Cultural Christianity is Deadly

We live in a Christian culture claiming they believe the Bible but violate so much of it that it is evidence they are not "Bible-believing."

When you quote the Bible to another Christian and their response is to defend their own ideas rather than go to prayer and Bible study we have a clue they are cherry pickers, choosing what they like and discarding what they don't like or what does not fit with the culture.

Cultural Christianity is far bigger now than authentic Christianity. The culture counts the Bible as good literature with some good suggestions in it but nothing more. There is no realization that the Bible was Authored by Jesus Christ and every Word in it matters.

If someone says they believe the Bible then thy ought to be searching it at ever turn to make sure they were obeying it. When a question arises about an issue their first thought ought to be what God said about it or which principle applies to it.

And, true Bible believers would be praying as they read for the Holy Spirit to open their eyes to understanding. Many people read with the attitude of finding loopholes to justify what they want, without concern about what Christ meant. These people are not honest people desiring to know the heart of God to obey Him.

Anyone who says they believe the Bible ought to be reading it and knowing it so well that they can repeat a principle of God without having to look it up. If someone does not know they should be searching to find an answer with the help of the Holy Spirit.

John 16:13-14 "13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"

Whatever we do in obedience to God WILL glorify Him.

Isaiah 11:2

"The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him--the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD."

John 14:17

"the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you."

John 14:26

"But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you."

Those who love their ignorance and cultural Christianity will use the Bible to suite themselves and they will not glorify Christ, only themselves.

1 Timothy 4:1

"Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,"

2 Timothy 4:3–4

"3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths."