Mormons giving their testimony on how they came out of the church. I'd love to hear yours as well. if you will reply to this comment I'll send you my email address and cell phone number. I love to talk to you about how you came to realize Mormonism was a false religion. also I would love to be a resource for you if you ever have questions about Christian doctrine.
Praise God! Really happy for you and your family. Stay strong in the Lord!
wow!!! praise God. thank you for sharing your testimony! I am praying for so many of my friends in this religion for years. May God pull them to true faith in Christ Alone!!! Great work Jeff may God bless you !
Love hearing that you were able to get out from underneath Mormonism, praise Jesus!
I could watch this 100 Times and still not have it down like Jeff does in this video... This is how I know that it is not Jeff but truly the Holy Spirit who leads in these situations where Grace, Mercy, and Patience are required - - What a wonderful display of Gods love and the Gentleness of the Holy Spirit.
Andrew Wetterhan you’re more than capable he just has committed his life to knowing scriptures inside and out. And with that knowledge he flows through rocks in the road. You think you are not capable just due to lack of commitment and knowledge to the scriptures no biggie
@Andrew Not a logical conclusion!
It’s truly remarkable! That is how Christ would have ministered. Thus sayeth the scriptures.
You're right! Jeff really does have it down. He's probably one of the best cult leaders around these days. Truly charismatic guy who charms you right into drinking the Kool-aid. Cheers!
@@larryrichardson8194 You're right! Jeff really does have it down. He's probably one of the best teachers around these days. Truly a professing Christian who teaches you the truth about the gospel.*
I pray that more Christians can speak with Mormons with such love, authority, and truth! Wonderful encounter. Thank you for sharing.
Amen, they are thick headed however. I pray all the time for the Mormons.
pray for Tim Bobby too 😂
If you do your research with an open mind, you will realize that the LDS church is a false church. Christ's teaching did not debunk anti-mormonism. Did Jesus Christ ever say that God lived on the planet Kolob? "Our Father who art on Kolob, hallowed be thy name."
Faye Lewis really? Christ's teachings did not debunk anti Mormonism?
While this is your lucky day,because today you will have the opportunity to PROVE to all our readers your above APSE DIXIT logical fallacy.
I challenge you that " the teachings of Christ do not debunk anti Mormonism ", by debunking the following syllogism.
Archaeological evidences proved that the Book of Mormon is an ancient record that was written several thousands years ago.
Thus, all those several dozen pieces of archaeological evidences also prove that Joseph Smith did not " write" the Book of Mormon, and that the Book of Mormon is not "19th century fiction".
Which also proves that either God or Satan is the author of the Book of Mormon.
If Satan is the author of the Book of Mormon,Joseph Smith was a false prophet, and the LDS Church is a false church.
On the other hand, IF Christ is the author of the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith was a true Prophet of God, and the LDS Church is indeed God's true Church.
Having said that, here's a syllogism titled Christ's teachings debunked anti Mormonism.
1) Christ taught that a kingdom divided cannot stand, and that Satan cannot fight against himself (Mark 3:24-26)
2) The Book of Mormon exhorts people to follow Jesus, and to keep the commandments of the Father (2 Nephi 31:10)
3) the content of the Book of Mormon proves that Christ is its author
The only way for anti Mormons to debunk the above syllogism, is the by proving that Satan is the author of the Book of Mormon.
However, that's an exercise in futility,as it's impossible to prove that Satan inspired a book of scripture that exhorts people to follow Jesus, and to keep the commandments of the Father.
Now that we've ascertained (by following the teachings of Christ) that the Book of Mormon is indeed God's word, that by default proves that Joseph Smith was a true Prophet of God, and that the LDS Church is indeed God's true Church.
Please feel free to explain in DETAIL if major premise, minor premise or the conclusion to the above syllogism is erroneous.
I'm eagerly awaiting your rebuttal that addresses the above logical argument.
Norbert Melcher it's not the real Jesus, so Satan can say whatever he wants about Joseph's dreamt up version of Jesus. He loves to masquerade as an angle of light.
A couple of months ago two Mormons came to my door and I did the opposite of what Jeff just did. Even though I try to share the Gospel in a kind, loving way, It came out confrontational so they just walked away. Afterward, I felt ashamed and embarrassed by the way I handled the encounter. Next time I will be better prepared to share the Gospel the correct way, with "KINDNESS AND LOVE" like Jeff just did. Thanks for showing me the correct way. God Bless.
