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Here's Your King
In this exploration of 1 Samuel 9-12, we delve into the intriguing story of Saul's ascension to kingship and Samuel's complex reaction. We're reminded of our human tendency to judge by appearances, as Saul is initially described as tall and handsome. Yet, the narrative subtly warns us against such superficial assessments. As we witness Samuel's reluctance to anoint Saul, we're invited to reflect on our own moments of passive resistance to God's will. This story challenges us to examine where we might be holding back in our own lives, whether out of wisdom or fear. Ultimately, we're encouraged to move forward with purpose, trusting in God's presence even amidst our doubts and hesitations.
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  • @user-tl2ed1mt8b
    @user-tl2ed1mt8b 4 години тому

    Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. (Isaiah 53:10, ESV)

  • @user-tl2ed1mt8b
    @user-tl2ed1mt8b 4 години тому

    For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, (1 Peter 3:18, ESV)

  • @user-tl2ed1mt8b
    @user-tl2ed1mt8b 6 годин тому

    if we are faithless, he remains faithful- for he cannot deny himself. (2 Timothy 2:13, ESV)

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 6 годин тому

      One of my all time favourites! It is only by the faithfulness of Christ we are saved 🙏

    • @user-tl2ed1mt8b
      @user-tl2ed1mt8b 4 години тому

      That’s something God cannot do. It contradicts what was said in the video where it is said that as soon as you say God cannot do something, you’ve created a more powerful God.

  • @phillipschulz1565
    @phillipschulz1565 13 годин тому

    What about the Student bible of the Harper Collins NSRVUE? i was considering it for my teenage son. What are the differences exactly?

  • @ElusiveTrinity
    @ElusiveTrinity 14 годин тому

    Original sin simply means we inherited the sinful nature, which is to say that flesh lusts after things of the flesh. We are definitely not being punished for Adams transgressions, although the mistakes of our parents do follow us in the sense that children sometimes have to endure the consequences of the sins of their parents. Parents who have not raised their children firmly in the ways of the Lord will produce (as a norm not a rule) children who are unable to discern what God requires of them. The Gospels focus is not on this sin, but on the salvation that comes from belief in the work of The Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. Despite our sin, whether intentional or unintentional, we have an intercessor in heaven - King Jesus. Lets pray to the Lord to exchange our hardened hearts for hearts of flesh and in doing so, quicken our sanctification

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 14 годин тому

      That is not original sin. What you are describing is much closer to the Eastern Orthodox concept of ancestral sin.

    • @ElusiveTrinity
      @ElusiveTrinity 14 годин тому

      @@commonschurch do you perhaps have some reference material for me to read over or maybe the Bible verses that you used to develop your understanding. I am actually looking to understand whether Jesus inherited the proclivity for sin but avoided it through obedience. Not sure if this topic is relevant to what you are discussing though

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 14 годин тому

      In Catholic doctrine (and most Protestant denominations that follow original sin), original sin says that all humans inherit not only the proclivity to sin but also the penalty of sin from Adam. That's why the doctrine of the immaculate conception was later developed. It claims that Mary was born free from sin so that Jesus could then be born unaffected by sin. Presumably this relates to both the proclivity as well as the penalty. Though Jesus is still tempted in Cathoilic thought. In Eastern Orthodox doctrine, ancestral sin, also stemming from Adam, is the influence of sin on all of humanity, leading all humans to sin. The differnce is that the penalty comes from thier own sin, not from Adam's.

  • @Peachcreekmedia
    @Peachcreekmedia 16 годин тому

    I don't think your approach is progressive so much as thought-out and sound theology.

  • @KAM_331
    @KAM_331 День тому

    im a lesbian and i say things like ...what if theres a homeless man whose hungry and everyone is just walking past him, but if my gf and i stop and give him something to eat and help me out. What would Jesus say? would he say, well it doesnt matter cause their gay so their going to hell, OR would he say when we fed the homeless man, we fed him?

