Lukewarm Christians— What Is A Lukewarm Christian?
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GOD'S WORD ON BEING A LUKEWARM CHRISTIAN
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REV 3:15-20 Jesus says, “I know all the things you DO, that you are neither HOT nor COLD. I wish that you were one or the other! But since you are like LUKEWARM WATER (BAD WATER), neither Hot nor Cold (GOOD WATER), I WILL SPIT YOU OUT OF MY MOUTH! (Perish in Hell) You say, ‘I AM RICH. I HAVE EVERYTHING I WANT. I DON'T NEED A THING!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy WHITE GARMENTS from Me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. I CORRECT AND DISCIPLINE EVERYONE I LOVE. SO BE DELIGENT AND TURN FROM YOUR INDIFFERENCE. “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends."
Matt 7:21-23 Jesus warns, "Not everyone who calls out to Me, 'Lord! Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually Do the Will of My Father in Heaven will enter. "On Judgment Day MANY will say to Me 'Lord! Lord! We Prophesied, Cast out demons, and Performed many Miracles in Your Name.' But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Get away from Me, you who break God's Laws." Luke 13:23-30; Matt 7:13-14
2 COR 13:5 "EXAMINE YOURSELVES to see if your Faith is Genuine. TEST YOURSELVES. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the TEST OF GENUINE FAITH."
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A LUKEWARM "CHRISTIAN" is someone who is Indifferent, and Half-hearted about Jesus. They are what the Bible calls, CARNAL.
The Word "Carnal" is from a Greek Word "sarkikos," which means "Fleshly," or you could say Worldly.
ROM 8:6 "To be CARNALLY (Worldly) MINDED is DEATH"
A Lukewarm Carnal "Christian" is not "Sold Out For Jesus" (SO4J®) as Jesus commands us to be in Mark 12:30-31, Matt 10:37-39, Rev 3:15-20, etc. They Compromise with the World— they have One Foot in the World, and One Foot in God's Word (Rom 12:2). They call themselves a Christian (John 3:3, 2 Cor 5:17), but they deceive themselves (2 Tim 3:13). Most Lukewarmers LOOK, ACT, AND TALK just like the World, and they are bearing NO Good "FRUIT" for Jesus— John 15:8, Matt 13:36-40, Matt 25:13-40, John 15:2-8 yet they call themselves Christians (Mark 7:6-9).
Lukewarm people do NOT OBEY JESUS, God's Word, or God's Commandments.
1 John 2:3-6; 2 Thess 1:7-9; Rom 2:6-10; John 14:15; Luke 6:46-49; Rev 2:26; Matt 5:19; Eccl 12:13-14
They Love, Approve Of, and "Wink At" what God Hates. THEY MINIMIZE THEIR SIN. MOST Lukewarmers do not understand the HOLINESS of God, and/or they simply choose to NOT OBEY GOD'S WORD.
1 Pet 1:14-17 "So you must live as God’s OBEDIENT CHILDREN. Don’t slip back into your OLD WAYS of living to satisfy your OWN DESIRES. You didn’t know any better then. But now you MUST be HOLY IN EVERYTHING YOU DO, just as God who chose you is HOLY. For the Scriptures say, “YOU MUST BE HOLY BECAUSE I AM HOLY.” And remember that the Heavenly Father to whom you Pray has no favorites. He will JUDGE OR REWARD YOU ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU DO. So you must live in REVERENT FEAR OF HIM during your time as “Foreigners in the Land.”
They PRACTICE SIN, and do not understand the Seriousness and Consequences for Continual Sin. All of God's Word should be taken Seriously and Obeyed— not in a legalistic way, but in a way that pleases God because of our Great Love for Jesus. (John 14:15)
Heb 10:26-39 says, "If we DELIBERATELY CONTINUE SINNING after we have received KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH, there is NO LONGER ANY SACRIFICE that will cover these Sins. There is only the terrible expectation of GOD'S JUDGMENT and the RAGING FIRE that will consume His enemies." (MORE)
Many Lukewarmers can also APPEAR to look like they are really "GOOD" people, but they LOVE THIS LIFE (they love family, pleasures, etc.) MORE than they love Jesus.
Mark 12:30-31 Jesus says, "You MUST love the Lord your God with ALL your HEART, ALL your SOUL, ALL your MIND, and ALL your STRENGTH.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other Commandment is greater than these.”
They consistently make their: Family, Friends, Homes, Jobs, Pleasures of this Life, etc. MORE important than Jesus.
