Lennox is way off. In my book Homoexternicus I mention that no one on planet earth knows what god is and that includes Lennox. I would debate him on this point any day but he will avoid me.
Sitting here trying to prepare myself everyday for a phone call that my sick twenty five year old Daughter is gone; my only comfort right now is the cross. My saviors resurrection ensures me that no matter what happens, ill will see her again in paradise. GOD bless you Dr. Lennox. Please pray for my Daughter.
Must be a terrible road to walk when a parent lost a child.. I can only hug you and give words of encouragement. 'This is the word of the Lord: we who are alive in Him and remain on earth when the Lord appears will by no means have an advantage over those who have already died, for both will rise together. For the Lord Himself will appear with the declaration of victory, the shout of an archangel, and the trumpet blast of God. He will descend from the heavenly realm and command those who are dead in Christ to rise first. Then we who are alive will join them, transported together in clouds to have an encounter with the Lord in the air, and we will be forever joined with the Lord. So encourage one another with these truths'. 1Thes 4:13-18
Honestly, this guy is one of the few apologists who I believe is truly saved.. With many others you see pride, absent from love for Christ. You see arguments, yet no thought or heart for Christ. He points to Christ, and not his opinion or argument. I usually don't like apologists, because of the pride you see coming from them, the way they look down on people who's eyes have not been opened, yet with him you can see he understands that it is only by grace that his eyes have been opened. I also loved how he didn't say that he believes in Christ because of great reasoning, arguments or scholastic evidences but because of the actual human evidence; the power of change that salvation brings. As Paul said, I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God unto salvation... it truly is powerful and not some dead believe that leaves you unchanged.
Kristian - Yes, but only IF we submit to it. I've been a believer for just over 20 years and I've struggled. But I've seen greater joy in tough times than in good times. Being in the will of God is where we find contentment when the world gives us disease and death.
@@ultimatebugsRavi Zacharias, and all them guys from Apologia Studios (all calvinists) who pride themselves so much on their "knowledge" and eloquence
I wouldn't be quite so dismissive of apologists in general, but you do touch on a truth. Winning the argument against atheism is important in the sense that we have aeons of misinformation to correct. The culture has been at war against Christ for hundreds of years and we can't abandon our children to be at the mercies of these ravenous wolves that we call religious skeptics. That said, if what motivates the apologist is simply the desire to win the argument or make a name for himself, he's doing it for the wrong reason and it may turn out not to be helpful for his own spiritual well-being. "Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’" -- Matthew 7:21-23 We have to be on His side, not on ours.
>I can listen to John Lennox talk all daylong. Me too...I was so privileged to attend the Cambridge Apologetics Conference in 2023 and this year also and the experience has stayed with me every day.. a C.S Lewis for our age... warmest regards, Karen
*"there is no rationale justification for morality without God; and there is no rationale justification for science without God"* Nonsense, and *very common* nonsense. Morality is a human project. It evolved as we evolved, and does not require some external judge. Science is a method of investigation *humans* developed. How terribly sad that religions teach otherwise, in direct contradiction to what we observe. Furthermore, any thinking person should consider the following: even in the unlikely event that a "god" existed, on what grounds should anyone feel obligated to it (assuming we had a way to know what it wanted)? What if we disagreed with it? I'm sure you've been indoctrinated, and the sooner you learn to think critically, the sooner you will abandon your ancient superstition.
@@vgrof2315 lol .. really!? Then why are you here listening to this video? The truth is that you have an itch to scratch and your inner most being is unsettled and craves connection to it's Maker. Jesus Christ Loves you sir! And that will never change... If only your heart would🙏
@@chikkipop morality has everything to do with God... if there is no God then there is no moral code, beacuse then by what standard do you live, who's standard? Science? Look around and observe as you say! Everything you see and touch is the made from miraculous hands of God. Intelligent design - requires an intellectual maker! Have you driven your car lately? Did design and purpose come together in order to build that machine? Or did evolution suddenly put it together? Your eyeball for example is a marvel of design no lens has ever come close to its replication. Knowing God? If you listened to John Lennox video you would understand that God incarnate is Jesus Christ. He Loves Sir...and that will not change, if only your heart would 🙏
@@SheepDog1974 The "itch to scratch" is the desire to speak out about our fellow humans and their remarkably naïve belief in ancient superstition. YOU don't get to decide anything about our "inner most being," especially given your own blindness to the *indoctrination* that led to your magical beliefs.
This is the video that changed my mind completely I am catholic but I had questions and I was skeptic, Mr John Lenox you are a truly man of God for doing what you do, God bless you Sir, I have now restablished my faith ! God it’s incredible, he revealed to me ! I was in complete tears feeling something inexplicable ❤ it was God
@MarisaHoare I want to scream it to the world ! I’ve never felt this peace before, the way I’m conducting my life now it’s completely different, for the first time in my life I can say I am happy to be alive 🥺, I was too depressed and I was smoking marihuana to relieve the pain of living in this materialistic world..
@@Netomp51 Glad to hear you are seeking after God again.. :) Catholozism is different to the Bible though, just saying... It is actually anti biblical the teachings of the catholic church.
@@e.n.6079 maybe you didnt know this and thats fine but Catholics were the oned who decided which books are in the Bible today, so saying catholicism is antibiblical implies ignorance
Why? If Christianity is true, it gives meaning to suffering and hope for redemption. If not, other systems of thought or philosophies need to be explored to address fundamental existential questions. The argument largely hinges on accepting Christianity as true. For some, basing happiness or consolation on a hypothesis can seem fragile. For those who adhere to Christianity, faith in its doctrines and promises can provide a framework of meaning and comfort. However, for others, this faith might be seen as an uncertain hypothesis rather than an established truth.
I had the high honor of sharing a week long conference with Dr. John. Each of us spoke twice per day. I felt so utterly small; but he was so very gracious, kind, and encouraging. His passion is as prodigious as is his vast intellect. He’s genuinely humble and kind. A treasure to the church.
Thank you God for men like John Lennox, relatable and understandable explanations to difficult questions for believers and non believers alike. I pray that you will continue to raise up more men like John Lennox.
This god, John believes in, is an all-loving, all-knowing one "IS IT"? THAT GOD CAN NOT EXIST, but if one does exist, then it is clearly a psychopathic one! you know, allows such a world where 15,000 innocent children die every day, yet we are told it's a loving god?? BS!
