Professor John Lennox | God DOES exist
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Published 2012-12-21
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Professor John Lennox begins by declaring himself as a believer in God. He says he's not ashamed of being both a scientist and a Christian but is tired of the constant choice being put forth to chose either God or Science.
The motivating force behind science is that the universe and the human mind ultimately stem from the same intelligent divine mind.
He goes on to say that science can find answers to almost everything in the universe apart from why it was made; only god can reveal that piece of information to us. The proof for the existence of god comes in the form of Jesus Christ, God in human form. Therefore god isn't a theory he's a person.
Filmed on Thursday 8th November 2012
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All Comments (21)
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Who else believes in god?
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Imagine, sitting in the comfort of your home thousands of miles away, and then being transported to one of the leading universities to watch and listen to some of the greatest minds debate. The internet is a wonderful thing.
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"A little science distances you from God, but a lot of science brings you nearer to Him." - Louis Pasteur (Founder of microbiology and immunology)
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I became a Christian at age 34. I was spiritual all my life, and my mother did her best to guide me, but my father was not around. It took me a long time to return to my father (in heaven and on earth) but once I did it felt amazing! This video feels so important. Being a Chrisitan became uncool and even bad somehow in America. What a shame.
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This man straight away preached gospel to a group of atheists
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I love the Oxford Union because freedom of speech and the debate is its cornerstone.
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His five arguments timestamped: 0:28 Science requires the existence of God (A lawgiver being a condition for law in nature) 3:57 Logic thinking requires the existence of God (A brain having evolved only out of survival not being a reliable source of reason) 6:45 Morality requires the existence of God (A person only being more than just matter and having a fundamental value if God exists) 8:47 Meaning in life requires the existence of God (The relationship with him being the goal of life) 12:30 Hope for ultimate justice requires the existence of God (A judgement after death only being possible through Jesus Christ)
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He’s such a jolly man. I love listening to his debates and speeches. God truly works through this man. I’m grateful for John Lennox, he’s taught me a tremendous amount of knowledge
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OxfordUnion: Has an intellectial yet respectful and coherent debate Youtube comments: Theists and Atheists debunked each other 100 times with paragraphs as long as the Bible itself, ultimately resorting to insulting each other for existing And that is why they are up there in Oxford, and we are down here, in a pointless comment section
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"“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you." John 15:18
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I absolutely do!!! “They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts.” Romans 1:25-26 Praise Him who is worthy to be praised 🙏🏾 Praise His holy name 🙏🏾
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JL is a class act and gentleman and spot on!
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1:36 that sound scared the shit outta meA
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We can only know God by revelation in the heart. There is no other way. I used to believe in God, and did all the right 'churchy' things from traditional to charismatic, but God took me through the cross. He brought me so low that I even denied Him, but in that darkness I confessed I knew nothing let alone who He was, or if even if He existed. It was then He revealed Himself to me. I know Him, not because of what I did, but purely because of His grace. I did not chose to know Him, He chose to know me.
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where can i find the whole debate?
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I find it interesting that the debate he describes with his atheist friends sound like the debates I have with mine. The spiritual is the spiritual no matter what our education. Love John Lennox.
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"God does not compete. Agency does not compete with mechanism and law". That is a statement to really think about.
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He is not only a spiritual man but also a brilliant man.
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Psalm 84:2 ""My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God".
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When you put on your God coloured glasses, you see God everywhere you look.
