Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and at … Read Full Bio ↴Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and at the King's College (Empire State Building), in New York City. He is a regular contributor to several Christian publications, is in wide demand as a speaker at conferences, and is the author of over 63 books including the Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Christianity for Modern Pagans and Fundamentals of the Faith.

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GOD
Dr. Peter Kreeft Lyrics

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Whenever you are down, depressed and don't know what to do
All you got to do
Is to tap into
God's kind love
Is to tap into
God's kind of love
If you are confused and lack direction
Jesus says I am the way the truth and the life

So give your life to him and he would shine the light on your path
Now, you tap into
God's kind of love
You tap into
God's kind of love
Don't let nobody tell you your end has come
Put your hope in God and trust in him
For the Bible says there is a hope for living dog than a dead lion
Now, you tap into
God's kind of love
You tap into
God's kind of love
Now, you tap into
God's kind of love
You tap into
God's kind of love
If your world is full of troubles and temptations
Jesus says I will pray the Father to give you another Comforter
The Holy Ghost, to teach and lead you all the way
Now, you tap into
God's kind of love
You tap into
God's kind of love
I know the thoughts I have for you
Are thoughts of peace and not of evil
To give you an expected end, and to glorify my name
Now, you tap into
God's kind of love
You tap into
God's kind of love
Are you feeling it
Yes, I am feeling it
Are you feeling it
Yes, I am feeling it
Are you feeling God's kind of love and care which you can't get anywhere
Are you feeling it
Yes, I am feeling it
Are you feeling it
Yes, I am feeling it
Are you feeling God's kind of love and care which you can't get anywhere
Now, you tap into
God's kind of love
You tap into
God's kind of love
Now, you tap into
God's kind of love

You tap into
God's kind of love

Overall Meaning

The song "God" by Dr. Peter Kreeft is a message of hope and encouragement to those who may be feeling lost or overwhelmed in life. The lyrics speak of the power of tapping into God's kind of love as a source of comfort and guidance.

The first verse acknowledges that there may be times when we feel down or depressed and don't know what to do. However, the solution is simple - to tap into God's kind of love. This is repeated throughout the song as a reminder that turning to God can bring us the peace and direction we need.

The second verse speaks of Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life. By giving our lives to Him, He can light our path and help us find direction. The next line encourages us to put our hope in God rather than letting others tell us that our end has come.

The third verse mentions the Holy Ghost as a comforter who can lead us through life's troubles and temptations. Finally, the song reminds us that God's thoughts for us are thoughts of peace and not of evil, and that turning to His love can give us an expected end and bring glory to His name.

Overall, "God" is a powerful message of hope and encouragement for those in need of guidance and comfort.

Line by Line Meaning

Whenever you are down, depressed and don't know what to do
In moments of sadness and confusion, when you feel lost and helpless,

All you got to do
The simple and quick solution is

Is to tap into
To connect with and access

God's kind love
The compassionate and unconditional affection of the divine

If you are confused and lack direction
If you are unsure about your path and without guidance

Jesus says I am the way the truth and the life
Jesus declares himself as the path to enlightenment and salvation

So give your life to him and he would shine the light on your path
By surrendering to Jesus, he will guide you towards the right direction and deeper understanding

Don't let nobody tell you your end has come
Don't listen to anyone who says your fate is sealed

Put your hope in God and trust in him
Believe and have faith in God's power and benevolence

For the Bible says there is a hope for living dog than a dead lion
The Bible teaches that even the smallest and weakest creatures have hope, while the mightiest can fall

If your world is full of troubles and temptations
If you are facing challenges and seductions

Jesus says I will pray the Father to give you another Comforter
Jesus promises to intercede and ask God to send a comforting presence

The Holy Ghost, to teach and lead you all the way
The Holy Spirit will instruct and guide you on your journey

I know the thoughts I have for you
God affirms that he has divine plans for you

Are thoughts of peace and not of evil
These plans are for your well-being and not for harm

To give you an expected end, and to glorify my name
To bless you with a hopeful future and for God's glory

Are you feeling it
Do you sense it

Yes, I am feeling it
Yes, I am experiencing it

Are you feeling God's kind of love and care which you can't get anywhere
Are you sensing the unique and unparalleled love and concern of God

Now, you tap into
So, connect with and access

God's kind of love
The compassionate and unconditional affection of the divine

You tap into
You connect with and access

God's kind of love
The compassionate and unconditional affection of the divine

Now, you tap into
So, connect with and access

God's kind of love
The compassionate and unconditional affection of the divine

You tap into
You connect with and access

God's kind of love
The compassionate and unconditional affection of the divine

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Eliza Jayne

Truther vs liars ....
The religious wars are coming as those lies are going to fall ...

