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An atheist faces death
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Actually, you can. But it takes some depth in Philosophy to come to a newer, more tenuous realization on that front.
However, in the instance of the specific individual being discussed in this thread, I do realize that the only appropriate response for him is the one I gave to the OP.
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No, you really can't. Otherwise you'd be able to give me an example of something that you are convinced is true but decided to believe it was false. Or an example of anyone at all who has done it.
What puzzles me is that you must have known I'd say that knowing that you can't give any examples.
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It is stated above by the OP that the atheist was raised a Christian and later left the church.
No man comes to me Jesus says unless the Father draws him.
Faith comes from hearing the message and the message is the Word of God.
We are to have great enough love of our fellowman to see to it that what is of first importance is done. THEN if they are not moved walk away. The walk away is to work on his conscience as the Scripture instruct and inform us.
I said in my post to use gentleness and respect and (prayer for both is implied if you are a true believer)
No one goes to heaven on their own merit. We are born in sin and in need of Jesus as our Savior.
I stand by my statement… where is the love and concern of the OP
I have seen and heard of even greater deathbed conversions.
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What puzzles me is that you seem to think I'm from the same psychological and educational mold as most other Christians here........
No, I don't place Essence before Existence, and I never have.
If you realized this, you'd acknowledge what my response to the OP was, which is basically the one I gave my own dear late dad (even as bossy and set in his ways as he was) when he was dying of kidney failure and Alzheimer's.
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Unless their faith is an accident of birth. I was raised by solidly Christian parents in a solidly Christian society. I was Christian by default. If my parents and the society had been Muslim then guess what religion I would have been as I grew up.
He'll exhibit it by treating the man, and his beliefs, with respect and not use his impending death as an opportunity to question those beliefs.
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You said you could choose to believe. I've asked you a question about it.
You can answer it and prove me wrong or refuse to do so and prove me right.
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