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You can not have faith and continue to live your life outside of the Word. This is hypocrisy and will not produce any fruit. You will continue to feel an emptiness and loss until you begin to abide in the Word. It is true that we are saved by grace, not works. But as believers, we must desire to please God and want to build that intimate relationship with Him. We can not continue to willingly live in sin and say that

The Christian who identifies more w/his present homeland instead of his heavenly one is shutting out the guidance of the Holy Spirit. He is complicating his life and not opening himself up to the will of God. It is very easy to get caught up in the day to day decisions that we must make and THINK that we are doing God