>On Aug 18, 4:09 am, old man joe home.com> wrote:

>> no one can wonder why people are mislead by well meaning but
>> unstudied commentor's of the Bible.
>>
>> such is the case with the word ' Atheism ' and how an Atheist got
>> to be one.
>>
>> Atheism comes from the Greek word " Atheos " and it's found in just
>> one place in all of Scripture, and that is in Eph. 2:12 and is
>> rendered " without God. "
>>
>> what " without God " is like is not what the man in the street would
>> likely answer. the answer is given in the verse the word ' atheist '
>> is found in, as well as many other places in Scripture... Ro. 9:18 for
>> example... where it is stated that there are but two kinds of people
>> on earth...
>>
>> those upon whom God shows mercy and whom upon whom He does not.
>>
>> the Atheist thinks he's the smart one and rejected God by some wit
>> and wisdom on his part, but that's not the case at all.
>>
>> he's rejected by God Himself, impartially, because upon him God does
>> not desire to have mercy, but rather, God desires to harden him, just
>> like Ro. 9:18 says...
>>
>> the verse reads... " He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens
>> whom He desires. "
>>
>> so, when someone posts foul mouthed statements calling God a liar;
>> a sky fairy; some kind of figment of man's imagination and the like,
>> it's not because the poster is so smart to have cornered the market on
>> truth... it's because the poster and his kind were passed by and left
>> to themselves, being shown no mercy, resulting in a life of hating
>> and being hated from which his dark words spring.
>>
>> it's God's choice he's marked for death, not his... and there's
>> nothing he can do about it since God does not love everybody but
>> rather... " Thou dost hate all who do iniquity. " ( Ps. 5:5 ) and
>> God is angry with him everyday... Ps. 7:11
>>
>> the vast majority of people on earth today are Atheists. just as
>> when millions of men, women, and children were swept away in the great
>> flood in Noah's time by an angry and just Almighty God, so too are
>> they today who are passed by and marked for death, being shown no
>> mercy. God chooses who will be shown mercy, not man.
>>
>> curse God all you desire Mr. Atheist... it just confirms you've been
>> passed by for mercy and left to yourself.

>
>Did your Preycher tell you that, Old Man Joke? Do you really think
>that you will make any headway with that argument?