Introduction Not long ago, I heard someone on the news singing and playing on his guitar at a protest, “I don’t want your salvation.” That moment stopped me. It made me wonder — why would someone reject the very thing meant to rescue them? But the more I thought about it, the more I realized: many of us feel the same way at times. We don’t see ourselves as needing to be saved. This section — Why We Need a Savior — was born out of that thought. It’s an honest look at the