Posted on 03/19/2022 8:52:20 AM PDT by P-Marlowe
Not that you’d be interested, but if someone wanted to know Jack Hibbs’s views on Charles Schwab, Soros and the like, here is his discussion with Charle Kirk.
Dennis is not orthodox. He is close friends with Dave Rubin. He doesn’t support same sex marriage. You have not listened to him. Few men are wiser than Dennis Prager.
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Wow, a mindreader! I used to listen to Dennis Prager all the time until I actually read the Bible. Any chance you actually know why he doesn’t support same-sex marriage? Has nothing to do with God telling him that it’s wrong. He doesn’t support it because he says it would lead to worse things which it obviously is. But again his view has nothing to do with what God states in the Old Testament.
Dennis Prager is one of the most dangerous man on the planet in that he makes it sound fashionable to not actually follow Jesus Christ because of his velvety language. You accuse me of not listening to Dennis Prager. I accuse you of not listening to Jesus Christ who said the ONLY way to heaven is through being born again through through Jesus Christ. But you stick with the word of Dennis and see how that works out for you.
Just watch it. Then you’ll know
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Ive listened to Prager. I’ve read the Bible. Consequently I know that Dennis Prager thinks he knows more than God meaning that he doesn’t truly believe in God. Yet he sounds so nice with his profound language that he actually has an almost cult-like following that ironically follow his word over the actual Word.
Yeah, sorry. It’s Klaus. He’s evil.
Prager does NOT represent Orthodox Jewish tradition. Avigdor Miller or the Lubavitcher Rebbe he ain’t.
He represents only himself. Caveat emptor.
Maybe you can enlighten us by refuting what he says in the video.
Hi JJ
Frankly I listened to Prager’s responses to the questions and it occurred to me that despite having written two commentaries on the Torah and having taught the Torah for decades, he didn’t seem to express any kind of systemic theology.
God to him seems unapproachable and his theology seems to consist of a passion to do Good but the endgame for his goodness is unclear.
At the end of this session I could not figure out why he embraces Judaism, or even what Judaism represents.
In my opinion Jack Hibbs, who has no formal theological education, seemed to know and understand the Old Testament better than Prager. At least Hibbs has a systematic approach to the scriptures. At the end I thought it was pretty clear that Jack Hibbs knows what he believes and why, but Prager kinda knows his Bible but doesn’t really know why he remains a Jew other than that he was born one.
Can you explain in a few sentences what Jews believe and why they believe it?
The man is a rationalist who takes it upon himself to decide which commandments he approves of. He even wrote a book called The Rational Bible (that means no supernatural).
And the same goes for Ben Cohen.
There are plenty of genuine representatives of the Orthodox Jewish tradition on YouTube. But political conservatives who are religious liberals are not.
For that reason, Christians should beware of Prager's take on the OT. I haven't read his "rational Bible," but if he doesn't find Jesus in the OT, then Prager fundamentally doesn't understand the OT.
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The "old testament" only predicts Chrst if you already assume from the outset the "new testament's" authority to authoritatively interpret the Hebrew Bible. But of course this argument does no good.
All any Jew would have to do is point to Deuteronomy 13 and the rebukes in Parashat Ki Tavo' (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8).
The Five Books of Moses make it clear that the religion it teaches is the one true religion forever. No prophet can overturn the Torah. This means that any "prophet" who actually predicted or permitted something like chrstianity would never have been canonized to begin with.
Why were the Jews kicked out of their promised land for 2000 years?
True. Prager says the really important thing is not theology or tradition, but Values. It's his favorite word.
Prager has said that he doesn't care if a person is Jewish, or Christian, or Buddhist (sic) so long as they are Ethical Monothesists and have Good Values. And the emphasis is on the latter. He's said that many Atheists have beautiful values, but that without "ethical monotheism" as a basis, those good values have no firm foundation.
I cringe at all the Christians he's misled, thinking there's no significant difference between Judaism and Christianity. I shudder every time a former Christian calls to say that they're marrying a Jew "and thanks to you, Dennis, I've converted to Judaism."
These Christians tell Prager they're converting because he's convinced them that, while it doesn't matter if you're Jewish or Christian, so long as you have "beautiful values," it's important for both parents to share the same faith, for the children's sake. And it seems that Prager's Christian listeners will always convert to Judaism rather than urge their partner to convert to Christianity.
I fear that Prager's "rational Bible series" is also leading weak Christians astray.
Jesus said He did not come to abolish (overturn) the Law, but to fulfill it.
This what recently came from Prader:
***EVEN multiverse theories require God to be logical. Here’s why.
https://www.facebook.com/100064353922429/posts/351736416981486/
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I think intelligent design gets conflated with his Judaism.
It’s up to to ID enthusiast to define his “own religion” at that point.
bookmarking this for later.
Pastor Jack is my pastor.. and I just found out these were posted here last year. Thank you.
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