Pretense

"Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with

her whole heart,

but,

in pretense,

declares the Lord."

Jeremiah 3:10

 

 

The definition of pretense is such:

 

 

"an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true"

 

 

We do this alot. We say things like "oh God forgive me" and then turn around a second later and act the same way or do the same thing, etc. We are pretending.

 

When we truly repent, its with our whole heart, which produces newness and a clean heart / contrite spirit. This in turn leads to a true change and life alteration.

 

Other than that its just pretense and worthless.