The people I see struggling the hardest with these questions are the ones who have never heard what True Christianity says, but they've listened to what this denomination or that denomination says ABOUT what the Bible says. That's like hearing an ignorant neighbor talking about another neighbor and buying into it, instead of going and meeting that neighbor for yourself, and forming your own opinion. Start with the book of John. (The Bible is not chronologic to be read as a novel.) It's YOUR soul at stake, don't let anyone else have the final Word, but God!
I knew Jesus Christ in my suffering. Not in church, not in family, not in friends, not in school, not while I was peaceful, not while I was happy, but during the darkest struggles of my life. There He was, and the cross. Only then I realized, how in my suffering, compared to Jesus Christ on the cross, Im way too comfortable.
What an amazing testimony. So many Christians, including myself, falter in the face of real adversity. You make me want to do better. Many God bless you. Thank you.
Suffering is like the rain, it falls on the just and unjust. God could minutely control it where it only falls on the unjust. But then the liberty He grants to humanity, would be sorely curtailed. We are free to err, but also free to win. Still in this journey called life we often make mistakes, often are in the wrong place, or just have a scale that must be balanced. And only God knows ALL the answers. This I believe, without God I would be LOST. Thankfully, I have Christ who leads me. Thank You Lord. Godspeed pilgrims.
I think most of his logic here is pretty poor, to be honest. Morality does have a rational basis - it's what happens when organisms like humans can recognise that the pain certain things cause in them will cause similar pain in others. It's about our brain-state, our emotions, our experiences and logic. To expect morality to be baked into the universe, even to inanimate objects a thousand light-years away, or to be "above" humanity, is silly. Morality is a human social concept. It's real, it's important, and it's a rational part of human life. The idea that the "atheist way" has problems is just silly. Atheism is just non-belief in theology. It doesn't have a specific way of dealing with suffering; there are atheist Buddhists, there are atheist drug addicts, there are atheist counsellors. It's like saying not-stamp-collecting is a bad hobby since it doesn't pass the time. Just illogical nonsense, I think. The Good God/Suffering problem does have a simple answer - there isn't a God.
At 5:54, we have a passage that addresses that: "For WE DO NOT HAVE A HIGH PRIEST WHO IS UNABLE TO SYMPATHIZE WITH OUR WEAKNESSES, BUT ONE WHO IN EVERY RESPECT HAS BEEN TEMPTED AS WE ARE, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need."-Hebrews 4:15-16.
I am 93 y/o and am so pleased to hear such a highly respected Scientist to expound the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a world of all sorts and ages as even great Evangelists and Preachers of today have missed b/c Dr. Lennox has emphasized the evidence aka the TRUTH.
I don't miss that John Lennox position of Dr., Math Prof. at Oxford and mainly as Christian and his message that he is not "looked down on" by his equals to be, unusually, so well-versed with proof and facts. His respect provides him with listening by them ! I hope they respond.
Amen John Lennox, you put it in a nutshell when you said "it has to do with Christ..." in that short and simple sentence lies the answer to all things. God bless you, keep up your wonderful work.
This is how alcoholics overcome alcoholism. By trusting in a higher power. God. The only catch is you've got to pass it on to someone else. Helping others stay sober helps yourself stay sober. Once the ball begins rolling, your whole life is transformed from the inside out. By gods grace.
Wow! What an apt submission! And no doubts, it is well articulated too. Refreshingly liberating! In summary, it answers to a very large extent the questions bothering our minds on the authenticity of Christianity. Well said Sir!
I love to hear this man speak! Indeed God took suffering upon himself and made it very close to us and very real. Also, suffering is our fault. We disobeyed God and this all suffering and all death are due to our actions.
I don't know for how long John Lennox will be on this earth, but I am so grateful to Almighty God that such videos are available to help many more people, even after he has been taken home. God bless you, sir. You are an inspiration to many.
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Amen! Jesus changed my life! I am a new creation! Hallelujah! Thank you Jesus for this lovely brother John Lennox. 🎉❤ It's all Christ! Our lovely Messiah YESHUA!
Death and suffering was not God’s original plan; it was only after man sinned that decay came into the world, and death is a part of that. God is STILL the answer to pain and suffering as well as evil. This is why we pray…. 😎✝️
So God said, “Oops”? He did not know this would happen? Then why was Christ slain “from the disruption of the world”.(Rev. 13:8). That was before Adam and Eve.
He nailed it spot on. Too many times the world is taught an aversion to true Christianity, and John Lennox got it exactly. I am not afraid of the Gospel and Word of our Lord Jesus Christ, because our Lord makes the way where therr is no other way and point of being. Listen to this. What a testament to what it really means. Mr. John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.
First off, the "question of suffering" is NOT the hardest question we have to face. But, the question of suffering IS directly related and a result of the actual "hardest question". what is it? i will explain: In Genesis, when Adam and Eve rebelled against God and ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad, they were not merely eating from a random tree. it had a title. Titles are given to things of importance or significance. That Tree represented God's authority over mankind. In eating, they stated that THEY would decide right and wrong themselves. notice that i said "would". not "could". we were never given that ability to rule one another successfully. our problems of wars, violence, injustice, hunger, disease, death, etc. all prove that we cannot. Adam and Eve's rebellion led, eventually, to mankind's earthwide governments. therefore, the hardest question we have to ask ourselves is, "will i show myself a rebel also and choose to support Satan's system? will i show support by voting, joining the military, getting involved in politics, etc?" OR "will i follow the bible and trust that God will sanctify His name in the future?" that automatically answers your question of why there is suffering in the world.
The reason they wonder about suffering is because they want what they want and they want it now, instead of accepting God's Truth. Jesus said, "daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me but for yourselves and your children". He warned us of evil things coming down the road, but people want God to just fix everything now. He can fix everything now, but that would mean destroying everything now.
You can be a person of deep personal Faith but not what anyone would call 'religious'. I have followed the Guidelines of Problacism for many years and consequently I have been given everything I could possibly ever need or want. I also don't suffer from any anxieties, fears or depression. Problacism does not require any prayer, churches, iconoclasm or worship. All it requires is that you lose all your ego and indiscriminately help everyone who is 'sent' to you without any expectation of recognition or reward. Trust in the Universe and be Relentless.
