Realistically, what expectation of prayers being answered could a Cafeteria Christian have ??
Someone wearing mixed fabric clothing, tattoos, clean shaven, hasn't set foot in a church between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday in his entire life, has shrimp breath and bacon grease stains on the aforementioned sinful clothing, banged wifey #2 the night before, won't swill poison, can't heal by laying on his hands, thinks Jesus was kidding about hating his parents with a Godly hate, let wives wear makeup, and doesn't communally own property with his congregation, just what is God going to do for this slacker when he's praying for the Cubbies to win a game ???
The guy is lucky God doesn't stuff 50,000 locusts down his pants.
Someone wearing mixed fabric clothing, tattoos, clean shaven, hasn't set foot in a church between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday in his entire life, has shrimp breath and bacon grease stains on the aforementioned sinful clothing, banged wifey #2 the night before, won't swill poison, can't heal by laying on his hands, thinks Jesus was kidding about hating his parents with a Godly hate, let wives wear makeup, and doesn't communally own property with his congregation, just what is God going to do for this slacker when he's praying for the Cubbies to win a game ???
The guy is lucky God doesn't stuff 50,000 locusts down his pants.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
