Love it! I have already been accepted by God so I just live freely enjoying Him. How true. For many years I spent time with Christians as I enjoyed their company, but could not believe their God fairy tale. One day I asked God to reveal himself. To my astonishment, He did. It was not melodramatic. But, as I drove to my meeting, the whole place looked different. The colours of the trees and sky were psychedelic . It was incredible. When I met up with the others I told them I believed. I have changed since then. Lost my anxieties and have a higher moral code. I wish everyone could know God, but understand the difficulty. Once known, He is your companion.
I can appreciate that you had a profound experience. What convinced you that it was the Christian God that caused the experience? Is it possible that it was another god which provided the experience and you just assumed it was the Christian God? "Lost my anxieties and have a higher moral code."...Can you define "moral code" so I know what you are talking about since two people can use the same term, but mean different things? I want to ask what you mean by it being higher after, but first need to be sure we understand and agree on what "moral code" means to you when you talk about it...
very good question and the answer is Yahwe knows. The way to answer that is that our God is all knowing and eternal therefore he knows what you would've done if you lived. Another thing we know is that he is absolutely just and at the time of judgement everyone will be happy with the decision so we wait for the Son to come back for He will judge everyone.@@gknight4719
I am talking about spiritual salvation. Christians believe that God is just. Therefore, He will welcome innocent children into his presence. Sadly, most of the suffering and starvation in this world is caused by evil, corrupt, and greedy world leaders who make war and oppress their own people. If there is no God, there is no justice for evil men.
@@godwinmanuel6963 What you wrote sounds good on the service, as in "no god no justice" but according to the rules, if a child rapist sincerely repents and turns to Jesus and when he dies off to heaven for him, but just say the child who died during this rape, was a 12-year-old atheist girl, where does she go after her death? To "hell" according to the rules of the bible. IS THIS GOD'S JUSTICE?
I believe Christ because all other religions teach we can do this works to get to heaven, I believe by God's grace through faith in the finished work of Christ we can go to heaven.
If we consider the evidence presented to us... if we look at another example Julius Cesar we know Julius caesar existed because of coins with his inscription on them and through his writings Cesar's Gallic wars written sometime between 58BC and 50BC earliest copy we have dates from AD900 a gap of 950 years and we have 9/10 copys of Cesar's gallic wars so that's very good evidence that julius Cesar existed according to historians. Now if you compare and contrast with Jesus Christ the predominant writings that we have are obviously the gospels themselves Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and if you take John's Gospel for example it was written down somewhere between AD40 and AD100 the earliest copy we have of a fragment of John's gospel dates back to AD130 a gap of 130 years as opposed to the gap of 950 years of Julius Cesar's gallic wars, the amount of copys we have of the Rylands fragments of John's gospel are 5000 Greek copies, 10,000 copys in Latin and 7,300 in other languages, if you compare the 9 to 10 copies of Julius caesar's gallic wars in comparison to the 22,300 copies of Rylands fragments of the gospel of John alone that we have, which original dates around about AD130 on that evidence you won't find many historians out there who would disagree that a historical person called Jesus Christ existed, so if a historical Jesus existed what do we do with him? because he made some pretty outrageous claims he said he was the son of God, and he said he was the messiah which was the claim that got him crucified, so we are left to make a decision with Jesus, was he mad or bad or Lord? If we decide he was mad theres a problem because one of Jesus enemy's a man named Josephus in his writings he wrote around the same time he mentioned that Jesus was doing some miraculous things, being a enemy why would he say that unless it was true? If someone's mad you would normally just disregard them, if we decide he was bad its hard to reconcile with what we read in the bible because Jesus showed extraordinary love and grace and patience towards people, you could its said just come to the conclusion that he was a great prophet or a very wise man, but Jesus never claimed to be that he claimed to be the son of God, he claimed to be the messiah or last of all you could come to the conclusion I have and thousands and millions of people around the world have come to and still come to today and that is that he is God and we should listen to him and trust him.
@@datchet11 guess what? Writings about the gallic wars are not the only mention in history of Julius Caesar and his life and exploits. On the other hand, the New Testament is all we have for Jesus and we don't even know who wrote the gospels. Come on you'll have to do better than that.
@johnduggan1406 There is an abundance of rational evidence for Christianity. Books: The Reason for God by Tim Keller, The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel, Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell. The last two books were written by men who were skeptical of Christianity until they investigated the evidence. But all the evidence in the world will not convince someone who has a closed mind.
What is faith if it isn't belief without evidence? The religious mind is the one that is closed precisely because it is based on irrational belief, not on testable evidence. What you are suggesting is that the evidence for Christianity is so compelling that only those with a closed mind could disregard it. The academic pursuit of rational validation for Christianity is nothing but a search for a comfort blanket that will allow irrational religious beliefs to co-exist with the rational side of your brain that you rely on in everyday life. In another part of the world a Muslin or Hindu or Sikh person is probably making the same argument for their religion as you are right now for yours. The Christian, the Hindu, the Sikh, and the Jewish concepts of God are not compatible. They cannot all be right. The arrogantly righteous devotees of each of those faiths will of course claim theirs is the true and correct religion. If the evidence for Christianity was compelling to all but the closed mind, then Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, and Jews would realize the error of their ways and would be converting to Christianity in their millions. That doesn't appear to be happening. If you are Christian, it is likely because that is the culturally dominant religion in the part of the world you were raised. If you were raised in India or Pakistan, you would likely be Hindu, Sikh, or Muslim. @@godwinmanuel6963
@@gregson6 You are conflating knowledge with belief. Not the same thing at all. As an academic, he needs to be rational and insist on testable evidence. As a believer, he must attach himself to the resurrection, the virgin birth (if he's Catholic), an intervening God who performs miracles, and a long laundry list of other unprovable nonsense. He is trying to apply his exceptional rational academic mind to support irrational religious beliefs. I wouldn't wish that kind of cognitive dissonance on anyone. If you'll pardon a religious reference, that must be hell for a mind like his. He and the others are just trying to whitewash religious belief with a veneer of science as if to suggest, 'Look! We applied the scientific method to an examination of Christianity and it suggests Christianity is 'true.' I'm not suggesting he's doing it cynically. I'm sure he genuinely believes what he believes. That's one of the most insidious things about childhood religious indoctrination. It becomes ingrained as part of the person's identity and is difficult to shake off.
Religions teach God is incomprehensible and far away. Christianity follows God who has revealed himself, calls us his children from the position of a loving father. What a privilege! Jesus brought the kingdom of God right inside us and so near all around us. Glory to God.
@@dharmadefender3932 yeah stupid things like buddha existed when we have ZERO contemperory historical records from the first 200 years of his supposed life time.
Gracefully spoken, prof!! By this concept (of grace) alone, it is ENOUGH for faith to be standing alone as a true believer, and everything else can follow later on. 🙏
Which begs the Question: Jesus, your God, died for your sins + Faith alone is enough to be considered a believer. Imagine a Christian by TRUE faith did the most horrible thing ever to the most innocent person, what would happen to that man, considering the two points made above.
@@Abdulrahman_Hi well thats simple first of all if a christian is saved the holy spirit will convict him over that deed which is unlawful for him to do, and would lose rewards in heaven over it but his soul is still saved because its sealed in the spirit within the innocent blood of jesus.(ephesians 1:7 and 1:13) AND THE DOOR ITSELF is jesus christ and NO MAN can enter by another door or any other method of his own choosing because NOBODY is innocent and we are all criminals and god wont let criminals in his kingdom. that has been declared all the way since the sin of adam and eve and it includes you, because you lie and i lie you stole and i stole you are a murderer and so am i and you have no truth in you. And to remind you that the biblical definition of a murderer is clear as day and its the one who just happened to hate his own brother which we both do 1st John 3:15 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. This is why you need the blood of jesus for an atonement of your soul since the old testament states this even before the coming of messiah: Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. You and i are rotten from top to bottom and cant EVEN BEGIN TO DARE GOD to let us into heaven and that includes all of the rest of false religious figures that spread fake wisdom of men thinking they can win the favor of god which is pathetic😂😂, and in fact read 1st corinthians ch1 ver18-19/isaiah 29:14 and learn what god said he will do with such fakers as the hindus who worship krishna and the philosophers like buddha and then up to someone like the evil pedo "prophet" warlord who marry a 9 yo muhammad and the new age wiccan followers etc.
@@Abdulrahman_Hi If his faith is true, he would repent. If faith is true, he would not willfully intentionally sin. Something caused the horrible thing to happen. If it was done intentionally maliciously, it is unlikely his faith was true.
@@joycegreer9391 That makes sense. But the words "likely" or "unlikely" to describe his faith is without use. I'm asking to know if the principle made in the first comment stands in the scenario I made. If the principle is true, and if my scenario is true, what is the outcome? Will his sins be forgiven, or will he require repentance for his since to be forgiven? Will that negate the purpose of the ultimate sacrifice (if repentance is compulsory)?
@@Abdulrahman_Hiyour scenario could not be true. If somehow (unimaginably) a true follower of Christ committed such an anti-Christian offense then in his death Justice would be done, and perfect judgement/punishment meted out (as promised by Christ Himself over all men that have ever lived).
Just POWERFUL, "Am not desperately trying to gain her acceptance, I live to please her, b/c I got it." Dis is y relationship w/God is a marriage. D moment u say "I DO," d next thing is live to please each other.
@@onyeilonyeil9468 the human body has three emotions anger, envy and the heart that feed into our minds and take away our consciousness. The question did God create the emotions was asked when another person was stating that God must exist because the probability of spontaneous life is too small.
@@daddada2984 It is a "theory" based on the available scientific evidence. I'm not a physicist or biologist or educated to deeply understand the Big Bang THEORY, but it makes more sense than your ABSOLUTE belief that an omnipotent being created EVERYTHING and knows EVERYTHING about every living being ever. One of the beautiful aspects of science is that it will change its beliefs and understanding of our world, as new evidence appears. Unlike religions, science is not a dogmatic and absolute way to understand our world. Educate yourself reading something other than the man made fiction in the bible. Use your brain not your emotions Peace
@@jg11596 because God can't change, He is perfect.. unlike the understanding of science change. Science doesn't say anything Scientists do. Science breaks down beyond big bang. Science can't answer the origin of life. Science can't answer where consciousness came from. Science can't even fully explain energy. If i follow my emotions i will not believe in God. I follow the evidence & evidence lead to God. Something can't come from nothing. If you say science is not dogmatic, then why you are using the science that God didn't exist? Isn't a dogma using science?
@@daddada2984 I'm saying there is no evidence of the existence of a a god. The bible is not evidence - it's a book written by mortal men, with absolutely no evidence. What evidence do you have for the existence of god? If you are going to refer to the bible, don't bother replying. And of the thousands of different religions, how do you know you picked the right one?
@@AtamMardes Your "cure" in my case is the other way around. The more I read the Bible the more love for Christianity I feel. Here a brief text of the Bible to You: "18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength." (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)
@@ricardofolive Unfortunately you're not saying anything intelligent by thinking properly & honestly. You're only parroting what you've been indoctrinated with - obviously without the benefit of your intellect.
