Why Aren't Christians Better People + Politics Q&A 

This so true!!!! As a former atheist and criminal/drug addict I have found that it is so much easier for me and other addicts I know to accept that we need a savior than for say, someone who grew up in church or who had had a relatively steady, secular upbringing. I had a lot of horrible experiences prior to finding Christ but I am so grateful for all of that suffering because it is a reminder of what God did for me and how much I need Him.

I remember sitting in my church pew as a pastor talked about these sins that people commit, my mind was immediately drawn to that person across the aisle from me who I knew was a hypocrite in that way. Finally, one of those times.... Jesus finally got through to me and said you are the man! You were the one who were doing exactly what you're accusing someone else of doing. I was shocked! The Lord reminded me that the sermon was for me and not the man or woman sitting across from me. I was The Sinner and the failure and the hypocrite. I simply had to look so that I can see the plank in my own eye. It's amazing how much the sermons became relevant to my life after that.

Thank you Frank. An excellent explanation of understanding why people are where they are. I am guilty of judging others with a “holier than thou” mentality.

It’s hard living a life following Christ. If it isn’t, If people don’t make fun of you, if you don’t struggle with sin, you aren’t doing it right. Jesus loves us unconditionally. What a blessing. Keep following Him. Politics and all the rest is a distraction. God is truth.

This came at a time when I was doubting if I’d make as a Christian. Raised by a mother critical of everyone, I fight and often lose the fight against my upbringing but I see my need for Christ every single minute as I fight my thoughts. My husband’s mother said he was born such a positive and helpful child (he has brothers and sisters who aren’t like him so it has nothing to do with parenting)and often thought maybe my salvation wasn’t real. I’m definitely changed from before but will never measure up to my husband. It helped so much hearing CS Lewis’ take. I’ve been sick with the pain, fatigue and neuropathy that often prevents sleep from an immune system collapse for over 38 years and it’s a fight every day to keep a good and kind outlook. But I will keep up the fight. If anyone isn’t affected by feeling poorly all the time praise God! If anyone could say a prayer for my fight against my health and upbringing Id sure appreciate it. I’m praying every day but some days I feel so bad it’s hard to pray. Thank you very much Mr Turek.

This just hit me like a ton of bricks. Truth hurts sometimes. I'm terrible in my niceness and pride.

In the first question of "Most Christians look just like the rest of the world, and why arn't more christians transformed?" I can testify that I grew up christian and believed in God, but then in my 20s I was living a completely sinful life. I was immoral, selfish and prideful. I then went through a breakup and turned back to God in my suffering. And in my brokenness I surrendered for God to help me. I then started reading the word every day, and devoured the new testament in a month. The living word completely penatrated my heart. And I felt the real presence of the Holy Spirit. It took about 4-6 weeks to fully see all my sinful ways and turn away from them. Now I cherish purity, and serving others. Completely opposite of how I was. Transformation is real when someone finally surrenders to God and allows the Holy Spirit to guide them through the word.

I'm talking to our students about this next service, thanks for this! Perfect timing!

Because deep down they know their beliefs are unfounded. They don't know how to deal with knowing the truth.

Awesome been waiting for this. Thanks for your awesome work CE. Dr. Turek is a wonderful teacher.

This is an excellent podcast edition. Lewis provides a lot of food for thought here. His point about each of us, alone, having to stand before Judgement - is well made. We will be asked to account for our own behaviour, God help us, on that day.

Very well explained and answered. Thanks and God bless Frank

Great job as usual brother!! GOD BLESS AND MAY JESUS BLESS THE SOCKS OFF OF YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES!!

Very good teaching because God will give discernment when you seek him and his truth

Youre a true Godly man Frank! I work toward being this on fire ! 🔥🫡👏🏻👊🙏❤️

Thank you so very much Mr. Turek. Your video helped me so very much.

Frank- I know this video was not meant just for me. I have many times been called and treated as “rough around the edges” because I am not especially “nice”. It’s been a real and tangible obstacle in relating to the Christian subculture. But I love Christ with all my heart. Above my own life and my own family. In my case, God has used this video to encourage me. Thank you.

Thank you for answering these questions!!! It also gives me information to better respond to others with the same question!

"If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it." ..... Mark Twain

Oh can you please officially narrate Mere Christianity!? The emphasis and tone you have while reading it aloud is great!

Dr Turek. You blow me away. Awesome enlightening perspectives. You’re all I mostly listen too. Is that true? Yes. ✌🏼

Good stuff, a must listen for all Christians. Would love a more peaceful discussion, without what sounds like yelling even on a low volume.

