Melissa Dougherty

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This is one of the most important interviews I've done this year so far. Most of my Christian life, I had always been very confused about the expectations Christians have of one another when it comes to forgiveness. There are beautiful things about forgiveness. But there is such a thing as "therapeutic forgiveness" that can actually totally wreck a person. Nobody is talking about this like Teasi is. Therapeutic forgiveness (or counterfeit forgiveness) is hurting you. And this is what MANY Christians believe is a biblical view of forgiveness. I believe "therapeutic forgiveness" is used in cover-up culture, in abusive leadership, and puts a burden on the victim that Jesus never modeled or taught. I hope that by the end of this video, you'll see that therapeutic forgiveness is actually a relatively recent doctrine. It's not how Christians have historically and biblically understood forgiveness. (And it's actually very obvious in Scripture.) And trust me, every single question you've asked about this, and every scripture you're thinking of, Teasi thought of and asked too. This shouldn't be controversial. This should be healing. Get Teasi's book here: https://amzn.to/4ybvwPg Teasi's Website: https://www.teasicannon.com/ The other video we did: https://youtu.be/15gU_6EQpaY 👉My Website: https://www.melissadougherty.co/ 💡Want to know more about this "New Thought" thing? Order Happy Lies: ● Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/h3yb2vmz ● Audible: https://tinyurl.com/4b8j88vp ● Christianbook: https://tinyurl.com/msvjxt2e ● Amazon: https://amzn.to/46XmuZO 📚RESOURCES📚: https://www.amazon.com/shop/melissadougherty 📲FOLLOW📲: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewAgeToChristianity/ Instagram: @melissaldougherty TwiX: https://twitter.com/Meldougherty77 💡SEMINARY💡: Looking for a solid theological education? Look at Southern Evangelical Seminary: https://ses.edu/melissa/ 🤗SUPPORT🤗: If you are led: https://paypal.me/MelissaDougherty77

For the last few decades, our culture has become increasingly unteathered from objective truth. Not only that, people are now trying to rewrite reality itself. The answer? Is the Answerer. My friends Phoenix Hayes and Frank Turek wrote a book about it. If "you can't change reality by screaming at it" was a book, this would be it. Get their book The War on Reality here: https://amzn.to/4imc8Kw War on Reality website: https://thewaronreality.com/ Phoenix's website: https://phoenixhayes.com/ Frank's website: crossexamined.org 👉My Website: https://www.melissadougherty.co/ 💡Want to know more about this "New Thought" thing? Order Happy Lies: ● Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/h3yb2vmz ● Audible: https://tinyurl.com/4b8j88vp ● Christianbook: https://tinyurl.com/msvjxt2e ● Amazon: https://amzn.to/46XmuZO 📚RESOURCES📚: https://www.amazon.com/shop/melissadougherty 📲FOLLOW📲: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewAgeToChristianity/ Instagram: @melissaldougherty TwiX: https://twitter.com/Meldougherty77 💡SEMINARY💡: Looking for a solid theological education? Look at Southern Evangelical Seminary: https://ses.edu/melissa/ 🤗SUPPORT🤗: If you are led: https://paypal.me/MelissaDougherty77