@@ricardofolive "It (Bible) is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies." *Mark Twain*
In debates with religious zealots, who have taken a few stands of belief and woven them into a Tapestry of fiction. In Northern Ireland where you are from sir, most people want peace but your religion has a veto on this, human dignity is not derived from religion it precedes it.
The biggest difference between Christianity and other religions is that Christianity saves you only by believing rather than doing good deeds. This makes the Christian God seem like an unfair god.
Who told you that? When Christ died for all who exercised faith in him. Yes, you need faith but you have to exercise that faith by your works, so your claim is completely false. You must be thinking of False Christians. People who choose what they want out of Christianity and what they want from Pagan worship. True Christian’s slave for God.
The problem for John Lennox is that he was born into a Christian family. Had he not been it is very likely his beliefs would be quite different. He talks of other religions been vastly different to Christianity but within Christianity itself there are a myriad of different religions with their own interpratation of the bible. And he was born in a part of the world where two different religions have been killing each other for generations. How can Christianity be a good thing or set a good moral example for other people in the world. The whole idea of religion is one gigantic mass of confusion. What else could it be ?
I just want to know of Lennox is a mathematician/scientist and if christi - anity helps him in his science/mathematics (dont forget he is a mathematician/scientist)
I think you could say that in a very fundamental way. The belief that God is a rational person who is knowable and personal, and would therefore have created a universe which is rational and knowable in order to reveal his character to intelligent creation which can seek out knowledge, is the foundation of the modern scientific method.
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Salvation through "Faith in Jesus Christ" is not a reward for the Righteous, it is a gift to the guilty, for we have all fallen short of the Glory of God. Faith in Christ and the Salvation that results are both gifts from God. God bless everybody in finding the truth. Jesus is truly God the Son.
Modern Quantum Physics has shown that reality is based on probability: A statistical impossibility is defined as “a probability that is so low as to not be worthy of mentioning. Sometimes it is quoted as 1/10^50 although the cutoff is inherently arbitrary. Although not truly impossible the probability is low enough so as to not bear mention in a Rational, Reasonable argument." The probability of finding one particular atom out of all of the atoms in the universe has been estimated to be 1/10^80. The probability of just one (1) functional 150 amino acid protein chain forming by chance is 1/10^164. It has been calculated that the probability of DNA forming by chance is 1/10^119,000. The probability of random chance protein-protein linkages in a cell is 1/10^79,000,000,000. Based on just these three cellular components, it would be far more Rational and Reasonable to conclude that the cell was not formed by un-directed random natural processes. Note: Abiogenesis Hypothesis posits that un-directed random natural processes, i.e. random chance formation, of molecules led to living organisms. Natural selection has no effect on individual atoms and molecules on the micro scale in a prebiotic environment. (*For reference, peptides/proteins can vary in size from 3 amino acid chains to 34,000 amino acid chains. Some scientists consider 300-400 amino acid protein chains to be the average size. There are 42,000,000 protein molecules in just one (1) simple cell, each protein requiring precise assembly. There are approx. 30,000,000,000,000 cells in the human body.) Of all the physical laws and constants, just the Cosmological Constant alone is tuned to a level of 1/10^120; not to mention the fine-tuning of the Mass-Energy distribution of early universe which is 1/10^10^123. Therefore, in the fine-tuning argument, it would be more Rational and Reasonable to conclude that the multi-verse is not the correct answer. On the other hand, it has been scientifically proven numerous times that Consciousness does indeed collapse the wave function to cause information waves of probability/potentiality to become particle/matter with 1/1 probability. A rational and reasonable person could therefore conclude that the answer is consciousness. A "Miracle" is considered to be an event with a probability of occurrence of 1/10^6. Abiogenesis, RNA World Hypothesis, and Multiverse would all far, far, far exceed any "Miracle". Yet, these extremely irrational and unreasonable hypotheses are what some of the world’s top scientists ‘must’ believe in because of a prior commitment to a strictly arbitrary, subjective, biased, narrow, limiting, materialistic ideology / worldview.
Every idea, number, concept, thought, theory, mathematical equation, abstraction, qualia, etc. existing within and expressed by anyone is "Immaterial" or "Non-material". The very idea or concept of "Materialism" is an immaterial entity and by it's own definition does not exist. Modern science seems to be stuck in archaic, subjective, biased, incomplete ideologies that have inadequately attempted to define the "nature of reality" or the "reality of nature" for millennia. A Paradigm Shift in ‘Science’ is needed for humanity to advance. A major part of this Science Paradigm Shift would be the formal acknowledgment by the scientific community of the existence of "Immaterial" or "Non-material" entities as verified and confirmed by observation of the universe and discoveries in Quantum Physics.)
Science and belief/spirituality/religion has to be seen as unity. We're slowly getting there, here in Germany at least some people in academia push that idea (or: truth).
@@dnhg9730 Science and religion are incompatible. We were not created by a God; we evolved from lower species. Planet Earth is _billions_ of years old, not merely _thousands_ like all of the Abrahamic religions claim.
@@allstarwatt7246 I'm not doing the homework for you here but I've read and listened to enough to understand science and believe are ONE. Just like matter and spirit/mind (or being conscience) is one. Metaphysics is not mere bullsh*t. And the "religions" don't claim anything. Of course some religious people really belief earth is 5000 years old. But I and millions others do not. You have extrenists on both sides, also on the scientific side that treat science like a God. Expectations we have from the word science fail. Science doesn't cover ALL reality, it just understands and reveals some tiny facts SLOWLY. Nazi-Germany was THE scientific country but did it live up to truth, to reality? Like I said, not doing homework for you but I recommend Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson's interviews with experts in scientific fields (e.g. Richard Dawkins) and psychedellics. Also consider that the classical old scientists all were believers mostly in the Abrahamic God - yes, that doesn't make that God exist but it shows you that believe let them to insights in nature. It's the same just like monastery structures - with monks being spiritual - were the base of universities and modern city structures = so the "mundane" but also scientific growth originates in belief; the simplest example to push you toward understanding that belief/spiritality and science ARE squared, might me that scientists work with hypothesis (a little belief)and if they're lucky the results BACK UP (validate) their hypothesis. Finally, I do believe in Genesis but don't think it's 100% litteral and I can square it with theory of evolution (which by the way isn't fully reliable, it's not THE finite explanation, like microevolution is nothing but ideas, as far as I know, and STILL nobody knows how life started). If we think atheist, still the bible is a book and you should read it, just as you (everyone) should read many more books to understand the human condition, the psyche, the universe, life. The belief in our modern minds that there's this GAP between science/our brain and spirituality/religion came with the rise of industrial revolution (and nihilism). But if you investigate the origins of sciences: They WERE connected with and ORIGINATED from spiritual, believing people and if we finally get this, we will appreciate nature, fellow people, knowledge/wisdom much more and the planet could be a much better place. P.S.: Actually I DID some of the homework now.
Part I - Offices of Christ 1) Prophet foretold by Prophet Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15-19) 2) Messiah foretold by Prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 61:1-2) 3) Shepherd foretold by Prophet Ezekiel (Ezekiel 34) 4) King foretold by Prophets Isaiah (32:1); Jeremiah (23:5,6); and Zechariah (9:9) 5) Servant of The Lord by Prophet Isaiah (52:13-15, 53:13) 6) High Priest after order of Melchisidek by David (Psalm 110:4) 7) Mighty God by Prophet Isaiah (9:6) 8) Everlasting Father by Prophet Isaiah (9:6) __________________________________________________________________________________________ As The Prophet, he would be in submission to his Father and speak all the words that God would command him. He mentioned this Truth to the Jews in John 5... John 5:39,40; 45-47) Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? John 7:15-17) And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ As The Messiah he was to bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty to the captives, preach good tidings to the meek... Luke 4:16-21) And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ As The Good Shepherd he sought for the lost sheep of the House of Israel FIRST Matthew 10:5-6) These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matthew 15:22-28) And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. John 10:11-18) I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. _____________________________________________________________________________
Now, a really impressive god would accept everyone regardless of what superstition they believe instead of imposing a penalty on people who guess wrong.
One thing I disagree with Dr. Lennox about is the claim that all religions have some form of the Golden Rule. There is no Golden Rule in Islam. Treat other Muslims as you would like to be treated, yes, but this does not apply to non-muslims. Islam is at war with all other beliefs, and Kaffir are hated by Allah, therefore the enemies of Muslims.
"I am not living to get an acceptance, but I am living because I got it" ===> The answer from the Quran Chapter 5 Verse 17 : " Indeed, those who say, “Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary,” have fallen into disbelief. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Who has the power to prevent Allah if He chose to destroy the Messiah, son of Mary, his mother, and everyone in the world all together?” To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between. He creates whatever He wills. And Allah is Most Capable of everything."
Journal entry 1/27/2016 Just as perplexing as the notion of something out of nothing is the idea that an all-perfect God could have any unfulfilled desires. This concept of desire in an all-perfect, self-contained godhead has always puzzled me. On the one hand, you have God enjoying his blissful perfection, in need of nothing and, on the other hand, that same blissfully perfect God suddenly gets a creative urge, knowing that if he acts on that urge he will be opening Pandora's Box, a box filled with so much horror and suffering any sane entity would recoil at the thought. And yet, we are asked to believe this omniscient, all-loving godhead opens Pandora's Box anyway when nothing is compelling him to do so. When absolutely nothing is forcing him to abandon his state of bliss, in which there is no evil, no suffering, and no eternal torment, nothing compelling him to end that blisful state to create a nightmare. Is it possible for a godhead to become bored with his perfection? That is a question easily overlooked in the stampede of drama that pours out of the bible from the very first chapter. Again, I ask, what could compel a blissfully perfect, loving god to disturb his eternal bliss to create a place of eternal torment for creatures who never needed to exist? This idea is a hole in the creation story big enough to drive a Mack truck through, and yet Christian drama addicts pretend they don't see it.
1:39 Evidence: [Jesus] Christ Rose From The Dead. 2:24 What about other religions? That's a sensitive question. 2:47 All men and women, no matter what they believe, are Made In The Image of God. 3:27 Infinitely Valuable. 5:18 The Differences between Christianity and other religions. 5:41 Polytheism disagrees with Monotheism. 7:05 The Differences between Christianity and other religions. + Initiation Ceremony + The Way, goes up and down + The Door at the end of The Way + The Scale/The Evaluation. 8:15 Hypothetical of Being through a Journey. 8:51 🏅Merit 9:18 Christianity is NOT Like That 9:28 "It starts with A Cross." 10:01 ☦"You are a very arrogant professor!" 11:41 🏅Relationship based on Merit. 11:54 The Secret: 12:11 Not desperation living to gain someone's acceptance. "I live to please her because I've got it." 12:23 Christianity offers what none of the other religions offer.
