Mankind knows it is flawed but inappropriately uses that knowledge to justify finger wagging and not mirror gazing. Humans recognizes sinfulness in a neighbor with a noisy rooster, but fails to see it when they lie to a spouse or steal pencils from work. We are quite eager to sit in the judgment seat and prosecute the crimes of others, but somehow feel we have diplomatic immunity when it comes to our own criminal activity.

Our keen sense of spiritual smell tells us that something is rotten in Denmark and we periodically find ourselves downwind of it. We get so overwhelmed by its odor that we indignantly blame our aroma-challenged fellow man and fail to acknowledge our own overpowering contribution. We need to practice good moral hygiene before we can in good conscience point others to the shower.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. (Hebrews 10: 22)

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