THE CALAMITY OF OUR TIME

THE CALAMITY OF OUR TIME

“An event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; a disaster:”       The Free Dictionary

We have a calamity, catastrophe, or epidemic in our hands right now. What is it?

Christless Christianity!

1.  Who is a Christless Christian?

1. A Christian that does not have the fruits of the Spirit in his/her life.
2. A Christian who is still committing sin – “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.” 1 John 3:8 
3. A Christian that is still competing and measuring himself/herself with the worldly system.
4. A Christian that is not different from the simmers around.
5. A Christian that heaven is not the priority but the things of the world.

2.  Our Pastors preach without showing the way of salvation.

• They preach about Jesus, God, salvation, holiness, breakthrough, healing, and deliverances and so on but they do not show us how to come into the kingdom.
• Pastors even tell us that we cannot be free from sin, that is, we can never be Christians and not to talk of going to heaven.
• Many preach and talk of heaven without talking and teaching about how to get there.

3.  Today, many “holiness” people do not know Christ because they still get angry, lie, demonstrate lack of love and so on.

So, we are head-heavy (with knowledge) and heart-empty. No wonder, the world cannot be reached for Jesus.

What Do We Do?

1. Let us go back to the Bible Christianity.
2. Be born-again – old things must pass away – “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 
3. We must be representatives of Christ.
4. We must show Christ to the world – Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 
5. When pastors are preaching, they must tell us how to receive every promise of the Bible.
6. We must prepare for heaven and let heaven become our priority of living.
7. Our faith must be seen by whose living around us.
8. Our lives must show that our God is still alive.