The Atheist's Solution
Recently I was privileged to watch a pre-release video of “man on
the street” interviews entitled, The Atheist
Delusion, by Evangelist, Ray
Comfort. Then, last week I heard an intriguing comment on the Moody Radio
program, In the Market with Janet
Parshall. Her “man on the street” interviews, created to segue into the next
portion of her show, caught my attention. In one of the interviews a woman made
this statement: “We don’t need religion
to know right from wrong or to treat people the way you want to be treated.”
Pondering this remark caused me to ask why. Why do all humans have
an innate understanding of right and wrong and desire to be treated fairly?
From where did it come? And how do humans measure right from wrong? What standard
do we use? And from where did we get that standard? I mean, we have a
conscience, but what would have caused a conscience to develop if we are only
evolved and not created?
Clearly, the atheist and scoffer have no answers. Yet in
arrogance, they consider their intellect superior to believers in Jesus Christ,
because, as they say, they do not believe in “myths”. They feel their belief of no God allows them
to live unencumbered by “religion” and in complete control of their lives.
But, atheism is a religion and an intolerant one at that.
Religion, along with being a belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling
power, especially a personal God or gods; a particular system of faith and
worship; is also a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme
importance.[1]
Atheism, of course, is the latter and as such, it’s a religion akin to
witchcraft, because their main tenet is control of one’s own life and/or
others. This is nothing less than rebellion against God. “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as
iniquity and idolatry…”[2]
Still atheism is unlike witchcraft in their condescension of those
who feel the need to adhere to any religion’s precepts. And while atheists feel
free to live their lives without so-called rules, they are governed by them
nonetheless. Humans cannot escape God. They exist because He exists. God is
Sovereign over His creation whether they acknowledge Him or not. Deceiving
themselves will help only for this world, not the next. “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God..."[3] Sadly, “…they suppress the truth in unrighteousness…and their foolish hearts
are darkened.”[4]
C.S. Lewis, in his book, Mere
Christianity, calls our innate understanding the Law of Nature or human
[sin] nature. He explains, “These, then, are the two points I wanted to make.
First, that human beings all over the earth have this curious idea that they
ought to behave in a certain way and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly,
that they do not in fact behave in that way. They know the Law of Nature; they
break it. These two facts are the foundation of all clear thinking about
ourselves and the universe we live in.”
The Atheist believes the concept of sin was created by weak people
who need religion. Therefore, to them, sin does not exist. Yet, they still
strive to be a “good” person and believe immoral acts, like someone cutting in
line or encroaching upon their rights, are wrong. They may reject the “sin”
label and the Ultimate One sinned against, but because of Adam’s sin,[5] they
cannot believe otherwise – it’s innate – because God placed it there.
Morality can be religion-less, but it cannot be God-less, because
it originates in God and His Law. This holy, good, and righteous God set the
standard by which we measure right from wrong and established this plumb line
by who He is.
The atheist has deceived himself. But there is a solution
should they wonder: Relationship, not
religion. Our Almighty, Longsuffering God desires relationship even with the
atheist and a true heart change, for God grieves when souls perish.[6]
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