Genesis 19:14

Genesis 19:14, “And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city.  But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.”

Friend, is your Christian testimony so poor like Lot's that people take your Christian faith as a joke? I sincerely hope not. You may be the only Jesus that someone knows.

The born-again man in 1st Corinthians 3:15 lived a worthless, selfish, wasted life for God. He did his own thing, lived for his own plans and never shared the Gospel with anyone. His faith was “dead” as James said in James 2:17, “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” Carefully notice that a dead faith is still faith. That is, the person is saved. If you are saved but living a life of sin by choice, then your faith is dead. For all effective purposes, you are dead to the world around you and ineffective as a light to the lost world.

This is exactly what the Bible means in Hebrews 10:14-16, “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.” Lot is a good example of a believer who didn't live a holy life. When he tried to warn his son in laws of the coming destruction of Sodom, they laughed at him, thinking that he was joking. Dear reader, is your testimony so poor that people take your Christian faith as a joke? I sincerely hope not. You may be the only Jesus that someone knows and their only chance for eternal life.