International Graduate Student Ministry – Gracepoint Berkeley

Seminars by Daniel Kim

Seminar 1
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In this special session, we learn that scientific naturalism actually has no explanation for the mind, thoughts, and free will. However, the atheist has a dilemma: choose free will and knock out atheism, or choose no free will and knock out the possibility of miracles. While the latter seems intellectually satisfying, this lecture says why we actually must affirm free will and deal with the possibility that naturalism doesn’t have all the explanations. And that we may actually have to deal with the possibility of God. After all, according to atheist philosopher John Searle, it’s a miracle that you can even raise your arm…

Seminar 2
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Is the resurrection of Jesus possible? Our natural inclination is to say no. But when we look at the evidence—evidence that is conceded only by skeptical critics of Christianity—we are left trying to explain away 4 facts: (1) Jesus died, (2) the body was gone, (3) the disciples were changed, and (4) hardcore skeptics and persecutors also became Christian. So what’s really a plausible explanation for the resurrection? The theories might surprise you… even convince you that people can come back to life in very very rare circumstances—like Jesus’.

Retreat Messages by Chul and Sharon Kim
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