{"id":4717,"date":"2021-05-07T10:14:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T08:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apologeet.nl\/?page_id=4717"},"modified":"2022-06-14T22:56:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T20:56:35","slug":"eight-reasons-reason-conclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apologeet.nl\/en\/faq\/eight-reasons-reason-conclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Reasons Why People Won&#8217;t Accept The Gospel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Conclusion &#8211; They have proven Boston\u2019s points<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\r\n<iframe id=\"lbry-iframe\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/$\/embed\/conclusion-eight-reasons-why-people\/daa1eef5cac590906484953cf46625afb8a89999?\" allowfullscreen frameBorder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h3>Intro<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>The\r\nconclusion\r\nof why people won\u2019t accept the Gospel:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>They have proven Boston\u2019s points<\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Introductory video<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>The first video was an introduction to this series. And yes! Right\r\naway I made a mistake. Not a huge one, but I did misrepresent\r\nCalvinism by stating that Calvinism says that <i>\u2018it is all\r\npredestined thus we don&#8217;t need to evangelise\u2019<\/i>. A good thing\r\nthat a brother from my home country pointed out that this is actually\r\ncalled hyper-Calvinism, which is by no means mainstream among the\r\nCalvinists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Anyway,\r\nI didn\u2019t even start talking about the reasons Boston gave, but some\r\nalready\r\nfelt\r\nthe urge to comment in\r\na way that gives away their dislike of faith.\r\nOne\r\nviewer said:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\u201cThere is only one reason needed to reject religion\u2026 Not needing your emotional needs met by fantasy &amp; delusion.\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It\r\nis a rather funny way in which the little chat went it\u2019s way, but\r\nyou can read that for yourself. Nevertheless, the comment made one\r\nthing clear. Many unbelievers mistakenly assume that following Jesus,\r\nwho\r\nis a divine Person,\r\nis the same as following a religion, which is a system. Then, also\r\nthe assumption is that someone who believes in Christ basically does\r\nso because it feels emotionally good. This\r\nlast thing might be true for Christians who don\u2019t have anything to\r\nfear but how about those who follow Christ, knowing that it can cost\r\ntheir lives? Do they do that because they like to feel all fluffy\r\ninside, or do they actually have good reasons? I\u2019ll let you decide\r\nabout that.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>There\r\nwas another interesting comment: \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\u201cI\r\nreally don&#8217;t understand why Christians\r\nsay non-believers feel guilty or just want to keep sinning. That is\r\nabsolutely nonsensical to me how someone who doesn&#8217;t believe in a\r\ndivine creator, would for some reason still believe in the rules set\r\nby that creator.\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>So,\r\nnow the questions arises who actually decides right from wrong? If it\r\nis dependent on humans we are in big trouble! That would be the end\r\nof our civilisation. Look at the past what happened when humans\r\nstarted to decide what was good and what not. So, the moral giver\r\nneed to be above the rules. It needs to be someone who is mighty\r\nenough to ultimately enforce the rules. Sounds like God to me. An\r\nunbeliever who still obeys these moral rules is thus simply obeying\r\nGod without him or her realising it. This comment came from someone\r\nwho was very honest about his or her past. He or she used\r\nto\r\nbe a believer and read the whole\r\nBible but\r\ncould not get satisfying answers on hard questions. The result is\r\nsad, and I feel sorry for this person.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Overall,\r\na very interesting start of a series. There were many very positive\r\ncomments as well. Let\u2019s\r\nconclude this one with the comment given by Grumpy:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\u201cAll\r\nwe can do is strive to live our lives according to Christs teachings.\r\nShare the message of salvation and pray for all mankind, believers or\r\nnot.