You just need to not be a hypocrite.

@@Th3BigBoy 💕 Amen, you and I both.

@@NewCreationInChrist896 Do you believe in hell?

@@NewCreationInChrist896 I don't want to put words in your mouth but I think you're saying yes. If that's right, then I hope you will suffer me one more question. You have been kind to me so far. Where does a person go who doesn't believe in God? Can you identify such a person? I won't bother you again, and thank you your time, Lisa.

@@Th3BigBoy I was asking a similar question the other day concerning the Good Samaritan, clearly he wasn't a Christian, yet we're often told by Christians that unless we accept Jesus as our saviour, we're hellbound, .. so that would include the good Samaritan would it not?, if he's in heaven, then that tells me you *don't* need to accept Jesus as your saviour. This whole premise of a place called heaven is where good people go, and bad people go to hell is also absurd to me. If a place of eternal suffering actually exists, then shouldn't we be given the exact terms and conditions of ending up in such a place. Hell varies depending on which Christian you speak to .. from eternal suffering to nothingness ...I'm fine with nothingness after death, but I'm not keen on the concept of eternal suffering. 🙂

Please pray wonderful young woman in army I know for Gods might and love and fall on her and for her to be saved soon and serve God .thank you

What about the privilege of dying a true Muslims and receiving life after bodily death ?

Exactly to live is Christ and to die is gain as Apostle Paul said. It's awesome seeing Stuart following in his father Cliffe's footsteps as the Knechtle's family Apologetics ministry is still going strong. Creation is indicative of a Creator so we can understand reality as a Creation which allows us to understand it scientifically because it's intelligently designed. I love that question that young man asked about Hell but I don't think The Rich Man wanted to be in Hell but knew he had lived a sinful life deserving of it 😢😭. Stuart was speaking FACTS. AMEN fellow brothers and sisters in Christ our Lord and God bless Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle's family Apologetics ministry. Many Atheists, secular humanists and skeptics are very intelligent and logical but shows how dishonest their position can be in changing his standards for evidence by shifting the goalpost everytime it comes to what their standard of God's Existence being supported by evidence would be. It's obviously not the burden of proof for believers but God Himself to meet the burden of proof which He has for us Christian theists despite what Atheists claim are just unsupported claims. This has nothing to do with the video but please listen if you want to otherwise leave it alone and ignore it. Hello my name is Justin and I'm a Christian and Apologist but I'm also a college student. I'm not a closed minded Theist as I have nothing against Atheists or unbelievers as I speak to them often to understand their reasons for unbelief but we as Christians are convinced of God's Existence due to many real factors). I'm not trying to convert anyone or convince anyone to become Christians as that's The Holy Spirit's job to help people believe but only explain why I believe in Jesus Christ. There's actually evidence of God's Existence in Christianity. First of all there's proof that Jesus of Nazareth existed in history since the writings of Tacitus, Josephus Flavius, Pliny the younger and other historical documents prove that He was living two thousand years ago that even scholars both religious and Atheists agree with historically speaking but not that He's The Divine Son of God because obviously they don't. I'm going to give you historical and archeological evidence for God's Existence as The Scriptures have prophecies that predate the events recorded in them by several millennia including Matthew, Hosea and Zechariah which prophesy accurately of the people of Israel becoming a nation again after over 1900 years of being scattered around the nations since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D. spoken of by Christ in Matthew 23:29-24:3 and returning to their homeland after The Holocaust with Jerusalem as their capital in 1948 exactly as Jesus The Christ said. The prophets including Daniel spoke of the time where several world empires would arise and fall including the Babylonian kingdom, Medes and Persians, Roman Empire, and Saladin and the Muslims which went in consecutive order for the past few millennia. The people of Israel becoming a nation after The Holocaust in 1948 (ironically the melting point of gold as God compares Israel to gold that's tested in fire in Zechariah 13:8 and Jeremiah 16:15) exactly how Jesus The Christ said would happen since God us everything to come in The Scriptures and not just because people were working towards as Atheists claim which are impossible for any regular man to predict. Just before anyone says Christianity is a white man's religion made to oppress blacks during slavery you obviously aren't aware that the first Christians were Jews in The Middle East and that Christianity just like any religion can be used by evil and corrupt people to oppress others but you forget that the first Abolitionists/Civil Rights activists were Christians who sought to abolish slavery, racism, segregation, injustice and prejudice throughout American history. Jesus The Christ loves you enough not to give you what we all deserve which is God's Wrath by His Own Blood. Charles Darwin didn't originally come up with The Theory of Evolution over 200 years ago as it is mentioned in the writings of Ancient Greeks who believed in Demons that gave knowledge to philosophers. Evolution makes no sense when nothing has evolved after thousands of years of human history and supposedly the first creature came from primordial sludge several millions of years ago funny how they won't believe that God an Eternal Almighty Spirit Being created us from the Earth) which came from a supermassive expansion of matter at high temperature that inexplicably created everything in the known universe that supposedly came from nothing billions of years ago. How did the organs evolve before there were bones, skin, substance and how did any creatures see before eyes evolved? I've studied evolution and abiogenesis in the past and read Darwin's " Origin of The Species" I've studied evolution and abiogenesis in the past and read Darwin's " Origin of The Species" and I'm not convinced of but not macro or micro Evolution because there's no evidence of it nor clear observable examples of it where living creatures evolve into other kinds of species plus the fact that fossils don't show evidence of evolution and genetic entropy rules out evolution. The question begs how did two genders evolve from a common ancestor with a perfectly hospitable and sustainable environment with breathable oxygen and resources to survive on inexplicably? Atheists have the burden of proof to explain how everything came to be and why our existence is possible without the Existence of God from an godless perspective just as Christians have to provide evidence of God's Existence and the validity of His Word. Evolution requires life to already exist in order to take any effect in living organisms so it doesn't account for the existence of Life and reality. Also evolution is impossible because it goes against The Law of entropy and the second Law of thermodynamics because evolution makes things better whereas nothing continues to get better but decays and turns to absolute destruction in the end. Mark Ridley an Evolutionist said "No evolutionist whether gradualist or punctuationist uses the fossil record as evidence in favor of The Theory of Darwinian Evolution as opposed to special Creation". God's Existence is made perfectly known and observable in the universe as demonstrated in His Handiwork in the intelligently designed manner that Creation was made, human consciences and consciousness historical and archaeological evidence of God's Word being valid history, fulfillment of Bible Prophecies God in His Holiness and Righteousness could give us what we deserve in Hell for our since but He's merciful to give us free will to choose to accept or reject His gift of salvation by grace through faith in His Son Jesus. I don't mean this is any condescending manner but if you'd like to discuss The Scriptures with me or have me listen to your view on anything my instagram account is Savage Christian Kombatant.

Death is not a privilege. Death is stated to be the last enemy to be destroyed, it's an enemy. Death may look like a relief because yes you get to meet God afterwards, but death itself is not a relief. It's a horrible thing that was designed as a punishment, God made us to live, not to die. If we die and we go to hell, or to nowhere, then death in both scenarios is not a privilege but the worst outcome. It's only through God in which death is the final stop sign before paradise, not because it is good, but because God is good. Death is not good at all, what's good is that it is the last enemy to be destroyed before we meet God, we relieve ourselves because we can finally meet God and our hardships are over, not because death is good at all.

ur name is SUS change those last 3 numbers dangerously close to something very evil

God bless you brother!

