The Bodybuilder Who Works Out to Pose

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A BODYBUILDER was visiting an African tribe, and the tribal chief was just amazed at his physique. So the tribal chief asks the muscle builder, “What do you do with all of those muscles?” The bodybuilder said, “Well, it’s probably easier to show you than to explain.” So he went into all these different presentations of his physique to show off the different muscles—the biceps, the triceps, the back, and the obliques.

He just stood there, changing poses. After the presentation, the tribal chief said, “Now that’s impressive!

But, I have a second question. What else do you do with all of those muscles?” “Well,” the bodybuilder said, “that’s pretty much it.

I work out to pose.” The African chief said, “What a waste. What a waste.” Many Christians work out only to pose.

They don’t work out to use the muscles they have developed. They carry their Bibles, stand during praise and worship, raise their hands in praise to the Lord, and absorb the Word of God from the sermon, only to leave the church and never use what they’ve learned.

The point

A bodybuilder demonstrates his strength only through posing, never applying his muscles to real work, mirroring Christians who absorb truth but never live it. Faith without works is hollow.

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Audience
Adults
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Convicting · Clarifying
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about 1 min · 182 words

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