Have you ever been in a discussion with an "angry atheist" who wants proof of God or say they don't have faith? Or have you ever thought that "angry atheists" don't believe there is a God so why bother trying to convince them? Here are a couple thoughts today.
#1 The other day I saw a rock on an upstairs porch railing, immediately I knew there was know way that rock could have gotten there by itself and thought, "who would have put that rock up here", or I've seen two identical rows of rock making a path leading to a door way and known it was campers (someone) who must have done it (of course). To believe that "chance" allowed one large rock to end up on an upstairs railing, perfectly, without help, requires too much faith when common sense evidence tells me otherwise. To see 20 rocks making a perfect design with a purpose (a path to the cabin) is too plainly obvious that someone created it for me to believe it was chance that allowed the rocks to get that way by chance.
As a common illustration says, to see a building, painting, creation, is proof there must be a builder, painter, creator. To believe that a "big bang" caused and explosion that by chance lead to every other chance for everything in existence requires too much faith to not bring up in your conversation.
#2 If someone ever asks "what proof do you have there is a God", why not ask them, "what proof have you found that there is absolutely no god". Let them defend their faith for a bit and get a chance to share what they believe and have put their hope and faith in.
#3 If "atheists" didn't believe in God (and on some level the God of the Bible) then why would they spend so much time, energy, and money trying to proof He doesn't exist or remove all trace of Him from our society.
I read this article today and it just reinforced what I believe.http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1400038
Here are some quotes to consider.
- Atheists have no problem with Muslims who want to erect a mega-mosque near the Ground Zero site, but they don't want a cross.
- "[Their complaining is] not about Islam. It's not about eastern religions. They don't attack the Buddhist monks who spend their life in solitude. They don't attack Hindus praying to different gods in the caste system," notes Sekulow. "They attack Christianity and really the heritage of our country that they would hope to erase."
Angry atheists will spend time, energy, and money to advertise their belief that there is no God (of the Bible) and will spend time, energy, and money to fight in court, petition, and protest, that we as believers in God should not "advertise" our beliefs.
Here is one way I know that "angry atheists" believe there is a God. Those same people spending time, money, energy, and forming united groups (congregations of similar faith) to study their beliefs (their church) and work to plan next how to deliver their message and come against God (discipleship of their faith) - those same people will spend no time time, energy, and money coming against anything else from the Easter Bunny, to Santa Clause, or the belief in aliens from another planet.
WHY? Because if something is make believe, fantasy, or won't cause you to question how you live your life in the light of eternity, you would consider people who lived their lives for those things to be "odd" and just ignore them.
Angry atheists won't spend time, money, and energy fighting against other religions, Muslims, Buddhists, Wiccans, New Age, Reincarnationists, etc. WHY? Because they have no instilled fear of facing those "gods" that they "believe" to be imaginary. They would simply say those believers are "odd" and just ignore them.
BUT - The God of the Bible, the True God of Christianity. The God who we are told created us, and instilled in us a knowledge of Him in us, and who left us without excuse to recognize there is proof of God everywhere we look. The God who placed eternity in our hearts and who said in His Word that only a fool would say in his heart that there is no god (Psalm 14 & Psalm 53).
My point in all this ranting today... I guess, simply, that everyone, even atheists, have put faith and hope in something. Everyone has an instilled system that moves them to believe there is more to this life (and even one to come). Everyone believes there is a point to being moral and good (whatever good they believe). Everyone has an instilled conscience (con- "with" science - "knowledge") that there is right and wrong and even that the God of our Holy Bible will require an account someday and it moves people to get angry or saved.
Don't get "angry" and "attack" back at the "atheists" you know or encounter. Notice that they are 1st people of faith who, without Jesus, will end up in endless punishment.
Lovingly share the good news of the True God who gave us His Word and sent His Son Jesus Christ to make a way for them to find eternal happiness in Heaven with Him and an abundant life of knowing Him in the here and now.
Jude 1:17-22 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” 19 These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. 20 But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. 21 Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. 22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
Who do you know that is need of news that there is a God who loves them and wants them saved from hell to heaven today? Boldly to and preach the good news today.
Somewhere today an "angry atheist" is sharing his or her belief. Somewhere today someone believes something that won't save their soul. Share your faith in the True God of the Bible today.
Live holy, preach Jesus!
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