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Why People Reject Christ By Robert C. Archer
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THREE MEN Matt. 8:19-20 – 19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go." – 20 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
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THREE MEN Luke 9:59-60 – 59 Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father.“ – 60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God."
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THREE MEN Lk. 9:61-62 – 61 And another also said, "Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house." – 62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
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NOTE In every case they wanted to follow Jesus, but every case Jesus doesn’t say, “Wonderful, we’ll work things out”, but what he said in each case is really negative.
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Let’s look at what each teaches The scribe (Matt. 8:18-20) – Caught up in emotion – Jesus reminds him of the cost – Are we willing to pay the price?
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Let’s look at what each teaches The second man (Matt. 8:21-22) – Burial means to take care of the father (until death) so he would receive the inheritance – So the second reason is that many don’t want to give up their personal quest for the material things in life and even worse – they find joy in the physical; not the spiritual – So again it is the matter of sacrifice
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Let’s look at what each teaches The third man (Lk. 9:61-62) – So the third reason is that many don’t want to sacrifice their personal relationships – Jesus said (Matt. 10:34-39)
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Why not? It takes sacrifice to be a Christian and many are NOT willing to sacrifice!
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Conclusion Are you willing to make the sacrifice? Give up that which stands between you and Christ?
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