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“ Summary, Part 4 (final) ” B. THE OPEN DENIAL OF GOD’S EXISTENCE IS SUFFICIENT TO MAKE SOMEONE A FOOL [42:30]. Heart atheism is no less wicked than mouth atheism. Practical atheism is a life that does not demonstrate a saving faith. Three points from PSALM 14, to be further expounded next time: 1. The atheist's faith, or the "Fool's Creed”; 2. The moral schizophrenia of denial; 3. The inevitability of the mistreatment of God’s people.
Ian Migala (3/10/2014)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 3 ” 2. THE BRAZEN FOLLY OF ATHEISM EXPLAINED [25:45]. Unbelief is not committed to truth, but to lies. Moral neutrality is not possible in a fallen world. We suppress the truth in unrighteousness (ROMANS 1:18). PSALM 10:3-7, 11 – the denier can’t stop thinking about God. THE TWO TAPROOTS OF ATHEISM: a. THE CARNAL PRIDE OF WICKED MEN (verses 4, 11) [29:30]. In denying God, the atheist tries to create a blind God. Note the irony of verse 11. Jonathan Edwards echoes ROMANS 2:2-3: all that keeps the wicked out of Hell is God’s good pleasure. Nichols: the wicked dare God to damn them every moment. b. THE CARNAL DESIRES OF WICKED MEN [34:40]. Greed is covetousness, which is ultimately idolatry. To justify our wickedness, we must deny God. He hates that sweetness in the mouth becomes bitterness in the belly: that sin becomes judgment. The greatest deniers tend to be the most carnal people, shouting down even God’s most basic commandments. Nichols: disbelief doesn’t start in the head, but in the heart. People don’t come to Christ because they love their sin. JOHN 3:19-21 – Do we bring our deeds to darkness or light?
Ian Migala (3/10/2014)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” Folly in the heart becomes the folly of the lips. Our outward lives are the reflection of our inward thoughts. A. THE OPEN DENIAL OF GOD'S EXISTENCE IS HIGH-HANDED MORAL FOOLISHNESS [9:30]. In his 1828 dictionary, Noah Webster defines a fool as one who lives without reason. Using Scripture, Webster defined a fool as a wicked, depraved person who acts contrary to his moral deportment, who prefers trifling pleasures to the service of God. Stephen Charnock cites a root word signifying the extinction of life in plants and animals. Foolishness is an abuse of reason; it is not a lack of reason, but a lack of grace in using that reason. Foolishness concerns moral degeneracy, not mental capacity. 1. THE BRAZEN FOLLY OF ATHEISM DISPLAYED [14:10]. Charnock displays this in four points: (a) Denying the universal understanding that there is a God. False religions are men’s attempts to appease Him (ROMANS 1). (b) Denying the general revelation (ROMANS 1:19-20). (c) Denying the operations of conscience. Notice how atheists target Christianity. (d) Denying the special revelation: that of extraordinary judgments (natural disasters), miracles, and prophecies.
Ian Migala (3/10/2014)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” [Pastor Nutter credits his former professor, Pastor Greg Nichols of Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the outline of this message, which can be found in Pastor Nichols’ book, *What does the Bible say about God?: The Biblical doctrine of God*.] We return to the ninth part of this series, and open: Part IV: THE DENIAL OF GOD'S EXISTENCE [begins at 3:45 of the audio]. In LUKE 12:16-21, we hear of the man who stored his treasures for his future. Of course this isn't unwise, but the man rested his entire hope on those stored goods to keep him in the future. He didn't know the number of his days, and hadn't committed his soul to rightness with God. PSALM 14:1-5 talks of the fool who says in his heart that there is no God. It is the fool, not the wise man, who thinks this. This passage gives us six points to consider: A. Denial of God's existence is high-handed moral foolishness; B. Denial in the heart is enough to make one a fool; C. Denial breeds great wickedness in life; D. Denial is the tragic folly of all men in Adam; E. Denial makes men hostile to God's people and prayerless before God; F. Denial leaves the wicked vulnerable to a condemning conscience. We will consider the first two points today.
