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00:01 Where does your loyalty lie?
00:02 Is it in your Christianity? Or is it in your culture? 00:06 Stay tuned to find out what Hollywood movie 00:08 has taken Christians by a storm. 00:10 My name is Yvonne Lewis-Shelton. 00:12 And I'm Jason Bradley, 00:14 and you're watching Urban Report. 00:40 Hello, and welcome to Urban Report. 00:43 Our guests today are Dr. Isaac Olatunji 00:46 also known as Dr. O, 00:47 professor of religion at Oakwood University, 00:50 and Scotty Mayer, 00:52 Speaker/Director of Little Light Studios. 00:54 Welcome to Urban Report, Dr. O and Scotty. 00:57 Yeah! Hello. 00:59 Thank you, thank you. Hello, hello. 01:00 Away with you guys. Alright. 01:02 And my co-host here, Jason Bradley, 01:06 who is also my son, 01:07 who is also the General Manager 01:09 of 3ABN's Dare to Dream Network. 01:12 Yeah! Yes, it is good to be here. 01:13 Yeah. 01:15 I'm excited about what we're gonna talk about today. 01:16 I am too, Jay. 01:17 I am too because it's something that's so necessary. 01:20 There's something going on 01:22 that if you don't know about it, you will. 01:25 By the time this program is over, 01:28 hopefully you will be considering 01:30 some really new and poignant points 01:33 about the movie the Black Panther. 01:38 That movie, I mean, 01:40 it's been a box-office success, right? 01:44 I think it was one of the top ones. 01:45 Yeah, it broke records. It broke records. 01:48 Yeah. 01:49 It's been an amazing "success" in the box office. 01:53 But we want to look at it from another perspective today. 01:58 And I think it's important that we let you know 02:02 that we are not in any way trying 02:04 to invalidate the kind of support 02:11 that it gives to the black community 02:13 from the standpoint of, you know... 02:16 We're used to seeing Africans not being progressive. 02:20 And this movie is very different. 02:22 It's actually showing Africans being ahead of everybody else. 02:26 So of course, there's that feeling of, 02:28 "Wow, this is a great situation." 02:32 But in our quest to counteract the counterfeit 02:38 which is what we've been called to do at Dare to Dream. 02:40 We just want to show you some other perspective. 02:43 And that's what you guys have done. 02:45 Tell us what you did 02:47 with the movie the Black Panther. 02:50 Well, just dealing with the hidden dangers 02:54 and not so hidden dangers from a biblical perspective 02:57 because the Bible makes it very plain 02:59 that we are not to be deceived. 03:00 "Let no man deceive you," Jesus said. 03:02 And the Bible makes it very plain 03:04 that Satan comes and settle in us 03:06 in all sort of ways to draw us away 03:08 from the simplicity that in Christ. 03:10 And so in this documentary, 03:12 we were just highlighting what those things were 03:15 so we can make a biblically informed decision 03:17 on this movie. 03:19 And if they come out, 03:20 and I'm hearing that they'll be coming 03:21 with another sequel to the Black Panther. 03:24 That's really good. 03:26 Scotty, what lead you to decide 03:31 to get involved with this documentary? 03:34 Well, our ministry began 03:36 due to making a few documentaries 03:38 on the entertainment industry 03:40 and some of the spiritual messages 03:42 that come out of those movies. 03:44 Our first few productions that we ever created, 03:47 we really wanted to get to the bottom of, 03:49 you know, "Are we really affected 03:51 by what we watch?" 03:53 And so we've kind of made a few documentaries 03:56 on this subject. 03:58 And when the Black Panther came out, 04:00 we started getting flooded with emails and phone calls, 04:03 and people kept saying, 04:05 "You got to do something on this movie. 04:06 It's so huge!" 04:08 And the things that they're teaching here 04:09 is just so different than the Bible. 04:12 And you know, 04:13 I'm very sensitive to the difference, 04:17 you know, cultural sensitivities. 04:19 But at the same time, it's like, 04:22 we've got to stand on the Word of God. 04:24 And so I kind of shied away from it a little bit and said, 04:27 "You know what, 04:29 I'm a few shades the wrong color 04:32 to be putting this thing out." 04:34 And so when I teamed up with Dr. O 04:37 and I saw his presentation 04:39 at Can You Hear Me Now? conference in California. 