I preached this morning on the subject–“Hating Hyprocrisy”. It’s late in the day and I still can’t get it off my mind. Untold damage has been done to the cause of Christ by professing Christians who live contrary to what the Bible teaches. John Piper said,”When I read about prosperity-preaching churches, my response is:’If I were not on the inside of Christianity, I wouldn’t want in.’ In other words, if this is the message of Jesus, no thank you.”
I agree, but the picture could be enlarged to cover a number of other things. Not only am I sickened by the religious huskesters, who deceive people to line their own pockets, but by hyprocrisy in general. I’ve often said, I’m glad I got saved when I did, because seeing what I see today I’m not sure I would ever want to be a Christian. That might be a poor way to make the point, but I’m guilty. I understand that salvation is of the Lord and He can save people regardless of how sinful those around us are, but the fact remains that many have made Christianity repulsive by their rotten behavior.
Remember the old saying,”You are the only Bible some people will ever read.” Well, it’s true. Many judge Christ by what they see in His followers. May God help us to not give them the wrong impression. As Paul said,”–Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”(2 Timothy 2:19). Think about it!
