Yesterday, we talked in church about the fact that many people live their day to day lives as Christian Atheists. So what is a Christian Atheist? Here is the definition, per Craig Groeschel:
A Christian Atheist is a person who believes in God but lives life as though He does not exist.
So this morning, does that describe your relationship with God? The problem with being a Christian atheist is two-fold. First, Jesus had a lot to say about Christian atheists. And they were not the type of things we would want to hear. Here is just one example:
"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'" Matthew 15:7-9
Ouch! If that is not hard enough to hear, when we live our lives as Christian Atheists, we become stumbling blocks for others, who use our lives as evidence as to why they do not need to have a relationship with Jesus.
So are you a Christian atheist? Is there an aspect of your life that would reflect the reality that God does not exist? What do you find followers of Jesus struggling with when it comes to this issue?
Let me know what you think...
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