Jesus made it clear that many are lost, and the Bible describes many of the conditions we can identify in a person who is lost. Below are some key indicators to warn us that we may be in fact in a lost condition.
No matter how much we try to calm our outward circumstances, there is a lack of peace until we know the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).
While it is not true that everyone who attends church is saved, it is pretty certain that people who have no interest in church do not know the Head of the church, Jesus Christ. Someone who is spiritually alive desires to grow, just like a person who is physically alive desires to eat, drink, breathe, and be around other people.
Jesus is “the Light of the World” (John 1:9; 8:12). How can we feel secure about our future unless we’re following Him?
Today we can look at the idols of ancient civilizations, like Rome and Greece, or the Incas and the Mayans, and wonder how they could have been so foolish as to worship idols. Yet look at what people today substitute for God – nature, other people, money, poor relationships, the esteem of other unbelievers, pleasure, and many other ‘natural’ substitutes for a spiritual reality.
This is why unbelievers many times express no interest in the things of God – they are literally separated (the true meaning of death) from Him and His life. They are not really aware of Him, do not feel His Presence, nor hear His voice.
This is the main reason God cannot let a lost person into heaven. He cannot let it be defiled.
By contrast, we should be able to see the opposite in true believers – peace, purpose, spiritually alive, freedom from defiling practices, and a desire to worship God with other believers.
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