The Disconnect Between Lips and Life
I was over @ my friend Jesse's site last night and he had written up an interesting piece about hypocrisy in the church. As I was reading, I felt both convicted & encouraged to press on to really seek after the heart of God. I think this article doubley applies to tech as well. Why? Well, since we are mobile ministers, we need to make sure that we are not just offering lip service to God in the pursuit of tech, but rather seeking Him with our whole hearts and using that relationship with Him as a means of furthering our role as mobile ministers. Here's an excerpt:
Throughout the Scriptures, God has spoken out harshly against hypocrisy. In the books of the prophets and especially in the life of Christ, nothing brought such indignation as those who claimed righteousness with the lips, without having it in their hearts. Jesus, our gentle Savior, lashed out at the scribes and Pharisees in terms that certainly couldn't be considered unifying. He knew their hypocrisy was self-serving. All hypocrisy is self-serving...
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Throughout the Scriptures, God has spoken out harshly against hypocrisy. In the books of the prophets and especially in the life of Christ, nothing brought such indignation as those who claimed righteousness with the lips, without having it in their hearts. Jesus, our gentle Savior, lashed out at the scribes and Pharisees in terms that certainly couldn't be considered unifying. He knew their hypocrisy was self-serving. All hypocrisy is self-serving...
Click here to continue reading the article.
posted by LaRosa Johnson @ 1/29/2006 08:04:00 AM
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