Cancelling the Myth: Sharing the Gospel Online is Not Effective

Jorge Gil, Executive Director of CrossExamined.org, guest hosts this week’s episode of the I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist podcast. Jorge dives into the challenges of the digital mission field during his interview with Jon McCray, founder of the incredibly successful KZbin channel, Whaddo You Meme?? Does the internet only have room for the me-centric “Christian influencer” or can we do better?
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[@hiddengem4293]

Sharing The Gospel (Good News) online is definitely effective, it's how i started back then.

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Before I read the Gospel and discovered the contradictions I was a devout Catholic according to my Catholic mother.

[@lionoffireministries]

Great topic 😊🙏 Sharing the Gospel ANYWHERE is effective, because the Holy Spirit is not limited 😁✝️🙏🔥

[@JamesRichardWiley]

I heard that God has the power of telepathy so He can communicate His Holy Words directly into the brains of every one of his creations any time He feels like it. Is that true?

[@toria8655]

Plant the seed, and God will grow it 🌱

[@spartankongcountry6799]

Amen. May God always be at work.

[@lexmarie2531]

Absolutely! Amen! 🙏🏽

[@StallionFernando]

Let's he honest, most of the time this is not the case.

[@tonymaionchi168]

yep

[@adamcolejones]

I had a guy I was going back and forth in an online debate with- the last thing he said was.. “Please pray for me” Isaiah 55:11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

[@catbilota2492]

Wow

[@ghjhom4398]

Amen

[@JamesRichardWiley]

When I think of the billions of prayers offered up to God every day versus God's Divine Perfect Plan how much of His Perfect Plan will He change to satisfy those prayers?

[@TimothyC.84]

The gospel will be received by those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.

[@theoskeptomai2535]

So those who are skeptical like I, haven't eyes to see and ears to hear? It is my fault that I am not convinced. Am I understanding you correctly?

[@TimothyC.84]

@@theoskeptomai2535 No. it just means to keep seeking and you will find the truth of who God is and who Jesus is.

Sharing the Gospel Online is Very effective!

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Some of us have logic circuits in our brains that compare Bible stories with the real world that we rely on for our survival.

[@lionoffireministries]

I was 5 years of chronic illness! I was Semi Housebound, lost my health, job, finances and my fiance left me. I couldn't even look at electronic screen for 5 minutes, or hold a 10-minute conversation. But God did an amazing work. I now have a Christian Channel where I encourage people and show them what God did in my life and that there is hope for you also. ✝️🔥😊 *Keep believing even when it's hard* 🙏❤️🔥 *All things are possible with God*

[@orthodoxinquirer5693]

Amen, God bless you

[@donavin2297]

0 L

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Who gave you the illness? Was it God?

[@butdoyouknowjesus4121]

I started to seek Jesus because of a reel I saw on Instagram, that reel was the start to me becoming a Christian today, God can use anything and anyone to bring you to Him. ❤️

[@manasseh7]

Amen !

[@alanbaraka9800]

@But do you know Jesus that says nothing about if the god you believe in actually exists.

[@Badhero4]

@@alanbaraka9800 what in God's green earth are you saying?

[@gloriousjesuschrist889]

@@alanbaraka9800 Did you by any chance get vaccinated?

[@butdoyouknowjesus4121]

@@alanbaraka9800 Actually it does, not only was Jesus the only God that responded to me (personally) when I was at my lowest, but their is actual proof Jesus walked on this earth, got crucified, and rose from the dead 3 days later 2,000 years ago.

[@pradeepr2044]

I was born Hindu now I'm Christian And I came to Christ through online videos..... Sharing the gospel online really works..... I'm the best example for it.... Jesus loves you ❤️

[@kurryman]

I have had a similar experience except I came to Christ through my church. Stay strong in your faith brother🙏✝️

[@orthodoxinquirer5693]

Hallelujah

[@JamesRichardWiley]

I was born Catholic but after studying Buddhism I became a Buddhist. Then I read the Bible and now I'm an atheist. Who knows what I'll become next.