I’ve never even thought of that. Is that why the church is like the bride ? Today and yesterday I’ve been having these revelations or it’s one revelation that I’m receiving in a span of time. What I know now is I’m starting to look at the Bible not as I did before but as what it really is.
I've died for people's sins. I am resurrecting and I tell you the sin of the world is in the subconscious comparisons and how the emotions feed into people's minds.
If Lennox had been as sloppy with proofs and reasoning when doing mathematics as he is when talking about Christianity, he never would have proven a single theorem.
People like Lennox mistake their unshakable supernatural faith for hard evidence. Belief in things does not equal fact, someone that smart should know that. His faith means it's real to HIM, not all.
But also VERY WRONG This is just making up a fairy tale to suit his FAILED LUDICROUS FAITH NO of this is TRUE FAITH IS WORTHLESS BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON FAIRY TALES NONE OF WHAT HE SAYS IS ANYTHING MORE THAN FICTION
@@joycegreer9391 life as we know it is a very complex chemical reaction. The basic materials that are necessary for life have been found ON METEORITES. Basic chemicals have been observed to SELF ASSEMBLE into more complex chemicals and ANINO ACIDS, which are the foundation of LIVING YHINGS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON BEBRIS FLOATING AROUND IN SPACE. I am not MAKING THIS UP, there is ample scientific PROOF OF THIS IF YOU OPEN YOUR EYES AND LEARN ABOUT IT. The religious FAIRY TALES that constitute your FAITH are worthless, none of the fairy tales about your god and his son and would and angels have ANY EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER. Even the GOSPELS are ANONYMOUS they were probably written by ignorant story tellers who did not even live at the time that it is believed that JC lived. NO ONE KNOWS WHO WROTE THE FAIRY TALES ABOUT CHRIST and therefore are WORTHLESS AS EVIDENCE THAT CHRIST LIVED. Please don’t complain about my use of CAPS, that is just another EXCUSE TO AVOID FACING THE TRUTH. The TRUTH is that we do NOT KNOW how the universe and life began. SCIENCE IS NOT AFRAID TO TELL THE TRUTH. TRUTH WILL EVENTUALLY DESTROY THE EVIL OF RELIGION. In the mean time religious RUNS FROM THE TRUTH SCREAMING IN TERROR.
@@joycegreer9391 Life is real and has a start and an end. The lives of millions of human beings PROVES THAT. At NO. POINT HAS ANYONE SEEN A GOD. IF THERE US A GOD THEN LET HIM Appear. No not in a vision or a dream in PERSON maybe at the UN
The world religions are human search for finding God and meaning for our life. That clearly in line with what Blaise Pascal quoted. "There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of each man which cannot be satisfied by any created thing but only by God the Creator, made know through Jesus Christ." Because Jesus Christ alone gives forgiveness of sins and eternal life.
The problem is to many believe they are christian and when you question them they know nothing of who jesus was and what he became or why he did what he did and for whom he did it
There is a common morality, based on the golden rule. But the origin/ source of the common morality is the key point of difference. Certainly, one argument is the common experience of Human beings in the long pre-history before religion emerged that resulted in a set of common agreement on how humans should behave toward each other in civilized society.
@@thomaswayneward why are you asking for proof. I said one argument. There are others. There is no proof of how we got morality.but we have it it is not unreasonable to conclude that d7rng the 200k plus years off human existence prior to writing anything down humans learned a few things about common morality. Just sayin
Please read Jude, and R.H.Charles's rendition of the book of Enoch. When the apostles are preaching, and quoting from books that were removed from the bible a long time ago. It should make everyone question why these books were removed.
There are many who refuse Christianity because of how they’re required to live their lives, by God’s Holy standards. They simply do not want to. Then there are those who claim to be Christian but pick and choose which of God’s standards they will follow. They’re considered false Christians. To be a true Christian is to follow Christ’s example as closely as possible despite our imperfections. It’s not easy to do this in a world that hates what you stand for. It’s not easy to love your neighbour and your enemy when they do not feel the same way about you. Remember, Jesus said… “ If they hate you, remember, they hated me first”. This is why only a few are walking on the narrow road while the majority walk in the spacious road. It’s ok though, because the righteous and the meek will inherit Gods kingdom. All others will perish. So turn to God and follow Christ before the judgement arrives.
"For in Christ, the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form". The person Jesus Christ is God the Son himself incarnate. I personally find this the most amazing statement I have ever read. The Lord God himself became incarnate and took on human form just like us. Utterly Amazing!!!!!
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I admire Dr Lennox and he has taught me much. I say the below in the gentlest way I can out of love for the man. His explanation is missing the very important focus on what good works does to you AFTER you have received Christ. Dr. Lennox is 100% though that good works are NOT meriting salvation, but they ARE sanctifying you. Justification - Being made righteous in front of God through the atonement (the Lamb of God) offered by our high priest Jesus or 'salvation' or receiving our inheritance as children of God. Sanctification is the maintenance of the inheritance and growing in grace, holiness and removal of sin in our lives, by being faithful to DO (work) the will of the Father. Matthew 7:21 KJV - 21 Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. We cannot merely profess by words and then remain passive the rest of our lives. We MUST do what we can to preach the Gospel and sin no more.
I don't understand why most people call Christianity a religion. I have met God, Jesus and Holy Spirit and there has never been any talk about Christianity being a religion. When I asked God who created the religions He replied satan. It is easy to see why satan did it: "to keep people in bondage to all kinds of weird rituals". Jesus calls born again Christians his friends. John 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
I have the same feeling, I've not seen Christ tho I wish I could, but the religion's are a distraction jesus said that the old testament god was a liar etc, and abolished the laws set by the old testament god, I would love to know more about your experience thanks
@@benantell5452 jesus said you have heard been said an eye for an eye I say you love love your enemy, jesus (A)You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. (B)He was a murderer from the beginning, and (C)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. (D)When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
By calling Christianity a religion just shows how ignorant John Lennox was. Religion is man’s vain attempt to reconcile with God while Christianity is God through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ reconciling sinners with Himself through Christ dying on the cross and shedding His blood which cleaned us from all sin.
The Quran's answer to the Claim of John Lennox that Christians got the acceptance to eternal heaven : "The Jews and the Christians each say, “We are the children of Allah and His most beloved!” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Why then does He punish you for your sins? No! You are only humans like others of His Own making. He forgives whoever He wills and punishes whoever He wills. To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between. And to Him is the final return.” Chapter 5 verse 18
@@lawrence1318 Thankyou for your comment. For many of us it is the lack of convincing evidence for religious supernatural claims that makes us sceptical.
@@iainrae6159 I am an intercessor, and I have seen thousands of miracles, especially the last +20 years, many verified by doctors. You really have to live in the desert if you never have experienced the God of the Bible in action!
@@benantell5452 Thankyou for your reply. If we define a "miracle' as a suspension of the natural order, that is not the same as a doctor, for example, not fully understanding how a patient recovery from a particular medical condition. If you have any examples of 'miracle ' claims then would be interested to hear. about them. Forgive me if I am sceptical. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence as I'm sure you agree. Best wishes and thanks for being courteous with your comments.
Christianity basically says the gap between Heaven and Earth is to big God had to come down to us We couldn't work our way up to him We are fallen sinful creatures All we have to do is admit it Plead guilty and we get an equital
To be a man/ woman/ bairn of God,one has to be filled up with the holy spirit,so serve in the ministry of Jesus,his son,to save souls,heal the sick,cast out demons,heal mental illnesses and bad memories.a real man/ woman/ bairn of Christ is one supernaturally.
There are many people from different religions and even some Christians having the same doubt and one question and that is, If Jesus rose from the dead (Resurrected) then why didn't he show/prove to the thousands of people and to Pontius Pilate that he was resurrected? Why show just how to his disciples?
Part of the problem could be the fact that Abrahamic religions like Christianity follow books of laws that at one time allowed their followers to commit actions that we now understand were immoral. They did not seem to realize it was immoral at the time, which is problematic, as they base their morality on these laws...that allowed immorality...
You learned to read before reading any book. Why wouldn't God behave differently as a teacher with humanity? Education is always going a step further when the previous one is adopted.
@@ThefrenchFranz "You learned to read before reading any book."... Can someone use a book to learn to read, therefore reading a book as they are learning? "Why wouldn't God behave differently as a teacher with humanity?"...Because God supposedly has the ability to command...Are you suggesting that God taught us to not steal? "Education is always going a step further when the previous one is adopted."...What does this even mean???
@@GuessWhoAsks Sorry if I have not been clear. I meant that education is a process, in which you take account of the person (the child, the cadet, the employee, whoever is learning something) and make sure a lesson has been learned before giving a new one. And God does act in this way when taking mankind from its natural blind selfish violence to God's own standards of goodness and care. The process involving several steps as "an eye for an eye", which gives requires a same-level punishment as to the offence, and is still today the basis of western laws and justice, but leading to Jesus teachings, showing a level of perfection that no mortal man can pretend to live.
@@ThefrenchFranz "I meant that education is a process, in which you take account of the person (the child, the cadet, the employee, whoever is learning something) and make sure a lesson has been learned before giving a new one. And God does act in this way when taking mankind from its natural blind selfish violence to God's own standards of goodness and care."...I am forced to ask again since you must have missed my yes/no question....Are you suggesting that God "taught" us to not steal? "The process involving several steps as "an eye for an eye", which gives requires a same-level punishment as to the offence, and is still today the basis of western laws and justice, but leading to Jesus teachings, showing a level of perfection that no mortal man can pretend to live."....I am glad you brought this up, as it shows another problem. The phrase you used "an eye for an eye" highlights how the bible does not consider all men to be equal in value...The bible considers a slave to hold less value than a man. Can a master with two good eyes knock out an eye from over 100 of his slaves and walk away with both of his eyes remaining since his slaves' eyes are not equal in value to his own??? For clarity, this is another yes/no question asking if it is possible for a master to knock out the eyes of his slaves and walk away WITHOUT the same level of punishment due?
@@GuessWhoAsks _"Are you suggesting that God "taught" us to not steal"_ ? Why, sure: We all have your own personal consciousness and behave just like we choose to, knowing what is taught about the action you are considering. Education is a guide, not a straightjacket. We sometimes face consequences we knew very well could occur, but we thought we would escape. _"The phrase you used "an eye for an eye" highlights how the bible does not consider all men to be equal in value...The bible considers a slave to hold less value than a man."_ Now this has nothing to do with the message of the Bible! On the contrary, it says that all men are equal, being all made "in God's own image". Would you please give me a reference for this claim? If you take it from your unlikely example of a master-of-100-slaves: it has absolutely nothing to do with equality of men, which is your subject... but let's consider it. If one of these slaves made whatever hat would cause his owner to lose an eye, why on earth would he take an eye from the 99 other ones? And if he does on purpose blind an eye on everyone of them as you seem to imply (but where on earth did you get such an example?), what are you meaning with your "level of punishment"?