God bless you brother

Yes exactly, “Do Not Judge or you will be Judged” is meant to convey biased judgement that isn’t based on true knowledge. You are just judging other people for the sake of judging, which ultimately points to the possibility of personal issues that you are projecting on others. You’re afraid, you have guilt, you’re sinful, so you try to point out other people’s flaws because you’re scared of your own. But that’s okay, that’s why Jesus Christ died for our sins, so that he could absorb the punishment we deserve; For God so loved the world he sent his only son, that whoever believes in Him will never perish, but have Eternal Life. . So don’t be a hypocrite, meaning don’t ignore your own personal issues that you need to address, before you judge someone. Fix your own problems and accept that we all are sinners by nature, and that we all need Jesus Christ to help us. From there, once you realize that you have the potential to sin and do evil like anyone else, and therefore are no better than anyone else and do not have a right to wrongfully judge, you can judge righteously. There’s a difference between these two statements, and I hope you can see it: 1.) “My brother, I love you because you are made in the image of God just like me, but your actions are wrong and I’m pleading you to see that. It’s wrong for you to kill other people, but that doesn’t mean you are unable of making amends. Please, I beg you to turn to Jesus Christ and work to help humanity, that you can redeem yourself.” 2.) “My brother, I cannot believe how disgusting of a person you’ve become. Nothing we’ve been through in life can redeem you in my eyes, and I hope the worst things imaginable happen to you. I judge you and deem you unforgivable, and therefore I don’t care what happens to you. You don’t deserve Jesus, you don’t deserve help.” . Can you see the difference and why most people are not real followers of Christ? I mean that because Jesus himself was whipped, flogged, beaten, spat on, mocked, forced to carry the cross they nailed him to, and as He was hanging there on the cross above those who were cheering and mocking His suffering, Jesus said “Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do.” He still loved them even though they were actively mocking and torturing and killing him slowly. Therefore, be like Jesus.

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Have you ever seen the late 60's movie "If" directed by Lindsay Anderson paul .. it's a brilliant insight into boarding school life, very brutal at times. There's probably a few good clips here on KZfaq. The caning of the lead character in the gymnasium is particularly harrowing.

Beautifully put.

There's an incredible amount of evidence.

Romans 1:18, all people know there is one true God from His creation at least. God bless you brother.

Exactly 💯. It's awesome seeing Stuart following in his father Cliffe's footsteps as the Knechtle's family Apologetics ministry is still going strong. Creation is indicative of a Creator so we can understand reality as a Creation which allows us to understand it scientifically because it's intelligently designed. I love that question that young man asked about Hell but I don't think The Rich Man wanted to be in Hell but knew he had lived a sinful life deserving of it 😢😭. Stuart was speaking FACTS. AMEN fellow brothers and sisters in Christ our Lord and God bless Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle's family Apologetics ministry. Many Atheists, secular humanists and skeptics are very intelligent and logical but shows how dishonest their position can be in changing his standards for evidence by shifting the goalpost everytime it comes to what their standard of God's Existence being supported by evidence would be. It's obviously not the burden of proof for believers but God Himself to meet the burden of proof which He has for us Christian theists despite what Atheists claim are just unsupported claims. This has nothing to do with the video but please listen if you want to otherwise leave it alone and ignore it. Hello my name is Justin and I'm a Christian and Apologist but I'm also a college student. I'm not a closed minded Theist as I have nothing against Atheists or unbelievers as I speak to them often to understand their reasons for unbelief but we as Christians are convinced of God's Existence due to many real factors). I'm not trying to convert anyone or convince anyone to become Christians as that's The Holy Spirit's job to help people believe but only explain why I believe in Jesus Christ. There's actually evidence of God's Existence in Christianity. First of all there's proof that Jesus of Nazareth existed in history since the writings of Tacitus, Josephus Flavius, Pliny the younger and other historical documents prove that He was living two thousand years ago that even scholars both religious and Atheists agree with historically speaking but not that He's The Divine Son of God because obviously they don't. I'm going to give you historical and archeological evidence for God's Existence as The Scriptures have prophecies that predate the events recorded in them by several millennia including Matthew, Hosea and Zechariah which prophesy accurately of the people of Israel becoming a nation again after over 1900 years of being scattered around the nations since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D. spoken of by Christ in Matthew 23:29-24:3 and returning to their homeland after The Holocaust with Jerusalem as their capital in 1948 exactly as Jesus The Christ said. The prophets including Daniel spoke of the time where several world empires would arise and fall including the Babylonian kingdom, Medes and Persians, Roman Empire, and Saladin and the Muslims which went in consecutive order for the past few millennia. The people of Israel becoming a nation after The Holocaust in 1948 (ironically the melting point of gold as God compares Israel to gold that's tested in fire in Zechariah 13:8 and Jeremiah 16:15) exactly how Jesus The Christ said would happen since God us everything to come in The Scriptures and not just because people were working towards as Atheists claim which are impossible for any regular man to predict. Just before anyone says Christianity is a white man's religion made to oppress blacks during slavery you obviously aren't aware that the first Christians were Jews in The Middle East and that Christianity just like any religion can be used by evil and corrupt people to oppress others but you forget that the first Abolitionists/Civil Rights activists were Christians who sought to abolish slavery, racism, segregation, injustice and prejudice throughout American history. Jesus The Christ loves you enough not to give you what we all deserve which is God's Wrath by His Own Blood. Charles Darwin didn't originally come up with The Theory of Evolution over 200 years ago as it is mentioned in the writings of Ancient Greeks who believed in Demons that gave knowledge to philosophers. Evolution makes no sense when nothing has evolved after thousands of years of human history and supposedly the first creature came from primordial sludge several millions of years ago funny how they won't believe that God an Eternal Almighty Spirit Being created us from the Earth) which came from a supermassive expansion of matter at high temperature that inexplicably created everything in the known universe that supposedly came from nothing billions of years ago. How did the organs evolve before there were bones, skin, substance and how did any creatures see before eyes evolved? I've studied evolution and abiogenesis in the past and read Darwin's " Origin of The Species" I've studied evolution and abiogenesis in the past and read Darwin's " Origin of The Species" and I'm not convinced of but not macro or micro Evolution because there's no evidence of it nor clear observable examples of it where living creatures evolve into other kinds of species plus the fact that fossils don't show evidence of evolution and genetic entropy rules out evolution. The question begs how did two genders evolve from a common ancestor with a perfectly hospitable and sustainable environment with breathable oxygen and resources to survive on inexplicably? Atheists have the burden of proof to explain how everything came to be and why our existence is possible without the Existence of God from an godless perspective just as Christians have to provide evidence of God's Existence and the validity of His Word. Evolution requires life to already exist in order to take any effect in living organisms so it doesn't account for the existence of Life and reality. Also evolution is impossible because it goes against The Law of entropy and the second Law of thermodynamics because evolution makes things better whereas nothing continues to get better but decays and turns to absolute destruction in the end. Mark Ridley an Evolutionist said "No evolutionist whether gradualist or punctuationist uses the fossil record as evidence in favor of The Theory of Darwinian Evolution as opposed to special Creation". God's Existence is made perfectly known and observable in the universe as demonstrated in His Handiwork in the intelligently designed manner that Creation was made, human consciences and consciousness historical and archaeological evidence of God's Word being valid history, fulfillment of Bible Prophecies God in His Holiness and Righteousness could give us what we deserve in Hell for our since but He's merciful to give us free will to choose to accept or reject His gift of salvation by grace through faith in His Son Jesus. I don't mean this is any condescending manner but if you'd like to discuss The Scriptures with me or have me listen to your view on anything my instagram account is Savage Christian Kombatant.

