Psalm 50, 53, 60, 75

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Psalm 53:1 “ The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;there is none who does good.”

We live in a world in which the Christian is thought to be foolish because he or she believes that there is a holy, just, and loving God to whom we are and will be accountable.

In the last few years, a group of Atheists that are very well spoken and educated, known as the New Atheists, have received quite a bit of publicity. Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion, and Christopher Hitchens, author of God is not Great: How Religion Posoins Everything, are two of these New Atheists. Their attacks on Christianity are very articulate, but not logically sound. (If you are interested more in the new atheism, and what Christian Apologists are saying about it, please see: www.theopedia.com/New_Atheism)

They believe, as many atheists do, that the universe came to be out of nothing, and there is no creator. Well, they are defying one of the foundational laws of logic, the law of causality. The law of causality states that every effect has a cause.

So the Christian says the cause of the universe is God. The atheist says the universe was formed by itself, or it is a result of self creation. The atheist then says to the Christian, if God created the universe, then who created God. The atheist is showing his misunderstanding of the law of causality. The law of causality says every effect, not everything, has a cause. God is not an effect. God is eternal, omnipotent, and omniscient. He is what is called a necessary being. There could not be a universe if it were not for God.

I hope you will bear with me on this logical discussion today, but I wanted to illustrate how these so called ‘smart’ New Atheists deny the rules of logic when they see fit. In the world's eyes, many of their arguments sound complex and well thought out, but they always violate a foundational rule of logic at the beginning, which makes their arguments fallacious and illogical.

Paul writes in Romans 1:18 -20 writes,

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.”

So all atheists know there is a God, through the beauty of creation and life, yet they are suppressing the truth because they do not want to be held accountable to God for their actions. The reason why people don’t place their trust in Jesus Christ is not because of intellectual reasons, rather, they reject Jesus Christ because they do not want to submit their life to Him. They would rather do want they want, and live care free, than live as a child of God. Their reason for rejecting God is a moral one.

As Paul again writes in 1 Corinthians 3:18-23,

“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.”

The sad thing about this is that atheists and friends of ours who do not believe in Jesus Christ are going to suffer mightily on the day of Judgement. So, use this opportunity that you have to study the Word so that you can be an approved workman of God accurately handling the truth. Strive to learn the Scriptures so that you can do as Isaiah 1:18 says, “Come now, let us reason.”, with your friends and unbelievers about God and Christ. Try to be able to understand what the other side is saying and find inconsistencies in their arguments that are not based on Scripture. When you can point out the inconsistencies in their arguments along with the truths of Scripture, the Holy Spirit may prick their heart and they may want to learn more about God. God will do the saving, we are to share the message with them, and let God do the rest.

I love Apologetics, which is the defense of the faith. Today’s post is in fact an apologetical blog post, if you will. So, as I close today’s blog, what better way to close, than to use the verse that defines apologetics best. The verse tells us what to do and how to do it.

1 Peter 3:15

“ but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect”

Soli Deo Gloria.

Today’s Post was submitted by Russ Shellhamer.