So the search for God and the search for Christ and the search for the truth and the search

to discern whether the Bible is really true and what it's saying cannot begin and end

with human reason.

That's why every time you see one of these deals on television, the search for the real

Jesus, the search for the truth, it always ends up in error.

Perhaps you have a friend or family member you've known for a long time.

You have many of the same influences, maybe even attended the same church, but when it

comes to Christ, your view is completely different from his.

Why would that happen?

What makes the difference?

How could two people so similar with access to the same truth about Jesus respond to

Christ in completely different ways?

John MacArthur explains that today on Grace to you with a message titled Why We Believe

While Others Reject.

It's part of his current study, a collection of landmark sermons from John's half century

of pulpit ministry.

John has titled this series The New Testament Beginning to End.

And with that, let's get to the lesson.

Here's John.

Let's look first of all at why non-Christians do not believe the Bible.

We start with the fact that they can't, but they don't have the capability that they

are void of the life of God.

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