Religions and false saviours and false prophets and truth profits ...

The lies of wolves in sheep’s clothing..

I have no use for religions or liars .
Or a liars religion.

All comments from YouTube:

Feao Kautai

6y↑9

PRAISE GOD FOREVER!! DR PETER YOUR BRILLIANCE IS GIVEN TO YOU TO SPREAD JESUS CHRIST GOOD NEWS. AMEN!! HIGHLY PRIDE.

Eleazar Cobre

10y↑23

Very impressive, you taught me, a very wise lesson, thank you dr. Peter kreeft

Truth Seeker

Eleazar Cobre I do hope that was sarcasm.

Paddy234

4y↑6

A great argument i never heard before but what he gave here is from desire. Desire is based on something real. Our innate desire for eternal joy

jbz3

11y↑1

This guy is really good at confirmation bias. "That's not a very good argument that doesn't convince anyone, so I'm just going to ignore responses as if it's still a good one"

Michael Nardini

2y↑4

Legend.

cloudsabove

9y↑9

This video is quite frustrating. He's making me want God to exist, but doing very little to actually prove that He exists.

Truth Seeker

His arguments are just assumptions and wishful thinking.

Scythian

cloudsabove look up 'argument from desire'

cloudsabove

blablabubles I'm already familiar with the argument. It's valid, but one of its premises is uncertain (namely, that we have an innate desire for "home" (i.e. heaven) that is not satisfied and is of the same kind as that for food), so isn't it unsound? For an argument to be sound, all the premises must be known to be true, right?

cloudsabove

9y↑3

Truth Seeker Straw man fallacy; please spend more time with the argument.

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Peter mcdermott

10y↑10

kuhullan
I like to recall the argument from "humanology". If a bug on a trash pile decided to write a book or give lectures on how & why humans do the things they do, and called it "humanology", we would be amused. In the same way, if a finite mind tries to decide how and why the Infinite Designer of the universe does what he does, I am sure God is amused. Science measures what is, it assumes the world is intelligible. It does not help us to understand Who made the universe or why it was made. Besides, God is not in the universe anymore than the architect is in the building he designed. God does not come under the scientists microscope and His existence is in the realm of ontology, logic, or philosophy. I do not argue with atheists who believe there is no God and just wish to show off their hatred of religion. It is like wrestling with pigs, you only get dirty and the pig seems to like it.

Christian Avancena

This is such a good analogy! This is so late hahaha

Paul Feldner

2y↑2

Excellent!

jbz3

11y

21:34 Neither 3 nor 2 are closer to infinity because both are equally an infinite number away.

Simon Simon

51w

From 'Desiderata' "whatever you perceived God to be..." We are the children of the Universe no less than the trees and stars...we have the right to be here..."Be at peace with God!"

Eliza Jayne

It’s funny how church people, during communion...
Alter perceptions of prey and preyers and preys ..

Miklós Kinizsi

There is nothing like 'disprove a negative'. He merely said (at around 5:00) there is no conflict between science and catholic religion. His arguments for the existence of God come from 10:30.

liza downing

He implies it throughout his "discourse". You can read it between the lines.
His statement there's no conflict between science and catholicism is a joke. Throughout history and even today, it conflicts with science.
His narrative on abortion with some of his students is testament to that. Conflating abortion with infanticide is an insult to the medical profession, medical ethics and the well being of women.

Miklós Kinizsi

@liza downing With due respect, what are the conflicting points of science and catholic TEACHING?
I heard it a lot in the eighties when Hungary was a communist country. I've been working in the academia for about thirty years but have not seen any real conflict between science and catholic religion.

'Conflating abortion with infanticide is an insult to the medical profession, medical ethics and the well being of women.'
In my opinion aborting a life is already an insult to the medical ethics.

