If we all just embraced our Oneness, there would be world peace! Really? How is this possible when we know that people reject the very idea that there is even objective truth? In some Christian circles, Oneness may appear as unity in the church, where the idea of unity becomes more important than being obedient to what Scripture teaches. Watch the video to see how Melissa Dougherty uses the analogy of baking a cake to illustrate the absurdity of the idol of Unity.
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@redfritz3356 Says:
God is Spirit and should be worshipped in spirit and truth according to Jesus.
@tookie36 Says:
Oneness comes from believing in gods omnipresence. Dual belief religions believe gods has limits. If a rock isn’t god that means god has limits.
@stanscully9198 Says:
Amen To That,,, Saturday, 29.04.2023, Dublin.
@juangabriellopez4475 Says:
Progressive Christians are still christians and they are christians not by name you arrogant, ignorant foolish, fake apologetic, deliberately twisting Christian false accuser like lucifer who speaks before and after becoming fallen angel and you did something like that of your own words and you may claim yourself a apologist but that's just by name, you foolish and false accuser, and they are not like that and you know it but I do agree about new agers who claimed to be christians but they are by name though but not progressive christians well except for some and don't believe it but not all of them though and they know about falsehood of Jesus and gospel you know and very aware and active to be vigilant of it, it is true that some progressive christians are not christians and doesn't believe biblicals and new age jesus but not all of them believe that crude etc,look I was wrong and right but there are some progressive christians aren't christians and they are christians by name but not all of them are and you so-called apologist should know better and keep that on mind and you should discuss, talk etc about some progressive christians that aren't christians and they are christians by name and unbiblical things etc but not all of them.
@irishmadness8788 Says:
I believe unity in the church allows for disagreements. Because there are beliefs others have that we can't change.
@nazareneoftheway3936 Says:
This is just repackaged animism.
@anjalisartistry870 Says:
All religions people can live together in harmony. But we should not compromise our Christian beliefs to fit in. We should stand firm and understand the fact that some or the other beliefs of each other will contradict.
@unc1589 Says:
Part of the mission of Christ is to separate! Not to unite! It’s not “everybody in the pool”. It’s more “you go here and you go there.” Jesus is the only one that can legitimately, authoritatively, and accurately be judgmental (without error!.) People don’t like that. They think Jesus is like an American. Who’s bound by the constitution. Jesus has the ability to judge the incorrect flight pattern of a gnat. With pinpoint precision.
@golfinstead Says:
I like how these Christian people are so smug that they are correct and everyone else in the world is wrong. All this despite knowing it's all made up by people. I think if God were real then we are all screwed because he's obviously a sadist to create all these people knowing full well he would end up torturing them for eternity...but he loves them lol
@jeremychan1199 Says:
go back to orthodoxy honestly. there was only one church unto 1054ad. then there was a catholic church and the eastren orthodox church. in 1654ad the reformation happened. then after that there are now thousands of denomanation. come back to orthdoxy. there should only be one church. regardless we still pray for each orther. and we still are brothers and sisters under our lord jesus christ
@austinford4085 Says:
The problem I see is everyone thinks they have the right batter. So Francis is going to say, "No, You're wrong! I have the right Gospel! Don't listen to these false preachers!" And then Kenneth Copeland may say, "No, You're wrong! I have the right Gospel! Don't listen to these false preachers!" And then you may say to them, "No, You're wrong! I have the right Gospel! Don't listen to these false preachers!" And I may say to you "No, You're wrong! I have the right Gospel! Don't listen to these false preachers!"
We all have our own perspective of what is the right way. What is good and just and Christian (if that is in the question). We all may find ourselves selling a false path or missing the right path because we are busy trying to make new converts. And everyone can be like that no matter how well they think they can justify their actions or beliefs.
What I come to find true is to make your own cake, with your own reasons, with your own beliefs, with your own morals and ethics, and set it up at the front of the bakery and whoever desires such a cake will be filled. As Jesus said, "Blessed are You who thirst and hunger for righteousness, for you will be filled." There IS a line between making your own cake with a description on it, and trying to take other people's cakes down and replace it with what you think is an amazing cake you made. And the latter of the two is what most theists have wrong. They look at a person and set values to them based on religion. Like, seriously preachers, when was the last time you had a Jew at a party without trying to argue with him? Or an atheist? Or a Buddhist? Many people out there really DO see people completly differently based on what religion they are under. I tell you, many Non-believers is closer to Christ then Christians are with their vain theological Babbelings. I tell you, God will be more proud of the Atheist who follows Jesus's teachings unconsciously; then the Christian with their goof manners and exelent theology. And that's what people bang others in the head with: Theology, theology, theology. Jesus is God, Jesus is our savior, Three in one, He got resurrected, etc. We'll be so hooked up in being BIBLICAL that we lose the heart and spirit of Christ. But now I say, let the Jews in the bakery, let the Atheists in, let the Hinduists in, let them decide what cake to order. Many will take the good tasting cake, and will vomit in the streets. But some will look into what your cake consists of, and what health benefits and side effects it has, and they will eat it, and it shall make them well. But don't be mad when that good cake is not yours.
