Why are christian churches today so lukewarm? What is a lukewarm christian ? If we compare the churches today with the times of the reformation, or the time of the waldenses we see we live in very weak christian times . What is going on ? lukewarm christian bible study lessons
Why do christians do not have power, no knowledge of the bible ? Why are many churches filled with legalists and unloving people . ? What is a lukewarm christian ? Let us find ouf the five reasons why churches today are lukewarm
1 Lukewarm christian Looking like the world
Many christians look like the world . I am not talking about the dress only but the way most christians behave today is not reflecting Jesus at all . Many christians today look like Satan . They are lukewarm christian bible study lessons king james version . Why ? Many claim to be big and bad but deep down we find out that they are weak ans they are very afraid to be rejected and forsaken by the world .
What is a lukewarm christian bible study lessons king james version ? It is someone who does not have adaily relationship with God and who does not take time to evangelize to others . Thus the world might see them strong as they talk aggressive and selfish and proud . Yet God sees them as the weakest of human beings. Not only that they claim to belong to Jesus when in fast they belong to Satan .
MT 7 16-20 You shall know them by their fruits Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thisles ? Even so every good tree brings forth good fruits, but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit . A good tree cannot bring evil fruit, neither a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit . Every tree that brings forth not good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire . Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them .
2 Lukewarm christian Sounding like the world
Many christians today sound like the world .What is a lukewarm christian This is about the same as looking like the world as the character or the personality is a whole . When asks a wordling what is character ? they will say .To have character is to be aggressive and unloving . No character is resembling Jesus or Satan . People on earth have one or the other kind of character . We either are like God or like Satan .
lukewarm christian bible study lessons king james version MT 7 21Not everyone that says to Me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven .
Yet most people today believe totally opposite of what Jesus says . It is interesting that people seem to forget more and more as time goes by the teachings of Jesus .
Lukewarm christian will believe that as long as we have the name christian it is enough . Most people believe that as long as you put on a police garment you are a policemen . As long as you put on firefighter garment you become firefighter . As long as you put a doctor garment you become a doctor .
Nothing ca be as different as Satan and Jesus . Satan rebelled against God Satan is all selfishness, pride, hate, lies, robbing, apathy, cruelty .
God is all humility, love, kindness, honesty sincerity giving They are totally opposite . When one says i am a christian but they are proud and selfish it creates confusion in the minds of people . What is a .lukewarm christian bible study lessons king james version It is one that says i am on Jesus side but who(s personality says i belong to Satan .
1 CO 14 33 God is not a God of confusion but of peace As in all the churches of the saints .
2 TH 2 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
3 Lukewarm christian No love for others
The christian world today has no love for others . They are proud selfish they think they are good when they are all bad like the pharisees . The pharisees thought that they were good people ; the pharisees were so deceived that they thought they could teach Jesus who is God . Can you imagine the deception . When one thinks he can teach God it means his mind has been deceived by Satan i a great degree . There are still many christians who have the righteousness of Jesus .
But we lukewarm christian bible study lessons king james version everywhere and a great decline in spirituality .What is lukewarm christian bible study lessons king james version It is someone who claims to be of God but who belongs to Satan . It is someone who tries to follow the rules and think she is a good person . Not realizing that human beings are all corrupt and only have hope when Jesus sends them his robe of righteousness . Lukewarm christian verse .
1 JN 2 15 Love not the world nor the things that are in the world . If any men love the world the love of the Father is not in him .
Does that mean we should hate everything men creates . No It mean we need to discern and this is what is missing in people today . Most people have corrupt judgments , most people today do not know right from wrong, most people call good evil, and evil good
IS 5 20 Woe to them that call evil good and good evil , that put darkness for light and light for darkness , that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter .
4 Lukewarm christian No knowledge of the bible
In some places christians know their bible what does it mean .T The bible is the reason why we are christians without the bible we would not be able to know the difference between right and wrong . lukewarm christian bible study lessons king james version passages
Unless we know the bible we are only nominal people and we can be deceivers . We only follow what other people say and it is a dangerous place to be to depend on what people say
As opinion can be swayed one way or another very easily . But truth never changes .
2 PE 120 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Even the knowledge of the bible can have you be a lukewarm christian as when the five virgins asked oil it means they had a knowledge of the bible , they had oil . But they did not have a personal daily time experience with God . Thus they were devoid of oil and power . What is a lukewarm christian it is one that doe snot continually seeks God for light and blessings in prayer , bible study and evangelism .
These are the three pilarss so that you have a daily connection with Jesus . Because Jesus is so kind and loving and merciful you love Him and want to spend time with Him . It is a natural connection that happens with your best friend and Creator Jesus Christ . lukewarm christian bible study lessons king james version passages
1 JN 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
5 Lukewarm christian Legalism
Many churches are filled with legalists . lukewarm christian bible study lessons king james version passages think they are good and they by their own works can save themselves and gain heaven , / They think they can impress God by their arduous labour . They do not understand that first
1 There is nothing good in humans
2 All out works are dirty outside of God
3 Only God has the solution the righteousness of Jesus
Legalism is found everywhere in atheism, in muslim circle sin christian circles . Everywhere some people believe they are good and merit to go to heaven based on their performance . The saddest thing is when christians who have bible believe such a thing . When in fact if men were good Why did Jesus die on the cross .
There would be no reason for Jesus to die on the cross if men was good . lukewarm christian bible study lessons king james version passages It is someone that never has the power of God because they think they have goodness which is a deception .
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2 TI 4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
Legalists cannot have the power of God they think they are good . Paul says RO 7 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Lukewarm christian make God a liar , they think they do not need God and that the death of Jesus is in vain , yet they can talk all day about Jesus who died on the cross for their sins . But they are blind to their own condition like RE 3 says blind, naked, wreched , miserable and blind . Blind people do not see when they are dirty . The same condition applies to legalist christians they do not know they are dirty they can say all day i am good
when they are all wicked . What a sad condition to belong to Satan and say i belong to God . This is what pharisees said and were and we see this condition everywhere . Repeat after me Father God help me to see my condition and see my sins . Help me to realize there is nothing good in me . Give me daily your righteousness by faith . Provide for all my needs and give me the desires of my heart . In the name of Jesus amen