[@kurryman]

@@JamesRichardWiley damn...sorry to hear that

[@joshelxiour1404]

@@JamesRichardWiley nah bro you are just internet troll

[@dve6194]

Its absolutely imperative, I was a convinced atheist less then 2 years ago. Jordan Peterson got me hooked on Christianity and other channels brought a new light that churches in my country never could. Keep it up

[@martialhero9544]

Pride tells us we don't need a savior, but life tells us that there's something greater. God be with you, brother/sister✝️

[@dve6194]

@@martialhero9544 I am still on my journey, but I am feeling more and more like that each day! Thank you and may He be with you as well 🙏

[@alanbaraka9800]

@@dve6194 So you were an atheist and are now a Christian? Ok, do you have testable evidence to show a god to exist?

[@gloriousjesuschrist889]

@@alanbaraka9800 The transition of non living particles of matter into 'life'!

[@stephantheflaggelum5012]

@@alanbaraka9800 fine tuning of the universe to allow life to exist.

[@__.Sara.__]

I realized recently that I shouldn't take compliments or critiques too close to my heart. If I feel elated from support, a negative comment can tear me down in a parallel sense. Really good point made in this clip!

[@Columbo-r4z]

🙋‍♂️ You can still have the compliment though. 😉

[@JamesRichardWiley]

I get a good feeling from agreements and a bad feeling from disagreements. Both of these feeling disappear in a short time as the game continues.

[@__.Sara.__]

@@Columbo-r4z 😂

[@sierraclark6129]

“If you declare with your mouth “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9). Now is the time to accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior. Obey His commands and repent of your sins because Jesus is coming back soon. Tomorrow isn’t promised.

[@--AE--]

I found Christ, and accepted Him as my Lord and Savior, over an online MMO of all places lol. Totally changed my life. I would have to disagree with the nay sayers about its effectiveness. The only time the gospel is ineffective on any platform is when it isn't shared on that platform.

[@Pyroverbs205]

How was it done? I'm curious. And God bless you

[@--AE--]

@@Pyroverbs205 Basically I was playing an online video game called World of Warcraft. Some guy came up to me, asked if I had a minute to talk or something along those lines. I initially was going to lash out at him and cuss him out, but that's how I used to be; but something compelled me to listen to him. To hold my tongue. Looking back, it was pretty strange. Then he asked me what I thought happened after we died. I had come to the conclusion the night before that we were nothing but slabs of meat that rot in the Earth. And after that: nothingness. That's when this stranger shared with me the good news, the gospel. I remember telling him that a god whose stance on us is "worship me or go to hell" wasn't a god worthy of bending the knee to. But he shared with me the good news, and explained just how much God really did love me. He then told me, it was my choice or not, to go to a website and read a verse they posted about proclaiming Christ as Lord who died on the cross, and repenting of sin. I spoke that oath out load, and told myself that only Christ, that is God, is the only one worthy of bending the knee to. I'm a logical person, but what happened after proclaiming Christ out loud can only be explained as supernatural.

[@bunnylady6758]

In this pandemic, when people hesitate to go out, online evangelism is very effective! Please dont be discouraged in sharing the Good News of salvation. Who knows, your youtube comment or podcast, or video maybe the only way an unbeliever get to hear or read about the Lord Jesus.

[@alanbaraka9800]

@Bunny Lady I can understand why you share your religion. But unless you can demonstrate your god to exist to verify what your religion claims is accurate what good is it?

[@gloriousjesuschrist889]

@@alanbaraka9800 What is it you understand about her sharing her religion?

[@bunnylady6758]

