Monday, July 29, 2013

Differing motives

Mark 6:14-29

Acts 15:36-16:5

Today Herod kills John the Baptist because of an oath he swore in front of his dinner guests and Paul circumcises Timothy because he does not want to upset the local Jews. As I see it neither action was the result of a deeply held belief.
I suppose Herod's was to save his own face and Paul because he wanted to be seen to be obeying the Law.

What I want to remember today is to examine the motives behind my actions.

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