“There are no atheists in fox holes.” I suppose there is something to this statement, since desperate moments are catalyst for seeking solace in God. Prayer is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Yet, almost in the same breath, I can see how certain skeptics at death’s door may never think twice about preparing to meet their maker. Think Christopher Hitches, who held on to his atheism until the end.


God’s existence never requires a unanimous belief amongst all human minds. But it is never the case that God makes it impossible for anyone to connect with Him. The Epistle to the Hebrews tells us that [God] is a rewarder of those who seek Him (Heb. 11:6b, NASB). God never hides Himself from those who want to know Him. On the flip side, God is never required to offer something extraordinary to those who persist upon skepticism despite all other good reasons to the contrary. A case in point is the fact of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. The witnesses to the resurrected Lord were far from deceived or willing to deceive. 


 Blaise Pascal wrote,

[God] has willed to make Himself quite recognisable by those; and thus, willing to appear openly to those who seek Him with all their heart, and to be hidden from those who flee from Him with all their heart, He so regulates the knowledge of Himself that He has given signs of Himself, visible to those who seek Him, and not to those who seek Him not. There is enough light for those who only desire to see, and enough obscurity for those who have a contrary disposition (Penseés, 430).

Fleshly eyes are unable to perceive the invisible God, but do we really need to see something to believe it is true? How silly is that! We cannot see oxygen, but we can detect it according to its effects, if it is absent, it is noticeable. The one who exercises faith can see the effects of God in this universe. God has made Himself know decisively in the person of Jesus Christ.

God can be known, and those who seek will find Him. The Lord of the universe says, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened” (Matt. 7:7-8, NASB).

~ WGN

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Hello, my name is Warren Nozaki. I typically blog on topics related to Christian apologetics. Check out what is posted, leave a comment if you like. I work at the Christian Research Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. I also create sonic landscapes on the electric guitar.

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