This video addresses common questions and concerns many non-believers wrestle with. It serves as an excellent starting point for meaningful discussions that can lead others toward experiencing God's grace through Jesus Christ. Thank You God in Jesus’s name 🏁🙌🏾🙏🏾
This video and this Cliffe Knechtle and Stuart Knechtle have never addressed the fact that the bible doesn't have anything to do with the USA and it's people. Why this Cliffe Knechtle doesn't and has never mentioned how the bible doesn't have anything to do with the USA and it's people, as Cliffe Knechtle knows that the bible doesn't have anything to do with the USA and it's people. The USA and it's people aren't the only actual country and people that the bible doesn't have anything to do with them in anyway.
This video was very interesting, I love watching his debates, he is respectful and intelligent. I learn lots about debating and faith when watching his debates.
One of the best and most underrated apologist of our times. His way of lovingly and humbly speaking to others will soften so many more hearts for the Holy Spirit to work on and lead to Christ instead of standing on a corner yelling and preaching. He preaches the Gospel to others not at others. He doesn’t water down the Gospel down like many others today just to make Christianity more appealing either. You don’t have to make it more palatable. You just have to be genuine and do it with love like Cliffe.
I think the story of Job does a good job of answering it. Just not directly. You just have to look at what Job went through and how he still remained faithful.
Cliffe is such a breath of fresh air. I thank and praise GOD for the work he and his sons are doing, spreading the gospel on college campuses and showing that the New Testament passes historicity tests with flying colors.
I love to hear Cliffe honestly and thoroughly addressing people’s heartfelt questions. He shows his true heart and how he cares for people as a follower of Jesus.
My Grandpa, who is a Pastor, says this: "God was angry with the Israelites in the Old Testament, but in the New Testament when Jesus died on the Cross, not only did he pay for Our Sins, but God was no longer angry with them and us."
18:35. I’ve been having some doubts of the legitimacy of the resurrection recently. It’s been hard to get my head around the lack of other testimonies outside of the gospel when Paul says there are 500 others. That being said. I still have faith and God continues to show me he always knows when you’re struggling and provides the truth just when you need it. Thank you God for providing this clip in my recommended right when I needed it most and thank you Cliffe/Stuart for uploading this video just as I was specifically asking myself this question ❤️❤️
Apologetics has really helped strengthen my faith. I'd recommend watching "Cold Case Christianity" videos for your particular issue. J Warner Wallace goes about it in a unique way.
I respect your transparency. If we accept Paul’s account of 1 Corinthians. 15 where he says 500 eyewitnesses saw Jesus raised, it’s also important to accept what he writes right after: “most of whom are still alive”. This means that when Paul was writing 1 Cor 15, there were at least 251 people that could refute his claims. WE HAVE NO RECORDED REFUTATIONS! from anyone in that time. We have dismissals of the evidence, but there are no eyewitnesses or people that walked with Jesus that said “he did not raise”. Just a thought.
@alexpecina6316 , we also have no records from the 23,500 of the 24,000 or so residents of Jerusalem that we all agree didn't see a risen Jesus. So, in the case there was no risen Jesus, there's no reason to expect we'd have records from another 500 who didn't see him. History has run this test, and all the evidence is that records of this type either aren't generated or aren't preserved.
I love these videos. The questions asked are hard ones, and sometimes they are pretty aggressive. Cliffe is unafraid of answering, "I do not know." He is humble and patient but provides exceptional logic to reinforce the structures of his beliefs. We have rational minds, which challenge us to struggle with many mysteries, but there is ample evidence (which Cliffe often discusses) to reach truthful conclusions. Some people want exact answers to every question in the universe. They may need to lower their expectations. We are not entitled and almost certainly not even equipped to understand the mind or will of God. God is not obliged to directly answer us or tangibly prove himself to each individual as some (egotists) believe he should. Look around you and be grateful instead.
@@jasonnoble7302 I wouldn't even pretend to know or speak on God's mind or works. I believe that He wants us to choose Him (Jesus said as much), but that we are imbued with the free will to make that decision. I think the broad answer would probably be "yes," but it could depend on the context of what is meant by "will." Sorry if that doesn't definitively answer the question, as it is just my limited understanding. Cliffe, his team, and others would do a much better job answering this (with Biblical receipts).
@@jasonnoble7302because there has to be good in order for evil to exist. Evil clearly exist and we can see that in many ways in the world and history. How we evaluate evil is through morals and a consciousness. Who is the figure and model of good then? God, God is because he is holy and perfect. Without God, we would all be purposeless robots with no ability to think or rationalize.
@@gbenavi11 The eternal universal structure that exists outside of space and time reveals the only truths and values that exist in this world. Therefore truths and values do NOT come from what you believe is the Christian God. Why is it impossible for my worldview to be true ? You’re going to have to find an internal contradiction to prove my worldview is “impossible” Let me guess ( crickets ) right ?
@jasonnoble7302 Gain a relationship with God through his word. Ooen your heart and allow the Holy Spirit in and you'll know. Truth cannot be whatever you want it to be. Truth can't be "I'm a good person drrrrr". I've seen far too many stonr cold atheists come to Jesus, to know Jesus is truth.
My brothers and sisters, with all the pain and suffering and loss currently going on! God says it below! Just remember, if you are willing to take a hit for God, which could possibly be pain, anxiety and loss which many of these situations are most likely/currently happening or experiencing on a daily basis stay humble knowing your eternity is at stake. And that I would die for God as He did for me! I would put my life of the line for the greater Good that’s possible to come from the King of Kings. Amen 🙏 This is powerful: Romans 8:28 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
I had a bad dream idk and I kept hear noises, so I turned on my lamp, and I started listening to him after that I could go to sleep, and I was listening to him talk
My goodness comes from me. But I’m not always good. The danger in that mindset is that you can easily go from good to bad and call your bad “good” because it “comes from within me” it’s like drawing a compass on your hand and telling other people you’re clearly heading north according to your compass
Classic Cliffe Friday's, let's go. This was recorded Spring 2005, Cliffe truly is an OG. Hey guys don't forget to subscribe, like and comment. Let's get these videos going. God bless everyone and have a great weekend.
You are only living hope of how an ordinary lay man can preach and peactice the gospel so plainly.your msgs are priceless it means a lot to wreck it likeralphs like mebro
Prayer is answer to god to transform the person who prays from within than to expect the gifts of life rather be Renewed by faith love mercy grace justice peace which are freely available in nature to allow it to work collectively and personally
@@TyreeMunozAmen brother, it’s only through sin that the human conscious shifts from God’s will and his divine truth because sin is separation from God.
@@gbenavi11 Amen, I agree completely. Sin separates us from God because it leads us away from His will and the truth He reveals. It's why repentance and seeking God's forgiveness are so important-so we can be restored to a right relationship with Him and align our hearts and minds with His will. Only through Christ can we find reconciliation and true freedom from the bondage of sin.
To those who are pointing out where cliffe is wrong, etc, I'd like to point out that, despite being uploaded a few hours ago, these clips are almost 10 years old. IF he did indeed make some mistakes, good on you for catching them. But: 1. Did you hear the message he was getting at DESPITE the inaccuracy? 2. Is the point of his message valid in terms of putting faith in God? 3. Have you researched the validity of christ for yourself and fact checked everything? You don't have to answer here, but these will help to guide you on whether to accept christ or not.
8:07 all Cliffe shouldve said was "because your not the standard of goodness. No human is the standard of goodness. Just look at the evil happening in the world. You really think we humans are the best ones to defy the standard of goodness?" But his answer was good aswell
When we think about reducing things to down to their most simplest terms, we can say that God made man for the purpose of giving us the opportunity to accept or reject His offer of salvation. Yes in this life we are to make the best of it and do well for our families. But it’s not our main purpose in life. Our main purpose is to ensure we obtain God’s gift of everlasting life.
The "gentleman" at 4:30 criticizes Cliff for only going to college campuses and not reaching out to the poor. First of all buddy, you have no idea what Cliff has done. Number two, what are you doing?
