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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ส.ค. 2019
- Cliffe Knechtle has a great conversation with college students at a campus in the southwest US.
The "Give Me An Answer" ministry began as an outgrowth of the dialogues Cliffe Knechtle has had with students on various university campuses throughout the United States. These universities include the University of Maine, Harvard, MIT, University of Florida, University of Texas, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, University of California Los Angeles, University of California San Diego, Berkeley, Stanford, University of Hawaii and the University of Washington. Cliffe spoke on these campuses in front of the Student Union or Library at noon for five to ten minutes. At the close of his initial remarks, he'd open up the time for questions and answers, which usually turned into a two to four hour dialogue with students. His crowd size ranged from 25 - 500 students at a time, and between classes, new students would join the discussion. This is an extremely effective way to reach a large number of university students with the Gospel of Christ.
No matter how many times I hear Cliffe say the 4 points of why Jesus is reliable, it still has a profound effect on me! I literally get goosebumps! JESUS IS SO WONDERFUL!
Same!!! The first time I heard it early this year is what made me turn to Christ! It opened my eyes!
I’m the one who bakes bread, I’m Michael Baker
Me too!! Never gets old. I’m going on a journey and watching ALL of his videos lol wish they would never end ☺️☺️
Yeshua is King ✝️♥️
I love when Cliffe says “gooooood”. You know he’s getting ready to drop a truth bomb 😀
Amen. Cliffe is a champ.
Or when he says, "you bet," he's about to go down lol
"You know he’s getting ready to drop a truth bomb"
Yep, truth bombing from the unarmed man!
Or when he said “Right”
The level of patience that Cliffe has is amazing.
Hey Cliff we talked many years ago, I tried getting you a show... many years later I find you. As God would have it, my channel is getting quite large and would love to reconnect.
Did you ever get on? Also I don’t think cliff himself respond because I think there are others who manage the videos and channel
@@LiterallyMark1 Dan is the Producer, he is the one that has responded to me. I've met both.
I’ve watched a lot of street preachers and Cliffe, Ray Comfort and Jeff Durban are among some of the best preachers we can learn from to take our ministry to the open. Thank you Cliffe for sharing the gospel message to me on my Fresno State College campus back in the early 1990’s. You were a seed that was planted and after fighting my catholic upbringing, I was able to see the true light of Jesus and leave the church.
Love you Cliffs. Your honesty, conviction and love for humanity and Christ is unfathomable!
I love this man! Hes doing an amazing thing. Something i wish I could do. Just think about the kids hes reaching on those campuses. There could very well be some kids listening that are struggling with self doubt and meaning to life and just by getting answers by listening to Cliff they dont commit suicide or even shoot up a school. Imagine if there was a Cliff on every campus doing this weekly how it would change the world! These kids a HUNGRY for truth! They dont get the truth! They get their minds filled full of lies! Obviously! Cliff does such a good job staying calm, breaking things down and not mocking anyone even though i see some mocking him occasionally. Hes not there to get emotions fired up intentionally like some news anchor to get views. He actually calms the ones who do get emotionally fired up. AMAZING! Id love to give him a big ole bear hug! What an awesome man with an amazing heart. 👏
Amen.
It is amazing to me that people still say “ you only believe because that is how you were raised or where you are from”. Nonsense. Not only does that say nothing about whether what they believe in is true, but it is incredibly arrogant and presumptive. I have no idea how anyone on this thread came to hold their beliefs, but it would be so naive and condescending of me to say “that’s just because of your upbringing” No! What you are really saying is “you are stupid and didn’t research truth yourself.” But how could any of us possibly know that about each other? There are many smart people who spent years discovering truth and arrived st different conclusions. The question is not how did you come to hold the belief! It is is that belief based in truth?
Scott Jackson what does that have to do with anything I said?
Thank you! Your videos help me so much! I am deeply grateful! Thank God!
Keep up the good work Cliff.
AMEN! Praise the Lord!!
I love your videos Cliffe. God bless you and your family.
Thanks Cliffe! Praise God!
FACT: Thank GOD ( I AM THAT I AM ) in the name of JESUS! Amen! Amen! Amen!
Why this beloved God simply not saying that I m the God of the universe ,instead saying (I m that I m ) which way is logical
@@sherpanjshiri4867 because God is not defined by one thing he created. He is who He is. He certainly IS the God of the universe, but He is still God, even without the universe.
Great lesson! Yes, I think the theme song would be "I did it my way". I've seen the song on plenty of obituary programs.
Life came from life, common sense.
Not much of that these days I’m afraid
@@Tommytoolsqueezer unfortunately
The guy in the background in the beginning laughing when Cliffe says "Life coming from non-life, that's a miracle" is epic.
Keep up the good work for the Kingdom!
God bless you Cliffe..thank you
Bravo!!! Yes, some people believe that life comes from non life even though they have never seen it happen.
