Culture has so confused the common understanding of love that most people do not know what true, godly love is.

The outgoing concern toward other beings begins with God the Father to Christ to us. How much we love our brethren may be a good gauge of how much we love God.

An increasing number believe that the Bible is not the literal word of God, motivated by the desire to protect 'politically correct' positions.

Hypocrisy consists of professing beliefs or virtues that one does not genuinely possess. The primary motivator is pride, and its resulting sin is lying.