Cliffe Knechtle | We Don't Know A Lot, But We Can Know Jesus! | Give Me an Answer
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35:51Now PlayingGive Me An Answer: Cliffe Knechtle talks to students about how the idea of Heaven has been abused, then later, talks about how we may not know much but we can know Jesus personally.
Recorded at Texas, Fall 1997.
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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. Stuart joined his dad Cliffe in 2015 and
they've teamed up to do this together. These universities include Tennessee
Maine, Harvard, MIT, Florida, University of Texas, Texas State, Arizona,
Princeton, Michigan State, UCLA, UC Davis, Berkeley, Stanford, Oregon State,
and UMass. Amherst.
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 is an extremely effective way to
reach a large number of university students with the Gospel of Christ.
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Heaven concept abused to justify ecological harm and injustice
MLK used heaven concept to fight racism and injustice
Mafia members abuse Catholic confession for repeated sins
Jesus made exclusive truth claims about revealing God
Jesus is not exclusively Western or for one race
Finding God is a spiritual rather than intellectual exercise
God judges justly; those who never heard of Jesus may reach heaven
Jesus teaches belief in him is required to avoid condemnation
All humans are morally inconsistent, both good and bad
Bible teaches free will; Quran emphasizes divine determinism
Evaluate Jesus through historical evidence, not faith requirement
Jesus uniquely lived up to his own ethical teachings
Historical evidence shows Jesus rose from dead and appeared to 500
Jesus revealed God's goodness and benevolent intent in commandments
Only Jesus reveals that God loves us; world suffering contradicts it
Order requires intelligent design; life comes from life not non-life
Atheist belief in abiogenesis requires blind faith
Jesus teaches forgiveness breaks natural human cycle of revenge
Jesus teaches unlimited forgiveness; unforgiveness leads to shallow relationships
Humans created in God's image with capacity to forgive
Humans owe debt to God; Jesus died to provide forgiveness and eternal life
Christ's forgiveness transforms people from revenge to mercy
Jesus teaches compassion across racial and cultural divides
Jesus conquered death through resurrection and offers eternal life
Call to accept Christ's forgiveness and practice unlimited forgiveness
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