To be fair, it takes practice. God will continue to give you opportunities to be a better witness if that is what He has in store for you. I pray that if you have another encounter that the Holy Spirit will guide you.
That has happened to me numerous times, I prefer to say I'm passionate about the truth and sometimes I'm so full of vigor and I fervent that to them and can come across as insincere
This guy understands mormons better than mormons do. I can't think of a better way to get through to them. Bravo Sir. As a former mormon of 25 years I appreciate the work you're doing.
What made you decide to leave? Did you take name off the record?
@@user-bw3fl7fj9w I was deeply unhappy and felt god had abandoned me. After a suicide attempt I awoke the next day and a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Months later I wondered if it were possible to leave the mormon church entirely (I'd never heard of such a thing). That question led me to more questions. After months of research I wrote Salt Lake and had my records removed. After what I'd been through, and learning the whole story, I felt angry and betrayed and wanted nothing to do with the mormon church. Alas most of my family is devout so it's a daily struggle.
@@impurfekt I'm a convert will be 28. Have had struggles with it over the years. None of my family are members. But, right now it's good times and friends keep me. I don't think I'd take my name, as I don't want to feel all the temple ordinances were a waste of my time and money. Yet, I don't really think they're necessary for salvation. It was trouble with the idea of Trinity that brought me into it. But, for about a year now, have been struggling with history and beliefs. Some beliefs I just pushed aside.
@@user-bw3fl7fj9w Learn. Think for yourself. Follow your heart. That's the best advice I can give to anyone.
The difficulty with religion is it tends to diminish our capacity for personal decision making. We spend time looking to others for answers and guidance and lose trust in ourselves. We become part of a flock and fear straying from the herd at the expense of our own personal journey.
@@impurfekt yes, plus and minus both ways..
Absolutely beautiful, thank you Jeff. How I wish someone like you had taken the time to explain the gospel to me while I was a LDS for 35 yrs. I thought I knew Jesus but I did not. Not until I begged the Lord to show me...and He did as I was reading the Bible. I was made new, born again and filled with the Holy Spirit.
Please continue to teach with the love of Christ as you do so eloquently. What a gift. God bless you.
Amen. Praise the Lord! Whether late in life or not, you found the good favor of the Lord.
It is not possible to come back to the fold. Once you are born again you can't become unborn again.
Christ disagrees with you. Read the parable of the sower, and the parable of the talents, among others.
cdowis
Who is "you"? Who are you addressing?
John 10:27-29 "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand."
It is SO precious that his son is just watching him minister. Brings a tear to my eye.
Grayson Howard Right? What an example. May we all be leaders and teachers of truth to our children.
Agreed. What a gift his son is receiving by witness of this passion for the truth !
Grayson Howard tears trickling down my face into my coffee
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Wow your son stands by you so patiently. He is absorbing everything discussed. Someday he will be a mighty warrior for God. May God Bless you and him and your family more. Peace and protection, love and joy.
JAMKR K ...ain’t it awesome!?
Michael Reyes I love you
Connor Durham thanks! I love you too!
Michael Reyes Lol sorry it was random but sometimes when I see a heartwarming comment section I just gotta let the person know I love them!
@@connordurham4289 love you bro!!
Hey everyone! So I'm actually one of the missionaries that Jeff was talking to in this video (I talk around 4:42), and I just wanted to thank him for how respectful he was to us, even though our beliefs differ. I hope we were able to reciprocate that respect. I am still an active LDS member, but I appreciate his respect more than words can tell. It is okay to disagree without being rude or hurtful. And I am also happy to see that so many of the comments on this video are so kind! I was expecting to see a lot of hate, but all I found was hundreds of people praying for me and my friends! Thank you!! This is Christianity. This gives me hope that we can respectfully disagree, while living in harmony with one another. I love you all!
It is wonderful to hear from you. I appreciated your conversation as well.
David Sant I'm curious to know if two truths can live in harmony together when they are opposing each other? Love is important yes of course. But, truth and error living in harmony? How does this work using scripture?
John 4:23-24 But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.
how can 50,000 differing sects of religion within christianity justify themselves being on the one narrow path to God which the scriptures say "few there be that find it and enter thereat" . Truly Isaiah 29:10 is true, without a prophet among you, you are in spiritual darkness.
@@truthseekersmedia 1st of all, where do you get the number 50,000? 2nd, there are 2 roads, broad, and narrow. 3rd, God knows the heart, and He will set the world right.
I really do hope and pray that each Mormon missionary you speak to considers these words.
It won't do any good. They bring a false message.
