Which churches are true/false churches? - KingdomCraft 

I'm not even Christian, I just find this really interesting and find you really informative and entertaining

I'm Catholic but I can't help but reference the Lutheran video about trinitarian heresies because it's so well done. "That's MODALISM Patrick" 😂

As a Protestant I respect my Catholic and Orthodox brothers and sisters even though we may not have always aligned on how we glorify God. I also want to thank you for your informative video to help me understand and perhaps help those who have fallen from the teaching of being a Christian. Stay safe and God bless.

As a catholic i adore your channel, very well written and informative video's Based

I gotta say, your videos got me back into studying theology and got me back into church. I am Baptist. I have researched theology in the past and I went to church almost every single Sunday, but I married an agnostic, and that has caused me to stop going to church and stopped studying God's Word. I do not blame my husband for that. I blame myself because my mindset turned into "I do still believe in God and my husband's beliefs can not change that or affect my faith." That was sorta true. I never stopped believing in God, but I stopped worshipping Him. I first stopped going to church. Part of that was because we moved and I would need to find a new church home. I started looking at first, but then just stopped. I then stopped reading my Bible. It has a spot in a drawer by my bed and I opened that drawer less and less until I just stopped completely. After a while, I was shaken because I realized I stopped praying. Being married to an agnostic, I started to forget about God, because there were no more reminders of Him in our household. My Bible was put away in a drawer. I could not see it. I stopped wearing my cross necklace. My husband had no interest in going to church or talking about God of course so any effort was completely on me, and I just stopped making the effort. Every once in a while I would be convicted, because I am saved and I believe once you are saved you can not lose your salvation, and I would pull out my Bible again for one day, or we would go to church on Easter, or I would pray on my way to work. The smallest of efforts really, but it was not true devotion at all. Then a couple of weeks ago I came across your History of the Church video, and then watched your Theology video and something about that just clicked with me. I love history and I love studying theology. I already knew all that stuff in the videos, but them being explained in that way was like relearning it all over again. I realized I missed learning and growing as a person and a Christian. It made me crave being back in that church setting. This last Easter I found my cross necklace that my mother gave me when I turn 13 and I went to church with my husband. This is the reason why I say my disconnect with God is 100% my own doing. My husband has always been supportive of my faith. When I said "I want to go to church." He would come with me. Only ever complained if it was an early service and he wanted to sleep in that day, but he would still go. He never looked down on me for my beliefs. He just never encouraged going if I wasn't the one who brought it up. Although I hope and I do pray that my husband will find his way back to God, I know that I need to focus on my own relationship with God and not let myself forget about Him. Be that example to my husband. So thank you for your videos. I've also watched your video on how you came to be a Christian and that testimony was inspiring.

The adventist church’s second (of 28) fundamental belief is “There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three coeternal Persons.”

Christian Church / Church of Christ minister here. I appreciate your clarification in this video. I can see where your caution comes from, especially in our practice of not making creeds. (However, most of our churches do have statements of faith available that act like a creed). I would like to address a few concerns you had about us coming out of the Restorationist movements and the 2nd Great Awakening: 1. Our founders did not believe that Christianity was lost. They saw the many denominations as the church divided. Jesus prayed for unity in John 17. Some things that divide the church are denominational names, church traditions and man-made creeds. The original leaders’ goal was to find unity among all denominations rooted in the essentials of the faith. That’s why we are called Christians only. 2. Each of our churches is autonomous, governed by the local body of elders (like the first century church). That is why we don’t have a “denominational stance” - we technically aren’t a denomination. While we share a common heritage and consider other Christian Churches / Churches of Christ to be brothers, the shepherding of each individual flock is the responsibility of the local elders. So I can understand your question “how do I know that your church is speaking for other Churches of Christ?” In a sense, we aren’t speaking for those other churches. We share the same principles, but there is not a governing body that determines how each congregation operates. In conclusion, I think all of the Christian Churches / Churches of Christ would agree with the Nicene Creed, but are only hesitant to adopt any official creeds because of the core belief that man-made creeds have the potential to cause division in the church.

