It’s such a devastating pity that it has come to this when ministers do not need to behave in such narcissistic ways when we have a Gospel that is so powerful, so right, so honest and true and a Saviour so Great and a Bible so astonishing.
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
So good to hear from you brother!! Hope you guys have been well!
@SimonPeterSutherland
9 ай бұрын
@@iThinkBiblically Thanks. We keep going.
@sebg2006
9 ай бұрын
periodt!
@VestalNumbre
9 ай бұрын
Let's begin here All Scripture is inspired of God+ and beneficial for teaching,+ for reproving, for setting things straight,+ for disciplining in righteousness,+
@metapolitikgedanken612
9 ай бұрын
@@VestalNumbre But one needs to have inspiration by the Holy Spirit to understand those scriptures in the right way. And that's were pastors and parishes do fail. So, there is a reason for this. People sticking to their carnality. While a pastor has some authority that does not mean that he is THE authority, but some of them seem to declare that using God and Christ as decoys to legitimize them.
@eitanaleks
9 ай бұрын
I rather follow Jesus and the Bible. Thank you, Caleb! I'm getting closure from religious trauma thus far!
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
Praise God :)
@debbievermilyea4037
9 ай бұрын
Me too! There aren't that many Pastors walking with God. Stay close to the Savior and you'll be obeying your Pastor if he's Godly.
@eitanaleks
9 ай бұрын
@@debbievermilyea4037 100% TRUE! THAT'S WHY I FOUND A BETTER CHURCH BETYER THAN A PROSPERITY GOSPEL MEGACHURCH! Let us hold fast to the biblical gospel! (Sorry for the caps 😅)
@massimodanzelmo4607
9 ай бұрын
The only thing i can say to church pastors is get Lost you hipocritical. Business dealers
@karenkalasy8251
9 ай бұрын
Me too...I'm still working through it 5 years later😮. Any sign of what I've been through and I'm out the door😂. On a serious note I struggle to trust now.
@charlesgriffiths750
9 ай бұрын
A friend of mine attends a church where the congregation members are required to come to the pastor's house and cook and clean for him and his family. I tried to explain how wrong this is but they believe they are obeying God's Word. I will try to share this with him. Thanks
@wesleycarter6141
9 ай бұрын
Wow
@charlesgriffiths750
9 ай бұрын
@@wesleycarter6141 my reaction when I found out.
@stevekohl5351
9 ай бұрын
You have got to be kidding! That pastor is not only lazy but evil.
@lindaisrael1798
9 ай бұрын
That is so wrong! I remember the time I moved to a new town. The first church my family went to the pastor of the church was the opposite of the one you mentioned. The back garden of the house we moved into was a mess, so overgrown and we did not have a lawnmower at the time. We asked the pastor if we could borrow his lawnmower. Not only was he willing to do this but he turned up at the house, rolled up his sleeves and actually worked with us to clear up the overgrown back garden. That is a pastor!
@charlesgriffiths750
9 ай бұрын
@@lindaisrael1798 a good example of servant leadership!
@biblgrl6563
9 ай бұрын
Our pastors wife taught a small group from a book by Watchman Nee on this subject. It seemed like the book carried the ancient Oriental culture of submitting to elders,no matter what, into the Church. After the second lesson she stated that we were accountable to the Pastor and therefore we were to submit to him no matter what. If he was wrong, then that would be on him, but we were to submit to his authority as our Pastor. As everyone but me and my wife said yes, I spoke up and said that was wrong and then I was treated as a person who was causing division. We never went back to that class.
@leekeil5025
7 ай бұрын
Potters house , and all the charasmatics churches
@justthink8952
5 ай бұрын
You must be a genuine Protestant who knows what Sola scriptura meant. Free interpretation of the Bible by each individuals ensures that the pastor does not have any teaching authority. Ask any pastor where did he get the teaching authority and governing authority. The answer will likely be "from God". Then ask him to prove his claim from the Bible or with proof of attestation of his ordination by the Holy Spirit. He can't. These pastors are not successors of the Apostles. There are no biblical verse that support the establishment of the office of Protestant pastor. In fact, there is no biblical verse that support the legitimacy of the establishment of Protestant churches.
@JohnGalt1960
9 ай бұрын
Theres a lot of bad Shepherds out there abusing the sheep.😢
@feargod8706
8 ай бұрын
The sheep don’t have to go into those million dollar buildings. They need to read their bibles.
@Shin-nr8ly
7 ай бұрын
that's Right No Matter who or what it is if it Don't Feal right Free From it.
@angeldoll7702
9 ай бұрын
Thank you Caleb! Pastors have the authority to preach and teach the Word of God. Not to, rule over, lord over, cajole, manipulate, eisegete or narcigete the Word. Haven’t found a good preacher or teacher except here on KZitem. Tragically there are only a few of those too. I appreciate you Caleb. I thank God for you and a few other Brothers in Christ who obediently preach and teach the Bible.
@TheElizabethashby
9 ай бұрын
YES I AGREE
@angeldoll7702
9 ай бұрын
@@TheElizabethashby Amen!!!
@feargod8706
8 ай бұрын
Proof we don’t need million dollar church buildings.
@justthink8952
5 ай бұрын
Don't you believe in Sola scriptura and free interpretation of the Bible by each individual? If you have the authority to interpret the scripture, then the pastor does not have that authority. When you have the right to decide it for yourself, the pastor has no right to decide it for you. The pastor cannot impose his opinion on you. The pastor does not claim his teachings are infallible or inerrant. So, how can he have teaching authority?
