The Atheism Debate

Let me say that I did not watch the Nightline debate between the Comfort/Cameron duo and the founders of "The Blasphemer's Challenge". I did, however, see enough video snippets on abcnews.com to find a few thoughts roaming about in my head about the subject....

Athough they meant well, I couldn't shake the feeling that all Ray Comfort did by sending that e-mail to Nightline challenging the atheists to a debate was bring undeserved and unwarranted legitimacy to a ridiculous, almost comedic, attempt to defame God.

I have to admit I was amused and felt love swell up in my heart for the male athiest as I saw him speak. I really think that God prefers honest doubt to false piety. He would rather someone say, "I have no reason to believe in you!" than walk through life faking smiles at church and then going home and kicking on the Mtv and worshipping their 24-pack of Coors Light. I also know that God proves Himself faithful. He is bigger than atheism. He is bigger that 800 people on You Tube professing thier lack of faith. He is just bigger than that Nightline debate. He is bigger than any argument you can put against Him.

I once saw a bumper sticker that put it in perspective: "If you're living like there is no God, then you better be right!" But I digress.....

The writer/preacher George McDonald says it best in his sermon in June of 1882 at Brixton Congregational Church.

.....with one on this side and one on that side crying out, "I have reached, I have seen, and I have found no God." Settle this with yourselves to begin with. Not all the intellect or metaphysics of the world could prove that there is no God, and not all the intellect in the world could prove that there is a God. If you could prove that there is a God, that would imply that you could go all around Him, and buttress up his being with your human argument that He should exist. As soon might a child on his mother's bosom, looking up into his mother's face, write a treatise on what a woman was and what a mother was.But do not think that God is angry with you because you find it hard to believe. It is not so; that is not like God; God is all that you can honestly wish Him to be, and infinitely more; He is not angry with you for that....

It bears repeating, God is all that you can honestly wish Him to be and infinitely more...

I just want to yell at the top of my lungs, "Would you please stop trying to be so ADULT about this whole thing!!"

Jesus said something like this. Unless you accept the kingdom like a child, you will never understand it. I think those who claim to be athiests are just trying to be old. Rejecting the foolishness of a child.

Doesn't anyone remember how fun it was being a kid?