Does Christianity Squash Our Identity?

Does Christianity Squash Our Identity?

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Does Christianity Squash Our Identity?

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@CrossExamined Says:

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@Womb_to_Tomb_Apologetics Says:

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@edgarmorales4476 Says:

Most people use their minds recklessly, ruining their lives and the lives of other people with their thoughts and words arising from the Ego (the guardian of individuality). For it is only your thought life and emotional upheavals which end in quarrels and mayhem - not your face, body, hands and legs unless the quarrels end in physical abuse. But even bodily conflict has its origins in the frustration of the Ego (the guardian of individuality) within mind and emotions, and conveyed to the limbs to vent the uncontrollable wrath. In this way, marriages - and friendships - begin in mutual joy and eventually end in misery and mutual rejection - because people find it impossible to channel the Ego (the guardian of individuality) into life and love-preserving modes of self-expression. Most parents and children express mutual love until the teen years, then hatred enters the scene and sours the relationship when children rebel against authority and parents react with self-righteous abuse. Again! There is no need for such conflict. Parents must surely realize that every generation fights to find its feet in the adult world and do things more innovatively than did their elders? How can young people thrive if restricted or prevented from free action or expression? When children become young adults, this is "growing time" for parents, who must now prepare for the next stage of their life - the more inspired use of their latent talents, then old age, acceptance of their past follies and mistakes, and, at last, a peaceful transition into eternal Light. Why quarrel? Why fight? People wholly controlled by the Ego (the guardian of individuality) let fly and hammer away for their "rights." Spiritually mature people solve problems by discussing them empathetically. What does this mean in human terms? It means - listening to the other person with the spoken or silent acknowledgement that the way the other person felt/feels in a certain situation is as valid and worthy of respect as were/are your feelings. When overtaken by a serious confrontation in which neither of you are prepared to yield an iota of ground, go away on your own and take time to realize that what you are engaged in is a "battle of consciousness." The battle is not enjoined only as a result of what was actually done and said in a moment of extreme heat - what really took place was the upshot of what you both are - in consciousness. This involves your backgrounds. The conflict springs from the personality itself, the type of Programming a person possesses, the basic perceptions of right and wrong, the normal attitudes each have towards other people and life generally. Therefore, when you have conflict or confrontation, tell your opponent you are taking time off to stand still and quieten your mind to be able to listen more helpfully. Then - be very wise. Call on God for an intervention of Love Consciousness into the situation. Try to realize - and visualize - that both of you stand in the Light of God, equal in soul origins, equal in destiny - equally real, equally human, equally unique. Until you can fully immerse yourself in this realization - this state of mind - you are not yet ready to stand in the Light of God to sort out your conflicts and hurt feelings.

@The-F.R.E.E.-J. Says:

Labels, religious people are so good at making them up & attaching them to people they don't know.

@lt.spears1889 Says:

We maintain our personalities, but at our spiritual core, we’ve been changed, new heart, new spirit, we’re uniquely designed to present the gospel whenever we’re led to, and our personalities play a huge part in that

@alkaline8608 Says:

If God designs Job's personality to be faithful and another's to be rebellious/doubtful, how can he judge and punish according to the same standard?

@rubber2023 Says:

Biblical true Christianity GIVES us an identity.

@rubber2023 Says:

Our identities should be used for GOD'S GLORY, not fruitless secular anti God, selfish humanism.

@assassassination-k1i Says:

"Do not despair! The helper will come and reveal the truth about Allah! - Jesus (Despair here means Jesus was rejected and was being set up for false accusation and to be assassinated and many people will worship him in the future as God and everything looks absolutely hopeless)

@digital365degree5 Says:

Alhamdulillah i m muslim just College student. I challenge you i can proof you wrong mr Loser 😂😂😂

@royhiggins7270 Says:

In today's example of why good and decent people should reject the lie of christ is the following poll numbers about Trump: 71% feel that what he tells them is true — higher than the results for friends and family (63%), conservative media figures (56%) or religious leaders (42%). Once you can embrace one delusion there is no delusion you aren't capable of embracing as proven once again by Trump and Christians voters.

@JesusisliterallyHim Says:

Before I knew Jesus I had zero identity I was like a husk aimlessly walking on a long dusty road. I now have purpose and dreams and even through difficulties I can always call on my high tower to strengthen me ✝️✝️

@ajgibson1307 Says:

Amen and God bless

@Onelove-Oneheart-h4c Says:

John was a son of thunder. He probably could still bring the smoke 😂

@the_alchemy_method Says:

God made our personalities and characters . - thats what he uses most to reach people in different ways. thats why certain approaches feel uncomfortable others feel right

@CrinkledPankerSociety Says:

He's just making this stuff up.

@jeffphelps1355 Says:

Christianity is full of diverse personalities who come together for a common cause

@Gek1177 Says:

More extreme and fundamentalist versions of Chrstianity have certain characteristics that override the personality of the followers. Like how Westborough Baptist Church fosters and encourages hate in it's members. That said it's difficult to fully erase or control a person's personality, usually the real person is able to shine through the mask created by fundamentalist isolation.

