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Give Me An Answer with Stuart & Cliffe Knechtle

13 жыл бұрын

Cliffe Knechtle has a good dialogue with students at The University of Arizona - Tucson. Recorded in October 2009.
The "Give Me An Answer" ministry began as an outgrowth of the dialogues Cliffe Knechtle has had with students on various university campuses throughout the United States. These universities include the University of Maine, Harvard, MIT, University of Florida, University of Texas, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, University of California Los Angeles, University of California San Diego, Berkeley, Stanford, University of Hawaii and the University of Washington. Cliffe spoke on these campuses in front of the Student Union or Library at noon for five to ten minutes. At the close of his initial remarks, he'd open up the time for questions and answers, which usually turned into a two to four hour dialogue with students. His crowd size ranged from 25 - 500 students at a time, and between classes, new students would join the discussion. This was an extremely effective way to reach a large number of university students with the Gospel of Christ.

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@saintsoftheking 3 жыл бұрын

Kid accuses Cliffe of saying the same thing over and over again. Apparently he believes the truth should change every now and then.

@SpaceEagle93 Жыл бұрын

I agree, and it’s not like hes getting different questions lol. Many of the questions people have are the same so he just gives them the same answers sometimes. That’s life

@briankim8139 Жыл бұрын

@@SpaceEagle93my thoughts exactly. When someone asks what is 2+2 and you say 4. The other person in reality was expecting 2+2=(16^2)/(8^2) or a different answer every time.

@jehanmartinez868 6 жыл бұрын

Intro = SAVAGE Cliffe

@007Bokser 3 жыл бұрын

DESTRUCTION 😂😂😂

@MrT9822 3 жыл бұрын

Im not a Christian. But i love watching Cliffe. And hope to one day meet the man. Hahaha I'd never approach him with hate like that first kid. I just don't believe in what he does. But I agree with most of what he has to say.

@JoeMama-sd2kl 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrT9822 respect :)

@TickFlicks-You.got.it7 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrT9822 but this is how you get souls, stand out and talk to people, it’s a drive when you get closer to Jesus

@MrT9822 2 жыл бұрын

@@TickFlicks-You.got.it7 I agree wholeheartedly!

@ryalnz 13 жыл бұрын

that guy at the beginning.. if hes been watching for the past 10yrs as faithfully as he has... it shows hes searching for answers... Heck hes probably watching this episode now haha.. Some people take time :)

@westloves 2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion the reason your not a fraud is because your story has remained the same. The earth and universe will fade away but the word of God will remain. Mad respect to you Cliff, can’t wait to meet you in Heaven! 🙏

@BrokenContracts 7 жыл бұрын

You always say the same things... Well duh people always ask the same questions lol

@MrT9822 3 жыл бұрын

The more you watch Cliffe. The more you see how these are questions everyone has. But no one cares to answer. And God Forbid you actually exercise your mind and learn the answer for yourself.

@victortshibs9005 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrT9822 absolutely, same question or going to the same direction! 🙏🏾

@jennifersado 5 ай бұрын

EXACTLY

@mrmopp9818 2 жыл бұрын

That talking segment at the end about worry and anxiety has helped me tremendously. Thank you Jesus for Cliff. God bless you

@EagleKO 6 жыл бұрын

Damn that kid got roasted at the beginning xD nice one cliffe

@godsson491 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent job man of God:🔥🔥🔥

@cto511987 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cliffe, needed the comfort. Love you my friend.

@dogelife7901 2 жыл бұрын

Cliff was in gangsta mode that day, awesome to see God revealing truths through him.

@none6352 8 жыл бұрын

if you cant see it, touch it then it must not be real. I thought like that once

@wolverine668 8 жыл бұрын

+None strawman argument

@none6352 8 жыл бұрын

verses everything is simply a strange coincidence argument

@none6352 5 жыл бұрын

people believe in that "strawman argument"

@none6352 5 жыл бұрын

Zain844 you can crack your head and see your brain, you can drop a rock and see gravity pull it down, you can electric circuits measure radio waves - that's called science. and then there's things you cant see. thank you for making my point

@ChristianCutie83 13 жыл бұрын

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS GUY. Cliff Is such a cool guy. GO CLIFF!

@TipsyTerby 9 жыл бұрын

these students care not if there is a God, they just want to ask questions proving their theory is right. No need to convince people of God but let them decide for themselves after preaching the gospel, there is more evidence that God is real and that these people are contradicting themselves.