@@alanbaraka9800 Thank you for asking. Before I answer that, I would like to share with you first and foremost, the Good News of salvation. What is it exactly? We have to establish the fact that we are all sinners. Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." But one could argue. Im pretty good generally speaking, I havent killed anyone. But have you ever lied? Even just white lies? Have you ever stolen? Even just a small thing? Have you ever used God's name as a cuss word? Have you ever looked at a woman lustfully? The Bible says, if a man looks at a woman lustfully, he has committed adultery in his heart. So basically if we say yes to the questions, we are liars, thieves, blasphemers, adulterers and fornicators. And that is just some of the 10 commandments we broke. Our so called righteousness is as filthy rags before God's holy eyes. God takes sin so seriously and the penalty for it is death, that is eternal separation from God in Hell. Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord." So sin's penalty is death. God saw our helplessness so God Himself made a way for us. Just like a human judge sentencing his own son with the death penalty. Then afterwards, he takes off his robe, and took the lethal injection himself. God became human in the person of the Lord Jesus. He took the death penalty of our sins on the cross. He rose again on the third day to complete our salvation. He conquered death so we can be reconciled with God, and get to spend eternity with God in Heaven. God did the work for us, so we dont have to. Salvation is a gift. And just like a gift, during Christmas or our birthday, we dont have to work for it. The only thing to do is to accept the gift or reject it. If you choose to accept it, you can pray this simple sinner's prayer. The prayer itself wont save you but your faith in Jesus: Lord God, I know I am a sinner and that I cannot save myself. I believe that Jesus died for me and that he rose again. I accept the Lord Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. From now on, You will be the King in my life. Take me to Heaven when it is my time to die. In Jesus precious name I pray, Amen

[@bunnylady6758]

@@alanbaraka9800 And so we get to why we believe. True faith is not blind. In Greek, faith is "pistis". It is a confidence, a trust. You dont put your trust in something unreasonable or not trustworthy. I have compiled some reasoning and facts about my faith and saved it in my file. I will copy paste it for you. The Lord's death and resurrection cannot be placed under a microscope but just like any event in history we look to eyewitness accounts, history, archeology, and plain reasoning. Let me lay out the evidential argument for the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. I. There are eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ crucifixion. A. The Roman soldiers knew how to crucify. They knew what they were doing. And they get the death penalty if they don’t do their job properly. B. There is no good reason to doubt the eyewitness accounts of the crucifixion. II. There are eyewitness accounts of Jesus’ resurrection. There is no good reason to believe that these eyewitnesses lied about what they experienced. A. They gained nothing from such ruse (no money, power, prestige) B. They were willing to die for this truth, making them very credible eyewitnesses. C. There is no good reason to believe that these eyewitnesses were all mentally insane. How could so many people in one place and in one time all of a sudden be insane when there was no evidence of a pre-existent mental illness? And even if this was the case, how credible is it that so many mentally insane people got their stories straight? III. Only three groups had access to the body of Christ: The Romans, the Jewish enemies of Christ, and the disciples of Christ. A. The Romans would not fake the resurrection. They were the ones who crucified him. B. The Jewish enemies of Christ were the ones who wanted him dead in the first place. They were even paranoid about the theft of the body and demanded that the Roman authorities secure the grave. C. Despite the paranoia of the Jewish leaders, there is no good reason to believe that the disciples of Christ would fake his resurrection. Most of them displayed incredulity to his claims of a death and resurrection. Nor would they gain anything except persecution. III. Jesus claimed to be true God A. There is no evidence or reason Jesus would lie about this. 1. Jesus did not gain anything from such a lie, except death. 2. There is no evidence that Jesus was crazy. B. Jesus proved his divinity by rising from the dead and performing miracles for which there were credible eyewitness accounts. IV. Jesus declared the Bible to be the inerrant Word of God. A. Jesus declared the Old Testament to be the Word of God. B. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to inspire the New Testament writers. V. Since Jesus is divine we ought to believe what he says about the inerrancy of the Bible. For further study you can view The Resurrection Argument That Changed a Generation of Scholars - Gary Habermas at UCSB The creeds of the death and resurrection of Jesus can be traced back to AD 30 or AD 33. A year within Jesus’ death. If that isnt historical accuracy, I don’t know what is. Archeological Evidences/ Historical Records 1. Josephus and Tacitus A. Tacitus was a Roman historian. He wasn’t a believer in the Lord Jesus. According to his accounts, Christians were named after their founder Christus. And that he was put to death by the Roman procurator Pontius Pilatus. This was during the reign of Emperor Tiberius (14-37 A.D.) His (Jesus) death ended the “ superstition” for a short time. It broke out again. It broke out in Judea, where the teaching had its origin. His followers carried his doctrine to Rome. When a great fire destroyed a large part of the city during Nero’s reign (AD 54-68) the Emperor placed the blame on Christians who lived there. Christians were tortured including being nailed to crosses and burned to death. The people had compassion on the Christians because of this. Tacitus concluded the punishments were not for public good, but were simply the glut of one man’s cruelty.(Nero’s) B. Josephus was a Jewish historian. He was not a believer in Jesus. He affirms the crucifixion. That Jesus was put to death by Pontius Pilate. He affirms Jesus’ disciples claim about the resurrection. And that Jesus was proclaimed as Messiah. Historical Manuscripts: 1. The John Rylands Fragment (P52) 2. The Dead Sea Scrolls Archeological Finds: 1.Herod the Great Herodium 2. Pontius Pilate Ring discovered at Herodium. Links Pilate and Herod (Luke 23:12) 3. Pilate Stone 4. Pilate Coin 5. The bone box of Caiphas the High Priest who conspired with the Romans to murder Jesus 6. Mosaic declaring Jesus’ claim as God. Discovered under Meggido Maximum prison

