Counterfeit Faith

There are many people who present themselves as leaders of the faith. They will prescribe what you must think, and then order you to defend it. But when it comes time to act on the word of God, and to stake their lives on it, they make excuses. They spin out convoluted theories to explain why the word of God does not guarantee what it promises. Jesus said that a man who hears the word of God but does not do what it says is like a foolish man who builds his house on a foundation of sand, so that when a storm comes, the structure falls. This is like a theologian, or a pastor, or any church member who supposes himself spiritual, who hears the word of God and even admonishes others about it, but who refuses to build his life on God’s teachings and promises, such as miraculous healing and supernatural prosperity, and when trouble comes, he is ruined. He becomes a victim of circumstances just like any unbeliever who has never known God. He is a stupid, worthless person.

He is an admirer, not a believer. He is a spectator and commentator to the things of God, not a participant. Perhaps he would like the word of God to be true, but he does not commit himself to it. He does not believe it. In fact, he would like other people to think that he believes it, to think that he is spiritual, that he is one of the faithful ones. But he is not. Even before a situation occurs where he is compelled to walk by faith and act on the word of God, he makes excuses. He hedges. He makes elaborate theological theories to prepare for failure. Those who truly believe the word of God and build their whole lives on it are heretics in his eyes, such as those who make momentous decisions based on God’s promises to save, to heal, to protect, and to prosper. He considers such people who commit their lives to the word of God as fanatics, uneducated in theology. He persecutes such people in the name of God. The truth is that he wishes to destroy these people to protect himself, because their faith stands as a contrast to his hypocrisy.

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