Why Do Some People Not Want to be Saved?

Why do some people not want to be saved? This morning, I was listening to Chuck Swindoll on the way to work and he expounded quite a bit on 1 Corinthians 9:19-22. I have had occasion to think about verse 22 for some time, the part about becoming "all things to all men," but the part that really struck me this morning was the emphasis he was making on the phrase "that I might by all means save some," with great emphasis on the word "some." This passage speaks of being a "servant to all," "to the Jews," to "those who are under the law," those who are "without the law" (I'm not sure what that means), and "the weak." What I thought when he said "without the law," I was imagining that referred to people who don't believe in God's law at all, even though, of course, the entire Scripture teaches that everyone will give an account to God, and are actually under his judgment at the present time, which is why they need to be saved. I have always been stuck on the notion of God's judgment because I can't imagine anyone not wanting to be set free from that by receiving the salvation Christ offered by hanging on the cross and dying for our sins. Intellectually, I never fully understood it, but I am very thankful that I knew I needed God's forgiveness. So why everybody who hears the gospel doesn't come to the Lord at some point in their life is completely beyond my ability to comprehend, especially when the subject of hell came up in so many of Christ's teachings. In Matthew 10:28, Jesus said, "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Even John 3:16 is pretty clear about salvation being the only way not to perish. Jesus spoke of "outer darkness," "weeping and gnashing of teeth," there is the story of the rich man and Lazarus, and all these mentions of hell in the preaching of Jesus ought to give anyone pause. The only thing I can figure out is the hard hearted, prideful spirit of humans simply choosing not to believe that. Well, that seems pretty presumptuous to me. They think not believing something is going to make it so? That puts them in the place of God, and that must be the bottom line. They want to be their own God. Again, very presumptuous. I love what the priest said in the movie "Rudy," when he said, "There is a God, and I'm not Him." That's clear enough for me, but I can't really give myself any credit for that. I don't know why it was easy for me to believe. Not all at once, not the first time I heard it, but over time it began to sink in, and God showed up and saved me. Now I just know that he "might by all means save some." I'm just glad I'm included in that "some," and I hope you can say the same. God bless you, and goodnight.