As in ancient times, our life and the world is full of mysteries, but at times we amuse ourselves with stories. A bit of contribution to mythology... Multiple Gods or gods make more stable and happy supreme divine beings than a single God or god alone. From history, we should note that the Israelites before becoming monotheists were previously polytheists. For those who like myths we may speculate one. The word creator when referred to the universe is a human defined concept. Many people also attrubute this creator to God which is also defined by humans. No actual manifestation or substantial proof have yet been found of God or gods. However, let us dive a bit into speculation of how religious beliefs may have been formed. Let us speculate a hypothesis of how certain civilizations prefer polytheistic religions over monotheistic religions. “What is the advantage of having many gods over a single god?” Fundamentally, having many gods increases the chances of survival of the first humans and other living things. Supposing a god is not eternal and is not the creator of living things, but a planter of living things, woudn’t it make more sense to have more gods than a single god put the first living things on earth and let these living things survive and thrive? How Life and Diversity of Humans Started Since each god had not brought exactly the same type of essence of life (or seeds as analogy) then some diversity in physical features and culture would have been expected. Thus, we have dark skin humans, brown skin humans, short humans, tall humans, black hair humans, blond hair humans, etc. The narrated myth suitably addresses some concerns about why diversities exist in the physical traits and religions of human beings.
Krishna also revealed himself as the Brahman ( God in Hindu religion). Hinduism is not Polytheistic. It is monotheistic. There is only one creator, Brahman.
Him: The muslim claim to have the truth, the hinduist claim to have the truth, the buddhist claim to have the truth, and the Christian claim to have the truth, how Then do i know who have the truth? Me : what is 1+1 Him: 2? Me: What if i feel like like 1+1 is 7. Him: That doesnt change facts, reality and rational logic ? Me: so even if the buddist feel like he have the truth, it Might not be truth if it doesnt reflect reality and rational logic. Then i just have to illustrate how rational logic and reality points more towards Jesus and Christianity, rather than 1+1 equals 7.
@ezio auditore what you've said had been falsified countless times. I know people personally who have read and throughly studied numerous books and come to Christianity/one conclusion. There's a reason why Christianity is the largest religion, the one with the most evidence, the one which is hugely backed by science as well. The fact of the matter is, that a man named Jesus lived died and rose from the dead! Even today in the 21st century we can't disprove it! Because it happened!!
Most I'll logical argument! Jesus is telling a lie,when he says he is first and last,if so how can say he say he will be back? So he is not a living God if has to come back,and won't be the last!
@@lotus9865 everything you have claimed is completely false there’s absolutely zero evidence science doesn’t back up the Bible learn actual facts instead of blindly believing ignorant morons like Lennox,
I guess the question is if God needs to ask you how he should chose to do it? How much does your opinion count in this matter? I thought this was about reliable evidence.
You may expect the golden rule "do to others as you wish them do to you" to appear in every religion if we are created in the image of god. What you then don't expect to see is all the hate, dishonesty, and cruelty we humans are capable of.
@@user-hm4zx4tj5s" you mock us for believing in something we don't fully understand but yet you belief in your consciousness , something that you can't proof yourself , nor any scientists can proof a study , weigh , touch ,smell , or test for ? "
Everything you just said is a paradox. "More of John Lennox" So you have watched him before. Probable more than once, so if he was "illogical" the other time. What would make you think it would be different this time? If you have watched him more than twice before then that would make me think that you are by definition insane. I don't think you are insane though, I believe that you deep down somewhere want to believe. But something keeps you from doing so. I don't know what you mean by live life in a "moral and loving way" in peace. When quite obviously you are at war with yourself being a agnostic. Who essentially is a individual struggling to believe in something or can't decide what to believe in. As for morality, what is moral if there is no God then its all relative. Meaning there is no morality and that point is mute.
@@travisspace7786 WOW! You certainly do not understand me at all. I am agnostic and am not searching for anything, nor am I at war with anything or anyone. I am not struggling, as I am open to believing in anything where evidence, facts and proof are available. You believe that morality is the domain of an omnipotent being you call god. I believe religion is not needed for a person to be moral, loving and peaceful. Morality is part of our being and learned solely through religion. I also believe religion has many toxic teachings - for example, the lack of tolerance for people who do not live exactly as the religion teaches. This is immoral and hateful. You should put down your religious books, where no alternate viewpoints are allowed, and educate yourself on the alternative - where scientific fact, evidence and verifiable proof determine your beliefs. Not some man made book written 2 thousand years ago... Peace
@@jg11596 Believing isn't about having proof, its about accepting something as true even without seeing it. I can assure you some of the science you believe to be true is actual lies. Some proven in court to be so, yet still taught as fact. You want to talk about tolerance. Christianity has been the only thing in this world with it. True Christians have been the ones who stood up for the little guy the oppressed and weak. Prime example MLK. It is the only thing truly that unifies people from any background. The intolerance you speak of mainly comes from Atheist Scientists who can't stand Creationist consistently calling them stupid and attack them verbally and often try to get them fired for having a different philosophy on how the world came about. As for religion intolerance, name one. Its the Christians who have tried to approach people peacefully. They are the ones who have been constantly killed by intolerant people by the millions. The evidence proving Gods existence is overwhelming you just shut your eyes to it. As for the 2000 years, if it was wrong it would have been ditched along time ago. Oh, and you are struggling. why else would you be watching John Lennox. Go check out some Ravi Zacharias. He is particularly good on the other religions matter. He was raised in India, the land of a thousand religions.
@@travisspace7786 You call the Christian Crusades peaceful - killing in the name of god? You think intolerance of anyone not heterosexual - as is written in your holy book - is tolerance? Please read Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and other non religious believers to educate yourself and stop following your man made fiction. Peace
"My religion is true! Everyone else's religion is false!" said every person of every religion. LOL No doubt if he's been born in say Iran. he'd be saing Islam was obviously the only true faith.
I was taught Christianity as a child and believed. Loved ones passed away. Initially my faith was not deterred. My beloved cousin - gone when we were both 16. My beloved mother - gone at 46 when I was 20. I studied religions of the world at college. After talking to the professor, I was given an A for the course. For many years forward, I lived life not by faith but by my own reasoning (which in my youthful mind seemed the only way one could logically live). However, even though I was not comfortable attending church, I did so on occasion when visiting my dad. Privately I didn't believe or trust in any god...... I left the door open to the idea that God existed, however. And from my heart, I asked for god to show me! Yes the god that was not real or trustworthy in my youthful mind. I am a very thankful old guy now. Also I am so amazed that God answered my youthful request to show me!! I am a common man with really little status or accomplishments. Yet God made himself known to me! Awesome! Praise be to my sweet Lord and Savior God.
@@lylereinhardt9135 So God "made himself known to you" but not billions of other people. And not to kids dying of bone cancer and many other slike them..
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Excellent example….. Jesus Christ Alone by grace through faith!!!!
Love it! I have already been accepted by God so I just live freely enjoying Him. How true. For many years I spent time with Christians as I enjoyed their company, but could not believe their God fairy tale. One day I asked God to reveal himself. To my astonishment, He did. It was not melodramatic. But, as I drove to my meeting, the whole place looked different. The colours of the trees and sky were psychedelic . It was incredible. When I met up with the others I told them I believed. I have changed since then. Lost my anxieties and have a higher moral code. I wish everyone could know God, but understand the difficulty. Once known, He is your companion.
I am just so happy that you're happy.
I can appreciate that you had a profound experience. What convinced you that it was the Christian God that caused the experience? Is it possible that it was another god which provided the experience and you just assumed it was the Christian God?
"Lost my anxieties and have a higher moral code."...Can you define "moral code" so I know what you are talking about since two people can use the same term, but mean different things? I want to ask what you mean by it being higher after, but first need to be sure we understand and agree on what "moral code" means to you when you talk about it...
Rosy I'm sorry to hear about your delirious happiness but before commenting try to prove your cowardly god is real *
Glory to God!
@@francescoc9976 "Glory to God!"...Which God?
I needed this today.
Excellent! Thanks be to God who saves us by His grace through Christ.
God became flesh
god saves us, what about the 15,000 innocent children that die every day, do they all
go to heaven? I sure hope none are atheists, where do they go?
very good question and the answer is Yahwe knows. The way to answer that is that our God is all knowing and eternal therefore he knows what you would've done if you lived. Another thing we know is that he is absolutely just and at the time of judgement everyone will be happy with the decision so we wait for the Son to come back for He will judge everyone.@@gknight4719
I am talking about spiritual salvation. Christians believe that God is just. Therefore, He will welcome innocent children into his presence. Sadly, most of the suffering and starvation in this world is caused by evil, corrupt, and greedy world leaders who make war and oppress their own people. If there is no God, there is no justice for evil men.
@@godwinmanuel6963 What you wrote sounds good on the service, as in "no god no justice" but according to the rules, if a child rapist sincerely repents and turns to
Jesus and when he dies off to heaven for him, but just say the child who died during
this rape, was a 12-year-old atheist girl, where does she go after her death?
To "hell" according to the rules of the bible. IS THIS GOD'S JUSTICE?
I believe Christ because all other religions teach we can do this works to get to heaven, I believe by God's grace through faith in the finished work of Christ we can go to heaven.
why? The christian story is made man, just as all other religions are. why do you believe the fantastical supernatural stories of the christian bible?
Hadn't you better obtain evidence that heaven exists? My money is on Valhalla
If we consider the evidence presented to us... if we look at another example Julius Cesar we know Julius caesar existed because of coins with his inscription on them and through his writings Cesar's Gallic wars written sometime between 58BC and 50BC earliest copy we have dates from AD900 a gap of 950 years and we have 9/10 copys of Cesar's gallic wars so that's very good evidence that julius Cesar existed according to historians. Now if you compare and contrast with Jesus Christ the predominant writings that we have are obviously the gospels themselves Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and if you take John's Gospel for example it was written down somewhere between AD40 and AD100 the earliest copy we have of a fragment of John's gospel dates back to AD130 a gap of 130 years as opposed to the gap of 950 years of Julius Cesar's gallic wars, the amount of copys we have of the Rylands fragments of John's gospel are 5000 Greek copies, 10,000 copys in Latin and 7,300 in other languages, if you compare the 9 to 10 copies of Julius caesar's gallic wars in comparison to the 22,300 copies of Rylands fragments of the gospel of John alone that we have, which original dates around about AD130 on that evidence you won't find many historians out there who would disagree that a historical person called Jesus Christ existed, so if a historical Jesus existed what do we do with him? because he made some pretty outrageous claims he said he was the son of God, and he said he was the messiah which was the claim that got him crucified, so we are left to make a decision with Jesus, was he mad or bad or Lord? If we decide he was mad theres a problem because one of Jesus enemy's a man named Josephus in his writings he wrote around the same time he mentioned that Jesus was doing some miraculous things, being a enemy why would he say that unless it was true? If someone's mad you would normally just disregard them, if we decide he was bad its hard to reconcile with what we read in the bible because Jesus showed extraordinary love and grace and patience towards people, you could its said just come to the conclusion that he was a great prophet or a very wise man, but Jesus never claimed to be that he claimed to be the son of God, he claimed to be the messiah or last of all you could come to the conclusion I have and thousands and millions of people around the world have come to and still come to today and that is that he is God and we should listen to him and trust him.
