Here is the test I shared in the sermon last Sunday. It comes out of the book “Worldliness” edited by CJ Mahaney:
Imagine I take a blind test in which my task is to identify the genuine follower of Jesus Christ. My choices are an unregenerate individual and you. The other person is your same age, living in the same city, working at a similar job (or student at same campus)…
For the test I am given two reports (blind with no names on them) detailing:
Conversations (what is the subject and tone of conversation
Entertainment and Television habits (how much time is spent, what is it spent on)
Internet activity (what sites, how long, what subjects of interest)
Hobbies and leisure time
Financial transactions (generosity, church, honesty)
The question is: Would I be able to tell you apart?
Would I discern a difference between you and your unconverted neighbor?
Between you and an average student at your school?
Really?
Why?
Or why not?