Believer Test
What many say vs. what God’s Word says:
| “I believe there’s just one God.” | You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. (James 2:19) |
| “I believe that Jesus is the Lord.” | “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’” (Matt. 7:22-23) |
| “I believe that Jesus is the Christ.” | “For many will come in My name, saying I am the Christ, and will mislead many.” (Matt. 24:5) |
| “I believe that Jesus is the Son of God.” | And demons also were coming out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Son of God!” And rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ. (Luke 4:41) |
| “I’m a good person.” | “No one is good except God alone.” (Luke 18:19) |
| “My sins are forgiven.” | “whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” (Mark 3:29) |
| “God loves me.” | “On the other hand, it is written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’” (Matt. 4:7) |
| “I’m going to heaven.” | “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.” (Matt. 7:21) |
| “I go to church.” | “‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’” (Matt. 15:8-9) |
| “I read the Bible.” | “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me, that you may have life.” (John 5:39-40) |
| “I know Jesus.” | “I never knew you” (Matt. 7:23) “I do not know you” (Matt. 25:12) “I do not know where you are from” (Luke 13:27) |
| “I believe there’s just one God.” |
| You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. (James 2:19) |
| “I believe that Jesus is the Lord.” |
| “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’” (Matt. 7:22-23) |
| “I believe that Jesus is the Christ.” |
| “For many will come in My name, saying I am the Christ, and will mislead many.” (Matt. 24:5) |
| “I believe that Jesus is the Son of God.” |
| And demons also were coming out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Son of God!” And rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ. (Luke 4:41) |
| “I’m a good person.” |
| “No one is good except God alone.” (Luke 18:19) |
| “My sins are forgiven.” |
| “whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” (Mark 3:29) |
| “God loves me.” |
| “On the other hand, it is written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’” (Matt. 4:7) |
| “I’m going to heaven.” |
| “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.” (Matt. 7:21) |
| “I go to church.” |
| “‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’” (Matt. 15:8-9) |
| “I read the Bible.” |
| “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me, that you may have life.” (John 5:39-40) |
| “I know Jesus.” |
| “I never knew you” (Matt. 7:23) “I do not know you” (Matt. 25:12) “I do not know where you are from” (Luke 13:27) |