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Moving Out!

September 7, 2011 at 9:01 AM 2 comments

Today, we head out to Georgia, because we believe that this is where the Lord is leading us.  Why?  We’re not really sure yet, but He will obviously make things clear as time moves on.

For those Christians (I’m talking authentic here), who read this blog, please pray for us as we travel across the lower states.  We would appreciate it.

On a quick note, I recall how any atheists make comments that denigrate God’s plan.  In other words, they don’t like the “fatalistic” aspect of it (as they see it).  They like to think that they have “free will.”

The reality is that NO ONE has absolute free will anymore, if the Bible is true.  Once sin entered the human race, free will also became corrupted.  Because of that, it is impossible to choose NOT to sin on an ongoing basis.   Our free will is not like what it used to be, therefore, we are under the mercy of sin and its corruptible influence.

But with respect to the idea that believing in a God who has everything planned out being fatalistic, what a bunch of hooey!  It’s HIS world.  It’s HIS Creation.  I know that Deists don’t think of God being a personal Being who is involved in the affairs of humanity, but the truth is that if not for God, mankind would have destroyed ourselves eons ago.

People always say crap like, “If God is so loving, how can there be evil in the world?”  People exist and they have some control over their lives.  It’s not as though every thought or action is predetermined by God.  His GOALS and PURPOSES will prevail and He will use people to accomplish those things, but in doing so, people are still culpable for the problems they cause.

When it comes to “free will,” we have choices certainly, but many of those choices are made within the scope of our ow corruption.  God is not to blame for that – people are to blame.

But take the atheist’s side for a moment.  In general, they believe no God, therefore no plan.  No plan, absolute free will.  Absolute free will still results in death.  Death results in annihilation.  Wow, what an exciting life to think about.  In the end, absolutely NOTHING matters at all.  Not one thing.  All comes to nothing, including the human soul.  That’s the biggest load of garbage that I can think of, yet atheists are actually arrogant about it, believing that they have THE truth and are simply adult enough to recognize it.

Well, we are on our way to Georgia, because we believe God is leading us there.  Why?  Not sure, but we are sure that He will inform us when we get to that point.

If no God exists, there is no plan.  No plan equals nothing.  I can imagine the sense of false exhilaration that atheists come to see within themselves over this idealized notion that they will never answer to anyone.  It’s the highest form of SELF worship.  They really believe they are their highest authority and it is difficult for them to not become egotistical about it.  After all, they have “arrived” to the realization that life has an absolute end and regardless of how they live their lives here and now, it will not matter later.

Oh and they have nothing to base this on, except their own thinking.  They have somehow proven to themselves that God is a figment of people’s imagination, used to subjugate and conquer other people.  Mind you, they really have NO proof at all and they will be the first to say that you cannot prove a negative.  Nonetheless, they have found a way to PROVE it to themselves (that God does not exist).  They would argue that they have found no proof that God DOES exist, so in the absence of that, they find no reason to believe in God.  It’s a different side of the same coin.  Ultimately, they are extremely comfortable in their BELIEF that God does not exist, so they go with that.  In the end, because of their arrogant confidence, they have simply found a way to prove to themselves that God does not exist.

In the large scope of things, we have authentic Christians who use faith to believe that God IS and HE is a rewarder of those who seek Him.  We believe that there is life after death and those who KNOW Him will be saved and those who reject Him will not.  In essence then, there are two options for every person.

For the atheist, there is ONE option.  This life, then nothing.  I have had numerous atheists tell me that the idea of a God who has planned things out presents a problem for them because they view that as a pretty “sad” state of affairs.  Instead, they have come up with a rather breath-taking scenario.  There is this life, in which they believe they are captains of their own fate, and then there is the next part after this life, which equals going out of existence.  I realize that they will say that if you don’t exist, you have no knowledge of it, therefore, it’s not sad proposition.  At that future point, that would be true.  However, living your life under the spectrum of knowing that not one thing you do in this life has any eternal value is completely absent of anything goodIn fact, it can put a huge pall over this life, which, interestingly enough, causes arrogance and pride in the atheist.  What else have they got?

At any rate, we are glad God controls our life.  We cannot see all things.  We do not know the end result of all the objectives.  He does and His choices for us represent His best for us.  We are extremely grateful.

Oh, and to any atheists reading this, don’t waste your time responding.  It won’t be posted.  We both recognize that we are on opposites of the fence and to enter into any form of discussion is nothing less than an acrimony-filled debate.  I have better things to do with my time, and even though nothing you do in this life matters, surely you have better things to do with your time.

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