I really appreciate how he's stern in how he dialogues challenging students, but when they leave, he smiles shakes their hand, and says, "Thanks for dialoguing with me."
@@CKD3332 I dont agree I think his 'attack' as you word it. is he is still not truly convinced his beliefs are true(but he wants to defend them), and he is probing Cliffe for answers, his beliefs are not giving him.
Cliffe is absolutely right. When the gospels were written, historical fiction writing didn't even exist. It would be one thing if there were thousands of books as old as the gospels that have literal historical fiction writing styles. Cliffe definitely has done his homework, I love his responses.
@@mirandahotspring4019 Everything you referenced is not historical fiction, but epic poems and drama. I do not mean to sound rash, but it’s the internet and text, so you cannot hear my sincerity behind my words, a quick google search about what literary style/genre is would help in this matter. There is a clear distinction between the different literary styles which is exactly what Cliff tells the young man and the audience.
@@mirandahotspring4019 it’s imperative to understand the literary style because without it, you don’t get an accurate depiction of what the author wants you to get. Also, earlier the “label” we put on it mattered a whole lot to you, what changed? Where’s your evidence that the Bible is just an imaginative story?
@@WhatTheBroke what you have to understand about Miranda is that she hates Christians. Probably because one did something to her to cause emotional trauma. That's why she's turned her life into a huge game of "nuh uh". It's sad really but more common amongst people that self identify as atheist.
I love how “free will” becomes “forced” when hell shows up. Like Cliff says, you have the CHOICE to live with God forever or without Him forever. If we don’t want Him now, why for eternity?
People dont want just free will. They want freedom from consecuences. They wanna cheat on their partners and the partners not divorce them, wanna murder and not go to prison, etc.
34:50 "Who is God to deny me right into heaven" He's.. GOD?? That statement was so incredibly prideful, but accurate to many people's sentiment of heaven. the bible teaches that we do not deserve heaven, nor are we entitled to it by works, but are given heaven through our faith in Jesus Christ and his death and resurrection to forgive us of our sins.
your comment made me laugh! so true, the absolute stupidity of man to say to the ONE TRUE GOD, " who are you to deny me entry into your paradise", WOW! Hell will be a very busy place for sure!
I honestly feel like the better reply to that statement would've legit been, "If GOD is the creator of everything, then why would He not have the right to decide if His creation can go to Heaven or Hell; Does a parent not have a right to discipline their child?". However, I do respect Cliffe sticking to the gospel as that's what it calls to do.
@@leelaadhar1767 Rebelling against the LORDs will and commandments that were put in place because they were good. However we are so bad and sinful that GOD had to send His only begotten Son Jesus to fulfill the Law and take on our punishment so that we may have eternal life. GOD loves us deeply, however His character is also justly good, so in order for GOD to apply the just judgement for our sins and also allow us to reconnect our relationship with Him, He gave us our LORD Jesus to be the bearer of our judgement and the redeemer of our sins. Now when GOD the Father looks at us, if we have faith in Jesus being the redeemer for our sins and that He defeated death, then He will see the life His son lived in place of ours and when He looks at His Son He sees the Cross. If you choose to deny His son as the redeemer and as GOD in the flesh, the original judgement we deserve still applies and you get punished as you were originally going to; That punishment being death, for the wages of sin are death.
This video was recorded in fall 2004, Cliffe was so ahead of his time. He was making TH-cam videos before TH-cam was even a thing. Hey guys, let's not forget to like and subscribe so we can keep getting awesome videos on a weekly basis. Let's get this algorithm going so more people discover Cliffe and Stuart. God bless and stay safe.
I can attest to the fact that God does still provide miracles! My son fell on concrete off a park bench and hit his head and my friend who is of Christ prayed over him OVER THE PHONE and my son was instantly healed. Not because of my friend but because of Jesus working through him. Before my friend prayed for him, my son was not himself, throwing up in his car seat, and ended up falling asleep because of his concussion. After, while my friend was praying over him, he woke up and shouted the name of Jesus and was instantly healed. God does miracles in people everyday!
Amen and Thank you for sharing your testimony and experience, God bless your Son and You and your Friend in Christ, God bless you all and I hope your Son is OK in the Name of the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, but not as I will but As he Wills Amen 🙏✝️
@@thomp7714 your welcome. He is ok. I was in the parking lot of the emergency room when my friend prayed over him parking my vehicle. I had him on speaker phone when he prayed. My friend Pedro told me to of course go ahead and enter the emergency room to have him checked but assured me that they would not find one thing wrong with him. He was right. This happened years ago though. My son is 5 now and this happened when he was 3. And do have to say, not one person can convince me Jesus isn’t real or he is just a “character” in a book. He has been here for me many times other than this time too. There are many testimonies I have. Our Lord is so loving. And I am amazed by Him and just overly fascinated by how caring He is. He saved me by sending Pedro and 2 other people into my life and I am glad he did. I have learned over a course of many, many years of backsliding, trust issues, having issues with other things to now trusting, having more faith than I ever have, to also fasting and praying and just worshiping every day of our Lord Jesus. And he has showed up even in my times of struggles. He has given me new eyes and ears to hear and see the truth and I am just over thankful for it. Because me in my messed up, ugly, sinful self, I am still amazed too by how much He wants me. How much grace He has for me. And of course everyone else. I can’t thank Jesus enough for giving me this new understanding and this faith and trust I have for Him. And I truly wish that others who reject Him would at least search for the truth in Christ. 😔 just like Jesus, I don’t want anyone to perish either and it saddens me that most will.
Remember, Jesus already fought them and won. "I told you these things, so that in me you may have faith. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Jude 1:9 9 But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.” Love you friend. Look to Christ in any and all situations, no matter how good or how bad.
It's pretty refreshing to see people like that last guy who don't go to Cliffe because they have some half-baked argument they think they'll get to dunk on him with, but because they have a genuine want for understanding.
Man Cliffe patient is limitless, can’t believe how he deal with that first guy. God bless him for having such passion for clearing ppl’s doubts so far.
@@jasonnoble7302 didn’t say he can’t be challenged. If you read the New Testament God speaks very clearly that when we put our faith in him we alone can’t be hurt nor fear man. People like these college students think they’re smarter then Cliffe so they challenge him when they don’t actually know anything
@@Beamer540i Cliff goes to the colleges because they are easy pickings If you presuppose you can’t be hurt, whatsoever that means, then you can assert you were never hurt What do you mean by “hurt” Exactly? 🤷♂️
@@Beamer540i I know plenty Is it good to permit the things you perceive as gratuitously evil to occur right now ? God exists perfectly but all of a sudden he decides to create? Really?
Always blown away by the wisdom Almighty God has blessed Cliffe with, your approach to helping all these students to think logically about their reasoning is such insightful. God continue to bless and protect you.
17:49 WoW cliff straight up lying!!! You want slavery in bible here it is Cliff, Exodus 20-21: “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.
❤ From the bottom of my heart you are appreciated for your boldness and vulnerability! You and Jeremiaha are so inspiring! Thank you! I will continue to send prayers toward your family.
Faith is all that you need to have to rightfully walk along with God if you don't have faith none of your deeds matter at all no matter how good of a person you might be , May God bless everyone. Amen.
Actually love is the greatest out of faith, hope, and love. According to aspotle paul. You can have all the faith in the world, but if you do not love you are nothing.
What a mind you have been gifted with Brother Cliffe. May God continue to bless all your hard work. Your patience to deal with all these young rascals is incredible. I would have lost it a long time ago.
@@bonnie43uk Yes, the points were interesting, I will agree. However, clearer thinking prevailed as Pastor Cliffe reasoned in such a way that spoke truth in a clear concise way.
@@bonnie43uk Many of these young men seemed to want to argue for the sake of arguing. I've rarely seen someone concede that what Cliffe claims make perfect sense. Instead they go back and forth in what appears nonsensical. Then again, some folks gets it and some don't.
@@carolehannon4959 Yes, it's clear to someone who believes in Christianity, (ex christian here btw), I have a sceptical nature and I always had nagging doubts as to what I was being told was true. It's akin to pulling at a loose thread on a jumper, once you start, the whole thing starts to unravel.
Im starting to learning bout bible an jesus ,.my mom Buddhist an father is sikh .i want to be baptized in 2 year after learning an applying teachings.,by no means am i a good person. I dont considered myself a good person,even if i dont lie, steal.hurt others im still short of being a good person.great vid
You can't rationalize God. God says it is impossible to please Him without faith. Hebrews 11:6. I suggest that you read the 10 Commandments, realize it is IMPOSSIBLE to meet that standard as a human, also refer to Mathew 5:28 Romans 6:23 Read Isaiah 64:6 Ezekiel 18:20-21 John 3:16 John 14:6 Romans 1:9 John 15:7 Admit you have sinned against God, as have we all, ask for His forgiveness, believe that Jesus, the ONLY Son of God took the penalty of your sins, died due to that, was raised, and if you believe and FOLLOW Him, you shall not die in the soul, but have everlasting life. Then find a spirit filled church, attend, and get Baptised. Reading the Bible and praying our essential for spiritual Discernment.
@@fazoleyeah, but trying to fulfill our best and to be better by following Jesus teachings is also good, but yeah the repentance and faith in Jesus as our savior is the key. The rest come with that. I think.