\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Video 1 &#8211; No due sense\r\nof spiritual want<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>Boston in essence stated that humans are inherently in love with\r\ntheir own belongings and that they believe they have enough. That\r\nwhat they have might help them in the here and now, and because of\r\nthis they think they don\u2019t need anything else. In fact, an\r\nunbeliever doesn\u2019t have a clue about that what he or she is\r\nmissing. They don\u2019t see that they lack the treasure of eternal life\r\nand the spiritual richness that comes with it. In other words, they\r\ndon\u2019t know what the miss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Among the comment there was one from a fellow Dutch man. It is\r\nwritten in Dutch, but I will translate some interesting points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\u201cWhen I read the Bible I get the\r\noverarching feeling to stay away from this figure [God]. Plagues,\r\ninfanticide, drowning everybody, and at the end the only comfort one\r\ngets is for not being tortured for eternity.\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After this he says something about my\r\nbehaviour and that I am not on the right track to receive the\r\nsalvation I preach. I leave that bit aside because I never received\r\nan answer when I asked him about it. The first part, that bit about\r\nthe horrible God, is what I call a typical Dawkinian move. Richard\r\nDawkins is doing this all the time. He portrays the God of the Bible\r\nas a horrible being, not worth any worship. \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Two things\r\nwrong with this approach. Firstly, the god who\u2019s\r\nbeing portrayed\r\nlike this doesn\u2019t sound like the real Biblical God. So, together\r\nwith apologist John Lennox, I\r\ndon\u2019t believe\r\nin the god as described by\r\nDawkins. It is just a wrong\r\npicture of the Biblical God and indeed, such a god doesn\u2019t deserve\r\nany praise. This approach can\r\nbe categorised under the logical fallacies, and it is called the\r\nstraw-man fallacy. Secondly,\r\nwhen I tell you about emperor Nero you would be a bit bonkers\r\nto say that he didn\u2019t exist right? However, if\r\nI follow the line of the argument given, I would say that Nero was\r\ncrazy, a murderer and complete lunatic, so\r\nyou should not believe he\r\nexisted at all.\r\nWell, I hope it is clear that this line of argument doesn\u2019t work.\r\nNeither does it with God. Even if God is like my fellow Dutch man\r\nsays He is, it doesn\u2019t make Him disappear or go away. He still\r\nexists, whether you like it or not.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>I would also read this comment: \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\u201cWhich religions\r\nare the wrong ones and how do you know?\u201d \r\n<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>I can be short about this one.\r\nI\u2019ve already made a video about this question, you\u2019ll find the\r\nlink in the description below.<a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote1anc\" href=\"#sdendnote1sym\"><b><sup>i<\/sup><\/b><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Video 2 &#8211; No\r\ntrue sight and sense of their own sinfulness<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>Reason two given by Boston is the lack of correct self reflection\r\namong many unbelievers. They have no clue about the terrible state\r\ntheir in because of their own sin. Many are masters in sweet talk\r\naway their own bad behaviours. \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201c<i>Oh yes, I do lie so now and then. Who doesn\u2019t? We all lie\r\nbut that doesn\u2019t make me as bad as Stalin.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201c<i>Sure,\r\nI have done wrong things in my live\u2026 But that doesn\u2019t make me the\r\nsame as a serial killer!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As\r\nlong as the unbeliever thinks he or she is doing fine, they don\u2019t\r\nsee the need of a Saviour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In\r\nthe comment section this one made me laugh:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\u201cChristianity\r\nwas a way to destroy our culture and Pagan Gods which were part of\r\nour tribe\/genetic heritage. Christianity is communism, ill pass.\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Christ\r\ndid not order us to destroy cultures and the rituals that comes with\r\nit. Actually, He came to set us free from oppressing belief systems.\r\nChanging\r\ncultures is not the task of an evangelist. Christ can be worshipped\r\nin many different settings and in many forms. The rural Africans can\r\nworship Him with their drums and dances and the \u2018stiffer\u2019\r\nEuropean can remain seated while singing. It doesn\u2019t matter because\r\nGod wants to be worshipped by people who do so with all of their\r\nhearts. For\r\nthose who are interested, I\u2019ve written an article about this topic.