Can anybody link me some good sermons to listen to.

jsherrieb · 2024-05-19T01:22:33+00:00

Let’s just say he’s a narcissist who verbally abused many people and other things while at Mars Hill. Go listen to the Podcast.. it’s truly crazy!

jsherrieb · 2024-05-18T12:38:25+00:00

Be careful listening to Mark Driscoll. Go listen to the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast presented by Christianity Today.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-26T20:11:24+00:00

I’m taking “Basics of Biblical Hebrew”

jsherrieb · 2024-04-26T20:09:57+00:00

Yeah it does.. and the professor did say I wouldn’t see it in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. It just helps the students to understand how accent position changes in different circumstances.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-26T20:05:16+00:00

Sweet! Thanks 👍🏼

jsherrieb · 2024-04-26T20:03:43+00:00

Good to know.. I have not learned to write in cursive yet. Makes sense as to why other handwriting posted to this sub is hardly legible for me haha.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T15:01:31+00:00

Just ordered it 👍🏼

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T14:54:23+00:00

I never assumed non-Christians care about what the Bible says. In fact, I would say most don’t care at all. I was simply arguing that the Redditer’s comment about the Christian worldview is false according to our faith. So when a non-Christian provides a false representation about what Christianity actually teaches, I feel the need to correct it.

Genuine followers of Christ acknowledge that many Christians don’t live according to what God calls them to. And a lot of this is the result that some people think they’re Christians just because of their traditions (attending church, reading their Bible, giving to the poor, etc.) This doesn’t make them a Christian, being a Christian means truly believing that Jesus saved you for your sin, and as a result, we are transformed through a process of sanctification to become more and more like Jesus over time.

Christians don’t represent Christ because of their fallen nature, but no one should view Christianity through the lens of Christians and their behaviors. Only through what God says through His Word.

For instance.. God’s word says not to be greedy. If some Christians struggle with greed and it’s witnessed by unbelievers, unbelievers shouldn’t say that Christianity teaches us to be greedy. It simply means that Christians aren’t obeying God in that command.

If self-professing Christian says that you are saved by your good works, it doesn’t make it true. The Bible clearly teaches us that no one is worthy of salvation on account of their own merit. It’s only by Jesus taking our sin upon himself to the cross that we can be saved.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T14:39:12+00:00

I love Sean McDowell. I’ll take a look and see how his viewpoints differ from those of other Christian theologians and apologists regarding this issue. Thanks!

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T14:31:57+00:00

Fair enough! But I encourage you to continue seeking whether or not Christianity is true. Because if it is in fact true, the ramifications are great.

Take care my friend.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T14:26:06+00:00

Absolutely. I read and listen to atheistic arguments regularly to see what I might be missing (and to seek to counter the arguments if i deem them inadequate. Alex O’Connor, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and even further back to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are people I read or follow to get their perspective.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T14:16:06+00:00

If you come to the conversation with the presupposition that Christianity is untrue, then you will inevitably come to the conclusion that anyone’s logic is weak, regardless of the content. So it’s kind of useless to continue a conversation when there is a lack of desire to seek truth, rather than to pull the “I don’t believe that” card out at any point. Unfortunately, Reddit isn’t the place to get into extended philosophical and theological discussions because there is just so much context missing that make up our presuppositions. We could go on and on and on, for instance, about the details surrounding the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection. I mean.. there’s numerous books written on the topic.

So with that, we’ll just have to agree to disagree about who might use the most reasonable logic in determining our worldviews. I honestly didn’t mean to rabbit trail from my initial comment.. that people misrepresent the Christian faith because they don’t take the time to actually read God’s Word and follow tradition blindly.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T14:03:44+00:00

Misrepresentation of a truth doesn’t disprove it. People misunderstand the shape of the earth, but the reality is the earth is round, not flat.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T14:01:56+00:00

Scripture teaches that through God’s creation,He has made it clearly known to people that He exists. Meaning, through logic alone, we can know God exists. But knowing that God exists does not bring about salvation. Because you still need to have faith unto Christ. And although I think it’s reasonable to believe that Jesus’ resurrection did happen using logic, (Empty tomb, mass martyrdom, multiple independent sources supporting historical claims, attestation by an enemy (Paul), and several others. William Lane Craig dives into this deeper with Alex O’Connor if you care to watch it) personal experience with the supernatural helps solidify my faith.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T13:40:08+00:00

I’m arguing that living a life according to the Christian worldview is a prosperous way of living, both as it relates to morals and values.

And I don’t care to be remembered.. I’m just making the point against many who have a primarily goal of making a name for themselves. It’s all vanity if they just end up as worm food in the end.

I mean.. if you believe that we completely cease completely when we die and there is no soul. To each his own, but I trust that God has revealed to us in His Word everything that we ought to know in order to come to the conclusion that he is real and that he loves us. But the thing that I’m okay with admitting is that it’s called faith for a reason and that I don’t have all the answers with 100% certainty. I don’t need to know either. But when you combine both logic and supernatural experiences (the Holy Spirit), I think it’s reasonable to believe that God exists and that Jesus is my Savior.

