Cliffe Knechtle - African Student asks, "Is Religion Man-Made?"
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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. These universities include the University of Maine, Harvard, MIT, University of Florida, University of Texas, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, University of California Los Angeles, University of California San Diego, Berkeley, Stanford, University of Hawaii and the University of Washington. Cliffe spoke on these campuses in front of the Student Union or Library at noon for five to ten minutes. At the close of his initial remarks, he'd open up the time for questions and answers, which usually turned into a two to four hour dialogue with students. His crowd size ranged from 25 - 500 students at a time, and between classes, new students would join the discussion. This is an extremely effective way to reach a large number of university students with the Gospel of Christ.
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What Cliffe was saying makes perfect sense to a true follower of Jesus, but this poor guy looked confused. I pray his eyes are opened.
Those without the Holy Spirit are confused when it comes to biblical knowledge because they don't have the Holy Spirit to guide and teach them, his heart might be hardened and eyes covered from the truth at the moment but once he has faith he'll start to understand and realise it all makes sense. Just have to plant the seed of Faith in their hearts and help it grow with prayer and giving them the good news so the devilish lies and deception is lifted from them
@@Diseaseisreversible You misunderstood my point completely. What I was meaning is that Non-Christians don't interpret the Bible correctly and misuse it by butchering scripture and using it out of context not the way it's supposed to be used to fit their argument. For example Muslims try using bible verses to fit their argument when challenging Christian's the butcher the scripture to make it fit their point. Those who have Faith in Jesus have the Holy Spirit with them which helps them understand the Bible in context he he guide's them through their spiritual Journey however Pagans and Atheist who are not faithful to Jesus and don't have the Holy Spirit with them are blind and the can't see the biblical truth nor do they understand the Bible correctly so they manipulate it to fit themselves. I do not need to humble myself in this case since you're misjudging my statement.
@@Diseaseisreversible Jesus is the reason I haven't committed suicide yet, since I have Faith in Jesus I AM NOT DECEIVED. The enemy can't take the Sheep from the Good Shepherd "Jesus" he can only devour the loss who haven't returned to the Lord yet, therefore since I'm saved I am saved indeed but the person who was challenging Cliffe isn't saved yet so the enemy can still win him over unless he has Faith in Jesus first.
Because cliffs said Christianity is made by God through Jesus christ and then went on to say it's not reliable
Well no offense, but cliff is very confusing
Finally, a preacher calling out the faults of mainstream christianity. May God bless you and our fellowship of Christ ✞
Not mainstream just false Christians, wolves in sheep’s clothing
@@Raynb1232 Fighting one form of evil with another form of evil is not a blessing.
@@Raynb1232 I'd rather die in the hands of my oppressors than become an oppressor
@@osScout So Jesus is evil to you?
@@wlonsdale1 wdym?
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT,,PREACH IT BROTHER
You mean "exactly wrong", surely?
@@fredjimbob2962 NO I MEANT WHAT I SAID AND IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS BEING SAID THAN I THINK YOU MIGHT AGREE,,CLIFF IS SAYING THAT HE IS A FOLLOWER OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH, NOT SOME HIPPIE JESUS, OR FALSE CHRIST WICH JESUS WARNED US OFF ,MATTHEW 7:15 SO I FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH I FOLLOW THE SAME JESUS THAT SAID IN THE BOOK OF JHON 14:15 IF YOU LOVE ME KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS THE SAME JESUS THAT SAID THAT YOU MUST DIE TO SELF PICK UP YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW HIM DAILY, THAT JESUS,,,,,ANY QUESTION,
@@STRAIGHTUPMINISTRYS878 WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?
By their fruits you will know them. Jesus is responsisble for the creation of Christianity. Thus Jesus is responsible for everything that anyone does in his name because of the things that he said. Christians and Christianity is the fruit of Jesus' words and by his fruits you will know him. If Christians are doing it all wrong, then what was the point of Jesus in the first place.
