Posts Tagged ‘hypocrisy’
I Would Like to Buy $3.00 Worth of God
by Gary Henry via WordPoints.com “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me” (Matthew 15:8). Many people would like to have a little religion in their lives, but not too much. If we’re honest, we may see more of ourselves than…
Read MorePretense
by Zeke Flores In Genesis 27, Jacob approaches Isaac, pretending to be Esau, and Isaac says, “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s.” It’s such a striking line because it captures the tension of a divided identity: one thing on the outside, another on the inside. Jacob is trying to secure God’s blessing…
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Read MoreDoing the Same
by Zeke Flores Paul had pointed out the wickedness of the Gentiles, and his Jewish readers must have loved it. “Yeah! Let ‘em have it, Paul!” they must have thought. Their glee will be short-lived because Paul will quickly lower the boom on them, too. But Paul wasn’t merely trying to point out each group’s…
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