Christian Apathy 

   “But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Luke 18: 8) 

   I believe that Jesus, the Son of Man, will find faith on earth when he comes.  But it will in large part be faith in all the wrong things.

   There will be faith in community and getting along with others, even to the point of hiding one’s faith in God, afraid to take a stand for Christ.  People have become more concerned with offending their neighbor than with offending God.

   Some who call themselves Christians are failing God; they are allowing evil to abound in society rather than speak up in truth, warning of the dangers of sin and the fact of eternal hell.  When was the last time you heard anyone even mention hell?  No one wants to talk about it because it isn’t “polite” conversation.  By ignoring it people are condemning themselves and others to eternal damnation.

   Jesus wrote to the church at Laodicea, “So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.” (Rev 3: 16)  Many Christians are far beyond lukewarm.  Jesus doesn’t mention the fate of those who are cold, but if He rejects those who are lukewarm, what will be the punishment for those who are cold?

   Many times Jesus told those whom He healed that their faith had healed them.  He told the disciples that, with faith, they could tell a tree to be uprooted and planted in the sea and it would be done.  The good news of the Gospel is based on such faith.  As long as we are more concerned with offending others rather than offending God, we will never have that kind of faith.

   If we want to know God's kingdom we must decide; will we be lukewarm, even cold, in our faith, or will we be on fire for the love of Christ?  Our eternal future depends on which we choose.