What Would You Say To That?
Let’s face it- we live in a world that is growing more and
more indifferent or even critical of faith in God and His word. TV and the
internet spew out a lot of criticism of the Christian faith. Are there
criticisms valid? If not, how can you intelligently respond to their charges against God
and the Bible? Let’s take the next couple weeks to look into this. Is our faith just
a leap of faith into thin air or is it a step into the light onto solid ground?
Is our faith reasonable? And can we give reasonable responses to critics? We better be able to! You and I are commanded
to “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a
reason for the hope that you have” 1 Pet.3:15. Giving such a reasonable response is known as
apologetics. It has nothing to do with apologizing. The Greek word “apologia” from
which we get “apologetics” means to give a well reasoned reply. It’s the word
used in the above verse that we are to be able to give "a reason" for the hope
you have.
There have always been skeptics and even atheists. If a
person said to you, “I’m an atheist" what would you say to that? What would your
reasonable response be to that? Check out the following out the "out of this world" short video for
atheists.
1.- Read Rom.1:18-20. What strikes you from it or the video?
2.-Is there a God? Write out the following phrase on your MP3 card- "God has made it plain to them...so that men are without excuse." Rom.1:19,20
Romans 1- Creation reveals God (the source of the creation)
Romans 2- Conscience reveals God (the source of our sense of right and wrong)
Romans 3- Christ perfectly reveals God (The Source and the source of salvation!)
A Christian friend of mine, who was an atheist, told me he abandoned it after simply marveling at a squirrel. May the following video move us to marvel and worship our great Creator. (Watch it if you have time. These videos are great to pass on. Please give yourself MP3 credits for doing so. Please input all your scores on our new April tab on our GREAT scoreboard spreadsheet.)
2.-Is there a God? Write out the following phrase on your MP3 card- "God has made it plain to them...so that men are without excuse." Rom.1:19,20
Romans 1- Creation reveals God (the source of the creation)
Romans 2- Conscience reveals God (the source of our sense of right and wrong)
Romans 3- Christ perfectly reveals God (The Source and the source of salvation!)
A Christian friend of mine, who was an atheist, told me he abandoned it after simply marveling at a squirrel. May the following video move us to marvel and worship our great Creator. (Watch it if you have time. These videos are great to pass on. Please give yourself MP3 credits for doing so. Please input all your scores on our new April tab on our GREAT scoreboard spreadsheet.)
1." The Righteous live by faith and our creator, God has made his invisible qualities known- his eternal power and divine nature-have been seen and understood from what has been made- so there is no excuse"
ReplyDeleteThere is no excuse for ignoring God's presence from creation until today as you look at what beauty and details of his world created and the miracles only He can make happen to his faithful believers. I am a 1st hand example as he rescued all of us and I have been rescued from the darkness and rescued again from a sure physical death experience, as well as Spiritual. I was prepared to die physically, but not Spiritually.
I want eternal life with And through Jesus.
I couldn't pull up the videos- but I'll try again later today
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Yes indeed Jack!
DeleteUgh, I'll call you to find out about your video problem. Roger was able to see it and I can see it on my end.
2. Great verses pointing out that the power and divine nature of God are clearly visible in creation thus leaving all people without and excuse for not believing in the existence of God.
ReplyDeleteThe complexity, beauty and design of our planet are enough evidence of the existence of an all powerful God.
I am so thankful that we at M3 not only believe that God exists but also we acknowledge and publicly declare that God sent his Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins and because of that love for us we will someday spend eternity with Him.
- The video was also very good.
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Excellent Roger!
Delete1. What strikes me about live video is that, I once was blind but now I see. I made all kinds of excuses for not to live for God. But thank God for his Son Jesus who died on the cross for our sins. He has given us a reason to live. And to have eternal life.
ReplyDelete2. Did it. "God has made it plain to them...so that men are without excuse." Rom.1:19,20
Very good George! (By the way, cute grandchild pictured in your arms :)
Delete1. I enjoyed both the scripture and the video very informative. I really liked the scripture! It showed me we have no excuses on judgment day. You either choose him or sin. I seen myself always choosing sin and making excuses to myself why I'm doing so. This scripture opened my eyes that on judgment day their will be no excuses. The video made a good example of that too. The video also made a good point that thiers a creator for everything. Even us!
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Very good James! I commend your faithfulness too. You are proving yourself unstoppable. :)
DeleteJames you have grown into a great faith God follower. Keep up the good works with Jesus.
DeleteThank you for you being so open on sharing but also for having such a change of heart my brother.
Delete1. "So that people are without excuse"
ReplyDeleteA fool can be any person who lacks knowledge, a person who is presented with truth but either fails or deliberately chooses not to heed it's advise. But the worst type of fool is the person who says there's no God!
"The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good." Psalm 14:1
Enjoyed video :-)
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Good stuff Robert! I will join you today with having no excuses ;-)
DeleteGood Robert! Glad you liked the video too. Thanks again for your prayers.
