Abraham and Lot: Two Kinds of Believers in the Church Today

By Menkato V Awomi

There are always two kinds of believers in the Body of Christ. I am not referring to people who merely attend church, carry a Christian name, or grow up in Christian families without ever truly accepting Jesus Christ. I am speaking specifically about those who are genuinely born again, redeemed by faith, and who truly belong to Jesus.

Among these true believers, Scripture reveals two contrasting categories, clearly illustrated through the lives of Abraham and Lot (Abraham’s nephew).

The Bible makes it very clear that both men were righteous by faith.

Genesis 15:6 declares that Abraham “believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.”
Likewise, 2 Peter 2:7 speaks of Lot as a “righteous man,” distressed by the wickedness around him.

So righteousness was not the issue. Both were saved by faith.
Yet their lives produced vastly different outcomes.

Righteous, Yet Worlds Apart

Though both were righteous in God’s sight, one lived a victorious life while the other lived a defeated one.

Lot chose where to dwell based on what he saw with his natural eyes. He pitched his tent toward Sodom because it looked prosperous, fertile, and promising. Abraham, on the other hand, consistently sought God for direction and remained dependent on His voice.

When judgment came, the contrast became painfully clear.

  • Lot was inside the city that was judged.

  • Abraham was on the mountain, in fellowship with God, looking down on the judgment.

Fire destroyed everything Lot had because he chose the wrong place to live a decision he made himself, without consulting God. Abraham, however, stood secure, covered, and at peace, communing with the Lord.

The Cost of Compromise

Lot escaped the flames, but he lost almost everything.

He lost his wife.
He lost his testimony.
In many ways, he lost his daughters too—so distorted was their thinking that they believed the world had ended and conspired to commit incest with their own father. From that tragic compromise came the Moabites and Ammonites, nations that later became persistent enemies of God’s people.

Lot was righteous, yet worldly.
He practiced worldly living while trying to maintain a righteous position. And when God’s judgment came upon the world, he was right there in it.

Abraham’s story stands in sharp contrast. He began by faith, walked by faith, obeyed God’s instructions, and remained in fellowship with Him. He became the father of all who live by faith and ultimately inherited the promises of God not by striving, but by obedience and trust.

A Mirror for the Church Today

There is much for us to learn from these two men.

Even today, the Church is filled with Abraham-type believers and Lot-type believers.

Many compromises seem small and harmless at first things we brush off as “not a big deal.” Yet these very compromises slowly shape our thinking, weaken our discernment, and draw us into worldly patterns, even while we remain Christians.

A defeated Christian life is often the result of disobedience and wrong dwelling places.

Doors That Should Never Be Opened

There are some things believers simply should not touch.

Consider popular media such as the Harry Potter series or other New Age content that promotes witchcraft, mystical powers, magic, or ideas that elevate human power above the authority of Scripture. These things are often presented as harmless entertainment, but they are deeply spiritual in nature.

They do not only target children they capture the attention of adults as well. And many believers wonder why they live defeated lives while feeding on content that opens spiritual doors.

The devil seeks to devour, and any door we leave open gives him an opportunity to enter and destroy. Light and darkness cannot dwell together. The anointing of God does not coexist with compromise.

Bible-believing Christians must guard both themselves and their children from such influences. What seems harmless today can silently erode spiritual sensitivity and weaken the anointing tomorrow.

Secret Sins, Public Destruction

Another tragic reality within the Church is the widespread bondage to pornography. This is one of the most destructive sins of our time. It ruins families, corrupts the body, invades homes, and slowly destroys the soul.

Scripture warns us that even being around such environments or practices affects our spirit. Holiness is not legalism, it is protection.

Paul repeatedly warned the early churches not to live like the world, reminding them that although we are in the world, we are not of the world.

When there was open sexual immorality in the Corinthians church so severe that a man was sleeping with his father’s wife, Paul rebuked them sharply. He reminded them that a little yeast leavens the whole dough. Compromise tolerated in one area eventually affects the entire body.

Paul understood that victorious Christian living is impossible apart from fellowship with God.

Grace Is Not a License to Sin

Though Paul preached grace boldly, he never once treated grace as permission to sin.

Grace is not given so we can live like the world while claiming salvation. Grace is given so we can live above sin and be free from its power.

This is why 1 Corinthians 3:15 is such a sobering verse:

“If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved even though only as one escaping through the flames.”

This verse mirrors Lot’s life. He was saved, but everything built with worldly materials was burned away. Abraham, however, grew in wealth, blessing, and influence because he chose obedience. Fellowship with God marked his life.

Not once do we read of Lot enjoying deep fellowship with God. It was Abraham who interceded for him. It was Abraham who rescued him. It was Abraham who stood before God on his behalf.

Remembering the Source

One reason many believers drift into worldly living is the mindset of “What if.”

They forget their Source Jesus, who gave them everything. After receiving grace, they begin to abuse it, attempting to fit grace into a compromised lifestyle. Their faith becomes fragile, stretched thin between the world and the Kingdom.

This leads to lives filled with sin, half-truths, fear, and defeat.

But God knows the end from the beginning. Obedience and dependence on Him are not signs of weakness, they are signs of wisdom.

God goes before us. He prepares the path. He places blessings along the way but only on the paths He directs, not on the roads we choose for ourselves.

Loaded With Benefits—In His Way

Psalm 68:19 declares:

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits.”

It does not say He occasionally drops benefits, it says He daily loads us with them.

Monday through Sunday, we are loaded with benefits. This does not mean we will face no trials, but it means God has already supplied what we need to overcome them.

Those benefits are found in obedience, fellowship, and living according to His Word, not by blending into the world.

Choose the Mountain, Not the City

Both Abraham and Lot were righteous.
But only one lived victoriously.

The question before every believer today is simple:
Where are you dwelling?

Choose the mountain of fellowship over the city of compromise.
Choose obedience over convenience.
Choose faith over sight.

Be an Abraham-kind of believer, not one who barely escapes the flames.

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