Currently doing exchange in South Korea and the number of cults with false messiahs is insane. And they're HUGE

As a member of the SDA I can try to explain a few things, however I am no expert. Our "trinity" is well... the Trinity. With one God existing as three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons. God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, exist as three distinct persons sharing one essence/substance/nature. The view of annihilationism comes from our intreptation of the Bible and some theology due a few things which I will try to explain the best way I can. 1. We see the body, mind and "soul" as three indivisible things that can't exist without the other. Take one out of the equation and you don't have a human being anymore; 2. Due to that belive it becomes hard to see a non-corporeal soul on either Hell, Heaven or purgatory (which we also don't belive exists). People are just in unconscious state where they learn nothing, know nothing and are truly incapable of doing anything; 3. When the Serpent lied ( "surely you won't die" ) to Eve we see that as a full on lie. If a person continues as a conscious being after death with all its previous knowledge and the ability to learn new things as if they are still alive, plus sometimes even interact with the world, it's quite hard to say that person is well... dead. So when when death comes to people they are indeed and truly dead; 4. As I am sure many have heard atheists say that a loving God wouldn't eternally torture his children with fire and brimstone. We agree with that; 5. We belive that eventually God will utterly destroy evil and if evil still exists somewhere even if contained in a place (like Hell) then it still exists. 6. People will only go to Heaven after they either are A (resurrected but saved) or B (alive but saved) on the Apocalypse; 7. People who aren't saved will be destroyed in the end, they will be gone. No eternal hellfire or anything they are gone. Our view of Ellen G. White is that she is one of our church fathers (in this case mother) and a prophetess. However by her own words if we perceive a conflict between her words and the Bible we should choose the Bible. The young earth creationism is a big problem yes, however a the educated members who belive in that say it's less that everything is 6000 thousand years old but rather the world as we know it is that age.

I think the non-denom example more so shows how important it is to have a plurality of elders rather than one “head pastor” or else people follow the pastor rather then the Word itself.

Seventh day Adventists do NOT deny the nicean creed. Just saying.

Catholic here. I have been loving your videos and explanations about everything. I just wanted to thank you for these informative videos and can't wait for more !!

I'm curious why you are so convinced that the nicean creed is a valid starting point in defining what counts as Christian. The creed was debated and voted on, (like a piece of legislation,) hundreds of years after Christ and the apostles were dead, and in a historical context, has clear influence from greek culture of the time. I don't see what gives it so much authority, when the bible is what should be used to determine what Christianity is. Many of the concepts that the creed espouses, even dominant ones like the Trinity, are not explicitly biblical (the term "Trinity" is never used in scripture for example) but rather are often the theologian's specific interpretations. Theologians don't speak for God, they are not prophets, so their "interpretation" shouldn't be a basis for determining doctrine. Remember that the "theologians" of Christ's day were the Pharisees, who despite studying the Law their whole lives, completely missed it's meaning. Jesus made this clear in his ministry. Do you really think the nicean creed stands up to scrutiny?

Been really enjoying your content, brother. Keep it up!

I would love a video covering a deep dive into Seventh-Day Adventism. Being raised in the church, father being a pastor, and having family ties all the way up to administration throughout the general conference, I've been presented with satesfying answers to nearly any and every qualm/question I had regarding the church and our beliefs. I would love to hear your thoughts in far more detail and scrutinization.

I am a progressive agnostic, and this is one of my default channels for Christian and Christ related information- I appreciate the perspective greatly, despite my different viewpoints.

Even in non-denominational churches or other congregational style evangelical churches, it's not always just up to the pastor, there is usually a board or group of elders that oversee the pastor. Of course this varies wildly from one church to another