@@datchet11 guess what? Writings about the gallic wars are not the only mention in history of Julius Caesar and his life and exploits. On the other hand, the New Testament is all we have for Jesus and we don't even know who wrote the gospels. Come on you'll have to do better than that.
@@houmm08 actually we do have mention of Jesus out side of scripture.
What an honor it would be to have this man of God as a teacher instead of whom we are subjected to.
What a shame it is that a man of such intellect should be a prisoner to such irrationality as religious belief.
@@CloudiVistlooks like he knows something you don't.
@johnduggan1406 There is an abundance of rational evidence for Christianity. Books: The Reason for God by Tim Keller, The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel, Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell. The last two books were written by men who were skeptical of Christianity until they investigated the evidence. But all the evidence in the world will not convince someone who has a closed mind.
What is faith if it isn't belief without evidence? The religious mind is the one that is closed precisely because it is based on irrational belief, not on testable evidence. What you are suggesting is that the evidence for Christianity is so compelling that only those with a closed mind could disregard it. The academic pursuit of rational validation for Christianity is nothing but a search for a comfort blanket that will allow irrational religious beliefs to co-exist with the rational side of your brain that you rely on in everyday life. In another part of the world a Muslin or Hindu or Sikh person is probably making the same argument for their religion as you are right now for yours. The Christian, the Hindu, the Sikh, and the Jewish concepts of God are not compatible. They cannot all be right. The arrogantly righteous devotees of each of those faiths will of course claim theirs is the true and correct religion. If the evidence for Christianity was compelling to all but the closed mind, then Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, and Jews would realize the error of their ways and would be converting to Christianity in their millions. That doesn't appear to be happening. If you are Christian, it is likely because that is the culturally dominant religion in the part of the world you were raised. If you were raised in India or Pakistan, you would likely be Hindu, Sikh, or Muslim. @@godwinmanuel6963
@@gregson6 You are conflating knowledge with belief. Not the same thing at all. As an academic, he needs to be rational and insist on testable evidence. As a believer, he must attach himself to the resurrection, the virgin birth (if he's Catholic), an intervening God who performs miracles, and a long laundry list of other unprovable nonsense. He is trying to apply his exceptional rational academic mind to support irrational religious beliefs. I wouldn't wish that kind of cognitive dissonance on anyone. If you'll pardon a religious reference, that must be hell for a mind like his. He and the others are just trying to whitewash religious belief with a veneer of science as if to suggest, 'Look! We applied the scientific method to an examination of Christianity and it suggests Christianity is 'true.' I'm not suggesting he's doing it cynically. I'm sure he genuinely believes what he believes. That's one of the most insidious things about childhood religious indoctrination. It becomes ingrained as part of the person's identity and is difficult to shake off.
Religions teach God is incomprehensible and far away.
Christianity follows God who has revealed himself, calls us his children from the position of a loving father.
What a privilege!
Jesus brought the kingdom of God right inside us and so near all around us.
Glory to God.
Get him to explain why god designed us to be able to have wet farts in public!
John Lennox great speaker Professor of Mathematics at Oxford
God chosen Evangelist
Just shows smart people can believe stupid things.
@@dharmadefender3932 Says a guy whose own religion is filled of Stupidity.
@@dharmadefender3932 Can you define, "stupid things" and support your contention?
@@dharmadefender3932 yeah stupid things like buddha existed when we have ZERO contemperory historical records from the first 200 years of his supposed life time.
@@alangervasis nobody is supporting Buddha .
Apparently you missed the point 😂.
Set free in Christ indeed ) blessed beyond measure.
Gracefully spoken, prof!! By this concept (of grace) alone, it is ENOUGH for faith to be standing alone as a true believer, and everything else can follow later on. 🙏
Which begs the Question:
Jesus, your God, died for your sins +
Faith alone is enough to be considered a believer.
Imagine a Christian by TRUE faith did the most horrible thing ever to the most innocent person, what would happen to that man, considering the two points made above.
@@Abdulrahman_Hi well thats simple first of all if a christian is saved the holy spirit will convict him over that deed which is unlawful for him to do, and would lose rewards in heaven over it but his soul is still saved because its sealed in the spirit within the innocent blood of jesus.(ephesians 1:7 and 1:13)
AND THE DOOR ITSELF is jesus christ and NO MAN can enter by another door or any other method of his own choosing because NOBODY is innocent and we are all criminals and god wont let criminals in his kingdom. that has been declared all the way since the sin of adam and eve and it includes you, because you lie and i lie you stole and i stole you are a murderer and so am i and you have no truth in you.
And to remind you that the biblical definition of a murderer is clear as day and its the one who just happened to hate his own brother which we both do
1st John 3:15
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
This is why you need the blood of jesus for an atonement of your soul since the old testament states this even before the coming of messiah:
Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
You and i are rotten from top to bottom and cant EVEN BEGIN TO DARE GOD to let us into heaven and that includes all of the rest of false religious figures that spread fake wisdom of men thinking they can win the favor of god which is pathetic😂😂, and in fact read 1st corinthians ch1 ver18-19/isaiah 29:14 and learn what god said he will do with such fakers as the hindus who worship krishna and the philosophers like buddha and then up to someone like the evil pedo "prophet" warlord who marry a 9 yo muhammad and the new age wiccan followers etc.
@@Abdulrahman_Hi If his faith is true, he would repent. If faith is true, he would not willfully intentionally sin. Something caused the horrible thing to happen.
If it was done intentionally maliciously, it is unlikely his faith was true.
@@joycegreer9391 That makes sense. But the words "likely" or "unlikely" to describe his faith is without use.
I'm asking to know if the principle made in the first comment stands in the scenario I made.
If the principle is true, and if my scenario is true, what is the outcome?
Will his sins be forgiven, or will he require repentance for his since to be forgiven? Will that negate the purpose of the ultimate sacrifice (if repentance is compulsory)?
@@Abdulrahman_Hiyour scenario could not be true. If somehow (unimaginably) a true follower of Christ committed such an anti-Christian offense then in his death Justice would be done, and perfect judgement/punishment meted out (as promised by Christ Himself over all men that have ever lived).
Amen bro JL
Just POWERFUL, "Am not desperately trying to gain her acceptance, I live to please her, b/c I got it." Dis is y relationship w/God is a marriage. D moment u say "I DO," d next thing is live to please each other.
Amen!
And did God create the emotions?
@@jesusbermudez6775 What do u mean by "the emotions."
@@onyeilonyeil9468 the human body has three emotions anger, envy and the heart that feed into our minds and take away our consciousness. The question did God create the emotions was asked when another person was stating that God must exist because the probability of spontaneous life is too small.
@@jesusbermudez6775 Am not 100% on all u wrote, but I know that God created humans with emotions
What an incredible and humble profound conclusion
Glory to God for this man's life and ministry🙏☝️
John Lennox- I need more, of your teachings.-- Religions are far away from the --SIMLPICITY of CHRIST JESUS
Brilliant
I like that analogy... even you scan ever bits of me you can't know me... unless i reveal myself to you.
more christian fiction
@@jg11596 something from nothing?
@@daddada2984 It is a "theory" based on the available scientific evidence. I'm not a physicist or biologist or educated to deeply understand the Big Bang THEORY, but it makes more sense than your ABSOLUTE belief that an omnipotent being created EVERYTHING and knows EVERYTHING about every living being ever.
One of the beautiful aspects of science is that it will change its beliefs and understanding of our world, as new evidence appears. Unlike religions, science is not a dogmatic and absolute way to understand our world.
Educate yourself reading something other than the man made fiction in the bible.
Use your brain not your emotions
Peace
@@jg11596 because God can't change, He is perfect.. unlike the understanding of science change.
Science doesn't say anything Scientists do.
Science breaks down beyond big bang.
Science can't answer the origin of life.
Science can't answer where consciousness came from.
Science can't even fully explain energy.
If i follow my emotions i will not believe in God.
I follow the evidence & evidence lead to God.
Something can't come from nothing.
If you say science is not dogmatic, then why you are using the science that God didn't exist? Isn't a dogma using science?
@@daddada2984 I'm saying there is no evidence of the existence of a a god. The bible is not evidence - it's a book written by mortal men, with absolutely no evidence.
What evidence do you have for the existence of god? If you are going to refer to the bible, don't bother replying.
And of the thousands of different religions, how do you know you picked the right one?
Superb explanation of the Christian Faith! Thank You Dr. Lennox
"The best cure for Christianity is reading the Bible." *Mark Twain*
@@AtamMardes Your "cure" in my case is the other way around. The more I read the Bible the more love for Christianity I feel. Here a brief text of the Bible to You: "18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written:
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength." (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)
@@ricardofolive
Unfortunately you're not saying anything intelligent by thinking properly & honestly. You're only parroting what you've been indoctrinated with - obviously without the benefit of your intellect.
@@ricardofolive
Your dogma and emotional attachment to the religious myth that you were fooled to consider sacred, prevent you from thinking properly.
@@ricardofolive
"It (Bible) is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies." *Mark Twain*
Amazing.
Lennox is trying to ride 999 horses with only one bum.
In debates with religious zealots, who have taken a few stands of belief and woven them into a Tapestry of fiction. In Northern Ireland where you are from sir, most people want peace but your religion has a veto on this, human dignity is not derived from religion it precedes it.
Simplified eternal grace
And did God create the emotions?
@@jesusbermudez6775obviously He gave you free will - a spark of the Divine Imagination - and all the senses you need to come to Him or not
The biggest difference between Christianity and other religions is that Christianity saves you only by believing rather than doing good deeds. This makes the Christian God seem like an unfair god.
Yeah, not really… there are different things interpretations of Christianity…
Who told you that?
When Christ died for all who exercised faith in him. Yes, you need faith but you have to exercise that faith by your works, so your claim is completely false.
You must be thinking of False Christians. People who choose what they want out of Christianity and what they want from Pagan worship.
True Christian’s slave for God.
@@CD-lw6fl what if he just died and stayed dead, as most probably is the case?
The problem for John Lennox is that he was born into a Christian family. Had he not been it is very likely his beliefs would be quite different. He talks of other religions been vastly different to Christianity but within Christianity itself there are a myriad of different religions with their own interpratation of the bible. And he was born in a part of the world where two different religions have been killing each other for generations. How can Christianity be a good thing or set a good moral example for other people in the world. The whole idea of religion is one gigantic mass of confusion. What else could it be ?
I just want to know of Lennox is a mathematician/scientist and if christi - anity helps him in his science/mathematics (dont forget he is a mathematician/scientist)
I think you could say that in a very fundamental way. The belief that God is a rational person who is knowable and personal, and would therefore have created a universe which is rational and knowable in order to reveal his character to intelligent creation which can seek out knowledge, is the foundation of the modern scientific method.
