Why do people get offended when talking about God?

Q: I had a strange experience at work today. There was a pamphlet sitting next to the register I work at that was about the revelation and end times. 

I asked my manager about it and how it got there, he said he wasn't sure and asked if I was religious.  I explained to him that I don't consider myself religious but a follower of Jesus.

He was trying to argue with me, first telling me that we are all our own gods. I was not arguing with him, I just smiled and listened and kept my cool. I thought of my Jesus and what he would have done. But basically my boss thinks we are our own gods & that religion uses God to control you so that you can't live to your full potential. 

I tried to tell him how the Bible helps me, I explained that following Jesus has greatly effected and helped my mental health. I explained that if someone upset me, I would think of Jesus and it would help me stay cool etc. I told him that I was once a part of the new age, but feel much better following Jesus.  He still tried to argue with me and push his thoughts into mine.

I told him new age isn't doing anything for me, and never has. I told him crystals, tarot cards, etc is useless. I told him how my dad considered himself a "Satanist" growing up (he no longer does, he is starting to love Jesus) and how it never did anything for him or us. 

Why do people get so offended when you bring up Jesus or God? I was so respectful and would never push my beliefs on someone else. I like to guide people to Jesus, but try my best to listen and be respectful. 

My manager is also a super kind hearted and sweet person, sometimes even buying things for our customers. He does seem to have a big heart with understanding in him, but I don't understand why he chose to put that in my head, and then continued to do so after I stated how I felt and why I believe in what I believe in. 

Side note, I wear my rosary every day and keep a pocket Bible in my pocket.

A: Scripture says Satan and those who openly follow him are enemies of God because of their love of sin. They hated the righteous, the prophets the NT believers and Apostles so under Satans influence they persecute and kill those who love God and Jesus. It doesnt take much for the hidden ones of Satan to be exposed too; the Jews were stirred up by an open one and it led to plots against Jesus, to Jesus unjust arrest and to his death. [Through history since then even evil religions masqurading as Christian have murdered and mayrtred true believers who exposed apostate religions lies or just because they recieved and live in the truth revealed in Scripture].

There's lot of Bible verses that can explain to you why your boss doesnt believe in God, but the core one is his love of sin. It [including the sin of pride and self righteousness] keeps him and anyone else from coming to the true God. 

Light came into the world, and man loved darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:19

"The message of the cross seems foolish to those who are lost and dying. But it is God’s power to [those] who are being saved." 1 Cor 1:18

"The person without the Spirit doesn’t accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. These things are foolish to them. They can’t understand them. In fact, such things can’t be understood without the Spirit’s help." 1 Cor 2:14.

People think theyre on the throne of their own life but without Christ as their Savior... it is Satan. God is soverign but 2 Corinthians 4:4 tells us "Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God." 

People are blind to the fact that they are not in control and blind about who they are, how God sees them and the terrible danger they are in. So God sends his redeemed into the world to tell them something important.

People have no problem talking about their idolatry (making up a god they prefer; even if pieces of it come from the Bible. Satan is a Scripture twister and so are those who follow him as well), because they embraced it as true.

 Romans 1:22-25

 Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man [and living creatures]. Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

This is why we need to make sure we are saved, and then have dialogs and share truth with people, challenge them with "reason" to get them to think (and pray God moves them towards himself and to salvation). 

After having salvation we can then look into other non essential things in Scripture such as End Times, but in this kind of situation it would became a springboard, towards the Gospel.

There are many people in false religious groups, even ones that claim to be Christian, yet their sincere beliefs are sincerely wrong. This is why understanding the biblical gospel is vital, because without it no matter what we believe we will be damned. So it is important to examine these things well. 

Here's some further resources:

The Gospel according to Scripture @👈 (short video)

About the End Times [a study for later]

It is great you are reading the Bible, but we also have to remember even demons believe. What we need is to know and recieve the truth revealed in Scripture, and follow it. 

It appears from your submitted question that you are catholic, so I would challenge you to be a Berean in light of what was said here in response and make sure you know the truth so you yourself are following the biblically and historically true God, Jesus, Bible and Gospel. Don't let religion or Satan decieve you as well.  Examining Catholicism 

God bless.

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