I like your questioning @ 6:30. Just try it. It is the verity of God's message that makes us believe, the reality of His saying. It's not fake. When you try them you know all of them applies even in our present day. And there's no fault in what the Lord Jesus Christ says. Faith by evidence. God Bless you, bro through the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen
I felt empathy for the boy at the end. He was emotional. He truely doesnt understand what ive also struggled with myself. Knowing how humans, especially ones thousands of years ago, and manipulate, deceive, try to control..use actual names and places..false evidence to do so.. I really struggle with it all myself. I know god.. but its really hard for me to accept that any of these texts are the word of god.
33:33 The kid is talking about how God cannot be contained to just a one word description and says "the only way God can reveal himself..." and the bells began tolling over his voice, drowning him out. God will reveal himself however he chooses.
I like this guy. Wisdom is knocking on his door and he is opening for it. You see, conscience... As a human being, I can say this. Consider this scenario, human beings living away from civilization or Christ, practicing killings of sacrifice, killing thousands. Do you think that the king of this group of people who orders the killings of thousands will not, on JUST ONE instance, consider mercy or feel pity for the one he is ordering to be killed, at least? He may order same way that the person be killed, BUT THE GRIEF that comes afterward in His heart, where do you think that comes from. It comes from a Higher power he was not aware of. That is why the Bible says in Romans 1: 20 ESV: "For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse"
I mean, there is also the possibility that it’s purely from the brain. Take into account that the lack of that empathy is nonexistent in psychopaths which is a result of a difference in brain structure.. it’s evidence that empathy is nothing more than an effect of the brain.
To anyone dealing with depression or feeling low, don’t give up on life, no matter what bad things happened in your past, don’t let them define you or control your destiny, you are all important and loved!, there is hope for all of us! Jesus loves you all ✝️, get to know God through Christ 📖
Too many people choose to NOT actually read and study the Bible, but qualify themselves to argue against it. This is hubris. I know, because I was one of them.
David says in the Psalms that even if we make our bed in hell, God is there. Hell is not simply the separation from God, rather the separation of everything that is good that comes from God
This is true, but only if that was all. There are an estimated 22 million near death experiences. Many claim to have gone to hell. Check them out in TH-cam. Hell is way, worse than we can imagine. Terrifying. No one would choose it over Christ if made aware.
@@michaelrobinson1059 I've looked into many near death experiences. Those are interesting, and many are convincing. But if it doesn't line up with the Bible, then it's not truth
@@ShopharTemple The boble doesn't talk that much about it. It does say a place of great torment. Many talk about the lake of dire. Many about different levels of torment. All talk about the sheer terror. The 12 foot tall demons. The stench, heat, the way you have to labor to even move.
@@michaelrobinson1059 the Bible says plenty enough about it. The Lord Jesus Christ spoke more on hell than anyone else in the Bible combined. And He used the most horrific language imaginable, in the time, to describe it. All that's needed to know is that you don't want to end up there, and you don't have to, because the Lord Jesus Christ gave Himself on the Cross for our sin.
@@ShopharTemple There wasn't much detail besides eternal fire and the gnashing of teeth. I have had a near death. I have seen the golden veil. These people claim to have gone the Hell. I believe them.
Faith comes by hearing God talk to you personally 😮 Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the WORD,, word here is the Holy Spirit, so faith comes by hearing God talk to you personally 💕 Hello 🤗 This is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen,,,🎉. knock knock! All will be taught by God taught here is sound down into the ears 🤔 Hear Yahweh's Voice and Obey ❤
God lives in heaven on his throne, his sanctuary, no church or house on earth can contain him. His spirit fills heaven and earth. Jesus is returning sooner than we think. Stand firm and share the good news of God's testimony the gospel. Faith in Jesus Christ. GB..
Faith is the power of total conviction in the mind, possessing the mind. Faith, arising out of your need to believe in something, because such a belief will serve your purposes in some way, can be powerful and strong. Belief is even stronger. Belief is the offspring of hearsay and logic. Because you have heard something and been convinced that what you have heard or read is true, you develop a deep belief in what you have heard. You believe it to be true. You believe in a total, complete way which defies contradiction. Christ was constantly telling people: "Believe you will receive-and you will receive." However, Christ knew at the time, that it will be almost impossible for most people to ever have the faith which will cause miracles to happen-since no matter how much he or others might explain Truth to them, they will still never have the intense knowing. Up to this time, people who have faith in Christ are like precocious children. Their faith has been partially blind and accepting, yet interwoven with much doubt. Therefore, whatever they needed to be done for them, they depended on Christ for the work to be accomplished. Whereas, in fact, much of what they believed they have derived directly from Christ has been their own faith in Christ made visible in the form of things asked for. While this child-like faith is very important to our well-being, those who are capable of moving onward on the spiritual path to perfection, must now reach a deeper level of true knowledge of the relation between mind and matter. Without this foundation-people will continue to flounder in myths, fallacies and will be locked into the misery of the human condition.
Simplify the complexity of reality and abstract from it an omnipotent being and blessed is the spiritually poor, for to him belongs the kingdom of heaven.
for the whole "where does God live" i've always thought along the lines of, well God can't live somewhere if he created where. God created the universe so he exists outside of its limitations like time, space, and energy. Its the same answer for the people who ask "who created God" or "what about before God."
Yes please believe in your heart soul and spirit and confess that Jesus Christ is God your Lord and Savior you will be save a relationship with Him and be CITIZEN of the KINGDOM of HEAVEN forever for Jesus Christ is The WAY The TRUTH and The LIFE and live by FAITH not by sight and show by your good works which GOD rewards you for in His own time, so please do it now before it's too late 🙏❤️❤️🙏
To say that God is above having a name is 1) an odd way of denouncing the Tetragramaton but also 2) a strange way of limiting God out of having a name. If God so chooses to have a name who are we to decide he cannot?
People as the first guy refuses to grasp that Yah is the ultimate and absolute source of life itself. Should you choose to live separate from Him, you choose to ultimately separate yourself from life.
In Revelations and states that men will turn their back on God of in lovers of themselves. The fact that Cliff is going around to all these colleges debating with the younger generation and some of the older generation. The validity of the Bible the existence of God in Christ only proves his point.
In the first clip the guy is talking about free choice but depending on what you believe hell is (we know it is separation from god but my church believes it is just seizing to exist. And whoever chooses Christ will after their soul sleep wake up when Christ comes back. This would mean that you literally have the free choice to exist or not since you didn’t have a choice now🤷🏻♂️
2 Peter 1:20. knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. 21. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
10:18 i would've simply replied that yes young man, youre exactly right, without the Bible there is no way to come to know God, thats exactly the purpose of it, his Word directly, that he has revealed himself to us in that we may know something of him
@@jasonnoble7302 thats not what i said, and youre not taking anything away from me by being obstinate. If you choose to feign ignorance or just dont care to understand then thats your prerogative
They should, and it's very easy for some people for a reason, because it's a faulty belief system. There is no evidence, because it's not an evidence-based position. Faith is used instead of evidence, and faith is not logical. You won't have a very good life if you don't make logical choices. You will get scammed, stepped on, taken advantage of, fall in love with the wrong people and get cheated on or even murdered. Not to mention you would still be living in the desert age. We are here, talking to each other because of logic and reason. We didn't pray or wish phones, computers and internet into existence and it wasn't magically created from clay by a god, it was created by humans. WE are the gods. We have the power to create and destroy. Video game designers can create an entire universe inside of a box or in a flat disc, thus making a flat earth in a way, and we can play god by controlling these characters. We can even achieve the impossible, infinity, with cheat codes! What is the difference between us and God? Nothing, because it's a man made concept, created by man, and it is used to control others. Now that is a BIG reason not to believe. Another reason is there is no real benefitx but placebo, especially with prayer. Prayer does not make logical sense. God created everything and has a plan, and you're praying to him and asking him to change his plan? Billions of people are also doing this daily. Imagine if you are a 4th grade teacher with 25 students. You hand out a test and ALL of them crowd you Mr desk and they're all talking at the same time, begging you to change this question and change that question because they can't answer it, or even to change this question to a specific question that they already have the answer for. Wouldn't this piss you off? Wouldn't you call your students ridiculous? How do you think God feels? God is also supposed to be perfect, so then why does his plan suck? Why are there people that are UNABLE TO BELIEVE and are damned to Hell before they're even born? What kind of god is this? This is an out of control and unreasonable father that puts his child in a room with nothing but a glass vase, tells him not to break it but then grabs his arm and makes him swat the vase, breaking it, then having the nerve to get mad at the child. The father is the one that broke the vase! How absurd, just like the rest of this. Thank you for reading. I hope someone learned something. I hope a light bulb went on in someone's head and they just asked themselves "wow...uh...he's right...why the hell do I believe this stuff? I don't need any of this!"
Man these ones were frustrating to listen to. The assumption of knowledge while being completely ignorant, the missing of points…cliff really has learned how to be patient with these people.
I believe Cliffe needs to ask these students if they believe in Jesus Christ as their lord and savior! Why cause then he can educate them if they do and if they don’t ask them if they believe in an everlasting life if they have a soul and what will happen after they die! Then he can teach especially those on the fence about everlasting life and how to ask for forgiveness and then repent and be born again in Jesus Christ! And then educate them on the Ten Commandments and what that means then teach them how to go out to the ends of the earth and share the gospel! We as Christian’s need to share these gospel’s and educate everyone to choose everlasting life using their free will!