@@Edge_Of_Paradise do you have sufficient evidence your god exists? You don't, thus you use faith.
Brilliant!
Christianity serves the world.
It dies not call for subjugation of others.
Proud to be Christian.
And did God create the emotions?
Wonderful wonderful wonderful wonderful wonderful wonderful wonderful wonderful truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth
I feel like the child in the emperors new clothes....there is NO revealing or evidence. 😢
Never was…
Salvation through "Faith in Jesus Christ" is not a reward for the Righteous, it is a gift to the guilty, for we have all fallen short of the Glory of God. Faith in Christ and the Salvation that results are both gifts from God. God bless everybody in finding the truth. Jesus is truly God the Son.
The truth is god designed you to be able to have wet farts in public!
Christianity Vs Other religions. Exactly, because Christianity is not a religion. It is the truth, the path - and Life
Profound.
Modern Quantum Physics has shown that reality is based on probability:
A statistical impossibility is defined as “a probability that is so low as to not be worthy of mentioning. Sometimes it is quoted as 1/10^50 although the cutoff is inherently arbitrary. Although not truly impossible the probability is low enough so as to not bear mention in a Rational, Reasonable argument." The probability of finding one particular atom out of all of the atoms in the universe has been estimated to be 1/10^80. The probability of just one (1) functional 150 amino acid protein chain forming by chance is 1/10^164. It has been calculated that the probability of DNA forming by chance is 1/10^119,000. The probability of random chance protein-protein linkages in a cell is 1/10^79,000,000,000. Based on just these three cellular components, it would be far more Rational and Reasonable to conclude that the cell was not formed by un-directed random natural processes. Note: Abiogenesis Hypothesis posits that un-directed random natural processes, i.e. random chance formation, of molecules led to living organisms. Natural selection has no effect on individual atoms and molecules on the micro scale in a prebiotic environment. (*For reference, peptides/proteins can vary in size from 3 amino acid chains to 34,000 amino acid chains. Some scientists consider 300-400 amino acid protein chains to be the average size. There are 42,000,000 protein molecules in just one (1) simple cell, each protein requiring precise assembly. There are approx. 30,000,000,000,000 cells in the human body.)
Of all the physical laws and constants, just the Cosmological Constant alone is tuned to a level of 1/10^120; not to mention the fine-tuning of the Mass-Energy distribution of early universe which is 1/10^10^123. Therefore, in the fine-tuning argument, it would be more Rational and Reasonable to conclude that the multi-verse is not the correct answer. On the other hand, it has been scientifically proven numerous times that Consciousness does indeed collapse the wave function to cause information waves of probability/potentiality to become particle/matter with 1/1 probability. A rational and reasonable person could therefore conclude that the answer is consciousness.
A "Miracle" is considered to be an event with a probability of occurrence of 1/10^6. Abiogenesis, RNA World Hypothesis, and Multiverse would all far, far, far exceed any "Miracle". Yet, these extremely irrational and unreasonable hypotheses are what some of the world’s top scientists ‘must’ believe in because of a prior commitment to a strictly arbitrary, subjective, biased, narrow, limiting, materialistic ideology / worldview.
Every idea, number, concept, thought, theory, mathematical equation, abstraction, qualia, etc. existing within and expressed by anyone is "Immaterial" or "Non-material". The very idea or concept of "Materialism" is an immaterial entity and by it's own definition does not exist. Modern science seems to be stuck in archaic, subjective, biased, incomplete ideologies that have inadequately attempted to define the "nature of reality" or the "reality of nature" for millennia. A Paradigm Shift in ‘Science’ is needed for humanity to advance. A major part of this Science Paradigm Shift would be the formal acknowledgment by the scientific community of the existence of "Immaterial" or "Non-material" entities as verified and confirmed by observation of the universe and discoveries in Quantum Physics.)
Amazing
Science and belief/spirituality/religion has to be seen as unity. We're slowly getting there, here in Germany at least some people in academia push that idea (or: truth).
@@dnhg9730 Science and religion are incompatible. We were not created by a God; we evolved from lower species. Planet Earth is _billions_ of years old, not merely _thousands_ like all of the Abrahamic religions claim.
@@allstarwatt7246 I'm not doing the homework for you here but I've read and listened to enough to understand science and believe are ONE. Just like matter and spirit/mind (or being conscience) is one. Metaphysics is not mere bullsh*t.
And the "religions" don't claim anything. Of course some religious people really belief earth is 5000 years old. But I and millions others do not. You have extrenists on both sides, also on the scientific side that treat science like a God. Expectations we have from the word science fail. Science doesn't cover ALL reality, it just understands and reveals some tiny facts SLOWLY. Nazi-Germany was THE scientific country but did it live up to truth, to reality?
Like I said, not doing homework for you but I recommend Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson's interviews with experts in scientific fields (e.g. Richard Dawkins) and psychedellics. Also consider that the classical old scientists all were believers mostly in the Abrahamic God - yes, that doesn't make that God exist but it shows you that believe let them to insights in nature. It's the same just like monastery structures - with monks being spiritual - were the base of universities and modern city structures = so the "mundane" but also scientific growth originates in belief; the simplest example to push you toward understanding that belief/spiritality and science ARE squared, might me that scientists work with hypothesis (a little belief)and if they're lucky the results BACK UP (validate) their hypothesis.
Finally, I do believe in Genesis but don't think it's 100% litteral and I can square it with theory of evolution (which by the way isn't fully reliable, it's not THE finite explanation, like microevolution is nothing but ideas, as far as I know, and STILL nobody knows how life started).
If we think atheist, still the bible is a book and you should read it, just as you (everyone) should read many more books to understand the human condition, the psyche, the universe, life. The belief in our modern minds that there's this GAP between science/our brain and spirituality/religion came with the rise of industrial revolution (and nihilism). But if you investigate the origins of sciences: They WERE connected with and ORIGINATED from spiritual, believing people and if we finally get this, we will appreciate nature, fellow people, knowledge/wisdom much more and the planet could be a much better place.
P.S.: Actually I DID some of the homework now.
wow ur smart.... can u explain why gravity does what it does?
Part I - Offices of Christ
1) Prophet foretold by Prophet Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15-19)
2) Messiah foretold by Prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 61:1-2)
3) Shepherd foretold by Prophet Ezekiel (Ezekiel 34)
4) King foretold by Prophets Isaiah (32:1); Jeremiah (23:5,6);
and Zechariah (9:9)
5) Servant of The Lord by Prophet Isaiah (52:13-15, 53:13)
6) High Priest after order of Melchisidek by David (Psalm 110:4)
7) Mighty God by Prophet Isaiah (9:6)
8) Everlasting Father by Prophet Isaiah (9:6)
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As The Prophet, he would be in submission to his Father and speak
all the words that God would command him.
He mentioned this Truth to the Jews in John 5...
John 5:39,40; 45-47)
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.
But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
John 7:15-17)
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
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As The Messiah he was to bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty to the captives, preach good tidings
to the meek...
Luke 4:16-21)
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue
on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book,
he found the place where it was written,
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor;
he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight
to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were
in the synagogue were fastened on him.
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
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As The Good Shepherd he sought for the lost sheep of the House of Israel FIRST
Matthew 10:5-6)
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city
of the Samaritans enter ye not:
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 15:22-28)
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me,
O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away;
for she crieth after us.
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.
And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
John 10:11-18)
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming,
and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice;
and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power
to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
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I am the last prophet.
Now, a really impressive god would accept everyone regardless of what superstition they believe instead of imposing a penalty on people who guess wrong.
It's never a guess though..... it's always a choice.
@@garyzimmerman6316 I do agree - it's a choice to accept superstitions that don't seem true. But why would credulity be a good thing?
Great Lecture❤
He's screwed up!
Awesome video !!
Absolutely powerful,!!!!
One thing I disagree with Dr. Lennox about is the claim that all religions have some form of the Golden Rule. There is no Golden Rule in Islam. Treat other Muslims as you would like to be treated, yes, but this does not apply to non-muslims. Islam is at war with all other beliefs, and Kaffir are hated by Allah, therefore the enemies of Muslims.
"I am not living to get an acceptance, but I am living because I got it" ===> The answer from the Quran Chapter 5 Verse 17 : " Indeed, those who say, “Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary,” have fallen into disbelief. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Who has the power to prevent Allah if He chose to destroy the Messiah, son of Mary, his mother, and everyone in the world all together?” To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between. He creates whatever He wills. And Allah is Most Capable of everything."
Beautifully explained 🙏💜
Let him explain why god created us to be able to have wet farts!
Journal entry 1/27/2016
Just as perplexing as the notion of something out of nothing is the idea that an all-perfect God could have any unfulfilled desires. This concept of desire in an all-perfect, self-contained godhead has always puzzled me. On the one hand, you have God enjoying his blissful perfection, in need of nothing and, on the other hand, that same blissfully perfect God suddenly gets a creative urge, knowing that if he acts on that urge he will be opening Pandora's Box, a box filled with so much horror and suffering any sane entity would recoil at the thought. And yet, we are asked to believe this omniscient, all-loving godhead opens Pandora's Box anyway when nothing is compelling him to do so. When absolutely nothing is forcing him to abandon his state of bliss, in which there is no evil, no suffering, and no eternal torment, nothing compelling him to end that blisful state to create a nightmare. Is it possible for a godhead to become bored with his perfection? That is a question easily overlooked in the stampede of drama that pours out of the bible from the very first chapter. Again, I ask, what could compel a blissfully perfect, loving god to disturb his eternal bliss to create a place of eternal torment for creatures who never needed to exist? This idea is a hole in the creation story big enough to drive a Mack truck through, and yet Christian drama addicts pretend they don't see it.
Well articulated.
@@GayorgVonTrapp Thank you. I've given this a considerable amount of thought over the years.
@@bronxboy47 👍
@@GayorgVonTrapp Forgive me, but I can't help but ask, are you related to the famous Von Trapp family?
@@bronxboy47 lol, in spirit yes, but not by blood.
1:39 Evidence: [Jesus] Christ Rose From The Dead.
2:24 What about other religions? That's a sensitive question.
2:47 All men and women, no matter what they believe, are Made In The Image of God.
3:27 Infinitely Valuable.
5:18 The Differences between Christianity and other religions.
5:41 Polytheism disagrees with Monotheism.
7:05 The Differences between Christianity and other religions.
+ Initiation Ceremony
+ The Way, goes up and down
+ The Door at the end of The Way
+ The Scale/The Evaluation.
8:15 Hypothetical of Being through a Journey.
8:51 🏅Merit
9:18 Christianity is NOT Like That
9:28 "It starts with A Cross."
10:01 ☦"You are a very arrogant professor!"
11:41 🏅Relationship based on Merit.
11:54 The Secret:
12:11 Not desperation living to gain someone's acceptance. "I live to please her because I've got it."
12:23 Christianity offers what none of the other religions offer.
