What if the Jesus you worship isn't the Jesus of the Bible? On judgment day, many will cry, "Lord, Lord!" They prophesied in His name. They did miracles in His name. They were certain they belonged to Him. And He will say, "I never knew you." {Matthew 7:21–23}

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These people won't be atheists or scoffers. They will be churchgoers, ministry leaders, worship leaders, and volunteers: people who were sincere and sincerely deceived. The Bible warns that a great falling away is coming. But the people who fall away don't leave church. They stay. They fill the pews, collect teachers who tell them what they want to hear, and slowly trade the truth for a counterfeit that feels better.​

 

This book will confront you with questions most pulpits avoid: Is the gospel you've heard about His glory, or about your happiness? What if the great falling away is happening inside full churches? Has God's patience convinced you that He has changed? Has church become a place to feel safe, instead of a place to be changed? What happens to a conscience that keeps saying no to God? Is your church making disciples of Jesus, or copies of its leaders? Could you be sincere, committed, and still be wrong?​

 

Drawing from Paul's urgent warnings, the hardened heart of Pharaoh, the priest who served God for ten shekels and a shirt, and the forgotten fear of the Lord, Krista, Bernie, and Sylvia expose the subtle deceptions that have crept into the modern church. They are calling readers back to the ancient paths and to the real Jesus.

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This is not a comfortable book. It's a necessary one.

 

"Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts."