The continual giving of ourselves fully to God is true Christianity. It is surrender from the depths of one’s soul; complete commitment to the will of God. However, contemporary Christians attempt to lure Christ into their non-surrendered hearts by engaging in what they have determined is enough religion to satisfy the requirements of discipleship. Then they wonder why Christianity doesn’t work for them. When the consequences of their weak commitment catches up with them, instead of going deeper, they head for more shallow water.

Eventually they will hear message from a timid pastor or hireling that never had a spiritual birthday.
They are food for the Pretend-a-lion of Hades. With such a plan for defeat, is it any wonder that the theme of most sermons churches is to inspire and comfort casual Christians. Why should pastors spend most of their ministry attempting to convince uncommitted professing Christians that the Kingdom of God is real and Christianity will work for them? An increasing number of them are rejecting true Christianity. They stagger (spiritually) into the Seeker Church of the Defeated or Emergent Church of the Deceived. There they can energize their sagging interest with a cup of coffee as they saunter into a shadowy auditorium where adrenalin-pumping music is playing. Eventually they will hear message from a timid pastor or hireling that never had a spiritual birthday. Both are conscientious of saying exactly what they know people came to hear. (Don’t offend them, they won’t come back.)

They come into the meetings, shallow and full of love for the world system, and leave the same way.
The “seeker” and “emergent” pastor’s goal is to sooth their convicted minds. He informs them that it is not their fault that Christianity does not work. He insists that Christianity is flawed and needs to be altered and corrected. Thus, casual Christianity is elevated to the acceptable standard. Conviction is abated by Sunday morning meetings where they come together for mass psychotherapy. Consequently, defeat is obscured by a thin (and in some cases not so thin) veneer of heresy. They come into the meetings, shallow and full of love for the world system, and leave the same way. However, they feel better about it because the Christianity they now accept makes less demands on them. They are headed down the path to eternal darkness, only now they are convinced that it is the parkway to eternal life. How tragic and sad.

Do you want to be productive; a vessel of God instead of a sponge for heresy?
Here is the truth for those who know deep in their hearts that something is wrong. There are only two spiritual positions, victory or defeat. There is no middle ground. Do you want to live a victorious Christian life? Do you want victory over sin? Do you want to be productive; a vessel of God instead of a sponge for heresy? Do you want more of God’s power? You won’t find it in some man-centered formula or an empty mantra. You absolutely will not find it in an apostate church where truth is the enemy; where light is considered to be darkness and vice versa. If you want to live a victorious, productive, Christian life, you will have to fully surrender Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior and to honor and obey God Christ will not be lured into a non-surrendered and uncommitted heart no matter how many tele-heretics and their clones declare otherwise.

He will not give Himself to those who have not first given themselves to Him.
All power in heaven and in earth has been given to Christ Jesus the Lord. We will have power when He gives Himself to us. He will not give Himself to those who have not first given themselves to Him. Christ Jesus the Lord gives Himself to us by the Comforter, the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit abides in us, we have the power to conquer sin, to overcome the works of darkness, to live a victorious Christian life.

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;” (Acts:1-8)

“All to Jesus I surrender, all to Him I freely give.
I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence daily live.
I surrender all. I surrender all.
All to Thee, my precious Savior, I surrender all.”