The Pretenders are more Numerous than the Authenic Born Again Believers

There are many if not most people who are pretenders in the apostate churches. We recognize them by their lack of fruit.

Matthew 7:15-20
A Tree and Its Fruit
15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16 You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 So then, you will know them by their fruits."

Galatians 5:22-23
"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

These fruit are Spiritually discerned. Those who do not have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them will not recognize the lack of fruit or the good fruit in others.

This is why so many people will be deceived to follow men rather than Christ. They depend on words that flatter and make them "feel" good rather than words that are truth from the Word of God that edify our souls.