Matt 10:37-39 Jesus says,"If you love your FATHER OR MOTHER MORE than you LOVE ME, you are NOT WORTHY OF BEING MINE; or if you love your SON OR DAUGHTER MORE than Me, you are NOT WORTHY OF BEING MINE. If you REFUSE TO TAKE UP CROSS and FOLLOW ME, you are NOT WORTHY OF BEING MINE. If you CLING TO YOUR LIFE, you will LOSE IT; but if you GIVE UP YOUR LIFE FOR ME, YOU WILL FIND IT."
2 Tim 3:4 In the End Times people "will be puffed up with PRIDE, and LOVE PLEASURE RATHER THAN GOD."
Some Lukewarm "Christians" APPEAR OUTWARDLY GODLY AND VERY SPIRITUAL.
2 Tim 3:5 says that "They have a form of Godliness but denying its power."
They might TALK & LOOK just like a Christian by VERBALLY PROFESSING JESUS AS THEIR "LORD" — but in reality they Deny, Reject, and Resist the True Gospel that could Save them from Hell. Matt 7:21-23
If and when they do talk about Jesus with the World, it is a HALF-HEARTED WARM & FUZZY "gospel" that "tickles people's ears" (2 Tim 4:3-5). Their Teaching merely makes people FEEL GOOD about themselves— Temporarily— for this life. Many Preach the SELF-ESTEEM "gospel" (like Joel Osteen, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, and many others). Their Heretical Preaching (a departure from the Core Beliefs and Teachings in the Word of God) is never too Convicting, because it's usually TALK that builds up a: Church, a Person, or an Organization and/or Ministry, and NOT a Message of which Jesus preached about (John 16:8-11); and what God's Word exhorts and warns us about which is: Repentance (Acts 17:30-31), Sin, God's Righteousness, Holiness, Coming Judgment, Obeying God's Word— or a warning of Eternal Hell (which is all over God's Word).
John 16:8-9 Jesus says,"When He (the Holy Spirit) comes, He will CONVICT THE WORLD OF IT'S SIN, and of GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS, and of the COMING JUDGMENT. The World’s Sin is that it refuses to believe in Me."
Can you imagine hearing John the Baptist, Noah, Peter, or Paul Preaching sermons like:
Discover Your Self-Confidence, or
Let's Feel Good About Ourselves: God's Way to the Good Life, or how about: Self-Love: the Dynamic Force of Success...? These are the actual Book Titles of "Christian" Author Robert Schuller!
Or could you imagine seeing your Neighbor's House starting on Fire, and instead of going over to warn the people in the house to get out, you ask the people who own the home, "Can we mow your lawn?" That's not love at all— in this case. Instead you would hopefully do whatever you could do to Save those in this home from certain death. God sent his only Son as a living Sacrifice, to Die a Torturous death in order to save us. Now that IS Love. And it is LOVE when we tell people the True Terms of the Gospel, which is what will save them, which is: "Repentance & Faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ" (Acts 20:21; 17:30-31); and a turning from Sin (Matt 4:17,
Acts 2:38) to a life of Holiness (1 Pet 1:14-17).
Many Lukewarm Churches and people simply do not want to "OFFEND" anyone, for fear of "turning people off", yet Jesus clearly offended MANY people (John 6:60-70; Matt 10:34-39), and so did Paul; people thought Paul was Crazy (Acts 26:24). MANY people were Offended by Jesus' Teachings (John 10:19-20), and MANY of His Disciples (not the 12), turned Away from Jesus & Deserted Him (John 6:60-68), as His messages were too hard they said. Jesus was later Crucified. Many of the early N.T. Followers of Jesus like: Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, etc. were Arrested & Persecuted by being: Beaten with Rods, Whipped, Stoned to Death, Tortured, Thrown in Prison, Sawed in Half, Beheaded (2 Cor 11:23-31, Heb 11:33-40), etc. Jesus says that if you are going to be a Follower of His you too WILL Suffer Persecution (Matt 24:8-14, John 15:20). Your Families will be: Offended with you, and there will be Division in Families (Mother against Daughter, Father against Son) when the True Gospel is Preached Matt 10:32-39, Luke 12:49-53. Jesus tells us if we're going to be a Disciple of His we too will have to "Pick up our Cross Daily & Follow Him" Luke 9:23-26.
Lukewarm People do not Obey God's Word (1 John 2:3-6). They practice Sin in their THOUGHT LIFE (Mark 7:20-23) and in their Heart, etc. They are Deceived, and according to Jesus, because they are Lukewarm (Rev 3:15-20), they will be "spit out of His Mouth" (Perish in Hell). (2 Tim 3:1-5, Matt 7:21-23)
Many Lukewarm People live by their "NATURAL SINFUL MAN" or by their Natural Instincts:
Gal 5:19-21 When you follow the desires of your SINFUL NATURE, the results are very clear: Sexual Immorality, Impurity, Lustful Pleasures, Idolatry, Sorcery, Hostility, Quarreling, Jealousy, Outbursts of Anger, Selfish Ambition, Dissension, Division, Envy, Drunkenness, Wild Parties, and other Sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that ANYONE LIVING THAT SORT OF LIFE WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD."
Rom 8:6 "To be CARNALLY (Worldly or Fleshly) MINDED IS DEATH"
1 John 2:15-17 "Do NOT LOVE THIS WORLD nor the THINGS IT OFFERS YOU, for when you LOVE THE WORLD, you do NOT have the love of the Father in you. For the World offers only a craving for Physical Pleasure, a craving for everything we SEE, and PRIDE IN OUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND POSSESSIONS. These are NOT from the Father, but are from this World. And this World is fading away (James 4:13-16), along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what PLEASES GOD WILL LIVE FOREVER."
They do NOT RESIST SATAN by Humbly submitting to Jesus Christ (James 4:6-10), and then living an Obedient Life to God's Word. Because Lukewarm people live by their "Natural Man", they base their Salvation on their Feelings—they "FEEL" Saved or they are "SPIRITUAL". (Prov 14:12) They Rationalize and Judge themselves to be in right standing with Jesus because they go to Church, or are involved in some sort of Religious Activities. Once again, they deceive themselves by being led by their "Natural Man, Natural Instincts, or Feelings", and not being led by God's Word. (1 John 2:3-6)
MANY people are being led astray from God's Word and Sound Doctrine because of "Special Revelations" that they say they've received or heard from God. Many of these "Special Words", and/or Prophecies are unbiblical, and many of them go Contrary to the Word of God— that is why we are seeing so many Cults & False Teachings rising up in the World. Remember this little statement:
"If What You Say, Think, or Do is Contrary To The Word of God, You Are Being Deceived!"sm
Rev 12:9 "Satan deceives the Whole World". He did it in Noah & Lots Days, and he is doing it in our day too.
Many of these "Words from God" are merely people listening to their Conscience or Feelings about: themselves, a situation, or others. We however can be deceived and led astray from God's Word. We should be more focused on hearing words from God's Word that are 100% accurate, and Obeying it, than we are in hearing words in our minds, or in getting Special Words, Visions, or Prophecies from others about us— that we think are from God.
Rom 10:17 "So then Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God."
When Satan tempted and tested Jesus, he Twisted God's Word to say what it did not say. What did Jesus do about Satan twisting Scripture, and his special words from God that he gave Jesus? Jesus quoted God's Word back at him:
In Matt 4:4 Jesus quotes
Deut 8:3 at Satan by saying “It is WRITTEN (In God's Word), ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that proceeds from the MOUTH OF GOD." God's Word is powerful to Save us, and Change lives. Trust in God's Word only, it will protect you from being led astray, and from becoming Lukewarm and Apostate (a departure or falling away from Faith in God's Word).
MOST people are Lukewarm & Unsaved according to Jesus, and FEW EVER enter through what Jesus calls the Narrow Gate; FEW EVER walk what Jesus calls the Difficult Path (Matt 7:13-14) that leads to life. (Acts 14:21-22, Luke 13:23-30, Matt 7:21-23). Jesus died for the sins of the World, but Jesus tells us that the "World at Large" will not receive Him (John 14:22-24; 14:17, 1:10-12). Fear God (Luke 12:5)
For More info on the many ways people think they are Saved, but according to Jesus are not, go to:
"Top 10 Ways Unsaved People Think They're Saved" and also the "Narrow Gate."
For Signs of a True Christian go to: "50 Signs of a No Compromise Christian"
For Summed Up Signs Of A True Christian go to: "Summed Up Signs Of A No Compromise Christian"
Read - Is Obedience To Jesus & God's Word Necessary For Salvation?
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10 Questions To Ask Yourself— To Find Out If You Are In Danger Of Being A Lukewarm "Christian" |
Please Note— SO4J understands GRACE, but that is not what this TEST (2 Cor 13:5) is about. We are aware of the imperfections of this TEST, but this is simply a Tool to help us Examine Our Lives in the light of God's Word— and make sure we are Building our lives on JESUS (1 Cor 3:10-15), & not on the THINGS of this World. We are told to Warn each other every day (Heb 3:13). Jesus is coming soon. (Matt 24:37-51)
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Do the CARES & WORRIES of this life DOMINATE your Thoughts & Conversations? (News Events, Daily Life)
Do you THINK & TALK MORE about this life THAN Jesus? Matt 10:37-39; Mark 12:30-31
Matt 6:31-32 Jesus says,"So don’t WORRY about these things, saying, ‘What will we EAT? What will we DRINK? What will we WEAR?’ THESE THINGS DOMINATE THE THOUGHTS OF UNBELIEVERS, but your Heavenly Father already knows ALL your Needs."
