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How do I Reach Atheists, Agnostics, or Evolutionists for Christ?

Who are they?

Atheists are those who believe there is no God. Agnostics are those who believe no one can know if God exists. Evolutionists are those who hold to the belief that life spontaneously erupted from non-living chemicals.

What do they believe?

Atheists:

  • Atheists do not believe in the existence of any god.
  • Atheists usually believe in the process of evolution.
  • Atheists usually do not accept the concept of an afterlife.
  • Atheists usually hold to some sort of moral code.
    • Note: This is where atheists are inconsistent. Although they don't believe in a moral lawgiver (God), they do believe in morals (i.e., "murder is wrong"). However, if there is no God, there are no morals!

Agnostics:

  • Agnostics vary from person to person in their belief system.
  • Agnostics believe no one can know if God exists.
  • Agnostics hold to some sort of moral code. (See above note.)
    • Note: The word "agnostic" literally means "one without knowledge."

Evolutionists:

  • Matter is eternal.
    • Evolutionists are forced to believe that matter has always been here!
  • Spontaneous generation.
    • Evolutionists believe that life spontaneously erupted from non-living chemicals (gases, star dust).
  • Time + chance = any possibility.
    • Evolution uses the formula of billions of years plus luck (chance) to prove the possibility of evolution.
  • From disorder came order.
    • The basis of evolution is that from utter chaos (i.e., the Big Bang) came total order.
  • From non-personal matter came personal beings.
    • Evolutionists believe that personality sprang from a chance combination of chemicals.
  • Evolution is the foundation of humanism.
    • The end product of evolution is humanism. It teaches that man is the center of his universe - not God!

How to witness to them:

Atheists/Agnostics:

  • Read My Difficult Friend.
  • Use the four basic questions as outlined in My Difficult Friend.
  • Use the design argument.
    • The design argument is this: "Design requires a designer."
    • For example: "Do you see this beautiful painting on the wall? It did not just suddenly appear! An artist made a plan and then took his time, creativity, and energy to paint the picture. In the same way, things much more vast, beautiful, and complicated than a painting - like people, plants, and stars require Someone much more creative, strategic, and powerful than an artist. That Someone is God!"
  • Give the Gospel.
    • Remember that according to Romans 1:16 the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. This means that it is the message of Jesus Christ that saves. The message is exactly the same for the educated and uneducated. The gospel and prayer are your ultimate weapons!

Evolutionists:

  • Know what the Bible says about our beginning. Read Genisis 1-3 and realize that if we can not trust what the Bible says in the first verse ("In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"), then we cannot trust the rest!
  • Read My Difficult Friend.
    Use the four basic questions as outlined in My Difficult Friend.
  • Try to lead them to Christ first before debating with them!
  • Various questions to ask an evolutionist:
    • "How could life come from non-living material?"
    • "Where did matter originate?"
    • "If evolution is true, what is the basis for morals? law? ethics?
    • "If evolution is true, then why shouldn't we murder, rape, and steal?"
    • "How does a personality or conscience evolve?"
    • "Which came first, the light or the eye?"

Recommended Reading:

  • Psalm 14:1
  • Acts 17:16-34
  • 2 Timothy 2:24-26
  • Romans 1:16-32
  • Evidence That Demands a Verdict, Josh McDowell. San Bernardino, CA: Here's Life Publishers, Inc., 1979.
  • More Evidence That Demands a Verdict, Josh McDowell. San Bernardino, CA: Here's Life Publishers, Inc., 1981.
  • The Lie, Ken Ham. El Cajon, CA: Creation-Life Publishers, 1984.
  • Darwin On Trial, Philipp E. Johnson. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1991.
  • A Ready Defense, Josh McDowell. San Bernardino, CA: Here's Life Publishers, Inc., 1990.
  • Don't Check Your Brains at the Door, Josh McDowell and Bob Hostettler. Dallas, TX: Word Publishing, 1992.
  • Fast Facts on False Teachings, Ron Carlson and Ed Decker. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1994.