@@ILoveYou- Not the question I asked Did I ask you to answer for other people? No, I didn’t ask you that did I? I asked you if in your worldview it is good that some people do not choose everlasting life ?
@@jasonnoble7302 As a Christian I would like everyone to want everlasting life and that through Gods mercy everyone one can! It is up to the individual to believe in God ask for forgiveness and be born again! Then it is up to God to decide! If you are true believer in Jesus as your lord and savior then I believe you and everyone can have everlasting life!
“Pastors” that are truly for the world will quote Romans 3:23 saying that “everybody sins” and “love is love and Jesus is the God of love” but Hebrews 10:26 tells us that if we willfully continue in sin we are not saved. They will also say that the verses about homosexuality are actually about condemning sex with children but that’s simply not true Did Jesus Condemn Homosexuality? It’s very clear that in Leviticus 20:13 that same sex relationships were ABOMINABLE in God’s eyes now some claim that since we are not having to retain the traditions of the Jewish people we are not to keep any of the God given laws either and that the Old Testament cannot be trusted and that the old laws do not apply to us thanks to Romans 7:6. However do not forget when Jesus says things that are based in the Old Testament like when he was tempted in the desert, or the quote “Love your Neighbor as yourself” which stems from Leviticus 19:18 the same Leviticus that a chapter later says in Leviticus 20:13 “ If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.” Liberals love to tell us to love our neighbors and they absolutely adore this part of Leviticus because they can say if we condemn them we are not loving them but they say that a chapter later in the same Levitical law that it is not applied today, and ask them this if a Father loves His son would He let him kill himself? In the same way we are to warn you of your sin to save your life so that you will not perish but have Eternal Life as a Brother we are saved by the same Father Jesus Christ and we want you to be saved as well. However when we try to do this you will quote the verse Matthew 7:1 saying that we are not to call out their sins however remind them this that there is no man who does not repent that makes it into the kingdom of heaven Luke 13:3 and Jude 1:4 and remember Luke 17:3-4 we are to rebuke those that sin against us. In 1 Corinthians 6:9 it says that no fornicator nor idolator nor catamites (those that play the role of the female in gay sex) nor sodomites (those playing the male role in gay sex) now just look at this verse and you can see how the devil mocks us he makes 69 a representation of gay sex and he makes the rainbow a sign that means that God shall not destroy those on the face of the earth once again into a symbol for homosexuality in rebellion of God in both of these ways he spits in the face of God who holds back his wrath for our sake. Many claim that the Old Testament laws have absolutely no meaning today however do not forget Matthew 5:17 where Jesus says “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” This shows that the Old laws can still ring true today while Romans 3:23 does show that while we might not be intended to follow all of the traditions I can guarantee you much of it is intended for today and if the Old Testament is not sufficient then look at 1 Corinthians 6:9 like stated above or 1 Timothy 1:10 where he states again to his friend Timothy a true son in the faith how homosexuality and many other sins are wrong. How about Matthew 19:1-12 where Jesus talks about how marriage is between one Man and one Woman and that that is how it was intended from the beginning it also talks about difficult it is to remain with your spouse and that divorcing your spouse and remarriage is sexual immorality and the disciples chime in to say how it is better to remain unmarried it then talks about becoming a eunuch for the sake of the kingdom of heaven and so it should be like for homosexuals I'm not saying to get castrated I’m saying to remain celibate in the same way a man that cannot resist having sex before marriage should not date at all and should be celibate. lol made this argument in a google doc thought i might as well share it here where it can be properly criticized by a large Christian audience.
I'm pretty sure Jesus did not specifically give us his personal thoughts on 2 people of the same gender being attracted to one another. Opportunity missed perhaps.
I assert it is much harder to instill faith in people when you're not in a confirmation bubble surrounded by people exerting pure pressure on the individual being groomed into have faith In the assertions men make on behalf of characters from holy books.
If god is all that is good than choosing to live separate from him means that you will live separate from all that is good. It is not God fault that he is good and it is not Gods fault that you choose to live separate from him. Most the people that make this argument haven't even looked into him so how is it God's fault that you've chosen to live separate from him?
Can anyone offer a good audio book that aligns with Christian values and answers? I am reading the Bible currently but want another few reads on my time
10:20 The patriarchs or clergy of multiple Churches from various nations held those councils. Up until the great schism with Rome and their infallible pope. 15:55 If you’re trying to say that many people have interpreted the Bible based on their own understanding and have created heterodox Churches with bibles that have been revised in the West, that would be correct. That doesn’t however debunk or discredit the complete canon that is accompanied by oral tradition and the interpretation of bishops who can be traced back to the Apostles.
NOONE can [choose] to live with God in eternity. Noone can [choose] to have saving faith in Christ. God defines the words [believe and faith in the Bible, and when we come to understand God's definition of those words, then and only then we will know that it is impossible for anyone to choose to have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Hi Cliffe sorry if there is any spelling mistakes but i wanted to ask idk if i have accepted god into my heart fully, i want to accept it but i dont know if ive done it fully what should i do to confirm it
@stellan2815 I believe listening to the sermon of Paul Washer - Examine Yourself, could be a blessing in finding if you are truly saved. May God bless you!
To confirm it, it’s very important to tell others that you’ve accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savour. We can’t be secret Christians. Also get baptised. God will lead you.
So.. u are rejecting the gospel of salvation thru the sacrifice of Jesus? OK… but let’s just look at what the Bible says about the spiritual realm and Jesus and see if the real world lines up with it. Have u seen any videos of Near Death Experiences (NDEs)? Do u know about paranormal events… “ghosts”, astral projection, remote viewing, skin-walkers, clairvoyants, psychics, shamans, mediums, witches, satanists, voodoo, Santeria, possessed people, demons, “alien abductions”, etc.? All of this stuff deals with the spiritual realm. The Bible tells us that God created the spiritual realm as well as the physical universe and us humans. Some of the angelic beings were rebellious and disobedient & were kicked out of Heaven and have been hanging around down here, able to influence and tempt us to also turn away from God. But, on Judgement Day, at the second coming of Jesus, they will all be locked away permanently… and they know this. These dark spirits want to lead us away from the truth of scripture & the gospel of salvation thru the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. If they can get us to REJECT the gospel, they know that when we die, we will spend eternity with them, instead of with God & the Heavenly host. Misery loves company. They are very tricky and deceptive and understand human desires and weaknesses very well. They are experts at wrapping truth around lies. They don’t care WHAT we believe so long as it is NOT the gospel. They are very happy if we are atheists or believe in some non-Christian religion or believe that Jesus was only a man or that “u can’t trust the Bible” or that “everyone goes to Heaven”. They are powerful spiritual beings and can even impart “hidden” knowledge to us and predict future events. They can pretend to be “spirit helpers” or ghosts of loves ones, etc.. They want us to engage with them and let them into our lives. The Bible says not to mess around with the spiritual realm. The more we open that door, the more we invite these dark forces into our life, the more influence they have and the farther down the dark path we travel. There are many videos of ex-witches, ex-shamans, ex-mediums, ex-psychics, ex-ghost hunters, ex-new age practitioners that finally realized that their “spirit helpers” or “ghosts” were in fact, demons and were trying to destroy their lives. When these people tried to escape their dark influence, they were harassed and tormented by these fallen spirits. So, how did they finally break free of their dark oppression? Answer: In all the videos, they say that they stopped practicing all of the dark spiritual stuff talked about in the Bible and gave their life to Jesus. Why would that work? Because the demons are VERY familiar with Jesus… and his holiness, power & sovereignty. They fear him & what he will do to them on Judgement Day (the “appointed” time). This is very evident in scripture. This spiritual realm stuff is no joke. Check out videos from Catholic & Christian exorcists. They are very familiar with all this all of this stuff. Here’s a 3 minute video from a Catholic exorcist. th-cam.com/video/dlRbT5MfFSw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pq1dtToe_ULwIYwh Here’s another data point: Could demons pretend to be aliens from another planet? Absolutely. When UFO researchers have interviewed people that experienced “alien abduction” what they found out is that when abductees (they typically had multiple abduction encounters) cried out the name of Jesus during an encounter, the current abduction stopped… and they never had another encounter after that. That obviously indicates demonic activity… and the power of Jesus. Please don’t reject the Son of God. Your eternal future depends on it. I would definitely take the Bible seriously about this stuff.
Nope :) Psalm 98:5-6 "Sing to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of a psalm, with trumpets and the sound of a horn" 1 Chronicles 15:16 "David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy" these verses are saying that music is GOOD, it is only when music is not godly, such as bad language, or dirty words, this is not a rule to make you unhappy but a rule to protect yore heart from the things of the world, so you can 100% still listen to music just make sure its clean so you do not distract your relationship with god JESUS LOVES YOU BRO, GOD BLESS!
Not just Faith... Revelation 14:12 King James Version 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. (So, keep the 7th day Sabbath.) 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Context James 2:14-26 King James Version 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
That first guy satan has got him totally confused! Jesus Christ has made it simple for us humans! Just believe in Jesus with all your heart mind and soul and he saves you from hell!!! Make Jesus Christ number one in your life!!!!!!! He’s the only one I could watch.
@@jasonnoble7302 2 Corinthians 4:4 addresses that. Our stubborness to stay in sin, hardens our heart and makes it harder to understand and accept the gospel. It boils down to we, as sinful humans, love our sin. Romans 3:10 John 6:44
“How can I know about God, if I don’t have the Bible?” Through natural law, physics, and creation (creatures and earth) cry out that there is an intelligent mind behind the beginning of the universe. It is based on that knowledge, that we have to determine who, or what, is God. Through historical and archaeological evidence, I’m thankful that Jesus makes it clear that He is God! The young man at the beginning is searching for truth. You can tell he wants truth, however, his own pride and bias make it very hard for him to see evidence that points toward Jesus. We owe it to ourselves, if we struggle with the question of who, or what is God, that we put away our own presumptions and allow the evidence to talk for itself.
@@jasonnoble7302 I’m here for a conversation. What exactly am I joking about? Instead of saying the derogatory phrase, “you’re joking right?” You could open a dialogue about what you thinking I’m joking about.
@@Dominik_private I’m not sure what side of the evidence you are asking for, but I’ll try to summarize both. It is very evident, even mostly by secular scientists, that there are laws that the universe has to abide by. These can be shorten into the laws of nature, laws of physics, and laws of motion. For example, gravity, quantum electrodynamics and Newton’s Laws of motion, respectively. Edit: I make this point because this makes the case that law and order, pun intended, cannot come from chaos, i.e. the Big Bang. This points to an intelligent designer/creator. Then, the evidence for Christ being who He said He is, comes from the historical narrative within the gospels, but also from non-Christian authors in the late first and second century (Josephus, Tacitus and Suetonius). I hope this does enough to spark a conversation, whether we come together in agreement or not. I believe our world has lost its ability to differ on opinions and ideas, which in turn makes our logical processes suffer due to the lack of “challenging” each other’s ideas. I know these are very brief, but it is the TH-cam comment section, not my personal blog.😂
It's simple. You either want to seek for God and want to know Him... Or You don't and want ignore Him and be separate from Him. So simple, a child can make that decision, and yet, adults continue to question and doubt. Can you not see? Can you not hear?
@@j_p_jr.487 He doesn't. People just choose to ignore, doubt, and question. And then, they try to plead with others to follow them because they're afraid of being alone. You're not alone. Ask and He will answer, seek and you will find, knock and rhe door will open. God will reveal Himself to those in a way they can understand. But I am unable to reveal God to you. Only His Son, Jesus can reveal the Father to you. I can only love you as He loves you. For me, I tried multiple times to turn away but His voice always came to me. There is a better life than the one the world provides. And we can only show others through faith and actions/works. faith.
@@j_p_jr.487 Are you truly seeking God out? Do you want to find Him? Or are you afraid that if you do find Him, that you're afraid that He won't accept you as you are? For most, rejection is the most painful. But I assure you, if you accept Him, He will accept you.
@@j_p_jr.487 It's not delusional. That'd be like someone seeking friendship and telling that to someone in front of them (also seeking friendship) and just ignoring the opportunity that "hey, there is a friendship there."
@@j_p_jr.487 Again, people in history have ignored even the most obvious and when it's too late, that's when it usually hits them. And they give themselves the biggest facepalm.
@@realzionygoEvery time I hear something like this it just sounds like a cheap way to dismiss any criticism in the laziest way possible Like, everyone that doesn't believe in the exact religion you guys do must be deliberately avoiding it Sometimes I wonder if they are not attempt to lead people away😂
Someone who loves you, would never send you to a place of torment. Worship god or go to hell isn't a consequence, it's a punishment. Like "marry me or die" isn't a consequence, it's a punishment. Cirrhosis of the liver is a consequence of alcoholism, not a punishment. Evident = obvious to the eye or mind
That is silly argument. How about if you want to have a different opinion, make it yourself, build you own universe, make your own air, do your own thing, then you don't have to worry about anything. But it you are not the one who created the universe and designed the intended purpose of people, animals, etc, how do you a created being tell the creator what is right and what is wrong? You are missing the point, everyone worships something, our purpose is to love and worships God, the problem is we put something else in the place of God. So how do you determine justice?
Hell is a place of torment because it is by definition being separate from God. Everything that is good comes from God. He does not send you there because you didn't believe in Him. You choose to go there yourself. God has a place for you and every human who has ever / will ever live and He wants every one of them to be there. But He respects you enough to make the decision for yourself. Does a good father ask you to live with him, then say "too bad" and force you to anyway if you say no? Hell is absolutely a consequence. As long as you are alive you have the option to say yes to living with God. But every day you reject Him is you saying you don't want to live with Him. Eventually you have to live with your decision. Choosing to go to Hell then blaming God for it is like this: You go to the casino every day. Your father tells you that you shouldn't gamble because you'll eventually lose all your money if you do. You ignore him, keep going to the casino because its fun in the short term and some days you win some money. But eventually there comes a day where you have no money left in your bank account- just as your father told you would happen, just as you knew would happen. But is your response to blame yourself? No, it's to yell at your father for not taking away your debit card and forcing you to stop.
If you insist on living in a place of torment your whole life, someone who loves you would let you because they respect your free choice. They would not force you to be with them instead
A good father will protect, clothe, and feed me. When I reach a certain age, a good father would have equipped me to be a credit to society. A good father wouldn't make a place of torment for his child to go to. Being ok with a place of torment is sadistic.
Are women meant to preach the word of God? I always see men standing outside colleges or abortion clinics preaching the Lord's truth, and I praise and commend them for it. However, I've never seen a woman. We are meant to stay more silent, but everyone is meant to share His truth - so are women meant to preach in the same manner or a different manner or even preach at all?
I really appreciate how he's stern in how he dialogues challenging students, but when they leave, he smiles shakes their hand, and says, "Thanks for dialoguing with me."
and again, here enjoying my lunch while watching a cliff´s classic, what a such blessing. God bless everyone
Praise Thor 👍
@@jasonnoble7302no praise the one true GOD Jesus Christ ✝️
God bless brother, enjoying a fine evening of this too, while resting a bit.
@@jasonnoble7302god loves you gang❤️🤞
@@jasonnoble7302Thor is dead, in the dirt rotting, I pissed on Thors grave, may Christ rule forever and evermore
That Hindu kid has a soft and gentle hearth. May Our Lord and Saviour Yashua give his hearth the truth.
No he hasn't, the first thing he did was attack Cliff.
@@CKD3332 I dont agree I think his 'attack' as you word it. is he is still not truly convinced his beliefs are true(but he wants to defend them), and he is probing Cliffe for answers, his beliefs are not giving him.
How about all of them and all of the audience too. Even you. It’s Gods will that none shall perish.
Cliffe is absolutely right. When the gospels were written, historical fiction writing didn't even exist. It would be one thing if there were thousands of books as old as the gospels that have literal historical fiction writing styles. Cliffe definitely has done his homework, I love his responses.
@@mirandahotspring4019 Everything you referenced is not historical fiction, but epic poems and drama.
I do not mean to sound rash, but it’s the internet and text, so you cannot hear my sincerity behind my words, a quick google search about what literary style/genre is would help in this matter. There is a clear distinction between the different literary styles which is exactly what Cliff tells the young man and the audience.
@@mirandahotspring4019 it’s imperative to understand the literary style because without it, you don’t get an accurate depiction of what the author wants you to get.
Also, earlier the “label” we put on it mattered a whole lot to you, what changed?
Where’s your evidence that the Bible is just an imaginative story?
@@WhatTheBroke She's just waffling on repeat mode...
@@WhatTheBroke what you have to understand about Miranda is that she hates Christians. Probably because one did something to her to cause emotional trauma.
That's why she's turned her life into a huge game of "nuh uh".
It's sad really but more common amongst people that self identify as atheist.
@@mirandahotspring4019
How do you determine if a pice of literature is fictional?
I love how “free will” becomes “forced” when hell shows up. Like Cliff says, you have the CHOICE to live with God forever or without Him forever. If we don’t want Him now, why for eternity?
People dont want just free will. They want freedom from consecuences. They wanna cheat on their partners and the partners not divorce them, wanna murder and not go to prison, etc.
34:50 "Who is God to deny me right into heaven"
He's.. GOD??
That statement was so incredibly prideful, but accurate to many people's sentiment of heaven.
the bible teaches that we do not deserve heaven, nor are we entitled to it by works, but are given heaven through our faith in Jesus Christ and his death and resurrection to forgive us of our sins.
your comment made me laugh! so true, the absolute stupidity of man to say to the ONE TRUE GOD, " who are you to deny me entry into your paradise", WOW! Hell will be a very busy place for sure!
I honestly feel like the better reply to that statement would've legit been, "If GOD is the creator of everything, then why would He not have the right to decide if His creation can go to Heaven or Hell; Does a parent not have a right to discipline their child?". However, I do respect Cliffe sticking to the gospel as that's what it calls to do.
Hey, what sin have we done, so that we are not entitled for heaven? I am new to Christianity..
@@leelaadhar1767 Rebelling against the LORDs will and commandments that were put in place because they were good. However we are so bad and sinful that GOD had to send His only begotten Son Jesus to fulfill the Law and take on our punishment so that we may have eternal life. GOD loves us deeply, however His character is also justly good, so in order for GOD to apply the just judgement for our sins and also allow us to reconnect our relationship with Him, He gave us our LORD Jesus to be the bearer of our judgement and the redeemer of our sins. Now when GOD the Father looks at us, if we have faith in Jesus being the redeemer for our sins and that He defeated death, then He will see the life His son lived in place of ours and when He looks at His Son He sees the Cross. If you choose to deny His son as the redeemer and as GOD in the flesh, the original judgement we deserve still applies and you get punished as you were originally going to; That punishment being death, for the wages of sin are death.
