What separates "fake" Christians from "true" Christians?

[The Fire Rises]

So are you saying a Christian is no different than an unbeliever? The Bible is very clear that a Christian is to be the light of the world and to bear fruit.

It amazes me that this thread is still alive somehow...who brought this thing back anyways?

To address your quote: I feel like we've been over this a lot.

There are some basic points we all agree on.

- We are all sinners ("all have fallen short of the glory of God"), and thus, all deserve Hell

- The ONLY way to be reconciled with the Father is through His Son, Jesus Christ

- Jesus offers us salvation as a gift to be accepted, not a prize to be earned. We are not supposed to work for our salvation per se.

- With that being said, once someone truly accepts Christ into their life, they should begin to change. This may be imperceptible at first, due to the fact that He always changes us from the inside-out.

A personal example: I used to be the most selfish person on the face of the earth, seriously. All I cared about was the Unholy Trinity - me, myself and I. Everyday, I wallowed in sin and loved it. Since meeting Christ, that has all changed. I now hate sin with a passion, and when I am tempted by it, I struggle mightily to avoid it. My focus has begun to shift from my own concerns to the concerns of others - I WANT to comfort others and to show them who Jesus is all about. I know deep down that His Spirit lives in me, for it is not I who do these things but Him. None of this would be possible without Him.

This doesn't mean I'm perfect, by any means. And that isn't even the point, because He knows we are not flawless.

Here's the bottom line. There is believing in Christ, and then there is trusting in Christ.

Satan believes, so do the demons. Do we really think that's enough? We are to trust Christ with our lives, even when we don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. What "trust" looks like for you may be different than what it does for me. Nevertheless, our Father knows if we truly trust in Him, or if we're just using "mental assent" - believing in Christ but not actually living it out and changing our hearts and lives.

Don't confuse this with "saved by works", although I can understand how one might do so. James is a great book to look into for more insight into this.

So I guess that's what I view as "fake" and "true" Christians.

Hope this helps

 

[ISeeWhat4U]

I don't see any reason for anyone to question anyone else's beliefs or love of god....I always thought we were suppose to help eachother, have eachother's backs, be loyal to eachother and NOT judge eachother. I guess instead of fellowship a number of people would rather judge people's beliefs which spreads negativity. I say we all have our own ways of showing love & believing & there's no wrong way of having a personal relationship & strong faith in our lord & receieve god's grace.

 

[wdkkjansen]

Its very hard to differentiate but I believe a fake Christian creates their own beliefs as opposed to using the Bible for guidance.

 

[ISeeWhat4U]

Its very hard to differentiate but I believe a fake Christian creates their own beliefs as opposed to using the Bible for guidance.

Yeah that's very true....The bible is our guidance & reference for everything & it teaches the positive love & fellowship to show others & teachers us the way to salvation & to eternal life. As far as people that create their own beliefs as far as their own rules & things of that nature if it's opposite of the bible then that's just wrong.

 

[Passionate Chicken]

I just want your honest opinion, that's it.

Lately, I see lots of people talking about how some are not true christians.

But I never really see much elaboration. They just make the accusation...and then leave.

Please, don't be shy. Just say what you mean and mean what you say. Hopefully, there won't too many arguments/disagreements over this.

Blessings, all

In my opinion, holding to scripture.
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.



The 'fake' xtians (not Christian as they are not serving in the spirit of Christ), are those who rewrite God's word so as to argue and be aligned with the world view and secular perversions of scripture.


The falsehood, the spirit of the antichrist within them causes them to find fault in scripture and turn on God's people who align with God's word.They resort to calling names and using pejoratives that are meant to act as daggers to strike the true Christians and thereby weaken their resolve to remain constant to the word.

The armor of God has never been assailed by false Xtians as it is today.

God help us.