I'd argue that people today aren't rejecting Christ so much as they're rejecting the church.
Craig GroeschelIt's not easy to trust in a God you can't see. That's why so many want God to prove himself so we can trust him. In reality, God wants us to trust him so he can prove himself.
Craig GroeschelYour life is too valuable, your calling too great, & your God too awesome to waste your life on what doesn't matter.
Craig GroeschelYou see, religion alone can only take a person so far. Religion can make us nice, but only Christ can make us new. Religion focuses on outward behavior. Relationship is an inward transformation. Religion focuses on what I do, while relationship centers on what Jesus did. Religion is about me. Relationship is about Jesus
Craig Groeschel