Top Bible Verses On Lukewarm Christianity

Mar 7, 2025
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Updated: Sep 3, 2025

7th March 25 l Ava J Dearden

Top Bible verses on lukewarm Christianity

Are you a lukewarm Christian?

Only God knows our hearts but we can test our position in Christ through Scripture. Christian terminology is being used incorrectly. The newer Bible versions are changing or missing out crucial verses, leading to misinterpretation of God's absolute truth. Just one incorrect passage can change our whole perspective on what is acceptable to God and what is not.

We are living in the age of deception and it's up to us to seek the truth, to not turn a blind eye because it pleases the flesh.

The saved but lukewarm / backslidden / fallen away Christian - God's Spirit lives in them, they are converted, born again but they currently have more interest in worldly things. They live for themselves, not for God.

The none saved lukewarm Christian - are either under a delusion that they are saved as they believe in a fake Gospel, or they pretend to be Christian. They may put on a show for others, usually to benefit themselves in some way. Christian in name only, they are not truly converted and have little to no interest in the things of God.

The saved Christian - conversely, the saved and on fire for God Christian follows His commands and teachings to the best of their ability. Mostly they struggle, a lot of the time they fail but still they strive for holiness as He is holy. They are in constant communication with Him and pray for His grace to sustain them during their tests and trials, which He brings about to sanctify and cleanse them from their sin.

"We cannot sanctify ourselves, We have no strength of our own. But we are to pray and call on the one who has all the strength to help us in our struggle against sin. We are to purify our hearts, take up our cross daily and crucify the flesh."

2 Timothy 4:3 - For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,

1 Timothy 4:1 - Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

Matthew 12:30 - Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

1 John 2:15-16 - Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.

Matthew 5:13 - “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.

1 John 3:10 - By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

Revelation 3:17 - For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

James 4:17 - So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

Titus 1:16 - They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

Luke 6:46 - “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?

1 Corinthians 5:11 - But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.

1 Corinthians 2:14 - The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.

1 John 3:8-10 - Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

2 Corinthians 13:5 - Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

Revelation 3:19 - Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

James 4:4 - You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

Matthew 18:3 - And said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Isaiah 29:13 - And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,

Matthew 6:24 - “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

The whole Bible is a call to obedience

Matthew 16:24 - Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

James 4:8 - Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Galatians 5:16 - But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

John 14:15 - “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

Acts 5:29 - But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

1 Peter 1:14 - As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,

1 John 5:3 - For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

Luke 6:46 - “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?

Luke 11:28 - But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Exodus 23:22 - “But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.

Psalm 119:30 - I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me.

1 Samuel 15:22 - And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

Philippians 2:8 - And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

John 14:23 - Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

2 Corinthians 5:9-10 - So whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please him. For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.

Possible consequences for the lukewarm Christian

Revelation 3:14-22 - “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.

Matthew 7:21 - “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

1 Timothy 1:20 - Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples. I threw them out and handed them over to Satan so they might learn not to blaspheme God.

Acts 5:5 - As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified.

1 Corinthians 3:15 - But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames.

John 15:6 - Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned.

Matthew 25:29 - To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 25:10-12 - “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us! “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

Hebrews 6:4 - For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,

"What will eternity look like for a Christian who turns their back on Jesus in this life? Only The Lord knows, only God sees our hearts but we do know that it's forever."