I don't even know who you are. Unfortunately, it's of no use to 'debate' with Mormons because of their refusal to open their eyes to outside sources and see the hard evidence against the church, let alone in the Bible itself. There is no 'challenge' in exposing Mormonism, only getting its members to turn from the blasphemy that it is.
No, I didn't forget. They're not anti-Mormon, they are easily verifiable. That's an easy excuse for LDS people to run to. I've heard it said that the most "anti-Mormon propaganda" comes from its very own church library. Quite frankly, it's the truth. The most wild and heretical statements are found by none other than the current and former leaders and 'prophets' of the very organization itself.
Have you done all you can do? Have you denied yourself of all unGodliness? You are not WOOOOOOOOORRRRTTHHYY?
It's not about what we can do. Our works are filthy rags to God (Isaiah 64:6). Salvation is by grace, through faith (Ephesians 2:8).
Absolutely obvious Christ is working through Jeff and his ministry. I love that man.
amen to that!
Amen
Don’t you mean Yeshua you need to be specific. Do you mean Yeshua is possessing Jeff when he talks.
@@rodneysettle8106 that is just a linguistic translation. Every other word could be translated that way and it wouldn't be an English translation. Also the name in Hebrew or Greek; can't remember which is Joshua.
jlfcpa I know it’s a translation from Greek/Hebrew to English but there’s no reason why the name needs to change Yeshua is not difficult to pronounce.
They way he speaks is phenomenal. What a gift our lord has given him.
Those Mormons seem like very genuine people thou. These one's were very humble young men who were willing to test truth and prove all things as scriptures suggest. I truly respect that.
T. Baugh I haven’t met a Mormon that’s wasn’t kind, polite, and gentle.
I've met a lot of very rude self centered Mormons
I was traveling through Ogden, Utah years back and I'm pretty sure we weren't welcome in some of the establishments. Although they weren't outright rude, I could definitely tell something was happening. Outside of that area when they're in my neighborhood, they're super polite.
That’s the problem with religion. All belief no respect. No unconditional love
@@Tecom38415 You're conflating religion with humanism. Religion is nothing more than a set of rules. It's humans that decide how to act.
The overwhelming passion and love Jeff expresses to the Mormon missionaries makes my heart happy, a prime example of how Evangelism should be conducted, well done! :)
He must hide it well, spending a good deal of his time talking to misguided "believers" of false religions. His "hate" is so well shrouded that he loves them enough to spend his time trying to minister to them in a kind loving manner. Tim Bobby you seem to be troll posting full of hate and not recognizing a man filled with grace and love. In 15:18 Jesus declares, “If the world2 hates you, you know that it has hated Me3 before it hated you.”4The particular form of the word “if” (ei) assumes something is true. Jesus is saying, “If the world hates you-and it does.”5 There is a certainty in Jesus’ words: “You will be hated! You can count on it!” Jesus then reminds His disciples that the world hated Him first. God bless I hope God restores Faith hope and love back into your life.
It's literally a life or death issue Tim. If we're wrong, but we're good people (Roman's 3:23, Roman's 6:23) we go to the Terrestrial kingdom. Not amazing, but not so bad either. If, however you do believe in a false religion, and you attempt to work your way to heaven (The REQUIREMENT of baptism for salvation, works to prove your good enough, etc.) you will be under eternal judgement. It's worth spending a little time reading if what you believe is true.
Sounds like Tim is the only one with hate in his message. Repent and believe the GOSPEL Tim. Not another gospel(book of mormon) or something that preaches a false Christ. It's either Jesus, and the work He did on the cross or it's Jesus+Tim's obedience to the law+Joseph's prophecy+++++.... ultimately making the cross of Christ as of no value. Do you read the bible? If it's grace then it's grace, not grace plus...
I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.
Galatians 1:6-9
Funny that Mormons do a better job of evangelizing than mainstream christianity.... by a long shot.
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The way you repeatedly affirmed that you meant everything with respect, yet still showed urgency in presenting the true gospel... marvelous.
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That was fabulous! I’m a Christian with LDS family and friends and I’m learning so much here .
Such a great time of sharing. As an ex-Mormon I love hearing the truth so clearly. I went from Mormon to Christian Pastor.