I've heard it said that the reason they did that was to try and create a Holy war against the west? Is that what you're saying Niko?

Perhaps. I haven't studied Islam carefully enough to find what you're talking about specifically addressed. * I think where Cliff was going with that is that many people find one bit of a religion's teachings--whether it's Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, or whatever, and they use that as the "gotcha" to say why they think it's not true or hypocritical. It's not fair, for example, to blame a religion for an individual, or a group or even one nation's misinterpretation or misappropriation of the clear teaching of the text or prophet or whatever all by itself. We have to go to the source and compare that to what the followers (or false followers) did. * So with that in mind, what passage(s) teaching of the original source of Islam/Muhammad would you say are the most convincing that his intention for his followers was to kill people randomly and/or as an act of defiance?

@@ScriptureConsolidated I've been doing research into the new moon, keeping feast days according to the moon. Working to line up the sabbath scripturally also! I'm aware just not sure. So, i hope you speak with grace and not to provoke me to debate. Shalom!

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@ScriptureConsolidated Ezekiel 46:1 isn’t outlining a week. There’s only 7 days in a week, not 8. The new moon can fall on any of the 7 days of the week. The Gregorian calendar has nothing to do with understanding this.

@@ScriptureConsolidated i think you misread what I said.

@@ScriptureConsolidated the new moon which is used to calculate months and years has no bearing on a week. This is why the new moon is used to calculate high (yearly) sabbaths, whereas it has no effect on the 7th day sabbath. This 7 day week cycle has been taking place since God first established it in Genesis, and it has not changed. A calendar (used to indicate months and years) does not change this 7 day cycle. & yes Sabbath begins the night before, a night that we just so happen to call Friday in English. & yes it ends the night after, a night that we just so happen to call Saturday. In Spanish speaking countries it’s called Sábado, in Arabia it’s yawm alsabt, etc. As you can see, it’s even imbedded in other nations’ language which day of the week the Sabbath day is, this has nothing to do with Rome or the Gregorian calendar. You said Ezekiel lays out a line of calendar days. So are you not saying that at the beginning of each month (new moon), there are 8 days in a week? 6 working days, Sabbath day, and day of the new moon right? If not, I’m not sure why else you brought up the Ezekiel scripture, so please clear that up for me.

@@ScriptureConsolidated ok no, the new moon is not the sabbath, that’s not what Ezekiel 46:1 says. It’s merely outlining what days the gates should be opened and closed. The new moon indicates the first day of a Hebrew month. So essentially Ezekiel 46:1 can be read as: “Thus saith the Lord God; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the [first day of the month] it shall be opened.” The first day of a month has nothing to do with the 7 day week cycle, it’s two different calculations. The first day of a month can fall on the first day of the week, second day, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh, depending on the month. All Ezekiel 46:1 is saying is that six days out of the week the gates should be closed. On the seventh day of the week it should be opened, and also on the first of every month, it should be opened. The new moon (first of the month) was acknowledged by Hebrews, but it was never considered a Sabbath day.

this Brother Alban sounds a bit like a thug paul, was he a monk? We had Nuns in our school, they were pretty brutal and seemed to enjoy hitting us kids.

@@bonnie43uk He wasn’t a thug Tom. I deserved all I got and needed it. He tried to help me with his disciplining and he did. I am in complete agreement with him. He was right. I hate to think how my life would have turned out without him. He wasn’t a monk. He was a De la Salle brother. A good man. A strong man who gave up his life to the devotion of us boys.

@@paulwilfridhunt Happy to be corrected Paul. My dad used to beat the living crap out of me when I misbehaved, I do wonder sometimes if corporal punishment is better than todays methods of discipline overall. Maybe the jury is still out. Here's a question for you paul, I have a lot of conversations with people on here about morality and whether certain actions can be considered "objectively" immoral or "subjectively" immoral. With regards to corporal punishment, it seems to me you're saying it's perfectly moral to physically beat a child. .. there is a well known biblical passage "spare the rod, spoil the child", which, if i understand it correctly can be interpreted as "if you don't hit the child to punish him, you're spoiling him"

@@bonnie43uk Yes we have tried sparing the rod and it doesn’t seem to be working today. Society is in a terrible mess. It’s a dangerous place. The Romans allowed their Greek teachers to chastise their children. But no parent likes smacking their child. I loved my boyhood dog. But I knew if I didn’t smack him he’d get shot for chasing sheep. I did it to save him. But some children don’t need it. I did. It’s only for those who get badly out of line. Invariably a father will begin to lose love for a misbehaving son unless he gives him some paddy whacks. And this gets the child back on track and the father loses any build up of hate. Sometimes we have to be cruel to be kind. People who commit terrible crimes, taking the life of another, have to lose their life. This helps people to be able to more easily rule and control themselves. Because if they imagine killing another they simultaneously see themselves hanging by the neck and it invariably cancels out the desire to take the life of another. It’s heavy subject and not pleasant to talk about. And it’s also one in which presumably there will be no change to the status quo in the foreseeable future, hence some people will wax worse and worse. It’s natural to want to be friends with our children. We want them to love us. But as the captain of a sailing ship would lose his authority if he becomes too friendly with the crew so too do we if we sacrifice our children for the sake of wanting to be their best friends. They want us to be strong. And if we take a stand for instance against things like pornography that ruins society, they might think we are old fashioned, but after we, like Brother Alban, are gone, 6 foot under pumping up daisies we shall still be giving them strength. There are exceptions to the rule of course. And some fathers or mothers are the best friend of a child growing up. My mother was my best friend. Jack Nicklaus’s father was his best friend as a boy. If everyone kept the 10 commandments we wouldn’t be talking about this. How are you Tom? I’ve dished you out some punishment over the years haven’t I. I’ve been your Brother Alban. I’ve done my best. But has it done you any good.

