If I get some spray paint and graffiti the word ‘darkness’ on the side of a building, do I erase the sun?
Discussion
Lol, that means nothing and you know it. Using ‘grand’ phraseology, and being cryptic doesn’t make you sound wise or intelligent. Facts are facts. There is no proof of a god, any god. It’s simply Santa Claus for adults. And btw, if an entity promises you salvation, but warns of punishments, that’s extortion.
my friend, you are mistaken.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” (Psalm 14:1)
the Bible says (not me) that you are being foolish.
In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek God; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.” (Psalm 10:4)
The apostle Paul wrote that every human being knows that God exists.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. (Romans 1:18–20)
You are simply suppressing the truth.
I hope you will keep reading for a few more seconds. I don’t want to use grand phraseology.
There is no extortion in Christianity.
I am a preacher of the GOSPEL, which literally means “good news”
The gospel is this: I owed a debt I couldn’t pay.
Christ, the Son of God voluntarily chose to pay the debt for me.
He has given me a gift: I am forgiven.
My sins?
They’re In the bottom of the ocean.
God’s wrath?
It’s gone.
No extortion here. Simply grace.
No extortion here: only love.
Why in the world would you despise and reject and refuse a God who wants you to be reconciled to him?
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old. (Micah 7:18–20)