Cliffe Knechtle Answers Tough Questions About the Bible, Demons, Israel, Judas, Free Will, and Death
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Why is moral relativism considered a tragedy for today’s culture?
two lesbian at texas state university a couple years ago a few years ago stepped out of the crowd and said uh do you love racists and i said absolutely i love racists i hate racism i do not affirm racism but i affirm the fact that those racists are human beings created the image of god i don't really give a rip whether you're catholic greek orthodox or protestant i care about what you think about jesus christ have you put your faith in him and i got a boatload of catholic friends who have put their faith in christ a boatload of Greek Orthodox friends who put their faith in Christ, and a boatload of Protestant friends who put their faith in Christ. But it's simply not the issue. There is a spiritual force of evil that is at work in the My Lai Massacre.
Acting on people from outside and influencing their behavior. That's exactly right. And that's why Jesus cast demons out of people. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. There's a spiritual battle that is raging.
You have been preaching Christianity on college campuses and answering questions from skeptical undergrads, some of them very hostile, for 45 years. Am I getting your bio correct? You got it. Okay. So you have seen this longitudinally over almost five decades. What are the changes that you've noticed? And what is your sense of the current state of young people?
The changes are the following. Moral relativism, relativism in general has a stranglehold now on people the way it never used to. Neil deGrasse Tyson once said, The good thing about science is it's true whether you believe it or not. Well, guess what, Neil deGrasse Tyson? That's true about all truth.
It's true
whether you believe it or not. And yet you and I live in a culture where more and more people say essentially, everything's relative. It doesn't matter what you believe. And my point is, if someone says that to you, take them seriously. Don't believe what they just said to you. So, unfortunately, that whole idea of relativism, the truth is totally subjective, has a stranglehold on more and more people's lives. I've watched that trend continue over the past 45 years. Secondly...
Wait, may I say something? Yeah. 45... Years ago was 1980? Mm-hmm. So you're coming out of the 60s and 70s. Right. I sort of remember 1980. It was a pretty flaky time, actually. Yep. The country changed during the 80s, but 1980 was still really the 70s. Yep. So you think there was less moral relativism then than there is now?
Well, that's a good question. I'm not sure of that. But it was not as clearly articulated. It had not been worked through philosophically as deeply as it is today. It was not such a part of a warp and woof of the American mind quite as much. Yes, it definitely was strong. And to watch that simply grow and deepen was frustrating for me to watch.
What is moral
relativism? The idea is basically this, Tucker, who defines right and wrong? I only know of four options. Either the power elite define right and wrong, or the majority define right and wrong, or I define right and wrong, or God does. Now, if the power elite or the majority or me defines right and wrong, it is relative. It's just a creation of the human mind. But if there is a God whose mind precedes the human mind, then, of course, this mind, this character of God, which is good, can define right and wrong, which turns it into an objective moral absolute. No God? Morality is a crapshoot. Morality is a taste. What do you like, broccoli or spinach? Well, this is my taste. Well, what do you like? Loving people or hating people?
Well, it's my taste. No, according to Christ and according to the Bible, morality is not just a taste. Instead, human beings really have innate value and dignity, and that is why to dehumanize a person and trivialize a person is really wrong. So moral relativism is tragic. And yet it basically, as you have said so many times on your podcast, basically sin is deifying my opinion, deifying myself, putting myself at the center of the cosmos, which I could not agree with more.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why is moral relativism considered a tragedy for today’s culture?
0:00–13:39
2
How does the episode address the challenges of transgender identity?
13:39–24:30
3
What are the key differences between Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christianity?
24:30–37:35
4
Why are young Americans described as emotionally fragile?
37:35–48:36
5
What evidence does the guest give for demonic forces influencing the world?
48:36–58:45
6
How do Judas, Pharaoh, and free will illustrate biblical themes of choice?
58:45–1:10:03
7
What are the dangers of self‑righteousness according to the discussion?
1:10:03–1:21:25
8
Is there hope for a Christian revival in America today?
1:21:25–1:50:00
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