@@bonnie43uk As I have previously said Tom, I’ve become a somewhat prolific Utube writer which I attribute to you and maybe to John Cassin too, but perhaps with John it’s to a lesser extent. I was extremely reluctant to write as I suffered from the syndrome of “ what will others think”. This fear of criticism is normal. But it encouraged me seeing you writing so prolifically. You did me a great service Tom. However I fully realise I am no Shakespeare or Dickens. Nor do I want to be. I’m just one who communicates with the keyboard. Interestingly enough, Dickens initially suffered from the fear of criticism so much so that he would creep out at night to post his manuscripts. He didn’t want others to say there goes that hopeful Dickens who wants to be an author. But writing can develop our intellect. We prize deeper understandings out of ourselves that otherwise would be too deep to find without the pen. Like many others, I too have an array of interests besides my good penchant for God. But for people like me and there are many, we do a good work, because like Noah, we build arks made out of Godly principles and those who love God get aboard. And they say this guy is right. I’m with him. I’m aboard. And on this ship they obtain strength as they take a stand against unrighteousness. But Tom, as I have arrived at the conclusion quite some time ago that you are trapped in a trap of your own thinking which has got you in opposition to God, and seemingly you can’t get out of it, I therefore have quit giving you the same old same old lectures on amendment and repentance. I see the futility of it. However it hasn’t all been in vain because my explanations have helped new believers. Initially they are perplexed by your inability to believe as they do. And find it incredulous that the obviousness of God’s existence is not obvious to you. But my explanations of why you are the way you are helps put the puzzle together for them. And in this regard I have done some good. I have come to terms with the fact that you are to be an atheist for the rest of your life. I don’t see any change happening for you, but God is running the show and what will be will be. It’s His call. He knows best. But I can do no more. Writing is tiring or at least it can be. It takes it out of us. Hence I’m grateful that it’s only part of my life. We all wish you well Tom. All the best from all of us.

By this, what is meant is certainly not “Scripture is given by God, so make money off of it and rewrite it however you want.” What is meant in 2 Timothy 3:16 is that is that Paul the Apostle is saying that for those who follow Jesus Christ, all scriptures that the followers agreed upon can be used for rebuking and excising demons, correcting people’s behaviors within the church and family, etc, and for teaching others about the way of Jesus Christ.

Same here dude 😎

What are you talking about? They explain themselves very clearly when they say “We do not know everything. Anyone who says they do know everything is a naive, a fool, and someone you shouldn’t trust.” Getting a Master’s Degree in Biology certainly by no means you know everything there will ever be to know about Biology. Far from it. No one knows the true extent of Biology, there are many questions we simply can’t answer with our current understanding. Cliffe and his son are giving their answers to the absolute best of their knowledge, and willingly admit they don’t know when they don’t know. They’re not Evangelical “Fire and Brimstone” prophets going out into the streets and telling everything they deserve Hell. They say many times over and over again in their videos throughout the years, “We don’t know everything, and we hope you never believe just because we tell you. All we’re asking is that you take the time to just simply read the 4 Gospels…. Then ask yourself, “If this is a historical narrative of a man named Jesus, was he actually reliable in the things he said and how he lived his life?”

And Jesus said, “Many will come to me on that day and say ‘Lord, Lord! Did we not prophecy in your name and in your name perform miracles and in your name cast out demons?’ And I will say plainly to them, ‘I have never known you. Away from me, you Evildoer!’” Being religious is not the answer. Following Christ is the answer. Religion has been used to justify thousands of years of child abuse, the crusades, the witch trials, and hundreds of years of institutionalized slavery in the western world. Religion is clearly evil, that’s why religion does not actually represent what Jesus said. Jesus represents Jesus, and what Jesus said represents what Jesus said. That’s why you should never put your faith in Religion. Instead, put your faith in Jesus Christ.

Jesse, it would be nice to have some respectful discourse with you, .. what is the evidence that what you believe is true?

@@bonnie43uk Well maybe you should take the lead? See, respect is when one person doesn't troll and refuse to learn or even pay attention-which is what you do habitually. I've given you the arguments and evidence FOR the Christian position before. What you have yet to do is give us any evidence that what YOU believe is true. After years of asking, you keep me waiting...

​@@jessebryant9233 but Jesse, don't you get it yet? Evidence is only required of the Christian. No one else.

@@saintpaulofyoutube4416 Oh! Yep! Yep! I forgot. My bad. No wonder the haters and trolls can't defend their faith. They're position is just the default. Totally forgot. Thank you for correcting me. 😁

@@jessebryant9233 The key phrase here is "respectful discourse", as i said, it would be nice to have a civil discussion with you, I simply asked you what is the evidence that what you believe is true?, maybe if we can find some common ground in what we both agree to be true, that would be a positive start. Are we in agreement that the earth revolves around the Sun, is that a simple fact that we can agree on? If we can keep this conversation civil we may well find that we agree on lots of things.. that would be good would it not?

Have you ever lied, stolen, used God's name in vain, looked wuth lust? if so you need to repent today and Believe in Jesus Christ to save you from Hell and go to heaven instead

Me too. But keep in mind their audience usually either rejects the Bible and are asking philosophical questions

