One of my friends shared this video on Facebook. 
https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedVideo/videos/1816363428504531/
It's painfully defensive, unbelievably weak, and depressingly wrong.   
 If that movie reflects their image of what Christians are, and what Christians should be, then there's no point any of us labelling ourselves Christians (except maybe the slightly larger music catalogue)

Becoming a Christian is a life-changing event.

If we're the same after years of sanctification as we were before God saved us then we need to seriously question what we've been saved from and what we've been saved to.

If our morals come from our own idea of what's right and what's wrong, or if they're based on popular consensus then we have completely ignored God and what He wants.

Let's start with the assumption that all true Christians base their Christianity on the Bible.

Look at Luke 6:46-49.
If you're a Christian you'll know the story.
The wise man built his house upon a rock.  The foolish man built his house upon the sand.
Build your house on the rock and it will stand firm through the storm, build it on the sand and it will collapse.
Logical thinking there from Jesus.  A simple story with a deeper meaning.  How well do you actually know the story?

Does Jesus then go on to explain what this parable means?
or does he just leave us to interpret it on our own?

How do you understand it?
Put your trust in Jesus and everything will work out OK?

That's a lovely thought, but let's actually look at what Jesus says:

 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”

It's not even about 'building your life on God'.  It's entirely about doing what Jesus commands.

So, Number One Priority to avoid collapse and destruction.... Find out what Jesus commands, and do it.


http://swapmeetdave.com/Bible/Commands/Commands-list.pdf