Its almost like these people haven't read the Bible and seen the constant struggle. But on a worldwide view, Christianity has done and continues to do tremendous good for thr world. Education, medical treatment, orphanages, homeless shelters, missionary work, charity. Christians are by and large more loving. Romans 7:19, 24-25 LSB 19 For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. 25 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body of this death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin. Jesus lives! ♥️ and is Yahweh God 🙏🏻 Christ ✝️ and King 👑

Thank you Frank!

You forgot the biggest problem are the people making the comparisons....they are judging by their own standards and assume the conditions of a person's heart.

Years ago, before my church went social justice, my pastor taught on this! It was so helpful then, and thank you for explaining this so clearly now! I needed to hear this!!

Non Christians judge constantly on something they don't even believe in. Make that make sense 18 For the [a]message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God

Oh boy! Frank is on fire tonight. Dr. Turek always has great answers and presents everything so it is easy to understand. 47:30 "The church is not for unbelievers" Wow! Thank you for saying that. I've been thinking on that topic for some time. What God has revealed to me is that yes, unbelievers are welcome but there is another group. "Enemies of God" should always be booted back to their father, Satan. If you come to cause trouble, then it is time for someone to show you the door.

“Are you called to be tax exempt or salt and light?” ❤️Amen!!

In the King James Version of the Bible, Philippians 4:8 reads, "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things" I definitely struggle with sin and that's why I'm so thankful for these Christian radio programs in our modern times they're so wonderful and I just thank God for them so much

Whooo! This video is fi-yuh! More please. Thank you Dr. Turek.

Thank you!

Standards have dropped. Most don't even know the Ten Commandments.

Frank. I like this. This reminds me of Mike Winger's youtube intro. Now all you need are some cool t-shirts!

There's an obvious omission that this man's wife used as her excuse to leave Christianity. Her own behaviors. It's easy to blame other people of hypocrisy and ignore her own. Let's examine her life. She'd better be flawless if she's going to point fingers at others for not being perfect. Not to mention the fact that we don't become Christians by following other people's behavior, so there's no reason to walk away from God for it. It's Jesus who we believe in, surrender to, and follow. It's likely she's a religious Sunday goer and is leaving in favor of her pride and other sinful beliefs of this world because there's an over abundance of hypocrisy to be found everywhere else. Jesus said, "there is only one who is good and that is God." It's impossible to expect perfection from anyone less, especially when she isn't either and never will be. That's a unrealistic burden that none of us can live up to.

Back in high school debate class, we learned to begin with the definition of terms, so we were all on the same page.

Dude, you are helping us 👍✝️🙏

What great explanation...thank you so much Mr Turek. GOD bless you and yours and Israel. Gilly wife of Mark

This was excellent 😊

Quite slap for us to behave, thanks. May Lord Christ have mercy on us. 🙏

Critical Criticism is a reason why everyone is struggling to be better people. We Excuse the internal CC of ourselves. We Misunderstand when we use CC against each other. We deny the destructive affects of both.

Great work frank. God bless you

I think you used the 30 extra seconds explaining that you have 30 extra seconds.

As a Christian we are perfect in the sight of God. However we should be becoming who we already are in Christ Jesus. Hopefully as we make a habit of prayer and studying God's Word we are becoming transformed into the image of Christ.

Sometimes you speak the truth, no matter the cost!

Thank you Frank, God's blessing for you and entire family + all those who involve with you for awaking people and their salvation. Amen

What you said at 29:30 reminds me of 2nd Corinthians 5:21 In the King James Version of the Bible, 2 Corinthians 5:21 reads, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him"

If people weren't transformed by Christ the world would be much worse than it is. I'm a living example.

Amen Frank

Thanks 👍 for that answer 😢 truly that,s what's said to me and asked

A tree is known by its fruits. And if you’re going to take on the moniker of Christian, which was given to us by people that watched us follow Christ and his teachings, then hypocrisy should be off the table. We all have faults, but blatant sin? Blatant rebellion? Are we really following Christ if we were rebellious?

Frank Turek has great common sense, he's the only out there that speaks sound doctrine, him an Paul Maier, too many of them have some kind of personal agenda, wether it's arrogance, money, clout, all the secular reasons Ppl try to get, I have been following him since 2014, and I love the guy. I've reached out to him so many times,but with no reply, I guess their hesitant when a female approach them, idk, but I hope one day I could speak with him an share my story. God bless you Frank Turek.

Praying for y’all!!! 🙏

The moral of the story is to keep up with your piano lessons.

