Is my faith-in-God fake or genuine?
Submitted by sank on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 11:06
Many people receive Christ in order to have eternal life in heaven but they are not willing to give up their old life styles, religious beliefs and traditions. They like to enjoy the benefits of both Heaven and this world.
It is like standing on two boats with one leg on each. Neither boat could protect him. He will fall in the middle and get drowned, or he has to cling to one boat that is strong enough to save him.
A man standing on two boats
Similarly, our faith, if it is divided we cannot trust God to save us even though we desperately want to be saved. Jesus said about it this way, Matthew 6:24,
"No one can serve two masters. 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 both God and Money."
