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This song was intended to be easily usable as a communion song. It is filled to the BRIM with scripture. I have connected most of the scripture references with the lyrics and encourage you to look them up.

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
I BELIEVE THE FATHER SENT THE SON (John 3:16)
WHO SENT THE SPIRIT TO HIS CHILDREN (John 16:7)
IN EARNEST OF THE COMING LIFE (Eph 1:13-14)
A PROMISE TO THE BRIDE OF CHRIST (Acts 14:4-5)

Verse 2:
I BELIEVE THAT ALL CREATION SINGS
A SONG OF WORSHIP TO THE KING OF KINGS (Ps 19:1-4)
REVEALING UNSEEN ATTRIBUTES
MAN NOW LEFT WITH NO EXCUSE (Rom 1:20)

Chorus:
I BELIEVE (echo) I BELIEVE (echo) I BELIEVE (echo)
I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE

Verse 3:
I BELIEVE IN ALL THE PROPHETS SAID (Luke 24:25-27)
THAT YOU’D DIE AND THAT YOU’D RISE AGAIN (Ps 22; Is 53)
I BELIEVE THE DARKNESS HATES THE LIGHT (John 3:17-19)
MANS ONLY HOPE MAN CRUCIFIED (1 Cor 2:8)

Verse 4:
I BELIEVE THEY DRAGGED YOU THROUGH THE TOWN (Luke 23:1, 7, 11; John 19:16-17)
MADE YOU WEAR THE CURSED CROWN (Gen 3:17-18)
DROVE THE NAILS INTO YOUR HANDS AND FEET (Ps 22:16)
THE STRIPES YOU BORE WERE MEANT FOR ME
THE SHAME AND ALL THE MISERY
YOU BORE THE CHASTISEMENT OF MY PEACE (Is 53:4-5)

Bridge:
AND AS I EAT THE BROKEN BREAD I’LL REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID (1 Cor 11:24)
GOD PREPARED HIMSELF AN OFFERING (Gen 22:8)
AS I DRINK THE CRIMSON CUP I WON’T FORGET WHAT YOU GAVE UP (1 Cor 11:25)
YOU STAINED YOURSELF SO THAT I COULD BE CLEAN (2 Cor 5:21)

"We love Him because He first loved us."
1 John 4:19

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
AMAZING GRACE HOW SWEET THE SOUND
THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME
I ONCE WAS LOST BUT NOW I’M FOUND
WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE

Verse 2:
T’WAS GRACE THAT TAUGHT MY HEART TO FEAR
AND GRACE MY FEARS RELIEVED
HOW PRECIOUS DID THAT GRACE APPEAR
THE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED

Chorus:
I, I’VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU (3x)

Verse 3:
WHEN WE’VE BEEN THERE TEN THOUSAND YEARS
BRIGHT SHINING AS THE SUN
WE’VE NO LESS DAYS TO SING GODS PRAISE
THAN WHEN WE FIRST BEGUN

Bridge:
HOW COULD I EVER GIVE GLORY TO ANYONE BUT YOU
THE FATHER SENT THE SON FOR ME
AS THE WATCHMAN AWAITS THE COMING SUN
SO I WAIT FOR YOU
TO COME AND RESCUE ME (Ps 130:6)

WE WILL PRAISE

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
2 Corinthians 9:15

Verse
THANK YOU LORD FOR THE GOODNESS THAT YOU’VE SHOWN
THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR LOVE
THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR MERCIES EVER NEW (Lam 3:22-23)
THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR SON

Chorus
WE WILL PRAISE YOUR NAME
WE WILL SING THAT JESUS REIGNS
WE WILL GLORIFY OUR GOD AND KING
FOREVER AND EVER

Bridge
WHILE I WAS DEAD YOU SOUGHT ME OUT
AND GAVE YOUR LIFE TO ME (Rom 5:8)
THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE THAN THIS
TO DO WHAT YOU DID FOR ME (John 15:13)

"He ransoms me from death and surrounds me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things."
Psalm 103:4-5a (NLT)

Lyrics:

Verse:
YOU SURROUND ME WITH YOUR LOVING KINDNESS
AND MY DAYS WITH GOOD THINGS
OH MY MORNINGS WITH YOUR NEW MERCIES
YOU’RE SO GOOD TO ME

Chorus:
AND I PRAISE, AND I PRAISE, AND I PRAISE
YOUR HOLY NAME

Bridge:
FOR ONLY YOU ARE WORTHY ONLY YOU COULD SAVE ME
ONLY YOU COULD TAKE MY SIN AND SHAME
LORD YOU ARE MY GLORY A SHIELD ABOUT ME (Ps 3:3)
AND I LIFT MY LIFE UNTO YOUR PRAISE

Meditation is good and meditation is bad. It really depends on what you mean by "meditation." Here's a biblical perspective on it.

