No Neutral Ground

There is no DMZ in the war of salvation.  There is no neutral ground where the unsure can sit and observe before making an informed decision.  God wants and requires a decision.  Either we believe in Him or we do not.  This is not ambiguous or unclear, it is absolute and straightforward.  There is a pervasive zeitgeist that posits agnosticism in a safe light; like, if you don't explicitly rule out God, then you could be safe.  This is wholly and dangerously incorrect.

The world and its ruler, Satan, wants more than anything to devour the souls of humans.  Satan has tried every tactic imaginable to trap and snare people.  His greatest and most effective strategy has always been deceit.  One of his greatest and most effective lies is the fallacy of neutral ground.  There is no neutral ground.  There are no spiritual bystanders.

Those that claim that they are not making a choice have already made a choice.  It is either belief or unbelief.  But there is more.  God is not concerned with whether or not we believe in Him.  Even the demons believe in God.  Believing in God is not enough.  No, we are called to believe God.  There is a significant difference between these two assertions.  Either we believe God, or we don't.  Pretending that we are considering believing God is worth the same as not believing.  There is no "almost" believing God.

A word picture is in order.  Think of a car that stalls on the railroad tracks.  The driver fights with the failing ignition to get the car started and off the tracks as he notices the train barreling towards the car, horns blaring.  The train will hit the car, it is a foreseeable reality.  There are two positions, only two possible choices in this situation: either the driver is on the tracks or off the tracks when the train arrives.  Only two choices.  However, while the reluctant car owner struggles to get their car started, he is already in one of the potential choices.

Similarly, while people are indecisive in belief, they are already in one of the two possible camps.  There is either belief or unbelief, there is no half-belief.  Condemnation or salvation, there is no partial-salvation.  The camp of agnosticism is firmly fixed within in the harbor of unbelief.  While people wait to make up their mind, they are already in one of the decisions.  Indecision is not a safe place.  To God, indecision is not safe; it is unbelief and considered as such.

God wants us to seek after Him and to devote ourselves to Him wholeheartedly.  There is one basic and foundational truth that all life should be based upon: God is God.  This seems circular but it is far from it.  God is both the Lord's name and His rank.  He is the faithful creator and sustainer of all creation.  He is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and holy.  He is both just and merciful.  This is truth.  It is irreducible and basic.  Either we believe it or not.  No neutral ground.