Atheist and Agnostic

Created Date: 24-Jan-2025
 

Last updated: 25-Jan-2025
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1 Atheists and Agnostics
2 The Atheist and Agnostic Predicament
3 Witnessing to an Atheist or Agnostic

Atheists and Agnostics

Both Atheists and Agnostics have different beliefs that actually have a commonality that is not necessarily obvious.  The definitions are:

Atheist Belief that there is no God. 
Agnostic Belief that nothing is known or can be known of the existence and attributes of God.

The commonality is the Agnostic is an Atheist that will not rule out the existence of God, but will state that since God cannot be known then God does not exist.

The Atheist and Agnostic Predicament

In one of this author's studies, John Ankerberg is attributed to often challenging people that were Atheists and Agnostics with the questions on their beliefs.   At the time of this topic writing, this author does not have access to these challenges and quotes of John Ankerberg's questions and comments, where appreciated credit is being given.

It is interesting that one simple question for each view can be used to hopefully open their minds.

Type Purpose Question
Atheist To realize the ignorance Are you claiming that you have investigated and have knowledge of the Universe and all Dimensions to emphatically state there is no God?  This normally will have the Atheist say no to the question and then have to admit they are Agnostic.
Agnostic To realize the gamble If there is possibly a God then is there a reasonable explanation for not being visible and knowable?  This normally will have the Agnostic say it is reasonable but the religions of the world do not make sense as they appear to be the source of wars, greed, and hypocrites.

Witnessing to an Atheist or Agnostic

Without confrontation, as evangelizing and witnessing to anyone that is an Agnostic is to be done to win all to Jesus Christ and the Plan of God.  A good starting point is asking the question if there is any written evidence that proves itself without reading?  The answer is the encryptions that are in the Old and New Testament along with the hepatic structure that even require counting from both the Old and New Testament.

When the person is only responding with sarcasms, annoyance, and possibly criticism, then:

  1. You say nothing more about Christianity. 
  2. Be very polite without confrontation and thank them for sharing their thoughts.   
  3. Engaging someone has planted a seed in the Atheist and Agnostic's mind.
  4. Has witnessed to the Atheist and Agnostic which often will have themselves think more on their beliefs. 
  5. The Holy Spirit will draw all people to God where some people refuse.

With some humor intended, sometimes the best way to handle any question by someone that is argumentative is described by the hypothetical scenario of a discussion that proceeds as follows:

  1. The argumentative person asks the smart person, "What do you do when someone asks you a question and when you provide an answer, the person asking the questions tells you that is not is correct.".
  2. The smart person answers the argumentative person, "Well when that happens, I agree with the person asking the question.".
  3. The argumentative person then says, "That is is not the correct way of handling someone that disagrees with you.".
  4. The smart person then says, "You are absolutely correct.".

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The greatest witness of being a Christian for everyone is being an Ambassadorship of representing Jesus Christ with confidence, love, patience, understanding, and friendship.  We are to a friend of God, that has nothing to do with traditions and rituals that can be described as antireligious.  We are to use wisdom on witnessing along with having friendships with other believers in Jesus Christ that is a witness to those who do not have Jesus Christ in their lives.

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