The scary truth is that we can become a tool of the powers, even in our zeal to do the right thing (maybe especially there). We can’t assume that the church is abiding in the way from above simply because it is the church. Again, Kyle and I were brought back to James 3, where this way of evil is expressed through jealousy and selfish ambition. These traits are often treated as insignificant if not palatable flaws of effective and passionate leaders. But James tells us that where these fruits of the heart exist, “there will be disorder and every vile practice” (James 3:16). In other words, we
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