The religion of evolution science
Very good distinction because most people don't seem to grasp the difference in typical conversations.
You can't explain how beautiful salvation in Jesus is. The Lord gifts what we each need and fills the voids each of our hearts have. We come on His terms, but He is worthy, faithful, loving, and abundant in blessings. Ask for Jesus to reveal Himself to you. Your plans are nothing compared to His plans.
Thank you for the upload!
I think the dude with the black cap is bringing up a valid point when he says the culture we grew up in is having a direct result upon what we believe in.
And that’s a truthful statement he is making regarding the immense likelihood of being a Muslim if he was actually brought up in Saudi Arabia.
And we’ve got to face this.
The only possible answer is predestination.
Those whom God knows who will be for Him, He assists so they can become believers in Jesus Christ.
Predestination is necessary because without God’s help we cannot overcome the power of Satan.
If the guy with the black cap had of realised this when he was 12 years old he might still be Christian today.
Ok it gets a bit hard telling others that it appears that there can be entire country’s which are not predestined to be Christians except for some converts.
All of us who have been on the road for quite a while recognise that without the life we were given, there is every likelihood that we wouldn’t be believers.
This is our own evidence of predestination.
If someone won’t turn to Christ it’s evidence that God is not assisting them to do so.
And because the bible talks about few or a remnant getting on board with the Lord, we shouldn’t be too surprised to see that this is how it looks.
If we were to say hypothetically that the remnant represents 5% then it makes sense that huge populations all over the world will never become believers.
To quantify that and put 5% into real numbers you are talking about 385 million out of 7.7 billion.
While yes, you are more likely to be made up of your culture, it doesn't mean that you've been predestined. Many Christians converted back and forth from atheism and islam.
If predestination was a thing that was occurring, Jesus wouldn't have the need to sacrifice himself for all of us. It's our choice whether we believe in Him or not, not His. After hearing of the Gospel, it's now up to you whether or not you accept it. God doesn't make our choices for us, He only guides us to get closer to Him, it's our choice on whether or not to go with Him.
Byakuya Togami If you’re not a Christian it becomes somewhat difficult to discuss a subject that’s mentioned in the bible called predestination. However I see that you are a believer. Perhaps you might care to watch my video on the link below that’s specifically about predestination. And then we can talk some more if you’d like to.
th-cam.com/video/mJvaEQLvALs/w-d-xo.html
@@paulwilfridhunt OK, cool. I'll check it out.
Byakuya Togami cool 👍🇺🇸🍀🏥💒
Byakuya Togami I produced this video today for a specific atheist however it might also be of some interest to you.
th-cam.com/video/BdJpNdV84No/w-d-xo.html
The Cliffe Crouch ready for the full-court press! 😂
😂
I respect Cliffe highly for giving this kid respect when I would've called it a day after his incoherent ramblings. God bless you Cliffe!
YES ANOTHER VIDEO !!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you!
Bless you Cliff. My Jesus is for Indonesia❤
Amen, God bless you brotha.
I am learning, to answer complex questions ! , Brother.
Thanks for the upload!
Cliffe, I love you my brother!
Cliffe you’re looking great.
Cliffe I love the room you’re in at the end of the video! It looks great!!
Amazing 💯💯🙏🏾
faith,believe without physical evidence.
Another awesome video.
Nobody rocks dad shoes better than Cliffe.
Cliffe is really nice! I would have immediately turned around and asked him was he around 250 billion years ago?
Numbers 6:24-26,
Deuteronomy 28, Joshua 1:7-8
Matthew 6:9-15 & 12:31-32,
1 Corinthians 13:8-13,
11 Timothy 3:16-17,
How does this guy only have 15k followers
Of Course ! Jesus Christ is not only for USA or Europe . He is for everyone no matter where you are from . Love from India
Jesus Christ is Lord 👑🙏 Maranatha
Cliffe. Starting off with a presupposition that there is a supernatural god, and claiming this is a virtue...something we need to do... is an obvious mistake. You’re so certain you cannot be wrong. You’re so certain you know the answers, and you’re so afraid to admit that you absolutely cannot know what you think you know. You’re claiming to know more than anyone possibly can. And your beliefs stand (or fall) in direct opposition to everything we do know about ourselves and the world and have come to learn up to this point. Faith is belief in the absence of evidence, and/or in the face of evidence to the contrary. There’s no two ways about it, though I realize it’s too difficult for you to acknowledge and thus admit. It’s no easy thing, letting go.
But it sets you as free as you can ever be. And it breaks down your religious, ideological, dogmatic walls and dissolves the boundaries of knowledge, and you will never know the amazing power and beauty of the knowledge you are willfully and/or unknowingly ignoring and blocking off by believing you have an answer that explains it all, but truly & ultimately explains nothing. Absolutely nothing. It’s an attractive catch-all belief and answer for all your questions and problems as a human being who wants answers and wants security and can’t face our most innate fears with utter and genuine sincerity and honesty. And you will never know the knowledge you are choosing to miss out on, because you choose to believe you have it all with one catch-all answer. It answers and explains nothing. You don’t realize what you are missing. And that is the saddest tragedy.
