All the virtues which appeared in Christ shone brightest in the close of His life, under the trials He then met. Eminent virtue always shows brightest in the fire. Pure gold shows its purity chiefly in the furnace. It was chiefly under those trials which Christ endured in the close of His life that His love to God, His honor of God's majesty, His regard to the honor of His law, His spirit of obedience, His humility, contempt of the world, His patience, meekness, and spirit of forgiveness towards men, appeared. Indeed, everything that Christ did to work out redemption for us appears mainly in the close of His life. Here mainly is His satisfaction for sin, and here chiefly is His merit of eternal life for sinners, and here chiefly appears the brightness of His example which He has set us for imitation.
Jonathan Edwards

The great loss of Atheism

The great loss of Atheism

by Glen on 2001-03-15 00:00:23

The life of a Christian who tries to follow God’s will for his/her life is never wasted. Consider this:

The Christian

  • If there was no final judgement, the Christian living a life pleasing to God has followed the two most important laws: loving God and loving fellow man. This is a valuable life that has had positive impact on their society!
  • If there is a final judgement, the Christian spends eternity with God and others who have loved God and fellow man. A nice community! (-;

The Athiest

  • If there is a final judgement, the Atheist (irregardless of their life pursuits) faces eternity in hell. Not a nice community.
  • If there is no final judgement, the only value from life came when obeying the laws and lifestyle encouraged by God – anything else was selfish and wastefull. This was a life without eternal hope.

Whose life has the most value, regardless of which way things end?