This is just one question from a long interview I did for the moderators of the r/Bible subreddit. They asked their subreddit to send me a bunch of questions and I spent a lot of time preparing so that I would be able to offer the best answers I could. I'll be posting these answers as individual videos, so keep an eye out for the rest in the set.
Here's a playlist where I will add them as they come out:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHtc_kN13cgTRV1l3bl3wZiD

My website: https://BibleThinker.org

Our first question today is about the 7 tenets of Satanism. I think most people don't really understand what they are about. Let's get into it a bit.

Here's that video giving a biblical evaluation of suicide: https://youtu.be/T6nlUhWJe00

To get your own questions answered, please show up at the start of the stream and type a question beginning with "Q" (or ANQ to ask anonymously), but don't send it before you see me on screen. I can only get to 20 each week, so please forgive me for not being able to answer all that come in.

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction
1. 0:29 {About the Satanic Temple’s 7 Tenets} The Satanic Temple has been gaining popularity online due to their “7 tenets” they believe people should live by. Many people see these tenets as positive and morally good, and are being drawn into their organization as a result. What are your thoughts about this?
2. 13:31 {Does Isaiah Disprove the Trinity?} Does Isaiah 9:6 disprove the Trinity since it calls Jesus the Father? many Oneness/Unitarians use this verse to support Oneness/modalism.
3. 18:19 {About our Souls/Spirits} What exactly is a soul or a spirit?
4. 20:14 {Biblical Dating Advice} What things should a high school student consider while deciding if or how to date a godly woman?
5. 23:17 {Should we Always Say “God Willing”?} What does James 4: 13 mean? Should we always say “God willing” when making or talking about our plans?
6. 27:03 {About the “Doctrines of Demons”} Can you give more examples about the “doctrines of demons” mentioned in 1 Timothy 4:1?
7. 32:27 {About Becoming a Disciple} How do you become a disciple in light of Matthew 28: 19? Can you be unsaved yet still a disciple? I haven’t found the Greek word (μαθητευω) elsewhere. Seems to normally be μαθητης (ex. Acts 11: 29; 19: 30; 21:4, 16).
8. 35:12 {When we Should and Shouldn’t Witness} How do we know when to speak up about the truth of Christ vs. when not to? I am grieved by what I see being claimed as “truth” today, but I don’t want to just sit back and say “I’m not supposed to judge.”
9. 40:11 {About the Fear of God and Dinosaurs} Does the "fear" of the Lord mean "scared"? If not, why is "fear” still used in today’s Bibles? Translation problem? Confused here! And were dinosaur bones/fossils created by the devil to cast doubt?
10. 44:42 {About Denominations} Do you think denominations are a “concession” from God in that He knew we would disagree on doctrine, or is it more like differing members of the body reaching different people in different ways?
11. 48:58 {Responding to Mormon Arguments} What is your best answer to a Mormon responding to "There is only ONE God" by saying "Yes, only one God for US. Only one God we are to worship & that’s OUR Heavenly Father but there are others elsewhere"?
12. 55:29 {What is the Mark of the Beast?} What is the mark of the beast as described in Revelation 13? I’ve heard and read so many things, and I’m not sure how to make sense of it.
13. 1:03:47 {Is it Biblical? Jesus in our Hearts} Do we have "Jesus in our hearts" as believers? What about worship songs about Jesus in the room? John 16:5-10, Acts 1:9-11 and basically all of Revelation seems to say Jesus is in Heaven for now.
14. 1:08:43 {Why did God Allow our Sin Nature?} Frank Turek said (paraphrasing) that in Heaven we will have free will, but we won't sin because we won't have a sin nature. If that's the case, why didn't God just make us like that on Earth?
15. 1:13:49 {How to Comfort Grieving Friends} I lost a good friend of over 20 yrs. He was recovering from a heroin addiction. He called his parents saying he couldn't take it anymore and he shot himself. What can I say to comfort them?
16. 1:16:28 {Learning about Biblical Heroes} Some biblical characters are heroes in the faith, but not mentioned much in the Bible (people like Enoch and Melchizedek). How can I find out more about what was so special about their relationship with God?
17. 1:19:31 {About Christ’s Return} Why did Jesus mention eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building, and getting married in Luke 17?
18. 1:25:09 {About the Day of the Lord} How do you interpret the “day of the Lord”? Do you understand it as a single day, or do you see it as the whole tribulation period? People seem to have differing views on this.
19. 1:26:33 {About the Vine & Branches, Eternal Security} Just wanted clarity on John 15:1-8. Is Jesus talking about people losing their salvation? Or people walking away from Him and the faith?
20. 1:31:37 {About the LE of Mark} You've said that we should leave in the longer ending of Mark's Gospel because removing it could upset some Christians. If this is so, then should we be including things like the Comma Johanneum because removing that has upset some Christians? Where do you believe we should draw the line, and why?

