Psalm 14:1-7 The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good.… The Bible never attempts to prove the existence of God. Atheism, which is the denial of Him, is either practical or spiritual. The former has always and everywhere been. But speculative atheists are fewer in number. "I had rather," says Lord Bacon, "believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame was without a mind." The burden of proof rests with the atheist. I. HIS FOLLY MAY BE SEEN BY GLANCING AT THE UNANSWERABLE ARGUMENT FROM EXISTING OBJECTS. See all the phenomena of nature. And there is the moral evidence. II. BY ITS UNWARRANTABLE ASSUMPTIONS. How can a man know that there is no God? III. BY ITS INJURIOUS CHARACTER. "No atheist, as such, can be a true friend, an affectionate friend, or a loyal subject." See what came of it in the French Revolution. IV. BY ITS INADEQUACY TO ENCOUNTER THE HOURS OF TRIAL AND OF DEATH. In an Alpine village is the peaceful grave of one who died upon the Riffel-horn: over his grave is the significant inscription, "It is I, be not afraid." The good man, and only he, is not afraid. (J. H. Hitchens. D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: {To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. |
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