Ray Comfort's Blog, page 81

The Absolute Proof

"I am still waiting on your definition of God, Ray." BeamStalk

God is the source of all life. He is eternal, omnipresent, and omniscient. He dwells everywhere and sees everything. As the life that motivates our bodies is invisible (and will leave at death), so God cannot be seen with the human eye. The Bible likens Him to the invisible wind (see John 3:8).

He is nothing like man, but man (even in his "fallen" state) was made in the "likeness" of his Creator--he is separate from the animal king...

Welcome to Atheist church

Today's sermon is from the Gospel of Luke:

"And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff h...

Spitting Image

"Isn't there just one punishment for all crimes? I thought you taught that your God was so perfect he saw all sin as the same regardless as to how small it may seem to us. If everyone in Hell is tortured for eternity, how is there a difference in punishment?" Wolfgang

Light travels 93 million miles to the earth from the surface of a massive and exploding* star. Although there are gravity and electromagnetic influences, it is generally believed that light travels in a straight line. An atheist ...

Christianity is Unfair...

"Are you telling me that someone like Hitler could have repented and put his faith in Jesus just before he died, and got an instant ticket to Heaven? That's unfair!"

Let's leave the extreme case of Hitler for a moment and look at the case of Joe Average. He is a normal re-blooded male. He lusts incessantly--at women on the street, at work, on billboards, in movies and on TV. However, every time he looks at a woman in such a way, he is committing adultery (see Matthew 5:27-28).

It wouldn't be a...

Going With the Consensus

"I am a Christian . . . How do I confront the following topics: 1) dinosaurs. I have been made aware of a few mentions in the bible where beasts are described in a way that could be referencing dinosaurs. But what about the notion that all these "periods" (jurassic, etc.) have been established with ages? Paleontologists need something to base their assumptions on not only how old a particular fossil is, but also how long and how old a particular period is. Are all paleontologists in...

A Sincere Apology

"icouldbe said...I was troubled by my last few posts, it is not my place to question your motives to the Dear Lord Jesus, so for that I do beg your forgiveness. I am deeply troubled by what seems to be a simplistic view of life, science, and reality. But I can not deny my weakness, I became emotional and made accusations of the heart. That is not my place to do. It is just that I have found many Catholics, Anglicans, "Liberals" and Atheists to be good, kind and honest people. They seem to...

The Sales Pitch

"Ray, you're out and about a lot. Are there situations in which you don't go into missionary mode? You know, where you just idly chat with people and not bring your Christian sales pitch into it in any way? That's not meant as a snide remark, I'm actually curious about it." captain howdy

If you and I had dinner together, I wouldn't bring up the subject of God, unless you did. That's because you have heard it all before, and because I am capable of carrying on a conversation about other things....

Welcome once again to Atheist church.

Thanks for being here.

Today's sermon is from Luke 3:

"And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? He answered and said to them, He that has two coats, let him impart to him that has none; and he that has meat, let him do likewise. Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do? And he said to...

Proselytizing Moslems

"Still waiting to hear about your open air preaching in front of a mosque. Or don't Muslims deserve to hear your preaching?" Iago

It seems that this question is important to you because you have asked this about as many times as you have asked how old I considered the earth to be. So I will try to give you an answer.

I never preach outside of Mosques, Kingdom Halls, Indian Temples, etc., in an attempt to proselytize. However, if I saw a crowd of people who happened to be sitting around outside...

Great Book!

I've been reading an excellent book by a wealthy motivational author named Sol Davidson. This leaves other best sellers (like, Swimming with the Sharks) dead in the water. Sol Davidson is now dead, but he came from a very interesting background. His life reads like a tabloid.

He was the son of a war hero, who became rich but made a mess of his life after committing adultery. He inherited his father's wealth and became even richer than him. That's when he began writing about good investments, ...