Resurrection Sunday

There is no more documented historical event than the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The average atheist will look upon these events as mere myth and mock those who refer to them as historical. The problem the atheist has is that they cannot disprove this. They reject it because they reject the possibility that there is a God who would or could do such a thing. Again this rejection is based in their own faith that they have placed in a complete and total natural explanation for our existance. Their denial of the supernatural is also not based on anything that can be proven. Yet with the crucifixion and resurrection, we have eye witness testimony from several sources. We have a movement that would never have spread unless a significant number of people witnessed such an event as the resurrection. The Bible says over 500 people witnessed the resurrected Jesus. This is the only reasonable explanation for Jews and Gentiles alike to forsake their traditions, cultures, safety, families, and lives just to join some crazy cult. If this whole story was invented as atheists and unbelievers claim, there would never have been such a conversion of thousands upon thousands within a few years. Their was no political, social, or economic motive to convert. The only rational explanation for their motive is that Jesus really did do the things the New Testament testifies to.

Self Awareness Proves The Existence Of God

KTo know for a certainty that God exists, there are many roads we can explore to show beyond a shadow of a doubt there is an intelligent Designer behind all creation. One road we can travel is the road of Self Awareness.

Rene Descartes made the philosophical observation "I think, therefore I am." Our only connection to the outside world is through the realm of our mind. Therefore before we were conceived in our mother's wombs, we did not exist. I thought and experienced nothing before 1972. This proves to me that I am a finite being. I had a beginning, therefore I am not eternal, and therefore I cannot be God.

This statement applies to every person and all life. There is nothing in this universe that we know of that is not finite. All things created had a beginning, even our universe itself. Science does not dispute this. The Big Bang model points to a finite universe, as do the observable behaviors and physical laws within the universe. There are those who say the universe is infinite, and it goes through different phases where it expands and then collapses, then expands again, carrying on this cycle for eternity. However even this un-observable theory demands an outside cause behind the physical laws that demand such a cycle.

Physicists to this day cannot explain the "Atomic Glue" that holds the universe together, except that there seems to be an outside force that maintains the order we find in the construct of space and time. The Bible answers that great question in the first verse of the first book. "In the Beginning God created the heaven and the earth." (Genesis 1:1)

In searching one's self to discover God, we must recognize there are only 3 explanations for our existence.

1-We are infinite beings? We have always existed and always will? Well we have already esablished that our existence is dependent upon our own self consiousness, as Descartes so eloquently and accurately said "I think, therefore I am." Before 1972, there is no evidence that I existed in any way shape or form, except for being a thought in the mind of God. So this option is dismissed as unprovable.

2-We are self created? Some would call this spontanious generation. This philosophical approach is most appealing to atheists, as it lines up with the evolutionary humanistic approach to our current condition. This theory attempts to dismiss the need for an infinite creator. However this approach collapses under its own weight. You see for something to have been self created, it needs to exist before it can create itself. This is analytically false as it violates the law of self contradiction. All finite things require a cause. If the universe and all life within it is finite, then the universe could not have generated itself. Life could not have created itself. Life can only be generated from life. Complexity can only come from complexity. The physical laws of the universe could not have come from a chaotic explosion from some ambiguous point of energy. A reproductive form of life could not reproduce without a fully developed reproductive system. The law of irreducible complexity completely and utterly refutes the aspect of evolutionary theory that promotes macro-evolution. The bottom line is that spontanious generation or self creation is foolishness. "The fool has said in his own heart that there is no God" (Psalm 14:1)

The only option left concerning how self awareness proves God's existence is that we are created by an infinite being. Logic demands that all finite things ultimately require an infinite creator. Finite things cannot create finite things unless an infinite being provides the tools necessary.

God is eternal. "In the Beginning God created..." The beginning in this verse found in Genesis 1, does not refer to God's beginning, but to the beginning and creation of time and space as we know it. God existed before the beginning, before He created space and time with His word.

Examine yourself honestly and you will come to no other conclusion other than there is a God who created us. This God has exclusively revealed Himself through His Son Jesus Christ.

Pearls Before Swine

There comes a time in having discussions with unbelievers about God, that believers have to realize the person they are contending with has no interest in the truth. They are so committed to their unbelief that they reject everything you present. They reject these things not with facts that disprove that which you have presented, but mere opinions and conjecture are thrown at us in a condesending tone.

The book of Proverbs gives some sound advice concerning this. In Proverbs 16:22 ; Understanding is a wellspring of life unto hom that has it; but the instruction of fools is folly.

Who is the fool, the believer or the unbeliever? Psalm 14:1 says the fool has said in his own heart there is no God. That would be your average everyday atheist who mocks the scriptures. And these fools mock the scriptures out of a refusal to understand the point of the scriptures in context. God said the sum of His word is true, not just some of His word.

Proverbs 23:9 says to speak not in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Therefore certain individuals who continually mock and scorn the word of God will no longer be given a voice on this blog. Dont get me wrong I want unbelievers to question and challenge what is said here in hope that they may also come to a knowledge of the truth. But when I time after time present irrefutable evidence and certain individuals merely cast it off as meaningless, that tells me these individuals have no interest in truth. They are puffed up in pride and full of themselves making themselves out to be wise they become like fools p(Romans 1:22).

Jesus said this in Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and rend you.
I get angry when fools mock God, but I need to be careful myself not to enter into sin as a result of that anger. This is why Jesus also said if you go into a town and they dont receive your message, shake the dust of your feet and leave that town. Therefore I am metaphorically shaking the dust off my feet and walking away from these individuals. Not only because they spoke to me with no respect or courtesy, but also because they rejected The Way, The Truth, and The Life. I pray one day the Lord brings them to the end of themselves and causes them to cry out to Him in repentance that the blood of Christ will wash away their sins.