Heavenly Father in Jesus Christ name please heal the marriage is my response to the first caller

People have zero idea of different parts of the body nor the trickery of satan

Thanks for your thoughts, a lot for me to think about. I so struggle with my sin, and what I keep coming back to is, if the Holy Spirit lives within me, shouldn’t I be doing better?

As you’ve said that it appears that problem’s have problems with “Christians” and “Christianity” avoiding Jesus! That’s the perk of being Jewish and am a Jewish believer in Jesus. Then again I have to deal with that issue to both News AND Christian’s. On the mount He says in a sense it’s just fine! It easy. And I’m fine with that. I know who I stand with and who stands for me. Thanks Frank! You’re the best and do His work beautifully.

I believe The Lord wants us to love Him because of who He is. He is the creator and sustainer of all things. If we truly understand who He is, we then will understand who we are. That we are nothing and He is everything. Jesus said "without me ye could do nothing." We need Him, He don't need us. Understanding that develops gratitude, and humility. And when we humble ourselves to Him, He will exalt us. The Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth. We no longer walk after the flesh but after the Spirit. This is the transformation, by faith in Him.

Some people call themselves Christians who don't deserve the title simply because they are not. I know that GOD IS the final judge.all we can do is look at their lives and how it aligns with the Bible

"The Bible doesn't say that you are going to become perfect when you become a Christian." So I'm curious what is the best interpretation of “No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭3‬:‭6‬-‭10‬

Deconstruction isn't the issue. It's the person who does so. Are they doing it to figure out history are they doing it to answer questions are they doing it because they stopped believing, it's all up to the person doing it. I was an Agnostic, and I started deconstructing various religions and history to figure out what happened in the past. I ended up on Christianity with everything. I was then deconstructing Christianity and while doing so made me fall into it more and more eventually following it. So its not about deconstruction it's about the person doing so and for what purpose. Imo if you already have that many questions, and are in the faith, go to a clergy leader for questions. If you can't get an answer, go to one who can give you an answer. Humans don't know everything; you'll eventually find a clergy leader who knows the answer to your questions. Outside of that, if you locked in with God, follow the book, ignore all the other Christians who you see as hypocrites. Follow the word and only the word and keep it pushing, at the end of the day you not the one punishing them for not following the word, that will be God.

The problem with the "Jordan analogy" is JESUS is our standard and we evaluate the believer based on how closely their life resembles CHRIST's- period.

if we were all perfect we would be christ that's why we need Christ we all sin just have faith in Christ you will be suprised were he will take you

A tree is known by its fruits. We all can agree on that. What we don’t agree on is once saved always safe. I don’t agree that once saved always saved. Because if you were always that you were always gonna go to heaven then it doesn’t make a difference what you do and hypocrisy goes out the door.

Church visitation is not for getting something from it in the first place. Church is, where I go, filled with the Holy Spirit within me, to share experiences with God and encourage one another. We are all week. You will be disappointed, each time you expect impossible things from people. Allow them to be human. If you want grace from people, start by yourself first.

In my opinion the people who believe that Christians are no better than anyone else may not reach that conclusion based on a comprehensive review of the situation. Some of them likely have a few specific Christians in mind who disappointed them... On a broader scale I believe that while some fall short, and some are just Christians in name only, if a society is sufficiently permeated by Christianity and its values, it's like a Midas Touch.

Thank you Frank for sharing this information... Concerning CS Lewis... being in adultery...he married a divorced woman...if her first spouse was still living then according to Jesus CS Lewis was sadly in adultery.. But i can't find when her spouse passed so i don't know if CS Lewis was in adultery... And i believe if you thought that you wouldn't be quoting him...

I think this is a really important discussion. The characterization of the "poor" is thought provoking. That seems so obvious in hindsight. But I'm afraid I might just wish it to be so.

I haven’t found one good compelling argument to vote, last year I tried to sell my vote but I had no offers. That to me alone proves to me that voting doesn’t matter

I never walk away from Jesus. I walked away from churches. When were kids you had many friends. Churches only care about themselves. If they love people period, than why don't they take care of believers?

Everyone needs to be aware of the spammers and scammers that consistently target Christians in forums like this. It usually starts with some innocuous positive comment, and THEN...there is a mention of the poster making X amount of dollars every month, sometimes mentioning a name. Do NOT be taken in by these evil people. They are wolves among our flock! Do not trust them, contact them, or search them out so that "you too" can make this money..... it is a SCAM!

Do not forget to quote Romans 8:1

God is the only arbiter and final judge of what 'better people' means. Moreover, approval by the world means naught to a follower of Christ. "If the world hates you remember that it first hated me". "If you belonged to the world it would have loved you as its own but as it is I have chosen you out of the world". That the world doesn't view Christians as "better people" can be taken as reassuring. In any case, Christians are reassured that, even though they falter, they are washed in the precious blood of the Lamb.

