God is not sloppy nor wishy-washy. God is not a slacker with low standards. God is not…
lackadaisical, namby-pamby, banal, bland,
inane, milk-and-water, vapid, milk-toast,
enervated, languid, listless, spiritless
neither one thing nor the other
(-Babylon)
God is very sure of Himself! After all – who else is there like he? He is the One and Only. Who are we, puny little mud-men of clay — to contradict the Potter of the Universe?
[See references to puny mud-man in these articles:
The Damning God, Be a little more Christian, and Following Someone.]
So when it comes to your salvation by God, there is no wiggle room. No half-way measures. Don’t get it wrong! Don’t try your own thing. Don’t “add God” to your laundry list of things to do.
There is no room at all – for error – when it comes to being right with God. You are either all in, or you are all out. Are you sure you’re in? Damn sure?
If you are not “all in”, what else is more important? If you are only partly into this “Christian thing”, then where is the rest of you?
You really think that the God who made you, THE God of the Universe, is going to accept part of you, a halfhearted commitment to Him? No way. A halfhearted plea is not what God is listening for. A heart-felt guiltiness and sadness because of your sin — is not repentance. Raising your hand to say yes to Jesus — is totally useless without acknowledging Jesus as the Son of God come to earth in the flesh, genuinely turning away from sin (“repentance”), and truly following Him.
God has communicated to us very clearly what He expects from us sinners. What He expects from us is shown to us all over the Bible. Take a look. Does this describe your heart, your soul, your mind, your will…? AMP version:
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