Science and Religion have been at odds for a long time. No big secret right? Atheist scientists are desperate to prove God doesn't exist and theists are scared they will succeed. Let me say right now that science will never disprove that God exists! Not only that but those of us who believe in God should be cheering them on. Why? Because if God exists his fingerprints will be all over everything. Anything a researcher will ever find will only further reveal God's incredible creation and even how he created it. Even today, through scientific discovery of the universe, cosmologists are finding more and more evidence that the universe had a definite starting point. Read it for yourself because there is a ton of reading material on the Big Bang. And that the universe is specifically designed for human life! Not my assertion, but science.
To theists let me be equally clear; There will never be absolute proof that God exists! Scientific data cannot easily be debated but the conclusions that we draw from it is highly debatable. There are a lot of theories for the existence of the universe without God. A lot of very smart people that don't see a supreme being. They choose not to see what we theists choose to see. So the problem is what we choose to believe.
If there was absolute proof that God exists and that Jesus was his son what do you think would happen to choice? If people knew that the Bible was true without a shadow of doubt then they would also know what would happen if they didn't follow God's rules. The only choice is to reluctantly follow his rules. What is God's rules? Love the Lord with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength. And the second is like it, love your neighbor as you love yourself. For this sums up all the law and prophets. Can you love anyone including God when they're twisting your arm?
If there was absolute proof God didn't exist, then we would all know that we are the result of random, undirected forces. We would know that life has no purpose and the love I feel for my son is nothing but the instinctive desire to ensure my bloodlines survival. But why would I even care about that because after I'm dead it wouldn't matter to me. Atheists think that this truth would set us free. But to me it's a world I wouldn't want to be a part of. Hopeless.
God has no desire for reluctant worship and praise, or even basic rule following (Pharisees). He wants your heart, and all of it. That comes from choosing to believe in Him. No fancy quotes from famous people here to support my point. This is it. To fully worship and love God or even the people around you comes from the choice to do so. God will never take away this choice. In fact He has made His own choice. He chose us when He sent His son Jesus. God said, "I choose you; to know me, to hear me, to understand what I value and cherish in life. And I give my son's life so that you might have the chance to know me forever, but I'll not force you."
Atheists and agnostics choose the opposite. They choose not to see. Whatever their motivations it blinds them to see the truth. For Paul on the Damascus road Christ showed him the truth. But it wasn't until after Paul chose to believe that the scales fell from his eyes. He was blind no longer.
When you meet a person who has chosen to walk away from God, please, please, respect that gift of God. But you can point them to the light of truth in hopes that God will work in their hearts and remove the "blinders". God's word says "small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Many will choose the wide gate, few will choose life. You won't save them all. But for those who have yet to choose, allow them the same right God gave to you; the right to choose. Show them the light of Christ in your life and let Him do the rest. For atheists and agnostics, please respect our decision to see more than cause-effect and chemical reaction. We choose to make Love real.
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