There are many different attitudes among believers in our world today. Just three of them are: #1 Sincerity – First of all, many are, indeed, sincere. They: 1) Are genuinely contrite before God, 2) Are mortified at sin -- in general and sin in their own lives, 3) Take seriously the commands of Christ, 4) Want nothing more than to do the will of God, 5) Their lives revolve around emulating Jesus, 6) These are truly Christians. #2 Security -- Others simply see themselves as secure. 1) They believe they have a ticket to Heaven and nothing else really matters much, 2) They live shallow, selfish lives, 3) They are jealous, proud, and sometimes guilty of gross corruption and treachery, 4) Their hypocrisy drives people away from Christ. #3 Satisfaction -- Still others are merely satisfied. They: 1) Go to church. They sing. And sometimes they read their Bible, 2) They try to be a “good Christian,” but they are basically clueless, 3) For some -- their marriage is on the rocks, and their children dress, act, and think like the world, 4) Often, they listen to and believe today’s atheistic “experts.” Unfortunately, many of these believers -- maybe even some in the “sincere” category -- have adopted an attitude I call “Abandonment Theology.” For this reason, many lives and many churches are weak and ineffective. It is also the reason true Christianity is “losing out” today -- even in true churches.