Thanks!

Talking cs Lewis. I’m in!

Your ministry has been a tremendous blessing to me, thank you. Out of everything you teach I have only found one thing I disagree with which is pretty good lol. I would like to give you a verse to look at it's on the topic we disagree on, the age of the earth. In Exodus chapter 20:11, God wrote it with HIS finger into stone.

I have a thought on this that might be a little different. The hypocrisy argument also fails in once sense: the spirit realm. We do not understand the spirit realm and all that happens. We know satan and his demons attack relentlessly believers in Christ, and we know satan attacks anybody, but does satan attack a non-believer like he does a believer? I would say no. I've dealt with relentless temptation, doubt, discouragement. I'm not saying unbelievers aren't tempted too, but in the spirit realm, it could be that frankly speaking the demonic forces are concentrating their efforts on believers and not unbelievers so actually doing the Christ-like walk is much, much harder for believers than just living a "moral" life for unbelievers. It is easier to run a marathon in perfect conditions and much harder to run a marathon through quicksand. That's what unbelievers do not understand. Satan does not care if a person leads a "moral life" especially if that person is an unbeliever because he knows that "moral life" will profit that person nothing in the end. In fact, he may compel some people to lead a "moral life" in order to deceive them into believing their innate "goodness" saves them; and we know as believers that it does not save, only faith in Jesus' death and resurrection does that. So an unbeliever may lead a better "moral life" than a Christian, but it could be only because they have not been tempted, tested, or tried by God or satan like a believer has been. All those unbelievers who look at believers and think they are hypocrites could find at the Great White Throne Judgment that their walk and temptations were EASY compared to what the believers had to deal with. It's like comparing the soldier on the front lines of a war against a politician sitting in his air-conditioned office thousands of miles away from the front line and that politician thinks his life and the soldier's "fight" has been the same. It hasn't been. Believers are in a relentless slug-fest with satan and his minions, but unbelievers are probably not anywhere near in the same type slug-fest as believers are.

Many people CLAIM to be Christian but do not read the Bible, follow the Bible, follow the teachings of Christ, etc. If you do not believe God's word, then you are not a Christian. Yes, we still sin but do not live in intentional/voluntary sin.

36:53 starts Christian’s and politics

Sound is a little bit soft Is it possible to get it a little bit louder?

Of course we should all act better. We KNOW we are incapable of earning Heaven so we accept the sacrifice Jesus made for us. That makes us perfect in HIS sight, but not in people's sight. Are we hypocrites? Yes, but so is everyone else. Be humble, learn from your mistakes, and remember that even Paul and Peter fussed at times.

41:25 Someone better tell the black churches that political speech could jeopardize their tax status

Human nature is not submissive to God and to the Spirit. Live by the Spirit, so you don’t gratify the desires of the flesh. This is very difficult to do every day! The other factor is most “Christians” are followers of Christ in name only. I’ve been guilty of this myself but I’m doing better

How do Christianity elate to the "Holocaust"?

So if I remember that I'm at every moment dependant on God, then will it be okay to make me rich?😉 But seriously, I've found the hardest trials to be that of health conditions, and chronic ones at that. It's super duper frustrating when the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak and sick, but I would never let it keep me from crying out and depending on our sweet God and Savior, Jesus Christ Yashua Hamashiach and the truth thereof 🙏

Where can I ask a question?

This is another issue with a Calvinistic perspective. If your belief system is such that you have been taught that all unregenerate only do evil continually (and take that 100% literally) then you will likely be stumbled by the reality that some display an innate understanding of the natural law we all intrinsically recognize. Even if it is selfishly pragmatic, we have to all recognize that the unregenerate, whether by the grace of God or otherwise, do some good things.

Jesus wasn't "nice" but he was "good". Sometimes being" good" is ugly and the unrighteous aren't going to like it. Some people were trespassing on my neighbors property. I confronted them, I was firm in my reprimand that they needed to leave. They were angry, defensive. Told me I was a Karen and not nice. They weren't hurting anything so I needed to mind my own business. My neighbors however appreciated I was not worried about being "nice" and instead was a "good" neighbor who looked out for their interests.

Salvation is instantaneous. Sanctification is a process. One that will never be complete where flesh covers bone. All flesh must die or be changed in the twinkling of an eye. Just as there is no such thing as being a little bit pregnant, There is no such thing as being a little bit born again. We're all Gods creation. But not everyone is a child of God. Multitudes are Christian in name only. John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Of eternal life Jesus says and few there be who find it. Be one!