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch День тому

      Jesus would say, well done, this is faith that God accepts as pure 🙏

    • @KAM_331
      @KAM_331 День тому

      @@commonschurch thank you

  • @majafleur9646
    @majafleur9646 2 дні тому

    How can you stem from the reformation al movement yet be affirming?

  • @BeoBossSundayNovember72021
    @BeoBossSundayNovember72021 5 днів тому

    I AIN'T GAY! I AIN'T GAY! 🚫🚫🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

  • @MrKaiRobinson
    @MrKaiRobinson 9 днів тому

    He’s right on this topic but it’s worth noting that there are in fact things god cannot do. God cannot sin because he is goodness. God cannot break his word because he would know in advance whether he could keep it or not. God cannot learn something new because he is omniscient and outside of time. God cannot cease to exist because of his aseity.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 8 днів тому

      You’re right, there are philosophical arguments for what God can or cannot do. But most often when people use that phrase in the context of penal substitution, what they really mean is God cannot do this because it does not align with my presuppositions. There’s no philosophical argument for why God cannot do something until a certain cultic ritual is performed.

    • @MrKaiRobinson
      @MrKaiRobinson 7 днів тому

      @@commonschurch was the Jewish Passover a “cultic ritual”?

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 7 днів тому

      Absolutely. But I'm not using that in a pejorative sense rather the technical sense of ritual behavior in connection with specific beliefs or practices.

  • @ElvisI97
    @ElvisI97 9 днів тому

    Now with Adam and Eve, they incurred the personal guilt (reatus culpa) of original sin and also the penalty (reatus poena). All their children (i.e. all human babies) receive only the penalty of sin (reatus poena), which is defined as being without grace, subject to suffering and death, etc. If you not convinced, simply note that human babies die, suffer, and become sick. As they attain the operation of reason and language, they universally commit sins. Lamentably, none of us are not living the life of paradise. Each baby is not guilty of eating the forbidden fruit, but each baby does receive the penalty of that sin. Adam and Eve received the personal guilt for the first sin. Babies are not strictly “culpable” for the first sin. However, babies do receive the penalty (reatus poena) of Adam’s sin. Babies do not come equipped with sanctifying grace, the preternatural gifts, they die, and they will sin when they are older.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 8 днів тому

      That is a good description of Catholic doctrine. But the culpability/penalty distinction only makes it even worse in my mind. Grace and peace.

    • @ElvisI97
      @ElvisI97 7 днів тому

      @@commonschurchdo you believe sin can have generational impacts?

    • @ElvisI97
      @ElvisI97 7 днів тому

      @@commonschurchcould you please clarify what do you mean by “even worse”? Even worse than Adam’s progeny being both guilty and receiving the penalty for Adam’s (and Eve’s) sin?

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 6 днів тому

      Sin clearly has generational imnpact. In fact. that's the basis of the doctrine of ancestral sin. What I object to is the idea that God would condemn or penalize anyone for the generational impact sin has had on them. That said, it's of course fine for Catholics to hold to Catholic doctrine but I am not Catholic and so while I appreciate the Pope and think his words should be respected and treated honestly, I do not follow all of his ideas.

  • @ElvisI97
    @ElvisI97 9 днів тому

    There is no evidence that Paul departs from the unanimous Jewish conviction that homosexuality was sinful. Since Paul cites the tradition, he evidently passes on and concurs with the tradition. Nor does it work to restrict Paul’s comments to pederasty, for the text contains a general proscription of homosexual acts, and does not specify relationships between men and boys. Paul does not refer to homosexual relations between men and boys. Instead, he specifically speaks of ‘males with males’ in Romans 1 verse 27. Furthermore, verse 26 demonstrates the implausibility of the pederasty thesis. There, same sex relations between females is proscribed, but there is no evidence that women and young girls engaged in same sex relations in the Hellenistic world. It follows, therefore, that in both verses 26 and 27 Paul speaks against homosexual relations in general, and the attempt to limit his words to pederasty fails.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 8 днів тому

      If you get a chance to watch the video, I argue that Paul does hold to traditional Jewish teaching, and the pederasty theory is probably not accurate. I don’t think those are the best arguments to get to an affirming posture.