\r\nYou\u2019ll find the link in the description below.<a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote2anc\" href=\"#sdendnote2sym\"><b><sup>ii<\/sup><\/b><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Then,\r\nto say that Christianity is communism\u2026 O boy! Someone needs to get\r\nsome history lessons here. Communism is all about abolishing\r\nreligions, especially those nasty followers of Christ. You know,\r\nthese people who want to give away their money to the work of God\r\ninstead of to\r\nthe work of the communist party. Those people who want to teach you\r\nthat you are created in God\u2019s image which means you are an\r\nindividual and not just a link in a society that needs to produce.\r\nAlso,\r\nwhat sets communism apart from Christianity? Right! Freedom of\r\nspeech. Christians have always challenged regimes concerning\r\nfreedom of speech. Again, you\u2019ll find a link to a video about this\r\nin the description.<a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote3anc\" href=\"#sdendnote3sym\"><b><sup>iii<\/sup><\/b><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Video 3 &#8211; They have no idea about &#8216;the clouds of\r\nwrath which are hanging over their heads<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>Many\r\nunbelievers seem to be at ease with their world-view. Seemingly\r\nrelax, they live\r\ntheir lives. Not nervous about the things that are coming. They\r\nbelieve that this life is all there is and that they need to make as\r\nmuch as possible out of it. If they only realised that the anger of\r\nGod is as real as can\r\nbe. God\u2019s anger about all the wrongdoings has been satisfied by\r\nChrist\u2019s offer. The solution is there, but many unbelievers just\r\ndon\u2019t realise they need His offer to avoid being under God\u2019s\r\nwrath.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Many\r\nnasty comments on this video and also many very encouraging comments\r\nas well, which is nice. How about this comment:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\r\n\u201cAnd\r\nthe reason people do not believe in god now is because most people\r\ncan read, lol. (well, it&#8217;s a main reason, most people are becoming\r\natheists\u2026 they are atheist because they read the bible, finally).\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>To\r\nsay that people become atheists because they can read is ludicrous.\r\nWe live in a rural setting on Madagascar and I know many people who\r\ncan read\u2026 When I ask them to proofread some of my translation work\r\nthey hesitate. Why? Because they read, but they have a hard time\r\nunderstanding. Just\r\nstarting to read the Bible without having a clue about the historical\r\nand cultural setting in which something has been written, is akin\r\ntowards misunderstanding. We\r\ncan find an example of this\r\nin Acts 8. An\r\nEthiopian official bought a scroll with the writing of Isaiah 53. On\r\nhis way back he is reading it aloud and Philip hears this. Apparently\r\nthe Ethiopian had no trouble reading different languages. However,\r\nwhen Philips asked him whether he understood what Isaiah was saying,\r\nthe Ethiopian had to admit he didn\u2019t. So, Philip explained him\r\nabout the Messiah and short after the Ethiopian knew enough and\r\nwanted to be baptised.<a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote4anc\" href=\"#sdendnote4sym\"><b><sup>iv<\/sup><\/b><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Also,\r\nI found that one\r\nwho\r\nreads\r\nthe Bible and uses\r\natheistic sources to have\r\nexplained to him\r\nor her\r\nwhat they just have read, tend\r\nto lose their faith more easily.\r\nDo I say that the Bible can not be understood without a proper\r\nteacher? No, not at all. But there are parts in the Bible that demand\r\na little more background information. People tend to become sceptical\r\nwhen they read about the Old Testament laws or about the\r\nIsraelites\r\nwho needed to conquer Canaan. And without a proper guide toward these\r\nwritings one may end up totally confused about God. I\r\nwill put a link to an article about the so-called genocide episodes\r\nin the description below.<a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote5anc\" href=\"#sdendnote5sym\"><b><sup>v<\/sup><\/b><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Video 4 &#8211; They are strangers to their utter\r\ninability to help themselves<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>The unbeliever is under the impression they can help themselves.\r\nThis video exploded! More than 4000 views and about 59 comments. Who\r\nam I to say that somebody is unable? And true enough, many of us are\r\nperfectly fine when it comes to help ourselves. We know how to repair\r\nour car, how to stand for our rights, how to make a good deal when\r\nbuying a new washing machine. And so on and so forth. We\u2019ve become\r\nso good at helping ourselves that we end up thinking we can help\r\nourselves when it comes to salvation as well. And this last point is\r\nexactly where it goes wrong. When it comes to our salvation we are\r\nutterly unable. We need Jesus!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Now for the comments. Obviously I\u2019m not going to read them all\r\nbut I will highlight some parts in which people actually proof the\r\nfact that they are indeed unknowingly about the fact that they are\r\nutterly unable to help themselves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\r\n\u201cI have never relied on a sky-daddy to help me, and I&#8217;m only\r\nwilling to seek help when I actually need it, specifically from\r\npeople who exist and are willing. Atheists are much more likely to\r\nhave financial stability, better health, and longer lives. That\r\ntranslates to taking better care of (our) children.\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This is precisely\r\nwhat Boston said. They believe they can do all things themselves and\r\nin the process they don\u2019t need help. This person said he is only\r\nwilling to seek help when he really needs it. Totally oblivious of\r\nthe fact that he is in desperate need of salvation he continues by\r\nstating that atheists are mostly better off in live. This is quit a\r\nremark to make without giving any citation to a survey or\r\ninvestigation. But no worries, I did a quick search. Besides the\r\nnumerous articles written by atheists, who all claim that they are\r\nmuch more successful than religious folk, I found a post in which\r\nsomeone actually did some\r\nproper research. The\r\nblogpost doesn\u2019t seem to be online any more, but hooray for the\r\nWayBackMachine on\r\nArchive.org.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According\r\nto Sean Thomas, the writer of the post,\r\nreligion is good for your mental health in a variety of ways. He\r\nstates that believers\r\ntend to have better immune systems and lower blood pressure, and in\r\nsome circumstances recover from hospital better. Not only that, but\r\ntheists are happier and have more children.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>You\r\nmight want to discuss\r\nwhy this is the case, but that is besides the point. Fact remains\r\nthat religion improves quality of life. In\r\nother words: being an\r\natheist does not make sense even practically speaking. I\r\nmean, even if atheists\r\nare right and there is\r\nno God, they\r\nstill tend to have worse wellbeing\r\nand less happy lives. Think\r\nabout it, and atheist has nothing to\r\ngain except the possibility of\r\nbeing lost for ever, and\r\nthe reality of poorer quality of life.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Even\r\nwhen atheists are right in their idea that there is no god, the\r\ntheists will stay happier, healthier, more generous and more\r\nresistant against bad behaviour. Finally, the Christian would look at\r\nlife with the hope that is within him. The hope in something lasting\r\nand meaningful, eternity in heaven.<a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote6anc\" href=\"#sdendnote6sym\"><b><sup>vi<\/sup><\/b><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Because\r\nthis video is the number one concerning the view count, I will\r\nrespond on an extra comment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\u201cI am almost 70 now,\r\ncouldn&#8217;t have gotten there without helping myself (very few helped\r\nme) unless you mean that my inability to believe in your biblical\r\nyarns makes it so in your book. I was born into christianity but when\r\nI grew up and started doing my own thinking I soon became an\r\nX-christian for what to me are obvious reasons. Do you know how big\r\nthe known universe is&#8230; well the people who wrote all those yarns\r\nthousands of years ago with the help of the all-knowing had no idea\r\nor concept of it else they would have at least mentioned it. Instead,\r\nwhat we got was a flat Earth and a celestial dome sprinkled with\r\nbright lights.\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Well,\r\nage is of no concern of course. I know people who are well in their\r\neighties and just accepted Christ. They walked around, all these\r\nyears, thinking they could do without Him. Then\r\nI also know people who have been Christians from a very young age.