And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” (Luke 20:45-47 ESV)
Watch out! Jesus warns us to watch out for those who live for appearances - especially appearances of true spirituality - they walk, talk, and even pray as if God is shining the spotlight on them for their innate goodness, when they are shining the light on themselves, instead of God. What is so scary is that people do actually follow them into their self-righteousness and turn away from truth and trust in Christ. One test is to compare to Christ on compassion - do they care about their own comfort above the most needy? Do we?
No comments:
Post a Comment