What would it look like if we treated our spouses and friends the way we treat God? What if we gave them 10 percent of our money, talked to them a lot on Sundays<\/a>, told everyone we were dating or married to them, but in exchange, asked if we could do whatever we wanted on all the other days? How would that work for us? If we did a few good things for them during the week, would we be free to then sleep with whomever we want, not to talk to them, and lie to others about it all? Of course not. Yet that\u2019s what we do with God, and somehow we think he\u2019s down with that\u2026.He isn\u2019t okay with your sin. In fact, he hates it when you sin\u2026.But he still keeps loving and pursuing us.<\/p>\n
\u2013Jefferson Bethke<\/a> in Jesus>Religion<\/a> (page 49-50)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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