Dillon Hamilton You say
“ We don’t know what we are missing and that’s the saddest tragedy.”
But I say wouldn’t it be a greater tragedy, from your perspective if Cliffe is right and you’re wrong.
That would indeed be the saddest thing now wouldn’t it.
There is something you don’t understand my friend and I’m going to try to explain it to you.
And it’s this.
You assume that we have your doubts.
No no we don’t.
When I say your doubts I am referring to your mindset of belief that isn’t 100% certain and therefore you conclude that we too must be like you and also not be 100% certain.
But my friend you don’t get it do you.
You couldn’t be more wrong.
Our certainty in what seems uncertain to you doesn’t make any sense to you. You can’t figure it out. You’re gob smacked. And actually you haven’t yet fully realised that we are indeed fully certain.
When you realise this, your perspective might begin to change.
The penny dropped for some people who witnessed Christians being eaten alive by lions in the Colosseums, because then they knew what they previously didn’t know which was that these Christians weren’t just hoping and praying that they might be right but actually they knew they were right.
And at this stage you don’t know this and hey maybe you never will.
But if you know you are wrong and I am right, which as of this precise moment you don’t know this, you’d might be inclined to consider believing what us believers believe.
Those people didn’t have to die for what they believed in but they did.
And some of them were terribly clever like Paul the Apostle.
So when you know you are wrong, which is a realisation you don’t have, but if you did have it or had somehow acquired it, you might want to do something about it. You’d probably either fight it as Paul the Apostle did or you’d simply become converted by saying OK God you’ve got me.
This is the stage you are at.
Atheism is actually a complete nonsense that make absolutely no sense whatsoever but to you it’s peaches and cream. It’s the answers to life.
But look at you.
You are buying into it.
Actually you’re lapping it up aren’t you.
And do you want to know why?
Here it is.
It makes you feel important.
@Dillon Hamilton, I tend to agree with you Dillon, taking away that concept of religion opens up so many wonderful avenues to explore. I'm pretty sure Cliffe has no intention of changing his view, he's tied his beliefs to the flagpole as it were and it's highly unlikely he will change. I'd like to think that if overwhelming evidence for Gods existence was presented to me that I'd be honest enough to accept it. I think I would still have lots of unanswered questions though. I do wonder whether Cliffe sits at his computer and reads the comments below to see what people have typed.. most of the comments are overwhelmingly positive towards him. He would know that I watch all his videos and comment on them, but I tend to side with the young students, that's not to say he doesn't do his job well, he's an excellent speaker, but even being an excellent speaker doesn't necessarily mean you are right. I enjoyed reading your comment Dillon, i think you made a lot of good points.
He's so afraid, he's even shaking in his boots. Do you see that?
Yes, you are absolutely right Dillon, this is what Christianity and these other kinds of belief systems/doctrines do to peoples minds, as I am sure you will know. They discourage investigation and questioning BEFORE belief. Instead, you're expected to first and foremost just somehow trust that this God exists and somehow trust that a collection of old writings done by some men who lived thousands of years before our time and put together by other men later is the undisputed word of this God without question.
Oh, and you're expected to "bow down and humble yourself before this being" that you have been told you must believe is there before you even have any reason to, then, the final cherry on top, you get told "you must accept Jesus as your savior" even though you.....er....don't actually believe in him at the moment. Then when you've agreed to all that, they (Christian Preachers, etc) will say "okay, great, you've now excepted Jesus, you can go and do your research now to find the evidence". I guess you can see the problem with that, right? Any rational person would see what is wrong with that.
It would be laughable if it wasn't so serious but I'm not laughing because I know there are people who are giving their lives to this and they have gone through that exact process, I was one of them myself until I came to my sense one day, maybe you were too and all this will sound very familiar to you. The truth should fear no investigation prior to accepting it and should need no initial acceptance of it first. If there was really a God and if everything in the Bible were true, rather than just asking people to trust in it, people should instead be encouraged to withhold their decision about whether or not it's true until they have done as much research as they can, that would be fine, I reckon the more people that do it that way, the more decided non-believers there will be because more will see that there is very little justification for trusting what the Bible says or to believe that this God of the Bible even exists at all.