"Typology" is a fancy word for how God put intricate details about Jesus throughout the stories of the Old Testament. I'm not talking about prophecy here, although there is a relationship between typology and prophecy. I'm saying that Jesus is the main topic of the Bible so much that God shaped history and people's lives so that the Bible would become a beautiful literary tapestry that shows Jesus throughout its pages. From the story of Joseph going from slavery and presumed death to the right hand of Pharaoh as a savior of many, to the feasts of Israel demonstrating the very nature and mission of Jesus to die for our sins.

In today's interview I will explain what "typology" is, give a number of examples of it, and answer objections to it.

Thanks to Micah Gunn for having me on his podcast, Truth Be Told, to do this interview.

Micah’s YT Channel – Truth Be Told
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn-rlo-ORHtatIPjGmtZm-w

Micah’s Podcast on Spotify – Truth Be Told
https://open.spotify.com/show/5GRTgVGiqOOzz6DnJe1pfL?si=Qkjjj-yhQRqwIOcsbwIFsA&nd=1

THIS is my 27 part series on Jesus In The Old Testament, the most rewarding and exciting topic I have ever had the pleasure of teaching! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWlpQauXiTU&list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHsHyvMtfgOgSPU6zEnCvxUO&t=0s

My website: https://BibleThinker.org

Omnism, in the sense that we just pretend all religions are true, is a really nice (in the old sense of the word) religion. It has high hopes and seems to help everyone to "get along," but it depends entirely on utter irrationality and dishonest evaluations of the really important issues that religions are disagreeing on. If you have fallen for Omnism, then I hope you'll consider this a kindness and a wake-up call to consider the evidence for Jesus and the importance of the truth about God and us.

This is just one question from a long interview I did for the moderators of the r/Bible subreddit. They asked their subreddit to send me a bunch of questions, and I spent a lot of time preparing so that I would be able to offer the best answers I could. I'll be posting these answers as individual videos, so keep an eye out for the rest in the set. Here's a playlist where I will add them as they come out:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHtc_kN13cgTRV1l3bl3wZiD

Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference:

