Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor. –Spurgeon
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 10:33
There have been some impostors to creep into the church without the church even knowing. They serve as Sunday School teachers, choir members, deacons, and some even get put into the pulpit. How can we know them? How can we discern one from another? How can we make sure an impostor isn’t teaching our kids Sunday School?
Well you can know because their life will display the fruit of the Spirit. They will have love one toward another. They will have joy unspeakable and full of glory. They have a peace that passes understanding. They are longsuffering— patient and forgiving. They have a gentleness about them, their rough edges have been sanded away by God’s grace. Goodness—they have a desire to please God with their life. They have faith, faith in knowing He can and will take care of them. It has been said, “Meekness is a sign of weakness.” This is far from the truth. Meekness is actually strength under control. Temperance—I use to have a temper but by God’s grace my temper has been put into check.
Notice one last thing, It doesn’t say fruits of the spirit, it says fruit. You see it’s a package deal. When you ask Jesus to save you, you get all it all! Do you have the Fruit of the Spirit or are you are impostor? Your life is on display and by your fruit—they shall know.