Why do people hate Jesus?

A very close friend of mine died a couple weeks ago. It was a very sudden and unexpected death. As the reality of him being gone has set in, it has been very difficult to think that I will not see my friend again. But, as The Word says, I do not need to grieve as those without hope. Jesus saved my friend 8 months ago...I know he is in Heaven and we will meet again. His death and funeral has given me a renewed sense of urgency to share The Gospel. I have been pondering many things since his death and yesterday I was thinking of the many things that distract people from The Truth. It seems like if people do get past the lusts of this world long enough to seek God there are many false religions and false teachers right around the corner to choke out The Truth. We need to remember, as The Word says, our battle is not of flesh and blood....the battle is spiritual and we don't have any clue of its magnitude and power. The main thing I thought about yesterday is the reason people do not come to "the knowledge of The Truth"...people hear the Truth, but most won't receive it and walk it out....WHY!?...the answer is simple and although it seemed to be a new revelation to me yesterday, Jesus spoke of it many times. People love their sin too much. That is why they will ignore God, discredit His message, ask questions like, "what about the people that have never heard?" OR "what about other religions, are they all wrong?"...the list goes on and on of people coming up with reasons they will not accept and receive The Truth. The fact is, however, these are not real reasons....they are smoke screens to justify their sinful lifestyle. People love their sin too much. Think about it....Jesus said, and I paraphrase, "I have the power to save you, I have the power to forgive your sin so you can enter my Kingdom, but now that I have done that, I want you to show the world that you belong to me by leaving your life of sin." Isn't it true that we love the story of Jesus up to a point. We love to say, "Jesus loves me and he forgives me and He is preparing a place for me"....we love that story....until He says, "now go and sin no more". Whoa, Whoa. We'd rather He said, "I love you and forgive you and I will go to prepare a place for you even if you continue in sin because you just can help yourself because, after all, that's the way you're wired." He didn't say that, He said, again I paraphrase, "your work is to believe in Me and demonstrate your belief in Me and love for Me with every part of your life...your public, private and secret life....with all of it; demonstrate that you belong to Me and not this world. That is why people don't get saved, they love their sin too much.I'll leave you with this, the words of Jesus in John 3:19-21:And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”