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"Faith is for Weak People" A new evangelistic tract from Living Waters. It quickly addresses ten of the main objections to Christianity. It will surprise you.
1. RELIGION CAUSES MOST WARS.
Comedian George Carlin once said, “More people have been killed in the name of God than for any other reason.” But according to the Encyclopedia of Wars, in the 1,763 wars through 2004, only 7 percent were religious. In other words, 93 percent of all wars were not caused by religion. They were secular in nature, such as World War I and II, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
2. SUFFERING PROVES THERE IS NO GOD.
Imagine you are flying in a state-of-the-art airplane and you are thinking that its manufacturer did a wonderful job. Suddenly it drops a thousand feet, injuring or killing several of the passengers. When you look at the injured, see the blood, and hear the groans, do you conclude that no one made the plane? Of course not. The logical conclusion is that something went terribly wrong with the plane. For those who believe the Bible, every incident of human suffering and death is the tragic result of living in the fallen creation detailed in the Bible’s first book. Suffering, instead, stands as a testimony that the Word of God is true.
3. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE FOR GOD.
Every building is evidence of a builder. Even if he’s been dead for 100 years and there is no documentation, you know there was a builder because it’s impossible for a building to have built itself. Creation (nature) is evidence of the Creator. It’s impossible for nature to have made itself or to be eternal. Those who don’t believe in God by default believe that nothing created everything, which is scientifically ridiculous.
4. THE CHURCH IS FULL OF HYPOCRITES.
That’s true; they are pretenders, not genuine Christians. The Bible often speaks of false converts sitting alongside those who are genuine in their faith (goats among the sheep, tares among the wheat, bad fish among the good fish, etc.), and assures us that God will separate them on Judgment Day. Why do you let pretenders keep you out of Heaven?
5. FAITH IS FOR THE WEAK.
We have faith when we trust pilots to fly us, doctors to treat us, and surgeons to operate on us. We trust elevators when we step into them, as well as history books, scientists, bankers, and traffic lights. When the Bible speaks of “faith” in God, it is not talking about blind belief that He exists; we know that as a fact because of creation. It is talking rather about trusting in His integrity, and especially in His promise of eternal life.
6. GOD WOULD NOT CREATE HELL.
Should He punish a mass murderer like Adolf Hitler? Of course He should. If He is good, He must ensure that justice is done. Hell is God’s prison, where those who have done evil will get exactly what they deserve.
7. GOD WON’T SEND ME TO HELL FOR NOT BELIEVING SOMETHING.
Beliefs are important, as they govern our actions in life. If you believe there is a landmine in front of you, you will walk around it. If you don’t believe, you will step on it. If we believe the Bible’s warning, that we have sinned against a holy God, then we will see our need to trust in the Savior. If we do not believe the testimony of Scripture, we will ignore His offer of mercy and will have to face His wrath, whether we believe in it or not. And the Bible warns, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”
8. THERE IS NO PROOF JESUS EXISTED.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, as well as the apostles Peter and Paul, give detailed historical evidence of Jesus’ earthly life (from birth to death). These accounts, by those who knew Him, were written within a few years of His death. Aside from the Bible, there is documentation from secular historians Josephus (37-100 AD) and Tacitus (c. 56-120 AD), the Babylonian Talmud, and other sources. With over two dozen Christian and secular sources to rely on, no reputable historian claims that Jesus of Nazareth was not a real historical person.
9. THERE ARE ATROCITIES IN THE BIBLE.
The Bible reads like a violent adult movie, with incidents of genocide, rape, fornication, adultery, incest, murder, kidnapping, decapitations, hatred, lying, blasphemy, pride, greed, and many other atrocities and vices. Scripture does not conceal the wickedness of humanity. It exposes it and warns that the Day is coming when God will judge the world in righteousness.
10. I AM HAPPY AS I AM AND HAVE NO NEED FOR GOD.
This is perhaps the real reason you don’t want to trust Jesus. The problem has little to do with the above questions, and everything to do with the fact that you are happy going your own way, which means you can enjoy pornography, fornication, and other pleasurable sins. It would be easier to make a hungry dog release a tender steak than for you to give up your beloved sins…unless you can be convinced that you are in terrible danger. Let me try to convince you of that danger. Did you know that the Bible calls death “wages”? It says, “The wages of sin is death.” A good judge will sentence a heinous murderer to death if he believes that’s what he earned. Death is the wage the criminal deserved. Let’s see if you’ve earned your wages. How many lies have you told in your life? Have you ever stolen anything or used God’s name in vain? Jesus said, “Anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” If you have done these things, God sees you as a lying, thieving, blasphemous adulterer at heart, and the Bible warns that hell awaits you. But God does not want any to perish. Sinners broke God’s Law, and Jesus paid their fine by dying on the cross: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Then Jesus rose from the dead and was seen by hundreds; it’s not a fairy tale. Jesus fulfilled all the numerous prophecies in the Bible about the coming of a Savior, written centuries before His birth. Today, repent and trust in Jesus, and God will freely forgive you. Then show your gratitude: read the Bible every day, join a Christian church, and be baptized. Questions? NeedGod.com.
