While no one is perfect

…𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦…
~ 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 | 𝑱𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒉 𝑩 𝑾𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒏

A long time ago, when I was attending a other Christian church, a stranger asked me, “Do you believe that everyone who enters a church is a true believer?”

I answered, “No.”

Then I asked why they were asking. They shared that they had encountered people who called themselves believers but their conduct did not align with the teachings of Christ. It made them curious and led them to question why some people who profess to follow Christ can be so misleading. Their words deeply resonated with me.

That conversation reminded me that we should not identify a true believer solely by what they say or by the emotions they express, but also by the way they live. Scripture teaches that genuine faith is reflected in our actions and the fruit we bear. Even Satan knows and quotes Scripture, and the Bible says that even demons believe yet their actions reveal who they truly are. (James 2:19)

This has encouraged me to look beyond outward appearances and focus on a person’s character, humility, love, and obedience to God. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭, a genuine believer seeks to follow Christ, and over time, their life reflects His transforming work. It is not a seasonal or occasional faith like logging into social media one moment and logging out the next. Rather, it is a lifelong pursuit of becoming more like Christ, growing in faith each day through His grace.

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