[butterdezillion]

What are the reasons that people are not Christian? God offers the free gift of forgiveness and salvation to anybody who simply believes they need forgiveness and will receive His blood-bought gift of redemption.

Why would anybody not want to be forgiven and washed of all the crud in our hearts and minds?

If people who thought they have no crud to get rid of, or don’t want to be rid of it, were in Heaven, how would Heaven be any different than here? As I’ve said to my kids, if I was allowed to enter Heaven with a diaper full of poopy sin, Heaven would soon begin to smell just like the load I carry with me. God desperately wants me in Heaven, but not smelling like that, because I would ruin Heaven for everyone else.

[GunRunner]

Why would anybody not want to be forgiven and washed of all the crud in our hearts and minds?

Because they don't find the Iron Age claims of Christianity convincing, any more than the claims of Zalmoxians or the followers of Osiris.

[alexander_busek]

God offers the free gift of forgiveness and salvation to anybody who simply believes they need forgiveness abandons their critical-thinking skills and powers of reasoning and will receive His blood-bought gift of redemption embrace this one belief system among the hundreds of other equally (in)valid belief systems in the world competing for our acceptance.

Regards,

[pollywog]

Great description!!
I’m so THANKFUL for God’s saving grace and love!
Heaven is mine to look forward to! NOT because I am a “ good kind person”... only going there because Jesus PAID in FULL my redemption!