The real Jesus is the one that matches the description of the Bible. Real Christianity is the one whose faith and practice is aligned with Holy Scripture. There is “another Jesus” that is deceiving backslidden or unconverted professing Christians.
“For if he that cometh preachethanotherJesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receiveanotherspirit, which ye have not received, oranothergospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.”
— 2 Cor. 11:4
The realJesus is the one that matches the description of the Bible. Real Christianity is the one whose faith and practice is aligned with Holy Scripture. There is "anotherJesus" that is deceiving backslidden or unconverted professing Christians. Therefore, Paul was compelled to expose this falseJesusin A spiritis ministered by the falseJesus, but it isn’t the Holy Spirit. A gospelis ministered by the falseJesus, but is isn’t the true Gospel that saves the soul.
Clearly, not everyJesus preached under the sun is the real one. The Muslims have theirJesus. The Mormons have theirJesus. The Catholics have theirJesus. The Jews have theirJesus. The New Agers have theirJesus. The list could go on. Nevertheless, what about your brand of so-called Christianity? Most Christian Churches are so far from God and contrary to Holy Scripture that they fit into the same category. The Modern Churches have theirJesus! But he isn’t the real one for the most part. Christians in general are so sinful that theirJesus isn’t the real one either.
“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”
— 2 Cor. 13:5
Examine yourselves! Do you have the realJesus? Or is it anotherJesus that was made up by the preacher down the street? This is idolatry! When people make up a god in their own mind that suits themselves, and then they call that god, Jesus, this is the falseJesus of the Modern Church. It is our responsibility to discern the trueJesus from the falseJesus. It is our responsibility to discern trueChristians from falseChristians. To do so we must look beyond the “Christian” veneer that is put on display outwardly.
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”
— Matt. 7:15-20
Last century Christianity is largely no better than 1st century Judaism. Through the many multitudes of falsely converted Jews, the devil was essentially occupying all the synagogues of the land of Israel. The devil was ready and waiting for Jesus when he came to the Jews. This was his plan all along. So, when Jesus came to Judaism, all the denominations of Judaism united against their own Messiah and crucified Him.
The same could be said about Modern Christianity. The devil is now occupying the pulpits of our Churches in the Gentile Church Age! The devil is ready and waiting to deceive true Christians when and if they darken the door of the Modern Church by inundating them with false doctrines. Nevertheless, now, as in the 1st century, it is our responsibility to discern and identify ourselves with the one and only Jesus Christ of the Bible. It is our responsibility to openly confess the trueJesus in distinction from the falseJesus, and to promote the trueOne publicly without shame.
“Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in Heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in Heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than Me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for My sake shall find it.”
— Matt. 10:32-39
This is not something that we can do for God. This is something that God does for us (Eph. 2:8-10). We cannot save ourselves! We cannot change ourselves! Sin is a hereditary problem that has infected the entire human race.
Most people think that if you have confessed your sins to God, then you have certainly repented of your sins. However, according to the Bible, confession is not the same thing as repentance.
Most people think that if you are sorry for your sins and you confess them to God, then you have certainly repented of your sins. However, according to the Bible, confession is not the same thing as repentance.
Someone is trying to deceive you. Are you a Christian? Chances are that you have already been deceived! Most modern Churches ignore these warnings from God in the New Testament. What about you?
Things in this generation might change if men and women pick up the Bible and read it for themselves with trembling, humbling themselves to God in truth (Isa. 66:1-2;Isa. 57:15).
My heart was filled with joy unspeakable! This is truly a testimony of God’s own glory, in that He can change the vilest soul and wash it white as snow, by the blood of Jesus Christ!
