A WARNING to Christians Who Do Any of These 12 Things 

Me too.

Umm... that happened 2000 years ago. Imagine somebody asking you over and over and over x 1000000000 for forgiveness after you forgave them. I mean. Al I am saying... is give Jesus a break! Accept what He has already done!

Voddie

Absolutely. We're not perfect but to quote Vince Lombardi, "If we chase perfection, we can achieve excellence. "

I love me some Voddie quotes. 😂

so much truth in this. Some people, even myself believe the way to please God is by living and doing things you've done. I am starting to learn the best thing you can do is follow the commandments, put God first, pray, and build a relationship with him. Thats it, some people try to overcomplicate things

@@dannaaaaa344 I tend to stay away from those who say "I believe, I don't think, Christians shouldn't" because it's usually based on opinion, and a semi-relevant scripture that's somewhat vague but kinda sort could be used to prove their point. I feel like everyone could search the scriptures to build their case for/against something.

Wow! I did the same thing as you when I came to Christ. Almost word for word. Thank you for posting this. This has ministered to my heart. It's good to know that I'm not the only one who went through that experience. God bless you, my brother 🙏

@@chacks You're welcome! That experience grew my relationship with the Lord so something beautiful came out of it! If satan can't stop you from reading and praying, he'll push you until you're exhausted and make you feel like that's all you're allowed to do. I'm 30 now and married so I've come a long way and I continue to grow every year. Every single year I can look back and say "I'm this much more mature than previously" I don't notice it day to day, but I certainly notice God's handiwork in my life over a long enough time frame!

For that period, you became "too heavenly minded to be of any earthly good." God wants us to know his ways, SO WE CAN BE A GOOD INFLUENCE IN THIS WORLD! Religiosity is not righteousness! It's just being a Pharisee! God does want us to use our time well. And that includes being actively engaged in this world! "IN the world, but not OF the world." Citizenship is a required part of stewardship.

Excellent point!

U can be corrected without "conviction". The Holy Spirit convicts the world because of sin, He doesn't convict believers.

I love Todd & his reminders to be our best followers of Christ. I've got several friends who hate him, so I pray for everyone.

Just don't forget that the scriptures speak of Jesus and He is right there with you.

not to try to add for salvation though

@@theodoreritola7641 Agreed, salvation is by faith alone, in Christ alone, yes. But as James says, faith is perfected in works.

Frr

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT Not to add to our salvation

Should Christians do more reading than good works? Wreck didn't even mention good works. It's like the blind leading the blind.

= Sometimes reading is a time killer or waster, Some people read books just to kill time... If you were to study the bible as much as needed... You would spend more time reading the bible and studying the bible than you would having time to accomplish anything and get anything done for yourself your family your work or anything involved with breathing... There are people who have been studying the bible for 50 years of their life... And still don't completely understand it... The more you read the bible.. The more you find to question it...

​@@jackhammer4387i completely disagree Reading gives you knowledge

​@jackhammer4387 we're supposed to be reading and studying and growing in understanding of scripture.

"We" don't serve anyone. We make ourselves transparent so that God can shine through us.

@@Zulonix 🙄

@@Zulonix read the Scriptures;.

@@tele-scope Your problem is that you don't understand that the scriptures point to God and you don't look at God. You have turned the Scriptures into graven images. Exodus 20:4 "4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth." You worship the thing that points to God and NOT God!!! Ultimately, this means you look in the mirror and worship that image. Nice work!!!

@@Zulonix Your projecting and pride have deceived you. Your words are nonsense and worthless.

If you listen to this dude long enough he’ll tell you you aren’t saved if YOU don’t do x, y, or z. Never anything about Christ and His final work completed for us.

​@@_familyMANThat's not true.

Apparently you haven’t listened to him much because that’s not true. He’s all about grace

@@actmrhata5079 no false teacher clearly comes out and says “I believe in works salvation.” They mix it in with repentance or backload with persevering. This dude is eerily similar to the Paul washer, John MacArthur, and John piper crowd. I have yet to listen to him explain free grace that doesn’t require or necessarily result in a changed lifestyle. There are carnal Christians that don’t do works.

​@@_familyMANthat is false false false. He proclaims pure gospel better than most pastors these days.

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sinner 😂 same, but it's almost midnight and I'm going to sleep

And now this issue can be taken to the Lord for addressing & resolution.

@@peggylamb8134 amen!

work on yourself one day at a time. We aren't immediately at the highest point of sanctification the minute we accept Christ, it takes time for us to grow through Him! Putting your faith in Christ alone through grace alone like it seems you have done since four years ago means you are saved and are not going to Hell. God's grace is shown if you are not able to mentally or physically do something, God doesn't condemn disability, rather excessive idleness out of something we are able to do, but don't care about and choose not to do. I too have clinical depression along with autism, PTSD and psychosis/schizophrenia - there are things that are out of my control that I have to rely on God to handle. Can God heal both you and I in this lifetime, absolutely! But does that mean that he will choose to do it, maybe not - but we will be fully healed in Heaven!

