So it was officially high time for a post filled with many deep thoughts. (Right, Nate?) So guess what? I finally had a deep thought!!! And here it is:
What is the most common thing a professed atheist will say of Christianity? (refer to title of post if necessary) They will say that Christianity is a crutch for those who are too morally insecure to feel good about themselves or two mentally weak to understand the questions of existence. And today, while vacuuming out the conference room at church, I had a couple deep thoughts about the accusation that Christianity is a crutch.
The first deep thought is that the statement, "Christianity is a moral crutch", is not only true, it is an understatement!!! We, as sinful human beings, DO need moral help! We cannot reach heaven on our own. Only understanding of the evangelical Christian doctrine of salvation and faith in it can get us to heaven. Even a moral crutch wouldn't help us; we would still have to reach heaven on our own power. Christianity is so much more than a moral crutch!!! It's a moral helicopter ride, taking us to heaven while the only thing we have to do is ask to get picked up by the pilot.
On the other hand, assuming that we are mentally weak, it is a totally wrong statement that Christianity is a crutch. How can an atheist satisfactorily explain mere existence? They could go into ridiculous superstitions, which require faith anyway. Or they could use evolution, which when analyzed, requires more faith than believing in a creator being! So, if they really want to make scientific sense, evolution is impossible and superstition ludicrous, and Christianity's account of creation actually makes the most sense. So why retreat from it? Whether they realize it or not, the only reason to avoid Christianity is to avoid admitting the existence of an Almighty Creator God. So in reality, their atheism is a crutch so they can avoid admitting accountability to God!!!
Either way, their logic is flawed. I win. Any thoughts?
5 comments:
Jon, I think that you are so right in your view of Christianity's crutch. We as Christians need to lean on Christ and His saving power for our lives and yes, it is so much more of a crutch then you said, it is our life and faith and core reason for existence! Atheism has its own crutch. It is all the proof and facts they come up with to hide behind. Hiding behind such things to deny the core issue of the existence os God.
Jon, these are some deep interesting thoughts you must keep up! I will miss them when I will most likely be sitting at home this semester...
several people at my two colleges have told me that religion is a crutch. i've always wondered, "i think that's suppoused to offend me. why doesn't it?" thank you Jon for clearing that up for me.
good job at portraying truth in logical fashion. keep practicing.
several people at my two colleges have told me that religion is a crutch. i've always wondered, "i think that's suppoused to offend me. why doesn't it?" thank you Jon for clearing that up for me.
good job at portraying truth in logical fashion. keep practicing.
Jon, I blogged, leave me a message!
I blogged again! You should be proud of me!
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