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Are you a cynical unbelieving audience?
no im just a cynical believing audience.
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I agree, Atheists can live happy lives, until they die anyway. However, if they die as Atheists, their eternal existence is not a question mark. For the word of God is clear about what happens to those without Christ. Anyone who does not believe is already condemned, which is the state of everyone who comes into the world. It is not until a person has faith in Christ that they go from eternal condemnation to eternal life.
As far as "moral ethical person raising families, God has already answered that question with, "there is none righteous, no, not one. All have sinned and all fall short of God's righteous standards. People are not saved by being moral or ethical or by raising families, but by faith in Christ as the One who paid the penalty for our sins.
There is no question mark regarding those who live and die without Christ.
"Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son." - John 3:18
"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them." - John 3:36
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
The above scripture means that, anyone who has not believed in God's One and only Son, will perish.
Remember what happened to the spirit of the rich man after his body died? He went down into Hades/Sheol where he was in torment in the flames. In Jesus account of this literal event, the rich man never asked why he was there, because he knew why. The only thing that he did request was to quench his thirst and to have Lazarus resurrect to go warn his five brothers so that they wouldn't come to that place of torment.
Once a person dies without faith in Christ, their record is sealed and they will be held accountable for every sin they committed instead of Christ. when a person believes in Christ, He was already held accountable for the believers sin. He met the righteous requirements of the law on behalf of the believer and He took upon himself the wrath of God that every believers deserves, satisfying it completely. When we believed, we were credited with the righteousness of Christ and reconciled to God. God sees the believer through the spectacles of Christ as being righteous even though we still have our sinful natures, because of our belief in the One who already paid the penalty for our sins.
As far as "moral ethical person raising families, God has already answered that question with, "there is none righteous, no, not one. All have sinned and all fall short of God's righteous standards. People are not saved by being moral or ethical or by raising families, but by faith in Christ as the One who paid the penalty for our sins.
There is no question mark regarding those who live and die without Christ.
"Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son." - John 3:18
"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them." - John 3:36
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
The above scripture means that, anyone who has not believed in God's One and only Son, will perish.
Remember what happened to the spirit of the rich man after his body died? He went down into Hades/Sheol where he was in torment in the flames. In Jesus account of this literal event, the rich man never asked why he was there, because he knew why. The only thing that he did request was to quench his thirst and to have Lazarus resurrect to go warn his five brothers so that they wouldn't come to that place of torment.
Once a person dies without faith in Christ, their record is sealed and they will be held accountable for every sin they committed instead of Christ. when a person believes in Christ, He was already held accountable for the believers sin. He met the righteous requirements of the law on behalf of the believer and He took upon himself the wrath of God that every believers deserves, satisfying it completely. When we believed, we were credited with the righteousness of Christ and reconciled to God. God sees the believer through the spectacles of Christ as being righteous even though we still have our sinful natures, because of our belief in the One who already paid the penalty for our sins.
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Your sense of humor is very uplifting 
just distract perhaps. distract myself as well.
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I’ll weigh in. While they may claim to be happy, the truth is they are missing out on a more powerful, complete joy and peace that comes only from intimate relationship with God through the Holy Spirit. Sure they can be happy but it’s nothing compared to the real thing that they know nothing of. Heck, many Christians don’t even understand the joy available to them. The enemy works very hard at keeping atheists deluded. I have no doubt he does this in part by ensuring they enjoy the many idolatrous pleasures of this world.
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I've known many a happy atheist. Those I've spoken to who know I'm Christian say that if God is Omniscient and compassionate and love, as the Bible tells us, then God will have mercy upon them.
For my part, I figure the best way to lead an atheist to faith is to be an example of what faith makes a person to be.
This may also help this discussion.
Is Atheism More Rational Than Belief in God?
For my part, I figure the best way to lead an atheist to faith is to be an example of what faith makes a person to be.
This may also help this discussion.
Is Atheism More Rational Than Belief in God?
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