You Can Fake It All

[ILG]

How do you know people are faking?

I have personally known of district officials committing adultery, committing suicide and embezzling money. So, were any of these people faking?

What facts and evidence do you have to back up the claim that "a great many" do what you accuse them of doing.

A great many could be faking but I am not going to say they are. I am just fruit inspecting what I see.

Why would people go through the trouble when it's much easier to fake it in a denominal church where it's one prayer and you're golden?

You are making an assumption that it's easier for many to fake it in a denominal church. That is simply not true. It is MUCH easier for those who are multi-generational to fake it and stay in the church than to be castigated and rejected by their families and friends for being liberal and backslid.

What are your suggestions to ensure people aren't faking it in the UPC? Tongue check? Monitor the saints at their homes and work? Make people write an essay on the plan of salvation to make sure they really know and aren't just pretending.

No, stop judging who is "in" and who is "out" as if the yardstick is accurate.