The F.A.C.T.S. Evidence That Proves The Bible To Be True

*FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD. The first proof that the Bible is true is found in prophecy. Man has always tried to supernaturally predict future events. However, man has failed miserably in this area. The Bible however has been, and continues to be 100% accurate in its predictions proving it was not just written by man, but God wrote it through man. Bible prophecy is specifically detailed and predicts events hundreds, and even thousands of years in advance.
*We know through archeological proof that the Old Testament was written long before Jesus was born. In the Old Testament there are over 300 specific predictions about the 1st coming of the Savior. It predicted when He would come, where He would come, how He would come, how He would die, the things He would do, and how the world would respond to Him. These predictions were written in such detail, that no one could have just arranged to fulfill them and then claim to be the Savior of God. Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled all of the prophecies that concerned the first coming of the Savior. No person in history has ever fulfilled any of these predictions.
Here are just a few prophecies regarding the Savior:

Isaiah 53 - Predicted the Savior would be rejected and killed for our sins.
Psalm 22 - Predicted the crucifixion hundreds of years before crucifixion was even invented
Zechariah 12:10 - Predicted that God Himself would be pierced
Zechariah 13:6 - Predicted the Savior would be wounded by His own people
Daniel 9:25-26 - Predicted the exact day the Savior would present Himself as King of the Jews and that He would be killed right after. Scholars have discovered that this prophecy predicted that the Savior would be executed in April of 32 AD, the exact time Jesus was crucified.
Genesis 22:1-19 - A predictive model of how God would sacrifice His son on that same mountain
Genesis 5 - The Gospel message is spelled out in the meanings of the names of this geneaology. Adam =Man/ Seth= Appointed/ Enosh=Mortal/ Kenan=Sorrow/ Mahalalel=The Blessed God/ Jared=Shall come down/ Enoch=Teaching/ Methuselah=His death shall bring/ Lamech=The despairing/ Noah= Rest and comfort.This geneaology spells out this phrase: Man is appointed mortal sorrow, the blessed God shall come down teaching that His death shall bring the despairing, rest and comfort. This is the Gospel message.
Psalm 41:9 - Predicted the Savior would be betrayed by a friend
Isaiah 22:21-25 - A predictive model of how the Savior would be crucified for our sins.
Zechariah 11:12 - Predicted exactly how much money the Savior would be betrayed for.
Psalm 16:10 - The Ressurection of Jesus from the dead
Here are some prophecies that are being fulfilled in our time:
Isaiah 11:10-12 - Predicted the re-establishment of Israel as a nation. This happened in 1948
Zechariah 12:1-3 - Predicted that Israel would be the center of conflict for the entire world. 9/11 and all Islamic terrorism is a result of the conflict that surrounds the land of Israel.
Daniel 2 - Predicted that the Roman Empire would break into pieces and then reform in the end times. The European Union is the fulfillment of this prophecy.
Matthew 24:7 - Predicted that there would be a major increase in occurrence and severity of natural disasters in the world. We see this happening right before our eyes.
Revelation 13:16-18 - Predicted the mark of the beast. Microchip technology is already being used, and would solve many of the worlds security problems if implemented. Soon it will replace money and credit cards just as the prophecy describes. This microchip is being placed under the skin and will then be scanned to retrieve the identity information needed.
2nd Peter 3:3-7 - Predicted that many would mock and persecute Christians. In other nations like Iran, North Korea, China, and others, Christians are persecuted today more than ever.
Matthew 24:4-5 - Predicted that many false religions would use the name of Jesus Christ in order to deceive people. Today every religion has their own version of who Jesus Christ was.

ARCHEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE. We know all these prophecies were written before Jesus came because of discoveries like the Dead Sea Scrolls. These were a collection of ancient scrolls containing Old Testament books and other biblical commentaries. When these scrolls were scientifically dated, they were found to have been written 200 to 300 years before Jesus was born. These writings also match the scriptures we translate our Bible from today. This proves that the Old Testament has not been changed over the last 2200 years. Man made religions like Islam base their entire purpose on the false premise that the Bible has been changed. However the Dead Sea Scrolls prove that God has kept His word in tact.
*He has done the same with the New Testament as well. The New Testament is by far the most copied and documented book in all history. We have found fragments of copies dating back to the first century. We also have the writings and teachings of the early church fathers. In these 1st and 2nd century writings they quote New Testament scriptures and list what New Testament books were accepted as scripture. This proves that the entire New Testament was written well within the 1st century. In fact most of the New Testament has been proven to have been written within 30 years of the crucifixion of Jesus. Critics often challenge when the New Testament was written, yet have no evidence to back up their claims. Critics also like to challenge how much the New Testament has been changed. Again the writings we have today match the writings we have that date back to the 1st century. The grammar and language of the Bible has changed, but the message has not changed.There have been countless archeological discoveries that date back to Biblical times, and these discoveries have only confirmed the Bible to be true. No discovery has ever successfully disputed what has been written in the scriptures.

