I have often found myself reading in the Old Testament and seeing great parallels between the Children of Israel and The New Testament American believers. This is a burden that has been on me for over 20 years and at times I feel like a voice that many refuse to hear. I have often wondered why American Christians have become so weak, uncommitted, and full of rebellion. After all, this is the country that is responsible for sending thousands of missionaries all around the world to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the country that backed up the sending of those missionaries with literally billions of dollars over the last hundred or more years. Great missionary movements were birthed in the hearts of Americans and they put their money where their mouths were. Jesus made a profound statement in the following passage;

Luke 12:34 “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

Here we see that Jesus makes a direct connection to one’s finances as a barometer to test where their true love is found. Jesus knew that a man or woman will put his/her money where their heart is fixed. For many years the hearts of the vast majority of true believers was in the kingdom of God and they desired to see its expansion. So they gave, and gave. In fact the percentage of those Christians who tithed during the Great depression was vastly higher than the percentage during the height of the economic boom in 2006. It is reported that of people who say that they read their bible, pray, and attend Church services every week, only 12% actually tithe. If we take Jesus at His Word, and that we must, then 88% of people who go to church, pray, and read their bibles, simply do not have their hearts in the church since their treasure is somewhere else. Again, based on the words of Christ, there can be no other conclusion!

Now I know some Christians have conveniently convinced themselves that they “don’t have to tithe.” They say; “that’s the Law, and we are not under the law.” That mind set completely misses the point and the purposes of God. Are we really to believe that just because we are not condemned by the law, we should not care at all about anything in the law? Would that same Christian say; “I am not under the law so I think I will go steal some money?” Would that Christian apply that thinking and be ok with their spouse committing adultery and then using as their defense; “I am not under the law?” We are saved by grace but we do not throw away the principles of the Old Covenant. First of all, the tithe was a principle long before the Law of Moses (Gen 14:20, Gen 28:22). Also, let’s not forget what Jesus said about the tithe in the following passage;

Matthew 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.”

Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for their lack of proper judgment, mercy, and faith. He then makes it clear that they should continue to tithe by saying; “and not to leave the other undone.”

Secondly, do we honestly believe that God would not have us be ones who desire to support the Church that He established and gave authority to? Are we really to believe that we, who have experienced the indwelling Holy Spirit, have tasted of that which our Old Covenant fathers prophesied of, and have had the privilege of sharing with others, are somehow to be less inclined to give than the Old Testament Saints? I think not! If anything, as ones who are members of the New Covenant, our desire should be to be bigger givers. In the days of Malachi the prophet we see parallels to the heart attitudes that prevail in most American Churches today:

1. First we see the following attitude of an unthankful heart;

Malachi 1:2 “I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob”

The people of God in Malachi’s day did not fully understand and appreciate the love that God had shown them and so Malachi reveals their hearts by saying “yet you say, wherewith hast thou loved us?”

2. They gave polluted bread offerings;

Malachi 1:7 “Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible”

The idea here being that they grudgingly gave bread offerings and that is what made the offerings polluted. They did not give of a cheerful heart with thanksgiving.

3. They gave lame and blind Lamb offerings;

Malachi 1:8 “And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts”

They gave to God what they never would have given to their natural governor. This showed that they had a form of religion for religion’s sake and yet their hearts were far from God as evidenced by their contemptible offerings.

4. They liked to act as though they were committed to the house of the Lord by vowing to give their best, but when it came time to give they did not bring the best they had, but rather the worse;

Malachi 1:14 “But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen”

5. Their ministers also were contemptible in their actions;

Malachi 2:1-2 “And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart”

6. Divorce was rampant, and the marrying of believers to unbelievers as well;

Malachi 2:11 “Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god”

Malachi 2:14 “Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant”

7. They robbed God of what belonged to Him and would not even acknowledge what they were doing;

Malachi 3:8 “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings”

The problems that God outlines in the book of Malachi are summed up in;

1. Neglect by the ministers of God in doing proper service to the Lord according to His commands. The Priests had become defiled.
2. The general lack of concern for God’s Word and intense lack of commitment by the people of God.
3. The breaking of the marriage covenant, and the mixing of believers and non believers in marriage. This was and is still forbidden.