@angeldoll7702
5 ай бұрын
“Jesus said that the logical end of effective teaching is that the pupil becomes like his teacher: “The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher” (Luke 6:40). He said this in the context of a warning to be careful whom you choose as your teacher, because if “the blind lead the blind . . . they [will] both fall into a pit” (verse 39). So, if you want to be godly, find teachers who are themselves godly.”
@jillgoycochea5127
9 ай бұрын
Don’t be gullible but discerning. 💯
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
Amen!
@TheElizabethashby
9 ай бұрын
AMEN
@Imagodeigen
9 ай бұрын
Brother Caleb you are spot on I dealt with this issue in our local church a short while ago
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
Yeah, its a common issue and it needed to be addressed :) Hopefully someone learns something here and gets set free!
@streamerbytheway5266
9 ай бұрын
@@iThinkBiblicallyspeaking of common issues(sorry for commenting so much it’s just really is somethings I wanna know) I have a couple questions about repentance and some celebrities
@JacquelineHahn1
9 ай бұрын
well put together I suffered under heavy shepherding but didn’t know it had a name till 20 odd years later. It is very damaging
@formicapple2
9 ай бұрын
Was saved in the house church movement in 1988. Long story short left it in 1994. Very controlling leadership mainly because of the awe many in the congregation held all the leadership. Too many folk get their theology from only their pastors and do not ask Holy Spirit for guidance.
@devoutone1
9 ай бұрын
Biblically sound. Thank you for clearing this up. So many are in bondage because narcissistic men take the scripture out of context. Thanks Caleb!
@jonathanhall7815
9 ай бұрын
I agree with this teaching. I got saved in a church I attended for over 20 years. Initially I hung on to every word they said and followed their leading. After a while I began to see some cracks and came into conflict with their holy sacred cow of tithing. Although they were never as brutal as telling people to stay off Facebook for example, there seemed to be some unspoken rule about the infallibility of the pastors. Everyone had to be on the same page and there was little room for diversity of opinion. Before I left, I treated much of what they were saying with suspicion, as if they had a hot line to God, and therefore could not be wrong.
@grantnm1
9 ай бұрын
Thanks Caleb, that is a good segue into “Legalism,” and what it can do to the body of Christ. 👍🏽🙌🏽
@larrysnellings7992
9 ай бұрын
Very well done; and biblically sound. I've had pastors tell me I couldn't start my own Bible study, or that I needed to be under "their covering" if I were to start one. I've had them tell me it is against their authority for me to decide to move to another town before telling them I was considering it. Of course, I study the Word and the authority of elders is just as you say. One further thing, in Peter I think the context supports more of young people obeying their elders (older folks) more than it is referring to the Church role or function of Elder.
@sneaksyranger
9 ай бұрын
There's been a video floating around of a pastor saying that if a pastor wants you to wear blue socks, you need to do it. It's very telling that the current crowd that calls themselves apostles are about as far removed from servants as anyone can be.
@darrel-griffin
9 ай бұрын
Another great video, Caleb! "Don't be afraid to disobey your pastor..."-and therein lies the issue-many (most?) are afraid to disobey for fear that by doing so they're disobeying God. Many (most?) are too dependent on a man to feed them rather than learning to feed themselves from the Scriptures and applying Biblical discernment to all things. Of course, the (manipulative, controlling) leader is only too happy for things to be thus. It's a warped mutual dependency.
@aliciamcdonald7105
9 ай бұрын
THIS!!! You have related the BIGGEST problem in Christendom today, hence the reason why we have so many 'Christian denominations' more than ACTUAL RELIGIONS. Yes, there are more 'Christian denominations' than actual religions. Why? Because of what you said, there are too many SHEEPLE who have little to NO PERSONAL relationship with God and are dependent on a FLESH to read, study and explain scripture. What a sad world we are in!
@elibennett6168
9 ай бұрын
This teaching is a blessing. I have been working to understand a wife's submission and I believe it falls into this teaching with consistency. In Ephesians 5, the direction to submit for husband and wife stems from Verse 21 even though many translations divide 21 from 22. The word submit is not in verse 21, but must refer back to 21. While how they submit and yield to one another may look a little different it is essentially a mutual directive, and it is predicated on Jesus who yielded his life and served his people. It is really a beautiful truth that promotes harmony in the community.
@timothymaffei82
9 ай бұрын
Submit 1 to another should include the pastor submitting to his flock because Christ is the head of the church and we are his body. Wives submitting to their own husband's leadership is compatible to us submitting to Christ. In Genesis after the fall, God told Eve you will try to control your husband but he will rule over you...
@elibennett6168
9 ай бұрын
@@timothymaffei82 That is NOT what Genesis 3 says. It does not say "control". It is "desire" even though she will experience amplification of pain in childbirth. You take one thing as a fallen state problem and not the other, which shows you are biased in reading that passage. Jesus clearly stated the gentiles lord over others but it is not to be so among you (Matthew 20:25). The instructions Paul gives husbands as part of their submission expectations are not about taking command but loving and serving, even yielding their very lives.
@aeh3253
9 ай бұрын
@@timothymaffei82Men ruling women was part of the curse. God created men and women to dominate the earth; he didn't create man to dominate woman.
