Then they would say to him, "Say now, Shibboleth." But he said "Sibboleth" for he could not pronounce it correctly. Judges 12:6
The armies of Gilead were at war with the armies of Ephraim. Ephraimites looked the same, but their speech would betray them, They could not properly pronounce the word, "Shibboleth", and their false identity was revealed. Paul proclaimed in Philippians 3:30 that our conversation would reveal our Christian citizenship. Some translations use the word citizenship, others use conversation. As it turns out they both come from the same word. Our conversation should reflect our true citizenship in Christ. Does it, or does it betray us?
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