Who shall be called “Atheists”?

“Atheist” or “Atheism” is someone or group of people who refused to accept that God exists. There are different types of “Atheists”: 1) People who are clearly refused (verbally or by actions) to accept that God exists. 2) People who apparently accept the existence of God but are not doing what He says. 3) People who are challenging God’s omnipotence. 4) People who are preaching doctrines that are contrary to Jesus-Christ’s doctrines. 5) People who are mixing holy worship with idolatry.

1) People who are clearly refused (verbally or by actions) to accept that God exists. One of their reasons focuses on this statement:  “God is not intervene directly when people need Him”. Truth is, in the beginning God used to intervene directly (manna fell directly from heaven to feed the Israelites in the desert), but now he doesn’t have to, because He gives us Jesus-Christ His Son to solve all of our needs. The problem is, now people have Jesus-Christ to call upon off, but their prayers might still leave unanswered for two reasons: 1) they have to accept that Jesus is the Son of God, the only savior, and the only Mediator between men and God. 2) Because people are ingrate, pride, and disobedient against God’s laws. For instance, in times of needs they called upon God and Jesus – when their needs have been satisfied they go on glorifying themselves or give thanks to false gods. Unfortunately, their negative attitude toward God can only bring judgment upon themselves, but not changing the fact that God exists.

2) People who apparently accept the existence of God but are not doing what He says – they are those so-called shepherds that looking to use evangelism as way to collect wealth rather than saving lost souls for Jesus. These people were usually being elected or the founder of the churches, but not chosen by God. Their “Atheism” practice can be identified by their deviated actions prohibited by God’s laws, such as participation in theft, adultery, false accusations against fellow brothers that were trying to expose their wrong doings; the refusal to preach against sins; focusing only on God’s love, compassion, and prosperity. “All their works they do for to be seen of men” (Mat.23). They do not care about those who are sick, nor bother to bring back people who were driven away by their attitude. My message for this group of people is this: there is no place for deceivers and wicked hearts in the kingdom of God. Repent now or perish forever.

3) People who are challenging God’s omnipotence– they know that God exists and has unlimited power, but also believes that they are powerful as well. They believe that success can only be achieved with hard work; therefore praying or offering thanksgiving to God is unnecessary. They have no fear for God and always flattering themselves. Although aware that energy or physical strength that allows men to work is God’s gift, they are refused to confess it. People of those types are usually died before they could enjoy their hard work or experience loss of profits in short period of time after being succeeded.

4) People who are preaching doctrines that are contrary to Jesus-Christ’s doctrines – They are those that preaching “salvation is through religion” instead of “salvation is only by faith in God and Jesus-Christ”. Their messages are usually sound controversial:  while confessing that Jesus is Lord and Savior, those pretenders would tell a Christian from another church that if he/she does not join their denomination he/she will go to hail. Jesus, the founder of true Christian Churches, was never preached “Religion” during His mission on earth; there is no such instruction in the Bible. In addition, Jesus says it clearly that we shall not add or remove anything to the book of laws.

5) Those that are mixing holy worship with idolatry while preaching faith in Jesus, those people would also believe that if they do not worship statues representing Jesus, Marie (the mother of Jesus), and other images of the disciples, and worshiping ancient false gods; their prayers would not be answered. God calls people who disobey His words “haters”; this alone categorizes them among “Atheism” practices. The words of God say: “Thou shall not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. They shall not bow down to them, nor serve them for I, the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me” (Exodus 20:4, 5)

Laura Pelliton

©June 2018