Do any Christians/catholic/ect think that if an Atheist or Agnostic found out there actually was a God-?

Question

they would change? I get confused sometimes reading some of these answers and questions. It seems like SOME of you think that, when God, Jesus whoever comes down and proves to the world they are there, that we will just drop everything and bow down... I personally wouldnt, so i dont understand the "You will be proven wrong! and will regret how you lived your life" blah blah... umm, no I wont actaully. Just because I dont believe in God doesnt mean i was living a bad life in the first place, and if its not good enough for Him "when he comes back" than oh well. Why would I bow down to someone like that?


I think i rambled a bit.

My question, if you are confused, is to both Atheist and Christian folk. Atheist do you think you would change any part of your life if you KNEW there was a God? Christian folk, do you think we will?

Answer 1

I think that the only part of my life that would change was I would go from being an atheist to a believer. I live a good life, and there's nothing about my life that I would be ashamed of it God or Jesus appeared to me and proved themselves to be real.

Answer 2

Yeah, you rambled a bit, but it's okay. :-)

I was raised atheist. I was taught to mock religion. I thoroughly believed that God was an impossible myth.

And then one day, I found out God is real. And I really did change. I didn't want to, but I couldn't help it. In a way, it's like meeting somebody and falling in love. Your life is changed forever, whether you fight against that love or embrace it. Except one way leaves you miserable and the other gives you peace and joy.

Now, in my case, I was a really selfish and self-destructive person before I learned there is a God. I changed a lot. My older brother was an atheist for 10 years longer than I was. He's a scientist, all facts, you know? But he was also a really good guy. Helped out his neighbors, etc. He used to say, "I don't need God." After I became a Christian, I thought my brother never would because he's too good and his life is too good. But one day, he met God, too, and just like me, he can't deny it any more.

So anyway...that's why people think that an atheist or agnostic would probably change.

As for your idea that God would require you to be "good enough" or whatever, that isn't it at all. Christianity has a lot more depth to it, really. If you ever want to look into it for real, you'll see.

Answer 3

If I actually saw god, well I have no problem admitting I was wrong. Would I actually bow down and start worshiping, I don't know, he or she or it would have a lot of explaining to do. Cuz I still think the world is a sh*t hole, so if there is a god, he, she, it is not doing a very good job! And I certainly wouldn't worship the god of the bible, etc cuz that god sounds like a bipolar tyrant. So I would need my questions answered first before I start worshiping some god. I don't really see myself changing my day to day activities unless I had good reason to.

Answer 4

I think that there are some that will regret. Not looking harder. Insulting those that tried to show them. That their chance is over.

And I think that there are some that will not. That they will reject God even when He appears. That they could do without Him regardless of where they go.

When I ask questions or answer them, I can't help but hope and pray that He will show Himself to them in whatever way it will take to convince them. Being a Christian it's not about "living a good or bad life" when it comes to God. It's about sin, acting against God's will, breaking the laws (which we've all done) and then realizing that Jesus, the Son of God, came to Earth so that he may bring the good news, and atone for our sins.

Answer 5

What people mean when they say "you will be proved wrong" is that at the Judgment you will know that not only that there is a God, but that He will require you to answer for your life here on earth. This judgment is to your disadvantage as ALL will be sent to the lake of Fire. Think of it this way - Hell is a county jail whereas the Lake of Fire is prison. Too, your arrogance, your excuses, even your tears and regrets will merit you nothing. The great thing is that YOU make the choice and that's what is called free will.

Answer 6

If God came down and made himself plainly known, I think that would freak out the believers more than the atheists.

I think atheists would be facinated and want to find out more.

However, given that there are so many religions with so many different ideas about God, most of them would surely find out that they were believing in the wrong God and be totally shocked

Answer 7

Humans are subject to and are notorious for change. Otherwise there would never ever be divorce or wars. If one becomes a believer, then more power to that person. If one falls away from belief...well, that would be a reason for others to lend a hand, not hit that person over the head with guilt.

Answer 8

I used to be atheist until having a experience with the Holy Ghost, it wasn't suppose to happen, it wasn't suppose to be real, but it happened and it changed my life forever. There will come a day that every knee will bend down before God, there will be those who do so willingly and those that God bends their knees for them, I pity the latter. You obviously know nothing about God.

Answer 9

Would I believe in the existence of God? Yes

Would I change the way I live my life to fit his rules? No

My values are more important to me than that.

Answer 10

There are plenty of people who set out to prove the bible wrong and became believers. One of them is a brilliant author named Lee Stroebel. He wrote "The Case for Christ".