BE REAL WITH YOUR FAITH

1 Tim 1:5

“Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.” KJV

“The whole point of what we're urging is simply love — love uncontaminated by self-interest and counterfeit faith, a life open to God.” The Message

“The purpose of this command is for people to have love, a love that comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a true faith.” New Contemporary Version

One last thought on this counterfeit faith. There are people who in the name of faith live a fake life. Like some one put it they spend money they do not have to buy clothes and things they do not need to impress people who are not looking at them. 

They claim that shows they have faith, no it shows they are dumb. That is counterfeit faith!!! This is because the word “unfeigned” means without pretense. Living like that is not living by faith but foolish and presumptuous living and it means you have thrown away good conscience (one of the things that enable one to maintain true faith). 

Paul tells us the end result of such is that they make a shipwreck of their faith. Don’t live in pretense; be real with your faith. Start where you are in your faith walk, don’t despise the days of small beginning.