So Knechtle thinks that he alone is the one true Christian. Er HELLO, that's what every Christian thinks. And that's also what every believer of every other religion on earth thinks. And all of you have exactly the same amount of evidence for your faith: none whatsoever, just absurd nonsense and ridiculously wrong misunderstandings of the facts of the world and awful stone age morality in a silly book.
@@fredjimbob2962bro are you cherry picking the bible?
Where there is no law there is no sin
Christians aren’t under law, but we have a choice. Whoever the Son sets free is free indeed. We are free of sin and free to sin. Anyone born of flesh is a slave of sin John 10. Its not on Jesus, but most christians who did the crusades etc. werent real Christians. Their hearts would be penetrated by the holy spirit, and they would have more compassion. Its not his fault that I sin, when I sin ill take the blame. Read John 15:5 btw thatll make the verse youre talking about make more sense. Unless of course, you may be purposefully cherrypicking and dont want real understanding. God bless
@@fredjimbob2962and that last part of your comment is just ignorance, and youre just saying God isn’t real cuz you hate him.
For it is said he is the way the truth and the life
Thank you for the like that's really nice
People used “Christianity” for the crusades etc, as Cliff stated. Those groups identified themselves as Christian were not truly Christian. And that should have been also the point shared in this message as well. People call themselves Christians when their actions are against the beliefs of Christianity. Now agree we can still sin but what those groups have done under the name of Christianity and use verses out of context isn’t what Christianity is about.
Sad and pathetic excuses for Christianity
I have always brought up how I hate religion, as a Christian, and I always bring up the Christian crusades along with that
@@braxtonmask9725 this will explain it even better. The Bible predicted this would happen:
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Religion is no Jesus! Jesus is Jesus!
And today’s Christians support an evil man like Bonespurs Trump. Rubes!!!!
My rebuttal would be Christianity was indeed used to justify the crusades, sexism, and oppression but nowhere in the Bible or in genuine Christian teachings does Christianity condone or encourage those acts. That is like saying the law is invalid because people break and bend the law by their own actions. No the law is made with specific rules and doctrines but it gets broken because of people’s free will. Christianity is also a doctrine where good hearted people spread kindness, patience, compassion, love, honesty, morality and honor. Generalizing a religion to in this case, the acts of people in the 12th century isn’t indicative of how people act in 2023.
There are true followers of Jesus, and those who use him to justify actions of their own will and understanding. They are not followers of Jesus, and lean on their own beliefs.
@@danieldennehy3578they are deceived, and have a different father.
How many re-writes for that conclusion
ThEy WeReN't ChRiStIaN
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genghis khan conquered and invaded many countries, killing an unknowns scores of people. It's rather odd how atheists are super focused on the Crusades when other events in history killed far more. For example, the rise of socialism and communism killed hundreds of millions within two centuries.
Jesus loves you
I am absolutely in awe of this man and his colleagues ability to go to Woke University and speak to these young people there have been misled and misguided away from God away from the teachings of Jesus Christ and I pray for them and my hat is off to them and I can men them God bless you all that we just message God bless all of you you're not read this message
Thank you, Sir, for setting the record straight 🙏🏻 💪❤️✝️👑
Hi Cliffe!! So great to see & hear you again!! - Rona
Well said, the Bible is not about a religion
At last, I've been saying the same thing when people ask me if I'm a Christian. I tell them I'm a follower and believer in Christ, His death and His Resurrection.
If you are a believer in and follower of CHRIST, you are a Christian.
The deftness and spontaneity of his responses are disarming, amazing
Amen! That’s the perfect way of putting it that I wanted to say but didn’t know how to! Thanks!
We are told to follow Christ and not religion. Many, many religions, but only one Christ.
Yes. It’s better to say I have a relationship with Jesus Christ because that’s what truly matters.
Facts for real 💯
AMEN Brother!!!
I love how he explained that
HalleluYah! APTTMHY! Shabbat Shalom family! 🙏❤️🔥💯🙌
Thank you!!!
God bless you sir!
