The majority of people I talk to can not tell me the gospel, yet claim to be saved and that they have been a Christian for years. I don’t say this to be critical, but to remind anyone who may read this that people who are ignorant of God’s word, the gospel need to be set straight in love that they have a very serious issue going on in their, “faith”, and need to get real with God. These are the times when people will listen and take what we say to heart. I usually tell people that it is great that they believe and confess Christ as Lord, but that won’t get them into heaven by itself. They usually have a shocked look on their face at this point. James is very clear that if there is no action to faith that faith is useless (James 2:14-26). James 4:17 also says, “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” People know doing good works, reading the Bible and praying are things they “Should” do. But the thing about it is that those are not things Christians should do, they are things CHRISTIANS do. Do you get me? To put it simply, if people are not serving Christ with their life (it looks different for all), then they are not a Christian yet, just merly religious. That’s not an opion, it is the word. So I make it a point to point that out to people in love and encourage them to rewad their Bible, do good works and pray. And to really consider asking God to help them become a believer that does what the Bible says a Christian does. Live holy, do good works, pray, read the word and share the gospel regularly.
Sorry for any mistakes I am not going to edit this haha