@@anthonychiocca8835 I understand now, brother. Thank you for your explanation 😊
This video was recorded in fall 2004, Cliffe was so ahead of his time. He was making TH-cam videos before TH-cam was even a thing. Hey guys, let's not forget to like and subscribe so we can keep getting awesome videos on a weekly basis. Let's get this algorithm going so more people discover Cliffe and Stuart. God bless and stay safe.
The videos were actually created to be aired on TV early Sunday mornings for a long time. They now use the footage from those old TV shows on TH-cam.
You have way more patience than I do Cliffe. I pray to have your amount of patience one day.
I can attest to the fact that God does still provide miracles! My son fell on concrete off a park bench and hit his head and my friend who is of Christ prayed over him OVER THE PHONE and my son was instantly healed. Not because of my friend but because of Jesus working through him. Before my friend prayed for him, my son was not himself, throwing up in his car seat, and ended up falling asleep because of his concussion. After, while my friend was praying over him, he woke up and shouted the name of Jesus and was instantly healed. God does miracles in people everyday!
Amen and Thank you for sharing your testimony and experience, God bless your Son and You and your Friend in Christ, God bless you all and I hope your Son is OK in the Name of the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, but not as I will but As he Wills Amen 🙏✝️
@@thomp7714 your welcome. He is ok. I was in the parking lot of the emergency room when my friend prayed over him parking my vehicle. I had him on speaker phone when he prayed. My friend Pedro told me to of course go ahead and enter the emergency room to have him checked but assured me that they would not find one thing wrong with him. He was right. This happened years ago though. My son is 5 now and this happened when he was 3. And do have to say, not one person can convince me Jesus isn’t real or he is just a “character” in a book. He has been here for me many times other than this time too. There are many testimonies I have. Our Lord is so loving. And I am amazed by Him and just overly fascinated by how caring He is. He saved me by sending Pedro and 2 other people into my life and I am glad he did. I have learned over a course of many, many years of backsliding, trust issues, having issues with other things to now trusting, having more faith than I ever have, to also fasting and praying and just worshiping every day of our Lord Jesus. And he has showed up even in my times of struggles. He has given me new eyes and ears to hear and see the truth and I am just over thankful for it. Because me in my messed up, ugly, sinful self, I am still amazed too by how much He wants me. How much grace He has for me. And of course everyone else. I can’t thank Jesus enough for giving me this new understanding and this faith and trust I have for Him. And I truly wish that others who reject Him would at least search for the truth in Christ. 😔 just like Jesus, I don’t want anyone to perish either and it saddens me that most will.
Pray for me. Fighting satan and his demons.
Praying for you
Go Satan 😊
God bless you. You're not alone.
Remember, Jesus already fought them and won.
"I told you these things, so that in me you may have faith. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Jude 1:9
9 But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”
Love you friend. Look to Christ in any and all situations, no matter how good or how bad.
It's pretty refreshing to see people like that last guy who don't go to Cliffe because they have some half-baked argument they think they'll get to dunk on him with, but because they have a genuine want for understanding.
Man Cliffe patient is limitless, can’t believe how he deal with that first guy. God bless him for having such passion for clearing ppl’s doubts so far.
College people are so filled with being smart they think they can challenge a man if God. God bless them and I hope Cliffe keeps getting smarter
Ummm
Why can’t cliff be challenged exactly?
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@@jasonnoble7302 didn’t say he can’t be challenged. If you read the New Testament God speaks very clearly that when we put our faith in him we alone can’t be hurt nor fear man. People like these college students think they’re smarter then Cliffe so they challenge him when they don’t actually know anything
@@Beamer540i
Yes you did
Go re read what you said
@@Beamer540i
Cliff goes to the colleges because they are easy pickings
If you presuppose you can’t be hurt, whatsoever that means, then you can assert you were never hurt
What do you mean by “hurt”
Exactly? 🤷♂️
@@Beamer540i
I know plenty
Is it good to permit the things you perceive as gratuitously evil to occur right now ?
God exists perfectly but all of a sudden he decides to create?
Really?
Always blown away by the wisdom Almighty God has blessed Cliffe with, your approach to helping all these students to think logically about their reasoning is such insightful. God continue to bless and protect you.
really im the opposite.
WAKE UP BABE A NEW CLIFF JUST DROPPED
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE
WAKE UP IT'S TIME TO READ THE BIBLE
17:49 WoW cliff straight up lying!!! You want slavery in bible here it is Cliff, Exodus 20-21: “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.
@@PierreBezukhov
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@@sonbe-en1bkCliff was talking about the gospels in that timestamp. Listen before you comment
❤ From the bottom of my heart you are appreciated for your boldness and vulnerability! You and Jeremiaha are so inspiring! Thank you! I will continue to send prayers toward your family.
Faith is all that you need to have to rightfully walk along with God if you don't have faith none of your deeds matter at all no matter how good of a person you might be , May God bless everyone. Amen.
Sorry but I disagree many important knowledge was edited out,out of the bible we basically are working with half of the tools of the set.
Faith then whatever
Got it 😂
Actually love is the greatest out of faith, hope, and love. According to aspotle paul. You can have all the faith in the world, but if you do not love you are nothing.
@@lordzaveana918What verse?
@@metamorphicflame 1 Corinthians 13
Love your videos and have found you guys accidentally and I am so glad. I'm a follower of Jesus. Jesus saved my life many many times.
You’re just presupposing that
What a mind you have been gifted with Brother Cliffe. May God continue to bless all your hard work. Your patience to deal with all these young rascals is incredible. I would have lost it a long time ago.
Those 'young rascals' made excellent points carole🙂
@@bonnie43uk Yes, the points were interesting, I will agree. However, clearer thinking prevailed as Pastor Cliffe reasoned in such a way that spoke truth in a clear concise way.
@@bonnie43uk Many of these young men seemed to want to argue for the sake of arguing. I've rarely seen someone concede that what Cliffe claims make perfect sense. Instead they go back and forth in what appears nonsensical. Then again, some folks gets it and some don't.
@@carolehannon4959 Yes, it's clear to someone who believes in Christianity, (ex christian here btw), I have a sceptical nature and I always had nagging doubts as to what I was being told was true. It's akin to pulling at a loose thread on a jumper, once you start, the whole thing starts to unravel.
@@carolehannon4959 You could say I'm the resident sceptic on here 🙂
I enjoy these old videos of Cliffe conversing with non believers, more than the new videos 😊
Im starting to learning bout bible an jesus ,.my mom Buddhist an father is sikh .i want to be baptized in 2 year after learning an applying teachings.,by no means am i a good person. I dont considered myself a good person,even if i dont lie, steal.hurt others im still short of being a good person.great vid
You can't rationalize God. God says it is impossible to please Him without faith.
Hebrews 11:6.
I suggest that you read the 10 Commandments, realize it is IMPOSSIBLE to meet that standard as a human, also refer to Mathew 5:28
Romans 6:23
Read Isaiah 64:6
Ezekiel 18:20-21
John 3:16
John 14:6
Romans 1:9
John 15:7
Admit you have sinned against God, as have we all, ask for His forgiveness, believe that Jesus, the ONLY Son of God took the penalty of your sins, died due to that, was raised, and if you believe and FOLLOW Him, you shall not die in the soul, but have everlasting life. Then find a spirit filled church, attend, and get Baptised. Reading the Bible and praying our essential for spiritual Discernment.
@@fazoleyeah, but trying to fulfill our best and to be better by following Jesus teachings is also good, but yeah the repentance and faith in Jesus as our savior is the key. The rest come with that. I think.
Man I wish these conversations was longer in these videos
Thanks cliff❤
I like your questioning @ 6:30. Just try it. It is the verity of God's message that makes us believe, the reality of His saying. It's not fake. When you try them you know all of them applies even in our present day. And there's no fault in what the Lord Jesus Christ says. Faith by evidence. God Bless you, bro through the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen
I felt empathy for the boy at the end. He was emotional. He truely doesnt understand what ive also struggled with myself. Knowing how humans, especially ones thousands of years ago, and manipulate, deceive, try to control..use actual names and places..false evidence to do so.. I really struggle with it all myself. I know god.. but its really hard for me to accept that any of these texts are the word of god.
then maybe look at his shroud...even science cannot explain it ,it is authentic .
You can't make God whatever you want God to be God is just God is love❤💯🛐
33:33 The kid is talking about how God cannot be contained to just a one word description and says "the only way God can reveal himself..." and the bells began tolling over his voice, drowning him out. God will reveal himself however he chooses.
how do you know that?
I like this guy. Wisdom is knocking on his door and he is opening for it. You see, conscience... As a human being, I can say this. Consider this scenario, human beings living away from civilization or Christ, practicing killings of sacrifice, killing thousands. Do you think that the king of this group of people who orders the killings of thousands will not, on JUST ONE instance, consider mercy or feel pity for the one he is ordering to be killed, at least? He may order same way that the person be killed, BUT THE GRIEF that comes afterward in His heart, where do you think that comes from. It comes from a Higher power he was not aware of. That is why the Bible says in Romans 1: 20 ESV: "For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse"
I mean, there is also the possibility that it’s purely from the brain. Take into account that the lack of that empathy is nonexistent in psychopaths which is a result of a difference in brain structure.. it’s evidence that empathy is nothing more than an effect of the brain.
