The belief in Christ must be driven by the desire to be changed by Him into a new creation. If there is no desire to be changed by Him, then the belief is phony. Christ is the Word, the very essence of His Own Word.
Many people who call themselves Christians deny the Lord Jesus Christ. They do it by ignoring His Word as they make up their own doctrine to fit their own desires.
There are many in church gatherings today who have never been born again. It is not important to them to obey the Word of God. They defend their sin and the sin of their friends while disparaging those who have been authentically born again.
Matthew 10:33 "But whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven."
Matthew 10:32 "So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,"
2 Peter 2:1 "But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction."
Do not be intimidated by those who would call you names or gossip against you to remove your support group. Those who believe the gossip were never your friends. Christ will defend us if we need defending, we are free to be what He intended for us without fear of those who love their arrogance and sin.
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