Those dead in sin don’t look for truth; they look for what’s comfortable.
Why else do you think the Catholics are so mad? They were sitting comfortably in their ‘one true church’ and then their church betrayed them by embracing sin. But they don’t want truth because otherwise they would genuinely consider (and not even decide, but just consider) the idea that they might have been wrong about ‘one true church.’
What they want is their comfort back.
Same for poor Phil. He doesn’t show any care about truth; if he did he would answer challenges with more than strawmen and ignoring what he doesn’t want to hear. What his posts show is the same thing that people who want to be affirmed in their false faith and melt down when challenged.
“Those dead in sin don’t look for truth; they look for what’s comfortable.”
You hit the nail all over the head in your post, Lu. It’s easy to believe what others tell you to believe; not so easy to study to find out what God says. And what God says can get very uncomfortable at times, but we take it and accept it, as it’s His word for us.
Again, great post.