@ascended1219 thank you to both of you ❤️Thank you Yeshua!🔥

​@@melanievierth6120I have some problems with gluttony, so don't be too hard on your self, and to be honest, I sin too, now as long as you try to stop sinning and are sorry for it you will be okay.

It ain't the time to throw in the towel, Melanie! You're almost to the finish line!​@melanievierth6120

16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16 I’ll pray for you sister keep strong in the faith preserve and be patient the Lord with set you free from your bondages 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:37-39 We have victory in Jesus ✝️🙏🏾

Your story is truly inspiring.

Thank you for sharing your story. I hope God continues to bring you on the right path and that you don’t return to your sinful past.

Amen

@@Edgar_Hoods Amen! God is amazing and His unfathomable wisdom and His capabilities are beyond words therefore resulting in Doxology. Praise be to God and Lord Jesus Christ!

@@skilletman16 I truly believe God will finish what He has started. All the temporary physical pain, broken and shattered relationships, financial difficulties and even ruin we go through (although not comfortable at the moment) does not mean we don't belong to God but quite the opposite. We look most like Him wearing a crown of thorns but the glory to come will far surpass even the best moments we've had here on earth. What is to come will be unfathomable and so awesome that all our pain will be worth it. Praise be to God and Lord Jesus Christ and God bless you.

This is me. I'm an introvert that lives in a town that is increasingly not Christian and high in crime values and drug culture. I also have mental illness (anxiety, like actual clinical being treated so I don't hurt myself) and physical ailments for people who might instantly demand I spend all the time doing charity work. But I've just decided to bring everything to Jesus. My priest has instructed me to use the things around me that God gives to heal, like medicine. It's not the medicine healing me, it's Jesus. Same as, if Jesus pulls me up with His hand, it is not fingers that are helping me, it's Jesus whom they are attached to. I just try to bring everything to Jesus and with Jesus in mind.

This is exactly why I made the comment I did. I think Todd means well, and there are people who are slothful, but those aren’t usually the people who respond to this kind of chiding. This message tends to guilt those who are already doing too much. Jesus came to give us rest, not crack the whip! He scolded the Pharisees for this very thing.

@@melodysledgister2468 I could do more, and I'm trying

AMEN

So glad to see others like-minded here

I've suffered from terrible migraines for seven years. At least there is no head pain involved. I sense God presence all around me through and through... probably because I'm hanging on for dear life. I am my beloved's and He is mine. His banner over me is love!

God bless you.

Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." It says REST. Not I will give you endless tasks to perform. This preacher has no clue about Jesus.

I tried to play video games a few times. They put me to sleep. I simply can't understand the allure. Yet my daughter works for Blizzard games and makes excellent money.

I think it is an encouragement to help us refine how we spend our time. The issue at hand is both a conscience issue, and it does vary from person to person. The goal of the video is to remind us these can be sinful tendencies of ours, and we always have to be reminded of truths like these to recalibrate our consciences because we so easily stray and become complacent in our sin and time-wasters. Also, we have no idea the spiritual maturity of the people watching this. There could be someone who is newly saved and this is their first time hearing something like this.

I feel the same way. I enjoy playing video games, and video games are a favorite target for the Protestant work ethic. If it doesn’t glorify God, it’s sinning or worthy of contempt. One of those two 😔 Just because I am not sowing, doesn’t mean I am sinning.

@@kurticusmaximus Yeah exactly. Not everything needs to be productive, we are not made with minds that can handle constant effort. We should be doing more, but not just because "its sin to do less" but because we want to honor God. And sometimes that does mean taking care of yourself and your mental health as well.

I agree. If you want someone to agree with you all the time, look in the mirror. Otherwise just wear the shoe if it fits.

@@justincox6799 Yeah. I mean, that's why I stick around this channel. I dont need all the content, even religious based content, I watch to agree with me all the time. Its better to get different perspectives and make your own decisions.

Amen

Beautifully stated

Exactly.

That's not the interpretation I got out of it at all.

@@holbrookp what interpretation did you get?

No, I really don't think it's a sin to be lazy to a certain point. It's not in the 10 commandments.

@@infinitedeath1384 I consider laziness to be neglect, which is different that resting

Don’t worry! Slothfulness in the Bible isn’t talking about if we have physical ailments and can’t… it’s talking about , when we are able and don’t! God bless you on your journey! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you and God bless you.@@Truthjunkie39

This message could have been written by me😮These are my circumstances on a daily basis.

Can completely relate.

