Stuart & Cliffe Knechtle | Was Jesus Real or Just A Metaphor ? | Give Me An Answer

[@anomalous9771]

Jesus is more real than me, He is the truth

[@ricardomelendezlll2870]

And me

[@bountiful14]

no

[@ifearthelord]

​@@bountiful14 Why do you say no?

[@xxuncexx]

The Logos

[@JejwjkKdjs]

You sound ridiculous

[@JarredMayse]

Never had a dad. I pray I can be like Cliffe and raise kids of my own one day in Jesus Christ.

[@jessicarainsford7609]

It’s so refreshing to see someone like Stuart answer someone who says “I was once a Christian and I didn’t hear Jesus blah blah” and he turns it back to them “how much time were you genuinely spending in prayer?” “What evidence do you actually need?” I think it’s important to not baby people. I would say nowhere near as many people that claim to have experienced “religious trauma” actually have.

[@THEARCH2578]

I love the og music at the intro.

[@Kenny_538]

So true

[@WifiSavage71]

CONGRATS ON 800K! PRAISE JESUS!!❤❤✝️🙏

[@djf750]

IF there is life on other planets in this universe, Did Jesus have to go and die there also??

[@calebpoage5853]

@@djf750what kind of a question even is that? Think with your head please bro

[@someonetookhimden]

@@djf750I can help answer ur question and any Christina’s pls correct me if I’m wrong. We wronged Jesus when he came down into the Virgin Mary and was born, we murdered him and he ascended from the dead, but him dying was for god to forgive us for our sins because of our rebellious actions. Therefore since we don’t know of life in the cosmos Jesus didn’t need to go there and sacrifice himself because they didn’t rebel against god “they” r just living out there

[@Freddyfrm18]

It's Monday afternoon, and I hadn't seen a new Give Me An Answer video. I was beginning to get worried. Happy New Year to everyone and God bless. Jesus is God.

[@rogue_assassin1138]

Jesus is the undefeated King who reigns forever

[@Aurora3831]

🌸l Want Jesus More than anything this world has to give Everything l need is found in Him Nothing could ever take His place IF I GOT JESUS, I GOT IT ALL! 🌸🕊✝️❤️

[@pluplu9556]

Amen!

[@RualLiedeman]

Amen glory to God ❤❤❤❤

[@OurSavior-xr3yc]

Praise The Lord!

[@stonieeating3724]

Jesus is king of kings ✝️ ❤️

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

Jesus is the KING of kings. Repent! Luke 13:3

[@johnx140]

Amen.

[@Ch0pTh3L00P]

Another banger of an episode. But... Who else is waiting for Wes Huff JRE episode? Haha

[@M0stlym3answ3ll]

9:58 I am with Cliffe almost 100% of the time, but he is not able to hear this kid. Psychedelics are a touchy subject, because mushrooms absolutely have a place in medicine and demonstrably improve, in a long term way, the quality of some people’s lives. Psilocybin ceremony is what made me realize the existence of objective morality and my extraordinary arrogance, in my own moral superiority. I am not condoning mushrooms, but they absolutely forced me to face that there was a god and I had better look for it. Jesus Christ was the only reasonable objective truth and proceeded to save me when I asked Him, months after my mushrooms experience. I was so stubborn and I was so against “falling for” God. I could not escape the truth.

[@domcruise274]

Cliffe usually answers this type of proposal in one sentence “sure that’s a possibility, anything’s possible, but what does the evidence most strongly point to?” I agree it’s frustrating Cliffe is just too old and straight edge hear what he’s saying on this topic, he just hears “drugs”

[@timberwolfdan5910]

They also can drive people insane and you can discover objective morality through the Bible.

[@M0stlym3answ3ll]

@ That is incredibly and I mean *incredibly* rare. However, you are absolutely right. That is the truth. This is why I say I don’t condone them. I was at a point that nothing else was going to save me and you’d sooner have talked me into fighting a literal bear, than praying to Jesus Christ. Mushrooms are in fact, what taught me that I have no business interfacing with the infinite, or anything spiritual, without Jesus Christ. The only way to process and interact with the unseen world, is through The Word of God, Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit. I experienced death, reality that can’t be conveyed through human senses or words and was pointedly told, that grace of the most powerful entity to ever exist, is the only reason I was going to be allowed back to reality with my mind in tact. Embarrassingly, it still took me a long to realize God had been protecting me, from what has destroyed many.

[@vqsxd]

I would treat mushrooms as if it was like alcohol. Mushrooms are just a bodily influence, and when we are drunk we get forcefully emotional and make decisions. Same thing on shrooms, we get paralyzed in our bodies and we are forced to consider things. The flesh wages against the Spirit. Dont depend on a material substance to get you closer to spiritual substance, but depend on the Word of God, the true source of spiritual substance, which was written into material tablets.

[@danduntz2539]

@@domcruise274 Cliffe is absolutely hearing this kid, but he’s simple not encouraging it, because it has no place in the creation of the Bible.

[@janusn9]

The mushroom on the cross, mushroom Iscariot. 😂😂 Thanks for the great video, God bless!