@barnabasalbonetti2536 Says:
I dont believe in being one with the universe or trees and water and stuff like that but I do believe I am one with the Lord and the Father and I believe in one body but many parts. John chapter 17 when Jesus prays for the apostles and then prays for those that believe the apostles message,which is us when we read their message. Jesus prayed that we would be one with him as he is one with the father. I believe I am one with the father and the Son and filled with the Holy Spirit because I believe in what Christ did for me on the cross and repented. I believe that so I also believe the prayer he prayed for us in John chapter 17. I believe everything in the Bible really lol. But if you are a true believer you are one with the Lord and the Father!
@antoniofiammelli1792 Says:
Nice idea ,, but has long we have egos one God or not ,,,it will still cause division , why we are wretched sinners that my friend no peace
@davidjohn85 Says:
Well I like the donkey sanctuaries here in southern England David
@carguy1979 Says:
Or the COEXIST bumper stickers.
@AurelioVneshta Says:
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 “Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
LEAVE THE POPE ALONE YOU WOLVES, for God's sake!!!
He is not unifying churches and synagogues, in contrary, he said to Jews that the Law does not bring Life but only JESUS DOES.
And guess what??? the Rabbis got angry and asked him for a further clarification.
WE ARE NOT UNITING, GOD FORBID!!
We are trying to have harmony among religions. Jesus never forced anyone to be His follower, He never conquered lands, or take over and convert people forcefully.
@mikerutkowski7265 Says:
There is only one truth from God and this woman certainly does not know it.
Give me just one scripture where God ever instructed a woman to preach or explain scripture? Guess what you cannot! Give me just one scripture where God ever used a woman to work a miracle on His behalf? Guess what you cannot again since they do not exist. This is why you will either have to add to scripture or twist the meaning of a scripture verse in order to justify a woman preacher.
“For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”
Revelation 22:18-19 NKJV
Realize that God did not instruct us or command us to explain scripture to anyone but yet most are foolishly believing that it is their duty to try and lead others to Jesus. Many believers do not understand that the Great Commission was for God’s chosen disciples who were trained by Jesus and who were sanctified in God’s truth and it was not meant for every believer of Jesus Christ to teach and that is simply a lie that is being fabricated by the devil’s many false ministers.
Jesus trained his twelve chosen disciples for three years before they became His apostles. An apostle means someone who is sent, a messenger. The disciples had to be sanctified in truth before Jesus would use them as His apostles. Read the prayer that Jesus made for His disciples in John 17:6-21 where He asked His Father to sanctify His disciples in truth to understand what I am relating. This is why the majority of believers are not even Christians since they have never been sanctified in truth by the Holy Spirit. Most do not understand that being sanctified in truth by the Holy Spirit takes years of training and it is a very long and enduring process. Plus once you are sanctified in God’s truth this is when you are actually born again and full of the Holy Spirit and it is not before as most are foolishly believing. A born again sanctified believer is someone who has overcome sin and sickness in this lifetime so anyone who can still sin and anyone who can still get sick is certainly proving that they are not a Christian. Jesus did not sin nor did Jesus ever get sick and if you are someone who is truly living through the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ then it would be impossible for you to sin or to get sick as well. This is the difference between a believer who is a Christian and a believer who is deceived. A deceived believer thinks that they will always sin and sickness in their life. A true Christian knows they can never sin nor can they ever get sick since they possess the Holy Spirit of Jesus and this is why they live their life exactly “like Christ.” So understand that both men and women can become a disciple and they can both become sanctified in truth by the Holy Spirit but God will never ever use a woman as a preacher.