To anyone dealing with depression or feeling low, don’t give up on life, no matter what bad things happened in your past, don’t let them define you or control your destiny, you are all important and loved!, there is hope for all of us!
Jesus loves you all ✝️, get to know God through Christ 📖
Too many people choose to NOT actually read and study the Bible, but qualify themselves to argue against it. This is hubris. I know, because I was one of them.
David says in the Psalms that even if we make our bed in hell, God is there. Hell is not simply the separation from God, rather the separation of everything that is good that comes from God
This is true, but only if that was all. There are an estimated 22 million near death experiences. Many claim to have gone to hell. Check them out in TH-cam. Hell is way, worse than we can imagine. Terrifying. No one would choose it over Christ if made aware.
@@michaelrobinson1059 I've looked into many near death experiences. Those are interesting, and many are convincing. But if it doesn't line up with the Bible, then it's not truth
@@ShopharTemple The boble doesn't talk that much about it. It does say a place of great torment. Many talk about the lake of dire. Many about different levels of torment. All talk about the sheer terror. The 12 foot tall demons. The stench, heat, the way you have to labor to even move.
@@michaelrobinson1059 the Bible says plenty enough about it. The Lord Jesus Christ spoke more on hell than anyone else in the Bible combined. And He used the most horrific language imaginable, in the time, to describe it. All that's needed to know is that you don't want to end up there, and you don't have to, because the Lord Jesus Christ gave Himself on the Cross for our sin.
@@ShopharTemple There wasn't much detail besides eternal fire and the gnashing of teeth. I have had a near death. I have seen the golden veil. These people claim to have gone the Hell. I believe them.
Faith comes by hearing God talk to you personally 😮
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the WORD,, word here is the Holy Spirit, so faith comes by hearing God talk to you personally 💕
Hello 🤗
This is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen,,,🎉. knock knock!
All will be taught by God taught here is sound down into the ears 🤔
Hear Yahweh's Voice and Obey ❤
God lives in heaven on his throne, his sanctuary, no church or house on earth can contain him. His spirit fills heaven and earth. Jesus is returning sooner than we think. Stand firm and share the good news of God's testimony the gospel. Faith in Jesus Christ. GB..
To God be the Glory Amen
Faith is the power of total conviction in the mind, possessing the mind.
Faith, arising out of your need to believe in something, because such a belief will serve your purposes in some way, can be powerful and strong.
Belief is even stronger. Belief is the offspring of hearsay and logic. Because you have heard something and been convinced that what you have heard or read is true, you develop a deep belief in what you have heard. You believe it to be true. You believe in a total, complete way which defies contradiction.
Christ was constantly telling people: "Believe you will receive-and you will receive."
However, Christ knew at the time, that it will be almost impossible for most people to ever have the faith which will cause miracles to happen-since no matter how much he or others might explain Truth to them, they will still never have the intense knowing.
Up to this time, people who have faith in Christ are like precocious children. Their faith has been partially blind and accepting, yet interwoven with much doubt. Therefore, whatever they needed to be done for them, they depended on Christ for the work to be accomplished. Whereas, in fact, much of what they believed they have derived directly from Christ has been their own faith in Christ made visible in the form of things asked for.
While this child-like faith is very important to our well-being, those who are capable of moving onward on the spiritual path to perfection, must now reach a deeper level of true knowledge of the relation between mind and matter. Without this foundation-people will continue to flounder in myths, fallacies and will be locked into the misery of the human condition.
Simplify the complexity of reality and abstract from it an omnipotent being and blessed is the spiritually poor, for to him belongs the kingdom of heaven.
Thanks Cliff...
for the whole "where does God live" i've always thought along the lines of, well God can't live somewhere if he created where. God created the universe so he exists outside of its limitations like time, space, and energy. Its the same answer for the people who ask "who created God" or "what about before God."
One of the best videos
24:00 power to that man for leaving when he realized clliff was being intransigent on a good point. No use arguing with people who won't listen
Cliffe is incredibly prepared for any question 😂
Clearly he doesn't know anything about HINDUISM and speaking based on what others said to him!😂😂😂
GOD lives in the heart... Right
Blind Faith...
Only when you choose not to KNOW TRUTHFULLY.
YIS-YA 🙏
Cliffe is a blessing on this earth
Love cliff ❤
Life is more a miracle than parting the Red Sea.
Yes please believe in your heart soul and spirit and confess that Jesus Christ is God your Lord and Savior you will be save a relationship with Him and be CITIZEN of the KINGDOM of HEAVEN forever for Jesus Christ is The WAY The TRUTH and The LIFE and live by FAITH not by sight and show by your good works which GOD rewards you for in His own time, so please do it now before it's too late 🙏❤️❤️🙏
To say that God is above having a name is 1) an odd way of denouncing the Tetragramaton but also 2) a strange way of limiting God out of having a name. If God so chooses to have a name who are we to decide he cannot?
Hey cliff and stuart, how about you guys do a europe tour and speak at campus over here , would be cool
People as the first guy refuses to grasp that Yah is the ultimate and absolute source of life itself. Should you choose to live separate from Him, you choose to ultimately separate yourself from life.
In Revelations and states that men will turn their back on God of in lovers of themselves. The fact that Cliff is going around to all these colleges debating with the younger generation and some of the older generation. The validity of the Bible the existence of God in Christ only proves his point.
In the first clip the guy is talking about free choice but depending on what you believe hell is (we know it is separation from god but my church believes it is just seizing to exist. And whoever chooses Christ will after their soul sleep wake up when Christ comes back. This would mean that you literally have the free choice to exist or not since you didn’t have a choice now🤷🏻♂️
That's a fascinating thought. What if Hell is a form of non existence? I'm sure there's some relationship there.
2 Peter 1:20. knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. 21. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
“We have Cliffe at home”
The Cliffe at home: *intense Houston drawl* Welcome to Lakewood Church
good conversation
Please pray for me
I will brother
10:18 i would've simply replied that yes young man, youre exactly right, without the Bible there is no way to come to know God, thats exactly the purpose of it, his Word directly, that he has revealed himself to us in that we may know something of him
Fascinating
People before the bible didn’t know God ?
@@jasonnoble7302 no, thats not what im implying, but the Bible is Gods word and his Son thr revelation and manifestation of that word
@@0ViciousV0
Great no bible is necessary
Cool beans 👍
@@jasonnoble7302 thats not what i said, and youre not taking anything away from me by being obstinate. If you choose to feign ignorance or just dont care to understand then thats your prerogative
@@0ViciousV0Brother let’s pray for him to get know Christ and that he won’t harden his heart.
Some people will try so hard to find the smallest reason to not believe in God and follow Jesus Christ.
They should, and it's very easy for some people for a reason, because it's a faulty belief system. There is no evidence, because it's not an evidence-based position. Faith is used instead of evidence, and faith is not logical. You won't have a very good life if you don't make logical choices. You will get scammed, stepped on, taken advantage of, fall in love with the wrong people and get cheated on or even murdered. Not to mention you would still be living in the desert age. We are here, talking to each other because of logic and reason. We didn't pray or wish phones, computers and internet into existence and it wasn't magically created from clay by a god, it was created by humans. WE are the gods. We have the power to create and destroy. Video game designers can create an entire universe inside of a box or in a flat disc, thus making a flat earth in a way, and we can play god by controlling these characters. We can even achieve the impossible, infinity, with cheat codes! What is the difference between us and God? Nothing, because it's a man made concept, created by man, and it is used to control others. Now that is a BIG reason not to believe. Another reason is there is no real benefitx but placebo, especially with prayer. Prayer does not make logical sense. God created everything and has a plan, and you're praying to him and asking him to change his plan? Billions of people are also doing this daily. Imagine if you are a 4th grade teacher with 25 students. You hand out a test and ALL of them crowd you Mr desk and they're all talking at the same time, begging you to change this question and change that question because they can't answer it, or even to change this question to a specific question that they already have the answer for. Wouldn't this piss you off? Wouldn't you call your students ridiculous? How do you think God feels? God is also supposed to be perfect, so then why does his plan suck? Why are there people that are UNABLE TO BELIEVE and are damned to Hell before they're even born? What kind of god is this? This is an out of control and unreasonable father that puts his child in a room with nothing but a glass vase, tells him not to break it but then grabs his arm and makes him swat the vase, breaking it, then having the nerve to get mad at the child. The father is the one that broke the vase! How absurd, just like the rest of this. Thank you for reading. I hope someone learned something. I hope a light bulb went on in someone's head and they just asked themselves "wow...uh...he's right...why the hell do I believe this stuff? I don't need any of this!"
Man these ones were frustrating to listen to. The assumption of knowledge while being completely ignorant, the missing of points…cliff really has learned how to be patient with these people.
It all comes down to faith over facts
@@missouritravelers no, it takes faith to believe the facts.
@@j_p_jr.487 you don't believe in facts?
@j_p_jr.487 you have not said much. I ask you do you believe in facts?
@j_p_jr.487 ill try again, it takes faith to believe facts.
@j_p_jr.487 it takes faith in your ability and in your faculties to believe, or understand the facts. Basically everyone has faith.