@timothymaffei82
9 ай бұрын
does Jesus submit to us or only the father?? many women now want to rule over their husbands, per the net bible translation of Genesis. Jesus is the head and we are the body, and husbands place of authority is the head of the household.. many pastors are afraid to speak the truth because their wives control them.. I personally went to about 5 churches where the wives gave their husband (the pastor) no piece or respect until they obeyed what she wanted, I have left all those churches. Read that verse completely, wives submit to your husbands as unto the Lord..
@aeh3253
9 ай бұрын
@@timothymaffei82 what is your idea of a wife submitting to a husband? Does it violate her civil rights? Also, the Bible clearly states that Jesus came to serve, not to be served, so real men should try to be like Jesus.
@tomcisneros5965
9 ай бұрын
That's how cults operate. Keep up the Good Work brother. I used to belong to a apostolic church that was close to this.
@justthink8952
5 ай бұрын
Apostolic Church would exert teaching authority, governing authority and dispense sanctifying authority. Jesus left 12 men to tend and to feed the sheep. Sometimes the wolf could be shepherding and that's unfortunate. But it is no longer a concern for you. You got liberated. As human beings, we are bound to fall and needs restoration and sanctification. Apostolic Churches have restoration and sanctification through the sacrament of reconciliation.
@MAM..888
9 ай бұрын
I have a VERY interesting question my brother: WHO are the pastors of the pastors?, I mean , their final words are absolute? Like the POPE ? Who correct them? Do they have an “special relationship with the Lord” that the rest of us don’t have? I personally get together in a primitive style church in a house of worship and prayer , and we are a few brothers and sisters, and everyone participates in worshipping, praying, reading the Bible, etc,…and we have a real spiritual freedom, only following what the Bible says. God bless you and keep you 🙏
@justthink8952
5 ай бұрын
Good question. Do you have anyone with teaching authority, governing authority and sanctifying authority in your church? Think over it whether you need it or not. If you don't have teaching authority, you can't exercise governing authority. If you don't have priesthood, you can't exercise sanctifying authority. During baptism, sanctifying authority is expected to make a person new - the old is gone and the new has come. A pastor needs sanctifying authority to offer his congregation to God during worship service. Does he have this authority? How did he get it from God?
@angloaust1575
9 ай бұрын
I gave up church attendance Years ago If the Son makes you free etc His yoke is easy and burden Light!
@balung
9 ай бұрын
Due to becoming disabled from the Vax, I am now unable to attend church.
@autumnschild6629
9 ай бұрын
I appreciate your wisdom and spiritual integrity on this particular matter. I have literally been struggling with this issue for ages. I personally experienced this type of tyrannical cruelty at a church some ages ago, and I left. But I do believe God will uncover these ministers for their erroroneus and self-serving agendas in due time.
@justthink8952
5 ай бұрын
According to protestantism, Sola scriptura and free interpretation of the Bible removes the authority of the pastors. Just as the pope dies not have teaching authority and governing authority, these pastors too does not have them. Reality check : When the pastors does not claim his teachings are infallible and inerrant, how can he have teaching authority? And when he does not have teaching authority, how can he exercise governing authority?
@Doc1855
9 ай бұрын
I look forward to watching each of your videos. You’re always spot on
@davidclose3188
9 ай бұрын
Thankyou ,Caleb this is spot on more should listen to sound teaching
@denniscrumbley8274
9 ай бұрын
I very much appreciate your teaching. Thank you for getting into the meanings of the words in Greek. As a teacher of God's Word and theologian, one of my frustrations is when pastors use the meanings of words in ENGLISH to make their point. They just don't take the time and hard work to exegete a passage.
@simbaevans.3301
9 ай бұрын
Thank you, I like the way you bring out the Truth of the word of God You model for us how we ought to search the scripture for ourselves
@katherinebangle540
9 ай бұрын
Excellent video! I love your videos, always sound Biblical teaching, I have learned so much! Thanks ❤ GOD bless you Sir!🙏
@royfredericks2231
9 ай бұрын
Most if not all Wives obey the Pastor more than their own husbands.
@sheronchris6390
9 ай бұрын
So true
@Keepitoriginalministry
28 күн бұрын
Yes it's happening to me right now. I left she has stayed and yes pastor and the fellowship are always right. Is what she believes. I'm not doing God's will. That's what she has been taught. But I can refute her pastor and have. When I do see him he salutes me. 😂 Deep down inside he knows I'm right about the pretrib rapture being false. And I also told him and my brother. That tithing and the headship covering and us submitting ourselves to a pastor is wrong. He doesn't want to go there with me like he did the pretrib rapture false doctrine. 😂 He said that I'm welcome to come back. But they are not changing anything that that church believes. Bye!
@royfredericks2231
27 күн бұрын
@Keepitoriginalministry It's really bad out there, Most so called leaders contribute to broken homes.
