April 09, 2020

Inward Appearance


We measure people by their actions and it’s not unusual to hear, “He calls himself a Christian, but he doesn’t act like one.” It occurs to me that in using such a declaration makes people guilty of using outward appearances to judge someone’s inward heart. Paul said, “A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise is not from men, but from God” (Ro 2:28-29 NIV).


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