It’s interesting to hear about why some may think Church of Christ is suspicious. Personally, I spent my whole life drifting between churches due to my family moving a lot, but found out about CoC when I started going to a Christian college that was CoC. Honestly the worst thing I can say about it is that can make people uncomfortable because they teach (or at least the people in my college teach) a ton about the historic context on the Bible as they believe that the authors of the whole Bible weren’t writing explicitly for us gentiles reading the Bible 2000 years later. Like the letters of Paul weren’t meant to be addressed to every church everywhere but were first written to give guidance to the specific churches with the specific problems they were having. Regardless of that though, it is of upmost importance to still follow what Paul wrote about because it’s extremely important teaching and it’s part of the Bible which gives it ultimate authority as the Word. I don’t believe it undermines the Bible to know the historic setting that it was written in but I can understand how it can be a unsettling thing to say that Paul’a letters, as an example, were not tailor made to solve problems of the modern person but were designed to be letters to benefit the audience that would read or listen to the letters at the time of Paul’s life. Despite that, we still find immense value in them as they still teachings of God as well as his will combined with the fact that God never changes and is eternal. I can also confirm that they believe in the trinity in a traditional sense. They believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit and believe that all three are divine with Jesus being both divine and man. I hope I didn’t make things too confusing. I just wanted to make a statement as someone who just started going to CoC after spending my life going to a Catholic high school with mass every Wednesday and going to dozens of different churches without really being raised in the teachings of one particular denomination. Just thought I might have been able to provide decent insight.

One of the reasons the Churches of Christ don't always say the same thing is because each church is autonomous. We don't have a headquarters or a leader like denominations, so the churches sometimes vary depending on where they are in the world, but thankfully, it's mostly over trivial matters. Also, the reason we don't acknowledge the creed is because we don't support following anything but the Bible. We already have the Bible so there is no need for another list of rules when we already have one. Hope this clears some stuff up! Love the video.

its cool to see SDA representation! I am a seventh day adventist and i have to be honest, in a lot more liberal leaning SDA churches the thoughts or validity of Ellen G White is held as trivial information and/or more as “advice” and less gospel. I myself think this way, and the only real way to pick me out of a crowd as an SDA is that I go to church on Saturday.

The seventh day Adventist church doesn't deny the Nicene creed.

Keep up the great work man, glad to see God using you & your channel to bring more people to a true historic faith in Christ.

I wish all Orthodox Christians a wonderful Pascha. Please Pray for the Orthodox Christians who are being actively persecuted in Ukraine. They are removing monks from monasteries that have been there for 1,000 years. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy and save us.

I'm a nondenominational christian who attends baptist church and works in a catholic school, and I, interestingly, have the opposite mindset of what you described nondenominationals as. Instead of picking a single priest or pastor to follow, I instead take insight from many different teachers but ultimately strive to follow Jesus. I fear that I may fall in the trap of following a single denominational leader or a set of preferences if I commit to a denomination. I want to serve any true church denomination that I can so that they can fulfill their mission for God. It is a very interesting take on non-denominationalism that I never thought about. I enjoyed the video very much!

Loving your content. Your videos have been very edifying for me. My only complaint is either the music is too loud or your vocal volume is too low.

you had mentioned Quakers as a borderline group in the denominations video but they weren’t mentioned here, i’m very curious to know why you put them there as I couldn’t find anything in my own (limited) research that puts them there, and I graduated from a Christian university with Quaker roots so I have a very vested interest in knowing this

I’m so glad I found your site . I’m really glad for the education. God bless brother.✝️🙏🏾

Great videos, and that Minecraft cathedral you're building is coming along really nicely!

As Mormon I find your videos super fascinating and informative! I’ve got to say though, growing up I would say I was Christian just so I wouldn’t have to explain myself but I guess that term isn’t the most accurate to my case. Appreciate the vids! 😅

Adventist here, just a quick point we do believe in the trinity and accept the Nicene Creed. though in the early history of the church it was rejected by pioneers like James White, (Ellen's Husband) Who initially felt it was too Catholic. as the Church was looking for it's footing there was a lot of weighing where the influences that made up the current church came from. If you want more info on what we define as The Trinity Check the 28 Fundamental Beliefs, it's the clearest statement of SDA beliefs. Keep making great vids and cheers.

Eastern Orthodox Christian here, I love your channel, these videos are mad entertaining

I'd agree with some of your problems with Mormonism (I'm Mormon) based upon your criteria. One thing I would say is that the doctrine of God once being man is definitely not something that is preached, I don't know if it once was but we believe God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and is unchanging. In Alma it says his course is one Eternal Round, and he does not change. Just thought I'd clear that up.

