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Does the Atheist love God?
Let's say no. What's you answer.
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Does the Atheist love God?
As an atheist, I have to reply, "no, God does not love the atheist, because there isn't a God."Even though the atheist has either chosen not to believe or outright reject God.
As an atheist, I have to reply, "no, God does not love the atheist, because there isn't a God."
That which doesn't exist is incapable of loving.
Let's say no. What's you answer.
And you know that God does this how?Yes!!
However, there is a difference between not believing in and rejecting God. Though God may love the person who outright rejects Him, there is a place where He says, "OK, I will yield and accept your decision. You can live the totality of your life without me".
There are many positions... but wherever it is, I am glad I am with God and I leave all judgment and the feet of Him that judgeth.Where is where God is not? Are the people immortal so they get to live forever but without God?
Even though the atheist has either chosen not to believe or outright reject God.
I'm okay with that, honestly.They live without him. On this earth the don't experience the life that God wanted for them and the hereafter, it is wherever He is not.
I could ask you the same question -- what do you think the Flying Spaghetti Monster or the Invisible Pink Unicorn think, and how do you know? Or the Tooth Fairy, or Santa Claus, or Krishna, or Jupiter -- or, in fact, any of the gods in H.L. Mencken's "Where is the Graveyard of Dead Gods?"And you know that God does this how?
They live without him. On this earth the don't experience the life that God wanted for them and the hereafter, it is wherever He is not.
Matt 10:40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.And you know that God does this how?
Well, first of all, I was directing my question to KenS, whose post I quoted.I could ask you the same question -- what do you think the Flying Spaghetti Monster or the Invisible Pink Unicorn think, and how do you know? Or the Tooth Fairy, or Santa Claus, or Krishna, or Jupiter -- or, in fact, any of the gods in H.L. Mencken's "Where is the Graveyard of Dead Gods?"
That's like a koan.God understands why I don't think he exists
As I said, God loves all humanity and God loves atheists.Nobody lives without God. Some create God in their own image, some simply believe without conditions, some don't believe in Gods, some question God's existence, some consider the glass contains the most, but nonetheless God universally loves all humanity and all of Creation of possibly billions of life giving worlds.
Ultimately, only God knows... I am just saying that there are principles but ultimately God decides.Well, first of all, I was directing my question to KenS, whose post I quoted.
Second, the point I was going toward was pretty much what you bring up, although more specifically what I was asking about was how he knew that "there is a place where He says, "OK, I will yield and accept your decision. You can live the totality of your life without me"."
My post was questioning how he, or anyone, knows the details of God's relationship/process of relations with humans.
Even though the atheist has either chosen not to believe or outright reject God.
Thank you.Matt 10:40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.
Luke 10:16 “The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
John 13:8 “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.”
there are dozens of scriptures that ultimately says "I you don't want me..."
I don't think god would fault people for thinking critically and disbelieving on rational grounds. If anything I imagine he would favor them over those who would project upon him and presume to represent him and to speak upon his behalf.
I find the notion than an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent being would need worship and attention and would be petty and vindictive for not receiving it to be rather silly.
With all seriousness: IMHO, any god who doesn't love atheists is a jerk.
Aren't G-d's unblemished attributes manifest in the Universe, no other conscious being has/ can claim that with reasonable arguments? I therefore understand that it is most inappropriate to deny G-d.I don't know about the reasoning behind rejection. Perhaps it is rejection of specific gods or concepts thereof. I know a number of people have issues with the morals displayed by the God of the Bible.
For me, God simply does not exist except that I allow my subconscious mind to create a God for me. I know my mind can do this. I don't know how to get around the knowledge that my subconscious mind is able to support my beliefs, my desire for a God, whatever they happen to be.