"What a man does not want to believe, he can find a way to deny."
—Michael Ignatieff in The Needs of Strangers. Christianity Today, Vol. 42, no. 5., Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "U".
Genesis 19:14 (NIV) So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, "Hurry and get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city!" But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
Luke 22:67 (NIV) "If you are the Christ," they said, "tell us." Jesus answered, "If I tell you, you will not believe me,
John 12:37 (NIV) Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him.
