Telling people about a purple sky

It is hard to tell people the truth. It is hard to get someone to believe something that aught to already hold as fact. I can point to all the evidence and they remain unconvinced because of their own flawed/fallen view. They will hold on tightly to their mis-perception of the event. They will not see the truth.

What if I was going to tell you the sky is as purple as it is blue. You would call me colorblind. I would say that observation does not match truth. You would consider me out of my mind on this. Furthermore, I could prove to you that I am not colorblind. Then you would resort to calling me a liar, or worse, a spawn of the devil for spreading such lies. This is seen in Faith as much as it is in Science.

This is how people view things that aught not be question by reason. You can tell them the sky is purple and they will never believe you. In faith, this is similar to sharing the gospel.

You can persuade them all you want. They will just have none of it. You can bring out the textbooks or the Bible. They will remain unmoved. You can go to absurd lengths to try and convince them but they just perceive things wrongly. The sky is as purple as it is blue!!! I am now asserting this fact. The sky might as well be called Purple instead of just Blue. It is really an equal mix between these two colors.

For faith, unless God can restore one's sight they cannot and will not agree with you. How can one reject the goodness of the gospel when it is view rightly. One cannot. The Gospel far surpases any beauty and riches found elsewhere. It has no equal. It cannot be stopped by sin because Jesus died to get rid of it.

Since people do reject the Gospel, one must wonder what is altering their perceptions. It is only man's nature keeping him from the right view. This original sin will keep anyone out of heaven! Just as we see the sky is blue yet the sky is as purple as it is blue!!! Now didn't Christ die to save one from his old nature? How can this old nature with its misconceptions stop the gospel? The sky is as purple as it is blue.

The Gospel is too great to be rejected by anything. Furthermore, the original sin is the source of that wrong perception. Any rational person would accept God and Christ. Lets not get into some silly argument about 'free choice and free will'. I see it more along the lines of reason. Anything less is irrational when viewed rightly. The sky is as purple as it is blue. Perhaps you will see what I really mean in part II.