Characteristics of a Counterfeit Christian

The counterfeit Christian is “in a worse state than the openly profane,” says Benjamin Keach.[1] Keach, a seventeenth-century Baptist pastor and theologian, makes such a statement because the counterfeit is ignorant to his present state of unbelief, whereas the openly profane knows he is not in a state of grace. This is contrary to the true …

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Should Parents Require Obedience from Their Children? Evaluating the Requirement for Our Children to Obey through the Works of Benjamin Keach

Why should I require my child to obey when his obedience will never save him? This is an honest question that you may have asked yourself, especially if you are a parent who believes that salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. We know that no one will be saved through works …

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