  • @Jannett-ik5lh
    @Jannett-ik5lh 10 днів тому

    The original version was man shall not lie with boy

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 9 днів тому

      No. It’s not that simple. And I address that in the video.

  • @araeshkigal
    @araeshkigal 10 днів тому

    You wanna go down a REAL rabbit hole, pastor? Go back and take another look at Genesis. Is it *sinful* to be naive? Because Adam and Eve were *both* so naive as to be incapable of discerning that Satan was putting some manipulative stunts. Adam was no less deceived than Eve. He wasn't standing there being able to tell that Satan was manipulating anyone. Nor did Eve deceive him into accepting the fruit from her. Satan speaks to Eve only because he's wily enough to know how much enmity he can put between the most intimate ally -- the one flesh being that is Adam&Eve -- by using her. In any case, she's beguiled and she eats the fruit and....NOTHING HAPPENS. Her eyes aren't opened. She does NOT become wise and cunning. NOTHING HAPPENS. Only AFTER Eve hands the fruit to Adam and he eats too is the one flesh being Adam&Eve affected. Only then are their eyes opened. And what happens? The FIRST Sin happens. God asks Adam what happens and he blames GOD through Eve, scapegoating them *both*. "That *woman* YOU gave me...." Being deceived doesn't make you a sinner, it makes you a victim. The reason the first sin is laid at the feet of Adam and not Eve is because Adam is the only one who chooses to sin, and he does so *after* eating the fruit, not before.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 9 днів тому

      Good stuff. We’ve got a sermon on Eve here ua-cam.com/video/_6P3M54Id7s/v-deo.html and an entire playlist on scapegoat theory over here ua-cam.com/play/PLHvx82XvjDZXbA-pV4kQSHPY57x3BX0A9.html&si=xz-OH74z9L3DO8dn

  • @AarmOZ84
    @AarmOZ84 11 днів тому

    He has the gift of tongues. 🥹

  • @janetwebb1507
    @janetwebb1507 13 днів тому

    JESUS WAS SPEAKING TO FARMERS-- IN TERMS THEY COULD UNDERSTAND.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 12 днів тому

      Some of the parables have farming contexts and the specific referents to sheep and goats here certainly do but there isn’t really any agricultural/husbandry context to this parable at all. Also, why are you yelling?

  • @mistressofstones
    @mistressofstones 13 днів тому

    Yes, we desperately need some education on ancient near east texts and how to read them, because otherwise these texts either turn people away or get misused to create atrocities. Thank you for doing your part ❤

  • @JesusIsUnstoppable
    @JesusIsUnstoppable 13 днів тому

    This is a false dilemma. God CANNOT SIN. God CANNOT DENY HIMSELF. There are things God cannot do. This is a dishonest and unsophisticated attempt to “expose “ something you don’t agree with. Try harder. Represent the opposition fairly and accurately. Use real arguments.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 13 днів тому

      God WILL NOT sin. God WILL NOT deny godself. Because God is good.

  • @robynvandenhoek4075
    @robynvandenhoek4075 14 днів тому

    Can I get some recommendations for books to read with your 0-3 yr old 😊

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 12 днів тому

      Really young really depends on your child’s development and interest but What is God like? By Rachel Held Evans and Matthew Paul Turner, and Mother God by Teresa Kim Pecinovsky are good option. We have a lot of kids books on the Commons Kids Lending Library just inside the kids area at the church.

  • @shanejohnson1034
    @shanejohnson1034 15 днів тому

    Mist people do not read the Bible, in its entirety, nor do they actually dig into it because the Bible is a rabbit hole that will blow your mind.

