To all who know me: I've been considering a decision that will have a radical impact on my life. I wish I could say it was difficult to make this decision, but although it was taken several years, it was in the end an easy decision. I also realize that I do not make this decision in a vacuum; it will affect you and all others whom I meet.
I have decided that I am really an atheist.
I have doubted God's existence and the world's view that He is to be served. I served this God for years and to be honest, it wore me out. There are so many things in life that I want for myself, and your God holds them from me unless I obey Him. Neither do I believe that we should sacrifice this one life of ours for Him. Why should I give something so precious to me to a God who only demands more? I cannot believe in this God that so many have preached. In short, I have decided that I am truly at heart an atheist, because I absolutely and definitively refuse to believe in an angry God!
As any pro-active atheist does, I will speak out and be a voice against your belief in an angry God. You will not be able to silence me. I will fight you tooth and nail. I will post on Facebook and internet blogs; I will write the truth and use your own favorite Scripture passages against you to debunk your insane and irrational beliefs. Wherever I travel I will take with me this message. With my last breath I will preach that your angry and vengeful God does not exist.
You may resent me; go ahead! You may disagree with me; Jesus proved you wrong centuries ago. You may refuse to let go of your angry God; no problem, my God is kind enough to let you believe what you choose. When I preach that my God is good and loving and gracious, your skin may crawl as you realize your good deeds and efforts are no better than poop. It will incense you that the God I preach about justifies the ungodly. In your opinion, I'm sure you consider that unfair. The truth is He gives your own good deeds and your bad deeds the same worth: nothing!
So, I leave you to your angry God and your efforts to be a good, respectable, and obedient Christian. Good luck with that. I'm sure you'll be perfect at that...never. And that your angry God will be appeased by your efforts...not. And for the best spoiler yet, I feel compelled to be even more honest with you: while you think that you're "walking in the Spirit" by not "walking in the flesh," I assure you that they're not the same thing. Your focus on not sinning is not the spiritual life God desires for you.
If you would ever like to hear about a better way based on better promises because of someone else's better behavior...well, you better put down your weapons and your sacrifices and start to listen to and trust in better news.
Grace=Peace,
Jeremy
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