Who's Your One Part 2: I Pity the Fool Micaiah Irmler Psalms 14:1-7 NKJV Question: What is more risky to believe in God or to believe that there is no God? 1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. 3 They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one. 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call on the Lord? 5 There they are in great fear, For God is with the generation of the righteous. 6 You shame the counsel of the poor, But the Lord is his refuge. 7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord brings back the captivity of His people, Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. A Bold Assertion vs. 1. 1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good. The fool’s defiance puts them in danger. I Samuel 25:3 NKJV 3 The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance; but the man was harsh and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb. leads to self-destruction. John 14:6NLT Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Better to be hurt by the than comforted with a lie. Compassion that redefines is not compassion but . A Broken Argument Question: Why is there evil and suffering in the world? Question: Science and Faith seem to be at odds with each other. Question: Today people complain that Christians are not Christian enough when they don’t believe Christianity to be true at all. Your rejection is not a strong enough argument against the existence of God. Disbelief in God takes as much faith as belief in God. It takes more of a leap of to disbelieve in God than it takes to in God. You can reason to a point of probability It takes personal commitment to get to certainty. Remember: We don’t have a watertight argument we have a water tight person. If God does not exist then why has it been so difficult to eradicate the belief that He does? Quote: I would rather live as if God exists to find out that He doesn’t than to live as if he doesn’t exist to find out that He does. ~Blaise Pascal A Brutal Assessment vs. 2-1-3 1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good. 2 The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. 3 They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one. No God, So Up to No Good. The World is Being Undone by . A Beautiful Arrival vs. 7 7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord brings back the captivity of His people, Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. Jesus Loved and Loves People Who He Knew Would Not Love Him Back vs. 7 The Goal is Not to Inform About God but That They Would Be by God. You might have a stubborn heart but He’s a seeking . Luke 19:10 For the son of man is come to seek and to save that which is lost. Remember: is too long to be wrong. Question: What is more risky to believe in God or to believe that there is no God?