There has been a growing problem within the church for decades. I'm not really sure what the root cause is, or even when it started. I do know that it has gotten worse, way worse, over the past few years.
How many of us know someone who lives a mess, tainted with the ways of the world, no repentance, and not a good fruit to find, yet, they claim to be Christians? How many of us know that person who lives a life, absent of Christ, but drops a request for prayer here and there and has everyone fooled? I know I do, and I'm sure many of you do, too.
There are millions of people out there who have fell victim to the devil's lies and think a simple claim will get them to Heaven. A simple claim that, in reality, only gives them comfort of some sort of rescue from the sins they love to commit. A claim without belief is worthless. Truth is, if that claim was true, they would back up those claim with abounding truth. That claim would be evident in the way they live. Sadly, these people are so far from Christ it's scary. I know for many of these people, they face hard times and difficult situation, prayer is requested. Do they not know that Jesus does not hear the prayers of a sinner? He does not know the sinner. A believer can pray on their behalf, and a believer will be heard. What blows my mind about that is this, if you think prayer helps, why are you not living for Christ?
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