>> Verses to Scan (NIV)
- Luke 11:17 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.”
- James 1:23-24 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
- 1 John 1:8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
>> Websites to check
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- www.family.org/teenguys/breakmag/features/a0015752.html An article from Breakaway magazine called “No More Phony Faith.”
>> Thoughts to Ponder
- Sometimes we deceive even ourselves, but God searches our hearts and knows us completely (see Jeremiah 17:9–10). But even though he knows every single thing about us, he still loves us.
>> Books to Read
- When Bad Christians Happen to Good People by Dave Burchett, a look at what happens when the church neglects to live out the love it claims to believe in.
Find out how to buy this... - The Choice by Chuck and Nancy Missler, a challenge to replace hypocrisy with real Christianity.
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