04:42 I said, "This is it. This is it. 04:44 We need to do something on this, 04:46 and this is the guy." 04:47 A lot of the research actually came from him. 04:50 So I was happy to just help put it together, 04:51 and it was a blessing. 04:53 And what's so interesting about it is right around 04:56 when the movie came out, Oakwood, where I teach at, 05:00 was doing 40 days of prayer at Oakwood University Church. 05:03 And when the prayer coordinator called me and said, 05:08 "Could you do a presentation on this? 05:12 We believe you are the only one who can do this 05:14 as relates to this, 05:15 and do a presentation at a specific place on campus." 05:18 And I did just that, 05:19 and that's what began on my side 05:21 seeing how the Lord was moving on his side 05:23 to bring us together to give it to you right now. 05:25 Yeah. Yeah. Isn't that amazing? 05:27 You know, it will be interesting 05:28 to see what kind of backlash you received 05:31 for doing this movie 05:32 because it was such a huge hit, 05:35 especially in the black community 05:37 to see a black superhero. 05:40 I think everybody... 05:42 I won't say everybody 05:44 'cause that's a dangerous statement, 05:45 but a lot of people, you know, 05:48 when they see the black superhero, 05:50 it's just like everything else goes out the window. 05:52 You forget about all the spiritualism, 05:54 and all these other components, and you're just like, 05:57 "Oh, we got a brother that's a superhero." 06:00 And everybody is going for it. 06:02 He could do whatever in the movie 06:03 but it's a black superhero so... 06:05 That's where the deception comes in 06:06 because the Bible says 06:08 that Satan comes as an angel of light. 06:09 He always comes in with an appearance of good 06:11 and to the benefit of man. 06:13 Even when he came to Eve, 06:15 he had her to look at the tree in a good way, 06:17 but God has said not to eat it. 06:19 God told us in the Bible 06:20 not to get caught up in witchcraft and spiritualism. 06:22 The Bible says, "I've severed you 06:24 from other people that you should be mine." 06:26 So we are not to go after the abominations 06:28 of other nations. 06:29 And when we look at what's going on in that movie 06:32 and look at what the Bible says, 06:34 we always, whether you're black or white, 06:35 no matter what culture you are, 06:37 you always have to go with the word. 06:40 Absolutely, and that is the key. 06:42 You know, the temptation is to go with... 06:46 It feels good. 06:47 I mean you're watching it. There's a lot of action. 06:49 There's a lot of stuff going on. 06:51 But we have to go with the word. 06:55 What does the word say? 06:56 For those who have never seen that movie, 07:00 let's talk about what's in the movie. 07:02 What's the movie about? 07:06 You know, what is its goal, so to speak? 07:09 What is it trying to achieve? 07:10 And then let's talk about 07:12 what you guys have done with the documentary. 07:14 What is... 07:15 For those who haven't seen the Black Panther movie, 07:17 certainly not recommending that you see it. 07:19 We're just saying for those who haven't seen it, 07:21 what's that movie about? 07:25 The Black Panther really was one component 07:29 of Marvel's Universe. 07:31 And the character that they chose to focus on, 07:35 his homeland was in Africa. 07:38 It's a fictitious place called Wakanda. 07:41 And there was basically a meteor that hit the planet 07:46 and dropped some "special" type of material, 07:52 vibranium, that they could make 07:55 technological advancements with. 07:57 And that's what put that culture 07:59 on sort of top of the food chain in the world 08:03 if you would. 08:04 And you know, it's interesting 08:07 because they tell you right out of the gate, 08:11 the very first scene of the movie, 08:14 where the inspiration comes from. 08:16 And you know, 08:18 as they're explaining the story 08:19 of how this transpired in the earth, 08:22 I mean they basically say, 08:24 "Hey, the first Black Panther, 08:28 he got this from the panther god, Bast." 08:32 Wow! 08:33 Bast? Bast. 08:34 The cat god of Egypt. Come on now. 08:36 He directed him... I'm sorry. 08:38 Excuse me, Scott. No, no. 08:39 He directed him to eat a heart-shaped herb 08:42 to give him power, strength, and instincts, 08:44 and he became the first Black Panther. 08:45 The Black Panther is a ceremonial religious title 08:49 for the African nation of Wakanda. 