Jesus said “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father but through me.” Don’t trust in the universe, trust in the one who created the universe. Do not rely on your good works to get to Heaven. You’re a sinner just like the rest of us. You have one hope, not yourself, but Jesus Christ. Do not confuse blessings on earth with an indication of your salvation. Let’s not forget that Jesus lived a life with no home, and said that the poor will become rich and the rich will become poor. When you die, you will face a holy and just God, and he will give you justice based on your crimes. “The wages of sin is death”. He’s paying you death for what you’ve done in sinning against Him. Your only salvation is accepting the imputed righteousness from Christ Jesus.
Very clear the word of God as in Acts 28:27- turn and I would heal them, anyone who doesn't come to God and surrender his life to Jesus Christ , he judge himself already, Why ? As says in Hebrew 4:6-8. To God be the Glory,
There is hope when you feel hopeless, but where is the help when you feel helpless? What does one do when you continuously pray to God to show you the way and ask for help, but it doesn't come?
Well there's insufficient evidence a god exists in the first place, so what you're describing is exactly what we'd expect (falsehoods can provide hope, but not help). Know that the vast majority of problems you'll face in your life you _will_ overcome (all but the very last problem that finally ends you) or at least learn something from, so you'll emerge stronger having had the experience. (And that's how religion tries to exploit people: because for the majority of problems you'll eventually find a path that's right for you -- with or without a god -- but if you believe strongly in a god you'll wrongly attribute that to a god's involvement when it's simply how life works.)
Christianity and Judaism are both testable. I tested them both and came to the conclusion that I am Messiah, Shiloh, Joshua, the Branch. Quick question for those who think they truly understand these words: what does the word Shiloh have in common with the name Joshua? The answer to this is the reason that Jews expected the Savior Messiah to be named Joshua (yes, that's my name). Shiloh means something like "He for whom it is," as in, the one for whom the World was made. This is the result of a clearly 'Semitic' existential philosophizing, as in Job: All of this must have some purpose, and so, whoever fulfills that purpose must be the one for whom everything is made (this thinking is similar to some Mesopotamian concepts regarding kingship), and thus, that person is referred to as Shiloh. Now, in the El Amarna letters (if you don't know, go read), the Canaanites of middle 2nd millenium bce used the word ia-ši to mean "for me." Of course, "Joshua" conquered the Canaanites in the Hebrew myth. The glory of the conquering of Canaan was "for him," and so he was named "for me." The Assyrians used the same word, ia-ši with the same meaning. Hebrew scribes exiled in Assyria (a millennia after the claimed time of Joshua) would have noted this word and used it as a symbolic filler for the true history. The true history is preserved in the El Amarna letters, where Canaanite rulers are writing to the Pharaoh asking for his assistance in defending Canaan from invading 'Apiru, who eventually established themselves in Canaan around that time, taking many cities. The 'Apiru/Habiru/SA.GAZ were a class of "dusty" ('Apiru is cognate to Hebrew epher, meaning "dust") people who were known as murderers and thieves. Their history stretches back to Southern Mesopotamia, from which they eventually migrated to Canaan, exactly as the mythical Abraham. The only people attacking Canaanite cities around the time of "Joshua" were the 'Apiru, Hebrews. This is fairly apparent in the record, so the Hebrew descendants of those marauders rewrote history to paint themselves and their claim to Canaan and all of the Levant in a valid light, by way of this idea that God mandated their conquering of Canaan, because it was FOR JOSHUA. Indeed, it was FOR ME.
There are some who wrote about it but very few indeed... Probably it is hard for them to understand it because it seems not related to the common gospel being preached by the evangelists...
@@Truth-Be-Told-USA, Sorry, I don't have an excellent memory, but I have read it somewhere sometime, and I concluded that if someone write it, then there might be some others who write it also among these multi millions of Christians, if I have not read it, will I know it? Did you survey the multi millions of Christians that you concluded that none write about it? Plsase use your brain sometimes if you have time...
@@reynaldodavid2913Jo you need to provide the evidence not me. You believe that event actually happened and yet you have zero evidence. I use my brain and consider evidence before deciding on reality of events
@@Truth-Be-Told-USAthe event actually happening was indeed recorded by non Christian Roman and Jewish historians. I will not be able to tell you all of the overwhelming evidence for that event in a TH-cam comment section, but the tiniest research from you will see many answers. I recommend looking into lee strobel and what he discovered
When I accepted Christ into my life something happened within myself. Living by the 2 most important commandments of the Law of Moses that Christ emphasized is not easy. I have failed many times. Once I released the notion that God was not a Santa Claus or a genie in a bottle entity that provided my heart's desires I was able to experience God.
@@theartzscientist8012 This is what happens when you take a single verse out of context. When we read the entire chapter and indeed book, then we see that John 17:3 is not a denial of divinity, but an affirmation of the persons of the Trinity, which is why both Jesus and the Father share in His Glory. (God does not share His glory with anyone, except Himself). Both Hebrews 1:3 and John 14:8 affirms that Jesus and the Father are One in being. Also Jesus did claim to be the answer in John 14:6 "Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
@@theartzscientist8012 The only failure here is your failure to read the rest of the passage, although I suspect that you are willfully ignoring it because it refutes your claim.
John would roll out the same old strawman arguments. Sam would call him out on it. John would smile in his best impression of a Teletubby and continue to lie and assert fallacious arguments and declare himself the winner.
When we look at what God is growing here, suffering and evil make more sense, don’t they? Isn’t God growing our faith and love? Do suffering and evil help or hinder the development of our faith and love? And doesn’t John answer it beautifully?
Wrong context, bro. People who doesn't have a real connection with God, when they experience evil and deep suffering they will tend to get bitter and deppressed, some even to the point of committing suicide. Only those who are connected in a real way with God and has repeatedly experience His personal love for them filling their hearts, will have the inner strength and wisdom to go through all the tribulations and be victorious. I have seen religious and active church members fall into deep deppression and bitterness when they experienced tragedy in their lives (ex. the death of their most beloved son/daughter).
@@vtino4825 remember the parable of “Wheat and Tares” and “Talents”. We are all together, evildoers and (trying to be) righteous, and we are all given different gifts, and everyone of us are judged by what we have done with our own set of gifts, and are not compared to anyone else, are we?
