THE ARROGANT Wednesday – September 22, 2010
“Her prophets are arrogant; they are treacherous men. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law.” – Zephaniah 3:4
In his book “The Twilight of Atheism”, Christian author and ex-atheist Alister McGrath describes what has happened to atheism in the past 40 years. “There’s lots to find. Hopelessly overstated arguments that once seemed so persuasive — such as “science disproves God” — have lost their credibility. Anyway, our culture’s criterion of acceptability is not “Is it right?” but “Does it work?” And the simple fact is that religious belief works for many, many people, giving direction, purpose and stability to their lives — witness the massive sales and impact of Rick Warren’s The Purpose-Driven Life. Atheism, already having failed to land the knockout punch by proving that God does not exist, has not even begun to engage with this deeper question; instead it mumbles weary platitudes about mythical “God-viruses” or mass “God delusions”.
It may once have been bold, brave and brilliant to argue that religion was an infantile delusion or a pernicious superstition. Now, atheism seems arrogant and uncomprehending; incapable of even the most basic act of intellectual empathy that tries to grasp why intelligent, articulate people might choose to believe something which we disagree with — and which might even be right.”
Arrogance is pride; it does not seek the Truth. Today in prayer, pray for those who do not know Jesus and ask the Lord to give them a desire to seek the truth that can only be found in the Lord.
“The ‘world’ means the organization and the mind and the outlook of mankind as it ignores God.” – M. Lloyd-Jones
God’s Word: “Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common; they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean; and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.” – Ezekiel 22:26
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