Today, more than ever that I remember in my lifetime, evangelicals are confused about what a "Christian is." Some say it is the born-again" experience, while others say it is doing good and loving people. Here is a quote from 19th century pastor, Charlies Spurgeon, that I think sums it all up fairly well and strikes at the heart of the problem today--which is a division of the two aspects he is talking about below,
You will never find true faith unattended by true godliness; on the other hand, you will never discover a truly holy life which has not for its root a living faith upon the righteousness of Christ. Woe unto those who seek after the one without the other!
There are some who cultivate faith and forget holiness; these may be very high in orthodoxy, but they shall be very deep in condemnation, for they hold the truth in unrighteousness; and there are others who have strained after holiness of life, but have denied the faith, like the Pharisees of old, of whom the Master said, they were ”whitewashed sepulchres.”
We must have faith, for this is the foundation; we must have holiness of life, for this is the superstructure.
....But seek not a holy life without faith, for that would be to erect a house which can afford no permanent shelter, because it has no foundation on a rock. Let faith and life be put together, and, like the two abutments of an arch, they will make our piety enduring.
Source:http://apprising.org/2010/09/18/charles-spurgeon-how-to-master-experimental-theology/
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