So what is this cliché phrase “lukewarm Christian?” We hear it all the time, we know it’s not what we should be like, but what is it? What does it look like, and how do we know if we’re lukewarm or not?
Revelation 3:15 says – I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold – I am about to spit you out of my mouth
In Chapter 5 of “Crazy love” by Francis Chan, he explains that the phrase “Lukewarm Christian” is really an oxymoron; there’s no such thing, to put it plainly, churchgoers who are “lukewarm” are not Christians. We will not see them in heaven.
So how do we know if we’re lukewarm? Chan gives us a few examples of what they look like.
Lukewarm people say they love Jesus, and he is, indeed, a part of their lives, but only a part. They give him a section of their time, their money, and their thoughts but He isn’t allowed to control their lives
Lukewarm people’s lives wouldn’t look much different if they suddenly stopped believing in God
Lukewarm people swear and drink less than average, but besides that, they really aren’t very different from your typical unbeliever.
Jesus’ call to commitment is clear: he wants all or nothing