I love this answer ❤
Great work, Cliffe!
Love this❤
Isaiah 6:8 is what cliff reminds me of
Yeah there are many so called "Christians" who believe but don't have the personal relationship with Jesus and they twist God's written word as a license to live how they want and don't follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Best testimony I have heard.
Hallelujah
Perfectly said! Keep on my brother
Perfect
Very good ❤️🙏🕊️
Praise God forever amen ✝️✝️🙏🙏
He is sharp I love it
Cliff the crusades where a beautiful thing. Also the Spanish would have never reclaimed their lands back if not for them. Be careful trying to be too liberal because of your surroundings
Amen thank you 🙏🏼❤️☮️
So true!
Hallelujah ❤
That reality is knocking Jesus is knocking it’s up to him to choose to rub off that gunk from his eyes that blind him or stay blinded from the truth
Truth!! Religion of all kinds oppresses people Jesus and a relationship with him is freedom
Amen!!!
Wow!!!! 💪🙏🏻❤️✝️
AMEN AND AMEN SHALOM 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💖💞💕💝💓
Hella game 💯 tyty
Amen!
Praise the Lord 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤
Amen 😊
problem lies in following that create numbers that creates a system,pershaps understanding is better .
Amen brother💞
God bless you 💝
Amen🙏
God bless Cliffe Amen
Paul the Apostle pointed out in one of his letters to the Churches what true religion and or "christianity," truly is!! Mankind has twisted everything because of greed mostly!!
Great response by this powerful Teacher of the Law!!
Amen 🔥🔥✝️✝️❤️❤️✝️✝️❤️❤️✝️✝️🔥🔥
Duddde. Praise God and holy spirit for their work on your mind and intellect. What an answer ❤
Amen brother! Yeshua asked us to be disciples and share the good new. That's it!!!
Wow...... just wow, i love ❤😂this man
Phenomenal response 👏🏼♥️👊🏼
ok but the crusades were awesome
Amen
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Go cliffe! Religion is the doctrines of men. Totally different ballgame when you get to know Yahua and Yahusha! 🙌
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Exactly.
Christian means to walk in Jesus Christ paths or try and be like him
Its a lifestyle,Jesus Christ is Lord but you must live and help others etc not just say he's number one but you don't do anything to make the world a nicer place
Amen my Lord is Jesus Christ, our only hope.
AMEN!
Jesus is reliable in a way christianity is not.
I never thought I'd ever hear that sentence before, and yet it was said by a very well spoken pastor. Well done.
There was nothing wrong with the crusades or the inquisition
Despite what your high school history teacher will tell you
Why were the crusades good or necessary?
Without them Islam would have spread the brutal oppression of Christendom to all of Europe
in the beginning no, but the power overtook the Armies & theu committred some horrific acts & it stopped being about protecting your own, it became slaughter the enemy….
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Amen ✝️🙏🏻❤️💪🏻
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HELP I AM THE GIRL THE BACK 😭😭😭😭😭
Funnily enough none of these thing where caused or condoned by the orthodox church
“You can’t teach what you can’t know” - Aron Ra
Yes Ron Martin which is exactly what aron does 🤣
“Big bang😷” - “I think”, because scientists said, even tho many scientists disagree and are just too scared to speak up”
Love you Lord 🙏 ❤️ 🙏❤️🙏
Amen 🙏 ❤️ 🙏 ❤️ 🙏
AMEN cliff
Exodus 22:18, god's words, not Cliffe's
Cliffe is the goat
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I feel the same, when someone says I'm Christian I'll say "I believe in Jesus". Christianity as a religion has been corrupted for many a century.
I’d say claim yourself as a Christian but not a follower of modern American Christianity
God is SPIRIT.. His true followers worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.
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May Jesus send angels to watch over and protect this man, as he continues to have these discussions with people.
Thank you Jesus for All the promises and plans you have for those who love you.. ❤
Christians are the people who follow Christ, not who enter in and then out the church and call themselves Christians.....
