Unlived truth cannot be transmitted to others

Evidence

Scripture tells us that the “last days” just before Christ returns will be difficult because “men will be lovers of themselves… boastful, proud, and unholy” (2 Timothy 3:2). They will not serve God for His will to be done, but rather for their own needs to be met, for their own benefit, and for their own glory (Matthew 7:22). Unless we let the power of God’s Spirit freely point out our own sin and self, the truth we possess in our heads will just remain a theory. We won’t be able to genuinely pass along any godly principles. We can only give out what we possess. — Chuck Missler, The Kingdom, Power and Glory, 1045

Categorization

• APHORISMS: ‘We can only give out what we possess’ reads as practical counsel about teaching and authenticity.
• XREF: connects to: Religious claims require living examples to be understood and believed — Chuck Missler, The Kingdom, Power and Glory: The…, 1467