If Christianity is true, it gives meaning to suffering and hope for redemption. If not, other systems of thought or philosophies need to be explored to address fundamental existential questions. The argument largely hinges on accepting Christianity as true. For some, basing happiness or consolation on a hypothesis can seem fragile. For those who adhere to Christianity, faith in its doctrines and promises can provide a framework of meaning and comfort. However, for others, this faith might be seen as an uncertain hypothesis rather than an established truth.
@@duncescotus2342 Yes. Phil 3:10: "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;"
The most beautiful definition of mathematics is that we didn’t invent them but merely discovered them. In other words they pre-existed our understanding of them. Likewise, faith may not be discovered but maybe uncovered? There is a void inside the human heart which can only be filled by the presence of god. Such a powerful speech. Thumbs up 👍 to where it all came from
Atheists are fond of pointing out various shortcomings in the Bible, which, if one is minded to think that the Bible is inerrant, those shortcomings become significant as they demonstrate the opposite. But I have yet to see an atheist video on the shortcomings of Jesus' teachings. They all dodge the central questions of the Water of Life (the Spirit of Truth) and the Bread of Life (his outstanding teachings), and whether or not it is rational to become more perfect.
And as my good friend who is also a professional chemist and theologian would say. Today's questions about the Bible are beyind anything they ever thought would even be conceived.
@@NSOcarth That's irrelevant. Baptised babies are still pure of faith in Christian/Jewish law. Jesus himself stated that children are pure and free of sin.
God can draw straight with crooked lines. He uses secondary causes to move us to the place we were always meant to be - with Him. What is confusing is why the fall happened in the first place. Can't get my head around two people who walked arm and arm with God every day would disobey and turn their back on Him
The problem of evil is indeed a serious challenge to theism, however, as John lennox makes clear, it is, in many ways, a greater problem for atheism. The question points to morality and is not why such and such is evil but why is it evil? Without recourse to supernatural answer, athesim needs to be able to provide a mdoel for morality that does not reduce to fallacious appeals to force or number. Nothing is true simply because of how many people believe it. Also, to the atheist who believes it is up to the individual, it is worth noting that even the value of 1 is a number and so basing a moral code in that way is logically invalid.
The difference between religious people and athiests is that athiests do not believe in God, but most WOULD believe given ANY actual proof or evidence, and they accept that while not believing, they cannot PROVE God does not exist…..Religious people believe in God, WITHOUT any actual proof or evidence, and they accept while they cannot prove it, they don’t have to. One side believes one thing, but is willing to be open minded to evidence. The other side believes one thing, but keeps their eyes firmly closed to actual evidence. With all the “proof” over thousands of years, that religious people have, they could still not go to court and PROVE he exists.
Your God spirit can only patiently forbear while we fight the battle of life as it is lived on our planet; but we could, if we only would - as we work and worry, as we fight and toil - permit the God spirit to fight with us and for us. We could be so comforted and inspired, so enthralled and intrigued, if we would only allow the spirit constantly to bring forth the pictures of the real motive, the final aim, and the eternal purpose of all this difficult, uphill struggle with the common place problems of our present material world.
the question is only hard if we are so self righteous as to think that in our goodness we never deserved any suffering at all our ancestors were NEVER troubled by this question so why does HE find the question hard???
I can listen to John Lennox talk all daylong. What a treasure.
Don’t shove it too far
Lennox is way off. In my book Homoexternicus I mention that no one on planet earth knows what god is and that includes Lennox. I would debate him on this point any day but he will avoid me.
wake up.
100% agree! John Lennox is a beautiful man!!! I Love him too!
I prefer to listen Doug Batchelor and Amazing Facts
What a a man of GOD Dr. Lennox is- I am so honored to find his teachings and his love. God bless you John!!!!
Sitting here trying to prepare myself everyday for a phone call that my sick twenty five year old Daughter is gone; my only comfort right now is the cross. My saviors resurrection ensures me that no matter what happens, ill will see her again in paradise. GOD bless you Dr. Lennox. Please pray for my Daughter.
I am speechless to say anything meaningful. All I know is that I will see you both in Heaven one day with the Lord.
GOD Bless you
Must be a terrible road to walk when a parent lost a child.. I can only hug you and give words of encouragement.
'This is the word of the Lord: we who are alive in Him and remain on earth when the Lord appears will by no means have an advantage over those who have already died, for both will rise together. For the Lord Himself will appear with the declaration of victory, the shout of an archangel, and the trumpet blast of God. He will descend from the heavenly realm and command those who are dead in Christ to rise first. Then we who are alive will join them, transported together in clouds to have an encounter with the Lord in the air, and we will be forever joined with the Lord. So encourage one another with these truths'.
1Thes 4:13-18
@@ollenjeffries2535 Our son has CF so we have worried about him all his life. All I know is that my Redeemer lives.
Praying for yourself and your daughter
Honestly, this guy is one of the few apologists who I believe is truly saved.. With many others you see pride, absent from love for Christ. You see arguments, yet no thought or heart for Christ. He points to Christ, and not his opinion or argument. I usually don't like apologists, because of the pride you see coming from them, the way they look down on people who's eyes have not been opened, yet with him you can see he understands that it is only by grace that his eyes have been opened. I also loved how he didn't say that he believes in Christ because of great reasoning, arguments or scholastic evidences but because of the actual human evidence; the power of change that salvation brings. As Paul said, I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God unto salvation... it truly is powerful and not some dead believe that leaves you unchanged.
Like who? Because I'd love to evaluate them myself. Thanks.
Kristian - Yes, but only IF we submit to it.
I've been a believer for just over 20 years and I've struggled. But I've seen greater joy in tough times than in good times. Being in the will of God is where we find contentment when the world gives us disease and death.
@@ultimatebugsRavi Zacharias, and all them guys from Apologia Studios (all calvinists) who pride themselves so much on their "knowledge" and eloquence
I wouldn't be quite so dismissive of apologists in general, but you do touch on a truth. Winning the argument against atheism is important in the sense that we have aeons of misinformation to correct. The culture has been at war against Christ for hundreds of years and we can't abandon our children to be at the mercies of these ravenous wolves that we call religious skeptics.
That said, if what motivates the apologist is simply the desire to win the argument or make a name for himself, he's doing it for the wrong reason and it may turn out not to be helpful for his own spiritual well-being.
"Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’" -- Matthew 7:21-23
We have to be on His side, not on ours.
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>I can listen to John Lennox talk all daylong.
