So you finally meet the girl of your dreams. (I'm a guy, this will be from my perspective.) She is gorgeous. Perfect features, great smile, charming, witty, good natured, and just dumb enough to fall for you. Life is great! Then something happens. She shaves her head, stops brushing her teeth, stops eating veggies and adopts cake, and you discover the charm and wit have been replaced with a vile attitude. Apparently, she used all of these things to get to a place of comfort - her goal all along - and then just let it all go.
That strikes a scary chord with many Christians and their 'faith'. They've found faith useful for getting into the family of God and checking salvation off of their list of life's to-do's. The scripture does speak of this.
1Co 3:12-15
(12) And if anyone builds on this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,
(13) the work of each will be revealed; for the Day will make it known, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire will prove the work of each, what sort it is.
(14) If the work of anyone which he built remains, he will receive a reward.
(15) If the work of anyone shall be consumed, he shall suffer loss; but he will be saved, but so as through fire.
I dare say that this is good enough for many. They want to secure their spot in eternity but would rather live like the world until then. What a sad and dangerous place to be. Faith is the key to eternal life, yes, but it is also the water our physical boat floats on. We are to live by faith. It is impossible to please God without faith. Why do we spend so much time and energy trying to take the 'risk' of faith out of our daily lives? The answer is not polite.
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