THE EXCUSES PEOPLE MAKE

  

 

THE EXCUSES PEOPLE MAKE  

Excuses don’t relieve a person of responsibilities and/or consequences. If a student says to his teacher, “The dog ate my homework,” the teacher won’t necessarily give the student a passing grade as if he had turned in his assignment; in fact, he shouldn’t. If a police officer issues a ticket for a moving violation, he will not withdraw it just because the driver says, “I have no money; I lost my job.” He will still be expected to pay the fine, whether or not he has a job. The point is that excuses do not exempt one from responsibilities or consequences.

Here are some of the excuses people make for not believing in Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins and the Bible’s response to each one: 

     1) There’s no God-   

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands” (Psalm 19:1); “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’” (Psalm 14:1). 

2)    Jesus is not God-

At Jesus’ baptism, God said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17); “In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1); “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30).  

3) I am not that bad –

“The Lord looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one” (Psalm 14:2-3). 

4)    Christians are hypocrites –

“The soul that sins is the one who will die” (Ezekiel 8:4). Christians might not be doing everything right, but God will still hold you accountable. Christians’ mistakes and failures will not get you off the hook. 

5)    There is no life after death –

“The Lake of Fire is the second death. If anyone’s name was not found written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:14-15). 

6)    Jesus is not the only way to God –

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12); “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). 

 7) I do not believe the Bible is the Word of God –

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). 

I am sure there are more excuses out there. Still, no matter what they are, nobody will be excused for not believing in Jesus because the Bible clearly says, “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). God does not play favorites and does not accept excuses; come to Him today, and be saved!