[@bunnylady6758]

@@alanbaraka9800 The Bible is true. But if you doubt the New Testament. We can check out the Old Testament. These are just some examples of the wonders of the Word of God. In Daniel we can read the prophecy of the rise and fall of world empires. The Babylonian Empire, followed by the Medo-Persian Empire, the Greek Empire, then the Roman Empire. The Bible even specified that the Greek Empire will be split in four. And that's exactly what happened after Alexander died. So we come to the Roman Empire. It is the only empire that practices crucifixion and flogging. So with it, Jesus is prophesied in Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22:16. He will be flogged and his hands and feet will be peirced. Crucifixion wasnt invented yet at the time of King David. How could he possibly have known? Daniel 9:25-26. It prophesied that the Messiah will be cut off before the destruction of the Second Temple. There was no other Messiah that was cutoff. Only Jesus. He fits the prophecy. Jesus was crucified around AD 33 and Titus destroyed the Temple around AD 70. So if Jesus isnt who He said He was, then we are doomed. There is no hope.

[@ferniegutierrez5605]

I hope Frank does more debates before he retires even if it’s just through Skype.

[@brandonlee0071]

Nah I don't know who believes this myth in the first place, but it's HIGHLY effective!!

[@fancopy12]

1 Corinthians 2:4 King James Version 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

[@daniapowell180]

Halleujah 🙏🙌

[@nathanDE]

Hey were is the rest of the talk, looking forward to the whole interview with Jon McCray. God bless both ministries and everybody who shares the biblical gospel!

[@NewCreationInChrist896]

1 Peter 3:15 “But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect” John 15 8 “This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples”

[@HUNTSMARTFASTHARD]

Show people the truth and the truth will stand on its own no matter how much people scrutinised what has been said.

[@admildomanuel544]

Sharing the gospel online is astonishing important an efficient. Channels like this changed my life .

[@JamesRichardWiley]

The Hebrew Bible contains a barbaric, vengeful god that approves of slavery. I don't support barbarism, revenge, or the enslavement of other people. I am better that the Hebrew god.

[@davidmarcuswebb4650]

@@JamesRichardWiley bro read the Bible in context. CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT. You’re old enough to know that

[@onearsenal2088]

Like Paul said. . . Run the race and keep your eyes on the prize!

[@SharpCats371]

I've always seen Churches and Christian Judeo symbols/icons,crosses/apologetics/words/works/preachers as lighthouses as we cross them they affect our conscience and whole being to examine how we look in a spiritual, moral and physical sense. If it affects you to toxic response then you need to examine yourself and do some work. 🙏✝

[@savedbymylovegodthelordjes8394]

praise the Lord and God bless you

[@johnfw1973]

Boy I can definitely relate to that one

[@kurtwagner7610]

“The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.” ‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭10:12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[@jesusisumgreat5342]

What do you meme?🤣

[@monicaalba1127]

I live in a very atheistic country, so I only encounter the gospel online. That's how I first got interested in it. Also, I think that English speakers aren't always aware that you're blessed with an unbelievable amount of good material (as it is the lingua franca of the world, especially the Western world where most Christians live) and the rest of us are so blessed to have access to it, especially online.

[@thomasecker9405]

What country do you live in, pray tell?