Truth seekers

2y↑1

I love you sir forever.

baasmans

11y

26:50 "It looks as if..." he said it right there. "As if", no argument there. 27:35 No, turn it around. Why treat god as conscience? Conscience and morality can be distilled from (cultural) evolution; morality and a sense of fairness has been observed in animals. Moral relativism happens in religious values all the time. Still killing adulterers are we? Condoning slavery? Truly, religions have been used to make people do immoral things while believing them to be moral because their book said so.

William Brown

11y

Hey, wait a minute (at 5:30) - Mr. Rogers did live in a neighborhood. I lived there too - Point Breeze and Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Some of Peter's lectures can be found here.....Google "peterkreeft dotcom slash audio" They are profoundly good and useful for a large dose of moral sanity.

Organ Farm

9y↑4

It's a crazy world when you can have a doctorate in nonsense.

MGTOW Psyche

7y↑5

hahaha like humanities and social sciences!

Organ Farm

^ Umm no.

keystothebox

11y

Absence of evidence is not evidence Of absence is not true when it comes to God.. this is completely misused! In fact the opposite is true when it comes to theistic claims: "In some circumstances it can be safely assumed that if a certain event had occurred, evidence of it could be discovered by qualified investigators. In such circumstances it is perfectly reasonable to take the absence of proof of its occurrence as positive proof of its non-occurrence." (well said in Wikipedia)

Rosstafarian 3000BC

9y↑24

There is a God. Deal with it.

keystothebox

11y

4:30 I wish people would be more open to evidence that confronts their beliefs. Personally, I was a Catholic my entire childhood, but was disappointing when I went out to seek the truth to become an apologist. See the talkorgins wiki website on the thousands of major biblical claims disproved. Christianity is definitively dis-proven which unfortunately shook my world.

Raphael Verelst

11y

5:40 One has to assume Jesus existed to even begin answering that conundrum...

liza downing

2y↑1

Lol, he reverts to the scientific method to 'demand' science to disprove the existence of god, yet when it comes to his exotic claims for the existence of a god, the same standard, of course, doesn't apply.
And that is not even taking into account that it's a logical impossibility to disprove a negative.
You can't disprove the non existence of a god as much as the non existence of a unicorn.

an7440

2y↑2

I dint think you have any idea what he is talking about and not enough to laugh out loud for sure …

liza downing

@an7440 I do know very well what apologists are about and the "reasoning" they use.
It almost always boils down to the classic "god of the gaps" argument or argument from ignorance.
One can't make a case for god by stating that science can't disprove god.

an7440

2y↑2

@liza downing if you think this is god of Gaps, that's because of the minuscule effort you have taken to understand what is being said here.. and I dont think you have the faculties to take this seriously now that we know you can lol for these things .. lol

liza downing

@an7440 I also wrote, argument from ignorance, and one might add circular reasoning as well.

And yes, I laugh about it because he's just one more in the notorious line like WLC, Turek, Lennox, etc..., and they all boil down to the same memes. None of these apologists on the other hand, have ever taken the effort to apply the scientific (or rational) method to their claim, god exists.
Therefore, demanding it from "us" is already ridiculous, besides the fact that a negative or imaginary thing cannot be disproved.

Anyways, if you think he's got a valid argument for god, then please enlighten me.

an7440

@liza downing as I said you dont have the faculty for it I guess .

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George Alexa

11y↑2

I am so glad to see this up on the website. As the Parish Team Captain, I will now give this link to all the knights and about 60 ladies of Saint Clare of Assisi.

Eliza Jayne

They argue science ...
Science argues liars ...
Medical argues liars ...

2 fields of science against religious liars for profits and not prophets...

Veritas

4y↑1

Amazing lecture. Read your Scripture, friends!❤️🇺🇸✝️

don leavell

11y

Hahahahaha. Funny stuff. Good stuff. Hahaha. I know Harry Potter.

Christine Czyryca

9y↑11

To all those that have difficulty with this. It isn't that. "You're crazy if you don't go along with the crowd" kind of thinking. You believe in God because he created you. He created science and all the marvels in life. We take too many things for granted...like spoiled brats always wanting more and more. Just open your eyes and look. Today was made for you.

Christine Czyryca

8y↑4

+rohadt Anyad What is wrong with you? Such a violent reaction from such a simple comment that any normal human being would agree with...unless you're an atheist! In that case that explains it.

Piragon ピラゴン

Not an argument

Christine Czyryca

7y↑2

It obviously IS an argument for some people.

