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Response to Atheists: The God I Know
By Everest John Alexander
http://everestalexander.com/
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In my travels through Cyberspace I've had
the opportunity to engage in fervent discussion with several
fellow travelers of the, shall we say Atheistic persuasion.
And the one thing most of them seem to have in common is
an arrogant disdain for anything Christian.
Why is that I wonder?
I am a Christian. Have been for 20 years - actually August 11th 2008 was my 20th anniversary of receiving Jesus Christ
as my personal Lord and Savior. It happened in my living
room on a Thursday evening surrounded by my wife and three
other really great friends, but that's another story, for
another time.
I recently wrote an article and published it online - and
it has spawned close to 100 comments so far, a lot of which
were written by my fellow Atheist Cyber-pilgrims.
Why do Atheists feel they have to respond to everything
Christian on the web? That's the question needling me in
the back of my head for a while now.
I wasn't thinking about it consciously but this morning
as I began waking up these thoughts were swimming around
my mind and I decided to put pen to paper or more accurately,
finger to keyboard and share my thoughts with the Cyber-community
and especially with my God-denying comrades.
So, here in my own words is a little bit of info about the
God I know; the God with whom I have been sharing a personal
and intimate relationship for the past 20 years.
You cannot prove God exists!!!
I've heard that famous Atheistic challenge spewed more than
once.
The thing is, I don't feel the need to prove anything to
anyone. Believe what you want, that's your funeral.
However, for the record, I don't just believe God exists,
I know He does! He's my friend, we have a relationship.
I've been walking and talking with Him for 20 years. If
I were to stand here and tell you I only believe but I'm
not totally sure He's real I'd be a crazy man.
Whom have I been speaking with every day for 20 years of
my life? Whom have I been having daily conversations with
ever since I was first introduced to Him on Thursday August
11th 1988 at about 4:30PM in my living room?
I know exactly who He is, He is the Lord Jesus Christ, God
Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth! He is the Holy Spirit
who lives inside me imparting eternal life moment by moment,
He's God the Father who shows me daily what a real father
is supposed to be like.
There's one other thing I find consistent with most Atheists.
For the most part they seem to be highly educated and intelligent
people. They can carry their own in almost any conversation
and debate the issues with relevant points of reference.
I like that.
What I don't like is when they assume that Born Again Christians
are by definition mindless religious drones that have all
been lobotomized and need to be viewed with patronizing
scorn and treated with veiled contempt.
That rankles me - Especially when the Christian world-view
is infinitely more sensible than the Atheistic.
It's interesting to me that most of the Atheists I've spoken
with seem to think there's something inherently foolish
in one believing in and worshipping God and believing in
the Bible and the Lord Jesus Christ when many of earth's
foremost scholars share these very beliefs.
For instance, when asked the question: "Do you accept the
historical Jesus?"
Here's what one noted scientist answered:
"Unquestionably! No one can read the Gospels without feeling
the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in
every word. No myth is filled with such life."
This same scientist further stated:
"In view of such harmony in the cosmos which I, with my
limited human mind, am able to recognize, there are yet
people who say there is no God. But what really makes me
angry is that they quote me for the support of such views."
Who was this scientist?
You may have heard of him, he was awarded the 1921 Nobel
Prize in Physics for his contributions to Quantum Theory
and for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.
He is one of the founders of modern physics and the author
of the Theory of Relativity. In December 2000 he was named
"the personality of the second millennium."
His name is Albert Einstein; arguably the smartest man that
ever lived, after King Solomon and Jesus, of course.
My Atheist friend, the next time you're tempted to call
a Christian by some derogatory name, make a snide remark
about his faith or insinuate that he or she is not playing
with a full deck, I advise you to think carefully before
speaking.
There's a saying that goes, "It is better to remain silent
and thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt."
"Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system,
I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive
the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen
by chance"
"This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets,
could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent
and powerful Being. This Being governs all things, not as
the soul of the world, but as Lord over all; and on account
of His dominion He is wont to be called Lord God."
This is the God I know, the same One who wakes me up every
morning, the very One who protects me when I don't even
realize I need protecting. He's also the same God with whom
I get angry at times when I think He's being unfair or moving
too slow to bring me something I desperately want.
He's the same God who sees me with all my human weaknesses
and inconsistencies and loves me in spite of it all, He's
the One who respects me even when I don't think I deserve
respect, who always lifts me up and encourages me especially
when I don't feel like going on.
This is the God I know.
This is the same God who died for you and I so that each
of us might have a chance at redemption.
This God is real and has a plan for each of our lives, one
that if followed will reap for us both temporal and eternal
benefits.
This is the God I know.
By the way; that entire quote above from the words, "Atheism
is so senseless" to "He is wont to be called Lord God" aren't
my words.
Those words were actually spoken by Sir Isaac Newton.
In case you don't know who he is, let me introduce you.
Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician,
astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist and theologian.
He's the founder of Classical Physics and Infinitesimal
Calculus.
His "Philosophi? Naturalis Principia Mathematica" published
in 1687, is said to be the greatest single work in the history
of science. In this work, Newton described universal gravitation
and the three laws of motion, laying the groundwork for
classical mechanics, which dominated the scientific view
of the physical universe for the next three centuries and
is the basis for all modern engineering.
He's the one who said, "Atheism is senseless!"
What do you think about that? Is Sir Isaac Newton a mindless
drone who can't think for himself and needs religion to
comfort his feeble mind? What say you?
Call me stupid for being a Christian and believing the Bible
but if I were you my Atheist friend, I would pay attention
to who's agreeing with Christians, before I open my mouth.
Everest John Alexander is a Minister/Author/Entrepreneur
in public ministry for over 17 years, Pastoring for 4 years.
He's married to his best friend, Loraine and together they
have two children, Andrew and Jade. His first book is called,
"Understanding The 3 Levels of Salvation: Spirit, Soul & Body".
You can listen to his Voice Blog, read his Articles and download
his free Ebooks at: http://www.Kingdomlearning.com
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Published - April 2009
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