As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, we do not deny the eternal nature of God. In fact, like God, we are all eternal beings. In our current mortal state, we cannot comprehend the concept of eternity. Heavenly Father set us on this on this earth so that we could learn to become like him. Of course, the only way that is possible is by turning to Christ and following his example. He personally volunteered to come down to this earth, establish His gospel, and then suffer and die for us, so that we could be resurrected and return to live with God again. I know of these things to be true through personal study, prayer, and revelation. I bear this testimony in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Very nice video Brother. Much love from the Orthodox Church. ❤️☦️

As a member of the church of Christ, I can assure you we simply follow what the Bible says, mostly in a literal way, but some things are obviously metaphorical like that the wine and bread aren’t actually blood and flesh. We believe pretty much everything you’ve listed but we do believe that mainline churches were misled by false prophets, so this we imitate the churches in the book of Acts. Also confessions are done in a different way, we have a thing called D group where we discuss our sins and share Bible verses to help each other grow and repent. The reason we don’t follow the Nicene Creed is that it’s not mentioned in the Bible as a requirement for the church.

I am seventh day adventist but I like the videos I will be praying for you.

I like how the commentary is a lesson in theology and the background is all like: C O W

For a church to be Christian they must accept the Holy trinity, accept that what God is on what the Bible says about him.

Thanks for answering my question on what makes a church Christian or not. Looks like lots of people had the same. Keep up the good work.

I'm probably your biggest reformed high Anglican fan. Keep up the good work. Your videos are top quality. Btw coming from a millennial, you give me hope in zoomers. Keep preaching my Presbyterian brother.

Just a comment, Annihilationism is present in much more than Adventist theology. It was present in the theology of some early Catholic fathers and is still a view held by some protestants in mainline denominations. You see it rarely in Evangelical circles but it's not completely absent there either.

Before converting to Orthodoxy my first run in with the Nicene Creed was at a Non-Denominational church I visited in a whim. I grew up in a charismatic church, and we really didn’t have creeds or confessions.

I've gone to Non-Denominational churches/charasmatic type churches my whole life. I appreciate the information on the different denominations. Honestly I had no idea about most apart from Catholisism and Protestanism. I appreciate the work you are doing bringing the truth to people in a way that is informative and easily digestable. Great job! As a note, while the churches Ive gone to never explicitly follow the Nicene or the Apostles creed they have all adhered to them. That being said I will agree and appreciate how you point out the pastor is more important than the traditions. To us that is a feature not a bug. However, the way you explain why you see that as an issue makes sense and I can totally appreciate the sentiment.

As a Witness, I was excited to see us mentioned, although briefly. You are correct, we don't believe in the Trinity. We believe God is the God of the Old Testament (Jehovah). We believe God created Jesus, and then created Earth and mankind WITH Jesus. Our salvation though is still through Jesus sacrificing himself for our sins. We believe Jesus is King in heaven, but Jehovah is still the Father. I do like your videos, keep them up! I will accept the heretic title and continue watching xD

I have a friend who belongs to the Church of Christ. One time she gave me a bulletin from her church, which had teachings within it that really shocked me. It said that it was a sin to praise God with musical instruments - apparently they only sing acapella in those churches - and amazingly, that a person might lose their salvation if they praised God with anything but their own voice. I love this friend of mine who belongs to this church, and I am not criticizing her because she is a wonderful and loving person. But I must say, I find this particular teaching about music bizarre to say the least - I can't imagine why they think someone can go to hell because they played a musical instrument in church.

I started watching your videos these days and I found them very informative and resourceful. And you know, i think the graphics presentation is better than the kingdomcraft one.

Yay! I waited so long for a new kingdomcraft video!

I found your channel yesterday when I was literally spending my short time on the internet. Now, here I am listening continuasly your experiences with God, knowledges about the Reform and the Word at all while I'm editing my essay about rights and nursing cares for disabled children. Thank you for what I consider a high quality content and real christianism. P.S.: I was a leftist too in the high school. If I could, I'd erase that period of my life HAHAHA God bless you, and everyone who are reading this comment. If you want to know, I'm from the south of Brazil (sorry for my bad English).

I kept getting Church of ladder day saints (mormon) ads throughout this video🤣😂🤣

I love your videos man, hard to find someone who explains theology in a way people can understand this days, God bless!

