How can people say they are Christians, yet they deny the Word of the Lord, which is the Bible?
And how can people say they are Christians, yet they do not believe in the words of Christ as written in the Bible?
The answer to these questions is easily understood.
Many people have been deceived by the leadership of a Christian church, or by a Christian religion, and their salvation is a perception in their minds; after which they see an image of themselves in their imaginations. After that, they fashion their lives in accordance to the image they see in their imaginations, after which they present themselves to others according to the image that has been framed in their own minds; for their belief is in the words of people, and not from the Word of the Lord. Which means that their faith is in the words of people, and not in the Word of the Lord. Which also means that their trust is in people, and not in God.
Thereafter, they live their lives according to a false image they have of themselves, for their belief, their faith, and their trust is in the people they can see with their eyes and touch with their hands.
They become devoutly religious and devoutly devoted to protect and defend the image they have of themselves, always desiring that others will see them as they see themselves: high and lifted up.
To them, appearance is everything, for they seek the attention and praise of others.
They like for all eyes to be upon them, to see their good deeds, to see them as helpful neighbors, and as pillars of the community.
They willing hold positions of leadership, such as in churches, in religion, and in civic organizations, for this also helps them to keep their image buffed and polished: for what others think about them is of utmost importance to them, and they will continually strive to have others say some nice words about them.
Devoutly religious people are devoutly devoted to their religion as well as devoutly devoted to the image they hold of themselves in their imaginations: perfect in all of their ways, high and lifted up, and above other people. They consider themselves to be models for others: model citizens, model parents, model civic leaders, and models of what others can be if they can be like them.
If people do not believe that God is living, however, neither will they believe that God can speak. And if people do not believe in the resurrection of Christ, neither will they desire Christ for salvation. Thus they will trust in their religion to save them from their sins, which compels them to believe that their religion is more powerful than Christ, for Christ, like themselves, is only an image in their own imaginations; and because they believe they are perfect in all of their ways, they actually worship the image they hold of themselves as they will also worship the image of the god of their religion. For when they look in the mirror, the face winks.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of a cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2: 5-11)
And how can people say they are Christians, yet they do not believe in the words of Christ as written in the Bible?
The answer to these questions is easily understood.
Many people have been deceived by the leadership of a Christian church, or by a Christian religion, and their salvation is a perception in their minds; after which they see an image of themselves in their imaginations. After that, they fashion their lives in accordance to the image they see in their imaginations, after which they present themselves to others according to the image that has been framed in their own minds; for their belief is in the words of people, and not from the Word of the Lord. Which means that their faith is in the words of people, and not in the Word of the Lord. Which also means that their trust is in people, and not in God.
Thereafter, they live their lives according to a false image they have of themselves, for their belief, their faith, and their trust is in the people they can see with their eyes and touch with their hands.
They become devoutly religious and devoutly devoted to protect and defend the image they have of themselves, always desiring that others will see them as they see themselves: high and lifted up.
To them, appearance is everything, for they seek the attention and praise of others.
They like for all eyes to be upon them, to see their good deeds, to see them as helpful neighbors, and as pillars of the community.
They willing hold positions of leadership, such as in churches, in religion, and in civic organizations, for this also helps them to keep their image buffed and polished: for what others think about them is of utmost importance to them, and they will continually strive to have others say some nice words about them.
Devoutly religious people are devoutly devoted to their religion as well as devoutly devoted to the image they hold of themselves in their imaginations: perfect in all of their ways, high and lifted up, and above other people. They consider themselves to be models for others: model citizens, model parents, model civic leaders, and models of what others can be if they can be like them.
If people do not believe that God is living, however, neither will they believe that God can speak. And if people do not believe in the resurrection of Christ, neither will they desire Christ for salvation. Thus they will trust in their religion to save them from their sins, which compels them to believe that their religion is more powerful than Christ, for Christ, like themselves, is only an image in their own imaginations; and because they believe they are perfect in all of their ways, they actually worship the image they hold of themselves as they will also worship the image of the god of their religion. For when they look in the mirror, the face winks.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of a cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2: 5-11)
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