We wear a mask that hides our true emotions and we claim that we are doing just great. Work is viewed by some as a heavy burden and by others as the meaning of life. We often talk about the importance of a healthy diet, choosing at the same time to nourish the poison of bitterness in our hearts. People often wonder why the church does not have money for this and that while they themselves steal tithe from God and spend their money on luxuries they do not need. Inauthentic Christianity settles for substitutes instead of the real thing.
Grace is the basic element of an authentic, healthy faith.
There is no way we can be saved through our own efforts no matter how hard we try. When we have a healthy faith, we reject salvation by works and repent, receiving forgiveness and salvation from God. Debts have to be paid back, gifts don't. There may be something in your life that is a manifestation of inauthentic Christianity. At least, in my life there is.