\r\nThey never left Him despite\r\nall the reading they have done or because they came to a point where\r\nthey realised how big the universe is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>One\r\ncannot be born INTO Christianity. Imagen a chicken pen. What would\r\nhave happened if your mother gave birth to you in that pen? Would\r\nthat make you a chicken? You can only be a chicken when you are born\r\nout of one\u2026 Likewise, you can only be a real Christian when you are\r\nborn again. Not out of your mother but out of God. You\r\ncan read about this in John 3:1-18. Jesus said to Nicodemus <font color=\"#ff0000\"><i>\u201cThat\r\nwhich is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the\r\nSpirit is spirit.\u201d<\/i><\/font> So, there should be a moment in your\r\nlife where you make the decision. You cannot simply say that you are\r\na Christian because your parents are, or because you go to church.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Finally, how on\r\nearth can you say that there is no God when you marvel at the\r\nuniverse. To say that the writers of the Bible had to mention it is\r\nactually betraying a lack of knowledge of the Bible on the part of\r\nthe commentator. The Bible is cramped with references to the fastness\r\nof the universe. The flat earth idea is nowhere to be found in the\r\nBible. It was Washington Irvings who wrote a book about Columbus in\r\n1828. He said that the church fathers warned Columbus that he could\r\nfall of the earth when he would sail too far. It was absurd what\r\nIrving wrote in his book.<a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote7anc\" href=\"#sdendnote7sym\"><b><sup>vii<\/sup><\/b><\/a>\r\nBoth Columbus and his competitors knew that you could sail west to\r\nIndia. Not a flat earth but the sturdiness of the ships where\r\nquestioned. They simply did not know for sure whether their ships\r\ncould handle such a large distance. The myth of a flat earth was most\r\npopular between 1870 en 1920, because mostly the anti-religious folk\r\n(such as Darwin and Leyll) used it to discredit the Biblical\r\nnarrative. \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>What\u2019s more,\r\nEratosthenes, a mathematician and astronomer from Alexandria, who\r\nlive in the third century before Christ, already calculated the\r\ncircumference of the earth.<a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote8anc\" href=\"#sdendnote8sym\"><b><sup>viii<\/sup><\/b><\/a>\r\nMany early church fathers just believed that the earth was a round\r\nball<a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote9anc\" href=\"#sdendnote9sym\"><b><sup>ix<\/sup><\/b><\/a>\r\nand in the Middle Ages almost every scientist said that the earth had\r\nto be round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>So, by all means,\r\nstay sceptical if you like. I don\u2019t mind if you call yourself an\r\natheist or whether you think of yourself as being very bright! But if\r\nyou really want to be serious you should stay away from the typical\r\nslander. These arguments have been disproven time and again, and\r\nusing them doesn\u2019t really help your case\u2026 \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Video 5 &#8211; they do not feel their need of Christ<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>So why do\r\nunbelievers don\u2019t feel their need for Christ? Boston said that\u2019s\r\nbecause many of them are so full of themselves that they think\r\nthey\u2019ve got it all. What more, than that what they already have,\r\ncan Christ offer them? And because they have a very high esteem of\r\nthemselves they have a hard time to understand that their abilities\r\ndo not qualify to save their lives. If the unbeliever begins to\r\nrealise that they need salvation because they sin and have sinned in\r\nthe past and that they will sin again tomorrow, he or she might start\r\nto grasp the huge problem they are in. No amount of good works can\r\nsave them from eternity without God. That last bit is also part of\r\nthe Gospel, you know! The Gospel does not only talk about heaven and\r\neventually the new earth. No, it also explains precisely what it is\r\ngoing to be like to live for eternity in the place without God\u2019s\r\npresence. Traditionally we call that place \u2018hell\u2019. Jesus used the\r\nname of the biggest rubbish dump near Jerusalem, the Gehenna. We, as\r\nChristians, should not be ashamed to share the whole Gospel. True,\r\nsome will ridicule you, but others might actually listen and start to\r\nrealise that they are in need of a Saviour!