And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant? (Joshua 5:13-14)

A crimson line runs between the righteous and the wicked, the line of atoning sacrifice; faith crosses that line, but nothing else can. Faith in the precious blood is the great distinction at the root, and all those graces that spring  out of faith go to make the righteous more and more separate from the ungodly world, who having not the root, have not the fruit.

Do you believe on Jesus Christ? On whose side are you? Are you for us or for our enemies? Do you rally at the cry of the cross? Does the uplifted banner of a dying Savior’s love attract you?

If not, then you remain still out of God, out of Christ, an alien to the commonwealth of Israel, and you will have your portion amongst the enemies of the Savior. There is a sharp line of division between the righteous and the wicked, as clear as that which divides death from life.

A man cannot be between death and life; he is either living or dead. A clear line of demarcation exists between life and death, and such a division is fixed by God between the righteous and the wicked.

There are no betweenites; no amphibious dwellers in grace and out of grace; no monstrous nondescripts, who are neither sinners nor saints. You are this day alive by the quickening influences of the Holy Spirit, or else you are dead in trespasses and sins.[1]

Charles Spurgeon

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End notes:

[1] Charles Spurgeon, At the Master’s Feet [Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005], May 15.

See also:

JERRY FALWELL, JR: LIBERTY UNIVERSITY “NO OFFICIAL POSITION” ON CULT OF MORMONISM

OPRAH WINFREY IS NOT A CHRISTIAN

ANDY STANLEY TAKES JAB AT CHRISTIANS