@Alexandre Reboucas:Em 2013 iniciou-se a contagem dos AIS com a queda da estrela na Rússia na cidade onde prendiam judeus e o anjo do Abismo foi coroado... estamos no fim dessa contagem de AP.9
"I am primarily the creator of a new code of morality which has so far been believed impossible, namely a morality not based on faith, not on arbitrary whim, not on emotion, not on arbitrary edict, mystical or social, but on reason; a morality that can be proved by means of logic which can be demonstrated to be true and necessary. Now may I define what my morality is? Since man’s mind is his basic means of survival […] he has to hold reason as an absolute, by which I mean that he has to hold reason as his only guide to action, and that he must live by the independent judgment of his own mind; that his highest moral purpose is the achievement of his own happiness […] that each man must live as an end in himself, and follow his own rational self-interest." -Ayn Rand-
Morality has always been a huge problem for religion. A religious person can be moral, but they have no way to explain, through faith, why any act is right or wrong. See how badly apologists fail on this. Or can any apologist manage it? All true morality is humanistic.
This is hilarious. It has the situation completely backwards. If there is an all powerful creator then everything belongs to the creator and their decree defines morality. Morality as a relative human concept is the huge problem and it’s a problem for atheists because if it’s relative then slavery, theft, murder, can’t be called absolutely wrong. If it’s all relative, any action can be justified
@@hoid4715 Ok, but can you explain why? The challenge is to explain how any act is right or wrong through faith. Go for it. "Morality as a relative human concept...." I never said this. Why respond to a strawman?
@@Ozzyman200 I’ll make it very simple. We believe God exists therefore there are certain things that are ABSOLUTELY morally wrong since he has defined it clearly for us. It doesn’t matter if a lunatic thinks it’s good to mass murder kids, because it’s ABSOLUTELY wrong to do that according to the god who will judge our wrongdoings. You believe god does not exist therefore humans make their own interpretations of what’s ABSOLUTELY morally wrong. This means that whatever you define as good is good and whatever I define as good is good because it’s simply a matter of opinion. There is no judge or referee to say “hey that’s absolutely wrong”. If I think feeding the homeless is good then it’s good, but if I also think mass murdering kids is good then it’s good. Neither of those options are absolutely wrong because it’s all relative to how you as a human define right and wrong. I’m sure hitler truly believed in his heart that he was right. Religion doesn’t have a problem with morality, atheists do but you can’t admit that if you truly believe what you’re saying you’d have to admit that the opposite of your beliefs about morality is just as equally valid and true. One country says raping women is wrong then it’s wrong in that country, another says raping women is right then it’s right in that country. If you follow your own logic you can’t say “raping a woman is absolutely wrong”, you’d have to say “I believe rape is wrong but I understand that in your country it’s not so therefore I’m not going to intervene as this is the cultural norm and you truly believe you are right in doing this”. You can feel some way about it however you can’t say they are ABSOLUTELY wrong because that’s not how their society defines wrong. A Christian would say “rape is absolutely wrong because you are defiling another person that god has given equal innate value to so I don’t care if this is a norm where you are, I cannot allow you to rape that woman”. Atheists like to make big claims about morality when in truth your worldview is morally bankrupt.
@@randomyoutubeuser9465 Well, at least you tried. Happy to help. "We believe God exists therefore there are certain things that are ABSOLUTELY morally wrong since he has defined it clearly for us. It doesn’t matter if a lunatic thinks it’s good to mass murder kids, because it’s ABSOLUTELY wrong to do that according to the god who will judge our wrongdoings. " And how would that system work? How would an act become right or wrong through faith? "You believe god does not exist..." No I don't. You have got the basics wrong there. Everything after that is based on silly misconceptions about morality and atheism. Why? Have you been listening to preachers like this man instead of doing any research or asking atheists? Genuinely curious.
The reason that God's true people suffer is so they see the ugly face of evil and Satan. Suffering is the only way to truly LOVE God and hate and reject evil.
@jasonnoble7302 He did in Genesis with Adam and Eve. Their was no suffering they were living in paradise, and they still deceived and listen to the serpent eating the apple of knowledge. So since God knows human nature will ultimately choose the Devil even if we were living in paradise, he placed us on the Earth that became corrupted with the Devil. Whoever truly loves him see the evil and wickedness of the world and seeks him will choose God instead of this world. That's what I get from it. God knows humans are sinners in their nature but he also knows that Adam and Eve were tricked and ignorant so God is being fair and giving us a fair chance to choose him. He gave us enough of his beauty and joys of life to know he exist but also lets us see the wickedness of the devil and gave us free will to make our decision of what side we want to take. If God made a world with no suffering we would just fall like Adam and Eve if we were ever tempted like them showing that we dont truly love God. And if God made it to where we would automatically choose him that would take away our free will. So ultimately this is the only way we can truly choose God and love God with no strings attach with our free will as humans created in God's image. It's impossible to choose God with no suffering because without the Devil their would be no choice only God. And since their is a choice between God and the Devil their is suffering because God is just & fair and a just/fair God would revealed the evils of the Devil to the world even if that means bringing suffering to humans because it's what we deserve and are owed. So ofc God can do anything but since he is just/fair he doesn't do it because this is the proper way
Part of the answer to why God allows suffering can be found in looking at the behavior of people who experience little to no suffering. And when we get through patting ourselves on the back for NOT being such spoiled brats as them, it's time to carefully examine our own thought life when things have gone our way for awhile. It's very disturbing. (If it doesn't disturb you, that is even more disturbing.)
@@bonnie43uk Rocky III shows Rocky Balboa in the early part of the film at the height of success after finally beating Apollo Creed in that vaunted rematch. He's going on talks shows, doing commercials, laughing it up with celebrities, even does a hammy exhibition wrestling match where he picks Hulk Hogan up over his head and throws him out of the ring, just awash in all the gushy celebrity lifestyle and adoration that sports champions get. Interspersed between these scenes of celebrity jet set life Rocky is enjoying are scenes of Lang working out in some dark dingy basement -- SUFFERING intensely -- so he can be the new champ. Rocky has gotten complacent, doesn't work out as much, loses his edge, that "Eye of the Tiger" as theme song by Survivor tells us. Clubber gets a match with Rocky and Rocky gets the beatdown of his life. Rocky at this point is all of us in our complacency when things are going well. We become spoiled brats with a corrosive sense of entitlement. We walk around in a vague cloud of what-have-you-done-for-me-lately dissatisfaction with life Clubber, even though he is the villain of the movie, is us when we remember that suffering is not merely unavoidable but NECESSARY. This principle is something that athletes generally, but especially the most successful ones, understand far more than most. They know and accept that nothing great is ever accomplished without suffering. Let's step away from the sports/celebrity world to something far more grave. The college students from affluent families and good parents that Cliffe talks to -- so many of them will tell you what a living hell their lives are at the drop of a hat. Meanwhile 6,000 miles away in Nigeria or the Southern Philippines or Pakistan, Christians persecuted by Muslims, losing husbands, children, houses, belongings, jump at the chance to party on receiving a piece of good news. Again this shows that suffering is not merely unavoidable but necessary. We are broken in this broken world broken by humanity, and we need at least the occasional bracing slap of suffering to sober us up from our descent into demonic spoiled brat-hood. As CS Lewis put it: “We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” If you have not seen this problem in yourself, well...
@@bonnie43uk You do not have to be a braindead inbred bible-thumper like me to just look around and see what happens to folks when they get their way too often. They begin circling the drain to demonic, entitled spoiled brat-dom. Among those very college students from affluent families with kind parents Cliffe Knechtle talks to are many who are ready to go on and on about how their lives are a living hell. Meanwhile 6,000 miles away in northern Nigeria, Pakistan, Southern Philippines, etc, are poor people, many who are Christians, who are under fierce persecution but who still jump at the chance to celebrate a piece of good news. This shows that suffering is not merely unavoidable but necessary. Athletes, especially successful ones, know and accept this principle. They suffer massively when they train. They get that nothing great is ever accomplished without suffering. Times ten for soldiers who train just as hard or harder and then go into combat for an achievement that may cost them their lives. The greatest achievement of them all was accomplished only by the greatest suffering ever -- on the cross and subsequently in Hell on behalf of the 100 billion (and counting) people who have ever lived or will.
