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.
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