Do you know God if you redefine His character and redefine His commands?
Many professing Christians believe they can have saving faith while affirming abortion, LGBTQ lifestyles, premarital sex, pagan practices, racism, etc. They may have “an outward form of godliness,” doing ministry in their church and professing to be saved, but they are denying the power of God's character and purposes (2 Timothy 3:1-5).
Out of love for us, God warns us that people who change His Word or His character deceive themselves and they choose their eternal destination:
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” Matthew 7:21-23
We aren't saved by doing God's will, but anyone who is genuinely saved will seek to do God's will. And that means believing what Scripture teaches and speaking truth.
If we redefine God's commands to affirm sinful practices, we are living in sin even if we never commit the sins we approve. And no one living a sinful lifestyle can be saved (1 John 3:9).
Cultural Christians are more popular with the world, but one day they will hear God say, “Away from me, you evildoers!”
Out of love I offer this warning: don't fool yourself. You can spend your life doing good deeds, but those who are truly saved believe what Scripture teaches and reject worldly “lies in disguise.” See Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 13:20-23, James 1:22-25, Luke 6:46-49, Romans 2:13, Romans 1:32, Ephesians 5:1-7, etc.
For more confirmation of this powerful truth, see Genuine Faith and Do You Believe This Wonderful Truth?
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