Come Let Us Reason Podcast
363 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 44 ratingsWelcome to Come Let Us Reason Together, the podcast from Lenny Esposito and Come Reason Ministries. Here, we dig deeply into ways Christianity shows itself as an intelligent and rational faith. Episodes include topics about faith, ethics, worldview, and philosophy from a distinctly Christian perspective. Join us each week and see just how rational faith can be!
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Losing Culture: How Relativism Makes People More Savage
April 21, 2024 21:00 - 82.7 MBLosing Culture: How Relativism Makes People More Savage Why do we see more incivility in our society today? We read about the increase in mass shootings, student violence against speakers with whom they disagree, and an ever-growing online belligerence. And what's worse is our country and our world are being divided among ideological lines where no thought or no charity is given to the person holding a differing view. Here, our panel explores how we are losing our culture--specifically how ...
Fake News! How the Misinformation Police Get It Wrong
April 15, 2024 07:00 - 89.8 MBFake News! How the Misinformation Police Get It Wrong What counts as misinformation, disinformation or fake news? Are people so led astray by today's social media that they continually confuse facts with opinion? Lenny examines a journalarticle by political sciientists who claim to show how people get their facts and opinions wrong. However, there's a big problem... the researchers themseves don't understand knowledge. By misdefining what counts as fact, theitr paper provides an examp...
Deconstruction, Doubt, and Christianity: The Bobby Conway Interview
April 08, 2024 07:00 - 89.1 MBDeconstruction, Doubt, and Christianity: The Bobby Conway Interview Doubt about the claims of Christianity have existed since the day of Jesus's resurrection. Many young people today are deconstructing their faith based on their doubts. But what happens when the one wrestling with doubt is a pastor? How does he face his congregation each week? In this riveting interview, Lenny talks with pastor and apologist Bobby Conway about the difficulties and doubt he faced even while pastoring a ch...
Defusing the Wars Against Men and Culture: The Nancy Pearcey Interview
April 01, 2024 07:00 - 109 MBDefusing the Wars Against Men and Culture: The Nancy Pearcey Interview Our culture is in crisis in many different ways. Depression rates are soaring, young men are finding it more difficult to find their place in this world, confusion over the value that our bodies hold is commonplace, as is the idea that morality isn’t rooted in fact. In special interview with Nancy Pearcey, we discuss several of the most crucial issues that are rocking our culture today. Her books like Saving Leonardo, To...
Christianity and Masculinity - What Does it Mean to Be a A Man?
March 25, 2024 07:00 - 95.1 MBChristianity and Masculinity: What Does it Mean to Be a A Man? What does it mean to be a Christian and a man in 2024? Is it the hyper-aggressiveness and crudity of an Andrew Tate or is it a benign passivity of a Ward Cleaver? Here, we examine the extremes, the stereotypes, and the assertions of how manhood has gone wrong. But we also look to Jesus—the primary example of what being a true man is—and offer a model of biblical manhood that becomes something a bit different from what both the s...
A Paleontologist's View of Darwinism and Intelligent Design
March 18, 2024 07:00 - 106 MBA Paleontologist's View of Darwinism and Intelligent Design Evolution is a hot=button issue. As our science progresses, is the evidence for evolution beoining more concrete or more tenuous? Here, I interview Dr. Günter Bechly, an evolutionary biologist and paleontologist who has devoted much of his life studying Darwinism. He highlights the incredible problems facing the modern neo-darwinian synthesis and how design makes much better sense of the data.
Does HeGetsUs Really Get Jesus Right
March 11, 2024 07:00 - 83 MBDoes #HeGetsUS Really Get Jesus Right? How do you reach a culture that thinks Christianity is not only unnecessary, but evil? The #HeGetsUs commercials made a huge splash during the Superbowl, but were they effective? And did they properly communicate the gospel message? Here Lenny, along with Dr. Harry Edwards and Dr. Jacob Daniel, discuss the pluses and the problems of the #HeGetsUS effort and offers a balanced, thoughtful view, shedding more light to a topic that has generated quite a bi...
Beware The Language Games of the Woke
March 04, 2024 08:00 - 96 MBBeware! The Language Games of the Woke Words matter. We use words in order to communicate ideas, in order to share feelings, and gain knowledge. But words can also wound and be weaponized. In fact, today political ideology has driven an intentional misuse of words and a conflict over how we even understand shared ideas. Here Lenny exposes the intentional obfuscation of terms and points out the language shell games that are sometimes used to try and shame and coerce us into holding a speci...
