Ray Comfort's Blog, page 66

How to Avoid the Question...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YddmGJofbL0For Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

Don't be a "Barbarian"...Read the Bible

"You can't appreciate English literature unless you are steeped to some extent in the King James Bible…people don't know that proverbial phrases which make echoes in their minds come from this Bible. We are a Christian culture, we come from a Christian culture and not to know the King James Bible, is to be in some small way, barbarian...it is important that religion should not be allowed to hijack this cultural resource." Professor Richard Dawkins

http://www.kingjamesbibletrust.org/news/2010/02/19/richard-dawkins-lends-his-support-to-the-king-james-bible-trust

God bless Richard Dawkins for this wonderful endorsement of the King James Bible. I read it daily, and have done for nearly 40 years. I also heartily "Amen" his convictions about religion not being "allowed to hijack this cultural resource."

Religion has always been the enemy of the Bible. It truly is the opium of the masses, and it has also been responsible for the spilling of the blood of Christian martyrs--from the time of the Old Testament prophets, to the time of Christ, to the Catholic Spanish Inquisition and their murderous Crusades, to modern day culture with its pedophilia, hypocrisy, and terrorism in the name of God.

Religion masquerades as His representative on earth, and yet it is the enemy of the gospel expounded in the King James Bible. It denies the basic tenants of the Christian message by preaching that we can enter Heaven by living good lives, doing good works, and believing in God, when the Scriptures so no such thing. Nothing we can do in the area of religious works will bribe God to forgive our sins and give us everlasting life. Eternal life is a free gift of God (see Romans 6:23, Amplified Bible), and cannot be earned or deserved (see Ephesians 2:8-9, Amplified Bible).

Pic. John Hus believed that people should be permitted to read the Bible in their own language, and they should oppose the tyranny of the Roman Catholic church that threatened anyone possessing a non-Latin Bible with execution. Hus was burned at the stake in 1415. After translating the Bible into commom English, William Tyndale was incarcerated for 500 days before he was strangled and burned at the stake in 1536, also by the Roman Catholic church.For Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

December is "Be Kind to Atheists" Month

In the past we have given away books, leather vests, and dinner vouchers to atheists. During December we will give away the Richard Dawkin's leather jacket (the one I made for him) and two leather hand-made Crocodile-Dundee-style vests, to three atheists. A similar vest I made sold on eBay for over $1,000.

Details of when to apply will either be announced in a daily post or in the comments section some time in December. I will also put some money in the pocket of the jacket, to help out with Christmas expenses. Only those atheists who regularly post in December will qualify.

Here's the background of the jacket: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvitmq7KkPEFor Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

December is "Be Nice to Atheists" Month

In the past we have given away books, leather vests, and dinner vouchers to atheists. During December we will give away the Richard Dawkin's leather jacket (the one I made for him) and two leather hand-made Crocodile-Dundee-style vests, to three atheists. A similar vest I made sold on eBay for over $1,000.

Details of when to apply will either be announced in a daily post or in the comments section some time in December. I will also put some money in the pocket of the jacket, to help out with Christmas expenses. Only those atheists who regularly post in December will qualify.

Here's the background of the jacket: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvitmq7KkPEFor Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

The Atheists Church

"And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor" (Luke 5:12-16).

Show me someone who says he"s never prayed, and I will show you someone who has never been in severe turbulence. Jesus went to a mountain to pray. It's good to get away from the business of everyday life and get among God's creation. Nature isn't the result of nothing creating everything. The mountains, the trees, flowers, birds and a million and one other things on God's green earth are an expression of the genius of His creative hand. You may disagree if you wish, but it doesn't change anything.

Jesus continued all night in prayer, then He chose His disciples. One of them was Judas Iscariot, the betrayer. Didn't God answer His prayer and let Him know that He should have avoided Judas. Not according to Scripture. Jesus said, "Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?" (John 6:70).

Judas had the same choice as the other disciples. He could have been genuine in his faith, but instead, he played the hypocrite, and it was only a matter of time until his hypocrisy was exposed. His love of money overcame him.

So is the way of the hypocrite. He has the same choice that Judas had. He can follow Jesus and keep his heart free from sin, but he secretly serves his own lusts, and it's only a matter of time until he returns to sin like a dog returns to its vomit.

