Marks of a True Christian - By Kevin De Young

Marks of a True Christian: "
How can you tell the difference between a true Christian and a false professor or heretic?
Wilhelmus à Brakel in The Christian’s Reasonable Service (1700) lays down six propositions to get us started.

Proposition1: A Christian must have a great love for the truth; all splendid pretense void of love for the truth is deceit.
Proposition 2: A Christian must have great love and esteem for the church.
Proposition 3: The Holy Scriptures are the only rule for doctrine and life.
Proposition 4: Regeneration is the originating cause of spiritual life, and of all spiritual thoughts and deeds.
Proposition 5: A Christian avails himself of faith.
Proposition 6: All of man’s felicity, here and hereafter, consists in communion with and the beholding of God.

To be sure, the list could be longer, but à Brakel is trying to warn against “Quietists,” “fanatics,” and “Boehmists” in particular. In any case, propositions 1 and 2 seem particularly relevant for our day. And proposition 6 sounds like John Piper.
As you read blogs and follow folks on twitter and keep up with the latest video to go viral, be sure to save time for godly dead guys.

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