December 11, 2024
Wednesday
Why aren’t people coming to church? It’s simple. We told
them not to.
We told them that they could never earn their salvation. We
told them that their works were like dirty rags. We told them that there was
nothing they could do to get God to love them more. And they believed us.
What is the use of going to church after you have faith in
Christ and have been baptized? We certainly told these people incorrect
information. However, we may never be able to correct our errors. They aren’t
coming to church so that we can.
Some people come to Christ, get baptized and stay at that
level of maturity all of their lives. They will admit that they don’t know what
the Bible says and, therefore, believe all the junk that comes from social
media and friends. They will adopt the values of the society they are in
because that is the easiest way to get along this their society. They know they
are going to heaven, so why not live this way?
They do not realize what believing in Christ really is. They
are merely not objecting to Christ as Savior. They have no intention of
following Him. They hear the words of self-denial and think that is giving a
couple of dollars to the guy begging at the corner.
These people cannot imagine an abundant life that includes going
wherever the Lord leads, giving whatever the Lord asks for, doing whatever and
whenever the Lord calls, and putting all others ahead of themselves. They are
like people receiving the greatest gift that could ever be given but they think
the box is so exquisite that they don’t want to open it.
Going to church is something that is done when it is
convenient. It should never be a sacrifice. And if it isn’t fun, it shouldn’t
be done that often. And what’s the harm? It isn’t like there are any rewards for
sacrifice in heaven, are there?
2 Corinthians 5:10 (NIV) 10 For we
must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive
what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
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