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>So how about the\r\ncomments on this video? Well, that\u2019s easy! It is like my Canadian\r\nbrother @KC9UDX said:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\r\n\u201cThe comments are peaceful on this one. Blessed be the\r\nPrince of Peace, the LORD most high, for ever and ever[\u2026]\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>You might want to\r\nread the comments made by @AceTheologicalCompanyComments. He or she\r\nexplained nicely what the cross is standing for. He or she\u2026 Is\r\ndoing so by quoting several Bible texts and in his own words:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\r\n\u201cI suggest you put on your sunglasses when you read these verses\r\n\u2014 they are that bright\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Video 6 &#8211; They see not their\r\nown unworthiness of a Saviour&#8217;s help<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>At first, I had some difficulties to\r\nunderstand Boston\u2019s\r\nidea on this one. But after some thinking it dawned on me. It is all\r\nabout the way many think. Many, and not only unbelievers, think in\r\nterms of rights. I have the right to be happy, to have food, to have\r\na job, to go to heaven\u2026. Uhh, hold on! Says\r\nBoston! Nobody is worthy enough to even\r\ncome close to God. Let alone to go to\r\nheaven.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Imagen this,\r\nlast year you have beaten someone and robbed him from his money. You\r\nleft the guy half dead behind. It took this person, your\r\nvictim, 6 months to find you. Did he come\r\nto punish you? No, he wanted to bring you a gift and with the gift\r\ncomes forgiveness. Would you feel like being worthy receiving\r\nthat gift and the person\u2019s forgiveness?\r\nI think you would feel very small and wouldn\u2019t have much to offer\r\nexcept a thankful heart.\r\n \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As long as the unbeliever cannot understand\r\nhis low position towards the Creator of the universe, he is in a bad\r\nsituation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the comment section my friend from Canada\r\nwas sharing again. This time he said:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\u201cIt is Sunday\r\nmorning; I am awake before everyone else, watching your video as the\r\nsun rises. This is becoming a satisfying routine [\u2026]\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>O boy! I don\u2019t even dare to say that I would\r\ndo the same\u2026 Sunday morning! Normally I am always the first to get\r\nup. I set the table, make tea and coffee. Then I wake up the kids and\r\nwhen everybody is having his breakfast, and I, my coffee, my brain\r\nbegins to work. No, I am still not a morning person. For many that\u2019s\r\na surprise because my first career was that of a bread baker. But I\r\nam happy to hear that others are more active in the morning.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Video 7 &#8211; They have no\r\nanxiety for the supply of their soul-wants<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>Look around you. How many people do you know who spend all of\r\ntheir time on spending more money. They are very diligent. They look\r\nat all the stuff they have, or they look at the wonderful traditions\r\nthey have build into their lives. Likewise, they are by no means\r\nworried about that what they really need, salvation! There is always\r\ntime to work on that right? It is like those five foolish virgins in\r\nthe Bible. They did not take care or their future and when the big\r\nmoment finally came they weren\u2019t ready! So, to all my followers and\r\npeople who are watching this video. Please do not ignore that voice\r\ninside of you which is telling you that you need to be saved! It is\r\nthe most important decision you need to make in your entire life!\r\nThat feeling of anxiety isn\u2019t there to annoy you but to warn you!\r\nDon\u2019t neglect the moment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A good way to conclude this section is by quoting\r\n@AceTheologicalCompanyComments\u2019s comment:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\r\n\u201cKeep in mind\u2026 That one day\u2026 Every knee will bow\u2026 and\r\nevery tongue will confess. To the glory of God\u201d<br\/>\r\n[Philippians\r\n2]<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Video 8 &#8211; They are not\r\ncontent with Christ but on terms of their own making<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>The last video is a bit of a shocker. At least, that is what I\r\nthink. It hasn\u2019t been online that long yet, so it doesn\u2019t many\r\nviews and comments yet. Still, I believe this reason is very real,\r\nand I\u2019ve seen it all the time. Most unbelievers will flat out deny\r\nthis reason. What reason am I talking about? The fact that many will\r\nlook at the price it will cost to be\r\nsaved, and, if\r\nthe asking price is too high, they\r\nwill go without. In other words: Many\r\nunbelievers do realise they\r\nneed the Gospel, but\r\nthey have a\r\nfixed price of what they are willing\r\nto pay for it. When it demands\r\na little more than that what they want\r\nto give, they will willingly go without it. Is\r\nfollowing Christ telling them not to look at other women any\r\nmore? To bad, they can do without Christ.