Mxborg 23 what sort of argument are you looking for? One place to start would be that there are two totally different understandings of the being of Christ, who he is, and who God is. God is infinite, eternal, and unchanging. As such it can't be said that God was once a man and became what he is (transcended). Second, you can look at the purpose of special revelation. If special revelation is redemptive revelation, then it would end with the fulfillment of redemption. So, you'd be left with trying to justify how the Book of Mormon can be considered scripture. Third, looking at the idea of whether or not the Book of Mormon is consistent with what is known of God from general revelation and from the Bible. You can also look at how various Mormon prophets have had contrary revelations to one another, which reveals an issue of internal consistency and who to believe. Not to mention that the concept of a prophet ended with John the Baptist who, by scripture, was considered the greatest and last of his age before entering the apostolic. So an argument would have to be made against the Bible that prophets still exist.
Daniel Valencia Catholicism= False Faith. They reject the Gospel
Kairi. B No, you fool; you rejected the Gospel the moment you rejected the Eucharist
Daniel Valencia If you believe rejection of the Gospel is rejection of the Eucharist, then you are blind to the Scriptures. The catholic Church erred greatly into heresy when they denied that we are saved by Grace through Faith alone, at the Council of Trent, and instead proclaimed that we are saved by Works. Thus Calling the Apostle Paul Anathema, for he proclaimed that we “Maintain that a man is JUSTIFIED by Faith, APART from Works of the Law” (Romans 3:28).
You are in a false religion and need to repent. Only Christ alone can save you. Not any of your works.
Kairi. B lol dude you have not put any scientific ability into understanding Divinity. You're talking with someone who has seen the Miracle of the Sun with witnesses. "Whosoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood, has eternal life, says the LORD, and I will raise him up on the last day." This is instituted at the Last Supper, when God says, "Take this, all of you, and eat of it. This is my body." When Jesus Christ (God) says that, He means it. It does not say, 'this bread is my body', nor does it say, 'i am coming in bread'. That Eucharist is the only door to transform you and bring you out of the Created Existence. Faith IS a work in itself; lo, to master holiness, you must master righteousness, in order to master perfection. Jesus told Peter, "Feed my lambs" 3 times. "Faith is dead without works" "Righteousness is as rags without holiness. This is illustrated and layed out in the videos my family put up. The "Origin of God" playlist contains the baby steps into understanding Divinity.
I love the gentleness Jeff brings representing the kingdom in love 😍 my family was moved to Utah for a year because of my father‘s work and I met a bunch of really awesome Mormon people. They excepted us as evangelicals and we made a lot of friends and whenever I encounter a Mormon I always Share my faith with them and pray that God will reveal himself to them
Whoa, Jeff's memory of scripture was flawless. Just witnessed a lot of love right there.
One of Jeff's most beautiful arguments. I pray that seeds are planted and God draw those young men to Himself in a mighty way.
sldeyo
Amen
Jeff, every person you witness to is so blessed to come across your path so they can hear a clear presentation of the Gospel. God bless you.
"I don't know how familiar you are with Mormons?" - Missionary
"A bit"- Jeff
Hahahahaha
Dan Ruben humble lol.
Hahahaa
Haha I thought the same thing. This was awesome. He really showed a lot of love. Hopefully they heard what was the truth.
Jeff's religion seems to be studying a skewed perspective of Mormonism.
Jen Dickson skewed perspective? He uses direct contextual quotes from every single book, discourse, article, etc from Mormon doctrine. What skewed perspective are you referencing? I would encourage you to research more into official LDS doctrine and watch more of Jeffs video discussions with Mormons.
This is such an amazing gracious way to witness for Christ.
Hahaa... well Apologia does have some more really intense confrontational witnessing videos, that have been very entertaining but it's nice to see people less defensive about their views and more open minded to actually hear the arguments that are made.
I too left the Mormon church. I am now a true Christian and witness to the missionaries every time I see them. I need prayer in having the patiences to listen to them
That was fantastic. Pastor Durbin, I pray these men hear the words of this conversation echoing in their hearts and God uses this evangelism to affect true change in their lives.
I was about to be baptized Mormon when Jeff entered my life...Thank you for preaching truth!
Praise you Father!
They listen to you, Jeff, because you are so kind and respectful. God bless you!!
Beautiful. Thank you, Jeff!
nice job Jeff. This is, in my opinion, your best interaction with LDS missionaries.
coachmarc2002 yesss
That i seen this far
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Thank you for opening our eyes. It is amazing how our God in Heaven looks out for those who are seeking the truth. More power to you Jeff.
What a lovely intelligent NON-AGGRESSIVE productive conversation!!!
