Two Kinds of Praise
There is a section of scripture found toward the end of Romans chapter 2 (verses 25-29a) in which the topic has to do with how our actions reveal the condition of our heart a lot more effectively than do our appearances. That section ends with this beautiful phrase: “....whose praise is not from men but from God.” (Romans 2:29b) I recently observed the wife of a young man over whose soul I watch as his pastor as she publicly praised him for his excellence as a husband. I pay