@rotty1100 8 жыл бұрын

+TipsyTerby Very well put dude :). I noticed something else as-well which is the a last kid with the back-pack with the white shirt, was being an intellectual hypocrite & totally contradicted himself on that part of the video 16:50 mins. He says "why there wasn't any cameras or tape recorders back then to record the talking". Then Cliffe gives the example with (Forrest Gump) shaking Kennedy's hand explaining to him "that it wasn't real & that it was edited". Then the kid says "that it gives more crediting to the fact that is true". That is totally intellectual hypocrisy, because if it had happen that someone had recorded one of the followers of Jesus that claimed he/she speaking with Jesus in person I bet you that people will not be satisfied with that type of evidence either and would say it's a fallacy by saying 'it's just hearsay or the tape has been falsely edited'. So it boils down to the whole fact that people just don't want see or can't think beyond using their common-sense to rationalize, and as a paradox! 'having too much intelligence is mother-fucking dangerous' because that's what makes people lack common-sense to think of the simple basic things in life.

@rotty1100 8 жыл бұрын

+Tiger Snake Sorry dude I meant at the 16:00 mins video lol.

@shannonsmith7201 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly I agree with you.

@jmela13 8 жыл бұрын

I love you cliffe

@elkegloeggler 4 жыл бұрын

The problem is not that the overwhelming evidence doesn't convince them logivally but that they made up their mind beforehand not wanting to be convinced so they make up excuses for every evidence presented. The question you really have to ask them is: "If Christianity is true would you become a Christian." If their answer is"no", no piece of evidence will ever convince them. They are not on a truth quest but a happiness quest. They are a cynik, not a skeptic. I thank God for the wonderful evidence we have and that he gave me a rational mind to understand that following Christ is the only way to heaven.

@EmmanuelAnthony 13 жыл бұрын

great post Cliffe

@swamislocal1 11 жыл бұрын

the people referenced were "martyrs" in the 1st century. Not limited to the apostles. Ceasar Nero was known for this and can be referenced by reviewing Roman Historian Tacticus (he was a young boy living in Rome during the time of the martyrdoms). His book is called Annals. He is not the only person who recorded it. Second point... Are not eyewitness testimonies considered valid in court? BTW, the gospel of John does record a courtroom testimony. Pontius Pilate was the judge.

@roooohoooo 2 ай бұрын

Great one Cliffe, no worries

@universalheir 13 жыл бұрын

I've spoken with Cliff during his visits to the University of Arizona for a number of years now and have never found him to be persuasive. As a graduate student in Classics, specializing in Ancient History, I have studied many ancient texts in both Latin and Greek, including the Koine Greek texts in the N.T. The gospels have unknown authorship, rely primarily on oral tradition, were composed after a substantial time gap, and are written as theologies rather than history.

@homierax 3 жыл бұрын

This was good 👍

@swamislocal1 11 жыл бұрын

The apocryphal books were rejected for such reasons. They did not mesh with the reliable accounts of the new testament. (written hundreds of years later) I became a Christian at 25 and much like Simon Greenleaf I made sure the scriptures are trustworthy. Simon was the most famous professor of Law from Harvard. He developed the system of evaluating evidence that we use in law today. He was challenged by collegues to apply this to the ressurection claim, and he became a believer as a result.

@jonathandacosta2045 8 жыл бұрын

Did this guy really say he doesn't believe because there were no video footage or a picture taken of him???? REALLY???...LOL!!!!

@dogelife7901 2 жыл бұрын

It's why I don't believe in Abraham Lincoln. You're telling me he was shot in a movie theater and there is no video of him? I'm calling bs.

@swamislocal1 11 жыл бұрын

Yes many people die for what they believe. But being torturously murdered for something you know is false is a totally different story. And that's what Matthew is suggesting happened.

@lifeinhd9218 4 ай бұрын

Haters gonna hate, but at least they’re hearing the good word along the way:)

@taramckinley7585 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing to me the mental gymnastics people are willing to perform in order to run away from God.

@trumpbellend6717 2 жыл бұрын

Lol @ _"run away from God"_ He is the hide & seek champion of the universe there is nothing to run away from 😜

@taramckinley7585 2 жыл бұрын

@@trumpbellend6717 Famous last words.

@trumpbellend6717 2 жыл бұрын

@@taramckinley7585 what were YOUR last words again ? Oh I remember _"that's Purely a secular idea"_ 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@taramckinley7585 2 жыл бұрын

@@trumpbellend6717 Famous last words? I dont think that's a purely secular idea, it happens all the time when someone says something and is wrong when all is said and done. I'd say that is more likely a Christian idea than a secular one, because why would an atheist or non-believer worry about their opinion being wrong now, when they believe they're right and there is nothing after death?If I'm wrong, then I havent lost anything after I die. My position is that sadly non-believers will suffer for it in the end after denying Christ for their entire lives, therefore, "Famous last words" applies.

