Attitudes, Hypocrisy and Consequences

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God judges us by our attitudes more than nice-sounding words or nice-looking actions. He "looks on the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7). How can we discern attitudes of wolves versus sheep? "You will know them by their fruits" (Matthew 7:16). Beware of two forms of hypocrisy: Those who are deliberately being deceptive, and those who are blind to the fact that there actions are not in harmony with God's Word. It's urgent that we stay immersed in studying the Bible so we are not deceived. Paul had many severe critics within the church. Moses had many severe critics, especially Korah and the "250 leaders... men of renown" (Numbers 16:1-3). I have to ask myself, if I had been in a church under Paul, would I have supported Paul or complained about him? If I had been under Moses, would I have supported him or would I have supported the 250+ "leaders"? God is just, and we all will reap the consequences (rewards and punishments) of our attitudes and actions. A corollary to Romans 8:28--"All things will work together for good to those who keep a good attitide."
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Donald Hooser

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He lives in McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.  He and his wife Elsie had three children, and she died in August 2020.  Don married Judy in January 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then, he served as the pastor of churches in Ohio, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington. From 2011 until his retirement in 2021, his primary responsibility was answering the many letters written to the Church.