Topics:<\/b> Complacency; Emptiness; Human Condition; Pride; Prosperity; Self-centeredness<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Joshua 6:17\u201323; Matthew 19:24; 21:32<\/p>\n
\u201cI tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you,\u201d Jesus announced to the religious authorities of his day.<\/p>\n
After puzzling over that statement, C. S. Lewis concluded, \u201cProstitutes are in no danger of finding their present life so satisfactory that they cannot turn to God. The proud, the avaricious, the self-righteous, are in that danger.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Philip Yancey, \u201cBack from the Brothel,\u201d Christianity Today<\/i> (January 2005)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Complacency; Emptiness; Human Condition; Pride; Prosperity; Self-centeredness References: Joshua 6:17\u201323; Matthew 19:24; 21:32 \u201cI tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you,\u201d Jesus announced to the religious authorities of his day. After puzzling over that statement, C. S. Lewis concluded, \u201cProstitutes are in … Continue reading “PROSTITUTES
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