[@monicaalba1127]

@@thomasecker9405 Sweden. The only times I've been offered the Gospel message here has been by Jehova's Witnesses (who sometimes acted as if they were selling me drugs haha that's how shy they were to approach me), and even those occasions I can count with my fingers. Most people in this country still belong to a church culturally even if they never visit it (so they were baptized), but the vast majority doesn't believe in a personal God (only 15% according to surveys), considering that an estimated 8.1% of people here are Muslim (Pew Research stats) who also believe in a personal God, well, you can imagine the rest - and most of those people are of foreign background too. The Swedish Church has done everything to appeal to the masses, such as ordain women priests, perform homosexual marriages, support abortion as a woman's right, etc. We have literally had an openly lesbian bishop. The church is dying anyway. EDIT: Probably dying faster because of it... I mean, what can a changing church offer anyone? A few old people see it as a place to socialize and that's it.

[@user-us9iw6rt7b]

​@@monicaalba1127 i know an exmusIim couple who immigrated to Sweden, no one shared the gospel with them which is sad. Thankfully, despite the slack of these lazy "Christians," Jesus showed up to them personally and miraculously, check them out @ Somali Christian TV - here on youtube if you'd like.

[@monicaalba1127]

@@user-us9iw6rt7b Thank you, I'll take a look. Yes, the situation is really sad, I'm so happy that God reached to them (as He did to me) despite that.

[@thomasecker9405]

@@monicaalba1127 A big mistake on the Church of Sweden's part. Are they not aware that we are commanded not to conform to the world?

[@dinxpe6592]

Sharing online is better than sharing not at all. Besides, it prepares us for the face to face witnessing opportunities when they do come. You get a tough question online..you can then do your research and answer the person the next day nice, clearly and concise. Next time when that same objection pops up in an actual face to face witnessing opportunity, you can answer that person in an instant. Online witnessing can also be seen as practice sessions for the real world out there..........But do share the gospel! Not just intellectual arguments . Even though it seems impossible to change someone's mind on social media (only the Holy Spirit can convict someone of sin. judgement and righteousness), they will always remember what you said to them online - it cant be undone. Maybe the seed will start to grow 10 years down the line.

[@JamesRichardWiley]

In a choice between good evidence and faith I prefer good evidence.

[@Ascendcy]

Imagine if Paul had the internet and tiktok and stuff when sharing the gospel

[@Badhero4]

You know GiveMeAnAnswer did wonders for me and that was online, but I was actually listening to it. If you're trying to spread it by typing away to someone you can't see it's not so effective.

[@FOTWC]

Whoever said sharing the gospel online isn’t effective shouldn’t even had been paid any attention.

[@simi6152]

People are turned off by the Gospel because they are shoving it down people's throat. My grandpa got saved and became a Christian because a missionary showed him love and kindness!

[@festushaggen2563]

And others have been saved because they're convicted of their sin and heard they were going to Hell. People need to know why they need to be saved by who and from what.

[@simi6152]

@@festushaggen2563 Every story is different on how individuals became born again. Yes we all need to be reminded of our convictions but we also need to show God's love first and foremost! 1 Corinthians 13:13 "Three things will last forever-faith, hope, and love-and the greatest of these is love."

[@festushaggen2563]

@@simi6152 Warning someone of God's judgment on their sin and their condemnation to Hell is loving them. It would be unloving to leave that out to spare their feelings or our own because it's hard to tell them. But it is the heart of the gospel and its the fear of God and conviction of their sins that will resonate more with the lost than anything. After all, Buddhists and Hindus can also love the lost. The message we bring with that love makes the difference.

[@CheramieJessica1]

Jesus died for you was buried and rose again on the third day according to the scriptures. If you confess with your mouth Jesus is lord ans believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved. please repent of your sins and accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior.

[@orthodoxinquirer5693]

Amen

[@jenithesinger1]

Amen

[@maryiamluz5925]

💞

[@original_rumpleforskinn7574]

Don't listen to man. If God said sharing the gospel is like planting a seed then God's word will reach them. Remember when he said knowledge will increase? God knew internet can still bring people to him. He can do ANYTHING.

