Voddie Baucham - Love and Marriage - Part 1 - In the Beginning

I love his sermons. I may not agree with opinionated parts of them, but in the basic core of his sermons.. They are educational and Ilan inspiration for seeking a closer relationship with God and a deeper understanding of his word. We are all blessed to have a man that teaches as Voddie does.

Talked to the guy that named his kid Meeny, he named his kids eeny, Meeny, miny and he said we ain't having moe - hahaha* passed out on that one. I really love this sermons plus the humour. God bless you.!!!

STOP GETTING DIVORCED...LISTEN TO YOUR WIVES YOUR FAMILY"Communication" is KEY @ this AGE

so refreshing!

Good word!

Like others I am not interested in finding fault in Pastor Voddie Baucham's message. No man of God is perfect. None of the Apostles were and neither was Saul of Tarsus later known as Paul the Apostle. If they were perfect we could be worshipping them. But I take immense pleasure if a person is exposing the Word of God in sincerety and truth and the Holy Spirit is speaking to us through their words.

I am blessed by this series. And I listen to generally Pastor Voddie , John Piper, Paul Washer and few others. I first heard Pastor Voddie's message Soverignity of God in post modern world. It shattered me where it needs shattering. After that I knew I can safely listen to him. And if I do not agree with him there, I have no right to judge him but form an opinion to a message or teaching all the time analsying my formed opinion through the funnel of Gods truth. Whilst remaining humble and obedient. In time God will bring change wherever it is needed. Peace out. Just listen without finding faults. God bless guys ! :D

LOL Brother Voddie! 27:30

Love this 💖💕

Excellent Biblical Principles on Marriage. We are deeply grateful for Mr. Baucham, honesty and practical simplicity in presenting the most important institution in society. A covenant marriage that is, 'until death do you part' is meant to be a blessing for the family, church, and society. Moreover, the LORD Jesus Christ first miracle was at a marriage feast giving His blessing on Marriage--for He is one who created this institution for the happiness of mankind and a place for children to learn about God.  
( Genesis 2:18, Genesis 38:8 , John 2:1, 1 Cor,7:38, Heb.13:4 , Ephesians 6:1-4 )

When I first saw Mr Baucham teaching, I really liked him and thought he was the real deal. I watched his sermons about not adapting to culture and the sissified Jesus, I thought he was spot on.

However, having watched this sermon I have sadly changed my mind about him. If anyone is interested, here are a few criticisms I have of this sermon:

• He constantly talks about "our culture" and "this culture". But what do the saints have to do with the culture of the world? What relevance is "culture" to people who have been made holy?

• This sermon clearly seems to be addressed at fleshly people: those who marry for selfish reasons, who get angry with one another, get divorced, and carry on like the world does. What does this have to do with God's holy people? If Mr Baucham thinks he is speaking to the world, he shouldn't be teaching them how to be righteous—that is impossible—he should be preaching the Gospel that they may be made righteous. On the other hand, if Mr Baucham thinks he is addressing a congregation of saints, this teaching is redundant. You cannot teach children of God to be what we already are. God has made us righteous; it is what comes naturally to us now we've been born again.

• He seems to think that you can train your children to be Christians. That is not so. You can't train someone to be a Christian; that is a work of God in their hearts. Proverbs 22:6 is not talking about turning your children into Christians, it's talking about raising a child well. Jesus said "A person's enemies will be those of his own household" (Matt 10:36)

• He speaks of Christians wishing they'd been told this 20 years ago. Why haven't they learn it from the Scriptures by now? 20 years is more than enough time to have studied the relevant passages. Anyone who is so unfamiliar with Scripture after 20 years is most likely to be a false convert.

• He refers to men he knows who speak badly of marriage. What do such men have to do with the congregation of God? Nothing.

• He mentions statistics about people getting divorced. What does that have to do with the church of God. What does divorce have to do with the holy saints? Nothing.

• He blurs the line between the saints and the world. He speaks of the sinful ways of his sister in Law, yet seems to regard her as though she were a member of the church. Which is it? You can't be in sin and a member of the church.

• I adore Voddie's sense of humor; he is a very funny man. Sadly though this sermon feels much more like entertainment than teaching. The audience's reaction seems to reflects this, with applause every few moments. Church teaching is serious; it's not entertainment. Then when he's not making people laugh, he seems to go into a kind of dramatic way of talking where he hushes his voice and becomes ultra-serious, with big gestures. I'm sorry but personally I just don't see any of it as sincere. It feels false; more like a performance; like he's trying to put on a show to please the crowd rather than teaching in the Holy Spirit. He even admits at one point that his wife sees his faults which the public don't see—suggesting there is a "private" Voddy Baucham we don't see. Insincerity is not the nature of the Holy Spirit. We who are in Christ are always fully ourselves.

• He refers to David as "the most Godly man in the Bible" (hardly!). Then he says that he is not more Godly than David. That is concerning! Matthew 11:11 says that every man in the Kingdom is greater than every man in the Old Testament.

• He spends a lot of time explaining that marriage is good. How could any Christian ever come to the conclusion that marriage was bad? The Scriptural view of marriage is abundantly clear.

• He speaks about wanting to leave his brothers in Christ to be with his wife and not wanting to be with them any more. He says that he has "found something a whole lot better" than the church. That is not a Biblical attitude! Yes a man leaves his parents to be with his wife, but this refers to where he lives; not to his spiritual family. When a man joins with his wife, the two become one; but they are no less a part of the body of Christ.

• He keeps saying "Amen?" as a question. He is trivializing a most profound word. "Amen" is an expression of personal faith; a categorical statement of absolute conviction.

• He says he has "degrees" and "training" for ministry. That is very concerning. You can't be "trained" to have a spiritual gift; it is given by God. Moreover, Bible colleges and seminaries are well known to be godless, heretical places. A man of God wouldn't want to go anywhere near such a place.

• He holds to the view that God made female animals before He made Eve. That view is not supported by scripture. Are we to believe that God had given every animal a mate but deliberately held back on giving Adam one until Adam found none of the animals to be suitable? No. We all know what Genesis 2 says. Chapter 21 begins with the word "so". God made Eve because Adam didn't find any of the animals suitable. It is clear from the description that Eve was something unprecedented and radical: a new category of creature specially created for man. Surely all the animals were given mates because of Eve; not the other way round.

• He says the primary reason for marriage is procreation. Where is that in the Bible? The primary reason for marriage is all about the relationship between the man and his wife and their coming together. Children are merely a bonus. God didn't give Eve as a "helper with procreation"; that is absurd.

• He admits to having asked God earlier in life for evil things: worldly things of pride: recognition, appreciation, and having people remember him when he's dead. He doesn't seem to even be aware of how disgusting those attitudes are to God and shrugs it off as "immaturity". The fact that he could desire such things whilst being a Christian suggests that he is not born again.

I am sorry for being negative about this man, especially since I like him so much. But everything about this sermon is very wrong. This is not adding up to a man of God. I also found out that he respects John MacArthur—and John MacArthur is most certainly not a man of God. It is sad. I hope that the Lord will bring Mr Baucham to true repentance because I suspect it has never happened and he is just another "church going" type.

great piece

Wow! Ta DA

That's right it's a good thing it's what u make of it

amen!!!!!!!!!! yes God

Awesome

awesome

lol, in the book of Hesitations xD

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Shit. I’ve grown to be extremely jealous of my nephew. He has actually been unattached for life. By a luck, he’s got a model to deeply love him in no time. Just how can that be actually possible? He smiled and told me he obtained the Cupid Love System (Google it!) I wish someone attractive fell for me… I really don’t recall ever previously seeing him so fulfilled. Kind of makes me feel bad.

Thanks Brian!! God Bless you!!