God Responds to Atheist Hatred
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Atheist: Thank you Lord, for making my life hard and miserable.
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God: Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am
gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For
My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
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Thank you, Oh Lord, for allowing me to be raped. I'm sure I deserved
it.
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Come to Me and be Mine, for the sufferings of my heirs at this present
time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be
revealed in them. Come to Me, and one day I will wipe away every tear
from your eyes.
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Thank you Lord, for taking my two daughters away from me. They were
only two years old.
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There shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying...
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Thank you Lord, for giving my grand daughter the flu that took her
life.
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Behold, I will make all things new.
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Thank you Lord, for giving my poor 62-year-old grandmother breast
cancer. She died in great pain.
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Come to Me, for there shall be no more pain, for the former things
shall pass away, and there will be a new life, a New Jerusalem, where
there will be no more sickness and death for those who love Me.
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Thank you Lord, for creating the Jeffrey Dahmers of the world. I'm
sure there is a divine unseen purpose for their existence.
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But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually
immoral, sorcerers, idolaters and all liars shall have their part in
the lake which burns with fire.
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Thank you Lord, for creating Hitler. Even though you knew he would
kill six-million Jews, his existence was simply your all-good will as
well.
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Because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God. My people
turned from Me, to will and to do their own pleasure. And when they
sought and found the depths of the evil of men's hearts, you blame Me.
Come to Me, For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. He is the exact
representation of My being (Heb.1:3), He came to demonstrate that I am
for you, not against you. He died so that you and I could be
reconciled.
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Thank you Lord, for creating vast differences in race and culture. I
find it odd however, that you forgot to give most people the ability
to appreciate diversity, I guess you wanted racism.
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I prospered My children who then turned on Me to build a tower and
proclaim their own glory. So I confused their speech and understanding
of each other and scattered them over the earth.
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Thank you Lord, the author of confusion, for not giving atheists the
evidence you know they need to know you exist.
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What may be known of Me is manifest in you, for I have shown it to
you. For since the creation of the world, My invisible attributes are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even My
eternal power and Godhead, so that you are without excuse, because,
although you know Me, you do not glorify Me as God, nor are thankful,
but become futile in your thoughts, and your foolish hearts are
darkened. Professing to be wise, you become fools.
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Thanks to your mercifulness they are still going to hell.
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Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? And not that
he should turn from his ways and live? For I have no pleasure in the
death of one who dies, therefore turn and live!
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Thank you Lord, for creating hell. I guess there is an unknown reason
why you simply just don't create those you know are going to hell?
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He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that does not
believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name
of the only begotten Son of God...Fear
not; I am the First and the Last. I am He that lives, and was dead;
and behold, I am alive forever more, amen; and have the keys of hell
and of death.
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Thank you Lord, for all the evil in the world. Isaiah 45:6,7. Some say
we have evil so we can choose. In the last days however, Lord, you are
going to eradicate evil. What is there to choose from then? I have
faith there is an unforseen reason.
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For you have trusted in your wickedness, your wisdom and your
knowledge have warped you. I have called you to the Wedding Feast and
have even offered you the clothes to wear, but you are not willing.
Come to the Wedding Feast!
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Thank you Lord, for allowing hearts to be shattered and lives
destroyed.
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The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, to preach good tidings to the
poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to
the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound, to
proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
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Thank you Lord, for creating the world in such a way that you knew sin
would naturally follow. Ingenious!
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I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, who
walk in a way that is not good, according to their own thoughts; a
people who provoke Me to anger continually to My face.
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Thank you Lord, for being unseen at this most horrific time.
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If you seek Me, you will find Me. Ask, seek, knock
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Thank you Lord, for allowing people to threaten others with hell. It's
really keeping me in line.
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How can you escape the condemnation of hell? Therefore, indeed, I send
you prophets, messengers and witnesses. Some of them you will kill and
crucify, and some you will beat and persecute from city to city. Blind
guides! How often I wanted to gather you together, as a hen gathers
her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
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Thank you Lord, for giving me AIDS through a blood transfusion. I have
truly learned from this experience.
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The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, to comfort all who mourn, to
give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment
of praise for the spirit of heaviness; Come to Me, that your pain and
suffering may be wiped away and the hope of eternity be spread before
you. For I am faithful and just to keep My promises to those who come
to Me.
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Thank you Lord, for the natural wonders you manifest. Such as
hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Even though they
kill hundreds of thousands a year, I am certain it is your love in
action.
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For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former shall
not be remembered or come to mind. The voice of weeping will no longer
be heard, nor the voice of crying, for those who love Me.
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Thank you Lord, for giving me a husband you knew would cheat on me. I
appreciate it so much.
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Did you follow My ways? Did you obey My statutes? Did you honor your
husband and ask for My help? No, you did not honor Me or your husband.
You reaped what you sowed. You had no thought to Me. You did not
delight in My ways.
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Thank you Lord, for giving me bad eyesight at birth. These spectacles
are cool.
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I knew you before you were conceived, you are fearfully and
wonderfully made! I knit you together in your mother's womb, and
brought you forth on the day you were born. You may not know me, but I
know everything about you. You were not a mistake. I am familiar with
all of your ways, even the very hairs on your head are numbered. I
offer you more than your earthly father ever could, and it is my
desire to lavish my love on you simply because you are my child and I
am your father. Come to Me.
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Thank you Lord, for creating me blind. My other senses have grown
quite acute. I guess that was your divine reason for doing such a
deed. Thank you.
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You can do all things through Christ Who strengthens you, if you would
only come to Me. Every good gift that you receive comes from My hand,
for I am the Provider and I meet all your needs. My plan for your
future has always been filled with hope. I desire to establish you
with all My heart and all My soul. Come to Me! And I will rejoice over
you with singing.
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Thank you Lord, for the starving people in the world. I'm confident
that you are blessing them in some unforseen way.
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Go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have a
treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me. For the poor you have with
you always, but Me you do not have always.
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Thank you Lord, for creating me without my permission. I guess I'll
deal with it.
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I created you for joy, peace, worship and songs. I set My table before
you that you would come and partake with Me. But you will not come
near. You stand at the gate to throw stones at My children, and
despise all I have gathered for you. Put down your stones, allow Me to
wash your hands, taste, and see that I am good!
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Thank you Lord, for punishing all of mankind for the iniquities of
Adam and Eve. You knew they would sin before you created them, so I'm
certain that the evil in the world is just part of your goodness to
us.
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Behold! The Redeemer has come to those who turn from transgression. He
brings a garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; Greatly
rejoice in the Lord! Let your soul be joyful in your God! For He would
clothe you with garments of salvation. He longs to cover you with the
robe of righteousness, and throw your sins as far as the east is to
the west.
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If evil serves a purpose for God, then evil is good. Since God creates
only good things, evil is a good creation and also hell.
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Who are you, O man, to challenge the sovereignty of the Lord our God,
creator of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen: Just as
the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good and multiply you, so the
Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you and bring you to nothing.
But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him
if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you
turn to the Lord your God and obey His voice (for the Lord your God is
a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you.
Therefore know this day and consider it in your heart, that the Lord
Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath, there is no
other.
To those who believe on the name of Jesus Christ, I, even I, am He who
blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember
your sins. (east to west).
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