Others’ sins we disapprove of may look different, sound different, and smell different, yet they are no less corruptive than yours or mine. So why do we hold others to a higher, holier standard of living than we live? Pride and the deceitfulness of sin. Man’s heart is wicked and deceptive above all things, but we cannot fool the Lord who searches all hearts (Jer 17:9–10). With one’s propensity to sin, we are foolish to trust what lies in the recesses of our hearts (Prov 28:26).
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap.” Galatians 6:7
No matter how we think others should live, we will harvest what we
plant in our lives and that which we invest in the lives of others. Paul tells
us we should not deceive ourselves or let others mislead us. Corrupted hearts
can veil their owner’s character, and false teachers can mislead them, but no
one can fool God with the pretense of genuine service.
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