It has been said that “presumption is when you claim the promise but do not fulfill the condition.” God’s promises are sure, and we need to have faith that He will fulfill His word.
In Matthew 25:11–13, Jesus gives us a shocking illustration of the parallel between these ten bridesmaids and the people of God living before Jesus comes.
Presumption is Satan’s counterfeit of faith. Faith claims God’s promises, and brings forth obedience, but presumption uses them to excuse transgression.
Our artificial civilization is encouraging evils destructive of sound principles. Custom and fashion are at war with nature. The practices they enjoin, and the indulgences they foster, are steadily lessening both physical and mental strength, and bringing upon the race an intolerable burden.
If no changes are made when light is given and behavior against heavenly principles continues knowingly, these are no longer considered sins of ignorance, but become presumptuous sins, showing that self has not been crucified to sin.