Do not be deceived: recognizing Christ as Lord and Savior may be honorable, but it can also be pride and vanity. Your salvation is not in a declaration, but in the true recognition and belief in that truth. It is enough to believe like a mustard seed, because what matters is not the size of the faith, but the truth of the faith. The one who says he believes, but whose faith does not move him to transform himself, is the proud and vain one, who deceives himself with the cheap comfort of judging himself saved.
When the time comes, they will be the ones who say on that day:
— Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name? And in Your name did we not cast out demons? And in Your name did we not do many mighty works?
They will hear from Jesus:
— I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice iniquity.









