{"product_id":"the-almost-christian-discovered-or-the-false-professor-tried-and-cast-updated-and-annotated-9781622459476","title":"The Almost Christian Discovered: Or, The False Professor Tried and Cast [Updated and Annotated]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe heart of man is the greatest impostor and cheat in the world. \u003c\/strong\u003eGod Himself states it: \u003cem\u003eThe heart is deceitful above all things\u003c\/em\u003e (Jeremiah 17:9). Some of the heart's deceits are discussed in this book, which shows that every grace has its counterfeit and that the highest profession of faith may exist where true conversion does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Word travels with life or death, salvation or damnation, and brings forth one or the other in every soul that hears it. \u003c\/strong\u003eConsider, then, how seriously we should regard the way we conduct ourselves under the gospel and the dispositions and affections with which we receive seasons of grace. This should weigh heavily upon us: with every ordinance under which we sit, we draw nearer to heaven or hell, to salvation or damnation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy intent in this book is not to break the bruised reed\u003c\/strong\u003e, nor to quench the smoking flax.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eIt is not to discourage the weakest believer, but rather to awaken those whose profession of Jesus Christ is merely formal. I do not want to sadden the hearts of any whom God would not have made sad (Ezekiel 13:22). Rather, my desire is simply to expose the dangerous state and condition of a professing hypocrite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aneko Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781622459476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d","brand":"Matthew Mead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459192119477,"sku":"9781622459476","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781622459476.jpg?v=1791297817","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-almost-christian-discovered-or-the-false-professor-tried-and-cast-updated-and-annotated-9781622459476","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}