[@JustHuman87]

I did tons of LSD at that very university (go bobcats). Psychedelics are fraudulent. Any realization I came to that seemed profound was something I could do sober. I also got nowhere smoking pot or dropping acid. I started growing, changing, and leading in positive ways when I stopped doing those drugs.

[@RobertLee-tv4hc]

If anybody thinks psycodelics don't mess up your brain, they need to look at the late Syd Barrett.

[@danaament5303]

GOD DID SPELL MY NAME IN THE SKY‼️ I WAS SAD AND PRAYING FOR HIM TO GIVE ME A SIGN THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE OKAY. It was a full moon summer night, and my hubby and I were having problems, I went outside to pray. After I asked for a sign, I heard that still small voice say "LOOK UP", and right in front of the full moon, in capital letters, there were clouds forming my name!!!! I never doubted that God was real, but after that, I knew that He's always listening to me. The clouds were there for a few minutes, then just disappeared. Coolest thing I've EVER seen‼️❤️❤️❤️

[@jasonnoble7302]

🙄

[@bountiful14]

coincidence. ive done the same and nothing. ik many others have as well and nothing. if u do it enough times im sure u can convince urself that any random object u see is a symbol ‘meant for you’

[@godfrednartey]

A small voice said look up? Good 👍 God has so many ways of saying "I know the thought I have about you..." For me I just look at animals walking around, the skies and trees and I'm encouraged. That this same who made these will make my worries go in a flash when He lifts His mighty hand.

[@jackalsgate1146]

This is the kind of lying and grandioso nonsense that grinds my gears. You have a tiff with your husband, you go and pray, and god shows you favor by sending a message in the sky, using the clouds to write your name. Meanwhile, we have children of all ages who are abused, slaughtered, and trafficked all across America but god chose to write your entitled pompous name in the sky.

[@bountiful14]

@@jackalsgate1146 exactly

[@TheHappyHoneymooners2022]

Good Morning Guys!! Love You Both!!

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

John 8:24 "Therefore I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins" Luke 13:3 "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."

[@estherrosario2511]

Thank you for this video. God bless you so much😇

[@kaybee4132]

I learn something daily... Jesus was a mushroom. Bless his soul... At least he's trying to learn.

[@skylerthacreator]

another good talk! 🔥

[@sarahknechtle3681]

beautiful ep!

[@curiousgeorge555]

I grew up in the 60's and 70's. Many of us did PsychedelicS. Some actully went insane. I myself had terrible, horrific "trips" on Ellis D. DO NOT TRIFLE with these things, I beg of you. Don't sit in an echo chamber, research both sides of the issue. Your mental health could be utterly destroyed.

[@e.m.8094]

That can't even be fairly disputed. Even Bart Ehrman says it's ridiculous to think he wasn't real.

[@snk12305]

yes great one guys!

[@paulacoyle5685]

Stuart & Cliff I would take an issue with the idea that the tomb is not venerated, the location that it is believed to be definitely still has a church around it. But he’s not buried there of course.

[@Baller4life2001]

Was going to mention this, Orthodox have the Holy Fire ever Easter at the Holy Sepulcher

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

"The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit." 1 Corinthians 2:14

[@Mid01]

5:09 That sounds like what Julian Dorey asked Wes Huff on his podcast about that one guy saying Jesus was code for putting something in your eye.

[@elutemas8235]

Lovely new intro:)

[@myarmorhisword]

Everyone seems to forget tho that a day for YHWH is a thousand years for us

[@carlos9231]

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” --John 16:33

[@ONLYALEXISOMAR]

Mike Tyson did not take shrooms before his fights he didn’t get into psychedelics until after he retired he said he took shrooms before his Roy Jones fight and had a subpar performance this guy watches too much Joe Rogan

[@rohith9606]

If im Real, Jesus is Real If im not real, Still Jesus is Real

[@jmo_vii-xvii]

I understand your premise, Cliffe, but psilocybin has been scientifically proven to significantly improve mental health when administered in microdoses. Research from reputable institutions, such as Johns Hopkins University and Imperial College London, has demonstrated that psilocybin can help alleviate symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Additionally, microdosing studies have shown potential cognitive and emotional benefits, including improved focus, creativity, and emotional resilience. While psilocybin is still a topic of debate, its therapeutic potential cannot be ignored, especially as clinical trials increasingly validate its safety and efficacy in controlled environments.

[@BushidoNinja]

11:17 I disagree here completely. It's understandable cause Cliffe hasn't looked into it. I don't believe you should be tripping on shrooms, but they have legitimate medical uses, so does weed. More than a lot of medicine doctors use, and just because a doctor says something is ok, doesn't make it ok.

[@GlassMatt]

He literally said that if your prescribed then trust your critical thinking 🤦🏾

[@P7C7F7]

He literally said this dude. Are you ok?

[@charlieboy2587]

The existence of the Universe is a scientific question....and the existence of the Universe doesn't revolve around Human wishes..

[@jessebryant9233]

A scientific question? How do you know that? Human wishes? No truth is. If the Christian worldview is true, the truth matters. If the mindless naturalistic, blind faith position is true, then ultimately all is for nought, and what Christians believe is to the benefit of the whole. Gee, what's the problem?

