There is no such thing as a worldly Christian, or some term it carnal Christian, as a class of believer. Christians can become carnal or worldly, but it doesn't last due, to divine pruning by God. If we are without discipline we are not sons. Christians who get soiled by this life are brought to repentance and do not enjoy being in a backslidden state. Newsflash: But God heals us of our backsliding (cf. Hos. 14:4).
Even Christians can have "spiritual dryness" which is temporary. Any believer can experience Bible fatigue or writer's block. We all can feel dispirited, uninspired, or unmotivated, but it doesn't last and we bounce out of it or rebound into the full privilege of fellowship. We all must have trials or crises to determine what we are made of, and to give us the opportunity to become overcomers. The Christian life is not about keeping up appearances, nor about being ideal, but being real--we all have vulnerabilities and we all fall short--no perfect people need apply to the church. Our faith is more valuable than silver or gold and must be tested, because in the judgment, faith, not feelings, please God.
Christians are to walk worthy of the Lord and to practice holiness--for we are to share in the divine nature and to produce fruit--no fruit equals no faith! We all worthy in Christ and there is no such thing as one Christian being holier than another--we are all in Christ and His holiness is imputed to us. So much of our walk depends upon what we expose ourselves to because of the computer principle, GIGO (garbage in equals garbage out) applies!
When we walk in Christ and are in fellowship, we are alive, and it is possible to keep this relationship growing because that which is alive grows. "When we walk in the light, even as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another..." (cf. 1 John 1:4). That's why we have a living faith in a living God. When encountering evil we face up to it and overcome it with good. We need to keep our testimony from being jeopardized by our walk, and therefore must pursue holiness, as a way of life in our sanctification.
This means we walk in the light of eternity and not store up treasures on earth but look to our heavenly reward. We don't want our reward in this life (cf. Psalm 17:14). We have nothing to fear in man and if we fear God we have nothing to fear. Remember Noah: "... Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation [ways], Noah walked with God" (Gen. 6:9, ESV). Soli Deo Gloria!
Even Christians can have "spiritual dryness" which is temporary. Any believer can experience Bible fatigue or writer's block. We all can feel dispirited, uninspired, or unmotivated, but it doesn't last and we bounce out of it or rebound into the full privilege of fellowship. We all must have trials or crises to determine what we are made of, and to give us the opportunity to become overcomers. The Christian life is not about keeping up appearances, nor about being ideal, but being real--we all have vulnerabilities and we all fall short--no perfect people need apply to the church. Our faith is more valuable than silver or gold and must be tested, because in the judgment, faith, not feelings, please God.
Christians are to walk worthy of the Lord and to practice holiness--for we are to share in the divine nature and to produce fruit--no fruit equals no faith! We all worthy in Christ and there is no such thing as one Christian being holier than another--we are all in Christ and His holiness is imputed to us. So much of our walk depends upon what we expose ourselves to because of the computer principle, GIGO (garbage in equals garbage out) applies!
When we walk in Christ and are in fellowship, we are alive, and it is possible to keep this relationship growing because that which is alive grows. "When we walk in the light, even as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another..." (cf. 1 John 1:4). That's why we have a living faith in a living God. When encountering evil we face up to it and overcome it with good. We need to keep our testimony from being jeopardized by our walk, and therefore must pursue holiness, as a way of life in our sanctification.
This means we walk in the light of eternity and not store up treasures on earth but look to our heavenly reward. We don't want our reward in this life (cf. Psalm 17:14). We have nothing to fear in man and if we fear God we have nothing to fear. Remember Noah: "... Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation [ways], Noah walked with God" (Gen. 6:9, ESV). Soli Deo Gloria!