We have lived under a cultural Christianity for many years. Some people even say "religion is a private thing." These are people who do not read their bibles and very likely are not born again. I was raised on this phrase with a mother who attended church every week but didn't understand the nature of the gospel. Or even the cleansing powers of the Holy Spirit in someone's life.
I am sure that many of you who spend much time on the internet sharing the gospel and teaching from the Bible, hardly ever see anything on the Facebook pages of your families about God let alone a clear message explaining the gospel.
Most born again believers I know live lives apart from their extended family for this very reason, they have little to nothing in common with them.
My friends love to speak and write about the Lord but most people who say they are Christian act embarrassed to hear the name of Jesus Christ.
We would love nothing better than to be able to relate to our relatives in discussions about Christ and His Word, however we live in a world of superficial religion based on personal pleasure and aggrandizement, little attention is given to Christ.
Matthew 6:33
"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."
Proverbs 8:17
"I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me."
1 Chronicles 16:11
"Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!"
Jeremiah 29:13
"You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart."
God will not play religion with people, He wants the hearts of those who say they love Him. He will not save anyone who wants only to feel safe but has no interest in Him.
Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8‘ These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”…"
Matthew 7:21-23
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’"
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