  • @rymskindeep
    @rymskindeep 15 днів тому

    some of what you said gave me some insight thanks

  • @GizmoFromPizmo
    @GizmoFromPizmo 17 днів тому

    Okay, you correctly identify that Jerome's translation of the Greek to Latin is flawed in Romans 5:12 but look at Romans 5:19. Rom. 5:19 - For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. This is even stronger support for a notion of "Original Sin" in that it comes out and says that Adam's disobedience is the reason that we are all sinners. But, I believe, the theology is put forward in order to emphasize how Christ's singular obedience is what makes the sinner righteous (i.e. just or justified). That said, however, you can't ignore the fact that it does say, "Adam's disobedience makes us sinners". The doctrine violates the established theology of, "The soul that sinneth it shall die", put forth by Ezekiel, to wit: Ezekiel 18:20 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. Romans 5:19 is in conflict with that theology on its face and must be massaged in order for it not to break canon. This is where we go to work to make the bible say what we need it to say. It's deceptive but in some cases, it needs to be done because we can't have both of these things be true. We need to make it work. So, we justify the nullification of the first part of that verse to focus on the latter half - that Jesus' obedience makes us righteous. We can all get behind the last part. So how do we reconcile the first part? We are all of the family of Adam. Adam's last name is "Sinner Boy" and so we're all from that same family. Although you'll never find those exact words in the bible, the concept is there and it also exists within the context of Romans 5. Adam sinned and so, guess what, we're all part of that same family. But we are not guilty of HIS sin - God knows, we have enough of our own to worry about. So, we're CALLED sinners because of Adam's family heritage but the sin that we're held accountable for is whatever sin we happen to be personally addicted to. Enter Jesus... Jesus scrubs all that and we are now of the family of Jesus, the Son of God. Our last name changes from "Sinner Boy" to "The Righteousness of God". And this theology is detailed in the previous chapter, Romans 4. So, while Catholicism can use a verse like Romans 5:19 to put forward this unbiblical notion of "Original Sin", the whole theology of that doctrine does violence to the rest of the canon. It does not take into account Ezekiel's doctrine of "The soul that sinneth..." I think this is what Peter was talking about when he said that some of Paul's teachings were sometimes hard to be understood. I took a year one year to read Romans and when I was through, I read it again and again. Romans is a great book and most people have never done the leg work. This is why you get screwball preachers teaching the kind of bunk we hear from most pulpits.

  • @robind5067
    @robind5067 18 днів тому

    Well done. Such a difficult topic to understand biblical violence and the loving example of Jesus. I have found the books The Crucifixion of the Warrior God: Interpreting the Old Testament’s Violent Portraits of God in Light of the Cross, Volume 1 & 2 by Greg Boyd very helpful on this subject.

  • @AdamahChavah
    @AdamahChavah 20 днів тому

    How True; but who were doing it bcuz after da flood no one were it until!?... Pt ♊ Da Caves of Treasure one of our hidden away holy book from da Apocrypha...👀 Thine holy book of Da 1st book of MAKKABIYM, which were also hidden in da Apocrypha... 👁️🪟da big🖼️

  • @MusicalRaichu
    @MusicalRaichu 20 днів тому

    This is a beautiful way of putting it. Thank you.

  • @MacLaw3084
    @MacLaw3084 21 день тому

    This is all made up by people, and if it’s not, why would this god choose a method that appears so by so many people seeking the truth? Secondly, to say that this god had to allow jesus to be killed is simply untrue. This god could simply “forgive” his creation right now, or never “tested” adam and eve in the garden (another made up story), or he simply could have never created in the first place (which would be infinitely better).

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 21 день тому

      All theology is absolutely made up by people. It’s how we talk about God.

