The difference between telling someone what they want to hear vs telling them the truth is this: truth convicts, promoting action, while flattery continually reinforces your focus to be on yourself. Truth exposes areas in people’s lives that need attention. Truth either encourages someone to continue pursuing righteousness, or convicts them of the need to change. Flattery or lies only allows the hearer to continue in their unrighteousness, sinful, or selfish behavior. Any time someone tries to justify sin, you know one thing is for sure, there’s very little truth in it. Truth always sides with justice, righteousness, mercy, and grace. Always!!!
14 Your prophets have said so many foolish things, false to the core. They did not save you from exile by pointing out your sins. Instead, they painted false pictures, filling you with false hope.
Lamentations 2:14
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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