To the Atheist

To an Atheist:

You deny the pattern that has been given us to know what is right and what is wrong.  You say that feelings are just synapses going off in the brain.  Thus, there is no way of knowing anything.  Actually, it is very easy to know what is right and what is wrong.

Because of this denial, there's no common ground.

There is only one way to know whether something is true and good or not.  It is by planting it in your heart.  The heart, because this implies intention without any hypocrisy.  Let's call it a seed.  So, take anything and give it a try.  Is Free Sex a good seed or a bad seed?  Plant the idea in your heart.  Does it produce a feeling of temporary pleasure or a long term feeling of love and joy?  Are humility and meekness good seeds or bad ones?  Experiment by planting them.  Do they cause you to be in control of yourself or to be controlled by others?  Can others pull you strings when you are meek and humble?  If you answer, no, of course not, then the seed is good.  It is swelling.  It is growing.  Bad seeds never grow and take root.

For example, is love real? If you begin to love someone (you have planted the seed) and that person reciprocates and love back (they have planted the seed, too), then is this not real?  The seed is beginning to swell.  It is taking root.  I feels good.  As you both nurture the seed it begins to grow. You now know something.  You know love.

Plant the seed of deception in your heart.  What does it do?  It doesn't feel good.  It brings sorrow by and by.  People no longer trust you.  Friends and family begin to see that you are a liar.  You get mad that people don;t accept you in your deceptive state.  You become a victim, blind. Deception is a bad seed.  It doesn't swell within you.

So, If I were to ask you plant Jesus Christ in you heart, what would you do?  He is either real or not real.  Lots of people say he is real.  Lots of people say he isn't real.  Did this man really pay for the sins of the world?  Did he balance the books in some cosmic way?  Did he set the pattern for all of us to follow?  Or, was he just a man or a figment of our imagination?  How could you know whether or not he is real, once and for all?  I don't give that crap that you already know because it is obvious - because my professor in college said so.  This is the blind leading the blind.

The only way to know is to follow the prescribed pattern set forth.  And this requires you hear the pattern from someone and to believe enough to do the experiment. How hard is that?  But, remember, that the seed must be planted in your heart!  Not in your head.  You must get to a place where you do this with real intent.  You must be sincere.  If not, you're just playing a game and you are a hypocrite.  A hypocrite is a person who says that they did what you asked, but really didn't.  You have just lied.  Liars won't get answers.

So, if Jesus Christ is really your Savior, and you plant this idea in your heart, it will definitely begin to swell.  This promise is unto all.  This is the only way of knowing.  Once you know this, everything will begin to fall in place in your life.  This is the beginning of faith in Christ.  Remember, you have only planted the seed.  Now you have to nurture the seed that it may grow.  As it becomes a tree it will start producing fruit.  As you partake of the fruit you will be filled with the love of God.  You life will be complete in Christ.

And, it is that simple.  So, give it try!

Scott Nelson