Of course, me, you bonnie43uk and anyone who thinks rationally will know that this is not what people are being asked to do by existing believers/preachers/evangelists, etc. Instead, as I said, people are being told they must "believe first", then "investigate" but by the time they get to that point where they believe, they are already in a confirmation bias mindest where they will only investigate things that back up what they have already been kind of forced to agree to believe first (a type of casual brainwashing) and they will then claim "hey, I've done the research and have proved it's all true". No, they haven't, what they have done is gone out and found whatever they can to back up what they already believed, that's not proper investigation and research. Proper investigation and research into the Bible requires a completely open mind, not a mind that has been told "you got to believe to see", that's the dirty trick they utilize to hook in so many people and it's one that I myself fell for when I was much younger and vulnerable, these people prey on the vulnerable, which is another thing I dislike about the whole thing, thanks.
Ooh the next part of this discussion isn't gonna be pretty for that guy. Cliffe has the best arguments for the existence of God! God Bless
Really good arguments,I use his arguments because he is a inspiration to me.
I like how he defines the difference between evidence and proof.
I am here too.
Beware the reversible argument...
If we accept that I would be a Muslim if I was born in Saudi Arabia and that is therefore proof or at least strong evidence that Christianity is false, then the atheist has to accept that the fact that he too would be a Muslim if born in Saudi Arabia is proof or strong evidence that atheism is false.
Maybe you took his last point to the logical conclusion of another choice while speaking to him, but it would have been nice to hear him think himself out of the box he was painting
Impossible, they go against that which is good and rational.
Atheism is complete despair and atheistic individuals are proof of that.
#1 -FIRST!!!!!!
Dang, you beat me to it Onestep.. i was about 5 seconds behind you :-)
@@bonnie43uk Hey I got a sincere question. If I dont believe those little dots in the sky are stars or planets or whatever how could you prove it to me without pointing to documents saying I should trust the experts? What test could you and me do to prove it is a planet or star since we cant physically get there to confirm it.
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fair point... Its unusual for Tom not to reply to somebodys question. 🤔
@@j2mfp78nice one, left him speechless lol.
@@GraftedOliveBranch it's very typical for them to stay quiet when you beat an athiest in a debate.
Spooky stuff scares me.
Why is it that apologist don't use the definition of faith found in the book of Hebrews chapter 11 verse 1?
Does he have an app??
Ooooo, is this a new venue....? Or new area?
New Area...West Tower No More
4:14: Was he alive 75 years ago?
Here's a better question: Were you or any scientists alive billions of years ago?
Hi SOULSafe, I'd say that of course people weren't around then.. but we can surmise the age of the earth as being around 4.5 billion years old. You'd need to speak to a geologist for a more detailed explanation. You'd be hard pressed to find any major university in the world that believed the Earth was only a few thousand years old.. not sure if that's what you believe or were implying.
@@bonnie43uk Don't think you read it correctly nor were you listening to the kid. At any rate, no, I do not think the earth is only a few thousand years old... That makes no sense.
However, the point I'm getting at with my question is, how dare he act like Cliffe or any Christian needed to be physically present for the event trying to be proved, but then give full credence to something like evolution or any other mindless process as having caused the universe? That's ridiculous.
@@SOULSafeProductionZ I certainly did listen to the young student, i thought he did a good job in trying to explain his position, I watch all Cliffe's video all the way through, sometimes the sound isn't too good and I might not catch every word. So, do you go along with the scientific view that the universe is around 14 billion years old and that our planet is about 4 and half billion years old. I agree with you that the earth isn't only a few thousand years old, but you must be aware that millions of Christians think that it is.
I don't think Cliffe was offended by what he said as you appear to be, he was just trying to explain his position that we weren't around back then. The evidence for evolution is pretty solid, as I said, you would be hard pressed to find any major university in the world that doesn't accept evolution, branches of science like genetics and biology wouldn't exist without the theory of evolution.
@@bonnie43uk Bonnie, we are in the same page when it comes to the age of the universe. God is eternal and static. He is the ultimate value of good and there is no evil in Him. Evil only comes about when a free will being, namely us, takes a good thing He created and uses it for a purpose other than what was intended.
It makes more sense that the universe is 14 billion years old and the earth is old also. I submit to you, for your scrutiny that the earth may also be just as old. I know I may be wrong but the only reason I say this is because according to the Bible, time, space and matter came into existence at the same time. But like I said you either take that or leave it. 🙂
I see what you're saying also Bonnie and yes I was/am a bit offended. I think that kid was a bit arrogant in his presentation of his position, but you and me are more mature, so what college kid do we encounter who's not? Right?😉
But it's more frustration than offense. Reason being, I think it's rather hypocritical that he would take a position of criticizing Cliffe for not having been present for the Biblical events Cliffe is presenting as credible, when he (the student) wasn't there for the supposed evolutionary/natural selection events; nobody was.
I don't have to find a university that doesn't accept evolution because many of them are coerced and, dare I say, bullied into perpetuating it.
Many of these universities and colleges are publicly funded and so they have to go along to get along. Majority doesn't mean correct.
Also, I can give a list of over 600 (and growing) scientists that have dissented from belief in the notion of evolution.
You say branches of genetics and biology wouldn't exist without evolution? I say that those branches would be farther along and not grasping for things blindly if they surrendered to God and allowed Him to reveal the secrets of the universe they are seeking to find.
If your vehicle breaks down and you can't immediately find the source of the problem, you don't go to a florist to figure it out. You go to a manufacture certified mechanic. In the same way, why not just go to God for info on His universe? If you sincerely asked Him to speak and He spoke, what problem does that cause? Mental illness?
Nah... Mental illness is believing that something can come from nothing via mindless processes. Mental illness is believing that life can somehow come from non-life....
@@SOULSafeProductionZ I think you (and Cliffe) are making a fundamental error when you infer that atheists believe 'something came from nothing' .. I don't know *any* atheist who espouses that view. To be clear, atheist's are saying we don't believe in God (s) It does not follow from that, that we all believe everything in the universe came from nothing, or from non-life. We don't know how all this came about, I'm sure some of us have our own ideas and hunches, but ultimately, it's a scientific unanswered question that we've yet to discover.
Here's a question for you SoulSAFE, does mankind know everything? Of course we don't.. in, let's say 50 years time, science will have discovered lots and lots of things which today, in 2019 we know little or nothing about. I'm sure you'd agree with that. Who's to say that in 2069, scientists will have found the key to understanding how everything in the universe came about. I think even 50 years from now is a little too early to make such a big discovery, it is the ultimate most difficult question to answer.. I doubt in our lifetime mankind will discover that answer, who knows, it may take another few hundred years or thousands of years, indeed, it's highly probable we will never find that answer.
Mankind throughout history has had a propensity to try and explain the unexplainable, and for thousands of years, we've got it wrong.. we weren't the center of the Universe, the truth was far more amazing and profound... and we're still on that journey.. there is still a lot more to find out. It would be good to get your thoughts on that.
Keep on trucking with these videos
I can imagine how hard these questions may be to answer so that it doesnt seem your brain washed to believe in a God
The decent loving good people witnessed and experienced Christ and the miracles of God and His Holy Spirit.
Those who disagreed sought to torture and murder them for offending the status quo and the control of the masses where a people were occupied by another by force of governing.
The knowledge of the truth of Christ was written and kept, as well as copied and distributed.
The murderous leaders sought to kill anyone who did not see the political leader as their God.
It takes some reading without preconceived notion.
It takes some observation of the other sciences to see the evidence that is also here and found.
Denying the evidence we find today is not being objective and honest.
Sometimes evidence must be studied by those who allow the possibility that the events occurred just as it's recorded in the books from the time, and the books written before that.
We must also use books that lend evidence from other sources then consider the source and it's merit.
I feel like clif could use. This is what they believed before Jesus died. This is what they believed after Jesus resurrected and they believed it so much they were willing to die. Before Jesus died they ran from the exact thing the receieved after Jesus was resurrected.
I define faith as belief without evidence as well. If you have evidence you point to the evidence not faith.
Science is evidence based...religion is faith based
Science is based on the presupposition that the world can be understood through reason.
@@matteuslucas4223 and we have gained immensely through science
@@lawrenceeason8007 that's not the point. Science relies on a presupposition and your definition of faith is flawed. Faith doesn't mean blind faith. The word for faith in the bible for example is "pistis" and its meaning comes much closer to "to trust". Trust in evidence, eye witness accounts, etc. By the way many famous scientists like Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell were christians. The christian world view that the world is created, has a pupose and that it can be understood through our God-given ability to reason, along with the conviction that with our cognitive faculties we can form accurate beliefs about the world, is the foundation on which science is built.
@@matteuslucas4223 What presumption of science do you personally define? Please give an example.
When it comes to faith I'm using the biblical definition. Evidence of things unseen. In other words no evidence.
Faith is a loaded word with religious connotation. I prefer to say I have confidence in proportion to evidence.
Science says nothing about a god. Even scientists who do believe in a god would admit that science cannot evidence a god.
Scientists are human, so even scientists can believe in things that aren't evidenced.
As I am a very strong skeptic my approach is best defined by the great David Hume who said "the wise man proportions his belief to the evidence". Words I live by.
If something isn't evidenced then we are without good reasons to believe it.
@@lawrenceeason8007science is a wonderful tool of knowledge but unfortunately it will only get you so far because reality isn't just matter and energy.
Maybe Cliff should educate himself on what an allegory is.
Faith = personal truths you can’t prove.
Actually - Faith = complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
@@lastjkid Sure faith defined as assurance or confidence. But not the term faith as you are using it. I agree with DiistReality. I would change the assertion slightly.
Faith = belief in any phenomenon of which there is no evidence or good reason to hold such a belief.
@@G8rfan61 do you have faith that when you wake up in the morning gravity will continue to work and you won't float away into the atmosphere?
