Are you a Christian?
Jesus said,
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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 perform many miracles?’
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’”
Matthew 7:21-23.
I firmly believe there are many who attend church that are not Christians. There are many out there that say they are Christians but are not. I believe this is true of everyone from the person who sits in the pew, to pastors and evangelist.
It’s easy to say I believe in Jesus. There are some who can quote huge chapters of the bible but are not Christians. There are those who can tell you all you need to know about how to be saved but are not saved themselves.
I worked with youth for sometime and we always use to say the hardest people to reach were those who’d grown up in the church. They knew when to say something and when not. They knew how to conduct themselves in church. We use to say they knew “church speak”.
Sadly to some church is a social club they have grown up in. A place their grandparents and parents brought them. They have friends in the church and they find it a good place to socialize.
There are others who come simply to feel good. They like the music, the people and the atmosphere at the church they attend.
Both these groups lack a heart knowledge of who Jesus is. They may say they have accepted Christ as their Lord and Saviour but the reality is they have only an intellectual knowledge.
What I wold ask anyone who claims to be a Christian that is reading this is, Are you sure you are going to heaven? Have you truly made Jesus Lord of your life?
Do you believe Jesus when he said,
“...I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6
Do you really believe what the apostle Paul said,
“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”
For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved”
Romans 10:9-13
Is your faith, true faith?
The writer of Hebrews states,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1
Is this the kind of faith you have?
Were you to die today are you certain you would enter heaven?
Please think about it.
Jesus said,
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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 perform many miracles?’
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’”
Matthew 7:21-23.
I firmly believe there are many who attend church that are not Christians. There are many out there that say they are Christians but are not. I believe this is true of everyone from the person who sits in the pew, to pastors and evangelist.
It’s easy to say I believe in Jesus. There are some who can quote huge chapters of the bible but are not Christians. There are those who can tell you all you need to know about how to be saved but are not saved themselves.
I worked with youth for sometime and we always use to say the hardest people to reach were those who’d grown up in the church. They knew when to say something and when not. They knew how to conduct themselves in church. We use to say they knew “church speak”.
Sadly to some church is a social club they have grown up in. A place their grandparents and parents brought them. They have friends in the church and they find it a good place to socialize.
There are others who come simply to feel good. They like the music, the people and the atmosphere at the church they attend.
Both these groups lack a heart knowledge of who Jesus is. They may say they have accepted Christ as their Lord and Saviour but the reality is they have only an intellectual knowledge.
What I wold ask anyone who claims to be a Christian that is reading this is, Are you sure you are going to heaven? Have you truly made Jesus Lord of your life?
Do you believe Jesus when he said,
“...I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6
Do you really believe what the apostle Paul said,
“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”
For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved”
Romans 10:9-13
Is your faith, true faith?
The writer of Hebrews states,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1
Is this the kind of faith you have?
Were you to die today are you certain you would enter heaven?
Please think about it.
