The Faith Walk vs. The Fake Walk - Love Worth Finding - December 12


December 12, 2024 – The Faith Walk vs. The Fake Walk
Acts 8:21-24
Sermon: 2284 Counterfeit Christianity, Part 2

Pray Over This

“‘You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.’ Then Simon answered and said, ‘Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.’”
Acts 8:21-24

Ponder This

There are so many who say, “I’m a believer,” but they are not saved. You know the plan, but you don’t know the Man. You’ve seen what God has done, but there has never been a change of heart. You say, “Well, doesn’t the Bible say, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved (Acts 16:31)?” Yes, it does. The Bible also says, “Even the demons believe—and tremble!” (James 2:19). There’s a superficial faith of false religion; the kind of faith that never really comes and bows the knee to Jesus Christ, never makes Jesus Christ Lord.

John 2:23-24 says “Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men.” Now you don’t see it in the English, but in the Greek the word for “believe” and “commit” is the same word, just translated differently. So, you could say, “Many committed themselves to Him, but He did not commit Himself to them.” Or “Many believed in Him, but He did not believe in them.” They believed in Him like Simon the sorcerer, but He did not believe in them.

The Lord knows your heart. You may have walked the aisle and prayed the prayer, but He knows what is superficial. Has your faith shaped how you have lived since your moment of confession, or have you been faking it with all the right language and answers?

  • What is the difference between knowing the plan of salvation and knowing the Man of salvation, Jesus?
  • How has your faith shaped how you have lived? What has stayed the same?

Practice This

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