30 Reasons People Choose Atheism 29

Reason 29 - Focus on Humanity

“Atheists often prioritize human welfare over divine worship, emphasizing compassion, empathy, and progress. They believe that addressing global challenges—such as poverty, climate change, and inequality—requires human action, not divine intervention. This focus on humanity aligns with their belief in self-reliance and collective responsibility rather than waiting for a higher power to intervene.”

Is it possible that the writer of this article on Atheism just doesn’t know enough Christians? Or is it that the Christians she does know are Christians in name alone, thus not practicing at all what they may preach. I can frankly say I don’t really know any Christians that just sit and wait for God to intervene in a situation, but that’s not to say there aren’t any. Christians can be very compassionate and empathetic to a given situation and even invest their time to helping remedy the issue. If physically unable, they may invest in the solution financially, but they often times feel strongly compelled to help in some way. 

I think it’s safe to say that we are unable to end poverty, homelessness, starvation, but we can help rather than not. Helping eliminate problems like those just listed can perhaps keep them from getting worse, or at least slow them down. A Christian’s main focus should be to spread the gospel message of Christ and Him crucified. Being Jesus in a lost and dying world. This would necessitate believers reaching out with a helping hand, just as Jesus would do. I believe that most times our prayers can be answered as we step forth to effect change in a given situation. That is no different than the Jordan River parting once the Jews stepped into the river. A literal step of faith allowed them to walk across the DRY riverbed over to the land of Canaan. 

Christians understand that while we mustn’t always sit and wait for something to happen first, we also understand that we cannot do anything of eternal value on our own. Good deeds never earned anyone their ticket to heaven. Doing good deeds is the way we SHOULD live, but we need to do it without fanfare. Our heart is what God sees, for it tells Him what our true motivation is. Good deeds will never compensate for all the bad things we do in this life. 

An atheist may think themselves a good person, but if there is no heaven or hell, then what’s the point? Good deeds are admirable to be sure, but what is the motivation behind the deed done? Is it for personal gain or simply to help others? According to Jesus, no one is good except God ... period. As a side note, this is a way to apply a definition of sorts to what good is. Examine the qualities of God and that would be a good person, but since NO ONE can do all that God can do, they are not good. If mankind is honest with itself, we fall way short of God in the category of goodness. Scripture tells us in Paul’s letter to the Romans (3:23) that ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALLEN SHORT OF GOD’S GLORY. Doing good deeds is the right thing to do, but why you do them is the important question that should be asked. 

Until next time, walk with the King & be a blessing.

In His Name & for His Glory,

RL Keller

Bread of Life Ministries

Resource: An article titled 30 Reasons People Choose Atheism on a blog called Housley - written by Lisa O.; www.gotquestions.org.