Una Voce Miami - We Love the Traditional Latin Mass

@Christine Czyryca Well said.

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Jacqui Schmitt

4y↑1

18:00 ish (self note for class)

jbz3

11y

I find it odd how he starts off talking about reason and rational arguments, then the first argument he jumps to is "if there is no god, then the closest thing you get to god is yourself"

ALI Mehboob

what is S word?

EarnedNothing

8y↑2

Shit

NilDesperandum777

11y

You'd think asking the question would be enough to inform the requisite amount of humility before confessed ignorance of subject rather than scorn. ?No...Apologetics isn't "sorta like a synonym for 'excuses' ". No more than lol is a synonym for confessed permanent idiocy.

baasmans

11y↑1

20:30 Yes, all our ancestors had so much chance to die out, and yet they didn't, making our existence highly improbable, if not miraculous. At the same time, they all reproduced, making our existence inevitable. The only ones capable of realizing their existence is so improbable, are those who haven't died out. 21:00 I'm not a cannibal because I don't eat my own species and not a vegetarian for the same reason. I don't think there's an objective standard for perfection. There goes your argument.

Jose Delgado

11y

so why wont they debate then?? I bet I could pry take on Harris, lolol

baasmans

11y↑1

22:24 There is nothing in biology which cannot have evolved through random variation and natural selection (which is not random). The human brain is certainly a great feat of evolution, but there is no reason to assume it required any tinkering from a higher intelligence. Kreeft reasons from a lack of imagination. This is a scientific argument, even though Kreeft thinks it isn't. 24:40 we cannot understand reality and be part of it at the same time? We cannot see our eyes in the mirror?

jbz3

11y

12:00 Argumentum ad populum

SolaGratia

11y

By the way I see no reason for you to be so angry, EXCEPT that you are angry at God. You probably see God as some cosmic Jerk that fools believe in, like I did in all my years as an atheist. All I can say, if you don't wish to argue civilly without name-calling, is that I love you brother. Even as an atheist you have to agree that due to quantum entanglement, all of humanity are ONE. We come from the same zero-point in space-time. Don't hate me, please. You can if you want, but please don't.

Matthew Goodsell

8y↑2

basically he is saying if we are hungry it's because food exists, therefore if we desire god god must exist. An absurd, easily refutable argument: not everyone desires god; the desire for something higher can be met in other ways - knowledge etc. Wanting something to exist does not make it real. grow up

Matthew Goodsell

***** as humans we hunger for meaning and knowledge. That hunger can either be sated by reason and logic (a wholesome meal) or platitudinous fairy stories in some outdated book (fast food, which may fill you up, but is lacking in what you really need).

Paterno Aparente

6y↑1

Matthew Goodsell Yeah you may say that not everyone desires God, but a desire for life and not only life eternal life is a universal desire.....That is why we sing "forever young!"

mutton hammer

Personally, all religion is actually heresy, as it is equally arrogant to define the nature of an unknowable being as it is to reject the idea of nature not having o do anything with a god. Atheism is also heresy as it defines the nature of reality as god whether the creator or not is a part of reality. The big question is what kind of heretic will you choose to be? All religions that have fallen into the hands of every human being to walk this earth are false and oftentimes unreliable. However, atheism is just as bad as the opinions of all atheists are nonunified and differ from one another, but whatever god might be. It or they are probably insulted that people choose not to believe or that everyone else chooses to believe ridiculous things about them

mutton hammer

the only redeeming quality is that we are seeking to understand, (that applies to both the faithful and nonfaithful), but the reality of the situation that any faith or non-faith you choose to live by is nothing more than a gamble as if all religions and science struggle to understand how something came from nothing. I choose to gamble in the realm of believing to accept the existence of god, but I could never accept that we simply a byproduct of whatever it, they, or he/she intended to actually create. I find comfort believing that god's nature is not connected to humanity as if you look at any nation, despite their beliefs have all committed the worst human sins possible. If a god were to be responsible for humanity then that means god is evil and that there is only hell. However, I believe that an aspect or part of God sees good in some of humanity and is trimming away at the tumors of the evil that we inflict upon his/her, they, it's incorporeal being. Simply speaking we provide good, but we would only ever be tested to see if we were going to continue to persist as an evil entity. Of course, this is merely a belief and it could possibly be an insult to a higher being so I also choose to believe that even though I'm wrong, there is a shrivel of truth on my belief

baasmans

11y

15:20 OK, so belief makes people happy. There is something in your brain that resonates with religion. But the fact that people find happiness in all different religions makes them all equally unlikely to be the truth, no matter how much happiness people get from them. His "dilemma" isn't very strong; atheists get as much fulfillment from doing good as theists do, and as a bonus, they do it truly altruistically. 17:30 the need for a prime mover proves nothing, and leads to deism at best.