I believe Cliffe needs to ask these students if they believe in Jesus Christ as their lord and savior! Why cause then he can educate them if they do and if they don’t ask them if they believe in an everlasting life if they have a soul and what will happen after they die! Then he can teach especially those on the fence about everlasting life and how to ask for forgiveness and then repent and be born again in Jesus Christ! And then educate them on the Ten Commandments and what that means then teach them how to go out to the ends of the earth and share the gospel! We as Christian’s need to share these gospel’s and educate everyone to choose everlasting life using their free will!
Is it good that some people do not choose everlasting life ?
@@jasonnoble7302 I’m not here to make decisions for others! It comes down to do you believe!
@@ILoveYou-
Not the question I asked
Did I ask you to answer for other people?
No, I didn’t ask you that did I?
I asked you if in your worldview it is good that some people do not choose everlasting life ?
@@jasonnoble7302 As a Christian I would like everyone to want everlasting life and that through Gods mercy everyone one can! It is up to the individual to believe in God ask for forgiveness and be born again! Then it is up to God to decide! If you are true believer in Jesus as your lord and savior then I believe you and everyone can have everlasting life!
@@ILoveYou-
Again
Is it good that some people do not choose everlasting life ?
“Pastors” that are truly for the world will quote Romans 3:23 saying that “everybody sins” and “love is love and Jesus is the God of love” but Hebrews 10:26 tells us that if we willfully continue in sin we are not saved. They will also say that the verses about homosexuality are actually about condemning sex with children but that’s simply not true Did Jesus Condemn Homosexuality?
It’s very clear that in Leviticus 20:13 that same sex relationships were ABOMINABLE in God’s eyes now some claim that since we are not having to retain the traditions of the Jewish people we are not to keep any of the God given laws either and that the Old Testament cannot be trusted and that the old laws do not apply to us thanks to Romans 7:6. However do not forget when Jesus says things that are based in the Old Testament like when he was tempted in the desert, or the quote “Love your Neighbor as yourself” which stems from Leviticus 19:18 the same Leviticus that a chapter later says in Leviticus 20:13 “ If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.” Liberals love to tell us to love our neighbors and they absolutely adore this part of Leviticus because they can say if we condemn them we are not loving them but they say that a chapter later in the same Levitical law that it is not applied today, and ask them this if a Father loves His son would He let him kill himself? In the same way we are to warn you of your sin to save your life so that you will not perish but have Eternal Life as a Brother we are saved by the same Father Jesus Christ and we want you to be saved as well. However when we try to do this you will quote the verse Matthew 7:1 saying that we are not to call out their sins however remind them this that there is no man who does not repent that makes it into the kingdom of heaven Luke 13:3 and Jude 1:4 and remember Luke 17:3-4 we are to rebuke those that sin against us. In 1 Corinthians 6:9 it says that no fornicator nor idolator nor catamites (those that play the role of the female in gay sex) nor sodomites (those playing the male role in gay sex) now just look at this verse and you can see how the devil mocks us he makes 69 a representation of gay sex and he makes the rainbow a sign that means that God shall not destroy those on the face of the earth once again into a symbol for homosexuality in rebellion of God in both of these ways he spits in the face of God who holds back his wrath for our sake. Many claim that the Old Testament laws have absolutely no meaning today however do not forget Matthew 5:17 where Jesus says “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” This shows that the Old laws can still ring true today while Romans 3:23 does show that while we might not be intended to follow all of the traditions I can guarantee you much of it is intended for today and if the Old Testament is not sufficient then look at 1 Corinthians 6:9 like stated above or 1 Timothy 1:10 where he states again to his friend Timothy a true son in the faith how homosexuality and many other sins are wrong. How about Matthew 19:1-12 where Jesus talks about how marriage is between one Man and one Woman and that that is how it was intended from the beginning it also talks about difficult it is to remain with your spouse and that divorcing your spouse and remarriage is sexual immorality and the disciples chime in to say how it is better to remain unmarried it then talks about becoming a eunuch for the sake of the kingdom of heaven and so it should be like for homosexuals I'm not saying to get castrated I’m saying to remain celibate in the same way a man that cannot resist having sex before marriage should not date at all and should be celibate.
lol made this argument in a google doc thought i might as well share it here where it can be properly criticized by a large Christian audience.
not saying Cliffe is one of those pastors.
Have you stopped sinning?
I'm pretty sure Jesus did not specifically give us his personal thoughts on 2 people of the same gender being attracted to one another. Opportunity missed perhaps.
@@bonnie43uk Jesus didn't give them because He already gave them to Moses and the Israelites in Leviticus.
@@perochialjoe so didJesus condemn gay people and say they were hellbound?
I assert it is much harder to instill faith in people when you're not in a confirmation bubble surrounded by people exerting pure pressure on the individual being groomed into have faith In the assertions men make on behalf of characters from holy books.
Yes, our [own ideas] of faith is nothing but blind foolishness. Believing that we can choose to have faith in Christ is totally foolish.
If god is all that is good than choosing to live separate from him means that you will live separate from all that is good.
It is not God fault that he is good and it is not Gods fault that you choose to live separate from him.
Most the people that make this argument haven't even looked into him so how is it God's fault that you've chosen to live separate from him?
Jesus is the only way
Can anyone offer a good audio book that aligns with Christian values and answers? I am reading the Bible currently but want another few reads on my time
Amen 🙏
just as I finished my food
Roughhh
10:20 The patriarchs or clergy of multiple Churches from various nations held those councils. Up until the great schism with Rome and their infallible pope.
15:55 If you’re trying to say that many people have interpreted the Bible based on their own understanding and have created heterodox Churches with bibles that have been revised in the West, that would be correct. That doesn’t however debunk or discredit the complete canon that is accompanied by oral tradition and the interpretation of bishops who can be traced back to the Apostles.
God Bless :)
I WOULD PAY TOP DOLLAR TO ATTEND THIS DEBATES AND WATCH U GUYS COOK!!!
Shhhhh keep it free bro (cliffe is a man of God and will never charge)
Your comment and your capital letters reveal your false bravado.
Watch his real debates with atheists who destroy these fallacious arguments.
MARK 10:15 "TRULY I SAY TO YOU, WHOEVER DOES NOT RECEIVE THE KNIGDOM OF GOD LIKE A CHILD SHALL NOT ENTER IT". Wake up sleepers!!!!
NOONE can [choose] to live with God in eternity. Noone can [choose] to have saving faith in Christ. God defines the words [believe and faith in the Bible, and when we come to understand God's definition of those words, then and only then we will know that it is impossible for anyone to choose to have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
People take issue with the Bible because it points out their sinful choices.
Pontius Pilot said Jesus DID have chestnut colored hair and hazel eyes. As well as another letter from herod.
Where did you find that text?
Ppl think the devil and his demons are in hell but no its ppl that are in hell the devil doesn't want to see it
1 Timothy 3:15
Why does this look like it was filmed in 1990?
it was lol😂 he’s much older now
Help! I have a friend thats into William Marrion Branham's teaching. Pastor I really need your answer.
Hi Cliffe sorry if there is any spelling mistakes but i wanted to ask idk if i have accepted god into my heart fully, i want to accept it but i dont know if ive done it fully what should i do to confirm it
@stellan2815 I believe listening to the sermon of Paul Washer - Examine Yourself, could be a blessing in finding if you are truly saved. May God bless you!
To confirm it, it’s very important to tell others that you’ve accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savour. We can’t be secret Christians. Also get baptised. God will lead you.
You can only choose God if you believe in God.
"Thats not true" *Church bells start going off* its insane how God work with his soldiers.
Yes
No man is good only Christ
First guy is like someone who pays another guy to see for him.
*If you believe in Christianity you could never be foolish*
Yeah?
Is it foolish to permit the evil things to occur that you can stop right now ?
@@jasonnoble7302 Did you agree with me or disagreed with me?
2 Peter 1:20-21
So, I'm guessing this was before Cliffe looked into the council of Nicea, huh?
So.. u are rejecting the gospel of salvation thru the sacrifice of Jesus? OK… but let’s just look at what the Bible says about the spiritual realm and Jesus and see if the real world lines up with it.
Have u seen any videos of Near Death Experiences (NDEs)? Do u know about paranormal events… “ghosts”, astral projection, remote viewing, skin-walkers, clairvoyants, psychics, shamans, mediums, witches, satanists, voodoo, Santeria, possessed people, demons, “alien abductions”, etc.? All of this stuff deals with the spiritual realm.
The Bible tells us that God created the spiritual realm as well as the physical universe and us humans. Some of the angelic beings were rebellious and disobedient & were kicked out of Heaven and have been hanging around down here, able to influence and tempt us to also turn away from God. But, on Judgement Day, at the second coming of Jesus, they will all be locked away permanently… and they know this.
These dark spirits want to lead us away from the truth of scripture & the gospel of salvation thru the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. If they can get us to REJECT the gospel, they know that when we die, we will spend eternity with them, instead of with God & the Heavenly host. Misery loves company.
They are very tricky and deceptive and understand human desires and weaknesses very well. They are experts at wrapping truth around lies. They don’t care WHAT we believe so long as it is NOT the gospel. They are very happy if we are atheists or believe in some non-Christian religion or believe that Jesus was only a man or that “u can’t trust the Bible” or that “everyone goes to Heaven”.