Jeff Durbin has helped me realize who the true Christ is, I can't being to say how thankful I am for his beautiful message!! Mormons are great people who have helped me but I will no longer be one being that I truly understand who Christ is!! So eternally grateful for the message of Jeff Durbin!! God Bless 🙌 🙏 All
Pastor Jeff praise the Lord! You plant 🌱 seeds every time. So graceful, loving, quick to listen, slow to speak. You're just an amazing pastor. God Bless those Brother's!
Jeff Durbin has shown me how to win the lost via the Word of God with love, patience and humility.
You can talk until you are "blue in the face" but it won't work without the help of the Holy Spirit.
Jeff Durbin: see’s mormons
Also Jeff Durbin: I’m about to end this man’s whole career
I have relatives that are Moron and it just saddens my Soul to hear and see these people go along with that Faith. They are some of the nicest most caring people I know and will help me anytime I need them but I just can't talk Religion with them, they don't say anything about my beliefs and I do the same with them they were Born into it! I would love to see Jeff sat down with them he has the knowledge and knows the Scriptures so well. I just Pray for them to see the Light some day. God Bless.
For the First time. I feel like I could really preach to mormons that come over the true Christ in a respectful manner. Thank you.
GOD BLESS YOU
this is BY FAR my favorite street witnessing debate by Jeff ever
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what debate? I see one guy preaching, thats it.
Amazing Christian witness. These young men have a chance now!! Hallelujah!
I love these videos and this ministry. Although I left Mormonism years ago and accepted Christ a couple years ago, these encounter videos help me with my studies.
I also think it is supremely important to engage missionaries. It’s such a poignant experience. There are things that I was told were supposed to take place on my mission, that did not. I thought it was a short coming of my own making. I THINK had I heard this message on my mission it would have been “like a bomb going off in my life.”
Great example of speaking to people of different faiths. Truly great work done here guys.
I love how you aproach people with a love of understanding. I need to learn that more.
They didn’t even try to talk back in any way they listened to Jeff respectfully love these young men. Use this talk God and thanks
I think this whole interaction is beautiful. They really are peaceful and respectful people for the most part.
I pray God leads them to the truth.
Thanks, Jeff... that was so beautifully patient, respectful, knowledgeable and loving. Well done! ☺
Invisible Inkling; Satan was patient with Eve also' Jeff reminds me of him'
This message gives me chills!! I hope I can teach the gospel like you do. God bless you!🙏❤️
That kid of his is so patient. He's stellar 😉
Well said! I watch your videos to one day hope to be as sharp as you to teach in the way you do. The Holy spirit shines through you as the fruits are evident🙏
Jeff
I love the sincerity you have for the Mormons
Very well done
You set a great example as a true Christian
Keep up the good work
WOW!! I love how u speak to them, great job!! i pray something beautiful started happening in their hearts!!!
Thank you Mr. Durbin. May Jesus be with you always in your journey. Syahlom from East Indonesia
I left in 2015, and not one regret, if anyone is thinking of leaving ---- go to God and ask in humility, read your bible, listen to THIS sermon repeatedly, and find your way to God, if you care to. 🙏💙
Jeff you did a really nice job in speaking with these missionaries. It's so important to be respectful to others while possibly planting the seeds of doubt so we can hope that they will someday learn the truth and leave the Mormon Church. Thank you for your wonderful videos : )
I recently used Jeff Durbins/Apologia Studios videos on how to speak to Mormons after a Mormon missionary came up to talk with me. We debated and I could see the conviction in his face, he knew there was flaws in his religion, which I pointed out. I invited him and his two Mormon friends to come to my Church, and one of them received prophecy in Church.
Please pray for Elder Peterson, that God helps him recognize the lie he's been fed, and that he comes to the True, Living God of Christ, not Joseph Smith.
praying!!
Mxborg 23 Doctrine and Covenants...no evidence of the peoples from the book of mormon..I mean, the list piles up quickly..
Mxborg 23 Well, first off, in Archaeology, there are tons of biblical places, buildings, weapons proven to be true in history..the book of mormon, not at all.
It proves that the bible was written during a certain time frame, not that the stories are true, or that Jesus is God.
+Mxborg 23 , syllogism, please, friend.
Jeff has ccmpassion, love and class for LDS people. And I can guarantee you for the rest of the world as a true Christian should have. Love you and pray for your wonderful ministry brother.
What a beautiful presentation of who Jesus truly is. Praying for those sweet young men to accept the real Christ.
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you Lord for these brothers willing to sacrifice and show the truth.
What a true gift God bestowed on you! Teaching with love and gentleness. Being that soft comfortable light in darkness. I pray that God reveals the truth to those Mormons.