Me too...I was so privileged to attend the Cambridge Apologetics Conference in 2023 and this year also
and the experience has stayed with me every day.. a C.S Lewis for our age...
warmest regards,
Karen
"there is no rational justification for morality without God; and there is no rational justification for science without God"🙏
*"there is no rationale justification for morality without God; and there is no rationale justification for science without God"*
Nonsense, and *very common* nonsense. Morality is a human project. It evolved as we evolved, and does not require some external judge. Science is a method of investigation *humans* developed. How terribly sad that religions teach otherwise, in direct contradiction to what we observe.
Furthermore, any thinking person should consider the following: even in the unlikely event that a "god" existed, on what grounds should anyone feel obligated to it (assuming we had a way to know what it wanted)? What if we disagreed with it?
I'm sure you've been indoctrinated, and the sooner you learn to think critically, the sooner you will abandon your ancient superstition.
BS
@@vgrof2315 lol .. really!? Then why are you here listening to this video? The truth is that you have an itch to scratch and your inner most being is unsettled and craves connection to it's Maker. Jesus Christ Loves you sir! And that will never change... If only your heart would🙏
@@chikkipop morality has everything to do with God... if there is no God then there is no moral code, beacuse then by what standard do you live, who's standard?
Science? Look around and observe as you say! Everything you see and touch is the made from miraculous hands of God. Intelligent design - requires an intellectual maker! Have you driven your car lately? Did design and purpose come together in order to build that machine? Or did evolution suddenly put it together? Your eyeball for example is a marvel of design no lens has ever come close to its replication.
Knowing God? If you listened to John Lennox video you would understand that God incarnate is Jesus Christ. He Loves Sir...and that will not change, if only your heart would 🙏
@@SheepDog1974 The "itch to scratch" is the desire to speak out about our fellow humans and their remarkably naïve belief in ancient superstition. YOU don't get to decide anything about our "inner most being," especially given your own blindness to the *indoctrination* that led to your magical beliefs.
This is the video that changed my mind completely I am catholic but I had questions and I was skeptic, Mr John Lenox you are a truly man of God for doing what you do, God bless you Sir, I have now restablished my faith ! God it’s incredible, he revealed to me ! I was in complete tears feeling something inexplicable ❤ it was God
@MarisaHoare I want to scream it to the world ! I’ve never felt this peace before, the way I’m conducting my life now it’s completely different, for the first time in my life I can say I am happy to be alive 🥺, I was too depressed and I was smoking marihuana to relieve the pain of living in this materialistic world..
@@Netomp51 Glad to hear you are seeking after God again.. :)
Catholozism is different to the Bible though, just saying... It is actually anti biblical the teachings of the catholic church.
@@e.n.6079 do you have any arguments for that ? I would be Glad to refute that statement.
@@e.n.6079 maybe you didnt know this and thats fine but Catholics were the oned who decided which books are in the Bible today, so saying catholicism is antibiblical implies ignorance
Why? If Christianity is true, it gives meaning to suffering and hope for redemption. If not, other systems of thought or philosophies need to be explored to address fundamental existential questions. The argument largely hinges on accepting Christianity as true. For some, basing happiness or consolation on a hypothesis can seem fragile. For those who adhere to Christianity, faith in its doctrines and promises can provide a framework of meaning and comfort. However, for others, this faith might be seen as an uncertain hypothesis rather than an established truth.
I had the high honor of sharing a week long conference with Dr. John. Each of us spoke twice per day. I felt so utterly small; but he was so very gracious, kind, and encouraging. His passion is as prodigious as is his vast intellect. He’s genuinely humble and kind. A treasure to the church.
Thank you God for men like John Lennox, relatable and understandable explanations to difficult questions for believers and non believers alike. I pray that you will continue to raise up more men like John Lennox.
How I love this man! An incredible mind and a beautiful heart. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us, Prof Lennox ❤🇿🇦
This god, John believes in, is an all-loving, all-knowing one "IS IT"?
THAT GOD CAN NOT EXIST, but if one does exist, then it is clearly a psychopathic one!
you know, allows such a world where 15,000 innocent children die every day, yet we are told
it's a loving god?? BS!
Every time I listen to him I say the same thing.
His mind is clouded by religious beliefs. No one on planet Earth knows what god is.
The people I see struggling the hardest with these questions are the ones who have never heard what True Christianity says, but they've listened to what this denomination or that denomination says ABOUT what the Bible says. That's like hearing an ignorant neighbor talking about another neighbor and buying into it, instead of going and meeting that neighbor for yourself, and forming your own opinion. Start with the book of John. (The Bible is not chronologic to be read as a novel.)
It's YOUR soul at stake, don't let anyone else have the final Word, but God!
Just brilliant! Oh to be as eloquent and knowledgeable as John Lennox. What a gift God has given him. Christ centred and so powerful.
Thank you for sharing
That is sarcasm?
If made-up superstitious religious nonsense can fool the educated Dr. John Lennox, imagine what it could do to not-so-educated ordinary folks.
I knew Jesus Christ in my suffering. Not in church, not in family, not in friends, not in school, not while I was peaceful, not while I was happy, but during the darkest struggles of my life. There He was, and the cross. Only then I realized, how in my suffering, compared to Jesus Christ on the cross, Im way too comfortable.
What an amazing testimony. So many Christians, including myself, falter in the face of real adversity. You make me want to do better. Many God bless you.
Thank you.
Praise the Lord for John Lennox
He’s right. I’m one of those addicts that discovered Christ who transformed me and rescued me from the domain of darkness!
John Lenox is one of the only insanely brilliant people who can make the complex so understandable!!
Not only, there are better than him 😉
He is such an unbelievably intellectual apologist. God bless him.
Suffering is like the rain, it falls on the just and unjust. God could minutely control it where it only falls on the unjust. But then the liberty He grants to humanity, would be sorely curtailed. We are free to err, but also free to win. Still in this journey called life we often make mistakes, often are in the wrong place, or just have a scale that must be balanced. And only God knows ALL the answers. This I believe, without God I would be LOST. Thankfully, I have Christ who leads me. Thank You Lord. Godspeed pilgrims.
John Lennox, excellent explanations all the time, genius man of God😇🙌♥️👌
I think most of his logic here is pretty poor, to be honest.