@rob3518 Says:

You will always be you , you are just a saved version of yourself. What some have to work at comes easily to others and not to you but when the Holy Spirit gets involved you are constantly reminded of the traits which need more self control and awareness. Our almighty saviour will use us all if we just turn up , listen, and do Gods will.

@Servant44 Says:

(Save To Notes To Send To Others) (Different Ways For The Remission Of Sins) To preach repentance and remission of sins among (all nations) - Luke 24:47 (KJV) - Believe (Your faith will save you) John 8:24 (KJV) I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for (if ye believe not) that I am he, ye shall (die in your sins.) - To give knowledge of salvation (By the remission of "our" sins) Luke 1:77 (KJV) To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the (remission of their sins,) - Convert (Your sins are forgiven when you initially believe) Acts 10:43 (KJV) To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive (remission of sins.) - Convert Sinner From His Error Of Sin (Explain sin) James 5:20 (KJV) Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall (hide a multitude of sins.) - Confession Of Sin (Confess your sins to God not man) 1 John 1:9 (KJV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to (forgive us our sins,) and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - More Ways For Remission Of Sins (Sins are forgiven from water baptism) Acts 2:38 (KJV) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be (baptized) every one of you in the (name of Jesus Christ) for the (remission of sins,) and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. - Have Charity (Having compassion) 1 Peter 4:8 (KJV) And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall (cover the multitude of sins.) - Love (Love thy neighbor) Proverbs 10:12 (KJV) Hatred stirreth up strifes: but (love covereth all sins.) - Endure (Predestined are those that do not die in sin) Mark 13:13 (KJV) And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall (endure unto the end,) the same (shall be saved.) - Repent From Sin (Sin leads to death) Luke 13:5 KJV I tell you, Nay: but, (except ye repent,) ye shall (all likewise perish.)

@rolandwatts3218 Says:

I think Frank avoided an important point. It can squash your identity. Of course this is not always so, but often it is. To see that this is so, just listen to the words of many ex believers and even the words of many believers who remain within the faith. The problem is the various Christian theologies, how they are taught, and how the individual responds to them. Believers appear to be fooled by the notion that a specific theology they adhere to can only be good because it's a Godly one, and so they are often blind to the harm that said theology can do. Shannon Harris (the ex wife of Joshua Harris who wrote "I Kissed Dating Goodbye") wrote a book titled "The Woman They Wanted". It's an excellent expose of one of the ways in which Christianity can crush a personality, in this case, a woman's personality. "Disobedient Women: How a small group of faithful women exposed abuse, brought down powerful pastors, and ignited an evangelical reckoning" by Sarah Stankorb is another excellent book on how Christian theology can squash identity. You folk need to stop apologising for it and pretending this does not happen. It does, in a real and harmful manner.

@gsit80 Says:

Paul was not an apostle.

@ArielIsaac8111 Says:

I was struggling with this very question and thank you for this wonderful answer. 🤍

@Hispanicfromanothaplanet Says:

Jesus tells us we must deny ourselves. Lean not on our own understanding.

@abdulazizyalahow Says:

Haha 😂 seriously 😐😳 Paul correcting Peter the real disciple of prophet Jesus Christ peace be upon him Paul wasn't a disciple he was killing the Christian's

@sojournersunrise2290 Says:

=- T

@j.aravena2158 Says:

Im the stone hearted, mad, never laugh of anything and pretty analytical and rational Christian, its a little thorn to have because someone like me doesn't like evangelic worship music and the emotional moments at church, but there is something I know, I know why and in what God is going to use me, I can be deductive of it even if I feel "less Christian" than anyone because of my personality

@ntkmw8058 Says:

Ik it’s outta place in this video but yall need to hear the gospel, it’s the good news of God. First i gotta give the bad news so you can see why the good news is so good: Hell is real, and SADLY no one deserves not to go there. Sin to you might not seem so bad, but in God’s clear sight it’s abhorrent. So just committing 1 sin is deserving of hell. And it’s no secret that everyone has committed sin. When we have a guilty conscience, that bears witness to the fact we have sinned. BUT God didn’t make us just to send us to hell. He wanted to us to experience love and and the whole range with him. But sin is a barrier. So to get rid of that barrier, he sent his Son Jesus Christ to live the *perfect life* 1 we couldn’t and *pay for all of our sins* 2 And then Jesus Christ *rose from death to justify* 3 us in God (the Father)’s sight. Keep in mind the words that were starred & numbered If we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ (even if it’s just for a split second of our life), we are saved from hell. Because to believe in something means to have the entire substance of that thing, imputed or given to you. In other words, faith contains the substance of the object(what it’s on). Stocks or shares are a great example of this You are saved by believing on Jesus Christ because those *starred things* that I just mentioned, are all imputed(given) to you. Plus much more than that. So here’s this prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ. I am a sinner deserving of hell. So I trust on you alone to save me from hell because you are savior. I believe you died for all of my sins, past, present, and future. And I believe you rose again for my justification.” Amen

@ntkmw8058 Says:

@jayshaw7178 Says:

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@robertquinones4457 Says:

Stupidity questions.😂

@charlespowell9169 Says:

What about after this life? Assuming one makes it to heaven, will we still be who we are? Will we retain our memories from here on earth? I ask because: The Bible states that there will be no tears in heaven. Yet, I have memories that could make me sad. Like, remembering a family member that didn't make it. Will I still be me? With my memories? How is this reconciled?

