Psalm 14:1a The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds.
Psalm 53:1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable
iniquity.
I was listening to an
old teaching by Indian born, Canadian-American evangelical Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias over the weekend,
where he spoke to this Bible verse. On the list of world religions,
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist @ 1.1 billion ranks as the number three
faith on earth. You have to have faith to believe that “no God exists”, thus by definition "a religion". Atheism broke down is: “a” = “no”, “theos” = “God”, “ism” = “belief” (belief in no God). The Hebrew word
for “fool” is “nabal”, which translates to “stupid”, “wicked”, “vile” and
“insane”. Limited & “Finite” man, in darkness of unbelief, attempts to
disprove and suppress the “Infinite” Lord, Creator God. Why? Accountability for sin in the eyes of the Lord.
Romans
1:18-23 says, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God
is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the
world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without
excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but
became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became
fools, and changed the glory of the
incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man.
Albert Einstein wrote: “I’m not an atheist and I
don’t think I can call myself a pantheist (belief that God is in all things).
We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with
books in many languages. The child knows someone must have written those books.
It does not know how. It dos not understand the languages in which they are
written. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangements of the
books, but doesn’t know what it is. That, it seems to me, is the attitude of
even the most intelligent human being towards God.” 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now
I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully
known. But now faith, hope, love, abide these three.
Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So
are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
C.S. Lewis wrote:
“Now faith, in the sense in which I am
here using the word, is the art of holding onto things your reason has once
accepted, in spite of your changing moods. For moods will change, whatever view
your reason takes. I know that by experience. Now that I am a Christian, I do
have moods in which the whole thing looks very improbable; but when I was an
atheist, I had moods in which Christianity looked terribly probable. This
rebellion of your moods against your real self is going to come anyway. That is
why faith is such a necessary virtue. Galatians
5:17 “For
the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these
are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.”
Hebrews
11:1-3 “Now
faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the
worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were
not made of things which are visible.
In Christ, Brian
4 comments:
Faith is a mysterious thing to me, why some have it and some don't. We all waiver and wonder and doubt. But for me, I KNOW, you know?
Very nice! Wonderful post.
Ephesians 2:8 tells us: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.
Unlike natural faith that the Sun is going to rise tomorrow or that I will take my next breath, which are a gift of God, I believe that faith in our Creator Father God and the gospel of Salvation in Jesus Christ is a supernatural gift from God, per Ephesians 2:8.
Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 3:11
He (God) has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. Not everyone believes but everyone has eternity in their heart, though God's ways are above our comprehension and that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Heaven & Hell are real and the destiny of all, yet unseen. The old saying is "Seeing is believing.", but faith is not seeing and yet believing. Faith or unbelief is the keys to the doors of each. Knowing the TRUTH and believing is the way. Why do some have faith and some lack faith? Philippians 2:9-11 explains that, come Judgement Day, the unbeliever shall meet the Lord and know. But we, Believers, are no different that the great pillars of faith before us, sure of our hope, standing on the promises of God, looking forward daily to our eternal home.
Hebrews 11:39-40 concludes the chapter of faith with: And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.
Thanks for bringing our humanity into light MA. You challenge us all to think deeper and honestly about our faith in, and relationship with, the Lord.
HTGSR, Thank you for coming by the Blog and leaving your kind words. May the Holy Spirit guides your steps and stops along life's path. Blessings to you and yours, as you bless others.
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