| The question of the age: Do the unsaved actually | | | | people with only a select few, the called and chosen - |
| reject Jesus Christ, or better, can they do anything | | | | the twelve disciples, privy to knowing Jesus Christ and |
| else but 'reject' Him?Now here is a dictionary definition | | | | Him as The Truth. All this Biblical evidence flies in the |
| of rejection? To renounce, denounce, throw away or | | | | face of the teachings of mainstream 'Christianity' even |
| discard with no further use for - to treat with utter | | | | the whole idea that The Father is calling millions of |
| contempt.Now, in order for this reaction to happen i.e. | | | | people to His Son in this life. Why do they do this and |
| when rejecting a person, there has to have been a | | | | think this way? Easy, they are deceived by men of |
| real on going relationship in the first place in order for | | | | religion and are therefore deluded.Now this 'rejection' |
| real rejection to take place. To treat someone with | | | | by the unsaved that these deceived Christians get all |
| utter contempt you must have grounds or a | | | | hung up about can be likened to a child called Johnny |
| substantive reason, to come to the decision to treat | | | | who when offered a meal that mum has never |
| the person in this way. When a boyfriend dumps his | | | | prepared before will often say "ugh, I don't like it and I |
| girlfriend or a girlfriend dumps her boyfriend their | | | | don't want it - I hate it" and no amount of persuasion |
| relationship is brought to sudden end and rejection has | | | | by mum, will get naughty little Johnny to change his |
| most definitely taken place. If, on the other hand, you | | | | mind. However, this is not true rejection of what his |
| were to walk up to a stranger in the street and tell him | | | | mum is offering him because he doesn't know how |
| you reject him, he would look at you, probably scratch | | | | good the meal is and won't know until he's tried it and |
| his head in bewilderment, and if he were a kind person, | | | | what's more, his loving mum knows this. This is how it |
| ask you, if you felt OK. If not a kind person, he would | | | | is with the unsaved and their 'rejection' of what Our |
| probably tell you to do the other thing in no uncertain | | | | Lord offers them. This is why He said "Father forgive |
| terms and consider you unhinged. Now this, obviously, | | | | them for they know not what they do." They cannot |
| is not rejection, yet it is on this very same ridiculous | | | | know what they are doing, because only The Father |
| notion that mainstream 'Christianity' bases their | | | | can open their eyes to show them how lost they are |
| muddled ideas on rejection of Jesus Christ by the lost | | | | and thereby give them the ability to want to know Him. |
| and the unsaved.In the event of 'rejecting' Jesus Christ | | | | We as lost souls cannot of ourselves, make a decision |
| on the sandy foundation of the latter example, i.e. that | | | | to follow Jesus Christ - it's impossible!!This is the |
| we are strangers to Jesus Christ, how can that be | | | | fundamental that mainstream Christianity doesn't |
| rejection? The lost and the unsaved are complete | | | | understand - the unsaved don't know what they are |
| strangers to Jesus Christ, they don't know Him nor do | | | | doing. Now I will add in one of my favourite Scriptures; |
| they acknowledge Him and He doesn't know them | | | | John 6:44 "No man can come to me, except the |
| either. Many today now say He never even existed, | | | | Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise |
| so how can there be rejection!! The whole idea and | | | | him up at the last day." Now notice this Scripture |
| nonsense that the unsaved masses 'reject' Jesus | | | | carefully, for it is as important for what it doesn't say |
| Christ is patently a lie and a myth - something that has | | | | as for what it does say. What if the Father is not |
| literally been made up by men of religion - It certainly | | | | calling everyone now in this age and what of all those |
| isn't Biblical.Now, as described earlier, to reject Jesus | | | | who will be part of the second resurrection? Rev 20, |
| Christ on the metaphorical boyfriend/girlfriend basis as | | | | for there is a physical resurrection; Ezekiel's famous |
| in John 6:66, "From that time many of his disciples | | | | valley of bones proves that. This resurrection is unlike |
| went back and walked no more with him." there is only | | | | our Born Again Spiritual resurrection which we as true |
| a certain punishment awaiting the individual concerned, | | | | believers in this age will be part of when Our Lord |
| for being so cowardly, foolish and/or wicked. | | | | returns - The First Resurrection [1 Cor 15]. This |
| Furthermore, if this individual continues in his stubborn | | | | resurrection predates the second resurrection by one |
| refusal to come back to The Lord, he or she will then | | | | thousand years. Rev 20:5.So what is this second |
| be, as Hebrews states, in big trouble: Hebrews | | | | resurrection? Rev 20:12 "And I saw the dead, small |
| 10:26-27 "For if we sin wilfully (voluntarily without a | | | | and great, stand before God; and the books were |
| thought or consideration) after that we have received | | | | opened :" These people are resurrected and judged |
| the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more | | | | (evaluated) by their works, and we know salvation |
| sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of | | | | cannot be earnt by works. These people are dead; |
| judgment and fiery indignation (God's wrath), which | | | | notice "And I saw the dead small and great stand |
| shall devour the adversaries." (Brackets mine) This | | | | before God." Not literally dead because they're |