This dud spits fire out of his mouth, I love his mouth. May God use it even more in JESUS NAME
I can’t say how much I enjoyed listening to this exchange. This is the most gracious presentation of truth I have ever heard. I will try to model my conversations with Mormons after this. Thank you Pastor Jeff.
Jeff, may God bless you and your ministry. Thank you for the humble work you do and the example you set.
Shalom
One of the most loving and powerful sharing of the gospel I have ever witnessed. I pray the seeds were planted deep into the hearts of these young LDS man, in which they will come to know the truth in who GOD truly is.
I am always amazed at Jeff’s patience, love, kindness, and scriptural knowledge when witnessing to others. He is a wonderful example and inspiration to me of the importance of knowing the word of God. God bless you and your ministry Jeff.
Gods word always wins.
Joseph Schuster ALWAYS
@Brazilian Goddess do some study on the Mormon cult then you will understand. Why Gods word the bible always wins
The Bible has no contradictions they only seem so to people because they take the verses out of CONTEXT.
And they are dwelled in sin and rebellion
Look up Uthman ibn farooq
@Dow John Islam has nothing to do with Mormonism. He grew up studying the Bible and knows it inside out probably more than a lot of Christians who blindly follow without thinking & understanding the text they have.
Oh and decide that anything that goes against their Book of Mormon must be a mistranslation. The thing is, by that logic, you’d have to write off entire huge chunks and concepts of the Bible, making it basically worthless even to Mormons. They may as well not use it at all
@@ReformedSooner24 what are you saying?
This was beautiful. The last 5 mins were really touching.
God Bless you Pastor Jeff and Pastor Luke. Beautiful demonstration of Truth in Love. Praying for the LDS young men. They were of a very humble heart.
Bless you Jeff Durbin and the heart God gave you to reach out to the lost. I pray these men come to believe the truth from hearing the true gospel!
I wish I was graced with the ability to speak to others like this... let alone memorize scripture the way some can.
I wish you would come talk to my family. They are so deep into mormonism, no amount of proselytizing will wake them up.
Bowl of Tofu keep praying
I feel for you... mine's catholic... devout catholics
allthekingshorses Being catholic is far better than being Mormon.
I don't hate THEM. I hate false doctrine that threatens to take them to hell, because I love them.
If you believe the Mormon doctrine, you believe God used to commit sin (one can only imagine what kind) and you also believe that some day people will pray to you and worship you. That's blasphemous beyond belief on both accounts.
wow..good job Jeff..that was a wonderful patient dialog. Wherein you were able to present the clear GOSPEL with LOVE. Thank you for your ministry. GRACE and PEACE from GOD our FATHER...
Thank you so much for your true knowledge of Christ. I'm 4 years in recovery and a mother of 3. The knowledge you have given me has helped me grow not only my faith, but helped me immensely in knowing The word. As my little 3 year old falls asleep I'm listening to you with headphones. You HAVE gotten out of the way, in case you are wondering, and God speaks to me.
Jeff is so polished. Masterful at grabbing and holding their attention. Holy Spirit working in him clearly. That’s how to evangelize. This guy puts out the best vibe ever on top of it. Love watching him evangelize.
Wow! that was awesome. As an ex mormon I was blown away by how poised Jeff was and is in all his videos when talking to LDS people. I wish I can quote things like him and engage Mormons because he planted a bunch of seeds in this video. These were some of the same topics that made me open my eyes as well and come into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ after being LDS for years.
Thank God for you Jeff, I live in Salt Lake City and go up to the Mormon Temple semi regularly to reach out for the Mormons and these videos are a much need example of gracious behavior. I'm a young Christian and I'm still rough around the edges. Praise Jesus may he continue to bless your ministry.
Its like you're getting better at this and more gentle!! Praise God!
As Ravi says, "all religions are at best superficially similar, but are fundamentally different." I appreciate it brothers that you are so patient and love for these lost ones that Jesus has commissioned us to share with them the TRUTH! Keep it going brothers! Much mahalo from the 808 state.
This is evangelising with Love ❤ whilst sticking fiercely!! to the truth of scripture.
Jeff, thank-you brother for your testimony and ever burning zeal to share the truth of the gospel to the unbelievers! God bless you!
I didn't want this video to end
Lance McMullin IKR!
I really love your videos, I've just come to faith and just want to share the word that has saved me and my family. God is so Great. when you come to the true realization of what his Love is.... nothing else matters.