@@davidplummer2473 I've never seen any of the Rocky movies btw. But as regards people suffering, probably some of the worst suffering going on in the world at the moment is happening in Gaza, regardless of what faith people happen to believe in, these people have had their entire neighbourhoods destroyed and over 40,000 civilians killed by Israeli missile strikes. There is nothing comparable to their suffering on such a scale that I'm aware of. If you know of somewhere worse, let me know and i will gladly check it out.
@@davidplummer2473 I worry for the world if the former President is elected again in November, i think that will be a dark day for democracy if he is re-elected, do you think he shows good Christian values?
I think that God technically did answer in the story of Job. Albeit indirectly. The answer had been right in front of the readers the entire time. Think about it carefully. Even after all the suffering, he still remains faithful. Does that result not answer the question? Who can say that they never had hard times in any of their relationships? What makes a lasting relationship? How do you know it's worth it?
I have a really itching question that’s been burning in my mind for a WHILE: I have a female friend who’s gay (bisexual), but follows God and His word, is she an insult to God or a sinner but still a loved child of God? (PS she is straighter than an arrow but is bi)
Christ tells us that if we lust on a woman with our eyes we have committed adultery in our hearts, So it makes little difference. However similarly if it is an admission of sinning to say that 'yes I have these desires but I will not act upon them for it goes against gods command" is not much different from saying "man Evey fiber in my body really wants to cave this guy's face in but the lord says otherwise thus I will not do it" to have such self restraint is far from a sin rather it's a virtue however it can be argued that stating such a thing out in the open is inviting sin in a way tempting fate.
Do heterosexuals that commit sexual immorality get a free pass because they’re straight? and gay people go to hell for being gay? God loves all of his children and whether you are straight or gay God will love you but God does not tolerate sin. God says in his word that it is an abomination for same sex immorality and it’s a sin for heterosexual immorality. Therefore, your friend is not an insult to God, God would never think that any of his creation is an insult to him, but he does not tolerate the disobedience (sin) of his creation. Thats why Jesus came to not condemn us but to save us and to remind us that grace is still there, that God still wants us and that he still loves us❤
Conscience and willpower are not to be confused with your biochemical reactions. Cliff is trying to make this distinction with the students and they aren’t getting it.
Well my "conscience" tells me that *"Buy your slaves from the heathen nations that surround you"* Is not nor ever was a "moral" instruction and certainly not a moral reference standard that anyone should adhere or aspire to. Do you agree *YES or NO* ?? 🤔
@@saintpaulofyoutube4416 I can tell you "what's wrong with slavery" using my reference standard dear but can you do the same ?? You see I'm more than happy to partake in an honest two way discourse in which both parties answer and ask questions in turn if you are up for it. All I ask is that you first give me your word as a Christian that you will answer my specific questions honestly, fully and with no evasion or missdirection. Are you willing to do this *YES or NO* ?? 🤔 If not then I will take this to be a demonstration of dishonesty, I will accept your defeat and end the discourse. Your choice ??
@@trumpbellend6717 if you need my promise to play by your rules then you're weak. Now, what's wrong with slavery? I already know you can't answer it under your worldview.
Some people are called by God to the mission field of college campuses which in spite of all that affluence are spiritual deserts. Others are called to preach on the mean streets of Compton or the Bronx. Still others are called to faraway lands. And others in those faraway lands are called by God to come to America and preach the Gospel to the homeless and CEOs. To gripe that Cliffe doesn't do ALL these things is like complaining that a dentist isn't also a mechanic and an accountant and an oil rig worker and a legal secretary and a park ranger. When Jesus says go into the world and preach the good news to every creature, he does not mean or expect that every Christian has to go everywhere in the world. It is (a) not practical and (b) not necessary because there are enough of us to do this collectively. Paul effectively says just this when he talks about the body of Christ having many different parts. This complaint is such a cynical cop-out that I can't help thinking this same guy was over at the soup kitchen earlier that day asking why those preaching the good news there weren't also over at this college campus.
Where does our conscience come from is a great question. If my inner moral compass comes from God, why does my inner moral conscience tell me that some of the things commanded by God are immoral?
The reason Jesus was sacrificed was to pay the price for our sin. All of us have sinned, and a lot of times, the more we get used to certain types of sin, the weaker our conscience gets. Essentially, we've corrupted ourselves. That's why, sometimes we think it's okay to do the opposite of what God commanded, but we are wrong to think that way. Our conscience and our reasoning abilities are, to an extent, affected by sinful habits that blind us to the truth.
Well, if you understand that not all your thoughts are your thoughts, then you can start to see how we are influenced by our thoughts. Our bodies communicate to us through our thoughts, often lying to us, in order to appease our own self interests. That's just one. Just as the Holy Spirit communicates to us through our thoughts, so can other spirits. Think about anger. When you're angry, what kind of thoughts do you have? Are they yours? What about when you're excited. Is there anything bad? You have the ability to think but just because you can think doesn't mean you are always thinking. In fact, there is a state of body and mind where you could be incapable of thought. You have to think about these things instead of trying to justify a worldview to suit your own ego.
@@penuelodiaka652 I did not ask anyone to die for my sins. My wrongdoings belong to me, and it's up to me to ask forgiveness for those I trespassed against, and, they are under no obligation to forgive me if they don't believe it's warranted. Hopefully I learn from my mistakes and it makes me a better person. We're all fallible human beings who are going to make mistakes. Taking ownership of your wrongdoings and admitting you did wrong seems a much more honourable answer. If you do wrong, and ask Jesus for forgiveness, it does not take away your guilt.
@@nickh.9816 it's certainly not a case of me trying to justify my ego. Anger is a perfectly natural emotion. People can justifiably be angry. I get angry when I watch the news, quite justifiably if i see an outrage. Being excited is also a natural human emotion, I get excited at lots of things, just like everyone else. Would you be excited if you knew Jesus was going to return in 2 weeks time nick?
Cliffe... makes an error when he talks about how (around 23:00 ), thet those before Jesus didn't know about Jesus. It was all known that a Savior would come all the way back in Genesis 3:15 King James Version "15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Additionally, the sacrifices all point toward Christ, and they understood that those sacrifices "pushed" their sins "forward" to the cross.
God is the conscious. If God is love then God is unconditional love itself. That love birthed all creation. Because it is all of creation. He wants us to love. Yet we have free will. He exists in our hearts and he's the moral compass. Yet we don't have to follow him. We can deny him and love but you'll soon learn why that's bad or doesn't go well. God exists in all of us regardless if we're good or evil so it's safe to say God was the big bang and he experiences absolutely everything that ever was, is & will be for all infinity & given time is an infinite loop like a mobius strip that means infinite vessels with infinite perspectives generating infinite experiences for eternity. Thus explaining why each individual has free will because free will is necessary in such a reality. Free will weaves the future. The bible gives us 9000 years in total from the very beginning to end. Yet time is infinite. This suggests time is indeed a mobius strip given the bends in a mobius strip appear at 45 degrees. 4500 human years of earth 4500 years in our eternal forms. This in itself would also back up quantum entanglement, string theory, creationism, reincarnation, past lives, dejavu and any ghostly apparition.
@jasonnoble7302 does evil happen regardless if love intervenes or not? You have free will. You can deny love (God) and he walls up your heart. You turn your heart to stone. Love is what sustains us and love is the way but unconditional love will always give us choice it's our choices that shape the future is it not? You have free will yet all as is written. The only logical way you can retain free will in a reality where everything is written is if it is each individuals free will that does the writing. Therefore backing up what's mentioned by God and within the texts.
@@EmpireSlaveofMind8131 If you watched someone gratuitously suffering and did nothing to stop it when you could stop it right now Are you a loving person ?
@@EmpireSlaveofMind8131 I would think that evil would not happen if God decided to stop evil from happening by definition If you love someone and you can stop their gratuitous suffering but choose not to You’re not a loving person period
A good example is for most of human history taking a sex slave in Rome and the rest of the world was perfectly acceptable example and was actually a symbol of strength. The morals of that culture accepted it as perfectly normal. We would never accept that today and thanks to the conversion of Rome and eventually the entire Western World gave us this moral code whether you are a believer or not. Culture influences your worldview. In Islam it’s still acceptable to take a woman as a sex slave if you capture them in war. Even non believers would agree that is wrong.
