True Salvation in Christ

There can be no Salvation (Temporal and Eternal) without Righteousness

There can be no Righteousness without Obedience

There can be no Obedience without Repentance

There can be no Repentance apart from an encounter with the Holiness of God, through Jesus Christ...

And this is the other side of the proverbial coin about why some deny Jesus Christ...

Some reject Jesus because they have never encountered a compelling representation of Him in the life of a Believer

This is True...

Equally True however is:

Still others reject Jesus precisely because they have had an authentic encounter [Charakter];* and the Cost is, quite simply, too great...

Inauthenticity often fails to allure...
Authenticity often drives away...

Notably, the second one happens far more, than many think.** Especially those who have made a living, by drawing attention to the first...

* Heb 1:3

** Including fellow believers