Atheists and Christians alike make this mistake. They assume that the Christian Jehovah IS God. They assume that you either believe in him or you are an atheist. They fail to understand that the word God means different things to different people.
The problem arises from our use of the word God, meaning deity of some kind, to mean Jehovah. It gives Christians a sense of credibility, that their God is the correct God, the true definition of God. My sister is an atheist. Whenever she talks about God, she means only Jehovah, not my God or the Muslim God, but Jehovah.
Atheists assume that rejection of Jehovah equates with the rejection of the concept of God. It does not. Too many people fail to understand this. They create a false dilemma of of Jehovah or Atheism. You can believe in God without Jehovah.
Both Atheists and Christians alike are guilty of and responsible for promoting this idea. The reason is the same: They both fear Deism. If Christians convince people that anybody that believes in God believes in Christianity, it stops potential Deists from truly leaving the Church. Instead, they become apologetic. If atheists convince everyone that God is Jehovah, it means that anybody who rejects Jehovah must also reject God, turning potential Deists to atheism because they feel that their rejection of Jehovah means Atheism.
Muslims, Jews, Deists, along with anybody who believes in a God must work together to destroy this notion, for the good of all of us. Deists must be especially active, for it is the fear of Deism that is strong enough to force Atheists and Christians to work together in promoting falsehoods. Too long they have crushed Deism. And now we must take the word and idea of God away from those who would use it to promote lies and falsehoods.
The problem arises from our use of the word God, meaning deity of some kind, to mean Jehovah. It gives Christians a sense of credibility, that their God is the correct God, the true definition of God. My sister is an atheist. Whenever she talks about God, she means only Jehovah, not my God or the Muslim God, but Jehovah.
Atheists assume that rejection of Jehovah equates with the rejection of the concept of God. It does not. Too many people fail to understand this. They create a false dilemma of of Jehovah or Atheism. You can believe in God without Jehovah.
Both Atheists and Christians alike are guilty of and responsible for promoting this idea. The reason is the same: They both fear Deism. If Christians convince people that anybody that believes in God believes in Christianity, it stops potential Deists from truly leaving the Church. Instead, they become apologetic. If atheists convince everyone that God is Jehovah, it means that anybody who rejects Jehovah must also reject God, turning potential Deists to atheism because they feel that their rejection of Jehovah means Atheism.
Muslims, Jews, Deists, along with anybody who believes in a God must work together to destroy this notion, for the good of all of us. Deists must be especially active, for it is the fear of Deism that is strong enough to force Atheists and Christians to work together in promoting falsehoods. Too long they have crushed Deism. And now we must take the word and idea of God away from those who would use it to promote lies and falsehoods.
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