CHURCH HISTORY. It is an established fact that has been proven historically and archaeologically that the early church grew by the thousands and within the first 20 years after the crucifixion of Jesus. It is also a fact that people were becoming Christians all over the Roman empire and into Asia within these first 20 years.How did this happen so fast? They did not have email or television back then so how did all these people hear about Jesus? The hundreds of disciples and the 12 apostles who witnessed the resurrected Jesus Christ gave up their careers and their homes and traveled throughout the known world speaking to people. In doing this, these disciples were putting their lives on the line daily. Many were imprisoned, tortured and put to death for spreading the Gospel message. These were the same people who ran away when Jesus was arrested. Many of them denied even knowing Jesus for fear of their lives. However after the tomb of Jesus was found empty and these people saw the risen Christ, they gave up everything to declare to the world that Jesus is the savior.
*Some will say that many people have given up their lives for their religion. It happens everyday in the Muslim world. Well the people who are blowing themselves up today have obviously been deceived into believing an evil lie. The first disciples of Jesus and his apostles witnessed with their own eyes Jesus crucified. Three days later they witnessed Jesus risen from the dead. They even touched him and ate with him proving he was not a ghost. If this was a lie, the apostles and disciples would have known because they were there. If it was a lie, why would they then give up everything and be put to death? They had nothing to gain. The money they received was used to feed the poor. None of them got rich off of the money people were giving them. What would be the point? They all knew they would eventually be put to death for spreading this strange message we call the Gospel. However, by comparison people like Mohammed (The creator of Islam) spread their religion with force. If you did not convert to Islam, he would have you killed. Mohammed gained riches and great power through the spreading of his religion. Jesus and his followers gained no power or wealth but were killed for spreading a message of faith, hope, and love.
*Some will say that the church came centuries later. However through archeological discoveries, we know the church was very widespread within the 1st century. Something had to have caused the church to be born. The only possibility that explains the rapid and widespread growth of the Church throughout the world and throughout the centuries, is the fact that Jesus did rise from the dead and the Holy Spirit has called all people to salvation through Jesus Christ.
Without a risen Jesus Christ there would be no church.

TRUTH. There are literally thousands of religions in the world that all claim to know the truth. However, they all contradict each other in some way, so they cannot all be true. Truthfully either all the religions of the world are false, or all are false and one is true. Logic demands that they cannot all be true. Neither can there be more than one that is true. By its definition, truth is narrow. All the religions of the world have similarities, but they all have significant differences. So how can we possibly know what is true? Well when it comes to Christianity, it's very easy. Christianity depends entirely upon the life and claims of this man Jesus of Nazareth.If we prove or disprove the claims of Jesus, we will arrive at the truth regarding this faith. When it comes to Jesus, we know he existed. There are countless proofs by religious and non religious historians that testify to a man named Jesus who led this Christian sect. So our question is, who was he? Was he just a man, or was he God in the flesh? We only have 3 options when faced with this question. He was either a liar, a lunatic, or he was indeed Lord of heaven and earth.
*Was he a liar? He made several claims to being God in the flesh. We have to ask why would he lie. When people lie, they are either trying to gain something for themselves or they are protecting themselves or someone else. Was Jesus trying to gain something? No, in fact he knew that by him making these claims, he would be rejected and killed. Jesus did not have any possessions, so he gained nothing except for his own crucifixion. Was he trying to protect himself or anyone else? No, in fact the claims he made put himself and his disciples in great danger. So we know Jesus was not a liar.
*Was he a lunatic? Jesus spoke with absolute clarity and insight. He never contradicted himself, and he debated and silenced the most brilliant men of that day. There have been many lunatics who have come along and convinced people to follow them. However when hearing these people speak, it is easy to find contradictory speech, and no insight into our human nature. These lunatics also gathered their followers and isolated them from the world, so the brainwashing process would not be interfered with. Jesus spoke openly and in public and called his disciples to preach openly and in public. Jesus also performed many miracles, of which thousands witnessed. No lunatic could have achieved all this.
*The only option left is that Jesus is Lord of heaven and earth. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth and the life, and no man can come to God except through me." This disqualifies all other religions. Jesus is the truth.

SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE- There have been many scientific discoveries over the past few centuries. These discoveries were actually written about in the Bible thousands of years ago! Here are a few examples:
Dinosaurs - Job 40:15-24 What animal has a tail like a cedar tree?Dinosaurs were not discovered until the 1800's. The book of Job was written over 3000 years before this discovery.
Earth revolves around the sun- Isaiah 40:22 ("Circle" in the original Hebrew language and context means "Circuit," which speaks of the Earth's path around the sun) Isaiah was written around 2000 years before men like Copernicus and Galileo proved this fact.
The Universe is expanding -Psalm 104:2 This was only discovered in the last century. The book of Psalms was written 3000 years ago.
Micro-organisms - Hebrews 11:3 Hebrews was written in the first century, yet this scientific truth did not become known until the 19th century.
The effects of a nuclear explosion - 2nd Peter 3:10 In the 1st century AD, Peter describes a tragic event that will happen on earth which sounds exactly like a nuclear explosion. This of course was written long before nuclear weapons were invented.
The water cycle - Ecclesiastes 1:6-7 and Job 26:8
Our DNA, disproves evolution - Genesis 1:20-28 The theory of evolution has been proven faulty with the recent discoveries associated with our DNA and how fossils are dated.
The Big Bang Theory demands a creator - Genesis 1:1 Only a creative personal God could have created the universe and life from nothing. God has always existed and never had a beginning. Scientists have proven that the universe did have a beginning. God caused that beginning. Scientific theories change everyday, but the Bible has never changed, only proven right

These are the FACTS. Now make your decision. Are you going to believe God's proven word, the Bible, and repent of your sins? Just Ask Him to come into your life and He will.

