That Sounds Like A Good Thing

  A preacher friend of mine will take me out to lunch every so often. Last week as we were eating, I saw him make a strange smile when he read a label on his drink. It read “This cup weights about 60% less than a typical similar sized paper cup.” Both of us were dumbfounded to why this information needed to be on the cup (unless some folks were complaining about the strain of lifting a paper cup).  As we asked people about it, most believed it had to do with recycling. But in actuality, the weight of a cup has little to do in how it will be recycled or have much effect in environmental issues. But to most folks, it sounds like it does. So the label makes the company appear more eco-friendly when in fact they have done nothing. 

  False religion does the same thing with spiritual things. They may seem to the average person that their man made rules help to bring you closer to God, but in reality they do nothing. (See Colossians 2:23) We must be wise because things, including religion, are not always what they appear to be.