“ONLY FOOLS SAY in their hearts, “THERE IS NO GOD.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! The LORD looks down from heaven on the entire human race; He looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God. But no, all have turned away; all have become corrupt. No one does good, not a single one!” (Psa. 14:1-3)
Some take these verses to mean that atheists are ignorant AMANDA, meaning they lacking intelligence. However, that is not the only meaning of the Hebrew word translated “fool.” In this text, the Hebrew word is nabal, which often refers to an immoral person who has no perception of ethical or religious truth. The meaning of the text is not “unintelligent people do not believe in God.” Rather, the meaning of the text is “sinful people do not believe in God.” In other words, it is a wicked thing to deny God, and a denial of God is often accompanied by a wicked lifestyle. The verse goes on to list some other characteristics of the irreligious: “They are corrupt; their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.”
When we hear someone say, “Intellectually, I don’t believe there is a God,” always know this, behind that, it’s not just intellectual objection, IT IS MORAL CORRUPTION. There is TURNING ASIDE from God in the human heart that leads to ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT SIN, manifestations of it, all kinds of different beliefs, and intellectual assertions, even to the point of denying the existence of God altogether, but it all roots back in, “There’s none who does good. There’s non who seek God,” because we’ve all turned away and we’ve become corrupt.
God, we pray that you would OPEN OUR EYES TO YOUR GRACE, your goodness, your mercy, to who you are and how you can redeem all of us, how you can change our lives by your love for all of eternity. God, we pray for the salvation of atheist and agnostic friends and family members and people groups around the world. We pray for all these people groups in Communist environments, for people who have grown up with the denial of the existence of God. God, please, please, please, we ask, OPEN their EYES to your EXISTENCE, your POWER, your LOVE, your MERCY, and your GRACE in Christ. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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