@@lastjkid No I do not have faith. I have *_good reason_* to expect that gravity will continue to work. Therefore, I do not need the excuse of 'faith' to justify my expectation. I have no good reason to expect that to change. Do you? I bet you will not answer that simple yes or no question.
Faith is the excuse given when a person makes a claim that is unsubstantiated with the presentation of evidence. I can give demonstrative evidence for gravity. Can you present demonstrative evidence for the existence of a god? That will be the second question you will avoid. Watch.
Trust in something
6:14: There's only a force with no direction?
So, all this (existence) comes from a force with no direction (i.e. no abilities to make decisions) and THAT'S reasonable, but a spaceless, timeless, non-material, powerful, personal, intelligent, moral being having created this is ridiculous?
See? This is why the "educational" system in this country is lacking, to put it mildly.
Hi cliff tell me what does it mean that God sacrifice himself to save me from himself. is it really rational??explain please
God became a man in Jesus to take the punishment that the world deserves, no greater love than that.
Without being alerted by the Bible of the existence of predestination, the thinking believer could very well be perplexed.
The revelation of the existence of predestination explains what would otherwise seem to be an incomprehensible mystery.
The thinking believer fully appreciates that without the life given to them, there is every likelihood they would never have become converted.
If it wasn’t necessary for God to predestinate, God wouldn’t have bothered with it.
But from God’s perspective it is necessary hence He implements it.
But why is it necessary?
Could it be that if God doesn’t step in and help those who have that propensity to repent, if given the perfect opportunity to do so, the powers of Satan might actually overpower them and prevent their repentance.
It seems that predestination is mentioned in the Bible so that the believer can get some peaceful sense as to why many are not interested in repenting.
We know that nothing is impossible for God therefore we also know that God elects to leave Satan here instead of sending him to some lonely planet in another galaxy or simply constrain him powerlessly in hell.
Therefore it must suit the purposes of God for the elect to be tempted by Satan, knowing that by overcoming his temptations via the predestinated life, the character of the believers will be developed sufficiently enough to qualify for the new life as eternal beings made in the image of God.
Therefore can we not arrive at the following conclusion?
God predestinates because He needs to, in order to get His success, namely those whom He gives Everlasting Life to, who are made in His image.
And secondly it’s helpful to the believers to recognise the existence of predestination because it explains why they got saved and others didn’t.
And this answer brings them peace and contentment.
God would like all to inherit Everlasting Life but not all will believe Him.
One thief said yes. The other said no.
Did the thief on the cross that railed at Jesus Christ provoke the other thief’s contriteness?
Maybe.
Do those who oppose Christ drive us believers closer to God?
Yes I think they do.
9:50
And 2nd
First to comment on a comment.
Of all that are called only few are chosen.
Not all are called. But many are called.
And of all the called, few are actually chosen.
Do you think that if God had to choose between those who keep His commandments and those who don’t, He would choose those who didn’t keep the commandments of God?
Is it good or bad to keep the commandments of God?
It’s good isn’t it.
Will God choose the good or the bad?
He will choose the good won’t He?
Matthew 22:14 King James Version (KJV)
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
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Built like a flanker.
This guy doesn’t believe in the bible that was written 25 to 70 years after the event by eyewitness, yet he believes that life comes from non life 300 billion years ago WHAT I don’t have enough faith to be an atheist from Dublin Ireland
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I just binned my last two atheist books, A Letter to a Christian Nation Sam Harris, God is not Great Christopher Hitchens, atheism goodbye & farewell.
Giaus Caesar God bless you
That was foolish sir, 2 excellent reads.
Tom Horwat what was foolish?
@@paulwilfridhunt Binning 2 best selling books Paul.. hi it's me, your friend Tom, ..aka you know who 😀
Tom Horwat you mean Tom Bonnie43UK?
14:29: He's no longer alive, but if he were, I would love to have seen him tell this foolishness to Nabeel Qureshi who was Muslim, but died a year and a half ago as a Christian. Or even Ravi Zacharias who came from a LONG line of Hindus, (although his mother was Christian), and he was born in India, but Mr. Zacharias is one of the foremost Christian Apologists alive today. There's also Dinesh D'Souza who was also born in India and he is a very good Christian Apologist in his own right. Sam Shammoun was also Muslim and born in Kuwait. Mr Shammoun is also a very devout Christian and an Apologist.
I could go on and even give personal friends who SHOULD be devoted to other religions because of their birthplace, family and/or background, but THEY ARE ALL CHRISTIANS!
That argument is so OLD!
Yes sir, even Mr. Zacharias’ story is quite compelling. When I first heard it, it made me almost shed a tear. God works in the most impossible ways to prove His existence and it has helped me moved from atheism to becoming Christian today. I use to want to be a hustler or a womanizer, but now I want to devote my life towards Biblical archeological to further prove God’s holiness to the world. I come from a line of addicts, felons, etc. I want to break that curse to give my family hope where only God can place it.