I was really interested to see Church of Christ on here, but you make some good points. Because we are so heavy on church polity, it really is difficult to ascertain a straight answer on what CoC believes. You’ll find some variation church by church, from one-cup communion to female head covering, wine to grape juice. Having grown up CoC and attended churches across the nation, I feel qualified to state the hard points that define a CoC. As the Church of Christ spawned as the most conservative product of the Restoration Movement, the Restoration Movement was created by Presbyterian ministers, therefore much of the belief system is the same. No creeds: while CoC rejects any creed not found in the Bible itself, because basis of the Nicene creed is scriptural, CoC rigidly adheres to each of its tenets while rejecting the authority of the creed itself. That the CoC doesn’t hold the creeds of 4th century orthodoxies to be holy does not mean you can reject the Trinity or the importance of the Sacraments. You will not find any variation within the CoC on this matter. If a creed is scriptural, it should follow what the CoC does. If the creed is not supported by scripture, no church should follow it. Scripture doesn’t follow the doctrine of a church. The doctrine must follow scripture and nothing else. Communion is administered weekly, freely given, with each judging themself rightly and worthy to receive it in accordance with the synoptic gospels and 1 Corinthians 11. You’ll find some variation, as stated above: some churches pass one cup, most do the standard shot cups. Some use wine, most use grape juice. Otherwise, the importance and format is the same throughout. Baptism is for believers, and is given in conjunction with confession and repentance for the remission of sins, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. You will find no variation, and from what you’ve put forth I believe we’re on the same page. Other than that, our most famous sticking point is acapella singing. Tbh, there’s less evidence in scripture against it than so many other things, but it’s a hallmark of the CoC. If you see instruments, you’re not in a CoC. We literally split from the Disciples of Christ over it, going as far as to inform the US Census Bureau so they wouldn’t confuse us with them. Idk. It sounds great when lead right. And yeah, rarely you’ll see women practicing head covering. Some churches are for, some against, some have a mix. So far I haven’t seen any huge hardline rifts over it and most are in the standard mainline Protestant “it’s figurative” camp on 1 Cor 11. It’s worth a study. You made a good point about non-denoms being basically whatever the pastor decides. This is another thing you will never find in a CoC, despite lacking any formal authority or creed above the congregational level. There are several reasons for this. Chiefly, the Church of Christ operates off of the same manual as all of Christendom: the Bible. If you’ve got the same manual we do, and you follow it, there is little room for variation (relatively anyway; you get my point). The next is that we reject the concept of a pastor. That is, reject the concept that one man has the authority to direct church doctrine and lead the teaching and preaching of that church. We believe in a plurality of elders (meeting the qualifications in 1 Timothy and Titus). This is at minimum two, but typically three or more men who enforce the doctrine of the church. Under them, deacons are appointed (again, only men meeting 1 Timothy qualifications) as needed to efficiently handle the business of the church (these roles can be anything from finance to outreach, charity, and teaching). In absence of enough qualified men (a very small church typically), doctrine will be enforced by all men democratically instead, again, using just Scripture as the manual, until a plurality of qualified elders can be obtained . Often, the paid preacher or evangelist isn’t an elder, nor are the elders paid by the church. You’ll also, in a healthy church, find that much of the ministry is done by individual members, and sometimes there won’t even be a paid minister at all, as the men of the church each share those tasks as part of their own personal study and growth. It’s also not true that CoC has truly rigid church polity. Every church I’ve been to, nationwide, fraternizes with other CoCs. Most states or regions have lectureships where all nearby churches gather and share teaching, and there are widely accepted CoC schools such is Sunset International Bible Institute. As such, it’s incredibly rare to see a whole congregation fall away despite the lack of formal hierarchy or creed. Anyways, I hope this helped clarify a few things. Kind of a shame we got on the naughty list but I hope I set some things right.

I am absolutely loving your channel. Have you thought of making a discord server?

Informative video as always, Zoomer! you should totally open this server up--it'd be cool to play alongside a fellow theologian!

