Don't be deceive!

It's too many "I want to like a Christian" people and not enough "I believe, love, and obey God-fearing" Christian" people out there.

So many wannabes, not enough real believers.

There are plenty of people who like how the Word sounds, but don't want to live it out themselves.

There are plenty of people who want to do right, but don't want to be held accountable or take correction.

There are plenty people trusting in themselves, in their heart, in man, etc and don't trust God unless it's on a good day.

We've all heard no one is perfect, people make mistakes, but...
We have to stop accepting people who are not faithful and consistent in church.
We have to stop being afraid of holding another accountable and calling out sin.
We have to stop ignoring what God wants us to focus on.

Don't deceive yourself!!! Don't be deceive by others.  Either you or they are believers, following God and His Word, and growing daily into better Christians...or you're lost and in the dark, in need of being made brand new through Christ.

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Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

Galatians 6:3
For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.

James 1:22
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

James 1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.

1 John 1:8
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.