[@jmo_vii-xvii]

And to your point, Stuart, regarding DMT, there are no verified cases of people dying directly from the substance itself. DMT is a compound naturally produced in the human body and found in various plants and animals. Any deaths associated with its use are typically due to unsafe environments, pre-existing conditions, or impurities, not DMT in standard doses. This further underscores its relative safety when handled responsibly.

[@kamogeloManaka-rz7fq]

May you please preach about acts of necromancy

[@aguaAZUEL1980]

EVOLUTION DOES NOT CREATE!

[@mjh9053]

No one has died from DMT consumption maybe what else they did. I just can't believe how such a thoughtful intelligent person such as these 2 can be so ignorant and all knowing as they propose to be.

[@Able406]

Yeah, that struck me as off

[@scottjech]

Mushroom? Haha funniest one ever

[@ramoth777]

Yeah. The craziest nonsense is appealing to those who want to avoid the Truth.

[@mlwilliams4407]

This video started a little rough in the beginning but ended the strongest of all their videos to date: 1) Christianity includes science. Science and Scripture complement one another. Science helps humans explore how creation works, while Scripture reveals the why...the purpose and meaning behind it all. It's an incredible harmony. Also, because they are a woven together harmony, science shows Christianity through the fine-tuning of the universe, beginning of the universe, and genetic code...and the Bible reflects scientific truth with the water cycle, earth in space, and earth's circular nature. Of course those are just a few examples of each. 2) There is value with natural psychedelics...but of course only in specific situations. 3) The Sermon on the Mount is the most valuable and incredible writing ever. 4) The explanation on how Jesus (the resurrected Son of God) is real is one of the best ever.

[@bonnie43uk]

i would take issue with the sermon on the mount being the most valuable and incredible writing ever.

[@bonnie43uk]

also No 4.

[@mlwilliams4407]

@@bonnie43uk The following is just the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. If is the most valuable and incredible writing ever: A blessed (profoundly spiritually happy and fulfilled via deep spiritual connection with God, resulting in a gradual spiritual transformation to be Christ-like as possible) life with God and each other eternally includes: 1) Being humble (openly have humility) 2) Mourning when you should 3) Being meek (peacefully strong, trusting in God perfection and being aware of yours and other human imperfections) 4) Being passionate about, and working hard at, being as close to God (and each other) as possible 5) Being compassionate (wanting the best for others and helping them) 6) Being pure in heart (genuinely striving to draw close to God, and each other, with pure and sincere motives) 7) Creating and maintaining peaceful, harmonious relationships 8) Prioritize being dikaiosunē righteous 9) Being connected with God and all of His Cosmos 10) Being elated because of the reciprocated agape-love promise of eternal life in heaven together

[@mlwilliams4407]

@@bonnie43uk Thoughts on the following? 1) Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, written around 50-52 AD, shares that Jesus appeared to more than 500 people at once after His resurrection, many of whom were still alive. This is a critical point because any living witnesses could have easily refuted Paul's claims if they were false. Paul also explicitly encourages skepticism, inviting everyone to verify the accounts themselves by speaking to these witnesses. This transparency undermines the accusation of fabrication. 2) Several historical sources confirm that Jesus was a historical figure whose life and death had a profound impact, even among non-Christian historians: - Josephus (Antiquities of the Jews): Mentions Jesus as a wise teacher and notes His crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, as well as reports of His followers claiming His resurrection. - Tacitus (Annals): Confirms that Christians followed "Christus," who was executed during the reign of Tiberius under Pontius Pilate. - Suetonius: References disturbances caused by followers of "Chrestus" (a variant spelling of Christus). - Mara Bar-Serapion: Highlights Jesus’s unjust execution and contrasts it with other philosophers who were wrongfully persecuted. - Babylonian Talmud: Acknowledges Jesus’s existence and discusses His crucifixion, albeit critically. These sources confirm that Jesus was a historical figure whose life and death had a profound impact, even among non-Christian historians. 3) In John 8:46, Jesus openly asked, “Can any of you prove me guilty of sin?” His opponents, despite their efforts to discredit Him, were unable to do so. This lack of accusation is remarkable given how often religious leaders tried to trap Him in wrongdoing. This characteristic sets Jesus apart as uniquely credible, especially when paired with His teachings. 4) Jesus’s ethical teachings, such as loving one’s enemies and emphasizing inner purity over outward appearance, were groundbreaking and remain more than relevant today. His insights, such as treating others as you wish to be treated (the Golden Rule), surpass cultural and philosophical norms of the time. 5) While enduring excruciating pain, Jesus prayed for His enemies, asking the Father to forgive them. Such an act of selflessness defies human instinct and highlights divine love. 6) Jesus’s closest followers were initially skeptics, deniers, and betrayers (e.g., Peter, Thomas, and Judas). After witnessing the resurrection, most became bold witnesses who willingly endured martyrdom rather than deny what they experienced firsthand. Thomas’s demand to see and touch the risen Jesus’s wounds reflects the disciples’ critical mindset, disproving the idea that they were gullible followers. 7) Jewish leaders circulated a fabricated story that the disciples stole Jesus’s body, inadvertently confirming that the tomb was empty. If the body could have been found, this narrative would have collapsed. 8) Many of Jesus’s miracles were performed publicly (feeding the 5,000, healing lepers, raising Lazarus), meaning large groups of witnesses could confirm them. These events were not hidden, and skeptics had ample opportunity to challenge or discredit the accounts if they were fabricated. 9) Paul emphasized to King Agrippa that Jesus’s resurrection was well-known and verifiable. He cited individuals such as Simon of Cyrene, Alexander, Rufus, and others who could attest to these events (Romans 16:13; Mark 15:21). 10) Luke, a physician and historian, documented his Gospel with meticulous care, emphasizing that his account was based on eyewitness testimony (Luke 1:1-4). Luke does not ask his audience to accept his words uncritically but invites them to investigate for themselves. Two others that Cliffe and Stuart didn't mention: The rapid growth of Christianity, despite fierce persecution, shows the conviction of the early Christians was grounded in genuine experiences, not myths. Jesus fulfilled numerous Old Testament prophecies (e.g., Isaiah 53, Psalm 22) in ways beyond human control, such as His manner of death and birthplace.

[@nates8453]

Cliffe come to my college

[@DanTumaMedia]

❤❤❤

[@gilbertsanchez4583]

Mr. Cliff Knechtle should've also proven more about the wholes on Jesus hands for more prove

[@RealtoReelMurders]

What is with the bandage on the ear?

[@LesleiHershel]

Trump cosplay

[@danduntz2539]

Our bodies were bought by the blood of Christ, at a price, and our bodies are not our own. Therefore honor God with your bodies. Putting drugs, or other harmful substances in bodies that are not ours, is not honoring God.

[@Jeffrey-b8d]

Amen

[@midimusicforever]

Jesus is real!

[@alexyordanov6250]

The poor kid got his arguments from History channel detectives. He couldn't even present evidence for the case of the Bible. He simply worked on the principle ,, all human accomplishments came from drugs , because I assumed so " . He has zero understanding of how drugs work. Also let's not forget the multiple historical testimonies for all the miracles that occurred. It's impossible for 2 , let alone 5000 people to have the same exact , detailed hallucination at exactly the same time.

[@LawrenceMills-w1r]

The end of numbers is the beginning of numbers. Number's are just illusion's without a physical object to manifest it. Therefore, there can't be a God without creation. And if your God doesn't believe there's God. Why should humans believe there's God???

[@907Tia]

Did he really just say Jesus was a mushroom...? 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@aaronwalsh2046]

Jesus is a mushroom 😂 what a statement

[@JosephZaini]

Even most Athiest scholars agree that Jesus was a real person

[@arunnair7584]

The logic inherent in Christianity, when examined through the lens of certain interpretations, presents a rather *peculiar and not a little baffling spectacle* In this view, salvation does not spring from a life well-lived, characterized by integrity, compassion, and enduring moral endeavor, but rather from the mere utterance of a name at the final juncture. One might suppose that the eternal gates swing wide not for a lifetime spent in the cultivation of virtue, but for a single, fleeting declaration-an admission, however tardy, that one believes. *A life of sincerity and goodness, honed in the quiet forge of daily existence, appears, in such a reckoning, far less significant than the act of a last-minute confession* The entirety of one’s moral being is distilled into a mere signature, an inscription that, by some divine legerdemain, wipes away all prior debts. Is this not a celestial loophole, one that reduces moral striving to a matter of convenient calculation, where one grand gesture erases the toil of years? And *what of those countless souls who, born before the appearance of Christ’s message, lived their days in innocence, or in their own pursuit of righteousness, unaware of the revelation* that would, for some, become the axis of eternal fate? Shall they, by the accident of time, be cast into the *abyss of eternal damnation simply for being born in an era* untouched by the gospel? This notion strikes at the very core of divine justice, turning the heavens themselves into a vast, capricious lottery, where the misfortune of birth determines whether one is graced with salvation or doomed to eternal despair. How, in such a vision, can one reconcile the fairness of divine judgment with the sheer arbitrariness of circumstance? *For what does it matter if a man’s life was spent in moral goodness, if it was spent before the arrival of a particular revelation? Is not the divine court then a mockery, where the deeds of a soul seem less important than the mere accident of time and place?* In such a scheme, free will and moral effort appear as little more than fanciful illusions. The dice roll, and through no fault of one’s own, the fate of the soul is determined by the whim of history. *The doctrine reduces the richness of a life spent in kindness, in learning, in ethical striving, to the triviality of an epochal accident, a lottery governed by the accident of birth* And thus, in a cold, impassive stroke, the soul’s eternal destiny is placed not in the hands of the individual, but in the chance of historical circumstance. This, surely, is no justice; it is a cruel game of fate, where the fortunate few born into the right time and place are blessed with salvation, while others, through no fault of their own, are lost. In the end, we are left with a system in which divine justice is not a reflection of fairness, nor an evaluation of the soul’s moral journey, but an arbitrary decree, shaped by the winds of time and the vagaries of history. The essential nature of existence-the soul’s growth, its kindness, its love-is *overshadowed by the accident of birth, reducing the vast complexity of human life to a simple, one-dimensional gamble where fortune alone is the deciding factor in matters of eternity*