Exactly. John 7:24 shows that believers are to judge righteously not falsely especially against other brothers and sisters in Christ our Lord. Death is worse than suffering because Death causes the most suffering when it takes the lives of those who are living in suffering from those who are left to live with that suffering so Death causes more suffering. It's awesome seeing Stuart following in his father Cliffe's footsteps as the Knechtle's family Apologetics ministry is still going strong. Creation is indicative of a Creator so we can understand reality as a Creation which allows us to understand it scientifically because it's intelligently designed. I love that question that young man asked about Hell but I don't think The Rich Man wanted to be in Hell but knew he had lived a sinful life deserving of it 😢😭. Stuart was speaking FACTS. AMEN fellow brothers and sisters in Christ our Lord and God bless Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle's family Apologetics ministry. Many Atheists, secular humanists and skeptics are very intelligent and logical but shows how dishonest their position can be in changing his standards for evidence by shifting the goalpost everytime it comes to what their standard of God's Existence being supported by evidence would be. It's obviously not the burden of proof for believers but God Himself to meet the burden of proof which He has for us Christian theists despite what Atheists claim are just unsupported claims. This has nothing to do with the video but please listen if you want to otherwise leave it alone and ignore it. Hello my name is Justin and I'm a Christian and Apologist but I'm also a college student. I'm not a closed minded Theist as I have nothing against Atheists or unbelievers as I speak to them often to understand their reasons for unbelief but we as Christians are convinced of God's Existence due to many real factors). I'm not trying to convert anyone or convince anyone to become Christians as that's The Holy Spirit's job to help people believe but only explain why I believe in Jesus Christ. There's actually evidence of God's Existence in Christianity. First of all there's proof that Jesus of Nazareth existed in history since the writings of Tacitus, Josephus Flavius, Pliny the younger and other historical documents prove that He was living two thousand years ago that even scholars both religious and Atheists agree with historically speaking but not that He's The Divine Son of God because obviously they don't. I'm going to give you historical and archeological evidence for God's Existence as The Scriptures have prophecies that predate the events recorded in them by several millennia including Matthew, Hosea and Zechariah which prophesy accurately of the people of Israel becoming a nation again after over 1900 years of being scattered around the nations since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D. spoken of by Christ in Matthew 23:29-24:3 and returning to their homeland after The Holocaust with Jerusalem as their capital in 1948 exactly as Jesus The Christ said. The prophets including Daniel spoke of the time where several world empires would arise and fall including the Babylonian kingdom, Medes and Persians, Roman Empire, and Saladin and the Muslims which went in consecutive order for the past few millennia. The people of Israel becoming a nation after The Holocaust in 1948 (ironically the melting point of gold as God compares Israel to gold that's tested in fire in Zechariah 13:8 and Jeremiah 16:15) exactly how Jesus The Christ said would happen since God us everything to come in The Scriptures and not just because people were working towards as Atheists claim which are impossible for any regular man to predict. Just before anyone says Christianity is a white man's religion made to oppress blacks during slavery you obviously aren't aware that the first Christians were Jews in The Middle East and that Christianity just like any religion can be used by evil and corrupt people to oppress others but you forget that the first Abolitionists/Civil Rights activists were Christians who sought to abolish slavery, racism, segregation, injustice and prejudice throughout American history. Jesus The Christ loves you enough not to give you what we all deserve which is God's Wrath by His Own Blood. Charles Darwin didn't originally come up with The Theory of Evolution over 200 years ago as it is mentioned in the writings of Ancient Greeks who believed in Demons that gave knowledge to philosophers. Evolution makes no sense when nothing has evolved after thousands of years of human history and supposedly the first creature came from primordial sludge several millions of years ago funny how they won't believe that God an Eternal Almighty Spirit Being created us from the Earth) which came from a supermassive expansion of matter at high temperature that inexplicably created everything in the known universe that supposedly came from nothing billions of years ago. How did the organs evolve before there were bones, skin, substance and how did any creatures see before eyes evolved? I've studied evolution and abiogenesis in the past and read Darwin's " Origin of The Species" I've studied evolution and abiogenesis in the past and read Darwin's " Origin of The Species" and I'm not convinced of but not macro or micro Evolution because there's no evidence of it nor clear observable examples of it where living creatures evolve into other kinds of species plus the fact that fossils don't show evidence of evolution and genetic entropy rules out evolution. The question begs how did two genders evolve from a common ancestor with a perfectly hospitable and sustainable environment with breathable oxygen and resources to survive on inexplicably? Atheists have the burden of proof to explain how everything came to be and why our existence is possible without the Existence of God from an godless perspective just as Christians have to provide evidence of God's Existence and the validity of His Word. Evolution requires life to already exist in order to take any effect in living organisms so it doesn't account for the existence of Life and reality. Also evolution is impossible because it goes against The Law of entropy and the second Law of thermodynamics because evolution makes things better whereas nothing continues to get better but decays and turns to absolute destruction in the end. Mark Ridley an Evolutionist said "No evolutionist whether gradualist or punctuationist uses the fossil record as evidence in favor of The Theory of Darwinian Evolution as opposed to special Creation". God's Existence is made perfectly known and observable in the universe as demonstrated in His Handiwork in the intelligently designed manner that Creation was made, human consciences and consciousness historical and archaeological evidence of God's Word being valid history, fulfillment of Bible Prophecies God in His Holiness and Righteousness could give us what we deserve in Hell for our since but He's merciful to give us free will to choose to accept or reject His gift of salvation by grace through faith in His Son Jesus. I don't mean this is any condescending manner but if you'd like to discuss The Scriptures with me or have me listen to your view on anything my instagram account is Savage Christian Kombatant.

some are, some aren't, it should be fairly easy to spot the difference 🙂

Cliffe's son, Stuart.

fancy talk person

He's Cliffe's son Stuart obviously if you've watched any videos you'll have seen him before

FACTS 😂. I felt so bad for her but awesome video. We're all hypocritically judgemental and inclusive/exclusive whether religious or otherwise 💯. It's cool seeing that even though Cliffe is getting older his son Stuart is choosing to follow in Cliffe's footsteps in representing Christ our Lord in the Knechtle's Apologetics ministry preaching DA GOSPEL TRUTH. Atheism ain't got nothing new or better to offer than the very religious beliefs it's critical of so it's hypocrisy at it's finest 😂. Hello this is for all you Atheists, unbelievers and skeptics. I'm going to address a few misconceptions and lies about God's Character and His Word. The Bible doesn't support chattel slavery or anything else Immoral. Ok so Atheists and unbelievers say God is either Immoral, incompetent or not responsible so let's see what The Scriptures actually say. God revealed himself and created a nation in a real, historical context. It was a world with a slave-based economy, with city states often at war with each other, with polygamous marriages to ensure the continuation of family lines. The laws of the Old Testament regulate this behaviour. Slaves are to be treated humanely (Exodus 21:11). They are given rights and not seen as mere possessions. Hebrew slaves were able to buy their own freedom. Human trafficking is condemned (Exodus 21:16). In contrast to the law code of Babylon, Old Testament Israel was a light to the nations. The Old Testament law and narratives do not stand alone. Jesus is now the best example of what we read. So the moral teaching of the Bible cannot be summarised by a quote taken out of context from the Old Testament to demonize God and His Word. Slavery was permitted in Old Testament law but it was regulated by God giving the Israelites instructions on how to fairly and humanely treat their slaves (it was like indentured servitude where someone could work for you if they owed debts or needed income not cruel like chattel slavery). God allowed the people of Israel to own slaves since they themselves has already experienced over 400 years of generations of Egyptian slavery and knew how inhumane it was to be beaten, overworked and taxed so God set them apart from other nations and cultures around them by giving them a fair way to treat their slaves since slavery had already existed in the world but it doesn't mean God condoned it just used it for His Will to bring Good And in the light of the whole scriptural teaching, we find the reasons for its ultimate abolition (Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 4:1-3; Philemon 15-16 and Galatians 3:28). The Word of God provided the moral standard against slavery in the Roman Empire and against the slave trade in the New World. But what of genocide or holy war in the book of Joshua? Several things could be pointed out. The use of warfare in the ancient world did not always mean literal total destruction, even when events are described in such terms. Furthermore, the book of Joshua does not describe a genocide. It is not a race who are being wiped out, as in genocide, but a religious practice which was often appalling and degrading. Those who repent (like Rahab from Jericho or Ruth) are not destroyed but become part of Israel. It is not the racial group that is in view but their "detestable practices". However, after all is said, we must still acknowledge that God brought judgment on the nations of Canaan. It is not our place as believers isn't to sugar-coat the Bible. For some skeptics, this is enough to make God a moral monster. But the fact is that Jesus continued to affirm that God is a Judge who will bring a future judgment on all peoples and all nations. God’s judgment will be just. The list of Old Testament stories rejected by critics often leads to a similar dismissal of the New Testament teaching of Jesus on the existence of hell. After all, what was the Flood of Genesis or the conquest of Joshua if not a glimpse of future judgment? Hell does not demonstrate cruelty on God’s part, but it does demonstrate His Holiness and our moral accountability. Perhaps this is the real reason many people rail against the God of the Bible? It is not that they think He is a moral monster, but that they are afraid He is a moral Judge, and that has implications for our behaviour now. God is an Eternal Almighty Spirit Being and we as His creatures have Eternal souls and spirits so the punishment for our sins against Him must therefore also be Eternal but so must the reward for righteousness that's why He sent His Son Jesus to live a perfectly righteous and sinless Life (which none of us could ever possibly expect to do) suffer the humiliating and torturous death of crucifixion to shed His Own Blood willingly so that all who willingly accept His gift of salvation by grace through faith in Him will be saved and given Eternal life because that's what God wants is for us to willingly accept His gift of salvation and choose life. Exodus 21:20-21 literally speaks about capital punishment befalling anyone who mistreats their slaves so yes people are taking Scripture out of context to demonize God who literally promises that slaves who are mistreated under someone else's authority is to be avenged. When we hear the word “slavery” we think of innocent human beings, kept prisoner for life, having no rights under law and so reduced to animals. This is clearly immoral because it is unjust: the slave has done nothing to deserve the treatment. The situation described as “slavery” in the Bible was nothing like this. It is more accurately described as one of indentured servitude. Many “slaves” were indentured servants, working for a term of years Some other “slaves” were prisoners. There were no prisons. Prisoners had to work to live like everyone else. Some had life sentences. Some served a term and were released. People didn't beat their good slaves but treated them well and protected their assets thus. But no matter how rebellious a slave was, you couldn't just beat them to death. And if you knocked out their tooth or damaged their eye then you had to set them free. (Exodus 21:26). God wasn't using what other nations did because He wanted to set His Chosen People of Israel apart from the cruel, inhumane and unjust systems other cultures had so He gave them a fair way to treat their slaves and servants. There is a lot of ignorance on this topic which is understandable given the age we live in but it's not the nefarious set up we think of when we think of modern slavery. The question Atheists must ask themselves is how come the Jews aren't being accused of slavery and human trafficking if they're guilty of it in The Bible and why would white slave owners rip out pages from The Old and New Testament Scriptures to justify their owning blacks as slaves if The Bible already justified slavery?