My LIVE Conversation with Jehovah's Witnesses
February 26, 2024 08:00 - 97.6 MBMy LIVE Conversation with Jehovah's Witnesses What do you do when a Jehovah's Witness knocks on your door? Many people have a bit of a panic attack or want to shoo them away as quickly as possible, Christians included! But you shouldn't be afraid to engage these people, for it's rare enough that someone wants to talk to us about the things of God! I had the opportunity to capture a visit that a couple of Witnesses made to my door and I take you through the entire conversation, providing my ...
The Lazy Approach to Evangelism
February 19, 2024 08:00 - 92.6 MBThe Lazy Approach to Evangelism Evangelism. It's a word that can strikes fear into the hearts of a lot of people. We know we're supposed to evangelize, but how do we do so? Does it require tons of study? Doesn't it require feet of iron? Maybe there's a lazy way that we can still be faithful to our gospel command and share our faith with those who don't believe in Jesus. That's our topic as I interview author and apologist Eric Hernandez on his new book The Lazy Approach to Evangelism.
Crisis of the Shrinking Family: The Tim Carney Interview
February 12, 2024 08:00 - 95.5 MBCrisis of the Shrinking Family: The Tim Carney Interview We are in the midst of a baby-bust. For the first time in our history, the number of seniors are growing at a greater rate than the number of babies being born, which spells a dangerous future for our lives as well as our culture. Why has the millennial generation shied away from having kids? What are the *real reasons* for the hesitancy in becoming parents and what can the church do about it? In this interview with Tim Carney, auth...
Andy Stanley, Alistair Begg, and Confusion over LGBTQ+ Issues
February 05, 2024 19:47 - 96.2 MBAndy Stanley, Alistair Begg, and Confusion over LGBTQ+ Issues What are we to make over the recent controversies that have encircled prominent Evangelical leaders about their stances on same-sex weddings, transgender grandchildren, and the like? A few months ago, Andy Stanley hosted a conference where he invited a "married" gay couple to speak to Christian parents. Last week, Alistair Begg got into hot water for his advice about attending such unions. How are Christians to discern what the r...
Building a Bulletproof Faith in Your Kids
January 22, 2024 07:00 - 102 MBBuilding a Bulletproof Faith in Your Kids The stats are clear. Once they leave home, Christian kids are leaving the church in alarming numbers. How can we help young believers stand up to the continual onslaught of peer-pressure, professors, and pop culture pushing them away from the faith? In this session, noted apologist Lenny Esposito provides parents and young people with specific tools to solidify their faith and help them see why Christianity makes the most sense of our world.
Losing The Family: Are Millennials Choosing Comfort Over Kids?
January 15, 2024 08:00 - 111 MBLosing The Family: Are Millennials Choosing Comfort Over Kids? It’s no secret that birthrates are declining in the west and it seems to be more prevalent with the millennials. Why are young people today reluctant to start families? In this podcast Lenny, along with Kirkwood Center colleagues Anthony Costello and Dr. Jacob Daniel review a couple of recent articles written by millennial women where they tell how they actually dread the idea of motherhood and how they aren't alone in their fee...
Would The World Be Better Without Religion?
January 08, 2024 08:00 - 98.2 MBWould The World Be Better Without Religion? Is it true that science fly you to the moon while religion flies you into buildings? Skeptics such as Richard Dawkins often claim that the biggest evils in the world are perpetrated because of religious beliefs. Does religion cause more wars, more hatred and prejudice than other views? What would a world free of religion look like? Join Lenny as he shows why such objections have no grounding in reality.
Top Podcasts of 2023 - The Best of the Best!
January 01, 2024 08:00 - 72.1 MBTop Podcasts of 2023 - The Best of the Best! Here it is. As we close out 2023 and welcome 2024, Lenny reviews all the interviews and roundtable discussions published over the year and highlights clips from the top five most watched podcasts of the year. Issues like neo-paganism, J.R.R. Tolkien and God in Lord of the Rings, and how Sigmund Freud shifted our culture towards a sex-saturated ideology are here. Interviews with Stephen Meyer, Austin Freeman and former militant atheist Sy Garte ar...
