Cultural Christians

Where I live there is large percentage of people who claim to be Christian. Most of them don't bother to go to church. They lie, cuss, cheat, and steal. They believe that God will let them into heaven because they are basically good people. Every time that a car with a "Jesus" sticker or a fish magnet speeds pass them on the road they think, well there goes another religeous hypocrit. Well, they are right about the person driving the car with the fish magnet, but to believe that you are going to heaven because you're basically good is just as hypocritical. God says, if your going to get to heaven by your own goodness, then you have to be perfect!

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
(James 2:10)

Some Cultural Christians go to church, religeously. They often sing loudest, and answer every altar call. They may have even said the prayer along with the preacher at the end of the service, several times. But you have to mean it in your heart! Give your life to Christ Jesus because He gave His life for you! If you live one way on Sunday and another way the rest of the week, then be very concerned about your salvation.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
(James 2:14-17)

From faith flows works, and it is all from God; His gift of grace to us.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
(Ephesians 2:8-10)