1. Being True Christians

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Who is a True Christian?

3. Identifying Counterfeit preachers
There are masquerade preachers offering “many gospels (Ga. 1:6-9)
True Christians must preach exactly what the Apostles preached (II Tim. 2:2)
True Christians must reject men who divide the believers with ‘other’ Gospels (Rom. 16:17)

4. Identifying Counterfeit Christians
There are two types of masquerade Christians
Those wandering from the only Gospel
By a failure to study and understand the Lord’s demands (Heb. 5:12ff)
By following false teachers (Gal. 1:6-9, II Tim. 4:3)
By becoming spiritually self-satisfied and self- confident (Rev. 2:14-22)
Those always following a ‘changed Gospel’ (Gal. 1:6-9)

5. Identifying True Christians
The Bible clearly states faithful Christians are found only in Christ’s church
The Lord adds only to the church [e.g. His Church] – (Ac. 2:47)
The Lord’s church is the only Pillar and Ground of the Truth (I Tim. 3:15)

6. Living as True Christians
The singular Gospel teaches all Christians must grow spiritually in the same way (Col. 3:1-17)
Focused on the Lord in Heaven (v.1-4)
Putting our sinfulness to death (v.5-11)
Growing in spirituality according to His revealed plan (v.12-13)
Living our spiritual growth to His glory (v )

7. Are you a true Christian?
being True Christians
True Christians are not divided, but rather conformed to His singular truth
Only true Christians can do all in the name of Christ
Only a true Christian is acceptable to God and eligible to enter “into the joys of thy Lord”
Are you a true Christian?