Letter to an Atheist

Letter to an Atheist

Dear Ken:

Thank you for taking time to respond to my article about Evidences for Faith in God, published in the Republic. As you requested I will be happy to reply to your observations. Having twice read your rather angry missive, I feel compelled to ask, "If there is no God, why are you so angry at Him? And why are you so determined to prove that a non-existing phantom is such a bad thing?" Can you explain your rage against a non-entity and a book that has no meaning or value to you?

First of all, may I observe that strong, bombastic words prove nothing. I made my assertion that God exists and offered sufficient reliable evidence for faith in Him. You did not offer logically sound proof that my arguments were faulty. Your endless questions neither refute my thesis nor establish yours. To be a creditable atheist you need to declare boldly that "you know that God does not exist" and then set forth logical and irrefutable arguments to establish your proposition.

From your letter I can deduct that you never enjoyed a saving relationship with God. You are filled with hatred for God and everything that relates to him and his will for mankind. You have a faulty understanding of faith, thus you have built a straw man, which you have proceeded to pommel - all to no end. "Faith is the assurance of things hope for, a conviction of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1).

If you deny my assertion that the cosmos is evidence of a rational Creator, then state your evidence, not your theory, for the origin of the cosmos. You assert that the cosmos and earth are poorly made. Would you go on record that you could build a better system? If so why not do so? Your incapability refutes your presumptuous charge.

If man can't make an ant or a sun, you should tell me how they came into existence. All you have is a theory based on your prior assumption that you do not want to acknowledge a higher power to which you are accountable. If the argument from design to a Designer is weak, then you should be able to refute it. Can you? Would you affirm that watches happen by accident? Or that books result from an explosion in a print shop?

Your baseless assertions about what the Bible says, demonstrate that either you have never read/studied the Bible or that your reading was with a jaundiced eye and lenses tinted with militant hatred for its message. By the way, show me the verse that says the earth is flat. Before you commit yourself, you might wish to check Isaiah 40:22. Would you be so kind as put into words your proof that the animals saved on Noah's ark could not possibly have fit into his ship? This will be a challenging exercise for you.

Your final statement is pure blasphemy. You might be giving serious thought to what you will say to the Judge of mankind when He asks you to give account for charging Him with lying and murder. You might wish to take a look at II Corinthians 5:10 to help in your preparation.

I have enjoyed reading your declaration of your unbelief and the opportunity to respond to you. But I must say that your tirade against God reminds me of a rebellious teenager who is determined to renounce his parents and demonstrate that he is no longer their child.

In closing, may I gently remind you that in spite of your angry denunciation of Him, God still loves you and would gladly welcome you back to his family. Jesus died for rebels such as you and will extend his saving mercy to you should you ever repent and turn to him in humble, obedient faith.

I send this response with a prayer that your anger will subside and your hardened heart melt while you still have an opportunity to change your course. There are not too many atheists left when they reach their point of final departure. They are a lonely group, "all dressed up and nowhere to go."

Should you ever wish to study God's Word so you can correctly understand it's wonderful message, I will be happy to assist you in that endeavor.

Wishing you the very best in all things.

I am sincerely,

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