A Question Of Origins

Evolutionists eventually admit they cannot explain what caused the universe to come into being. To use their language, they can't explain what caused the Big Bang. They also admit they cannot explain what caused the evolutionary process to begin. I find this interesting because they claim evolution to be a fact of biological history. We also do not observe Darwinian evolution happening. Oh yes we see examples of changes within species through natural selection, but we have never observed a transformation of one species into another. We do not observe new DNA information being introduced. We see variations on information that was already present in the DNA. So evolutionists cannot explain how the universe or evolution began. We also do not observe evolution. So how can this be considered a fact? It sounds more like a faith to me. We don't see Jesus physically today. We cannot explain how Jesus was born. We cannot explain how God is eternal. However we can explain how faith in Jesus began. It began with a well documented and witnessed historical event. The crucifixion and with that the resurrection of Jesus. Nothing else can explain how the origins of the church. So the choice is yours. Either way it is a step of faith, however chosing evolution is a greater step of faith than trusting in Christ and His word. You may question why both cannot be true. They both cannot be true because Jesus Himself endorsed the writings of Moses as the word of God. If we trust in Jesus, then we acknowledge He is God in the flesh. Moses wrote of the creation in such a way that it cannot be compatable with evolutionary theory. Death did not exist until man sinned in the Garden of Eden. Likewise God said He created each creature after its own kind. It does not say he created one creature that became other kinds. So the question is simple. Trust the word of God or the words of man. The words and theories of man are proven wrong everyday, God's word has never been proven wrong. Remember you can't know who you are if you dont know who you came from.

