Sitting in a discussion with an atheist, agnostic, a secular Jew and an disciple for Christ.  Having studied to show himself approved, a right divider and defender of the faith, the Christian answered all the arguments, questions and challenges with sufficient reference to God’s Holy Word, showing each of the members where to find the answers to their individual interrogatives.  However he knew the entire time that at some point their polite inquisition would turn to ridicule, then anger, as each of them refused to accept the vacuum in their position.  What surprised him was that the agnostic would not jump on board with the others in this character assault and projected anger at Christ.  The agnostic actually acknowledged the efficacy of the Christian argument, being a scientist, he could not refute the evidence, but instead came to the Christian’s defense against what he deemed an unfair, emotional assault.  The Christian, stood his ground, but comforted the deep wounds of the attackers, knowing fully their true struggle was with the free will choice which confronts each of us, when finally realizing that God is Sovereign and He alone makes the rules in His created universe.

I feel for this world, their position is both untenable and an abomination.  To choose God they must admit that their own privately constructed realities are false, leaving them in a heap of fallen cards as their psychological house comes to rest upon the Rock of Christ.  The Bible has never been proven to be false, and since they cannot disprove the Word of God they are left with the sole avenue of attacking the messenger.  The atheist demands that I we prove God exists, which is a fool’s argument.  Why is it our responsibility to prove that God exists, they are the ones who do not believe.  Let them instead prove that He doesn’t, leaving the burden of evidence where it should reside on the people making a false claim.  They cannot of course and must resort to mocking God and His followers.  The agnostic has no recourse but to consider the valid argument and evidence for Christ, eventually leading them to make a conscious decision to accept or deny Him.  The Jew is in a horrible predicament, for if their own written texts predicted the birth, death and resurrection of the Messiah, then they must accept that they closed their eyes, ears and hearts, missing His arrival.  Since Jerusalem, and the Temple records were destroyed in 70A.D. then their only proof of being Jewish is a verbal tradition passed down, like their faith in God throughout the generations, waiting for Israel’s reconstruction.

We rejoice in God’s promises to the Nation of Israel and its people.  He is faithful to complete and fulfill every yot and tittle that He told them would occur just as He is faithful to complete the work of sanctification in every believer, making them anew from their troubled pasts.  We cannot walk away from our responsibility to God in telling the Gospel truth.  Just as God, we do not wish that people would be eternally separated from God, by choice, suffering in isolation in hell.  Christians want that all would come to the Knowledge of the Truth and spend eternity with us, with God.  This world has no absolutes, it has been relegated to the mobile and vacillating reality of whomever is in charge and defines the new truth according to their own oddities, inclinations, moralities and beliefs.  We prefer to stand upon the Rock of Ages, Who never changes.  Yes, some of what His Word states is hard to accept, understand or discuss, but it is still the Sovereign Word of God and not within my capacity to withdraw, change, extend or revise.  My job is simply as believer, acceptor and reteller in faith and love.  If you have a problem with God, take it to Him.  If your problem is with my behavior, do not blame God for my offense.  I ask your forgiveness for anything I have done to dishonor God or transgress against you.  In His Name I pray for all in this fallen, shaken world.  Praise Jesus.