Comments on: A Man’s Message to All Christians – New Video

By: Unknown

Unknown — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:47:46 +0000

On the common question of whether God still loves unbelievers or not, even when they refuse to repent, is that God hates and loves them at the same time. This might be hard to understand at first but when one looks at what love really is as between friends or a parent and child, then one can see that it is possible to hate the other for what they have done, but still love them and give them chances.
But this does not make it OK for offences to be carried on by the offender and made without remorse, and a punishment will result. This may take the form of a breaking down of relationships or some other personal loss to the offender. There will be a deadline to repent.

"You hate all workers of iniquity" Psalm 5:5

"For the leaders of this people cause them to err,
And those who are led by them are destroyed.
Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men,
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
And every mouth speaks folly.

For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still."
Isaiah 9:16-18

By: Nicky leaks beats

Nicky leaks beats — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:46:10 +0000

Hello Joseph and all,
Grace and peace.
RIGHTEOUSNESS is the heart of the gospel.
LOVE is the manifestation of the fellowship of Father, Son and Holy ghost.
Reading the apostle paul's introduction to his exposition of the gospel of christ to the romans (3:21-26, KJV), RIGHTEOUSNESS is mentioned 4 times, whereas LOVE is not mentioned!
RIGHTEOUSNESS is the heart of the gospel.
LOVE is the manifestation of the fellowship of Father, Son and Holy ghost.
Every blessing,
Nicholas, england

By: ironsights

ironsights — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:39:33 +0000

Thank you Joseph for your discerning & thoughtful reply. I agree that a balanced view is required. After my first comment, I did more searching of Scripture and found Mark 10:21 where it states that Jesus loved the rich young man even though at the time, the man could not yet bear to give up his riches to follow Christ.
Blessings brother!

By: Joseph Herrin

Joseph Herrin — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 21:08:52 +0000

To Ironsights:

I have often found that there is a balance to be obtained in doctrinal issues. I believe this is true when one discusses God's love and God's wrath. I could cite a treasure trove of verses on either side of the subject. There must be a point at which they are harmonized.

I have often found balance by pairing the following two verses together:

Romans 2:4
Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

II Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

It is the kindness of God that leads men to repentance, yet it is in the fear of God that holiness is perfected. Paul merged these two aspects of Yahweh together in the following sentence:

Romans 11:22
Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God's kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

I would not diminish the kindness and love of God one iota. His mercies are truly new every morning. Yet, neither would I lessen His wrath and holiness.

When we arrive at the mind of Christ we find that these varied attributes of Yahweh are not contradictory, they are complementary.

I find much agreement with the things you are sharing. To put it in Paul's words, "we will know God's kindness if we continue in His kindness." If we play the fool and willfully sin against His holiness, is He not just to judge us?

May you be blessed with peace and understanding in these days.

By: ironsights

ironsights — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:17:56 +0000

Hello Bro Joseph,
IEmanuella repeats the familiar and oft repeated refrain that God hates sin but loves the sinner. I cannot recall a scripture that says that. In contrast, God surely hated Esau. I cannot recall any situation where Jesus or the Apostles preach the love of God as a pretext for the gospel message. Yet the church often preaches about the unconditional love of God – but is that really true? Jesus did not condemn the woman at the well but it does not say that he loved her either and he simply instructed her to sin no more. It seems to me that God calls sinners to a lifestyle of repentance and obedience and as we do that, we then experience God's love for us. His love is reserved for those who love him (which makes that conditional). "And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 Jn 4:16 Am I on the right track here?

By: anon

anon — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:17:31 +0000

The is a masonic obelisk standing on White's grave. When Jesus did not return in 1844 even Miller repented and abandoned the movement, but not White.

They are connected to the Mormons, Jehova's false Witnesses and others.

And the graven images that they use to represent themselves also tell the tale.

Like you said, the truth isor rather can be offensive. It is not always.

By: Joseph Herrin

Joseph Herrin — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:26:13 +0000

Hello Travis,

As a postscript, I will suggest that if anyone wants to begin to study out this subject themselves, they will find many resources online if they Google the words, "Ellen G. White False Prophet." This search will give them an abundance of information that they can examine and consider.

May you be blessed with peace and understanding in these days.

By: Joseph Herrin

Joseph Herrin — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:21:13 +0000

Hello Travis,

I appreciate your concern that people know the truth about the SDA church and Ellen White. There are a great many resources available online on this subject. I have looked into this topic myself in the past, though I have not posted anything on the topic.

I may possibly do so in the future, but I believe it must be done in such a way that evidence is presented in a patient and comprehensive manner that is conducive to imparting understanding. It would be ineffective, perhaps even counter-productive, to simply post comments at the end of this post that criticize the SDA church as anti-christ, or Ellen G. White as a false prophet. People need to have a subject explained to them in a responsible manner, with evidence presented so they can test a matter themselves.

This is why I did not post your earlier comment. I appreciate your understanding in this.

By: anon

anon — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:11:04 +0000

Who will tell the hard truth about the SDA? The SDA/occult connection is obvious.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 05:00:33 +0000

I understand her first video. It's vague enough that anyone can apply their own life stories to it and reflect on the state of their own relationship with Jesus. It reminds me of those free sample cookies that they have at the mall. They give out the free samples in hopes that you'll buy a cookie. Of course, everyone enjoys the free samples, but not everyone wants a whole cookie, maybe because it costs too much, they weren't planning on buying a cookie, or they feel that they shouldn't have a cookie due to dietary restrictions.

Your video is a good response, but a bigger bite.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:00:31 +0000

Well made video Joseph! Great ending!! Haha

By: susan Vigansky

susan Vigansky — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:52:19 +0000

thanks so much for your video!!!

I did laugh out loud at the end…………..