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An argument that I hear a lot from Fundamentalist Christians is that atheists reject God because we love sin and don\u2019t want the responsibility of living a \u201cGodly Life.\u201d Of course this is a ridiculous argument because it assumes that atheists really do believe in the Christian God, but just don\u2019t want to admit it because admitting it means that we have to live by the Biblical moral code which is so strict that no human could ever live up to it.<\/p>\n
But the ridiculousness doesn\u2019t end there. As it turns out, living the \u201cGodly Life\u201d doesn\u2019t mean responsibility at all. It avoids responsibility. In other words, the very thing that these Christians are accusing atheists of avoiding is the very thing they themselves are avoiding. The thing about the \u201cGodly Life\u201d is that all is forgiven by virtue of belief. The idea is the notorious John 3:16, \u201cFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.\u201d It doesn\u2019t matter how much a Christian sins or acts immorally because Jesus died for them. They have the golden ticket to Heaven and while the Bible says that they should live for God, there is no punishment for slip ups because by grace they are saved.<\/p>\n
No responsibility! Once one has accepted Jesus Christ as their lord and savior, they could do anything they want without having to worry about responsibilities. Although, like I said, Christians aren\u2019t supposed to run around doing anything they want, they are supposed to try to be \u201cChrist-like.\u201d The key word though is \u201ctry.\u201d As a mere human, a Christian is filled with sin and is saved\u2026 \u201cNot by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.\u201d – Titus 3:5<\/p>\n
And then there is that little matter of figuring out what \u201cChrist\u201d is like. The Bible is so filled with differing examples of what Jesus was like that one could do almost any behavior and justify it with scripture.<\/p>\n
Some Christians will claim to be responsible to a \u201chigher authority,\u201d but this excuse is usually used to justify a Christian being irresponsible to the authorities here on Earth. The law is \u201cMan\u2019s Law\u201d and a Christian could justify ignoring man\u2019s flawed law if he or she chooses. This claim of holy responsibility is simply a way of avoiding real Earthly responsibilities.<\/mce><\/p>\n