Wish I had had access to this sort of material when I was younger growing up in the church. I likely would never have gone through many years of useless atheistic nihilism otherwise, before coming to my senses and eventually returning.
I first read the "Dust of Death" in 1976 and since then the message has not changed. "TRUTH" and TRUTH does set us free. "Well done good and faithful servant".
"Character = who a person is when no one sees, except God" this quote made my heart leap for joy! Voluntary confession is actually an act of extraordinary moral rarity. When a human being confesses, "I was wrong, I did wrong" we are going on public record against ourselves. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" So, if one: refuses to confess, rebels against confession, or rejects being accountable to confess because it makes him feel uncomfortable/threatened - can he be truly saved?
@@schmetterling4477 I suspect you are revealing a character flaw of your own in your baseless judgement of WK. Not to mention poor communication skills, apparently expecting us to be able to read your mind.
I, as well, Gustave. "Time for Truth" by (the wizard of) Os Guinness is powerful. So is "A Christian Manifesto" by the brilliant (late great) Francis Schaeffer, a leader in the Operation Rescue Movement, Bryan Brown, referred me to years ago at a Pro-life seminar gathering years ago. The struggle continues.
So appropriate for today, especially what's going on in Washington. Truth no longer seems to be a make or break deal in this country. It's all about power and manipulation.
Wonderful word!! So very good to hear in a time where even my brothers and sisters in Christ seem to be willing to accept less than truth in politics. I say “love them but ask for truth”
Os has always been a person of integrity since I first met him at Tayvallich,Argyll when I was a young boy having just been converted and he was then a student at L'abri with Francis Schaeffer.This video then is yet another display of his grasp of the importance of truth and his intellectual and panoramic vision God has granted him.
That was great about how sometimes believers are followers in the dark,that somes up my faith.I don't have all the answers,there is a lot I am not sure about,But because I believe in Jesus,I trust God does know,and does have all of the answers.I am not good at putting thoughts into words,but that puts my thoughts into words that I have wanted to for a long time. Thank You Mr.Os Guinness.
"Blessed are those who search for truth for they are searching for God in Jesus Christ - and they shall find him, for those who search with all their heart shall find."
(30:15) _The negative approach to the radical skeptic is as Peter Berger says, "to relativize the relativize-ers". People glory in relativism but if you look at their relativism there's usually a hidden double standard. They'll be skeptical about the past but not the present. Or be skeptical about everyone else but not themselves. In other words they don't apply the relativism to their own position_
'Without truth there is only manipulation'. What are the options for those seeking and living truth, if truth Is not alive? Picasso's friends seems to have had no sense of self love. They were as mentally deranged as Picasso having had the freedom to walk away from him. Thank you . We must read the bible and choose what is right. There are no intellectual counsels against God.
@58:37, the question of the guy has to do w/ Jesus' claim:"truth will set us free" w/c is a biblical reference. Os should have explained it contextually fr. d Bible. John 8: 31-32" So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Meaning TRUTH is found in Jesus' words that we must abide. Ergo our philosophy & our interpretation of reality must yield to Christ's teachings. It is only w/ much difficulty to mean it other than what Jesus said.
It's implied. As when he mentions the false execution story from Guatemala and his subsequent description of widespread journalistic lack of integrity. BTW, Atheists might gain a more respectful audience if they just weren't so annoyingly snarky.
Selfishness and pride. How many people do you meet that genuinely want to use their precious time to investigate and do intense research on how to reach the world Maybe we do have intellectual Christians. But possibly their intellectual side is out weighing the “Love and compassion for the person who is questioning Christianity or raising objections. I know I was challenged when Ravi Zacharias said in the book “The logic of God” He said, and I’m kinda of paraphrasing here, these aren’t the exact words. “There is a person behind the question” We twist the definitions of things. Why? Because of pride and power, and ignorance too. I’d say those are the too. Ignorance and pride.
In 95 I dedicated titanic to the queen and sixth sense to the members of parliament when I wrote them. I wrote 5 letters to people describing movies like miracle and saving private Ryan Eric etc.I talked to my friend Dave Lange who was assignment chairman for the no a and dedicated a football movie I wrote called any given Sunday and told him to write it down.I haven't owned a tv in over 20 years but I can't help but think now in chicago radio they are saying were a bunch of liars.
Name calling what you do not know yet. Is not the truth. And because of the fact you don't know, how can tell the difference between thinking and knowing. Listen Louder is the action in to the power of prayer is words.
all truth is relative = an absolute truth claim. The end relativism is stupid, anyone who pushes it believes it objectively. Video has been shortened to 2 sentences.
I asked him. He said that he is still dead and that you need to stop behaving like an abused woman who has been walked out on by her abusers in addition. ;-)