@@Theo_Skeptomai work to maybe muslim get to god is praying 5 times a day and fast and repeat prayers,...etc. nothing about financial. i studied Islam, no guarantee o get to heaven, even Muhammad can't guarantee heaven (janna), according to quran.

Do the work to Believe in the right Christian like way and maybe if you work on that belief properly you get to heaven Same as Islam ☪️ ✝️

@@jasonnoble7302 wrong, islam NEVER guaranteed heaven to muslims, but Jesus guaranteed heaven for his followers.

@@123jac Do cathartics go to heaven? How about Jehovah witnesses? Mormons going to heaven? Does Oriental Orthodoxy get you to heaven ? Lutheran ? Baptist ? All in ? 🤷‍♂️

@@jasonnoble7302 whoever believes in Jesus as Lord and Savior plus do the commandments will go to heaven, regardless of what church they belong to.

Grace and Peace to You. May I Contact you via Email or facebook to Discuss this Further?

@robert mitchell I don't have any and I don't I believe such a thing. Are you trying to ask what evidence I've heard from them? I was just asking if anyone else has heard of this teaching. From the snippets they've given me (they tend to run when pushed) they seem to believe there is a God the mother, using things like God creating male and female in 'our' image meaning there must be a female image. They also think the verse that says something about the New Jerusalem 'coming down and she is our mother' is actually referring to this God the Mother. The 'bride' mentioned in the Bible they also take to mean a female version of God. They believe she is only just revealing herself now and of course, their church is the only one with this new revelation.

@robert mitchell No probs my friend. This group is really going hard here. I'm seeing them at various malls and parking lots.

@@TacticsOgre35 I've never heard of that group before. We're all hypocritically judgemental and inclusive/exclusive whether religious or otherwise 💯. It's cool seeing that even though Cliffe is getting older his son Stuart is choosing to follow in Cliffe's footsteps in representing Christ our Lord in the Knechtle's Apologetics ministry preaching DA GOSPEL TRUTH. Atheism ain't got nothing new or better to offer than the very religious beliefs it's critical of so it's hypocrisy at it's finest 😂. Hello this is for all you Atheists, unbelievers and skeptics. I'm going to address a few misconceptions and lies about God's Character and His Word. The Bible doesn't support chattel slavery or anything else Immoral. Ok so Atheists and unbelievers say God is either Immoral, incompetent or not responsible so let's see what The Scriptures actually say. God revealed himself and created a nation in a real, historical context. It was a world with a slave-based economy, with city states often at war with each other, with polygamous marriages to ensure the continuation of family lines. The laws of the Old Testament regulate this behaviour. Slaves are to be treated humanely (Exodus 21:11). They are given rights and not seen as mere possessions. Hebrew slaves were able to buy their own freedom. Human trafficking is condemned (Exodus 21:16). In contrast to the law code of Babylon, Old Testament Israel was a light to the nations. The Old Testament law and narratives do not stand alone. Jesus is now the best example of what we read. So the moral teaching of the Bible cannot be summarised by a quote taken out of context from the Old Testament to demonize God and His Word. Slavery was permitted in Old Testament law but it was regulated by God giving the Israelites instructions on how to fairly and humanely treat their slaves (it was like indentured servitude where someone could work for you if they owed debts or needed income not cruel like chattel slavery). God allowed the people of Israel to own slaves since they themselves has already experienced over 400 years of generations of Egyptian slavery and knew how inhumane it was to be beaten, overworked and taxed so God set them apart from other nations and cultures around them by giving them a fair way to treat their slaves since slavery had already existed in the world but it doesn't mean God condoned it just used it for His Will to bring Good And in the light of the whole scriptural teaching, we find the reasons for its ultimate abolition (Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 4:1-3; Philemon 15-16 and Galatians 3:28). The Word of God provided the moral standard against slavery in the Roman Empire and against the slave trade in the New World. But what of genocide or holy war in the book of Joshua? Several things could be pointed out. The use of warfare in the ancient world did not always mean literal total destruction, even when events are described in such terms. Furthermore, the book of Joshua does not describe a genocide. It is not a race who are being wiped out, as in genocide, but a religious practice which was often appalling and degrading. Those who repent (like Rahab from Jericho or Ruth) are not destroyed but become part of Israel. It is not the racial group that is in view but their "detestable practices". However, after all is said, we must still acknowledge that God brought judgment on the nations of Canaan. It is not our place as believers isn't to sugar-coat the Bible. For some skeptics, this is enough to make God a moral monster. But the fact is that Jesus continued to affirm that God is a Judge who will bring a future judgment on all peoples and all nations. God’s judgment will be just. The list of Old Testament stories rejected by critics often leads to a similar dismissal of the New Testament teaching of Jesus on the existence of hell. After all, what was the Flood of Genesis or the conquest of Joshua if not a glimpse of future judgment? Hell does not demonstrate cruelty on God’s part, but it does demonstrate His Holiness and our moral accountability. Perhaps this is the real reason many people rail against the God of the Bible? It is not that they think He is a moral monster, but that they are afraid He is a moral Judge, and that has implications for our behaviour now. God is an Eternal Almighty Spirit Being and we as His creatures have Eternal souls and spirits so the punishment for our sins against Him must therefore also be Eternal but so must the reward for righteousness that's why He sent His Son Jesus to live a perfectly righteous and sinless Life (which none of us could ever possibly expect to do) suffer the humiliating and torturous death of crucifixion to shed His Own Blood willingly so that all who willingly accept His gift of salvation by grace through faith in Him will be saved and given Eternal life because that's what God wants is for us to willingly accept His gift of salvation and choose life. Exodus 21:20-21 literally speaks about capital punishment befalling anyone who mistreats their slaves so yes people are taking Scripture out of context to demonize God who literally promises that slaves who are mistreated under someone else's authority is to be avenged. When we hear the word “slavery” we think of innocent human beings, kept prisoner for life, having no rights under law and so reduced to animals. This is clearly immoral because it is unjust: the slave has done nothing to deserve the treatment. The situation described as “slavery” in the Bible was nothing like this. It is more accurately described as one of indentured servitude. Many “slaves” were indentured servants, working for a term of years Some other “slaves” were prisoners. There were no prisons. Prisoners had to work to live like everyone else. Some had life sentences. Some served a term and were released. People didn't beat their good slaves but treated them well and protected their assets thus. But no matter how rebellious a slave was, you couldn't just beat them to death. And if you knocked out their tooth or damaged their eye then you had to set them free. (Exodus 21:26). God wasn't using what other nations did because He wanted to set His Chosen People of Israel apart from the cruel, inhumane and unjust systems other cultures had so He gave them a fair way to treat their slaves and servants. There is a lot of ignorance on this topic which is understandable given the age we live in but it's not the nefarious set up we think of when we think of modern slavery. The question Atheists must ask themselves is how come the Jews aren't being accused of slavery and human trafficking if they're guilty of it in The Bible and why would white slave owners rip out pages from The Old and New Testament Scriptures to justify their owning blacks as slaves if The Bible already justified slavery?

