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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2025 · 1 MIN

Closing the gaps

from The Up Devotional · host Matthew Ruttan

Hypocrite. It’s a heavy, negative word. It means “pretender”—someone who says and does things which aren’t harmonious with what they say they believe.  Richard Baxter says: “As fencers upon a stage differ from soldiers fighting for their lives, so hypocrites differ from serious Christians.”* In Mark 7:6 (ESV) Jesus took issue with some Pharisees who […]

Hypocrite. It’s a heavy, negative word. It means “pretender”—someone who says and does things which aren’t harmonious with what they say they believe.  Richard Baxter says: “As fencers upon a stage differ from soldiers fighting for their lives, so hypocrites differ from serious Christians.”* In Mark 7:6 (ESV) Jesus took issue with some Pharisees who […]

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Hypocrite. It’s a heavy, negative word. It means “pretender”—someone who says and does things which aren’t harmonious with what they say they believe.  Richard Baxter says: “As fencers upon a stage differ from soldiers fighting for their lives, so...

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