“He who looks up to the firmament and then writes himself down an atheist, brands himself at the same moment as an idiot or a liar.”
These are the words of Charles Spurgeon in commenting on Psalm 19:1, which says,
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. (ESV)
Creation itself, especially the heavens and the firmament (the vastness of space with the sun, moon, and stars) – basically the things that are above and beyond us – says something. In the words of Psalm 19:1 it declares something – the glory of God!
The verses that follow (Psalm 19:2-6) make it clear to us the this declaration of the glory of God is abundant (“day unto day pours out speech” – v.3), universal in its reach (“Their voice goes out through all the earth“ – v.4), and it requires no translator, as it has no language barrier (“There is no speech, nor are their words, whose voice is not heard” – v.3). The declaration or testimony of creation is loud and clear to all who see it. And that testimony is not to its own glory, but to that of its Creator, God.
So anyone who looks up at the firmament (or sky) and then still calls himself an atheist is (to use Spurgeon’s phrase) branding himself as an idiot or a liar. We all know better, regardless of what we profess to believe (or disbelieve). That is how abundant and clear the testimony of creation is to the glory of its Creator. To use Paul’s words in Romans 1:20, it renders atheists (of both the philosophical and practical variety) “without excuse.”
Spurgeon has a wonderful way of exposing excuses whether from atheists or Christians.
“He who looks up to the firmament and then writes himself down an atheist, brands himself at the same moment as an idiot or a liar.”
These are the words of Charles Spurgeon in commenting on Psalm 19:1, which says,
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. (ESV)
Apparenlty Spurgeon was born before the knowledge that the Sky is accidental, that the stars are the result of blind physics in action and that the solar system is a pinball machine.
So he isn’t proving anything but his abject ignorance
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.” (Romans 1:18-23 ESV)
Thanks for reading & responding to this post. May God grant you repentance & faith.
ALL MANIFESTS THE EXISTENCE OF GOD.
Romans 1:19-20 affirms this truth. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.
All things point to God in their harmony. The sun is positioned precisely in relationship to the earth to give the right amount of heat so that we neither burn to death nor freeze to death
We have the right amount of water and dry land on earth to support all the forms of life. This regularity and uniformity in all the world must have an Orderer