These videos are fascinating thank you for making them, they've helped me to understand theology better. I recently converted to Christianity and attend a Uniting Methodist church. I think no matter which denomination we belong to I am happy to break bread with you all. We all worship one God

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doesnt necessarily teach that Christianity was gone from the earth, only that the authority of God was taken, meaning people still followed the teachings of Jesus Christ and were in fact Christians, but that the churches that came after the death of the apostles were not by authority of Christ himself. The church teaches however that divine intervention was still happening throughout this period, but that the nicene creed was not itself divine. It is kind of interesting though that a protestant would deny a church's christian identity for claiming that christianity fell at some point, while also acknowledging that the entire movement of protestantism came because someone felt that Catholicism had fallen away from true Christian teachings.

Hello from France ! also, PLEASE can you lower the music volume when you are speaking ? many thanks

Could you do a video more on 7th day Adventists? I have a close friend who’s in that group, and I’m trying to learn more. Thanks 🙏🏼

Your music gives me an Old School Runescape vibe. 10/10.

Thanks for this video. I'm glad you broke it down like this.

People often confuse seventh-day adventists with adventists in general. SDA do believe in the trinity and the duality of Jesus/Christ, other Adventist denominations don’t. Also, some SDA beliefs are closer to those of early Christianity (pre-ecumenical council) and Judaism.

Thank you for your explanation on church of Christ. While my experience with CoC has thankfully been positive-I’ve never walked into a CoC where the fundamentals of Christianity weren’t preached or practiced-they’re technically non-denominational, and that can cause confusion.

I find it funny that as a 7th day Adventist, that I knew basically nothing mentioned on the denomination.

Great videos man, keep it up!

i grew up going to a UU church and i’m being so serious when i say there were no bibles, no mentions of God, and no mentions of Jesus at all. like i didn’t even know who Jesus was for a while. people never believe me when i tell them that i got the sex talk at church when i was like five 💀

As a Seventh-Day Adventist I can let you know that we do believe in the holy Trinity of the Father the son and the holy ghost. I won't blame you for not knowing this simply because we're not very good at telling people what we believe. And as far as the state of the Dead an ecclesiastic 9:5 it talks about when we are dead we know nothing until Jesus comes it's not that we believe that you won't be raised from the dead we just believes that you're dead until Jesus comes he don't go straight to heaven or hell you were just in the ground

Entertaining, interesting, and seems to be theologically correct as well; you've earned a like & sub

I'm an apostolic Pentecostal and I believe that all three is one in Jesus name amen

At 19:08 you say you were initially baptized in a heretical group and now I'm really curious which one it was.

This video gives a lot of misunderstanding about the LDS church. As a member of the Church, I would like to correctly explain: 1. We believe Jesus, God, and the Holy Ghost are different and are separate Beings. 2. God was not “once a Man” and we will not “become God”; God is Eternal, and we were too, then we were sent down to Earth a a test of our loyalty. Jesus Christ is the Chosen Son who died so that we could live with God forever if we follow the Church. 3. No actual member of the church believes that “Jesus is God”, read the Articles of Faith bro there’s only 13. I swear this guy never thought to actually read about the LDS Church, it breaks my heart because I love these videos but he really is just misinformed. I’m happy to answer any questions yall might have 💗

A little clarity on some parts that you have wrong about the SDA beliefs in this video: 1. Ellen G. White never claimed to be a prophetess. In fact, there are several citations in which she herself states that she will not utilize that title. 2. Our beliefs (or at least as I was taught growing up) are that people DO go to hell, but AFTER Christ returns. People will burn according to their sins, and THEN cease to exist. This is based on the belief that God will get rid of all sin and make everything perfect in the end. 3. We do believe in the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost as three distinct persons. As for a creed, I will have to look more into that but it was interesting to realize from this video that we do not have a creed. I will research more. Otherwise, thank you for doing some research! I myself identify as more non-denominational but grew up SDA and hold a lot of it's core beliefs close to me still. God be with you.

Plz do a video on Bible translations!!! Would be interesting to hear your perspective and what you use regularly.

Nice video! My aunt actually goes to a non denominational church that recites the Nicene Creed every Sunday. The only difference is that they say "universal church" instead of "catholic church" because that confuses people, lol.