\r\nDoes it mean that they need to chance their lifestyle?\r\nGiving up their beloved secret habits that our not honouring God? No\r\nway! If getting saved means giving up certain behaviours and\r\nfollowing Christ on the narrow path, then\r\nthey can do without. Without any shame they even brag about it,\r\ntelling other that they are fine on their\r\nown.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This is the sad truth and belief me, I\u2019ve\r\nbeen there! It takes courage to give up that what you think you have\r\nand start following Jesus. Maybe, just maybe, that\u2019s the whole\r\npoint. Isn\u2019t God looking for people who\r\nare really courages. People who dare to trust in Him. People who know\r\nthat they can only be the person God wants them to be, when they\r\naccept Christ\u2019s salvation and start living life without fear, full\r\nof the Holy Spirit. \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>I am already looking forward to the comments\u2026\r\nMight be a lot of fun to read them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Speaking of comments. I just received one on\r\nthis video:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"margin-left: 1.25cm;\" class=\"textq\"><span class=\"leftq\"><\/span>\u201cReason #1:\r\nI&#8217;m an adult, and I am not going to live my life believing in\r\nfairytales.\u201d<span class=\"rightq\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He is an adult! Yes, that might be a problem\r\nindeed. Many adults already have a fixed idea about life. They are\r\nwilling to learn new things as long as these things don\u2019t disturb\r\ntheir tranquillity. So, studying the things\r\nthat concern eternity is per definition disturbing for many adults.\r\nImagen changing your life! So, they rather just tell you that they\r\nare really smart and just can\u2019t believe in a fairy-tale like\r\nyou do. End of discussion. No disturbance\r\nof their nice and cosy lifestyle. Then\r\nthey walk away, proud about the super smart comment they just have\r\nmade, and thinking that they leave you behind as the dumb one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But really! If that\u2019s the only reason one\r\nwants to use to avoid having to follow Christ, then they have proven\r\nBoston\u2019s points all together. This is exactly what the apostle Paul\r\nalready said in Romans 1:18-20. I\r\nwill read it from the Amplified version for clarity:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><i>\u201c<sup><b>18<\/b><\/sup>For\r\n[God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from\r\nheaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in\r\ntheir wickedness suppress and stifle the truth, <sup><b>19<\/b><\/sup>because\r\nthat which is known about God is evident within them [in their inner\r\nconsciousness], for God made it evident to them. <sup><b>20<\/b><\/sup>For\r\never since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His\r\neternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being\r\nunderstood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful\r\nthings that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust\r\nin Him] are without excuse and without defence.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><br\/>\r\n<hr>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This is\r\nthe end of this series called <b>\u2018Eight\r\nReasons Why People Won&#8217;t Accept The Gospel.\u2019<\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>I\r\nfully enjoyed it myself because many of Boston\u2019s point were\r\neye-openers for me as well. The videos received a lot of attention\r\nand many commented on them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>I\r\nam still thinking about what I going to discuss in the next videos. I\r\nalways wanted to make a little series about Romans 13. You know, the\r\npart of the Bible that seems to teach us that we need to obey the\r\ngovernment. That\u2019s the part that has been used by the most\r\noppressing regimes to tell their subjects to behave.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>I\r\nam also thinking about a series about the strongest apologetic\r\narguments. There are some pretty sturdy arguments to be used but at a\r\nfirst glance they can be a bit overwhelming in their complexity. It\r\nmight be a nice job to explain them and to break them down in a way\r\nthey are easy to understand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Anyway,\r\nI still have some time to think about it. Let me know what you think\r\nin the comment section. That might help.