Reset Season 3 Episode 1 Like Jesus - with Pr Dave
WHAT DO YOU THINK? - Bible Studies Series
Kibera proves there is no God...or does it?Why is there so much pain in the world? If God is so good, and all powerful, and fair, and loving, then why doesn't He get rid of all the pain!
Where did all the water on earth come from?Does our water on earth originate from water contained within rock particles that, millions of years ago, coalesced? Or, is the simple water particle further evidence of intelligent design?
Is our morality born out of our biology or does it originate from a 'higher' source?Let's briefly examine the atheistic belief that biology can provide humans with a solid foundation for morality. Leading atheist Sam Harris says that to base morality on biology eliminates the need for ‘an imaginary man in the sky’ who dictates what is right and wrong.
Located on a plateau in the Judean Mountains, Jerusalem has been a centre of conflict for centuries.Is there anywhere like Jerusalem?Loved, threatened, invaded, destroyed and rebuilt time and time again. It’s still the holy city for three global religions, and it holds the faith and dreams of billions of people today.
The idea that God would become human can seem unbelievable...but the evidence proves different.Over the last 2000 years people have often questioned the Jesus stories. The idea that God would become human, do miracles, die for our mistakes and then personally demonstrate the reality of afterlife, can seem unbelievable.But there is strong evidence that these writings have been handed down to us accurately to give us solid reasons for hope.
Over 2.2 billion people believe Jesus of Nazareth was God in human form.Over 2.2 billion people believe Jesus of Nazareth was God in human form, that He did miracles and He lived after He died! Is that just blind faith? Outside the Bible, is there evidence He existed at all, and Is the Jesus of history anything like the Jesus portrayed in the Christian gospels?
Today, millions of people cherish a faith centred on the resurrection of Jesus.Today, the study of the life, death & resurrection of Jesus continues to captivate both believers and sceptics alike. Central to the discussion is the story of His resurrection - why does it matter so much?
We live in the ‘Goldilocks’ zone, where it’s just right. We have the liquid water essential to life and just a 1% change either way in our orbit would wipe us out. If gravity were stronger, we wouldn’t be here.
Yuri Gagarin the first astronaut to orbit earth is reported to say, “I don’t see any God up here.”Most atheists believe that if we can't see it, hear it, or measure it, it's just not there. However, we intuitively know that our actions and thoughts are more than just a conglomeration of atoms that can be studied under a microscope!
We possess a curiosity to ponder our beginning & discover humanity's place within the vast cosmos.We long to make sense of the world and our place in it. Yet we live in a world of competing explanations. One worldview states that our lives are the result of cosmic chance, but another believes that we were made by a loving God. Since history began, we humans have asked deep questions about life.
Nature’s most incredible long-haul flight machine.The Airbus A380 is the world’s largest passenger airliner. Made from 4 million individual components. Six thousand engineers designed the A380. Millions of person-hours of thought have gone into the design and technology of the Airbus.Despite all the progress, why are we still unable to produce a flight machine with the sophistication of an albatross?
Examine the ‘Infinite Monkey Theorem’ and see if chance really can explain the origin of life.The Infinite Monkey Theorem has been used to try and explain how randomness might produce genius. It is based on the belief that if you gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite amount of time, they would almost surely be able to type the works of Shakespeare.
I’m not worried at all by the philosophical arguments against God’s existence. (Louise)Kevin Inglis is nine years old.Kevin has over 100 epileptic seizures per year. Kevin is autistic.Kevin is profoundly intellectually handicapped.
Can a thinking person really believe in a Devil?The clash between good and evil is behind so many great stories; from ancient legends to the latest film. It’s the meta-narrative in most religions.
In the nearby streets and alleyways children are being hired for sex.Bangkok’s famous red-light district is a multi-billion-dollar industry. Here, sex tourists can buy any drug or sexual experience they desire.In nearby streets and alleyways, even children are being hired for sex. Is morality just a matter of personal opinion? Or do some things make right and wrong so obvious that we could call them moral absolutes?
Why do some people choose to die for their faith?Thomas’ experience is one from scepticism to belief. Thomas discovered a faith in God that stood up to his deepest doubts and hardest questions and filled him with a hope that he was willing to die for.
‘Evolution is a fact like the orbiting of the planets around the sun is a fact’[Richard Lewontin]Sir Arthur Keith summarises the evolution doctrine as follows: “Evolution is unproven and unprovable. We believe it, however, because the only alternative is an act of creation by a God, and that is unthinkable.”
According to Jesus, pure religion is a morality founded on love, respect, justice and kindness.New Atheists recoil at the idea of God as the source of morality. In other episodes we have examined society, the individual, science and genetics as sources of morality. but in this episode God is seen to be the ultimate foundation for morality, despite the moral failings of religion.
Morality is difficult to build on science, on society or the individual.Racism, rape, child abuse - they’re so obviously wrong that it’s hard to argue they’re not moral absolutes. Yet morality is difficult to build on science, on society or the individual.
Is there such a thing as an 'Act of God' in the natural world? If so, is He to blame for them?Christians claim that moral disasters are a result from us wandering away from God's original plan for humanity. How do Christians explain the presence of natural disasters?
The hardware has been replaced, but the software remains!Every cell in your body and brain has been replaced many times over. Physically, you are an entirely different person from who you once were, and yet you are the same.The hardware has been replaced, but the software remains. Is this software, the element that remains, what many believe to be the mind, the soul, the spirit?
Thousands of young girls and boys in Thailand been abused beyond imagination, victims of a global sex trade. Some of these victims of sex tourists are fortunate enough to be cared for in refuges that work to rebuild their lives. Why should volunteers give their time, money and energy to help these girls? If we exist only to pass on our selfish genes, why should we care?
Religion is a force for good and evil in the world today.It is undoubtedly true that people commit horrific acts of evil in the name of religion. It is also undoubtedly true that people do acts of extraordinary common good inspired by religion.
In this life, most wrongs are never made right. Where evil abounds we long for ultimate justice. Christianity teaches that God will make all things right, all things new, and all things restored in a world of unending peace.
Lewis was convinced that our deep desires in life point to a God who placed those desires in us.C.S. Lewis, considered one of the greatest minds of the 20th century once said: "I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”