Top Podcasts of 2023 - Part 1
December 25, 2023 08:00 - 82.6 MBTop Podcasts of 2023 - Part 1 As we look back on our first year of our newly reformatted Come Let Us Reason Together podcasts, there are several standout moments. Here, Lenny shares some clips from five of the top ten podcasts of the year, discussing issues from the resurrection of Jesus, questions on Hell, engaging Jehovah's Witnesses, why God doesn't make himself more visible, and the logic of holding Christianity instead of other faiths.
College and Faith: Can Christianity Make a Difference on the University Campus?
December 18, 2023 08:00 - 120 MBCollege and Faith: Can Christianity Make a Difference on the University Campus? It’s no secret that the modern university is bastion of leftism and secularism., yet these institutions of higher learning play an outsized role in shaping our culture. Is it possible for Christianity to make a difference on the university campus? How should young Christians approach college life? In today’s podcast, I’m joined in the discussion by Corey Miller, the President of Ratio Christi, and my colleague a...
Faith And Politics: Where Should Christianity Fit in the Democratic Process?
December 11, 2023 08:00 - 84.6 MBFaith And Politics: Where Should Christianity Fit in the Democratic Process? As we get ready to enter another election year in the United States, the question arises of how faith should inform one’s politics. Faith is the basis of morality, and even the founding of the United States points to God who endows us with inalienable rights. How do we make sense of this in a pluralistic culture? Here, our panel explores questions of faith in politics and how Christianity should fit into the democr...
Top Scientist Changes From Militant Atheist to Christian Believer - Because of Science!
December 04, 2023 08:00 - 102 MBTop Scientist Changes From Militant Atheist to Christian Believer - Because of Science! It's common today to hear atheists proclaim that believing in God is anti-science and as our science progresses, faith will be abandoned. But what if doing good science actually makes a compelling case for God? In this pocast, Lenny talks wth Dr. Sy Garte, a self-described "militant atheist" whose journey as an origin of life scholar prompted hm to abandon his atheism and affirm the Christian faith. Sy ...
How to Talk About Jesus Without Fear: The Andy Bannister Interview
November 27, 2023 08:00 - 94 MBHow to Talk About Jesus Without Fear: The Andy Bannister Interview As Christians, we all want to share the life-changing belief of Jesus with others, but it can seem to tough! Will I say the right thing? Will I be ridiculed? Will I offend someone else? In this engaging interview, Lenny talks with Andy Bannister about his new book How to Talk About Jesus Without Sounding Like an Idiot about no-pressure ways you can engage others in conversations that easily open the door for the Gospel.
Resurrecting a Bold Faith
November 20, 2023 08:00 - 89.3 MBResurrecting a Bold Faith Have you ever wished that you could have the faith as those heroes we read about in the Bible? Bold faith isn’t something you stumble upon, it can be cultivated and strengthened. In the second part of our study of Hebrews 11, Lenny examines how faith begins with what we know and how you can make yours grow by deepening your experiences with God.
What is Faith?
November 13, 2023 08:00 - 97.7 MBWhat Is Faith? In today's secular world, faith is dismissed as something akin to wishful thinking. Atheists proclaim faith is nothing more than belief without evidence. However, nothing could be further from the truth. in this, the first of a two-part series, Lenny looks at the Biblical definition of faith in Hebrews 11 and how that faith is demonstrated through the lives of key biblical figures. Learn why faith actually requires evidence in this fascinating study.
Christianity and Culture: Is Therapy Doing More Harm Than Good?
November 06, 2023 08:00 - 88.8 MBChristianity and Culture: Is Therapy Doing More Harm Than Good? Therapy seems to be all the rage. JAMA Health Forum recently reported use of mental health services has jumped by almost 40% and for most young people today believe therapy is normal and everyone should be in it. Why then are we seeing a mental health crisis exploding across our nation and in the western world, especially among young people? And what's the difference between secular therapy and Christian therapy? In this d...
The Consummate Covenant
October 30, 2023 07:00 - 96.2 MBThe Consummate Covenant< Have you ever wanted to make a deal with God? We live in an age of contracts, of covenants. God is a God of the Covenant, but what does this mean? In this podcast, Lenny unpacks the different covenants God has offered in His dealings with humanity, culminating in the covenant that Jesus executes by dying on the cross. It's a fascinating study and one that shows just why Jeus provides the Consummate Covenant.
