If someone is a committed vegan, they do not eat meat or animal products. If someone is a committed pacifist, they do not take up arms. Convictions shape conduct.

Likewise, a devout Muslim observes Ramadan and prays five times a day. An Orthodox Jew observes the seventh-day Sabbath and keeps kosher.

So what about a devoted Christian—especially someone who identifies as “born again”? How does that shape the way they live?

For years I have watched celebrities and athletes publicly profess Christian faith, calling Jesus their Lord and Savior, while showing little evidence of a changed life.

Some have even been baptized as adults, signaling a serious commitment, and have called themselves born again. Yet many still showed no evidence of transformation. How can that be?

Recently, I saw a mixed martial artist praise his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after a thrilling victory—then invite the audience to party with him at his strip club. I kid you not.

Another mixed martial artist boldly proclaimed that there was only one Savior and that everyone needed to follow Him—referring to Him as “Jesus mother-[expletive] Christ.” Many in the audience cheered. They approved of that Jesus too.

But their lives are not the focus of this article.

Instead, I want to focus on how the world........

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