Do You Practice What You Preach? A Lesson From Matthew 23 - The Xenia Gazette

Do You Practice What You Preach? A Lesson From Matthew 23 - The Xenia Gazette

Matthew 23:2-3 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.” “Do what I say, not what I do” is a phrase that has been passed down through generations – often with a chuckle. I remember my dad telling me that my grandfather used to say this to him when he was growing up. While the phrase may sound humorou…