@cassandramagnusson1787
9 ай бұрын
I really appreciate this video!! I attended a church from 19 to 31. I was a foster mom for many of those years. I have been single as well. A set of foster children that was placed in my home, I believed with all my heart the Lord was leading me to adopt them. Its a long story, but after much praying and much studying I decided to pursue adoption. My pastor found out, and he called me to a meeting with him. In my meeting he told me he did not think it was correct for me to adopt them. I was taken back and asked him where in the Bible it said it was wrong. He said he had no verses to back it up, he just thought it was wrong to adopt as a single mom. This was a long meeting with much back and forth. In the end, he told me, if I chose to adopt my babies I would no longer be allowed to attend that church. He felt I was being disobedient and the perception of a young woman with 5 children who looked a little different from each other (they all have the same mom but different dads) was a terrible look and looked unchristianly. I told him I'd rather follow the Lord's leading on my life than continuing to attend. And I never went back. 😢
@SusieQ3
9 ай бұрын
Adoption is a grace and it's a beautiful example of our relationship with the Father, as we are adopted into His family. ❤
@cassandramagnusson1787
9 ай бұрын
@@SusieQ3 AMEN!! We are commanded to take care of widows and orphans!! And this pastor, he and his wife, adopted a son from China. Which is amazing!!! But apparently the difference was cause I was single. I asked him what if the Lord chose for me to be single my whole life??? So I don't give 5 children a home cause I am single?? I don't do God's work cause I am single? It's just not Biblical!
@sherriepalmer2010
9 ай бұрын
Oh blessed sister in Jesus Messiah, our Messiah.. Precious one, I applaud you for OVERCOMING! May our good Lord increase you and yours! Lifting his countenance upon all of you and give you all his peace. Being a single mum ain't easy, but it is written that The Lord is our God who is like a husband to us.. We are NOT alone in our endeavours to share The Love of Messiah, Abba father.. To others. May our good Lord correct that leader in his love and light in Jesus name and turn from his understanding and wickedness unto the true righteousness of Jesus Christ. Amen
@Josaphat8305
9 ай бұрын
you did well to adopt these children. Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount encourages us to do good. God bless you. Jesus was single and he bless us
@sherriepalmer2010
9 ай бұрын
@@cassandramagnusson1787 is it not written in psalm 91 more are the children of a desolate woman than they who have a child?
@lancemarchetti8673
9 ай бұрын
Extremely important topic. Thank you Caleb.
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@truegrittechnologies234
8 ай бұрын
Glad i came across your content! Keep going brother!
@janetjolibois7356
9 ай бұрын
Excellent teaching! Thank you so much!
@WalkerJani
9 ай бұрын
Daniel is an excellent example. He submitted to Babylon. Worked for Nebuchadnezzar faithfully after being taken as a slave and castrated. However, he refused to worship Anyone other than God, Submitted by walking into the lions Den, but obedient to Yah only.
@YeshuaAlchemist
9 ай бұрын
"Obey and never complain" is the main doctrine of a popular mega church in the Philippines.
@darlenejames4341
9 ай бұрын
We are to obey God and His Holy Word. Paul said, "Follow me as I follow Christ. If your pastor is not following Christ, don't obey him.
@Reformed1-e1c
9 ай бұрын
Thank brother for sharing this topic. I've been struggling to interpret Heb 13 concerning obeying pastors and leaders. This is very helpful.
@justthink8952
5 ай бұрын
The office of Protestant pastorship is not from the apostolic succession. The office of Protestant pastorship is also not an office of priesthood. There are no scriptural support for the establishment of the office of Protestant pastor in the Bible. There is no biblical support for the establishment of Protestant churches too. Hence all Protestant churches are unbiblical and illegitimate because Jesus did not establish any of them. All Protestant pastors are invalid because their office do not come from apostolic line and there is not proof of attestation of their ordination by God, besides being unbiblical. By the doctrine of sola scriptura and the principle of free interpretation of the Bible by each individuals, the pastors do not have the authority to teach and to govern because that would infringe upon the rights of the individuals to decide it for themselves. We may also take note that no pastor claims his teachings are infallible or inerrant. So how can he have teaching authority? And if the pastor has no teaching authority, how can he exercise governing authority? Protestantism is in a thick soup
@davidward5225
9 ай бұрын
Excellent once again, brother. And one allows oneself to be persuaded because of the trust that has built up in the relationship with those over him.
@gloriauselton9897
9 ай бұрын
I think one of the biggest mistakes people make is not taking responsibility for their own bible education. Going to church and bring taught is great except such a tiny bit at a time. I think many pastors don't really impress on their congregations they're responsibility in this area is because it might take some control from them.
@SusieQ3
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for tackling this topic. It's important that we understand that there is a sort of hierarchy in the body, but we are to all submit to one another and to Christ. That Matthew 20 passage was exactly what we are to exemplify. We are to serve, and those with a leadership position are to set the example of the servant that we are to follow.
@royfredericks2231
9 ай бұрын
Disagree about hierarchy. Christ made it clear about who is greatest in the kingdom and Paul broke it down that we are the body of Christ and members of one another.
@BIBLE-UNBUTCHERED
9 ай бұрын
Outstanding in your clarity Caleb
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
Thanks mate :)
@wtan5814
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for your teaching on this
@Resoundinglyavergage
9 ай бұрын
This was awesome. Thank you.
@sbondlovu236
9 ай бұрын
Thank for this powerful video🙏
@cvagresto
9 ай бұрын
This is the one of many reasons why I left religion behind many years ago. I obey God, and I am submissive to Him only.
@ws775
9 ай бұрын
Don’t reject true religion as described in James 1.
@elibennett6168
9 ай бұрын
How can you say you are submissive to him if you neglect to assemble with his community? Hebrews 10:25
@thecatalysm5658
9 ай бұрын
@@elibennett6168Any church that uses the sermon is being unbiblical. It was borrowed from the Sophists, but the Christian church at large refuses to acknowledge this. This has led to a constant reversion to authoritarianism in the church and the proliferation of silly and destructive doctrines. Many Christians are absolutely sick and tired of this. It means that you are basically helpless in the 'audience' when poor doctrine is preached. I'm a man and won't submit to this helpless feeling week after week. It can almost be argued that decades/centuries of sermons have castigated men and wrecked Christianity.