Scripture makes it very clear that no woman will ever be sent by God to preach or to teach His truth. A woman may give her testimony about what God has done for her in her life and their is absolutely nothing wrong with doing so. But once a woman starts trying to explain scripture to any gathering of people or she tries to lay hands on the sick or claim that she is receiving prophetic dreams from God then she is proving that she is a false prophet who is being deceived by the devil. If a woman has been sanctified in truth then it is possible that God may prophesy through her and I will use Deborah in Judges as an example. Deborah was a prophetess who could prophesy but she was never commanded to preach nor could she perform miracles. Many are also confusing what it means to prophesy since prophesy means that you are someone who is able speak divine inspirations from God that will edify other believers and it is not about predicting the future as many ignorantly believe. Prophesy is all about forth-telling and it certainly is not about fore telling a future event.
So why does God not allow women to preach? Well God will never allow a woman to have any authority over any man since it would go against His word. This would mean that God lied to us in scripture and we know that God will never lie. So why did this happen and why is this so? It is because of the curse that God commanded on the woman at the very beginning in the Garden of Eden.
“To the woman He said: “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.”
Genesis 3:16 NKJV
Are women still experiencing pain in childbirth? Yes! Why? Because God commanded it to be so and so this then explains why the same command still applies for the man to rule over the woman. Realize that this does not mean that a woman is inferior to a man or that a man should treat a woman badly. It just means that a woman was never meant to have any authority over any man. This is also why scripture commands a woman to submit to her husband and it also explains why all of the apostles were men.
This world is spiraling out of control since women are now believing that they are basically men. Do not believe me then take a hard look at how a woman’s role has changed in just these past 100 years alone because of the feminist and women’s rights movements. You might then understand just how far women have strayed from God’s word and truth since you now have complete strangers raising your children since mothers are now in the workforce. Many are acting like men and they are ruling over men in their jobs, in politics and even in the armed forces. Plus women are now believing that they were meant to be spokesmen for God and that is something that is scripturally false!
Another factor is all of the different bible versions that are in the world today. There are over two thousand different versions that all have different translations, words and different meanings. Some have books and verses in them that others do not. So if there is only one truth from God and the rest is all lies then which bible version is the correct one? Well the truth of the matter is that none of them are and there are lies written in all of them. This is why we were commanded to learn scripture directly from God through testing the Spirits so that the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ would then teach us truth from error.
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.”
I John 4:1-6 NKJV
So ask yourself what has changed in just these past 100 years, is it God’s word or is it maybe the misguided beliefs that many possess in regards to women? I do believe you know the answer to that question!
@John14-6... Says:
Go Kim! Don't let the other two moderates (that really do promote vaccinations) ever compromise your pursuit of the truth
@user-zt9bx5lh2d Says:
Remember the Bible teaches that the Nations conspire and come together to fight against God! This started during The ecumenical movement when they all gathered together as One. Every belief system or religious organization on this Earth has joined for one purpose, and the Bible teaches that purpose is to fight against the True Almighty God. It's not about unity but about leading people, leading us to fight against the Most High, with them and their lies. To fight against Christ, the Root of David,who will appear a second time in these last days in the flesh. This is a sign to let us know what will soon take place. We must discern truth from falsehood and understand the way to live is by following Christ and (the Way) the early Church kept the true teachings and we need to go back to that!
@elainejohnson2836 Says:
I didn't know about oneness. How did I miss it? Thank you for this video. I'm now informed.
@javiersaldarriaga7981 Says:
This is a great analogy. Glory to the Holy Spirit of God for He has given it to you so others could receive it.
A person or body of people who would compromise the sound baking recipe and end up adding ketchup, and the other incorrect ingredients would then have a final product which now they will also probably eat and not only that but also will share from it with others, and I think we can see the consequences of eating that kind of corrupted "cake" would have in those who ate it.
@simonbelmont1986 Says:
Fight against new age church 🗡️📿🌹
@katjaschikulla8057 Says:
There will and can never be unity with the Antichrist System Roman Catholic Church Papacy ( Pope)
@dreadassembly4087 Says:
Can't we all just contradict?
@mapinkpout4711 Says:
Cross-examined and their teachers are well spoken and bring truths from God's Word so they are easily understood
@SUBJECTISOLDMOVEON Says:
that’s funny same thing rodney king said can’t we all get along lol.
@janaenae1338 Says:
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 we are all the same person, living life in a bunch of different bodies!! Which means that... Every person that you meet...is really just YOU.... LIVING IN ANOTHER BODY!!! You see...you are INTERACTING with YOURSELF at ALL TIMES! & Once you understand this...you understand UNITY!
@poppybow3208 Says:
There must be division among you , that those who are approved might be evident. (1 Corinthians 11:18.)
@AbuBakerAlBagdaddy Says:
Some ppl act more peaceful than Jesus Christ the King of Peace.
