EVIDENCE OF GENUINE FAITH
1 John 5:13 says: I write this letter to you who believe in the Son of God so you will know you have eternal life Evidence That Neither Prove Or Disprove One Faith
Visible Morality Intellectual Knowledge Religious Involvement Active Ministry Conviction of Sin Assurance Time of Decision Introduction [1] Often times when you ask someone if they're saved you will hear a list of answers that point to some sort of religious act or involvement that is offered as proof of salvation. I go to church every week I "accepted Jesus" when I was young I'm a Catholic My family is Baptist I "asked Jesus into my heart" I said the sinner's prayer I've been baptized Introduction [2] Now obviously most of these answers don't necessarily mean that a person is NOT saved, but none of these answers are proof that a person is genuinely saved Significant religious involvement is also not proof of salvation Matthew 7:21-23 makes it very clear that people can be extremely active in religion or church and still not be saved Introduction [3] The Church will always have
Those who appear to be saved and are not Matthew 13:40 Those who are involved in the activity of the Lord's work Matthew 25:1-10 Those who perform many works in Jesus Name Matthew 7:21-23 Those who are involved in the Church but not wholly committed... and yet still not be saved Revelation 3:16 Thus I Am Moral I Dont Visible Morality Visible Morality [1] Matthew 19:16-21
And behold, a man came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?" 17 And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments." 18 He said to him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, "You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, 19 Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 20 The young man said to him, "All these I have kept. What do I still lack?" 21 Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." Visible Morality [2] Matthew 23:27
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead peoples bones and all uncleanness. Intellectual Knowledge
The Intellectual Domain And Intellectual Counterculture Political Cults Politics Cults Anthropology Artistic Narcissism Social Phenomena Sociology Fine Arts Racism History Philosophy Physical Phenomena Abstract Thought Ideological Abuse Religious Dogmatism Theology Science Anti-Science Mathematics Intellectual Knowledge Intellectual Knowledge [1]
Romans 1:21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Luke 11:52 Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered Intellectual Knowledge [2]
2 Timothy 3:7-8 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith Intellectual Knowledge [3]
Romans 2:17-23 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God 18 and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; 19 and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth 21 you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. Religious Involvement
Singing In A Choir Church Nursery Religious Involvement Bible Teaching Youth Ministry Religious Involvement [1]
We should examine the motivations behind our service to the Lord to make sure they are done for His glory Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling Religious Involvement [2]
Matthew 25:1-10 "Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virginswho took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a cry, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' 7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 9 But the wise answered, saying, 'Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. I Preach I Teach Active Ministry Active Ministry [1] A religious act or experience may indicate that a person is saved but most certainly is not proof of it Romans 2:13 for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves Active Ministry [2] Matthew 7:21-24
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' 23 And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.' Build Your House on the Rock24 "Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Im Sorry Im Sorry Conviction Of Sin Conviction of Sin Acts 24:25
And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you." Assurance Assurance [1] Matthew 23:1-39
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat, 3so practice and observe whatever they tell you but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice. 4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on peoples shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, 6 and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues 7and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others. 8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. Assurance [2] The greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. 13 "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in peoples faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. Assurance [3] "Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.' 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.' 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by him who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him who sits upon it. Assurance [4] "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel! 25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean. Assurance [5] "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead peoples bones and all uncleanness. 28 So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, 30 saying, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' 31 Thus you witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Assurance [6] Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. 33 You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell? 34 Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, 35 so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. 36 Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. Assurance [7] 37 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 38 See, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" Time of Decision Accept Gods Offer? Time of Decision Luke 8:13-14
And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. The Fruit or Proof of Authentic Christianity
Love for God Repentance from Sin Genuine Humility Devotion to Gods Glory Continual Prayer Selfless Love Separation from the World Spiritual Growth Obedient Living Desire to Fellowship with Christians All Of Me I Worship You Love For God Humble Obedient Love For God Psalm 42:1-4 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long,"Where is your God? 4 These things I remember, as I pour out my soul, how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival. Luke 10:27 And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." Repentance From Sin Humble Godly Sorrow Forgive Me
Cleanse Me By You Spirit AndHelp Me Repentance From Sin Repentance From Sin [1] Romans 7:14-25
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. 15 For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. 17 So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. Repentance From Sin [2] Romans 7:14-25
So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. Repentance From Sin [3] Psalm 32:5 2 Corinthians 7:10 1 John 1:8-10
