LUKEWARM PEOPLE:

• Attend church fairly regularly in order to do what is expected of “good Christians.
• Give money to charity and to the church, as long as it doesn’t infringe on their standard of living.
• Tend to choose what is popular over what is right when they are in conflict.
• Don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want to be saved from the penalty of their sin.
• Are moved by stories about people who do radical things for Christ, yet they do not act.
• Rarely share their faith with their neighbors, coworkers, or friends because they do not want to be rejected.
• Gauge their morality or “goodness” by comparing themselves to the secular world.
• Love Jesus, and He is, indeed a part of their lives.  But only a part.  He gets a section of time, money, or thoughts.
• Love God, but they do not love him with all their heart, soul, and strength.  Total devotion is not possible for the average person.
•  Love others, but do not seek to love others, as much as they love themselves.  Easier to love the ones who love in return.
• Will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go in regards to time, money, and energy.
• Think about life on earth much more than eternity in heaven.
• Are thankful for their luxuries and comforts, and rarely consider trying to give as much as possible to the poor.
• Do whatever is necessary to keep themselves from feeling too guilty.  Try to be “good enough”.
• Are continually concerned with playing it safe; they are slaves to the god of control.  This focus keeps them from risking for God.
• Feel secure because they attend church, prayed a prayer and were baptized, and live in America. 
• Do not live by faith; their lives are structured so they never have to.
• Probably drink and swear less than average, but besides that, they really aren’t very different from your typical unbeliever.  They equate their partially sanitized lives with holiness, but they couldn’t be more wrong.

Taken from Crazy Love by Francis Chan (Chapter 4)