To state that Mr Steven Hawking was "a man of great wisdom, a man of great intellect, no question" (about 23 minutes in), is incorrect. Disregarding my own perplexity concerning that gentleman's reported intellect, "discoveries" and persona, there are very many people who would question that statement, although they have been mainly relegated to the modern sensationalist lunatic asylum labelled "conspiracy".
And this, quite apart from what it says in the Bible... in the book of proverbs, for example.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
But fear of the Lord apparently never troubled Mr Hawking if we are to believe the media representation with which we are provided.
There are indeed some who would claim that Mr Hawking was effectively a captive and little more than a living stage prop, that replaced several times over the years. In this shocking case it may be that the poor crippled man of the moment feared the Lord very greatly indeed, but this is of course nothing more than conjecture that is as impossible to prove as it is to disprove, though most people have a certain (diminishing) level of trust in the things shown on television or reported in the newspaper... a matter that I personally find quite surprising.
In this case (wisdom), I think Mr Begg misspoke and would surely retract if possible - the Lord only knows how easy it must be to choose an unfortunate turn of phrase when speaking so freely in front of a large audience. I think I would hardly be able to recite or even remember my own name. I suppose however that the idea that Mr Hawking was a man of great intellect, however misguided, would be the predominant view of Christians so I speak on behalf of a minority of opinion, but not such a small and insignificant one as Mr Begg implies.
I love listening to Alistair Begg. He is currently among my favourite teachers. Please excuse my nitpicking, if it is indeed nits with which I am dealing. I believe the ideas and philosophies promoted by or through Mr Hawking are unscientific and deeply antithetical to the work of the Lord and are indeed fashioned and diffused quite deliberately in order to promote the cause of the adversary. If I am right, that would surely be a troublesome nit indeed.
And this, quite apart from what it says in the Bible... in the book of proverbs, for example.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
But fear of the Lord apparently never troubled Mr Hawking if we are to believe the media representation with which we are provided.
There are indeed some who would claim that Mr Hawking was effectively a captive and little more than a living stage prop, that replaced several times over the years. In this shocking case it may be that the poor crippled man of the moment feared the Lord very greatly indeed, but this is of course nothing more than conjecture that is as impossible to prove as it is to disprove, though most people have a certain (diminishing) level of trust in the things shown on television or reported in the newspaper... a matter that I personally find quite surprising.
In this case (wisdom), I think Mr Begg misspoke and would surely retract if possible - the Lord only knows how easy it must be to choose an unfortunate turn of phrase when speaking so freely in front of a large audience. I think I would hardly be able to recite or even remember my own name. I suppose however that the idea that Mr Hawking was a man of great intellect, however misguided, would be the predominant view of Christians so I speak on behalf of a minority of opinion, but not such a small and insignificant one as Mr Begg implies.
I love listening to Alistair Begg. He is currently among my favourite teachers. Please excuse my nitpicking, if it is indeed nits with which I am dealing. I believe the ideas and philosophies promoted by or through Mr Hawking are unscientific and deeply antithetical to the work of the Lord and are indeed fashioned and diffused quite deliberately in order to promote the cause of the adversary. If I am right, that would surely be a troublesome nit indeed.
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