02946 – Love Others!
Mattson, Stephen

Of all the things Satan could’ve used to destroy Christ, he decided to tempt Jesus with the Bible. In the same way, Satan will attack Christianity by tricking people into believing they’re “being biblical” when in reality they aren’t being Christlike at all.

To be Christlike is to love your neighbor as yourself. To be “biblical” is to quote verses that align with your personal agendas and contextualize Scripture according to your own opinions.

Too many people are being “biblical” without being Christlike. May God help us sacrificially love others to the best of our ability.
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Gender-neutral version:

Of all the things Satan could’ve used to destroy Christ, The Deceiver decided to tempt Jesus with the Bible. In the same way, Satan will attack Christianity by tricking people into believing they’re “being biblical” when in reality they aren’t being Christlike at all.

To be Christlike is to love your neighbor as yourself. To be “biblical” is to quote verses that align with your personal agendas and contextualize Scripture according to your own opinions.

Too many people are being “biblical” without being Christlike. May God help us sacrificially love others to the best of our ability.

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