[@mlwilliams4407]

The richness of Christianity does not reduce salvation to a "celestial loophole" or a random gamble based on the accident of birth. Instead, it's a divine plan that is inclusive, just, and merciful. God’s fairness ensures that no one is unjustly excluded from His grace, while His love compels Him to make salvation accessible to all, regardless of time or place. Christianity is an invitation to a relationship with the Creator, grounded in faith, demonstrated through love, and transcending human limitations of geography, history, or circumstance. 1. Salvation is not about an arbitrary, last-minute declaration. Instead, it is rooted in a genuine and growing relationship with God together (Ephesians 2:8-9) and evidenced by a transformed life (James 2:17). While it’s true that someone like the thief on the cross was saved in his final moments (Luke 23:39-43), this represents God’s mercy, not a general loophole. God sees the heart and knows genuine repentance, no matter when it occurs. Christianity does not dismiss the value of moral goodness. Rather, it teaches that human effort, no matter how sincere, cannot erase sin. Instead, moral goodness is a natural outgrowth of a heart transformed by the growing relationship in Christ (Galatians 5:22-23). 2. God reveals Himself to all humanity through nature and conscience (Romans 1:19-20, Psalm 19:1-4). Those who respond genuinely to this general revelation, seeking truth and living according to the light they have received, are judged fairly (Acts 17:26-27, Romans 2:14-16). The atonement of Christ covers all people, transcending time and geography (Hebrews 9:15). God is not bound by the limitations of human history, and His judgment considers every individual’s unique circumstances (Acts 10:34-35). God, being omniscient and perfectly just, ensures that no one is condemned unfairly or arbitrarily (Psalm 9:8). Those who genuinely seek Him, regardless of when or where they lived, are not abandoned (Matthew 7:7-8). 3. Free will is of course real and required for genuine to exist. God invites all people to come to Him freely (Joshua 24:15, John 3:16), respecting their choices rather than imposing salvation. Moral effort has value but cannot earn salvation due to the imperfection of human nature (Romans 3:23). Instead, it becomes meaningful within the context of a redeemed life as a reflection of love for God and others (1 Corinthians 13:3). 4. God intentionally placed each person in specific times and circumstances so they might seek Him (Acts 17:26-27). No one is left without an opportunity for a relationship with God, whether through explicit knowledge of Christ or implicit acknowledgment of God’s reality. The parable of the workers (Matthew 20:1-16) demonstrates that God’s grace is equally available to all, regardless of when or how they come to know Him. It’s not about luck, but about God’s generosity. 5. God’s justice and mercy are perfectly balanced. While sin deserves punishment (Romans 6:23), God offers forgiveness through Christ. This doesn’t negate moral effort; it redeems it. Humans often struggle to fully grasp divine justice (Isaiah 55:8-9). This is an opportunity for growth with humans, including trusting in God’s character as a loving and fair judge (Psalm 89:14).

[@p.j.simpkins8324]

A passage maybe but Jesus said I am the way

[@MG-ot2yr]

The problem really isn't if the creation days are actually 6 earth days, the real problem is Original Sin, if its just a metaphor and Adam and Eve didn't really exist, then how did sin enter the world?

[@bonnie43uk]

i can answer that

[@hyperv1016]

Bro in the beginning just wanted to justify doing shrooms lmao

[@killua3389]

I’M THE TALKING MUSHROOM

[@asawilson4956]

i really hope somebody reads and replies to this comment. Can someone please explain to me what what hebrews 6 4-7 means. It really scared me when i read it and i cried reading it i just need someone to explain it

[@PrimaryTransmission]

I’ve been wanting to read that book he was talking about. I’ve heard of it from a friend and it seems like the plot to Super Mario Bros. Seems suspicious from the ideas. Saying truth with lies but I haven’t read yet, just from what I’ve heard.

[@JessAkers-x2v]

Of course Jesus was real!

[@skylerthacreator]

God put dna our names inside every single 'cell' in our body, aint that good enough? sheesh

[@stringbikeshot]

If your drunk and make a claim that is "pretty far out there", people will say, that's the alcohol talking there. When your high on drugs it's the same. To create a whole new theism from an intoxicating drug experience is ridiculous. Being intoxicated is to " lose control of one's faculties or behavior", its reckless. This belief that one can connect with God through "psychedelic drugs" has been around a very long time. No evidence of being closer to God while intoxicated, lots of evidence for the opposite.

[@Amanda-if1wn]

🌿 That guy should tank up on camera and show us the results. :)

[@spooky6902]

0:45 the student is wrong, the order of creation cant even be true in metaphor. We know the sun existed before the earth, the earth had dry land and atmosphere before ocean, land animals before trees, etc..

[@curiousgeorge555]

good

[@jules1896]

Answers in Genesis would like a word... There's plenty of good, sound science that confirms God's word is the truth

[@djf750]

IF there is life on other planets in this universe, Did Jesus have to go and die there also??