Charles Spurgeon said of Jesus, "If ever one of woman born might have lived without prayer, it was our spotless, perfect Lord, and yet none was ever so much in supplication as He! Such was his love to His Father, that He loved much to be in communion with Him: such His love for His people, that He desired to be much in intercession for them. The fact of this eminent prayerfulness of Jesus is a lesson for us—He has given us an example that we may follow in His steps."For Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

The Answer to Your Question

"You cannot produce a single person that denies there is gravity or magnetism. ANALOGY FAIL Magnetism CAN be demonstrated to anyone, anytime. Hold an iron ball in your hand, and lower your hand over the top of a rare earth magnet. When your hand is crushed by the force of the attraction between the two objects, the demonstration is over. Now, please give an example that demonstrates the existence of God. I'm not 'unreasonable'. Just one example... " Slydog

Your statement that I can't produce a single person who would deny gravity or magnetism isn't true. A small child is a person. Someone who is insane is a person. An unreasonable person is a "person."

The Bible warns that if you continue to hold onto sin with both of your sin-loving hands, the wrath of God will come upon you and "grind" you "to powder." You have God's promise on that (see Luke 20:18). When something is ground to powder, a thorough job is done. God's justice will be so thorough on Judgment Day, it will judge right down to your thought-life and your deepest motives.

His Law will swiftly fall on you like magnified metal falls onto an electron magnet, but with infinitely greater force. It is attracted to sin because it screams for equity. Here now is the answer to your question about God's existence. This can be proven by obeying the gospel. The moment you truly repent and trust in Jesus Christ, you will come to know the God that created all things.

The conversion experience will be more real to you than anything that this life can offer. God will give you a new heart with new desires, and open the eyes of your understanding. You will be like a man who has been born blind, suddenly seeing color for the first time--born again as a "new creature" in Christ. It is so real you will stand with your unbelieving mouth open wider than a road tunnel. Instead of being a "sly dog," He will make you into a faithful retriever.

Now, please give me one good reason why you should remain in your beloved sins, and end up damned in Hell. Just one reason....For Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

It's "in My face."

The First of the Ten Commandments says, "You shall have no other gods before Me." However, this is not a passive Commandment. It doesn't just mean that God--as the Giver of life, should be first in our affections. It means more than that.

The "before Me," literally means "before my face." In other words, the false gods--those that are made of wood and stone (as well as the image of God that is nurtured in the imagination of this sinful world), is not something that is impersonal to Him. Idolatry is in His face. It's an offense to God. It angers Him, and for good reason. Inordinate affection tends to do that even in human beings. No parent wants his child to love gifts given to him more than the one who gave the gifts.

But idolatry carries with it even more than inordinate affection. Making up a false god opens the door to violation of the other nine Commandments. For example, a man will not give himself to adultery or murder, if he has a correct understanding of the nature and power of God. Knowledge tends to help us govern our decisions. A wide-eyed imbecile may stare at and hold onto a lighted stick of dynamite; but a man who understands what he holds in his hand will make sure he is a good distance from the little sparkler, as quickly as he can.

And so a man who has the knowledge that the eye of the Lord is in every place beholding the evil and the good, will separate himself quickly from the sin of adultery. He knows that he is accountable to God for every word, every thought, and every deed, and therefore a healthy fear of God keeps him from sin, and will keep him out of Hell.

But the idolater's image of God doesn't produce the fear of God. To him, God is a friend, a buddy, or divine butler who doesn't mind adultery or murder. Some slow-wits will even pretend that God doesn't exist, and believe that such a delusion gives them license to sin, such is the sin of idolatry.

So the idolater doesn't depart from sin, because he doesn't fear God, and therefore his sin will take him to Hell. Idolatry is not just an offense in the face of God, but it brings in its train terrible and eternal consequences.For Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

You May Have a Problem With This...

Have you ever noticed that everyday life is filled with problems? Problems at work, problems with the car, the cat, the house, the lawnmower; you name it, it needs fixing (including the cat).

Then there's a problem with health. It has been said that one in four people approached on the street, said that they had a health problem that was serious enough for a doctor's visit (my own doctor has health problems).

Then there's the real serious problems, like problems such as a relative or a friend having a terminal disease, or big financial problems, serious addictions, sleep problems, etc., etc. That's the personal problems.

There's the problem of national debt, massive unemployment, war, suicide, rape and murder, etc. This all seems insurmountable. Oh, and be careful if you are tempted to say that you don't have problems. There's always tomorrow.

Shouldn't I be trying to console you, rather than add to the daily weight which you have to deal with? Yes and no. I want to bring your attention to the cause of all human problems. It's our rebellion to God. That's the big problem. Throw out the pilot and the flight will have multiple and big problems. You need to give him the controls, and even then, it's not going to stop the problems until the landing.

