Is a complete inability to believe really the same thing as rejection?

Question

OK, bama, how do I make myself believe?

Answer 1

No, absolutely not. To reject God's love, first you'd have to understand exactly what God's love is, and I think there are very very few who do. Then, knowing the endless love He has for you and all the meaning He can bring to your life, you'd have to still tell Him no. That is rejection.

the inability to believe is nothing like that.

Answer 2

This is an opinion. I think that people base decisions on several things, by their experience, by their emotions and what is logical to them. The inability to believe would come from you logically thinking things out and concluding that it just don't add up. To reject would be when someone is trying to convince you of something that doesn't go along with YOUR logic. Many people believe because they are afraid not to. They have been raised to believe certain ways and are afraid to change, or question the faith. By working hard trying to convince other people to believe as they do, they are reconfirming what they themselves may have questions about. Then there are those who were converted through hype. A tactic that many modern day preachers use. This is completely an emotional decision and they will argue like hell to try and make what they feel emotionally fit logic. You can't win an argument with either of these type people.

To a logical independent thinking person, they do not have the ability to believe in anything that does not make sence to them based on evidence. Therefore, they reject the things that don't.

Answer 3

I think the term "rejection" has a slightly different meaning when it is applied to beliefs.

I don't think it implies choice in the same way that rejecting someone for a date implies choice. I think it suggests instead that somebody simply does not believe (without really making a judgment as to the person's inability to believe).

Maybe I'm wrong and people are using "rejection" of beliefs to mean the same thing as "rejection" in other instances. I don't really know.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

that is a double edge question that has more than one answer to it. It really depends on what you mean by inability. Based on how you asked it I would say the answer is yes and no. I based my answer on two points, one that no man can come to the truth without God giving them the truth. And two, that truth has been given for all you seek the truth. So, the rejection would be in not desiring to seek and find so it can be given.

Answer 6

Not to me. The Bible (yes, of course I must quote it) says "to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven." I think that's why Jesus always made such a point about how God knows each of us better than we can know ourselves; God understands where we are in our ability to believe, not believe, etc. Does God judge the person who's not yet able to believe with the same degree of judgment as one who knowingly and stubbornly rejects God? I'll never, ever believe that. "Mercy triumphs over judgment." (Yes, another Bible quote.)

Answer 7

nope. rejection implies 'accepting knowledge' - proof (for lack of a better term) that something is believed and then the individual making the decision to reject that knowledge.
- A failure to accept based on something.

inability to believe is different because there are no implications of any previous knoweldge.
- a lack of ability or means to believe.

Answer 8

No, obviously that isn't the same thing. In order to reject, you would first have to believe and then refuse to fall in line.

When we say "I reject that idea", it does not imply that you made a free will choice not to believe, it merely implies that you do not find the idea reasonable and so you can't believe it.

Answer 9

Not at all. God knows that each of us come from vastly different backgrounds, with very different ways of thinking about things. I think He is more interested in how we deal with the various people and events in our lives and in how honest we are in the process. Someone may not be able to believe, but they may be an honest, good person who acts on what they perceive is truth. I don't think God has a problem with that.

Answer 10

Yes, you are rejecting to believe the truth.


EDIT: If you really wanted to you could. It's a matter of understanding God's love and then chosing to love Him back. He died for ALL of mankind....even You!!! In one instant He took on every sin of every man, woman, child. Think about this. I am 24 years old. Say I sin 3 times a day every day. That's about 1,000 a year. At 24 years old, I've sinned at least 24,000 times. Jesus who was perfect, took that sin to the cross and erased it all when I asked Him to be my savior. It's such an amazing thing and I am eternally grateful. He wants you to chose Him and chose life. How could you not believe that someone could love you that much???