You have an another God with an alternative to hell?

good people go to hell ..? who said ?

@cameroneagle4370 Your Bible. Specifically John 3:16. It doesn't matter how somebody conducts themself in life. You are judged solely on whether you believed in the Bible. So Gandhi is in hell, and Ted Bundy is in heaven.

@boltrooktwo I'm an atheist. I don't believe in a god or a pantheon of gods without evidence. I can make one up and joyfully assert a god or a pantheon of gods exist just like all of the religions if you like.

@@fishjj76 you dont know what your talking about...the bible never says ,"it doesnt matter how somebody conducts themself in life" .... where did you read that?

I promise you that If you were God, he who created everything, from the smallest of atoms to the largest of Multiversal, Infinite cosmic structures; you would have a right to create anything you want and judge your own creations based on what you define as Justice. Because if there is no God, and we are a mistake and an accident as Atheism suggests; That means life is completely absurd and absolutely nothing matters. No matter how good of a person you are, once you die, it doesn’t matter. Everything goes dark and it was meaningless, because if humanity fully dies out some die then that’s it. Nothing we ever did meant a thing. Because there’s no God to define meaning and value for His creation. . I love cliffe and Stuart’s mindsets personally, because they’re followers of Christ, not Christians, who openly agree that Evolution and the Big Bang makes sense, but as a process and not the origin of mankind and everything else. It makes far more sense that a Creator initiating the Big Bang and used the process of Evolution to design Humanity “In His Own Image.” Meaning not physically like God, but mentally like God, creators who work in the material world. If the Multiverse exists, it further suggests God because it doesn’t make sense for there to be no creator, yet there be infinite realities all co-existing in patterns and sometimes even drastic differences. What’s the point? There’s no Creator so then there’s just no reason? How is that logical? Why does infinity exist if there’s no reason at all for it to exist? Something or someone had to have started it all at some point. But who could start something where there is nothing? It had to be some kind of supreme Entity, something that exists outside space and time and therefore has no beginning or end, just like Jesus Christ said. “I Am the Alpha and the Omega, Am the First and Last, the Beginning and the End.” God is everything and yet nothing, He has no beginning, yet all beginnings come from Him.

@@johnnyrocket1685 you seem to have deep misunderstanding of atheist and scientific claims vs headlines done by reporters.

@@korpse6rinder Freidrich Nietzsche ultimately believed that morality was meaningless and that life had no purpose. I don’t care about headlines, I go to the main people who are credited as starting these thought processes. Matthias Knutzen, the true founding father of atheism, created the thought process in 1646 when he put forth the idea that “There is no God, there is no Devil, and there’s no such thing as a Soul or a soul based immorality.”

@@johnnyrocket1685 you think atheist didn't exist before the 1600? What does ultimately meaningless mean? Can a person give meaning to their life? Can another person give meaning to someone else's life?

Bonnie, if naturalism is true, then what is the end game? Death. And if there is no ultimate purpose in life, then why do you believe some human actions are wrong? Once more we see how you are neither rational nor consistent. And if you really believe what you claim to believe, why are you here? Can you find anything better to do than type to faceless strangers on the internet? Time is ticking, Bonnie...

Atheism has a low birth rate and social cohesion. If your only path is to death which consists of nothing there is no rational reason to have children when they as well only have risk and death as the limits of their potential.

I'd disagree. In Atheism there is no ultimate purpose to life. If atheism is true, you simply are a cosmic accident and a bag of meat and water reacting to the biochemical reactions in your brain. Morality is subjective and living a "happy and fulfilling" life is also subjective. One person may find fulfillment selling drugs, living a life of crime, becoming a mass murderer, and another may find fulfillment in helping others and giving to the needy. Neither are wrong and both will return to the ground when they die. There is no purpose, whether you choose to kill and murder or help and nurture it doesn't matter.

@@huytruong7370 Atheism is simply a disbelief in God, it doesn't come with any other preconditions that I'm aware of. An atheist could be a mass murderer or a brain surgeon. As regards how life began, I have no idea. Science hasn't figured that out yet. I don't know of any rational person who would consider a mass murderer to be living a happy and fulfilling life. You are wrong to say it doesn't matter if you're an atheist whether or not you kill and murder people or help and nurture, it matters massively to me as a non believer that I treat people with care and kindness. Does it matter to you if someone believes in a different God to you?, do they have purpose and meaning in life? As a non believer, i certainly believe I have meaning and purpose in life. I appreciate your reply btw.

@@huytruong7370 Just a warning. If you aren't familiar already, Bonnie is the single most notorious resident troll on this channel. He's been saying the same things for more than 10 years on every video posted by Cliffe. And he will likely both affirm and deny much of what you said. Just FYI.

Crying in the comment section

So what are the other options?

So what do you lean on??

​@@raphaelfeneje486 he leans on his own willing ignorance and complete lack of the understanding of God. That's the definition of a self righteous unbeliever.

@@formallyknownasjojoemcpart6684 I just misunderstood your comment about ignorance by being ignorant😭

If you studied the word as diligently as you have been trying to criticize Cliffe in all of his videos, you may actually have the answers to the dillemas you keep proposing.

I got you. The God of the bible beheld all he had created and saw that it was very good. God is the ultimate naturalist. Where as almost everything we do is contrary to original nature. There are plenty of examples of God preferring the natural way of things. Death isn't even natural. Life never comes from death. Now decay might nourish the ground at times but this is because "And God cursed the earth for man's sake" otherwise death would just pile up and never go away.

By using the hard and fast rule to say homosexuality is wrong because the bible teaches it's a sin is probably not going to register with your conscience I assume. Obviously, there are heterosexual sins in the bible (adultery, fornication, lust) as well. So, in no way am I trying to target homosexuality. But why does God prohibit same sex lifestyle? The best explanation I can give is God designed a woman to be complementary for man in Genesis 2:18-25. 1. For reproduction 1. Contrast of traits (male vs female) that help each other. 2. The raising of children (a boy and girl need a maternal protector and a paternal protector but in different ways that 2 genders cannot provide. God loves all of his creation. But whether gay or straight there are consequences for our behavior. Why? God is love, God is holy, and God is just. Finally, God puts boundaries in place for our benefit. Not because He is some kind of malevolent dictator. God bless!

