Friday, September 21, 2012

19 Signs You Are Becoming an Apostate

By Unknown

The following list is provided to allow people to examine which direction their ongoing lifestyles are taking them:
  1. Prayer is either nonexistent or mechanical.
  2. You know the Word but you don't really live it.
  3. Earnest thoughts about eternal matters no long grip your heart.
  4. You can indulge in inward and outward sin without feeling devastated.
  5. A longing for holiness is no longer a predominant passion of your life.
  6. The pursuit of money and possessions are an important part of your life.
  7. You can sing worship songs without really meaning what they express.
  8. You can hear people treating eternal issues flippantly without becoming upset.
  9. Your main concerns are of your temporal, earthly life.
  10. Conflicts in your relationships with others are not a major concern to you.
  11. You no longer hunger for a deeper life in God.
  12. You don't live with a full and grateful heart.
  13. You have little concern over and make little effort to meet the needs of others.
  14. You always see your level of spirituality in positive terms.
  15. You are more concerned about your pet doctrines than people's souls.
  16. Sports, entertainment and pleasure are important aspects of your life.
  17. You are more concerned with your image than with the reality of your life with God.
  18. You are full of bitterness, or criticism, or pride, or covetousness, or lust.
  19. You have a head full of knowledge and a heart made of stone.