Apologetics: witnessing to atheists

[SirSolaScriptura]

Witnessing to Atheists depends on some factors. If they are respectful and curious, there is "fertile soil," if they are hostile and tell you to read all these books by the New Atheists, you are wasting your time and they are trying to antievangelize you.

Praying for them is probably the most effective tool. Our Lord has an ability to work on their heart and reach them in ways we cannot and even best guide us on what to say or not say.

Also beware that there are atheists like John Carpenter who are really Satanists, and they can label themselves thus because they don't worship a god, they worship an angel.

 

[GWH]

Witnessing to Atheists depends on some factors. If they are respectful and curious, there is "fertile soil," if they are hostile and tell you to read all these books by the New Atheists, you are wasting your time and they are trying to antievangelize you.

Praying for them is probably the most effective tool. Our Lord has an ability to work on their heart and reach them in ways we cannot and even best guide us on what to say or not say.

Also beware that there are atheists like John Carpenter who are really Satanists, and they can label themselves thus because they don't worship a god, they worship an angel.

Yes indeed, and even praying may not change their hearts. Both Jesus (in MT 13:14-15) and Paul (in ACTS 28:26-27), cited Isaiah to say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people’s heart has become calloused.”

Apparently, this callous attitude demands God to nullify faith/MFW and thereby abrogate the essence of humanness by performing miracles in order to prove He exists. Atheists presume to know better than God, but they may one day (at the eschaton per Rev. 20:15) wish they had admitted the possibility that God has ordained this mortal life on earth for the purpose of people proving to Him who is worthy of (qualified for) eternal life in heaven (cf. Rom. 2:5-8 & 2Cor. 13:5; heart/mind).

And yes, atheism as well as Phariseeism is really Satanism per Jesus in John 8:42-47.

Everyone is born to die, so the existential need and desire for heavenly life and ultimate justice (the duo of desirables or DOD) make it logical for truthseekers to have a propensity to hope and believe a God who provides the DOD exists, to determine the most credible revelation of God’s requirement for attaining heaven, and to cooperate with His revealed will. IOW, it seems logical--given the existential facts of death and imperfect justice--that an unbiased truthseeker would have a propensity to hope the Christian view is correct, because there is no better (more credible and desirable) way of attaining the DOD than NT theism. Christianity is the best belief!

 

[SirSolaScriptura]

Yes indeed, and even praying may not change their hearts. Both Jesus (in MT 13:14-15) and Paul (in ACTS 28:26-27), cited Isaiah to say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people’s heart has become calloused.”

Apparently, this callous attitude demands God to nullify faith/MFW and thereby abrogate the essence of humanness by performing miracles in order to prove He exists. Atheists presume to know better than God, but they may one day (at the eschaton per Rev. 20:15) wish they had admitted the possibility that God has ordained this mortal life on earth for the purpose of people proving to Him who is worthy of (qualified for) eternal life in heaven (cf. Rom. 2:5-8 & 2Cor. 13:5; heart/mind).

And yes, atheism as well as Phariseeism is really Satanism per Jesus in John 8:42-47.

Everyone is born to die, so the existential need and desire for heavenly life and ultimate justice (the duo of desirables or DOD) make it logical for truthseekers to have a propensity to hope and believe a God who provides the DOD exists, to determine the most credible revelation of God’s requirement for attaining heaven, and to cooperate with His revealed will. IOW, it seems logical--given the existential facts of death and imperfect justice--that an unbiased truthseeker would have a propensity to hope the Christian view is correct, because there is no better (more credible and desirable) way of attaining the DOD than NT theism. Christianity is the best belief!

Atheism is a safe cover for a lot of true blue Satanists who don't want the stigma. I am fairly certain Ridley Scott is one, considering he trumpets paganism in his Gladiator films, but demonizes Christianity in his other epics, and his Alien films are occultism, I mean H.R. Giger who designed the Xenomorph Monster made the creature for Necromoricon, a advanced book of witchcraft, the Xenomorph is Necromon IV, and in the Illustrated Necromoricon that Giger did, there is Pentagrams and Christ being torn to pieces.. so the influence in those films is clearly Satanic proper.

 

[GWH]

Atheism is a safe cover for a lot of true blue Satanists who don't want the stigma. I am fairly certain Ridley Scott is one, considering he trumpets paganism in his Gladiator films, but demonizes Christianity in his other epics, and his Alien films are occultism, I mean H.R. Giger who designed the Xenomorph Monster made the creature for Necromoricon, a advanced book of witchcraft, the Xenomorph is Necromon IV, and in the Illustrated Necromoricon that Giger did, there is Pentagrams and Christ being torn to pieces.. so the influence in those films is clearly Satanic proper.

Yes, and Satanism is equivalent to I-dolatry, which has three denominations including:

1. egoism (meaning is self-dictated),
2. elitism (“might makes right”) and
3. popularism (“the majority rules”).

Souls are forced by the structure of reality to choose to believe something; humans are volitional beings, paradoxically forced to make free moral decisions. However, this choice or affirmation does not necessarily mean people determine or create truth ultimately.

The truth of egoism is that each individual is responsible for his/her choices (but to whom; is there a Higher Authority?).
The truth of elitism is that the ruling class of people has political power over those who are governed (although a superhuman Governor of the universe may exist).
And the truth of popularism is that in a democracy the majority may be the governors (however, this does not mean its decisions are objective or right).

In short, selfish people may be I-dolatrous, but they cannot become God.

 

[SirSolaScriptura]

Yes, and Satanism is equivalent to I-dolatry, which has three denominations including:

1. egoism (meaning is self-dictated),
2. elitism (“might makes right”) and
3. popularism (“the majority rules”).

Souls are forced by the structure of reality to choose to believe something; humans are volitional beings, paradoxically forced to make free moral decisions. However, this choice or affirmation does not necessarily mean people determine or create truth ultimately.

The truth of egoism is that each individual is responsible for his/her choices (but to whom; is there a Higher Authority?).
The truth of elitism is that the ruling class of people has political power over those who are governed (although a superhuman Governor of the universe may exist).
And the truth of popularism is that in a democracy the majority may be the governors (however, this does not mean its decisions are objective or right).

In short, selfish people may be I-dolatrous, but they cannot become God.

There is certainly those kinds, I mean Ephesians 2:2 lays out anyone who is not a Christian is filled with Satan. However, I am speaking of people who actually model their lives on Lucifer or even worship and summon him. Those are ones I am saying disguise themselves as Atheists to fit in better with society.

 

[GWH]

There is certainly those kinds, I mean Ephesians 2:2 lays out anyone who is not a Christian is filled with Satan. However, I am speaking of people who actually model their lives on Lucifer or even worship and summon him. Those are ones I am saying disguise themselves as Atheists to fit in better with society.

Yeah, that's bad when the one disguised as an angel of light has to disguise himself as an atheist.