Used But Not Approved: The Deception of Modern Christianity

Modern Christian culture has embraced a dangerous lie: that being used by God means being approved by God. That deliverance equals salvation. That gifts equal fruit. That spiritual activity equals spiritual life. But Scripture tells a different story — a sharper, sobering, and necessary one.In this episode, Raymond Ybarra confronts the deception head‑on, exposing the difference between God’s usefulness and God’s ownership, between deliverance and discipleship, between gifts and fruit, between those who struggle toward Jesus and those who refuse to repent. With clarity, authority, and Scripture as the foundation, this message cuts through the illusions of modern Christianity and calls the church back to the fear of the Lord, true repentance, and the life of a real disciple.This episode also brings the biblical balance that protects the struggler: the believer who battles, repents, rises again, and keeps turning back to Jesus. Struggle is not the absence of salvation — rebellion is.If you want to understand why this matters for the Great Commission, why it matters for making disciples, and why Jesus warned that many will say “Lord, Lord” and still be unknown to Him, this episode will anchor you in truth and call you into deeper surrender.Listener Takeaway“Being used by God means nothing if you don’t belong to Him — salvation is proven by surrender, not activity.”