Counterfeits do exist—always have, always will.

So can anything good come from them?

Counterfeits are bad, but are they worthless?

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Counterfeits come in paper form

Counterfeits come in human form.

+Counterfeits can buy stuff, for awhile.

+Counterfeits can do miracles.

+Counterfeits can look good.

+Counterfeits can fool some.

+Counterfeits can fool many.

+Counterfeits can’t fool God.

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Counterfeits also come in supernatural form—aka satan, in the Garden of Eden.

He lost the war with God, to take over heaven, so . . .

Ever since then, he has given all his resources to messing with God’s creation and tricking His people to believe his lies and act on them.

“Did God really say . . .?”—–satan’s first words, to Eve—effective, and effective ever since

When you realize that satan can only create counterfeits and legitimize lies, then you can better counter him.

“He is the father of lies.”—–His Book

“We are not ignorant of his devices.”—–His Book

“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”—–His Book

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Jesus quoted the Word of God to cancel satan’s lies when he tried taking Him down when He was hungry.

The Word of God is our best weapon—“the Sword of the Spirit”—to detect satan’s counterfeits and to defeat them.

Spend time in your Bible, daily.

Focus on something from the Bible, first thing in the morning.

Focus on something from the Bible, last thing at night.

Leave your Bible open, where you will see it several times a day.

You will grow stronger spiritually, with more victories defeating the devil.

You will get more attacks from the devil, but you will learn how to deal with them, right away.

What do you say to Muslims that you know?

If you are a Christian, you will want to tell them about Jesus.

How?

Genuine conversation about anything is good.

When you have an opportunity, ask them to share about their religion.

Honestly learn about what they believe.

Try to find out how satisfied they are with what they believe—how do they feel, beyond just what they have been taught.

If they ask you about what you believe, tell them simply what Jesus did to pay for your sins.

If they don’t ask, you can introduce the topic of what they do when someone hurts or offends them, or when they do that to someone else.

I don’t know what they are likely to say, but is unlikely that they will talk about forgiving.

It is also unlikely that they will talk about their god forgiving them.

Somewhere in your conversation, in your relationship, in your friendship, you can share how wonderful it is to hear about forgiveness, and experience enormous weight lifted from your heart and soul.

Muslims need to hear that the difference between Islam and Christianity is forgiveness.

Muslims have to earn heaven, and never know if they will make it (Muhammad didn’t know).

Jesus earned heaven for us, and He offers us a mansion there with Him, for free.

Every Muslim, every person, needs to hear that—perhaps from you.