There can be no doubt that the American modern Church looks is pictured in many ways by this description. The American church has become about;

1. Comfort.
2. Ear tickling.
3. What’s in it for me?
4. What do I get?

People in the American church can’t be bothered to get up on Sunday and go to church. They can’t be troubled to miss a football game on TV. They can’t be expected to make the gathering of believers a priority since they may have a better offer than being in then gathering of the believers. Most American Christians see Church as making them the center of attention. When a preacher dares to call them out on their complacency, they answer with excuses, self justification, or they leave due to their obstinate, stiff necked and rebellious hearts. When I received Jesus as my Savior and learned the bible, no one had to beg me to go to church. We need the heart of David on this matter:

Psalms 122:1-9 <<A Song of degrees of David.>> “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good”

How much more should we who have the indwelling Spirit of God desire to gather together to worship and hear the Word of the Lord preached?

Truly there are parallels between the days of Malachi and these days in America. If the American church is to revive it will not be through slick marketing, emergent heretical mystical teaching, attempts by preachers to please everyone, or fad church growth books. Revival will only come through repentance by the people of God as they turn from this present day slumber to the fire that started the New Testament in Acts Chapter two. The only way to stop these parallels is if there is a restoration of the true desire to receive the power of the Holy Ghost, and to preach it and live it. Consider these telling passages of Scripture’s warning;

1 Timothy 4:1 “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils”

2 Timothy 3:1-4 “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God”

Wake up American Church. Shake the dust, clean out the webs of deception, and ask yourself where your heart is? God is calling all or us to come back again to our first love;

Revelation 2:4-5 “Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent”

If you have an ear you will hear what the Spirit is saying to you now. I trust you will hear and obey for the glory of God.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Dr. David M. Berman

There can only be one reason for the back sliding Christian to do so; deception. When I say this it may sound unsympathetic to the person’s personal struggle; however that is far from the truth. Since I am also human with all of the propensities toward the flesh that every human being has, I completely understand the temptations of life. At times I have given in to temptations. I do not speak as though I have arrived at some spiritual plain high above others. At the same time, the truth is the truth and it applies to all of us; deception is the cause of backsliding.

Life is a contradiction in believers in that on one hand there is the great power and witness of the gospel in the heart of the believer. On the other hand there are great disappointments in this world which tempt us to question our faith, and passions emanating from our fallen flesh nature that tempt us to follow after them. The apostle Paul knows this all too well as he describes in the seventh chapter of the book of Romans. He says that he finds there are two forces working in him; the power of the Spirit which has given him his new nature in Christ, and the power of his human flesh with all its propensities to sin. Paul’s conclusion…”thanks be to God.” Paul knew that the only answer for his own wretchedness was the cross that Jesus endured for his sin, and thus he was freed from the penalty of sin by the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross. Consider the following passage;

James 1:13-15 “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.”

We see here that it is the deception of our human condition that is plagued with lust. Lust is defined as any human desire that is contrary to the will of God. We then see in the above passage the next steps to bringing death and stealing life. The problem with believers is the propensity to double mindedness. James also said;

James 1:8 “A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.”

James 4:8 “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

When we think about what is being said here we see a clear teaching of how deception takes place with its various steps. In order for deception to take place, one first must be a willing recipient of it. A choice is always at the center of the opening for deception. Truthfully, we can only be deceived if we open ourselves up to it at some level. In other words; being deceived is also a choice. Once a person makes that choice and begins to give their heart to the deception; it only increases its hold on the soul. The problem for believers is that we often let our guard down during times when we feel “On the mountain top.” When things seem to be going well in life.

