Identity theft is a massive problem. Every day, scammers try to steal names, profiles, and data to pull off illegal moves, hoping they can pass as someone else. Because of this, we are constantly dealing with security procedures—two-factor authentication, face IDs, and security questions—just to prove we are actually who we say we are.
But here is something you might not have considered: God deals with identity theft, too.
All kinds of spiritual counterfeits and deceptive forces try to hijack His name to push their own agendas. The world is full of voices claiming to speak for God, demanding your attention, your devotion, and your life.
How do you know if the one claiming to be God is actually the real deal? How do you run an identity check?
The definitive proof is found in Jesus. He is the ultimate verification.
Hebrews 1:3
“who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,”
Colossians 1:15–17
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.”
If any philosophy, leader, or spiritual entity claims to be God or speak for God, and it does not align with the living Jesus, it is a scam. Not another person who says he or she loves Jesus, not another system saying it believes in and honors Christ, not a Christ spirit who rested on Jesus, but Jesus, himself, who was raised from the dead and lives as the executor of his own will.
Any self-proclaimed prophet or deity who claims to hold the keys to eternity but never became flesh, never died for our sins instead of his own, nor anyone who remains in the grave is genuine. Jesus did it all and broke the mold.
Do not get conned by the counterfeits. Call them out.
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