They are powerful spiritual beings and can even impart “hidden” knowledge to us and predict future events. They can pretend to be “spirit helpers” or ghosts of loves ones, etc.. They want us to engage with them and let them into our lives. The Bible says not to mess around with the spiritual realm. The more we open that door, the more we invite these dark forces into our life, the more influence they have and the farther down the dark path we travel.
There are many videos of ex-witches, ex-shamans, ex-mediums, ex-psychics, ex-ghost hunters, ex-new age practitioners that finally realized that their “spirit helpers” or “ghosts” were in fact, demons and were trying to destroy their lives. When these people tried to escape their dark influence, they were harassed and tormented by these fallen spirits.
So, how did they finally break free of their dark oppression?
Answer: In all the videos, they say that they stopped practicing all of the dark spiritual stuff talked about in the Bible and gave their life to Jesus.
Why would that work?
Because the demons are VERY familiar with Jesus… and his holiness, power & sovereignty. They fear him & what he will do to them on Judgement Day (the “appointed” time). This is very evident in scripture.
This spiritual realm stuff is no joke. Check out videos from Catholic & Christian exorcists. They are very familiar with all this all of this stuff. Here’s a 3 minute video from a Catholic exorcist.
th-cam.com/video/dlRbT5MfFSw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pq1dtToe_ULwIYwh
Here’s another data point:
Could demons pretend to be aliens from another planet? Absolutely.
When UFO researchers have interviewed people that experienced “alien abduction” what they found out is that when abductees (they typically had multiple abduction encounters) cried out the name of Jesus during an encounter, the current abduction stopped… and they never had another encounter after that. That obviously indicates demonic activity… and the power of Jesus.
Please don’t reject the Son of God. Your eternal future depends on it. I would definitely take the Bible seriously about this stuff.
@@relaxAndBeCool WHO LET THIS MAN COOK
Do i need to stop listening to music if i want to go to heaven
Nope :)
Psalm 98:5-6
"Sing to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of a psalm, with trumpets and the sound of a horn"
1 Chronicles 15:16
"David also commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brothers as the singers who should play loudly on musical instruments, on harps and lyres and cymbals, to raise sounds of joy"
these verses are saying that music is GOOD, it is only when music is not godly, such as bad language, or dirty words, this is not a rule to make you unhappy but a rule to protect yore heart from the things of the world, so you can 100% still listen to music just make sure its clean so you do not distract your relationship with god
JESUS LOVES YOU BRO, GOD BLESS!
Thank you bro much love
@@DESERTOASIS95 No problem :)
Why cast pearls before swine in other words why share God's precious teachings before arrogant students who side with Satan.
Not just Faith...
Revelation 14:12 King James Version
12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. (So, keep the 7th day Sabbath.)
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Context
James 2:14-26 King James Version
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
That first guy satan has got him totally confused! Jesus Christ has made it simple for us humans! Just believe in Jesus with all your heart mind and soul and he saves you from hell!!! Make Jesus Christ number one in your life!!!!!!! He’s the only one I could watch.
Is it good that God permits the first guy to be confused by Satan?
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The guy doesn’t listen to anyone so we have to pray for him! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@jasonnoble7302
2 Corinthians 4:4 addresses that.
Our stubborness to stay in sin, hardens our heart and makes it harder to understand and accept the gospel. It boils down to we, as sinful humans, love our sin.
Romans 3:10
John 6:44
@@JuneWeekly
Definitely
Let’s pray for him 🥲✝️
@@JuneWeekly
Is it good that Gods permits the first guy to be confused by Satan?
2:28 wrong
Has not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel to honor, and another to dishonor? (Rom 9: 21)
Must have been hard not to tell him that God does have a name.
“How can I know about God, if I don’t have the Bible?”
Through natural law, physics, and creation (creatures and earth) cry out that there is an intelligent mind behind the beginning of the universe. It is based on that knowledge, that we have to determine who, or what, is God.
Through historical and archaeological evidence, I’m thankful that Jesus makes it clear that He is God!
The young man at the beginning is searching for truth. You can tell he wants truth, however, his own pride and bias make it very hard for him to see evidence that points toward Jesus.
We owe it to ourselves, if we struggle with the question of who, or what is God, that we put away our own presumptions and allow the evidence to talk for itself.
You’re joking right ?
😂
@@jasonnoble7302 I’m here for a conversation. What exactly am I joking about? Instead of saying the derogatory phrase, “you’re joking right?” You could open a dialogue about what you thinking I’m joking about.
Hey @WhatTheBroke,
What evidence are you talking about?
I like to point out that the Fibonacci sequence is found throughout nature, the galaxies, even in our DNA
@@Dominik_private I’m not sure what side of the evidence you are asking for, but I’ll try to summarize both.
It is very evident, even mostly by secular scientists, that there are laws that the universe has to abide by. These can be shorten into the laws of nature, laws of physics, and laws of motion. For example, gravity, quantum electrodynamics and Newton’s Laws of motion, respectively.
Edit: I make this point because this makes the case that law and order, pun intended, cannot come from chaos, i.e. the Big Bang. This points to an intelligent designer/creator.
Then, the evidence for Christ being who He said He is, comes from the historical narrative within the gospels, but also from non-Christian authors in the late first and second century (Josephus, Tacitus and Suetonius).
I hope this does enough to spark a conversation, whether we come together in agreement or not. I believe our world has lost its ability to differ on opinions and ideas, which in turn makes our logical processes suffer due to the lack of “challenging” each other’s ideas.
I know these are very brief, but it is the TH-cam comment section, not my personal blog.😂
It's simple.
You either want to seek for God and want to know Him...
Or
You don't and want ignore Him and be separate from Him.
So simple, a child can make that decision, and yet, adults continue to question and doubt.
Can you not see? Can you not hear?
@@j_p_jr.487 He doesn't. People just choose to ignore, doubt, and question. And then, they try to plead with others to follow them because they're afraid of being alone.
You're not alone. Ask and He will answer, seek and you will find, knock and rhe door will open.
God will reveal Himself to those in a way they can understand. But I am unable to reveal God to you. Only His Son, Jesus can reveal the Father to you. I can only love you as He loves you.
For me, I tried multiple times to turn away but His voice always came to me. There is a better life than the one the world provides. And we can only show others through faith and actions/works. faith.
@@j_p_jr.487 Are you truly seeking God out? Do you want to find Him? Or are you afraid that if you do find Him, that you're afraid that He won't accept you as you are?
For most, rejection is the most painful. But I assure you, if you accept Him, He will accept you.
@@j_p_jr.487 It's not delusional.
That'd be like someone seeking friendship and telling that to someone in front of them (also seeking friendship) and just ignoring the opportunity that "hey, there is a friendship there."
@@j_p_jr.487 Again, people in history have ignored even the most obvious and when it's too late, that's when it usually hits them. And they give themselves the biggest facepalm.
@@realzionygoEvery time I hear something like this it just sounds like a cheap way to dismiss any criticism in the laziest way possible
Like, everyone that doesn't believe in the exact religion you guys do must be deliberately avoiding it
Sometimes I wonder if they are not attempt to lead people away😂
Someone who loves you, would never send you to a place of torment.
Worship god or go to hell isn't a consequence, it's a punishment. Like "marry me or die" isn't a consequence, it's a punishment.
Cirrhosis of the liver is a consequence of alcoholism, not a punishment.
Evident = obvious to the eye or mind
That is silly argument. How about if you want to have a different opinion, make it yourself, build you own universe, make your own air, do your own thing, then you don't have to worry about anything. But it you are not the one who created the universe and designed the intended purpose of people, animals, etc, how do you a created being tell the creator what is right and what is wrong? You are missing the point, everyone worships something, our purpose is to love and worships God, the problem is we put something else in the place of God. So how do you determine justice?
Hell is a place of torment because it is by definition being separate from God. Everything that is good comes from God. He does not send you there because you didn't believe in Him. You choose to go there yourself. God has a place for you and every human who has ever / will ever live and He wants every one of them to be there. But He respects you enough to make the decision for yourself.
Does a good father ask you to live with him, then say "too bad" and force you to anyway if you say no?
Hell is absolutely a consequence. As long as you are alive you have the option to say yes to living with God. But every day you reject Him is you saying you don't want to live with Him. Eventually you have to live with your decision.
Choosing to go to Hell then blaming God for it is like this: You go to the casino every day. Your father tells you that you shouldn't gamble because you'll eventually lose all your money if you do. You ignore him, keep going to the casino because its fun in the short term and some days you win some money. But eventually there comes a day where you have no money left in your bank account- just as your father told you would happen, just as you knew would happen. But is your response to blame yourself? No, it's to yell at your father for not taking away your debit card and forcing you to stop.
If you insist on living in a place of torment your whole life, someone who loves you would let you because they respect your free choice. They would not force you to be with them instead
Other than someone with mental issues, who would want to be tormented?
A good father will protect, clothe, and feed me. When I reach a certain age, a good father would have equipped me to be a credit to society. A good father wouldn't make a place of torment for his child to go to. Being ok with a place of torment is sadistic.
If God is the path to heaven then why wouldn't you want to go to heaven in the first place
Are women meant to preach the word of God? I always see men standing outside colleges or abortion clinics preaching the Lord's truth, and I praise and commend them for it. However, I've never seen a woman. We are meant to stay more silent, but everyone is meant to share His truth - so are women meant to preach in the same manner or a different manner or even preach at all?