Find out what atheists told me below
If you follow me on twitter, you know that 99% of what I post is related to the Christian faith. Sometimes folks outside the faith will chime in and share their insights. Some of the time people are asking about the faith, most of the time it’s pretty calm. However, a couple weeks ago two atheists climbed aboard and began giving it to me over the existence of God. Asking me to prove God’s existence.
Here’s a brief summary of the discussion.
Me (initial tweet): The Spirit convinced me as a nonbeliever that Christ’s life, death, and resurrection are the ultimate demonstration of God’s grace.
Atheist: Any evidence of this?
Me: Lots! John 14-16, Romans 8, Ephesians 2, 4, Psalm 20, 2 Corinthians 5 — watch or listen to more evidence here: www.dannaulty.com/speaking/
Atheist: We need a scientist to explain how the universe works for you. And the cops because Christians go crazy sometimes.
Me: Can you prove that God doesn’t exist?
Atheist: You [expletive] if you could understand and think it would be common sense. Logic and reason say there is no God.
Frederick Meekins, an independent Christian theologian, claims “Atheism is the worldview that believes that God does not exist.” He goes on by claiming that atheists typically try to focus their attacks using objectivity and science: “Those claiming to embrace Atheism for objective reasons often concentrate their attacks on the more scientific approaches to the existence of God…”
My atheist combatants were confronted with a similar question as I sought an “objective” answer. I asked, “Can you prove that God does not exist?” This question, like theirs, desired an objective, scientific answer. Neither of us could give one.
This was really a discussion about faith. Faith in God for me and faith in … for them. Dr. David Murray (@davidpmurray) gives us a good summary of my discussion with them. “The atheistic worldview ‘is similar to the worldview of religion — neither can be shown to be true or false by science, or indeed by any rational technique. Whether theistic or atheistic, they are all matters of faith….’”
*An atheist might try to persuade you there’s no God using what they call objective reasoning but know that being a Christian is about faith in Christ, not science.
This post is an encouragement to Christians to persevere in their faith. There’s much in this ungodly world that will try to alienate you from God. Strong attempts will be made to persuade you to be faithless in the One True God. Even angry outbursts of rage will be thrown at you in an attempt to derail your faith in your Savior, Jesus Christ. Hold fast to your faith through the power of the Spirit brothers and sisters!
“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end (Hebrews 3:12-14).
Part 2 will look at the second way atheists attempt to persuade you that God doesn’t exist.
Karl K says
Faith. No physical evidence required. Thank you Jesus