Characteristics of a False Convert

I don't claim authorship over these 5 Characteristics of a False Convert, but I thought they were very appropriate to this topic. They come from a teaching by Ray Comfort that you can find here.

From the Parable of the Sower we find 5 common characteristics found in false converts:

1. An immediate result, with impressive changes occurring quickly, but followed by a quick fading away. (Mark 4:5)
2. Lack the "life-giving and life-sustaining power of God's Word," regarding the Bible as "dry and uninteresting." (Luke 8:6)
3. False converts have no "roots," foundations into faith and Christian learning, so they "dry up" like a plant with no roots. (Matthew 13:6)
4. Come into salvation with joy and gladness at first, but later lose that joy and backslide. (Mark 4:15 & Matthew 13:30)
5. Actually believe for a season, but then end up renouncing that belief. (Luke 8:13)

One should note that just because there is evidence of these characteristics, it is not indicative of a false conversion.