“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,” Jesus tells His disciples, “but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” What does it mean to say, “Lord, Lord”? Jesus explains: “Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’” Regardless of their displays of spiritual power, Jesus’ verdict is negative: “Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. “It is not unchurched people who show up to church for Easter in droves-it is unsaved Christians who walk in the door.Matthew 7:21–23 is one of the most sobering passages of the Bible.
“Self-proclaimed Christians who worship a god that requires no self-sacrifice, no obedience, no submission, and no surrender are not worshiping the God of the Bible, no matter how much they claim they love Jesus.” ( source)
“Cultural Christianity: a religion that, I believe, is practiced by more Americans than any other faith or religion.” ( source) Reaching a Cultural Christian requires three primary things: a refusal to be in denial, gospel clarity, and boldness to speak the truth in love.” ( source) “Taking the gospel message to the nations requires a passport, a flight, and a clear plan. Cultural Christianity is largely based on confusion, whereas the hypocrite and the false teacher have a ‘Christianity’ based on deceit.” ( source) “Cultural Christians are those who genuinely believe they are on good terms with God because of church familiarity, a generic moral code, political affiliation, a religious family heritage, etc. Learn how your church can get equipped to gather in the harvest!
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