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Studying hard to preach has never been enough

By March 22, 2024No Comments

 

“It is a palpable error of some ministers, who make such a disproportion between their preaching and their living; who study hard to preach well, and study little or not at all to live well.” ~Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor, 17th century

chuck degroat @chuckdegroat on X (Twitter.com) March 15, 2024 Palpable error

This is the essence of hypocrisy and the mark of a Pharisaic false spiritual leader. The content of their teaching may be orthodox, but their lives belie their teaching. (See Matt. 23: 3)