[@PlayStationKid3]

This guys wants to justify his psychedelic use and watches a lot of Rogan and Psych content creators😂. This is exactly how i sounded a year ago before coming to Christ and i cant help but cringe a little. I hope he tries reading the Bible and gets a hit of Jesus. I promise thats better than anything in this rock. God bless 🙏

[@JoeSmith-b9v]

Critical scholars consider Jesus an historical fact. Anyone who denies this is ignorant. See Gary Habermas' content, and read his book "The Historical Jesus." Also, read "Jesus and Christian Origins Outside the New Testament" by Vanvoorst.

[@v.j_]

I have a question for all Christians: why should I believe that Christianity is the true religion if it is not the oldest? At least Judaism should be the oldest religion, since Christianity is the fulfillment of Judaism. (I dont mean to offend anyone)

[@mlwilliams4407]

Great question. A genuine and growing, agape-love grounded and completely trusting, eternal relationship with God together is the Way of Life since the first two humans (Adam and Eve), that eventually became Christianity when Jesus Christ finished establishing the new covenant almost 2,000 years ago. And yes, Christianity did also fulfill the Old Testament covenants. Religions are imperfect human made.

[@v.j_]

@@mlwilliams4407 thanks for the reply, but if Adam and eve were the first human, why their children(the early human and all the generations that come) worshipped other gods and not jesus.

[@mlwilliams4407]

@@v.j_ Sure...another great question. Humans have free will. Free will is logically required for genuine relationships. There's a duality in the natural realm. To have a left, there has to be a right. There's also both the superior and the inferior (e.g. empathy superior to apathy, righteous superior to wicked, etc). God offered and continues to offer a superior and eternal relationship with Him and others. He doesn't force humans into that relationship because if He did it wouldn't be genuine. Most humans use their free will to prioritize the inferior (worshipping false gods like themselves, money, etc). They deep down know they do too and shouldn't. Thousands and thousands of years of history inside (and outside) of the Bible show that. Even so...we are having this conversation right now, and what has stood the test of all of time? What was previously shared: "A genuine and growing, agape-love grounded and completely trusting, eternal relationship with God together is the Way of Life since the first two humans (Adam and Eve), that eventually became Christianity when Jesus Christ finished establishing the new covenant almost 2,000 years ago." Pretty incredible, right?

[@v.j_]

@@mlwilliams4407 Yes, so in conclusion the generations after Adam and Eve had free will but they chose to warship false gods and after that god sent Jesus(god himself in human form and his son) to tell people to repent. I think I got the point, thanks for the amazing conversation.(If I'm wrong please reply, because I really want to now the truth)

[@deathgaming6829]

Sounds like bro just wanna do shrooms haha 😂

[@felipefonseca3952]

"Was Jesus real or just a metaphor?". From a rational point of view there are in principle the same reasons to believe in or to doubt on the existence of any historical important past figure (in the same measure). Why even could not be the case that all the historical great figures we learned have existed in fact not existed at all? Why so suspiciously selective in the case of Jesus Christ? Then we realize the importance of the testimonies and documents. And the academic consensus over the historicity of Jesus Christ is this: it's sure that existed a jewish man named Jesus of Nazareth in the first century and the New Testament is the best set of documents to know who approximately was he and the reasons of his historical undeniable great impact. In fact, a detailed comparison historical study will reveal that there are more documents that assure the existence of Jesus Christ than the documents that indicate the existence of any other important historical figure.

[@jean-paulmaillet4670]

Maybe it's wrong

[@williamglaser6577]

Mushroom man has done too many drugs and is trying to run away from reality.

[@paxterdux8136]

That claim about ayahuasca is BS, you don’t smoke it, you make tea out of it !! 🤣🤣🤣

[@BushidoNinja]

13:20 but you go to a psychiatrist to give you dangerous medicine that has been proven to not work? Weed is a natural herb and in proper doses is far better than a therapist and some dangerous pills

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

A day is like a thousand years to God according to the Bible. We're in the last days in His sabbath rest. Repent the Kingdom is near. 2 Peter 3:8 "Dear friends, don't overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day"

[@MG-ot2yr]

"A day is like a thousand years " isn't trying to define time, the meaning of that scripture is that you need to be patient because god can take his time.

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

​@MG-ot2yr Amen, repent, God is very patient. Two things can be true according to that scripture. Repent, God is very patient. "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9

[@MG-ot2yr]

@@NewCreationInChrist896 Thanks but I'm an atheist, so I don't believe in the act of repenting.

[@MG-ot2yr]

@@NewCreationInChrist896 I don't believe in sin either, most people are inherently good but make mistakes, some more than others, but it takes some truly bad stuff to qualify as "evil" and most people just aren't in the evil category.

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

We already know that about athiest. 2 Corinthians 4:3-5 😎 John 8:24 "Therefore I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins" Luke 13:3 "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."

[@TjLuther]

Mushrooms are his God

[@TheSilverMeridian]

No, he is just your father dressed up.

[@agentwashington2946]

I don't think cliff understands what's psilocybin does

[@spooky6902]

1:40 Genesis makes claims about reality that contradict scientific conclusions. It doesn't matter that it's not written in a scientific literary style, it still contradicts science.

