A Tad of Arsenic in the Stew
IllustrationAnalogy★★★★MOST of us are double-minded and attempt to think two ways at the same time. We come to church for the wisdom from above. We go back out of church and get the wisdom from below and we try to mix them. If a woman is making stew for her family, she’ll probably put in some meat, potatoes, and some seasoning. However, if she decides to add just a tad of arsenic—just a little bit to “spice it up,” that cook will have just killed her family. Attempting to integrate two contradictory realities doesn’t work.
The point
Attempting to combine God's wisdom with worldly wisdom is like adding arsenic to stew—even a little corruption destroys the whole mixture and is fatal.
Scripture
James 4:81 John 2:15
Audience
Adults
Tone
Convicting · Serious · Warning
To tell aloud
under a minute · 95 words