Some people say that people can't change but I've seen it many times. I've also seen that it wasn't a temporary change but one that is ongoing. But in every case the transformation was the same and that is the person changed their ways to accept Christ as their Lord and personal Savior. Even the "12 Steps," that have transformed lives of alcoholics and drug addicts is based on Christian biblical principles.
Can an atheist change? Can an atheist attempt to be a better person, to serve rather than be served without admitting there is a God? Possible I guess, but I don't see why they'd have an incentive. Who would they be wanting to please? What moral foundation are they tethered to? I don't have a clue. There are certainly great people who are atheist, I know a few, but from a general perspective, the goodness from most people is tied to a belief that there is a Creator and that he wants us to love one another. It's what motivates me.
Me without God would be a terrible thing for those around me because I'd be extremely selfish. The good that people see in me (at times), is of God because I so desperately want to please my Father in heaven. More often than not, I fail. But I pick myself up, try to forgive myself as God has forgiven me, and I keep pushing onward and upward. Amen.
Can an atheist change? Can an atheist attempt to be a better person, to serve rather than be served without admitting there is a God? Possible I guess, but I don't see why they'd have an incentive. Who would they be wanting to please? What moral foundation are they tethered to? I don't have a clue. There are certainly great people who are atheist, I know a few, but from a general perspective, the goodness from most people is tied to a belief that there is a Creator and that he wants us to love one another. It's what motivates me.
Me without God would be a terrible thing for those around me because I'd be extremely selfish. The good that people see in me (at times), is of God because I so desperately want to please my Father in heaven. More often than not, I fail. But I pick myself up, try to forgive myself as God has forgiven me, and I keep pushing onward and upward. Amen.
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