Once saved...

Earlier, my sister in the Lord, whom I love dearly & have never even met, said that people go to church yet still live like the devil. She also said that going to church is not a guarantee of salvation so people need to get it right because Christ is soon to return (I'm paraphrasing, though I'm sure she wouldn't mind a direct quote). I love her boldness & what she's saying is soooo true! God never told us that once we get saved that we can live any way we choose  & still be alright with with Him. He never said we can get to heaven this way. On the contrary, He actually said "if MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land", 2 Chronicles 7:14.

Jesus said, in Matthew 6:24 & 7:18-23, that good trees cannot bear bad fruit & vice versa. And every bad tree will be cut down & thrown into the lake of fire! Not everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will enter heaven & just because they are doing things in the name of God means they are actually doing the will of God! You cannot serve two masters - you will either serve God or Satan, but it cannot be both. Many people don't like to hear this but if you are not serving God (not saved, etc.), you are serving the Satan!