I am. Hebrews 4:12.
Those who reject the Word of God, have rejected God. John 1. The Word is God.
Discussion
How do you know what rejecting the Word looks like, reliably? These are just men's words you're showing me. How do you translate them into real knowledge for yourself as applies in context of the world?
With the same uncertainty, how do you or I understand what your interlocutor means with his words?
They are not just men’s words. Perhaps you should read the Bible.
And the other guy is an atheist. He is certainly rejecting God.
You have a strong case on both counts, but I still feel like you've sidestepped the question. You sound just as closed minded as most atheists I've run into. I find it distasteful and counterproductive to getting others to understand you or to discover the truth. You may as well shut up about it as compared to your current approach, from a pragmatic stance.
If you haven't asked yourself these basic epistemic questions that I asked you, then you will have an even harder time answering the questions of those who do not explicitly recognize God.
If on the other hand, your goal is to alienate those who do not explicitly recognize God and use your interpretation of the Bible, such as to physically remove them from your life, you are succeeding.
I was an atheist. I do not care to convince atheists, because they do not listen. Only a close call with death can change them.
The Bible is the word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16.
It is not wise of you to act like you know better than the Word.
You literally act like you know better than the Word because of your authoritarian stance on your ability to interpret it and apply it correctly.
Your assumption about atheists only being convinced by a close call with death is not universal and only shows me that you lack logical rigor. The existence of one case contrary to that disproves it. Further, if you wrongly identify someone as atheist who is just agnostic but open to discussion, by these assumptions you have succeeded only in preventing them from hearing.
You need to work on yourself, bro. Jesus was a lot less assuming than you. A LOT. Because he understood and applied logic. Jesus is unassuming. You have Him with you, but you are not listening.
I do not have an authoritarian stance on the Word. I have a biblical stance on the Word.
You are here denying that the Bible is the Word of God. You are acting like it is just the writings of some men, forgetting who precisely inspired and preserved it.
The Bible is perfect. Anyone who denies it, denies God. This isn’t a matter of debate.
My discernment of his rejection of God was on point, considering he outright said he doesn’t believe in God. This makes him evil. No amount of good works can offset the evil nature of man.
No son of Adam deserves to go to heaven. Not one.
And don’t compare me to Jesus. I am not Him. I cannot even approach His glory.