@Imsaved777
9 ай бұрын
@@elibennett6168How do you know if he assembles with his family and friends in worship at home?
@elibennett6168
9 ай бұрын
@@Imsaved777 Well I have some questions for you. Why don't you let the commenter answer on that? And you are not concerned that he does not display Ephesians 5:21, which is to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ? How do YOU know this commenter is not a tare encouraging people to separate and go it alone? However, as someone who was part of a house church because local churches were not biblically based, I think he would have led with that. Spiritually mature people lead by the Spirit to build up Christ's community.
@danberres2133
9 ай бұрын
Great message! Been there ! No more!
@tgshark1
9 ай бұрын
Agreed...imagine all those that followed 500+ yrs of known child SA in the Catholic Church
@gayleday861
9 ай бұрын
True, in other denominations too.
@tgshark1
9 ай бұрын
@@gayleday861 yes...however the catholic church is by far the larger church and has negatively impacted many people
@gayleday861
9 ай бұрын
@@tgshark1 ... it's no less devastating when denominations have covered up and protected the perpetrator and demonized the victims. We have no way of knowing the numbers.
@tgshark1
9 ай бұрын
@@gayleday861 the catholic church is larger that's all I said I never said it was less important...other denominations are guilty as well yes
@pierresambukamukendi8354
9 ай бұрын
Stay blessed brother.
@danperger336
9 ай бұрын
Just want to encourage you, Caleb, that was spot on. I’m sure if we knew each other we would have a lot to discuss. Bless you
@gregoryzoebisch7792
9 ай бұрын
Thank you....our "Pastor" actually went so far as to claim that if you were "late for service" you were in "disobedience " to God. My older brother proclaimed his desire to take his children and raise them in the country and they tried to talk him out of it saying: "You don't want to hide your head in the sand"...???? Who knows what they thought they meant, but hey , for them, it was high time after service to wallow in sports and professional wrestling...just insane hypocrisy and weirdness.
@julieburnette3426
9 ай бұрын
Really needed this.
@Hip_hop_ataymus
9 ай бұрын
John beavers teachings caused so much pain here in Tasmania, his dvds gave license to pastors to treat people like dirt
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
Yeah, its been a very damaging teaching.
@mikem3789
9 ай бұрын
Amen! Phil 2:3-4 🙏
@mikerobertson4041
9 ай бұрын
Total & unconditional submission to a pastor could be quite dangerous, and could lead to cult-like behavior.
@jesusprofessor314
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the wise and skillful wording here. I like your use and explanation of "heavy shepherding." We commend ourselves to every man's conscience. We do not need to enforce light handed recommendations.
@karintraut8151
9 ай бұрын
Great teaching 🙏🌍
@ele2051
9 ай бұрын
Excellent teaching. Some pastors become leaders of their own cult.
@kimalkins3014
9 ай бұрын
Our old pastor Mike Phillips of pathway church in Farmersville Texas resigned after it was discovered $400,000 was missing … I will follow the Bible and God’s word over any pastor
@FiveLoavesTwoFish1
9 ай бұрын
Thanks, Caleb. That chapter has been used by many pastors/elders/priests to spiritually abuse the flock.
@einarabelc5
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for your channel. Keep going!!
@sherriepalmer2010
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for deep diving on certain words. This is an answer to my prayers. The Lord spoke to me a certain word that I had never heard before and that word was Heriarki.
@thewhole_picture1743
9 ай бұрын
Maybe you mean heirarchy?
@sherriepalmer2010
9 ай бұрын
@@thewhole_picture1743 The Lord KNOWS what he said and it was no mistake.. So actually, I do not agree . It was no mistake. Heriarki is.. I believe the Greek word for Hierarchy, it's an ancient way of saying the same thing. The Lord, my Lord was doing only that which HE can do.. Afteral, he created language and he divided that language into many. HE KNOWS better than you or I and I for one am SO THANKFUL that HE ALONE IS RIGHTEOUS, HE ALONE is GOOD. HALLELUJAH
@Azacorah_
9 ай бұрын
Thank you brother
@HelenBolton-o1j
9 ай бұрын
Keep up your great work, thanks
@Blablassis
9 ай бұрын
Unfortunately we have to see if what a pastor tells us to do is right
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
Yes!
@thenewcamelot8873
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for exposing these charletons and cult mentality preachers
@paulkruger1945
9 ай бұрын
I obeyed Pastors/Teachers for 20 years in "churches" in 10 different denominations! The last 16 years OUT of "church" when I decided to stop listening & actually read the TRUE Gospel that belongs to the Christian ie the Gospel of Grace as given only to the Apostle Paul by the Crucified Jesus Christ Himself to take to the uncircumcised gentiles!!
