Lord at all

"A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good
fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown
into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
— Matthew 7:18–20

There are people today who say, "I am a Christian," but they are out
getting drunk. They say, "I am a Christian," but they are having
premarital sex or being unfaithful to their husband or wife. They say,
"I am a Christian," but in their business, they lie to people every
single day. They distort things. They take money that is not really
theirs. There are a lot of people today who think they are Christians
but are not, because they have not really changed. They are not living
according to what the Bible teaches.

I am not saying that a Christian cannot sin. I am not saying that a
Christian won't slip up. But I am saying that there is a big
difference between a person who slips up, sins, is sorry for it, and
wants to change and a person who lives in continual, willful, habitual
sin.

The Bible says that if you live that way, you don't know God. Maybe
the reason that some people have never really known the joy of the
Lord is that they have never met the basic requirements of salvation.
They think being a Christian is just having Jesus along for the ride.
They don't realize that He wants to be their Lord and wants to lead
and guide them. They don't realize that He has a distinct and unique
plan and purpose for their lives.

Jesus Christ wants to be the Lord of every aspect of your life. He
wants to be the Lord of your business, your free time, your
relationships—the Lord of all. And if He is not Lord of all, then He
is not Lord at all.