True or False Converts

I am generally not a fan of Kirk Cameron, but I was intrigued by his show last night on TBN. In it, he interviewed people outside of Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in LA, and on Time Square. He talked to three people. Each of them admitted to sinning, and each of them professed to believe in God. Two of them even professed to have given their hearts to Christ as children. But none of them go to church or read the bible, and yet all of them believe that God is forgiving, and so they'll each get into heaven.

Kirk deemed these converts to be "false converts".

It is a bit of a conundrum, isn't it? Can someone be "saved" and then subsequently lose their salvation? Many theologians have debated this. I am not a theologian, but here is how I currently look at things.

In Matthew 7:21, Jesus says

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

In Matthew 13, Jesus talks about the Parable of the Sower and the Seed. There are four grounds that the seed can fall on:

1. Hard ground
2. Rocky ground
3. Thorny ground
4. Good earth

In cases 1-3, the Gospel is heard, but no seed takes root. Temptation, sin, and the confusion of life wipe out the seed before it takes root.

So, there are indeed people who profess to believe in Christ, but do not act in accordance with his will.

God sees through all of this. He hears our promises and he knows if we are ultimately going to follow through with them.

In Matthew 7:13-14, Jesus tells us

Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

The road to heaven is narrow, and few make it. How many people have heard of Jesus? How many people have heard bits of the Gospel? Yet, how many people do you know that are the living embodiment of Christ on earth?

Maybe you live in a world surrounded by saints, but I don't.

So, the real question that should be on all of our hearts today is, where am I going? Have I heard the words of Jesus, and yet I refuse to follow his will? Do I ask Jesus to come into my heart on a daily basis?

On the day of your death, and who knows when that will be, don't be one of those that cry out "Lord, Lord" and have Jesus not know you. Make a decision today!