@thebiblebunker3110
9 ай бұрын
Peter & Paul wrote to the same people... 1 Peter 1 King James Version 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, GALATIA, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Now Paul... Galatians 1 King James Version 1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) 2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of GALATIA: & 2 Peter 3:15-16 King James Version 15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother PAUL also according to the wisdom given unto him HATH WRITTEN UNTO YOU; 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. We also see Appollos teaching the Corinthians alongside Paul... 1 Corinthians 1:11-13 King James Version 11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. 12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? & 1 Corinthians 3:3-9 King James Version 3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. Paul & Appollos...labourers together...Appollos...a jew helping Paul reach gentiles at Corinth. Acts 18:24 King James Version 24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. Hyper dispensationalism is the modern spiritual tribe of Dan. In Judges 18 & Joshua 19:47 we read that the tribe of Dan was not happy with the land they were allotted in Israel. They fell into false worship and went instead, to conquer a large, plentiful, secure, quiet, lawless land whose inhabitants were very far from their motherland. According to the apostle Paul, the things of the OT serve as examples for us today. Genesis 49:17 says that Dan will be a serpent who bites the horses heels and makes his rider fall backwards. The man credited with founding modern dispensationalism and the pre tribulation rapture is John Nelson Darby. Darby fell from a horse and was seriously injured. During his recovery is when he started to create his doctrine that the church & Israel are separate, thereby creating the modern Danites. The Old Testament Danites rejected physical land in Israel. The New Testament Danites reject their spiritual allotment in the land of Israel. The New Testament Danites have used their doctrine to spiritually conquer a large, quiet, secure, plentiful, lawless land known as America. America is where the modern Danite doctrines thrive the most. These doctrines actually contribute to the lawlessness part of that land because they breed lascivious, sinners prayer onlyism with promises of an early escape. The inhabitants of America are mostly immigrants who are far from their motherlands just like the people conquered by the Old Testament Danites. In Revelation 7, the tribe of Dan has no inheritance.
@balung
9 ай бұрын
So, you are a Church hopper? Problem could be you, not the church/denomination.
@paulkruger1945
9 ай бұрын
@thebiblebunker3110 The WHOLE BIBLE IS FOR YOU, BUT THE WHOLE BIBLE IS NOT TO YOU!
@WesleyGathage
9 ай бұрын
Beware of false prophets who appear outwardly in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
Amen!
@RynardMooreVstar1
9 ай бұрын
Great teaching Caleb. And as well, gives further understanding of how “Christian” manipulation occurs in churches. For instance, it always boggled my imagination when pastors ask their flock to see their bank statements, paychecks, etc as a requirement to be a part of a church. Or furthermore, when a church member asks the church for help - they get the “are you tithing” shaming/condemnation chef’s special treatment. The aforementioned only can occur because the scriptures are being taught and received in an out of context manner. It’s also quite hypocritical because if a church member responded to a pastor’s demands for their financial info by asking to see the pastor’s financial info - they would be cast out of the church due to the pastor’s declaration that they are a demonic worker of iniquity. SMH.
@lovenottheworld5723
9 ай бұрын
The Lord gives you a choice, they don't give you a choice.
@Ike-un6mc
9 ай бұрын
There's nothing unbiblical about what Pastor Bevere wrote. A pastor is called to be a shepherd, a servant leader to God's flock. If what a pastor has said is from the Word of God, it should be obeyed. If it isn't, and you don't sin, it can be discarded. This is why it is key to know and understand Scripture for yourself.
@onceamusician5408
9 ай бұрын
i submit that heavy shepherding has pastors usurp the role of the SOLE MEDIATORSHIP of CHRIST and that is definitely WRONG besides, the apostles made it clear they were obey God not men
@larrysherb
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video brother.
@itsintheword230
9 ай бұрын
Good job sir.....can you explain women pastors especially the chapter that talks about the first Lady elect whose church is in her house? Thats is one id like clarity on I appreciate it
@Faith_First001
9 ай бұрын
What’s the matter with me that I never even thought of this😫 Lately I’m getting frustrated. I keep studying scripture and apologetics attempting to discern myself while asking other trusted brothers but if I belong to a church that has very very strong beliefs on specific doctrine, well THATS the perspective I’m getting so there isn’t any real way to get another perspective. I’m learning baptism is necessary for salvation and that it isn’t a work, but a command Jesus gives us, therefore necessary. This sounds fair given Paul’s words, which are inspired BY GOD in Acts 2:38. I cannot get around this verse and the and I’ve tried. I’ve listened to what the Calvinists say and it doesn’t vibe. Also if someone is doing it to you, the baptism, is it really a work done by the person or something they are accepting? This is where I get tripped up brothers and sisters. This, original sin, the doctrine of election. These really give me more anxiety than I’ve had since I was a lad in my mummy’s tummy🙂😫🤷🏼♂️ I sometimes wonder if the angst I’m feeling is God’s way of telling me to run from my current church and join the Lutherans. He, Luther, was part of the reformation correct? That whole uprising very much vibes with me. Much of the Catholic faith “seem” to be worshipping and praying to idols so it’s no surprise the revolt happened, but part of me wonders if this is where the doctrine against the necessity of baptism got started. Maybe this is what caused people to become so against it. I mean, when you read about what they were doing in the early church it seems very wise to remain loyal to that, what they were doing in the early days instead of taking God’s word and exegeting it to fit the Christian’s narrative, one which was sprouted directly out of feelings instead of logic. How am I doing so far? Terrible? Hmm, sounds ‘bout right😏 I’m just frustrated because I get different opinions all the time. I have some OCD and unresolved PTSD, you know, the condition that controls your every waking moment some days and dictates EXACTLY which moments you will have peace, and is VERY stingy with said moments…Yeah, that’s the one. It’s because of this that my mind will always run back and forth, back and forth, from one doctrine to the next, always wavering, but never committing. My brother and best of friends is the same way, yet was able to land where he landed based on logical study. This gives me so much hope because if he, Matt, is able to land on answers to every single false doctrine created, meaning if he can come to and draw his own conclusion, than why can’t I hmm🤷🏼♂️ I have to make the pieces fit myself. I need help in the obtainment of information to come to this conclusion but it HAS to be me. It HAS to come from my own logical exegesis a because otherwise it won’t stick. It never sticks when I just put my faith in someone else’s studying 😬🤷🏼♂️ I hope I’m making sense guys, and I equally hope I haven’t offended anyone with my out loud thinking 🙏🏼🙂 Any help is greatly appreciated 🙂. God bless each one of you, my brothers and sisters, my humans in Christ, the everlasting God🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@lane21007
9 ай бұрын
1 Kings 18:21 Colossians 2:8,9 Remember, it’s not a “religion” it’s a relationship with Christ Jesus the Lord. It’s not logic (though we don’t abandon our logic) it’s faith, that He is who He says He is, and He is faithful.