@evasccl7846 Says:
Thank you Melissa for making this video and I do appreciate the baking a cake analogy 👍 I have just discovered by listening to you, how more dangerous are the "half truths" as they can mislead many christians. I never knew this, but i did hear it and i could not point my finger exactly where... but i just knew in my spirit THAT was not from God. Now i understand! Keep them coming 😎
@timothytakang5407 Says:
Jesus came to bring *World peace* through *Oneness*🤔🤔..
“Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household. “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 10:34-39
“I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division; for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Luke 12:49-53
@michaelp5283 Says:
Melissa do you believe the gospel message is to "repent of your sins" or "repent of your unbelief"? It's a world of difference and I really want to know because it's foundational to how to interpret all other scriptures. Thank you.
@lillostich5795 Says:
Pope is a joke he is a dictator puppet and a pagan and trying to be god of this world i dont know what hes thinking myabe he wants to replace the fallen thr god of this world lols
@realjrbg4433 Says:
I have some questions and I would love it if you could give me some clarifications.
In Mathews 26:29, Jesus says “I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom,” However, when he was crucified, he drank wine (or vinegar, but that still came from grape wine I think at least idk). Am I missing something?
Also In Luke 13:33, it states “In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!” However Jesus is confirmed to have been crucified outside of Jerusalem. Could the text mean Jerusalem as in the people? Or as in the literal place? If it’s the place, how does that fit in and what was the true meaning of the text?
Last one, some people say that the Bible confirms that Jesus was whipped with his garments on. Historically speaking, Roman whips back then were so brutal that they could cut deep and expose arteries and organs. Jesus’ cloths would have been destroyed, yet they were split into four by the soldiers implying that they were never torn to begin with. I’m just wondering if the gospel really did confirm the fact that Jesus had his garments at the time.
I mean no discourse or hate. I am only trying to have better understanding my faith and I would be incredibly grateful if anyone could answer my questions. Thanks.
@amandabacolini340 Says:
Hello there! Thanku for ur videos
Having a similar story to u, was wondering how u are able to minister like that? 🙂
Do u need schooling for example
@johndeeble4095 Says:
Oneness. Another word for, equity
@NewCreationInChrist896 Says:
Romans 8:37 🛡
“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
@mrzsaszsaved2851 Says:
Being “nice” isn’t the only moral. Acceptance of people is right, acceptance of their sin, is not. Didn’t Christ say He came to bring division?
@MosesfromEgypt3 Says:
Paul told us to leave unbelievers alone. Build up the church! The believers.
@danielfriis9262 Says:
What I got out of this:
"we cannot live peacefull together, because of my presupposition that christianity is true"
@M.S.P_legal Says:
Wrong, what is more important commandment?????
@mrnrnh8 Says:
Oneness is spoken by Jesus. It is written Read John 17: 21-23.
@reynaldodavid2913Jo Says:
I don't think you are talking about Oneness Melissa... Iv'e been a Oneness for almost three years and that is not what we believe ... Probably you are talking of another group of Christians that is Not Oneness and you misunderstood them to be Oneness... The Oneness Christians does not believe in the Doctrine of Trinity... Their belief is not Exactly biblical but they are nearer to the Truth than those who believes in the doctrine of Trinity... And by the way, as a woman, you are not allowed by God to usurp authority over the man, about the words of God in the bible... For two reasons that Paul gave... 1. It was a Man Adam whom God created first, the woman was just taken from the ribs of the Man to be His Helpmate... and 2. It was no the man who was deceived by the Serpent BUT the woman... and (caused the sufferring of the entire world at all time after she was deceived by the devil=> mine)
@chuchu_ukpabi Says:
1:52 “some call it mindlessness”.
Me: I call it that too 😂😂
@mikewiggins4647 Says:
Almighty God and His only begotten Son Jesus are dividers. Satan is the unifier.
@simplyseculardave Says:
Oneness? You're asking if the god that you claim to have flooded the entire planet to annihilate all of the living things that they did not like... Was an advocate of oneness? Really? (Really?)
@elizaleski9618 Says:
I thought this was going to be on the prayer Jesus prayed.. it went something like this “father, please make people be one with you, like I am one with you…..” so in some other type of “oneness” is what Jesus wanted.
I thought that she should talk about it but idk how she wants to do her video
@YMeDoyElLujazo Says:
Why your church founded by a random dude is the truth and the first one who put togheter the bible is heretic????
@megancrager1776 Says:
Great explanation. But my response is usually "where in the bible does it say that?"...and I wait. Usually they answer with scripture out of context.
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