Morality has always been a huge problem for religion. A religious person can be moral, but they have no way to explain, through faith, why any act is right or wrong. See how badly apologists fail on this. Or can any apologist manage it? Nothing as yet.
God's son means God's incarnation not His son in the common human definition. God is one God not three separate God's. Jesus said if you see Me you see the Father and I and the Father are one.
Lol and your "God" alledgedly said to *"Buy your slaves from the heathen nations that surround you"* i think this Is not nor ever was a "moral" instruction and certainly not a moral reference standard that anyone should adhere or aspire to. Do you agree *YES or NO* ?? 🤔
There's nobody good in this world 🤗. The fact that we're born of a woman, we were born with a readiness to sin factor. We are all slaves to sin that's why we need the saviour Jesus Christ ✝️.
isnt yeshua just jesuses name in hebrew? like jesus is the greek version jeupiter-zeus i think, maybe not but alteast you could argue they used that name to represent his name but always stood out to me
You know are true blessings are we are alive today. We have family. Having carnal items does not make us favoured because are true gifts are not the things of this earth it's the gifts in heaven. We as children of God and have given our lives to our savior Jesus Christ, which is God in flesh. Please don't think your not favoured because you are poor
Jesus Christ is my savior forever. You feel for us that have a savior who died not only for us who believe but for you. I pray for you my friend. Money can only make you happy for a little while. It will not bring peace
Why Jesus? in layman terms, because He is the Creator, it's His world-creation we just live in it. Depraved humans need God to love God, it’s why we need Jesus. Romans 10:13
Without Good There's No Evil ....... .....WithOut Evil There's No Good In This Creation.... Everything Dont Exists In God Of Israel Creation.......It Won't Have The Meaning Of Balanced BeTween Good And Evil.... It's The Principles Of Opposites......
Animals expose moral behaviour towards their own kind, different species and us humans. Therefore it stands to logic and reason that they gather up in some underground cave on Sundays to study the bible, but where?
Cliffe is wrong. Why ? If God who is unchanging, didn't want adam & eve to have the knowledge of good and evil, why does Cliffe use that forbidden knowledge to know whether he is perfect in his works or not ??
His work is perfect he didn't use the tree of knowledge to see if his work was perfect or not. He knew exactly what was gonna happen and thats a beautiful thing because he knew humans with free will would sin. Which would cause the ultimate purpose of God's creation and eveything that came after like the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the growth of human civilization. God has a ultimate purpose for eveything and allowing humans to obey or disobey God is part of that ultimate plan. So no God knew exactly what he was doing and what was gonna happen because he is all knowing and all powerful he makes no mistakes.
@@KnowledgeNation-vj2jk Let me rephrase: Cliffe is wrong. Why ? If God who is unchanging, didn't want adam & eve to have the knowledge of good and evil, why does Cliffe use that forbidden knowledge to know whether he is perfect in his works or not ??
@savedchristian4754 The Bible isn't forbidden knowledge. God gave us his word through the Bible. That's how we know if his works us perfect or not, but the Bible isn't forbidden knowledge. I don't know if that answered your question or if you were talking about something else.
Hi Kliffe, I want to tell you something. You, your son Stuart, and the team need to go to Israel, the holy land, and preach to the masses. Please consider it.
In reality objective values and truths come from the eternal universal structure by definition The Christian God is not the source for objective values and truths by definition Have a nice day ❤
Universe is not eternal , The universe is expanding, which is evidence that it has a finite beginning. The Big Bang occurred about 13.8 billion years ago.
And then if there is no God, then we can’t define what’s objective truth because who truly defines it, you? Me? Society? Culture? Everyone would have there own definitions but not a true objective because we are only humans we have a limit
@@sergionava7777 Wrong In reality the eternal universal structure that exists outside of space and time reveals objective values and truths by definition Not the Christian God The Christian God doesn’t exist in reality Next ?
@@jasonnoble7302 No, an eternal universe does not necessarily define objective truth. Objective truth: Something that can be proven in the physical world and exists independently of a conscious awareness. For example, the sun moving across the sky each day is an objective truth.
I can answer why people need Jesus even though they say they are good people with the point that without Christ, every person has a price they will cave into the tiniest bit of evil in exchange for getting shredding life and where does that leave your goodness? Can you endure the scorn of men when they see you being so good that you allow yourself to be emotionally and even physically hurt for the sake of Jesus Christ and these scornful men will say that you are a fool not to retaliate in like fashion? So think about it, what it is you really need to stay good when the world decides to inflict evil of all sorts to break your spirit and get you to participate in its grand plan to subjugate the world with evil.
Dear Cliff I appreciate your ministry but when you tell a muslim that the quran is the miracle of islam, you just gave the reason to stay in islam to that muslim, that's dreadful. 😔
6:35 . Welcome to self righteousness , one of the worst and most deceptive sins there are. Yet another sin to repent for, yet another wicked sin paid for on the glorious cross of Christ. End of story
Hey cliff, u said like abraham Issac Jacob etc. Never heard of christ. Achuyally🧐the angel of the lord vision is jesus christ, or the captain of the lords armies is jesus christ, like u named a dude who wrestled Jesus hand to hand lol?
This video addresses common questions and concerns many non-believers wrestle with. It serves as an excellent starting point for meaningful discussions that can lead others toward experiencing God's grace through Jesus Christ. Thank You God in Jesus’s name 🏁🙌🏾🙏🏾
This video and this Cliffe Knechtle and Stuart Knechtle have never addressed the fact that the bible doesn't have anything to do with the USA and it's people. Why this Cliffe Knechtle doesn't and has never mentioned how the bible doesn't have anything to do with the USA and it's people, as Cliffe Knechtle knows that the bible doesn't have anything to do with the USA and it's people. The USA and it's people aren't the only actual country and people that the bible doesn't have anything to do with them in anyway.
she literally asked a question with angry distain in her tone of voice. We CAN'T BE GOOD ENOUGH
Is it good to permit people to do gratuitously bad things if you can stop them right now ?
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It is good because it is loving. Love requires freewill and freewill IS loving
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Ok great 👍
You have just admitted the Christian worldview is morally bankrupt
Thank you ❤️
This video was very interesting, I love watching his debates, he is respectful and intelligent. I learn lots about debating and faith when watching his debates.
I love Jesus so much he so good
One of the best and most underrated apologist of our times. His way of lovingly and humbly speaking to others will soften so many more hearts for the Holy Spirit to work on and lead to Christ instead of standing on a corner yelling and preaching. He preaches the Gospel to others not at others. He doesn’t water down the Gospel down like many others today just to make Christianity more appealing either. You don’t have to make it more palatable. You just have to be genuine and do it with love like Cliffe.
Cliffe is a badass man of God. 👏🏿
My brother in Christ, language
@@Dr.Purple01 🤦♂️ it’s a compliment. Not a curse. Come on bro.
@@koolee3490 curse words aren’t always used in a bad way but they’re still curse words
@@Dr.Purple01shut up you dweeb
God allows suffering to draw you closer to Him, for you to be pruned, humbled, and to develop godly character.
John 15:4-5
Hebrews 12:6
I think the story of Job does a good job of answering it. Just not directly. You just have to look at what Job went through and how he still remained faithful.
Amen.
Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control”
Why don’t I feel like I suffer ?
@@jasonnoble7302 Suffering is not a necessity to be close to Christ, it is often times simply a symptom of this imperfect world.
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Why would a perfect God sustain an “imperfect world” ?
Cliffe is such a breath of fresh air. I thank and praise GOD for the work he and his sons are doing, spreading the gospel on college campuses and showing that the New Testament passes historicity tests with flying colors.
Both of you have been such a blessing to me. Thank you so much Cliff and Stuart.
Praise the lord brother ❤️🎁
Cliffe you aretruly a giftfrom God
I love to hear Cliffe honestly and thoroughly addressing people’s heartfelt questions. He shows his true heart and how he cares for people as a follower of Jesus.
