The Church Faces Its Biggest Threat…And It’s Sitting in the Front Row

Some people are just bad. They do bad things. They are bad. And they are not believers. But that’s not who Paul warns Titus and us to watch out for. Paul’s warning is about the ones who claim to know God, but their lives expose them as empty talkers and deceivers. These are the “polished pretenders.”

These people might sit in your church. They might lead a Bible study. They might even be your pastor. But they all share one unmistakable trait, “They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.” Titus 1:16

Paul isn’t talking about imperfect Christians. He’s describing people who are reprobate: failing the test, unfit, unqualified, counterfeit.

In today’s terms: When kindness is needed, they’re harsh. When generosity is needed, they’re selfish. And when truth is needed… they lie. These are the ones Paul says to avoid. Not the struggling believer. But the polished pretender whose life denies the God their mouth claims.

Ephesians 1:13 shares a powerful promise. It explains that you are saved and securely sealed the very moment you hear and believe the word of truth, which is the good news of your salvation.

That same message of truth is available to you right now, “That Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4.

Choose to believe this today. Life moves fast, and there is no better time to find that security than right now.

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