Thank you so much Dr. Lennox🙏🏻 you help me a lot. I wish you and your wife all the best
stories are not actual experience
I’ve never even thought of that. Is that why the church is like the bride ? Today and yesterday I’ve been having these revelations or it’s one revelation that I’m receiving in a span of time. What I know now is I’m starting to look at the Bible not as I did before but as what it really is.
I've died for people's sins. I am resurrecting and I tell you the sin of the world is in the subconscious comparisons and how the emotions feed into people's minds.
If Lennox had been as sloppy with proofs and reasoning when doing mathematics as he is when talking about Christianity, he never would have proven a single theorem.
As long as we're being precise, do you have an example?
sorry Lennox hasn’t proven or backup a damn thing he claims about Christianity he just regurgitates what he was brainwashed to believe.
#ivankaramasov
i3 examples please. Thank you.
@@joemccoy2287
A better question would be, Did He Listen/Watch the video?
@@stevenwiederholt7000 let me guess you’re a Christian
Truelly a blessed person
amen
People like Lennox mistake their unshakable supernatural faith for hard evidence. Belief in things does not equal fact, someone that smart should know that. His faith means it's real to HIM, not all.
What a great analogy!! You are definitely not arrogant, but very humble
But also VERY WRONG
This is just making up a fairy tale to suit his FAILED LUDICROUS FAITH
NO of this is TRUE FAITH IS WORTHLESS BECAUSE IT IS BASED ON FAIRY TALES NONE OF WHAT HE SAYS IS ANYTHING MORE THAN FICTION
@@oldedwardian1778 Hahaha. So deceived. You would not exist if it was fiction.
@@joycegreer9391 HOW IN THE NAME OF SANITY DO YOU COME TO THAT MONUMENTALLY STUPID CONCLUSION.
@@joycegreer9391 life as we know it is a very complex chemical reaction.
The basic materials that are necessary for life have been found ON METEORITES.
Basic chemicals have been observed to SELF ASSEMBLE into more complex chemicals and ANINO ACIDS, which are the foundation of LIVING YHINGS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON BEBRIS FLOATING AROUND IN SPACE.
I am not MAKING THIS UP, there is ample scientific PROOF OF THIS IF YOU OPEN YOUR EYES AND LEARN ABOUT IT.
The religious FAIRY TALES that constitute your FAITH are worthless, none of the fairy tales about your god and his son and would and angels have ANY EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER.
Even the GOSPELS are ANONYMOUS they were probably written by ignorant story tellers who did not even live at the time that it is believed that JC lived.
NO ONE KNOWS WHO WROTE THE FAIRY TALES ABOUT CHRIST and therefore are WORTHLESS AS EVIDENCE THAT CHRIST LIVED.
Please don’t complain about my use of CAPS, that is just another EXCUSE TO AVOID FACING THE TRUTH.
The TRUTH is that we do NOT KNOW how the universe and life began. SCIENCE IS NOT AFRAID TO TELL THE TRUTH.
TRUTH WILL EVENTUALLY DESTROY THE EVIL OF RELIGION.
In the mean time religious RUNS FROM THE TRUTH SCREAMING IN TERROR.
@@joycegreer9391 Life is real and has a start and an end. The lives of millions of human beings PROVES THAT. At NO. POINT HAS ANYONE SEEN A GOD.
IF THERE US A GOD THEN LET HIM Appear. No not in a vision or a dream in PERSON maybe at the UN
Nice ❤
The world religions are human search for finding God and meaning for our life.
That clearly in line with what Blaise Pascal quoted.
"There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of each man which cannot be satisfied by any created thing but only by God the Creator, made know through Jesus Christ."
Because Jesus Christ alone gives forgiveness of sins and eternal life.
I wanna see debating between Mr Lennox and Zakir Hussain,
you are a stunning little fellow, sir....
Christianity being original doesn't make it true though.
Christianity isn't even original. There were many older Gods throughout history who were supposedly born of a virgin mother.
The problem is to many believe they are christian and when you question them they know nothing of who jesus was and what he became or why he did what he did and for whom he did it
Get him to explain why god designed us to be able to have wet farts in public!
@@DrMontague oh wow im so offended i think i,ll sit in shock
@@arfermo853 Enjoy your future wet farts and be grateful to god for giving you such an experience!
God is one, mankind is one and all religions are one
There is a common morality, based on the golden rule. But the origin/ source of the common morality is the key point of difference. Certainly, one argument is the common experience of Human beings in the long pre-history before religion emerged that resulted in a set of common agreement on how humans should behave toward each other in civilized society.
Where is your proof that your statement is true?
@@thomaswayneward why are you asking for proof. I said one argument. There are others. There is no proof of how we got morality.but we have it it is not unreasonable to conclude that d7rng the 200k plus years off human existence prior to writing anything down humans learned a few things about common morality. Just sayin
So simple and so brilliant.
Please read Jude, and R.H.Charles's rendition of the book of Enoch. When the apostles are preaching, and quoting from books that were removed from the bible a long time ago. It should make everyone question why these books were removed.
Oh!! John lennox went to university of waterloo, canada? Oh i wish they invite him again this or next year.
James, brother of Jesus, faith without works is empty. Just as in marriage, you have to work on it.
The best 💚 god bless 🙏🏼
A lesson in marriage too. I live to please her because I have got her acceptance.
In marriage we are aware we have a spouse. We can easily prove it to anyone who asks. That is not possible with a god.
A spouse may decide not to accept you. Not a good analogy.
@@trekpac2 not a good analogy, I agree. There is no question my spouse exists, we cannot say that about your god.
There are many who refuse Christianity because of how they’re required to live their lives, by God’s Holy standards. They simply do not want to.
Then there are those who claim to be Christian but pick and choose which of God’s standards they will follow. They’re considered false Christians.
To be a true Christian is to follow Christ’s example as closely as possible despite our imperfections. It’s not easy to do this in a world that hates what you stand for. It’s not easy to love your neighbour and your enemy when they do not feel the same way about you.
Remember, Jesus said… “ If they hate you, remember, they hated me first”.
This is why only a few are walking on the narrow road while the majority walk in the spacious road.
It’s ok though, because the righteous and the meek will inherit Gods kingdom. All others will perish.
So turn to God and follow Christ before the judgement arrives.
Human religions and divine religion
"For in Christ, the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form". The person Jesus Christ is God the Son himself incarnate. I personally find this the most amazing statement I have ever read. The Lord God himself became incarnate and took on human form just like us. Utterly Amazing!!!!!
All as silly as each other.
Just a pseudo-profound way of saying "My god's bigger than your god" again.
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I really love dr lennox
why?
Do you want to have his babies?
This is profound ? Wow so impressive im on my knees right now !
It’s a miracle! Praise the Lord!😂😂😂
Are you sucking on a lollipop while on your knees?
I admire Dr Lennox and he has taught me much. I say the below in the gentlest way I can out of love for the man.
His explanation is missing the very important focus on what good works does to you AFTER you have received Christ. Dr. Lennox is 100% though that good works are NOT meriting salvation, but they ARE sanctifying you.
Justification - Being made righteous in front of God through the atonement (the Lamb of God) offered by our high priest Jesus or 'salvation' or receiving our inheritance as children of God.
Sanctification is the maintenance of the inheritance and growing in grace, holiness and removal of sin in our lives, by being faithful to DO (work) the will of the Father.
Matthew 7:21 KJV - 21 Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
We cannot merely profess by words and then remain passive the rest of our lives. We MUST do what we can to preach the Gospel and sin no more.
The video title says it all.
thank you my LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I don't understand why most people call Christianity a religion. I have met God, Jesus and Holy Spirit and there has never been any talk about Christianity being a religion. When I asked God who created the religions He replied satan. It is easy to see why satan did it: "to keep people in bondage to all kinds of weird rituals". Jesus calls born again Christians his friends. John 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Hahaha it say in the old testament:
"And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
I have the same feeling, I've not seen Christ tho I wish I could, but the religion's are a distraction jesus said that the old testament god was a liar etc, and abolished the laws set by the old testament god, I would love to know more about your experience thanks
@@danieloneill6060 It is not true, Jesus never said that. Prove it.
@@benantell5452 jesus said you have heard been said an eye for an eye I say you love love your enemy, jesus (A)You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. (B)He was a murderer from the beginning, and (C)does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. (D)When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
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By calling Christianity a religion just shows how ignorant John Lennox was. Religion is man’s vain attempt to reconcile with God while Christianity is God through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ reconciling sinners with Himself through Christ dying on the cross and shedding His blood which cleaned us from all sin.
The Quran's answer to the Claim of John Lennox that Christians got the acceptance to eternal heaven :
"The Jews and the Christians each say, “We are the children of Allah and His most beloved!” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Why then does He punish you for your sins? No! You are only humans like others of His Own making. He forgives whoever He wills and punishes whoever He wills. To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between. And to Him is the final return.”
Chapter 5 verse 18
Summary of the argument: "I'm a christian because it makes more sense". Really!?! Is that the best you can do?
Open up your mind and heart and listen. Listen carefully with an open mind. Not with a mind fixed to reject
Exactly
Faith is belief without evidence.
When religious folks claim 'truth' one should be very sceptical.
Naturally not all people are truthful. But when you have met God through Holy Spirit, you actually know God, just like you know your physical friends.
No. Faith consists of evidence.
@@lawrence1318 Thankyou for your comment. For many of us it is the lack of convincing evidence for religious supernatural claims that makes us sceptical.
@@iainrae6159 I am an intercessor, and I have seen thousands of miracles, especially the last +20 years, many verified by doctors. You really have to live in the desert if you never have experienced the God of the Bible in action!
@@benantell5452 Thankyou for your reply.
If we define a "miracle' as a suspension of the natural order, that is not the same as a doctor, for example, not fully understanding how a patient recovery from a particular medical condition.
If you have any examples of 'miracle '
claims then would be interested to hear.
about them.
Forgive me if I am sceptical.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence as I'm sure you agree.
Best wishes and thanks for being courteous with your comments.
Christianity basically says the gap between Heaven and Earth is to big
God had to come down to us
We couldn't work our way up to him
We are fallen sinful creatures
All we have to do is admit it
Plead guilty and we get an equital
And did God create the emotions?
To be a man/ woman/ bairn of God,one has to be filled up with the holy spirit,so serve in the ministry of Jesus,his son,to save souls,heal the sick,cast out demons,heal mental illnesses and bad memories.a real man/ woman/ bairn of Christ is one supernaturally.
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Romans 10:9-10🙏
God bless you Dr. LENNOX
There are many people from different religions and even some Christians having the same doubt and one question and that is, If Jesus rose from the dead (Resurrected) then why didn't he show/prove to the thousands of people and to Pontius Pilate that he was resurrected? Why show just how to his disciples?
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Part of the problem could be the fact that Abrahamic religions like Christianity follow books of laws that at one time allowed their followers to commit actions that we now understand were immoral. They did not seem to realize it was immoral at the time, which is problematic, as they base their morality on these laws...that allowed immorality...
You learned to read before reading any book. Why wouldn't God behave differently as a teacher with humanity? Education is always going a step further when the previous one is adopted.
