If a person has not personally accepted
Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, perhaps it is because of one of these reasons
make us nervous:
1.
We are afraid of ridicule.
Luke 9:26 says, "For whosoever shall be ashamed
of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall
come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels."
2. We are turned off by the
inconsistencies of people who claim to be believers in Jesus Christ.
Romans 14:12 says, "So then every one of us shall
give account of himself to God."
3. We are nervous that Christ will expect too much of us?
Mark 8:36 says, "For what shall it profit a
man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
4. Because of our past, we
may doubt that Jesus will accept us as we are. We may feel we have crossed a
line.
John 6:36 says, "All that the Father giveth me
shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."
Isaiah 1:18 says, "Come
now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they
shall be as wool."
5.
We may feel we are likely going to Heaven because we have given life our best
shot and God ought to be satisfied with that.
James 2:10 says, "For
whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty
of all.”
6. We might think that we
have a long time to settle up with God.
Proverbs 27:1 says, "Boast
not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth."