[@Malhaloc]

I disagree that sharing the Gospel on any platform is ineffective. I've personally shared the Gospel in forums and on social media to people who were very open. The internet is very outspokenly anti God. What better place to share the Gospel?

[@Columbo-r4z]

I’m here Mr Lizard.

[@mountaindew7190]

Be wary of what any man dressed in hot pink has to say.

[@SerendipitousProvidence]

Okay, this might be a bit too long but it's the same idea kind of. Why didn't God create us in heaven? Or/And ( if all babies and toddlers go to heaven ) why didn't God prematurely kill of all who'd land themselves in a place where they shall weep and choke and burn and scream forever and ever as long as God exists? If I found myself in hell, I'd firstly question why God would create me knowing I would land myself in hell ( when non-existence would've been infinitely better ), I didn't ask God to create me either ( to exist and to have a high probability of going to a place like hell {as the road is narrow that leads to life and few find it} seems rigged } ) and then God's reason for not pre-emptively sending me off to heaven. Does it have to do with luck? Is it all rigged RNG? Were the firstborn of Egypt and the babies killed in the flood recipients of it?

[@jonathanrossen1344]

Next time you share the Gospel online, what’re you gonna say? . . . Whaddo you meme??

[@handcam7911]

Can you guys PLEASE talk about the gospel of Judas?🥺🥺

[@isaackangas6921]

What's there to talk about? Its just an apocryphal account right?

[@gloriousjesuschrist889]

The gospel of Judas! Well that's an obvious fraud, Judas killed himself before Jesus was crucified so Judas didn't even know what the Gospel was. The Gospel of salvation was established after Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, which Judas did not witness so it's impossible for there to be a 'gospel of Judas'.

[@handcam7911]

@@gloriousjesuschrist889 Judas could have written before. The manuscript say that he was not actually the betrayer of Jesus, but Jesus told some things for him that only he knew. Cause of this a have some doubts.

[@handcam7911]

@@gloriousjesuschrist889 I'm a Christian and have my belief in Jesus. I just have curiosity to know about Apocryphal texts, like the "gospel of Mary Magdalene", did you already search about that?

[@gloriousjesuschrist889]

@@handcam7911 The scriptures do state that Judas was the betrayer of Jesus my brother, Matthew 26:48 Mark 14:44 Luke 22:48 How much credibility would you give to the claim that Judas knew things that Jesus only told him when this man was a devil and a liar? We have the scriptures of the New Testament for a reason brother, everything we need to know pertinent to salvation is in it. No question there would be many accounts of the Gospel from the multitude of people which followed Jesus Christ throughout His ministry and witnessed His death and resurrection, but the fact is the Gospel of Salvation has one message, that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Saviour and all who seek Him with their hearts shall find Him and He will not reject any who come to Him. Blessings of peace and grace to you my brother, keep your focus on Jesus.

[@theoskeptomai2535]

Hello. I am an atheist. I define atheism as suspending acknowledgement of the existence of gods until sufficient evidence can be presented. My position is that *_I have no good reason to acknowledge the existence of gods._* And here is the evidence as to why I currently hold to such a position. 1. I personally have never observed a god. 2. I have never encountered a person whom has claimed to have observed a god. 3. I know of no accounts of persons claiming to have observed a god that were willing or able to demonstrate or verify their observation for authenticity, accuracy, or validity. 4. I have never been presented a valid logical argument which also employed sound premises that lead deductively to a conclusion that a god(s) exists. 5. Of the 46 logical syllogisms I have encountered arguing for the existence of a god(s), I have found all to contain multiple fallacious or unsubstantiated premises. 6. I have never observed a phenomenon in which the existence of a god was a necessary antecedent for the known or probable explanation for the causation of that phenomenon. 7. Several proposed (and generally accepted) explanations for observable phenomena that were previously based on the agency of a god(s), have subsequently been replaced with rational, natural explanations, each substantiated with evidence that excluded the agency of a god(s). I have never encountered _vice versa._ 8. I have never experienced the presence of a god through intercession of angels, divine revelation, the miraculous act of divinity, or any occurrence of a supernatural event. 9. Every phenomenon that I have ever observed has *_emerged_* from necessary and sufficient antecedents over time without exception. In other words, I have never observed a phenomenon (entity, process, object, event, process, substance, system, or being) that was created _ex nihilo_ - that is instantaneously came into existence by the solitary volition of a deity. 10. All claims of a supernatural or divine nature that I have encountered have either been refuted to my satisfaction, or do not present as falsifiable. ALL of these facts lead me to the only rational conclusion that concurs with the realities I have been presented - and that is the fact that there is *_no good reason_* for me to acknowledge the existence of a god. I have heard often that atheism is the denial of the Abrahamic god. But denial is the active rejection of a substantiated fact once credible evidence has been presented. Atheism is simply withholding such acknowledgement until sufficient credible evidence is introduced. *_It is natural, rational, and prudent to be skeptical of unsubstatiated claims, especially extraordinary ones._* I welcome any cordial response. Peace.

