Belief and Unbelief

by John Waddey⁽⁴⁰⁾
firstcenturychristian

To believe or not to believe? that is the question. There are many good reasons for believing in God, a day of judgment and life beyond the grave. An all-wise and all-powerful God explains the origin of the universe, the wonderful diversity of life on the earth and the human race. A day of judgement assures us that there is a set time to reward the good and punish the wicked, some of whom have not been given justice in this life. An eternity, where all who have loved and served God will be rewarded is a comforting thought. Those who have rejected Him can also live in an appropriate environment.

Christians believe in God because they wish to acknowledge Him as their Creator and Provider. They love and trust His Son Jesus, because he gave his life to save them from the calamity of their sins. They live a life of faith because they want to spend eternity with God and all the saved. The destiny they believe in and hope for is called heaven. Unbelievers, reject all of the above. It seems unbecoming, unreasonable and even offensive to them to believe in something they cannot subject to scientific experiment.

But in the nature of things, unbelievers also have a destiny. If they are right, at death the only thing they can look forward to is a cremation or a burial. Thus their destiny, is to be food for worms and weeds. But if they chance to be wrong, they are in deep trouble. It would be a terrible injustice for God to force such people into his heaven. They would be most miserable in such an environment. They would have to associate with all of those Christians for whom they have so much antipathy. They would be forced to acknowledge God on a daily basis...even bow their knees before Jesus and confess him as Lord (Phil. 2:10-11). Such a burden would be entirely too much to put on a person who had spent a lifetime denying and opposing God. Thus their only option will be life with the Father of Unbelief, in a place described as the second death and a lake of fire and brimstone (Rev. 21:8).

There often comes a time when the fortunes of life cause an unbeliever to rethink his origin, purpose in life and destiny. Should that day come to you, this side of the grave, we will be happy to share with you the good news about God's love and how you can correct the wrongs in your life and find peace in Him.

Article submitted Monday, June 15, 2009 & read 79 times.

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