When someone resorts to name calling and personal attacks, it often means they have no substantive argument, or they are experiencing an internal struggle with the information they are hearing. Just saying, all these angry, random posts give you less credibility.
"a worthless person (often used as a general term of abuse)" oooh...ok. That is not name calling. *rolls eyes forever*
Tim you put people down because you lost and your family is lost. Mormonism wow pal just wow
He shared the Gospel with them, listened effectively, talked without hostility, and even though he challenged their most basic worldview... they shook hands and walked away in a friendly manner. We could all learn from this display of Christ-like love.
so awesome. keep up the hard work guys. amazing seeing the Holy Spirit work via CZcams. gives me hope for my LDS family.
it's like a divine miracle how he ended up getting these guys to actually listen and think.
like snapping someone out of their hypnosis or spells.
nice work jeff.
Nice work Holy Spirit! 🙌🏿♥️
Wow you can just see God reaching out to these Mormons. GOD is so merciful and not willing any should perish but have eternal life. I love how he showed them how man have use the word Jesus but how is not the true Jesus. Continue to do what you do bro.
I've been using these videos to help talk to some Mormon missionaries here in Indianapolis please pray for elder Johnson and elder Earl that they would see the lie of Mormonism
Corbin Mcmillen are you a Mormon?
Elijah you can know your scriptures like the back of your hand like Jeff in this video but anyone who looks real deep in scriptures can get confused thats why it comes down to the spirit. If you read the book of mormon and pray about it I promise you will feel of its truth. And can know that the bible and book of mormon are real.
Which Book of Mormon ? the 1830's? The 1920's? or how about the recent 1970's? How come LDS Doctrine states that God was once a man who attained "god-hood" when Moroni in Mormon 9:9-11 says that God is unchangeable (verse 9 he references God's attributes from James 1:17).
How come Mormons gather in their local wards to sing hymns like "Praise To the Man" (An LDS Hymn of Joseph Smith) when The Lord saith in Isaiah 42:8 "I AM The LORD; That is my name. I will not yield my glory to another nor praise to idols!"
The Bible has had literal words changed, the Book of Mormon has had minor spelling errors changed
The difference between our religions is that we have prophets and apostles, the true church must have prophets and apostles, Eph 2:19-20, it’s okay that you are not understanding the doctrine, those who are not willing to be open minded will not receive the spirit
This is excellent. I served my mission 10 years ago and I wish I had run into Jeff. His message is what I would have needed to hear at that time. It would have provided clarity and peace. It wasn’t until 4 years ago I came to these conclusions myself. Keep up the good work.
Jeff this is one of the most kind and loving responses I've seen on this channel. Thank you for setting a proper example of speaking the truth in love.
what an awesome interaction. Jeff breaths and speaks God's truth effortlessly with love and respect. Thank you Jeff for your example. I will pray for these respectful and awesome young men that have a heart for God. May they just simply compare The Bible and the book Mormons to repent from trusting the word of Joseph Smith instead of Jesus Christ.
Tim Bobby,
God created the universe and is Omnipotent so why is it so hard to believe he can make a donkey speak?
Translation mistakes? Well thats not broad at all. There are no major doctrines or principles are affected by the discrepancies between Greek text and the resultant English versions of the Bible. For more information go here. bible.org/seriespage/5-transmission
As for Judas he returned the money. The Jews bought the field in Judas' name, on his behalf. It was with the money that had been given to him for his betrayal of Christ and was the same money he threw back at them. The Jews could not use the money since it was blood money and they bought the field in his name. This is why it says that Judas acquired the field.
It would be like me giving money to my daughter to buy an apple at the store. It could legitimately be said that I bought the apple since I gave her the money with which to purchase the fruit. Also, she is the one who actually purchased the apple. This idea is found in the Bible. For example, In John 19:1 it says, "Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged Him." But we know that it was not actually Pilate who did the scourging. Rather it was he who handed Jesus' over to the Roman soldiers to be scourged. They carried out his orders.
Whatever your intentions are in trying to find contradictions I encourage you to continue doing so. That's right. I believe God's Word is completely inerrant and the deeper you dig into The Bible the more clear that'll become to you. I recommend that you read The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel too.
Tim Bobby, and I see your just trolling around on the comments sections probably with no actual thoughtful arguements. So, I won't waste my time if you're not actually interested in having a respectful and thoughtful discussion. I bet you've heard all of what Jeff Durbin has to say about Mormonism and it's contradictions to the Bible but you don't care. I hope you do one day, your soul depends on it.
