“Lukewarm Christian” and Other Oxymorons [Excerpt by Craig Groeschel]
Excerpt from Craig Groeschel’s Weird: Because Normal Isn’t Working (eBook).
An oxymoron is two words that are opposites blended together. Jumbo shrimp. Government efficiency. Microsoft Works. If there is one oxymoron that is above all others, I’d argue it is lukewarm Christian. What is a lukewarm Christian? It could be described as someone who believes in Christ but is no different from people who don’t.
To be a disciple of Jesus, to be one of his, means to die to ourselves and to live holy unto him. How can we be half-hearted about the one who bled and died and rose again so we could know God? …
