I continue to be grieved from time to time at all the people who claim to be Christians I know, who keep in contact with the unsaved who live wickedly, while never giving them the gospel message.
I also become agitated when I see people who claim to be Christians staying in contact with believers who are living in sin.
God told us to come out from among the unbelievers, they can influence us in a way that dilutes our walk and testimony. God also told us to avoid believers who are living in sin without repentance.
2 Corinthians 6:17 ""Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you."
1 Corinthians 15:33 "Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."
1 Corinthians 5:1-13 "1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife.
2 And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
3 For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.
4 When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
5 you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord."
I am noticing that many believers who keep regular contact with non-believers or pretenders, are becoming more hostile toward radical Christians. By radical Christians, I mean those who desire to live by the Word of God in all their dealings, a daily walk that makes them think of scripture in every instance of life.
Those who are radical Christians are treated like freaks by those who are pretenders or non-believers.
I am also noticing that wicked people who have no semblance of Christianity are using phrases like "I pray for you" or "I am grateful to God", while at the same time demonstrating a hatred for those who love God and a contempt for those who would expose their sin. These same people have no interest in the Word of God and are even embarrassed at the mention of the name of Christ.
I have to wonder which god these unsaved and hostile people are praying to. It isn't the God of the Bible or they would love the brethren.
1 John 3:14 "We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death."
John 9:31 "Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth."
Hang on brothers and sisters we are in for a bumpy ride in the next few years as the Lord tarries. Things are not going to get better, they are growing increasingly hostile toward the born again believer, those we thought were one of us are falling away, seemingly without conscience. Even members of our own families who made an effort in the past to deceive us through double mindedness, are dropping their guard and letting it all hang out. They are evasive, egotistical, insincere and all the other traits God lists in 2 Timothy 3.
Many of them may be those God describes in Matthew 7:21-23. This is a very frightening passage, worth some serious consideration by those who believe they are saved, but have little if any fruit.
May each one evaluate their walk, seeking God to know if thy have ever been born again by the Holy Spirit, or if they have been walking a tightrope of legalism while completely unregenerated by God.
