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title: 'Religious Earnestness: A Sermon Against Spiritual Herodism'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Henry Christopher McCook'
date: 1909-08-11
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Personal Piety'
- 'Meditation'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Luke 23'
- 'Matthew 22'
- 'Mark 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/mccook-1909-religious-earnestness-a-sermon-against-spiritual-herodism
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# Religious Earnestness: A Sermon Against Spiritual Herodism

A call to 'thoughtful faith' urging balance between contemplative meditation and self‑sacrificing Christian service. Warns against frivolous, entertainment‑seeking religiosity (Herodism).

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