![]() ![]() Ephesians 2:9-10 says "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast." However, faith is seen in our actions, according to James 2:17, "In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." Non-fruit bearing Christians do not exist. It says in Romans (10:9) that salvation is a matter of the heart, "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." And, of course, God knows each of our hearts. In Revelation, Jesus says that the church in Laodicea is lukewarm and that he will spit them out of His mouth, implying that they are not saved. This is a heavy-hitting concept, because we each have lukewarm elements or practices in our lives, as even noted by Francis. ![]() There is no such thing according to Francis Chan. Chapter 5: Serving leftovers to a holy GodĪ lukewarm Christian is an oxymoron.
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