17.12.08
The Doctrine of God (SC:5&6) - II - The Living and True God
Jeremiah 10:10
Imagine the shock the poor motorists traveling on the A96 near Nairn a few Saturdays ago must have felt. Traffic was being held up because two men were having a fight in the middle of the road. The surprising thing, however, was that one of them was dressed up as a cow, complete with a brown hat; and the other one was dressed up as a horse, complete with a straw hat. If I was a passing motorist, I’m not sure if I would have laughed or cried, but I know I would have been surprised.
I want to begin tonight by shocking and surprising you by saying something you will never have heard from a Free Church Pulpit before. I am an atheist – a convinced, card-carrying atheist. I’m not just an unsure agnostic, I am positively atheist. But before you pack up and walk out, let me explain myself – regarding the supposed existence of any other God other than the One True and Living God of the Bible, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I am an atheist. I am utterly convinced that no other God, other than the God who has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ, exists. I believe that our God is the True and Living God. Read the rest of this entry »