AMEN
I agree with him here
I always try to remind people NOT to have faith in their religion or their church family. Your faith is on God. While it is wonderful to have an amazing church family, they aren’t God. They will fall short. Give them grace as God gives you grace
The Crusades were just wars and the Inquisition was reasonable given the time and circumstances.
I love Cliffe and appreciate how he spreads the gospel of Christ to our embattled colleges and universities. I really wish he would stop referring to slavery and oppression the way he does, as it comes across as white guilt and almost patronizing to non white people and liberals. I don't take ANY responsibility nor accountability for the sins of ANYONE other than my own, and it's pointless and silly to argue from a standpoint that DOES take responsibility for the sins of others, as Kliffe seems to do. These young people don't need further ammunition to cling to victimology and an oppressive mindset. These colleges are already doing that job. These young people need to be taught about personal accountability to God for their OWN individual shortcomings and sins. If God wouldn't judge individuals this way, why is Cliffe teaching it? This is the only flaw I see Cliffe keep returning to, and it should be pointed out, as it serves no good purpose to winning repentant hearts and minds over to God. Why does no one ever call this part of his debating out???
Before I commented, I thought I'd read some responses to see who thought like me. I had the same thoughts and like how you framed it. I really like Cliffe and he's almost always spot on, but this was one of those videos where I was thinking: they are going to think that somehow the Bible justifies those actions and it does not. I always thought of Christianity as equal to following Christ, so I never separate the two.
@@Amy-un6xg Exactly. He doesn't even bother to point out what TRUE Christianity means, but instead dismisses it almost as if it's just another "religion". He could have simply pointed out how anything can be distorted or perverted by man, including even true Christianity. This would've been an awesome opportunity to offer God's word as the foundation of truth to discern what is from man, and what is rooted in perfect truth of God's. As without using God's word rightly, you WILL end up with man's interpretations, which can be flawed. He could've taught the difference between worldly religion and true devotion. One is physical and from man's perspective in every sense, and one is spiritualand from God's perspective. The only way to receive the perspective in truth and perfection is from who is truth and perfection itself... God and His Word.
@@stalkerstomper3304 Amen!! Yes! Listening to people like you reaffirms to me that the Holy Spirit brings us into all truth!! I hope you evangelize? :))
@@stalkerstomper3304can’t assume all that from this small clip. He probably explained it in much more detail and nuance in the full conversation
@@jeffspruance9388 No my friend. There isn't any assuming. Cliffe says it himself in this clip. Besides, I've watched hundreds of hours of his videos, and whenever he brings up this topic of race and oppression, he never goes on to clarify or add anything along the lines of "that isn't what a true follower of Christ does". Trust me when I tell you this. Besides, even of this wasn't the case, though it definitely is, would you agree or disagree with his statements about Christianity in general being oppressive and racist?
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Uhhh, no. Lol
In my country muslims help build churches and sometimes they even build churches on their own.
So he claims to be Christian but not Christianity?
He’s trying to say that he is a follower of Christ and the cultural definitions of what a Christian is changes so much because humans are imperfect but God never changes.
@@JimberinoILV beautifully said
Anyone who follows Jesus is a “Christian”
We must use scripture to support our views of what we believe
This is the most truthful thing I have heard from a white man in years .....not being racial but that facts.
Wow
True Christianity is godly whereas false Christianity is not hence the evil fruits of oppression etc, Jesus said you shall know them by their fruits, true Christianity is Christ- Jesus centred and Him alone hence the beautiful fruits of kindness, love and truth of GOD'S word alone
Well, he means the Christianity religion and its madness which is the not the real Christianity and Christian life
Great point as always cliffe, however, the crusades were based. ✝️
The crusades were defensive and justified but thats a whole other discussion
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Song of Solomon 1:5, 6 I' Am ... Signature and Don't Follow Christianity's Speakers. Depression and Double Standard. Amen 💕🙏😊
Christianity is not a religion it's a relationship with Jesus.