"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable." - Brennan Manning
I first heard this quote about 30 years ago, when it was used in a song by the band DC Talk. It struck me as being deeply profound then, and it still stings my heart even today.
Is it true that the way I speak and act, as a follower of Jesus, can turn people away from the love of Jesus? Wow, that is a great burden to bear and something that we all need to ponder.
Of course, Jesus said something in a similar vein many years before Brennan Manning.
“If you grow a healthy tree, you’ll pick healthy fruit. If you grow a diseased tree, you’ll pick worm-eaten fruit. The fruit tells you about the tree." - Matthew 12:33
Living in Grace
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