The process of repentance can sometimes be a public spectacle. As others make themselves right with God, those who watch are still in danger of condemnation when they forget their own sinfulness. Since the product of sinful prayers is conflict, the natural result of conviction is the temptation to tear another person down in order to make ourselves seem more godly. The danger for any believer who compares themselves to others is to create a judgmental and contemptuous heart.

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