Are you sure you meant to write ‘don’t’? Your sentence structure with regard to the tense is unclear, as you use both ‘don’t’ and ‘didn’t.’ It is unclear if you still believe homosexuality is wrong, or if you believe there is no problem eating chocolate cake for lunch.

@@michaellemmen When I was young, I didn't understand why I couldn't have cake for lunch. Why not? It tastes good. It's not hurting anyone. Now that I'm older and more mature I understand it's not the healthiest of options for lunch. Why can't people have homosexual relationships? It feels good. It's not hurting anyone. Except the difference now is even though I don't understand why it's wrong as the immediate effects of it's harm aren't evident unlike the dangers of playing in traffic for example, I'm mature enough to put my trust into a higher source of authority who says homosexuality is wrong. It's all a matter of growing in maturity and wisdom.

i think you know why its wrong, you are just pretending to be a sick nasty person ...

Exactly we're all hypocritical whether religious or otherwise 💯. It's cool seeing that even though Cliffe is getting older his son Stuart is choosing to follow in Cliffe's footsteps in representing Christ our Lord in the Knechtle's Apologetics ministry preaching DA GOSPEL TRUTH. Atheism ain't got nothing new or better to offer than the very religious beliefs it's critical of so it's hypocrisy at it's finest 😂. Hello this is for all you Atheists, unbelievers and skeptics. I'm going to address a few misconceptions and lies about God's Character and His Word. The Bible doesn't support chattel slavery or anything else Immoral. Ok so Atheists and unbelievers say God is either Immoral, incompetent or not responsible so let's see what The Scriptures actually say. God revealed himself and created a nation in a real, historical context. It was a world with a slave-based economy, with city states often at war with each other, with polygamous marriages to ensure the continuation of family lines. The laws of the Old Testament regulate this behaviour. Slaves are to be treated humanely (Exodus 21:11). They are given rights and not seen as mere possessions. Hebrew slaves were able to buy their own freedom. Human trafficking is condemned (Exodus 21:16). In contrast to the law code of Babylon, Old Testament Israel was a light to the nations. The Old Testament law and narratives do not stand alone. Jesus is now the best example of what we read. So the moral teaching of the Bible cannot be summarised by a quote taken out of context from the Old Testament to demonize God and His Word. Slavery was permitted in Old Testament law but it was regulated by God giving the Israelites instructions on how to fairly and humanely treat their slaves (it was like indentured servitude where someone could work for you if they owed debts or needed income not cruel like chattel slavery). God allowed the people of Israel to own slaves since they themselves has already experienced over 400 years of generations of Egyptian slavery and knew how inhumane it was to be beaten, overworked and taxed so God set them apart from other nations and cultures around them by giving them a fair way to treat their slaves since slavery had already existed in the world but it doesn't mean God condoned it just used it for His Will to bring Good And in the light of the whole scriptural teaching, we find the reasons for its ultimate abolition (Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 4:1-3; Philemon 15-16 and Galatians 3:28). The Word of God provided the moral standard against slavery in the Roman Empire and against the slave trade in the New World. But what of genocide or holy war in the book of Joshua? Several things could be pointed out. The use of warfare in the ancient world did not always mean literal total destruction, even when events are described in such terms. Furthermore, the book of Joshua does not describe a genocide. It is not a race who are being wiped out, as in genocide, but a religious practice which was often appalling and degrading. Those who repent (like Rahab from Jericho or Ruth) are not destroyed but become part of Israel. It is not the racial group that is in view but their "detestable practices". However, after all is said, we must still acknowledge that God brought judgment on the nations of Canaan. It is not our place as believers isn't to sugar-coat the Bible. For some skeptics, this is enough to make God a moral monster. But the fact is that Jesus continued to affirm that God is a Judge who will bring a future judgment on all peoples and all nations. God’s judgment will be just. The list of Old Testament stories rejected by critics often leads to a similar dismissal of the New Testament teaching of Jesus on the existence of hell. After all, what was the Flood of Genesis or the conquest of Joshua if not a glimpse of future judgment? Hell does not demonstrate cruelty on God’s part, but it does demonstrate His Holiness and our moral accountability. Perhaps this is the real reason many people rail against the God of the Bible? It is not that they think He is a moral monster, but that they are afraid He is a moral Judge, and that has implications for our behaviour now. God is an Eternal Almighty Spirit Being and we as His creatures have Eternal souls and spirits so the punishment for our sins against Him must therefore also be Eternal but so must the reward for righteousness that's why He sent His Son Jesus to live a perfectly righteous and sinless Life (which none of us could ever possibly expect to do) suffer the humiliating and torturous death of crucifixion to shed His Own Blood willingly so that all who willingly accept His gift of salvation by grace through faith in Him will be saved and given Eternal life because that's what God wants is for us to willingly accept His gift of salvation and choose life. Exodus 21:20-21 literally speaks about capital punishment befalling anyone who mistreats their slaves so yes people are taking Scripture out of context to demonize God who literally promises that slaves who are mistreated under someone else's authority is to be avenged. When we hear the word “slavery” we think of innocent human beings, kept prisoner for life, having no rights under law and so reduced to animals. This is clearly immoral because it is unjust: the slave has done nothing to deserve the treatment. The situation described as “slavery” in the Bible was nothing like this. It is more accurately described as one of indentured servitude. Many “slaves” were indentured servants, working for a term of years Some other “slaves” were prisoners. There were no prisons. Prisoners had to work to live like everyone else. Some had life sentences. Some served a term and were released. People didn't beat their good slaves but treated them well and protected their assets thus. But no matter how rebellious a slave was, you couldn't just beat them to death. And if you knocked out their tooth or damaged their eye then you had to set them free. (Exodus 21:26). God wasn't using what other nations did because He wanted to set His Chosen People of Israel apart from the cruel, inhumane and unjust systems other cultures had so He gave them a fair way to treat their slaves and servants. There is a lot of ignorance on this topic which is understandable given the age we live in but it's not the nefarious set up we think of when we think of modern slavery. The question Atheists must ask themselves is how come the Jews aren't being accused of slavery and human trafficking if they're guilty of it in The Bible and why would white slave owners rip out pages from The Old and New Testament Scriptures to justify their owning blacks as slaves if The Bible already justified slavery?

Because we don’t. There’s a difference between saying “My friend, I love you because you’re created equal to me in the eyes of the Lord, but what you’re doing is wrong. You shouldn’t kill babies because it makes you happy; that is evil.” And saying, “You stupid idiot, you’re a monster; you deserve death, you’re not human anymore!” Can you see how drastically different those 2 statements are? That is what Jesus is discussing in John 7. In the NIV, the line is “Stop judging by mere appearance, but instead judge correctly.” He’s saying don’t judge based on racism, or sexism, or personal vendettas. Judge because their actions are clearly wrong, but do so in a living way. Show them you actually love and respect them as the human being they are, and that there really is a better way.