But, if you are not living FOR Him, putting Him FIRST in everything, if you are not “abiding in Him,” “in everything,” if you are not loving the “least” of your neighbors, you have not yet become “born again” and you are still MOCKING Him by your disobedience. And you are training your own children to mock Him by your disobedience AND by their disobedience.
And, in that case, you are just putting on a show for your loved ones, for your children and for those who profess to be Christians who have no interest in being obedient either.
You are not fooling God! And you are not fooling the “few” who are on the narrow way. The only ones you are fooling are other “fools” who also practice “selective obedience,” never stepping outside their “comfort zones.”
And, if you are not serving God, then understand who you are REALLY serving, regardless if you call Jesus “Lord” or not.
And, if your pastors, elders and parents are ignoring the “least of these,” and they are perfectly fine with YOUR walk in ...