Atheism and Christianity - Part II (Creation)

There is one thing that is for sure in the fate of humanity: neither Atheism or Christianity will be proven fully wrong or fully correct through visual and physical means. We as humans can prove that cars exist because we can physically feel and visually see that they are there. But as for both of these beliefs, neither of them can be proven through humanity's eyesight or physical observation. [That is why it is a matter of believing.]

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In today's time, the topics of Creation and Evolution haunt many as it is a factual debate of how the universe came into existence. This is presently going into my personal belief, but science has determined - through the Theory of Relativity - that our universe expands and separates daily as we are moving in an outward direction. That backs up the Big Bang Theory which has many connections to what many people call the Theory of Evolution. Personally, I feel that the past is tough to determine because we don't have the beginning visual to humans. [That is why it is a matter of believing.] Most atheists deny that God exists because "He simply doesn't" and you can't see him. Well we can't see humans evolving can we? Most say "It takes millions of years." Problem here is that the Theory of Evolution has only existed under 200 years, so how do we officially know it takes millions of years to evolve? We don't. [That is why it is a matter of believing.] And one other thing to consider is that science has had its wrongs many times before. When we think back to Galileo's time when he was arrested for [believing] that the Earth revolved around the Sun, not what the church and scientists believed, which was that the Sun revolved around the Earth. This goes to show that scientific evidence always improves and always has downfalls. So in that sense, how do we know that Evolution truly exists? How do we know that "what carbon dating says is accurate?" How do we know that all mathematics calculations are right? We don't. That is why everything is truly based through believing.

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And although this doesn't correlate much to Creation, just consider that the Bible has existed for so long and its words have never changed. Translation has made it easier to read, but God's word will never change. His messages are clear, and though many scientists and Evolutionists will say wrong against Christianity, we know one thing: that as science comes and goes in theories, God will always remain the same. That is why the subject of Creation has never changed from what it originally was, because that is how God made the Earth.

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?