The Atheist

"I cannot prove it," I replied.
"It is the work of the Holy Spirit of God to do that. He came to reveal the truth about Christ to all who have an honest heart. But if I show you how you may find out for yourself if Jesus is the Son of God, will you give yourself to Him and follow Him?"
"Yes, I will, if you show me how I may know for certain that Jesus Christ is God."

I opened my Bible at John 20, verses 30 and 31, and I read,
"In his disciples' presence Jesus performed many other miracles which are not written down in this book. But these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you may have life."

I pointed out the tremendous challenge of these verses.
The author declares that this Gospel of John was written expressly to show that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Therefore, if you are perplexed about to this, then you should read this Gospel, with an open mind, desiring to know the truth, and by the time you have read this Gospel of John, you will know for yourself whether its claims about Jesus are true.

"Now," I said, "will you do this? Take this Gospel of John I am giving you.
Get down before God and lift your heart to Him.
Tell Him you want to know the truth about Jesus Christ and how to live God's kind of life.
Ask Him to reveal to you, as you read this book, if Jesus Christ is really His Son. Tell Him you are a sinner and that you want very much to be saved. Tell Him you will take Christ as your Saviour if He shows you He is the Son of God."

The man exclaimed,
"There is no use doing that. I do not believe in prayer. I never prayed in my life. I am not even sure there is a God, and I have no way of knowing that the Bible is authentic."

I pointed out that he was begging the question. I challenged him with being a coward.
He had asked for proof. I told him how he might obtain it and he refused to follow instructions. He was not an honest seeker or he would at least give my plan a trial.

He exclaimed, "I guess you are right after all. I ought to be willing to test it since I have asked you to show me how I may know whether this thing is true or not. I'll give it a trial."

And so he went away, and I did not know that I would ever see him on earth again. But as I went to my room I lifted my heart to God, beseeching Him to lead this needy soul to the saving knowledge of His beloved Son.