Here is the question; How do we stay on our guard against the methods of the enemy and at the same time enter into Jesus’ rest? We do this by abiding in Christ. In the Kingdom of God, there is no contradiction between fighting the good warfare in the Holy Ghost and walking in divine rest. In fact, for the believer, the only way to really do warfare is to rest (trust) in Jesus. It is the human condition that gets all wrought up and stressed out at every problem. We must fight by and in the Holy Ghost. Consider this;

Matthew 11:28-30 “Come unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

2 Corinthians 10:4 “(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;)”

It is clear from these passages that we can both enter into the rest of Christ and fight the war at the same time. It is also clear from the Word of God that we must do both because we live in a fallen world. This fallen world grabs at us and offers us happiness that always turns out to be death in the long run. Look at the original temptation that Eve was tempted with;

Genesis 3:6 “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”

There were two things that Adam and Eve did right after they fell from relationship with God. The first thing they did was make coverings for themselves. This speaks of self justification. The second thing they did was that they decided to hide from God. These two things are what the backslidden Christian often does; justify the sin, and then hides from God by removing him/herself from fellowship and pastoral care. The world we live in now is getting worse. The Bible says;

2 Timothy 3:1 “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. “

“Perilous” means as difficult and dangerous as to cause a reduction in one’s strength.

V2 “For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

Selfishness!

V3 “Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”

Selfishness again!

V4 “Traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;”V5 “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

These characteristics are increasing in our culture and they are not only increasing in the world, they are increasing in the churches where there are less and less people who are loyal, committed, submissive to Gods men (Hebrews 13:17) and sold out for God’s purposes.

V6 “For of this sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with various lusts,”

We are seeing this as well. There is an increase in heretical teachings leading many astray

V7 “Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

So many “Christians” seem to be moved in this way to a point. Although they may know the truth in a way, their understanding is shallow. They read “Christian” pop culture type books, and listen to soothsayer preachers, but are unwilling to come to the truth that they must take up their cross.

V8 “Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”

Many end up like those mentioned above. Kicking against God’s anointed leaders, maligning them, instigating others to rebel against them, Reprobate (seared), resisting both the truth and God’s men who bring it.

V9 “But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.”

These attitudes are folly. The end result is nothing but destruction and despair. Most of us can relate to this process since most of us have either came close to, or have been backslidden. Here are a few examples of great men in the Bible who backslid;

1. Peter backslid for a short time after Jesus was taken and denied Christ three times.
2. Demas, who is mentioned honorably along with Luke in Colossians 4:14, later has his backslidden state spoken of by the Apostle Paul;

2 Timothy 4:10 “For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.”

Remember this; backsliding may look good, may feel right at the time, may promise happiness, but its end is death. I leave you with this;

Proverbs 16:25 “There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Dr. David M. Berman

It is quite clear that the topic of Hell is one that many Preachers today are afraid to talk about. The “Emergent Movement” in particular has an aversion to speaking about it. Sometime over the last number of years the trend has gone away from preaching about the Savior who will save you from Hell fire to a so called “kinder, gentler” gospel. Hell is indeed a four letter word that the church should speak. What is the reason that modern American Christianity seems afraid to speak of it? Is it that people may be offended? Perhaps the thought is that it is better to be “positive?” I think it is quite clear as to why American Churches don’t speak much about Hell. The modern American Church has become enamored with the idea that the church and the Bible are simply life enhancements. The thought now seems to be that Church should be sort of a Christian version of positive thinking and life coaching. Hell after all brings up negative thoughts and emotions so the modern American Church has given in to the thinking of the world rather than being salt and light.

I have had people tell me that I should not be preaching sermons that offend people. I wonder what The Apostle Paul would say? The Apostle often said things that offended. Consider the following:

Galatians 3:1 “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?”

Here we see Paul give a strong rebuke concerning the falling away from the true gospel of grace into a heretical teaching of salvation by works and human merit. He calls them “bewitched.” This word means to malign against, to fascinate your mind (by implication) against the truth of God. This is a strong rebuke.

Galatians 4:11 “I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.”

Here Paul says that he is concerned that he may have wasted his time on them…strong words indeed.

Galatians 4:16 “Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?”

The Apostle makes a statement here in which he shows his understanding of what often happens when he must speak truth to rebellion, when he must set things right according to the Word of God. Some will get angry, offended, and falsely accuse the Preacher.