Morality does have a rational basis - it's what happens when organisms like humans can recognise that the pain certain things cause in them will cause similar pain in others. It's about our brain-state, our emotions, our experiences and logic. To expect morality to be baked into the universe, even to inanimate objects a thousand light-years away, or to be "above" humanity, is silly. Morality is a human social concept. It's real, it's important, and it's a rational part of human life.
The idea that the "atheist way" has problems is just silly. Atheism is just non-belief in theology. It doesn't have a specific way of dealing with suffering; there are atheist Buddhists, there are atheist drug addicts, there are atheist counsellors. It's like saying not-stamp-collecting is a bad hobby since it doesn't pass the time. Just illogical nonsense, I think.
The Good God/Suffering problem does have a simple answer - there isn't a God.
the man with communication major, love the way his vocabulary paints understanding.
John Lennox gives me goosebumps when i listen to him. This man gives much hope with his viewpoints.🙏I pray to Jesus for wisdom like his.
It's my prayer that God will keep this man much longer in Christ Jesus name 🙏
Jesus was in the fiery furnace with the 3 in Daniel. He is with us through all our victories and troubles of we will just turn to seek Him.
God gave us Free Will. A dangerous thing to do. But we have this great power.
Amen! Saved January 6th, 1972. Kept by the power of God.
John Lennox has been gifted by God with authentic persuasiveness. May God bless him and his family in his autumnal years.
At 5:54, we have a passage that addresses that: "For WE DO NOT HAVE A HIGH PRIEST WHO IS UNABLE TO SYMPATHIZE WITH OUR WEAKNESSES, BUT ONE WHO IN EVERY RESPECT HAS BEEN TEMPTED AS WE ARE, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need."-Hebrews 4:15-16.
Love Lennox! Great man of God.
Wonderful!! Such wisdom. Praise GOD!!
I am 93 y/o and am so pleased to hear such a highly respected Scientist to expound the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a world of all sorts and ages as even great Evangelists and Preachers of today have missed b/c Dr. Lennox has emphasized the evidence aka the TRUTH.
Love this man, a man from my wee part of the world Northern Ireland, truly a Godly man.
I love John Lennox. Such a great teacher.
No, he is a persuasive indoctrinator.
I don't miss that John Lennox position of Dr., Math Prof. at Oxford and mainly as Christian and his message that he is not "looked down on" by his equals to be, unusually, so well-versed with proof and facts. His respect provides him with listening by them ! I hope they respond.
Amen John Lennox, you put it in a nutshell when you said "it has to do with Christ..." in that short and simple sentence lies the answer to all things. God bless you, keep up your wonderful work.
This is how alcoholics overcome alcoholism. By trusting in a higher power. God. The only catch is you've got to pass it on to someone else. Helping others stay sober helps yourself stay sober. Once the ball begins rolling, your whole life is transformed from the inside out. By gods grace.
Wow! What an apt submission! And no doubts, it is well articulated too. Refreshingly liberating! In summary, it answers to a very large extent the questions bothering our minds on the authenticity of Christianity. Well said Sir!
Just wonderful!!
Superbly engaging and illuminating ...he has a gift and its wonderful to him using it to encourage others
I love to hear this man speak!
Indeed God took suffering upon himself and made it very close to us and very real.
Also, suffering is our fault. We disobeyed God and this all suffering and all death are due to our actions.
What do you mean we disobeyed god?
Thank you !
Love love HIM ❤
I don't know for how long John Lennox will be on this earth, but I am so grateful to Almighty God that such videos are available to help many more people, even after he has been taken home. God bless you, sir. You are an inspiration to many.
Amen from Cape Town South Africa SDA ❤
YES GOD GIVES YOU THE ANSWER
Doctor John Lennox Is An International Treasure 🪙🎉🎉🎉🎉‼️ Blessings On You Sir And Your Family Too In Yeshua Jesus Christ's Precious Saviour's Name Shalom And Amen!✝️✝️🛐🛐😇🌟🤗🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦🇮🇱♾️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🗽🦅❤❤❤‼️
Amen! Jesus changed my life! I am a new creation! Hallelujah! Thank you Jesus for this lovely brother John Lennox. 🎉❤ It's all Christ! Our lovely Messiah YESHUA!
John is a beautiful and eloquent brother in Christ.
God sent as we all are. Thank you for your time and effort John to find the space to say your peace. 🙏 God bless in Jesus name.
Awesome
Amen!
I wish oh how I wish...that all young people in America, in the world, could at least be exposed to the wisdom of John Lennox.
I dont!
Psalm 119.130
Beautiful.
Death and suffering was not God’s original plan; it was only after man sinned that decay came into the world, and death is a part of that. God is STILL the answer to pain and suffering as well as evil. This is why we pray…. 😎✝️
So God said, “Oops”? He did not know this would happen? Then why was Christ slain “from the disruption of the world”.(Rev. 13:8). That was before Adam and Eve.
Poor planning.
He nailed it spot on. Too many times the world is taught an aversion to true Christianity, and John Lennox got it exactly. I am not afraid of the Gospel and Word of our Lord Jesus Christ, because our Lord makes the way where therr is no other way and point of being. Listen to this. What a testament to what it really means. Mr. John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.
First off, the "question of suffering" is NOT the hardest question we have to face. But, the question of suffering IS directly related and a result of the actual "hardest question". what is it? i will explain:
In Genesis, when Adam and Eve rebelled against God and ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad, they were not merely eating from a random tree. it had a title. Titles are given to things of importance or significance. That Tree represented God's authority over mankind. In eating, they stated that THEY would decide right and wrong themselves. notice that i said "would". not "could". we were never given that ability to rule one another successfully. our problems of wars, violence, injustice, hunger, disease, death, etc. all prove that we cannot. Adam and Eve's rebellion led, eventually, to mankind's earthwide governments. therefore, the hardest question we have to ask ourselves is, "will i show myself a rebel also and choose to support Satan's system? will i show support by voting, joining the military, getting involved in politics, etc?" OR "will i follow the bible and trust that God will sanctify His name in the future?" that automatically answers your question of why there is suffering in the world.
The reason they wonder about suffering is because they want what they want and they want it now, instead of accepting God's Truth. Jesus said, "daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me but for yourselves and your children". He warned us of evil things coming down the road, but people want God to just fix everything now. He can fix everything now, but that would mean destroying everything now.
Amen! Thank you!
Amen.
