tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38434833.post5940323394944303815..comments2023-10-18T00:59:40.216-07:00Comments on Christian Skepticism - a reasonable faith...: The atheist egooddXianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15427095709766850092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38434833.post-70955318353533747532007-03-31T05:21:00.000-07:002007-03-31T05:21:00.000-07:00'The opinion or conclusions of that person, or any...'<I>The opinion or conclusions of that person, or any other human, has very little to do with the objective truth of God's existence. Even if everyone, everywhere, at all times believe that God does not exist, He still does.</I>'<BR/><BR/>Not at all. God has promised to have a remnant of believers -- always. So this is like saying, 'Even if God were immoral, He would still exist.' If God exists, He will always be believed in.<BR/><BR/>'<I>It relies on vicious circularity. A starting assumption of the human need to skeptically investigate "religion" will inevitably lead to atheism, with rare exceptions. The unregenerate cannot find the truth through investigation of any sort.</I>'<BR/><BR/>Only if they are honest (Chesterton, Lewis). Of course, honesty is a virtue given by the Spirit, and increasingly rare, too.Turgonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631382534572993042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38434833.post-82308457821598738372007-03-29T07:40:00.000-07:002007-03-29T07:40:00.000-07:00You're right in that these type of testimonies lit...You're right in that these type of testimonies litter the streets of infidel websites. It's interesting because their comments of no respect show that beyond their intellectual appeal (which they so often claim as their ultimate appeal) they are really only making an emotional appeal (which they so often attack as the lowest form of appeal).<BR/><BR/>Besides the obvious that they lack regeneration, what I often find is that most do not possess a simple understanding of the gospel, and so what they have come to reject is not even the gospel itself, but their own strawman.<BR/><BR/>You're right in that while they deserve the respect that comes from being created in the image of God, and the respect that allows every human the freedom to believe what he will, testimonies that seek to deny the glory of God and his gospel and to lead people away from Him are to be acknowledged for what they are, attempts to deceive people and to dethrone the king, no different that what we witness among media outlets throughout the world who seek to use propaganda for less than honorable purposes.<BR/><BR/>While we still treat the individual with respect (that due to all human beings), as far as their testimonies, we must call them as we see them!Swordbearerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558355978395702331noreply@blogger.com