Bob Enyart Debates As If The Bible Were False: The Biblical Explanation of Bob Enyart's Defeat (or, "How Bob Enyart Lost The Debate With His Very First Post" or, "Who is right, Bob Enyart? Or the Bible?")
As a believer in the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible, I take its words seriously and apply them to everyday life as much as possible. However, in reading the debate between Bob Enyart and Zakath, I am once again confronted with the question: "Could the Bible be wrong about this?" Or, "Who is right, Bob Enyart? Or the Bible?"
About what, you ask? Namely, could the Bible be wrong about what it says of those who reject the existence of God? First, here is what the Bible say of those who reject the existence of God:
If these things are true, then Mr. Enyart has implicitly undermined every one of them.
My last point (for now) is this: Instead of showing the sufficiency of scripture that anyone could use to refute Zakath, Mr. Enyart appeals to the technical jargon and details of various claims of science and fields of discipline outside of scripture, furthering the misconception that one needs to know a lot about science in order to debate a so-called atheist.
In summary:
Ps 14:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God ..."
Why is it the fool who says there is no God? Because, as scriptures state, they already know the existence of God, and of His eternal power and Godhead, because God has, both innately and through the creation, sufficiently revealed Himself to them. This is why the self-professed atheist is a fool and without a defense. He already knows, but chooses to suppress the truth of God in his unrighteousness. By pursuing the line of questioning he has chosen, Mr. Enyart reinforces the lies Zakath has come to convince himself, and thus becomes like him.
Pr 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Jim
As a believer in the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible, I take its words seriously and apply them to everyday life as much as possible. However, in reading the debate between Bob Enyart and Zakath, I am once again confronted with the question: "Could the Bible be wrong about this?" Or, "Who is right, Bob Enyart? Or the Bible?"
About what, you ask? Namely, could the Bible be wrong about what it says of those who reject the existence of God? First, here is what the Bible say of those who reject the existence of God:
- They already know the truth, but they hold (suppress) it in unrighteousness; [Ro 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;]
- They innately know God, for He has sufficiently revealed Himself to them; [Ro 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.]
- They already see and are confronted with the knowledge of God's existence via the creation; [Ro 1:20a For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead;]
- They have no defense. [Ro 1:20b ... so that they are without excuse:. ]
If these things are true, then Mr. Enyart has implicitly undermined every one of them.
- The Bible says Zakath already knows the truth, but is suppressing it in unrighteousness. That is to say, Zakath already believes in God's existence, but he aggressively denies it in his unrighteousness. By not confronting Zakath with the falsity of his atheistic claim, Mr. Enyart has implicitly supported an unbiblical claim. He has tacitly granted to Zakath his claim of atheism, which the Bible says is false.
- The Bible says Zakath not only knows the truth, but that God has sufficiently revealed Himself to Zakath. By trying to convince Zakath of what Zakath already knows to be true (i.e. God's existence), Mr. Enyart implies that God has not sufficiently done the job, and that God now needs Mr. Enyart's help to further convince Zakath.
- The Bible says Zakath has already seen sufficient evidence from God's creation, that he has sufficiently understood them to the point of grasping the eternal power and Godhead of the Creator. However, Mr. Enyart proceeds as if this verse isn't in the Bible, as if further evidence is needed, thus affirming Zakath's unbiblical claim (lie) that he has not seen sufficient evidence to convince him of God's existence.
- The Bible says Zakath is "anapologetous," that is "without a defense." How is it then that Mr. Enyart is asking Zakath to present a defense? To offer Zakath the opportunity to present evidence is itself unbiblical. How is it even possible when the Bible says that Zakath has none. One might argue that it has not been a good one. I would agree. However, there are atheists reading the debate who think he's doing pretty well. By actually entertaining and addressing the "defenses" Zakath presents, Mr. Enyart is again undermining the claims of scripture. Zakath should not be able to say a word without first justifying the grounds upon which he says it, which he cannot do on an atheistic worldview. Rather than challenging Zakath to present scientific evidence for his atheism, a biblical approach would be to show how Zakath is a fool for denying his belief in God and to show Zakath that he cannot even make a sentence, let alone present scientific evidence, or use science himself, outside of a Biblical worldview.
My last point (for now) is this: Instead of showing the sufficiency of scripture that anyone could use to refute Zakath, Mr. Enyart appeals to the technical jargon and details of various claims of science and fields of discipline outside of scripture, furthering the misconception that one needs to know a lot about science in order to debate a so-called atheist.
In summary:
Ps 14:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God ..."
Why is it the fool who says there is no God? Because, as scriptures state, they already know the existence of God, and of His eternal power and Godhead, because God has, both innately and through the creation, sufficiently revealed Himself to them. This is why the self-professed atheist is a fool and without a defense. He already knows, but chooses to suppress the truth of God in his unrighteousness. By pursuing the line of questioning he has chosen, Mr. Enyart reinforces the lies Zakath has come to convince himself, and thus becomes like him.
Pr 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Jim
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