John Lennox, an inspirational speaker, of the faith in God 🙏🏾
Amen
I would love John Lennox to discuss Christ with Thomas Sowell😉🥰
Thank you.
You can be a person of deep personal Faith but not what anyone would call 'religious'. I have followed the Guidelines of Problacism for many years and consequently I have been given everything I could possibly ever need or want. I also don't suffer from any anxieties, fears or depression. Problacism does not require any prayer, churches, iconoclasm or worship. All it requires is that you lose all your ego and indiscriminately help everyone who is 'sent' to you without any expectation of recognition or reward. Trust in the Universe and be Relentless.
Jesus said “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father but through me.”
Don’t trust in the universe, trust in the one who created the universe. Do not rely on your good works to get to Heaven. You’re a sinner just like the rest of us. You have one hope, not yourself, but Jesus Christ.
Do not confuse blessings on earth with an indication of your salvation. Let’s not forget that Jesus lived a life with no home, and said that the poor will become rich and the rich will become poor.
When you die, you will face a holy and just God, and he will give you justice based on your crimes. “The wages of sin is death”. He’s paying you death for what you’ve done in sinning against Him. Your only salvation is accepting the imputed righteousness from Christ Jesus.
Very clear the word of God as in Acts 28:27- turn and I would heal them, anyone who doesn't come to God and surrender his life to Jesus Christ , he judge himself already, Why ? As says in Hebrew 4:6-8. To God be the Glory,
human decency doesn’t come from religion, it precedes it.
There is hope when you feel hopeless, but where is the help when you feel helpless? What does one do when you continuously pray to God to show you the way and ask for help, but it doesn't come?
Well there's insufficient evidence a god exists in the first place, so what you're describing is exactly what we'd expect (falsehoods can provide hope, but not help). Know that the vast majority of problems you'll face in your life you _will_ overcome (all but the very last problem that finally ends you) or at least learn something from, so you'll emerge stronger having had the experience. (And that's how religion tries to exploit people: because for the majority of problems you'll eventually find a path that's right for you -- with or without a god -- but if you believe strongly in a god you'll wrongly attribute that to a god's involvement when it's simply how life works.)
Christianity and Judaism are both testable. I tested them both and came to the conclusion that I am Messiah, Shiloh, Joshua, the Branch.
Quick question for those who think they truly understand these words: what does the word Shiloh have in common with the name Joshua? The answer to this is the reason that Jews expected the Savior Messiah to be named Joshua (yes, that's my name). Shiloh means something like "He for whom it is," as in, the one for whom the World was made. This is the result of a clearly 'Semitic' existential philosophizing, as in Job:
All of this must have some purpose, and so, whoever fulfills that purpose must be the one for whom everything is made (this thinking is similar to some Mesopotamian concepts regarding kingship), and thus, that person is referred to as Shiloh.
Now, in the El Amarna letters (if you don't know, go read), the Canaanites of middle 2nd millenium bce used the word ia-ši to mean "for me." Of course, "Joshua" conquered the Canaanites in the Hebrew myth. The glory of the conquering of Canaan was "for him," and so he was named "for me." The Assyrians used the same word, ia-ši with the same meaning. Hebrew scribes exiled in Assyria (a millennia after the claimed time of Joshua) would have noted this word and used it as a symbolic filler for the true history. The true history is preserved in the El Amarna letters, where Canaanite rulers are writing to the Pharaoh asking for his assistance in defending Canaan from invading 'Apiru, who eventually established themselves in Canaan around that time, taking many cities. The 'Apiru/Habiru/SA.GAZ were a class of "dusty" ('Apiru is cognate to Hebrew epher, meaning "dust") people who were known as murderers and thieves. Their history stretches back to Southern Mesopotamia, from which they eventually migrated to Canaan, exactly as the mythical Abraham. The only people attacking Canaanite cities around the time of "Joshua" were the 'Apiru, Hebrews. This is fairly apparent in the record, so the Hebrew descendants of those marauders rewrote history to paint themselves and their claim to Canaan and all of the Levant in a valid light, by way of this idea that God mandated their conquering of Canaan, because it was FOR JOSHUA. Indeed, it was FOR ME.
Why did no one write anything about Matthew 27 51 to 53? Think about it. It should be the greatest event in world history
There are some who wrote about it but very few indeed... Probably it is hard for them to understand it because it seems not related to the common gospel being preached by the evangelists...
@@reynaldodavid2913Jo where? Name one who wrote about it?
@@Truth-Be-Told-USA, Sorry, I don't have an excellent memory, but I have read it somewhere sometime, and I concluded that if someone write it, then there might be some others who write it also among these multi millions of Christians, if I have not read it, will I know it? Did you survey the multi millions of Christians that you concluded that none write about it? Plsase use your brain sometimes if you have time...
@@reynaldodavid2913Jo you need to provide the evidence not me. You believe that event actually happened and yet you have zero evidence. I use my brain and consider evidence before deciding on reality of events
@@Truth-Be-Told-USAthe event actually happening was indeed recorded by non Christian Roman and Jewish historians. I will not be able to tell you all of the overwhelming evidence for that event in a TH-cam comment section, but the tiniest research from you will see many answers. I recommend looking into lee strobel and what he discovered
When I accepted Christ into my life something happened within myself. Living by the 2 most important commandments of the Law of Moses that Christ emphasized is not easy. I have failed many times. Once I released the notion that God was not a Santa Claus or a genie in a bottle entity that provided my heart's desires I was able to experience God.
Jesus isn’t the answer. He didn’t come to speak about himself. Jesus denies being God in John 17:3
@@theartzscientist8012 This is what happens when you take a single verse out of context. When we read the entire chapter and indeed book, then we see that John 17:3 is not a denial of divinity, but an affirmation of the persons of the Trinity, which is why both Jesus and the Father share in His Glory. (God does not share His glory with anyone, except Himself). Both Hebrews 1:3 and John 14:8 affirms that Jesus and the Father are One in being. Also Jesus did claim to be the answer in John 14:6 "Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
@@judethree2747 John 17:3 is Jesus denial of being the only true God. You fail.
@@theartzscientist8012 The only failure here is your failure to read the rest of the passage, although I suspect that you are willfully ignoring it because it refutes your claim.
@@judethree2747Jesus is clear who the only true God is in John 17:3. We both know that it isn’t himself. Jesus didn’t come to speak of himself.