0:00 - Introduction
1. 0:23 {Will Psychopaths be Judged the Same?} It has recently been scientifically proven that many psychopaths have a physical brain alteration that doesn't allow their synapses to receive the neuron chemicals for emotions such as sympathy. Oftentimes, they become violent criminals or even murderers. Will they be judged by God the same as any other person, even though they have something physiologically wrong with them?
2. 8:03 {What do Miracles/Healing Depend On?} If one were to pray over someone for a miracle or for healing, what would the chances of it working depend on? Jesus said that it depends on faith. Does it also depend on being a relatively righteous person?
3. 15:07 {About Glorified Bodies/Resurrection} If our bodies are glorified at the rapture, what happens to those people who are saved post-rapture? Is there a second resurrection?
4. 17:19 {About the Moral Argument} My brother has a very biblical worldview despite being an agnostic (in terms of homosexuality and celibacy, etc.) based on science. How do I prove that morality comes from God?
5. 26:41 {Is Everyone Claiming to be Saved Really Saved?} Paul Washer said that Matthew 7: 13-14 is not about Christians and non-Christians, but rather, real Christians and Christians who think they’re saved. He says many who think they are saved aren’t really saved. Thoughts?
6. 32:26 {About Giving Everything for the Lord} If salvation is a free gift and not by works, then why does Jesus say those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples? How do we know when we have given up everything?
7. 38:53 {Honesty vs. Kindness?} Where do you draw the line between honest communication about things that bother you about something someone does, and “dying to self” if the person is a very close friend/loved one/spouse?
8. 44:09 {About Demons and The Nephilim} Are demons the spirits of dead Nephilim? Genesis 6 explains that the Nephilim are the offspring of women and angels. Demons never materialize, but we know angels can. Luke 22:3 is not convincing to me.
9. 48:04 {Can We Love Truth More than God?} Can I be a truth-seeker and a good Christian? Is it possible to love the truth more than God, considering that Jesus is the truth?
10. 55:35 {About the Sun Standing Still – Josh. 10} What do you think really happened during "the long day" in Joshua 10 during the battle between Israel and the armies of the 5 kings when "the sun stood still, and the moon stopped"?
11. 58:20 {About the OT Law & Sacrifices vs. Faith} Why was the old covenant law set up to require animal sacrifice, since we see Abraham was atoned for by his faith in the promise to come of what was Jesus (dimly perceived)?
12. 1:03:22 {Bethel Worship Music?} Can I keep listening to Bethel’s music, given the intent (as far as I understand) to invoke emotional responses? I want to avoid the idol of “emotional highs,” but I still see value in their music.
13. 1:07:03 {About the 153 Fish in John} In John 21, it is written that Peter caught 153 "large fish" and that "although there were so many, the net was not torn." Is there a message or theme John was conveying here?
14. 1:12:01 {Leaving a Church the Biblical Way} How do I go about leaving my church? Do I talk to my leaders? Do I have to explain why? What do I need to do to make sure that I do it the right way?
15. 1:16:28 {About the Dead Jesus Raised} Where did all the people that Jesus and the disciples raised from the dead go while they were dead? I would hate to think they were in Paradise somewhere, then had to come back.
16. 1:19:05 {About Asking for Forgiveness/Mark of the Beast} A popular internet ministry says Jesus never said we need to ask for forgiveness and the Bible doesn’t mention it. Is that true? They also say it’s impossible for a Christian to take mark of the beast. Is that true?
17. 1:24:00 {Why Keep the L.E. of Mark in the Bible?} If the longer ending of Mark isn't original, nor written by Mark, how is keeping it in the Bible not diluting the Word of God and cheapening the meaning of "Scripture"?
18. 1:26:09 {Help During Trying Times of Doubt} Why can’t I trust Christ for complete forgiveness even though I fully believe every word in the Bible? Why won’t my heart allow me to enter salvation? Why doesn’t God seem to want to help me?
19. 1:31:35 {Jesus’ Deity & His Title of “Son of God”} If Jesus is God, then why do Paul and the Gospels often speak of them separately? What is  significant about the phrase "Son of God" being used for Jesus, since it is used for others, too?
20. 1:35:13 {“Hearing” God in Prayer/His Guidance in Life} When we pray, how do we "hear" God's reply? How can someone differentiate between hearing the voice of God and hearing their own thoughts? When I pray, I feel like it's just me. How can I make decisions if I don't know what God wants of me?

My website: https://BibleThinker.org

I'm not exaggerating when I say that some skeptics, and even some Christians, and some scholars in both categories, will teach that if Mark ends his Gospel at 16:8 then it destroys Christianity as we know it. I think this is silly. But I also think it needs a response. After going through those over the top claims we will deal with the more subtle and thoughtful claims of those who say that there are internal and external reasons for thinking that Mark could not have meant for 16:8 to be the ending of his Gospel originally. All told I will walk through 7 specific claims against the shorter ending of Mark and give a case for how this seemingly strange ending is actually quite powerful and meant to cause us to sit with the massive implications of the death and resurrection of the Messiah, until we are stirred to action.

This is the last video in the Mark Series. I have SO enjoyed doing this with you and appreciate your prayers for me to have wisdom as I seek to launch into future series and videos. Next up is a thorough study of women in ministry (that will probably take months to prep, sorry for the wait) and then I'll do a verse-by-verse teaching through the book of Hebrews, with the same sort of methods you've seen in the study of Mark.

This is part 70 of the Mark Series - a thorough verse-by-verse study through the Gospel of Mark paying special attention to theology, apologetics, and historical context.
See the WHOLE Gospel of Mark playlist here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuGenHwUdeiQ5M-uj5XW4sF

Here's Kelley Iverson's article, "A Further Word on Final Gar": http://www.jstor.org/stable/43725642

The notes for many of my studies are also available for free on my website (as is all the content on my website).
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