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Would You Say God’s Primary Object Is to Not Be Found?

#STRask

Stand to Reason

Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity

4.9601 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Questions about whether God’s primary object is to not be found, how one can say God doesn’t make mistakes if the percentage of Christians in the world is so low, and whether the fact that not everyone will be in Heaven is proof that God doesn’t win every battle.

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0:00.0

Thank you for joining me, Amy Hall and Greg Kokel on hashtag STR Ask.

0:18.3

And we're going to start with the question today from Tammy.

0:22.2

Okay.

0:23.4

From the perspective of an apologist, even in light of believing, would you say God's primary

0:29.1

object is to not be found?

0:33.4

Wait a minute. Did you say that, do I think that God's objective is to not be found?

0:42.3

Yes, that's a question.

0:44.4

Well, I'm a little bit surprised because it seems to be just the opposite. And I don't, I mean,

0:50.2

there is a question about the so-called hiddenness of God. I think that's way overplayed personally when people raise the issue.

0:57.3

Where is God?

0:58.0

I don't see any reason to believe in God.

1:00.9

Where's the evidence?

1:01.9

Why is he hiding?

1:03.5

Well, he's not hiding.

1:05.3

As I've said, frequently making the case for God, his fingerprints are everywhere.

1:11.3

And, of course, he's an invisible being to us.

1:15.8

So it isn't like he's going to show himself, but that doesn't mean he's hiding.

1:20.6

Show himself physically is what I mean, or visibly.

1:23.1

Though there are occasions, obviously, in the Old Testament.

1:25.9

We have examples of theophanies where God

1:28.8

manifests himself in a physical form of burning bush or something, angel of the Lord, something

1:36.2

like that. But it isn't as if we're bereft of any good reason to believe in God. And this is why

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