Yes, one either accepts or rejects God. Between these two poles lies the third of figuring out whether to accept or reject God. You’re saying this third pole is a rejection of God and, I suspect, a sin. My point is that it is necessary for real choice and is not sinful, is not a willful rejection of God, e.g., out of spite.
The argument this person makes, which I outline, needs to be addressed to have the conviction of believing in God. That type of argument goes on in people’s minds when they are between the two poles of choice.
If you say parts of this argument are wrong, then how would you convince this person that what he is saying wrong? You can’t just say, “God loves you” — you have to address the specifics of what this person is saying that leads him to think the way he thinks.
That, to my thinking, is hard.
It is human nature to know God as we are created by God and God wrote it in our heart. We seek the truth about who we are and what is our purpose in life.
If one’s mind is blank, then they have not accepted God. By default they have rejected Him.
In Baptism as a child, parents accept God and agree to instruct the child in the faith. As a child attains reason, then they start the process to know and accept God. They can also not start the process to know God and effectively reject God. They can continue to grow or not grow in their faith in God, a lifelong process.
As an adult, one should go through a process to learn about God and then accept God In Baptism. Again it is a life long process to learn about and know God and continue to accept or reject Him.
Some may not have reason to accept God (mental issue) and others may not be exposed to the knowledge about God (a tribe in the outback).
Acceptance or rejection is not just a one time and done, it is a process until we die. Jesus is the Judge and will look into our hearts and see what we have done.
We are all called to spread the Good News about God and salvation, but each person has to accept it by themselves.