Men Have Forgotten God: The Templeton Address

In the reading of “Men have forgotten God: The Templeton Address” the author reminds us of the events of World War I and the godless acts of using poison gas as a means to destroy humanity. Another war that was more devastating, World War II, it was a time where worries were cast aside, the younger generation forgotten and the belief of peace depends solely on the nuclear bomb. The world is being sucked into a vortex of atheism and self-destruction. The church is at a very weak point brought about Marxism, the principal driving force for the hatred of God. Communist wanted political and economic control and religion had no part there. People of faith were tortured, shot, sent to camps, exiled or turned out into the streets without food and

Christian churches have taken steps toward reconciliation, but at a slower pace, the world is perishing more quickly. It is up to each individual to preference for specific good or evil. We must direct our consciousness, in repentance, to the Creator of all. Without God, no exit will be possible and our efforts would be in vain. We are reminded in John 5:25-30 (NIV) of judgment and discernment, “Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man. “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned. By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.” As Christians, we must not pursue material things but spiritual