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An atheist's experience with God

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An atheist was walking through the woods.

"What majestic trees"!

"What powerful rivers"!

"What beautiful animals"!

He said to himself.

As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.

He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer. He tripped & fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw & raising his right paw to strike him. At that instant the Atheist cried out,"Oh my God!"

Time Stopped.

The bear froze.

The forest was silent.

As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. "You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident." "Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer"?

The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask You to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps You could make the BEAR a Christian"?

"Very Well," said the voice.

The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:

"Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen
 
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Diavolos

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When atheists DO say "Oh my God"...nothing happens, and just as often, the same is the case for Christians themselves. How many Christians say "Oh my God" right before dying? As a perfect example, a man in the Ukraine recently jumped into a lion's den, claiming God would protect him. He was mauled and killed.

This joke takes on the mistaken view of those who hold that "there are no atheists in foxholes"; atheists don't ask God for help in their final moments. If I was being attacked by a bear, I'd do everything I could to get away. Praying doesn't save anyone; atheists are just practical enough to recognize this, and even some Christians are enlightened enough to realize that if God decided to put a hungry bear in your path in the first place he either expects you to get away of your own accord, or wants you to get eaten.
 
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