…to the 4^th Power!

Opening Statement

“To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn; they take no pleasure in it.” Jeremiah 6:10 (ESV)

They make these statements whenever God becomes part of the discussion. “C’mon, you don’t believe that virgin birth stuff, do you?” “I think the Bible is full of myths and errors.” “Ya know, religion is the cause of most of the world’s problems.” Or the one that walks the offended road, “How can you say that your values are any better than anyone else’s?” These are the statements of someone who rejects the Biblical worldview in favor of a worldview that’s more fitting to suit their needs. We call this someone “The Skeptic!!” (Dun-dun-dun…needed to add that musical interlude)

American Heritage defines them like this…”One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.” Now if we were to pull that apart we might find a person who doesn’t want to be accountable to anybody for anything. But with words like “instinctively” and “habitually” placed in the framework of religious skepticism we can see a person in need of truth. And let’s face it, the world today is flat out hostile to the Gospel Truth, so to even squeak out “I’m Christian” can lead to ridicule. One might want to find the proof in the pudding, if you will, before realizing that Jesus is The Way, The Truth and The Life.

So what ingredients do we wrestle with as we dive into this pudding? Well there is the ever so everyday scientific one. We have the Biblical and Spiritual ones that get a good working over. But we have an ingredient that never seems to remain settled and that one is, in my opinion, the most difficult to work with and that one is the issue of morals. The science world is now trying to justify itself by aligning its truth with Biblical history. TV is now advertising that all spiritual roads lead to heaven and is using a Bible verse here and there to support its self. But the moral issue debates its self in the court of man and that’s where its failure begins, simply by throwing the Word of God outta the building.

So what are you to do Christian when it’s your time to face them? Well in his curriculum, “Meet The Skeptic”, Bill Foster simply advises us not to get overwhelmed. There are ways to deal with them as an apologist who wouldn’t come off as a 16^th century theologian trying to fear the masses into church simply because they have lost their moral compass. (Which by the way isn’t really a bad idea) but to deal with them in a way that has them surrender (bad word here?) their lives over to Christ. We need to make our faith relevant; we need to test the words they say and to respond in a language that they can understand.

Basically as Paul would say, “I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.” (1Cor 9:22b) Over my next few Freedom Fighters I would like to share with you those four areas of skepticism that face a Christian on an everyday basis either boldly or subtly. We are in time where truth is being argued in the wrong arena. We have allowed our society to pick and choose what works for them as a way of Good Orderly Direction and we are doomed for failure if we stand by idly and do nothing. Lets see what YHVH has for us to battle “The Skeptic”!! (Dun-dun-dun…had to do that just one last time) – Chris Hughes blogs regularly on Freedom Fighter and is a graduate of the Colony of Mercy

Daily Bible Reading: Psalm 20-22; Acts 13:26-52

Quote of the day: “Answering objections should not be our primary concern; we should recognize and engage the worldviews feeding those objections.”—Bill Foster

Verse to Memorize: Your promise is well tried and your servant loves it. I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts. Psalm 119:140-141 ESV