The New Atheism

The New Atheism
Part 1 and 2
By Tim Schaertel
July, 2011
The New Atheism
One of my life verses is 1st Peter 3:15
1Pe 3:14 But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Never be afraid of their
threats, and never get upset.
1Pe 3:15 Instead, exalt Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone
who asks you to explain the hope you have.
1Pe 3:16 But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak
evil of your good conduct in Christ will be ashamed of slandering you.
• The Greek word here in the King James for answer is “Apologia” which means “A
defense”
◦ This is where we get the word Apologetic
◦ We are not apologizing for our faith, but giving a reason why we believe
◦ We are not walking in blind faith, but a reasonable faith
▪ Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as
wool.
• The Hebrew word here for reason is “Yakach” which means: to argue
for, to dispute, to convince, to plead.
• If we have no evidence for our faith, how can we argue, dispute,
convince, and plead with people
▪ Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
• Though we don't see God, we have evidence for Him, and have His
substance through faith
• This means we experience God working in and through our lives
confirming our faith.
• We are called to give a defense as to why we believe the Gospel
• Why would God tell us to defend why we believe?
◦ 1st He tells us this for our own benefit.
▪ When we know what we believe and why, we are that much more confident in our faith
and will be able to stand stronger when the enemy, the world, and the flesh come
against us.
▪ Why do you think God went to great lengths to proclaim the future in advance through
His prophets
▪ He did it to prove Himself to us. To prove that the Bible is indeed His word.
▪ Prophecy alone does not cause us to believe, but it gets our attention, and draws us to
Him.
• In John 4:9-29 we read about how a Samaritan woman encountered
Jesus, and did not take Him serious until He revealed things to her that
He knew about her, that no one could know.
• She perceived He was a prophet and from that point on took Him
serious
• It was then that Jesus convicted her of her sin, and she then recognized
Him as her Messiah
• Joh 4:28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and
saith to the men, Joh 4:29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I
did: is not this the Christ?
• A lot of people poo poo talking about prophecy, but Jesus did often to believers and
unbelievers
• Prophecy is one aspect of giving a defense of our faith.
◦ Our personal testimony is another aspect
◦ Historical testimony, Israel, Archeology, scientific insight, and moral truth are
some other topics we can use to defend our faith.
Now I said all that to say this:
There is a new religion out there. It is called the New Atheism.
• This is not the Atheism that just says they don't believe in God, but are Biblically illiterate
• This New Atheism is made up of intellectuals who are well versed in scripture and are
extremely aggressive towards the word of God
• Their sole purpose is to “Prove” to people that Christianity is a fairy tale.
• They also try to make the case that Christianity is dangerous and doing extreme harm to society
and the world.
• It is not something we can just ignore, because the leaders of this religion have become
evangelistic in that they are going around the world, writing books, making movies, and other
multi-media approaches to spreading their gospel. Their gospel being there is no god.
• Their main “Prophets” have become very well known, especially among young people.
• They are called the Atheistic 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse
◦ Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett
◦ Chances are you may have heard of at least one of the books written by these men
▪ “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins
• Interesting name he chose. I think he chose it not realizing it is a true Biblical
statement
• 2Th 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume
with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
2Th 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and
signs and lying wonders,
2Th 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2Th 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should
believe a lie:
2Th 2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had
pleasure in unrighteousness.
• In context this is speaking of The Antichrist, but it applies to Richard
Dawkins in that...
• 1Jn 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist
shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the
last time.
• So Dawkins is an antichrist? He is being empowered and led by the same spirit
of Antichrist, that being Satan.
• Dawkins has rejected God because of his love for sin, and like Pharoah, God has
given him over to his sin and hardened his heart.
• This does not mean he still won't someday repent, and we should pray for him.
▪ I have encountered those who have embraced the teachings of these men
▪ Unless we are well versed in what the Bible really says, the arguments these
guys bring forth will cause us to stumble
▪ We need to be prepared to meet these attacks brought forth by these men
head on so that we can adequately make a defense for the hope that dwells
in us.
Psa 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
• The Hebrew word here for fool is “Nabal” and can mean stupid, but a more
accurate definition is a wicked or vile person
• So God is denied, because of a love for sin, not because of intellect. There are very
simple and extremely intelligent people who are Christians. Likewise there are
people who are just dumb who are atheists, but also very intelligent atheists.
• The only thing they have in common is love of sin.
◦ In fact there are many in the church who are practical atheists, in that they deny God exists
not by their words, but by how they live their lives.
◦ The unrepentant sinner who claims to believe in God is just as much a fool and an atheist as
the person who says there is no God, because they live their lives as if there is no God.
So these New Atheists have put together a more aggressive attack and agenda
• They have an intellectually targeted attack and here are the weapons:
◦ The so called immorality in the Christian doctrine and Biblical text
◦ True science refutes Biblical account of universal history
◦ So called Christians commit atrocities more so than atheists
◦ Biblical contradictions discredits the Bible as the inerrant word of God
• Lets look at the Morality argument.
◦ The New Atheist says the Bible endorses slavery, killing children if they talk back to
parents, slaughtering women and children in war, killing your bride on the wedding night if
she is found to not be a virgin, and discrimination of women.
◦ They say Jesus and Paul also endorsed these things
◦ The New Atheists claim that they are truly moral because they do good works to relieve
suffering, while religious people do good works for a reward in heaven.
◦ The Atheist says if God is real, He is immoral for allowing such suffering in the world.
• Slavery:
◦ Exo 21:2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he
shall go out free for nothing.
◦ Exo 21:20 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his
hand; he shall be surely punished. Exo 21:21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two,
he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
◦ Eph 6:5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with
fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
◦ Col 3:22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with
eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
▪ So whats the deal, is not this immoral, because we all in this country have
testified that slavery is evil.
▪ First the slavery we practiced in this country, was based on skin color.
• God said we are all created in God's image and equal
• Col 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision,
Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
• Eph 6:9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening:
knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with
him.
• Slavery allowed under God's law for Israel was a type of welfare system.
◦ If someone could not pay their debt, they would go into slavery to work off the
debt. Regardless of how much they owed, after 7 years they were to be set free.
◦ This made Jews very intent on staying within their means.
◦ What if we had such a program today. Do you think we would have the debt
problems we have, if their was an actual consequence for that sin of not counting
the costs.
◦ Today people are in debt their entire lives, so tell me who is really free. The
individual trying to pay off the high interest rate on their loan or credit card, or
the person who made some mistakes, but became a slave for 7 years, and is now
debt free, and no longer a slave.
◦ The legal threat of physical discipline kept slaves from being disobedient and
not paying their debt
◦ A greater punishment is a greater way to discourage crime.
◦ The slave owner should not want to hurt the person, because he is helping the
slave owner, so the slave had value, but also the law prevented abuse of slaves.
◦ So this is not a moral issue, but a cultural issue that God allowed due to the
sinful nature we are in.
◦ American slavery is not the same. That was based on the slaves not being equal
humans because of the color of their skin.
◦ This idea was supported by Darwinian Evolutionary theory. Published in 1859
• Killing of disobedient children and physical discipline of children;
◦ Deu 21:18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his
father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken
unto them:
Deu 21:19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the
elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
Deu 21:20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and
rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
Deu 21:21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou
put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
• This is a preventative law, meant to cause children to take God's law seriously
◦ If we still had punishments like this, we would have no need for jails, and crime
would be virtually non existent
• The Jews had received so much from God, and to whom much is given much is
required. This means the consequences are greater for sin.
• It shows how serious God is about His law
◦ Today people disregard God's law because they have no understanding of the
consequences for violating His law.
◦ Today people are not thankful for the abundant mercy and blessings in their life, but
instead have become spoiled rebellious children
• It is actually immoral to bring up your children without discipline and our society is
crumbling because our youth have not been disciplined.
• If children were allowed to get away with rebellion, it would have spread like a virus and
destroyed Israel much sooner.
◦ It has only been a 50 to 60 years in this country that physical discipline
has been condemned, and look at how our society has crumbled
morally.
• This preserved the nation of Israel for thousands of years.
• Pro 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him
betimes.
• Pro 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall
drive it far from him.
• Pro 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod,
he shall not die. Pro 23:14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul
from hell.
• Pro 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his
mother to shame.
◦ These scriptures all point to chastening, or disciplining your child to
keep them in line.
