When I debated atheists on Twitter, I was always amazed at one thing they consistently did, usually without even realizing it:
Rather than address the question of the existence of God, instead they questioned His character.
In fact, it was so rare that someone would actually bring up God's existence, that I had to question the person to whom I was speaking about whether they actually were an atheist.
"God hates you," one would say.
"God isn't good. He's evil," another would chime.
"God doesn't care about me," would say a third.
On and on. And on.
I found that if I started using the phrases, "God is love," or, "God loves you," I'd receive a vitriol of anger-filled comments. People didn't get angry if I said I believed in God. But mention to them that God loved them? Wow. Get ready for the fight of your life.
I bring this up because I was reminded today about a story in which God's love was questioned -- even by those who were closest to Jesus.
So tune in tomorrow for the beginning of the new story series, "Second-Guessing God's Goodness." See you then.
--Heidi
No comments:
Post a Comment