Real Hope Podcast

PRACTICAL ATHEIST â 1 —
I BELIEVE IN GOD, BUT I DONâT FEAR HIM

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God- 5 having a form of godliness but denying its powerâ 2 Timothy 3:1-5

PRACTICAL ATHEIST:
SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN GOD, BUT LIVES AS IF HE DOESNâT EXIST.

Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God to restrain them. In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are.
Psalms 36:1-2 NLT

WHEN YOU TRULY FEAR GOD

â YOUâLL SERVE HIM WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITHOUT ANY CONDITIONS.

“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”
Genesis 22:12

If you love me, you will obey what I command. John 14:15

â YOUâLL BE FOREVER RUINED.

“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.” Isaiah 6:5

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8

Discussion Questions

1) A practical atheist is someone who believes in God but lives as if He doesnât exist. In what area of your life are you a practical atheist? Be specific.
2) How can you develop a more healthy fear of God?
3) Read 2 Timothy 3:1-5. Do you see any of these qualities in your daily life? What are you going to do about it?

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