The end results of their hypocrisy are seen in verse 23-24. First, they brought dishonor to the Lord. The word "dishonor" means "to treat with indignity, to disgrace or to degrade". Talking about the Bible while not living out the Bible disgraces the Lord Who gave us the Bible. But this problem went even further, for verse 24 says that God's name was blasphemed. This word means, "to speak impiously, to defame, rail on, revile, speak evil.". So, not only were they robbing God of the honor that He deserves, they were causing the heathen nations around them to speak evil against Him. How often have our actions caused those around us to think poorly of the God Who we claim has saved us? The unsaved world knows how Christians are supposed to live. When we blatantly violate the principles of the Word that the ungodly know exist, they come to the conclusion that God really isn't all that important, and He really is unable to change a person's life. I doubt that this is the image of the Lord that we want to convey to those around us.

Let's not be hypocrites. Let's actually live a life that reflects what we claim to believe.