@trumpbellend6717 2 жыл бұрын

@@taramckinley7585 lol I was talking about your man is not an animal NONSENCE from your other thread 😜

@chawkz 13 жыл бұрын

haha the first guy...

@1godonlyone119 9 жыл бұрын

Any and all similarities among various Theistic traditions lend credibility to those traditions -- they by no means take away from their credibility.

@swamislocal1 11 жыл бұрын

"attack" :)

@Creationcreed 13 жыл бұрын

That guy 18:39 said the Bible is unreliable because theres dialogue, how silly is that.

@none6352 8 жыл бұрын

she should talk in cambridge

@PaulRizzo 5 жыл бұрын

Haha...that first guy. Spews his bigoted intolerance then quickly runs away before Cliffe gets a chance to destroy him. Typical.

@1godonlyone119 9 жыл бұрын

God is the author of the revealed scriptures, not man.

@universalheir 12 жыл бұрын

Any range of secular philosophies I would argue are better for living life. Personally, I live by an Epicurean philosophy (somewhat adapted by Utilitarianism and social contract theory)... Yes, I do believe that Jesus existed, as did Saint Nicholas and Elvis. However, that does not mean that I believe in Santa Clause or that Elvis is still alive. Jesus' life can be explained the same way as other ancient persons who had miracles attributed to them (e.g. Vespasian).

@swamislocal1 11 жыл бұрын

Not true Matthew, Acts was dated 62 AD written by Luke. This was obviously after the Gospell of Luke, and most biblical historians agree that Lukes gospel was not the first, but rather Mark was. So even being conservative with tracking backward we end up within about a decade of the life of Christ.

@patrickkozak9490 Жыл бұрын

The most ridiculous truth claim at the intro, "You've been nothing but consistent , hence you are a fraud and a fake" That is the reason Cbriat is trustworthy, because he is consistent

@tjswilley5265 Ай бұрын

Ya,it's called being consistent 😂😂

@patrickkozak9490 Жыл бұрын

I suppose one could question the documentation of Christ when he spoke with Satan in the desert

@ToastyMcGrath 11 жыл бұрын

Heh, if you want to threaten me, you can. I guarantee you no judge would agree, and I'd make a comfortable award for my trouble. In other words, you not only are in no position to threaten me, but even if you were you wouldn't have a leg to stand on. Now, I would ask that you stop with the threats. Unlike Mr. Cliffe, I like to keep a civil tone...

@dperkins01 Жыл бұрын

When Cliffe's elementary argument breaks down he starts to attack the person. I have watched Cliffe in many debates and he has yet to do well. He went to a no-name college and learned how to trap a person in a position and argue against what he thinks they believe. He has a spiel he likes to say and doesn't take seriously what his opponent is saying. This is entertaining and quite sad at the same time. He should just encourage them to search and find their own truth.

@p.as.in.pterodactyl1024 Жыл бұрын

He does encourage people to exercise rational thinking, to think for themselves, including to read for themselves whatever sources they might want to attack prior to attacking them... I don't think him going to a "no name college" is relevant in the slightest. I also find that he takes incredibly seriously what his "opponents" (your term, not mine) say. Does Cliffe sometimes not perfectly understand what the other person is saying? Yes, as is the case with me. And, I'd be willing to bet, as is the case with you.

@1godonlyone119 9 жыл бұрын

There is only one God.

@robrocksred 13 жыл бұрын

@ryalnz if he had really watched for that long...yeah, but he lied. there is no way he watched for 10 years.

@LoveGodOverAll 11 ай бұрын

That guy In the beginning is going to have a rude awakening when he dies, repent!

@gingercake0907 2 ай бұрын

Five people see a horrendous car accident. The police question the five eye witnesses separately and take their testimony. Each told what they saw from their perspective but all agreed, car A was traveling at a high rate of speed and ran the red light striking car B who had the green light . The eye witnesses may have differing minor details but that doesn’t make their eye witness testimony less reliable because they all agree on what caused the accident. It’s really hypocritical to say the eye witness testimony of the disciples about the resurrection of Christ is unreliable just because it happened 2,000 year ago, but eyewitness testimony is reliable because it happened today.

