Pretending to Be Saved

 

 

Can some pretend to be saved?

O yes!  They can!

Do some pretend to be saved?

O yes!  That’s their plan.

 

There are many who do

Though I cannot tell you who,

Like tares among the wheat

They’re more than a few.

 

But what have they to gain

Is the question you’d likely ask,

An abundance of this world’s goods

Is their dedicated task.

 

 

They are in the church

And I don’t mean of the saved,

Avarice is their way of life

And that is how they behave.

 

 I do not mean the born again

That have no reason to pretend

But them that know not Jesus Christ

And know just how to blend.

 

They are really charlatans

And people are their merchandise,

Especially people in the church

That are duped by their disguise.

The Lord Jesus called them wolves

And he spoke of their disguise:

Wolves in sheep’s clothing, he said,

Intent on the sheep’s demise.

 

Paul also called them wolves

That would mix in among the flock

And because of their clever disguise,

They would be difficult to spot.

 

Today, we call them con artists

Who are known for their swindling:

Chiseler, defrauder, scammer,

Don’t become their victim.

 

Can some pretend to be saved?

O yes!  They can!

Do some pretend to be save?

O yes!  That’s their plan.

 

Stewart Russell © August 1, 2021