I ran across this story today:

Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God.

Basically, a guy at a zoo in Kiev jumps into the lion enclosure and runs up to a lioness yelling, “God will save me if he exists.” And then the lioness does what God created her to do: “A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery.”

OK, for the moment lets forget that the guy was either deeply disturbed or just an idiot.

Many people might ask, “if there is a god, why didn't he save him?” and conclude that this is proof that God does not exist… not so fast.

There are several things wrong with this guys “logic.” It is apparent to me that he did not actually spend much time looking for God or if he did, he didn't pay attention to his findings.

If he was really looking for God, he would have come across the Bible somewhere in his search. He would have seen in the Old testament that Israel was warned numerous times not to test the Lord (Numbers 21, Deuteronomy 6)

And there are reminders in the New Testament that, guess what, God still doesn't like to be put to the test. (1 Corinthians 10)

The other very important part of this guy's story is the second part of his statement, “if he exists.” If you are going to put your life on the line, God is going to require a little more faith out of you than “if you exist.” That is always a requirement in the instances in the Bible where God does miraculous things through people. Look at Gideon “casting fleece.” (Judges 6) Gideon wasn't short on faith in God, he had a relationship with him. He was wanting to know what God wanted him to do.

Every other instance I can think of, the people have no question of God's existence or who he is.

If you are going to try and play games with God, do a little investigation work first to learn the rules.]]>