A word from Mr. Stephen Charnock…
February 26, 2007
“Men are unwilling to aquiant themselves with any truth that leads to God, because it leads from self…..the reason we have such hard thoughts of God’s will is because we have such high thoughts of ourselves.” S. Charnock
Ouch, Stephen, ouch! and yet oh so true.
Actually, this quote led me to a micro thought. The only argument for atheism is selfishness. Men who refuse to think of a higher being generally only think of themselves. If there is a God then there must be good and if there is indeed good then there must also be evil. Which means that there is also right and wrong and if that be the case, good vs. evil and right vs. wrong, then men are accountable to something or someone for the way they lived in accordance of what they know to be right or wrong. Athiests don’t believe in God because they don’t want to change their lifestyles. They don’t want to be wrong, they would rather be ignorant of truth than to actually seek it out. If you can look beyond yourself you’ll find a whole world out there that points to God and looking to God you’ll see your need to be perfect and how impossible it is to relate to Him on your own. Enter Jesus!!
