Pretenders are so cleaver they even do miracles in Christ's name but they were never His. Imagine a person going all the way to their grave thinking they were doing all this good for God, only to find out they were never born again. If they can fool themselves, they can even more effectively fool those around them.
The signs of one walking in deception is evident, if we are trained by the Holy Spirit.
We cannot base our assessment of what we think we see on the outside, of any human being. Many people are very good actors and actresses. They know exactly what to say and how to act while in the presence of others, when deep in their heart is growing rebellion.
1 John 2:19 "They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us."
If we have discernment, the more we know the character of man, the more we recognize the signs of a simmering spirit.
Matthew 7:21-23
“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 will enter. 22 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 [a]miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’"
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