As Revival Breaks Out, Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle Deliver a Warning

Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle are on an apologetics mission to demolish doubt and help people better understand the Gospel. Their new book, "Demolishing Doubt: Discover How Your Deepest Questions Can Lead to Life-Giving Faith," helps people navigate the uncertainties of faith and arrive at key answers that will inform their faith journeys. Cliff recently told CBN News that his long history in apologetics helped prepare the father-son duo for the project. "For 46 years, I've been dialoguing with university students on campuses around the United States, and whenever I'm confronted by an atheist, I love to, first of all, go through the evidence for the existence of God, then the evidence for the reliability of the New Testament Gospels, then the evidence for the reliability of Christ, and then ... what is real faith," he said. He said a friend challenged him to write a book that follows this logic, and the apologist ended up heeding that advice. One of the most fascinating elements of Cliff's journey has been the many decades he has spent sharing the Gospel. Over that time, he said there hasn't been much change in the types of questions people have been asking about God. And one of the most interesting elements of Cliff's and Stuart's work is their firsthand accounts of seeing spiritual outpouring across the nation. When asked if he believes something is truly unfolding on that front, Stuart was candid. "Every organization we talk to on all these major campuses, all of them will say, 'We've had a huge spike in numbers,'" he said. "Some, I mean, exponentially larger just within six to 12 months." With faith seemingly surging among Gen Z, he believes something could be afoot. "However you define it, I think if we look at it numerically speaking, definitely the statistics and not just the anecdotal evidence is there," Stuart said. Cliff agreed, noting he sees revival "in pockets." "Like it or not, when we go to the University of Tennessee, University of Georgia, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, the crowds are much larger than when we go to Harvard, MIT, Yale, Brown, Cornell," he said. "So the Northeast and the Northwest are in the grip of an incredible secularism, materialism, atheism, agnosticism." Cliff added, though, that even in those tougher geographic areas there is an increased excitement and openness to Christ, even if among smaller groups of people. "I'm very excited for what the Holy Spirit is doing in people's hearts and minds," he said. Despite this excitement, Cliff also offered a caution: revival aside, "there also is a stranglehold that secularism has" on some college campuses, with professors at government colleges driving much of this dynamic. And the impact on young people is profound. With all of this in mind, the duo is hoping "Demolishing Doubt: Discover How Your Deepest Questions Can Lead to Life-Giving Faith" helps people confront their doubts. Give to CBN: https://go.cbn.com/un2xC Want more news from a Christian Perspective? Choose to support CBN: https://go.cbn.com/ugWBn CBN News. Because Truth Matters™ Download the free CBN News App: http://cbnnews.com/app SUBSCRIBE to the CBN News Channel for more: http://youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline/?sub_confirmation=1 SUBSCRIBE to the QuickStart Newsletter by visiting quickstart.news SUBSCRIBE to the Quickstart Podcast. New episodes every morning at 7am: cbn.com/cbnnews/quickstart What's coming up next? Have a look at our program guide: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcbnnews%2Fnewschann&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description CBN features 24-hour TV news from a Christian perspective. The CBN News Channel provides independent news programming to an underserved audience to enlighten, entertain and inspire Christians around the world. Comments below do not necessarily reflect the views of CBN. Share this live feed with your friends and family: https://www.youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbnnews/ Like us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBNNews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbnnews/ Contact News Editors: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcontact%2Fcontact-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description Questions about other CBN programs: Visit WatchCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000. Questions about supporting CBN News? Visit JoinCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000 for more information. Questions about Helping the Home Front? Call: 800-700-7000 https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2F700club%2Fhelping-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description #breakingnews #politicalnews #christiannews #christian #christianity #church #breakingnews #cbnnews