My friend, you are correct. No argument here. Romans 1: 18-31 tells us all of it. I wish people who claim to be evangelical Christians would take the time to stop and read those verses. If they would, then them might understand what the heck is going on and what is down the road. I guess I need to stop and quit reading some of the reporting on how many Christians are really in America. I read one time and it says around 9% of Americans are really Bible believing, Christ saving, true Christians. Now I read it may be as LOW as 6%. THAT is truly sad. I wish it were better, but I think they may be right about that number. Far too many think their works will get them there. It ain’t enough folks. Works don’t work.
Recall that Jesus wondered if He would find faith when he returned.
I try to encourage people, though, by referencing that time He had said some hard things and as a consequrnce many who had been following Him ceased. He then turned to the 12 and asked if they would leave too. Peter’s response was “To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
Now we live in a day so flippant that the “hard things” people can no longer bear to hear are are things like take responsibility, men can’t be women, don’t murder your babies, have basic morals and so forth.
Those in addition to the hard things that have always been issues.
In our own time when Christ proverbially asks us if we will leave too our answer can be the same as Peter’s: “To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
Clinging to the Lord ... well, as it says He will by no means turn us away ... there is always a remnant.