Atheist, are under Gods wrath, no attempts should be made to convert them.

Greetings Brother; May our journey together be illuminated by the Spirit of God. Colossians 1:16 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:” As I am unfamiliar with the maturity level of those in attendance, let us begin with the basics of Gods command; Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. Luke 14:27 And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple. In the above statements lies the sum total of and the beginnings of true Faith in Christ Jesus for all believers worldwide. Disciples of Christ, are commanded to forsake themselves in all things. Our thoughts, Our Rights, Our interpretations, Our beliefs, Our opinions about all things. It is these things or lack of these things which defines our success or our failure in our relationship with our Risen Savior. We have “died to sin and self” and been buried with Christ and resurrected to new Life “in” Him! Written here; Romans 6:4 “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Simple beginning brother, but necessary for the younger brothers with limited understanding. Onward to topic; Atheist are not to be pursued because they cannot hear, perceive nor understand anything you tell them? They are under Gods curse, as such they have been judged, condemned and consigned to Hell, and The Lake of Fire. They cannot HEAR you anymore than those buried in your cemeteries. They must seek God themselves, only then may they possibly be forgiven and saved. Galatians 3:22 But the Scripture has shut up everyone under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Ezekiel 18:4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die. The Judgement upon atheist: Isaiah 6, Matthew 13, and Romans 1 God the Father said; Isaiah's Commission (Isaiah) 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!" 9 He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.' 10 "Render the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed."… Jesus said; (Matthew) 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. 15 For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’[a] God the Father/Jesus (Romans) 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. 26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. 28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. So you see brothers and sisters we are to preach the gospel to mankind, we are not to argue, rationalize, attempt to convince, talk into or bribe the dead! We are commanded “not” to cast pearls before swine, and give to the dogs that which is Holy? Jesus said Matthew 7:6 6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." Isn’t “that” exactly what the atheist do to you when you attempt to show them the word of the God you serve? Then Brothers and Sisters, “WHY” do you continue to do it. God, is not something one is to try on, like a shirt, or car, or couch. He IS GOD! No scripture in the entirety of the Bible demonstrates Jesus bribing, coercing, or arguing with the nonbeliever, only with the Religious, who were as lost as the unbelievers! So you see brothers and sisters in Christ the description of an Atheist is not “found” in a secular text, but is readily found in the scripture” Apologetics readily teaches us that an Atheist is not one who is unsure; he “knows” exactly what he believes in! He does not straddle any fence; this is “WHY” they fight you with such vigor. And it is also “WHY” you fail. Those who turned to Christ never fought Him, they readily followed Him, some for the right reason, but the majority for the wrong reasons, but over time these departed leaving only the true followers. We are not to debate them, fight them, bribe them …. We are to “expose them” as the fools they are! Remember Romans? but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools Ephesians 5 10 Test and prove what pleases the Lord. 11 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.… This is a good beginning, let us reason you and I, and in the doing let us draw nearer to God, as His children. I Thank You for your acceptance my brother, may God Bless, you and yours. I await your response.