1) First of all, if they are truly atheists, they should not be concerned at all about morality issues. Their worldview, if they are to be consistent with it, has no basis or foundation or justification for right and wrong.
2) Many atheists criticize God for killing innocent babies in the Old Testament but they themselves practice or are in favor of abortion. So much for taking the higher moral ground against God!
Mind you, they are worse in doing it. Why? Because they believe that life is all we have right now. There is no tomorrow. There is no eternity. Therefore when they kill the innocent baby, they are putting it into extinction.
Whereas, when God allowed the killing of babies in the Old Testament, God was only taking away their physical lives, the baby still has an eternal soul that will outlive his or her physical existence.
3) Sometimes, there comes a time when death is better than physical existence. There are a people to whom death would be a gain. There are people to whom departure from this life is far better.
Isa 57:1 The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil.
2 He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one walking in his uprightness.
2 He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one walking in his uprightness.
Php 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Php 1:23 For I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
If you interview everyone who has gone on in death ahead of us who are now in Paradise, all of them would not want to come back. They would say: "My death, my entrance into Paradise, is better than a long earthly life back down there. Don't grieve for me. I am grieving for all of you down there."
We often take for granted Lazarus. But Lazarus in my estimation, is one of the most obedient men in the Bible. He had to obey when the Lord Jesus commanded him: "Lazarus, come forth!"
And Lazarus had to sacrifice Paradise for a weeping world. He obeyed. He willingly exchanged Paradise for the world in obedience to His Lord. He said: "Lord, not my will but Yours be done." And so, he came.
And so, sometimes it is better for a person to die than to live. Now, atheism cannot say that because death ends it all for them.
Now, the Lord Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these (referring to babies and children). They are safe because of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. When they die they go directly to be with God.