◦ This is to be done in love, but not wavering
▪ Eph 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.Eph 6:2
Honour thy father and mother; (which iged in sex, and the male children that would
grow up to carry on the Midianite culture in the midst of Israel.
▪ God had mercy on the women who had abstained from sex.
▪ God commanded this judgment, not Moses, therefore God who creates life also has the
right to take it as He sees fit.
▪ He dealt swiftly with this cancer of the Midianite idolatrous influence to preserve Israel.
▪ Today there is no command of God to bring judgment upon the nations as He did with
Israel, as He Himself will do that when He returns.
▪ There are religions today like Islam who claim their god commanded them to kill
innocents.
• It goes back to recognizing the true and living God as opposed to a man made god.
• Islam is based on an unfounded, unproven, false god
Killing of your bride if found on wedding night to not be a virgin.
• Deu 22:20 But if this thing be true,(That the groom finds his bride is not a virgin) and
the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: Deu 22:21 Then they shall bring out the
damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones
that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so
shalt thou put evil away from among you
◦ This again has to do with God keeping His chosen people faithful to Him, and
swift consequences prevented what we find to be the norm in todays society.
▪ Though the consequences of unfaithfulness for the Jew was swift, we also find examples
of mercy, which we know is also just as precious to God as justice is.
▪ Lets look at a very famous event for insight into God's heart
• Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary
was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the
Holy Ghost. Mat 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man , and not willing
to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
◦ Joseph was called a just man because he did not pursue the full
consequence the law called for. This does not mean he violated the
law, it means he had compassion and mercy on Mary.
◦ Jesus did the same thing with the woman caught in the act of
adultery. He called for those who had no sin to cast the first stone,
and they all walked away.
▪ This is the whole point. God wants us to recognize sin and how serious it is
to Him.
▪ But God also wants to pour out His mercy on us, and wants us to cherish
that mercy
▪ God wants to pour out His mercy through His people
◦ Th e Pharisees were more focused on the law because it gave them
power, though they themselves violated the law.
▪ Mat 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe
of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of
the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to
leave the other undone.
• So you see these were issues of God trying to teach His people the reality of
righteousness, justice and mercy.
END OF PART 1
THE NEW ATHEISM PART 2
So what about the discrimination of women?
Why are women to be submissive to men, not allowed to teach or speak in church?
• Eph 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. Eph 5:23 For
the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the
saviour of the body.
• 1Ti 2:11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 1Ti 2:12 But I suffer not a woman
to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
At first blush these verses seem discriminant towards women, but this is do to a lack of
understanding of context. Lets look at each of them.
• Eph 5:17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Eph 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Eph 5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody
in your heart to the Lord;
Eph 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ;
Eph 5:21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
• Clue #1 to understanding this is that husbands and wives are to submit to each
other in fear of God
Eph 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Eph 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is
the saviour of the body.
• God has chosen the man to be responsible and accountable for the spiritual
leadership in the home.
◦ He did not choose them because they are any better or smarter than women, for the same
reason His chosen nation Israel was no better or smarter than other nations.
◦ Both Men and women were created in God's image
• Submission then becomes a walk of faith for women as long as the man is not
leading them into sin.
◦ If the woman disagrees with her husband in something, she submits to his will as long as he
is
submission to the Father.
Eph 5:30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Eph 5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and
they two shall be one flesh.
Eph 5:32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Eph 5:33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife
see that she reverence her husband.
• This scripture was not intended to be focused on who is superior, but that 2
become one as Jesus is in perfect unity with the Father.
Now lets look at the other scripture.
• 1Ti 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with
shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
◦ This is a simple issue in that spending excess time doing these things reveals
that you want to be looked at and admired by others. Not a Godly trait.
◦ This is not to say that women should not wear make up and jewelry, it is
simply something that was out of balance in the environment Paul and
Timothy were ministering in
1Ti 2:10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
• Good works is Godly make up and jewelry
1Ti 2:11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
1Ti 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
• So does this mean women cannot serve in ministry?
◦ No it means women are not to teach men, or usurp authority over men in the church
◦ This does not mean women cannot be bosses at work, or president of the USA.
▪ God has given us examples of women in civil authority like Deborah in Judges 4:4.
• She was a judge in Israel and a prophetess
• So she actually served in civil authority and in spiritual ministry as a prophetess
◦ There are many examples of women serving in ministry: Miriam (Exodus 15:20), Huldah
(2nd Chronicles 34:22), Anna (Luke 2:36), Priscilla ( Acts 18:26), and Phoebe (Romans 16:1)
▪ In these examples women were raised up to serve God, but did not have authority over
men serving God.
1Ti 2:13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
1Ti 2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
• So Adam was not deceived, but he failed to lead. Therefore God is continuing that
responsibility that Adam had. When men fail to lead spiritually, sin enters in.
◦ This is the order God has created, just as God the Son follows the Father.
◦ This scripture is also more of a command to men to be responsible for the spiritual well
being of their wife, then it is a limit to a womans role.
• And isn't this more of cultural command, because we have women preachers
today?
◦ This is not a cultural commandment, as Paul links this command to a principle established
back in the garden
◦ Paul has eluded to some requirements being merely cultural, but there is no such
disclaimer on this issue.
▪ 1Co 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a
shame unto him? 1Co 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her
hair is given her for a covering. 1Co 11:16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we
have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
◦ Therefore, it is still not God's will for women to teach and usurp spiritual authority over
men.
1Ti 2:15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and
holiness with sobriety.
• This does not mean eternal salvation as we are not saved by works
◦ This salvation has to do with women's unique calling that men do not have, just as men
have the calling to leadership in spiritual things.
◦ The word saved here means to do well, or be whole, or fulfill your unique purpose
▪ This purpose is very special, in that God has given women the priviledge of
bringing a life into the world.
◦ What about women who cannot have children?
▪ God has unique callings for them as well, the childbearing calling applies to most
women.
• So the New Atheist has no leg to stand on when using morality to attack the Bible,
because God established what is moral, and what is not.
• When an Atheist uses a moral argument to support his point he is in great
contradiction.
◦ If there is no Ultimate authority, then there is no universal defined morality
◦ The Atheist tries to stop suffering. This is good, but he is expressing the law God has
written on his heart, rather than the morality of atheism
▪ Rom 2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things
contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Rom 2:15
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing
witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
▪ This scripture by itself eliminates any moral argument the Neatural being in a natural world
through observation and experiments.
◦ The claims of the Bible have not been scientifically dis-proven,
▪ Therefore disregarding these claims as possible explanations of our reality
is being scientifically dishonest.
• If our true origins are discovered, then we will more accurately interpret things we
find in the physical and natural world.
• However now when we find a bone, we presume it is a product of evolution and we
presume it to be millions of years older than it may actually be.
When it comes to this definition of science there is a major flaw.
• This definition uses the term natural world and physical world. But how can we
positively identify the reality of our natural and physical world, if we have no idea
how our universe formed.
• New science proclaims evolution to be pretty much a fact, yet they cannot explain
what caused evolution.
• IF WE CANNOT CLEARLY DEFINE ORIGINS, WE CANNOT CLEARLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE OBSERVE.
◦ On top of that, we do not actually observe evolution.
◦ We observe natural selection, but not one species changing to become another.
▪ Natural selection are minor changes within a species, based on DNA information that
was already present in the DNA code.
▪ Evolution states that mutations introduce new DNA information, and this is how they
explain how they got so smart.
• We are all a result of billions of random mutations that luckily caused us to be able
to reproduce, have immune systems, digestive systems, nervous systems, eyes,
fingernails, eyebrows, taste, sexual pleasure, smell, lungs, legs, feet, teeth, voices,
hearts, blood, veins, livers, kidneys, etc...
◦ Oh and luckily we have trees to create oxygen for us to breathe, plants and other
foods to help us have all the vitamins we need, water to be hydrated because we
are made of mostly water, and I could go on
◦ The absolute lunacy that we are some biological accident is the epitome of
foolishness
▪ Psa 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
• The New Atheist claims there is an abundance of evidence for evolution, but this
is dishonest
◦ There is an abundance of evidence evolutionists interpret to point to evolution.
▪ Poodles did not evolve into great Danes, yet in a few thousand years, and evolutionist
will discover the bones of these dogs and claim the poodle evolved into the great Dane
▪ They find human bones and skulls having different shapes and sizes and claim this as
evidence for evolution.
Evolution is not biblical.
• God created each after its own kind
◦ Gen 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the
waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and
God saw that it was good. Gen 1:22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. Gen 1:23 And the
evening and the morning were the fifth day. Gen 1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring
forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth
after his kind: and it was so. Gen 1:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind,
and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and
God saw that it was good. Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon
the earth.
• We also know that death did not exist until sin entered the world through Adam and Eve.
◦ Rom 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so
death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Rom 5:13 (For until the law sin was in
the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Rom 5:14 Nevertheless death
reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of
Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
Though the Bible was never intended to be a scientific text book, we find amazing
scientific insights within its pages. Here are just a few...
• Dinosaurs, Job 40:15-24
• Earth is a sphere, Isaiah 40:22
• The universe is expanding, Psalm 104:2
• Micro-organisms, Hebrews 11:3
• Effects of a nuclear explosion, 2nd Peter 3:10
• The water cycle, Ecclesiastes 1:6-7, Job 26:8
• The law of causality requires an eternal creator for this temporal universe., Genesis 1:1
The New Atheists attack the credibility of Christianity by pointing out horrible things
Christians have done and said.
• This is really a silly argument, because the entire Bible points out the failings of
Gods most faithful.
◦ Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
▪ This is the whole point of scripture, that all sin. Christians are sinners just as Atheists
are.
▪ The difference is that Christians are on a repentant path towards God
▪ Atheists celebrate their sin, and ignore the law written on their hearts.
• The Crusades, Abortion doctor murderers, Holy wars, Television evangelists,
Sexual molestation of children by priests, and pastors, church scandals, hatred
being spewed from churches like the Westboro Baptist church, etc...
◦ These are all examples the Christ rejecting world use to mock Christianity.
◦ None of these examples are representative of following Christ, which is what true
Christianity is.
• Noah, Abraham, Job, Moses, David, Solomon, Peter, Paul, and John all
misrepresented God in some way.
◦ This is why we need to have faith in the cross, because we have all fallen short in our own
righteousness.
So when the New Atheist uses Christian misrepresentation as an evidence against
Christianity, they are only confirming the central tenant of Christianity that only by
faith in Christ can we be saved.
Finally, the New Atheist will use textural criticism to try and disprove the Bible.
• They claim there are many contradictions within scripture which they say proves the Bible was
not divinely inspired, but is a flawed work of man.
• The or is well exposed and documented, as is any translation
issue.
▪ The central doctrines of the Bible are never challenged by any copyist error
• It is not rational to disregard the amazing supernatural aspects of scripture like
prophecy, because of a few grammatical errors made by ancient scribes.
• The New Atheists foolishly disregard prophecy by saying the writers simply wrote
in the fulfillment of prophecy.
◦ This is foolish, because the entire basis of Christianity is the life, death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ.
◦ If Jesus did not do the things the New Testament says He did, the church would have never
gotten started.
◦ There would have been no reason for the first believers in Christ to give up their lives and
voluntarily be persecuted for becoming a Christian.
◦ There was no worldly reward for their conversion. Therefore the motivation of the
thousands that became Christian in those first few years had to have been based on eye
witness proof of the life, death and most importantly, the resurrection of Christ.
▪ 1Co 15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also
vain.1Co 15:15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified
of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
1Co 15:16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 1Co 15:17 And if Christ be
not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
• Atheists mock prophecy because they say there are no prophecies that give
specifics or dates
◦ Daniel 9:24-27 gives a detailed specific prophecy that gives an exact timing of when the
Messiah would come. Jesus fulfilled this prophecy to the day.
◦ The prophecy also predicted Jesus would be executed, though He was innocent.
◦ The prophecy also predicted that shortly after the execution of the Messiah,the city of
Jerusalem and the temple would be destroyed.
◦ This prophecy single handedly proves the divine authorship of the Bible, as we have
documented evidence that these prophecies were written in Daniel long before these events
happened
◦ We also have modern day fulfillment's that include:
▪ the re-establishment of the nation of Israel, (Isaiah 11:10-12)
▪ The push towards a one world government, (Daniel 7:23, Revelation 13:7)
▪ Israel being the center of conflict in the world, (Zechariah 12:1-3)
▪ The world would come against Israel.(Zechariah 12:1-3)
▪ Natural disasters, disease, false prophets, famine, terrorism, wars all get worse like a
woman having birth pains (Matthew 24:4-8)
We see all these things happening at once. There is no way Christians could arrange to
fulfill these prophecies. This goes way beyond coincidence. This proves Bible period.
In conclusion:
• New Atheism is just another false religion
◦ Religion is something that dictates the direction of your life. It is what you consider most
important. It is the motivational factor behind your decisions.
▪ The New Atheists attack Christianity and no other faith because it is the truth.
▪ Atheists deny Atheism is a religion, yet attest that Buddhism is. However Buddhism
does not believe in a god, but is an atheistic philosophy
▪ The Humanist Manifesto of the early 1970's said secular Humanism is a religion. They
only recently changed that so they can spread their beliefs in schools.
• Darwin is one of the great prophets for Atheists, yet Darwin believed humans who
have weak DNA should not be allowed to reproduce
◦ Margaret Singer was also an atheist. She founded Planned Parenthood, which originally
was designed to promote the Eugenics movement.
▪ Eugenics intended to dictate who was allowed to reproduce and who was not in the
interest of creating a superior race.
▪ Evolution was the key inspiration behind this so called scientific movement.
The New Atheism is an emotional attack on the truth of God disguised as an intellectual
and scientific movement. Upon further investigation you will find that scripture in
Psalm 14:1 is profoundly true.
Psa 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done
abominable works, there is none that doeth good.20is an atheistic philosophy
▪ The Humanist Manifesto of the early 1970's said secular Humanism is a religion. They
only recently changed that so they can spread their beliefs in schools.
• Darwin is one of the great prophets for Atheists, yet Darwin believed humans who
have weak DNA should not be allowed to reproduce
◦ Margaret Singer was also an atheist. She founded Planned Parenthood, which originally
was designed to promote the Eugenics movement.
▪ Eugenics intended to dictate who was allowed to reproduce and who was not in the
interest of creating a superior race.
▪ Evolution was the key inspiration behind this so called scientific movement.
The New Atheism is an emotional attack on the truth of God disguise2C and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified
of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
1Co 15:16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 1Co 15:17 And if Christ be
not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
• Atheists mock prophecy because they say there are no prophecies that give
specifics or dates
◦ Daniel 9:24-27 gives a detailed specific prophecy that gives an exact timing of when the
Messiah would come. Jesus fulfilled this prophecy to the day.
◦ The prophecy also predicted Jesus would be executed, though He was innocent.
◦ The prophecy also predicted that shortly after the execution of the Messiah,the city of
Jerusalem and the temple would be destroyed.
◦ This prophecy single handedly proves the divine authorship of the Bible, as we have
documented evidence that these prophecies were written in Daniel long before these events
happened
◦ We also have modern day fulfillment's that include:
▪ the re-establishment of the nation of Israel, (Isaiah 11:10-12)
▪ The push towards a one world government, (Daniel 7:23, Revelation 13:7)
▪ Israel being the center of conflict in the world, (Zechariah 12:1-3)
▪ The world would come against Israel.(Zechariah 12:1-3)
▪ Natural disasters, disease, false prophets, famine, terrorism, wars all get worse like a
woman having birth pains (Matthew 24:4-8)
We see all these things happening at once. There is no way Christians could arrange to
fulfill these prophecies. This goes way beyond coincidence. This proves Bible period.
In conclusion:
• New Atheism is just another false religion
◦ Religion is something that dictates the direction of your life. It is what you consider most
important. It is the motivational factor behind your decisions.
▪ The New Atheists attack Christianity and no other faith because it is the truth.
▪ Atheists deny Atheism is a religion, yet attest that Buddhism is. However Buddhism
does not believe in a god, but is an atheistic philosophy
▪ The Humanist Manifesto of the early 1970's said secular Humanism is a religion. They
only recently changed that so they can spread their beliefs in schools.
• Darwin is one of the great prophets for Atheists, yet Darwin believed humans who
have weak DNA should not be allowed to reproduce
◦ Margaret Singer was also an atheist. She founded Planned Parenthood, which originally
was designed to promote the Eugenics movement.
▪ Eugenics intended to dictate who was allowed to reproduce and who was not in the
interest of creating a superior race.
▪ Evolution was the key inspiration behind this so called scientific movement.
The New Atheism is an emotional attack on the truth of God disguised as an intellectual
and scientific movement. Upon further investigation you will find that scripture in
Psalm 14:1 is profoundly true.
Psa 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done
abominable works, there is none that doeth good.20is an atheistic philosophy
▪ The Humanist Manifesto of the early 1970's said secular Humanism is a religion. They
only recently changed that so they can spread their beliefs in schools.
• Darwin is one of the great prophets for Atheists, yet Darwin believed humans who
have weak DNA should not be allowed to reproduce
◦ Margaret Singer was also an atheist. She founded Planned Parenthood, which originally
was designed to promote the Eugenics movement.
▪ Eugenics intended to dictate who was allowed to reproduce and who was not in the
interest of creating a superior race.
▪ Evolution was the key inspiration behind this so called scientific movement.
The New Atheism is an emotional attack on the truth of God disguised as an intellectual
and scientific movement. Upon further investigation you will find that scripture in
Psalm 14:1 is profoundly true.
Psa 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done
abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