@heir_to_the_promise
9 ай бұрын
“Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.” 2 Corinthians 2:24 Even the Apostle Paul said that they as Apostles aren’t dominant over those Corinthians believers. But instead, they come alongside as encouragement. Because they, like us today, stand because of our own faith. We as believers have the same Spirit as they did. And we can understand scripture without a teacher. It’s good to have teachers, especially as new believers. But they are supposed to help you along in your faith to grow. And not, “Do what I say.” God bless you all.
@facelessshadow92
9 ай бұрын
Pray for your pastors. Whether they be naughty or nice. They all need prayer
@holyspiritfire8268
9 ай бұрын
I have read Hebrews 13 a few times and I am reading it again and I don't see the word "Pastor," in fact I only see that word one time in all of scripture. It is found in Ephesians 4:11. Many will say, "oh yes but Pastors are Shepherds and the Bible talks about Shepherds," well, ok, but Isaiah and Jeremiah were called Shepherds, were they Pastors? When we read Ephesians chapter 4 we find that Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers have a specific shared role. And this is that role... -for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. - Ephesians 4:12,13 As far as what we call a Pastor, there is no gifting or leader in the Bible that is to go to a University, then get a full time paid job to preach sermons, organize the Church finances and events, do funerals and weddings, all the baptisms, and be the Chief and sole spiritual leader of the Church...oh, yes, and make sure you get somebody who went straight from High School to Bible Collage and hasn't really experienced the character changing experiences that adult life provides in the world outside of the Church, I'll bet you somebody like that has plenty of expert advice for the average Mom and Dad working long hours and raising kids........No Where in scripture is a job like this found( I say 'job' because we treat it that way...only with authority), we have created a most un-scriptural leadership in the Church, although not as bad as what the Catholics have done, we have still done it and it still needs to change and it is whether people like it or not. If leadership has not walked in genuine Christianity enduring hardship and doing the work of an Evangelist as Timothy was instructed by Paul then they can't help others walk in the same, and if they did they would be qualified to help equip the Saints of the work of ministry(what! you mean the Saints will be doing ministry too??? I thought there job was to occupy pews, and put money in the tithes and offerings). Bible Collages do not turn out spiritually mature Christians who not only know the Word of God but the power of God (1 Cor 2, & Matt 22:29). Soon God will again be using mature Apostles for the Unity of all the separated Churches in a time of great persecution.
@prey4kali
9 ай бұрын
I’ve been wondering lately, is the number of Christians who experienced denominational damage bigger than I realize? I’m praying for these people.
@jonathanwatson1663
9 ай бұрын
if your pastor tells you something its not wrong to check the bible to see if its right trust gods word jesus christ is lord and king
@Beatyoutoit34
9 ай бұрын
You’re out here doing the Lord’s work
@sherriepalmer2010
9 ай бұрын
There will be people who esteem their Position, even if The Lord gave them that position, they will use it to their advantage instead of using it for the advantage of the body of those who trust The Lord. There are sharks, sniffing out the vulnerable for their own gain and there are dogs who are as Unthinking beasts out for their own gain, esteem and profit.. Sad but true. Do as The Lord Jesus instructed.. TRUST NO MAN, BUT TRUST GOD.
@lauratdrummer
9 ай бұрын
Have a one on one with John Bevere. Reach out to him and have a discussion on this topic
@jdbishop2697
9 ай бұрын
Right on. Even passages like Romans 13 and Titus 3 have all been highly misinterpreted and abused big time even to the point of leading to some of the most atrocious calamities in history. No matter what kind of position of authority it is, God calls on those who follow Christ (and in fact he would want this for everyone) to only comply with those in a position of authority who totally parallel God's revealed moral and freedom laws for humanity that are laid out in the Bible and only as long as they do so. When the authority figures don't and furthermore become abusive and corrupt, then it is our duty to resist them and keep them accountable or else in the worst cases of abuse and tyranny flee from them to the best of our abilities and seek necessary protection against them from shepherds that we find elsewhere who do follow God's moral laws.
@jeffrobinson8993
9 ай бұрын
Wow, so scary, sorry i did not throw out my brain when i got saved
@Dimullus
9 ай бұрын
Amazing video as always 😊
@felixbruno7937
9 ай бұрын
The proof of love is obedience that’s how you serve.
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
We obey Christs commands not man’s commands.
@felixbruno7937
9 ай бұрын
@@iThinkBiblically If ye love Me keep My commandments. LORD JESUS.
@felixbruno7937
9 ай бұрын
@@iThinkBiblically Love is serving. Thats what God called us to do.
