0443. The Fool Who Says There Is No God

The Fool Who Says There Is No God

"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God" (Psa_14:1).

1. The man who denies that there is a God is a fool, because the fact of God is positively established by the works of His hands. "The heavens declare the glory of God."

Dr. A. J. Gordon said: "No power or might of man can sweep the stars from the sky, or blot the sun from the heavens, or efface the splendid landscape," and yet all of these speak forth the word, there is a God.

"Is there no God? The stream that silver flows,

The air he breathes, the ground he treads, the trees,

The flower, the grass, the sands, each wind that blows,

All speak of God; throughout, one voice agrees,

And, eloquent, His dread existence shows;

Blind to thyself, ah! see Him, fool, in these!"

2. The fool who says there is no God, says it in his heart. He says it because his heart is corrupt, and he knows that if there is a God, then he is forever lost. He says it because he is proud and he would make himself his god. He says it because he wants to acknowledge no power above himself, he would yield obedience and give obeisance to no name above his own.

3. The results of the denial of this fool is plainly stated: "They have done abominable works." Just follow in the wake of men who deny the fact of God, and you will find a hot-house for the development of anarchists.

It is said that when students used to hear Ingersol blatantly deny the fact of God, that they would go from his lectures to spend themselves with riotous living.

It is reported that two men wishing to discuss atheism while dining with Voltaire were admonished thus by their host: "Wait till my servants are gone, they might want to cut my throat to-night."

Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR