Why I Am Not An Atheist? (Chinese/English)

PSALM 14

诗篇 14

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.

愚顽人心里说：“没有神。”他们都是邪恶，行了可憎恶的事，没有一个人行善。

PSALM 53

诗篇 53

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.

愚顽人心里说，没有神。他们都是邪恶，行了可憎恶的罪孽，没有一个人行善。

Why I Am Not An Atheist

为什么我不是一个无神论者

When someone repeats themselves, you need to sit up and take notice.

当一些人不断重复做一些事情的时候，你就需要坐起来留心听。

Well in two of the wonderful psalms , God repeats himself. We have many today, who call themselves atheists, and it is to them, that I address this message.

在这两篇美妙的诗篇里，神不断重复他自己的话。如今有许多人自称为无神论者，针对他们的说法，我写了这篇文章。

In the Hebrew, the true meaning is:

在希伯来语中，这两篇真正的意思是:

The Fool Has Said In His Heart, No God

愚顽人自说自话，而非依靠神说话。

So, let’s get this straight, you aren’t an atheist, you are an idolater. You are someone who worships an idol, which is anything that takes the true place reserved for God and you won’t let it go.

让我们更直截了当地说吧，你不是一个无神论者，而是一个偶像崇拜者。你崇拜任何一种偶像，你以它取代神的位置，并且你无法放下偶像。

Romans 1 verses 18-32, gives a clear outline, why people are idolaters, they love sin and they won’t let it go.

罗马书1章18~32节，对人们为什么崇拜偶像，给出了一个清晰的轮廓，他们喜爱罪，并且留恋它。

At the start, let me, pull no punches, the evidence is clear, and I wish to tell you, Why I am not an atheist, by the end of this message, you won’t be either.

开始之前，让我直言不讳的说，证据非常清楚，我想要告诉你为什么我不是一个无神论者，也许到这篇文章的结尾，你也会和我一样。

First of all, I don’t believe in Chance, Atheism is strongly linked to evolution, which says that we came about through some explosion many millions of years ago.

首先我不相信偶然，无神论与进化论联系紧密，而进化论认为我们是来自于几百万年前的一些爆炸。

That is like looking for a ten-dollar bill in a stack of hay, the chance of finding it is so remote, you wouldn’t waste your time even trying.

这就像在一堆干草里面寻找一个十美元的钞票，找到的概率十分渺茫，你甚至不会浪费时间去尝试。

Secondly, I don’t believe in chaos, if there was an explosion, all explosion, lead to chaos, they leave everything in disorder, look at the order in the world, the earth is spinning on its axis, if it moved off its axis a small amount, we would be all burnt alive by the sun rays. We have seasons, we have order in our universe. We have order and not disorder.

其次，我不相信混乱状态。如果有爆炸，所有的爆炸都会导致混乱，他们会使一切事都处于无秩序状态。请看一下这有秩序的世界，地球围绕着轴心转动，如果他稍微偏离了他的轴心，我们就会被太阳的光线所燃烧殆尽。我们有四季，有宇宙的秩序，我们是有序的，而不是无序的。

Look at the evidence:

请看以下证据:

Creation and the cosmos

世界和宇宙

Atheists believe that we have slowly evolving over millions of years, that we came from monkeys or that we climbed out of the sea. Look at the beauty of creation, look at a flower, so many beautiful flowers/animals and birds, brightly coloured. Do you think, this just happened over millions of years?

无神论者认为我们已经缓慢进化了几百万年。在这几百万年中，我们来自于猴子或者从海洋里爬出来。看看所创之物的美好，看看花，许多如此美丽的花/动物和鸟，色彩明亮。你会认为这发生在几百万年进化之后吗？

Yes, I believe in intelligent design, because all designs need a designer. God created all we see around us in six literal days, He did it all, I know it astounds the mind, but our finite minds are unable to grasp this, it is almost too wonderful for words. Look at the human body, everything, we even have the most advanced waste disposal system, God thought of everything.

没错，我相信智能设计，因为所有的设计都需要一个设计者。神用六天时间创造了我们所能看到的周围的一切，他做了一切，我知道这会震撼我们的心灵，但我们有限的思想无法理解这些，这太美妙了，无法用文字来表达，看一看人类的身体，每一件事，我们甚至有最高级的废物处理系统，神想到了一切。

Look at the cosmos, it would take us 1000 years to reach the end of our galaxy flying at the speed of light, and there are many millions of galaxies, did they happen by chance?

