Atheism and Christianity - Part I (Invisible God)

Atheism... Atheism... Atheism... Definitely a difficult subject to talk about publicly as Christians. For one, it is merely the right thing to do just by loving them and respecting them for their beliefs. Jesus even said it, "'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.'" - Matthew 22:39. That verse is spoken of all over the Bible, so it is pretty clear that God wants us to care for the atheists rather than argue with them.

So for now, I just want to bring up the topic as a comparison rather than a debate. Because truly if there are any atheists reading this text I wouldn't want it to be offensive in their view. To begin, I'll start with: "God being invisible" and later move onto Creation and Messages.

If there is one thing I struggle with myself it is the fact that my loving and caring God is invisible. And this invisible figure helps me go through my day pleasurably. That is common for Followers of Christ and Atheists alike to struggle with: believing in an invisible God and living for a figure in history (Jesus.) For one, many accuse Jesus of never existing. Personally I feel that it is hard to believe history but it is also out of denial that one would not believe Jesus existed yet believe - for example - that Julius Caesar existed. Julius Caesar was simply a recorded figure in times past that many wouldn't say: "He never existed!" So if it is this way with Caesar, then why would Jesus be any different? Many write books on why Christ [never] existed, but has one ever written a book on why Caesar didn't exist? There is obviously a point here that relates to what the Bible says:

"For certain men whose condemnation as written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord." - Jude 1:4

That is the point right there about God's word being denied. And there is much denial in our world. For example, atheist author Christopher Hitchens wrote a book known as "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything." ... Really? Poisons [everything.] So I guess religion apparently poisons my pet dog and fish. But according to God, my dog and fish will be alright, because God says that there will be [denial.]

And one last point is that God is invisible. He will be invisible as long as we are here on Earth. But He exists within us. "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." - John 4:13-14. He exists within us because if we believe that Jesus [is] history and was truly real, we won't need to search nor will we need to thirst. It is that many atheists have never truly felt the presence of God, but there are plenty of people who say they have felt the workmanship of God on their life. I am one of those witnesses. That is why God says to minister to the world, because there are so many who haven't felt the work of God; they haven't fulfilled their thirst. Because only God can fulfill it.

And one last thing to consider is that God is great. It says in the Bible so many times about how the workmanship of God always works for the better, and how stupid we are as humans to assume our ways are better. So when many claim that God doesn't exist, just remember that we are puny and dumb and that the definition of a God is: A Supreme, Everlasting Being that has control over Everything. So as God is defined, what makes an individual claim of the absense of God any better?