[@harrisonbailey3649]

Explain

[@bonnie43uk]

@@harrisonbailey3649 Doesn't Genesis say that the plants were created BEFORE the sunlight, that contradicts science and reality.

[@harrisonbailey3649]

@@bonnie43uk no not at all, God says “Let there be light” and there was light. It then later goes into God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, upon the earth.” If anything God reiterates himself again after discussing the plants, but no the light came first “day and night.”

[@bonnie43uk]

@@harrisonbailey3649 well, we can disagree on that. Just out of curiosity, what was the Bible referring to in Genesis 1:16 when it talks God making 2 lights, the greater light and the lesser light?

[@bonnie43uk]

We live in an age now where college kids can look up any information online in seconds and get a pretty accurate answer. If anyone knows of a better online encyclopaedia than Wikipedia I'll be happy to try it out. You could probably look up the age of the Earth in about 4.5 seconds 🙂

[@jessebryant9233]

They can? Gee, Bonnie, you should give it go! And "Wikipedia" isn't a good encyclopedia at all... And how many times have those you have such faith in, revised the supposed "age of the earth" in just the past 200 years? You've no idea, have you? Why? Because your own opinion is the ONLY opinion you have any interest in. It is why you troll this cite with such religious zeal-expressing weekly your deep hatred for the God of the Bible, instead choosing to foolishly deny the empirical evidence and cling tightly to an irrational, unscientific, and pointless worldview. You are a fool of the highest order. And so many of us have experienced first hand what the Proverbs say, when lovingly attempting to get you learn something-anything-but you refuse, preferring to double-down on your own mindless worldview. (Proverbs 9:7-9)

[@bonnie43uk]

@@jessebryant9233 your comment isn't showing up in the main comments jesse, found it in the newest comments section. Point me towards a better free online encyclopaedia than Wikipedia jesse, i will happily try it out. So, for example, if you wanted to find out how old our planet is, what site would be your first port of call?

[@jessebryant9233]

Britannica.

[@bonnie43uk]

@@jessebryant9233 Britannica is very good, like all decent online encyclopaedia's it gives a good range of excellent information on many subjects. I happen to prefer the layout on wikipedia, it's a bit more cluttered on Britannica, I can find what I want much quicker on Wiki. Both give the same information as to the age of the Earth. The references are also much easier to find on Wikipedia.

[@saintpaulofyoutube4416]

​@@jessebryant9233i think I see part of bonnie43uks problem. He demands that his sources of information be free. What's the value of something with no cost? Hmmm... maybe he's NOT a bloviating swamp donkey. Maybe he's just a cheapskate. ( fun fact, when i use the swipe function to type out "bloviating" it assumed i meant bonnie43uk, coincidence?)

[@Ctacobell]

that kid listens to too much joe rogan

[@bonnie43uk]

Stuart asks the question at 19:00 to atheists " what evidence *would* convince you" ? It truly would not take much to convince me. If a Christian believer/pastor/healer completely healed someone with severe dementia, and we had the before and after evidence to verify it, that would be sufficient for me personally. I can't speak for other atheists.

[@Peanutchristian]

That’s weird

[@bonnie43uk]

@Peanutchristian how so?

[@MG-ot2yr]

That's not convincing, in fact its ripe for fraud. You could have someone faking it and people pretending to heal them. Or there's also coincidence, misdiagnosis, etc.

[@berane8909]

It happens. Just not commonly and everywhere. Most Christians don't have the gifts of healing, and indeed no one does, because that power only belongs to Jesus. The Bible says we shouldn't put God to the test. If you demand a miracle to prove he exists, you'll probably never get because faith (and hope) are required. Even Jesus couldn't perform many miracles in an atmosphere of unbelief. You don't need much faith, only a little enough to save your life. Ask yourself, do you really want God to exist?

[@bonnie43uk]

@@berane8909 It absolutely does not happen from what I see. I can assure you, if such a miracle occurred anywhere in the world, it would make headline news globally. I've scoured the internet and can't find any credible evidence of someone with severe dementia being totally healed. To answer your question directly, yes, it would be life changing for me to know God exists and he is looking out for us, and loves us, what's not to like?

[@pmc1980]

That kid just opinionates off the denial of jesus. Thats what hes seeking. Maybe take the time you have being in false belief and actually open your heart and mind to study the word of God and i guarantee the Lord will reveal himself.

[@bigguy7353]

A "metaphor". 🤣🤣🤣 Julius Caesar, Pilate, Caiphas and over two dozen other contemporary secular sources didn't write about a metaphor.

[@gloriouspurpose_]

Genesis is wrong lol. Theres no firmament either. Its based off ancient cosmology, and does contradict modern knowledge. Apologists do nothing but lie.

[@AlphaAchilles]

Also, I love watching Cliffes videos but I loudly disagree with his assessment of Genesis. It's clearly meant to be taken literally and it bothers me that Christians don't know the science good enough to be able to defend that fact instead of bending the knee of the atheistic timeline. Educated yourself on the science of creation and evolution so you can defend the Christian faith. I hate when Christians have almost no knowledge of something and then just try and fit with the commonly held beliefs of the scientific community.

