Pretending

Why don't "Christians" act like Christians?

Be Assured:

You are not saved!

One of the greatest preachers in the history of the Christian Church, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, had this to say to young preachers in his school (and it speaks volumes about the perversion we see in a vast majority of Christendom today):

If the professed convert distinctly and deliberately declares that he knows the Lord’s will, but does not mean to attend to it, you are not to pamper his presumptions, but it is your duty to assure him that he is not saved. Do not suppose that the Gospel is magnified or God glorified by going to the worldlings and telling them that they may be saved at this moment by simply “accepting Christ” as their Savior, while they are wedded to their idols, and their hearts are still in love with sin. If I do so, I tell them a lie, pervert the Gospel, insult Christ, and turn the grace of God into lasciviousness.
It is interesting to notice that the Apostles preached the Lordship of Christ. The word “Savior” occurs only twice in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 5.31; 13.23). On the other hand it amazing to notice that the title “Lord” is mentioned 92 times; “Lord Jesus” 13 times; and “The Lord Jesus Christ” 6 times in the same Book. The Gospel is: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”

From the book Today’s Evangelism, by Ernest C. Reisinger

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