This article is born of the fact that I've had numerous confrontations with Atheists on Twitter. The first thing they want to do is argue with me about my faith. God did not say to argue with them, He said to "tell them". . . . . . . . .
So I decided to write this short tutorial on how to deal with certain people when we witness. One class of people ( forgive me for saying that . . . . . ) are Atheists.
Atheists deny the existence of God, though the Bible states "The heavens and earth are testimonies of His handiwork." The full purpose of their encounter with you is not to confess their need as a sinner for redemption, but to, harass, argue, ridicule you and your faith, and waste precious time. More on that later. . . . . .
They would love to spend ( if at all possible ) hours arguing or debating logic with you. In essence, they have no INTENTION OF BELIEVING, their intention is to steer YOU off course from YOUR faith in the One and True God. What we have here is a classic Satanic plot to brutalize you the believer, and shake you from your rest which Christ has blessed you with.
In dealing with Atheists, one MUST first be prayed up to date, and confessed up to date. One MUST also surrender oneself be guided by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God is no joke and HE will give you the exact words to tell the person. Nine times out of ten, like Jesus did when He was before the Sanhedrin and Phraiseses, He spoke very little, but the words He spoke shut their mouths!
You merely tell them the Gospel, let them know God loves them, Jesus Christ died for them that they may be saved from an eternity in Hell and that's it. No discussions of various doctrines and concepts, logics, etc.
You have nothing to prove to them, nor can mortal man prove the existence of God to another with mere words, unless they are "anointed". If they want to know if God is real, let THEM taste and see that the Lord is good!
Leave it up to them to believe or not believe. Our God is a gentleman and does not force them to believe. He has, like He has with us, given them the gift of personal choice. The right to CHOOSE whether to believe in Christ or not. If they refuse, one day they will stand before The Most High and Holy God and will have to give account for the very words YOU told them. Why? You ( a faithful servant of the KING ), obeyed the Great Commission, went into the hedges and highways, and bid them to come. Yet they refused the invitation . . . . .
Cut the conversation short, walk away, and pray that some day, some hour, they would hear and receive. In the meantime, God has prepared other hearts to hear and receive. That's why you cannot waste time with those who willfully refuse to believe. . . . . . Time is critical and too short!
Note: This also applies to other what I called "entrenched believers". Jehovas Witnesses, Muslims, etc. They are firmly "dug in" and "steeped" in their belief, or non-beliefs and will not budge!
When you get a chance Google the word "entrenched". It means ( paraphrased ) dug into the ground in order to withstand a firefight ( as in war ). Meaning? They will not hear unless God anoints and prepares their hearts to hear, repent and receive.
We may plant, others may water, but only God give the increase.
Like the old hymn says:
Tell them
Even if they don't believe you
Tell them
Even when they don't receive you
That I came to let them know. . . . . .
Remain faithful.