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ReplyDelete1.- Read Rom.1:18-20. What strikes you from it or the video? The video shows to me some the fear people have in facing there sinful ways. Simply by rejecting God, it gives them no accountability, a sense of liberty to do as they wish without any repercussions. Sadly they reject and submerge God's given gift in all of us to distinguish true sense of right and wrong. How can anyone not believe in God? He's ever present in our lives, just this morning when I left the house, I was given the privilege of hearing the beautiful singing of the bird's, one of many, of God's creations. God gives us a sense of righteousness, this was given to us upon our creation to give us a choice to choose a true path of peace and joy with Him. Thank you Father God for creating me to your likeness, thank you for giving me my sense of being alive in you and your way, I pray I never fail You and that I stand strong and true. In Jesus name, Amen.
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Very well said Armando! I also got to enjoy Gods presence this morning as i was driving down Lake Shore Drive looking at the waves in the Lake and the bright beautiful blue sky. I also like that prayer you stated thanking Jesus! I look forward to meeting you soon brother
DeleteGreat words and prayer Armando!
DeleteWhat puzzles me the most is how people can deny God. I like how Plato describes atheism as ''a disease of the soul''. Also how the bible says ''The fool has said in his heart, there is no God". I agree with the video that also states that without a God, life is meaningless. It troubles me that an atheist does not believe in God yet has such hate for Him. I pray that God helps to soften there hearts and for them to see/feel His presence.
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May the Lord open their hearts to at least look at the video as we talked about earlier. Thanks Phil for your devotion to the Lord and to your brothers here in M3. It's great to see the way you encourage men you haven't even met yet.
DeleteGreat job Phil. You're truly growing. Glad you decided to pursue Him more and join the group. You're an important part to the team!
DeleteGreat thoughts Phillip, and I love your heart for those that are lost.
DeleteI like what Jack said that the rightous people live by faith cause I have always believed in
ReplyDeleteGod and Jesus even even though I have not read the bible. But I know that this world and everything in it did not happen by accident. So its by faith that I believe in God and though
The grace of Jesus I have been saved.
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Thank Lord for sparing us from believing in nothing!
DeleteYes. It is by Grace that we have been saved. And not just saved we have been raised in the heavenly realms with Him and been saved to do good works which God prepared in advance for us. John, you're doing great brother. Praying that you continue to grow in Hunger for Him, Obedience to His Word.
DeleteJohn it is always very encouraging to see you faithful in the Word. Keep up the great work.
Delete1. As I watched the video and read the verses it makes me realize all the great wonders our powerful GOD has created! I don't get how an atheist cannot believe in him?! look at something small as a flower and something as precious as a baby!
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Amen Ricardo. He is truly powerful and amazing and such a detailed Creator. Thankful that he has created us in our own unique ways. Grateful that youre on the M3 team.
DeleteYes Rich, professing to be wise, they became fools in denying God.
ReplyDelete1- All the video and scriptures did for me is remind me that God is great and powerful. He has revealed Himself to all. Even the atheist will say there is no God. But how would they know to say that there is no God if they didn't know there was a God. The word God should not be part of their vocabulary if they don't believe that there is no God. With that said everyone believes there is a God. They don't want to acknowledge God in God.
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Glad you have surrendered and acknowledged God is God. That's His rightful place.
DeleteThey have to fight hard against the obvious, don't they Mike?!
DeleteRomans 1:18-20. Watched the video as well. But what stuck out, like several of the men have mentioned, creation offers proof of a powerful "someone or something" behind it all. We are without excuse, the Bible says. But sin has damaged our view, and severed our relationship with the Designer, that without us having our eyes opened, we'll miss the proof that's right in front of us.
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Very true Eddie. We too as believers can march through our days, missing the miraculous.
Deletegot the u tube video to work and it is very good --thanks Dave for enlightening us
ReplyDeleteYour enjoyment is my joy.
Delete1.- Read Rom.1:18-20. What strikes you from it or the video?
ReplyDeleteWhat strikes me from the passage is what God's Word says is evident to man and what God reveals to man.
God made evident to man His Divine power, attributes and nature from both within man by conscience and reason, and through nature outside and all around man. So man has no excuse for not knowing about God. Rather then responding by giving God honor and thanks, man suppressed those truths, resulting in ungodliness and unrighteousness. And so because of these, God revealed (uncovered and made known) from heaven His wrath. Man now has an urgent need to repent and be restored to God.
thank you brother for another well thought out answer. I love to see God working thru you Dave :)
DeleteVery good words Dave, especially your final line- "Man now has an urgent need to repent and be restored to God."
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ReplyDelete1. How true it is that you would have to know everything, everywhere, in the past, present and future to know that God doesn't exist. In other words, God would have to deny His own existence :).
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Yes indeed Sam!
Delete1. Rom.1:18-20. For Christians to have a clear answer about who is God and why we believe in God. Although is it clear to us Christians that in the bible God is the creator of the heaven and earth, and of everything that exist, God is the Creator. It is clear to Christians because we experience it every day, and live a Godly life. God’s wrath is against sinful humanity and they are without excuse that God is the creator of being and the earth. I pray to reach out to friends and people that need to be in a loving relationship with our creator God, that they too need God in their live. Amen.
