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Show and Pretense

June 28th, 2026 · No Comments

Amos 5:21 (New Living Translation) 21 “I hate all your show and pretense—the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies. pretense: verb, the act of behaving in a certain way to make something that is not true appear real. It is a false show, a fabricated claim, or an insincere attempt to hide one’s […]

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