THIS is Why Russ Lost His Faith in the Church 

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One thing I’ve also noticed is when pastors or leaders try to be relatable to lay people, they may take them to dinner at a bar or they play secular music in the church, etc. I think this also turns people off because they are looking for a place that’s different than the world, they are looking for something the world can’t offer, but when we look just like the world, it’s a disappointment for them. People will respect our faith and church when we start also respecting and reverencing the Spirit of God. People will have so much more respect for us when we actually are honest and remain firm in our devotion.

The more you truly love God, the less you will want to sin.

As soon as he said Joel Osteen I said "😮" Before I fully went to Christ, I would turn the TV to Joel Osteen. Then one day while listening to him I was not moved and something in me told me "Stop listening to him". Mind you, this was BEFORE I fully went to Christ!

More churches need to offer new members and discipleship classes. 80% of things I have learned has been outside of my local church when it comes to living this life according to the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. Plus, no newborn Christian should be hosting and leading a small group.

What’s really interesting about this situation is the fact that God is STILL pursuing them. To have a conversation like this on a large platform- they are opening themselves up to honest discourse with believers. Because why continue talking about it if your decision was made as a child? Or… continue seeking validation from others about why you can’t go all in? Every day I have something that I feel may require repentance… why is it so hard to bend the knee? Pride.

Scripture speaks of how things are going to come to pass. Itchy ears, false prophecy, and his Word is the truth. My prayer is that everyone study the Word like 2 Timothy: 2; 15-16 tell us to do

I feel that most people believe it's too hard to live a sin free life. In reality we can't. The only perfection is in our choice. Either you believe we are saved by grace and that Christ provided it at the Fathers request or you don't. This doesn't give us permission to sin but because we love Christ we obey his commandments

I experienced major church hurt newly saved. I held on to it for a little bit but remained faithful in ministry. God let me know that I have to be the change I want to see. Every believer has the potential to be an advocate of change, in the church & outside of it.

B Simone is clearly very carnal in her walk. I think she like most Christians today are not willing to die to themselves and live a consecrated like like God tells us. They are very much too concerned about what others think and willing to be luke warm. I think it’s extremely dangerous to have a mind set like that while having a platform as big as hers. I pray she gets deeper in her walk because she’s not holding these guest accountable. God tells us to be set apart. You cannot be on the fence on this walk that is why it says you are not to be of this world but in the world. She has some maturing to do. You can’t serve God and Money.

People always use other people’s sin to validate their feelings about the path THEY have to travel... No man is absent of sin. PERIOD. Looking for “perfection” in others is ridiculous whether it’s a pastor or not …leaving your salvation in the hands of others = WILD!

I love this commentary. Yes, this is why it’s so important that we as Christians practice what we preach and live our faith. I also think you cannot build your faith on other peoples actions. Know Jesus for yourself and see how he changes YOUR life. Other people are going to fall! We all fall short of Gods glory! Be someone who can help pick them up, don’t let their stumbling bring you down.

God does not want us to come to Him out of fear of going to hell, He wants us to come in faith in His Son. A confession rooted in fear is an unstable foundation and is less likely to produce a proper perspective and understanding in what it is to live free in Christ.

In the area I'm in the catholic church is losing a lot of people that are around me. I have come along and reminded them that they should leave their faith in man. We will fail them everytime. And encourage them to read the Bible and trust God. And let them know they are always welcome to my church or to try another place. I pray for them and tell them not to give up on God when we fail them. Because he never fails.

First time seeing his channel, nice dialogue and perspective through Biblical context! Nicely done ✅

Thanks for sharing the truth

Unfortunately many have an expectation of perfection from the Church. I believe distinction is a more realistic expectation. I believe people also need to be able to distinguish between someone in a moment of humanity and someone that's truly living in hypocrisy.

I listened to Joel Osteen years ago and still pursued a godly life. I can't say his teaching told me it was OK to sin. People pull from teachings what their heart is open to and leave the rest. All the conversations on this topic make me think of the parable of the sower. The word is constantly under attack/competition not to grow roots in the heart.

When the brother joined his church, he didn't just go to the classes, he CHOSE to go to the classes being offered. In probably the majority of churches, Bible Study Night looks a lot less populated than Sunday Morning. The majority doesn't choose to go deeper.

This makes me wonder who is B. Simone under to receive discipleship. We all need someone who is mature in Christ to help us with our walk with Christ especially those who are new to the faith. I appreciate what B. Simone is trying to do but I mentioned to my mom that if God told her to walk away from all of this, would she? And also, I keep hearing people leaving the faith because of the people around them who were pretending, which is wrong. My question is did they ever look at Jesus. He's the standard. Like Plain James said, there are good and bad in everything. But the difference is that we will have to let go of our desires, ways, and lifestyle that doesn't align with God. I think that's the struggle. I went through that and I'm seeing this with friends and family too.

Gotta love Christ down and out! And have to love Christ when you got yourself Together.😊😊 Thanks!?

I grew up Catholic, was confirmed (what the guy was trying to remember), and left around 13 too. I left because I wasn't getting anything from the religion. I was just going through the motions as my mom was Catholic, and didn't develop my own relationship with Christ. I later developed a fruitful relationship as a young adult by the grace of God.

Speak the truth in love. That's the approach. And love is not one-dimensional. It involves mercy and grace, but also chastisement and correction.

I was glad when the conversation went left and the focus became more on condemning Joel Olsteen, that my man with the red hat go everyone back focus. I’ve never personally listened to a single Joel sermon but as believers a lot of times we get caught up in playing the blame game and saying who is wrong. Instead our focus should be on what is right. We don’t need more people telling us what the wrong thing is but non-believers need to know that Jesus is the only way and that whatever He said is the right way to live.

