He wants all or nothing. The thought of a person calling himself a 'Christian' without being a devoted follower of Christ is absurd.

God is love, but He also defines what love is. We don't have the license to define love according to our standards.

In China I told pastors about how, in the West, we have these church buildings and how we go to services each week that last an hour or so. I told them how if we don't like the music or the message then we can go to different buildings and services... They all broke out into laughter. They thought I was the funniest guy they had ever seen.

God is the only being who is good, and the standards are set by Him. Because God hates sin, He has to punish those guilty of sin. Maybe that's not an appealing standard. But to put it bluntly, when you get your own universe, you can make your own standards.

We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving ourselves because we were made to do these things.

The idea of holding back certainly didn't come from Scripture.

Luke warm people are continually concerned with playing it safe; they are slaves to the god of control. This focus on safe living keeps them from sacrificing and risking for God.