When God Kills Children

I often hear people mock the morality of the Bible by pointing to passages where God commanded Israel to go to war against its enemies and kill all its men, women, children, and livestock. From the perspective of an unbeliever who also does not believe in life after death, I can see why they would find this horrific.

However, the reality is that there is life after death and the only thing in question is where we will go. This fact that God commanded Israel to kill women and children I contend was not immoral, but an act of great mercy.

You see the Bible teaches that children who have not reached the age of accountability (which varies from person to person), are covered by the blood of Jesus Christ. If these children were allowed to live and grow up in their Pagan culture carrying the bitterness that Israel killed their fathers, they most certainly would have rebelled and fought against the God of Israel. At that point they would be at the age of accountability and if they died in that sin they would have been condemned to Hell. However, because God took them before that could happen, they were ushered into heaven by God's grace and mercy. This is a decision that only God can make, so this does not justify abortion. God never commanded the USA to kill millions of babies in the womb.

As for the adults of these lands, they had plenty of time to repent, but persisted in attacking Israel, so God brought judgement upon them. Again, God will judge each of those people according to what they knew as well.

So using the morality argument to take apart the Bible is a losing battle, because unbelievers do not take into account there is more to our existance than just what we see in this life. God sees the whole picture and acts in the interest of eternal purposes rather than just what benefits us in this life.

Additionally, God does not command the church to kill anyone. He only worked this way with Israel on a national level to protect His chosen people and chosen land. He did this to keep the line to the Messiah pure, and to establish His prophetic purpose. Again this was a different dispensation, so the moral laws of God remained the same, but the consequences for their violation were different.