Why man is rejecting Jesus and the Gospel
innately sinful nature... Satan, the spiritual enemySatan's army is against God because of sin and nature.
enemy of God.... under the authority and dominion of Satan
Spiritually blind.. Satan takes away one's first faith
lives in a world full of bad people. Satan makes people:
Satan's slave................ - tricked
In spiritual darkness... - blind in spirit
Spiritually deceased... - imprisoned
holds a slave and views the gospel as stupid.
Issues, repressions, anxieties, and the allure of riches
incredibly challenging to enter God's kingdom
Unable to approach Jesus
He must be drawn to Jesus by Father God.
He must be chosen by Jesus.