From the Mouth of an Atheist – On Africa and Christianity
My cousin forwarded me this great article in the Times about an atheist’s view on Africa. You can find it here.
The title says it all: “As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God.” To this great title, in line with the Bible, I would change only a few of words: “As a Christian, I truly believe the whole world needs God.” These days, in my opinion, Europe (despite its material prosperity) needs God more badly than Africa. And so does the Middle East etc.
I urge you to pray with me for Matthew Parris, the atheist writer of this article. May God bless him with faith. He seems honest and humble.
In all fairness, here are a few responses to that article.
Pastor Chris
A Narcissist God?
One recent person accused God of being a narcissist. She said in a comment:
“…and believing in god ( your higher power) is stupid because he paints a superior image of himself. when really all he is is a narcissist.”
This is an understandable accusation – and people like John Piper (and other Reformed people) have been accused about worshiping a narcissist God. The reformed people, in line with the Reformed tradition – teach that “the chief end of man is to glorify God.”
I Don’t Believe in Atheists
Here is an article worth reading…It is sure to annoy both Atheists and Christian fundamentalists…
http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/03/13/chris_hedges/
I especially like this passage:
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