I cannot BELIEVE how long this video turned out to be. But here we are. The Dr. Daf Show is typically a debate style show where people with very different beliefs and worldviews come together and debate and talk. Recently, they had one New Ager, Jasmine, on the show (though Jasmine doesn't consider herself a New Ager and identifies as a witch or "eclectic spiritualist"), along with 20 Christians. This video blew up. This is my reaction to that conversation/debate. I break down some of the arguments that came up, offer some firm but hopefully fair critiques of both sides, and end with an appeal to Jasmine. What do you say, Jasmine? Dr. Daf? 👉My Website: https://www.melissadougherty.co/ 💡Want to know more about this "New Thought" thing? Order Happy Lies: ● Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/h3yb2vmz ● Audible: https://tinyurl.com/4b8j88vp ● Christianbook: https://tinyurl.com/msvjxt2e ● Amazon: https://amzn.to/46XmuZO TIMESTAMPS: 00:00- Intro 7:53- My general thoughts about the episode in general, and thoughts about apologetics 19:28- Addressing some of Jasmine’s objections 21:35- Objection 1: You weren’t there when Jesus rose from the dead. HOW do you know? HOW can you trust the Bible? 44:01- Objection 2: Jesus was a witch. His miracles are what witches do. 54:41- Objection 3: Christianity is a pagan cult derived from older religions. 1:00:38- Christianity came later. Other Egyptian religions are older. And the“1500 year” argument? 01:11:46- God kills people in the Bible. How can He be good? 01:16:26- God knew Satan would rebel, so God is responsible for Satan’s evil, and why does free will require so much evil? 01:28:47- Christians think anything outside of God/Christianity is demonic. 01:34:53- There are thousands of religions. Why does Christianity claim to be the ONLY one that’s true? And WHY did God mess with poor Job!?My Q&A about Job (and more): https://youtu.be/ww7Jtz2vK2g Do all religions teach the same thing?: https://youtu.be/usYI0XY3M7U 01:36:28- Can we know spiritual truth? 01:41:14- Does the Bible condone slavery? How Christianity ended slavery: https://youtu.be/kA0-21H1TtU?si=TKiZOzvfpG0OZiXq 01:51:13- My thoughts on how Jasmine did 02:21:47- My thoughts on how the Christians did. 02:52:13- My invitation to Jasmine. (NOT a challenge.) Contact me. Instagram: @melissaldougherty Email: contacting.melissad@gmail.com 👀WATCH👀: ●My Q&A about Job (and more): https://youtu.be/ww7Jtz2vK2g ●My Q&A about why God would create Satan (and more): https://youtu.be/Hh7q7Yh3Mog ●Alisa’s Video with Dr. Potter about prolegomena: https://www.centerforbiblicalunity.com/ ●The #1 Thing that drove me into false Christianity: https://youtu.be/LRQP96DmrIQ ●Wes Huff’s “Can I Trust the Bible” Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVPBNBAGY0 ●Mike Winger’s PSA playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4bTHScjdEo&list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHttVR0rkvhBfA-IKrg5SGcp ●No, the Bible wasn’t put together at the Council of Nicaea: https://youtu.be/PfSSJVVG5S4?si=6HeCQv2_REaiWF-0 ●Tys video with Ani from Women in Apologetics addressing more about the “1500 years” comment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl-kKCvn8RQ ●All religions teach the same thing?: https://youtu.be/usYI0XY3M7U ●How Christianity ended slavery: https://youtu.be/kA0-21H1TtU?si=TKiZOzvfpG0OZiXq ●Tactics by Greg Koukl: https://amzn.to/4xNqtnR ●Jasmine talking about prayer: https://www.instagram.com/p/Db1PxsJNoCd/ ●Jasmine asking for people to talk to: https://www.instagram.com/p/Db8u_JbpbAE/ ●Jon’s video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcH5LanuqEM/ 📚RESOURCES📚: https://www.amazon.com/shop/melissadougherty 📲FOLLOW📲: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewAgeToChristianity/ Instagram: @melissaldougherty TwiX: https://twitter.com/Meldougherty77 💡SEMINARY💡: Looking for a solid theological education? Look at Southern Evangelical Seminary: https://ses.edu/melissa/ 🤗SUPPORT🤗: If you are led: https://paypal.me/MelissaDougherty77

I had pastor Aaron Graham talk to me about having an unshakable faith. If you’ve ever felt the pressure to keep your faith private, treat church like it’s optional, or bend Scripture to fit the culture, this conversation is for you. Get Aaron's book here: https://amzn.to/4vKjFqh 👉My Website: https://www.melissadougherty.co/ 💡Want to know more about this "New Thought" thing? Order Happy Lies: ● Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/h3yb2vmz ● Audible: https://tinyurl.com/4b8j88vp ● Christianbook: https://tinyurl.com/msvjxt2e ● Amazon: https://amzn.to/46XmuZO 📚RESOURCES📚: https://www.amazon.com/shop/melissadougherty 📲FOLLOW📲: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewAgeToChristianity/ Instagram: @melissaldougherty TwiX: https://twitter.com/Meldougherty77 💡SEMINARY💡: Looking for a solid theological education? Look at Southern Evangelical Seminary: https://ses.edu/melissa/ 🤗SUPPORT🤗: If you are led: https://paypal.me/MelissaDougherty77

I recently had a clip sent to me from a podcast Kenneth Copeland’s granddaughter is doing with him, and I ended up taking enough notes to turn it into a video. First, Kenneth Copeland explicitly connects Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich with the very “laws of prosperity” that he says God supposedly commissioned him to teach. This helps make some of the spiritual gobleygook that Copeland teaches make more sense. Napoleon Hill wasn’t just some random author Copeland happened to read. Copeland actually connects Think and Grow Rich to the same “laws of prosperity” he says God called him to teach. So it gives you a pretty clear picture of how Copeland sees Hill: as part of that same stream of prosperity teaching. Second, I was surprised to see them discuss Kenneth Copeland's disastrous Inside Edition interview. I thought they were finally going to clarify what he meant. Instead, it went in a very different direction. These are my thoughts. Pray for the Copelands. 👉My Website: https://www.melissadougherty.co/ 💡Want to know more about this "New Thought" thing? Order Happy Lies: ● Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/h3yb2vmz ● Audible: https://tinyurl.com/4b8j88vp ● Christianbook: https://tinyurl.com/msvjxt2e ● Amazon: https://amzn.to/46XmuZO 👀WATCH👀: ● Full Courtney and Kenneth Copeland video here: https://youtu.be/dPJ5g_MXoog?is=cJWm-Utz7qmAgF_x These are two of my favorite deep dives I've done so far: ● My deep dive on Napoleon Hill: https://youtu.be/3t-ZGDUg8Bo?si=OQZRQFl4pWT10YFa ●My deep dive on MLM's: https://youtu.be/tXcqHwi4OaA?si=Bxir5yIHKijptMMe 📚RESOURCES📚: https://www.amazon.com/shop/melissadougherty 📲FOLLOW📲: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewAgeToChristianity/ Instagram: @melissaldougherty TwiX: https://twitter.com/Meldougherty77 💡SEMINARY💡: Looking for a solid theological education? Look at Southern Evangelical Seminary: https://ses.edu/melissa/ 🤗SUPPORT🤗: If you are led: https://paypal.me/MelissaDougherty77

