Real or Phony?

Text: 2 Cor 12:19-13:4

Is our faith real or phony? On the surface, the question seems offensive and outrageous. These are the times we live in. And, yet, the argument can be made, it’s the most important question we will ever answer in this life.

Which faith? Everyone has faith. The only question is what it is in? When Paul recapped the behavior reported to him, he was confused. He counted the professing believers in Corinth as fruit of his ministry. As he penned these verses, he was no longer sure.

While we didn’t get to it, if your life is characterized more by the behavior Paul rattled off in these verses, then my encouragement, plea really, is that you would spend enough time today with verse 5 to settled whether your faith passes God’s test.

Saving faith is only found in the completed work of Christ on your behalf. Is the faith you are counting on in that and that alone? Is it real, or phony? Settle it today.