WHY GRACE IS REJECTED?
The idea in this text is to study those attitudes and outlooks that people can have against the Christian faith
and God, and why they reject them. For the fact is that almost every man has
many objections and thoughts that generally seem to be wise and by which they
reject all discussion about the Christian faith and turning to God. Thoughts
about science, evil in the world, damnation and faults of the Church – all
those issues that will be discussed below – are just those objections that
people generally raise.
Rejecting the message in this
way is nothing new either. We can see in the Bible that people had similar
objections during the time of the Apostles, and can see how they rejected the
salvation call of God and the possibility of a new life. It is to be hoped that
this will not happen in the life of any of you readers:
- (Acts 17:17,18) Therefore
disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in
the market daily with them that met with him.
18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks,
encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some,
He seems to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached to them
Jesus, and the resurrection.
- (Acts 13:45,46) But when the Jews
saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those
things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that
the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing you put
it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, see, we
turn to the Gentiles.
1.“I am scientific”
2. faults of the church
3. Evil in the world
4. WHAT
IS GOD LIKE?
5. What is love?
6. Why is there damnation?