| passage applies to people who, now notice, sin wilfully | | | | standing before God's Throne, yet they are still dead. |
| after receiving knowledge of The Truth, and who is | | | | How can this be? This can be because they are |
| The Truth? Jesus Christ of course. These people in | | | | Spiritually dead not physically dead, so this means |
| John 6 were really rejecting Jesus Christ, they had | | | | these people have yet to live second physical lives in |
| come to know Him personally, but turned their backs | | | | The Kingdom of God and will be given their first |
| on Him - that is true rejection and cannot be likened | | | | chance to repent. This is why John 6:44 is so crucial, |
| nor compared to the non-existent relationship between | | | | because no one can come to Jesus Christ unless The |
| the unsaved and Jesus Christ.However, yet even | | | | Father draws them.Now moving on, ask yourselves |
| whilst Our Lord was dying in agony on the cross He | | | | this question: How will this occur? "All Israel shall be |
| said: "Father, forgive them for they know not what | | | | saved?" For this is what Our Lord says through Paul in |
| they do." What we have to ask ourselves here is this: | | | | Romans 11:26. What of all the Jews and Israelites that |
| did The Father answer Our Lord's request? Most | | | | have died in their sins having 'rejected' Jesus Christ, |
| assuredly He did, for that is what His sacrifice and the | | | | having never repented of those sins in this life? Are |
| gift of Grace is all about. He died whilst we were still | | | | we, in our stubborn ignorance, going to condemn the |
| sinners, whilst still in our sins, so that at the point of our | | | | unsaved and at the same time create another 'Biblical |
| calling, everything has already been done for us and all | | | | contradiction'? Well I for one, am not.Finally and apart |
| we have to do is believe and more importantly; keep | | | | from what I have written above on this subject, there |
| on believing through thick and thin - trusting in faith.Right, | | | | is seemingly another twist to this. In Matthew 28:19-20 it |
| all the above knowledge and Truth is a fundamental | | | | says this: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, |
| fact which mainstream Christianity misses and | | | | baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the |
| misunderstands because they think that any unsaved | | | | Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to |
| human being that 'rejects' Jesus Christ in this life is | | | | observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: |
| doomed to fiery eternal damnation or hell - their | | | | and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the |
| favourite word. OK, let's assume, just for this article, | | | | world. Amen."Now, is this Scripture a contradiction of |
| they are right and we apply this idea to the masses | | | | what The Lord said in Matthew 13? No, no way, for |
| regarding Salvation; all the while bearing in mind that | | | | there are no contradictions in God's Word just our |
| God is a God of love, mercy and forgiveness and at | | | | poor understanding of it. The Lord tells us to teach all |
| the same time, Jesus Christ said these very words | | | | nationalities, all peoples, but notice, He doesn't say "so |
| regarding the masses whilst He walked this earth:Matt | | | | that multiple millions of them will be converted" Yes, |
| 13:10-15. "And the disciples came, and said unto him, | | | | teach all nationalities, but only those I have called and |
| Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 He | | | | chosen. There we are, Matthew 28:19-20 now has a |
| answered and said unto them, because it is given unto | | | | totally different meaning to what mainstream |
| you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, | | | | 'Christianity' believes and all due to the fact that they |
| but to them it is not given. 12 For whosoever hath, to | | | | think this life is the only opportunity for mankind to be |
| him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: | | | | saved; a blasphemy and a nonsense, and to prove it, |
| but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away | | | | let's go to 1 Tim 2:4 "Who will have (desires) all men to |
| even that he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in | | | | be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the |
| parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing | | | | truth." (Brackets mine.) If God desires something do |
| they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in | | | | you think He is going to have His desires satiated or |
| them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By | | | | not? Is God all powerful or weak? I will leave you all to |
| hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and | | | | answer this question for yourselves.Right, there we |
| seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 For this | | | | have it, concrete evidence that all men will come to the |
| people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull | | | | knowledge of The Truth, and who is The Truth? Jesus |
| of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any | | | | Christ is The Truth. So all men will come to know |
| time they should see with their eyes and hear with | | | | Jesus Christ, but when? Well not in this age that's for |
| their ears, and should understand with their heart, and | | | | sure.Feel free to contact me at |
| should be converted, and I should heal them." | | | | yes2faith@yahoo.co.uk if you wish to know more |
| (Emphasis mine)These verses clearly state that Jesus | | | | about God's Truth - Jesus Christ. |
| Christ was hiding The Truth from the majority of | | | | |