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Appendix:

Why do people reject Jesus’ offer?

8. Our Heart’s Desire—Glorious Immortality

what happens to you the moment your body dies?; the four facets of glorification—four major things: we will be resurrected, perfected, resplendent, and renowned; conclusion (with quote from Weight of Glory)

7. Living the High Life—Enjoying True Immortality

reason you might wish yo stay alive; staring down death

6. The Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus

There is a God; reliable primary sources; Jesus died of Roman crucifixion; Jesus was buried but later His tomb was found empty; Jesus’ disciples proclaimed that Jesus was raised; Jesus’ disciples were willing to suffer and die for this belief

5. Failure of All Secular Salvations

denial, destruction & dissipation; carpe diem, bucket lists and YOLO; workaholism; amusement; sexual addiction; meaninglessness; anxiety; depression; psychosis; drugs; suicide; anarchy; debris; death; eternal punishment and symbolic mitigation projects (Billy the Kid, Bonnie & Clyde, Satan); eternal punishment and mortality mitigating projects

4. Mortality Mitigation Projects

death is necessary for life to go on; death does not end your existence; death horrifies b/c eternity is in our hearts; detachment (not realistic for avg person, deadens life, is selfish, opposite of loving your neighbor; live in the present (miserable while suffering, hurts tomorrow, is meaningless, unrealistic); magic mushrooms; so what?; the misery of mortality-mitigation mindset

3. Symbolic Immortality Projects

procreation/adoption; ancestor worship/veneration, genealogy research; creation; heroism; activism; celebrity; fandom; “want me”; victimhood; infamy; seeking symbolic immortality is often evil and always futile

1. The Human Condition

denial of the fear of death; how the fear of death drives human behavior