Please don't criticise atheists.
I celebrate because to me it means a time where you can enjoy everything, enjoy being with your family. The whole story of Jesus is very heartwarming, but not everyone believes in that alone.
I admit, I like Christmas because of the presents, food, time off etc.
Why don't you believe in Jesus?
I'll bet you haven't studied Christianity to see if it's True have you? Think of what you have to lose if you are wrong, and there is a God, and His name is Jesus?
Let me give you a scenario...
You are in command of a small group of soldiers...let's say, ten of them.
You have gone into enemy territory to rescue them, and having done that, you must now get them to the safety of your base camp.
You have been on the run for a week and as you make your way through thick forest, you begin to think you may run out of water. You continue guiding your soldiers through the forest when you come to a fork in the trail in front of you. Your map shows a water source running through the trail on the right, and you prepare to take it. Just then, a friendly soldier appears out of some thick brush.
He tells you there were enemy forces on the right trail only two days ago, but he's not sure if they're still there. Your map doesn't show any water running through the trail on the left, but there still could be water there - in fact, one of your men believes there is a huge fresh water source off that trail, because he's positive that was the trail he was taken on by the enemy. One of the other men was not so sure that they had been taken on that trail, and yet the soldier says he's positive.
So which road do you take Hurting?
The trail on the right has what you "think" you need (water), but there may be enemy soldiers there. That would be certain death for you and your soldiers.
The other trail has no enemies, but it may not have what you "think" you need. However, one of your own men says he's positive there is a huge fresh water source there...is he delirious? could he be right? the other soldier says he doesn't believe there's water there at all, but if you listen to him, you'll get what you "think" you need, but you may die getting it.
Which trail do you take?
You are in fact at a real fork in the road my friend.
On one side Jesus waits for you. He says He will clean you of every sin you've ever committed, no matter how awful or perverse that may or may not be. He says He will give you a new body - one that won't wrinkle up and die over time, one that won't know pain, sadness, or illness.
All you have to do is take His trail - ask Him to come into your life...it's that simple - it doesn't cost you anything at all.
On the other trail, you find what you "think" you need, or want. On the journey down that trail, you will have fun, you may gain personal wealth, maybe even at someone else’s expense. You will find sex and drink and drugs, and as long as no one gets hurt, it's all good...you know it's ok because the voice in your head, which comes from the end of that trail keeps telling you it's all good - there is no God - keep doing it your way - Only at the end of that trail you will come face to face with the one who's voice you heard...you thought it was your own voice - your own thoughts - but it wasn't - the voice was the voice of a liar - his name is satan, and he is real - he wants to drag as many of God's loved children down in flames with him as he can - he is a master deceiver - a master of disguise - he appears not to be real at times, not even to exist - at other times he appears as a friend - and at other times he appears to be an angel - at the end of his trail you will find only sadness and death.
You are on that trail as we speak my friend. The good news is that you still have time to get off and take the other trail.
Think of what you have to lose if you are wrong.
Hey, if I'm wrong, and God is not real (He is real) then at the very least, I have been as good of a person as I could have.
But, if you are wrong, and there is a God (there is) then you have lost everything. You're destination is set, and there's no way to get out once you're there.
Why take that chance?
Please consider these things my friend...
If you need proof that Jesus is real, you can find it here...
www.fifthday.2ya.com Bronzesnake