@TheFishfaith 12 жыл бұрын

I just researched quotes from Alexander the great, supposing the second person talking was speaking of him saying we don't have accounts of what he said. that's a lie. skepticism isn't reason enough to not put your faith in the Christ, Jesus.

@ButtZilla 13 жыл бұрын

Great upload Cliff. That noob at the start denied God right there. He's on his way down deep into the bottomless pit. Hope he Jesus before that happens. Keep up the good work!

@DawsonGilson 11 жыл бұрын

I think he wants him to contradict himself, so he can be dis-proven

@ToastyMcGrath 11 жыл бұрын

It's kind of funny, I always get this sort of spiel from people who have no evidence to back up their claims...

@AGEofCA 11 жыл бұрын

How many of you guys actually watch the en statement? To the Christian please watch his end statement as it is gospel and not apologetics we must be better with gospel then apologetics.

@swarmis 13 жыл бұрын

To the guy at the intro: you complained about him giving the same answers for the past 10 years. Would you rather he give inconsistant answers that contradict? Truth is exclusive by nature, so you've validated Cliff with your tantrum. Please think more critically before throwing a fit next time.

@dogelife7901 2 жыл бұрын

You said 2+2=4 for 20 years now you hypocrite!

@G14Soccer 12 жыл бұрын

what are some better philosophies for living life?...also do you believe Jesus was a historically person?...if so, how do account and explain the life he lived?

@DrCamelaRumba 11 жыл бұрын

--Amended-- You might not know this, but when you published your statement reading: "I confronted him (meaning Cliffe) with evidence of his plagiarism"; you are gratuitously inviting into your world a civil action for libel. Again, you may dissent, but statements like that do not help anyone. But why should anyone be surprised with your actions if Proverbs 10:14 says:"...the mouth of a fool invites ruin." Mr. Toasty, please keep in mind that he right to dissent is not a license to offend.

@ToastyMcGrath 11 жыл бұрын

Which must look confusing to you when these "children" school Cliffe on his own holy book...

@--sly-- 2 жыл бұрын

“Familiarity breeds contempt” if you live in the realm of that thought then you will never achieve to respect others in life. Kid lives in the world view of “contents”You don’t think professor at university, public speakers or even stand up comedians do the same? He needs to learn how to humble himself to recognize truth even though you hear the same message over and over again, just like the Bible, if you over come that then you begin to find message within the message and find new meaning each time.

@ToastyMcGrath 11 жыл бұрын

And no, Matt isn't saying these people died for something that they knew was false. He's clearly saying that they died for something they believed to be true, but was in actuality really just false. I'd ask that you stop misrepresenting other peoples' statements, Swam.

@swamislocal1 11 жыл бұрын

Tiberitus is not the only historian of antiquity. There was also Claudius, Josephus, and that only covers some of the non christian historians who wrote about Jesus. Do more research before you attach someone's credibility.

@Melkisedek777 2 жыл бұрын

I dismiss muhammad because of muhammad, in light of Gods Living Word Jesus Christ, it's a no brainer! Comparing the two is like night and day!

@universalheir 13 жыл бұрын

@universalheir I argued these points with Cliff when he came to campus last year, citing reliable authorities like the Oxford Annotated Bible. I think it's good to refute apologetics because it helps people who find Christianity unfulfilling realize that there is plenty of room for skepticism and better philosophies for living life. I wish Cliff would post more videos where he is seriously challenged rather than just the ones that make him look good. The picture is bigger than this.

@freedom4life312 Жыл бұрын

One thing for sure you know nothing about, is the quran my friend. If you truely knew about mohammad and his quran...you would not be trying to candy coat it. You need to seriously read the quran and hadith with a arabic native Christian to find out.

@universalheir 11 жыл бұрын

You have decided to do little more than attack me personally with insults like "pathetic." I speak from personal experience where I am happy as an Epicurean, but was miserable when I was once Christian. That was the subject being discussed when I brought up Christianity being unsatisfying for many and G14Soccer asked for other philosophies. I'm not sure what you expect in the realm of evidence, beyond a magical deity somehow providing a "better" moral code, despite torturing billions eternally.

@ToastyMcGrath 11 жыл бұрын

Uh, Swam? Dying for something doesn't make it true. According to the Chiran Peace Museum at Kagoshima, Japan, 1,036 kamikaze suicide pilots died believing in the divinity of Emperor Hirohito in the Second World War. Tell me what your historical expertise tell you about how true their beliefs were.