Abandoning Virtual Faith
October 23, 2023 07:00 - 94.6 MBAbandoning Virtual Faith What is driving the growing number of "Exvangelicals"—younger people deconstructing their faith and leaving Christianity? One significant problem is they have never been grounded in the real Jesus. Much like the early believers in the book of Hebrews, they are more familiar with the culture of evangelicalism than with Christ, our Great High Priest who appeals to God in Heaven and makes atonement for our sins. In this podcast, Lenny explores how people have substitut...
How Can I Know Gods Will For My Life? The Drew Dyck Interview
October 16, 2023 07:00 - 88.3 MBHow Can I Know Gods Will For My Life? The Drew Dyck Interview Many Christians want to be used by God, but they don't know where to start. Life is busy and hard. How should a Christian view his walk with God in our go-go culture? In this interview with author Drew Dyck, we discuss Drew's new book, Just Show Up: How Small Acts of Faithfulness Change Everything (A Guide for Exhausted Christians). In our discussion we point out easy ways that you can begin to make a big difference with little a...
Why Questions Will Help You Love God and Build Your Faith
October 09, 2023 07:00 - 86.9 MBWhy Questions Will Help You Love God and Build Your Faith Is being a questioner a good thing or a bad thing? Christians are familiar with doubting Thomas, but Thomas's request allowed Jesus to more clearly state he was the way, the truth and the life. Lenny talks with author Matthew Lee Anderson on his new book Called Into Questions and why getting into a habit of asking good questions is foundational for growing in faith and finding deeper understanding.
Stephen C Meyer Interview: The Return of the God Hypothesis - Part 2
October 02, 2023 07:00 - 98 MBStephen C Meyer Interview: The Return of the God Hypothesis - Part 2 In this, the second of a two part interview, Lenny and Kirkwood Center colleague Anthony Costello continue their discussion with Dr. Stephen C. Meyer on his new book “The Return of the God Hypothesis”. In this section, we shift to issues concerning the philosophy of science and the naturalistic assumptions that keep so many begrudgingly tied to a Neo-Darwian explanation for life on earth instead of design from an intellig...
Stephen C Meyer Interview: The Return of the God Hypothesis Part 1
September 25, 2023 07:00 - 77.2 MBStephen C Meyer Interview: The Return of the God Hypothesis Part 1 The concept of intelligent design has caused many waves since its introduction in the 1990s. In this podcast, Lenny and his fellow Kirkwood Center colleague Anthony Costello interview Dr. Stephen C. Meyer of the Discovery Institute. Stephen Meyer is the author of three seminal works in the philosophy of science: “Signature in the Cell” (2009), “Darwin’s Doubt” (2013) and the new “Return of the God Hypothesis” (2021). In this...
The God of Middle Earth: How Tolkien's Faith Fueled The Lord of the Rings
September 18, 2023 07:00 - 97.3 MBThe God of Middle Earth: How Tolkien's Faith Fueled The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien's world of Middle Earth and its inhabitants have continued to explode in popularity since the last century. Many know Tolkien was a follower of Jesus, but fewer understand just how central God was in the way he crafted his world. In this podcast, Lenny speaks with Dr. Austin Freeman, an expert in Tolkien and his theology, on the ways the Gospel is reflected in Tolkien's works.
Differences Over a Decade: Cold Cases, Christianity, and What's Changed with J. Warner Wallace
September 11, 2023 07:00 - 88.2 MBDifferences Over a Decade: Cold Cases, Christianity, and What's Changed with J. Warner Wallace Can we really know that Jesus was raised from the dead? Ten years ago, Detective J.Warner Wallace was an atheist who examined the Gospel accounts using the same approach as his cold-case investigations, resulting in him writing Cold-Case Christianity. Now, a decade later, he sits down with Lenny to talk about his approach, what has changed in the years since his breakout best seller was published,...
Should Christians Fear Artificial Intelligence?
