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Atheism continued
from the king of Assyria? . . . So what makes you think that the Lord can rescue
Jerusalem from me?”
Defying God and his message. Picking a fight with the creator of the universe is not a wise
thing to do.
• I SA I A H 5 :1 9 | They even mock God and say, “Hurry up and do something! We want to see
what you can do.”
• 2 P E T E R 3 :3 -4 | I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the
truth and following their own desires. They will say, “What happened to the promise that
Jesus is coming again?”
Denying God’s ability to intervene in human events. To deny that God takes an active
interest in this world is the same as saying that God doesn’t care about you or that God
is not powerful enough to help you.
• L E V I T I C U S 1 9 :1 2 | Do not bring shame on the name of your God by using it to swear falsely.
I am the Lord.
• E Z E K I E L 4 3 :8 | “They put their idol altars right next to mine. . . . They defiled my holy
name by such detestable sin, so I consumed them in my anger.”
Showing contempt for God’s name. Those who profane the name of God are cutting off
their only lifeline to eternity.
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• R O MA NS 1 :2 8 | Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to
their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
• I SA I A H 2 6 :1 0 | Your kindness to the wicked does not make them do good. . . . the wicked
keep doing wrong and take no notice of the Lord’s majesty.
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• J E R E MI A H 5 :5 | “I will go and speak to their leaders. Surely they know the ways of the
Lord and understand God’s laws.” But the leaders, too, as one man, had thrown off God’s
yoke and broken his chains.
Living godless, immoral lives. Atheists are so sure there is no God, but have they
stopped to consider what life might look like after the grave without a God? This usually
leads to a life of immorality and living for the moment because there is no hope for a
future.
• R O MA NS 1 :2 5 | They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and
served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal
praise!
• R E V E L AT I O N 9 :2 0 | But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to
repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols
made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—idols that can neither see nor hear nor
walk!
Worshiping created things. But which created thing is greater than the creator who made it
and thus deserves our worship?
What is God’s desire for the atheist?
• I SA I A H 5 5 :7 | Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our
God, for he will forgive generously.
• L U K E 1 9 :1 0 | “For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”
• 2 P E T E R 3 :9 | The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think.
No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants
everyone to repent.
God’s desire for everyone is repentance, salvation, and a personal relationship with him.
God still loves those who do not love him. There is no greater love than that.
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• L U K E 1 9 :1 0 | “For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”