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I’ve compiled historical evidence to respond to Jehovah’s Witness claims that Jesus died on a “torture stake”.
We will look at the Greek word “stauros” and it’s meaning, ancient images of the cross, historical documentation about the shape of Jesus’ cross and give some time to examine how the Watchtower abuses sources to teach false things.
Christianity does not stand or fall on the shape of the cross but it seems to me that the Watchtower does, and in this case, it falls.

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The blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is probably not what you’re thinking of. This is a careful study of the unforgivable sin and it will seek to answer a bunch of specific questions about the topic. What is it? Have you committed it? Is it possible for a believer to commit it? Can someone repent after they have done it? Should Christians try to label people with this sin?
I hope that this study will not only give you good information but also give you good counsel on how to deal with this difficult and important issue.

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I’ve never done this before. Here’s my conversation with a former New Age/New Thought woman. We talk about specific Bible verses that are often used to support New Age as well as Word of Faith teaching and I do my best to respond with a careful explanation of each of those verses.
If you are New Age, New Thought or Word of Faith then I’m hoping this video will bless you and change your life. If you aren’t then I’m hoping it will equip you to be ready to help someone who is.

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Here’s how Psalm 16 predicts Jesus’ resurrection… and more. This Psalm was quoted by both Peter and Paul in the New Testament as speaking prophetically of the resurrection of Christ. It turns out that there is some support for this sort of view in ancient rabbinic writings as well!
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Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference:

~ 1. 3:26 A lot of people think the Bible is not clear about divorce and remarriage. Are there some “gray areas”?
~ 2. 6:20 My fellowship did a salvation prayer which didn’t involve any confessing or repenting, just believing. Does this mean those who prayed the prayer were not really saved?
~ 3. 11:21 Can you explain your non-Calvinist interpretation of Isaiah 63: 17?
~ 4. 15:07 What does it mean to “pray in the Spirit”? My pastor said it means praying in tongues, and he said we can all pray in tongues. Thoughts?
~ 5. 17:47 Does Hebrews 12: 2 teach “irresistible grace”?
~ 6. 20:53 What is your opinion on birth control used within a marriage relationship?
~ 7. 23:08 In Matthew 25, concerning the 10 virgins, my teachers have said the oil represents the Holy Spirit – but how can you run out or get more of the Holy Spirit (especially if you’re not saved)?
~ 8. 24:12 I work with a non-profit whose core value is hearing God’s voice, and everything we do must be based on a specific “word from the Lord”. I’m struggling with understanding how God speaks to us, and whether or not this practice is biblical.
~ 9. 28:48 Do you have any opinions on Preterism, and will you ever do a study on eschatology?
~ 10. 29:51 If our life is in our breath, can’t we justify abortion, since babies in the womb don’t breathe air?
~ 11. 33:20 Where was Jesus seated before He was at the right hand of the Father? I’m trying to envision this in my head.

I’ll be doing a shorter than normal live stream today and taking some of your questions from the live chat. Also, there will be no live stream on 8/20 and 8/27 (the next two weeks). Other than that I have many wonderful and important topics coming up and I hope you find them really helpful in your walk and your witnessing.

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Why did Jesus have 12 apostles? Why did Jesus sometimes ignore crowds or even purposely diminish them? What is it that these “seekers” didn’t understand?

We’ll cover this as well as a survey of each of the 12 apostles trying to see what we can learn from them individually. Oh yeah, and some great apologetics stuff too!

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We are going to have a decent amount of Q&A today but I’m starting us off by talking a bit about God’s wrath. I hope to help us think about it more clearly and more biblically.

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Two controversies reveal what was wrong with the Pharisees’ and what might be wrong with us. Covering Mark 2:23-3:6 Jesus corrects the Pharisees for adding their traditions to God’s commands as well as for missing out on the heart of God’s commands. We’ll look at how Jesus’ claim that “the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath” is both a claim to deity and a claim to have the right to explain the meaning of the Old Testament law. There’s also an apologetics moment today where we deal with a supposed Bible contradiction where some say Jesus was simply wrong about the Old Testament.

Here is the playlist to the whole Mark series (updated weekly until it is finished) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuGenHwUdeiQ5M-uj5XW4sF

Just a quick note related to the Sabbath. I do not think Christians are called to be under the Law and we do not have the same obligation to observe the Sabbath that they did at the time of the events of Mark chapter 2. I have teaching content on how to view the Law and how we can read and learn from it in the light of Christ here. (2 video playlist) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoGKJEENngc&list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuBirH5Rw3IhJinWrcTufY6 I also have a series dealing with the Hebrew Roots Movement (who teach that we should all obey the Law of Moses today) here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuOD_BytSxbejzCnGPOcgFw (4 video playlist)

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What can we say about infant baptism based just on the Bible? This video is a survey through a bunch of key passages that relate to the topic. I present it as an issue that we should not divide over but an issue that is worth examining biblically and talking about.
We will be looking at the “household” baptisms in Acts, and the idea that a parallel between circumcision and baptism means we should baptize infants. We’ll also examine the New Testament nature of baptism since this relates to the idea of baptizing infants.

Here’s the link to my very long debate on whether baptism saves or not. Time stamps on this video will help you navigate it. https://youtu.be/x2TfBVNuuY8

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In this video I will be handling the following Calvinist objections to the idea that Jesus died for all people.
1) Trinitarian Harmony in the Atonement. This involves the idea that there is conflict between the intention of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit if Jesus meant to die for all people.
2) The idea that if Jesus tried to save all people but didn’t then He failed. Therefore Jesus didn’t try to save all and didn’t die for all people.
3) The idea that Jesus’ atonement and intercession are the same in extent and application.
4) Dilemmas Calvinists sometimes present as logically forcing you to affirm limited atonement. In particular we will look at John Owen’s dilemma/trilemma
5) The double-payment or double-jeopardy argument. This says that if Jesus died for all then to punish anyone in the future would be to punish sin twice and would threaten God’s justice.

I’m actually covering more than this but this is the main focus.

Here is my original video making a case for unlimited atonement https://youtu.be/DAKyQrAO3ps

Here is Dr. White’s video in response to my video (most of what I’m reacting to today was found in his response) https://youtu.be/BruZNUk2ltA

Here is a playlist of all my videos related to the topic of Calvinism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxakEl8BYBE&list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHu8PlY0J-G2B9Pyp59S0pLZ

Finally, this is an in house discussion and I affirm Calvinists as my beloved brothers and sisters and would welcome them in full fellowship (and so should you).

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