08:51 Similar to it in the Bible, 08:53 the Canaanites, they were pagans, 08:55 every king was not only a political leader, 08:58 but he was also a religionist figure. 09:01 So as you look at the two, 09:02 it's really mirroring the Biblical themes 09:05 in terms of that. 09:06 So when you look at that as the foundation, 09:08 then you know you're dealing 09:09 with spiritualism and witchcraft. 09:11 It's really the movie... 09:12 It's a spinoff of the Marvel Comics superhero, 09:14 the Black Panther. 09:15 And a lot of this stuff, you can get on marvel-wiki. 09:18 And just looking at what it's all about, 09:20 it just really sets the foundation 09:21 to the rest of the movie. 09:23 Yes, so there is a whole bunch of sorcery 09:26 and all that other stuff in there. 09:27 You know, we actually have a trailer 09:30 of the documentary that you guys put together. 09:32 Awesome. 09:34 We wanna take a look at that right now. 09:37 What is the Black Panther and the enemy of our souls 09:40 namely Lucifer have in common? 09:42 The number one question 09:44 that needs to be answered is this. 09:45 What do superheroes depend upon 09:47 when battling against the forces of evil 09:50 in their roles? 09:52 When is the last time or the first time 09:53 you see an animal speaking to a human being 09:56 to eat something to receive power? 09:58 You know very well what it is. 10:00 When the devil, when he possessed a serpent, 10:03 spoke through the serpent, 10:05 and told Eve that if you eat of the fruit, 10:08 you will become like God. 10:10 Where's he getting his power from? 10:11 Who is he getting his wisdom from? 10:13 A goddess, Bast! 10:15 You know that's the devil. 10:17 The Black Panther and Bast are connected together 10:20 with a heart-shaped herb. 10:22 The Black Panther is saying, "Honored fathers, 10:24 mighty warriors, fearsome priests, 10:27 Black Panthers all, 10:28 in the name of Bast," not in the name of Jesus, 10:31 but in the name of a false god, "In the name of Bast, 10:34 I call upon you to counsel." 10:36 Hold on there. 10:38 We must follow Biblical principles 10:39 when it comes to what we watch. 10:41 The bottom line is this right here. 10:43 If you take the witchcraft and the spiritualism 10:46 and the false-god worship out of the Black Panther movie, 10:50 guess what, 10:51 you won't have a Black Panther. 10:55 Get ready 10:56 for The Black Panther Deception. 11:01 Available now on DVD and digital download 11:04 at LittleLightStudios.tv 11:09 Wow! Wow! Oh! 11:11 Now everybody should want to see that version 11:14 of the Black Panther right there, 11:16 Black Panther Deception. 11:17 That's right, that's right. 11:19 Yes, yes, and they will be able to. 11:22 We are gonna actually show a special feature right here 11:24 on Dare to Dream. 11:26 I know. I'm super excited. 11:28 We are going to show The Black Panther Deception. 11:32 So that for those of you who have seen it, 11:34 you'll be able... 11:36 For those of you who have seen the movie, 11:37 the original movie, the Black Panther, 11:39 you will be able to see 11:40 just how it contradicts the Bible. 11:44 You cannot say that this movie is okay 11:47 once you watch The Black Panther Deception 11:50 because there's just too much in it. 11:53 I love how in that trailer, you brought out 11:55 that panther is a god. 12:02 I didn't even realize that when I saw it. 12:05 I watched it so that I can talk intelligently 12:10 about the movie. 12:12 So I had no idea. 12:14 You know, we know that the Canaanites and all, 12:15 they had idols and heathen gods, 12:18 and all that Moloch, and all that. 12:20 So this is very interesting. 12:22 And they talked about praising the ancestors 12:25 instead of praising God. 12:27 I mean there are all kinds of things. 12:28 And you see, the Bible gives us a Biblical principle. 12:30 The scripture says in the book of Exodus 23:13, 12:33 "In all things that I said unto you, 12:34 be circumspect 12:36 and make no mention of the name of other gods. 12:40 Neither let it be heard out of thy mouth." 12:42 Why? 12:43 So others won't inquire 12:45 and they might end up worshipping that god. 12:47 Yes. 12:48 And see, Paul gives us a principle 12:50 in 1 Corinthians 10:14 to flee from idolatry. 12:53 There's something about idol worship. 12:55 This is what we are dealing with, idol worship. 