You're Probably More Dishonest Than You Think

Most people don't think of themselves as liars, but bending the truth, leaving things out, holding something back — all of it qualifies.

Pastor Jeff Cramer works through the confrontation between Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar — a moment of exposure that produces the most honest line in the chapter: "She is more righteous than I am." Jeff traces the full pattern from Jacob through Judah and shows how the small compromises we don't deal with have a greater impact than we think. He connects it all to the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, and why the messiness of this lineage makes the grace of God all the more remarkable.