My Grandpa, who is a Pastor, says this: "God was angry with the Israelites in the Old Testament, but in the New Testament when Jesus died on the Cross, not only did he pay for Our Sins, but God was no longer angry with them and us."
Cliffe killing it again so eloquently!😊
Excellent questions, excellently answered. Thanks be to the only Living God.
If you had a 10hour video, it would still feel like 10mins. GOD bless you and your family!
thank you brother
Same
There are videos called “Best of Give me an Answer” which are over 1-2 hours long of cliffe preaching!!
All good Christian also do that
If I had a 10 hour Cliffe vid I would watch every second.
Stuart ik you're watching, please make it happen, brother 🙏
18:35. I’ve been having some doubts of the legitimacy of the resurrection recently. It’s been hard to get my head around the lack of other testimonies outside of the gospel when Paul says there are 500 others.
That being said. I still have faith and God continues to show me he always knows when you’re struggling and provides the truth just when you need it.
Thank you God for providing this clip in my recommended right when I needed it most and thank you Cliffe/Stuart for uploading this video just as I was specifically asking myself this question ❤️❤️
Apologetics has really helped strengthen my faith. I'd recommend watching "Cold Case Christianity" videos for your particular issue. J Warner Wallace goes about it in a unique way.
I respect your transparency. If we accept Paul’s account of 1 Corinthians. 15 where he says 500 eyewitnesses saw Jesus raised, it’s also important to accept what he writes right after: “most of whom are still alive”. This means that when Paul was writing 1 Cor 15, there were at least 251 people that could refute his claims. WE HAVE NO RECORDED REFUTATIONS! from anyone in that time. We have dismissals of the evidence, but there are no eyewitnesses or people that walked with Jesus that said “he did not raise”. Just a thought.
@@alexpecina6316 powerful seriously powerful praise Jesus the one and only Lord Jesus we love you
@alexpecina6316 , we also have no records from the 23,500 of the 24,000 or so residents of Jerusalem that we all agree didn't see a risen Jesus. So, in the case there was no risen Jesus, there's no reason to expect we'd have records from another 500 who didn't see him. History has run this test, and all the evidence is that records of this type either aren't generated or aren't preserved.
A truly wonderful video
I love these videos. The questions asked are hard ones, and sometimes they are pretty aggressive. Cliffe is unafraid of answering, "I do not know." He is humble and patient but provides exceptional logic to reinforce the structures of his beliefs. We have rational minds, which challenge us to struggle with many mysteries, but there is ample evidence (which Cliffe often discusses) to reach truthful conclusions. Some people want exact answers to every question in the universe. They may need to lower their expectations. We are not entitled and almost certainly not even equipped to understand the mind or will of God. God is not obliged to directly answer us or tangibly prove himself to each individual as some (egotists) believe he should. Look around you and be grateful instead.
Is it Gods will that we choose him ?
@@jasonnoble7302 I wouldn't even pretend to know or speak on God's mind or works. I believe that He wants us to choose Him (Jesus said as much), but that we are imbued with the free will to make that decision. I think the broad answer would probably be "yes," but it could depend on the context of what is meant by "will." Sorry if that doesn't definitively answer the question, as it is just my limited understanding. Cliffe, his team, and others would do a much better job answering this (with Biblical receipts).
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Can God fail to accomplish anything he wills ?
@@jasonnoble7302 Can you please define "will?"
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What God wants
LETS GOOOOOOOO CLIFFE & STUART
FRRRR
Bravo pour ta Patience Cliff
God Bless all my brothers & sisters from all walks of life, Thank you Cliffe!
Without God, there would be no wrong or right.
Prove it
@@jasonnoble7302because there has to be good in order for evil to exist. Evil clearly exist and we can see that in many ways in the world and history. How we evaluate evil is through morals and a consciousness. Who is the figure and model of good then? God, God is because he is holy and perfect. Without God, we would all be purposeless robots with no ability to think or rationalize.
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Are you saying it’s impossible for objective morality to exist without the Christian God ?
@@jasonnoble7302 yes because God’s morals are the only truth in this world.
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The eternal universal structure that exists outside of space and time reveals the only truths and values that exist in this world.
Therefore truths and values do NOT come from what you believe is the Christian God.
Why is it impossible for my worldview to be true ?
You’re going to have to find an internal contradiction to prove my worldview is “impossible”
Let me guess
( crickets ) right ?
Solid responses as always
How’s that ?
@@jasonnoble7302 because they seem to hit the mark of truth each time.
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Presupposed “Truth” or demonstrably Truth ?
@jasonnoble7302 Gain a relationship with God through his word. Ooen your heart and allow the Holy Spirit in and you'll know. Truth cannot be whatever you want it to be. Truth can't be "I'm a good person drrrrr". I've seen far too many stonr cold atheists come to Jesus, to know Jesus is truth.
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How do you know you have a relationship with God instead of a delusion of a relationship with God exactly?
Love this 🎉
My brothers and sisters, with all the pain and suffering and loss currently going on! God says it below! Just remember, if you are willing to take a hit for God, which could possibly be pain, anxiety and loss which many of these situations are most likely/currently happening or experiencing on a daily basis stay humble knowing your eternity is at stake. And that I would die for God as He did for me! I would put my life of the line for the greater Good that’s possible to come from the King of Kings. Amen 🙏
This is powerful: Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Is it a good action to permit evil things to happen right now if you can stop them right now ?
I had a bad dream idk and I kept hear noises, so I turned on my lamp, and I started listening to him after that I could go to sleep, and I was listening to him talk
I think I am coming back after so many days
Thank you
My goodness comes from me. But I’m not always good. The danger in that mindset is that you can easily go from good to bad and call your bad “good” because it “comes from within me” it’s like drawing a compass on your hand and telling other people you’re clearly heading north according to your compass
Claiming the holy spirit tells you where north is the same. You're right and the others are wrong.
@@oxybenzol9254not so, because the standard has been clearly revealed by God in the texts of the Bible
Jesus loves yall for real ✝️✨
Classic Cliffe Friday's, let's go. This was recorded Spring 2005, Cliffe truly is an OG. Hey guys don't forget to subscribe, like and comment. Let's get these videos going. God bless everyone and have a great weekend.
Wow. This teaches a lot
Christ is King
You are only living hope of how an ordinary lay man can preach and peactice the gospel so plainly.your msgs are priceless it means a lot to wreck it likeralphs like mebro
Prayer is answer to god to transform the person who prays from within than to expect the gifts of life rather be Renewed by faith love mercy grace justice peace which are freely available in nature to allow it to work collectively and personally
All glory to Jesus Christ of Nazareth, time is running short my friends.
Conscience and morals are an ongoing evolving process within the human brain.
@JamesRichardWiley nonsense! You know that is not true. Morality doses not change, because it comes from God.
Consciousness and morals are things that God instilled in us from the very beginning it's not something that evolved over time
@@TyreeMunozAmen brother, it’s only through sin that the human conscious shifts from God’s will and his divine truth because sin is separation from God.
@@gbenavi11 Amen, I agree completely. Sin separates us from God because it leads us away from His will and the truth He reveals. It's why repentance and seeking God's forgiveness are so important-so we can be restored to a right relationship with Him and align our hearts and minds with His will. Only through Christ can we find reconciliation and true freedom from the bondage of sin.
growth happens when you break-down tragedy
To those who are pointing out where cliffe is wrong, etc, I'd like to point out that, despite being uploaded a few hours ago, these clips are almost 10 years old.
IF he did indeed make some mistakes, good on you for catching them. But:
1. Did you hear the message he was getting at DESPITE the inaccuracy?
2. Is the point of his message valid in terms of putting faith in God?
3. Have you researched the validity of christ for yourself and fact checked everything?
You don't have to answer here, but these will help to guide you on whether to accept christ or not.
how do you go about fact checking a miracle claim from 2000 years ago?
This episode was spectacular 🙏🏾
8:07 all Cliffe shouldve said was "because your not the standard of goodness. No human is the standard of goodness. Just look at the evil happening in the world. You really think we humans are the best ones to defy the standard of goodness?" But his answer was good aswell
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When we think about reducing things to down to their most simplest terms, we can say that God made man for the purpose of giving us the opportunity to accept or reject His offer of salvation.