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>God bless you and be strong in the Lord!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><br><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Endnotes:<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote1sym\" href=\"#sdendnote1anc\"><b>i<\/b>   <\/a>How about other religions: <a href=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/@apologeet:3\/silly-christian-how-about-other:3\">https:\/\/odysee.com\/@apologeet:3\/silly-christian-how-about-other:3<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote2sym\" href=\"#sdendnote2anc\"><b>ii<\/b>   <\/a>Why Mission Matters: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apologeet.nl\/en\/faq\/010_why-mission\/\">https:\/\/www.apologeet.nl\/en\/faq\/010_why-mission\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote3sym\" href=\"#sdendnote3anc\"><b>iii<\/b>   <\/a>Freedom of speech: <a href=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/@apologeet:3\/silly-christian-christianity-is-against:8\">https:\/\/odysee.com\/@apologeet:3\/silly-christian-christianity-is-against:8<\/a>\r\n\t<br\/>\r\nAlso read this article about free will: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apologeet.nl\/en\/faq\/013_free_will\">https:\/\/www.apologeet.nl\/en\/faq\/013_free_will<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote4sym\" href=\"#sdendnote4anc\"><b>iv<\/b>   <\/a>Images from: <a href=\"https:\/\/freebibleimages.org\/\">https:\/\/freebibleimages.org\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote5sym\" href=\"#sdendnote5anc\"><b>v<\/b>   <\/a>Genocide in the Bible: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apologeet.nl\/en\/faq\/what-about-the-canaanite-genocide\/\">https:\/\/www.apologeet.nl\/en\/faq\/what-about-the-canaanite-genocide\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote6sym\" href=\"#sdendnote6anc\"><b>vi<\/b>   <\/a>Are atheists mentally ill? <a href=\"https:\/\/orthochristian.com\/63476.html\">https:\/\/orthochristian.com\/63476.html<\/a>\r\n\t<br\/>\r\nOriginal blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/seanthomas\/100231060\/are-atheists-mentally-ill\/\">http:\/\/blogs.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/seanthomas\/100231060\/are-atheists-mentally-ill\/<\/a>\r\n\t<br\/>\r\nArchive.org:<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130817051639\/http:\/\/blogs.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/seanthomas\/100231060\/are-atheists-mentally-ill\/\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130817051639\/http:\/\/blogs.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/seanthomas\/100231060\/are-atheists-mentally-ill\/<\/a>\r\n\t<br\/>\r\nResearch Shows Religion Plays A Major Role In Health, Longevity: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/1999\/05\/990517064323.htm\">https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/1999\/05\/990517064323.htm<\/a>\r\n\t<br\/>\r\nNew Study of College Students Finds Connection Between Spirituality, Religiousness, and Mental Health: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirituality.ucla.edu\/docs\/news\/release_health.pdf\">https:\/\/www.spirituality.ucla.edu\/docs\/news\/release_health.pdf<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote7sym\" href=\"#sdendnote7anc\"><b>vii<\/b>   <\/a>Russell, Jeffrey Burton. <i>Inventing the Flat Earth: Columbus and Modern Historians<\/i>. Praeger Paperback, 1997.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote8sym\" href=\"#sdendnote8anc\"><b>viii<\/b>   <\/a>Eratosthenes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Eratosthenes\">https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Eratosthenes<\/a>\tand <a href=\"https:\/\/famous-mathematicians.org\/eratosthenes\/\">https:\/\/famous-mathematicians.org\/eratosthenes\/<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"scroll\" id=\"sdendnote9sym\" href=\"#sdendnote9anc\"><b>ix<\/b>   <\/a>Church father believed in a round Earth: <a href=\"https:\/\/krisispraxis.com\/archives\/2019\/01\/did-medieval-church-teach-that-the-earth-was-flat\/\">https:\/\/krisispraxis.com\/archives\/2019\/01\/did-medieval-church-teach-that-the-earth-was-flat\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conclusion &#8211; They have proven Boston\u2019s points Intro The conclusion of why people won\u2019t accept the Gospel: They have proven Boston\u2019s points Introductory video The first video was an introduction to this series. 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