Francis Chan - Lukewarm Quotes

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Lukewarm people will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go or how much time, money, and energy they are willing to give.

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The core problem isn't the fact that we're lukewarm, halfhearted, or stagnant Christians. The crux of it all is why we are this way, and it is because we have an inaccurate view of God. We see Him as a benevolent Being who is satisfied when people manage to fit Him into their lives in some small way. We forget that God never had an identity crisis. He knows that He's great and deserves to be the center of our lives.

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As I see it, a lukewarm Christian is an oxymoron; there is no such thing. To put it plainly, churchgoers who are 'lukewarm' are not Christians. We will not see them in heaven.

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Lukewarm people love others but do not seek to love others as much as they love themselves.

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Lukewarm people give money to charity and to the church....as long as it doesn't impinge on their standard of living. If they have a little extra and it is easy and safe to give, they do so. After all, God loves a cheerful giver, right?

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Lukewarm people think about life on earth much more often than eternity in heaven.

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Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.

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Lukewarm people call 'radical' what Jesus expected of all His followers.

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Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God.

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Lukewarm people do not live by faith; their lives are structured so that they don't have to.

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Lukewarm people feel secure because they attend church, made a profession of faith at age twelve, were baptized, come from a Christian family, vote Republican, or live in America. Just as the prophets in the Old Testament warned Israel that they were not safe just because they lived in the land of Israel, so we are not safe just because we wear the label 'Christian' or because some people persist in calling us a 'Christian nation.

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All my life I've heard people say, 'God loves you.' It's probably the most insane statement you could make to say that the eternal Creator of this universe is in love with me. There is a response that ought to take place in believers, a crazy reaction to that love. Do you really understand what God has done for you? If so, why is response so lukewarm?

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Jesus didn't say that if you wanted to follow Him you could do it in a lukewarm manner. He said, 'Take up your cross and follow Me.'

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