12:57 Yes. 12:58 It is so intriguing 13:00 that will make us want to continue 13:01 to stay in it and promote it to others. 13:08 Scotty, what's your creative process 13:10 when you are going to record a documentary like this one? 13:16 Well, you know, this one began 13:18 with just kind of wrapping my head 13:20 around the concepts that were taught in the film. 13:24 And when you kind of take a look at, okay, 13:29 every piece of art is meant to affect its viewer, right? 13:32 That's the reason we make art. 13:34 Nobody makes art that doesn't affect the person. 13:36 Right. 13:37 So when you kind of understand like, you know, 13:40 what's the real core message 13:41 that they're teaching in this movie, 13:44 and then when you open up your Bible 13:45 and you start looking at what the truth is, 13:49 then we kind of like work backwards from there 13:51 and we say what truth can we actually teach 13:54 that is really coming out of the questions 13:56 that are raised in this film? 13:59 So basically, what you're doing is you're taking a look 14:01 at the questions that are posed 14:03 and you're providing biblical answers 14:05 because what's going on in these movie, 14:06 it's a lot of falsehood. 14:08 That's right. 14:09 When you see the Black Panther speaking to his dead father, 14:13 and he is in a tree, and shape shifts, 14:15 and comes and speaks with him, 14:17 well, then we can take a look at what does the Bible say 14:19 about the state of the dead, you know? 14:22 In Ecclesiastes, it says, "The dead know not anything." 14:25 So the only way 14:27 that we're gonna be able to spot these deceptions 14:29 is you have to know the truth. 14:31 You're not gonna spot it if you don't know 14:33 what the genuine obviously says. 14:36 But there's a lot of topics that were raised in here 14:38 that as Christians 14:40 should really "raise" alarm bells, 14:42 and, you know the fact that it didn't for many 14:46 is alarming to me. 14:47 Yes, yes. Yes, yes. 14:49 Go ahead. Go ahead. 14:51 Or do you think that maybe it raised bells 14:54 but they just chose to ignore it? 14:56 Maybe they didn't want to see it. 14:57 Well, here's another thing that's going on as well. 15:00 You know, for the last 10 years, 15:02 we have actually kind of really studied 15:04 into what happens in the brain when you watch TV or movies. 15:07 There's a lot that's going on inside your mind. 15:10 And so because of the way that the story takes place, 15:14 it's fast-paced, I mean it's flowing at you, 15:16 you're having to pay attention to different characters. 15:19 They are only showing you parts and bits of time. 15:21 It's hard for your mind to stop and say, 15:24 "Well, let me make a logical comparison. 15:26 Let me remember what my Bible says." 15:28 You're paying attention to the story. 15:30 So to their defense, 15:33 when you sit down and you watch these movies, 15:35 a lot of times, you don't have the luxury 15:37 to be able to really sit and think about it. 15:40 So it's only kind of when you see it in slower 15:42 or chopped-up points, 15:44 kind of like what we did in the documentary, 15:45 where we're smashing together all of these parts, 15:48 you really step back and go. 15:50 "Wow, there really is a ton of spiritualism 15:52 in this thing." 15:55 What do you think is going to be the biggest challenge 16:00 for you as an African-American 16:03 talking about this movie? 16:07 What do you think 16:08 some of the challenges are going to be? 16:10 Well, I'm not really worrying about the challenges 16:11 'cause this challenge is preaching the gospel anyway. 16:13 Regardless of what nationality a person is. 16:17 But to answer your question specifically, 16:19 just maybe some backlash 'cause I had a young person 16:23 when I did my presentation last year, 16:25 she said that I was invalid. 16:26 She charged me 16:28 with invalidating black culture, 16:29 which I wasn't, 16:31 we are invalidating satanic culture. 16:32 There you go. 16:33 It's infiltrated every culture to promote satanic principles, 16:37 which will one day lead to the second death. 16:40 And so... 16:42 You know, one thing we did 16:44 in this documentary, put a disclaimer. 16:45 This is not an invalidation to the black community. 16:48 I'm not in the business of validating myself, okay? 16:50 But this is about truth and righteousness 16:53 that Satan is hit against everybody. 