I’ve said this thousands of times after growing up in church. Now understanding scripture for myself is that, people should not be getting saved at church. It’s the gathering place for already believers to be discipled and the place of refuge to fellowship. Prayer strength and encouragement all of that good stuff. Why? So that they can be productive disciples in the streets to win souls outside of the 4 walls. The great commission is to go OUT into all the world and preach the gospel not bring all in. Jesus (word) will do that. The church has become something else and not what Christ intended- everything Paul said concerning the different churches are what we are to do (minus the cultural commands). The World is always going to have something to say but some make valid points that needs to be considered without compromise.

I appreciate the comment of those who don't choose to be a legit Christian in spite of those who aren't. Most people are average and will follow the ways of mediocrity. "The road is narrow..." If you believe in something enough, you stand on that no matter what anyone else does.

But THE FEAR OF THE LORD is the beginning of wisdom! But she wouldnt know that because she doesnt read her bible.

When I got saved. I went to a praying church. I just did what the Pastor told me to do. I was confused, scared and everything. God had a purpose for my life. The devil don’t want anybody to be saved the church is a safe haven. The Holy Ghost will guide you if you let him. After I got strong in the Lord he lead Me to a better church. We can’t lean to our own understanding we have to do trust God that he will never leave us or forsake us.

A practice that people need to implement is to judge GOD'S Word according to what it says instead of by the followers...

And it still costs.

As annoyed with b as i am i have to remind myself im no better than her in my spiritual walk with Christ. Listening to the first few seconds of this immediately reminded me that pride is a demon that i give in to and tussle with ALOT. Prayer works and im gonna pray for all of us to open our minds and surrender our thoughts and opinions to God thru Jesus Christ!

Matthew 23:13 “But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.”

The practice of going through the motions and preachers preaching and not teaching. Hearers and not doers. Lack of training up and true studying going on.

At the end of the day, we have to give an account. What this one did and what that one did is not an excuse to not seek the Lord for yourself. Wake up and run to Christ and stay there while there is time.

I was seeing the same shit Russ when I grew up in a Christian household.

I think she is saying you can't scare someone into heaven, you should Love them to Heaven.

Jeremiah 35:14 To have this great Word of God given and don't listen and obey has consequences

Jude 1:23 - And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Shalom men of God and many blessings to you and to your beautiful wives and families (personal/ministries). I do not disregard this young man of valour's decision in leaving the religious practice he was under. But this is the thing. If The Most High GOD allows certain people to be exposed to those kind of experiences, it is not so they can embrace a distorted view about Him and the life He identifies with. The Most High will expose certain people to those kind of experiences to show them what His image and life is not. And He is also using those kind of experiences to teach them what not to do when being engaged in this walk with Him. Those experiences are not there and present in our personal space so we can make excuses on why we should leave The Most High God. We are still accountable for finding out the truth for ourselves when it comes to this walk in Christ. The Most High GOD will allow us to see bad and corrupt examples in religious practices so He can teach us and show us how to be pure expressions of this walk. Those toxic experiences and bad examples of His image and life are teaching instruments that place a demand on our value to live above the false and hypocritical representations. We are entrusted with the responsibility to learn the truth about The Messiah Jesus Christ/Yehushua Hamashiach and how He expresses the exemplar model of His Father's image in both the earth realm and spirit realm. It is not wise for any human soul to allow the imperfections of human nature to keep them from understanding the truth about the perfection and holiness of The Messiah and The Father. We are without excuse. We are accountable for knowing the truth for ourselves. When we allow the bad examples of other people to dictate how we see the walk of The Most High, we are exposing where we are in our heart conditions. It exposes a presence of immaturity and underdevelopment in that area. I am not saying that in an insulting way. I am saying that to show the truth about a person's need of discipleship in that area. Discipleship helps us to eliminate bad decisions making when it comes to this walk, especially when we see ungodly expressions of this walk. GOD Bless you all and thank you for allowing me to share this. Shalom unto you and to your beautiful wives and families.

Just FYI, being a Catholic is NOT the same as being a Christian (even though there are professing Christians everywhere). Not sure what her goal was in interviewing him. She is confused, we should pray for her.

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3:35 that on the person if they want to grow in the LORD ! You can have good Pastors but people don’t want Christ then !

We follow Jesus not people. People get into trouble because they dont try to find God for themselves

Deny thy self... Hmmm

Jude 1:24

who is Russ?

So if I tell you that if you keep living a life of sin that you're going to hell, and that's me scaring you to believe in God. So why would you want my God, because if you don't believe in him you'll go to hell. So what would she want me tell her if she was addicted to drugs or if she was in a gang, if you don't stop using drugs you're going to die, and if you don't get out of the gang you're gonna end up dead or locked up in jail or prison. You're basically telling them the same thing the only difference is that we're talking about living a life of sin can cause to end up in hell by the judgment of God if you don't repent

This is sad the beginning of wisdom is fearing the lord he created all things . Whe does not answer to us we answer to him . And catholic is not the lords it’s a pagan church the harlet

You can get to the "God" without the church....without religion. Y'all killing me with this. The ultimate creator does exist but not in the way y'all portray it. Stop with this b.s. "God" is within every individual due to each and every individual made in "God's image," the ultimate creator via the your mother and father.

The Bible is also taught incorrectly. You must study it...do research on it. Not read it literally. The bible is an allegorical parable...it's codified. Holy (Greek)= Helio ==> Sun; Bible (Greek)= Biblio ==> Book...Sun Book.