看一看宇宙，我们要到达星系的尽头需要用光速飞行1000年，这样的星系有数百万，他们都是偶然发生的吗？

Look at man’s conscience, man is the pinnacle of creation, he is the only one, with a moral conscience, he is capable of regret, of compassion, he/she has emotions. Again, I ask you, did these unique features come about by chance or evolve over millions of years.

看看人类的意识，人达到了创造物的顶峰，他是唯一一个有道德意识的，有能力悔改的，有同情心的，他有情感。我再次问你，这些独特的特点都来自偶然或者几百万年的进化吗？

Look at man’s chasing, every single people group, worships something, there are people all over the world, that worship trees, spirits, rivers and animals, why?. There are tribes in deepest China, that worship nature, everyone seeks something to worship, even so-called Atheist’s worship something, even if it is themselves!

看一看人类所追逐的，每一个人类的族群都在崇拜一些东西，整个世界的人，有的崇拜树木，精灵，河流以及动物，为什么呢？中国深处的一些部落，他们崇拜大自然，每个人都在寻求可崇拜的东西，甚至所谓的无神论者也会崇拜一些东西，甚至可能崇拜他们自己。

Because they know deep inside them, that there is something else, something outside them.

因为他们知道，在他们最深的里面有一些特别的东西，而有一些东西却在外面。

Look at Man’s crisis, he surely is in trouble, the deeper he/she goes and the further we go into history, the worse it gets. History goes from one disaster, everyone worse than the last. Wars and disease are now man’s daily battle, it is like a chain weight around his neck. What disaster will it be next? Covid has surely shown man’s complete impotence, he is helpless, but still, he seeks to handle things on his/her own, he/she refuses to hand things over to God and acknowledge who God is, and that he has made a complete mess of things.

看一看人类遭遇的危机，他很确定陷入危机，他走的越深，越进一步走进历史，他对糟糕的情况知道得就越多。当历史从灾难中走出，每个人会比过去变得更糟糕。战争和疾病如今已成为人们的日常斗争，就像把铁链挂在了他的脖子上。下次灾难是什么呢？新冠让人类的软弱暴露无遗。人们在无助中仍然在寻求以他/她自己的能力处理事情，他拒绝把所有的事情交托给神，拒绝认识神，因此就把一切搞得一团糟。

It would man would have to humble himself, and believe me, he is far too proud to do that!

人们要使自己变得谦卑，相信我，人们真的是太骄傲了。

Look at man’s condition, man hates the S word. He/she hates the word sin, every atheist, right at the bottom of them, will tell you, that there is no God, because they want no moral responsibility.

看一看人们的境况，人们恨恶罪恶这个词。他恨恶罪恶，每个无神论者都处于罪恶的底层，都会告诉你没有神，因为他们不想对道德负责。

If there’s no God, like they argue, there is no judgement, we can live how we like, but there is a God and there is judgement Hebrews 9:27

如果像他们所争辩的，没有神也就没有审判，我们可以按我们所喜欢的方式来生活，但事实是的确有一位神也有审判。希伯来书9:27。

These are the facts, look around you, look inside of you.  You have all the evidence, The uniqueness of the universe, the uniqueness of man, his utter helplessness and his deep need.

这些都是事实，看看你周围的人，向内看看你。你就会得到所有的证据。宇宙的独特性，人类的独特性，人类的无助以及深深的需求。

I am not an atheist, because every time, I see a flower or an animal, I see God’s hand, every time I see another human, I am reminded that they are uniquely created by God.

我不是一个无神论者。因为每一次我看到一束花或者一个动物，我就看到了神的手。每次我看到另外一个人，我就能想起神的独特创造。

Why believe in something like atheism, that gives people NO HOPE?

为什么会相信像无神论的一些东西，使人们陷入毫无希望呢？

Let’s eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die, but there is more to life.

让我们吃吃喝喝，快乐生活，因为明天我们会死去，不再有生活。

There is a purpose and that is a God who created you and loves you.

有一个目的，那就是神创造了你，并且他爱你。

I am a Christian, I wasn’t always a Christian, something or someone changed me. I met and know the Living God.

我如今是一个基督徒，我过去一直不是一个基督徒，一些事情或一些人改变了我，我遇到并认识了活的神。

He is a moment-by-moment reality, it is not some religious fantasy, I know his presence, I have seen and am seeing his power, not just in my life.

他分分秒秒都真实存在着，它并不是一些宗教式的新奇玩意儿。我知道他的存在，我已经看到，并且正在看到他的力量，这不仅仅是在我的生活中。

In my second message, I will share Why I am a Christian.

在我第二篇文章中，我会分享为什么我是一个基督徒。

God bless you

愿神祝福你！