I see 3 choices to make concerning beliefs. 1) There is a god and it is the God of the Judeo Christian faiths 2) There is a god but is is not the God of the Judeo Christian faiths 3) There is no god. Relating to number one, if there is a god, and it is the Holy Trinity, then obviously being a Christian is the way to go. This Christian God appears to have gone to a lot of effort to communicate with mankind through the Bible and the traditions of His Church. Relating to number 2, if there is a god,but it is not the Trinity, then really it is anyone's guess which religion to follow. At least you took a shot at a religion even if you chose the wrong one. You can't win if you don't play. And lastly, if there is no god, then who really cares because there was no ultimate point to life anyway. You end up dead under the ground regardless of what you believed in.
Now, in order to humor the Atheist, lets look at this logically without distinguishing The Trinity from other gods. To set God aside as His own category is a sign of faith which the atheist may not want to acknowledge. So, if we break this down to believing in a higher power versus being an atheist it is still illogical to be an atheist. It is like watching a race between two horses. One horse, the atheist bet, will receive no prize if it wins. The other horse, faith, cashes out with prize money if it wins. Why you would bet on the horse that has no reward even if it wins? It is illogical. Even a child would know to bet on the horse which has a chance of prize money (even if you don't think it has as good of a chance of winning). If the horse of faith looses you have nothing, the same as if you had bet on the atheist horse. Once again, it just seems illogical to not believe in anything.
But caring about going to Heaven is very infantile in one's faith. It is the very beginning and hopefully quickly grown out of. Being a Christian because you want to go to Heaven is like doing your chores so that your parents will let you go out with your friends. As faith grows you should obey God because you love Him, He is your Father, not because you are seeking a reward.
Living a life of faith is it's own reward anyways. If Jesus was not God, then He was still the wisest and most insightful man to have ever lived. I have been living as a Christian for many years now, making decisions based on my faith. I can easily say that I chose my husband, my life's work, planned my family, and arrange my daily routine around my faith. And if I get to the end of my life and there is nothing past today, if we are just animals, then I will still be happy with the choices I made because of my silly pointless faith. There is nothing to loose by believing that an all powerful God loves you so much that He willingly died for you. There is nothing to loose by believing that all people are loved by God and should be treated as you yourself would wish to be treated. There is nothing to loose by treating your children as the greatest gift anyone could receive.
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We are all born wanting to believe in something. Look at children who are so willing to believe in Santa, fairies, mermaids.... we are all born hoping that there is something bigger than us. As Christians we believe that this is the hole God puts in our heart, a longing that can only be filled by Him. And I don't think that this hole goes away for Atheists but some pain in their life stops them from finding the answer to their longing. And when you can find that pain and let God take it away, you will see clearly that being Atheist does not make any sense. I don't regret a day of my life. I live everyday with a purpose that is so much bigger than myself or my happiness. If every Church was burned to the ground and every Bible destroyed, if ISIS beheaded me and all my family, still no one could take my faith away. And I would be joyful to have not lived my life believing in nothing.
This Friday, Good Friday, we will celebrate that Jesus died on the cross so that we may all go to Heaven despite our sinfulness. Jesus died for Atheists the same as Christians. And I pray for all the Atheists, especially those in my family, that you will replace your belief in nothing with a belief that God loves you more than you can understand. I welcome comments from any Atheist who can give me a reason why their beliefs are logical.
