I guess we prioritise lots of things in life, some are the most important things some are less so and some are moderately so. Where does Christianity rank?
Christianity is either true and the most important thing in the world, or it is rubbish and should be totally rejected, the one thing it cannot be is moderately important. The message of Christianity is actually astounding, it is unlike any other news you will here; that God sent his Son to die in our place so that we could be with him face to face without fear of judgement, that having died in our place God raised him from the dead as a sign that death is defeated. That is a phenomenal statement, and it either has to be true and the most important thing you ever hear or it has to be dismissed as rubbish.
At the end of Luke 5:1-11 as Simon, James and John have met Jesus they show us that actually they believed it was THE MOST IMPORTANT thing they had ever heard as "they left everything and followed him." Why? Because they recognised in Jesus someone who could remove their fear of judgement from God for rebelling against him. Simon goes from terrified to leaving everything because of the wonder of such great news.
Can you be a nominal Christian? The Bible says not. Can you be a lukewarm Christian? The Bible says look out if you become lukewarm. Why? Because the gospel, the good news of what Jesus has done is so amazing that it should be the dominant feature of your life. It is not news you can respond to moderately it is news of eternal consequence that is life changing.
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