Phil 3:18-19 "For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really Enemies of the Cross of Christ. They are headed for destruction. Their god is their Appetite, they brag about shameful things, and THEY THINK ONLY ABOUT THIS LIFE HERE ON EARTH."
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Do you PRACTICE SIN? Do you call yourself a Christian, but fail to overcome Temptations to Sin on a Regular Basis? (1 John 3:6-10).
Heb 10:26-39 "If we DELIBERATELY CONTINUE SINNING AFTER we have received KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH, there is NO longer any sacrifice that will cover THESE SINS. There is only the TERRIBLE EXPECTATION OF GOD'S JUDGMENT AND THE RAGING FIRE that will consume his enemies." (MORE)
Do You Commit Any Of These Type of Sins on a CONTINUAL Basis:
A- SEXUAL SINS & GREED: Sex before Marriage, Looking at someone to Lust after them, Lustful Thoughts & Fantasizing, Looking at Pornography...these are all works of the flesh. Are you Greedy— do you talk more about Money & Success than you talk about Jesus?
1 Cor 6:9-10 "Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will NOT inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t FOOL yourselves. Those who indulge in SEXUAL SIN, or who Worship Idols, or Commit ADULTERY, or are MALE PROSTITUTES, or PRACTICE HOMOSEXUALITY, or are Thieves, or Greedy People, or Drunkards, or are Abusive, or Cheat People—NONE OF THESE will inherit the Kingdom of God.
Eph 5:3-6 "Let there be NO SEXUAL IMMORALITY, IMPURITY, OR GREED among you. SUCH SINS have NO place among God’s people. OBSCENE STORIES, FOOLISH TALK, and COARSE JOKES—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. You can be sure that NO IMMORAL, IMPURE, OR GREEDY PERSON will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a GREEDY PERSON is an IDOLATER, WORSHIPPING THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD. Don’t be fooled by those who try to EXCUSE THESE SINS, for the ANGER OF GOD will fall on all who DISOBEY HIM."
B - STRIFE, JEALOUSY, ANGER: Are you in Strife on a continual basis? Do you Get Offended Easily, are you consistently a Jealousy or Envious Person? Do you continually Quarrel & have Outbursts of Anger towards: Spouse, Family Members—anyone. Do you get Drunk, and/or hang out at: Bars & Clubs, attend Worldly Parties...etc.?
Gal 5:19-21 When you follow the desires of your SINFUL NATURE, the results are very clear: SEXUAL IMMORALITY, IMPURITY, LUSTFUL PLEASURES, Idolatry, Sorcery, HOSTILITY, QUARRELING, JEALOUSY, OUTBURSTS OF ANGER, SELFISH AMBITION, DISSENSION, DIVISION, ENVY, DRUNKENNESS, WILD PARTIES, and other SINS LIKE THESE. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will NOT inherit the Kingdom of God.
C - STEALING & LYING: Do you Steal anything from Work— items that your Company would consider Stealing? Remember, Thieves will NOT inherit the Kingdom of God. Do you tell Lies? Do you tell those "White" Lies on a consistent basis that get you out of trouble, etc?
Luke 16:10-13 Jesus says, “If you are DISHONEST (cheat, steal, lie) in LITTLE THINGS, you WON'T be HONEST with greater responsibilities. And if you are UNTRUSTWORTHY ABOUT WORLDLY WEALTH, who will trust you with the TRUE RICHES OF HEAVEN?"
John 12:6 "Not that he (Judas) cared for the poor (he Professed that he did)—he was a THIEF, and since he was in charge of the Disciples’ Money, he OFTEN STOLE (practiced sin) some for himself."
Prov 12:22 "LYING LIPS are an ABOMINATION to the Lord"
Don't minimize Sin, God is HOLY, and He Has a Holy Hatred for Sin (1 Pet 1:14-17).
Gal 5:15-26; 1 John 2:15-17; 1 John 3:6-10; 1 John 5:18; 1 Cor. 6:9-10;Matt 13:36-40
(If your particular Sin is not mentioned, you can view a List of 667 Sins - Here )
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Do you LOVE THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD?
Do you "Love" Celebrity Magazines, Secular Books, Computer, Games, TV, Internet, Movies MORE than you love Reading & Sharing God's Word? Note: the word "MORE"
Do you have a STRONGER DESIRE for the things of this WORLD than you do for God's Word?