[@ETHANFELIXROMANOV]

Man twisted and manipulated God's science

[@benhollingsworth4378]

So how do you defend the earth being only a few thousand years old when all the science shows its millions of years old?

[@bhoppin-Bdon]

@@benhollingsworth4378I’d also like an answer to this, as someone who is seeking truth.

[@killua3389]

@@benhollingsworth4378 they will say science is wrong 🤣🤣

[@diah7130]

One day to the God of creation could be thousands or millions of years. God's timeline is not the timeline of Man as He is eternal.

[@XxVanTaxX]

Let's all listen to the one who hasn't taken psychedelic medicine to get our information about psychedelics..… 🙃 🙄

[@jessicarainsford7609]

Well if you’re a Christian you shouldn’t be actively finding out because that’s a poor representation of Christ if you’re getting drugged up. Cliffe is very wise and you should listen to him and those who care about you

[@AlphaAchilles]

First....kneel before me!

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

Philippians 2:10-11 "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth," "and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

[@jessebryant9233]

We all kneel at some sort of altar...

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

False alters, which is why we need Jesus Christ, safety from false gods. 1 John 5:19

[@ericscaillet2232]

why?

[@AlphaAchilles]

Genesis is meant to be taken literally. And I couldn't disagree with Cliff more on that subject. It really gets my blood boiling when Christians are ignorant on a subject so they compromise their stance to conform to the atheistic view on creation. God LITERALLY created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th. I don't know how you can read Genesis and walk away thinking it was being metaphorical. Educate yourself on the subject so you can better defend the Christian faith. I have spent years of my life educating myself on the topic and it's clearly literal.

[@benhollingsworth4378]

Why is the creation story written as poetry if it is meant to be literal?

[@jessebryant9233]

@@benhollingsworth4378 You can write just about anything poetically. Sometimes this is done to make it easier to memorize. If it is just a story-then the God who cannot lie, lied to us instead of just telling us the truth about our origins? "Houston, we have a problem!"

[@benhollingsworth4378]

@jessebryant9233 God didn't write it. Moses did. He could have used poetry to try and describe something he didn't know how to describe.

[@MG-ot2yr]

I agree, it is meant to be taken literally, especially with regards to Original Sin. If there was not actually a first two people who sinned, then Jesus can't be Savior of Mankind. His mission and purpose rely on Original Sin being an actual event. But the problem is evolution is not just a theory, its also fact, its a fact that life has evolved over billions of years, the theory part is all the mechanisms that drive evolution. So there was never a first two people.

[@benhollingsworth4378]

@MG-ot2yr by definition it can't be a fact if you can't prove it. You can't prove the earth is billions of years old. The only way you could prove it is if you could go back in time billions of years. You can show evidence, but you can't say it is a fact.

[@XxVanTaxX]

What an ignorant nieve inexperienced misunderstood portrayal of psychedelic medicine. If you don't know, don't make stuff up. It's such a sad disgrace to still see lies propagated

[@jessicarainsford7609]

As a follower of Christ you shouldn’t be taking those kinds of drugs at all, that’s an extremely poor example.

[@domcruise274]

Cliffe usually answers this quickly “sure that’s a possibility anything is possible, but what does the evidence most strongly point to?”

[@Miguel_SBG]

Like 16

[@ChiemelaDN]

I think the first guy is a stoner

[@spooky6902]

2:33 cliffe lies about big bang cosmology. It is the beginning of the expansion of the universe, not the universe. Energy cant be created or destroyed. I have seen him corrected on this before but still lies.

[@watawatan0w]

He didn't lie because that is the theory. The universe started then not just expanded. That is a goal post move that big bang theorists do to avoid the glaring hole in their theory.

[@spooky6902]

@watawatan0w No, thats wrong. We know about the big bang because of CMB and redshift, which indicates the universe was condensed into a singularity. That doesn't tell us anything about where that singularity came from or how it started.

[@watawatan0w]

@@spooky6902 the goalpost move is that the theory was the universe started with the big bang and that it is expanding and expanding. But that never answered how it started or came from nothing, which was the main point "it started with the big bang". When pointed out that giant issue now it's not the start but merely when it started expanding. It still answers nothing about the origins or start of the universe. The only answer is God.

[@spooky6902]

@watawatan0w It was never put forward as the start, where are you getting that idea from? It was always just the start of the expansion. We don't need an answer for how or if it started. A God isn't the only explanation at all. Energy or a quantum field or something could be the fundamental thing instead of a god, which is much more reasonable considering we actually have evidence energy and fields exist.

[@scunnym]

That Cliffe bloke talks so much rubbish!

[@JadDragon]

Bro is walking proof that his claim substances increase logic is bunk.

[@dperkins01]

These guys are wack

[@jrc99us]

God bless the Cliffe and his sons for reaching 800K! Been following Cliffe since 2012 and I am so happy to see your ministry Cliffe reaching more people around the world.✝️🧎‍♂️❤️

[@PragmaticAllan24]

Lol this is a funny segment