Things I May Say When Witnessing To An Atheist

Things I May Say When Witnessing To An Atheist
Henry Hazard

Henry Hazard

Pastor, Heritage Bible Church

Once some declared himself to be an atheist, I would probably try to engage him/her in a conversation to help me understand why he/she is an atheist. The conversation might go something like this:

“I am sure there is a reason you consider yourself to be an atheist. Would you mind sharing that with me? Following their answer I would ask another question.

“I consider you to be an intelligent person. Would you say that you know everything there is to know about the universe?” If they are honest, he/she will admit they do not know everything about this universe.

“Is it possible, then, that in the section you don’t know about the universe, there just might be God? If they don’t cut the discussion short at this point, I would continue.

“Since you don’t know everything that is in this universe, and if God might be in the section that you don’t know, then it seems to me that you really don’t know if there is a God or not. I think you would be classified as an agnostic rather than an atheist. An atheist states there is no God. An agnostic doesn’t know for sure.

If the person is willing to continue the conversation, I would suggest that since he/she really doesn’t know if there is a God or not, he/she should investigate the issue with those are convinced there is a God and ask why they believe the way they do.

April 20, 2019No comments

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