Today, many religious people who are formerly Christians, Jews, and believers of God, are now turned to become hardline non-believers of God, called ATHEISTS. On the other extreme, God-believing Born-Again Christians, Pentecostals, Fundamentalists, etc., are also increasing in numbers in terms of Churches, Pastors, and Lay members. Are there differences between the two extreme groups? Or, are there similarities, also?
By:
LOPE COLUMNA
The God-Chosen End-Time Messenger & Bible Explainer
The God-Chosen End-Time Messenger & Bible Explainer
( Isaiah 46:11, 40:3-5, Jeremiah 9:12, Matthew 24:14, Mark 1:2-3, Malachi
3:1, 4:5-6, Luke 1:17, Revelation 14:6)
WHO AND WHAT IS AN ATHEIST? An atheist is defined by human dictionaries as someone who doesn't believe in the existence of God. But the Bible defines those who don't believe in the existence of God as FOOLS (Psalm 14:1).
- ...The FOOL says in his heart, "God does not exist." They are corrupt; their actions are revolting. There is no one who does good. (Psalm 14:1)
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God - נבל nabal, which we render fool, signifies an empty fellow, a contemptible person, a villain. One who has a muddy head and an unclean heart; and, in his darkness and folly, says in his heart, “There is no God.” “And none,” says one, “but a fool would say so.” The word is not to be taken in the strict sense in which we use the term atheist, that is, one who denies the being of a God, or confounds him with matter.
1. There have been some, not many, who have denied the existence of God.
2. There are others who, without absolutely denying the Divine existence, deny his providence; that is, they acknowledge a Being of infinite power, etc., but give him nothing to do, and no world to govern.
3. There are others, and they are very numerous, who, while they profess to acknowledge both, deny them in their heart, and live as if they were persuaded there was no God either to punish or reward. -- CLARKE
WHO IS WORSE: AN ATHEIST WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD, OR SOMEONE WHO BELIEVE IN GOD, BUT WORSHIP GOD IN VAIN?
Now, let's ask the question, "WHO IS WORSE?
Is it the one who does not believe in God's existence (atheist), or is it someone who believes and worships God, and yet DOES NOT KNOW WHO AND WHAT GOD really is, and therefore, worships God in vain, in his/her own way, not God's way?
- The LORD looked down from Heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who did understand, who did seek after God. (Psa 14:2 HNV)
- They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is none who does good, no, not one. (Psa 14:3 HNV)
- Have all the workers of iniquity no [MESSIANIC KABBALAH] KNOWLEDGE... and don't call on the LORD? (Psa 14:4 HNV)
- … they have a zeal of God, but not according to [MESSIANIC KABBALAH] KNOWLEDGE. (Rom 10:2 KJV)
- For THEY BEING IGNORANT OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS, and going about to establish their own righteousness, HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THEMSELVES UNTO THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD. (Rom 10:3 KJV)
- You worship what you do not know, we know what we worship, for Salvation is of the Jews. (Joh 4:22 MKJV)
- There they were in great fear, for GOD IS IN THE GENERATION OF THE RIGHTEOUS. (Psa 14:5 HNV)
Who are the RIGHTEOUS? For someone to be righteous, he/she must be RIGHT, of course! And the definition of RIGHTEOUS and RIGHTEOUSNESS must be according to God; not according to Men's ideas and concepts!
A True Christian or Messianic Jew must be RIGHT in the knowledge and worship of the LORD GOD. What is the right knowledge and worship of the LORD? The answer is found in John 4:23-24.
- The hour is coming, and now is, when the True worshipers shall worship the Father in [MESSIANIC KABBALAH] Spirit and Truth, for the Father seeks such to worship Him. (Joh 4:23 MKJV)
- God is a Spirit, and they who worship Him must worship in Spirit and in Truth. (Joh 4:24 MKJV)
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