WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE?

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Permalink Reply by Rita Cullimore on June 17, 2012 at 5:04am

Richard,

There are many who won't accept Christ because they are concerned about what their peers will think. It isn't the *in* thing to do. I believe many people consider Christ but then friends scoff and He is forgotten. I believe these are the cowardly that Revelation 21:8 speaks of.

I believes it warns us of excuses we come up with as our reason for rejecting Christ.

Another thing to consider is the person who says "I believe in Christ but I don't speak of Him with my friends" or "I don't want ____________to know that I believe in Christ because he will ridicule me." Because of this cowardice, that person will be forgotten.

Blessings...

Rita

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on June 17, 2012 at 8:36am

As I was looking up all the commentaries, they all put the word "fearful" as you did above. 

But the fearful,.... Not the timorous sheep and lambs of Christ, the dear children of God, who are sometimes of a fearful heart, on account of sin, temptation, and unbelief; but such who are of cowardly spirits, and are not valiant for the truth, but who, through fear of men, either make no profession of Christ and his Gospel, or having made it, drop it, lest they should be exposed to tribulation and persecution; these are they that are afraid of the beast, and live in servile bondage to him. Gill's Exposition

The "fearful" denote those who had not firmness boldly to maintain their professed principles, or who were afraid to avow themselves as the friends of God in a wicked world. They stand in contrast with those who "overcome. Barnes' Notes on the Bible

 Those who, for fear of losing life or their property, either refused to receive the Christian religion, though convinced of its truth and importance; or, having received it, in times of persecution fell away, not being willing to risk their lives. Clarke's Commentary

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Permalink Reply by Richard L. Broch, Sr. on June 17, 2012 at 5:54pm

Wow! You ladies are really thorough and complete in your posts.........A+ for Rita and Tammy.

 I think some Biblical examples of this classification of person would be - The rich young ruler who wanted to join Jesus...but couldn't give up his wealth to do so (Matthew 19:16),

(Matthew 7:21-23) the people who say, "Lord, Lord,......",

About confessing Jesus(Luke 12:8-9).

 

The sad part about this matter, I believe........this category is going to be more souls than people would think....

Sad,sad,sad.........

 

Grace and Peace.

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on June 18, 2012 at 5:00pm

Yes it is sad

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