“Nature reveals cruelty, not the hand of God.”

Atheist George Carlin (who passed into eternity in 2008) said, “But I want you to know something, this is sincere, I want you to know, when it comes to believing in God, I really tried. I really, really tried. I tried to believe that there is a God, who created each of us in His own image and likeness, loves us very much, and keeps a close eye on things. I really tried to believe that, but I gotta tell you, the longer you live, the more you look around, the more you realize, something is…wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption… Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.”

When an atheist rejects Genesis 1 (about creation), he automatically rejects Genesis 3 (about the “Fall” of mankind). God created all things perfect, but when Adam sinned against God, it brought God’s curse on all of creation. Thus, disease, suffering, pain, and death are ultimately the fault of man, not God. Reject that explanation and you end up with a philosophy similar to George Carlin. The sufferings of this world shouldn’t be used as an excuse to reject the Scriptures, but should be seen as very real evidence that what the Bible says is true.

Exodus 9:25 And the hail struck throughout the whole land of Egypt, all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail struck every herb of the field and broke every tree of the field.

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2 Responses to “Nature reveals cruelty, not the hand of God.”

  1. Pingback: “Nature reveals cruelty, not the hand of God.” | Ray Comfort’s Daily Evidence | Christians Following Jesus

  2. Samuel Stephens says:

    Though George Carlin was a truthful comedian in his dialog, he was wrong in his assumption that GOD’s creation was flawed. GOD’s creation was perfect but CHOSE to be flawed. The CHOICES we make determine how flawed we want to be. The Apostle Paul says paraphrased “What I don’t want to do I do and what I want to do I don’t”. Our lives are flawed by the choices we make. I really surprise myself at some of the choices I make for myself and the reasoning behind those choices.

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