September 05, 2023 06:00 - 82.1 MBShould Christians Fear Artificial Intelligence? We’re all familiar with films like the Terminator or the Matrix where machines advance to such a degree they become sentient, and rise up to either subjugate humans or seek to wipe them out. Is the rapid advances in artificial intelligence we hear about today the first step to that scenario? Lenny, Dr. Harry Edwards, and Finney Premkupar discuss just what A.I. is, and how we as Christians should understand this brave new technology.
The Beauty of Eternity: What Is Heaven and Why Did God Creaate Hell?
August 28, 2023 07:00 - 87.3 MBThe Beauty of Eternity: What Is Heaven and Why Did God Creaate Hell? Most people who believe in an afterlife hope to be in a paradise. Many will speak of a loving God who wants to give good things to those he loves. But if God is all-loving, how can He stand to send people to Hell? Why would He even create Hell in the first place? In this podcast, Lenny explains how God's nature of love actually demands that Hell exists and that the punishment of sin is actually a result of a loving and ju...
Reaching Gen Z with the Gospel
August 21, 2023 17:01 - 82 MBReaching Gen Z with the Gospel A lot of attention has been given to the alarming trend of young people leaving the faith. Both parents and pastors are concerned as they see kids raised in Bible-believing churches who attended youth group each week "deconvert" or identify as one of the "nones". How do we communicate the importance and validity of the gospel to young people whose lives and values have been significantly influenced by our modern anti-Christian culture? In this podcast, Lenny j...
Do I Have to Try All Religions to Know Which One Is True?
August 15, 2023 04:38 - 100 MBDo I Have to Try All Religions to Know Which One Is True? "Just how many belief systems did you try before settling on your particular one?" It is a question that seems to challenge the idea of Christianity as the best understanding of how the world works. Yet, claiming that one must try all different religions before determining the truth lacks practicality and logical coherence.In this study, springing from a passage in Hebrews chapter 5, Lenny examines how one can rationally eliminate m...
The Crucifixion as Tangible History
August 07, 2023 07:00 - 84 MBThe Crucifixion as Tangible History We live in an age where the questionable is declared certain and what had been understood as certain is now questioned. Certainly, the Gospel accounts of Jesus's crucifixion and resurrection have been questioned since the first century. But today, there are some who even doubt whether Jesus existed at all! In this study, Lenny examines the historical evidence of Jesus’s passion that forms the foundation of our faith.
Answers to Living A Christian Life in a Non-Christian Society
July 31, 2023 07:00 - 85.2 MBAnswers to Living A Christian Life in a Non-Christian Society T.S. Eliot once wrote "The problem of leading a Christian life in a non-Christian society is now very present to us… And as for the Christian who is not conscious of his dilemma—and he is in the majority—he is becoming more and more de-Christianized by all sorts of unconscious pressure: paganism holds all the most valuable advertising space." That's the theme of this recent Q&A session that took place at Rock Hill Church. Lenny ...
Talking Faith Without Fighting: How to Be a Winsome Witness
July 24, 2023 07:00 - 81.6 MBTalking Faith Without Fighting: How to Be a Winsome Witness Sharing one’s faith is becoming more and more difficult as our culture moves away from its traditionally religious roots. Passionate discussions can sometimes lead to angry words or hurt feelings. But this isn’t the way we should spread the Gospel; it’s unloving and ineffective, too. In this talk, Lenny offers some specific tactics in sharing the Christian faith so you may present the truth in a loving, attractive, and effective ma...
Overcoming Barriers to Belief
July 17, 2023 07:00 - 83.6 MBOvercoming Barriers to Belief It's no secret we live in a post-Christian society. Yet, many believers make a fundamental mistake when they try to share their faith with others. They fail to realize just how foreign certain Christian beliefs and assumptions are to people today. Even though we share many cultural touchstones, there are still significant barriers that must be over come to better communicate the great need for Jesus today. In this podcast, Lenny joins the Apologetics.com tea...
The Need for a Creed: Confirming Christian Belief
July 10, 2023 07:00 - 67.6 MBThe Need for a Creed: Confirming Christian Belief What do we mean when we say we’re Christians? Is it enough to claim to follow Christ? Mormons and others who have radically different views of the nature of God, the nature of Jesus, and key matters of faith have also claimed to be Christian, but that doesn’t mean they are. In this key study, Lenny examines how creeds became central to defining the essential elements of the Christian faith and how important they are in establishing true from...