16:57 And so what happens is that Satan does 16:59 what the apostle says, 17:00 you become all things of all men. 17:02 So he fought for blacks, he has stuff for black people, 17:05 for other cultures, he has stuff for other people. 17:08 So as we're dealing with this movie, 17:10 which is really nothing more than what you see 17:12 in the white superheroes 'cause in the documentary, 17:14 we dealt with two white superheroes, 17:15 Isis and Shazam, 17:17 who Isis called upon an Egyptian goddess for power. 17:21 And Shazam received power from a wizard 17:23 and the Bible says we are not to be defiled by them. 17:25 Right. 17:26 We purposely did that 17:28 so that to set the foundation showing that the Black Panther 17:30 is no different than the white superheroes 17:32 'cause they come from the same power. 17:34 That was gonna be my next question 17:35 is like what's the difference 17:37 between a black superhero and a white superhero? 17:38 No. No difference. So there's no difference? 17:40 When you look at the origin where most of them come from, 17:42 they're Ancient Greek and Roman gods. 17:45 And the Greeks and the Romans just got their gods from Egypt. 17:48 So when you look at all of the Egyptian influence 17:52 and those kind of gods' worship, 17:57 this is where a lot of this stems from, 17:59 it's way back in ancient cultures. 18:01 Exactly, and that's why 18:03 as Biblically-informed Christians, 18:05 we must make every decision 18:06 that has to be a Biblically informed one. 18:09 Therefore, as David said, we will hate every false way. 18:13 Right. 18:14 So when we see something contradicting the Bible, 18:16 regardless of how heralded it is 18:19 because Jesus says in Luke 16, 18:22 that which is highly esteemed among men 18:24 is an abomination to God. 18:26 So just because people highly esteem 18:27 it in my culture, 18:29 we got to look in between the lines 18:31 as Christians that if we were secular people, 18:35 we weren't claiming the God of the Bible, 18:37 just the Bible at all, 18:39 then this discussion would be foolishness. 18:41 But because we're Christians and we're talking to people 18:44 who are interested in the Christian's God, 18:46 which is Jehovah Jireh, 18:48 therefore, we have to look at it 18:50 from a Biblical lens and not from a black lens. 18:52 That's right. That's right. 18:54 I'm glad you said that because, you know, oftentimes, 18:56 you do see where a culture trumps your Christianity, 19:00 like, you see, a lot of people go 19:01 with their culture rather than God. 19:03 Yes. Yes. 19:04 There's a lot of people that were genuinely really excited 19:07 when this movie came out. 19:09 I mean they showed up at the theater in full regalia, 19:11 and when was the last time you came to church 19:13 in full regalia and excited about the gospel the same way? 19:18 Unfortunately, the devil uses flattery. 19:21 And when he flatters us, 19:22 we get our senses all messed up, 19:25 and then we begin to not see through his deceptions as well. 19:30 Especially, if you have a sense of oppression, 19:34 where you don't feel as though you measure up 19:37 for whatever reason, it's not based on truth, 19:39 it's just based on whatever, and so if you feel that. 19:43 And then you see a movie where your culture is exalted, 19:48 then it's like, "Oh, wow!" 19:50 And so you go with that, but you're not thinking about, 19:53 "Well, wait a minute, what's the dark side of this? 19:57 How is Satan trying to use this to actually engulf us 20:02 in his and the counterfeit?" 20:03 And that's why you have to look at the... 20:05 Keep the end result in mind. 20:07 Where is this leading to? 20:08 Where is this bus headed? 20:10 From a psychological standpoint, 20:13 from a sociological standpoint, it's perfectly understandable 20:16 why an individual of African culture, 20:20 African-American culture, and African culture in general 20:23 patronized it so much because it gives us 20:25 a sense of feeling of... 20:28 I would hate to say superiority 20:29 but just something that we've been wanting 20:32 ever since we came over here as slaves. 20:33 But the Bible does tell us 20:35 that if we keep His Commandments 20:37 and do what He says, 20:38 He will make us the head and not the tail. 20:40 That's right. 20:41 Our validation comes from obeying God, 20:43 not some superhero. 