  • @filmdude9970
    @filmdude9970 22 дні тому

    Just read the bible in its entirety instead of hanging on every word by Spurgeon, Mcarthur, etc. You're literally doing the most complicated gymnastics to justify clearly evil acts. Yahweh is not Jesus' father, it's very clear he represents The Most High God and not "yahweh". For example, you're never going to try to justify yahweh sending 2 mother bears to maul 42 kids to death, for making fun of elisha's bald head.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 22 дні тому

      What if, hear me out, those stories aren’t actually history but instead represent the way humans conceptualized God throughout history.

  • @BBFCCO733
    @BBFCCO733 22 дні тому

    I am praying for the Caucasian community. While others are praying for their communities ours need prayers and support during this time of attack. You are beautifully a d wonderfully made and Jesus loves you because you were created in his image. God Bless you. ❤

  • @voyager7
    @voyager7 25 днів тому

    My goodness what a complete destruction of the gospel. We aren't by nature children of wrath, you'd posit, not dead in trespasses and sins and among those of whom it is said there are none righteous, no not one; indeed we are by contrast mostly good, just merely confused by the structure and social constructions around us; themselves merely the product of one single Augustinian mistranslation. You might read Ambrose in 'Jacob and the Happy Life'; that Ambrose who came before Augustine and whom the latter regarded as mentor; that same Ambrose who spoke on the Apostolic inheritance of, and at length on, not only justification of all men by Christ through faith, but the new freedom in that faith from the slavery in which we were born, enabling us to live to God for the very transformative good you would advocate we do. He speaks at length and repeatedly on the concupiscence inherited from Adam, which remains sin and is not merely the product of "mistakes", but their cause; itself sin made manifest by the word of Law.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 24 дні тому

      Gonna be honest, it’s odd to me that you think the gospel is original sin and not salvation in Christ 🤷‍♂️

    • @voyager7
      @voyager7 24 дні тому

      @@commonschurch I didn't say that the gospel is original sin. Yet I can understand why you might draw that inference from the rest of the first paragraph. One must understand the nature of depravity to understand the grace of God in the forgiveness of sins in Christ. The entire Reformation, once it got past the relative trifles of indulgences and the like, centered on the free and unmerited forgiveness of sins, given through faith in Christ and alone for His sake, which is itself a gift of grace; but it finds its beginning in the NEED for Christ. Rome claimed not to be Pelagian, yet formulated a doctrine where faith was merely a start, with which the will with various infused graces cooperated (sound familiar?) and then MAYBE obtained salvation by a life of love and good works. We are reconciled to God by the shed blood of Christ, and nothing other. This is received through faith and reckoned as righteous by nothing other. If we do not understand the deadness of our nature inherited from Adam, we bury Christ and merely append him to those portions of our lives that are "mistakes". Almost worse, is those portions of our lives where we do NOT make a mistake in your terminology, they DO NOT require Christ at all, since they're not, well, mistakes. You are free to disagree it goes without saying, but this gospel of the free and complete forgiveness of sins for Christ's sake alone ENABLES one to live the life you'd advocate, freed from the Law and its just desserts for transgression. Peace be with you.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 24 дні тому

      "One must understand the nature of depravity to understand the grace of God in the forgiveness of sins in Christ." I'm not convinced that's true at all. I think you can absolutely trust yourself completely to God without any intellectual ascent to weird theological ideas like total depravity. Also, even though I am a protestant, I remain unconvinced that the reformation was when Christianity finally got it right.

    • @voyager7
      @voyager7 24 дні тому

      @@commonschurch ok?