SolaGratia

11y

The fact that you just made at least seven different grammatical errors in your comment about my grammar leaves me with no option but to simply laugh at you.

baasmans

11y

12:55 LOL but how do I know which god to follow?!? Which religion teaches the right one? Every religious person is atheistic towards some other religion. 13:50 "Throughout history, every mystery, ever solved, has turned out to be, not magic" - Tim Minchin. No such miracles have ever stood up to scrutiny. If you open your mind too much, your brain falls out mr Kreeft. 14:45 - consistency in being ridiculous doesn't make you less ridiculous. And the church has routinely switched sides.

Matthew Goodsell

8y↑3

atheists are not arrogant - christians are. There is no evidence whatsoever for God. Belief in him stems from a single,, flawed book most humans don't believe in, yet christians insist he exists despite all evidence to the contrary. That is arrogance

DancesWithBears

8y↑5

+Matthew Goodsell - What book? Do you mean the Bible? I'm Catholic and Catholics do not rely on the Bible in order to believe in God.

Matthew Goodsell

Yes you do. don't fool yourself

DancesWithBears

8y↑2

Matthew Goodsell
No, I don't. Jesus didn't walk around with a Bible and neither did the Apostles. There was no Bible until the late fourth century A.D.

Matthew Goodsell

the only 'evidence' they existed at all comes from the bible, a very flawed text indeed. Face it: you believe what are essentially fairy-tales

Matthew Goodsell

Patrice what other evidence is there? Grow up and face reality; there is no god. Preachers like this pretend there is in order to control people.

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baasmans

11y

yup, and a bad one at that. As if atheists (especially in Europe) are making any sacrifices for their disbelief.

Eliza Jayne

Prophets was created to hide profits.
Prays and pray and prayer was created to hide preys and prey and preyer .
Communion to hide cannibalism.
Words to alter perceptions .

Liars religions always argue against truth ...

don leavell

11y

He starts off with the phrase "supernatural" in reference to god. You can have that god, since "supernatural" means not existing in this universe. Peace.

WhiteLight Shaman

11y↑1

WAKE UP! Your asleep. Judgement day will not be kind to those who deny their Creator.

SolaGratia

11y

Try the Kalam cosmological argument on for size, if your puny brain can even handle it.

mark andre augustus

10y↑2

"I do not argue with atheists who believe there is no God and just wish to show off their hatred of religion. It is like wrestling with pigs, you only get dirty and the pig seems to like it." "philosophy IS a science" and on and on…… It seems to me we must be engaged in the search for Truth. Interesting debate!

WhiteLight Shaman

11y↑3

WAKE UP! You owe your existence to your Creator. Quit spending so much time playing video games and start seeking Truth. Watch the entire video to start with.

SolaGratia

11y↑1

Next time my car breaks down I'll fix it myself since I know a great deal about them. You're the one spewing here. Why would God give you a call? He doesn't call people who don't know him.

SolaGratia

11y↑1

Wont be very funny on judgment day.

rmcdaniel423

11y

Apologetics. . . isn't that sorta like a synonym for "excuses"? lol

MsTEXASJO

6y↑1

No, it means "explaining."

MrJohndl

11y

Sam Harris would own this silly old man. Seriously. What a load of religious hogwash. God? How bloody ridiculous.

Macro Minutes

8y↑1

Maybe but Baron would wipe the floor with Harris.

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don leavell

11y

You're a funny guy. And yes, I can. You can't. Ha.

SolaGratia

11y↑3

What you have said makes no sense. Supernatural does not mean "not existing in this universe", it means existing outside of the LAWS of NATURE. You are not very educated on the topic you presume to know enough about to, with non-chalance, present an illogical premiseless argument as a fact and then say "Peace" as if you've won this imaginary argument. You would get obliterated in a philosophical debate.