RE: The scriptures indicate that evil is going to increase in the latter days.
Not defending the beliefs of the atheists, but I have a few atheist friends who will object to equating their belief with “evil”. Just sayin’.
Yeah, they probably would. There are some atheists who call Christian belief evil. :::Shrug:::
Once in a workshop or study group an idea was presented “a person cannot do that which they believe is WRONG”.
The doer of a wrong act justifies the reasons why it is okay to do a bad/wrong thing. They believe they have been slighted, abused, insulted, something taken from them they thought was theirs, etc. Something to consider ...
A very shallow way to respond, but nevertheless it happens. An interesting idea.
“I have a few atheist friends who will object to equating their belief with “evil”.”
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing a married atheist couple whose children were baptized (Lutheran) before the parents left their faith. They live and behave like any other good Christians or other faith(s) in the neighborhood. Their kids are smart and are involved in organized sports and go to public schools. They’re all very good-looking people, not to mention their house and property being the envy of just about everyone on the block.
They say they’ve left it up to each of their children to decide on whether to subscribe to any religion or not, whether to marry, who to marry, whether to vote (R) or (D), whether to go to college or not, etc. I’ve had the oldest boy (14) babysit my youngest 3 or 4 times now and there have not been any issues...
So, what’s so terrible about atheists again?
You are dead wrong. I don’t care what your atheists friends say or think. God DOES see unbelief as SIN!!! No ifs, ands or buts about it. Unbelief will send all directly to the Lake of Fire at the Great White Throne. Don’t believe that? Don’t believe at your own peril and you will simply find out. Simple as that.
“Not defending the beliefs of the atheists, but I have a few atheist friends who will object to equating their belief with ‘evil’. Just sayin’.”
There are agnostics, who don’t positively believe in God, but don’t disbelieve, either. And then there are atheists who positively believe God does not exist and teach that doctrine. To the extent the atheists attempt to or do convert others to their beliefs, yes, I’d say they are evil.
Agnostics? Maybe not so much.