What Do Christians Really Believe?

The author of the book Hebrews wrote:

 

    For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,

        and chastises every son whom he receives."

 

Jesus through John tells us:

 

    Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. 

 

James wrote:

 

    Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 

 

Disciplines means God causes those he loves to have problems. Apparently along with those good gifts and perfect gifts God give problems to experience.

 

Paul told Timothy:

 

    Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 

 

Since the members of the church Jesus established on Pentecost are not persecuted, at least within the borders of the United States,  it has to mean they are not living "a godly life in Christ Jesus." That would suggest they are not going to Heaven as they have convinced themselves. Of course the author of Hebrews, Jesus, John and Paul could be exaggerating.

 

People claiming to be Christians need to decide what they believe and live it. So far what they say and what they do are far apart.