@Paulusfan
9 ай бұрын
JESUS gave Peter and his catholic church the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 16,17-19
@ServingMyJesus
9 ай бұрын
I can understand why Jesus says there are many 'mansions' in HIS Father's home. There are so many that believe they are 'saved,' including many Pastors/mimister/leaders, but misquote scripture for their own gain and not serve Jesus. I am so disillussioned by the 21st century church. I know that Christ Jesus is real. I know that HE died for us all. I know that when Jesus gained the victory in HIS ressurrection, HE invited us all to share that victory by learning to love HIM. What I cannot understand is why Jesus is allowing so many Pastors/mimisters/leaders to abuse the Bible and push too many people away from getting to know our Saviour, Christ Jesus.
@Kristina-h9r
5 ай бұрын
Appreciated!
@jiml8594
9 ай бұрын
I used to belong to a church where the pastor would control every aspect of your life from who you can date, marry, to if you can attend college, if you can play sports, go to a movie, go swimming, wear jewelry, clothes you should wear, if you can have long hair or beard, women cutting hair, tv sows you can watch, schools your kids should attend, if you can move out of town, where you go on vacation, how often you should attend church, and of course he would judge your spirituality mostly by if you paid tithes to him so he could live in his multi-million dollar house and have expensive cars for him and all in his family. If you ever questioned him or his family, he would kick you out of church. People in his church worshiped him and his family. It was pathetic! The smart ones all left but he is still fleecing the flock today.
@wnctg
9 ай бұрын
Sounds like oneness penecostal
@michauxborns
9 ай бұрын
I submit to my Pastor in many of the ways you describe here, because he truly is a man of God & I thrive under Christian authority.
@kevinhullinger8743
9 ай бұрын
Well done 🙏
@gregoryzoebisch7792
9 ай бұрын
Yup. Had a "Pastor" like that....but...it was a Pentecostal cult....
@balung
9 ай бұрын
Potters House?
@robertguagliardo8804
9 ай бұрын
We must have spiritual discernment, given us by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God, revealing to us the true motives of the person preaching to us. Is this person's top priority my spiritual well-being and growth, or his own profit, power, and reputation? Does His teaching and preaching put me directly under the authority of Christ or under HIS authority?
@earthangel7253
9 ай бұрын
Yeah they hate that hahahaha
@palabraviva5840
9 ай бұрын
I agree but this also can be dangerous and can be taken out of context just like one can take John Bevere out of context too. People can take this and say “ amen, I don’t need to submit to nobody. I don’t need a church or a pastor, I have Jesus “ that’s also non biblical… just saying we can have the tendency to swing too far to the other side of a wrong view. Some of what the early church fathers said about submission to the church bishops would make all,of us uncomfortable... also I think it would be good to explain the 2nd half of the verse too
@Nadeeraamith
8 ай бұрын
In my country, they control over your choice of a spouse. They are the ones who decides who you are to marry
@FirstLast-gc1nj
8 ай бұрын
Master God pastor ,you all boys
@BrianDTaylor123
9 ай бұрын
I submit to no authority other than God
@Kojow7
9 ай бұрын
What do you do with verses such as Romans 13:1?
@BrianDTaylor123
9 ай бұрын
@@Kojow7 nothing
@Kojow7
9 ай бұрын
@@BrianDTaylor123 If you do nothing with this verse then you are not really submitting to the authority of God either.
@BrianDTaylor123
9 ай бұрын
@@Kojow7 I disagree,
@Kojow7
9 ай бұрын
@BrianDTaylor123 Yes, it is entirely your choice whether you accept all of scripture as God's word or choose to accept only certain portions. It all has to do with where you place your faith and trust.
@greghayes7933
9 ай бұрын
I remember when shepherding was huge in the early 90s …I knew a dude who’s pastor convinced him to regularly mow his lawn
@Titus2-13
9 ай бұрын
🙄
@bigcatlivesmatter
9 ай бұрын
Who's picture is under the caption "fake news"? Is this the one you are referencing- "heavy shepherding"?
@hthrun
9 ай бұрын
Great video! I stepped down from my church's leadership in large part because of this type of attitude. Most recently, one of the deacons took me out to dinner saying he just wanted to chat and get to know me better. Really, he wanted to lecture me about how the way I dressed might offend people. I listened to his long speech and responded with scriptural examples. He didn't use scripture, he just said he was "old" so apparently that gives him wisdom. When he couldn't respond to my points, he just insulted me and called me "stubborn and rebellious."
@iThinkBiblically
9 ай бұрын
Why didn’t he like your clothing?
@earthangel7253
9 ай бұрын
Translation - You offend him hahahaha
@hthrun
9 ай бұрын
@@iThinkBiblically It's "political". I had been dressing like this for about 10 years at this church. I get compliments all the time and had known this guy for many of those years. He never said anything until he became a deacon. That's happened a lot, where our leadership would come up with rules trying to fix problems that don't exist.
@fernandogallardo3458
9 ай бұрын
@@hthrun if you're a man wearing men's pants, he is in the wrong.
@A.O.T.C
9 ай бұрын
It depends how you are dressed. For instance if your wearing ripped jeans and your pants is half way down your backside then that's a problem. If a woman comes to church in a tight fitting leggings and exposing her cleavage that's a problem. Anything other then them few thing's I can't see a problem.
@danielpetraccaro5893
9 ай бұрын
Danny gugs once said “you should never submit to pastors authority, especially if their authority is a vision.”
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