  • @josephkuzara2609
    @josephkuzara2609 26 днів тому

    The scriptural conundrum those who are ensnared by penal substitution is that with accordance to scripture as a whole anyone who dies under divine wrath are in a sinful state that is unforgivable. But also nowhere in the Law and teachings does God ever transfer the penalty of the offender to an innocent person.such is a perversion of justice according to scripture . to be declared guilty by God one must at first sin. Also Yeshua offered Himself to Father as a ransom to redeem but also for atonement, in fulfillment of the Animal offerings and sacrifices, where the animals had to be unblemished outwardly, Yeshua had to be morally unblemished inwardly. If at any point yeshua became a child of wrath as we are and were then yeshua in that full embodied corruption while offering himself to Father, Father would deem the offerer and offering abominable according to scripture. Thus God would reject the offerrer who in this case is the offering. Thus yeshuas spiritual state and position before Father would not redeem nor atone or even ratify the new covenant. As his blood would be in Gods eyes tainted. Because of Gods promise to not lose one child of Their election but to bring them to glory, God would not even allow one legit child to voluntarily be blotted out of the book of life in the place of another. As per example of Moses in exodus 32:30-33 how much more the eternal Son incarnate?!

  • @CanadianAnglican
    @CanadianAnglican 26 днів тому

    As an Anglican we always pay close attention to what the Archbishop of Canterbury does. I feel Catholics should always read what the Vatican puts out.

  • @DragongodZenos
    @DragongodZenos 27 днів тому

    Honestly a good deconstruction of how the Bible and any religious text really, is nothing but ancient propaganda that is not longer relevant to today's world. It should be done away with entirely.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 27 днів тому

      Hmm I wonder if understanding ancient propaganda might actually help us understand our world more than we realize 🤔

  • @chriscaliff8752
    @chriscaliff8752 27 днів тому

    Great stuff! Thank you. How can I join the discord server?

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch 27 днів тому

      Oops, here's the link ⌨️ Commons Discord: www.commons.church/discord I'll add it to the description as well :)

  • @benjames1497
    @benjames1497 27 днів тому

    Soooo… Paul sucks?

  • @irritated888
    @irritated888 Місяць тому

    Some of us Catholics were wondering if he was!

    • @rass4609
      @rass4609 Місяць тому

      that's kind of weird because i am Catholic and i knew all along that he is as orthodox as it gets, it's one thing for you to be an outsider like a protestant or eastern orthodox and not know, but isn't it your job to read the documents on the Vatican website as a Roman Catholic instead of going to news articles about our Pope? I'm not saying this to throw you under the bus by the way i am just curious

    • @CanadianAnglican
      @CanadianAnglican 26 днів тому

      @@rass4609I know for us in the Anglican Church we always read what the Archbishop of Canterbury puts out. Around the world we follow the Archbishop closely

  • @peterhenryzepeda3484
    @peterhenryzepeda3484 Місяць тому

    It’s almost comical that Protestants are saying that the Pope went against Catholic teachings, when not only are they not Catholic, but they are determining Catholic teaching to be something that the Church would call heretical.

  • @trying-to-learn
    @trying-to-learn Місяць тому

    You're wrong about the 'guilt' aspect in original sin. Read CCC 405. Orthodox make this polemic all the time but it's not true.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      Original sin does not hold the character of a personal fault, sure. But individuals are still held responsible/condemned for original sin, regardless of their own personal character flaws/mistakes.

    • @trying-to-learn
      @trying-to-learn Місяць тому

      @@commonschurch They suffer an ontological deficit that can lead to damnation. Without the sanctifying grace of baptism, as Christ says, one cannot enter heaven. But this is the result of a matter of ontology; it isn't due to responsibility or guilt.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      @@trying-to-learn@trying-to-learn I'm not sure that's a compelling apologetic for original sin 🤷‍♂ people go to hell for something they didn't do 😕 and I don't buy it. But I do still appreciate Pope Francis 🙏

    • @trying-to-learn
      @trying-to-learn Місяць тому

      @@commonschurch we are born with a privation of sanctifying grace. Baptism provides this. Without being born of water & spirit, one cannot enter heaven. Christ says this. It may not be warm & fuzzy (or 'convincing') but its what Jesus says.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      As said in the video I don’t believe that :) but I respect your beliefs and the Pope’s

  • @EricAlHarb
    @EricAlHarb Місяць тому

    Catholics deny original guilt, I’m Orthodox.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      It’s true that guilt is not the word used in the catechism. But the doctrine holds that individuals are held responsible/condemned for original sin, regardless of their own personal failings.