Yes in this life we are to make the best of it and do well for our families. But it’s not our main purpose in life. Our main purpose is to ensure we obtain God’s gift of everlasting life.
Is it a better world now or before God created humans ?
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Is it better to sin and sacrifice yourself to send souls to heaven than not to sin and not send souls to heaven ?
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How about freed people and don’t own them
Where does it say that ?
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Give me an answer
Is it better to sin and sacrifice yourself to send souls to heaven than not to sin and not send souls to heaven ?
Tacitus, Pliny the younger, Josephus and Serapion the wise King are also other people who aren't Christians that wrote about Jesus.
The "gentleman" at 4:30 criticizes Cliff for only going to college campuses and not reaching out to the poor. First of all buddy, you have no idea what Cliff has done. Number two, what are you doing?
He said “only” ?
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@Alexandre Reboucas:Em 2013 iniciou-se a contagem dos AIS com a queda da estrela na Rússia na cidade onde prendiam judeus e o anjo do Abismo foi coroado... estamos no fim dessa contagem de AP.9
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"I am primarily the creator of a new code of morality which has so far been believed impossible, namely a morality not based on faith, not on arbitrary whim, not on emotion, not on arbitrary edict, mystical or social, but on reason; a morality that can be proved by means of logic which can be demonstrated to be true and necessary.
Now may I define what my morality is? Since man’s mind is his basic means of survival […] he has to hold reason as an absolute, by which I mean that he has to hold reason as his only guide to action, and that he must live by the independent judgment of his own mind; that his highest moral purpose is the achievement of his own happiness […] that each man must live as an end in himself, and follow his own rational self-interest."
-Ayn Rand-
Morality has always been a huge problem for religion. A religious person can be moral, but they have no way to explain, through faith, why any act is right or wrong. See how badly apologists fail on this. Or can any apologist manage it? All true morality is humanistic.
This is hilarious. It has the situation completely backwards. If there is an all powerful creator then everything belongs to the creator and their decree defines morality.
Morality as a relative human concept is the huge problem and it’s a problem for atheists because if it’s relative then slavery, theft, murder, can’t be called absolutely wrong. If it’s all relative, any action can be justified
@@hoid4715 Ok, but can you explain why? The challenge is to explain how any act is right or wrong through faith. Go for it.
"Morality as a relative human concept...." I never said this. Why respond to a strawman?
And silence...
@@Ozzyman200 I’ll make it very simple. We believe God exists therefore there are certain things that are ABSOLUTELY morally wrong since he has defined it clearly for us. It doesn’t matter if a lunatic thinks it’s good to mass murder kids, because it’s ABSOLUTELY wrong to do that according to the god who will judge our wrongdoings.
You believe god does not exist therefore humans make their own interpretations of what’s ABSOLUTELY morally wrong. This means that whatever you define as good is good and whatever I define as good is good because it’s simply a matter of opinion. There is no judge or referee to say “hey that’s absolutely wrong”. If I think feeding the homeless is good then it’s good, but if I also think mass murdering kids is good then it’s good. Neither of those options are absolutely wrong because it’s all relative to how you as a human define right and wrong. I’m sure hitler truly believed in his heart that he was right.
Religion doesn’t have a problem with morality, atheists do but you can’t admit that if you truly believe what you’re saying you’d have to admit that the opposite of your beliefs about morality is just as equally valid and true. One country says raping women is wrong then it’s wrong in that country, another says raping women is right then it’s right in that country. If you follow your own logic you can’t say “raping a woman is absolutely wrong”, you’d have to say “I believe rape is wrong but I understand that in your country it’s not so therefore I’m not going to intervene as this is the cultural norm and you truly believe you are right in doing this”. You can feel some way about it however you can’t say they are ABSOLUTELY wrong because that’s not how their society defines wrong. A Christian would say “rape is absolutely wrong because you are defiling another person that god has given equal innate value to so I don’t care if this is a norm where you are, I cannot allow you to rape that woman”. Atheists like to make big claims about morality when in truth your worldview is morally bankrupt.
@@randomyoutubeuser9465 Well, at least you tried. Happy to help.
"We believe God exists therefore there are certain things that are ABSOLUTELY morally wrong since he has defined it clearly for us. It doesn’t matter if a lunatic thinks it’s good to mass murder kids, because it’s ABSOLUTELY wrong to do that according to the god who will judge our wrongdoings. "
And how would that system work? How would an act become right or wrong through faith?
"You believe god does not exist..." No I don't. You have got the basics wrong there. Everything after that is based on silly misconceptions about morality and atheism. Why? Have you been listening to preachers like this man instead of doing any research or asking atheists? Genuinely curious.
The reason that God's true people suffer is so they see the ugly face of evil and Satan. Suffering is the only way to truly LOVE God and hate and reject evil.
Can God create a world where we choose him without human suffering ?
@jasonnoble7302 He did in Genesis with Adam and Eve. Their was no suffering they were living in paradise, and they still deceived and listen to the serpent eating the apple of knowledge. So since God knows human nature will ultimately choose the Devil even if we were living in paradise, he placed us on the Earth that became corrupted with the Devil. Whoever truly loves him see the evil and wickedness of the world and seeks him will choose God instead of this world. That's what I get from it. God knows humans are sinners in their nature but he also knows that Adam and Eve were tricked and ignorant so God is being fair and giving us a fair chance to choose him. He gave us enough of his beauty and joys of life to know he exist but also lets us see the wickedness of the devil and gave us free will to make our decision of what side we want to take. If God made a world with no suffering we would just fall like Adam and Eve if we were ever tempted like them showing that we dont truly love God. And if God made it to where we would automatically choose him that would take away our free will. So ultimately this is the only way we can truly choose God and love God with no strings attach with our free will as humans created in God's image. It's impossible to choose God with no suffering because without the Devil their would be no choice only God. And since their is a choice between God and the Devil their is suffering because God is just & fair and a just/fair God would revealed the evils of the Devil to the world even if that means bringing suffering to humans because it's what we deserve and are owed. So ofc God can do anything but since he is just/fair he doesn't do it because this is the proper way
Part of the answer to why God allows suffering can be found in looking at the behavior of people who experience little to no suffering.
And when we get through patting ourselves on the back for NOT being such spoiled brats as them, it's time to carefully examine our own thought life when things have gone our way for awhile. It's very disturbing.
(If it doesn't disturb you, that is even more disturbing.)
I don't quite follow what you mean david, could you expand?
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Rocky III shows Rocky Balboa in the early part of the film at the height of success after finally beating Apollo Creed in that vaunted rematch.
He's going on talks shows, doing commercials, laughing it up with celebrities, even does a hammy exhibition wrestling match where he picks Hulk Hogan up over his head and throws him out of the ring, just awash in all the gushy celebrity lifestyle and adoration that sports champions get.
Interspersed between these scenes of celebrity jet set life Rocky is enjoying are scenes of Lang working out in some dark dingy basement -- SUFFERING intensely -- so he can be the new champ.
Rocky has gotten complacent, doesn't work out as much, loses his edge, that "Eye of the Tiger" as theme song by Survivor tells us.
Clubber gets a match with Rocky and Rocky gets the beatdown of his life.
Rocky at this point is all of us in our complacency when things are going well. We become spoiled brats with a corrosive sense of entitlement. We walk around in a vague cloud of what-have-you-done-for-me-lately dissatisfaction with life
Clubber, even though he is the villain of the movie, is us when we remember that suffering is not merely unavoidable but NECESSARY. This principle is something that athletes generally, but especially the most successful ones, understand far more than most. They know and accept that nothing great is ever accomplished without suffering.
Let's step away from the sports/celebrity world to something far more grave.
The college students from affluent families and good parents that Cliffe talks to -- so many of them will tell you what a living hell their lives are at the drop of a hat.
Meanwhile 6,000 miles away in Nigeria or the Southern Philippines or Pakistan, Christians persecuted by Muslims, losing husbands, children, houses, belongings, jump at the chance to party on receiving a piece of good news.
Again this shows that suffering is not merely unavoidable but necessary. We are broken in this broken world broken by humanity, and we need at least the occasional bracing slap of suffering to sober us up from our descent into demonic spoiled brat-hood.
