Atheism “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” Psa.14:1. Atheism is the view that God does not exist. Atheists are stupid, unteachable, thoughtless ignorance that harbours such corrupt thoughts as to state; ‘There is no God.’ The proverb, “No fool like the learned fool,” is especially true of the ignorance of the unbelievers of the Scriptures, even though he’s been endowed with capacity for religion. Their objections to the Bible, as a rule, are utterly ridiculous. Surely if God would just appear, the thinking goes, everyone would believe in Him! God clearly demonstrated His existence many times in the Old Testament (Genesis 6-9; Exodus 14:21-22; 1 Kings 18:19-31). Did the people then believe that God exists? In the garden of Aden, lack of faith in God’ command lead to man’ fall (the first sin). “But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, you shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die. And the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die, for God knows that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil.” Gen.3:3-5. It is God’s desire for people (including Adam and Eve) to believe in Him by faith (2 Peter 3:9). The Bible tells us that God’s existence must be accepted by faith. “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” Heb.11:6. The Bible reminds us that we are blessed when we believe and trust in God by faith: “Then Jesus told him; ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed’” Joh.20:29. If a person is not willing to accept God’s existence by faith, then he/she is definitely not ready to accept Jesus Christ as Savior by faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). God’s desire is for people to become Christians, not just theists (those who believe God exists). The existence of God must be accepted by faith, but this does not mean belief in God is illogical. There are many good arguments for the existence of God. The Bible teaches that God’s existence is clearly seen in the universe i.e. His creation (Psalm 19:1-4), in nature (Romans 1:18-22), and in our own hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11). With all that said, the existence of God cannot be proven; it must be accepted by faith. God’ existence is beyond ordinary science and logic; it requires wisdom that comes through faith in Him! At the same time, it takes just as much faith to be an atheist. To make the absolute statement “God does not exist” is to make a claim of knowing absolutely everything there is to know about everything and of having been everywhere in the universe and having witnessed everything there is to be seen. Of course, no atheist would make these claims. However, that is essentially what they are claiming when they state that God absolutely does not exist. Atheists cannot prove that God does not, for example, live in the center of the sun, or beneath the clouds of Jupiter, or in some distant nebula. Since those places are beyond our capacity to observe, it cannot be proven that God does not exist. It takes just as much faith to be an atheist as it does to be a theist. Obviously, Christians believe strongly that God exists, and admit that God’s existence is a matter of faith. At the same time, we reject the idea that belief in God is illogical. We believe that God’s existence can be clearly seen, keenly sensed, and proven to be philosophically and scientifically necessary. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world” Psa.19:1-4. “Let each side prepare a sacrifice, and pray to its God, and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God; if neither shall thus answer, let the people turn Atheists;
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:59:47 +0000
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