I often find myself confounded by the things people say they
believe. A famous atheist said that he would believe aliens deposited life on
Earth before he’ll believe God did. Really? And the fact that that still
doesn’t answer the question about the origins of life doesn’t faze you? While I
can’t see this as a reasonable statement, it would be consistent with an
atheistic view. The ones that really irk me are more often the beliefs
professed by Christians, and I think rightfully so. Nobody likes to see their
personal belief system maligned by others, and it is especially worse when the
insulter is on your side.
I may balk at the claims made by my opponents, but I must
cringe and shake my head when my abettors say things completely antithetical to
our side. When Christians rally with signs and shouts of “God hates gays”, I
must cringe. That is hateful speech, not loving, and is completely unbiblical.
But the ones that really get to me are the ones that clearly contradict
Scripture. I once heard a widely respected pastor tell a woman that she did not
need to love her husband if he didn’t love and respect her. That one made me
scream at the heresy. Scripture in fact tells the complete opposite, love your
spouse no matter what they do. Or how about the claim that God refuses to
directly interfere with the thoughts and actions of people? It is foolish for a
Christian to hold this position because Scripture clearly teaches and shows
examples of God directly interfering with people’s thoughts and actions, and
nevermind the fact that it is in opposition to the Sovereignty of God. And the list goes on.
