Dearly Beloved Atheist;
We are gathered here today because, well,
you decided to read my post. By the way, thank you for that, I do enjoy seeing
the amounts of “views” of my blog posts sky-rocketing. But this is an earnest
message. When something sounds funny to you, please do not be offended. I
choose to bring a light sentence in, here and there, just to show that this is
not a bashing post that is trying to force something on to you.
So I am an eager news reader. I love
reading the news. When I get tired of working and have to take a break here and
there, I read the news. Serious news, business news, news related to my field
of work and then also entertainment news (just in case something serious pops
up, or to keep up with Hollywood mainly). By “something serious” I refer to
examples such as the other day when I clicked on Google News: Entertainment,
and South Africa’s “Failing Education System” popped up. I do not regard our
challenged education system as a laughing matter…. But I did find the
appearance of this highly worrisome news under the Google News: Entertainment
section, rather… well entertaining.
Aaaaaanyway, back to the point of discussion. I like reading the news, and aside from
reading on all of the above topics, I also like to read some Opinion Articles.
And I get absolutely intrigued when I see all these passionate opinion articles
written by dedicated atheists. My question to you today, dearest Atheist, is
why are you so desperate in trying to convince the world that there is no god?
If there is no god, then what are you so fierce about? If others believe that
there is a god, then it shouldn’t bother you that much now should it? Think
about it this way: Does it bother you that some people sincerely believe that
fairies and mermaids do exist? I am guessing No. Will it bother you if there
are people who actually, seriously, believe in vampires and werewolves? Again…
No? Why do you not argue with them the way you do with people who believe that
there is a god. And why, dear Atheist, do you have such a huge problem with
Christians, in particular?
When someone dares making a statement on
their own Christian faith and experiences, the comments get heated and almost
desperate. Atheists attack that person to such an extent, that I sometimes
wonder if you are afraid of the possibility that you might be wrong… Is it perhaps possible that, amongst all the beliefs there exist, Christianity might be striking a "truth-nerve"?
That brings me to the ultimate question:
What if you are wrong? What if you die today and all is not black, or
nothingness, but that there actually IS a hell and a heaven. Where do you think
you would go? What would you say? What if there is a place you will be spending
eternity in? What if that place is Hell? Eternal torture. Eternal… Ever thought
about the word "Eternal"? Imagine eternal sickness, excruciating pain, tiredness,
torture torture torture torture… ETERNAL TORTURE. Ever thought about the word
"Torture"?
I am a solid reborn Christian. Filled with
the Holy Spirit. With it come gifts, power and favour that go far beyond what I
can describe. You have to experience it to understand it. I want to share with you
today that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to save you as well. There is no
such thing as a perfect human being. And ultimately no-one deserves to go to
heaven. But God did not want this for us, and decided to intervene. Jesus
Christ suffered torture, humiliation, ridicule, death and everything else
we deserve, in our place. He took the punishment for all those things we just cannot
seem to get perfect onto Himself, so that those of us who believe in what He
did for us, can go to Heaven when we die here on earth. That is GRACE: Giving
something to someone lovingly, without that person necessarily deserving it.
Dear Atheist, He did it for you as well. But you still have a choice: either you decide to take this Gift of Salvation and Believe, or not.
I had to add the previous paragraph to show
you that there is Hope. Thinking of eternity and torture and hell, well..., is
depressing enough. I had to share some Good News with you.
What you ultimately decide, is up to you.
But think about it. And don’t try to be so desperate in convincing Christians
that they are wrong. Just think about this… what if YOU are wrong??
Please take note that I will not entertain
sneer remarks and comments on this post. I am sharing out of love. Just read it
and think about it. If you decide not to agree, that is your choice.
Hi, Carin. Carin van Zyl? I hope that is really your name because it is awesome. What ethnicity is it? If it's fake, please disregard.
ReplyDeleteWhy do I speak out against religion. A few reasons. First, other mythical beliefs haven't reached critical mass to enter into politics and oppress others. Atheists in some countries can't admit to their atheism without fear of being kicked out or killed. Religions assign otherwise morally neutral actions as sinful making life hard for sexually out-of-the-box people. This includes everything that has no victims from masturbators to gays. Besides this, I only want to educate people who are open to an education.
I focus on Christianity because it's what I know and what I was. Most outspoken atheists are from areas where Christianity is most popular. Muslim countries, for example, don't let their atheists speak out for the most part.
What is I'm wrong? Well, who knows? If there is an being with control of an afterlife, we really can't assume anything about his/her/its nature. If it was me, I certainly wouldn't punish anyone who honestly sought the truth and came to atheism. For all we know, God might reward atheism, reversing this wager.
Hi Grundy (Real name?)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your reply. I appreciate your honesty and non-aggressive approach. And I think we could have been friends if you did not stay in the US (which is a bit far from where I am - South Africa).
Yes, Carin is my real name and Van Zyl is my surname (well, its the one I got from my husband... I tried convincing him to take my maiden name, which is Wiese, but he wouldn't. Haha). I am an imperfect human, have a sense of humour not really understood by many people - BUT I do like to laugh at my own jokes, so that is alright. Like you, I live in an imperfect world and appreciate education. And as you already know, I love Jesus :) Thank you for the compliment on my name :)
Yeah religion. Ah it really ticks me off. Religion makes people feel unloved, unwanted, judged, undeserving of anything good and condemned. And loads of terrible things are being done in the name of religion. Jesus also did not like religion. Which is why He got into those heated confrontations with the Pharisees. Now those people were religious hey? They were the ones who condemned people and looked down on them when they couldn't uphold the laws of Moses as "perfectly" as they could. But their hearts were loveless, and they knew it, which is why none of them could bring themselves to "cast the first stone".
Ah, look at me getting all carried away. I will stop now.
So I had to click on your name and saw that you like poker. Can you tell me how to keep my cool when playing poker with my in-laws? They get so emotional and loud during a game, and it makes me real aggro. I guess a poker-face is actually not something that comes naturally... sigh...
I also saw that you have a real busy blog. I am a bit new at this (blogging). But I like being able to express myself a bit more publicly and I enjoy reading other people's views.
Thanks again for taking time to comment. I enjoyed hearing from you.
Have a wonderful day further!
Yeah, I have a blog about poker and a blog about atheism. You sound like one of those Christians I wouldn't have a problem with, but I still don't understand. ;-)
DeleteGrundy isn't my real name.
Aggro isn't all bad, just save that aggresive energy for when you think you have the best hand. Otherwise don't let your in-laws drink while playing. :-)
Hahahaha! I'll keep that in mind. Yeah... we could definitely be friends :)
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