There are many reasons I am sure. However, not knowing enough about him is not the reason. It may be an excuse, but not a reason.
Often people think that the more I know about him the easier it’ll be for me to make the decision. How about all those who were alive when Jesus was with them? Can’t possibly know about him than that right? I think many people know about Jesus, they may even know He is who He says He is. That’s not the reason why they don’t follow though.
In Acts 24:25, as Paul was explaining to Felix, on righteousness, self-control and judgement to come. Felix said “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you”. It’s exactly that, we find lust, pride, greed and selfish ambitions continually inconvenient to change. As Jesus had said, if you want to follow me, carry your own cross. Whoever loses life for me will gain it, and whoever hold onto life will lose. Anyone who values spouses, kids or parents more than Him are not worthy to follow Him.
There is a cost to following Jesus. That’s what stops people from following. When Jesus asked his disciples if they’d turn away too as the others had turned after seeking Jesus simply for the physical bread. His disciples said ‘to whom shall we turn to? you have the word of life’.
It’s not about knowing more about Jesus. The enemy knows about Jesus. The difference is whether we are willing to count the cost and still say I will surrender.
So at what point is the cost too high? Well, I suppose the cost is never high enough once we have a clear self-awareness just how screwed up and needy we are of Jesus.
When we realize that we are not gods, we are hardly in control of anything, we don’t even know why we are the way we are and ultimately, doesn’t matter how much of the ‘good’ we think we are doing, we are headed for hell. Not only that, but on the journey getting there, you’ll always feel the emptiness, nothing you turn to will fill you, nothing will be ever meaningful enough, nothing will satsify you just right. If you don’t believe in hell, then you are in for a big unpleasant surprise.
Then again, unless God draws us to Him. We won’t ever want to.
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