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Will You Join the Spiritual Fight Against the Hijacking of Christianity? · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

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  Pastor Robert Young: Ever wonder how and if the Bible has relevance for today.
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  Pastor Robert Young: On this podcast we provide biblical answers to today's tough questions.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Hi friends, I'm Pastor Robert Young.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We have 30 plus years of church planting and mentoring other pastors, 30 plus years of training leaders in evangelism and discipleship.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Our team of missionaries go into jails, rehabs, parks, street corners, coffee houses and any place unchurched people gather.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We present the true, untainted gospel.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We ask questions and give answers as we conduct surveys.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We do this so that you can make a true, informed decision about Jesus Christ.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And today our question is, "will you join the spiritual fight?
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  Pastor Robert Young: We will attempt to explain and answer this question next on the podcast.
• 0:55
  Pastor Robert Young: Hi friends, and welcome to part four of our series on the Eurocentric depiction of Jesus and all its implication.
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  Pastor Robert Young: In this four part series we responded to the statement that we're getting more and more, and that statement simply goes, I don't believe in Christianity because it's a white man's religion.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We discuss how, in the past, the hijacking and distortion of the gospel affected generations of people.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We discuss how, in the present, the hijacking and distortion of the gospel has affected younger generations of people to the point that their minds are closed to even hearing anything about the gospel.
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  Pastor Robert Young: So, what must we do now?
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  Pastor Robert Young: First, let's all acknowledge the history, as painful and as uncomfortable as it may be.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Let's ask God to help us to live with each other in the love that he gives.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We must continue to fight to keep the gospel of Jesus Christ from being hijacked and used for political, financial or any reason.
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  Pastor Robert Young: that is not the Bible's original intent.
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  Pastor Robert Young: What is the Bible's original intent?
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  Pastor Robert Young: To reveal to mankind the loving relationship that God wants to have with His creation.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We accomplish this goal by becoming one of His redeemed children, by reading the Word of God on a daily basis, by spending time in prayer with God and meditating on the Scriptures we've read.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We interpret in the proper context, and if you don't understand the Bible and how to interpret it, then listen to Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2 of this podcast.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Finally, we ask God to help us to understand and apply what we have learned.
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  Pastor Robert Young: with the help of the Holy Spirit, knowing that we, as humans, can't do this alone.
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  Pastor Robert Young: My friends, all that has been said before can only be applied if we have a relationship with God.
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  Pastor Robert Young: That relationship is only possible by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior.
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  Pastor Robert Young: God sent His only begotten Son to pay the cost of mankind's sin in order for us to have a relationship with Himself.
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  Pastor Robert Young: By believing in Jesus' birth, life, death, resurrection and soon return, and asking to be filled with the promised Holy Spirit of God, you can become a new creation.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Will you ask God to forgive you of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ?
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  Pastor Robert Young: If so, then do it now.
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  Pastor Robert Young: My friends, if you have done this with a pure heart, then the Bible lets us know that your name has been written in a book in heaven called the Lamb's Book of Life.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Next, do your research and find a Bible believing, God honoring, God, worshiping church in your community, where you can continue to learn about God.
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  Pastor Robert Young: If you want to contact us for more information or further clarification about this four-part series or any other topic, then check out the ways to contact us in the description box below.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now, until next time, we will be discussing the topic of Revival and Revolution how to Save America.
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  Pastor Robert Young: I am your host, pastor Robert Young, and this is Not your Parents Religion Podcast, and may God bless you.