The Main Thing A Nation Under God / If I Were an Atheist

The Main Thing

A Nation Under God / If I Were an Atheist

If I were an atheist I would support Christians and the church

Christians do more good for others than any other organization in the world

Christians are Jesus Christ followers

Jesus taught His followers to love one another

I am proud to be an American, as America’s founding

fathers focused on being “one nation under God”

A Nation “in God we trust”

It was the Christians who founded the hospitals in this land to care for the afflicted,

the schools of learning to educate everyone,

the compassion to reach out to the oppressed of the world

Sadly, economics has replaced the Love of God in many of these organizations

Despite those changes, the church has not stopped caring

 for others by reaching out in the communities, at home and around the world

A Nation Under God

If I were an atheist I would support Christians and the church.

Christians do more good for others than

any other organization in the world.

Christians are Jesus Christ followers.

Jesus taught His followers to love one another.

Jesus taught all the laws of God are fulfilled in two commands:

“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”

Jesus did not get caught up in law,

not even the law of Moses.

Jesus focused on the inner condition of a person.

This inner change is a foundation of love.

This total love for God enables us to love each other.

I am proud to be an American, as America’s founding

fathers focused on being “one nation under God”.

A Nation “in God we trust”.

It was the Christians who founded the hospitals in this land

to care for the afflicted, the schools of learning to educate

everyone, the compassion to reach out to the oppressed of the world.

Sadly, economics has replaced the Love of

God in many of these organizations.

Despite those changes, the church has not stopped caring for others

by reaching out in the communities, at home and around the world.

It is said religious organizations in 2014 received

$118.64 billion in donations for charity.

On top of all this, churches provide everything

from meals, tangible goods, child care, lodging,

counseling, courses, career services and more.

All of those services would not show up on a balance

sheet as outreach/service to poor individuals because

they tend to just be a part of the life of the community.

Remove all of this from America and what would you have?

Much of what Christians do goes unrecognized,

as acts of kindness are done in a way the right

hand does not know what the left hand is doing.

These acts of kindness are for God’s glory.

The compass of a Christian always points to God, the

One who created us that He might express His love for us.

A moral compass that leads to a life of “love, joy, peace, forbearance,

kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Against such things there is no law.”

A serious question is this…

“If God is not your moral compass, what guides you?”

For most “self-preservation” is what

guides the person without Jesus.

So if I were an atheist I would support Christians

 and the church for the good they do.

Scripture Reading

Galatians 6:7-10 NIV

7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Ephesians 2:10 NIV

 10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,

which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Hebrews 13:16 NIV

16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

1 Peter 3:13-18 NIV

13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened."   15 But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.   17 It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. 18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.