Amen brother!
Myself an Indian from India ..my forefathers were hindus now I am a born again Christian
How do you define faith?
I don't need to the dictionary does it:
faith: strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof
God will defeat satan
Revelation
@@sunher3434 lucifer will burn
@@sapereaudeart3664 amen
If all christian parents teach or go in on their children on the 4 reasons why they should believe in Jesus Christ. schools wouldn't have the infidels they have now in school.
3:38...the face of a foolish mocker in the background
Faith is belief in something that cannot be proven, I’m sorry this guy has a Faith problem and I pray for his salvation but that is his choice.
Cliffe always talks about believing in God based on evidence. He is an evidentialist apologist and also points to being convinced of the claims based on evidence and that is why he believes. He talks about looking at the historical evidence for Jesus, finding Him more reliable and trustworthy than any other option and therefore puts his Faith in Him. However, if Cliffe believes in God and it's based on evidence then would he say that he could be talked out of his faith if someone came along with better evidence!? That seems like such a fickle faith. God in His words talks about how Christians can know and have certainty and assurance of their salvation.
You make a good point Apologia, as you know I am a non believer who regularly comments on Cliffe's video's, I enjoy listening to his chats with the students and i also enjoy reading people's comments such as yourself and interacting with people like yourself, we've had some good conversations in the past. I can think of lots of things which would convince me of Gods existence, it really wouldn't be that hard for a God who ( supposedly) listens to people's prayers and who acts on their words to make a situation better. Lots of Christians have told me they will pray for me to somehow accept God over the past, lets say 6 or 7 years since I've been commenting on these video's. Stop and ask yourself why it doesn't appear to be working.. I'm guessing you will come up with a few reasons why you don't think it's worked, ... but the one seemingly obvious answer ( that God probably doesn't exist), is the one answer you will not entertain as a probable reason. Q: What is stronger in your opinion, my lack of faith, or Gods desire for me to know him?
@@bonnie43uk Why hasn't it worked? Why have you not been born again? I don't know you personally but my guess would be the same reasons that I've said before and for most people. They love their sin and don't want to repent and give it up. They are not humble and don't humble themselves and accept Jesus. Pride. Wanting to be fully in control and deep down don't want to submit to a higher authority. But ultimately it's a sin issue that I believe you are holding onto.
To answer your question. God's desire is strong but not to the point where he is going to force you to love and believe in Him. I mean it's semantics, maybe a category area in asking what's "stronger." It's that he wants a genuine love relationship which requires a choice on your part.
Apologia5 Whilst there are those who might say they will believe if shown good enough evidence to do so, however if Jesus Christ suddenly appeared in great glory in the sky with millions of angels, would everyone believe?
The answer is yes they would.
But would they be repentant?
Maybe not.
Maybe they still wouldn’t come to their senses.
Maybe they’d be sorry they weren’t right like a fighter is sorry when he gets beat in a fight after going 10 rounds but still would have liked to have won.
But what’s sorrow without a true purpose of repentance.
Jesus invariably began His preaching with the word repent.
When the world started drowning they knew Noah was right and yes they wanted to get on the ark to save their skin, but did they have it within themselves to truely repent with contriteness of heart?
Fish
Are tasty.
Cliffe is gullible of he believes that the university of Texas doesn't accept murderers, as if the university would know who is a murderer or capable of it even. Just as I'm sure they would not accept date rapists either.
Cliffe contradicts the true word of God. Example of doubting Thomas, Jesus made it a priority to come to Thomas and clarify what faith is; 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side,(B) I will not believe.”(C)
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;(G) blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”(H)
Now, could we believe with evidence sure but that's not what Jesus was pointing out. He was pointing out that people are blessed for having faith without seeing believing! Jesus did admit that Thomas ended up believing because the evidence proved Jesus but He said no, you are blessed and by blessed I will say equal with Peter: 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,(E) but by my Father in heaven.(F) 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a](G) and on this rock I will build my church,(H) and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it.
Jesus said that Peter didn't believe because carnal evidence proved He was the Son of God but because our Father in Heaven revealed it, through faith and this same faith is what the Church will be built upon and not what Cliffe says faith by evidence.
I am disappointed to say the least that Cliffe is this carnally minded.
Your opinion of cliffe is irrelevant.
Your faith ain't any better than the first followers of Christ my friend. Don't be arrogant
@knxcholx Our faith is only as strong as pur belief, trust, and hope in God.
@@MyRoBeRtBaKeR exactly. So, don't think your faith is better than someone like Thomas. Or anyone else
He laughs, but then probably believes in the unobservable, mindless process of evolution???
Personally I think evolution happens but that it requires a God.Christian God specifically.