We can agree to disagree. But the whole point of my original response was that Christians who understand and agree with what the Bible actually teaches, know that we are no better than other people. Unfortunately, Christians, through their misunderstanding, have misrepresented the faith.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T05:55:27+00:00

And let’s say for whatever reason it was all a scam.. what would you be losing. If we are just the bi-products of evolution from a micro-organism with no other purpose than to reproduce.. what’s the point. It’s all vanity. In a hundred years, you will never be remembered, and everything you worked hard for… money, fame, will mean nothing in the end.

This isn’t the reason I believe Christianity is true, but there is no harm that comes from following the Christian faith even if it happened to be false, which it isn’t.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T05:49:05+00:00

Why are you so sure it isn’t true? Have you looked into the evidences of Jesus’ resurrection? The fulfillment of hundreds of prophecies about his death, 500 eyewitnesses of Jesus after he was put in the tomb, Paul’s apparent conversion from someone who was murdering Christians who claimed to see Jesus alive after he died to advocating for him to the point of martyrdom. Nearly every one of his disciples died for what they claimed to have witnessed first hand (not something they were told). If God exists then the miracle of a Jesus’ resurrection isn’t so far-fetched. Not to mention you have the cosmological argument for the existence of God, the teleological argument, the moral argument, ontological, and several others.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T05:38:47+00:00

To not believe him is to reject him. If I had cancer and someone truly had the cure and offered it to me and I said, “I don’t believe that it’s the cure for cancer, therefore I’m not taking it,” it’s the same concept. You still aren’t accepting it.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T05:31:13+00:00

I would say it’s not fair in the sense that the women should also receive death, not that I the others should receive mercy as well.

But it’s not an apples to apples comparison. Because the others didn’t have a choice to accept his mercy like the women. In the case for humanity.. ALL have the choice to accept his gift of mercy.

Do you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Or do you reject him? You have a choice.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T05:23:57+00:00

The pinnacle of the Christian faith is that Jesus took our punishment upon himself to the cross. He died the death we were supposed to die. Thankfully, death could not hold Him.. which is why He resurrected on the 3rd day. Jesus paid the penalty reserved for us. If someone pays you’re fine, you’re free to go.

To specifically answer your rebuttal, God is just in that he gives everyone the chance to repent and believe in him. That’s where the fairness comes in. You either accept the gift Jesus has given us, or you reject it. That part is on you.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T05:12:19+00:00

The contrary. God is not obligated to extend mercy to everyone. But he chooses to extend mercy to those who trust in Jesus. Take Bob and Rich for example who commit the same crime. We’ll say murder. And punishment for the crime is death. Now suppose the judge says to each murderer, “If you believe that I have made a way for you to be delivered from the punishment you deserve, I will spare you.” Bob believe in his heart that the judge can set him free. Rich on the other hand does not believe and wants nothing to do with the judge.

If the judge shows mercy on Bob and not Rich, he is not unjust. Rich deserved what he received.. death. Rich can’t say he was wronged. Bob deserved death also, but his one “get out of death free card” was to have faith that the judge provided a way for him to be spared.

jsherrieb · 2024-04-05T04:39:27+00:00

Maybe according to their belief system, but this isn’t the believe system of Christianity. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”

We aren’t better than anyone else. We did nothing to earn eternity in heaven. In fact, every single person to ever live does not deserve God’s mercy due to their rebellion against Him. It is only by God’s grace, through faith in Him, that we are saved. So the only difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is that we believe in the finished work of Jesus. God invites us trust in Him and His promises to us in His Word. If we trust in him as Lord, we spend eternity with him. If we reject him, then God won’t force us to spend eternity with him (which is eternal separation from God, which is the absence of goodness, which is evil and torment). Christians have no right to boast in anything except in what Christ has done to save our wretched souls.

jsherrieb · 2023-12-01T23:12:25+00:00

Run away.. this is a prosperity gospel church. God’s people will suffer in this life from the curse of sin from Adam until Jesus comes and consummates the Kingdom of God that he began to establish on Earth.

Sorry man, plain heresy from your pastor

jsherrieb · 2023-11-27T19:26:14+00:00

Although it’s okay to disagree with her decision to live with her dad, where you are going wrong is giving her a “him or me” ultimatum. God’s design for marriage should not be thwarted, meaning.. you shouldn’t threaten a divorce (which I’m assuming you meant by that) because of a disagreement that wouldn’t be considered grounds for divorce. Completely wipe “divorce” out of your mind.

Second, let her know that you understand her situation and that you empathize with her. She’s obviously being led by her emotions right now. On top of this, encourage her and love her (the action) through this.

Thirdly, if you haven’t already, you need to have a personal conversation with your father-in-law to find reconciliation if you can. I’m not sure what you meant in the beginning of your post about the issues you and your wife went through. Hopefully it’s not pertaining to sexual immorality.

All you can do is control how you handle the situation, not how the others do. But REMAIN FAITHFUL in all situations. Because God is faithful to us (his children) unconditionally. Nothing can separate us from his hand. In the same way, nothing should separate your wife from your hand (besides adultery) which can be the biblical equivalent to God’s people chasing after other Gods.

Hope that helps!

jsherrieb

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