Woe Is Us Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Woe Is Us ----------------------- Date: 05/20/1999 Keywords: "authenticity" "obedience" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Matthew 23:27-28* 27. "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. 28. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness." Questions 1. When it comes to pornography, how do your words and actions line up?   2. Do Jesus’ scathing comments about authenticity apply to you?   Practical help What does pushing anti-porn legislation have in common with railing against movies like "Boogie Nights" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt"? Answer: They can become symbolic measures that demonstrate public — but not private — obedience. The key issue is not your platform or your politics. It’s simply this: What’s on your monitor, in your VCR, or hidden in your garage? Jesus’ “woe” tells us to stop kidding ourselves. The most important place to practice piety is in private. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1999 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.