‘Dilbert’s’ Scott Adams Credits Evangelizing Friends With Leading Him to Christ
Dilbert creator Scott Adams, who has been publicly battling a grim prostate cancer diagnosis, recently expressed plans to convert to become a Christian.
The cartoonist indicated that many believers have been sharing the Gospel with him – and the frequency and earnestness of their prayers and pleas have made an impression.
“How would I believe you believe your own religion if you’re not trying to convert me?” he said.
Adams confirms what many evangelists and pastors have long preached – that our faith can be contagious and that our persistence and passion makes a difference.
It’s always been a curious thing when Christians suggest they don’t want to convert someone but instead simply forge and nurture a relationship with them. It’s understandable to not want to drive someone away with an off-putting appeal, but how burdened we feel about someone’s eternal destiny speaks volumes.
Last week, Adams revealed his latest scan indicated he was running out of options for treatment.
“It’s all bad news,” he said. “The odds of me recovering are essentially zero.”
It seems the prospect of reaching the end has left Scott to embrace what’s been called “Pascal’s Wager” – the philosophical argument making the case for believing in Jesus that is named after Blaise Pascal, the 17th– century philosopher and mathematician.
In short, it’s the belief that you’re better off believing in God because if you’re right you will spend forever with Him, while if you’re wrong, you’ll simply cease to exist. “If you gain, you gain all,” wrote Pascal. “If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is.”
Over 20 years ago, Scott Adams had pledged support for “Pantheism” — the belief that God is everything and everyone and that everyone and everything is God.
Bible-believing Christians would be at odds with such belief for numerous reasons, including our objection to any form of idolatry.
In the past, Adams has also expressed support for physician-assisted suicide, calling it a humane method in the face of a difficult illness. He accused opponents of torturing his father, who reportedly died a difficult death and endured a “living hell.”
When Adams disclosed his own illness last year, he said he planned to take advantage of the physician-assisted suicide option in California. Months later, though, he backtracked a bit and said, “It’s not as cool as I thought it was going to be.”
The Dilbert creator told viewers you’re never too late to convert to Christianity – a true statement, but one that also belies the reality that we never know when we might be too late.
Please join us in praying for Scott Adams’ health condition and conversion and that he will use his voice and platform to share truth about life’s sacredness and use his own testimony to advocate against physician-assisted suicide.
In the meantime, keep sharing the Good News with your unbelieving friends and family. Remember that God can use your interest in their salvation to help assure them of His love and interest in them.
