Monday, January 2, 2012

Good without God?

Atheist or Anti-theist are pushing their agenda with the ultimate goal to remove God from the government, schools and public life. Atheist believe that without religion, society would be better off and the world would be more peaceful.
Religion in their view is outdated and obsolete. They argue that we have made many advances in science, the medical field and we possess a higher knowledge than our forefathers did. They believe that all the answers can be found in science and human wisdom. They believe that with human reasoning and science they can fix most of the problems facing modern society and the world today.
One of their arguments is, "if we could just get rid of these religious people the world would be a better place." They have billboards and signs on buses that read: "There is probably no God" and "you can be good without God." Atheist and Anti-theist have become increasingly outspoken over the last few decades and the liberal media outlets have given them a platform to do so. Although Atheist are a minority in this country and the world , people like Atheist Bill Maher have their own shows on cable TV.
Just recently, Bill Maher ridiculed Tim Tebow again and again because of Tim's faith in Jesus Christ. He mocked him because he prays on the field and speaks openly about Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. I have not heard Maher and others attacking Muslims, Buddhist and Hindus in the media as they attack Christians and Christianity. Are they afraid to speak out about Islam? Are we dealing with hypocrites that attack one faith only, Christianity?  Political correctness has taken over this country and made it almost impossible to say anything in the media or in public about other faith groups like the Muslim faith for example. The liberal media is very quick to report on people that speak out against Islam and the Islamic Sharia law.
People that voice their concerns about radical Islam and it's teachings are called by the media, Islamophobic. The liberal media seems to have no problem with Christian bashing on TV. Shows like Maher's mock Jesus Christ and His followers, ridiculing them because of their faith. Would this country be better off without God? I don't think so. We are already witnessing a vast moral decline in society. If we remove the God of the Bible completely from public life, this country and the world would be in chaos. The moral values that we once had would be forgotten and everybody would do what's right in their own eyes. The US constitution is based on biblical principles, the ethic and moral law that we all enjoy can be found in the pages of the Bible.
Our founding fathers, although not all of them were believers wrote the constitution with the ten commandments and the laws of the Torah as a guide. Many want to deny this today, trying to change the history of this country by adding things that are not true. Go to Washington DC and look at the US Supreme Court House. On the Western facade, you find the words "Equal Justice Under Law" and on Eastern facade,  "Justice the Guardian of Liberty." The Eastern facade has Moses holding the two tablets with the 10 commandments as the law giver. Our moral and ethical values come from the 10 commandments given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.
Our judiciary laws are based on biblical principles. If we take God and the Bible out of the equation, how would this world look? Who would set the moral standards, who would decide what is right and what is wrong? What is right for somebody may not be right for somebody else.
If we solely base morality on human reason alone instead of God, how would this world look?  There are already plenty of people in society today that think there is nothing wrong with killing or raping someone.  Nothing wrong with stealing from others.  If we build a society based on human reasoning and human understanding without God or the ten commandments,  society as we know would cease to exist.
The reason that we are still live in a somewhat civil society is because of believing Christians that stand for conservative principles. I'm not saying that every non believer or liberal person is bad, but in general a liberal mindset has no boundaries. It's a view of compromise, tolerance towards those with the same mind, but the most intolerant people against those in opposition.  Atheist and liberals look at issues as grey, rather than black or white. That is a dangerous view to have because it is clouded and uncertain. Jesus said, "Let you yes be yes and your no be no, everything else is of the evil one."  Religions have been around since the beginning,  all religions have one thing in common, a set of moral and ethic rules to live by.  These different religions have much in common when it comes to moral and ethical values. Who gave mankind moral values? People intransigently know when they did something wrong. They know that certain behaviors are wrong. How do they know?
Is it because God has given mankind moral standards that are instilled in every human being?  I heard a story of missionaries that went into the deepest jungle in South America and reached a people that were totally isolated from the world. They had a custom of revenge killing. After month and month of ministering to the tribal people and telling them about Jesus and salvation and forgiveness through Him, the chief told them a story. A family member was killed by a rival tribe and as it was there custom, he sought out the person and killed him in return. Justice was served in their belief. The missionary spoke in length with the chief and ask him how he felt killing someone. The chief answered that he knew it was wrong,  but he did it anyways and felt terrible afterwards.  God gave us all a conscience. Instinctively we know what's right or wrong.  God's law is written on our hearts,  some just ignore and refuse God's law and have hardened their hearts.
So, my fellow Atheist, you may deny God and His existence. You may want to shout from the roof tops, "I can be good without God." The fact is His laws are written on your heart. If you want to get rid of God from society, the society will collapse sooner or later. There are some Godless societies, North Korea would be one. Maybe that would be a good model for us to learn from? Instead of worshiping God, people worship the supreme leader.

"Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants." Patrick Henry.

"It is when people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." Benjamin Franklin.
"Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom." Patrick Henry.
"I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever." Thomas Jefferson.
"The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and His apostles, which enjoins humility, piety, and benevolence; which acknowledges in every person a brother, or a sister, and a citizen with equal rights. This is genuine Christianity, and to this we owe our free Constitutions of Government." Noah Webster.

The Atheist Dilemma

Atheist or Anti-theist as I like to call them, love to make the statement, "there is no God!" 
I had numerous conversations with anti-theist which lead nowhere except around and around in circles. An Atheist strongly believes that there is no God, just as I strongly believe God exist. Sometimes I wonder why an atheist is so outspoken against something they claim does not exist. Dawkins, Hitchens and many others have written numerous books on their belief's.
When I was not yet a believer, I never thought of going around mocking Christians and their faith. These guys go out of their way pushing their adgenda. Why? Is there maybe deep within them some kind of fear? Atheist people get real mad when I call their atheism a religion. Their statement  of "there is no God" is an empty statement, because they cannot for a fact disprove God. Neither can I necessarily prove the existence of God to them. So, in my view an atheist has thoroughly examened  all the evidence and has come to the conclusion in his or her mind that God does not exist.
Since the atheist can not disprove God for a fact, their believe that God does not exist is by faith. I as believer I know with an absolute certainty that God exist and that God is the creator of all things. I have not seen God, but I believe by faith just as the atheist believes by faith. When I say God, I mean the God of the Bible, YHWH, the only true and living God. God is only a title and there are many god's and it can get confusing sometimes,  because people have made so many of their own god's in the past and present. The Bible speaks very clear about the natural man, which in this case the atheist is, a natural man without any kind true spiritual understanding. "But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." 2Cr 2:14. 
It is a fact that unbelievers and rejecters of God have no spiritual understanding or relationship in any way to the true and living God. The dilemma for the atheist is that they can not be sure that there is no God. One thing believers and unbelievers share is that at one point in our life's we will have to face death. One out of one dies and that is reality. The question for the atheist is, what happens at the moment of passing?  Blackness, darkness, nothingness?  The light switch just get's turned off? What if you are wrong my dear atheist, what if there is something that happens at the moment of death. The writer of Hebrews wrote this: "And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.." Heb 9:27.
What if he is right my atheist friend? Can you stand before God on your day of judgment having rejected Him? The only unpardonable sin is the rejection of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. I would not want to be in your shoes on that day. Are you 100% sure that God does not exist? Because if not, I would really take some time and learn about Jesus. Meet the real Jesus, not the one portrayed  on the History or Discovery channel. Start with the gospel of John. Jesus said seek and you shall find. I think that the atheist community  is in a dilemma, because if their theory proofs to be wrong, there is much to fear. Eternal separation from God. Even the unbelievers are still getting blessed by God living on this earth, which will not always be.
The Bible teaches that today is the day of salvation. Seek God before it is to late. I hope pray that any proclaiming atheist reads this to at least investigate who Jesus is, why He came and died on the cross for the sin of the world. The glorious promise of eternal life He gave to all of those who believe in Him by faith. Jesus said: "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. "Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." Mat 7:13, 14.  Jesus does not want anyone to perish but have everlasting life. Are you sure that when you die that there is nothing? Think about it.
"The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good." Psalm 14:1
Believers in Jesus are not any better than anybody else, we are sinners just like everybody else. We are fallen creatures that were forgiven by Jesus Christ through His sacrifice on the cross. Heaven is not full of good people, but of forgiven sinners.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16.