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Dr. Daniel Shaw critiques “Beatles theology” as preaching that reduces Christianity to “all you need is love,” then explores theological depth in George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord,” which he said was inspired by Moses in Exodus 33 asking to see God’s glory and being allowed to see only God’s “back.” It connects Harrison’s “universal prayer” and human longing for transcendence to themes in C.S. Lewis, Pascal’s “God-shaped hole,” and Tolkien, arguing the longing is real, but the common solution—looking within through spiritual practices—misplaces the burden on the seeker. Drawing on Augustine, Luther, and Calvin, it interprets God’s hidden self-revelation as culminating in the crucifixion, where God’s true heart is found in the “foolishness” of the cross, received by faith through the external word and promise of Christ.

00:00 Beatles Theology Explained

00:22 George Harrison My Sweet Lord

02:53 Moses Longing to See God

04:42 Exodus 33 God Reveals His Back

08:54 Why Looking Within Fails

10:35 God Found in the Cross

14:01 John 1 No One Has Seen God

14:57 Run to the Foot of the Cross

16:29 Listen to the Son

17:02 Final Blessing