>   the word ' atheist ' is found in but one verse in the Bible... and
> that is in Eph. 2:12,  and is rendered " without God. "
>
>   the term ' without God " does not express one's dis-belief in a
> Supreme Being... it express one's life and soul condition.  the term
> is joined to the phrase " " having no hope " and without God in the
> world." "
>
>   it simply means that the wrath of God abides ( continuous present
> tense ) upon those who are without God, which is by God's choice which
> came first... before the atheist was even born.  ( Ro. 9: 8-13 )
>
>   it is then a sad thing to be on the outside looking in.  and it's
> also a sad thing to be lied to by the Fundamentalist types who say
> " God loves everybody " which is contrary to Holy Scripture...
> Ps.5: 5  for example as well as the Savior's own teaching as in
>  Jn. 8: 43,44.
>
>   the Fundamentalist also lies when he says " God loves the sinner but
> hates the sin, "... such is not in Scripture.  what is in Scripture is
> that the atheist is without God, without hope, and is referred to as
> " swine, dog's, of the same nature as the devil they're father "...
> hardly loving terms...
>
>   while those whom God does love are referred to as " saints, sons of
> God, chosen, washed, redeemed, " ... and so on.
>
>   therefore, when the atheist devotes his energy to cursing God it's
> because he's been abandoned for anything more than the general grace
> God gives to most people.  he is assured to meet an angry God in
> Judgement who will not show him any more love than he's ever gotten
> in his without God life.  Ps. 1:5,6