Do you call yourself a Christian but: LOOK, TALK, ACT just like THE WORLD?
Do you LOVE to— LOOK AT & LISTEN TO what God HATES? Psalms 101:1-8; Rom 12:2
Rom 8:6 "To be CARNALLY (Worldly) MINDED IS DEATH"
James 4:4 "You Adulterers! Do you not know that FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD makes you an ENEMY OF GOD? I say it again, If you want to be a FRIEND OF THE WORLD, you make yourself an ENEMY OF GOD."
Psalms 101:1-8 "I WILL BE CAREFUL to live a BLAMELESS LIFE— when will you come to help me? I will LEAD A LIFE OF INTEGRITY IN MY OWN HOME. I will REFUSE TO LOOK AT ANYTHING VILE AND VULGAR. I HATE ALL WHO DEAL CROOKEDLY; I will have NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. I will REJECT PERVERSE IDEAS AND STAY AWAY FROM EVERY EVIL. I will NOT TOLERATE PEOPLE WHO SLANDER THEIR NEIGHBORS. I will NOT ENDURE CONCEIT AND PRIDE. I will SEARCH FOR FAITHFUL PEOPLE TO BE MY COMPANIONS. Only those who are ABOVE REPROACH WILL BE ALLOWED TO SERVE ME. I will NOT ALLOW DECEIVERS TO SERVE IN MY HOUSE, and LIARS WILL NOT STAY IN MY PRESENCE. My daily task will be to ferret out the WICKED AND FREE THE CITY OF THE LORD FROM THEIR GRIP."
1 John 2:15-17, Psalms 101:3-5, Matt 5:28, Matt 10:37-39
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Are you TOO BUSY FOR JESUS?
Are you too Busy to ever spend time with the God who created you, because you are just too Busy with this life such as: Work, Shopping, Kids, Friends & Family, Spouse, Pleasures of this World, Traveling, Motorcycle, Boating, Shopping, Volunteering, Computer, Hobbies, School, Sports, Gardening, Cooking...etc.?
NOTE: We're not saying these things are Sinful in themselves. The Question is: Are you too BUSY for Jesus? Are you too BUSY spending MORE time with these People & Things, than you are Jesus?
In Other Words— What Are Your PRIORITIES?
Matt 10:37-39 Jesus says, “If you love your Father or Mother MORE than you love Me, you are NOT WORTHY OF BEING MINE; or if you love your Son or Daughter MORE than Me, you are NOT WORTHY OF BEING MINE If you REFUSE to take up your CROSS and FOLLOW ME, you are NOT WORTHY OF BEING MINE. If you CLING TO YOUR LIFE, you will LOSE it; but if you GIVE UP YOUR LIFE for Me, you will FIND IT."
Matt 22:1-14; Luke 21:4; Luke 17:26-33; Matt 24:37-39; Luke 14:15-24
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Do you use GOD'S NAME IN VAIN? ('Oh my G-d?') Lev 24:16
Do you SWEAR? Eph 4:29
Are you NOT bothered when people use God's Name in Vain (misuse His Holy Name), or SWEAR, when you hear it from other— People, Movies, DVD, Music?
Do you fail to take a Stand for Jesus by turning the TV Channel, and/or quit watching TV, Movies, etc. that slam His Holy Name. Remember, God is Holy. 1 Pet 1:14-16; 2 Cor 6:17
Ex 20:7 "You must not MISUSE the NAME OF THE LORD YOUR GOD. The Lord will NOT let you go UNPUNISHED if you MISUSE HIS NAME."
Are you careless with your WORDS? Eph 5:3-7; Luke 12:2-3; Matt 12:36;
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Do you fail to PRAY ERNESTLY FOR THE LOST who will spend Eternity in Hell?
1 Tim 2:1-4, Luke 6:12, Rom 1:9, 1 Thess 3:10, James 5:16
1 Tim 2:1-4 "I urge you, first of all, to PRAY FOR ALL PEOPLE. Ask God to help them; INTERCEDE ON THEIR BEHALF, and give thanks for them...This is GOOD and PLEASES God our Savior, who wants everyone to be Saved and to understand the Truth."