As CS Lewis put it:
“We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
If you have not seen this problem in yourself, well...
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You do not have to be a braindead inbred bible-thumper like me to just look around and see what happens to folks when they get their way too often. They begin circling the drain to demonic, entitled spoiled brat-dom.
Among those very college students from affluent families with kind parents Cliffe Knechtle talks to are many who are ready to go on and on about how their lives are a living hell.
Meanwhile 6,000 miles away in northern Nigeria, Pakistan, Southern Philippines, etc, are poor people, many who are Christians, who are under fierce persecution but who still jump at the chance to celebrate a piece of good news.
This shows that suffering is not merely unavoidable but necessary.
Athletes, especially successful ones, know and accept this principle. They suffer massively when they train. They get that nothing great is ever accomplished without suffering.
Times ten for soldiers who train just as hard or harder and then go into combat for an achievement that may cost them their lives.
The greatest achievement of them all was accomplished only by the greatest suffering ever -- on the cross and subsequently in Hell on behalf of the 100 billion (and counting) people who have ever lived or will.
@@davidplummer2473 I've never seen any of the Rocky movies btw. But as regards people suffering, probably some of the worst suffering going on in the world at the moment is happening in Gaza, regardless of what faith people happen to believe in, these people have had their entire neighbourhoods destroyed and over 40,000 civilians killed by Israeli missile strikes. There is nothing comparable to their suffering on such a scale that I'm aware of. If you know of somewhere worse, let me know and i will gladly check it out.
@@davidplummer2473 I worry for the world if the former President is elected again in November, i think that will be a dark day for democracy if he is re-elected, do you think he shows good Christian values?
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I think that God technically did answer in the story of Job. Albeit indirectly. The answer had been right in front of the readers the entire time. Think about it carefully. Even after all the suffering, he still remains faithful. Does that result not answer the question? Who can say that they never had hard times in any of their relationships? What makes a lasting relationship? How do you know it's worth it?
I have a really itching question that’s been burning in my mind for a WHILE:
I have a female friend who’s gay (bisexual), but follows God and His word, is she an insult to God or a sinner but still a loved child of God? (PS she is straighter than an arrow but is bi)
Christ tells us that if we lust on a woman with our eyes we have committed adultery in our hearts,
So it makes little difference.
However similarly if it is an admission of sinning to say that 'yes I have these desires but I will not act upon them for it goes against gods command" is not much different from saying "man Evey fiber in my body really wants to cave this guy's face in but the lord says otherwise thus I will not do it"
to have such self restraint is far from a sin rather it's a virtue
however it can be argued that stating such a thing out in the open is inviting sin in a way tempting fate.
@@zephaniahdejene1746 she has an LDR with a guy in America (we’re from the Philippines) but she’s not OBSESSED over him (she’s like 13)
@@Boypogikami132 LDR?
@@zephaniahdejene1746 long distance relationship
Do heterosexuals that commit sexual immorality get a free pass because they’re straight? and gay people go to hell for being gay? God loves all of his children and whether you are straight or gay God will love you but God does not tolerate sin. God says in his word that it is an abomination for same sex immorality and it’s a sin for heterosexual immorality. Therefore, your friend is not an insult to God, God would never think that any of his creation is an insult to him, but he does not tolerate the disobedience (sin) of his creation. Thats why Jesus came to not condemn us but to save us and to remind us that grace is still there, that God still wants us and that he still loves us❤
Conscience and willpower are not to be confused with your biochemical reactions. Cliff is trying to make this distinction with the students and they aren’t getting it.
That woman wasn’t listening to him. He was answering her question. Then she would follow it up with the same question.
This looks like it was shot on old VHS! Are these very old videos?
Well my "conscience" tells me that *"Buy your slaves from the heathen nations that surround you"* Is not nor ever was a "moral" instruction and certainly not a moral reference standard that anyone should adhere or aspire to. Do you agree *YES or NO* ?? 🤔
certainly sounds immoral to my rational mind. Be good to get some Christian perspective on that passage.
i notice your comment isn't showing up in the main comments btw
@@trumpbellend6717 what's wrong with slavery.
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I can tell you "what's wrong with slavery" using my reference standard dear but can you do the same ?? You see I'm more than happy to partake in an honest two way discourse in which both parties answer and ask questions in turn if you are up for it. All I ask is that you first give me your word as a Christian that you will answer my specific questions honestly, fully and with no evasion or missdirection. Are you willing to do this *YES or NO* ?? 🤔
If not then I will take this to be a demonstration of dishonesty, I will accept your defeat and end the discourse. Your choice ??
@@trumpbellend6717 if you need my promise to play by your rules then you're weak.
Now, what's wrong with slavery?
I already know you can't answer it under your worldview.
Some people are called by God to the mission field of college campuses which in spite of all that affluence are spiritual deserts.
Others are called to preach on the mean streets of Compton or the Bronx. Still others are called to faraway lands.
And others in those faraway lands are called by God to come to America and preach the Gospel to the homeless and CEOs.
To gripe that Cliffe doesn't do ALL these things is like complaining that a dentist isn't also a mechanic and an accountant and an oil rig worker and a legal secretary and a park ranger.
When Jesus says go into the world and preach the good news to every creature, he does not mean or expect that every Christian has to go everywhere in the world. It is (a) not practical and (b) not necessary because there are enough of us to do this collectively. Paul effectively says just this when he talks about the body of Christ having many different parts.
This complaint is such a cynical cop-out that I can't help thinking this same guy was over at the soup kitchen earlier that day asking why those preaching the good news there weren't also over at this college campus.
Where does our conscience come from is a great question. If my inner moral compass comes from God, why does my inner moral conscience tell me that some of the things commanded by God are immoral?
The reason Jesus was sacrificed was to pay the price for our sin. All of us have sinned, and a lot of times, the more we get used to certain types of sin, the weaker our conscience gets. Essentially, we've corrupted ourselves. That's why, sometimes we think it's okay to do the opposite of what God commanded, but we are wrong to think that way. Our conscience and our reasoning abilities are, to an extent, affected by sinful habits that blind us to the truth.
Hope this helps
Well, if you understand that not all your thoughts are your thoughts, then you can start to see how we are influenced by our thoughts. Our bodies communicate to us through our thoughts, often lying to us, in order to appease our own self interests. That's just one. Just as the Holy Spirit communicates to us through our thoughts, so can other spirits. Think about anger. When you're angry, what kind of thoughts do you have? Are they yours? What about when you're excited. Is there anything bad? You have the ability to think but just because you can think doesn't mean you are always thinking. In fact, there is a state of body and mind where you could be incapable of thought. You have to think about these things instead of trying to justify a worldview to suit your own ego.
@@penuelodiaka652 I did not ask anyone to die for my sins. My wrongdoings belong to me, and it's up to me to ask forgiveness for those I trespassed against, and, they are under no obligation to forgive me if they don't believe it's warranted. Hopefully I learn from my mistakes and it makes me a better person. We're all fallible human beings who are going to make mistakes. Taking ownership of your wrongdoings and admitting you did wrong seems a much more honourable answer. If you do wrong, and ask Jesus for forgiveness, it does not take away your guilt.
@@nickh.9816 it's certainly not a case of me trying to justify my ego. Anger is a perfectly natural emotion. People can justifiably be angry. I get angry when I watch the news, quite justifiably if i see an outrage. Being excited is also a natural human emotion, I get excited at lots of things, just like everyone else. Would you be excited if you knew Jesus was going to return in 2 weeks time nick?
Isaiah 45:7.....
.......Isaiah 45:7
[7]I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
Cliffe... makes an error when he talks about how (around 23:00 ), thet those before Jesus didn't know about Jesus.
It was all known that a Savior would come all the way back in
Genesis 3:15
King James Version
"15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
Additionally, the sacrifices all point toward Christ, and they understood that those sacrifices "pushed" their sins "forward" to the cross.
We answer yes, no, and not yet and so does God
God bless
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When was this filmed? It looks old.
more room for us to run free in Heaven if this many young people keep being completely shallow, stubborn and self-obsessed
Why would God permit people to not go to heaven?
8:47 The hardest answer..
