I highly recommend to you a blog I just discovered; Mark lauterbach’s GospelDrivenLife.
In his latest post, Hypocrisy and the Gospel, Mark delivers some piercing insights. Some of which strike a little too close to home for me . . . Read the whole thing. The conclusion and exhortation of the post is here:
To build your faith — the people who surround you in your local church — your friends and pastors — are the most likely means of grace for your sanctification. Being known by a few for the real temptations you face and the sins you commit — and looking them in the eye day after day — is a powerful grace to you because it means you are killing your hypocrisy and seeking only the favor and grace of God in the Gospel. God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. You and I do not need an ‘expert” — we simply need the cross-centered care of a brother or sister whose primary qualification is that they are not us and therefore see us clearly.
Wow. The excerpt alone does not do the full post justice. I find it really interesting and cool.
Honestly – I’m glad that there’s a new guy coming in for this reason alone. I will have someone (else) to come in and help keep me accountable.
I’ve tried to keep an open dialogue via varying means, but none have panned out as ideal for me. I am hopeful that this might work out.
i liked this.