@@henryvirtum1520 I can appreciate your perspect but consider this: Evolution is random. It's a mindless process. God is deliberate and purposeful.
God either deliberately designed the universe or He, like a dealer in a card game, shuffled the deck and threw it down on the table. Logically speaking those are the only two options. If He ventured to try "a third option"; shuffling randomly, but secretly designing and then seemingly throwing the cards out, that would be cheating. That's not God's nature, plus what reason would God have to make things look random, but actually be designed?
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19:05 Palestine???????? It's called Israel!!!!!
Israel refers to a nation, not a region. Palestine is the region that the state of Israel is located in.
No sir! It is called the Levant or to make it Biblical, Canaan.
@@RepentandBelieve77 you're still just talking semantics
Was that region ever referred to as "Palestine" in the Bible???
@@RepentandBelieve77 what a silly thing you're doing, Palestine is a region, Israel is a state within that region. Think America, vs. the United States. One is a region, the other is a country. Are you thinking that palestine refers to the modern state of palestine? (that didn't get created until 1988)
Self-contradictory fairy tales aren't evidence, not for your cult, and not for any other.
Opinions about something being a fairy tale or being a cult are not evidence against it either.
Weak and boring, step your game up atheism.
The guy in the black t-shirt and cap makes a lot of sense to me, why should we believe something written down 2 thousand years ago? Cliffe mentioned that people wouldn't die for a lie, and there is definitely a lot of truth in that.. but people of different faiths *have* died horrific deaths believing in something that they 100% believed to be true, but was not true.. all religions cannot all be right. But they can all be wrong. Oh for a time machine :-)
Spotted
I dont trust books written 10 years ago. It's all about reliability
@@mr.s7522 Well spotted Sweenz, I'll have to get you a "spotted" badge :-) .. keep those eyes peeled my friend.:-)
@@j2mfp78 Absolutely right, you have to judge books on lots of different variables to weigh up whether it's reliable.. if Donald Trump wrote a book i'd be highly skeptical of it's reliability, I base that on the things he says, but that's just me, a Trump fan would read it as gospel truth.
@@bonnie43uk So then we agree our decision should be based on the reliability of the source not how old it is.
Cliffes argument from ignorance.
False.
Please prove that life coming from non-life is IMPOSSIBLE as you claim at 5:14.
Also, prevent evidence of a god, since you cannot say something cannot be accomplished by something that does not exist. (ie God cannot create a universe if god does not exist)
when has life ever come from non-life?
Jeeper, Just pretend you have a small rock about the size of a baseball and you placed it in deep, deep space, nothing else around.
How many hundreds of billions of years until that rock can produce life?
Please use your best scientific thought process to show me how a rock in deep space can produce life.
(Questions to answer: Is the rock male or female? Does it have any kind of DNA? Can it reproduce? Once you answer these questions I believe you will see the error of your post. Maybe. )
@@johndavis7078 oh, so you're saying the creation of the universe is an example of non-life creating life? Do you realize that is exactly Cliff's same argument. That something caused life to be created, something caused the big bang. Nothingness can not create anything. Something caused it to be created. I can only speak so much on this, I *HIGHLY* recommend checking out some of cliff's other videos, he answers these kinds of questions far better than I.
@@lastjkid Slow down just a bit. I am not saying what you think I am saying.
Step back just a second and reread what I said. I thought it was pretty clear but since you missed it by a long shot maybe I should reword my statement. If you slow down and read it carefully but you still think I said everything in the universe came from nothing, I will just delete my reply to this Jeep person.
I did not say that life came from non-life. I'm saying I don't know. I just want someone to defend the position that life from non-life is IMPOSSIBLE. Saying it hasn't been seen does not mean that it is impossible. We (the human race) has only been looking for a very short period of time in relation to the time span that it seems to have taken (half a Billion years), so it is no wonder that we haven't done it yet. Is it possible? I don't know. Have advancements been made? Yes. The Miller-Urey experiment produced some amino acids. Other experiments have shown that some of the amino acids in DNA can be formed. But we (the collective we) are still working on it. We may never know HOW it actually happened in the early Earth, only that it is possible to happen in some specific way.
What is the alternative to life coming from non-life? A god? only if one can provide evidence that a god exists. If god doesn't exist, then god could not have made life. If god did not make life, then I guess life coming from non-life is possible, since we are here. So now present evidence for god. And you can't say "life is here, therefore god" since you haven't proven that life cannot come from non-life. I'll take an explanation that actually can be seen over something that no one can provide evidence for. Or simply just say "I don't know". I'm comfortable with that.
As for John Davis' question of a rock in space is asinine. No one has claimed that a rock produced life, so I'll just ignore it.
If you want to know how the universe MAY have happened, I'd suggest watching "A Universe from Nothing" by Lawrence Krauss th-cam.com/video/LQL2qiPsHSQ/w-d-xo.html