I understand the human comparison of Turek to Jordan: the raw materials aren’t there for everyone to be a great basketball player. But, is Holy Spirit confined to our human raw materials and limitations? God can’t work a miracle there? I think it’s fair to assume that if Christianity is true, you should see an overall change in the community that is better than the rest of the world. But, we don’t.

What happened to the scriptures that talk about not being a stumbling block? What happened to? Shall we continue in seeing that Grace May bound? God forbid. What happened to holy for the Lord and holy and holiness without shall no man see the Lord? Faults are one thing, but hypocrite on purpose just to say that we are falling creatures? So when are we going to live to saved life?

Even if you are perfect as Romans 2:14 as an unbeliever you need Christ to access eternal life, but beware a grace IS merited, only doers of the law are justified.

We need an apologist to come to York College in PA!

Pure Christian Nationalism

I'm always amazed/confused at people who won't vote for a candidate because of that candidates Christian-based policies yet complain about the world when a nonChristian-based candidate becomes president.

Now, back to the comment I had in mind...LOL. It is our sin nature that makes us less than He who we follow. If you are expecting perfect people, or a perfect world, you won't see it until we are in the kingdom. This world contains some not nice people who are saved, and some nice people like Dennis Prager, who are NOT saved. That's how God constructed this reality. He is schooling us, without us having to stand in the corner.

Even Paul proclaimed that he does what he would not to do and doesn't do the things that he knows he should do. He proclaims himself a hypocrite! In addition to this he tells us that he has prayers that also didn't get answered in the way that he would have liked. Instead God tells him my grace is sufficient for thee. I love to tell people who are judging the hypocrisy of Christians that they should come and show us how the right way is to live since they know better! We'll see how that works out...

Hello. I am an atheist. I define atheism as suspending any acknowledgment as to the reality of any particular god until sufficient credible evidence is presented. My position is that *_I currently have no good reason to acknowledge the reality of any god._* And here is why I currently hold to such a position. Below are 11 facts I must consider when evaluating the claim made by certain theists that a particular god exists in reality. To be clear, these are not premises for any argument which _concludes_ there to be no gods. These are simply facts I must take into account when evaluating the verity of such a claim. If any of the following facts were to be contravened at a later time by evidence, experience, or sound argument, I would THEN have good reason to acknowledge such a reality. 1. I have never been presented with a functional definition of a god. 2. I personally have never observed a god. 3. I have never encountered any person who has claimed to have observed a god. 4. I know of no accounts of persons claiming to have observed a god that were willing or able to demonstrate or verify their observation for authenticity, accuracy, or validity. 5. I have never been presented with any _valid_ logical argument, which also introduced demonstrably true premises that lead deductively to an inevitable conclusion that a god(s) exists in reality. 6. Of the many logical syllogisms I have examined arguing for the reality of a god(s), I have found all to contain a formal or informal logical fallacy or a premise that can not be demonstrated to be true. 7. I have never observed a phenomenon in which the existence of a god was a necessary antecedent for the known or probable explanation for the causation of that phenomenon. 8. Several proposed (and generally accepted) explanations for observable phenomena that were previously based on the agency of a god(s), have subsequently been replaced with rational, natural explanations, each substantiated with evidence that excluded the agency of a god(s). I have never encountered _vice versa._ 9. I have never knowingly experienced the presence of a god through intercession of angels, divine revelation, the miraculous act of divinity, or any occurrence of a supernatural event. 10. Every phenomenon that I have ever observed appears to have *_emerged_* from necessary and sufficient antecedents over time without exception. In other words, I have never observed a phenomenon (entity, process, object, event, process, substance, system, or being) that was created _ex nihilo_ - that is instantaneously came into existence by the solitary volition of a deity. 11. All claims of a supernatural or divine nature that I have been presented have either been refuted to my satisfaction or do not present as _falsifiable._ ALL of these facts lead me to the only rational conclusion that concurs with the realities I have been presented - and that is the fact that there is *_no good reason_* for me to acknowledge the reality of any particular god. I have heard often that atheism is the denial of the Abrahamic god. But denial is the active rejection of a substantiated fact once credible evidence has been presented. Atheism is simply withholding such acknowledgment until sufficient credible evidence is introduced. *_It is natural, rational, and prudent to be skeptical of unsubstantiated claims, especially extraordinary ones._* I welcome any cordial response. Peace.

If A christian as a christian is judged as a bad; then what of that same person without the love of God in them? How horrible would they be without God. So it seems, for all we know, this is as good as that one gets.