ReplyDelete2. Is there a God? Yes, there is a God, an Almighty God, that nothing is impossible to him. He is our Lord and Savior who die for our sins and whoever believes in him, shall not perish but have eternal life. Amen.
Did it. "God has made it plain to them...so that men are without excuse." Rom.1:19, 20.
Yes Oscar, it is clear to Christians and also to non-Christians, because God has made it plain to them. Rom.1:19
Delete1. What strikes me from Romans 1:18 Niv..
ReplyDeleteThe wrath of God is being reveled from heaven against all godliness and wickedness of people, who SUPRESS the truth by their wickedness.
In this case God will bring His wrath (punishment) to all people who try to hide or hinder God's truth *not by surpressing His knowledge by words but by their acts of sin "supress the truth by their wickedness". Another one is that oh how beautiful it is to see the invisible qualities (knowledge & power ) in this world, reminds me of Psalm 19 1:4
The heavens declare the glory of God;the skies proclaim the work of his hands.Day after day the pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they have have no use of words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
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Great cross reference. Creation does truly prove a an Awesome Creator :)
DeleteYes, excellent cross reference Ismael!
Delete1. Rom.1:18-20. What strikes you from it or the video? Dave G mentions in the video, "For a person to be truly an atheist, he/she would have to be All-Knowing in order to know for sure that God doesn't exist. He would need complete knowledge in the realm of the invisible, otherwise, How would he/she know if God was not right beside them as a spirit, since God is Spirit." -- I have not met too many self-proclaiming atheists but I have asked someone to "Prove that there is No God?? and of course, they quickly responded with, prove there is a God. I then responded again, "Prove that there is No God?? How do you explain all of Creation, and Life?? and they told me that they did not know :(
ReplyDeleteI have found out, when talking to a cult member, a nay sayer, or a self proclaiming atheist, it is always a Great idea to go kindly on the offensive, and ask them to explain their answers?, how did they arrive at those answers?, what "Specific proof of evidence do they have?, and what if they are sincerely wrong?, would they admit that they are wrong?, what if I could prove to you that Jesus Christ is God, would you accept that Truth? Then, I always try to have them read from the Bible themselves, and I pray while they are reading, that God would open their hearts and minds and grant them "Repentance" as God is speaking directly to them, by the reading of His Word. I try to let God do as much talking as possible :) and I just find some passages for the people to read :)
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Very good Israel! The great approach you've been using is similar to what I suggested last week to the men to use. Gently ask- What led you to believe that? Are you a person who wants the truth? Then would you please read through the gospel of John seeking to know and follow the truth? Keep up the great work!
DeleteAmen, and Intresting approach Israel. I've found myself doing a similar approach to a co worker on knowing the "truth" but he kindly rejected on reading especially when he can not prove that their isn't " a God". I kindly left it alone, for ignorance was showing on his face. None the less I pray for him.
ReplyDeleteI'm unsure if I did this assignment (Day 15) right or not, but here it is.
ReplyDeleteG.a- Read Daniel 10 and note how there is an invisible angelic war going on. Share a brief thought on this amazing chapter.
I thought the chapter was rather interesting. However, I always found it strange that the angel said that he was kept from going to Daniel for 21 days of the "prince of the kingdom of Persia". The story makes me glad that we have direct access to God now because of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. I would guess that a lot would have changed with spiritual warfare after Jesus Christ sent the Holy Spirit.
G.b- From the HARD STUCK identity lies listed above, list a couple that really stand out to you that you will engage in warfare prayer to break such hell holds. Write them on your MP3 card. Also write out the following portion of James 4:2- "You do not have, because you do not ask God" Then do the Did it. (That verse is such a holy kick in the pants to me to pray.)
Some of those HARD STUCK identities that stand out to me was defective, condemned, hopeless and shameful.
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As a side note. I think James 4:2 will definitely motivate me to pray a lot more often.
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ReplyDeletethe latter portion of vv 20 "So they are without excuse." God has ordained full evidence of His person/identity and did not leave anything out to the existence of Himself even to those who would not receive the Gospel; including un-opened eyes as well as skeptics.
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Brother Gary, way to be faithful and post late into the night. "No Word, no sleep" and "without excuse" Keep up the great work, God bless you :-)
DeleteGood Gary! And isn't wonderful to have brothers like Robert encouraging you on?!
Delete1) Great video. One thing I liked about it was when he said if you really don't believe in God then that must mean you are all knowing. WOW. I feel if I were to use that it will stomp an Atheist. I think they be scratching their heads. Its great to know that God give us all the tools we need to fight the good fight of faith.
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Chris Tomlin a great worship Leader. May God continue to bless him with great songs.
1) What I value most is the fact of impossibility for humanity to absolutely know that "God does not exist". The burden of proof they need is inaccessible to them and from my stand point does not exist. Further it seems people who are angry with God are not angry with God so much as they are angry with sin and its consequences which they hold God responsible for. It is not God tha they hate but the god they have created in their heads and hearts.
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