oxymoron's

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. (Matthew 6:19-24 ESV). There are many common phrases and expressions that we use in our language that are “oxymoron's.” The definition of an oxymoron is a “two-word phrase containing contradictory elements." “Good grief” is an example of such a phrase. There are many of these. Here are some more:  "Jumbo shrimp"  A "numb feeling"  "Plastic glasses"  "Fresh frozen"  An "exact estimate"  A "working vacation"  "Negative growth"  "Congressional leadership"  For golfers: "Metal Woods"  A "little lot"  An "unbiased opinion"  "Oddly appropriate"  "Clearly misunderstood" There are also religious oxymorons. One of the most common is the term "lukewarm Christian." These are two words that just don't go together. Jesus was very clear in his words to the Laodecian Christians when He said, "...because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth" (Cf. Revelation 3:16). In our reading today there is a clear indication we are to be very single-minded in our allegiance to Christ as the only Master of our lives. This doesn't mean that we are perfect Christians (in fact, "Perfect Christian" is an oxymoron in itself). It just means that when we come to Christ, we must be willing to give him our whole selves, not just part of ourselves. When Jesus comes into your life, he can't become "one more thing." Instead, he wants to take over. What kind of Christian life are you committed to today?