Is there a God out there? What does the philosophers believe in? What is the real face of Atheism? The ideas in this pptx derived largely from the phenomenal book by Dr.Ravi Zacharias "A shattered visage. The real face of Atheism." takes you to the amazing conclusion that atheism draws a big fat zero. A zero. and Only Zero.
6. What do these people in
common?
Political
Activist
Communist
Scientist Actress
ATHEISTS
7. What is Atheism?
The term atheism originated from the
Greek ἄθεος (atheos), meaning
"without gods“.
It is commonly defined as the position
that there is no God.
It is the denial of existence of God
9. He said while coming back, “I went to
space and I did not see God.”
Somebody from the audience quipped,
“If he had stepped out of his space suit,
he would have.”
10. What does the Bible says
about atheism?
The fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.”
Psalm 14: 1, 53:1
11. Are they fools? If so, why?
What are they affirming in the place of
God?
There is no value if atheism is true.
There is no reference point.
We are the product of primordial slime.
Time + matter + chance + collection of
atoms. That is human beings.
12. Are they fools? If so, why?
We are the product of evolution.
We are doomed to extinction. There is no
future. There is no purpose in our life.
13. Are they fools? If so, why?
They reduces their own worth to
nothing.
They make their own laws.
It is the survival of the fittest.
14. The Bible
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no
God.” They are corrupt.
They have done abominable works. There is
none who does good.
The Lord looks down from heaven upon the
children of men. To see if there are any who
understand who seek God
Psalm 14:1,2
15. The Bible
They have all turned aside. They have
together become corrupt. There is none
who does good. No, not one.
Psalm 14:3
16. An age old problem
Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of
man was great in the earth, and that every
intent of the thoughts of his heart was only
evil continually.
Genesis 6:5
17. New means of escape
Many philosophers tried to do away with
the need for God like
Democritus
Epicurus
They failed.
Atheism depends heavily on the new
mantra, the evolution theory.
18. Is evolution true?
There are gaps in the theory of evolution.
There are many holes in this theory.
19. Holes so big that it will swallow
an entire elephant herd
21. Sisyphus
He has to roll up
a big stone to the
top of the
mountain.
Roll it down.
Then roll it up.
Roll it down.
For eternity.
22. Atheists – Modern day Sisyphus
There is no mind to look back to for his
origin,
There is no law to turn to for
guidance,
There is no meaning to cling to for life
and
There is no hope for future.
23. Atheists – Modern day Sisyphus
It has the stare of death,
looking into the barren desert
of emptiness
and hopelessness.
24. A result of rejecting God.
In the U.S.A, they don’t say the Lord’s
prayer anymore in school.
They don’t teach the Bible in school
anymore.
Instead, they teach all other possible things.
25. A result of rejecting God.
One man is even trying to remove “IN GOD
WE TRUST” from American dollar.
26. A result of rejecting God.
Virginia Tech
Massacre
Cho Seung Hui
April 16, 2007
27. A result of rejecting God.
Columbine
School Massacre
April 20, 1999
More than 100
shootings out of
which 75%
occurred in the
U.S.A
28. A result of rejecting God.
A result of rejecting God.
They are crying in the darkness with
no one to look for help.
29. Atheists – On borrowed time
They are trying to
give meaning to life, a
purpose to life now
stealing from Judeo –
Christian tradition.
30. The Problem…
Atheists seem ready to believe anything
except God…. The Hindu dated 10.01.06
pp-11
31. The Problem…
In a NEW
SCIENTIST India
Edition article, the
scientists are now
theorizing “how our
brain artificially
creates God. New
Scientist 01.03.10
32. Hence only God said…..
Surely you have turned things around! Shall
the potter be esteemed as the clay, for shall
the things made say of him who made it,
“He did not make me’? Or shall the things
formed say of Him who formed it, “He has
no understanding?”
Isaiah 29:16
33. God is not far from anyone
….so that they should seek the Lord, in the
hope that they might grope for Him and
find Him, though He is not far from each
one of us.
Acts 17:27
34. A solution for Karunyans
As Karunyans, let us diligently seek God,
the Saviour daily.
If our friends are having negative ideas, let
us tell them the truth.
And hope that he/she finds the evidence for
the existence of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ.