Jumpstarter 7 of 10

Direct Answer In the chapter’s logic, being “useful to God” means being surrendered enough for Christ to “live and reign” in you, so your life matches his commandments and shows the reality of the kingdom life. Fear of being seen as hypocritical can either push someone toward deeper surrender or tempt them to settle for half-measures that preserve reputation but not obedience.

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• Quote: “The half-and-half Christian is of very little use to either God or man.”
• “God cannot use him, and man has no use for him, but considers him a hypocrite.”
• Half-and-half means obeying some commands while ignoring others.
• Bercot says such Christians, seeking both God and world, “miss out on both.”
• Wesley urges: “Show… your love… by keeping his commandments… Trust in Christ to live and reign in your heart.”
• Christ’s goal is to save us “from our sins” and make us “more like him and less like the world.”