@e.n.6079 Says:

That was an important question for me...

@Ezekiel336-16 Says:

Frank's statement about the reason for Paul's rebuke to Peter is incorrect and misleading. It's incorrect because the rebuke was due to Peter not following his own teaching that was given to him in a vision three times, and that was agreed upon by the entire community - that new converts didn't have to be circumcised in the flesh (but rather of the heart). However, such circumcision of heart is also emphasized in the Old Testament to. So, it wasn't really a new teaching it was a forgotten one, just like Isreal being open to everyone (which is in Jeremiah). So, to imply that every Old Testament law is now obsolete is misleading and wrong. Peter was admonished for being a hypocrite who didn't apply what he had just brought to the entire community, nothing more. In Christ, Andrew

@jamesw4250 Says:

Yes it does.

@roelsvideosandstuffs1513 Says:

I think this is the problem with how most people view being a Jesus follower/ Catholic/Christian, they think it more like a cult or a conformity, but it is really different.

@larzman651 Says:

The comment section didnt disappoint today 😂 For GOD so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whomsoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life 🙌

@JamesRichardWiley Says:

Christianity demands surrender of your mental faculties, endless praise, and endless worship of a Hebrew god named Yahweh. What's wrong with that?

@nikokapanen82 Says:

Do you know how many times I heard accusations for being an evil heretic and a liar and from how many Christian groups I was kicked out for saying that it was God Himself who revealed to me that the eventual condition of the universe will truly be a full scale restored perfection without any evil corruption pain or suffering at all found anywhere? How God revealed to me that those passages in the Bible such as 1 Cor 15:28 where Paul says that eventually God will become all in all, means exactly that, God will truly be all in all meaning all Godlessness such as all evil, all corruption, all pain and all suffering will be utterly gone and only love, joy, peace, hope order, righteousness, holiness and so on will be left and will reign everywhere and in everything. They begin to accuse me of going directly against the Bible because the Bible is crystal clear about the torment to be endless and eternal for all the ones who did not get right with Jesus in this world. Naturally, after receiving so much accusations of being a liar and a heretic, I felt very sad about it not knowing how to deal with it but then the Holy Spirit came and calmed me down by showing me an interesting thing about the Messianic Jews who believes in Him and follow Him. They too try to reach Jewish people and try to tell them how it was God Himself who came to them and revealed to them that Jesus truly is their long-awaited Messiah, that those passages such as Isaiah 53 truly does talk about Jesus. Yet what do they get from the Jews? They get extreme hatred and accusations for being evil liars and unbiblical heretics because the Bible clearly teaches what Messiah is supposed to be and Jesus was not that at all. So, a great majority of the religious Jews cannot stand the Messianic Jews because they are convinced with 100% certainty that these Messianic Jews are uttering extreme evil from their mouths by claiming that Jesus is their Messiah and is prophesied in Isaiah 53 even though the Bible, according to religious Jews, is crystal clear that this cannot be true in any circumstances because the Bible says that the Messiah will bring peace justice and order to the whole world, and obviously, Jesus did not do that at all. Just like the great majority of Christians are calling people like me a liar and a heretic because I claim to receive a message from God that the final condition of the universe will be perfect order as some of the passages in the Bible clearly indicate but according to them, this is evil heresy because the Bible clearly teaches that torments of hell are endless. After realizing this, that I am not alone of receiving hatred and accusations of being a liar and a heretic simply by telling the truth that I received from God Himself, this really calmed me down and led me to these passages: "Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them? For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. Roman 11:33-36

@kinggenius930 Says:

Sorry Frank, I don't have enough evidence to be a Christian. Even after watching a multitude of your videos

@cisuminocisumino3250 Says:

He doesn't necessarily change our personalities, but rather he drives them in the right direction.

@NewCreationInChrist896 Says:

Amen. Luke 1:37 👑 For with God nothing shall be impossible

@KINGofKINGSandLORDofLORDS Says:

Paul was never the same as the old Saul... From killing and persecuting Christians to being received and loved by christians takes a quiet a personality shift.. I'm sure Paul gave an entire chapter on love...

@Psalm1188 Says:

The mockers and scoffers on this tread are hilarious. I just love watching children make fools of themselves. I see it on every Christian channel. They are looking for something but are afraid to admit it. If not…then they are Satan children saying what their father instructs them to. And they will have their part in the lake of fire. It doesn’t matter if you believe or not. When you exhale your last breath, you’ll open your eyes in your new eternity. There are only 2 places in eternity…heaven or hell. Unfortunately most people choose the latter.🙏🏼

@HOODIEHUSTLE Says:

This, for me, was an important question. Great answer.

@thatomofolo452 Says:

Good question ❓

@rockzalt Says:

There is something about the apostle John's response at the empty tomb that suggests he was the sharp and perceptive one of the group. There was something about the burial cloths that made him believe Jesus' body wasn't stolen by a group of conspirators.