A lot of people reject Christ because they want to live and be free. But the truth is a life without Christ keeps you in ******* and death. For sin is death and ******* as well, so to truly live is to die to self. Just as the seeds that farmers plant to grow crops to sell . Unless the seeds are planted there shall be no harvest at all. So to die is the only way to truly live a life that is worth living. Just as not sinning is freedom to live a just and righteous life. Its easy to live a life of sinning but to live a life not sinning. Is the true life of living, plus its better to be richly loved then to be rich and not loved.