They do not believe that God sends pastors to churches and installs them as the overseers of His flock (Acts 20:28 and I Peter 5:2).
They are in for a rude awakening when they stand before Jesus some day.
3) Immature Christians see God’s work as something the professionals do and their roles as volunteers when it’s convenient and easy.
“We hired him to increase the attendance.” “It’s his job to visit the sick and reach the lost; that’s why we pay him.”
They do not see that the command to be light and salt, to take the gospel to the ends of the earth, was given to the entire church, not just the apostles.
They are in for a rude awakening when they stand before Jesus some day.
4) Immature Christians see their contributions (money, service, teaching, etc.) as voluntary and not required.
“If I give my money, I expect it to be done the way I want it to.” “I’m not giving my money there any more; I don’t like what the pastor is doing.”
They do not see themselves as under Heaven’s mandate and fully accountable to the living God.
They are in for a rude awakening when they stand before Jesus one day.
5) Immature Christians see their church’s reputation in the community as irrelevant and unity as beside the point.
“We’re Baptists. Where you find two, you’ll have three opinions.” “I’ve been here the longest; I deserve to be heard.” “If the community sees our church as divisive, that’s their problem and they don’t have to come.”
They do not get John 17:21 where our Lord prayed for unity among His people “that the world may believe that Thou hast sent me.” When the church is divided, the community wants none of what it has to offer, and the Kingdom of God suffers.
Such people are in for a rude awakening when they stand before Jesus one day.
6) Immature Christians see their childish behavior as no one’s business but their own.
“I’m not responsible for what others think of me.” “If people make decisions about Jesus based on how I act, well that’s just their problem.” “God knows my heart.”