I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah 2 Corinthians 7:10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. 1 John 1:8-10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Genuine Humility Genuine Humility [1] Matthew 5:1-11
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Genuine Humility [2] Psalm 51:16-17 James 4:6-9
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. James 4:6-9 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Devotion To Gods Glory Devotion To Gods Glory [1]
Isaiah 43:7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him. Jeremiah 9:23-24 Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might,Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; 24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the LORD, exercising loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the LORD Devotion To Gods Glory [2]
1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God John 15:8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples Continual Prayer Continual Prayer [1] Ephesians 6:18 Philippians 4:6-7
praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints Philippians 4:6-7 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus Continual Prayer [2] 1 Timothy 2:1-4 1 Thessalonians 5:17
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing Continual Prayer [3] James 5:16-18
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit Selfless Love Selfless Love [1] 1 John 2:9-12 1 John 3:14
Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.12 I am writing to you, little children,because your sins are forgiven for his names sake 1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death Selfless Love [2] 1 John 4:7-11
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another Separation From The World
Kingdom of God Come out from them and be separate World System Separation From The World Separation From The World [1]
1 Corinthians 2:12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessionsis not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever Separation From The World [2]
The things of the world are listed here in three categories: The lust of the flesh - this is the nature of sin we are born with that longs for the things that are opposed to God. The natural man rebels against God and everything about this world seeks to attract a person through the lust of the flesh Separation From The World [3]
The things of the world are listed here in three categories: The lust of the eyes - it is through what we see that we become attracted to the things of the world. Just as the forbidden fruit was pleasant to the eye of Eve in the garden, the forbidden fruit of sinful pleasure is still pleasant to our eyes. In this age of pervasive media the lust of the eyes is fed a constant diet of immorality, covetousness, greed and sensuality Separation From The World [4]
The things of the world are listed here in three categories: The pride of life - this is the idea that somehow we are in control instead of God and we are going to display those things in our life which demonstrate that fact: our success, achievements and possessions. When godliness decreases, the pride of life increases as man becomes haughty and arrogant, lovers of themselves 2 Timothy 3:2 Separation From The World [5]
We have to live in this world, and share the Gospel with this world but we do not have to be a part of this world (in other words we don't have to live like the world) Everything about this world is sin cursed and it will pass away in the end So we are to live separated from what the world loves, from what the world does and from what the world is; consistently growing and becoming more like Christ Separation From The World [6]
1 John 5:5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 Thessalonians 5:21-24 But test everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil. 23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it Spiritual Growth CHRISLIKENESS G R O W T H True Believers Obedience
Fellowship True Believers Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth [1] Ephesians 4:11-16
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love Spiritual Growth [2] 1 Peter 2:2-3
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good Spiritual Growth [3] John 15:1-6
I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned Spiritual Growth [4] 2 Peter 1:5-11
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. 10 Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. 11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Obedient Living Obedient Living [1] Matthew 7:21-23
Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' 23 And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness Obedient Living [2] Romans 16:25-26
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26 but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith Obedient Living [3] 1 Peter 1:2 1 Peter 1:22 1 John 2:3-5
According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood 1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart 1 John 2:3-5 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him Desire To Fellowship With Christians
Fellowship Requires REAL LOVE COMMITMENT LIGHT JUDGEMENT (DISCERNMENT) REPENTANCE GOOD STEWARDSHIP GRACE GIFTS FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Desire To Fellowship With Christians [1]
Fellowship is joint participation in Christ and His grace Fellowship is second and consequently, of sharing with our fellow-Christians all that Christ has given us individually Fellowship is Christians being together to further the cause of Christ Desire To Fellowship With Christians [2]
Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near Ephesians 2:19-22 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit Desire To Fellowship With Christians [3]
Fellowship: Spiritual Partners What impresses me most about the first century believers was their Acts 2:43-47 Acts 4:325:16; Romans 1:8-13 For genuine fellowship to exist, love must prevail 1 John 3:11-18 1 John 4:7-21 I can serve others by John 13:1-17 Desire To Fellowship With Christians [4]
Fellowship: Spiritual Partners The strength of my relationships is determined by my ability to. Galatians 6:1-6 James 5:19-20 When I have sinned against someone James 5:16 Matthew 5:21-26 Matthew 18:21-35 Desire To Fellowship With Christians [5]
Fellowship: Spiritual Partners The essential ingredient of the early Christian assembly was Hebrews 10:1-25 Unity among believers can exist if Matthew 7:1-5 Ephesians 4:1-16 Philippians 2:1-11 Evidence Of Genuine Faith
Summary Evidence Of Genuine Faith Summary [1] If we claim salvation based on anything other than the shed blood of Jesus Christ who paid the penalty that we rightly owe to God for sin, we are claiming salvation falsely Again, this is not a statement about "how" (what steps) a person is saved, or "when" (what moment) a person is saved, but WHAT saves a person And what saves a person is the shed blood of Jesus Christ paying for the sins of the repentant believer Summary [2] If you claim Christianity but
Look like the world Talk like the world Act like the world Want what the world wants Live the way the world lives If there is virtually no difference between you and the world... are you part of the world, or part of Christ?