    • @EricAlHarb
      @EricAlHarb Місяць тому

      @@commonschurch no their state is lacking original holiness. Hence their belief in the limbo of the unbaptized infants.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      Limbo is a little nebulous in Catholic doctrine. Limbo for children is not official as I understand it. This is part why I don’t think original sin is a good idea. You have to add more unclear ideas on top to clarify the discrepancies it creates.

  • @AarmOZ84
    @AarmOZ84 Місяць тому

    The Pope is Catholic? What next? He's a Jesuit?!?!

  •  Місяць тому

    He’s speaking Spanish! You got the right translation, however, “a little bit of us (somewhere in us)”

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      oops, of course he's speaking Spanish, he's Argentinian. thx

  • @Trekkifulshay
    @Trekkifulshay Місяць тому

    This was very helpful. Thanks.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      You're welcome! Thanks for watching

  • @MusicalRaichu
    @MusicalRaichu Місяць тому

    Funny how there are so many different opinions. I don't believe in "the fall" as a transition from sinless to sinful. I think Gen 3 is a parable about human nature, basically, we act, sometimes irrationally, out of perceived self-interest. That's how we've always been. We are "fallen" by creation, not by a decision by some ancestor. Surely even back then they would have known that you can't inherit acquired characteristics. I think "total depravity" is an excuse made up to support a misinterpretation of the gospel, but there's something to it. People are capable of both good and bad. Said tendency to act out of self-interest makes us sinful at the core of who we are. But we also have the capacity for repentance, to learn to consider others and do good.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      I think you’re on to something 🙌 the fall narrative is not meant to be the switch from perfect to sinful, it is the story of a good creation heading in the wrong direction which sets up redemption and return. The Hebrew idea of good (tov) always had more potential for movement than the Greek concept of perfection did.

  • @SterlingTate
    @SterlingTate Місяць тому

    My meme says I'm angry, but I am happy to hear your thoughts.

  • @debshirley6904
    @debshirley6904 Місяць тому

    What does the Bible mean when it says, without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin?

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      In Hebrews 9:22 it says, that "under the law... there is no forgiveness of sins." Then it says in Hebrews 10:1 that "The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming-not the realities themselves." And so concludes in Hebrew 10:4 that "It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins." This section is contrasting the sacrificial system of Leviticaus with salvation in Christ.

  • @shay-car
    @shay-car Місяць тому

    If anyone needs more details, this linked video makes very similar points and critiques of PSA with a deep dive into the verses. ua-cam.com/video/7htAJWH53Xo/v-deo.htmlsi=zcFmWN4MF3Euu3rD

  • @federicoguerrera5535
    @federicoguerrera5535 Місяць тому

    Beautiful, I listen to it before starting my study session every morning. God bless!

  • @user-vu6wb4hv3f
    @user-vu6wb4hv3f Місяць тому

    Jeremy - props on this presentation. So many characters to introduce and the drama of the story, to include the historical set up and conclude with a message of patient hope. My head spun a bit at all the threads. Nice work.

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      Thanks. There was a lot packed in there 😅

  • @shannonwparris
    @shannonwparris Місяць тому

    You’re absolutely brilliant. I swear this is probably the best way to explain revelation, and brings to light one of the key issues I’ve had with religion. Live the word - not recite it 🙏🏽

    • @commonschurch
      @commonschurch Місяць тому

      Thanks for watching. We came back and updated this series last year after the Upside Down Apoclaypse book came out.

  • @wendybannerman654
    @wendybannerman654 Місяць тому

    When is this

  • @HoimingWong-fi7ke
    @HoimingWong-fi7ke Місяць тому

    Great video. I couldn’t agree more. Keep it up. I am from Hong Kong.