Could our conscience be our spiritual being.
God is the conscious. If God is love then God is unconditional love itself. That love birthed all creation. Because it is all of creation. He wants us to love. Yet we have free will. He exists in our hearts and he's the moral compass. Yet we don't have to follow him. We can deny him and love but you'll soon learn why that's bad or doesn't go well. God exists in all of us regardless if we're good or evil so it's safe to say God was the big bang and he experiences absolutely everything that ever was, is & will be for all infinity & given time is an infinite loop like a mobius strip that means infinite vessels with infinite perspectives generating infinite experiences for eternity. Thus explaining why each individual has free will because free will is necessary in such a reality. Free will weaves the future. The bible gives us 9000 years in total from the very beginning to end. Yet time is infinite. This suggests time is indeed a mobius strip given the bends in a mobius strip appear at 45 degrees. 4500 human years of earth 4500 years in our eternal forms. This in itself would also back up quantum entanglement, string theory, creationism, reincarnation, past lives, dejavu and any ghostly apparition.
Is it loving to permit evil if you can stop that evil right now ?
@jasonnoble7302 does evil happen regardless if love intervenes or not? You have free will. You can deny love (God) and he walls up your heart. You turn your heart to stone. Love is what sustains us and love is the way but unconditional love will always give us choice it's our choices that shape the future is it not? You have free will yet all as is written. The only logical way you can retain free will in a reality where everything is written is if it is each individuals free will that does the writing. Therefore backing up what's mentioned by God and within the texts.
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If you watched someone gratuitously suffering and did nothing to stop it when you could stop it right now
Are you a loving person ?
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I would think that evil would not happen if God decided to stop evil from happening by definition
If you love someone and you can stop their gratuitous suffering but choose not to
You’re not a loving person period
@jasonnoble7302 ....then he wouldnt be unconditional and you wouldn't have free will. That's why he doesn't.
A good example is for most of human history taking a sex slave in Rome and the rest of the world was perfectly acceptable example and was actually a symbol of strength. The morals of that culture accepted it as perfectly normal. We would never accept that today and thanks to the conversion of Rome and eventually the entire Western World gave us this moral code whether you are a believer or not. Culture influences your worldview. In Islam it’s still acceptable to take a woman as a sex slave if you capture them in war. Even non believers would agree that is wrong.
New testament is more strict, even committing sin in your heart is punishable in new testament.
Ok fine but how does that take away Jesus’ sacrifice to save us from sin?
Morality has always been a huge problem for religion. A religious person can be moral, but they have no way to explain, through faith, why any act is right or wrong. See how badly apologists fail on this. Or can any apologist manage it? Nothing as yet.
What happend to shorts???
God's son means God's incarnation not His son in the common human definition. God is one God not three separate God's. Jesus said if you see Me you see the Father and I and the Father are one.
Lol and your "God" alledgedly said to *"Buy your slaves from the heathen nations that surround you"* i think this Is not nor ever was a "moral" instruction and certainly not a moral reference standard that anyone should adhere or aspire to. Do you agree *YES or NO* ?? 🤔
There's nobody good in this world 🤗. The fact that we're born of a woman, we were born with a readiness to sin factor. We are all slaves to sin that's why we need the saviour Jesus Christ ✝️.
God had more time to get mad in 1500 years of the Old Testament vs. 100 years in the New Testament. 😅
isnt yeshua just jesuses name in hebrew?
like jesus is the greek version jeupiter-zeus i think, maybe not but alteast you could argue they used that name to represent his name but always stood out to me
Biochemical reaction in my brain determines my conscience? *sigh...........
You know are true blessings are we are alive today. We have family. Having carnal items does not make us favoured because are true gifts are not the things of this earth it's the gifts in heaven. We as children of God and have given our lives to our savior Jesus Christ, which is God in flesh. Please don't think your not favoured because you are poor
Jesus Christ is my savior forever. You feel for us that have a savior who died not only for us who believe but for you. I pray for you my friend. Money can only make you happy for a little while. It will not bring peace
Why Jesus? in layman terms, because He is the Creator, it's His world-creation we just live in it. Depraved humans need God to love God, it’s why we need Jesus.
Romans 10:13
Without Good There's No Evil .......
.....WithOut Evil There's No Good In This Creation.... Everything Dont Exists In God Of Israel Creation.......It Won't Have The Meaning Of Balanced BeTween Good And Evil.... It's The Principles Of Opposites......
Animals expose moral behaviour towards their own kind, different species and us humans. Therefore it stands to logic and reason that they gather up in some underground cave on Sundays to study the bible, but where?
Cliffe is wrong. Why ?
If God who is unchanging, didn't want adam & eve to have the knowledge of good and evil, why does Cliffe use that forbidden knowledge to know whether he is perfect in his works or not ??
His work is perfect he didn't use the tree of knowledge to see if his work was perfect or not. He knew exactly what was gonna happen and thats a beautiful thing because he knew humans with free will would sin. Which would cause the ultimate purpose of God's creation and eveything that came after like the sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the growth of human civilization. God has a ultimate purpose for eveything and allowing humans to obey or disobey God is part of that ultimate plan. So no God knew exactly what he was doing and what was gonna happen because he is all knowing and all powerful he makes no mistakes.
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Let me rephrase:
Cliffe is wrong. Why ?
If God who is unchanging, didn't want adam & eve to have the knowledge of good and evil, why does Cliffe use that forbidden knowledge to know whether he is perfect in his works or not ??
@savedchristian4754 The Bible isn't forbidden knowledge. God gave us his word through the Bible. That's how we know if his works us perfect or not, but the Bible isn't forbidden knowledge. I don't know if that answered your question or if you were talking about something else.
@@KnowledgeNation-vj2jk
You are confused between the bible & forbidden knowledge. What did God forbidden in Genesis 2:17 ?
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Hi Kliffe,
I want to tell you something.
You, your son Stuart, and the team need to go to Israel, the holy land, and preach to the masses. Please consider it.
Why is that man green?
In reality objective values and truths come from the eternal universal structure by definition
The Christian God is not the source for objective values and truths by definition
Have a nice day ❤
Universe is not eternal , The universe is expanding, which is evidence that it has a finite beginning. The Big Bang occurred about 13.8 billion years ago.
And then if there is no God, then we can’t define what’s objective truth because who truly defines it, you? Me? Society? Culture? Everyone would have there own definitions but not a true objective because we are only humans we have a limit
@@sergionava7777
Wrong
In reality the eternal universal structure that exists outside of space and time reveals objective values and truths by definition
Not the Christian God
The Christian God doesn’t exist in reality
Next ?
@@jasonnoble7302 No, an eternal universe does not necessarily define objective truth. Objective truth: Something that can be proven in the physical world and exists independently of a conscious awareness. For example, the sun moving across the sky each day is an objective truth.
Maybe start with the definition of an Eternal Universal Structure.
I have a hard time understanding terms that claim to be self defining.
I can answer why people need Jesus even though they say they are good people with the point that without Christ, every person has a price they will cave into the tiniest bit of evil in exchange for getting shredding life and where does that leave your goodness? Can you endure the scorn of men when they see you being so good that you allow yourself to be emotionally and even physically hurt for the sake of Jesus Christ and these scornful men will say that you are a fool not to retaliate in like fashion? So think about it, what it is you really need to stay good when the world decides to inflict evil of all sorts to break your spirit and get you to participate in its grand plan to subjugate the world with evil.
9:58 Yeshua is the Hebrew name for Jesus lady.
Dear Cliff I appreciate your ministry but when you tell a muslim that the quran is the miracle of islam, you just gave the reason to stay in islam to that muslim, that's dreadful. 😔
6:35 . Welcome to self righteousness , one of the worst and most deceptive sins there are. Yet another sin to repent for, yet another wicked sin paid for on the glorious cross of Christ. End of story
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Hey cliff, u said like abraham Issac Jacob etc. Never heard of christ. Achuyally🧐the angel of the lord vision is jesus christ, or the captain of the lords armies is jesus christ, like u named a dude who wrestled Jesus hand to hand lol?
The preincarnate Christ did appear to them but they never heard of Jesus of Nazareth. That's the point.