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Do you FAIL TO PREACH THE TRUE GOSPEL of Repentance & Faith in Jesus on a regular basis? (Acts 10:42; Mark 16:15; 2 Pet 2:5;
Luke 19:10; Luke 13:3-5; Matt 3:1-12; 2 Kings 17:13-23)
Jesus, John the Baptist, Peter, Paul, Noah, Jonah, Jeremiah—all Obeyed God's Command for True Believers to Warn the World of God's Coming Judgments. (Acts 17:30-31)
Are you EMBARRASSED, or ASHAMED to share or talk openly about Jesus? (Luke 9:26)
Ezek 3:17-19 “I have appointed you as a WATCHMAN...Whenever you receive a Message from me, WARN THE PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY...IF YOU FAIL TO DELIVER THE WARNING, THEY WILL DIE IN THEIR SINS. And I will HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEATHS. If you warn them and they refuse to REPENT AND KEEP ON SINNING, they will die in their sins. But you will have SAVED YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU OBEYED ME."
Do you RESIST & HINDER BELIEVERS FROM SHARING GOD'S WORD with others that could save these people from Hell, which is an Eternal Lake of burning Sulfur and Fire? (Jude 1:23; Rev 21:7-8; Rev 20:11-15)
Mark 8:38 Jesus says, "If anyone is ASHAMED OF ME AND MY MESSAGE in these Adulterous and Sinful Days, the Son of Man will be ASHAMED OF THAT PERSON when He returns in the Glory of His Father with the Holy Angels.”
1 Thess 2:16 "They try to keep us from PREACHING THE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION to the Gentiles. By doing this, they continue to PILE UP THEIR SINS. But the Anger of God has caught up with them at last."
- Do you give these True Believers who are being Obedient to Jesus —disapproving looks?
- Do you tell them to put their Gospel Tracts away, and quit talking so much about Jesus?
- Do you talk negatively about them behind there back in regards to their Sharing Jesus?
- Are you silent when others speak negatively about them?
- Do you NOT defend them & the Truth? (Jude 1:3-5; Jude 1:18-20; Acts 18:9-10; 1 Thess 5:11)
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Are you INDIFFERENT ABOUT YOUR SIN? What Is Your ATTITUDE?
A True Christian Has a "Beatitude Attitude" Found In - Matt 5:1-12
Do you fail to MOURN over your Sin, and/or you just don't care? Luke 18:8-14
Do you feel as if you will not have a consequence for Sinning and breaking any of God's Commandments? That's what Adam & Eve thought.
Rev 3:15-20 Jesus says, “I CORRECT AND DISCIPLINE EVERYONE I LOVE. So be DILIGENT and turn from your INDIFFERENCE."
Matt 7:21-23, 1 John 5:2-4, Matt 5:19, 1 John 2:3-6, Josh 1:8
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Do you SEEK AFTER WORLDLY WEALTH & FAME?
Do you Seek after that, more than you Seek First the Kingdom of God?
Luke 16:15 Jesus says, "You like to look good in public, but God knows your evil hearts. What this WORLD HONORS IS AN ABOMINATION in the sight of God.”
Matt 6:19-21; Matt 6:33, 2 Tim 3:2, 1 Tim 6:5-11, Matt 6:25-34, Heb 13:5, Ex 20:17
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If You Said 'YES' To Any Of These, You
Are In Danger of Possibly Being Lukewarm!
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HEB 10:26-39 "If we DELIBERATELY CONTINUE SINNING AFTER we have received KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH, there is NO longer any sacrifice that will cover THESE SINS. There is only the TERRIBLE EXPECTATION OF GOD'S JUDGMENT AND THE RAGING FIRE that will consume his enemies. For anyone who REFUSED TO OBEY the Law of Moses (The Old Testament) was PUT TO DEATH WITHOUT MERCY on the Testimony of two or three witnesses. Just think how much WORSE THE PUNISHMENT WILL BE FOR (New Testament People) THOSE WHO HAVE TRAMPLED ON THE SON OF GOD, and have treated the BLOOD OF THE COVENANT, which made us HOLY, as if it were COMMON AND UNHOLY, and have INSULTED AND DISDAINED THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO BRINGS GOD'S MERCY TO US. For we know the one who said, “I will take revenge. I will pay them back.” He also said, “The Lord will Judge His own people.” IT IS A TERRIBLE THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING GOD. (Here is some Advice >) Think back on those EARLY DAYS when you FIRST LEARNED ABOUT CHRIST. REMEMBER HOW YOU REMAINED FAITHFUL EVEN THOUGH IT MEANT TERRIBLE SUFFERING. Sometimes you were exposed to PUBLIC RIDICULE and were BEATEN, and sometimes you HELPED OTHERS WHO WERE SUFFERING THE SAME THINGS. You SUFFERED ALONG WITH THOSE WHO WERE THROWN INTO JAIL, and when ALL YOU OWNED WAS TAKEN FROM YOU, you ACCEPTED IT WITH JOY. You knew there were BETTER THINGS WAITING FOR YOU THAT WILL LAST FOREVER. So do NOT THROW AWAY this CONFIDENT TRUST IN THE LORD. REMEMBER the GREAT REWARD IT BRINGS YOU! PATIENT ENDURANCE is what you need NOW, so that you will CONTINUE TO DO GOD'S WILL. Then you WILL RECEIVE ALL THAT HE HAS PROMISED. "For in just a little while, the COMING ONE WILL COME AND NOT DELAY. And My RIGHTEOUS ONES WILL LIVE BY FAITH. But I will take NO PLEASURE IN ANYONE WHO TURNS AWAY.” But we are NOT LIKE THOSE WHO TURN AWAY FROM GOD TO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION. We are the FAITHFUL ONES, WHOSE SOULS WILL BE SAVED."