How about James?

James 3:12-15 “Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.”

James calls people who behave like the world “devilish.” That is a serious breach of modern American Church etiquette. After all, we can’t say things like that and be loving can we?

This mind-set has led to the rise of massive media Preachers like Joel Osteen and others who sound more like the power of positive thinking, believe in yourself secular gurus like Tony Robbins than they do Gospel Preachers. The world now sees Preachers as one of three things.

1. Nice positive guys who say nice things that make them feel good with nothing expected.
2. Crazy prosperity money hungry charlatans that are self absorbed and self serving.
3. Intolerant, Bible thumping judgmental Preachers who actually believe the Bible is the Word of God.

Due to the so called “positive message” of the Joel Osteen types, and the money focused prosperity types, the world has a twisted interpretation of what a true gospel Preacher is. Men of God who actually have the guts to preach the Word of God, and warn of impending doom for those who reject the Savior, are not popular in American culture. Preachers like me are called intolerant, judgmental, backward, unloving, bigoted, and worse because we dare mention Hell. We know that simply telling people that God loves them while leaving out the message about what Jesus did to show that love, and why he had to do it, is not going to save anyone from eternal Hell fire judgment.

Hell is a real place. Jesus said;

Matthew 13:39-42 “The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 25:41 “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels”

Revelation 21:8 “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

We see here that Hell is indeed a real place and that those who reject the Savior will go there for eternity. This is the reason for the gospel news. Without this truth there would be no need of our Savior. We have all heard the saying; “There are no Atheists in fox holes.” I will say to you that there are no Atheists in Hell. People who reject the creation evidence of the Creator, who also reject their sinful state, and reject He who paid the price for their sin, will go to Hell. At that point all Atheists will become believers and yet it will be too late!

The modern American Church movement to make the Word of God more palatable, more pleasing to the fallen human state, more agreeable to the temporal goals of the human condition, is nothing more than a disservice to the nation and all in it that so desperately need salvation in Christ Jesus.

Those of us Preachers who still have the guts to preach the Biblical gospel in America will be called names. We will be reviled, falsely accused, have our character maligned, and Satan will work through his willing participants to do what he can to shut us up. As it has been many times in the history of God’s people, even many in the Church will revile us, question our motivation, and reject us….but woe unto us if we do not warn, if we do not preach the gospel, if we allow a personal desire to be liked to stop us from fulfilling the mission that God has called us to. Hell is a real place. I do not want to go there and I will do whatever I can to see that as many as possible are saved from the horrible consequences of Man’s sinful state. The only hope of salvation is found in the message of the gospel which contains the facts of all Mankind’s sinfulness, and the grace found only in Jesus Christ. The message at its core is salvation, and sanctification. Surely there are great natural blessings that come to God’s people. Having said that, if all Preachers do is make the Bible and God about the temporal benefits of biblical principles (and there are many) than numerous will miss the eternal blessing of everlasting life with God. I end with these profound words of Jesus Christ

John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”

Good works will not save anyone, only surrendering to Jesus and receiving Him and His Word will;

Matthew 7:21-23 “Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Dr. David M. Berman

It is my desire to present the true understanding of the social, political, and economic realities that are associated with an atheistic world-view.  Atheism structurally is similar to other world-view from the standpoint of it having its own ramifications concerning social, moral, political, and economic opinions.

What is a world-view and why is it important to discuss this question? A person’s world-view is defined as the basic philosophical “looking glass” that one uses to form their opinions on various moral issues. It is the basis by which one comes to a judgment of social policy, moral behavior, government involvement, and economic policy. It is the single most important ingredient in how that person conducts their life and how they respond to various events and circumstances in living.

How does a person’s world-view form? A person’s world-view forms in many ways including the teaching they received in their formative years and their experiences. People come to conclusions often times based on emotions rather than logic since humans are quite emotional beings. It is often the case that a person’s positions come not from an investment in logical thought, but rather as reactions to things that displease their emotions. Example; A person may come to the conclusion that all people of a certain race are bad due to their negative experience with a particular person of a specific race. After that experience and their emotional reaction to it, they develop a conclusion that all people of that race must be bad.  This is illogical since, in my example, they have not had bad experiences with every person of that race.

