Jesus gave a clue to recognize false prophets. The clue is found in Matthew 7 :16
Matthew 7 : 16 - By their fruit you will recognize them (False Prophets)
"So, if a preacher has good fruit, then he should be a true man of God " - This is what many would think when they read the above verse. So many preachers are careful to depict only good fruit. In the online world, depicting the good fruit is not an easy joke. Many preachers are judged
1.By their personal life:
The personal life of many preachers are mostly private and unless they are followed by paparazzi every now and then, the personal life is not easily known to the outside world. So it is not easy to judge a preacher by his fruit in his personal life.
2.By the doctrines they preach :
When it comes to the doctrines they preach, many christian believers blindly believe what ever a preacher preaches. They never cross check with the scriptures like the Bereans. So unless and until the believers have a closer walk with God, they will not be able to judge the preacher by his fruit in his preaching.
A name sake christian will never be able to identify a preacher by his fruit. Such a person will search for external cues to identify a preacher. Some preachers use 5 different posing styles to make a name-sake Christian to believe that he is a True servant of God. These 5 different posing styles of preachers can be found in the website/ Facebook page of such preachers.
Note : A real believer will never fall to the following different 5 poses.
Pose number 1 : The Crowd Puller
The preacher would appear in a photo-shopped picture in which he will be shown as preaching to a large crowd. The face of the preacher would occupy the main position in the picture.
Additional lighting are also used to create glamour effect to the preacher.
Some preachers use a halo around their head.
In this picture, we can see that a Bible, a hand and fire flowing from the hand are used. This signifies that the preacher is a fire engine and he can produce fire from his hand.
Pose 2 : The Praying man
The praying man pose is a very simple and easy pose. The preacher just has to close his eyes and fold his hands in front of the photographer.
The cameraman would click this photo. This photo will be used by the preacher in his facebook page or on his website.
Some preachers make this snap look realistic by kneeling down and posing for the snap. This pose effectively makes the namesake christian to believe that the preacher is a mighty praying servant of God.
Pose 3: Arms wide open pose
The preacher gives his best smile. He brushes his teeth well before he gives that smile.Then he extends his arms and faces the cameraman.
He then makes a hand gesture as if he is holding a big bucket.
This pose gives an impression that the preacher is friendly, warm, compassionate and greets every one with his friendly open arms.
Pose 4 : Enter the microphone
The preacher holds a cordless microphoneThen he gives a constipated expression.
The camera clicks now
A graphical background is then added to add light to the picture.
If the preacher has pimples and blackmarks on his face, photoshop comes into the picture.
The constipated expression gives an impression that he is preaching boldly for Christ. Some namesake christians would also think that the preacher is a roaring Lion or a Tiger for Jesus.
Pose 5 : The Bible man
This is the toughest of all poses. The preacher has to balance the bible in one hand. He has to use his other hand to show a gesture that no one knows. In addition to this he has to give that "milk flowing face" pose.
Doing all this can be done only by an expert in this field. Once all these three poses are balanced and executed by the preacher, the camera man clicks the photo.
This photo is then added to the facebook page /website of the preacher. Such a picture tells us that the preacher is a great Bible scholar. It also makes the namesake christian to believe that he is an anointed man of God.
Yes! This is how a namesake Christian will judge a preacher.
The Bible says " Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart" in 1 Samuel 16:7.
Unless and Until a believer has a closer walk with God, he will not be able to know anyone by their fruit.
Stay Blessed
Shielded in God's Love
Prason.
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