What’s this? A *Psychic Fair* you say? Only an hour away AND there will be food? Now don’t tease me with a good time. I live about an hour away from Santa Fe here in New Mexico, and there's always something unique going on. So when I saw that there was a psychic fair going on, I'm one of those weird Christians who gets excited because I actually wanna go meet these people and have spiritual conversations with them, to challenge myself, but also to challenge them. Plus, I mean, what does a psychic fair even look like? Let's just say this wasn't what I expected. 👉My Website: https://www.melissadougherty.co/ 💡Want to know more about this "New Thought" thing? Order Happy Lies: ● Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/h3yb2vmz ● Audible: https://tinyurl.com/4b8j88vp ● Christianbook: https://tinyurl.com/msvjxt2e ● Amazon: https://amzn.to/46XmuZO 👀WATCH👀: ● Times when I visited other places: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLvfK83TeHUsJ8UzrfyPjGJlQozdzaKqV 📚RESOURCES📚: https://www.amazon.com/shop/melissadougherty 📲FOLLOW📲: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewAgeToChristianity/ Instagram: @melissaldougherty TwiX: https://twitter.com/Meldougherty77 💡SEMINARY💡: Looking for a solid theological education? Look at Southern Evangelical Seminary: https://ses.edu/melissa/ 🤗SUPPORT🤗: If you are led: https://paypal.me/MelissaDougherty77

did a deep dive on the furry fandom. Along with months of research, I went to a furry convention. The whole video is on my channel if you want to check it out. (Link in my stories) I gave what I consider to be the most honest and fairest analysis of this growing culture. It's more than just a hobby. Full video here: https://youtu.be/-XSO2KwUoeg?is=24n8FO03jCHV0jRV

Credit: @thebabylonbee gave me the idea for this. Made with permission.

Jesus' question "Who do you say I am?" is the most important question in the world. My friend Lindsey writes about this in her book she co-authored with Dr. Doug Groothius, "What if Jesus Was Right?" Get "What if Jesus Was Right?" Here: https://amzn.to/44CXgiF Timestamps: 1:22- AI Jesus 3:39- New Age Jesus 14:38- Prosperity Jesus 30:54- What does the “image of God” mean? 38:41- What does the “Kingdom of Heaven is among you” mean? If Jesus preached the gospel, but the gospel is that He died for our sins and rose again, what did He mean? 47:25- How does Jesus Himself prepare us for how to confront false versions of Him? 👉My Website: https://www.melissadougherty.co/ 💡Want to know more about this "New Thought" thing? Order Happy Lies: ● Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/h3yb2vmz ● Audible: https://tinyurl.com/4b8j88vp ● Christianbook: https://tinyurl.com/msvjxt2e ● Amazon: https://amzn.to/46XmuZO 📚RESOURCES📚: https://www.amazon.com/shop/melissadougherty 📲FOLLOW📲: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewAgeToChristianity/ Instagram: @melissaldougherty TwiX: https://twitter.com/Meldougherty77 💡SEMINARY💡: Looking for a solid theological education? Look at Southern Evangelical Seminary: https://ses.edu/melissa/ 🤗SUPPORT🤗: If you are led: https://paypal.me/MelissaDougherty77

watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/Pe8l5Y0pyXE

I'm sure we've all seen a clip or a quote where Charlie Kirk said that he hates the word empathy and thinks it's a made up new age term. But is that all he said? Is there more to this? And is he even right? Not to mention we have self-help leaders like Brené Brown, Oprah Winfrey, and Mel Robbins redefining empathy in a way that is something far more powerful and above sympathy. Empathy is postured as something that's much deeper than sympathy. But is that really the case? What really is empathy compared to sympathy? 👉My Website: https://www.melissadougherty.co/ 💡Want to know more about this "New Thought" thing? Order Happy Lies: ● Barnes and Noble: https://tinyurl.com/h3yb2vmz ● Audible: https://tinyurl.com/4b8j88vp ● Christianbook: https://tinyurl.com/msvjxt2e ● Amazon: https://amzn.to/46XmuZO 📚RESOURCES📚: https://www.amazon.com/shop/melissadougherty 📲FOLLOW📲: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewAgeToChristianity/ Instagram: @melissaldougherty TwiX: https://twitter.com/Meldougherty77 💡SEMINARY💡: Looking for a solid theological education? Look at Southern Evangelical Seminary: https://ses.edu/melissa/ 🤗SUPPORT🤗: If you are led: https://paypal.me/MelissaDougherty77

Full video here of when I went to a Sean Feucht event: https://youtu.be/uxMUbYly36U