I would submit to you another way of enduring and perseverance through the pain. Rejoicing through suffering is Without a doubt hard but it's completely doable in Christ. Remember paul had afflictions and boasted in his weakness and reminded that the Lord is his strength. We suffer but its nothing in comparison to our eternal reward that is Christ. Cry out to him and push through the pain and when you think you can't remember he can! 23 years paralyzed from chest down also A body With pain and it's the Lord alone who sustains. I know it can beat you down just know you aren't alone friend. Look up joni Erickson tada she's such a encouragement and so very well spoken concerning disabilities and being a laborer for the Lord. Praying the Lord guide you and strengthen you. 2 Corinthians 1:4-7 Isaiah 40:31

When people devour the Bible, the Bible devours them. There's no end to it. the Bible points to Jesus. the Bible is a map to Jesus... not to endless work.

I guess Tanahk is if you read him into it.

Hello. I hope you don't mind me bringing to your attention that while reading the Bible on my own, I've found that it never once says that Jesus is God. If you look for a plain scripture where Jesus says, "I am God," you will not find it. Nor will you find anyone saying "Jesus is God." The vast majority of churches in the world teach that Jesus is God, which according to my recent discoveries, is a doctrine based solely on interpretation. That's very dangerous, especially since God says he will not share his praise and glory with another (Psalm 42:8). Remember, this is Satan's kingdom we're in right now, and I believe this is the enemies booby trap under the church waiting to go off at judgment. Look at 2 Peter 1:1-3... "just as there will be false teachers among you, who will subtly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them... many will follow their shameful ways, and because of them the way of truth will be spoken evil of... they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine." "Denying the Master," how? As shown above, by taking the glory and praise due to God and placing it upon his Son, and exhalting him as God when he's a man like you and me, who has the same God and Father as you and me (John 4:22, John 20:17). To say again, detracting from the work of who and what Jesus is and did, which is his rightful glory, and putting God's glory as Father and creator on Jesus. This worship is causing the Son to eclipse the Father. Jesus never said "I am God." We shouldn't put words in his mouth.

If I didn't know better, I would think Wretched is a comedian. ;-)

I think its more so how much time you spend in those activities that make them sinful. Moderation is key. Talk with God about it.

I would say it's a message to orient yourself to fruitful things. Many people (like me) get caught up in the weeds of life and tend to suffer spiritually for it. Hope that helps.

No, that's not what he said. I don't need to listen to this loudmouth hypocrite. If I'm not doing enough for God then the Holy Spirit will convict me, not some two-hour RU-vidr.

@@eugenelayton5231Well said!

That's exactly my point expressed earlier in another comment. I see a lot of these things he advises against in the video as enjoying the gifts God has given us, and I often thank Him for them! All my 74 years I've dealt with Christians who see something I'm doing or like and don't consider me Christian because of them and can't be persuaded to avoid them when I see nothing wrong with them. It's been a real problem for me, and I'm sure it's driven a lot of new Christians away from the church.

Yep, those Calvinist false teachers will make you question your salvation if you listen to them.

Be very careful and tread lightly on what you call a false teacher.

@@_familyMAN You say this like holiness tradition pastors never make you question your salvation. Or Charismatic pastors. Aiming at one tradition is a great way to excuse our own sin.

@@shawngillogly6873 you’ve never listened to a free grace pastor preach then. The ones I’ve listened to, preach the hardest against sin and stick to what the Bible says. I don’t need to tread lightly in calling a spade a spade. The Bible speaks of false teachers in multiple books and they are never in Gods grace. You should be more careful who you listen to

He’s not saying that these are salvific issues. He’s saying that they’re warnings that you might be a sluggard. Which is true

Actually, now that i finally go to a biblical church (again, praise God, it’s such a lovely thing!) I could ask my pastor / elders for some guidance or if anything is needed

When I see people who are that crazy busy all the time I always wonder what they're running away from.

Todd is convicting those who avoid doing things they need to do by sleeping excessively, not out of a medical condition. Ihave to sleep up to ten hours because of the heavy medication I take for mental illness,and I work with a lot of physical labor in a lumber yard. We are not the examples he is referring to. Rest assured, you are not an idle believer in your current situation.

We don’t have to be Jesus. Jesus was Jesus for us. Accept His work on the Cross on your behalf as the wondrous gift it is! Jesus is not scolding you for needing rest when you are struggling with a disease. Don’t let anyone tell you you are lazy when you know you are doing your best.

@@melodysledgister2468 I never meant for my comment to sound like our Lord was scolding me. I am sorry if I caused any misunderstanding. I know He is my Lord and I am his child and that He loves me and I love Him. What cuses the hurt in my heart so much is how for 23 years I was in the pulpit doing His work. Now, I am lucky to make it once every month and a half or so. But the Lord never scolds or chastens His children unles they are in wilfull disobedience. I thank you very much for your reply. God bless you always.

I stream video games, however I actively use it to try and bring up prayer and Jesus. I don't force anyone but I don't hide it either and I'm mindful of it and try to use any hobby for Jesus

@@silveredgrunion7196 ❤

Hope he forgives you for being cringy 😂

@@mitlandir5761 God bless you❤️

@@TC4loveandlife I don't really believe in god anymore, I think, but thanks, I guess