Inserra goes so far as to say, “‘Do you want to go to heaven when you die?’” is the wrong question to ask (p. The issue is a lack of faith in Christ for the salvation He promises, not a lack of commitment, obedience, and perseverance. The Bible, by contrast, identifies the unsaved Christian as a person who identifies himself as a Christian both verbally and by going to church and yet who has never believed in Jesus for everlasting life that cannot be lost (cf. If one bases his assurance on his lifestyle, then he is looking to himself and not to Christ alone for his salvation. That opens the door for an inability to be sure of one’s eternal destiny. Inserra does not discuss how well one must follow Christ to be saved.

The cultural Christian, the unregenerate church goer, admires Jesus but does not follow Him faithfully. He differentiates between those who admire Jesus and those who are following Him (pp. The born-again person is self-sacrificing, obedient, and is continually surrendering and submitting to Christ (pp. Inserra identifies unsaved Christians by their failure to live holy lives. However, there is a major difference in how he and I identify Evangelicals who are unregenerate. I have often said and written that most Evangelicals need evangelizing. By Bob Wilkin The Unsaved Christian: Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospel By Dean Inserra

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