In this article I specifically want to discuss the world-view of Atheism from a philosophical prospective. This article is not intended to be an apologetic on creation (even though I am a creationist). It is intended to look at the logical conclusions of Atheism, what history teaches are the results of Atheism, and the irrational conclusions of Atheism philosophically. Let us start:

Atheism asserts that there is no God and that everything we see, feel, think, and experience is simply based on a random accidental process that came not from any design, but rather with no purpose, plan, or active involvement of any supernatural being of any kind, shape, matter, or form at all. They contend that everything we see, feel, think, and experience is nothing more than an accident.

Theism on the other hand, asserts that there is a supernatural designer of all creation and that the super natural designer is the reason for the ecosystem, and the complexities of species etc.

What is the logical conclusion of Atheism concerning morals? If one truly is an Atheist, said person cannot, with certainty say that there is any absolute moral right or wrong including any absolute human right. Am I saying that all Atheists have no morals? No. I am not saying that at all. There are plenty of people who are atheistic in their world-view that would say it is wrong to steal, wrong to have an extra marital affair, as well as coming to a host of other moral conclusions. Therein lies the problem. The problem philosophically is that it is impossible to truly be an Atheist who believes that there is no God and that everything we see, feel, think, and experience is simply based on a random accidental process that came not from any design, but rather with no purpose, plan, active involvement of any supernatural being of any kind, shape, matter, or form at all, and at the same time say that it is wrong to steal, wrong to have an extra marital affair, or to come to any unconditional opinion of any behavior.  Of course an Atheist would say; “If what you do hurts somebody that’s what makes it wrong.” However there is a problem with this when one logically assesses that statement. How is it possible for all things to be totally random, without design, everything an accident with no cause other than random action, with no moral creator, and at the same time there to exist a right or wrong moral action? It is completely illogical to say you are an Atheist and then declare any absolute right or wrong moral action.

This logical conclusion is a real challenge to an Atheist in that it forces them to attempt to come up with all sorts of explanations as to why they can believe in right and wrong and at the same time be Atheist. The problem with all their explanations is that they are illogical if one does not believe in God. In other words, if there is no God who created what we see, and if there is no divine maker of absolute moral behavior, then nothing is right and nothing is wrong. The individual Atheist might himself believe, based on his moral view and experiences, that certain things are right and certain things are wrong, but he cannot make an absolute argument for or against any moral behavior if everything is an accident with no creator. It simply holds no water and is philosophically dishonest.

The Theist on the other hand believes that God created not only the creation but also the conscience and moral law. The Theist therefore logically believes that there are absolute moral directives from the Creator. It is a logical deduction.  An interesting question would be; “How would a moral being exist without said moral being having been created by a moral being?” The logical answer is simply that it wouldn’t. One of the great philosophical arguments for the existence of God is that people are born with a conscience and develop moral codes.

If Atheism is brought to its logical conclusion there can be only one result. If all restraint is put away from Atheism so that the consistent philosophical position is lived out in reality, there can only be chaos. Atheism’s end is destructive to society because it has no moral base whatsoever.

Most Atheists are not true Atheists because they do not think through their philosophical position and so they have a moral code. How do I prove that they have a moral code? It is simple really; all you have to do is ask an atheist if he/she ever gets upset with what another person does because they think it is wrong? Surely every Atheist has experienced witnessing what they think is a moral lack in another person’s life. Example; if an Atheist has their car stolen, they, like anyone else, have a sense of wanting justice in the matter. Why? If it is true that there is no God, and that everything is an accident, then why should there be justice for the car theft? Is the Atheist saying “The car belongs to me, and therefore the thief committed a wrong action in taking what is mine, and stealing is a moral violation, so therefore I want my car back and I want him prosecuted? If the Atheist says that, he is violating his own world-view since in his position, all is an accident, there is no God and so there is no absolute right or wrong. He may be upset because it was his car that was taken but he cannot say it was a wrong action and be consistent with his atheistic world-view. The Atheist in this example clearly believes in right and wrong but if he truly is a believer in the Atheist world-view it is totally out of character to demand justice. The Theist knows that there is an eternal God and due to the Creator creating the world in a specific design, it is also clear that he also established a moral code of behavior. Theists understand that without the absolute universal giver of a set of moral laws, there cannot be a right or wrong. That is logical.