@DrCamelaRumba 11 жыл бұрын

You might not know this, but when you published your statement reading: "I confronted him (meaning Cliffe) with evidence of his plagiarism"; you are gratuitously inviting into your world a civil action for libel. Again, you may dissent, but statements like that do not help anyone. But why should anyone be surprised with your actions if Proverbs 10:14 says:"...the mouth of a foll invites ruin." Remember, the right to dissent is not a license to offend.

@universalheir 11 жыл бұрын

I expressed a lack of belief in Christian theism. Equal grounding. I don't see how I have any burden of evidence to support my claim that I found secular philosophy more fulfilling other than my own experience. I will disregard you "FACEPALM" violent imagery. What would you consider to be "evidence" so that I can answer your request.

@ToastyMcGrath 11 жыл бұрын

So that must mean that Joseph Smith was telling the truth about his Golden Tablets when he was beaten to death as a martyr. Hussein ibn Ali, a Muslim, was tortuously murdered for what he believed, and under your system that means he was speaking the truth. Bhai Mati Das, a Sikh martyr, was also tortured to death, which means according to you, Sikhism is also true. So are you willing to accept Mormonism, Islam, and Sikhism now?

@universalheir 11 жыл бұрын

It would help for Cliffe to give answers that are factually correct. I researched one of Cliffe's claims that there are 42 sources within 150 years of Jesus' life, but only 10 for the Roman emperor Tiberius. It turns out that Cliffe missed a whopping 33 sources for Tiberius and was over 75% wrong! Moreover, if you readjust the number to contemporaries alone, Jesus has 0 sources and Tiberius has 13. Mr. Knechtle has no credibility or integrity as an authority in any respect.

@BobDobalena 4 ай бұрын

People are so dishonest about Christians doing wrong. Who else do you know that literally travels around and helps people in need? I certainly don’t do it.

@ToastyMcGrath 11 жыл бұрын

Apparently you haven't been following Cliffe's videos, the poor man looked like an idiot child in #2910... Although to be fair, it only seems to be the UofA that gives him any real opposition. Cliffe is usually much better at picking schools that will give him softball questions, but every now and then he makes the mistake of visiting the Wildcats and he gets schooled like a little child. If Cliffe knew what was good for his smoke and mirrors show, he'd stay well away from Tucson.

@taramckinley7585 2 жыл бұрын

I found that video to be totally understandable, so I'm not sure why he supposedly looked like an "idiot child". He answered all of their questions fully, from what I can see.

@dogelife7901 2 жыл бұрын

@@taramckinley7585 atheists live life with blinders on, ignoring the truth right in front of them. its not surprising when they interpret a video differently.

@universalheir 11 жыл бұрын

You have also failed to provide evidence for why Theism or Christianity is "better." I am sorry to say that your comment contains only personal opinion, dogma, and absolutely zero evidence. Please refrain from personal insults in your subsequent posts.

@alliasstar7289 3 ай бұрын

Tells a man twice his age to grow up, proceeds to run away like a stupid child. If you truly believe there's no god, you wouldn't follow the guy for 10 years. So who's the fake?

@ToastyMcGrath 11 жыл бұрын

And in any case, you're more than welcome to present your best evidence for your particular god or gods' existence. The one piece of evidence that convinced YOU to believe. I'm just pretty sure I've heard them all, and they aren't very impressive. Most of them aren't even evidence, just philosophical word games and thought experiments.

@swamislocal1 11 жыл бұрын

Well of course there are "history students" like you who are on the fringe. You presuppose the past and refuse to look at evidence objectively. The majority of respectable historians of antiquity accept the historical value of Tiberius, Claudius, and Josephus, and even the apostle Luke. Lets not forget that not only did people write about Jesus within a decade of his crucifixion, but countless witnesses willingly died horribly for believing something you claim they knew was false. Sur buddy.

@universalheir 11 жыл бұрын

1GodOnlyOne, you are relying to some rather childish remarks at this point and just spouting "atheist total fail," when you have still failed present an argument or any supporting evidence for your opinion. All you have provided is the personal opinion that Christian theism is better. Please address this issue more maturely if you wish to have a serious discussion.

@AS-bs8xv 3 жыл бұрын

I like cliff, but he needs to study the false prophet muhammad and stop respecting him.

@dogelife7901 2 жыл бұрын

Cliff only respects that he was a historical person. That is his point, even if you don't believe Muhammed, you can believe he was a historical person like Jesus was an actual person. Then you study what they claimed to be true and see if it lines up with reality.

@ToastyMcGrath 11 жыл бұрын

Why would I study a fake topic like theology? All it is is just the philosophy of mythology. I deal in the real world.

@dogelife7901 2 жыл бұрын

What makes you think this is the real world?