Critical Theory, Politics, and Reducing Humanity to Sexual Beasts
July 03, 2023 07:00 - 80.5 MBCritical Theory, Politics, and Reducing Humanity to Sexual Beasts What's happened to our society? Prior generations have always understood themselves in ways that reference the external world. Today, we're not only feelings focus, we seem to use our sexual proclivities as the primary filter for self-identity. In this episode, Lenny and Dr. Harry Edwards explore how the ideas of Freud and Marx come together in critical theory to exploit sexual ideas and corrupt ideals to a public more than w...
Abandoning Atheism: What Did It Take for Skeptics to Believe?
June 26, 2023 07:00 - 96 MBAbandoning Atheism: What Did It Take for Skeptics to Believe? Just how does someone who vehemently dismisses the concept of God actually come to faith? In this fascinating interview, Lenny speaks with Dr. Jana Harmon on her research studying the conversion of over 100 atheists--people who had described themselves as staunchly against the idea of God--but who have since become believers. Their stories, their reasons for not believing, and their reasons for believing provide tremendous insi...
The End of Humanity
June 19, 2023 07:00 - 80.6 MBThe End of Humanity The crucifixion of Jesus sits at the center of the Christian faith. It also marks the end of humanity. What does that mean, exactly? In this lesson, Lenny explains how the word "end" can convey a thing’s ultimate purpose as well as its final outcome. Join us as we explore how the crucifixion not only displays the ultimate example of evil in sinful creatures putting their holy Creator to death, but also sets a glorious destiny of forgiveness for Adam’s offspring.
Four Hot-Button Topics the Church Cannot Ignore
June 12, 2023 16:00 - 116 MBFour Hot-Button Topics the Church Cannot Ignore A.I., Critical Race Theory, Neo-Paganism, Christian Nationalism. These are big issues that are causing quite a stir on our society today. In this week's podcast, Lenny and Kirkwood Center fellow Anthony Costello examine each of these hot-button issues and offer suggestions on how the Christian church should engage and respond.
Why Does God Remain Hidden?
June 06, 2023 01:00 - 72.6 MBWhy Does God Remain Hidden? Why is God so hidden? The existence of God is questioned more than ever, but if God wants us to believe and trust him, then how come he doesn't perform grand miracles to make himself obvious? But is it the case that providing miracles will convince skeptics of God’s existence? In this podcast, Lenny investigates the idea of God's hiddenness and why it's beneficial for humanity. Let’s look at five reasons why God's hiddenness is a good thing.
Freud's Poison: Corrupting Civilization Through Sex
May 30, 2023 06:20 - 83.8 MBFreud's Poison: Corrupting Civilization Through Sex It's no secret that we live in a sex-saturated culture. Everywhere you turn it seems that we are not only inundated with sexual images, but more and more people see their sexual behavior as a defining aspect of who they are. This is the complete opposite of what civilization used to mean. What happened and how did we get here? In this podcast, Lenny joins the Apologetics.com panel to discuss the outsized impact Sigmund Freud had on moder...
Hidden Ways the Gospels Prove Reliable
May 22, 2023 07:00 - 64.6 MBHidden Ways the Gospels Prove Reliable Can we trust the Gospels? Why should people place their trust in documents written so long ago that don't even agree with each other? In this podcast, Lenny investigates some interesting facts which cannot be written off as coincidences and demonstrate why the Gospels are reliable history.
The One Factor of Mass Killings No One Is Talking About
May 15, 2023 07:00 - 87.4 MBThe One Factor of Mass Killings No One Is Talking About The tragedy of mass shootings is on the increase. Lots of theories are bantered about as to why more and more people are turning violent and what to do about it. But one important point is woefully neglected--our post-Christian culture is reaping the consequences of its purging of God from the common understanding of morality. In this episode, Lenny is joined by Raymond Gregory to talk about the uptick in homicides, shootings, and why ...
The Six Trials of Jesus
May 08, 2023 07:00 - 86.8 MBThe Six Trials of Jesus Luke chapter 20 records for us a point of history upon which the entire world turns. The trial, suffering and death of Jesus is simply the most important event in all of humankind. In this first message of a semi-regular series, Lenny explores the six different trials of Jesus of Nazareth and how it is the evil in the hearts of man that allowed them to condemn the only one who walked the earth without sin.