Many Atheists point to what they say is destruction coming from the Theist world-view. Their contention is that Theism is the cause of wars and killing. This is a reasonable question; “Is theism itself the cause of many wars?” The answer is that there has been wars based on Theism however that in no way tells the real story. To lump all Theists into the category of causing wars is like blaming all matches for the action of an arson. Anyone can use anything for their own gain or their own twisted purposes. It is a sophomoric argument for someone to say “I’m an Atheist because people have killed because of religion.” How is that a logical argument about the existence of  God or not? When speaking of a believer in God you have a wide range of positions concerning God. Up until this point I have made no distinction about any specific religion. We have simply been speaking about Atheism and Theism. There certainly have been many who have murdered in the name of religion. 911 will clearly speak to that fact. The fact is that there have also been many murdered by Atheists (Stalin, Lennon, Mao, Pol Pot to name a few). In fact tens of millions have been slaughtered by Atheists. It would be equally sophomoric to say “I am not an Atheist because Atheists have murdered people.”

Christians (real Christians) do not believe or practice murder for any reason. Most Christians believe in the right of self defense but no Christian believes in murder. You don’t see Palestinian Christians strapping bombs to themselves and blowing up civilians on a bus. Since our leader Jesus did not teach us to murder, anyone who murders in the name of Jesus is not a Christian but rather someone who is misrepresenting Christ. For Islam it is different. Mohammed did murder and teach his followers to do so. So there are various religions in the world and it is illogical to lump them all together. This article is dealing with the supposition; “If there is no God.”

If there is no God:

1) Everything is an accident

2) There can be no moral code that has absolutes.

3) It is illogical to have moral outrage at anyone for anything.

4) There are no natural “rights” as acknowledged by the Constitution of the United States of America.

5) Human “rights” do not exist.

6) Murder is not wrong.

7) Any categorical judgment about anything is illogical.

What are the social, political, moral, and economic ramifications of an atheistic world-view? Or asked another way “What would a society be like if everyone truly believed the logical conclusion of a true Atheistic world-view?” The answer is chilling.  If a society was to truly believe that there is no right or wrong, that everything is nothing more than an accident, that there are no “natural rights,” and that absolute human rights do not exist, then what do you have? A totalitarian society based on the falsehood of natural selection with its ultimate end being survival of the most powerful and the subjugation of anyone who is weaker in any way. Since that society would believe that there are no absolutes, they would believe that all things are relative and subject to the ebb and flow of whatever the powerful in society decide from time to time.

You may give the same old argument that conscience is a result of social conditioning but that makes no sense. First if it is a result of social conditioning only, why is it that in every culture there are certain universally held very clear moral agreements such as laws against stealing? Second, why did the conditioning develop in the first place if there was no innate conscience?

So to sum this up. If one truly is an Atheist, they must believe that there are no absolute moral standards. That their children are worth no more than any other accidental piece of matter, and that all we see has no purpose whatsoever.

Open your heart Atheist. Stop hiding behind your illogical belief that you can have it both ways. If there is no God, there are no absolute morals, and if that is the case than you and your children are worth nothing more than any other piece of matter that you believe accidently got here. The truth is that there are moral absolutes because God does exists and He created us all giving us a conscience. Swallow your pride and bow your knee to the obvious. The creation is a witness to the truth of the Creator. You can try as you will to defend your prideful position, but the truth is that you know intrinsically that there are certain actions that are absolutely immoral because the God who made you put that knowledge in your conscience, To deny that is not logic, it is not science, it is not enlightened, it is simply your attempt to cover your own desire to live outside of the authority of God….”A fool hath said in his heart, there is no God” (Psalm 53:1)