Something great is happening on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
A day after speaking for more than three hours with Biblical scholar Wesley Huff, Joe Rogan released an interview with lifelong Catholic and Hollywood legend Mel Gibson. During the conversation, Gibson discussed his upcoming film about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, a sequel to Gibson's blockbuster film The Passion of the Christ.
The results of the awakened experiment have been revealed.
At one point, Logan asked Gibson if he believed the resurrection was a “real event,” prompting an obvious response.
“I think of the Gospels as history,” Gibson said. “This is verifiable history. Some people say, 'Well, it's a fairy tale. He never existed,' but he actually did exist. And there are other verifiable historical accounts besides the Bible. There are others, too, that confirm that he did exist,'' Gibson said. “And the other side of that is that all the evangelists, the apostles that went out, all of them died rather than denying their faith, and no one dies for a lie. “That's part of my idea.'' What I'm doing is showing that no one dies because of a lie.
“Who would stand up three days after being murdered in public? Who would stand up for themselves? Buddha didn't do that crap,” Gibson said.
What Gibson said is true.
First, no legitimate historian doubts that Jesus existed or was crucified.
Second, non-Christian ancient writers such as the Roman historian Tacitus and the Jewish historian Josephus provide early support for the fact that Jesus of Nazareth existed and was crucified.
Third, historians believe that shortly after Jesus' crucifixion, a life-changing event occurred for the disciples, who traveled to the ends of the earth to discover that Jesus was actually the crucified Jewish Messiah. and agrees with the declaration that it has been resurrected. Of course, Christians believe that the “life-changing event” is the resurrection itself. And as Gibson emphasized, the disciples believed so strongly in the truth of Jesus and his resurrection that they did not deny it until their death.
The importance of what's happening on “The Joe Rogan Experience” cannot be underestimated.
Not only is Rogan broadcasting the truth about Jesus and Christianity to tens of millions of listeners through Hough and Gibson, but Rogan himself appears to be changing his attitude toward Christianity.
In the early days of his podcast, Logan repeatedly attacked Christianity and followers of Jesus.
In one clip he completely He calls Christians “stupid” and suggests that anyone who adopts a Christian worldview is not intelligent. Logan too promotion Claims about Christianity are debunked; suggested Christianity is not based on evidence, It once seemed like he was mocking me. He called the resurrected Jesus a “Jewish zombie” and called Christianity “nonsense” and “an old fairy tale.”
But in recent years, Logan has seemed to soften his views or completely repudiate his past positions as he speaks with Christians.
Well, Logan admit Claiming that “intelligent” people who reject Christianity and religion altogether are misguided, telling Aaron Rodgers, “We need Jesus. I really do.” spoke. he even seemed to agree Jordan Peterson has said that the Bible is “more than just the truth.” He seems to have softened his views in other interviews. Christianity and science are incompatible.
what is happening?
For years, Joe Rogan was known for being skeptical of religion, especially Christianity. As old episodes of his podcast show, he regularly denied Christian truth claims and ridiculed followers of Jesus.
But his podcast, and Logan himself, have clearly evolved. Today, Logan openly and humbly listens to Christians and their claims about the world, often affirming their validity. For example, in a conversation with Huff, Logan acknowledged that Christianity “works” and even “is true.”
On the other hand, Logan's attitude toward Christianity may be changing as he interacts with intelligent Christians and articulate thinkers who are sympathetic to Jesus. Rather than viewing Christianity as a blind religion that follows “fairy tales” or “Jewish zombies,” these guests give Christianity intellectual weight and show how it is a religion rooted in history, truth, and reason. Show. As a result, Christianity is presented as a genuine and authentic principle that Logan values and respects.
Logan, on the other hand, is living through the same cultural moment that we are all experiencing.
For decades, our culture has promoted secularism and post-modern progressivism as truth, creating a society of hyper-individualism and self-actualization. Anti-Christian progressivism promises the kingdom of God without God. Instead, everyone can become their own god and decide for themselves what is “good” and what is “evil.”
However, the results of the awakening experiment have become clear. as Genesis 3 He warns that if humans reject God and pretend to be their own god, the result will be chaos, destruction, and ultimately death.
Is Logan on a journey that ends with him bending the knee and confessing that Jesus Christ is Lord? Only time will tell. But what is clear is that Logan is curious and open to Christianity. As a result, tens of millions of listeners, a significant number of whom are probably not Christians, are inadvertently exposed to Christian truth.
In other words, because faithful Christians are sowing, we can trust God that His harvest will be abundant.