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Wake Up! Repent & Return To Jesus
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Repent & Believe The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What Does It Mean For Jesus To Die On The Cross For Our Sins? - The Gospel - HERE
REV 3:1-6 Jesus warns, “I KNOW ALL THE THINGS YOU DO (He sees & Hears Everything), and that you have a Reputation for being Alive—but you are Dead. WAKE UP! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost Dead....GO BACK TO WHAT YOU HEARD AND BELIEVED AT FIRST; HOLD TO IT FIRMLY. REPENT & TURN TO ME AGAIN. If you DON'T WAKE UP, I will come to you SUDDENLY, as UNEXPECTED AS A THIEF...All who are VICTORIOUS (Who Overcome Sin & Satan by Obeying God's Word— like Jesus did ) will be clothed in WHITE. I will NEVER erase their names from the BOOK OF LIFE, but I will announce before My Father and His Angels that they are Mine. Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what He is saying."
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Jesus Corrects & Disciplines Everyone He Loves
Be Diligent & Turn From Your Indifference |
Rev 3:15-20 Jesus says, “I CORRECT AND DISCIPLINE EVERYONE I LOVE. So be DILIGENT AND TURN FROM YOUR INDIFFERENCE. "Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear My voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as FRIENDS."
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How Do We Escape God's Judgment?
What Does God Expect Out Of Us After We Are Saved?
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1- REPENT & HAVE FAITH IN JESUS — BELIEVE THE GOSPEL |
Luke 13:3 Jesus says, “You will also Perish (Hell) unless you REPENT OF YOUR SINS AND TURN TO GOD.”
Acts 17:30-31 “God commands everyone everywhere to REPENT OF THEIR SINS AND TURN TO HIM. For He has set a Day for Judging the World with justice by Jesus Christ."
Matt 18:2-4 Jesus says, “Unless you TURN FROM YOUR SINS (daily) and become like little children (humble as a child), you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.”
Mark 1:15 Jesus says, “REPENT OF YOUR SINS and BELIEVE THE GOOD NEWS!”
2 Cor 6:2 "NOW is the time of God's favor, NOW is the Day of Salvation."
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2 - FORSAKE ALL SIN IN YOUR LIFE |
Matt 3:8 "PROVE BY THE WAY YOU LIVE that you have REPENTED of your Sins & TURNED TO GOD."
1 John 3:8-10 "When people KEEP ON SINNING, IT SHOWS THAT THEY BELONG TO THE DEVIL, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. Those who have been born into God’s family do NOT MAKE A PRACTICE OF SINNING, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God. So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God." (See a List of 667 Sins)
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3 - OBEY GOD'S WORD & HIS COMMANDMENTS |
Luke 6:46-49 Jesus says, “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you DON'T DO (OBEY) WHAT I SAY?"
1 John 2:3-6 "We can be sure that we know him if we OBEY HIS COMMANDMENTS. If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t OBEY GOD'S COMMANDMENTS, that person is a LIAR and is NOT living in the Truth. But those who OBEY GOD'S WORD truly show how completely they love Him. That is how we know we are living in Him. Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did."
Rom 2:6-10 "He will Judge everyone according to what they have DONE. He will give eternal life to those who keep on DOING GOOD, seeking after the Glory and Honor and Immortality that God offers. But he will pour out his Anger and Wrath and wrath on those who live for themselves, who REFUSE TO OBEY THE TRUTH and instead live lives of wickedness. There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on DOING WHAT IS EVIL (Practice Sin)— for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. But there will be Glory and Honor and Peace from God for all who DO GOOD —for the Jew first and also for the Gentile."
Rev 2:26 Jesus says, "To all who are VICTORIOUS, who OBEY ME to the very end, to them I will give Authority over ALL the Nations."
