daily Bible verse

[JediJohnnie]

Mark 4:35-41

That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

  He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
  He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
  They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

 

[mardukblood2009]

My daily bible verse is ' FREEDOM FROM ALL RELIGION. "

[falcon9]

"A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.Jesus was in the stern ...

[jcribb16]

Demonstrating the plausibility of such thinking (that faith in God is a "crutch") is the writing of Freud himself who once said, “The bad part of it, especially for me, lies in the fact that science of all things seems to demand the existence of a God.”

Atheist Professor/Philosopher Thomas Nagel once said, “I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. It isn't just that I don't believe in God and naturally hope that I'm right in my belief. It's that I hope that there is no God! I don't want there to be a God; I don't want the universe to be like that.”

English scholar C. S. Lewis is one such person. Lewis is famous for saying, "There was no more reluctant convert in all of England than myself, that I was literally dragged kicking and screaming into the faith," which is hardly a statement that one would expect from a person engaged in a wish-fulfillment fantasy.

The Bible states that humankind is in rebellion against God and naturally pushes Him away instead of desiring Him, and that such rejection is the reason the wrath of God comes upon them. The reality is people naturally do everything they can to suppress the truth about God, which is something Paul wrote about: “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools” (Romans 1:18–22). The fact that God is clearly evident in creation to all, as stated in Paul’s words, is also summed up by C. S. Lewis, who wrote, “We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade, the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him.”

Freud himself admitted that religion was “the enemy,” and this is exactly how God depicts humankind before being spiritually enlightened—as the enemies of God. This is something Paul also acknowledged: “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life” (Romans 5:10, emphasis added).

Such a statement of faith being a "crutch," speaks to the prideful nature of man and epitomizes the type of people rebuked by Jesus in the book of Revelation: )“You say, ‘I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,’ and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.” (Revelation 3:17.

Instead of affixing a “crutch” label upon the Christian, the wish-fulfillment claims of atheists, only act as an indictment against them and showcase their desire to reject God and His claim to their lives, which is exactly what the Bible says fallen humankind does. But to these same people, God asks that they recognize their true desires and offers Himself in the place of the false hope of humanism that they cling to.

Portions from GotQuestions.org.

Well said.   I have most of them but I love they way you put it all together.   If we Christians are wrong we have nothing to lose but it we are right Atheist have all to lose.

Thank you.  Even though some may compare that last sentence to Pascal's Wager, it is ultimately everyone's decision/choice to decide if they accept God or not accept Him.  I'm thankful our Constitution allows us the freedom of our faith in the Lord, just as it allows those who do not believe - their freedom of no faith or religion.

[JediJohnnie]

My daily bible verse is ' FREEDOM FROM ALL RELIGION. "

That's a Bible verse?

[madeara]

John 14:23
New International Version (NIV)
23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

[jcribb16]

Romans 15:4

"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope."  (NIV)


James 1:12

"Blessed are those who persevere under trial, because when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him."   (NIV)

[falcon9]

"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires."
-- Susan B. Anthony

[jcribb16]

2 Peter 2:1

"But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them – bringing swift destruction on themselves." (NIV)


Psalms 1:1

"Blessed are those who do not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers."  (NIV)


Hebrews 7:25

"Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them." (NIV)

[falcon9]

"G-d for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say G-d did it."
-- Carl Sagan

"Religions are all alike - founded upon fables and mythologies."
--Thomas Jefferson

"It's fair to say that the bible contains equal amounts of fact, history, and pizza."
--Penn Jillette

[jcribb16]

"To the corruptions of Christianity I am, indeed, opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus Himself. I am a Christian, in the only sense in which He wished any one to be: sincerely attached to His doctrines, in preference to all others; ascribing to Himself every human excellence; and believing He never claimed any other."

THOMAS JEFFERSON, letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush, Apr. 21, 1803

[falcon9]

"And the day will come when the mystical generation of jesus, by the supreme being as his father in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerve in the brain of Jupiter."
-- Thomas Jefferson

[2getherwewin]

“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

– Exodus 15:2 (NIV)

[falcon9]

"Religion:  A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable." 
~ Ambrose Bierce

[JediJohnnie]

Hebrews 12:1-3

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.