The following is a video I don't support and it doesn't represent what I believe.
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I believe it is commanded for us to love one another and when we don't love one another, we aren't keeping the commandments of the Lord. I actually love my brothers and sisters in the Lord from that music video.
I believe that Lordship Salvation, Legalism, Salvation by Works is an affront to Justification by faith so I went and bought all of the E-books on Justification by Faith that I could find and I actually found that young people aren't learning Justification by Faith as a doctrine today but I was briefly taught it as a young person and there are Christians who have been stuck with weak pastors who don't necessarily agree with them but we believe in treating people with gentleness and respect. But the author of the video wasted the first 14.5 minutes of this video and only gave me a topic or title on to what he is going to talk about and I am not sure I want to listen to someone who can't articulate his thoughts in less time but I will try.
Some people might do more works than others as we are created to do good works but the funny thing is that those who worked more were angry at those who worked less and Jesus said, 'Didst not we agree for a penny?"
Matthew 20:9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
Matthew 20:10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
Matthew 20:11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
Matthew 20:12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Matthew 20:13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong:
didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Matthew 20:14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
Matthew 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
I was fact checking the video at 35 minutes and 44 second.
James White has the 1 Thessalonians 5:14 in the Message posted where it says "Attentive to Individual Needs".
James reads it from the NASB.
I just want to point out that I possibly found what he glossed over which is "
support the weak".
1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
1 Thessalonians 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
1 Thessalonians 5 (Blue Letter Bible: KJV - King James Version)
I agree that "The Message" is not a translation but I think this is what Eugene Peterson may have been trying to translate.
If this is the case, this is why I do my own research instead of listen to others.
Would we be having this argument if the "pastor" simply quoted from Galatians 6:2 and Matthew 5:41?If we treat people better than ourselves (Philippians 2:3), wouldn't we be doing what James White is accusing the pastor of having no basis for?
And what restrictions are there in love?
In light of this, your enemy (Hillsong) ends up looking like the nice one and the man in the video needs to be fact checked.
Luke 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
Luke 7:38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Luke 7:39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
Luke 7:40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
Luke 7:44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Luke 7:45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
Luke 7:46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
Luke 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
Luke 7:48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
I was wondering in light of this discussion, if we traded places with Hillsong and the Woman in Luke 7, what would Jesus do? And remember the context of Luke 7:39 where the Pharisees called her a "sinner". Aren't we all sinners?
And the question should be, wasn't this woman attentive to Jesus' needs?
And didn't Jesus tell the woman her sins are forgiven?
I'm finishing the video from about 47 minutes to the last fifteen minutes and all I want to say is that I disagree with the "theologian" over procedural issues. I'm not going to argue everything.
It is shocking that I can argue with a quote / unquote "theologian" from a youtube video but that is because he isn't accredited.
So here is the issue. My acquaintance on the internet said this and he got it from James White in the video:
Yes, and it is love and protection of the sheep to warn them of false teachers, and first and foremost it is love for God and for the Truth, THEN for our neighbor.
"Then" or "and" for our neighbor? Where is "then" in the Bible? Do you mean one of the ten commandments is optional?
Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Matthew 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
Matthew 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
If one of the commandments is optional then all the law and the prophets that hang on them are optional.
There is an aspect to salvation that cannot be seen but the heart can see it so if a person is blind, you won't show them the gospel then how will they be changed? But there is an aspect to showing people the gospel that can be seen through the heart and you refuse to love them so they might be changed. People might be able to perceive the gospel from love and then when they accept it, they will read the Bible and all of the changes like righteousness will take place as they repent as a result of the gospel.
Isaiah 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Romans 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
The Pharisees carried stones to keep lepers away and this leper took a chance:
Matthew 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And Jesus said what you said, right? That he has to clean himself up before he has to come to Jesus? No.
Here is what you do. Stop studying people and videos because they're basically commentaries. You interpret the Bible first and then you can listen to commentaries. When you get off the word of God, everyone departs from the word of God and I can do that myself. That is why I stick to the word of God. It is when I take my eyes off that I forget what it says to do!
This is why I stop listening to every person running around with an unaccredited advanced degree.
