Hard question May 11, 2026 · 28:39 · 3 min
Actually dying to self; Laodicea's lukewarm trap
Ben contrasts putting on a robe that looks like the new self with actually dying to self: treating earthly existence as heaven breaking into earth, free of building your own kingdom. The double-minded person, dragging one foot in the world, is exhausted and useless — the Laodicean trap of Christian-esque culture with none of the hundredfold results.