20:44 But watch this right here. 20:45 In obeying God, His commandment is to stay away 20:48 from wizards and from witchcraft. 20:49 So therefore, I can't watch this movie. 20:53 Yes. Yes. Yes. 20:55 I mean all of the people 20:57 in the ancient books of the Bible 20:59 that struggled with idolatry and witchcraft, 21:02 they lost their lives. 21:03 I mean that's how serious it was to God. 21:06 God says He would turn His face away from that individual 21:10 that's involved in witchcraft or sorcery. 21:14 And so do you think it would be very fair 21:16 in today's world 21:17 where those people lost their life, 21:19 they came up for judgment, 21:20 and then they take a look at us, 21:22 and they go, "Well, these guys are watching all this stuff. 21:25 They're involved in it too. 21:26 But I lost my salvation because of that." 21:28 So, you know, I think God is the same back then 21:32 as He is today. 21:34 And even back then, 21:35 God wasn't looking at race like we do today. 21:38 God brought you out of the house of Egypt, 21:40 out of a nation of black people that worship the false god. 21:44 But hold on, in the land of Canaan, 21:47 they were the sons of Ham just as much as the Egyptians were. 21:49 So these were black nations around there 21:52 that were worshipping false gods. 21:53 So God wasn't looking at it the way we look at it. 21:56 That's right. 21:57 He's looking at it from truth and righteousness, 21:58 and we must be Godlike. 22:00 But I want to bring this point up too 22:03 or ask you this question rather, you know, 22:05 with what you just said, Scotty, about, 22:07 you know, 22:08 turning His face on witchcraft and all that stuff, 22:10 if somebody is watching right now 22:12 and they happen to be involved in witchcraft, 22:14 in sorcery, or something, 22:16 you're not saying 22:17 that God doesn't still desire a relationship with them. 22:20 Correct? No. No. No. 22:21 Definitely. 22:23 You know, God is very patient time and time again. 22:26 I mean you just look at the people of Nineveh, 22:28 right? 22:29 You know, here, 22:30 He's having this conversation with Jonah. 22:32 And Jonah is ready to do just away with Him. 22:34 And he's upset that God won't take them out. 22:36 But here, this whole city has turned their back on God, 22:40 and God's sitting there having a conversation with Jonah 22:42 saying, "These are people. 22:44 I want to save these people." 22:46 So God is very patient with us, 22:48 but He takes witchcraft and sorcery very seriously 22:51 because of the end result 22:53 of where it leads you down the road. 22:55 Yes. 22:56 And let's look a little bit about the affect 22:58 of these kinds of movies, 23:00 these heavy-action movies on the brain 23:04 'cause you had mentioned something off-camera 23:06 and I think we should share it with our audience too 23:08 about what happens to the brain. 23:10 Either one of you can talk about it. 23:12 Go ahead, Scotty. Sure. 23:13 You know, as you are really watching like fast-paced, 23:18 you have to consider the technology 23:20 that you're paying attention to. 23:21 It's 24 frames, 24 pictures per second, 23:27 and that's a lot of... 23:29 you know, things, information for your brain 23:31 to try to wrap itself around. 23:34 So, you know, a lot of this... 23:36 What happens in the brain 23:38 in order to compensate 23:39 for that much influx of information 23:42 is it opens up the mind. 23:43 And you make thoughts off your frontal lobe, 23:46 as we are discussing right here, you know, 23:48 your frontal lobe is engaged and interactive. 23:50 But when you start really 23:52 watching this fast-paced entertainment, 23:54 your brain then starts to shut off the frontal lobe 23:57 and it reacts off of the limbic system, 24:00 which is your emotional system, 24:01 and it opens your mind 24:03 so that you can just intake all of the information 24:06 but you don't make conscious decisions 24:08 as it's coming in. 24:10 So that's what's scary to me 24:11 is all of these little seeds can be planted 24:14 in someone's mind, 24:15 and they're not sitting there going... 24:17 How many people have honestly 24:18 had a Bible study after they watched the movie? 24:19 Right? 24:21 Come out of the movie theater, 24:22 it's not like you're sitting around going, 24:24 "Let's talk about the spiritual component 24:25 of this movie." 