@@ThefrenchFranz "You learned to read before reading any book."... Can someone use a book to learn to read, therefore reading a book as they are learning?
"Why wouldn't God behave differently as a teacher with humanity?"...Because God supposedly has the ability to command...Are you suggesting that God taught us to not steal?
"Education is always going a step further when the previous one is adopted."...What does this even mean???
@@GuessWhoAsks Sorry if I have not been clear. I meant that education is a process, in which you take account of the person (the child, the cadet, the employee, whoever is learning something) and make sure a lesson has been learned before giving a new one. And God does act in this way when taking mankind from its natural blind selfish violence to God's own standards of goodness and care.
The process involving several steps as "an eye for an eye", which gives requires a same-level punishment as to the offence, and is still today the basis of western laws and justice, but leading to Jesus teachings, showing a level of perfection that no mortal man can pretend to live.
@@ThefrenchFranz "I meant that education is a process, in which you take account of the person (the child, the cadet, the employee, whoever is learning something) and make sure a lesson has been learned before giving a new one. And God does act in this way when taking mankind from its natural blind selfish violence to God's own standards of goodness and care."...I am forced to ask again since you must have missed my yes/no question....Are you suggesting that God "taught" us to not steal?
"The process involving several steps as "an eye for an eye", which gives requires a same-level punishment as to the offence, and is still today the basis of western laws and justice, but leading to Jesus teachings, showing a level of perfection that no mortal man can pretend to live."....I am glad you brought this up, as it shows another problem. The phrase you used "an eye for an eye" highlights how the bible does not consider all men to be equal in value...The bible considers a slave to hold less value than a man. Can a master with two good eyes knock out an eye from over 100 of his slaves and walk away with both of his eyes remaining since his slaves' eyes are not equal in value to his own??? For clarity, this is another yes/no question asking if it is possible for a master to knock out the eyes of his slaves and walk away WITHOUT the same level of punishment due?
@@GuessWhoAsks _"Are you suggesting that God "taught" us to not steal"_ ? Why, sure: We all have your own personal consciousness and behave just like we choose to, knowing what is taught about the action you are considering. Education is a guide, not a straightjacket. We sometimes face consequences we knew very well could occur, but we thought we would escape.
_"The phrase you used "an eye for an eye" highlights how the bible does not consider all men to be equal in value...The bible considers a slave to hold less value than a man."_ Now this has nothing to do with the message of the Bible! On the contrary, it says that all men are equal, being all made "in God's own image". Would you please give me a reference for this claim?
If you take it from your unlikely example of a master-of-100-slaves: it has absolutely nothing to do with equality of men, which is your subject... but let's consider it. If one of these slaves made whatever hat would cause his owner to lose an eye, why on earth would he take an eye from the 99 other ones? And if he does on purpose blind an eye on everyone of them as you seem to imply (but where on earth did you get such an example?), what are you meaning with your "level of punishment"?
As in ancient times, our life and the world is full of mysteries, but at times we amuse ourselves with stories.
A bit of contribution to mythology...
Multiple Gods or gods make more stable and happy supreme divine beings than a single God or god alone.
From history, we should note that the Israelites before becoming monotheists were previously polytheists.
For those who like myths we may speculate one. The word creator when referred to the universe is a human defined concept. Many people also attrubute this creator to God which is also defined by humans.
No actual manifestation or substantial proof have yet been found of God or gods. However, let us dive a bit into speculation of how religious beliefs may have been formed.
Let us speculate a hypothesis of how certain civilizations prefer polytheistic religions over monotheistic religions. “What is the advantage of having many gods over a single god?”
Fundamentally, having many gods increases the chances of survival of the first humans and other living things. Supposing a god is not eternal and is not the creator of living things, but a planter of living things, woudn’t it make more sense to have more gods than a single god put the first living things on earth and let these living things survive and thrive?
How Life and Diversity of Humans Started
Since each god had not brought exactly the same type of essence of life (or seeds as analogy) then some diversity in physical features and culture would have been expected. Thus, we have dark skin humans, brown skin humans, short humans, tall humans, black hair humans, blond hair humans, etc.
The narrated myth suitably addresses some concerns about why diversities exist in the physical traits and religions of human beings.
Krishna also revealed himself as the Brahman ( God in Hindu religion).
Hinduism is not Polytheistic. It is monotheistic. There is only one creator, Brahman.
Him: The muslim claim to have the truth, the hinduist claim to have the truth, the buddhist claim to have the truth, and the Christian claim to have the truth, how Then do i know who have the truth?
Me : what is 1+1
Him: 2?
Me: What if i feel like like 1+1 is 7.
Him: That doesnt change facts, reality and rational logic ?
Me: so even if the buddist feel like he have the truth, it Might not be truth if it doesnt reflect reality and rational logic. Then i just have to illustrate how rational logic and reality points more towards Jesus and Christianity, rather than 1+1 equals 7.
@ezio auditore what you've said had been falsified countless times. I know people personally who have read and throughly studied numerous books and come to Christianity/one conclusion. There's a reason why Christianity is the largest religion, the one with the most evidence, the one which is hugely backed by science as well. The fact of the matter is, that a man named Jesus lived died and rose from the dead! Even today in the 21st century we can't disprove it! Because it happened!!
It’s the same thing with Santana Dharma tho, they would say you can experience god and that would be rational evidence
Most I'll logical argument! Jesus is telling a lie,when he says he is first and last,if so how can say he say he will be back? So he is not a living God if has to come back,and won't be the last!
@@lotus9865 everything you have claimed is completely false there’s absolutely zero evidence science doesn’t back up the Bible learn actual facts instead of blindly believing ignorant morons like Lennox,
@@user-hm4zx4tj5s chance and necessity during first cause is like miracle and divine intervention
I don’t think God needs to reveal himself through a human which he made him so we know and understand him.
Perhaps It would be easier to understand God through a string of pork sausages?
I guess the question is if God needs to ask you how he should chose to do it? How much does your opinion count in this matter? I thought this was about reliable evidence.
morons like Lennox are just proof man created god a true god wouldn’t need delusional morons like Lennox to defend it.
Maybe but he needed someone to be the mediator between himself and mankind
@@gospeljoy5713 no god is just a man made concept.
You may expect the golden rule "do to others as you wish them do to you" to appear in every religion if we are created in the image of god.
What you then don't expect to see is all the hate, dishonesty, and cruelty we humans are capable of.
The fact that there are many religions doesn't tell you something, John? Like that they are fairy tales that cancel each other out!?
hes brilliant ....he should be a catholic .....
there’s nothing brilliant about a delusional ignorant moron like Lennox.
@@user-hm4zx4tj5s" you mock us for believing in something we don't fully understand but yet you belief in your consciousness , something that you can't proof yourself , nor any scientists can proof a study , weigh , touch ,smell , or test for ? "
@@conorspyridon7008 sorry you’re the only one that believes in nonsense that can’t be proven.
@@user-hm4zx4tj5s do you believe in your own conciousnous ? Yes or no ?
@@conorspyridon7008 someone Consciousness isn’t the same as a man made religion.
More John Lennox illogical nonsense. I am agnostic, free of belief in fictional god, and free to live my life in a moral and loving way. Peace
have fun
Everything you just said is a paradox. "More of John Lennox" So you have watched him before. Probable more than once, so if he was "illogical" the other time. What would make you think it would be different this time? If you have watched him more than twice before then that would make me think that you are by definition insane. I don't think you are insane though, I believe that you deep down somewhere want to believe. But something keeps you from doing so. I don't know what you mean by live life in a "moral and loving way" in peace. When quite obviously you are at war with yourself being a agnostic. Who essentially is a individual struggling to believe in something or can't decide what to believe in. As for morality, what is moral if there is no God then its all relative. Meaning there is no morality and that point is mute.
@@travisspace7786 WOW! You certainly do not understand me at all. I am agnostic and am not searching for anything, nor am I at war with anything or anyone.
I am not struggling, as I am open to believing in anything where evidence, facts and proof are available.
You believe that morality is the domain of an omnipotent being you call god. I believe religion is not needed for a person to be moral, loving and peaceful. Morality is part of our being and learned solely through religion.
I also believe religion has many toxic teachings - for example, the lack of tolerance for people who do not live exactly as the religion teaches. This is immoral and hateful.
You should put down your religious books, where no alternate viewpoints are allowed, and educate yourself on the alternative - where scientific fact, evidence and verifiable proof determine your beliefs. Not some man made book written 2 thousand years ago...
Peace
@@jg11596 Believing isn't about having proof, its about accepting something as true even without seeing it. I can assure you some of the science you believe to be true is actual lies. Some proven in court to be so, yet still taught as fact. You want to talk about tolerance. Christianity has been the only thing in this world with it. True Christians have been the ones who stood up for the little guy the oppressed and weak. Prime example MLK. It is the only thing truly that unifies people from any background. The intolerance you speak of mainly comes from Atheist Scientists who can't stand Creationist consistently calling them stupid and attack them verbally and often try to get them fired for having a different philosophy on how the world came about. As for religion intolerance, name one. Its the Christians who have tried to approach people peacefully. They are the ones who have been constantly killed by intolerant people by the millions. The evidence proving Gods existence is overwhelming you just shut your eyes to it. As for the 2000 years, if it was wrong it would have been ditched along time ago. Oh, and you are struggling. why else would you be watching John Lennox. Go check out some Ravi Zacharias. He is particularly good on the other religions matter. He was raised in India, the land of a thousand religions.
@@travisspace7786 You call the Christian Crusades peaceful - killing in the name of god?
You think intolerance of anyone not heterosexual - as is written in your holy book - is tolerance?
Please read Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and other non religious believers to educate yourself and stop following your man made fiction.
Peace
Christianity is one of faith, in the work, of Jesus....other religions have a works based doctrine.....that should be the sum total of the answer.....
"My religion is true! Everyone else's religion is false!" said every person of every religion. LOL No doubt if he's been born in say Iran. he'd be saing Islam was obviously the only true faith.
I was taught Christianity as a child and believed. Loved ones passed away. Initially my faith was not deterred. My beloved cousin - gone when we were both 16. My beloved mother - gone at 46 when I was 20. I studied religions of the world at college. After talking to the professor, I was given an A for the course.
For many years forward, I lived life not by faith but by my own reasoning (which in my youthful mind seemed the only way one could logically live). However, even though I was not comfortable attending church, I did so on occasion when visiting my dad. Privately I didn't believe or trust in any god......
I left the door open to the idea that God existed, however. And from my heart, I asked for god to show me! Yes the god that was not real or trustworthy in my youthful mind.
I am a very thankful old guy now. Also I am so amazed that God answered my youthful request to show me!!
I am a common man with really little status or accomplishments. Yet God made himself known to me!
Awesome! Praise be to my sweet Lord and Savior God.
@@lylereinhardt9135 So God "made himself known to you" but not billions of other people. And not to kids dying of bone cancer and many other slike them..
Dr. Lennox is a scholar in halucination.