God created everything. Jesus is the Great Physician. God answers prayer. If we pray to the Great Physician, he will heal us. Or so Christians say, anyway.
Yet, when sickness and disease come their way, what do Christians do? They seek out medical care from physicians, specialists, and hospitals. When someone has a heart attack, what does he or his family do? Does he call for the elders of the church to anoint him with oil and pray over him so he will be healed? Of course not. He either dials 9-1-1 or has a family member take them to the emergency room. No time for prayer. Death is knocking on the door and the only hope lies not in Jesus’ blood and righteousness, but in the skills of medical professionals.
An anonymous YouTube commenter said, No Christian has ever had a heart attack and said, “Quick, get me to the church.”
Bruce Gerencser, 67, lives in rural Northwest Ohio with his wife of 46 years. He and his wife have six grown children and sixteen grandchildren. Bruce pastored Evangelical churches for twenty-five years in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan. Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. Bruce is now a humanist and an atheist.
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