Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Atheist Penn of Penn & Teller tells Christians what to do

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According to Wikipedia, Penn often writes down, "there is no God" with his signature." Should we avoid him then? Here's one quote from the video below:


"And I've always said that I don't respect people who don't proselytize. I don't respect that at all. If you believe that there's a heaven and hell and people could be going to hell or not getting eternal life or whatever and you think it's not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward; how much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them about it?" - Penn Jillette


Watch what he says in this five minute clip then read below:


Christians, if we really believe

  • that God is holy and a just Judge and will punish people in hell for eternity if they die in their sins,
  • that He has commanded us to go to those who do not know Christ,
  • that salvation and eternal life is a gift from God
...then why don't we go? Even a well-known atheist says he doesn't have respect for us if we don't tell people about the way to heaven. If you think you'll be seeing a human being this week, how about giving them a gospel tract? Not because Penn told us to do so, but because God has told us to do so:
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." - Matthew 28:19,20

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And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation." -Mark 16:15

"And the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.'" - Luke 14:23


- Tamara Slack

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