Why Would Anyone Reject the Gospel?
[Why Would Anyone Reject the Gospel? Proclaiming
the Gospel Ministries] "It is the greatest news that any convicted sinner could
ever hear! A full pardon for sin is offered by a holy and righteous God who
cannot let sins go unpunished (Ex.
34:7). The pardon is offered because of a love
story, written in blood, on a wooden cross, 2000 years ago. It is free because
the Lord Jesus Christ cancelled the eternal debt to satisfy divine justice for
His people. He paid a debt He did not owe because we had a debt we could not
pay. Forgiveness is a free gift of God's grace to those who repent and believe
the Gospel.
At the moment of conversion, repenting sinners are
forgiven and acquitted (Col
2:13). They are justified and saved from the
terrifying wrath of our Holy God (Rom
5:9). They are made spiritually alive in Christ (Eph
2:5) and empowered by the Spirit (Rom
8:11-13) to live a victorious life over the power
of sin (Rom.
6:17-18). By abiding in God's Word, they have come
to know the truth which has set them free from religious bondage and deception (John
8:31-32). Their eternal inheritance is reserved in
heaven and kept by the power of God (1
Pet. 1:3-5). To all who receive Him, to those who
believe in His name, He gave the right to become children of God, citizens of
heaven and co-heirs with Christ (John
1:12;
Phil. 3:20;
Rom. 8:17;
Gal. 4:5). They will spend eternity in God's
presence praising Him for His grace and mercy!
Those who reject the greatest gift anyone could ever
receive will remain spiritually dead in sin (Eph
2:1) and condemned to eternal punishment (2
Pet 2:9) where they will suffer torments of hell's
fire (Rev
14:11) and God's righteous wrath (Col
3:6). They will remain a child of the devil (1
Jn 3:10), hopeless and helpless (Rom
5:8), in bondage to sin (Rom
6:20) and separated God (Eph.
2:12). Those who are born only once are destined
to die twice (Rev
20:14) and experience eternal, everlasting
humiliation and shame (Jer
23:40)." Pro-Gospel.org