July 8, 2009
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An Atheist Meets God
This video is funny...
I love the guy's face when God asks him, "What do you think heaven would be like if God let in every good person?"
Well, I don't agree with how this video portrays God, but I do believe this video brings up some great questions. For example, does God judge us solely based on our beliefs or do our actions have a part as well? I think there are some verses in the Bible that may address this.
In the book of Matthew Jesus emphasizes that when we show love to "the least of these," we are actually showing love to God, even if we don't realize it. "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' (Matthew 25:38-40).
Do you believe it is possible to encounter God without realizing it?
Comments (3)
I believe I encounter God every day, and I'm sad to say sometimes I do not greet him kindly - in the painfully slow driver, the obnoxious teenager in line ahead of me, etc. I roll my eyes, tap my feet and complain in my head.
But then there are days where I encounter God and do exactly what I believe he would want me to do. So, I'm going to focus on those and try to make the former more like the latter.
that's probably the *only* way people really encounter God. but that's not to say that people won't encounter the vices of humanity (or satan in some cases) in that same instance or immediately afterwards.
just think of how many good Samaritans get killed or robbed (or worse) by the very person they were helping.
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