[@lefraudjames4729]

I honestly don’t really know what to say. These “observations” seem pretty subjective.

[@theoskeptomai2535]

@@lefraudjames4729 They seem subjective because they _are_ subjective. They are all my observations. I can't speak for anyone but my dumb self.

[@lefraudjames4729]

@@theoskeptomai2535 Ah no reason to be so harsh on yourself.

[@mrtruth5952]

1 SAMUEAL 15:3-4

[@orthodoxinquirer5693]

Been explained countless times. You don't understand justice.

[@mrtruth5952]

@@orthodoxinquirer5693 kill little babies in the name of justice

[@festushaggen2563]

For the Christian, our image or what people think of us shouldn't matter in the slightest. We're dead to this world. Who cares what anyone thinks. We're serving the one true living God Almighty. To be chosen by Him, loved by Him and be messengers for Him is the honor of all honors. Our God is God and our Lord is Lord. So however we deliver the gospel just deliver it faithfully, directly and as written. The power is in the word. We cast the seed out on the ground and God gives the increase. Have confidence in this as it's written, "so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." Isaiah 55:11

[@orthodoxinquirer5693]

Amen

[@Bigbossman12624]

True, I think of Christ going to parties to convert people. The Bible should be shared in almost any light possible. Didn’t want to respond to my last comment Pete?

[@festushaggen2563]

@@Bigbossman12624 What last comment? I don't always get notified.

[@gloriousjesuschrist889]

@@festushaggen2563 Very true my brother, the Word is spirit and His words are spirit and life, John 6:63. We simply need to keep it simple, especially in these times. Peace to you brother.

[@Bigbossman12624]

@@festushaggen2563 last comment in the what do you meme video.

[@Whodatwhathappen]

HUH?!?! who are the dumb people who think it’s not effective

[@theoskeptomai2535]

I have never encountered any evidence that suggests that Jesus ever existed. There are no known firsthand eyewitness accounts of this Jesus or any of the supposed events surrounding him as depicted in the gospels.

[@dinxpe6592]

How do you think it is possible then that Christianity arose out of 1st century Monotheistic Judaism in Israel, if there was no Jesus? According to your criteria, do you believe Alexander the great was a real person?

[@dinxpe6592]

John , Matthew, Peter, James the brother of Jesus......all 1sthand eyewitnesses

[@theoskeptomai2535]

@@dinxpe6592 The same manner that all myths arose. They evolved over time.

[@theoskeptomai2535]

@@dinxpe6592 Will you agree that a firsthand eyewitness account is one which 1) the author of the account given is identified as the eyewitness; 2) that the author states that he or she _personally_ witnessed such events; and 3) the author claims his or her account to be a valid, accurate, and authentic report of such events? Yes or no.

[@theoskeptomai2535]

@@dinxpe6592 Have I made the claim that Alexander was a real person? Yes or no.

[@catherinequake2621]

Time to share the Gospel......time is running short, when God shut the door nobody can be saved. Jesus said For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 Jesus said I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 Jesus said I am the resurrection and the life. He that believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. John 11:25 Jesus has proved to us what He claim to be is true. He said He is the resurrection.... He died on the cross 3 days later He risen. Jesus said All authority has given to Me in heaven and on earth. Matthew 28:18 ............amen

[@colinriches1519]

How's your scamming going Turek?