24:26 Right? Yeah. 24:28 You let that sit in your mind and that will take root 24:30 and get watered down the road. 24:31 And to add, that could be the reason 24:33 why part of backlash may be with some 24:35 is because their reasoning from an emotional 24:39 because they are receiving it from an emotional, 24:41 not from a Biblical logical system. 24:43 'Cause it's not principle-oriented. 24:44 It's got to be principle-oriented. 24:46 That's right. And that's what we always have to go back to. 24:49 You can't rely on your emotions. 24:52 You can't rely on how you feel about something 24:55 that makes you feel good, so it's okay. 24:57 No, what does the Bible say? 24:59 If we truly are Christians and we truly are determined 25:03 to live according to the Bible and have the Bible 25:05 as the final arbiter of what we do, 25:08 then it's got to be by that. 25:11 Galatians says, "We or an angel 25:13 come and preach any of the gospel or message 25:15 unto you contrary 25:17 to which you have received let him be accursed." 25:19 So therefore, even if it comes in a form 25:21 that's familiar to my culture, 25:23 even they may be a brother or a sister, 25:25 I got to reject it. 25:27 It's going against the word. 25:28 Right. Right. 25:30 The very basis of spiritualism has its root 25:31 in changing the Word of God. 25:33 That's what the snake was doing in the Garden of Eden. 25:35 God said, "Eat this fruit, you're gonna die." 25:37 Right? 25:38 And the devil said, "No, you won't die." 25:40 He's changing the Words of God. 25:43 All spiritualism is designed for the exact same thing. 25:45 All it's gonna do is change the word. 25:47 So when you watch something with spiritualism in it 25:50 that is contrary to your Bible, you know what I mean? 25:53 If it's teaching you something that's different, 25:55 it's changing what God has given to us. 25:58 Wow. The change is gradual. 26:00 That's right. The change is gradual. 26:02 So people will say it doesn't affect me 26:04 but what happens is that it may not affect you 26:07 to will you do it but will accept it. 26:09 Right. 26:11 And by your influence to others, it's okay. 26:12 Right. 26:14 Now we're gonna show the actual documentary here 26:18 on Dare to Dream. 26:19 But if people wanna purchase the DVD, 26:21 if they want to get the DVD, where can they go, Dr. O? 26:24 They can go to my website 26:26 at www.ProjectLatterain.org, 26:29 www.ProjectLatterain.org, 26:32 and go to the Products section, 26:34 and you can order your copy. 26:35 Okay. 26:37 And they can also get it from... 26:38 LittleLightStudios.tv Gotcha. 26:41 So you can find it on there. 26:42 There is a shop there 26:44 and you can look at the trailer. 26:45 I think, we also have it in digital download on Vimeo. 26:47 Okay. 26:49 If you would rather have a digital copy, 26:50 that's available as well. 26:51 Multiple options. That's great. 26:53 And you have other options too. 26:55 One of the wonderful things about your ministry 26:57 is that you do a lot of these kinds of documentaries 27:01 and things like that, and we really thank you 27:03 for what you've been doing 27:05 and we appreciate what you did as well, Dr. O, 27:08 with this particular one 27:09 because this Black Panther Deception 27:13 is a powerful thing. 27:15 It's a powerful thing. 27:16 It was a team effort, 27:18 the combination of divinity and humanity. 27:19 Amen. Amen. 27:20 Thank you so much for being with us. 27:22 We really appreciate it. You want to say something, Jay? 27:23 Absolutely. 27:25 You know, I mean, I was just impressed 27:26 when I watched the documentary, 27:29 and I'm looking forward to airing it on Dare to Dream. 27:31 I am looking forward to you checking it out, watching it, 27:34 writing us, and telling us what you think about it. 27:37 That's right. That's right. 27:38 Make sure that you check with our schedule 27:40 so that you'll know when it's gonna air 27:43 because you are not gonna want to miss it. 27:45 I can't believe, our time is up. 27:47 I know it went by way to fast. 27:49 I know it. I know it. 27:50 Well, we reached the end of another program. 27:52 Thank you so much for tuning in. 27:53 Make sure that everything you do 27:55 lines up with the Word. 27:58 Join us next time because it wouldn't be the same 28:00 without you. |
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