Who Are The Luke Warm Christians?

Q. I hear all the time that Lukewarm Christians will miss out on the Rapture, being left behind. Can you tell us  who are the Lukewarm Christians?  On a scale of 1-10, where is the cut-off?  Do I need to be a 10, and never sin to go?   I hear people say that Lukewarm Christians will miss out on the Rapture.  Does scripture paint this picture in your opinion?

A. The so-called partial rapture view always gets my dander up.  Just who are the like warm Christians, you ask?  Well let’s look at what current polls say.  93% of those who claim to be born again Christians live secular lives and have a secular world view.  About 50% don’t believe in the Holy Spirit or that Satan is real.  Nearly 40% have never given the first penny to Kingdom work.  The divorce rate among Christians is the same as among non-believers and so is the abortion rate.  A much better question to ask is who are the Christians who aren’t luke warm?

The partial rapture theory is promoted by “holier than thou” Christians who want to scare everybody into behaving the way they think we should. Of course they all believe they are going.  It’s just the rest of us who have a problem.

There’s not one word in the Bible that supports a partial rapture. According to the Bible, there is just one condition for being included in the Church.  “Believe in the One He has sent.” (John 6:28-29)  Everything else you hear is some form of Pharisaical legalism invented by man in an effort to impose behavioral standards on others.  This is a control issue not a theology issue.