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If we don’t accept that we’re spiritually ill we will never seek the Great Physician, Jesus.

Is your spirit in good health?   One’s physical health is often the subject of conversation but rarely are we asked the question above.   “It’s a personal matter.” Really?   I know, “It’s between you and God” but like a few extra pounds, it shows!   Recognizing we’re ill is the all-important step to seeking and receiving medical treatment.   To do that we compare how we’ve felt in the past to how we feel in the present. The past is our “standard” for comparison.   Believers have God’s Word, the Bible for a standard and with it we can assess our spiritual health and determine if we’re in excellent, good, poor or bad health.   If we don’t accept that we’re spiritually ill we will never seek the Great Physician, Jesus. “They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Mark 2:17 (KJV) We’re located at 1509 Tarlton Corpus Christi, TX 78415 Join us in worship this Sunday S

Ever hear of Christians being referred to as “hypocrites”?

11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. 12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. 13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.   Gal 2:11-13 (KJV) Ever hear of Christians being referred to as “hypocrites”?   Ever been called one?   Merriam-Webster defines “hypocrisy” as a “feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; especially:   the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion.”     Often these accusations are leveled at struggling Christians but all too often they are valid comments.   Yes, Christians are not perfect, we struggle with sin and faults but we’re a work in progress.   True hypocrites however fake or feign their faith and their worldliness.   They lie abo