I’m not very smart. I have a cousin who once told me that I was, but I said, “No, I’m not really smart. It just appears that way because I’ve lived so long, and people have been getting dumber and dumber, so at this point it only appears that I’m smart.”
But Young-Hoon Kim, from South Korea? Now he is smart. Considered the smartest man in the world, presently, with a recorded IQ of 276, if you consider the IQ test the best guideline for measuring intelligence. Most people do.
He’s one smart guy.
Now, I understand if people mock me for my faith in the LORD Jesus Christ, and they think me gullible, naive, uneducated, and themselves so much more refined, sophisticated, informed, and intelligent. It doesn’t bother me. Why? Because the Holy Spirit, which tops them all in brilliance, creates within the faithful a knowing, a knowing that surpasses all worldly wisdom and understanding.
So, I’ll take my place way, way, W A Y back of the line for brains — I am standing in the right line, right, or is this the line to renew driver’s licenses?
But Young-Hoon Kim is another story. He’s at the front of the line, and up there, you know what he’s telling people?
“As the world’s highest IQ record holder, I believe that Jesus Christ is God, the way, and the truth and the life.”
Not bad.
So, what do you have to say now, Mr., Mrs., Miss Smartypants that might be smarter than me, but probably not smarter than young Young-Hoon Kim?
Faith in Jesus is not the domain of the dullard, the myth believer. In truth, that domain is in gridlock, chock full of those blindly serving Satan, thinking they’re just fine, they don’t need saving, they’ve got it all under control.
C. S. Lewis wasn’t found in the corner wearing a dunce cap, either. Rather brilliant man. Keen observer. From atheist to faithful disciple of the LORD Jesus Christ.
I’ve personally known engineers, very, very gifted and smart people in my lifetime, brilliant people who had faith in the LORD Jesus Christ and were born anew. They were hardly naive, gullible, or falling for myths.
Hey, if you, unbeliever, keep delaying, denying? You’re going to find yourself in a special class. It’s a very large class. Quite crowded. And the eternal field trip you’re going on, if you don’t come out of the darkness and into the Light, to find the Way, and reside in the Truth, giving eternal Life, is a one-way trip. To the bottomless pit. The lake of fire. Once there? You’re there. F O R E V E R.
Read on…
Ken Pullen, Friday, June 27th, 2025
Brilliance Meets Belief: The Jesus Confession Of The Smartest Man Alive
June 26, 2025
By PNW Staff — Prophecy News Watch
Reprinted from Prophecy News Watch
In a world increasingly defined by cynicism, secularism, and scientific arrogance, it wasn’t a pastor, a theologian, or even a philosopher who made one of the most powerful declarations of Christian faith this year. It was the man recognized as the smartest human being on Earth.
Young-Hoon Kim, a South Korean prodigy with a documented IQ of 276 — the highest recorded in history — stunned the scientific and academic world this week with a simple, unwavering statement:
“As the world’s highest IQ record holder, I believe that Jesus Christ is God, the way and the truth and the life.”
That one sentence has sent tremors across intellectual and cultural fault lines — because it wasn’t spoken from an altar, but from the summit of human intellect.
Who Is Young-Hoon Kim?
From a young age, Young-Hoon Kim’s genius has stood out. He was solving advanced mathematical problems before most kids could spell multiplication. By his early teens, he had already outpaced the global academic standard in physics and computing. But unlike the growing crowd of secular-minded technocrats and celebrity scientists who often wield their intelligence as a weapon against faith, Kim’s brilliance took him down a different path.
He dove deep into the world of quantum mechanics — where particles behave in ways that defy classical logic — and came out the other side not as a skeptic, but as a believer.
He didn’t arrive at Christianity through emotion or upbringing. He came by logic, investigation, and conviction.
Science and Faith: A False Divide
Kim’s recent statements challenge the dominant narrative of our time — that science and faith are irreconcilable, enemies locked in an eternal war. “Quantum physics opens doors to spiritual truths,” Kim said in a recent address. “Jesus Christ stands at the center of both cosmic intelligence and divine purpose.”
It’s a staggering claim, especially coming from someone who speaks the languages of subatomic particles, computational theory, and cosmological models as fluently as most of us speak our native tongue. He sees no contradiction between the equations of science and the truths of scripture — only confirmation.
Citing phenomena like quantum entanglement (where two particles can remain connected across light-years of space) and the observer effect (which suggests that consciousness affects reality), Kim argues that the material world itself hints at something more — something spiritual.
“These quantum mysteries suggest a connected universe,” he explained. “And they may reflect the existence of the soul and an afterlife.”
To the materialist, that sounds like heresy.
To the Christian, it sounds like vindication.
Faith That Silences Mockery
In a cultural moment where faith is mocked as primitive, and belief in Christ is portrayed as anti-intellectual, Kim’s voice cuts through the noise like lightning through a dark sky.
Let’s be honest: If anyone had a reason to dismiss Christianity as myth or fairy tale, it would be a man with an IQ of 276. But instead of turning from faith, Kim embraced it — not in spite of his intelligence, but because of it.
He didn’t just step forward in belief. He did so in a world that increasingly punishes people who dare to say God is real, Jesus is Lord, and the Bible is true.
He put his reputation — and his intellect — behind a name that billions revere, and millions mock: Jesus Christ.
And that’s why people are paying attention.
The Smartest Man in the World Believes in Jesus. What About You?
Young-Hoon Kim is a modern-day Daniel — a man of intellect and faith living in a Babylon that despises both. His boldness should do more than inspire us. It should shake us.
Because in a world where many Christians are afraid to speak up, the world’s most brilliant mind just declared his allegiance to the risen Savior.
So now, the question shifts from him to us.
What do you believe?
Why do you believe it?
Is your faith grounded in personal experience alone, or have you pursued truth — intellectually, historically, spiritually? Are you confident that what you believe is true enough to declare it in public, at your workplace, among your friends, in the middle of this mocking culture?
Or have you been lulled into quiet shame?
The Challenge
Let the words of Young-Hoon Kim do more than impress you. Let them challenge you. Let them make you ask hard questions. Not just about science, but about truth. Not just about the world, but about eternity.
Because if the smartest man in the world — the one most capable of dismantling Christianity — just stood up to declare that Jesus Christ is Lord…
Then maybe it’s time we all re-examined what we believe — and why.
“You don’t need to abandon reason to embrace faith,” Kim said. “Both reveal the same truth.”
So share this. Talk about it. Wrestle with it.
And if you’re a Christian, let it embolden you.
The world is watching — and so is the One who created it.
