By Hazel Holland
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What is a major obstacle that prevents Christians from being authentic? It's when being right is very wrong.
It's when we speak the right words, but have the wrong attitudes. It's when our words may sound wonderful, but they are hollow because we don't really mean them. It's when we talk about love, but we don't love. It's when we talk about forgiveness, but we don't forgive. It's when we talk about acceptance, but we don't accept...
When our profession of faith is nothing more than outward show, it becomes nothing more than a clanging symbol to the world around us. When we do the right outward things, but have no love in our hearts, we are showing the world that being right is very wrong (Mark 7:6-7). And they are right! ♥
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Thank you. The finer points of being like Christ!
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http://judahslion.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-invaluable-teaching-of-being-wrong.html
Thanks Rick for sharing these insightful posts. I was truly blessed by your openness and frank honesty. I think we would draw more people to Christ if we connected with others on the basis of our weaknesses rather than our strengths. We would be more approachable and less threatening if we admitted our own struggles and flaws and that we are in continual need of His grace.
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