I have a quick question, what was your source for the Mormons/LDS? I'm not trying to start an argument; I am just really curious. 😊 I can't find anything on it.😵‍💫 I do not speak for my church. I speak for my own beliefs and my own curiosity.

I love kingdom craft, thank you Redeemed Zoomer

Baptist here, do you think that all denominations or all that use the Nicene Creed are true and lead their members to Heaven and Christ? Or do you think that some denominations are wrong? (I love your content)

As a member of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints, (Mormon) I find your perspective interesting and never really thought of the LDS church as not a (true) or original Christian church. Although I see what you mean when you call it not a true Christian church, I of course having a different viewpoint and religion, disagree. But I respect your opinion and your extensive knowledge in other religions. the only reason I disagree is because I think being an LDS member, that we share many many beliefs with most other Christian churches and the only thing that sets us apart in the Christian world as far as being a Christian church is that we believe that God was once man and that Man will eventually become God. In the LDS church, it is believed that If man follows the commandments, and gets sealed in the temple, they will be ressurected to the celestial kingdom to then live on eternally with their family, which is the most prestigious of the three heavenly kingdoms; celestial, terrestrial, and telestial. And those in the highest tier in the celestial kingdom, will then become gods and have the abilities of god. My personal interpretation of all these scriptures is that god once was living life as man similar to us, and had a god before him, and those in the celestial kingdom who will eventually become gods will then have their own children and send them to their own earth to be tested and put to trial, and then the best of their children may become gods and do the same. I think it is an eternal cycle. And something that has no start nor end. Of course this is only my interpretation and I just started researching more of this topic after coming across this video. But I thank you, for taking me down this rabbit hole of research into my own beliefs.

I've recently begun reading the Bible for the first time. I'm about to finish 2 Samuel. Because I'm still learning, I don't know which denomination of church I should begin going to. I don't even know of any churches near me other than a Catholic church. Are there any tips you have for someone just beginning to believe The Faith who doesn't know what to do other than read the Bible?

Love the content. Christ is King!

honestly i have deep respect for mormons, they seem to follow their faith much more closely than other christians i see, they have close families and are very tight nit in their communities

Can you talk about Holiness denominations like Church of the Nazarene?

I recently left the LDS Church/Mormonism, and have felt very confused trying to figure out what beliefs I have are true and what beliefs I need to reexamine. I'm very glad I've found your videos, as it's been pretty great to see which beliefs do set them apart and to see the fundamental beliefs of other groups. I'm hoping that slowly I'll be able to detangle my beliefs, and I hope you keep making great informative videos like always!

19:40 How can there be hiearchichal continuity between presbyterians and early Church? Do you mean it as in a presybterian presybter was ordained by a presybter who was ordained by another presybter... who was ordained a Bishop who was ordained by another Bishop... who was ordained by an Apostle? Or do you mean the similarity of Church governance?

I needed this. Thank you for the video.

Interesting video! I liked it and it was definitely good to listen through: thanks for putting it up. Now, as a Christian who happens to currently go to a "Church of Christ", just thought I'd weigh in... I, as a Christian myself, don't find any problem with the Nicene Creed, but that doesn't mean I need to officially affirm it. Practically, that shouldn't make a difference to anyone: if I stick by what God actually says (the Bible), then I will be fine, and I don't need to agree with any human teaching to be God's. If other humans are waiting for me to agree with purely human affirmations about the Bible... well, that's an indication to me that they're relying more on man's way of confirming things than on God's way, which is a red flag for me. Affirm or don't, that doesn't mean anything: what matters is actually doing what the Bible says. If someone's standard is based on the words of mere men--no Divine involvement--then I think that's not very safe, and I'd run from that standard. Besides that fact, here's another: ultimately, Jesus saves people, not churches. Jesus is looking for the people who are doing their best to be like Him, and those people can exist in all sorts of churches. Just because your church is (on the whole) aligned with the Bible doesn't mean you'll be saved; just because your church is (on the whole) not aligned with the Bible doesn't mean you'll be lost. What that does mean is that each person needs to make their own choice about how they live, knowing that they'll answer to God for their decisions. Being in a "perfect church" (if that existed) doesn't matter if you aren't actually living right. Being part of a "non-heretical church" (as the video says) and confirming Nicene doesn't matter, if you're not actually living right. Ultimately, while this is an interesting discussion, I think that framing it in terms of "how much a church adheres to the Nicene Creed" misses the point of "how much a Christian adheres to the Bible", and that's a distinction that should be made. Inside of that umbrella, you can totally distinguish between pro- and anti- Nicene groups! But that's not what dictates a faithful individual.

so I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (and a zoomer), I really appreciate the deference you give to all of our brothers and sisters. We do believe that God must have been mortal at some point, but we don’t think that negates His eternal nature. It’s just that we believe all entities are eternal, and all mankind has divine potential. Before we were mortal, we were born to Him as His spirit children, and we agreed to live mortal lives as part of His plan to one day reunite together again in Heaven as fully fleshed and divine beings. Jesus, the Lord’s only begotten son in the flesh, is central to the plan. He died for our sins and gave us the Atonement, so no matter how faulty and weak we are in mortality we can always ask repent to Him.

Ok I go to a Non-Denominational church that uses the London Baptist Confession thats good right?

if your a latter day saint ( Mormon) can you still join the Minecraft sever?

Please do more in depth on Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints. I’d love to hear more of what you think because the one point you made about God once being a man is not the bases of our lives. Jesus Christ is the bases of our lives. We are 100% Christian because we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

as orthodox christian i love your videos and your channel

This got to be my favourite Minecraft Theology for Breakfast channel

super interesting stuff! G-d bless brother!

Was always curious about 7day adventists, thanks. Also, one of the biggest and funniest revelations from this channel was why I always felt the non denom church I was baptized into in highschool was so similar to the Baptist church i was raised in. Also, you have done so much to clear up my thoughts and anxieties on ecumenical and denominational issues. Thank you and keep up the good work

My friends attend a non denominational church. Drives me up the wall.

My nondenominational church recites the apostles creed every so often. It’s one of the reasons I love it so much

Since you mentioned that SDAs are on the fence, I would like to hear your opinion about Messianic Jews since they hold basically the same beliefs, i.e., observe the sabbath, old testament law, kosher laws etc.

LDS here, not sure why members of our church have sought out the “Christian” label. the mainstream church’s, along with our denominations’, beliefs, practices, and lifestyle are fundamentally separate from mainstream Christianity (for better and for worse - i.e; the FLDS) but, regardless, we still proclaim the divinity of Jesus Christ, and that his sacrifice, and thus the belief in his gospel, is the only way to obtain eternal life with God. infighting and aggression towards each other based off of myopic discrepancies is useless when the gospel of Jesus Christ is needed now more than ever. God loves all of his children, and wants us to cooperate in gathering his children for the second coming.

Your comments seem more opinionated than fact-based. Specifically for the SDA church, we have a website for our fundamental beliefs, we also believe in the same trinity as all Christians. You can literally look it up, so I'm not sure what you mean by you or others not knowing what our Trinity is? Second, we believe in hell, we just don't believe you will be burning for all eternity. And while Ellen G. White is our main prophet we had others before her. It's funny that you think a Creed made by man after the church had already been corrupted by the paganist practices of Rome and the Catholic Church is what determines "True" Christianity. Lastly, you did not mention any of our fundamental beliefs, which actually describes what we believe and not what you feel/think we believe. But go off I guess....

Thanks for saying not all pentecostal believe that i left pentecostal church because my old pastor left and stuff so i’m open to finding a new denomination because i jumped too fast into the other church and never did as much research and understanding as i should have, i’ve only been saved since last dec so still learning and i’m trying to find my place in christianity my last church (pentecostal) did meet up with the basics of christianity but they were a-bit radical and i disagreed with some stuff so anyone please give me some recommendations of what to look into please

As a baptist, yes, we do have long interviews with out pastors before joining the church. I had several lunches with my current pastor prior to joining, where we talked explicitly about theology.

If I had to guess why the Oneness debate still exists, it’s that the different between “One God in Three Persons” and “One God in three Forms” is such a fine hair to split for all but the most heady and educated believers. It’s not a doctrine that’s easy for a layperson to differentiate.