The real reason people quit Jesus — and it’s not about truth or logic

Almost every instance I know of in which someone left the Christian faith was a case of self-sabotage. And I’ve seen it plenty of times.

As a pastor of over 15 years, nothing rips my heart out like seeing someone walk away from Christianity. I’m writing this as a Calvinist who believes all true Christians persevere in their faith. No true Christian can lose his or her salvation. However, some who appear to be genuine at first end up walking away from Christ, demonstrating that they were never truly saved to begin with.

Stated reasons and actual reasons

People are complicated. In any big shift in one’s life, there’s often a gap between the stated reason and the actual reason. When someone abandons Christianity,

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