If truth has been faithfully communicated, why doesn't everyone who hears it respond in the same way?

Discover well-reasoned defenses for the trustworthiness and reasonableness of the Christian faith, and be equipped to give an answer to every man that asks for a reason for the hope you have in Christ (1 Peter 3:15). Topics include general questions about Christianity, the uniqueness of Christianity among world religions, why evil and suffering exist, historical evidence for Jesus and the resurrection, why we can trust the Bible and the nature of truth, human identity and reality itself in light of the existence of God.
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If truth has been faithfully communicated, why doesn't everyone who hears it respond in the same way?

In no other religious writing in the entire world do we find any specific prophecies like we find in Scripture.

Psalm 19 does not treat the existence of a Creator as the conclusion of an argument still to be built. It treats the Creator as the given.

The major debate back in the 16th century centered not on the sale of indulgences, the role of the papacy, penance, purgatory or Mary and saints, but on the article of how a person is justified.

A call to be a pastor is not one we should take lightly, and God will hold us accountable for what we do with the authority he has temporarily granted us.

In a culture where everyone is fighting for our attention, false doctrine is more easy to fall into than ever.

The only way for right and wrong to be absolute, objective, or fixed, is to contend that it must come from on high – from an immutably righteous sovereign God.

God is just, his justice is fair, and we can be justified by Jesus.

When you can’t explain the things that happen to you, you can hand over your concerns to the One who can more than handle them, and who is in control.

I’d say it takes more faith not to believe who Jesus was, than to believe in all that He is.

Young Earth Creationists believe the earth is generally around 6,000 years old, that God created the universe in six literal 24-hour days and that the Genesis flood was global (non-local).

The evidence for the resurrection has been examined more carefully than the evidence for any other fact of history.

Jesus' ascension completed his earthly ministry, set forth the Church Age, began the promise of his second coming, and allowed the Holy Spirit to come to us.

Death is the most difficult reality we’ll ever face. However, we have every reason to believe that we can conqueror death through Jesus Christ. As such, we conquer death by trusting in the One who already has.

The evidence for the resurrection has been examined more carefully than the evidence for any other fact of history.

Who God says we are matters far more than who we think we are.

Overwhelming guilt, believing that we’re beyond help, and feelings of unworthiness can keep us from receiving God’s loving grace and forgiveness.

Biblically, the brain does not generate the soul or consciousness in and of itself. The spark from God generates it.

The Bible and Jesus are incredibly trustworthy when we consider the sources.

The authority of Scripture is superior to that of the Church, tradition, and human experience.

I’d say it takes more faith not to believe who Jesus was, than to believe in all that He is.