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“All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps." -Matthew 25:7
"Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified."
2 Corinthians 13:5 NKJV
Test Yourself
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TEST YOURSELF
“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’ “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
Matthew 7:21-27
TEST THE SPIRITS.
1 John 4:1
Something’s off right now, and a lot of people can feel it, even if they can’t name it. Christianity is getting rebranded. Not with repentance. Not with holiness. But with platforms, influence, and cultural cool points. The world figured out that mocking the church doesn’t work anymore, so now it markets itself as the church. We’re watching voices shaped by the culture step into Christian spaces, speak just enough Bible language, wave faith like a banner, and get celebrated as “bold” or “revival” while never calling people to die to themselves. And a generation raised on authenticity is being fed a polished counterfeit. Jesus didn’t come to make faith trendy. He came to call people to the cross. The gospel isn’t a vibe. It isn’t a brand. It isn’t nationalism with a Jesus sticker slapped on it. Scripture warned us this would happen: “Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” 2 Corinthians 11:14
Deception doesn’t show up looking evil. It shows up sounding familiar. It knows the lingo. It knows the algorithm. It knows how to say “God” without surrendering to Him. Here’s the test: Does it call you to repentance, or just make you feel validated? Does it point to Jesus, or to identity, influence, and power? Because Jesus plus anything is no longer Jesus.
A crossless Christianity is not good news. A faith without submission is just self-help with Bible verses. And a church chasing relevance will always lose its witness. So don’t follow hype. Follow fruit. Don’t ask, “Does this feel Christian?” Ask, “Does this look like Christ?” Because in the end, not everyone who says His name belongs to Him.
Stay awake.
Stay grounded.
Stay rooted in the Word.
The real gospel was never meant to be easy to swallow, but it was meant to set you free.