The Almost Christian

In a sermon on the text "almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian", George Whitefield makes the following comments:

"An almost Christian is one of the most hurtful creatures in the world. He is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He is one of thse false prophets of whom our Lord bids us beware, who would persuade men that the way to heaven is broader than it really is, and thereby enter not into the kingdom of God themselves, and those that are entering in they hinder. These, these are the men who turn the world into a luke-warm Laodiciean spirit; who hang out false lights, and so shipwreck unthinking benighted souls in their voyage to the haven where they would be. These are they that are greater enemies of the cross of Christ than infidels themselves; for, of an unbeliever everyone will be aware; but an almost Christian, through his subtle hypocrisy, draws away many after him, and therefore must expect to receive the greater damnation."