Lasting Legacy: Being Authentic
Acts 5:1-11
He made free use of Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessing of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of the new government. He assumed the earnestness of a man weighed down by historic responsibility. He handed out pious stories to the press, especially to the church papers. He showed his tattered Bible and declared that he drew the strength for his great work from it as scores of pious people welcomed him as a man sent from God.
Indeed, Adolf Hitler was a master of outward religiosity--with no inward reality!
We live in a world where so many things are artificial.
Plants
Wood or brick facades
Looks (plastic surgery)
Sweeteners
Just about every product has some form of artificial ingredient
Therefore, many would argue that things that are artificial are good. But one thing our world does not need are Christians who are artificial. People who act pious in church and yet outside of it act so sinful nobody would suspect they were Christians.
Our society judges most things by appearance, thinking that what really counts is how something appears. People make it their business to promote the fact that, “Image is everything!â€
Lasting Legacy: Being Authentic
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Lasting Legacy: Being Authentic
"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible."
~George Burns
~George Burns
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Rev. Doc - Posts: 2025
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I saw this up and had to check it out right away. ^_^ Thank you, Rev.Doc for another good study.
[size=84][color=seagreen]YOU SEE
You see into the deepest part of me ---
beyond the fog I hide behind.
You cast your light upon the shadows
that stretch like cobwebs in my mind.
You ease the pain when I am hurting,
and morbid visions from my past
pierce into the realm of Reason
as though I danced on blades of glass.
You grant me strength when I have fallen
and, once again, I've lost my way.
You take my hand in Yours and lead me
into the promise of a brand new day.
You bring order to all my chaos,
yet set my well-laid plans awry.
You place me on a firm foundation ---
then give me wings so I can fly.
You sand away my roughened edges
and polish all the dullest parts
until I stand before Your presence...
a newly-sculpted work of art.
You see into the heart within me,
right through my motives and selfish will.
And yet, in spite of all You see
You say You love me even still.
~by D.M.~
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true_noir_chloe - Posts: 3091
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Thanks again for another great teaching Rev. Doc. This spoke right to my heart; God is helping me with my level of integrity esp. as a physician. Many peoples lives are on the line and I have to think more about them than I do when it comes to getting something done (or saying that I examined their heart when I really didn't). Can you all pray for me on becoming a man of integrity?
Blessings,
WillieDoc
Blessings,
WillieDoc
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Will Smith, Jr - Posts: 53
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