Deep, troubling church history no one wants to talk about.

NOTE: I do not subscribe to any religion. I once believed in Masoretic Text translations until I dug deeper and came to a different conclusion during my search through Christian denominational teachings, their leaders, and the roots of how they started, while reading the Bible itself verse by verse a few times (many translations) or more to match up their beliefs to the spiritual book they claim to follow and believe in themselves. If you ask me what I believe, I would say what the scholarly census has agreed upon, even if the decision board doesn't agree with them because they're worried about the faith of humanity for what they were taught to believe despite it contradicting evidence. Anything I've studied, watched, read is added here to help you see how I got to this point to help others who are curious too. 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQRcmjUC9-SyIONQbbM3vMFA9DCD1u5Yf&si=8deGegsm0xNYJSuB

"500 Years - From Martin Luther to Joel Osteen"

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN9jFDsS3QV2lk3B0I7Pa77hfwKJm1SRI&si=cH3ach-cZ_CEsCPl

Early Church History

Sean Finnegan, a pastor in NY and a professor at Atlanta Bible College, is one of my favorite people. He delivers great presentations, conducts thorough research, and provides in-depth history of the Church and many other subjects. His hard work shows and is highly respected, and he makes it fun and genuine. You can tell he is passionate about his path, and that means a lot to me. I suggest that anyone check out these playlists, especially open-minded seekers humble enough to set doctrine aside to get to the bottom of things and the sources of all that we have been told for the past 2,000 years. I am not denominationally based, or in a church or religious, but they are great people from what I've seen over the past 5 years.

Fruits are important my friends. Follow the fruits. Don't be surprised if some are plastic!

Matthew 7:15-24

15“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus you will recognize them by their fruits. 21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ 24“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

It is crucial to know who you have been following. Listen to the fruits of these men and tell me if you should follow.

All these warnings below are for Christians to constantly be on the watch for false Christians and not to be a part of them. Keep in mind that these are only a few. You can think for yourself, even if some denominations tell you that you shouldn't. I will always say, it's truly a good tool to learn about manipulation and some psychology on the side, and also for yourself, for your own confirmation biases and for others to understand more about why it's so hard to talk about this stuff to begin with.

1Jn_4:1-12

Mat_7:15-23

Gal_5:22-23

Luk_6:40-49

2Pe_2:1-3

1Jn_1:5-10

Col_2:8

Eph_5:1-21

Gal_1:6-12

2Co_13:5

Luk_12:55-60

Eze_13:22-23

Jer_23:16-20

2Co_11:12-20

2Jn_1:8-11

Jer 23:16

Deu 18:20-22

Deu 13:1-8

Rom 16:17-18

Mark 7:6-9

My favorite Verse:

1John 2:18-29

18Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us. 20But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.d 21I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. 22Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. 23No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. 24Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25And this is the promise that he made to use—eternal life.

26I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. 27But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him. 28And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. 29If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.