12 Reasons Why People Don't Accept Jesus
So why do some people accept Jesus into their lives while some do not? Have you ever thought about it before? I mean, I went for a long time living without Christ myself (22 years to be exact ~ I'm 48 now). And for me I guess it was a combination of reasons that I remained in that state of being for so long. Of course, I was a church-goer (emphasis on "goer"), but that's where my spirituality began and ended ~ at the door of the church. You see, I went to the church building on Sundays, I sometimes sang the hymns and said the prayers, but then when I left I lived like the devil Monday through Saturday. (Anybody know what I'm talking about?) But then by the Lord's tender mercies, unmerited favor and grace on a freeway in the pouring rain after an accident being hit by a truck (in 1983) I was awakened to my need for His Son, the Savior. (Thank you so much, God!) I don't know what's keeping you from Jesus. The bottom line (and I've learned it over the past quarter century): It's the devil's trap to allow any reason to keep you apart from Christ. His love for you is an everlasting love. Just look at the cross. \0/ Which brings me to...12 reasons why people don't accept Jesus:
(what might you add to this list?)
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posted by Pastor Mike at 6:23 PM
3 Comments:
# They've been hurt.
Ok with that a possibility
# They like their sin.
I don't see that
# They don't think He's real.
I will accept that he was real
# They think He's someone He's not.
I don't see that
# They're ignorant of their need.
What need are you asserting to exist?
# They're afraid of what peers will think.
That would be an argument for accepting him.
# They don't want to give up stuff.
What's to give up?
# They don't believe in hell.
Does hell exist? Or, it it a creation designed to force people to follow the people who made it up?
# They think there's more than one way to heaven.
Does it exist? Assuming it does why should there not be different ways to get there?
# They think they're okay without Christ.
That thinking is embraced by 2/3 of the world.
# They've seen His followers act like hypocrites.
Followers, and many of the leaders, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisition
# They're deceived.
I fail to see the meaning there.
How about "Only the good die young." Well depends on how "young" is young. (I'm younger than you, Pastor Mike! lol)
"A loving God wouldn't send people to hell."
My answer: no, people send themselves to hell by not accepting Jesus.
Awesome post, Pastor Mike! :)
To the list I would add:
They haven't cracked open a Bible.
It's very difficult to appreciate the "need" without an introduction to the wisdom and teaching of Christ, whereas it is very easy to mischaracterize Jesus, and the Christian faith in general, without turning to the source of it. Part of the problem is that some people believe that faith is a very esoteric and abstract subject, and one needs a priest, monk or theologian to interpret it for them. The concept of a personal relationship with Christ is poorly accepted and understood in many circles, and that's another contributing factor.
Excellent post!
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