In June 2007, during a speech, Senator Barack Obama had made the declaration “America is no longer a Christian nation”. This is a statement with which I strongly concur.  Although an estimated 70-80% of Americans claim to be Christians, I am led to believe that only about 30% of these people live a true Christian lifestyle.

            I would like to make a few statements that have recently been considered controversial, but that should not offend those who believe the Word of God is Truth. 

            In our relationship with the God of the Bible, we do not have the luxury of a personal opinion, which contradicts His Word. God says that His ways are far above our ways, and so we cannot trust our own opinions.  We have to rely on the authority of the Bible (Proverbs 3).

            Secondly, we are only saved through faith in Jesus Christ. I want to make something perfectly clear. WE CANNOT EARN OUR SALVATION. IT IS A GIFT FROM GOD! (Ephesians 2:7-9). The Bible says, that it is only through faith in the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus that we are saved. Jesus said, “ No man comes to the father except through me”. You either believe He is the Messiah of the World, or not. He did not compromise His position as the Son of God, and that is why Jesus was crucified. Without faith in Jesus Christ you are not a Christian. You cannot believe that there are “many paths to God” and call yourself a follower of Christ!

            The last thing that I would like to address is, you cannot live in open rebellion to God’s Word and have a relationship with the God of the Bible. Many people do not want to accept that truth, but the Bible is very clear.  As ministers of the Gospel, we don’t preach against sin to be mean or hateful.  Ministers are required by God’s Word to preach repentance from sin out of love for people. That is what God calls preachers to do.  The Bible states that the result of living in sin is eternal death (Romans 6:23). Because God loves us, He tells us to stop openly sinning. The Bible also states that God corrects those that He loves. We may make mistakes and we often sin, but there is no forgiveness for intentional, unrepentant sin….period!

            Do you not know that the unrighteous and the wrongdoers will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived (misled): neither the impure and immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who participate in homosexuality, nor cheats (swindlers and thieves), nor greedy graspers, nor drunkards, nor foulmouthed revilers and slanderers, nor extortioners and robbers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God.

(1Corinthians 6:9-10   The Amplified Bible)

            These are not my words; they are directly from the Word of God. The King James Version says the same thing with an old English flair. It seems very clear that if we live our lives openly sinning, then we do not have a relationship with God. Without that connection we are not true Christians. Again, this is not my opinion.  It is what the Bible says. Don’t get mad at me, I am just the messenger.

            God hates all sin, but He despises it more when we ignore wrongdoing and accept, or make excuses for, sin. If you are a Christian, you are mocking God when you glorify lifestyles that God says are unacceptable. We even hold parades for people that are living in a lifestyle that God himself called “detestable” (Leviticus 18:22).

            I think it is vitally important to know the truth of what God says about things. Most of the people that claim to love God do not take the time to really study the Bible. After stating what God’s Word says in my articles, I am accused of being a “hatemonger”, “ignorant” and many other unmentionable things.  That’s ok.  They called Jesus bad names as well, and He came to die for us. I am in good company.

            It is clear to me that most “Christians”, and I use the term loosely, are lazy and complacent. They don’t take the time to understand what God requires of those who claim to be His followers. They long to make God convenient, to make God say and be what they want Him to be.  It doesn’t work like that.

            Jesus said, “If you love me you will keep my commands” (John 14:15).  Jesus did not die on the cross so that we can live in sin yet claim to be His followers. Judgment begins in the house of God.  With the condition that the American church is in, we are in big trouble!