If you are not born again, this life won't get any better. This is all you have. Sure, you can find little puddles of temporal happiness, but this life is a dry and barren desert.

Millions of Christians throughout this earth (with as many problems as you have) are waiting patiently for a new heavens and a new earth. And it's not just the earth that will be renewed. God promises to give new bodies to all those who trust in His mercy. It sounds too good to be true, but it's axiomatic. Call upon His name. Repent of your sins--lust (adultery of the heart), hatred (murder of the heart), ingratitude, rebellion, lying, stealing, blasphemy, etc., and trust alone in Jesus, and you will come to know Him "whom to know is life eternal."

When that happens, you will know that all His "exceedingly great and precious promises" are immutable.For Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

Short-term Amnesty

"Andy Duchemin said...Ray, I've been listening to the Living Waters podcasts and it's given me an insight as to how sly and underhanded your preaching can be. I think it was Kirk who was going through the good person test and if someone answered in the wrong way than he wanted to hear, there's a back up plan to prove that the person is wrong. It's not a test, it's a trap, a condemnation...The self-assuredness that your friends show appears to be dishonest."

Andy...You hit the nail on the head. It is "a condemnation." However, it's not dishonest. Think of it like this. You are a devious criminal who refuses to give up his evil lifestyle, because you don't see it as being "evil." You consider lawlessness to be an exciting lifestyle. Besides, you've never been caught by the police. Not once.

I am a police office who has the difficult task of telling you about a special short-term amnesty, offered by the Chief of Police. You have a certain amount of time to surrender your weapons and change your lifestyle. After the door of amnesty closes there will be a big bust, and when that comes there will be no mercy, especially in the light of your ignoring the offer of amnesty. I have no alternative but to show you that you are already condemned with no way of escape, and that you would be a fool to neglect the offer of amnesty.

As a Christian, the only (and not very pleasant) way to convince you of your terrible danger is to point out the seriousness of your crimes against God....that you have "eyes full of adultery" and that lying lips are an abomination to Him. This is done by taking you through the moral Law (the Ten Commandments). You must be convinced that you are an enemy of God...that you hate Him "without cause," to the point of foolishly denying His very existence.

If you refuse to surrender to Jesus Christ and take advantage of God's incredible offer of amnesty (escape Hell and live forever), you will come under the deserved condemnation of His Law. The Bible says that you are already condemned (see John 3:17-18, 36).

There are three ways to know if I'm speaking the truth. 1. The very second you pass into eternity you will realize what a fool you have been to neglect the Savior, because you will know that it's too late to cry "God help me!!" 2. At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, when the heavens depart and He comes in flaming fire "to render His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire." 3. Upon your repentance and faith in Jesus. Obey the gospel and God with reveal Himself to you (see John 14:21), and you will know the truth and the truth will make you free. The gospel I am privileged to preach is backed by the power of God. The atheistic philosophy you have is backed by less than nothing.For Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.

Back to the Monkeys

"I suggest the following experiment: let's have a million PEOPLE sitting at a million keyboards typing to see if they would type ANYTHING intelligent. Oh wait that one's already been done. It's called the Blogosphere." Alan Trimble

I'm sure that if enough time was given, a million monkeys could write a few words that were intelligent. Maybe there is a possibility that two or three words would be spelled correctly and actually sit together. However, the chances that chance (and time--no matter how long) would produce an actual sentence, beginning with a capital, ending with a period, containing a predicate and a subject, along with an adjective, a pronoun and a conjunction, is astronomical. But it could happen in principle. The possibility is there, somewhere.

However, an atheist doesn't believe any such thing when it comes to how actual life was produced in the beginning. He moves into the realm of the absolute impossible. He believes that there were no computers and no monkeys to begin with, and what was then left didn't just produce a word or a sentence. He believes that this absence of anything produced everything.

Those who are familiar with the structure of a human cell will tell you that there is nothing basic or simple about it. Life in its "simplest" form is incredibly complex. It's not just a sentence or book that had to happen by chance, it is a mass of bound, proofed, titled and printed encyclopedia's.

Still, such is the belief of those who deem themselves intelligent, then cloke themselves in science, and mock those who believe otherwise. But I have no choice. It's not intelligence that stops me having the faith of an atheist. It's simple common sense.For Evangelism Resources, please visit LivingWaters.com.