He was an excellent professor. He knew his subject well and the students and faculty admired him greatly. When the university president resigned, the board believed that instead of going outside the institution, they should offer the position to this outstanding teacher. During a routine background check of his credentials, no evidence of this man ever receiving a degree could be found. In fact, there was no record of him ever going to college. When he was asked about the problem, the man told the board he would return in a few minutes with everything they needed. He never came back.

The professor was not the first to claim to be something he wasn’t. There have been surgeons who have practiced medicine on unsuspecting patients and lawyers who have represented clients in a courtroom, neither having the credentials necessary to carry out their duties.

In religious circles, there have been individuals who claimed to be the Messiah but were frauds. There have been those who spoke of having special revelations, even saying “God told me . . .” only to find their special revelations, more often than not, were for the purpose of lining their pockets. Beware of the con artists. Read your Bible. God will not let you down.

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Norm Russell - North Bend (Oregon, USA) Church of Christ - http://churchofchristnb.com