Dr. Peterson on His Belief in God

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.” Proverbs‬ ‭9‬:‭10‬

how fascinating that Jordan has organically connected the necessity of believing in God to obeying Him perfectly. Yes, there is an objective truth. No, we do not uphold that perfectly. We all fall short. He fully understands what the reality of there being a God means—that there is a standard. But to not hit that standard doesn’t mean you don’t believe.

As I listen to this man and I have heard him speak in other videos he sounds very compelling. Telling the truth of what he says and explains. He is crafting the words to bring his message to those who want to hear what he says. Now for me I want to say this. I have what I call not just a knowledge of the God but something more important. I have what I call a relationship with him. He treats me as his child someone who listens to him and tries to do what he commands. I am not perfect I am flawed but I know he loves me and I love him. He is more than God to me but he is my Lord and Savior who came to the world to save those who need him.

Wow Jordan!! The change that would occur if every " believer " would examine themselves in this way would be absolutey profound!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts!! God bless you and your family ❤

I think that the main reason Jordan Peterson is saying this is because he know or he sees that there are a lot if people who say they believe but they don’t act it out. Sometimes you can’t even tell people apart from who believes and who doesn’t. Believing in God and his word is such a powerful responsibility or burden to handle, to act out what you’re called to do.

He's SO CLOSE. Once he understands and accepts the radical grace that defies all human logic, he'll have it. This is and will remain my prayer for this man in his search for truth ❤

If I could say one thing to Dr Peterson it would be this: Take heart, and continue to pursue Him as He pursues you. He will never force you into His presence because he loves you that much. And I actively pray for you, Dr Peterson (though I have the sneaking suspicion that I am far from the only one) My Hope is that you begin to see the sacrifice of Christ as an unwarranted, utterly undeserved gift that we NEVER achieve worthiness of by way of our own actions, regardless of how ethical or moral we believe them to be. Finally, I would tell you that you now find yourself in the very spot where C.S. Lewis once stood, trying to square the circle of what you have known philosophically, and the idea that a God could love you enough to forgive you, not only for what you have done.. but all that you might do. And all He asks is that you believe in His sacrifice by accepting His gift and then try as best you can (knowing you WILL fail often) to be that person you see as being worthy of even claiming belief in the first place.

I just want you to know Jordan how deeply loved you are by many... Thank you for being you and for doing God's calling even though you may not acknowledge yet that that is what you are, and have been doing! : ) Thank you for stimulating my mind and heart that has been much needed 🙏 Just want you to know that you are very much loved 💓💓💓 : )

Wow dude…this is what I love about JP. I have the same kinds of feelings but the way he can formulate his thoughts into words and then in a manner where people actually understand is amazing.

How I would love to interview Prof. Peterson, so as for a change help him as he has helped so many others

He's so much more Christian than many who are smug, setteled and confident..😆 All the encouragement posted here cracks me up. I've never heard a more humble and contientious person speak. If he's not right-with-God no one is.

This man never ceases to amaze me. One can take what one wants from these wise words. For me it places thought front and center and a question, how do we individually, privately ponder the question, what does God mean to you ? As we watch this dark cloud lifting above the horizon and our souls stir, now is a good time to answer it and be prepared within yourself for what is rapidly ascending upon all of humanity.

Mr. Peterson in my opinion is the intellectually interesting person of our time. The more i listen to him the more I want to read and learn more.

I can't speak for Jordan, i feel like he is on his journey to build a relationship and i think its absolutely beautiful ❤️

One of the beautiful things about God "and there are many" is that you can pass on his love knowingly and unknowingly many times without a word spoken.

Jordan is a beautiful soul, but also a brilliant example of how much the human soul fears love. In every interview I’ve seen of him, where god and the divine appears in him, he bursts into tears, and resist the grace that really wants to work, and be with him, as he teaches with grace without knowing it. He resists it, but is a great communictor of it.

I love you, Jordan! You’re my mentor in many ways. The first and most important step in belief is TRUST - to trust in Jesus to save you. Everything beyond that is the journey of faith, ie, reading/understanding scripture, historical evidence, discipleship, etc. These are not requirements of salvation, they are natural out growth of God through the Holy Spirit working inside us - each in His own timing and pace. To recap: Trust in Jesus to save you. Let Him change you from the inside out. John 3:16-18

Brilliant! To take the stirrings of the soul & to make them sing & stand tall such that they mirror our own. That is probably the most comprehensive public colloquial answer I have yet seen to that question; a question that is taken by so many as solid when it is rather tricky. I love that he doesn’t collapse the question into its most expedient pathway. That he is comfortable scattering in a organised manner into multiple pathways to address the question. To summarise for myself & perhaps others he wonderfully gives us 4 options. Answer 1: The Privacy Answer 1) None of your Damn Business Answer 2: The Reframing Answer 1) That depends on what you mean by Believe — And although he didn’t say it explicitly I am guessing the same kind of reframing would apply to the concept of God. Given it can mean so many things to so many different people, secular or religious. Answer 3: The Comical Answer 1) I’m Afraid that he might exist Answer 4: The Suppositional Answer Suppose that you do What are you called upon What are you called upon (Christian) What are you called upon (Christian: Declarative & Embodied) 0) Act out (Spark of) Divinity 1) Logos 2) Sacrifices 3) Arc in Order 4) Burden of Being 5) The Garden 6) The Golden Rule I thought his distinction between acting out & saying or what I would say embodied and declarative was brilliant. Furthermore the Suppositional answer despite having heavy Christian connotations further brilliance & speaks to his understanding of The Bible in a Psychological Context. Often when I am asked this question I tend to answer with a variant of Answer 2. It is good to have some other tools in the toolbox!

I always love listening to JP...he's so great at challenging my thinking (in good ways), and he so danged articulate that I increase my vocabulary every time I hear him. He often puts words to things that I personally fail to articulate well. I must say, however, regarding the misquote at 9:15 and forward... Jesus did not refuse to be called "good." He was addressed by the man as "good teacher," and Jesus responded with, "why do you call me good? There is no one good but God." He was drawing attention to that word because the correlation here was accurate--Jesus is good because Jesus is God. Jesus was not unwilling, He never once denied His divinity.

Dr. Peterson has similiar feelings and priorities that I do. It sometimes feels like I'm the only one that understands and/or cares about the most important things. I feel the responsibility to lead my brothers and sisters to truth. Knowing that there are others brings me courage. Thank you Dr. Peterson. Thank you everyone