Before I begin, I would like to offer a small prologue to this article. I realize the following topic may be sensitive, but I feel strongly that this must be written. May God give me the grace to speak the truth, and forgive me if I am making a mistake.

Here we go.

If you have read other articles on this site, you have possibly seen references to Ravi Zacharias. Perhaps you have already seen some of his videos on YouTube. Even in death, Ravi is a magnificent resource. Watching him for only 1 minute you can easily feel his devotion to our Lord. Although well versed on many topics, he stands out as one of, if not THE best source of information on the truth of Christianity compared to Hinduism and Buddhism in particular. His message has no doubt reached hundreds of thousands.

Ravi died of cancer in 2020 at age 74 according to what I have read. After his death, serious allegations of sexual impropriety emerged. Not surprisingly, everybody, including his own organization RZIM launched a campaign to backpedal away from Ravi as quickly as possible. Apologies for his actions abound.

While nobody, not a single soul, would ever condone sexual impropriety, I am amazed by the efforts to kill the message along with the man, who isn’t even here to defend himself. I have not found one, not even one, person who took the time to acknowledge Ravi’s heartfelt passion for Christianity or offer a single word of praise for his life’s work. Have they all forgotten that this is Earth, not Heaven? On Earth, humans are tested, and all fail. “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone” is more than just a line in the Bible.

Personally, I know the following….

1. I truly wish he were here to defend himself. How of many of us have personally experienced being blamed for something without a chance to defend ourselves?
2. If he committed these sins, he has been judged by the Just Judge. That is as it should be.
3. Again, if he committed these sins, he is certainly not alone. King David comes immediately to mind.
4. And again…. Even if he committed these sins, he should be acknowledged as a failed human, who spent his life with purpose, and that purpose should be acknowledged, not cancelled.

Thank you, Ravi Zacharias, for your devotion. Your life indeed had value and I promise to keep your message alive.

One final note. At the end of my research for this article I found a website, http://defendingravi.com, that has apparently been created by Nathan Zacharias, Ravi’s son. There are a large number of posts which, if true, prove there are indeed two sides to this story, as is often the case. You may (or may not) feel compelled to check it out. Ravi Zacharais and his message remain valid to me and references to both him and his work will remain right where they are (and will be added to in the future I’m sure).