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Ultimately with R.C. Sproul

The Insult of Agnosticism

Ultimately with R.C. Sproul

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Even though all creation reveals the existence of God, many people try to feign ignorance. Today, R.C. Sproul points out the problem with agnosticism: it attempts to blame God for unbelief.

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0:00.0

The agnostic portrays himself as a less militant form of atheists.

0:07.0

Don't you realize that your agnosticism puts you at greater risk to the wrath of God than if you were a militant atheist.

0:23.5

The truth that every human being suppresses is the truth of God.

0:31.2

The truth that God reveals of himself in nature to the whole human race. It's the truth that God gives of himself in nature to the whole human race.

0:39.3

It's the truth that God gives of himself that's manifest.

0:45.3

It's clear.

0:47.3

It's plain.

0:50.3

So plain that everybody gets it.

0:57.0

And you know why it's clear?

0:59.5

Because God himself is the teacher.

1:03.5

You know, we can't say here that if the student doesn't learn the teacher didn't teach,

1:10.6

that would impugn the ability and the integrity of the

1:14.9

Almighty, who is the one in his revelation that is showing it to everybody, making it plain

1:22.9

and clear. I mentioned the young man I talked to at the door two weeks ago, whose friend introduced

1:28.6

him as an agnostic.

1:30.9

The Greek agonosis means without knowledge.

1:35.9

The agnostic portrays himself as a less militant form of atheist.

1:43.4

The atheist boldly declares, there is no God. The agnostic says, I don't know if

1:50.1

there's a God or not. I'm agonosis. I am without sufficient knowledge to make a firm judgment on this matter.

2:01.7

The Latin there, incidentally, is ignoramus.

2:05.9

And I said to the young man, I said, you know, you say that you're an agnostic and you're

2:10.9

sort of being gentle about your atheism.

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