If in this life only we are most to be pitied.... Stephen John Baptist or Abel....
Lennox is very impressive. It would have been interesting to hear him talk with Cornelius Van Til.
I would be really interested to know how a discussion with Sam Harris and John Lennox would go.....
Sam Harris would make John Lennox look like an idiot.
John would roll out the same old strawman arguments.
Sam would call him out on it.
John would smile in his best impression of a Teletubby and continue to lie and assert fallacious arguments and declare himself the winner.
When we look at what God is growing here, suffering and evil make more sense, don’t they? Isn’t God growing our faith and love? Do suffering and evil help or hinder the development of our faith and love? And doesn’t John answer it beautifully?
Wrong context, bro. People who doesn't have a real connection with God, when they experience evil and deep suffering they will tend to get bitter and deppressed, some even to the point of committing suicide. Only those who are connected in a real way with God and has repeatedly experience His personal love for them filling their hearts, will have the inner strength and wisdom to go through all the tribulations and be victorious. I have seen religious and active church members fall into deep deppression and bitterness when they experienced tragedy in their lives (ex. the death of their most beloved son/daughter).
@@vtino4825 remember the parable of “Wheat and Tares” and “Talents”. We are all together, evildoers and (trying to be) righteous, and we are all given different gifts, and everyone of us are judged by what we have done with our own set of gifts, and are not compared to anyone else, are we?
If Christianity is true, it gives meaning to suffering and hope for redemption. If not, other systems of thought or philosophies need to be explored to address fundamental existential questions. The argument largely hinges on accepting Christianity as true. For some, basing happiness or consolation on a hypothesis can seem fragile. For those who adhere to Christianity, faith in its doctrines and promises can provide a framework of meaning and comfort. However, for others, this faith might be seen as an uncertain hypothesis rather than an established truth.
Wish I know him in person and that he's my mentor...
Oh well...
It's sooo hard to grapple with the problem of pain. The Holy Spirit resides in me yet the questions remain.
There is a condition where one is born and they feel no pain.
Unfortunately, they don’t live long.
@@imaginarycanary9956 Yes, pain is a good thing in this case and many others.
You may read Helen Roseware on that subjekt. Or Pauls letters.
"The fellowship of His suffering?"
@@duncescotus2342 Yes. Phil 3:10: "That I may know him,
and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;"
Why are we created? What is the reason we are here? Why did God put us here now?
The most beautiful definition of mathematics is that we didn’t invent them but merely discovered them. In other words they pre-existed our understanding of them.
Likewise, faith may not be discovered but maybe uncovered? There is a void inside the human heart which can only be filled by the presence of god. Such a powerful speech. Thumbs up 👍 to where it all came from
hallelujah .....
Atheists are fond of pointing out various shortcomings in the Bible, which, if one is minded to think that the Bible is inerrant, those shortcomings become significant as they demonstrate the opposite. But I have yet to see an atheist video on the shortcomings of Jesus' teachings. They all dodge the central questions of the Water of Life (the Spirit of Truth) and the Bread of Life (his outstanding teachings), and whether or not it is rational to become more perfect.
And as my good friend who is also a professional chemist and theologian would say.
Today's questions about the Bible are beyind anything they ever thought would even be conceived.
@NSOcarth None of that makes sense. Christ taught rational faith not blind faith. He also spoke in parables.
@@NSOcarth That's irrelevant.
Baptised babies are still pure of faith in Christian/Jewish law.
Jesus himself stated that children are pure and free of sin.
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God can draw straight with crooked lines. He uses secondary causes to move us to the place we were always meant to be - with Him. What is confusing is why the fall happened in the first place. Can't get my head around two people who walked arm and arm with God every day would disobey and turn their back on Him
@The city of the King, Paslms 122:6.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, they
will prosper that love you. God bless!!!
John Lennox is just great plain and simple
Gbu Dr
Mr Lennox is absolutely tight on this subject, well said
The problem of evil is indeed a serious challenge to theism, however, as John lennox makes clear, it is, in many ways, a greater problem for atheism. The question points to morality and is not why such and such is evil but why is it evil? Without recourse to supernatural answer, athesim needs to be able to provide a mdoel for morality that does not reduce to fallacious appeals to force or number. Nothing is true simply because of how many people believe it. Also, to the atheist who believes it is up to the individual, it is worth noting that even the value of 1 is a number and so basing a moral code in that way is logically invalid.
The difference between religious people and athiests is that athiests do not believe in God, but most WOULD believe given ANY actual proof or evidence, and they accept that while not believing, they cannot PROVE God does not exist…..Religious people believe in God, WITHOUT any actual proof or evidence, and they accept while they cannot prove it, they don’t have to. One side believes one thing, but is willing to be open minded to evidence. The other side believes one thing, but keeps their eyes firmly closed to actual evidence. With all the “proof” over thousands of years, that religious people have, they could still not go to court and PROVE he exists.
Their you find reality.
Your God spirit can only patiently forbear while we fight the battle of life as it is lived on our planet; but we could, if we only would - as we work and worry, as we fight and toil - permit the God spirit to fight with us and for us. We could be so comforted and inspired, so enthralled and intrigued, if we would only allow the spirit constantly to bring forth the pictures of the real motive, the final aim, and the eternal purpose of all this difficult, uphill struggle with the common place problems of our present material world.
Lennox is a Gangsta !
John Lennox is in Jesus❤️👍
He has wisdom based on Living Lord Almighty God, Jesus Christ 💕
The hardest question we have to face is how to pay the next electricity bill!!
Love this
In debates with religious zealots, who take a strand of belief and weave it into a tapestry of fiction.
the question is only hard if we are so self righteous as to think that in our goodness we never deserved any suffering at all
our ancestors were NEVER troubled by this question
so why does HE find the question hard???
Chrst God in the flesh, The one The Holy Spirit, The Father made a family and revealed himself to us,image bearers.
"The proof of the pudding is in the eating"☺️ Amen!
And what a delicious pudding it is 😋
And the pudding of Christ is vile to me.
and big Johnny looks like he's eaten a few
@@williamoarlock8634There's a place void of His goodness. 🔥
@@GodSoLoved.Yeshua a fictional place.
One of the hardest questions to answer is : How do you divide the word of truth? KJV 2Tim 2:15.
If you can't, then you do not understand the bible.
Jesus is my Lord and my God. He makes most sense than anything tangible and visible.