He defined what it means to be shallow as, not strong, not deep, superficial. One who is just there but no deep work in life.
SIGNS OF A SHALLOW CHRISTIAN.
1. Poverty of the knowledge of the scriptures.
2. Inability to quote scriptures.
3. Low prayer stamina.
4. Inability to lead others to Christ after being a Christian for up to 2 years.
5. Lack of interest in reading christian books or listening to messages.
6. Lack of desire to worship God.
7. Ceremonial attendance to church.
And so we move on today:
8. Lack of quiet time.
9. When you only call on God when you are in trouble or when you are in need.
10. When you do not share your faith with unbelievers.
11. When you pick and choose what you desire to follow from the Bible.
12. When you continue to live in habitual sin.
13. When you do not think about eternity at all, you only think about this present life which will soon fade away with everything in it.
14. When you are scared of men more than God.
15. When you avoid sermons or books that talk about consequences of sin and hell fire.
16. When people cannot differentiate you from the world.
17. When you do not genuinely hate sin.
18. When you claim to love God but God is not allowed to control your life.
19. One big sign of shallowness in Christianity is when you are giving God leftovers and tips like He is a beggar.
20. When you are comfortable with your spiritual slumber.
21. When you are practising self deception.
22. When you are spiritually blind.
23. When you are spiritually immature: your maturity level is low.
24. When you fail to use your supernatural authority that God has given to you.
25. When you are too lazy to fast and to pray.
26. When the thought of the second coming of Christ does not move you at all.
27. When you love pleasures more than the things of God.
28. When you find it strange to weep over the lost souls of people you are seeing.
29. When you find it easy to criticize your church and your pastor.
30. When tithing is becoming very difficult for you.
31. When your sacrificial life is zero.
32. When you engage in gossip about people.
33. When you talk down your church, your leaders and the people there before your children.
34. When you forgot how to go to a place and how far God has brought you.
35. When you are losing your focus on Christ, and you spending very long hours doing what you should not do, watching what you should not watch.
36. When you cannot point to any activity you are doing to contribute to the progress of your church.
37. When you are unable to hold a personal retreat.
38. When you give up easily on faith and prayers.
39. If you still waste your time drinking the time of worry and anxiety.
40. When you have unforgiveness or hatred against anybody.
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