40. Doubt and Unbelief

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They that are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. Psalm 14:1

The difference between the unbelieving fool described by the psalmist and the “God is dead” theologian is that the Old Testament said in his heart there is no God; the modern foul brays it all over the countryside. > Martin P. Davis.

An atheist does not find God for the same reason a thief does not find a policeman. He is not looking for him. > Wendell Baxter.

Two men please God – who serves Him with all his heart because he knows Him; who seeks Him with all his heart because he knows Him not. > Nikita Invanovich Panin.

Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God. > Heywood Broun.

There are no atheists in the foxhole of Bataan. > Douglas MacArthur.

Every effort to prove there is no God is in itself an effort to reach God. > Charles Edward Locke.

A good question for an atheist is to serve him a fine dinner, and then ask if he believes there is a cook. > The Anglican Digest.

An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support. > Fulton J. Sheen.

In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted. > Bertrand Russell.

It takes more credulity to accept the atheistic position than most men can muster. > Gerald Kennedy.

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother. > Kahlil Gibran.

To be a true atheist is to acknowledge no rule expect the rule of a thumb. > Frederick Buechner.

See also Matthew 14:22-31; Mark 9:17-24; John 20:24-29.