There is no discrepancy at all. An angel of the Lord moved the stone and was sitting upon it outside (Matthew 28:2). The two men (Luke 24:4) were angels (John 20:12). Mark 16:5 presents the only potential issue and it isn't the only one at all. If there were two angels in the tomb, then there was at least one. This one was on the right. Therefore, we see that there was one angel outside and two on the inside of the tomb.
In order for there to be a true contradiction here, Matthew or Mark would have to say there was ONLY one angel. This was, of course, not the case. There were two angels at the tomb of Jesus, and neither account said there was only one. But I'm sure that you could care less about taking this into consideration. These are laughable apparent "contradictions" you bring up. Like I said before, there are no major doctrines or principles are affected by the apparent discrepancies between Greek text and the resultant English versions of the Bible. For more information go here. bible.org/seriespage/5-transmission
Lol, no. Thanks for trying though! Like I said before, there are no major doctrines or principles are affected by the discrepancies between Greek text and the resultant English versions of the Bible. For more information go here. bible.org/seriespage/5-transmission What is interesting though is that the Book of Mormon is said to be edited more than 4000 times. Hmmm and of course their are MAJOR doctrinal differences between The Bible and the Book of Mormons, ( i.e. Jesus created Satan and he's not his brother or that there is only one God as opposed to many gods). Will you believe Jesus in the Bible or Joseph Smith who is just a man? By what standard did anybody use to determine that what Joseph Smith said was true? The answer is none. They just simply took his word for it. If at the beginning they had used The Bible people would've realized what a liar Jospeh Smith was because the Bible is the ultimate standard of truth. Isn't it interesting how much archaeological evidence there is to support Biblical events and not to mention that the quantity of New Testament manuscripts is unparalleled in ancient literature. There are over 5,000 Greek manuscripts, about 8,000 Latin manuscripts, and another 1,000 manuscripts in other languages (Syriac, Coptic, etc.). In addition to this extraordinary number, there are tens of thousands of citations of New Testament passages by the early church fathers. In contrast, the typical number of existing manuscript copies for any of the works of the Greek and Latin authors, such as Plato, Aristotle, Caesar, or Tacitus, ranges from one to 20. Do the research, Tim. Your making yourself sound arrogant and ignorant/clueless at the same time before those who know how much historical and archaeological evidence supports The Bible. I also am aware that there is little to none evidence that supports any of the historical events that happened in the Americas like the Book of Mormons claims. The platform of evidence on which Mormonism stands is hollow and weak. Tim, just consider that Joseph Smith lied and do further research. Whatever you believe, if it's not the Jesus Christ of the Bible than you are headed for destruction and are under God's wrath.
Matthew chapter 27 should bring a little clarity.
Also, have you ever gotten a card or announcement from a couple that says "We had a baby!" No one says, no the man didn't have a baby, it was just the woman. Everyone understands the inclusive use of the language there to mean the man is also a part of saying "we had a baby" though obviously not in the same way as the woman.
It was Judas money that bought the field. In a very real way, Judas bought the field.
Another example would be if you were to donate a million dollars to some charity and they built an orphanage with it. They might say, come look at the orphanage which you built.
Technically you didn't build it, but technically neither did they, they paid others to build it with the money you gave them.
But again we all understand the use of language to mean something a bit outside the scope of the literal words.
That is what i believe is going on in this Judas the Field scenario.
thanks for your time.
What an amazing job sharing the Gospel in love! Perfect example of learning God's Word, so that you can share with others in Truth! May God bless you and your ministry for sharing the Gospel!
Beautiful. No other word to describe this conversation. Keep the videos coming! Let's save the lds church! Whooo
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What a powerful powerful message!! You were so kind and loving to the missionaries. I know many seeds of the REAL JESUS has been planted!! Bless you!
wow, anyone hear that? ... that was truth and love :)
Jeff, that was phenomenal... Great job, great love, great word
Just beautifully done. Praise God that His love shines through you.
Jeff, I'd love to chat with you about body language in an exchange like this. They way these young missionaries are standing throughout this video changes drastically, especially when you begin to quote Joseph Smith from memory and bring up the gospel of John. Learning to understand a person from their nonverbal communication is a great help in sharing the gospel as you can tell when they are becoming anxious or defensive before they even state as much. Your videos are a blessing and I hope that your ministry continues to be fruitful and God-centered!
I noticed this, too. They all clustered together at that point.
Imagine a world where every disagreement can be this peaceful.
Thank you Pastor Jeff!! We really appreciate it. Glory to God!