I have no idea if Richard Dawkins is an angry man all the time, but he seems to be when it comes to Christianity. I’d like to think that he’s actually a nice bloke – maybe he is. An idea popped into my head about why he seems to be particularly angry at Christians. This could be way off but here’s my explanation.
Richard would actually like to believe Christianity is true. And what makes him angry is that nobody has been able to convince him it’s true. Let’s face it if his world is really all about chance and time – lots of time – it doesn’t leave much room for hope. Richard has backed himself into a hopeless corner. He actually longs in his heart to be convinced but doesn’t find the Christian faith compelling and no-one has been able to convince him. That’s it.
Sadly, it’s not going to happen without the direct intervention of God. And it’s this way for everyone that comes to faith in Christ. Becoming a Christian really is a supernatural work of God. I’m actually glad no-one has been able to convince him because it means someone else could come along and convince him otherwise. Our faith doesn’t rest ultimately in someone arguing us into the Kingdom of God but because believers are ‘born again’ unto a living hope by the work of the Holy Spirit. Richard is looking to men when he needs to look to God – Salvation is of The Lord.
Until he is able to look up and outside of himself he’s going to remain angry with Christianity. He’s also going to stay hopeless.
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