Eccl 12:13-14 "Fear God and OBEY HIS COMMANDS, for this is everyone’s duty. God will Judge us for EVERYTHING WE DO, including every SECRET THING, whether GOOD OR BAD."
Is Obedience To Jesus & God's Word Necessary For Salvation? - SO4J.com
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4 - CAST DOWN THOUGHTS CONTRARY TO GOD'S WORD |
2 COR 10:3-5 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: For the weapons of our warfare are not Carnal & Worldly, but there mighty through God to the pulling down of Strong Holds; CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS, and every High Thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into CAPTIVITY EVERY THOUGHT TO THE OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST.”
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5 - CONFORM TO JESUS & NOT TO THIS WORLD |
Rom 12:2 “DON'T BE CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD, but let God transform you into a new and different person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how Good and Pleasing and Perfect His will really is.”
Rom 8:29-30 "For whom God Foreknew, He also Predestined to be CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many Brothers and Sisters. Moreover whom He Predestined, these He also called (He called them to come to Him); whom He called, these He also Justified (gave them right standing with Himself); and whom He Justified, these He also Glorified (Gave them His Glory)."
2 Cor 3:16-18 "But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, then the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And all of us have had that veil removed so that we can be Mirrors that BRIGHTLY REFLECT THE GLORY OF THE LORD. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become MORE AND MORE LIKE HIM (Jesus) and REFLECT HIS GLORIOUS IMAGE EVEN MORE.
2 Cor 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, HE IS A NEW CREATION; old things have passed away; behold, ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW."
John 3:3 "Jesus said, "Unless one is BORN AGAIN, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
50 Signs of a No Compromise Christian -SO4J.com
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6 - SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD |
2 Cor 6:17-18 "Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, and SEPARATE YOURSELVES FROM THEM, says the Lord. DON'T TOUCH THEIR FILTHY THINGS, and I will welcome you. And I will be your Father, and you will be my Sons and Daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
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7 - BE HOLY AS THE LORD IS HOLY & BE HUMBLE |
1 Pet 1:14-16 "So you must live as God’s OBEDIENT CHILDREN. Don’t slip back into your OLD WAYS OF LIVING to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now you must be HOLY IN EVERYTHING YOU DO, just as God who chose you is HOLY. For the Scriptures say, “YOU MUST BE HOLY BECAUSE I AM HOLY."
Phil 2:5-11 "You MUST have the SAME ATTITUDE THAT CHRIST JESUS HAD. Though He was God, He did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, He gave up His divine privileges; He took the HUMBLE POSITION OF A SLAVE and was born as a Human Being. When He appeared in Human Form, HE HUMBLED HIMSELF IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD AND DIED A CRIMINAL'S DEATH ON A CROSS." (MORE)
James 4:6-10 "God resists the PROUD, but He shows Grace to the HUMBLE. So HUMBLE YOURSELVES BEFORE GOD (Submit yourself to God). Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you. Draw close to God, and God will Draw close to you. Wash your hands, you Sinners; Purify your Hearts, you Hypocrites (Lukewarm / Double-minded). Let there be Tears for the Wrong Things you have Done. Let there be Sorrow and Deep Grief. Let there be Sadness instead of Laughter, and Gloom instead of Joy. When you BOW DOWN BEFORE THE LORD and ADMIT YOUR DEPENDENCE ON HIM, He will LIFT YOU UP and GIVE YOU HONOR."
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6 - DO ALL THINGS FOR THE GLORY OF GOD |
1 Cor 10:31 “Whatever you eat or drink or WHATEVER YOU DO, you must do ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.” |
God Bless You If You Are Striving To Enter Through the Difficult "Narrow Gate"
& Live A Life That Is Holy & Pleasing To The Lord!
All 4 Jesus! All 4 God's Glory! (1 Cor 10:31)— Your Friends at SO4J.com
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Matt 7:13-14 Jesus—"You can enter God's Kingdom only through the Narrow Gate. The Highway to Hell is Broad, and it's Gate is Wide for the MANY who choose the easy way. But the Gateway to Life is VERY NARROW and the road is HARD (DIFFICULT), and only a FEW EVER find it."
Luke 13:23-30 Someone asked Jesus, “Lord, will only a FEW BE SAVED?” Jesus replied, “WORK HARD TO ENTER THE NARROW DOOR TO GOD'S KINGDOM, for MANY will try to enter but will FAIL. When the Master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But He will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’ Then you will say, ‘But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ And He will reply, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you come from. Get away from me, all you who do Evil.’ “There will be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out. And people will come from all over the World—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God. Some who seem LEAST IMPORTANT NOW will be the GREATEST then, and some who are the GREATEST NOW will be LEAST important then.”
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