Those who profess to be Christian but co-mingle and blend-in with "the world" without reservation [and typically *nuture* the "occasional" sin] are often referred to as fence-sitters. Now [just a thought here], from my observation,.. I've never seen one person sitting on a fence that didn't have more of the body on one side of the fence than the other... have you?
-Besides, "fence-sitting" is a misnomer anyway since once one actually commits an act of sin they are no longer sitting on the fence but have wandered away from the fence :/
The danger of "spiritual fence-sitting" [and especially wandering] is that should one encounter a "stumbling block" that takes his/her life on the wrong side of the fence -this one will die in their sin and be judged as a sinner:
--> Eze3:20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die... he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered,
--> Eze33:
12 “And you, son of man, say to your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it when he turns from his wickedness, and the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins. 13 Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die.
[see also Luke12:43-46]
Some good advice..? STAY FAR AWAY FROM THE FENCE... STAY IN THE ARMS OF JESUS
--> www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6c3CYdqTG8&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Da6c3CYdqTG8
So, here's a hint: If you're looking for God... You won't find God ANYWHERE NEAR the fence; you have to move toward Him -which means leaving the fence:
--> James4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you...
-Besides, "fence-sitting" is a misnomer anyway since once one actually commits an act of sin they are no longer sitting on the fence but have wandered away from the fence :/
The danger of "spiritual fence-sitting" [and especially wandering] is that should one encounter a "stumbling block" that takes his/her life on the wrong side of the fence -this one will die in their sin and be judged as a sinner:
--> Eze3:20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die... he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered,
--> Eze33:
12 “And you, son of man, say to your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it when he turns from his wickedness, and the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins. 13 Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die.
[see also Luke12:43-46]
Some good advice..? STAY FAR AWAY FROM THE FENCE... STAY IN THE ARMS OF JESUS
--> www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6c3CYdqTG8&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Da6c3CYdqTG8
So, here's a hint: If you're looking for God... You won't find God ANYWHERE NEAR the fence; you have to move toward Him -which means leaving the fence:
--> James4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you...
