Throw away his teaching? No. But filter it through a grid of Scripture and accountability. Take the wheat, leave the chaff. And above all, pray for the victims—the real people behind the headlines—who were wounded by the very hands that should have blessed them.

Zacharias' influence peaked through his radio programs, Let My People Think and Just Thinking , and his many university lectures. Some of his most notable messages include:

The investigation report (by Miller & Martin LLP) revealed a secret life that was the grotesque inverse of his public persona. He used his speaking tours, his ministry funds, and his spiritual authority to manipulate and abuse women. He engaged in coercive control, sexting, and unwanted sexual advances.

Perhaps his most powerful messages dealt with suffering. Having battled suicidal depression as a young man after a failed suicide attempt, Zacharias was no stranger to darkness.

Here, Zacharias moved beyond dry doctrine. He used psychological insight to demonstrate that the human craving for worth is a "God-shaped vacuum." He argued that if the universe is accidental, so is human significance. Therefore, Christ’s claim that a single sparrow does not fall to the ground without the Father’s knowledge is the only logical foundation for intrinsic value.