So how do you spot a counterfeit? Our U.S. government
estimates that less than 0.01% of U.S. paper currency in circulation is
counterfeit. This small number is due in large part to the bills' security
features, which are hard to reproduce but easy to verify.They train their
Agents how to spot the authentic because In every case when you know what's
real,you'll be a spot the fake.
They give us 3 ways to spot a counterfeit,lets apply some of those principle's to help us identify Counterfeit Christianity.
1.Counterfeit money will often feel distinctly different from authentic money.Christians are meant to be distinctly different than the world.If Your Christianity is based on sacrifice and good works rather than obedience,Holiness,and separation than it's a good bet Satan is faking you out.We are called to be salt and light,not sugar and spice.
2.Genuine money is often thinner than counterfeit money.----The Christlike walk is narrow and one of self denial.Jesus said In Matthew 7.14 strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" Compromise,ignoring God's word regarding sin is widening the way to a Godless road.Jesus said of the pharisees Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.(Matthew 23.15) Be careful of any denomination that affirms a safe place for sin and turns the narrow into a four lane super highway.
3.Denominations of bills will look different, so get a note of the same amount.---Well whats the difference you might asked? All of Christianity is the same isn't it? Friend it isn't. More than ever Evangelical Denominations are distinguishing themselves by omitting the truth of scripture and making allowances for sin.The counterfeit Christianity of today's culture is lowering the bar of God's holiness,ignoring the centrality of God's word.Compare the denomination in question with that of scriptural truth,not man made tradition.
Well Known Christian Author Dr Michael Brown put's it this way"You don’t have to look too far today to hear Christian leaders teaching that it’s wrong to expect born-again believers to change their conduct, calling those who do “religious” (as if that’s a bad word) or, worse still, “legalistic” if they preach repentance to the church and to the lost. Today, you can practice almost any sin and still be considered a christian" The enemy has deceived us into a powerless walk-- ".Having a form of Godliness but denying the power"-(2 Timothy 3.5)
Remember, a compromised Gospel produces compromised fruit,A counterfeit Gospel a counterfeit Christian.The true Gospel is about transformation not affirmation,fearing God and walking in obedience to his word.Satan is doing more harm as an angel of light by vomiting out a doctrine of love and acceptance than he has ever done as as roaring lion,so be sober,stay vigilant because In every case when you able to recognize what's real,it doesn't take much to spot a fake.
They give us 3 ways to spot a counterfeit,lets apply some of those principle's to help us identify Counterfeit Christianity.
1.Counterfeit money will often feel distinctly different from authentic money.Christians are meant to be distinctly different than the world.If Your Christianity is based on sacrifice and good works rather than obedience,Holiness,and separation than it's a good bet Satan is faking you out.We are called to be salt and light,not sugar and spice.
2.Genuine money is often thinner than counterfeit money.----The Christlike walk is narrow and one of self denial.Jesus said In Matthew 7.14 strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" Compromise,ignoring God's word regarding sin is widening the way to a Godless road.Jesus said of the pharisees Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.(Matthew 23.15) Be careful of any denomination that affirms a safe place for sin and turns the narrow into a four lane super highway.
3.Denominations of bills will look different, so get a note of the same amount.---Well whats the difference you might asked? All of Christianity is the same isn't it? Friend it isn't. More than ever Evangelical Denominations are distinguishing themselves by omitting the truth of scripture and making allowances for sin.The counterfeit Christianity of today's culture is lowering the bar of God's holiness,ignoring the centrality of God's word.Compare the denomination in question with that of scriptural truth,not man made tradition.
Well Known Christian Author Dr Michael Brown put's it this way"You don’t have to look too far today to hear Christian leaders teaching that it’s wrong to expect born-again believers to change their conduct, calling those who do “religious” (as if that’s a bad word) or, worse still, “legalistic” if they preach repentance to the church and to the lost. Today, you can practice almost any sin and still be considered a christian" The enemy has deceived us into a powerless walk-- ".Having a form of Godliness but denying the power"-(2 Timothy 3.5)
Remember, a compromised Gospel produces compromised fruit,A counterfeit Gospel a counterfeit Christian.The true Gospel is about transformation not affirmation,fearing God and walking in obedience to his word.Satan is doing more harm as an angel of light by vomiting out a doctrine of love and acceptance than he has ever done as as roaring lion,so be sober,stay vigilant because In every case when you able to recognize what's real,it doesn't take much to spot a fake.
PB
