WHY I WILL NOT EVER BE AN ATHEIST:
It has become far too popular to “be” an atheist. Pop culture. Pop thought. Pop atheist. Pop apathy. Pop anti-God. The latest ways in which to coax discussions in social media or your local U of __ coffee shop. And the discussions are non -stop.
Just take a look at some of these:
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http://youtu.be/gTgy1oI2JnY
http://youtu.be/fNoh1dd_19I
http://youtu.be/b2D2JE-Ae2g
http://youtu.be/aN3-3oNmOMo
http://youtu.be/momdjeHgBy4
http://youtu.be/jSJV8mC8GYk
http://youtu.be/PCIfsxskC4c
http://youtu.be/5ePLlzbd5ng
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So after hearing and seeing what some of these celebrities and people are saying about their “beliefs or stances or thought” - I am left with the question:
So, what are they really trying to say? What have they proven? What is it that actually gives them any validity in being an atheist?
I mean, what? Just because they are celebrities and have a voice that reaches millions… that makes their points valid? Just because they slapped together a cool graphic and mood lifting music into a video and try to warm people up to the idea of not believing in God …..
to be honest, it disgusts me.
I am a Christian man. I believe that the Bible is the ultimate authority for moral living, principles, rules, guidelines, and spiritual involvement and all things within theology.
With this being said, no man or devil will ever convince me otherwise; as to deny or doubt my faith in God as my Father, Jesus Christ my Savior, and the Holy Spirit being my guide and direct link to God.
I believe that Jesus is who He says He is, and that what He taught us while on this earth is what every man, women and child should take into account as ultimate truth, and apply it to every facet of their existence.
From Genesis we know that Jesus created all things. From the prophetical books we know that Jesus was to come to earth to reconcile sinful man to Himself.
From the Gospels we see that Jesus fulfilled His promises and made the ultimate sacrifice for mankind. *Death + Resurrection = repentance = forgiveness = love*
So, what does every man and woman want???
*1. Someone to die in their stead for their sins; to be rescued.
2. A living God to believe in; a sure faith.
3. A way to turn from sin and live right; be good people.
4. A way to clean their slates of wrongdoing; be forgiven.
*5. To be loved unconditionally.
- IN OUR VERY EXISTENCE, WE PROVE OUR NEED FOR GOD.
That right there proves that atheists are wrong, because they still feel a need for love, and to be forgiven; or wanting to believe that people are “inherently good”
- Well, God invented all those things. He made man & woman perfect beings, but we all know how that ended up = which is why atheism exists. (atheists can be atheists because what God made, man defiled. BUT, God still created man!)
— Atheists say they do not believe in God at all and never will. Most will also say that there is no way that there could be a god. So, they tread on very dangerous ground, because the denial of God is a sin that is not forgivable:
Matthew 12:31-35
New International Version (NIV)
31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
— Isn’t this essentially what poeple like #billmaher #pennjillette #rickygervais are doing? They are basically denying that there is a God, and “speaking against” Him.
(In one interview, Ricky G. even says that he does not believe that we have a spirit at all, so how could there be any spirit to fill that(?) )
This would of course mean that someone like Richard Dawkins is in serious trouble. He is a leading intelligent authority on all things atheistic, and often gets outraged when people talk about God, or even an intelligent designer. I just think that a demon possessed a very intelligent man.
Ok, so I get that if you are reading this, and think to yourself, “Well, I do not believe in the Bible, so everything that you say is moot.”
You could think that, and that is your choice to think that. But, let me leave you with what the Bible has to say about what you think, and then you make your own conclusion:
2 Timothy 3:16 New International Version (NIV)
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.
John 14:6 New International Version (NIV)
6 Jesus answered,“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
> so, there ya go.