Sugar creates an appetite for itself. The to a greater extent than nosotros eat, the to a greater extent than nosotros desire to eat.
That’s the danger of the sugary gospel that then many are serving inward the Body of Christ. Sugar-coated truths are yummy in addition to addictive, but they're devoid of spirit-building nutrition then they make our spirits weak in addition to flabby.
They hit a shape of godliness but deny the life-transforming ability of the Gospel (2 Timothy 3:1-5).
God wants us drinking pure spiritual milk (1 Peter 2:2), but He rebukes those who concord onto their milk bottles besides long (1 Corinthians 3:2-3). We must deed on to enterprise spiritual food.
But the sugary gospel is worse than remaining a bottle-fed infant Christian. It’s ruining our spiritual hearts in addition to minds, giving us unloosen energy for selfish things, non the things of God.
Dear Christians, what are y'all reading in addition to studying? Is it spurring y'all on to love, expert works, in addition to self-denial or merely satisfying your spiritual sweetness tooth? (Hebrews 10:24; Luke 9:23)
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Some related 1-minute devotions: "Spiritual Spam" in addition to "Sugar-Coated Truth." They offering to a greater extent than advice on a sugary gospel in addition to 2 tips for discerning spiritual junk food.
